~Sorry for the long wait I have been busy once again and yea. But I have a
good chapter for you here and I hope that you like it. I am hoping to do a
chapter each weekend now and if not ill try to do one every other weekend
at least. Well enjoy! And please feel free to tell me what you think!
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Chapter 9: The Beginning
Mulan walked into Shang's tent and saw that he was working on a paper; she began to watch as he glided the brush onto the paper so slowly but neatly. Shang looked up and noticed that Mulan was standing in front of him watching him as he was writing his note. "You need something?" he asked a little bothered that she was standing there and didn't even say anything to him. He hid the note underneath his arms so she would not be able to read it, and waited for her response.
"I heard that Loong left..."
"Yea....and what does that have to do with you?" Shang folded his arms and stared at her waiting for her to answer once again.
"It doesn't I came here to ask you if by any chance you wanted to talk about it I mean aren't you going to stop him from going? Won't he get caught out there by one of the solders?"
"Why do you care so much?" he asked calmly.
"Shang I'm serious I think we should do something!"
"Mulan that was his decision not mine. He wanted to leave so he did what he thought was right."
Mulan folded her arms across her chest and sighed heavily, then whispered, "I still think you should have kept him here though."
"Oh....my god!" Shang yelled. "You know this isn't your problem so just stay out of it ok. He'll be fine, it's been 2 days already he's probably already at the town taking to the girl that he wanted to see."
"He went to go see someone? Who?" Mulan asked nicely now realizing that Loong's leaving had more of a reason to it then she thought.
"This girl.....I don't know her name but he always talked about her at camp and how he was going to spend the rest of his life with her but that's when this happened." Shang held out his arms and looked around to give her a better understanding at what he meant when he said 'when this happened'.
Mulan stayed silent and just stared at the ground then finally looked up at him and said, "I'm worried about him though..."
"Mulan....just don't ok...it's not your problem now can you please leave me be I have work to do...." Shang barked, and waved his hand, telling her to leave him in peace so he could get back to writing his note.
Mulan swallowed hard and looked at him with hurtful eyes, all she wanted to do was to try to talk to him and maybe even get a little closer but she was getting rejected every time. "Fine I'll let you get back to writing to your girl friend...." Mulan turned around and began to walk back out side. Shang just sat there and didn't even care to call her back or to do anything, he just seemed glad to get ride of her. As he got the note back from under his arms, he studied it and began to read it, he then thought of the good times that him and Mulan use to have five years ago he had a faint smile but he quickly turned the smile into a serious look and got back to work with his note to the girl that he last saw the following night, the one that he was closer to then any of the others.
As the memory came back he kept getting ride of it, he was annoyed with it so much that he slammed his fist into the table he laid his head on his arms and rested it and thought to himself. All of a sudden Wang and Zhao came rushing into his tent and stopped right in front of him. Shang jerked up and looked at them with concern. "Whats wrong?" Shang asked.
"It's Loong solders just came back hearing that Tin Zao was in his town, they heard that he was burning it to the ground!" Wang explained, taking in small breaths every once and awhile to catch his breath.
Shang looked at the both of them wide eyed and marched out of his tent and towards his horse. Wang and Zhao followed him and wondered what he was up to. "Shang....what are you doing? Your not thinking about going after him are you?" Zhao asked.
"I have to find out......" Shang mounted his stallion and took the reins into his hand. Mulan heard the noise from outside and noticed that Shang was talking to the other two men about leaving, but where was he going? She thought, so she walked outside and quickly began to jog towards him.
"Shang!" Mulan called from a distance. Shang looked up and noticed that Mulan must have heard some of what was going on.
"Don't let her leave here." Shang paused, "that's an order too." He pushed his heels against his stallion and galloped off.
Mulan stopped near where Wang and Zhao were and watched with them as Shang galloped off out of into the forest. "Wang, Zhao....where is Shang going?"
"He's off looking for Loong, there was news that Tin Zao had been to his village so Shang decided to leave.." Explained Zhao.
"We have to go aft......."
"And our orders were not to let you leave here." Wang continued before he was interrupted.
"What? You can't be serious?" Mulan looked at both of them but nothing....they were being serious. "What if Zao was there? What if he's still there? What if Shang gets hurt?" Mulan rambled on.
