Okay. Sorry for not continuing. I had a lot going on. work , exboyfriends, and my birthday. It's been a long week or two. but I'm updating.so it's okay. There are quite a few more ideas. don't worry
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Chapter 10 the surprise
Shang awoke the next morning. At first he was slightly confused.
"Where am I?" He asked himself looking around. He then realized that he was in his guest room. The memory of last night and everything came rushing to him. He then remembered his dream. Mulan was lost and scared. He needed to be with her. He stood up prepared to run out of the door. Then he remembered. He left Sui-Yen in his room. If she's still there. Him being ANYWHERE near that room could be bad for his reputation. He might look like a raper or something. All these girls ending up with him. But how would he get his clothes? He thought for a minute. What would Mulan have done? He then stopped and smiled.
"Okay, You want me to sneak into your room undetected by anyone, grab your clothing and sneak back out." Jaing rehearsed the plan.
"You got it."
"What if I get caught? Is there some thing in training about getting caught?" Shang thought for a second.
"Try to get your way out of it." Jaing smiled. Shang looked nervous
"That's not a very honorable way to fight." He added Shang sighed.
"You need an incentive. If you get caught in that room. YOU'LL have to marry Sui-Yen." Jaing's eyes grew big with terror.
"I'm only 10!" he whined. Shang had truly gotten to him.
"I've heard of stranger marriages. Don't get caught." Jaing quickly snuck into the room and flew out holding the clothes like a trophy.
"I win!" he proclaimed silently and proudly. "Now, what's the prize?"
"Very well done, Jaing. You may take the rest of the day off. When I return we'll start the REAL training. Mulan was too easy on you." Jaing grumbled but went on towards the breakfast tables. Shang quickly dressed and followed Jaing to the tables. His mother was setting the tables for breakfast.
"Mother I'm leaving." Shang declared walking past her. She looked behind him expecting the matchmaker to be following but she wasn't.
"Shang, I thought you were escorting Sui-Yen and her aunt to their village." She tried to reason.
"No, I don't have time. Mulan's in trouble and they'll slow me down." He insisted grabbing some food parcels and putting them in his knapsack. Shang's mother looked around. The other two voyagers were still asleep. She sighed.
"That awful lady won't like it. So you better hurry." Shang looked up and realized that his mother hated that woman worse than he did. He smiled gratefully.
"Thank you mother." He said as he turned to run. His mother hurrying him out the door. once Shang was gone Mei sighed. The matchmaker and Sui-Yen would be up in a few hours and she needed an excuse as to where Shang had gone.
Shang jumped on his horse and darted off. At first, in a haste to escape his home and the two free loaders in it, then as he got further from the house he started thinking about Mulan. Why did she look so upset? what was wrong?
Shang quickly made it to the Fa home. He was there by noon. He quickly made his way to the garden where Mulan was seated. She wasn't facing him. Shang took a quick second to take in the way she looked. Her hair was slightly tossled and she slumped, giving her a tired appearance. Shang walked up behind her. Should he say something? Shang debated how to get her attention. He slowly approached her and put his hand on her shoulder gently. Muan turned and noticed that it was Shang and in a moment she had her arms wrapped around his neck. Shang felt all the emotions pour out.
"Mulan, I've missed you so. I didn't want to marry Sui-Yen, I just didn't want that mean woman saying bad things about you and thought that I could help. I didn't mean to hurt you and it wasn't a set up. I just thought I could help you." Shang pulled himself out of Mulan's grasp. He then noticed that Mulan looked like she had been crying. "Mulan. I'm sorry. You were right." Mulan kept her eyes down. "Are you angry at me, Mulan?" Shang asked looking at her. Mulan shook her head. "Then what's wrong?" Mulan never lifted her eyes.
"My uncle died last night, before I got home. He died of a broken heart." Shang caught on to where this was going.
"I knew you were close to him Mulan, but don't worry. You won't have to worry about being sad or being alone. I want you to know, you're the only one. I want no one else. Just you. I want you to marry me." Shang smiled. It felt great to get the confession off of his chest. "Mulan. Please say you'll be my wife." Shang breathed. Now this was more tense than waiting for the oncoming hun attack.
"You only want me?" She asked finally raising her gaze to his eyes.
"Yes, Just you, there's no one else I want in my life." Mulan lowered her gaze and sniffed. Shang bent his head down to look at Mulan's face. She was crying now. He saw the tears fall down her cheeks.
"I don't think I can marry you Shang." Mulan tried her hardest to fight off the tears. She stood and walked towards her house. Shang felt his heart break. All of his hopes just fell. He felt his heart take a dive. Shang had gone through so much to get to Mulan. He wasn't giving up that easily. He followed her.
