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.

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Chapter 8: Selfish Goodbyes

"Hey, Aurora, call me please"

"Hey… Can we please talk, call me"

"Aurora, you're wasting my time… I'm going back to the army in 5 days"

"Aurora, we need to talk"

"Look, the thing that just happened, I don't mind at all"

"Tell me, do I have to barge in there to get you to talk to me?"

Mulan called and called, every time ending up in her voice inbox. Mulan was getting really annoyed, Aurora has feelings for her but she's afraid to let her true feelings out.

One more time. Mulan picked up the phone and let it ring, still went to voicemail.

"Aurora, this is the last time I'm going to leave you a message. Aurora, you're not the only one hurting right now. My father passed away and you don't think I'm going through a heartbreak? You have no idea. Now, you told me that we're going to go through this together."

Mulan closed her eyes, with one hand on the phone and the other on her forehead, she leaned against the wall. "We told each other that we need to let people in. Why aren't you doing that right now? Please Aurora, talk to me, I let you in my life when I tried to shut the whole world… When I did shut out the world, I felt weak, and you know what Aurora, that's what you are right now, weak. so please, let me in"

Mulan hung up wondering if she sounded a little bit too harsh with her tone in the message. Mulan saw Little Brother whimpering near her foot. Mulan wiped her tear and petted Little Brother, "Want to go out for a walk?"

Aurora had listened to each and every voicemail Mulan had left. Aurora was staring outside and saw Mulan and Little Brother going out for a walk, she figured that Little Brother was going to be stuck with her once Mulan leaves again.

Why does Mulan even bother? Mulan has a lover back in the army, someone that's probably satisfying her needs, someone that can save each other. What was Aurora, she's nothing. Just the daughter of two wealthy people.

Why does Mulan bother again? Oh right, because she's a friend.

Aurora heard her phone beeped once again, probably another message from Mulan, she set it on speaker and heard Mulan's voice once again.

"Aurora, this is the last time I'm going to leave you a message. Aurora heard Mulan's voice. Was it really her last message for her?

Aurora kept playing the message until she heard the word weak. Aurora stopped her breathing for a second for a clear hearing of what Mulan was saying.

Mulan called her weak. Weak.

It's true. She was weak to not face Mulan, she was weak to keep herself hidden inside her room for days. Aurora was no military woman yet, in her own way, she's weak.

"Damnit!" Aurora got furious, she hated herself, she threw her phone into the wall and let it be. It was an iphone, it'll survive.

Aurora was trying not to cry but she can't help it. She did. She cried hard.

Mulan and Little brother walked two blocks when Mulan couldn't stop thinking on what she said to Aurora, maybe she was too harsh on her. Aurora should already know her military background to know that she can be harsh at times.

Mulan loves Phillip, but she can't feel the love from Phillip that she expected for them to have. She's known him for years now, but it felt like they gotten too close. Too close where it came to the point where it seems like all they can see from each other are friends. Their whole relationship felt more like friends with benefits rather than actual partners.

Mulan was now seriously rethinking her relationship with Phillip. No, she worked so hard to gather up her courage and simply throw it away. It can't be that quick.

Since Phillip had his own tent, he stayed alone, Mulan sneaked out at night to come over to his tent and they would make love, or at least that's what she thinks.

Her courage, those late night sneak outs, their friendship, it would be such a waste if one of them just simply throws it away.

Dear Aurora,

I guess you're still not talking to me. I've been knocking on your door for the past few days now and today I'm leaving. I guess my visit back home was strictly for my heart to be shattered isn't it? I'm sorry I called you weak, I thought I should give it a shot and be harsh to make you talk to me and we'd talk and everything would be fine but I guess that didn't work.

I'm keeping the house, it's decided. One thing though, please take care of Little Brother. I don't want him to be left alone to die or be sent to the pound. Let that be the only favor I ask as of my leave once again.

If only we got the chance to talk more. Maybe, I would've given my heart to you. I hope we continue to write letters. See you soon.

Love always, Mulan. x

Aurora closed the letter that was slipped in her front door. Aurora looked outside her window and saw Mulan with her uniform again. That damn uniform. She closed the trunk of the taxi cab looking at her house one more time.

Then, she looked up at Aurora's window, seeing Aurora looking down at her. Aurora tried to hide, but Aurora still wanted to see her as she left.

Mulan gave Aurora a small salute, knowing Aurora was watching. Mulan waved goodbye to the hiding princess and looked away, she slid inside the cab.

Mulan was gone again.

R&R

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