Chapter 14: Putting The Past Behind
Night grew cold and dark that evening. Mulan sat on the edge of her bed in thought. She was so confused but she couldn't really understand the true meaning of why. Why should she be when all that happened was Shang coming for her and saving her? Yes it was different because all he had done to her was treat her badly but when he jumped in front of her it got her thinking, that maybe there was more there then she thought? She shook her head 'it can't be possible' she paused 'or can it' her thoughts trailed for a second until she regained her thoughts back and told herself that Bao was the man for her the one who loved her and cared for her. He would do anything for her. It was like Shang said, "you make him happy." She knew that but with all that had happened it all seemed to hit her in the face as if she now had a choice, a choice to be with either Bao or Shang. But Shang didn't want that, he didn't want her and it was clear, he made it clear. She had to move on like she did years ago.
Mulan walked into Bao's room where doctors left, he was asleep soundly. Mulan smiled, he looked so peaceful and quiet. She approached him gradually with out a sound made, all which could be heard was the sound of the wind carrying the soft chirps of the crickets. She sat close to his head and examined all the wounds that he now would have to live with for the rest of his life. She frowned; taking his hand which lay beside him into her soft careful hands, she held them tight and close to her face. She almost felt a tear run down her cheek, he had been there for her and wanted everything for the both of them and their relationship and she had to be stupid and play games with her heart and mind about him and the Shang situation. She always wanted love and she became blind for that time they had been apart for not seeing it. No, this was where she belonged. This was her heart, her love.
With the sift touch it was enough to send a message into Bao's head that someone was there. He opened his eyes only to see his Mulan. He smiled; his heart fell when he saw that she was in tears. "Mulan? Are you ok?"
Mulan jerked her head up, "Yeah, I was just....well thinking really." She paused. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine I guess." He reached his hand up and cupped her face into his hand. His smile only made her smile. "But are you ok?" He asked.
"Yes, now that you are ok, I can breathe once more." She smiled yet a tear rolled down her cheek.
Bao frowned, "I think there's more to it then just that though...." He looked down at the ground.
"No...Bao."
"It's Shang isn't it?" He asked looking back up at her now.
Mulan was silent; tears were rolling down her face now. "Not any more...I thought that....well maybe I still loved him but there will be nothing and I promise you that with all my heart I love one man and that man is you, Bao." She paused, "I was a fool to think that way and I just hope you can forgive me and we can move on...together?" She waited.
Bao grinned and brought her close to him and they hugged deep with passion. "There's nothing to forgive....I'm just glad that I didn't lose you...." He paused and began to dig for something in his pocket Mulan watched in curiously then her eyes went wide. He now was holding a small little box. He looked up into her eyes and smiled with so much love and caring. "Mulan I love you and you know that....and I want to spend the rest of my life with you....will you marry me?"
Mulan cupped her mouth in surprise then slowly released her hands from her mouth and took the box carefully from his hands and began to open it, inside was a small ring hand crafted with care. It was gold and had a small jewel and around it was embroiled with both of their names on it. She looked up and smiled. "It gorgeous."
"I had it made about 3 weeks ago, I was going to ask you awhile ago but I didn't get the chance to." He paused, "I hope you will wear it...."
Mulan hugged him and kissed him, "Yes....Yes! I will marry you!"
Morning came, all was bright and beautiful and peaceful. Shang still at healing process was up and packing for his journey back to the camp. When all of a sudden Chi Fu and five guards who were with him came barging in his room. Shang slowly turned and saw who it was, "Man I thought I could go on never seeing your face again, well so much for that....what do you want?"
"Shang, Shang, it seems that you and your men are in trouble again." He began to walk around Shang and looking at him and what was around him. "You know the law and so do your men!"
"Yes we know it very well but Mulan was in trouble so we....."
"So you broke the law and you came here! What you did I know was for the only interest of her but you were banished and so was your men and for that we know have to hold you for that with your sentence for death!" Chi Fu announced. "I'm sorry....But I must."
"Why can't you just let us go....We're leaving! We don't want to be here!"
"But you'll be back! You're in love with her, Mulan!"
"I don't love her!" Shang snapped, "She's history my past, she's with Bao. They love each other and that's the way things are and have to be." His voice growled at Chi Fu.
