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Chapter 6: The Race
Mulan found herself inside Shang's tent. She had never been the kind of girl who liked to meddle in affairs that were not of her business, but this time it was. The tent was completely alone, for the owner was on his break riding his horse around the fields. She surveyed her surroundings; scrolls were piled up neatly on the table next to a map of their country and a painted portrait of his father. Mulan took the portrait in her hands examining it with care. She had never seen Shang's father but she figured it was him for the resemblance between them. A sigh escaped from her lips, wondering if his father's recent loss was the cause of Shang being so moody lately. Mulan put the picture down pitting her commanding officer for such a terrible loss and regretting the real purpose of her intrusion. She had gone there to play a prank on him in revenge.
Just when she was about to leave the tent, she heard footsteps approaching, so Mulan hid under the table. It was Lao Tsung. He walked to the table while Mulan prayed he wouldn't notice she was there. Lao moved something in the map and left snickering.
Mulan came from under the table and checked to see what Lao Tsung had done. She paced back and forth trying to remember where the little tent was before Lao moved it. She headed to where the blankets were piled up and burst into laughter at the sight of Shang's underwear. Swift as lightning, one of her brilliant ideas came to mind. 'Well a little joke will hurt no one, after all he has done to me,' she thought smirking with pleasure.
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When Shang got to his tent, he found all his men pointing towards the top of his tent while laughing madly. He turned his eyes to where the men's fingers were directed and saw his underwear hanging. He was burning with embarrassment and anger at the same time.only one person responsible of this came to his mind. Feeling like a complete idiot, he went to search for Mulan.
There she was, laughing herself out with her friends Yao, Ling and Chien Po. "Fa Mulan .what's going on with you?" he demanded.
Mulan's smile vanished and her features hardened, "Now, what did I do?"
"You know perfectly what I'm talking about," he said crossing his arms to his chest.
"Actually, I have not even the slightest idea of what you're talking about!" she yelled in annoyance. Yeah it was always her. Why couldn't he blame someone else?
"Listen, this has gone way too far," Shang replied, "Do you want to be kicked out and dishonour your family?"
"With all the people in here, why do you have to come and lean the blame on my shoulders?!"
"You know.she's right," Yao spoke up.
"Because." he tried to give an excuse, but it was useless for he had no reasonable explanation, "You.you.you always appear.ok.I.well if .if I find you responsible for this I won't be merciful when it comes to the punishment." He turned and walked away.
"Hey, you didn't answer my question!" yelled Mulan.
Shang simply ignored her and continued his way to his tent. He reached for his underwear and called out, "Soldiers!" The men turned serious and stared at their commanding officer attentively still some of them giggled and whispered. "You are not here to play foolish pranks least of all on your commanding officer," he went on, "I am your authority here whether you like it or not, and you will not humiliate me. So, I will punish you all until the person responsible for this appears." They all started to complain. Mulan bit her lower lip, it was all her fault her companions would be punished and the humiliation of General Li Shang.all in one. She felt so bad about it, but somehow, he had set this upon himself with all the teasing he had done to her during the past days.
Mulan was finishing the last exercises of her punishment alone, when Mushu appeared. "Are you going to tell him the truth?"
She hissed, "I don't know. The only thing that's going to lead to is my own humiliation. I can't tell who's being selfish since he started it. Maybe he deserved it for being such a pain."
"If he finds it was you, "Mushu swallowed hard, "All the plans for marriage are doomed."
Mulan glared at her guardian. "Sorry to disappoint you, but that plan for marriage was doomed from the very beginning," said Mulan through gritted teeth, "People like me never get married."
"I don't get it," Mushu said patiently, "What do you mean with people like me?"
"Forget it," said Mulan, "You won't understand either way."
"I'm supposed to be the one to help you," the guardian offered humbly.
"I'm not normal, ok?"
Suddenly, Shang walked to her, leaving Mushu with no choice but to hide nearby. Mulan's first reaction was to turn her back on him.
"I come in peace," the young man offered, "I just want to apologize for mocking you the other day and for blaming you with no proof, today."
Mulan raised her brow amused. This was very strange. She wondered if he would ask for a favour or something in return, instead, he simply waited for an answer. She spun to look at him straight in the eyes. "You think coming to me and apologizing is enough for me to forgive you?"
Shang shrugged. Couldn't she just forget it all? He felt she was being just silly and a bit too harsh on him.she was not that innocent as a matter of fact. "It all depends on the attitude," replied Shang.
Mulan sighed. "A race will do well."
"What?" he asked aloud.
"Yes," she assented, "we ride our houses and race to the lake." A confident grin spread across her face. "If you win I'll forgive you, and if you lose.let me think," she placed her index finger on her lower lip and thought.
"Ping, it isn't fair.you shouldn't compromise."
"Don't you ever call me Ping!"
Shang chuckled, "I love it when you're angry."
