Yay! I'm back thank you to those that reviewed my story. I like reviews. You are forever loved in my heart. This story might be kinda big.. I cut this chapter down. It was so long. I own something now. I own Shang's little brother. well the character idea. He actually reminds me of my little cousin. But anyway. Hope you enjoy the chapter.
Shang was dressed before the first rays of light shone above the hills. He felt a little better knowing that he'd make the small journey over to Mulan's village.Warning Mulan about his dream might help her, and he had been looking for an excuse to visit her for quite some time now. He was packing when his mother walked in with jaing Li following closely behind.
"Big brother! Where are we going?!" Jaing exclaimed looking at what Shang was packing.
"We're not going anywhere. I'm going to check up on a friend of mine. I had a dream about her and want to make sure everything is okay." Jaing pouted and looked angry.
"HER?" he asked, and then paused. "You mean that one girl you met in the army. Girl's are trouble. Father told you not to follow girls that followed the marching soldiers. They are bad news. Besides, you promised to take me horseback riding. Father never taught me how to shoot arrows and ride a horse." Shang glared at his little brother. It was true that he had never told his family exactly HOW he met Mulan, just that he had met her in the war. He really didn't want his mother making judgments about her until he had a chance to bring her over and let her meet THE Mulan. Word had not trickled down to his town about how a woman really saved the empire, but rumor was starting to flow about it.
"Jaing, you are ten years old. You are way too immature for your age. I will be home in a day or so. The village is only two villages away. Now, with your permission mother, I would like to visit an old friend of mine. I believe it will do me good." Shang lowered his head. Hoping his mother wouldn't ask more about Mulan.
"Yes, Shang, I do believe you are spending too much time locked up in this house. You have had to enter the adult world so fast, and you are handling it well, but a few days away will help you." Shang smiled. He did need the break. His little brother frowned. Shang gathered his things and left the house to go get his horse. Jaing was hot on his heels. Jaing had just gotten his brother back, he had lost his father, and now his brother wanted to leave to go see this girl. Jaing followed Shang out to his horse. Shang mounted his horse and began to leave. Jaing stuck his hand out to stop Shang.
"Shang, Please. Stay. You came back not too long ago. What has this girl got? She's boring. She's just a girl." Shang felt bad.
"Hm, Jaing, let me make a deal with you.. I'll be back by tomorrow night. and I'll have you treated just like one of my soldiers and you'll learn to ride a horse and shoot arrows. Let a pro teach you." Jaing's eyes lit up.
"Okay, it's a deal." Shang smiled and turned his horse and began to leave again, this time waving at his little brother as he leaves.
At the Fa garden.
Mulan sat beneath the magnolia tree. It was a warm summer day. She had finished her chores and was looking for something to do.
"Mulan?" Mulan turned. It was her grandmother. "Is something wrong, dear? You're acting more different today. you seem really preoccupied." Mulan looked at the tree and then back to her grandmother.
"I had the strangest dream about Capitan Li, last night. I can't make any sense out of it." Grandmother smiled at Mulan. Her grand-daughter was fond of this capitan, it was plain to see.
"What type of dream?" Grandmother Fa asked, smiling. Mulan shivered as she remembered the dream.
"A nightmare. It was horrible."
"well, I believe it means, that the Capitan will be visiting us very soon." Grandmother smiled her all-knowing, smile. Just then Fa Li walked into the garden area.
"Mulan, you have a visitor." And behind her was Capitan Li. Mulan looked at him and smiled. Then she looked at her grandmother.
"How did you know?" She asked in amazement. Grandmother Fa laughed.
"Don't let me fool you, hun. I actually saw him arriving and was sent out to tell you, but I bet I looked like someone that was all knowing." Grandmother then winked at Mulan and left. As she walked by Shang she looked back at him as he passed her and muttered. "Shoulda shipped my butt off to war, all the good guys are at war, or dead...." as she left. Shang looked back at the strange woman as she followed her daughter-in-law back to the house, then he proceeded to walk out towards Mulan. Mulan ran up to him and threw herself into his arms in a tight embrace. Shang held his breath. This is not how he was expecting to greeted. Mulan noticed that Shang tensed and let go and quickly backed away.
" I'm sorry, it's just that no-one has visited me and I was just .........so...so uh. grateful for the chance go see someone again and..."
"No, it's okay." Shang patted her back hesitantly. "I was just surprised. That's all." There was an awkward silence
"Shang, not to sound rude or anything.but, Why are you here?" Shang hadn't really worded it out in his head yet. Why was he there? to warn her about a dream? That and ask her why she has never written, ask her if she was engaged and ask her if she'd visit. But he better start with the dream.
"I had the strangest dream about you last night and I wanted to check up on you and see if you were okay." The hairs on the back of Mulan's neck pricked up.
"A dream? that's odd. Did it have anything to do with a pasture?"
"No, it took place in a dark room. Why do you ask?"