Chi Fu sighed softly; he turned his head to Shang, "That's not what you showed back there with that little stunt." He paused. "You still have feelings for her you just don't want to admit it! I'm sorry Shang....." He began to walk away, and at the second the men moved forward to grab Shang but Shang wasn't going to stop.
"Think what you like to but I don't love her! Give me some time to gather all my men and we'll all be out of here by night! I give you a general's word!"
Chi Fu stopped but did not turn, "You give me a false General's word...but I will allow it...till night fall after that if you are still here its death!" And with that he walked away as did the five solders closing the door behind them. Shang sighed in relief and plopped down back on the bed. He rubbed his head. He needed to gather his men and quick for he did not have a lot of time.
The one and only place that he had to look for them was at the towns bar. As soon as he got in all his men cheered at the sight of their General. "How you feeling man?" Asked Wang and many others.
"Guys we need to leave and soon, Chi Fu as just informed me that if we do not leave by night fall, its death row for all of us." Announced Shang about the circumstances.
"Hey what about Mulan?" Asked a man from the back.
"Yeah what about her? What's going on? Is she coming with you...I mean us?" asked Wang.
"No, she has a life here, Bao is better, her life is with him. And I want no more said about either one of us or I'll personally kill you myself." Pausing, "Now get ready, we leave now" Ordered Shang.
The men did as they were told and began to pack up their things and head to their horses. Zhao comes up to Shang and puts a hand on his friend's shoulder, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to her?"
"I have no reason to...." Shang moved on.
"But Shang.....at least what you could do is tell her that you are leaving, so this whole thing doesn't happen again with her thinking that your dead....remember?"
Shang sighed heavily, "Can't I just leave a note or something?" He asked trying to get out of it. But Zhao looked at him and shook his head, "God I hate it when you do this to me! I'll tell and that's it!" Shang marched off.
Zhao smiled and chuckled, "Sure you will...."
You guys are going to hate me again for leaving ya hanging again lol. The next Chapter will be up soon after this one. Thanks to all who have reviewed it helped so much!
Night grew cold and dark that evening. Mulan sat on the edge of her bed in thought. She was so confused but she couldn't really understand the true meaning of why. Why should she be when all that happened was Shang coming for her and saving her? Yes it was different because all he had done to her was treat her badly but when he jumped in front of her it got her thinking, that maybe there was more there then she thought? She shook her head 'it can't be possible' she paused 'or can it' her thoughts trailed for a second until she regained her thoughts back and told herself that Bao was the man for her the one who loved her and cared for her. He would do anything for her. It was like Shang said, "you make him happy." She knew that but with all that had happened it all seemed to hit her in the face as if she now had a choice, a choice to be with either Bao or Shang. But Shang didn't want that, he didn't want her and it was clear, he made it clear. She had to move on like she did years ago.
Mulan walked into Bao's room where doctors left, he was asleep soundly. Mulan smiled, he looked so peaceful and quiet. She approached him gradually with out a sound made, all which could be heard was the sound of the wind carrying the soft chirps of the crickets. She sat close to his head and examined all the wounds that he now would have to live with for the rest of his life. She frowned; taking his hand which lay beside him into her soft careful hands, she held them tight and close to her face. She almost felt a tear run down her cheek, he had been there for her and wanted everything for the both of them and their relationship and she had to be stupid and play games with her heart and mind about him and the Shang situation. She always wanted love and she became blind for that time they had been apart for not seeing it. No, this was where she belonged. This was her heart, her love.
With the sift touch it was enough to send a message into Bao's head that someone was there. He opened his eyes only to see his Mulan. He smiled; his heart fell when he saw that she was in tears. "Mulan? Are you ok?"
Mulan jerked her head up, "Yeah, I was just....well thinking really." She paused. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine I guess." He reached his hand up and cupped her face into his hand. His smile only made her smile. "But are you ok?" He asked.
"Yes, now that you are ok, I can breathe once more." She smiled yet a tear rolled down her cheek.
Bao frowned, "I think there's more to it then just that though...." He looked down at the ground.
"No...Bao."
