The men cheared seeing Shang leave the camp area and they raind the weapons down on the camp. There were hardly any screams. But the men felt sick watching all the innocent people suffer. Wei went back to look at Mulan Shang was marching uphill getting closer to them. Mulan wasn't breathing and her body was pale.
"MEDIC!" Wei screamed, The medic came running and Checked Mulan's pulse. His face grew grave.
"She's dead."
~*~
I killed her? gee, I'm mean. But wait. I could bring her back.
~*~
CHINA'S ANGEL: Lost love
CHAPTER 10
JHSROCKERBABY
Shang wobbled up the hill towards the clearing near the camp. He won. They destroyed the huns threat of attacking. Mulan was at the camp safe and he was alive. Shang sighed. All he wanted was to get fixed up and hold his wife tightly telling her it was all a nightmare. As he neared the hill he smiled. Mulan was going to have nightmares for ever. Just as one nightmare starts fading away another one starts up. How was he to ever get any sleep with her and her nightmares? Maybe in time they'd even think about having another child. Shang looked up and noticed how close he was getting to the camp. It wasn't too far a head now. He could even see some tents. So close to getting back to his nice life.
****At the camp****
"Medic. Please say you are just having a cruel laugh at my expense." Wei prayed frantic that the medic would laugh and just say yes, I'm joking. But he didn't.
"No, I'm afraid not. Li Mulan is dead. No pulse, no heart beat and her skin feels clammy and cold." Wei gulped. He had seen death before. But he had never experienced the death of someone he knew so well. Shang and Mulan trusted him to keep her safe. and no? he had let her die. Wei sniffed. He just wanted to join Mulan. That would be easier than telling Shang.
"What are you going to tell Shang?" one of the men whispered. Wei looked over in their direction.
"The truth. Just please try to avert him for a minute. I need just a few seconds to think of an okay approach." Wei pleaded. The men looked over at eachother.
"Avert Shang from his wife?" one man snorted. "That's impossible."
****nearing the clearing/camp****
Shang walked up the last of the slope and entered the clearing. He smiled until he got to the top. Noone was cheering him. Nor were there any smiles. It looked, for the most part, empty. Shang felt a pit in his stomach start to grow. Something was wrong. Shang scanned the area. The medical tent was at the very back, no doubt where Mulan was being held. Shang located it in his mind and set off. As he neared the tent a few of his men appeared out from behind the tents.
"Shang! we did it! We won! You defeated the leader." The men were enthusiastic. Too enthusiastic.
"What's wrong? Where is Wei and Mulan?" Shang demanded. The men avoided eye contact. Wei walked out from the medic's tent.
"Shang. You've made it up here." He smiled
"Wei, don't avoid the subject. How bad is Mulan hurt? will she not ever be able to have children? Will she be bedridden for a while? What is wrong?" Wei couldn't believe Shang wasn't even thinking about the worst.
"Shang I'm going to try to make this easy. Mulan... well, she's, she's dead." Shang looked incredulous.
"Mulan's not dead.She's okay and she's going to be all right. We're going to have another child, we're going to watch our kids grow, we're going to grow old and, and..." Shangs voice was quivering. Wei Looked for comfort from the other men. They all looked away. It was up to him.
"Shang come here." Wei took Shang into a near by tent. "Shang we tried to save her. It just wasn't meant to be." Shang looked up, and in the first time in all the time he had known Shang, he had never known him to cry. Shang felt his body shiver. He wasn't being strong and traditional. But Mulan had never cared for tradition, so why should he?
"I loved her. We defeated the huns, we are supposed to go back home to our son and try for another child and have our happy ending. We were supposed to be the heroes." Shang's world was falling apart and Wei knew it. "I want to see her." He said sternly. Shang closed his eyes tightly trying to wake up from his nightmare.
"Shang, you are in no state to see her right now." Wei said trying to keep calm and trying to hide the fact that he, too, was crying.
"She was my wife. I can handle seeing her." Wei nodded his agreement, but deep down he knew it was going to be too much for him. He led Shang towards the medic tent, where they were going to hold her. Shang took a breath as they neared it. He has seen death before. an hour ago he was killing someone.
"She's in here." Wei added opening the tent so that Shang could walk in. Shang walked up to the cot where Mulan lay, He walked up to her and looked down upon her. Her eyes were closed and her lips were slightly parted. She looked asleep. Like she was lost in a pleasent dream. Except she was pale. White. Shang let his hand fall down and move a lock of hair from her face. She was freezing. Shang took in a haggered breath, and pulled his hand back. he crumpled down beside her lifeless body. he laid his head down beside her and began sobbing. Wei sniffed. He knew it would be too much for Shang. He couldn't stand seeing Shang in that much pain.
After what seemed like forever Shang stood up, looked down at Mulan. He smiled softly at her and kissed her cheek as if he was just saying I will see you later. He then briskly turned and walked out of the tent. Wei looked after him. Praying shang wouldn't do anything too rash.
