Title: I'll make a man out of you
Author: Scout Graham
Pairing: Ping/OC
Rating: No idea yet
Disclaimer: I do not own Mulan... sooo don't sue me just because I made Mulan gender confused, besides she's a cute boy!!
Summary- Mulan with a Trans twist... if you don't like stuff like this don't read it.

Chapter Five- The Daughter of a General

She listened at her father's tent flap. There was a group of men inside of it, including her older brother though she didn't consider him to be a man, and they were talking about serious business. That was how it had been ever since she had gotten to the camp, and before that ever since the war, and even before that, ever since her Mother died. The men had their serious business and she was to stay quiet and out of the way. Her only consolation was their complete cluelessness. They had no idea that she had even left her tent during daylight hours, her brother was not the only was one who could pull off the stealth of a soldier. The low rumbling of unrecognizable voices ceded to her father's familiar one and she began to listen once more.

"The Huns have struck here, here, and here. I will take the main troops up to the Tung Shao pass and stop Shan-Yu before he destroys this village." She gasped audibly but thankfully Chi Fu (her father's stupid assistant)'s mindless blabbering had covered it up. Her Father's voice again silenced the less important men. "You will stay here and train the new recruits. When Chi Fu believes you're ready, you will join us... captain." She wondered who he had been talking to until she heard Brother's incredulous voice asking:

"Captain?" Chi Fu immediately butted in to show his objection but her Father knew how to quiet this annoying man. She listened as her Father commended her Brother and her heart jumped for him. This was what he had been fixated on since he was a child. She smiled and decided to cook him a special meal to celebrate. She heard the men beginning to stir within the tent and swiftly took leave towards her own tent. She had to beat her Father there. She knew he wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. Her stealthy getaway was only aided by a huge commotion coming form the center of camp. She heard her brother yelling at the new recruits and laughed to herself. He was acting like such a hardass, but he didn't fool her, she knew that he was a huuuuuuge softy.

She go to her tent with two minutes to spare and busied herself with calligraphy and her other lessons. She even acted surprised when her Father came into her tent.

"Father!" she said trying to look innocent.

"Hello Xiu, have I interrupted your studies?" He asked.

"Oh no, I'm not doing anything terribly important." Xiu said too quickly and eagerly.

"Well, let's make this quick then, I'm horrible with goodbyes and your stealth skills need a bit of a tune up." There was a twinkle in his eyes.

"Aww how did you know?" Xiu whined playfully.

"There is not much that you can get past your old Father here, and you dropped this." He said as he handed her the jade necklace which was currently missing form her neck. She hadn't even noticed that it was gone. "Don't worry my young one, if it were not for that small betrayal I would never have known."

"I'm going to miss you Father." said Xiu going to his arms.

"And I you; goodbye my daughter. Look after your brother and do not kill Chi Fu!" He kissed her forehead and left the tent. Somehow Xiu felt a strange finality to these last goodbyes but she didn't allow herself to think about it. There was a celebratory meal that needed to be cooked.
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In the morning the sound of Shang's voice carried across the camp and shook Xiu from her sleep. Everything was quiet save for the screaming of the older boy. She haphazardly put on a green and blue ruqun and her jade necklace. Then she abandoned her tent and the rules of her father about leaving said tent to see what her crazy brother was doing. As she ran in the direction of Shang's voice she saw no one, there was literally no activity in the camp. Xiu turned the corner to the center of camp she saw a group of men standing in a line. They must be the new recruits because they all looked quite sloppy and she could probably take all of them in a fight, except maybe the short one with the facial hair. She didn't see Chi Fu anywhere and that was always a promising sign. She scanned down the line and noticed her brother yelling at a soldier who couldn't be a day older than she was. Her brother was such a brute sometimes but it was part of his strategy she supposed. He always made an example of the weakest link in order to keep the tougher soldiers in line, and the poor boy he was currently petrifying looked like he could be blown over by a leaf.

"What are you doing here? You are no fighter; you are the saddest excuse for a man I've ever seen. You are a disgrace to your entire family and the family of anyone who has the misfortune of looking upon your face." Shang screamed. There was a moment where all of the recruits tensed up, something big was about to happen. From their perspective the only thing that would save the boy's self-respect would be to hit their commander. However that would also be a disgrace, hitting a commanding officer was not looked upon as honorable. The boy looked as if he were about to snap and Xiu flew into action.

"Oooooh Shaaaaang!!" she cooed running out into the open, "You forgot your lucky hair tie." She said pulling out her own flower-patterned hair tie and shoving it in her brother's face. She had all of the soldiers' complete attention and could hear them whispering to one another about her. They were acting as if they had not seen a woman in their entire lives. Shang was sputtering, his face looked to be a mixture of shock and pure rage, he was about to say something but she cut him off:

"Come Brother you also forgot to have your tea this morning. I won't let you come back to fighting until you've drank an entire pot with me." As Xiu turned to lead Shang away she gave the boy a little wink and then she proudly tugged her brother off in the direction of her tent.

The soldiers watched her go, many making lewd gestures and raunchy comments. They began to disband completely forgetting the fight and their disdain for the boy who had caused the appearance of this beautiful woman. And the boy stood rooted to the ground, unsure of every emotion passing through his borrowed body and completely undone by a single wink.