Mulan or China

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Chapter 3: Confession

Mulan was sound asleep in her little tent all snuggled up in many of her blankets. The sun had rose and solders began to wake up to get ready for the days training.

Mulan still laid there sound asleep until she heard, "Rise and Shine sleepy head!" Mulan groaned and rubbed her eyes from the rude awakening when she looked to see whom it was, she found a little red dragon in front of her. It was Mushu and he had a bowl of rice sitting right in front of him. "You're going to be late so eat up."

Right when he was going to start stuffing it into her face she placed her hand in front of him and said, "I'll take care of it Mushu."

Taking the bowl from Mushu, Mushu shrugged his shoulders, "Fine don't let me feed you, see if I care." With that he made his way out of the tent swinging his tail back and froth.

Mulan rolled her eyes and smiled. She took the bowl of rice in her hand once more and ate away as quickly as she could so that she would have some time to get dressed and not be late for the morning exercises.

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Shang was in his tent flexing his muscles so that he wouldn't strain them when he did the martial arts practices with his troops, that would start in only a couple minutes from now. As he slowly moved with the motion of his kicks and punches pictures of Mulan began to pop into his mind. The way her soft features made her look like a goddess.

He shook his head to get away the thought and image of her in his head. Knowing that if his thoughts of her went continued he would not be able to think straight for the morning exercises.

There was a sudden knock on his tent door, "Come in" He replied

In came in his comrade Wang Ti who was another Captain, and a dear friend of Shang's. "Good morning Shang, I see you are practicing Martial Arts before you teach it to the men."

"Just warming up that's all." He patted his sweaty face with the towel.

Wang Ti sat down in one of Shang's chairs and put his feet up on top of his desk. "I saw you with your little girl friend yesterday."

Shang pretended he didn't hear what he had said.

"She's quiet a cutie, if I do say so myself."

Shang rolled his eyes as he turned towards Wang. "Don't mess with her, I don't want you to try to impress her with your unusual flirting talents."

Wang got up, "What do you mean?"

Shang laughed, "You know what I mean, Just don't try to impress her."

Wang smiled to himself. He went up from behind Shang and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Shang, Are you worried that she'll like me more then you, aw.... that's so......."

Shang grabbed his hand making Wang stop what he was about to say. Shang gave him a serious look, as if he were telling him to not go any further. He let go of his friend's hand and got back to his Martial Arts once more.

Wang sighed, "Ah.. Come on Shang, I was only joking, Don't worry I wont touch her, I wont even go near her if you like her that much."

Shang gave a heavy sigh, He stopped what he was doing and snapped at Wang saying, "I don't like her, She's a friend and that's all." Then continued back to his martial arts practices.

"Sure, I saw her with you and you looked happier then ever."

"Wang......" Shang cried out in annoyance.

"All right, all right, but just answer me this one question."

Shang stopped and put his hands on his hips, "Fine!"

"Do you like her?"

Shang rolled his eyes and pointed outside, "Get out of here."

"Oh...come on Shang!"

"No, Get out!"

"You like her don't you?"

"Wang...."

"Shang....." He said crossing his arms in front of his chest. There faces were close; Shang looked at his friend in a stern way. "I won't say anything, I promise." Wang said in a calm way.

Shang sighed and looked to the ground, "Alright, I do you happy now. The truth is out now; I'm in love with her are you happy now!"

Wang slowly moved his arms to his side and looked at Shang in surprise, "You...You......"

"What?"

Wang smiled, "I thought you just liked her, like some little crush but LOVE!"

Shang rolled his eyes.

"Aw...Shangie has a girl friend Shangie has a girl friend....." Wang said doing a little dance in front of Shang, acting stupid.

"Will you ever shut up?" He said as he began to laugh by his friend's silly dance and comment. They both began to laugh.

"Ok, but Wang you have to promise me not to say a thing, I don't want her to find out and then maybe never even talk to me ever again."

"I wont, we probably better get going and start training the guys now."

"Yeah your right lets go."

Shang and Wang were both helping each other teach the other guys new martial arts moves. By the afternoon Mulan was with khan in the open field-watching Khan graze away on the tall grass. Shang was walking along when he spotted her on the grass floor in the open field with her horse. 'Should I go over there?' 'What would I say?' He thought in his mind. 'Well here goes nothing' He gulped and walked towards her.

"Hey"

Mulan turned around and stood up brushing herself off, "Hi"

Khan approached him and nudged his side; Mulan giggled, "Sorry, Khan is just a really friendly horse, But not to everyone."

Shang laughed and began patting Khan's head. Khan neighed and grazed on the grass again.

"I was wondering if you might want to go on a walk with me?" Asked Shang.

Mulan nodded and smiled, "I would love to."

Shang smiled and they began to walk along the grassing land, and of course Khan was right behind them the whole way picking up large amounts of grass with his teeth and munching on it.

"You don't mind me asking if you went to the matchmakers or not do you?"

"No, It's just that......"

"Just that... what?"

"Well see the first time I went I didn't do well and the matchmaker said that I was a disgrace." Mulan lowered her head.

Shang bit his lower lip wishing he never brought up that subject. "She said to you?"

Mulan nodded

"Don't listen to her, she doesn't know what she's talking about."

Mulan looked up at him and smiled.

"Um...Do you plan on going back?"

"I probably will have to after this." Sounding unsatisfied about it.

"You don't sound happy about it?" He said chuckling.

"You think getting matched with someone you don't even know is an exciting thing?"

"Well no but some people get to be together with the person they truly care about."

"Yeah but who truly cares about me and would want me to be their wife? I don't know what love is, I never had feelings for someone like I do......Um...never mind."

"What?"

"Nothing, I...." She stopped and looked into his eyes as he looked into hers. Shang got closer to her and was about to lean over and kiss her when she said, "I better get going, Bye."

With that she jogged away with Khan trotting along side with her. Shang watched her in disappointment, "Bye" He said in a whisper.

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"It's perfect Hang, once she turns the corner get your arrow ready." Said Shan Tao. Shan Tao and his second in command Hang Lu left that following night and made it at the site of the camp. They hid behind the tress and bushes in the tiny forest near the camp.

"There she is sir" They both saw her from the far away distance, she was in an open spot with no one around.

Hang took his bow and arrow out and took aim.

Shan Tao couldn't keep his eyes off her, for some reason his heart started thumping harder and faster, the way her hair flew around her when there was a small breeze. And the way even from the far away distance he could see her prefect features on her face. "She's beautiful" He said under his breath. Hang couldn't hear him, he took aim and......

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Sorry had to put a cliffhanger! Please review!