Ok I decided to change Lily's age to 13, so it would make more sense because a five year old cant really take care of a 3 year old without supervision… so Lily grew up 8 years in a couple of months! Now to get back to the story
Previously
"DADDY!" She starts to run over to her father.
"Mai go out side… NOW" Lily runs in and grabs Mai before she is able to get to Shang.
Shang slowly, but surely regains control over himself, and passes out. Mulan dragged him back to bed and went to clean up the blood, but she is interrupted by the sound of the drums…..
The News
"Girls stay in here."
Mulan ran over to the gates, and opened them to see what the panic was all about.
"We are under attack once again. We are calling a man from every family to fight." Mulan looked around to find Chi Fu, but there was no sign of him. They started to call the names, and when they were to the end they called, "General Li Shang." Mulan started to walk up when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Mulan turned her head, to see Shang standing right behind her.
"Shang you mustn't, you are still wounded, and you can barely walk."
"Mulan I have to."
Shang started to walk towards the messenger, stumbled and fell. Mulan ran over, and the messenger got off his horse to help Shang up.
"Sir are you ok?"
"Sir he can't go. He-"
"Mulan!" Shang turned to the messenger, "I am fine thank you."
The messenger helped Shang to his feet.
"The emperor requests that you come back to the palace so he can check up on you before you go off to the Moo-Shung Camp. You will be training some of the soldiers, until you are needed. I must get going I need to notify the other towns"
"Thank you."
"Sir will you need a ride to the palace?"
"No. I will not thank you"
"He wishes to see you in 3 days"
"I'll be there."
"Good day sir, madam."
He got back on his horse and road off. Mulan touched Shang's shoulder, and Shang shook her hand off.
"You shouldn't contradict me Mulan. I know what I am to do." He walked in and when they were inside the house she started to yell at him.
"No Shang! No you don't know what you are to do. You haven't healed from the last war. You are not strong enough."
"Mulan this is my place. I am strong enough! And it's not your place to tell me what to do!"
"I want my children to grow up knowing their father! I don't care if you think that you have to go back into battle. Your father wouldn't have let you if he were still alive"
"You shut up Mulan! You didn't even know him!"
"I know well enough he would have turned his back on you if-"
Shang smacked Mulan.
"My father has always been proud of me. I wont have this. You are a women, it's not your place to tell a man where his place is if she doesn't know where her place is."
"How dare you hit me! I have been by your bedside ever since-"
"Ever since I was wounded. But I do recall that you were going to run off with another man."
"I would never leave you… no matter what I love you and I will always love you. Don't you dare think I would ever run off with another man." Mulan went to smack Shang, but Shang was to fast and he caught her arm.
"What has gotten over you Mulan?"
"Let go of me." Then Mulan Smacked Shang with the other hand. Shang was surprised, he let go of her arm and raised his hand up to where Mulan hit him. Mulan looked at Shang than ran out of the house. When Mai and Lily were walking in the other door.
"Shang it is starting to rain. I am going to put Mai down for her nap. Where is Mulan?"
"She is out at the moment,"
"Ok well as soon as I put Mai to bed, then I have to change your bandages."
"I'm fine."
"Shang" Lily said sternly
"Fine." Lily was back and changed the bandages.
"Your wound is looking much better. How are you doing?"
"I'm fine just a little weak. How do you know what you are doing?"
"Remember how I was talking about my brother? Well he was a medic. He taught me everything I know. Shang it's pouring outside, maybe you should find Mulan so she doesn't get sick. She should be out in the pouring rain when she is pregnant."
"Yeah, I should go find her and apologize to her. Excuse me Lily. " Shang turned to the door to go look for Mulan. It had been an hour and an half since Mulan ran outside the doors. Shang searched ever where for Mulan, but couldn't find her anywhere.
"MULAN! Where are you Mulan?"