"What's wrong Mulan?" He asked following her into her house and then into her room. Once he entered the room he noticed Mulan straighten up. He had been so zoned in that he didn't notice the crying. Mulan picked up the little baby and held it in her arms. She quickly grabbed a make-shift bottle. The baby quit crying and snuggled closer to Mulan, who was trying to not cry. Shang stared at the baby in confusion. 'why was mulan so upset over a crying baby?' Mulan must have noticed the confusion in his eyes.
"Her name is Fa Shu Fang. She's my daughter." Mulan sighed.
"That can't be." Shang said reasoning it out in his head. "You couldn't have had her anytime soon. You were never pregnant. What happened?" Mulan sat down on top of her bed. She began rocking Shu Fang.
"My aunt died giving birth to her. My uncle came here because he had no where else to go. He later died of a broken heart. My family couldn't take in the girl. They have their hands full with the two boys. So I promised to take care of her. They say she might die. She's got an unlucky spirit. But I promised to treat her like she were my own daughter. No matter what." Mulan didn't bother to hold back the tears any longer. "I love you Shang, I just can't give her up. I love her too. And forcing you to take us both on is too much. Maybe we're not meant to be." Shang joined her sitting down on bed. He looked over at the baby.
"Her name shouldn't be Fa Shu Fang." Shang stated simply. Mulan looked up at him.
"What should he name be?" Mulan asked, still with tears falling down her cheeks.
"Li Shu Fang." Shang smiled. Mulan looked over at him, questioning. "Mulan." Shang began. "Marry me. Change her name. She'll never have to know that she wasn't our child. We could raise her the way we would our daughter. Please. I almost lost you once." Mulan smiled and set her head on Shang's shoulders.
"Li Shu Fang." She began.
"Li Mulan." He smiled. turning, so that he faced her. He used his sleeve to wipe the tears off of her face. Mulan stood up and put the baby back in her bed. She then turned and walked back to Shang. She hugged Shang as tight as she could. " Mulan, Say you'll marry me." Mulan held on to him tightly.
"Yes, I have dreamed of being your wife for as long as I can remember. I can't believe that it will finally come true." She smiled and curled closer to Shang.
"I just need to get your father's blessings." Shang began.
"You all ready have it. " Mulan and Shang looked up to see her whole family in the doorway, including the two new boys. Mulan and Shang quickly separated from their embrace and moved further from each other and tried to act nonchalant. Mulan looked up embarrassed.
"This old bat's got great hearing." Grandmother fa smiled and pointed at her ears. Everyone laughed. That was something that didn't seem to happen much around there. Hopefully it would happen more often.
Okay I'm finished for now.. It's still going. Don't worry. The matchmaker has yet to return. please review I love reading htem.
I own nothing.
Chapter 10 the surprise
Shang awoke the next morning. At first he was slightly confused.
"Where am I?" He asked himself looking around. He then realized that he was in his guest room. The memory of last night and everything came rushing to him. He then remembered his dream. Mulan was lost and scared. He needed to be with her. He stood up prepared to run out of the door. Then he remembered. He left Sui-Yen in his room. If she's still there. Him being ANYWHERE near that room could be bad for his reputation. He might look like a raper or something. All these girls ending up with him. But how would he get his clothes? He thought for a minute. What would Mulan have done? He then stopped and smiled.
"Okay, You want me to sneak into your room undetected by anyone, grab your clothing and sneak back out." Jaing rehearsed the plan.
"You got it."
"What if I get caught? Is there some thing in training about getting caught?" Shang thought for a second.
"Try to get your way out of it." Jaing smiled. Shang looked nervous
"That's not a very honorable way to fight." He added Shang sighed.
"You need an incentive. If you get caught in that room. YOU'LL have to marry Sui-Yen." Jaing's eyes grew big with terror.
"I'm only 10!" he whined. Shang had truly gotten to him.
"I've heard of stranger marriages. Don't get caught." Jaing quickly snuck into the room and flew out holding the clothes like a trophy.
"I win!" he proclaimed silently and proudly. "Now, what's the prize?"
"Very well done, Jaing. You may take the rest of the day off. When I return we'll start the REAL training. Mulan was too easy on you." Jaing grumbled but went on towards the breakfast tables. Shang quickly dressed and followed Jaing to the tables. His mother was setting the tables for breakfast.
"Mother I'm leaving." Shang declared walking past her. She looked behind him expecting the matchmaker to be following but she wasn't.
"Shang, I thought you were escorting Sui-Yen and her aunt to their village." She tried to reason.
"No, I don't have time. Mulan's in trouble and they'll slow me down." He insisted grabbing some food parcels and putting them in his knapsack. Shang's mother looked around. The other two voyagers were still asleep. She sighed.
"That awful lady won't like it. So you better hurry." Shang looked up and realized that his mother hated that woman worse than he did. He smiled gratefully.
"Thank you mother." He said as he turned to run. His mother hurrying him out the door. once Shang was gone Mei sighed. The matchmaker and Sui-Yen would be up in a few hours and she needed an excuse as to where Shang had gone.
