Summary: Mulan, an Army woman comes home after two years of being in the battlefield. Throughout the two weeks, she befriends a local girl, Aurora. Loosely based off 'Dear John' MODERN AU: SLEEPING WARRIORS.

The letters aren't long just go wild with your imagination with other stuff they write to each other. This applies to future chapters too.

Here's a longer chapter for leaving you with a shorter chapter last time.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. ENJOY.

Chapter 5: You Never Know

"Welcome back, Mulan"

"Thank you, Captain"

"Mulan, we've been friends for years now, I believe it's appropriate to just call me Phillip" Phillip smiled as he grabbed Mulan's bags from the back of the jeep. "I'll place this in your bed" He indicated the bags. Mulan simply nodded, she placed her hand inside her pocket. She felt the letter Aurora had given her. Mulan watched Phillip walk away while she felt the letter in her pocket.

"Mulan, come over here, we need your help" A fellow soldier shouted, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Coming"

Later that night, Mulan had her small reading light on, she read the letter once so far.

Dear Mulan,

By the time you read this, it would either be in the plane, or somewhere in the world. How can I be so lucky to find a true friend in you in just two weeks? I do hope that you feel the same way, you found a friend within me.

When will you ever come back? You never mentioned. I tried asking all the time and you ignore it. Hopefully soon, I don't want to push you hard into answering a question that you choose to remain unanswered. Will it be weeks? Months? Years?

Well, during your time out there, tell me everything, I want to know everything. I want to read all the experiences you have there. The places you've been, tell me. The people, tell me.

I miss you.

Love always, Aurora.

Mulan bit her lips reading the letter once again. Mulan stood up from her bed and headed over to the small makeshift office to grab several sheets of paper, an envelope, and a pen.

Dear Aurora,

Hello, Princess. I have recently settled in. It is possible that we found friends in each other's presence. Remember what I told you when I packing up that one day inside my room, we both admitted that we're both each other's real friends and don't you forget that.

In the topic of returning, I don't know… We shall see

I'll tell everything if you tell me everything about your life back home.

See you soon, your Warrior, Mulan.

"Mulan, you're still up?" Phillip was doing his nightly rounds and caught Mulan still awake.

"Yeah, jetlag" Mulan folded the paper into three, slipping it inside the envelope.

"Who's that for?" Phillip sat down at her bed right next to her. "A lover?" He teased.

"Psh, you know me. I don't have time for love. It's for a friend" Mulan sealed the envelope while looking at Phillip.

"No time for love? Love is such a wonderful thing! Well, if you're in the army, I guess it's kind of hard"

"Right. You don't know what kinds of things they would do behind your back" Mulan had admitted, she was scared love, especially when the person she loves is so far away. That's why she decided to stay with Phillip.

Though they we're not in love with each other, it was a one sided, unrequited love, she stays by his side hoping one day he would return the feeling.

"I want to experience love, well, I have but it was not true love. Once I find her, I'm not letting her go" Phillip smiled at Mulan, who reciprocated the smile.

Kiss him. Just kiss him. You'll never know until you kiss him. Mulan's inner self responded to the current standing Mulan was in. Right there, face to face.

"Well, Mulan, I should leave and give you your rest" Phillip stood up, Mulan balled her fist. "Goodnight"

Mulan was stupid once again. Love wasn't her specialty. With her balled fist and biting her lip, she spoke, "Phillip" She called out before he could exit. Phillip turned around fully, his full body standing tall, lean. "You'll find her soon"

Aurora waits everyday. It's been 4 months since she and Mulan had last seen each other. It's been hard for Aurora, she felt alone. She was already alone back then but now she felt more alone than ever.

There were so many things that she did no know, army life is hard just reading Mulan's letter makes it hard for her.

Aurora knows that any day, Mulan wouldn't be able to write back because she's injured, or worse, dead. Aurora tried not to think of that, Mulan is going to come back.

4 months. She kept each letter in a small box under her bed for safe keeping. At nights where she felt lonely or depressed, for nights when she just feels like reading Mulan's letters, for nights she misses Mulan, she would pull them out and read them. Then suddenly, it feels like she was with Mulan.

Through letters they communicated, even though Mulan was not there, Aurora fell in love with her.

She tried denying it. The more she tried the more she thinks of Mulan. They were friends, they both admitted, nothing more.

Mulan probably wouldn't feel the same way about her. That's what Aurora thought. Aurora knew that Mulan was in love with a man she's currently deployed with, she can't intervene with that.

Aurora had recently received a letter from Mulan, she was going to respond yesterday but she got too caught up studying. Aurora sat down on her swivel chair, pushing the book away and only keeping Mulan's letter right in front of her.

She read it once more, she read her experience about relocating a small town because of possible terrorist attacks. Many people thanked her for her job, she said that she was a huge inspiration. A woman in the army.

Dear Mulan,

I look up to you. You're my hero. How many women do you usually see wearing a military outfit here home? You're probably the only one that I've seen.

I've been feeling very down lately, there's this person that I've been gathering feeling for quite a while now. I don't know how to say it properly. You know that feeling of just wanting to say what you want to that person but you can't because you're afraid of rejection. That's what I'm feeling right now. My belief in love isn't strong enough to overcome my fear of rejection

Aurora wiped a tear before it fell down her cheek. She misses Mulan so much.

I just wish you were here.

Be safe there always.

Love always, Aurora.

"Letter from your lady back home" Phillip handed her the letter and sat down right next to her in a log right in front of the fire, she kept warm in front of the fire thinking of Aurora.

"Thanks" Mulan grabbed the letter. She opened the letter, she just stared at the perfect handwriting.

"So, you don't talk about your lady friend that much" Phillip rubbed her palms together to warm his own hands up.

Mulan didn't reply, she was reading. "Yeah… we're just… friends"

Phillip slid closer to Mulan and wrapped a friendly arm around her comforting her.

R&R

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