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Chapter 8: Change of Heart
Shang and the gang were in the weight room lifting and sweating as they worked out. They guys stayed quiet and didn't say anything to Shang for that they knew that he was not well and upset about Mulan and the whole thing. Shang continued to do his lifting of weights for a little while more until he would go to the punching bag to excise there but to also to release some of his anger that was built inside him. He could not get over how badly Mulan looked at him in hurt. "Why did I have to hit her?" He thought to himself as he sighed heavily out loud. He wanted to do something to make it up to her but what? What was there that he could do to make things better?
Just then three guys roughly around their size came walking in with their see through white shirts on and shorts. Shang glared at them it was Nu Fa and his gang. "Well look who it is on this fine day, Shang and his little friends." Said Nu Fa adding annoyance to their presents. Shang glared then rolled his eyes and walked over to the punching bag where he began to start doing kick moved and swift hand motions to hit the bag. Wang, Loong and the gang looked at Shang but continued to what they were doing. They knew that if Nu Fa pushed Shang today that he would probably regret it.
Nu Fa walked over to where Shang was and leaned up against the wall, with his friends near by just in case anything would start. "You have been in a bad mood lately haven't you?" Asked Nu Fa. As he then watched Shang's hits to become much harder and quicker. He knew that he was starting to push buttons on him and he liked it. "And that girl, That poor little sophomore that you cared about so much, to bad......." He paused. "You know I saw her yesterday walking all alone so you know being the nice person that I am I picked her up and took her home."
"Hah, you nice that a load of crap!" Yelled out Yao.
"Think what you want but she likes me and once we get closer in the end I will be hurting you and well once I don't that it's good bye Mulan....." Explained Nu Fa.
Shang stopped and glared at Nu Fa, "Stay away from her." He warned.
The gang could feel the tension quick and decided to drop what they were doing and to go over by Shang. "Make me!" Shang got quick to his feet and darted for him and both him and Nu Fa were fighting. Punch after punch they kept coming from one another. The Gang tried to get in and stop but they ended up fighting Nu Fa's friends instead.
Mulan was walking through the hallway when she saw Shang on top of Nu Fa giving him the fist to his mouth. Mulan panicked and ran to the room, She screamed stop many of times but none heard she ran towards Shang put her arm around his neck and pulled him back yet slightly choking him making him weak for the need of air. Mulan released him, and watched as he was on his knees coughing for air. All the guys stopped and started at Shang and Mulan. She then caught sight of Nu Fa and his bloody nose and lip. She went over by him and helped him up. "Are you ok?"
Shang glanced over and saw that Mulan was over helping Nu Fa. "Mulan........"
"What is wrong with you Shang he did nothing to you?" She yelled at him. "Why are you like this?" She demanded an answer in knowing why he took these actions on Nu Fa.
"Mulan you don't understand. You don't know him, he will hurt you!" Shang explained as he got to his feet.
"No, I think you just don't like him because he's nice unlike you!" She snapped. Nu Fa liking it decided to make things more interesting and fake like he was really hurt.
"Ah...." Nu Fa leaned over on Mulan's shoulder acting like he needed her help in walking and standing up. Mulan responded to it exactly to how he planed and put his arm over her shoulder and held him so he would not fall.
"You ok?" She asked.
"I think so..."
"Mulan, Please listen to me and stay away from him, you don't know him, like we do!"
"He's telling the truth Mulan......." Added Loong.
"Stop it! I don't want to hear it ok, just stay away from him and leave us alone!" She turned away and with Nu Fa walked away and out of the room to take care of Nu Fa. Shang watched as she left with him. He glared then stomped his way through the guys and got his bag and headed out.
Back at Mulan's house she decided to help Nu Fa with his cuts and burses that Shang had given him. "You sure your ok?" She asked once more.
"Yes, Shang's a jerk!" He wiped away some blood that was beginning to roll down his lip.
"Oh...here let me get that for you." Mulan took the piece of wet cloth and lightly dabbed his lip with it.
"Thank you"
"Sure"
"I still can't believe that you hanged out with him though." He stated so randomly.
"Why do you say that?" Mulan asked a little confused.
"He's a jerk he just plays girls all the time and doesn't care about any one."
"He's not like that; it's just that I guess he's been in a bad mood lately or something?"
"Well think what you want but if I were you I would stay away from him." He paused. "I'll be back ok."
"Ok." Mulan watched as he got up to go to the bathroom why did he hate him, it could be just because he hit him. But the things that he said about him didn't seem right to her they almost seemed false and not true. All of a sudden the doorbell rang. Mulan got up and headed to open the door, it was Ma Li. "Hi what are you doing here?" Asked Mulan.
"To say hi what do you think?"
"Here come in."
Ma Li walked in and noticed that some one else was here too. "Who else is here?"
"Nu Fa"
"Nu Fa! The Nu Fa?"
"Yes, Shang was punching hi to death so i decided to help him, why?"
"Mulan he's bad, you shouldn't hang around him trust me!" Warned Ma Li. She didn't like the guy she heard any things about him that were not good.
"He's nice, Why do you people keep telling me that?"
"Mulan please get him out of here and don't speak to him ok."
"No, he's nice to me."
"I'm telling you this because you are my friend and I care about you ok."
"Well if you're my friend then you will respect me and me other friends!" Ma Li looked at her hurt, what was wrong with her? She thought. All she wanted to do was warn her and be a good friend but obviously she didn't understand it.
"Fine, do what you want but I was just trying to help you that's all, good bye."
"Ma Li........" Mulan tried to stop her but it was already too late she was out the door and gone.
"So......who was that?" Asked Nu Fa as he smiled at Mulan.
"Oh that was my friend that's all." She looked back at the time where Nu Fa was cornering her down and then Shang came alone and saved her from him. She shook her head. She stared at him. "Um.....I think you better get going?"
"Why?"
"Because I have things to do here and my parents should be home soon." Mulan walked passed him but he grabbed her arm and stared at her disapproval.
"I don't think you got things to do?" Mulan looked at him scared as to what he was going to do. And what she was going to do about it. She should have listened to Shang, Ma Li and everyone.
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I hope you like it, Yes another cliffhanger. Please r&r thanks!