Shang jumped on his horse and darted off. At first, in a haste to escape his home and the two free loaders in it, then as he got further from the house he started thinking about Mulan. Why did she look so upset? what was wrong?
Shang quickly made it to the Fa home. He was there by noon. He quickly made his way to the garden where Mulan was seated. She wasn't facing him. Shang took a quick second to take in the way she looked. Her hair was slightly tossled and she slumped, giving her a tired appearance. Shang walked up behind her. Should he say something? Shang debated how to get her attention. He slowly approached her and put his hand on her shoulder gently. Muan turned and noticed that it was Shang and in a moment she had her arms wrapped around his neck. Shang felt all the emotions pour out.
"Mulan, I've missed you so. I didn't want to marry Sui-Yen, I just didn't want that mean woman saying bad things about you and thought that I could help. I didn't mean to hurt you and it wasn't a set up. I just thought I could help you." Shang pulled himself out of Mulan's grasp. He then noticed that Mulan looked like she had been crying. "Mulan. I'm sorry. You were right." Mulan kept her eyes down. "Are you angry at me, Mulan?" Shang asked looking at her. Mulan shook her head. "Then what's wrong?" Mulan never lifted her eyes.
"My uncle died last night, before I got home. He died of a broken heart." Shang caught on to where this was going.
"I knew you were close to him Mulan, but don't worry. You won't have to worry about being sad or being alone. I want you to know, you're the only one. I want no one else. Just you. I want you to marry me." Shang smiled. It felt great to get the confession off of his chest. "Mulan. Please say you'll be my wife." Shang breathed. Now this was more tense than waiting for the oncoming hun attack.
"You only want me?" She asked finally raising her gaze to his eyes.
"Yes, Just you, there's no one else I want in my life." Mulan lowered her gaze and sniffed. Shang bent his head down to look at Mulan's face. She was crying now. He saw the tears fall down her cheeks.
"I don't think I can marry you Shang." Mulan tried her hardest to fight off the tears. She stood and walked towards her house. Shang felt his heart break. All of his hopes just fell. He felt his heart take a dive. Shang had gone through so much to get to Mulan. He wasn't giving up that easily. He followed her.
"What's wrong Mulan?" He asked following her into her house and then into her room. Once he entered the room he noticed Mulan straighten up. He had been so zoned in that he didn't notice the crying. Mulan picked up the little baby and held it in her arms. She quickly grabbed a make-shift bottle. The baby quit crying and snuggled closer to Mulan, who was trying to not cry. Shang stared at the baby in confusion. 'why was mulan so upset over a crying baby?' Mulan must have noticed the confusion in his eyes.
"Her name is Fa Shu Fang. She's my daughter." Mulan sighed.
"That can't be." Shang said reasoning it out in his head. "You couldn't have had her anytime soon. You were never pregnant. What happened?" Mulan sat down on top of her bed. She began rocking Shu Fang.
"My aunt died giving birth to her. My uncle came here because he had no where else to go. He later died of a broken heart. My family couldn't take in the girl. They have their hands full with the two boys. So I promised to take care of her. They say she might die. She's got an unlucky spirit. But I promised to treat her like she were my own daughter. No matter what." Mulan didn't bother to hold back the tears any longer. "I love you Shang, I just can't give her up. I love her too. And forcing you to take us both on is too much. Maybe we're not meant to be." Shang joined her sitting down on bed. He looked over at the baby.
"Her name shouldn't be Fa Shu Fang." Shang stated simply. Mulan looked up at him.
"What should he name be?" Mulan asked, still with tears falling down her cheeks.
"Li Shu Fang." Shang smiled. Mulan looked over at him, questioning. "Mulan." Shang began. "Marry me. Change her name. She'll never have to know that she wasn't our child. We could raise her the way we would our daughter. Please. I almost lost you once." Mulan smiled and set her head on Shang's shoulders.
"Li Shu Fang." She began.
"Li Mulan." He smiled. turning, so that he faced her. He used his sleeve to wipe the tears off of her face. Mulan stood up and put the baby back in her bed. She then turned and walked back to Shang. She hugged Shang as tight as she could. " Mulan, Say you'll marry me." Mulan held on to him tightly.
"Yes, I have dreamed of being your wife for as long as I can remember. I can't believe that it will finally come true." She smiled and curled closer to Shang.
"I just need to get your father's blessings." Shang began.
"You all ready have it. " Mulan and Shang looked up to see her whole family in the doorway, including the two new boys. Mulan and Shang quickly separated from their embrace and moved further from each other and tried to act nonchalant. Mulan looked up embarrassed.
"This old bat's got great hearing." Grandmother fa smiled and pointed at her ears. Everyone laughed. That was something that didn't seem to happen much around there. Hopefully it would happen more often.
Okay I'm finished for now.. It's still going. Don't worry. The matchmaker has yet to return. please review I love reading htem.