Chapter 5:
Mulan was in her room getting ready for school; she glanced down at the small desk to where some of her makeup laid. She never really wore makeup but wanted to look pretty for Shang. But then again he might notice and wonder why she put it on. So she decided only to put a little on. As she exited her room her mom came up to her with her lunch in her hands to give.
"Here you go swee......ty" Fa Li glanced at her daughters face, seeing the makeup gave her a hint that Mulan was trying to impress someone special. "You're wearing makeup." Stated her mom.
"Yeah, well got to go bye mom." She took her lunch and kissed her mom on the cheek.
"Woo....woo....honey, why are you wearing makeup? Are you trying to impress someone?" Her mother said gloating.
Mulan blushed, "No Mom, I have to go, bye."
"Do you want me to pick you up, dear?"
"No that's ok I'll walk." Yelled Mulan who was already out the door.
Mulan got to school not long after, she saw Ma Li in the hallway looking all bummed out, she ran over to her and sat right down next to her. "Hey, Ma Li, what's wrong?"
"Oh it's just that, you now the guy in our English class, well I just saw him with this other girl yesterday. You know I wish sometimes I was more pretty, so that someone would like me, ya know." Explained Ma Li.
"Ma Li, you are pretty the right person will come and like you for who you are not for outside beauty, these things I guess just take time. Plus there are other guys out there besides him" Ma Li looked at Mulan as if she were a different person.
"Where did that come from, I mean it's like a different person." She stared at her face, seeing that she also had makeup on. "And you're wearing makeup.....Wait, does this have to do with......Oh my god yes, it does doesn't it?"
"What?"
"You have a crush on Shang, don't you?"
"Ma Li, were just friends" Mulan said blushing.
"You two are friends now, aw......friends with benefits." Joked Ma Li.
Mulan slapped her on the arm, "Stop it" She said trying to keep a straight face without laughing but then she bust into laughter along with her friend.
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"So you two are friends, now?" Asked Loong as they walked down the sidewalk to get to the doors of the high school.
"Yes, for the final time." Shang pronounced. He had told his friends about the other day when him and Mulan decided to become friends. "Now will guys promise me you'll leave her alone and not to bother her and no making fun of." Shang said setting the rules down at them in word.
"Shang, If she's a friend of yours, she's a friend of us." Said Yao.
"So are you guys going to come over today, my parents are out and left me with the house?" Asked Wang who was raising his eyebrows up and down, giving them the hint that he had alcohol and plenty of it.
Yao and Ling rose their hands in the air with excitement. "Count us in." Declared the both of them at the same time. Wang smiled and glanced at the other two to see what their response would be.
"Yeah sure." Loong answered for both him and Shang.
"All right then, see you guys there."
They opened the door and headed inside only to of course see Nu Fa right there with his friends and a ton of girls. The girls were all over him, flirting and all that. Ling gave Shang a look as if he had a plan to spoil Nu Fa's fun, "Should we say hello?" Ling asked.
Shang glanced back at Nu Fa and said, "No not this time."
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Rain was falling hard at the high school; the winds were blowing fiercely against the rain. Of course it had to storm, the day when she told her mom not to pick her up. She could of sworn that today was going to a nice day but it turned out not to be.
She looked out the window of the class room, as the bell rung her and Ma Li walked together in the hallway to gather their things then head to lunch. "What am I going to do now, I have to walk home in this." Complained Mulan.
"That sucks, If I didn't take the bus home I would take you home but you now."
"What am I going to do?"
"Wait, why don't you go talk to Shang and ask him if he can take you home?"
Mulan thought, 'he did say that he would give me a ride home some time.' 'Will he want to still?' "I guess I could try, but your coming up there with me."
Ma Li nodded then stopped and turned wide eyed, "I'm what, you got to be crazy?"
"Why, If I'm friends with him I'm sure he won't be rude to mine." Assured Mulan.
"What will I say, I don't know what to do?" Mulan placed her hands on Ma Li's shoulders to clam her down.
"Ma Li just don't worry about it, just be yourself, besides you don't have to say anything all you got to do is stand there with me."
As they entered the cafeteria, Mulan began to search for Shang so she could ask him for a ride. Then she saw a large man that she recognized, who sat at their table. He seemed to be the only one there for now so she decided to walk over and ask him if he knew where Shang was. "Um....excuse me." Mulan said with an innocent look on her face. She tapped Chien Po's shoulder and waited for him to turn around and answer her.
