Chapter 16: Is It Love?
Shang and the others were back at camp but instead of celebrating their return and the victory, all was silent. All that was heard was small whispers of talk, the wind through the trees and the sound of birds chirping. Shang was in Tang's tent being treated for his wounds. "So you jumped in front of her and took this arrow which now is going to leave you with a scare for the rest of your life. Am I not correct?" Commented Tang trying to get in his face. Shang sighed heavily and looked away. Tang smiled and began to laugh. "And to think that you hated her, to the point where you wanted her dead and now....well I guess you were wrong?"
"What do you mean I was wrong?" Asked Shang, a little irritated now that he was bothering him with the whole Mulan thing.
"You know what I mean Shang, Your attitude with her changed that night, you saw something, you saw an opportunity to stop that arrow and you did. Even all that you two were going through with one another, having war with one another about the past, your differences and mostly everything you could find a reason to fight about. You decided to take that chance! I find it kind of remarkable...that's all." Explained Tang, given Shang a real confused look upon his face.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Tang laughed, "You're in love." Tang paused. "You were always in love with her, even when she came here and you fought with her, you still had a thing with her and now since you had to give her away again, you feel as if you lost again." Shang just sat there and listened to his friend the whole time and didn't say a thing. Was he right? Did Shang who was arrogant really love Mulan? He sighed once again. Tang finished the wrapping that covered the wound near his chest. Tang patted Shang shoulder and got up to put his things away. Shang sat there in silence taking in what Tang had just said about him and Mulan.
"Tang...." Tang turned around and waited for what he had to say next, "When I was saying goodbye to her it felt weird...like when I had to leave three years ago and I saw her with Bao...it felt similar to that I think...I'm not sure though?"
Tang smiled, "See you are in love!"
"Is there any way to stop it?" Shang asked.
"No! You're in love and that will never go away!"
"What if I went and saw...."
"Seeing that other girl that you have been seeing for three years now will not help that! You know that!" Tang snapped at Shang's ignorance. "Shang, stop trying to deny your love for Mulan."
"Tang even if I did want to be with her I couldn't and you know that....the law says that we can not leave here and if I were to step back into that place it would be my head!" Shang began to pace. "I have to fight this feeling, it will pass, and it did for three years."
Tang laughed, "That's what you think." Tang paused, "Fine do what you think is right but all I'm going to say is that Love is the most powerful thing and it can concur anything, and that includes the law. And soon you will find out that I am right...." Shang laughed and patted Tang's shoulder and left his tent. Tang sighed, "I swear one day he's going to get kicked in the balls..."
"I heard that Tang!" Said Shang who was still outside the tent.
"Oh...nothing sir I was just saying how honorable of a man you are." Tang chuckled and smiled. Shang who was still outside smiled and laughed at his comment. As he looked out at his men, he frowned he noticed that they weren't the same they looked like the way they did three years ago when they were told they could no longer live in china. The word Banished stuck in Shang's head. They didn't deserve this, after all that they did.
"So what did Tang say?" asked Wang as he walked over to Shang.
"I'll be fine, just scared nothing much though." He said as he continued to look around.
"What are you looking at Shang? You seemed concerned or confused?"
"Well look at them...they seem depressed...I feel that I have done something to them, to make them this way."
"Shang you are our leader, you helped us for so long and we are all grateful it's just the whole thing with the flower thing I think got everyone depressed." He took a breath, "I mean everyone had to leave that place again which was home to many of the men. But I'm sure that everyone will be back to their old selves soon enough." Explained Wang.
"I really doubt that...." Shang whispered.
"What?"
"Uh...nothing..."
"You sure?"
Shang stood there in silence, "Yeah....I mean..." He paused to regain thought. "Nothing never mind, I'm going to go rest in my quarters..." Shang walked off silently. Wang, Zhao and so many others watched as their leader, their captain walked away silently. It was almost as if they knew what he was thinking and feeling. As if their Captain was falling almost like in death or defeat but with a more of a meaning to fall, he was in Love. The powerful word that he wanted to forget so much about, and hid three years ago. A word that he swore to himself would never reach him.
Shang slept in his tent as best as he could tossing and turning in his bed. His thoughts kept traveling back to Mulan and soon he woke up with a start and began rubbing his face with his hands.
Wang woke up from the sound of a horse and a man. Wang got out of bed and walked outside with his sword ready in his hand, He walked over to the dark figure and soon lowered his sword, he knew this figure. "Shang? Shang what are you doing?" He whispered to Shang. Shang turned to face his friend and turned his attention back to his stallion. Wang walked closer to his friend and whispered again, "Where are you going?"
"Take a guess my friend?" He smiled, "Where do you think I'm going?"
Wang smiled and stepped aside; Shang took his cloak and covered his face except his eyes with it then mounted on his horse and took a hold of the reins and nodded at his friend then was off. His stallion neighed and jumped into a full out gallop through the camp and through the forest. Shang's black cloak swayed and sliced the wind as his horse keeping the pace even and fast.
True it was a long journey and would get him there in a day.
