Sorry that I took so long I went camping but I did write chapters when I
was there so I hope that you enjoy them!
Chapter 17: The Blossom Comb?
It became late afternoon that day; Mulan was in her new room but not alone. Bao's mother was in helping her into her new wedding dress that she bought for her. Mulan stood in front of the large mirror that had a beautiful wooden border around it that was carven into with great detail. Mulan had the dress now around her waist and was now making its way up to her shoulders. Bao's mother came up from behind her and began to tie up and secure the all that needed to be in order to get it to fit properly. She began to move her head to face the mirror in order to look at herself and see what she looked like. She turned from side to side then turned around to check the back of the dress, then turned forward again with a smile on her face. The way the dress looked and felt impressed her.
Bao's mother came to the side of Mulan and also glanced at her in the mirror, "You look gorgeous....and the dress is a perfect fit." She sighed with satisfaction and accomplishment. "You and Bao are going to light up the town." Mulan smiled but inside she felt herself frown, and thoughts of Shang popped in her head. She quickly shook off the thoughts of him and began to concentrate on Bao, and the wedding. Bao's mother placed her hand on Mulan's shoulder making Mulan look at her in question or to see if everything was ok. "My dear I can see it in your eyes that you're nervous but don't be all you guys have to do is pretend that no one else is there except the two of you and with that the ceremony will be over and then you can celebrate your day together." She smiled then began to ask, "If you need to talk about anything, just tell me ok?"
Mulan nodded her head, "Thank you Mai Lynn." She smiled and bowed respectfully.
"Do you need anything before I leave?" Mai Lynn asked as she turned around from the door just as she was about to open it. Mulan shook her head. "Ok, well I won't be far so if you need me, just call."
"Mai Lynn..." Mai Lynn turned and waited, "Thank you for everything." Mai Lynn smiled and began to exit out the door way leaving the door closed for Mulan so she would have some privacy. Mulan sighed heavily with guilt and shame. She felt so bad, both Bao and his mom were doing so much for her, to help her to get over the hard times and she still had images of Shang in her head. She just wanted to pull out those thoughts and throw them away and get on with her life. But she knew that it wasn't going to be easy, even if all she ever wanted was to be in love and live a wonderful life with a loving husband and maybe even kids. But that's when she met Shang again after three years and it messed everything up. She now wished that she never even met him.
A sudden steer near the window made Mulan jerk back in the direction of the sound. She stayed quiet and still as she could trying not to make a sound as she approached the window carefully to see who or what it was. Then the object popped out of the window and began to approach Mulan he was covered in black, not knowing who he was at first Mulan demanded for the figure to leave but he kept getting closer and closer till he finally took off his hood to reveal who he truly was. "Shang? What are you doing here?" she asked surprised and confused.
"I'm not quite sure myself...." He said, he now noticed that she was wearing something real elegant, making his own eyes examined her. "You look nice..."
Mulan changed the subject quickly, "What are you doing here?" she asked again still waiting for an answer.
"I need to....well..." he stumbled for the right words to say.
"Shang...I need you to leave this isn't my house and your suppose to be back with the guys....plus I'm getting prepared for my wedding tomorrow morning. And well not to be rude but having you here isn't the best of help."
"Well sorry.... but I had to talk to you and it was important but if you don't want to talk then here, it's a gift." He said as he held out his hand out to her with a small object with in his hand. Mulan looked at it in curiosity and confusion. It was dirty and looked old. Mulan began to walk up closer to his hand and glanced down at his hand.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Look...." He placed it in her hand and let her hand go. She began to study it but soon enough she realized that it was hers, it was her blossom comb that her father gave to her for her birthday a long time ago. The memory gave her tears in her eyes, she looked up at Shang.
"How did you? I mean where?...." She asked but was clearly speechless.
"On my way here I found myself at you old house so I decided to go through it and when I did I found that."
"Thank you...." She said while cleaning it off. "But you never answered my first question." She implied still wondering what his business up here was for.
Shang took a deep breath and took a couple steps closer to her all while staring at her in the eyes and deep into them too. He began to bring his hand to his chin and raising her face up to him, "Mulan...I can't stop thinking about you...and I need to find out why...." He began to inch even closer planning to place a kiss on her lips. She knew what was coming and she felt her heart sank and feelings get numb, she had always wanted this but now, now it was too late and she couldn't. Mulan took a step back from his touch and turned her head away from him.