Mulan punched him on the arm. "There's no way I can have a civilized conversation with you, king of the apes!"
"Neither do I with the queen of beasts," he replied.
"You fool!" "I'll take that as a compliment," said Li Shang, "but let's not forget about the race."
"You're going to lose!"
Both went to fetch their horses.
Mulan jumped onto Khan's back and pressed her heels on his barrel. Off went Khan trotting giving her the advantage over Shang by a few feet. He hurried his horse, and soon caught up with Mulan. A couple of seconds later she was left behind. "You thought I was letting you win so easily?" She frowned and encouraged her steed to go on. Galloping at full speed the horses kept tight until the end of the race.
"Well it seems you'll have to forgive me," Shang spoke up matter of factly as he jumped down his horse, "and you won't have to give me whatever evil punishment you were planning to."
"It's not fair!" she complained, "you were cheating!"
"What? Honestly, this was a fair race from the beginning, even if you started before."
"Bla, bla, bla," said Mulan rolling her eyes.
"It's true, but you're so silly and stubborn you cant' admit we both won."
Mulan continued babbling.
"You are impossible!" yelled Shang mounting his horse.
"And you are a cheater!" Mulan yelled back annoyed.
"You know what?" Shang put in, "I'll just leave, since there's no way I can solve things with such a troublesome person like you. Besides, it won't harm me whether you're mad at me or not."
"Fine, go already!" She was frowning and puffing her lips like an angry child.
Shang shook his head chuckling at her face. "Why are you so grumpy?"
"Please, don't talk to me about being grumpy," she couldn't help but to laugh. Khan stood only two inches away from the water, so when she decided to dismount him she slipped and fell into the lake.
Shang burst into a fit of laughs.
Mulan's head came up, and Shang turned serious when she sank under. Right away, he got down his horse rushing to meet her. Once again, she came up. "Take my hand," he said offering his hand to help her up. Mulan coughed, and swam to him. As soon as she gripped his arm with both of her hands, she pulled him into the water.
"Hey!" exclaimed Shang, "Can't you be nice to someone who helps you?"
"Not you," she giggled and swam away from him, "I can't believe you fell for that one."
"And you blame me for not believing you," he replied removing the strands of hair falling freely on his features.
Mulan splashed some water on his face and he did the same to her.
From a distance, Mushu and Cri-kee spied on them. "This is what I call love in blooming process," said the dragon blinking his eyes.
AN: Peace and Love to all of you. (
Chapter 6: The Race
Mulan found herself inside Shang's tent. She had never been the kind of girl who liked to meddle in affairs that were not of her business, but this time it was. The tent was completely alone, for the owner was on his break riding his horse around the fields. She surveyed her surroundings; scrolls were piled up neatly on the table next to a map of their country and a painted portrait of his father. Mulan took the portrait in her hands examining it with care. She had never seen Shang's father but she figured it was him for the resemblance between them. A sigh escaped from her lips, wondering if his father's recent loss was the cause of Shang being so moody lately. Mulan put the picture down pitting her commanding officer for such a terrible loss and regretting the real purpose of her intrusion. She had gone there to play a prank on him in revenge.
Just when she was about to leave the tent, she heard footsteps approaching, so Mulan hid under the table. It was Lao Tsung. He walked to the table while Mulan prayed he wouldn't notice she was there. Lao moved something in the map and left snickering.
Mulan came from under the table and checked to see what Lao Tsung had done. She paced back and forth trying to remember where the little tent was before Lao moved it. She headed to where the blankets were piled up and burst into laughter at the sight of Shang's underwear. Swift as lightning, one of her brilliant ideas came to mind. 'Well a little joke will hurt no one, after all he has done to me,' she thought smirking with pleasure.
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When Shang got to his tent, he found all his men pointing towards the top of his tent while laughing madly. He turned his eyes to where the men's fingers were directed and saw his underwear hanging. He was burning with embarrassment and anger at the same time.only one person responsible of this came to his mind. Feeling like a complete idiot, he went to search for Mulan.
There she was, laughing herself out with her friends Yao, Ling and Chien Po. "Fa Mulan .what's going on with you?" he demanded.
Mulan's smile vanished and her features hardened, "Now, what did I do?"
"You know perfectly what I'm talking about," he said crossing his arms to his chest.
"Actually, I have not even the slightest idea of what you're talking about!" she yelled in annoyance. Yeah it was always her. Why couldn't he blame someone else?
"Listen, this has gone way too far," Shang replied, "Do you want to be kicked out and dishonour your family?"
"With all the people in here, why do you have to come and lean the blame on my shoulders?!"
"You know.she's right," Yao spoke up.
"Because." he tried to give an excuse, but it was useless for he had no reasonable explanation, "You.you.you always appear.ok.I.well if .if I find you responsible for this I won't be merciful when it comes to the punishment." He turned and walked away.