Morning came and he was at a small town, he patted his horse he walked on still riding on his stallion. He lowered the cloak that covered his face so that his face was visible to all. He did not want to scare them as much as he already did as he walked in through the town. After he had pulled it down he was no longer looked at by so many, only the girls who would blow him kisses and bate their eyes at him. He took no knowledge of them and continued on his way through the village. Having no money with him he could not take a break and eat all he carried was a small supply of water. Soon as he pasted a burnt house that was in down in ashes he relised that he was not far now, it was Mulan's old house. He halted his horse and dismounted. He began to walk over to what was left of the house and go through it. He left his horse behind and let him graze in the little patch of grass that was left. As he looked around he noticed up on a small hill the shrine was still up, and the small garden which even had the blossom tree, which he knew she loved. All of a sudden he heard a crack as he stepped he stopped walking and looked down he noticed something small; he reached down and picked it up. He dusted it off and then smiled realizing what it was. He placed it in his pocket and began to walk over to the back yard. He went over the bridge and over to the blossom tree, there he sat down sighed he remembered the last time that he sat there with Mulan, she looked so beautiful and innocent.
"What are you doing here?" He looked over to his side to see Mushu; he smiled and chuckled to himself. "Aren't you suppose to be back with your solders and not here?"
"Yeah..."
"Yeah....and why are you here then?" Mushu asked as he crossed his arms together.
"Oh can't you take a clue Mushu?"
Mushu laughed, "Yeah your right I already knew....But how exactly do you plan on..."
"Not sure....so don't even ask!" Shang interrupted. He took a deep breath of fresh air and began to walk back over to his horse. Mushu of course followed. "Why you following me?"
"Shang now I think your asking the dumb question here, why do you think?" Mushu answered.
"Mushu, I need time to think...."
"Fine....but I have an idea that might get her back to you?" Mushu said as he stopped and now waited for Shang to do the same.
Shang stopped and sighed heavily, "Urg....fine....come along."
Mushu plopped on top of Shang's shoulder as he continued walking over to his horse. "You know I never did thank you for finally coming and saving her....So thank you."
"It was nothing...."
"But it changed you...kind of made you realize what an ass you were being..."
"You know if you don't stop with this whole thing that person can come back real soon." Shang said getting irritated.
"Fine, Fine....but I knew all along that you loved her and that you were just....."
"Mushu!" Shang snapped.
"Ok, ok sorry...." Mushu paused, "But I did!" Shang sighed heavily.
"This is going to be a long trip!"
So.....what did you think? Did I mess anything up in this chapter? I really hope I didn't I had to redo all of Chapter 15! Grrr...but its all better now and thank you so much for pointing that out to me! So please review and tell me what you think!
Shang and the others were back at camp but instead of celebrating their return and the victory, all was silent. All that was heard was small whispers of talk, the wind through the trees and the sound of birds chirping. Shang was in Tang's tent being treated for his wounds. "So you jumped in front of her and took this arrow which now is going to leave you with a scare for the rest of your life. Am I not correct?" Commented Tang trying to get in his face. Shang sighed heavily and looked away. Tang smiled and began to laugh. "And to think that you hated her, to the point where you wanted her dead and now....well I guess you were wrong?"
"What do you mean I was wrong?" Asked Shang, a little irritated now that he was bothering him with the whole Mulan thing.
"You know what I mean Shang, Your attitude with her changed that night, you saw something, you saw an opportunity to stop that arrow and you did. Even all that you two were going through with one another, having war with one another about the past, your differences and mostly everything you could find a reason to fight about. You decided to take that chance! I find it kind of remarkable...that's all." Explained Tang, given Shang a real confused look upon his face.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Tang laughed, "You're in love." Tang paused. "You were always in love with her, even when she came here and you fought with her, you still had a thing with her and now since you had to give her away again, you feel as if you lost again." Shang just sat there and listened to his friend the whole time and didn't say a thing. Was he right? Did Shang who was arrogant really love Mulan? He sighed once again. Tang finished the wrapping that covered the wound near his chest. Tang patted Shang shoulder and got up to put his things away. Shang sat there in silence taking in what Tang had just said about him and Mulan.
"Tang...." Tang turned around and waited for what he had to say next, "When I was saying goodbye to her it felt weird...like when I had to leave three years ago and I saw her with Bao...it felt similar to that I think...I'm not sure though?"
Tang smiled, "See you are in love!"
"Is there any way to stop it?" Shang asked.
"No! You're in love and that will never go away!"
"What if I went and saw...."
"Seeing that other girl that you have been seeing for three years now will not help that! You know that!" Tang snapped at Shang's ignorance. "Shang, stop trying to deny your love for Mulan."
"Tang even if I did want to be with her I couldn't and you know that....the law says that we can not leave here and if I were to step back into that place it would be my head!" Shang began to pace. "I have to fight this feeling, it will pass, and it did for three years."
Tang laughed, "That's what you think." Tang paused, "Fine do what you think is right but all I'm going to say is that Love is the most powerful thing and it can concur anything, and that includes the law. And soon you will find out that I am right...." Shang laughed and patted Tang's shoulder and left his tent. Tang sighed, "I swear one day he's going to get kicked in the balls..."
