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Chapter 10: Back to normal

The war was over and Shan Tao was executed the very next day. The left over Huns and Mongols were either executed or sent to jail. Mulan was in the hospital in the Palace because of her leg and some minor injuries. Mulan sighed as she sat up in her bed; she looked out the window and watched as the horses played in the open arena. She so wanted to go outside and get a fresh breath of air. It had been about three days since Shang had brought her to the palace. She wondered how he was doing.

Just then the door opened to revel her friends Yao, Ling and Chien Po. "Hey Mulan!" They said cheerfully. They all hugged at once for a warm welcoming.

"How are you guys?" Mulan asked.

"Aw....you know us, were doin fine." Answered Yao.

"Oh...yes, but how are you?" Asked Chien Po as he pointed to her wounded leg.

"Well I'm good; the people here are really nice too. I just....."

"What?" Asked Ling.

"I want to get out of here and get some fresh air." She declared with a small frown on her delicate features.

"Oh........" They all said at once.

"Um.....have you guys seen Shang, because I haven't seen him ever since the war?" Mulan asked with curiosity.

They all smiled and looked at one another, "Oh....Pretty boy, he'll be visiting today, Why?" Said Yao with a bit of a smirk on his face.

Mulan fiddled her fingers around each other and said, "Um...Well I just wanted to see if he was ok that's all." The gang began to chuckle as she stumbled for the right thing to say.

"Aw... we all know about you two so you don't have to try to hide it." Said Ling as he placed his hands on his hips. Mulan began to blush a deep red in her soft rosy cheeks.

The doctor came in and bowed down in front of the four of them due to respect, "I have to ask for you guys to leave, Fa Mulan needs her sleep."

"Ah....Come on Doc. we........" Said Yao as he began to complain. Mulan stopped him by saying,

"All right" She said smiling and glaring at them at the same time. The doctor nodded and left the room. "You guys should probably go, before they get mad."

"All right, well see ya later." Said Yao in disappointment. The others waved and they left the room closing the door behind them. Mulan smiled and shacked her head, 'those guys' she thought. She snuggled down into her bed and placed the blankets over her. She closed her eyes and began to fall into a deep sleep.

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Shang and Wang were in the palace making their way to where Mulan was staying. "Shang, What do you mean you don't know what to say?" Asked Wang with his hands raised up high in the air.

"About what everything that happened and especially what I said to her before she left." Answered Shang. Then stopping he began to sit down on one of the fancy benches in the hallway and covered his face with his hands. He sighed heavily and stared at the ground below him.

"What are you doing stopping here? Get up!" Said Wang as he stood in front of Shang with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Shang ignored him. "Oh....come on don't make me drag you all the way there."

Shang looked up at him with his eyebrow raised and a half smile upon his face. He sighed and began to look down the hallway where they were supposed to be heading down. "I don't know what to say to her, Wang"

"You love her don't you?" Asked Wang.

"Yes, of course." He said immediately.

"Then you'll know what to do"

"But what if I don't?"

"Shang! Please just get you ass off the chair and walk over to her!" He demanded, getting annoyed with Shang.

"All right, all right, I'm going." He said as he began to laugh about Wang's remark. As they made their way to the doors the doctor greeted them. "May I help you?" Asked the doctor kindly.

"Ah.....yes, May I speak with Mulan?" Said Shang politely.

"She might be asleep but come with me" he began to walk down the hall to escort Shang to Mulan's room. Before leaving he looked at Wang to see if he was going to come but all he did was wink at Shang and gave a weird smile. Shang smiled and just shook his head and began to follow the doctor to where her room was.

The doctor opened the door quietly and let Shang in then closed the door to give him some privacy with Mulan. Shang walked in quietly, She was asleep, looking so peaceful in her bed, looking so comfortable, he didn't want to wake her.

Seeing that there was a chair, he took it and sat next to her bed and watched her as she slept. He stared at her admiring her beauty. Seeing that there was a lock of hair in front of her face, he gently with his strong and firm fingers moved it to the side of her face.

Feeling and now sensing that someone was there she began to open her eyes slowly. When her eyes were all the way open, she could now see that Shang was in the room sitting right next to her. "Hi" She said in a whisper.

"I hope I didn't wake you" Apologized Shang.

"No, No...I was wondering when you would be coming." She slowly sat up and began to stretch.

"So...Uh...how are you feeling?" He asked.

"Better, thank you" There was a moment of uncomfortable silence. "I wanted to thank you for saving me." She said breaking the silence.

"Oh...don't mention it, I had to do something anyways or you could have been killed." He couldn't believe he said that, he knew he must have sounded stupid.

The silence was there again; Mulan sighed and looked outside. Shang noticing this was a bit confused at what she was so depressed about. "What is it?" He asked.

"Oh I just want to get out of here, I mean everyone is nice but I just wish they would let me go outside." She lowered her head down. Shang bit his lower lip then looked at her then outside then at her again. Then he had it.

He placed his hands on hers catching her off guard a bit, she looked at him with a curious look. "Lets go outside then" He declared with one of his handsome smiles.

"But...I'm not allowed?" She said.

"I'll talk to them saying that you and me will go on a little walk in the garden here, and that we shouldn't be long."