"It's Shang isn't it?" He asked looking back up at her now.
Mulan was silent; tears were rolling down her face now. "Not any more...I thought that....well maybe I still loved him but there will be nothing and I promise you that with all my heart I love one man and that man is you, Bao." She paused, "I was a fool to think that way and I just hope you can forgive me and we can move on...together?" She waited.
Bao grinned and brought her close to him and they hugged deep with passion. "There's nothing to forgive....I'm just glad that I didn't lose you...." He paused and began to dig for something in his pocket Mulan watched in curiously then her eyes went wide. He now was holding a small little box. He looked up into her eyes and smiled with so much love and caring. "Mulan I love you and you know that....and I want to spend the rest of my life with you....will you marry me?"
Mulan cupped her mouth in surprise then slowly released her hands from her mouth and took the box carefully from his hands and began to open it, inside was a small ring hand crafted with care. It was gold and had a small jewel and around it was embroiled with both of their names on it. She looked up and smiled. "It gorgeous."
"I had it made about 3 weeks ago, I was going to ask you awhile ago but I didn't get the chance to." He paused, "I hope you will wear it...."
Mulan hugged him and kissed him, "Yes....Yes! I will marry you!"
Morning came, all was bright and beautiful and peaceful. Shang still at healing process was up and packing for his journey back to the camp. When all of a sudden Chi Fu and five guards who were with him came barging in his room. Shang slowly turned and saw who it was, "Man I thought I could go on never seeing your face again, well so much for that....what do you want?"
"Shang, Shang, it seems that you and your men are in trouble again." He began to walk around Shang and looking at him and what was around him. "You know the law and so do your men!"
"Yes we know it very well but Mulan was in trouble so we....."
"So you broke the law and you came here! What you did I know was for the only interest of her but you were banished and so was your men and for that we know have to hold you for that with your sentence for death!" Chi Fu announced. "I'm sorry....But I must."
"Why can't you just let us go....We're leaving! We don't want to be here!"
"But you'll be back! You're in love with her, Mulan!"
"I don't love her!" Shang snapped, "She's history my past, she's with Bao. They love each other and that's the way things are and have to be." His voice growled at Chi Fu.
Chi Fu sighed softly; he turned his head to Shang, "That's not what you showed back there with that little stunt." He paused. "You still have feelings for her you just don't want to admit it! I'm sorry Shang....." He began to walk away, and at the second the men moved forward to grab Shang but Shang wasn't going to stop.
"Think what you like to but I don't love her! Give me some time to gather all my men and we'll all be out of here by night! I give you a general's word!"
Chi Fu stopped but did not turn, "You give me a false General's word...but I will allow it...till night fall after that if you are still here its death!" And with that he walked away as did the five solders closing the door behind them. Shang sighed in relief and plopped down back on the bed. He rubbed his head. He needed to gather his men and quick for he did not have a lot of time.
The one and only place that he had to look for them was at the towns bar. As soon as he got in all his men cheered at the sight of their General. "How you feeling man?" Asked Wang and many others.
"Guys we need to leave and soon, Chi Fu as just informed me that if we do not leave by night fall, its death row for all of us." Announced Shang about the circumstances.
"Hey what about Mulan?" Asked a man from the back.
"Yeah what about her? What's going on? Is she coming with you...I mean us?" asked Wang.
"No, she has a life here, Bao is better, her life is with him. And I want no more said about either one of us or I'll personally kill you myself." Pausing, "Now get ready, we leave now" Ordered Shang.
The men did as they were told and began to pack up their things and head to their horses. Zhao comes up to Shang and puts a hand on his friend's shoulder, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to her?"
"I have no reason to...." Shang moved on.
"But Shang.....at least what you could do is tell her that you are leaving, so this whole thing doesn't happen again with her thinking that your dead....remember?"
Shang sighed heavily, "Can't I just leave a note or something?" He asked trying to get out of it. But Zhao looked at him and shook his head, "God I hate it when you do this to me! I'll tell and that's it!" Shang marched off.
Zhao smiled and chuckled, "Sure you will...."
You guys are going to hate me again for leaving ya hanging again lol. The next Chapter will be up soon after this one. Thanks to all who have reviewed it helped so much!