I grabbed his arms with one hand and twisted his grip away, causing him to buckle to the ground. "I am a Warrior!" Phillip grunted a bit as I countered his grip. I let go of his frail wrists and just stood over him just glaring at him. "I had done my best to keep Aurora safe! I could have prevented all this from happening if you had just given me the talisman in the first place! Do not shove this whole tragedy onto me! I do not deserve that!" I felt my fists pumping with adrenaline as that speech came to an end. The rush of emotions finally got to me, and a tear fell from my cheeks. Phillip saw the small hint of sadness and stopped his glares and angers. His whole countenance changed. He became soft and gentle with his eyes and words. "Mulan..." he began saying as he stood up meeting my eyes. I rolled my eyes moving away from him, turning my back on him. Phillip drooped his head down like a sad puppy. I averted my eyes elsewhere not wanting to make eye contact as I left. As I began to walk off, I saw something strange moving in the distance. It was a figure with ragged clothing, but I saw something sparkle on the top, and I felt my heart leap from my chest.

I took a double take and knew it was true. I ran over without a word to Phillip, coming closer to the slow moving figure. As I got closer, familiar features began flooding my mind. I saw the beaten up hem, the dim luster of a tiara, and the beautiful set of blue eyes. I smiled like a maniac as I sprinted with all my strength towards her. "she's alive..." I spoke under my breath. I saw Aurora staggering up the hill her dress completely destroyed and soaked with only her under garments intact, the faded colors of purple clung on though. She looked up at me and gave a weary smile. I rushed over and hugged her. I felt her shiver in my arms, she was drenched. I knew the embrace was forceful because I felt her teeter back on her feet, but came back with a hug. Her arms squeezed around tightly as I tightly wrapped my own around her. "Mulan..." she whispered gently, pretending a day hadn't gone by. "Aurora..." I whispered back, still hardly containing myself. I felt her weigh upon me, obviously exhausted to what she had to go through. My heart was pounding and fluttering at the same time. It almost felt like my whole being would fly away if Aurora wasn't here to keep me grounded with her hug. I parted from her looking her up and down twice making sure she wasn't hurt. But more for me to see if she was really here with me. She looked fine, other than the exhaust that overwhelmed her sunken eyes, but nothing scratched, cut, or broken. I hugged her again making sure she was really here. Then, all of my joy had fallen again as I heard footsteps crunch into the dry leaves and twigs from behind.

Aurora was the first to move from me, only because I had froze in my spot. I couldn't dare look behind me to see the eyes of a lover looking upon his love. Aurora's eyes stared behind not saying a word. The both of them, Phillip and Aurora, just stared at each other. Phillip came up for an embrace with his Lover. It stung my heart to see this display of affection. Phillip was still in love with her and it seemed she loved him back just as much. I wanted her to love me. I wanted it to be that way. Because I'm selfish. I finally moved away from where Aurora fell into my arms, not wanting to show any other affections toward her. Aurora embraced Phillip in the same manner with me, with the same affectionate embrace, but it seemed different. Or I wanted it that way.

It was awkward having Phillip back. I wasn't ungrateful, it was a miracle he had come back, but I was just too comfortable with just Aurora an I. He would question every little thing I would do, the paths I would take, the places I would recommend breaks. It was a hot day and we were walking nonstop through the mountain pass back to their kingdom and Phillip was questioning each and every step I was taking. "Are you sure this is the fastest way Mulan, wouldn't going north be easier?"
"We must go East, it is the fasted way off the mountain." I felt my eyes cringing closed wanting him to stop his persistent and annoying questioning. "It doesn't seem safe." He called out as we walking through the rocky pathway. I was avoiding the North side of the mountain because that was where Aurora had fallen. I couldn't take it. His mouth kept blabbing on and on about what we should do. I finally whirled my whole body stopping the walk abruptly. "Prince Phillip! Ever since we have been traveling through this mountain I have heard nonstop criticism from you! I am extremely sorry to be rude, but please...stop!" I was fuming with anger that I could almost feel steam coming out of my ears. I huffed a big breath and dropped all the common equipment from where I was standing. "We will make camp here!" I shouted through my gritting teeth turned on my heels and headed toward the nearby water, I had noticed as we went through the mountains. These were the same water's that Aurora plunged into when I let her go. I figured it out when she first appeared from nowhere. Soaking and shivering she had to hit water when she fell.