~*~
I'm finsihed for now. there will be two more chapters. That's what I see as of now. I could be wrong. NOone thought I would keepMulan dead huh? me either.
"MEDIC!" Wei screamed, The medic came running and Checked Mulan's pulse. His face grew grave.
"She's dead."
~*~
I killed her? gee, I'm mean. But wait. I could bring her back.
~*~
CHINA'S ANGEL: Lost love
CHAPTER 10
JHSROCKERBABY
Shang wobbled up the hill towards the clearing near the camp. He won. They destroyed the huns threat of attacking. Mulan was at the camp safe and he was alive. Shang sighed. All he wanted was to get fixed up and hold his wife tightly telling her it was all a nightmare. As he neared the hill he smiled. Mulan was going to have nightmares for ever. Just as one nightmare starts fading away another one starts up. How was he to ever get any sleep with her and her nightmares? Maybe in time they'd even think about having another child. Shang looked up and noticed how close he was getting to the camp. It wasn't too far a head now. He could even see some tents. So close to getting back to his nice life.
****At the camp****
"Medic. Please say you are just having a cruel laugh at my expense." Wei prayed frantic that the medic would laugh and just say yes, I'm joking. But he didn't.
"No, I'm afraid not. Li Mulan is dead. No pulse, no heart beat and her skin feels clammy and cold." Wei gulped. He had seen death before. But he had never experienced the death of someone he knew so well. Shang and Mulan trusted him to keep her safe. and no? he had let her die. Wei sniffed. He just wanted to join Mulan. That would be easier than telling Shang.
"What are you going to tell Shang?" one of the men whispered. Wei looked over in their direction.
"The truth. Just please try to avert him for a minute. I need just a few seconds to think of an okay approach." Wei pleaded. The men looked over at eachother.
"Avert Shang from his wife?" one man snorted. "That's impossible."
****nearing the clearing/camp****
Shang walked up the last of the slope and entered the clearing. He smiled until he got to the top. Noone was cheering him. Nor were there any smiles. It looked, for the most part, empty. Shang felt a pit in his stomach start to grow. Something was wrong. Shang scanned the area. The medical tent was at the very back, no doubt where Mulan was being held. Shang located it in his mind and set off. As he neared the tent a few of his men appeared out from behind the tents.
"Shang! we did it! We won! You defeated the leader." The men were enthusiastic. Too enthusiastic.
"What's wrong? Where is Wei and Mulan?" Shang demanded. The men avoided eye contact. Wei walked out from the medic's tent.
"Shang. You've made it up here." He smiled
"Wei, don't avoid the subject. How bad is Mulan hurt? will she not ever be able to have children? Will she be bedridden for a while? What is wrong?" Wei couldn't believe Shang wasn't even thinking about the worst.
"Shang I'm going to try to make this easy. Mulan... well, she's, she's dead." Shang looked incredulous.
"Mulan's not dead.She's okay and she's going to be all right. We're going to have another child, we're going to watch our kids grow, we're going to grow old and, and..." Shangs voice was quivering. Wei Looked for comfort from the other men. They all looked away. It was up to him.
"Shang come here." Wei took Shang into a near by tent. "Shang we tried to save her. It just wasn't meant to be." Shang looked up, and in the first time in all the time he had known Shang, he had never known him to cry. Shang felt his body shiver. He wasn't being strong and traditional. But Mulan had never cared for tradition, so why should he?
"I loved her. We defeated the huns, we are supposed to go back home to our son and try for another child and have our happy ending. We were supposed to be the heroes." Shang's world was falling apart and Wei knew it. "I want to see her." He said sternly. Shang closed his eyes tightly trying to wake up from his nightmare.
"Shang, you are in no state to see her right now." Wei said trying to keep calm and trying to hide the fact that he, too, was crying.
"She was my wife. I can handle seeing her." Wei nodded his agreement, but deep down he knew it was going to be too much for him. He led Shang towards the medic tent, where they were going to hold her. Shang took a breath as they neared it. He has seen death before. an hour ago he was killing someone.
"She's in here." Wei added opening the tent so that Shang could walk in. Shang walked up to the cot where Mulan lay, He walked up to her and looked down upon her. Her eyes were closed and her lips were slightly parted. She looked asleep. Like she was lost in a pleasent dream. Except she was pale. White. Shang let his hand fall down and move a lock of hair from her face. She was freezing. Shang took in a haggered breath, and pulled his hand back. he crumpled down beside her lifeless body. he laid his head down beside her and began sobbing. Wei sniffed. He knew it would be too much for Shang. He couldn't stand seeing Shang in that much pain.
After what seemed like forever Shang stood up, looked down at Mulan. He smiled softly at her and kissed her cheek as if he was just saying I will see you later. He then briskly turned and walked out of the tent. Wei looked after him. Praying shang wouldn't do anything too rash.
~*~
I'm finsihed for now. there will be two more chapters. That's what I see as of now. I could be wrong. NOone thought I would keepMulan dead huh? me either.