Chien Po turned around and smiled, he recognized that the girl to be Mulan. "Hi, how may I help you Mulan that is your name is it not?"
Mulan looked at him surprised, "Yes, how did you know my name?"
"Shang told me, well us any ways I'm Chien Po, please sit down." Chien Po pulled up a seat next to him, then noticed that Mulan had a friend with her. "Oh I'm sorry, here you go" He got another chair for Ma Li and pushed her in as well as Mulan, Then both thanked him "And you would be, young lady?"
"Ma Li." She blushed a bit, considering his size she thought that he would be mean and basically a mean bully but instead he was kind hearted.
Chien Po smiled and turned towards Mulan, "Well any ways what did you want?" He asked kindly.
"Well I was wondering if you might be able to tell me where Shang is?"
"Him and the others should be here soon." Then out of surprise four guys pulled out their chairs and sat down around the table talking and laughing together, not noticing that Mulan and Ma Li were there. "Huh hum....." Chien Po said load enough for them to hear, so he could get their attention. They immediately turned towards Chien Po then saw the two girls. They noticed that they were younger but only by a couple years or so.
"Hey Chien Po whose your friends?" Asked Ling giving him a wink.
"Mulan and Ma Li, where's Shang?" He introduced.
"So your Mulan? Well nice to meet you. He should be coming soon." Wang looked around near the doorway then saw him heading for the table. "See there he is, now."
Shang looked at his table and smiled, then he saw Mulan sitting there with another girl that he guessed must be her friend. He began to blush a bit in the cheeks he quickly got a chair and sat in between Wang and Loong. "Hey Mulan, how are you?" He asked.
Mulan blushed a bit and responded, "Good, you?"
"Not bad." He glanced at Ma Li and pointed, "Whose your friend?"
"Oh this is Ma Li."
Ma Li smiled, A bit embarrassed that one of the hottest guys in the school just asked whom she was. "Hi." Shang nodded and smiled. Ma Li began to blush deep red.
"Mulan came here looking for you, I think she needed to ask you something?" Said Chien Po.
"Oh yes, sorry well I was wondering that is if you don't mind if well......." Mulan mumbled on getting nervous as to what she should say next. But why? She never did this even if she was talking to a guy. What made him so different? Even if he was hot and a senior but she talked to plenty of guys that were hot but never her type, was he her type or something, she did not know.
"Yeah....." Said Shang, looking at her waiting for an answer or something.
"Can you take me home?" Shang gave it thought he stared deep into her eyes her dark eyes looked as if there was a spark or something that made them irresistible. 'keep with it Shang, she's just a friend and nothing more.' thought Shang deep in his thoughts. The way she stumbled for what she had to say made her look cute in his eyes.
"Sure." The gang looked at him stunned that he said yes, he didn't even let them in his new car, because he so called said that they would ruin it because he knew that they had there own cars.
Mulan lightened up, "Thanks!"
"Aren't you guys hungry?" Asked Loong, pointing to Mulan and Ma Li noticing that they weren't eating.
"You girls need some meat on those bones" Commented Yao who was stuffing a sandwich in his mouth.
Mulan smiled, "Thank you, but I'm not hungry."
"Well I'm a little hungry, but I didn't bring any money to get anything." Said Ma Li, looking at her stomach witch growled for hunger. Loong got up and stood right next to her.
She looked up amazed that she was right next the guy she had a crush on, "Here, I'll get you something" He offered.
"But it's your money I can't ask you to buy me something."
"It doesn't matter, come on." He reached out his hand out for hers and smiled. She looked at his hand then him, he was so cute. She smiled and gently gave him her hand; he pulled her up from her seat and they walk up to the line. She smiled the whole way.
Mulan watched her friend go, she looked so happy. Shang switched seats and sat down next to Mulan. Mulan caught him sitting next her out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head to face him now, she smiled. Their eyes meet; she almost felt like she was in air, her heart raced. 'He is so handsome' she thought. 'But were friends'
"You sure you not hungry, I can get you something?" He offered.
"No that's ok; I have to take it easy today with some foods."