Zhao began to tap his chin and ponder about what her questions were all truly about. "I'm beginning to think that you truly have feelings for our general? Do you not?"
"I do not!" Mulan protested.
"Oh....no of course not! My mistake, why on earth would you ever like our gorgeous General?" Wang said all sarcastically with a smile across his face. Mulan growled with anger, but quickly calmed herself down and got serious.
"Are you not even concern about the both of them?" She asked.
"Sure we are...but there both grown men they know what to do and we all agree that nothing bad should really happen to the both of them...they are strong, they can take them. Don't worry."
Mulan watched as both men went back to business and continued to walk away from her.
"What's going on Mulan?" Mushu asked quietly who was underneath her hair.
"Shang left....he went to go find Loong....I'm scared Mushu..." She said turning to face her little dragon friend.
"Why don't you just go after him?" Mushu asked wondering why she wouldn't take such action.
"Because I'm not aloud to..." She answered simply.
"And that's stopping you now?"
Mulan slowly turned her head to face Mushu, he smiled at her and nodded. She knew that he was right about that but should she leave? What if she gets caught? Mulan sighed and closed her eyes tight then opened them, she was going.
Shang stopped abruptly to see the gray smoke rise from the sky, building torn and burnt down, corpses were lying everywhere and the smell of death filled the air. Shang's heart began to race, he feared for the worse. "Loong!? He yelled out. He waited but nothing, he motioned his horse to continue walking and as he did Shang continued to calling out his friend's name. Shang almost felt himself get into tears until he heard something move. He stopped and jumped off. "Loong?" He yelled again.
"Shang!"
Shang ran to the voice and stopped when he saw his friend lying on the ground covered in blood, He looked as if he was beaten to death, or tortured. "Loong....what happened?" He kneeled down and tried to do something with his wounds but Loong moved his hands away.
"Shang....listen to me....Tin Zao did this...this is his plan, he saw me and knew who I was....he tried to get information but I didn't tell him anything.... He wants you...he wants Mulan as well he wants so much." Loong began to cough and spit out blood.
"Easy Loong...we have to get you back...so we can help you...." Shang could fell himself even tremble.
"No....I can't leave...not her....I found her and we talked....oh Shang...do you know how nice it was? She waited all this time for me too...." Loong began to laugh and cry all at once. We had plans...many plans....but that's when they came....She lies beside me now....I want to be with her Shang." Loong announced to him. Shang nodded his head in understanding, although he did not want to leave his friend just there to lie there and suffer until death met him, he knew that, that was what he wanted. Shang could feel himself get tears in his eyes.
"You're a good man Loong....your braver then me even..." Loong smiled and chuckled but all got silent. Loong was beginning to close his eyes but before he felt himself go he took Shang's hand and held it in his. "No Shang...you're the brave one.....you have to help her....I know you don't know what I mean or what to do now but when the time comes you will realize the treasure.....the gift....that you truly have with you....I know you will make the right choice...."
Loong's hand became loose in Shang's and Shang knew it, Loong was dead.....Shang whipped away the tears that fell from his eyes.
Mulan crept silently behind him, she was silent the whole time, she could hear Shang crying. She pitied him to have to go through this again, once with his father and now with a dear friend of his. As she walked closer Shang heard the footsteps and turned quickly only to see Mulan, at that point he didn't care weather she was there or not, all that mattered right now was that he lost a solder and a friend. Mulan crouched down and put a supportive hand on his shoulder. He did nothing to it but just turned around and faced his dead friend.
Mulan got closer to Shang and placed her head carefully on Shang's shoulder and watched his movement, seeing weather or not he would move from her touch or closeness but he didn't to her surprise. But she realized that it was probably only temporary, that he only wanted the comfort now because of the hard time or he just didn't care at that time right then. "I'm sorry Shang....." Mulan applied with sympathy.
Shang turned around and looked at her but looked back at the very moment he felt bad for his actions towards her, all she wanted from him was comfort, support but she also seemed as if she still wanted his love but to think of that he brushed off and told himself, 'never'.
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So....? I know that the last part was kind of harsh but there are about 9 more chapters coming up so you get to see what goes on. What will happen with the letter to the girl? Relationships between Mulan and Shang or maybe other people get involved too? Wait and see what happens next, there's even a surprise in the next few chapters! It will turn everything around! Hehehehe....so tell me what you thought or think or what ever! Hehee. Thanks again!