He searched, but there was no sign of her. He had to go the next day to see the emperor, and would not sleep until he found her. When he went looking for her it was 9:30, and now it was 12 o'clock.
"MULAN! WHERE ARE YOU" he yelled, he dropped to knees and a tear rolled down his check. He was soaking wet. "Mulan, where are you?" he whispered.
He heard coughing; he ran up to the tree they planted when they were married, he found her down at the bottom of the hill in the little cave.
"Mulan." He ran to her despite his injury. He tried to wake her, but she wouldn't wake. He dragged her out of the small cave, and picked her up. It caught up to him that he lost a lot of strength during his "time off". It was hard for him to climb up the small hill with the extra weight. It took him 25 minutes to get her back in the house and into bed. He changed her wet clothes to some dry ones. Lily was already in bed when he arrived, and he didn't have the heart to wake her back up. He went to put some dry clothes on, and when he returned back into the room he saw Mulan shiver. He touched her forehead and found that she had taken on a high fever. He went into the kitchen and heated some water, when he returned he put a cloth on her head to lower her fever, and coved her with blankets. He couldn't sleep that night so he decided to go into Mai's room to see her for one last time. She doesn't wake up until 10 and he was leaving at 8, a few hours from now. He went to her bed and held her. He felt bad because he didn't spend much time with her over the past months. He sat there on her bed with her in his arms for an hour and then decided to go see his adopted daughter. She was sleeping peacefully he touched her head and kissed her on her forehead and then decided to try to go to bed for three hours. He walked back into his room and got into bed and turned to his wife and kissed her on his lips.
"Huh? Shang?"
"Shh, yes Mulan its me."
"I… I am so sorry I was just afraid that I am going to lose you." She turned over and looked in his eyes. " I jus don't want to lose you again." Shang wiped a tear from her eyes.
"You wont lose me. I promise." He leaned in and passionately kissed her. "How many months are you?"
"Umm, about 8 months."
"I'll try to be back for the birth."
"When do you think you'll be back?"
"I don't know… I don't know anything right now."
"You'll write me wont you?" it was a silly question, but she couldn't help asking. Shang grinned and kissed her
"What kind of husband do you think I am?
The next couple of hours were memorable. When it was 5 in the morning Shang moved Mulan away from him so when he got out of bed he wouldn't disturb her. Her fever went down to normal that night. And she was healthy so Shang wouldn't have to worry about how she was doing. He slowly, and quietly crept out of bed and into the tub. Mulan heard the water running, she walked into the bathroom. Shang heard the door open, and he looked over to where he saw Mulan.
"Mulan, did I wake you?"
"No, Yes… I mean." She walked up to the tub, and kneeled down besides it. "I don't want you to go." She starts crying, and Shang took his hand and lifted her chin to eye level with his eyes. "I know you don't want me to go, but I have to go. I promise I will come back whenever I can, and I swear I will come back before you are going to give birth" he pulls her closer to him and passionately kisses her. "I love you, and don't forget that."
"I love you too Shang." She got as close to him as possible (not that close because of her stomach) and kissed him.
"Let me help you Shang." She dampened his hair and washed it, then she pulled it up into a bun, then left to cook him one last meal. Shang came into the Kitchen ate some breakfast and then kissed his wife goodbye. Then he went into the girls' rooms and kissed them goodbye on the forehead. Mulan went to get Shang's horse ready, and when he came out he gave Mulan one last long passionate kiss and left.
It took him a day and a half to arrive at the palace.
"Ah there you are General Li Shang. How are you doing?"
"Fine, thank you sir. You wanted me to come here before I went to the camp."
"Ah yes, yes. How are you feeling?"
"I am fine sir, I am just a little weak."
"Yes a coma would do that to you. But before you go off to train the new captains, I want my medics to do a check up on your wound to make sure you are not going to pass out during training. You will leave for Camp Moo-Shung the day after tomorrow. My servants will show you to your quarters."
TO BE CONTINUED!
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