"I don't want to do this...I'm not one of those little girls that you go to."
"I never said you were plus it isn't even like that."
"How do you know that?" She paused, "I'm probably just an object, something that you had fanaticized about and now all you want is this....well you aren't getting anything. Go home."
"Mulan....please listen to me...that's not what I want you for, I want something more and I know that for a fact!"
"I'm getting married Shang and it's not to you. It to Bao, the one who loves me and cares for me deeply. Things have changed and we can't change them back...." Mulan began to cry. "I will always love you in my heart but not like this...." She paused and whipped away her tears, "Plus I find it kind of hard to believe that after all that you have said and put me through you know are coming in here like this?"
"I can't help with what happened and you know that!" Shang snapped.
"I know....I know...but I love him and...."
"And me.....I know you do....you are just too afraid to dump him and come back with me."
"There never was an US Shang....and there never will be, don't you understand? I love Bao....you left you weren't there anymore and that's not my fault....I found someone, we found each other and I was doing fine until you came back." Mulan snapped, while hot tears rolled down her cheeks.
It became silent for awhile neither of them were looking at each other now. Until Shang tunred and faced her again with anger written all over his face, "Fine....do what you want then....as for me I'm staying in China and I don't care if they find me and take me away or even kill me! But let me tell you this, even after three years of not seeing you, you might think that I totally forgot about you and stopped caring about you, but your wrong. It was the part of not seeing you that ruined me, screwed me up and made me horrible to you and probably everyone else to. I loved you and I missed you and seeing you with Bao made me mad, not at you not so much him but more me. You weren't in my life so I was miserable! I've always loved you and will never stop. Hell I even went back and gave you your comb back because I thought that maybe it would help you get the clue that I know what you like, who you are and everything I never stopped to try to get ride of all those memories, the likes and dislikes cause that's what I liked about you!" He explained trying so hard to explain his love for her. She just stared at him motionless and mouth slightly open. "You do what you want then...."
"Mulan? Are you alright in there?" Mai Lynn asked from the other side of the door.
"You have to..." Mulan began to turn back to Shang in a whisper but he was already gone and out of site. "Leave"
Mai Lynn opened the door and approached Mulan, "Are you alright my dear?"
"Yes I'm alright, just thought I saw something that's all." She answered still staring out the window that which he came in and now exited.
Shang was now back on his stallion trying to get out from the town as quick as possible. "Wait! Shang! What happened?" Mushu asked as he began to climb up the horse and to Shang.
"I'm leaving....."
"I think you spoke to soon General Li." Said a voice that could only belong to an old obnoxious skinny person, Chi Fu. "I'm sorry Shang, Men you know what to do..." Two solders went up to Shang from either side and waited for him to climb done from his horse. Shang glared at all of them and watched their every move, he then began to slowly climb down and place his hands in front of him, Chi Fu and the others were a little surprised by his great cooperation but continued with their duties and began to tie up his hands in front of him. "Off to the dungeons for now, until tomorrow morning that is where he will stay."
Back at the dungeons Shang was placed into one of the many cells that were considerable small. Shang was taken out of the ropes and placed into the cell where he then sat down against the wall while resting his arms on his knees. The dungeon door closed and he found him self more alone then ever. He could feel his heart already broken and his will power shredded. There was no more hope; he wanted to die in the morning. "Shang?" Mushu called out as he silently crept through the cell window that was up high and bared. He went up to Shang and noticed that Shang was just ignoring him and didn't want to make and notion that he was there. "I'm going to get help ok...."
"No Mushu...."
"What? What do you mean no?"
"I mean I want to die tomorrow, I have no reason to live plus I broke the law and I came back...."
"But for good reason."
"Well that reason didn't work and now all I want to do is get my life over with. Mushu I regret everything that has happened and feel that it's my fault and all I wish is that I could go back and change everything and be with her. But I lost her now and I just want to die."
"The only thing is that if you did go back and change the past, you would have died and you know what...you would have never seen her again and you wouldn't have gotten that chance to change things or even just see her." Explained Mushu.
"Please leave me Mushu..." He said as he lowered his head down to the ground. Mushu felt sympathy for Shang he had gone through a lot and wanted it all to change because of things that took place and now death was the way he wanted to go. Mushu lowered his head and quietly made his way up the wall again. He got to the window and faced Shang, "Don't lose hope on everything Shang....."