Chapter 9: The Beginning
Mulan walked into Shang's tent and saw that he was working on a paper; she began to watch as he glided the brush onto the paper so slowly but neatly. Shang looked up and noticed that Mulan was standing in front of him watching him as he was writing his note. "You need something?" he asked a little bothered that she was standing there and didn't even say anything to him. He hid the note underneath his arms so she would not be able to read it, and waited for her response.
"I heard that Loong left..."
"Yea....and what does that have to do with you?" Shang folded his arms and stared at her waiting for her to answer once again.
"It doesn't I came here to ask you if by any chance you wanted to talk about it I mean aren't you going to stop him from going? Won't he get caught out there by one of the solders?"
"Why do you care so much?" he asked calmly.
"Shang I'm serious I think we should do something!"
"Mulan that was his decision not mine. He wanted to leave so he did what he thought was right."
Mulan folded her arms across her chest and sighed heavily, then whispered, "I still think you should have kept him here though."
"Oh....my god!" Shang yelled. "You know this isn't your problem so just stay out of it ok. He'll be fine, it's been 2 days already he's probably already at the town taking to the girl that he wanted to see."
"He went to go see someone? Who?" Mulan asked nicely now realizing that Loong's leaving had more of a reason to it then she thought.
"This girl.....I don't know her name but he always talked about her at camp and how he was going to spend the rest of his life with her but that's when this happened." Shang held out his arms and looked around to give her a better understanding at what he meant when he said 'when this happened'.
Mulan stayed silent and just stared at the ground then finally looked up at him and said, "I'm worried about him though..."
"Mulan....just don't ok...it's not your problem now can you please leave me be I have work to do...." Shang barked, and waved his hand, telling her to leave him in peace so he could get back to writing his note.
Mulan swallowed hard and looked at him with hurtful eyes, all she wanted to do was to try to talk to him and maybe even get a little closer but she was getting rejected every time. "Fine I'll let you get back to writing to your girl friend...." Mulan turned around and began to walk back out side. Shang just sat there and didn't even care to call her back or to do anything, he just seemed glad to get ride of her. As he got the note back from under his arms, he studied it and began to read it, he then thought of the good times that him and Mulan use to have five years ago he had a faint smile but he quickly turned the smile into a serious look and got back to work with his note to the girl that he last saw the following night, the one that he was closer to then any of the others.
As the memory came back he kept getting ride of it, he was annoyed with it so much that he slammed his fist into the table he laid his head on his arms and rested it and thought to himself. All of a sudden Wang and Zhao came rushing into his tent and stopped right in front of him. Shang jerked up and looked at them with concern. "Whats wrong?" Shang asked.
"It's Loong solders just came back hearing that Tin Zao was in his town, they heard that he was burning it to the ground!" Wang explained, taking in small breaths every once and awhile to catch his breath.
Shang looked at the both of them wide eyed and marched out of his tent and towards his horse. Wang and Zhao followed him and wondered what he was up to. "Shang....what are you doing? Your not thinking about going after him are you?" Zhao asked.
"I have to find out......" Shang mounted his stallion and took the reins into his hand. Mulan heard the noise from outside and noticed that Shang was talking to the other two men about leaving, but where was he going? She thought, so she walked outside and quickly began to jog towards him.
"Shang!" Mulan called from a distance. Shang looked up and noticed that Mulan must have heard some of what was going on.
"Don't let her leave here." Shang paused, "that's an order too." He pushed his heels against his stallion and galloped off.
Mulan stopped near where Wang and Zhao were and watched with them as Shang galloped off out of into the forest. "Wang, Zhao....where is Shang going?"
"He's off looking for Loong, there was news that Tin Zao had been to his village so Shang decided to leave.." Explained Zhao.
"We have to go aft......."
"And our orders were not to let you leave here." Wang continued before he was interrupted.
"What? You can't be serious?" Mulan looked at both of them but nothing....they were being serious. "What if Zao was there? What if he's still there? What if Shang gets hurt?" Mulan rambled on.
Zhao began to tap his chin and ponder about what her questions were all truly about. "I'm beginning to think that you truly have feelings for our general? Do you not?"