"Hey, you didn't answer my question!" yelled Mulan.
Shang simply ignored her and continued his way to his tent. He reached for his underwear and called out, "Soldiers!" The men turned serious and stared at their commanding officer attentively still some of them giggled and whispered. "You are not here to play foolish pranks least of all on your commanding officer," he went on, "I am your authority here whether you like it or not, and you will not humiliate me. So, I will punish you all until the person responsible for this appears." They all started to complain. Mulan bit her lower lip, it was all her fault her companions would be punished and the humiliation of General Li Shang.all in one. She felt so bad about it, but somehow, he had set this upon himself with all the teasing he had done to her during the past days.
Mulan was finishing the last exercises of her punishment alone, when Mushu appeared. "Are you going to tell him the truth?"
She hissed, "I don't know. The only thing that's going to lead to is my own humiliation. I can't tell who's being selfish since he started it. Maybe he deserved it for being such a pain."
"If he finds it was you, "Mushu swallowed hard, "All the plans for marriage are doomed."
Mulan glared at her guardian. "Sorry to disappoint you, but that plan for marriage was doomed from the very beginning," said Mulan through gritted teeth, "People like me never get married."
"I don't get it," Mushu said patiently, "What do you mean with people like me?"
"Forget it," said Mulan, "You won't understand either way."
"I'm supposed to be the one to help you," the guardian offered humbly.
"I'm not normal, ok?"
Suddenly, Shang walked to her, leaving Mushu with no choice but to hide nearby. Mulan's first reaction was to turn her back on him.
"I come in peace," the young man offered, "I just want to apologize for mocking you the other day and for blaming you with no proof, today."
Mulan raised her brow amused. This was very strange. She wondered if he would ask for a favour or something in return, instead, he simply waited for an answer. She spun to look at him straight in the eyes. "You think coming to me and apologizing is enough for me to forgive you?"
Shang shrugged. Couldn't she just forget it all? He felt she was being just silly and a bit too harsh on him.she was not that innocent as a matter of fact. "It all depends on the attitude," replied Shang.
Mulan sighed. "A race will do well."
"What?" he asked aloud.
"Yes," she assented, "we ride our houses and race to the lake." A confident grin spread across her face. "If you win I'll forgive you, and if you lose.let me think," she placed her index finger on her lower lip and thought.
"Ping, it isn't fair.you shouldn't compromise."
"Don't you ever call me Ping!"
Shang chuckled, "I love it when you're angry."
Mulan punched him on the arm. "There's no way I can have a civilized conversation with you, king of the apes!"
"Neither do I with the queen of beasts," he replied.
"You fool!" "I'll take that as a compliment," said Li Shang, "but let's not forget about the race."
"You're going to lose!"
Both went to fetch their horses.
Mulan jumped onto Khan's back and pressed her heels on his barrel. Off went Khan trotting giving her the advantage over Shang by a few feet. He hurried his horse, and soon caught up with Mulan. A couple of seconds later she was left behind. "You thought I was letting you win so easily?" She frowned and encouraged her steed to go on. Galloping at full speed the horses kept tight until the end of the race.
"Well it seems you'll have to forgive me," Shang spoke up matter of factly as he jumped down his horse, "and you won't have to give me whatever evil punishment you were planning to."
"It's not fair!" she complained, "you were cheating!"
"What? Honestly, this was a fair race from the beginning, even if you started before."
"Bla, bla, bla," said Mulan rolling her eyes.
"It's true, but you're so silly and stubborn you cant' admit we both won."
Mulan continued babbling.
"You are impossible!" yelled Shang mounting his horse.
"And you are a cheater!" Mulan yelled back annoyed.
"You know what?" Shang put in, "I'll just leave, since there's no way I can solve things with such a troublesome person like you. Besides, it won't harm me whether you're mad at me or not."
"Fine, go already!" She was frowning and puffing her lips like an angry child.
Shang shook his head chuckling at her face. "Why are you so grumpy?"
"Please, don't talk to me about being grumpy," she couldn't help but to laugh. Khan stood only two inches away from the water, so when she decided to dismount him she slipped and fell into the lake.
Shang burst into a fit of laughs.
Mulan's head came up, and Shang turned serious when she sank under. Right away, he got down his horse rushing to meet her. Once again, she came up. "Take my hand," he said offering his hand to help her up. Mulan coughed, and swam to him. As soon as she gripped his arm with both of her hands, she pulled him into the water.
"Hey!" exclaimed Shang, "Can't you be nice to someone who helps you?"
"Not you," she giggled and swam away from him, "I can't believe you fell for that one."
"And you blame me for not believing you," he replied removing the strands of hair falling freely on his features.
Mulan splashed some water on his face and he did the same to her.
From a distance, Mushu and Cri-kee spied on them. "This is what I call love in blooming process," said the dragon blinking his eyes.
AN: Peace and Love to all of you. (