"I heard that Tang!" Said Shang who was still outside the tent.
"Oh...nothing sir I was just saying how honorable of a man you are." Tang chuckled and smiled. Shang who was still outside smiled and laughed at his comment. As he looked out at his men, he frowned he noticed that they weren't the same they looked like the way they did three years ago when they were told they could no longer live in china. The word Banished stuck in Shang's head. They didn't deserve this, after all that they did.
"So what did Tang say?" asked Wang as he walked over to Shang.
"I'll be fine, just scared nothing much though." He said as he continued to look around.
"What are you looking at Shang? You seemed concerned or confused?"
"Well look at them...they seem depressed...I feel that I have done something to them, to make them this way."
"Shang you are our leader, you helped us for so long and we are all grateful it's just the whole thing with the flower thing I think got everyone depressed." He took a breath, "I mean everyone had to leave that place again which was home to many of the men. But I'm sure that everyone will be back to their old selves soon enough." Explained Wang.
"I really doubt that...." Shang whispered.
"What?"
"Uh...nothing..."
"You sure?"
Shang stood there in silence, "Yeah....I mean..." He paused to regain thought. "Nothing never mind, I'm going to go rest in my quarters..." Shang walked off silently. Wang, Zhao and so many others watched as their leader, their captain walked away silently. It was almost as if they knew what he was thinking and feeling. As if their Captain was falling almost like in death or defeat but with a more of a meaning to fall, he was in Love. The powerful word that he wanted to forget so much about, and hid three years ago. A word that he swore to himself would never reach him.
Shang slept in his tent as best as he could tossing and turning in his bed. His thoughts kept traveling back to Mulan and soon he woke up with a start and began rubbing his face with his hands.
Wang woke up from the sound of a horse and a man. Wang got out of bed and walked outside with his sword ready in his hand, He walked over to the dark figure and soon lowered his sword, he knew this figure. "Shang? Shang what are you doing?" He whispered to Shang. Shang turned to face his friend and turned his attention back to his stallion. Wang walked closer to his friend and whispered again, "Where are you going?"
"Take a guess my friend?" He smiled, "Where do you think I'm going?"
Wang smiled and stepped aside; Shang took his cloak and covered his face except his eyes with it then mounted on his horse and took a hold of the reins and nodded at his friend then was off. His stallion neighed and jumped into a full out gallop through the camp and through the forest. Shang's black cloak swayed and sliced the wind as his horse keeping the pace even and fast.
True it was a long journey and would get him there in a day.
Morning came and he was at a small town, he patted his horse he walked on still riding on his stallion. He lowered the cloak that covered his face so that his face was visible to all. He did not want to scare them as much as he already did as he walked in through the town. After he had pulled it down he was no longer looked at by so many, only the girls who would blow him kisses and bate their eyes at him. He took no knowledge of them and continued on his way through the village. Having no money with him he could not take a break and eat all he carried was a small supply of water. Soon as he pasted a burnt house that was in down in ashes he relised that he was not far now, it was Mulan's old house. He halted his horse and dismounted. He began to walk over to what was left of the house and go through it. He left his horse behind and let him graze in the little patch of grass that was left. As he looked around he noticed up on a small hill the shrine was still up, and the small garden which even had the blossom tree, which he knew she loved. All of a sudden he heard a crack as he stepped he stopped walking and looked down he noticed something small; he reached down and picked it up. He dusted it off and then smiled realizing what it was. He placed it in his pocket and began to walk over to the back yard. He went over the bridge and over to the blossom tree, there he sat down sighed he remembered the last time that he sat there with Mulan, she looked so beautiful and innocent.
"What are you doing here?" He looked over to his side to see Mushu; he smiled and chuckled to himself. "Aren't you suppose to be back with your solders and not here?"
"Yeah..."
"Yeah....and why are you here then?" Mushu asked as he crossed his arms together.
"Oh can't you take a clue Mushu?"
Mushu laughed, "Yeah your right I already knew....But how exactly do you plan on..."
"Not sure....so don't even ask!" Shang interrupted. He took a deep breath of fresh air and began to walk back over to his horse. Mushu of course followed. "Why you following me?"
"Shang now I think your asking the dumb question here, why do you think?" Mushu answered.
"Mushu, I need time to think...."
"Fine....but I have an idea that might get her back to you?" Mushu said as he stopped and now waited for Shang to do the same.
Shang stopped and sighed heavily, "Urg....fine....come along."
Mushu plopped on top of Shang's shoulder as he continued walking over to his horse. "You know I never did thank you for finally coming and saving her....So thank you."
"It was nothing...."
"But it changed you...kind of made you realize what an ass you were being..."
"You know if you don't stop with this whole thing that person can come back real soon." Shang said getting irritated.
"Fine, Fine....but I knew all along that you loved her and that you were just....."
"Mushu!" Shang snapped.
"Ok, ok sorry...." Mushu paused, "But I did!" Shang sighed heavily.
"This is going to be a long trip!"
So.....what did you think? Did I mess anything up in this chapter? I really hope I didn't I had to redo all of Chapter 15! Grrr...but its all better now and thank you so much for pointing that out to me! So please review and tell me what you think!