"I do not!" Mulan protested.
"Oh....no of course not! My mistake, why on earth would you ever like our gorgeous General?" Wang said all sarcastically with a smile across his face. Mulan growled with anger, but quickly calmed herself down and got serious.
"Are you not even concern about the both of them?" She asked.
"Sure we are...but there both grown men they know what to do and we all agree that nothing bad should really happen to the both of them...they are strong, they can take them. Don't worry."
Mulan watched as both men went back to business and continued to walk away from her.
"What's going on Mulan?" Mushu asked quietly who was underneath her hair.
"Shang left....he went to go find Loong....I'm scared Mushu..." She said turning to face her little dragon friend.
"Why don't you just go after him?" Mushu asked wondering why she wouldn't take such action.
"Because I'm not aloud to..." She answered simply.
"And that's stopping you now?"
Mulan slowly turned her head to face Mushu, he smiled at her and nodded. She knew that he was right about that but should she leave? What if she gets caught? Mulan sighed and closed her eyes tight then opened them, she was going.
Shang stopped abruptly to see the gray smoke rise from the sky, building torn and burnt down, corpses were lying everywhere and the smell of death filled the air. Shang's heart began to race, he feared for the worse. "Loong!? He yelled out. He waited but nothing, he motioned his horse to continue walking and as he did Shang continued to calling out his friend's name. Shang almost felt himself get into tears until he heard something move. He stopped and jumped off. "Loong?" He yelled again.
"Shang!"
Shang ran to the voice and stopped when he saw his friend lying on the ground covered in blood, He looked as if he was beaten to death, or tortured. "Loong....what happened?" He kneeled down and tried to do something with his wounds but Loong moved his hands away.
"Shang....listen to me....Tin Zao did this...this is his plan, he saw me and knew who I was....he tried to get information but I didn't tell him anything.... He wants you...he wants Mulan as well he wants so much." Loong began to cough and spit out blood.
"Easy Loong...we have to get you back...so we can help you...." Shang could fell himself even tremble.
"No....I can't leave...not her....I found her and we talked....oh Shang...do you know how nice it was? She waited all this time for me too...." Loong began to laugh and cry all at once. We had plans...many plans....but that's when they came....She lies beside me now....I want to be with her Shang." Loong announced to him. Shang nodded his head in understanding, although he did not want to leave his friend just there to lie there and suffer until death met him, he knew that, that was what he wanted. Shang could feel himself get tears in his eyes.
"You're a good man Loong....your braver then me even..." Loong smiled and chuckled but all got silent. Loong was beginning to close his eyes but before he felt himself go he took Shang's hand and held it in his. "No Shang...you're the brave one.....you have to help her....I know you don't know what I mean or what to do now but when the time comes you will realize the treasure.....the gift....that you truly have with you....I know you will make the right choice...."
Loong's hand became loose in Shang's and Shang knew it, Loong was dead.....Shang whipped away the tears that fell from his eyes.
Mulan crept silently behind him, she was silent the whole time, she could hear Shang crying. She pitied him to have to go through this again, once with his father and now with a dear friend of his. As she walked closer Shang heard the footsteps and turned quickly only to see Mulan, at that point he didn't care weather she was there or not, all that mattered right now was that he lost a solder and a friend. Mulan crouched down and put a supportive hand on his shoulder. He did nothing to it but just turned around and faced his dead friend.
Mulan got closer to Shang and placed her head carefully on Shang's shoulder and watched his movement, seeing weather or not he would move from her touch or closeness but he didn't to her surprise. But she realized that it was probably only temporary, that he only wanted the comfort now because of the hard time or he just didn't care at that time right then. "I'm sorry Shang....." Mulan applied with sympathy.
Shang turned around and looked at her but looked back at the very moment he felt bad for his actions towards her, all she wanted from him was comfort, support but she also seemed as if she still wanted his love but to think of that he brushed off and told himself, 'never'.
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So....? I know that the last part was kind of harsh but there are about 9 more chapters coming up so you get to see what goes on. What will happen with the letter to the girl? Relationships between Mulan and Shang or maybe other people get involved too? Wait and see what happens next, there's even a surprise in the next few chapters! It will turn everything around! Hehehehe....so tell me what you thought or think or what ever! Hehee. Thanks again!