So what do you think? More is coming soon! Please review! Thank you!
Chapter 17: The Blossom Comb?
It became late afternoon that day; Mulan was in her new room but not alone. Bao's mother was in helping her into her new wedding dress that she bought for her. Mulan stood in front of the large mirror that had a beautiful wooden border around it that was carven into with great detail. Mulan had the dress now around her waist and was now making its way up to her shoulders. Bao's mother came up from behind her and began to tie up and secure the all that needed to be in order to get it to fit properly. She began to move her head to face the mirror in order to look at herself and see what she looked like. She turned from side to side then turned around to check the back of the dress, then turned forward again with a smile on her face. The way the dress looked and felt impressed her.
Bao's mother came to the side of Mulan and also glanced at her in the mirror, "You look gorgeous....and the dress is a perfect fit." She sighed with satisfaction and accomplishment. "You and Bao are going to light up the town." Mulan smiled but inside she felt herself frown, and thoughts of Shang popped in her head. She quickly shook off the thoughts of him and began to concentrate on Bao, and the wedding. Bao's mother placed her hand on Mulan's shoulder making Mulan look at her in question or to see if everything was ok. "My dear I can see it in your eyes that you're nervous but don't be all you guys have to do is pretend that no one else is there except the two of you and with that the ceremony will be over and then you can celebrate your day together." She smiled then began to ask, "If you need to talk about anything, just tell me ok?"
Mulan nodded her head, "Thank you Mai Lynn." She smiled and bowed respectfully.
"Do you need anything before I leave?" Mai Lynn asked as she turned around from the door just as she was about to open it. Mulan shook her head. "Ok, well I won't be far so if you need me, just call."
"Mai Lynn..." Mai Lynn turned and waited, "Thank you for everything." Mai Lynn smiled and began to exit out the door way leaving the door closed for Mulan so she would have some privacy. Mulan sighed heavily with guilt and shame. She felt so bad, both Bao and his mom were doing so much for her, to help her to get over the hard times and she still had images of Shang in her head. She just wanted to pull out those thoughts and throw them away and get on with her life. But she knew that it wasn't going to be easy, even if all she ever wanted was to be in love and live a wonderful life with a loving husband and maybe even kids. But that's when she met Shang again after three years and it messed everything up. She now wished that she never even met him.
A sudden steer near the window made Mulan jerk back in the direction of the sound. She stayed quiet and still as she could trying not to make a sound as she approached the window carefully to see who or what it was. Then the object popped out of the window and began to approach Mulan he was covered in black, not knowing who he was at first Mulan demanded for the figure to leave but he kept getting closer and closer till he finally took off his hood to reveal who he truly was. "Shang? What are you doing here?" she asked surprised and confused.
"I'm not quite sure myself...." He said, he now noticed that she was wearing something real elegant, making his own eyes examined her. "You look nice..."
Mulan changed the subject quickly, "What are you doing here?" she asked again still waiting for an answer.
"I need to....well..." he stumbled for the right words to say.
"Shang...I need you to leave this isn't my house and your suppose to be back with the guys....plus I'm getting prepared for my wedding tomorrow morning. And well not to be rude but having you here isn't the best of help."
"Well sorry.... but I had to talk to you and it was important but if you don't want to talk then here, it's a gift." He said as he held out his hand out to her with a small object with in his hand. Mulan looked at it in curiosity and confusion. It was dirty and looked old. Mulan began to walk up closer to his hand and glanced down at his hand.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Look...." He placed it in her hand and let her hand go. She began to study it but soon enough she realized that it was hers, it was her blossom comb that her father gave to her for her birthday a long time ago. The memory gave her tears in her eyes, she looked up at Shang.
"How did you? I mean where?...." She asked but was clearly speechless.
"On my way here I found myself at you old house so I decided to go through it and when I did I found that."
"Thank you...." She said while cleaning it off. "But you never answered my first question." She implied still wondering what his business up here was for.
Shang took a deep breath and took a couple steps closer to her all while staring at her in the eyes and deep into them too. He began to bring his hand to his chin and raising her face up to him, "Mulan...I can't stop thinking about you...and I need to find out why...." He began to inch even closer planning to place a kiss on her lips. She knew what was coming and she felt her heart sank and feelings get numb, she had always wanted this but now, now it was too late and she couldn't. Mulan took a step back from his touch and turned her head away from him.
