Author Notes:
Ignore the old author notes since I got rid of the old update day. It resulted in me getting too stressed with all my stories and not enjoying writing them, so I got rid of it and now update whenever I can be bothered/can find the time. But you can still check my bio and I even have a progress diary that will tell you where I am up to. Link is on my bio.
Old Author Notes:
Thank you Thank you thank you! Thank you for all of your kind reviews! Here is a new chapter for you. Sorry it's short... But I just want to draw to your attention that my update day will be Sunday. So every week there should be a new chapter up. If not, all info is posted on my bio, just to keep you informed (since author notes have been banned unless they are on your story) ((rolls eyes)) ah well, I'm gonna go and watch Mulan again a dozen times and take notes for my next few chapters. Enjoy!
Disclaimer:
By the way, as you already know I DO NOT OWN Mulan, DISNEY DOES!
Chapter 3: The Boy Can Be A Man After All
Sleep refused to come that night. I tossed and turned in my tent, cocooning myself in blankets and kicking them away in tired frustration. He still kept me awake. He was gone. Probably on his way home, on the road to his village as we speak. And yet, I still could not drift off into the deep slumber that I used to be able to fall into with ease before I met him. Why had he affected me so much? He who could not be a man? Maybe that was it. He reminds me so much of a woman. A perfect woman. He is delicate and innocent. Too naïve for war. He is fine featured and thin; his body structure incapable of being a warrior in the strain of battle. And yet he is smart and hardworking like a man, quick-witted and image conscious. Could I be attracted to his feminine side? I just hope that it is just his femininity and how he reminds me of a woman that makes me feel this way, and not that I am in … love… with him.
I pondered all night, unable to sleep. After I came to this conclusion, my uneasy mind grew too weary to trouble me any longer and I managed to close my eyes. But it seemed that no sooner had I began to dream, I was rudely awoken by the cheers of the men. Confused and sleep deprived I flung open the curtain of my tent. Morning sun blinded me for a moment, but my vision became clear and I could not believe what I was seeing.
The target I had set at the beginning of our training; the arrow at the top of the tallest pole, shot into the ground before my eyes… by none other than Fa Ping.
I blinked in disbelief. The scrawny boy had learned something. Proving me wrong. I smiled. I wasn't going to be rid of him that easy. Especially not now that I know he can be a man after all.
Old Author Notes:
Arrrggggh! Too short! I know, I'll post another chapter today too! Just to make it a better read. Darn it, my chappies must get longer. I'm sure they will, almost 100 percent sure. Almost...