"You think it will work?" She asked.

"It should, and if it doesn't I'll take you out any ways." Mulan giggled a bit. "All right, I'll be right back." He said getting up and leaving the room to go talk to the doctors. Once he came back in Mulan looked up at him and he smiled back at her.

"So...What did they say?" She asked getting all excited just by the expression he was giving her.

"They said we can go but only for a couple minuets." He responded. "Come on I'll help you up." He went by her side and was about to pick her up when....

"No, Shang, It's ok, I can get up"

"You sure, It will probably be less painful."

"Um...Well then I guess so." She said. He smiled and placed his one arm underneath her legs then the other on her back. Mulan rapped her arms around his neck and held on tight as he lifted her up. She closed her eyes tight for if there was any pain, but there wasn't. She opened her eyes and smiled at Shang, he returned the smile back. "Ok." She said ready for him to put her down.

He looked up and around his surroundings, "Um....I don't think I want to put you down." He said in a joking matter making it kind of a game to weather or not to put her down.

"What?" She said confused, but began to giggle, "What do you mean you don't want to put me down?" She asked again.

He began to walk to the door, "Oh....I don't know, If your not comfortable then I'll put you down...." He said in the joking tone again.

"Oh no...I'm fine but....." She responded quickly but got interrupted when he began walking out of the room with her in his arms.

"Then I guess your staying in my arms." He looked down at her and smiled, she began to giggle. Once near the office doors the doctor came out waving his finger at them.

"Where do you think your going with her Captain? She has to stay here." Yelled the doctor. Shang turned around and just stared at the guy with a look as if he were telling him without words to not mess with him.

"I'm taking her for a quick walk, why are you going to try to stop me?" Shang asked with irritation.

"Oh...Uh...No sir, Uh....go right ahead." The doctor said nervously, afraid that he would hit him in the mouth.

Shang smiled at the doctor then turned around and left the building. "I thought you said that it was ok?" Asked Mulan.

"Oh yeah um...sorry, I just wanted to...." Mulan stopped him by placing her finger on his lips for him to stop.

She smiled at him while still in his arms and said, "Thank you"

He smiled back, "Your welcome" Mulan leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed, she was out of there and with the man she loved so dearly.

"Ya know I can probably walk, you don't have to carry me the whole way."

"All right, I'll just carry you to the garden then I'll put you down." He replied. When they went by to get to the garden, many men and women looked at them and pointed and began talking and awing. They knew who they were. Both Mulan and Shang ignored it though.

Once in the garden, Shang stopped and placed Mulan down carefully. Mulan stood and wobbled a bit because of her leg. "Are you ok?" He asked as he stood right next to her ready to pick her up if the pain was too much for her.

"No I'm ok; I have to get use to it that's all."

"Ok."

Mulan looked around and was speechless; it was beautiful, there were so many tress, bushes, flowers and yes even a magnolia tree. "Oh Shang it's beautiful." She began to walk on the stone path on her bare feet.

"I thought you might like it" Answered Shang as he walked along side of her. They walked along the path and admired the sight of the Emperor's many gardens. Shang watched Mulan as she admired the sight before them; she was beautiful, he thought. 'What should I say next' He asked himself. "So...Uh...what are going to do after you get home?" He asked her, 'uh that was stupid, Shang.' He said in his mind.

"I don't know, probably stay home for a while, I guess." She looked at him, he seemed nervous or something because know he wasn't even looking at her. "You remember what to you told me before I left?" She asked breaking the few moments of silence.

"Yeah, I told you that I didn't want you to leave me, Why?" He asked.

Mulan went to one of the benches that was surrounded by flowers. She sat down and sighed. Shang sat right down next to her and looked at her for a response. "Well I was wondering if you still...feel that way?" She looked at him then down at her hands that were in her lap.

Shang lifted her head with his warm strong hands, but yet so gentle when he touched her skin. He looked into her eyes and smiled, "I came after you didn't I?" Mulan smiled, "I told you that I never wanted you to go, and I meant that. I love you with all my heart and I just want you to know that I wont let anything bad ever happen to you."

Mulan began to smile even bigger now. Those words she was longing for, for so long. He leaned in closer to her and whispered, "I want to be with you for the rest of my life."

"I wan to be with you too." She whispered back. Shang smiled and chuckled a bit with happiness. Shang leaned even closer to her and began to close his eyes, Mulan did the same. Once their lips toughed they both fell in the passion of the kiss. As they parted, Shang ran his hand though Mulan's air, and smiled. Mulan leaned up against his chest and rapped her arms around him. Shang brought her even closer and held onto her tight.

He sighed, and stared at the magnolia flowers that were on the tree above them. They were together at last.

She rolls the window down
And she talks over the sound
Of the cars that pass us by
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind

Would you look at her as she looks at me
She's got me thinkin about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl

She was the one to hold me
The night the sky fell down
And what was I thinkin when
The world didn't end
Why didn't I know what I know now

And right now
Face to face all my fears
Pushed aside and right now
I'm ready to spend
The rest of my life with you

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So what do you think? The song is called I'm crazy for this girl. I got it off the Internet so please no one sue me, thanks, please review. And if you want you can even write something that you might want to read for the next chapter. Hope to hear from you guys soon.