"No reason. So, would you like to stay for dinner again?"
okay I finished Chapter 2.. I'm thrilled. I'm actually updating..
Shang was dressed before the first rays of light shone above the hills. He felt a little better knowing that he'd make the small journey over to Mulan's village.Warning Mulan about his dream might help her, and he had been looking for an excuse to visit her for quite some time now. He was packing when his mother walked in with jaing Li following closely behind.
"Big brother! Where are we going?!" Jaing exclaimed looking at what Shang was packing.
"We're not going anywhere. I'm going to check up on a friend of mine. I had a dream about her and want to make sure everything is okay." Jaing pouted and looked angry.
"HER?" he asked, and then paused. "You mean that one girl you met in the army. Girl's are trouble. Father told you not to follow girls that followed the marching soldiers. They are bad news. Besides, you promised to take me horseback riding. Father never taught me how to shoot arrows and ride a horse." Shang glared at his little brother. It was true that he had never told his family exactly HOW he met Mulan, just that he had met her in the war. He really didn't want his mother making judgments about her until he had a chance to bring her over and let her meet THE Mulan. Word had not trickled down to his town about how a woman really saved the empire, but rumor was starting to flow about it.
"Jaing, you are ten years old. You are way too immature for your age. I will be home in a day or so. The village is only two villages away. Now, with your permission mother, I would like to visit an old friend of mine. I believe it will do me good." Shang lowered his head. Hoping his mother wouldn't ask more about Mulan.
"Yes, Shang, I do believe you are spending too much time locked up in this house. You have had to enter the adult world so fast, and you are handling it well, but a few days away will help you." Shang smiled. He did need the break. His little brother frowned. Shang gathered his things and left the house to go get his horse. Jaing was hot on his heels. Jaing had just gotten his brother back, he had lost his father, and now his brother wanted to leave to go see this girl. Jaing followed Shang out to his horse. Shang mounted his horse and began to leave. Jaing stuck his hand out to stop Shang.
"Shang, Please. Stay. You came back not too long ago. What has this girl got? She's boring. She's just a girl." Shang felt bad.
"Hm, Jaing, let me make a deal with you.. I'll be back by tomorrow night. and I'll have you treated just like one of my soldiers and you'll learn to ride a horse and shoot arrows. Let a pro teach you." Jaing's eyes lit up.
"Okay, it's a deal." Shang smiled and turned his horse and began to leave again, this time waving at his little brother as he leaves.
At the Fa garden.
Mulan sat beneath the magnolia tree. It was a warm summer day. She had finished her chores and was looking for something to do.
"Mulan?" Mulan turned. It was her grandmother. "Is something wrong, dear? You're acting more different today. you seem really preoccupied." Mulan looked at the tree and then back to her grandmother.
"I had the strangest dream about Capitan Li, last night. I can't make any sense out of it." Grandmother smiled at Mulan. Her grand-daughter was fond of this capitan, it was plain to see.
"What type of dream?" Grandmother Fa asked, smiling. Mulan shivered as she remembered the dream.
"A nightmare. It was horrible."
"well, I believe it means, that the Capitan will be visiting us very soon." Grandmother smiled her all-knowing, smile. Just then Fa Li walked into the garden area.
"Mulan, you have a visitor." And behind her was Capitan Li. Mulan looked at him and smiled. Then she looked at her grandmother.
"How did you know?" She asked in amazement. Grandmother Fa laughed.
"Don't let me fool you, hun. I actually saw him arriving and was sent out to tell you, but I bet I looked like someone that was all knowing." Grandmother then winked at Mulan and left. As she walked by Shang she looked back at him as he passed her and muttered. "Shoulda shipped my butt off to war, all the good guys are at war, or dead...." as she left. Shang looked back at the strange woman as she followed her daughter-in-law back to the house, then he proceeded to walk out towards Mulan. Mulan ran up to him and threw herself into his arms in a tight embrace. Shang held his breath. This is not how he was expecting to greeted. Mulan noticed that Shang tensed and let go and quickly backed away.
" I'm sorry, it's just that no-one has visited me and I was just .........so...so uh. grateful for the chance go see someone again and..."
"No, it's okay." Shang patted her back hesitantly. "I was just surprised. That's all." There was an awkward silence
"Shang, not to sound rude or anything.but, Why are you here?" Shang hadn't really worded it out in his head yet. Why was he there? to warn her about a dream? That and ask her why she has never written, ask her if she was engaged and ask her if she'd visit. But he better start with the dream.
"I had the strangest dream about you last night and I wanted to check up on you and see if you were okay." The hairs on the back of Mulan's neck pricked up.
"A dream? that's odd. Did it have anything to do with a pasture?"
"No, it took place in a dark room. Why do you ask?"
"No reason. So, would you like to stay for dinner again?"
okay I finished Chapter 2.. I'm thrilled. I'm actually updating..