"I don't want to do this...I'm not one of those little girls that you go to."
"I never said you were plus it isn't even like that."
"How do you know that?" She paused, "I'm probably just an object, something that you had fanaticized about and now all you want is this....well you aren't getting anything. Go home."
"Mulan....please listen to me...that's not what I want you for, I want something more and I know that for a fact!"
"I'm getting married Shang and it's not to you. It to Bao, the one who loves me and cares for me deeply. Things have changed and we can't change them back...." Mulan began to cry. "I will always love you in my heart but not like this...." She paused and whipped away her tears, "Plus I find it kind of hard to believe that after all that you have said and put me through you know are coming in here like this?"
"I can't help with what happened and you know that!" Shang snapped.
"I know....I know...but I love him and...."
"And me.....I know you do....you are just too afraid to dump him and come back with me."
"There never was an US Shang....and there never will be, don't you understand? I love Bao....you left you weren't there anymore and that's not my fault....I found someone, we found each other and I was doing fine until you came back." Mulan snapped, while hot tears rolled down her cheeks.
It became silent for awhile neither of them were looking at each other now. Until Shang tunred and faced her again with anger written all over his face, "Fine....do what you want then....as for me I'm staying in China and I don't care if they find me and take me away or even kill me! But let me tell you this, even after three years of not seeing you, you might think that I totally forgot about you and stopped caring about you, but your wrong. It was the part of not seeing you that ruined me, screwed me up and made me horrible to you and probably everyone else to. I loved you and I missed you and seeing you with Bao made me mad, not at you not so much him but more me. You weren't in my life so I was miserable! I've always loved you and will never stop. Hell I even went back and gave you your comb back because I thought that maybe it would help you get the clue that I know what you like, who you are and everything I never stopped to try to get ride of all those memories, the likes and dislikes cause that's what I liked about you!" He explained trying so hard to explain his love for her. She just stared at him motionless and mouth slightly open. "You do what you want then...."
"Mulan? Are you alright in there?" Mai Lynn asked from the other side of the door.
"You have to..." Mulan began to turn back to Shang in a whisper but he was already gone and out of site. "Leave"
Mai Lynn opened the door and approached Mulan, "Are you alright my dear?"
"Yes I'm alright, just thought I saw something that's all." She answered still staring out the window that which he came in and now exited.
Shang was now back on his stallion trying to get out from the town as quick as possible. "Wait! Shang! What happened?" Mushu asked as he began to climb up the horse and to Shang.
"I'm leaving....."
"I think you spoke to soon General Li." Said a voice that could only belong to an old obnoxious skinny person, Chi Fu. "I'm sorry Shang, Men you know what to do..." Two solders went up to Shang from either side and waited for him to climb done from his horse. Shang glared at all of them and watched their every move, he then began to slowly climb down and place his hands in front of him, Chi Fu and the others were a little surprised by his great cooperation but continued with their duties and began to tie up his hands in front of him. "Off to the dungeons for now, until tomorrow morning that is where he will stay."
Back at the dungeons Shang was placed into one of the many cells that were considerable small. Shang was taken out of the ropes and placed into the cell where he then sat down against the wall while resting his arms on his knees. The dungeon door closed and he found him self more alone then ever. He could feel his heart already broken and his will power shredded. There was no more hope; he wanted to die in the morning. "Shang?" Mushu called out as he silently crept through the cell window that was up high and bared. He went up to Shang and noticed that Shang was just ignoring him and didn't want to make and notion that he was there. "I'm going to get help ok...."
"No Mushu...."
"What? What do you mean no?"
"I mean I want to die tomorrow, I have no reason to live plus I broke the law and I came back...."
"But for good reason."
"Well that reason didn't work and now all I want to do is get my life over with. Mushu I regret everything that has happened and feel that it's my fault and all I wish is that I could go back and change everything and be with her. But I lost her now and I just want to die."
"The only thing is that if you did go back and change the past, you would have died and you know what...you would have never seen her again and you wouldn't have gotten that chance to change things or even just see her." Explained Mushu.
"Please leave me Mushu..." He said as he lowered his head down to the ground. Mushu felt sympathy for Shang he had gone through a lot and wanted it all to change because of things that took place and now death was the way he wanted to go. Mushu lowered his head and quietly made his way up the wall again. He got to the window and faced Shang, "Don't lose hope on everything Shang....."
So what do you think? More is coming soon! Please review! Thank you!