"Why what's today?" Asked Ling, interrupting their conversation but asked out of his own curiosity.
Mulan blushed, she felt embarrassed but decided to say it any ways, "Well I got Martial arts practice and my teacher told me that for me I shouldn't eat a lot before I go." Explained Mulan.
The guys all began to chuckle, "Shang Wasn't kidding, we thought he was joking when he told us that you took him down to the ground the one day." Said Wang.
Mulan blushed deep red. "Can you have anything to drink?" Shang held his drink in front of her. She looked at it about to reject; "I don't have cuddies" He smiled. Mulan giggled and took the drink from him and had a couple sips.
"Thanks!" She replied handing him back his drink. Shang took back his drink while still looking at her. He stared deep into her eyes again and felt himself get closer to her, but then Loong and Ma Li got back from the line and waited for Shang to get out of Ma Li's seat.
"Sorry, here you go." Said Shang as he got up and let Ma Li sit back down next to Mulan.
"Hey, how about you two stay here and eat with us?" Said Ling.
"Yeah, how about it?" Added Yao.
"That's quite all right, we got a table of friends waiting for us over there" Said Mulan.
"You don't have to sit with us every day if you don't want to but your always welcome." Chien Po said kindly adding to the offer.
Mulan and Ma Li looked at each other then at all the guys, "I don't see why not."
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On the other side of the lunchroom sat Fang Lu, and the other preps. "Fang, look there are some girls over at Shang's table, what should we do?" Said her one friend as she pointed to the table. Fang looked over at the girls disgusted.
"What are they doing there?" She paused. "They think they can get some that's a laugh."
"The one girl is sitting next to Loong." Said Li Li who was going Loong, she grew jealous. "I say we go over there" She demanded.
"We will girls, don't worry." Said Fang who grinned at them. No one messed with Fang or her men. But Shang wasn't her man; at least he didn't think so.
At the end of the day Shang was walking with Loong to both their cars. It was still pouring rain, they had their jackets on but neither had a hood, so their head was getting wet. "So you seem quiet fond of Ma Li, do you not?" Shang asked making his friend look at him strangely.
"She's cute but no one is cuter then Li Li." He stated.
"You're going out with her? When?"
"Just last afternoon. Besides Ma Li may be cute but I was only trying to be nice to her that's all. See you tonight."
Shang shook his head and began to get his car keys out from his pocket. "Are you still going to take me home or are you going to leave me here?" Shang turned around and saw Mulan with an umbrella that Ma Li had given her before she left. She walked up to him and put the umbrella over his head to keep the rain off. "You know you can catch a cold that way."
Shang chuckled, "Get in." Mulan smiled and ran to the other side. She undid the umbrella and hopped in the front seat next to Shang. "So where do you live?"
"Chong'n Hai road."
"Ok" He put his keys in and put it into first gear and stepped on the gas and headed out. "I just got this new motorcycle it's so awesome, I should take you out with it sometime, that is if you want to?"
Mulan smiled, "I would like that." Shang smiled at her then turned his attention back to the road.
"So is there anything that might give me clue which house will be yours?"
"Khan, He'll be in the front."
Shang raised his brow, who was Khan? "Whose Khan?"
"Oh that would be my horse, he's pretty much all black, he's really nice too." She paused "Would you like to se him some time?"
"Sure, but you sure he'll be out now? Won't he get wet out here?"
"He loves the rain; it gets him cleaned up pretty well so that we don't have to."
Shang slowed his car down and pointed to a house that had two big statues in the front yard and a back stallion that was running around in a fenced in area of the yard. Beautiful tress and flowers also surrounded it and of course there were plenty of Magnolia blossom trees. "Would this be it?" He asked.
"Yeah, thank you for taking me home."
"Sure, no problem."
Mulan got out but then stopped and looked down at Shang, "Would you like to come in?"
"Oh no that's ok, maybe next time ok."
Mulan shrugged, "See you tomorrow."
"See ya" Mulan closed the door and ran inside. Shang waited awhile to make sure she got in, once she did she waved and went inside. He waved back then stepped on the gas and sped out of there.
As Mulan passed the kitchen, her mom put the dishrag away and put her hands on her hips. "So...who took ya home?"
"Oh...just a boy."
"Whats the boys name?"
Mulan sighed, "Shang....."
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