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.

One more chapter after this! Short chapter but hopefully you like it.

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Chapter 11: Welcome Home

Mulan's eyes opened finally after 2 months of being in a comatose state. Mulan looked around, it was one in the afternoon, she heard chatter outside from the boys, it's lunchtime.

Mulan laid her head back down on the pillow and looked at her bedside table. Four letters from Aurora.

Four letters in a short amount of time. She opened them one by one, seeing the first one to be in a reasonable date. Mulan read the letter and saw Aurora needing an answer about her love.

Mulan slid the letter back inside the envelope and opened another, another, and then the last. Mulan frowned as she noticed the huge time gap between the letters. Two months. It can't be, she's only been asleep for a few hours maybe a day.

The door opened, Mulan stared at Captain Emma Swan and said nothing. "Hey, how are you feeling?" Emma grabbed a chair quickly and sat by next to her.

"Fine. I feel weak. What's the date?"

"You've been asleep for two months… You went under a comatose"

Mulan buried her head deep in the pillow and closed her eyes. Asleep for two months. The shot. Mulan read the sat letter Aurora sent, it said sorry for not waiting for her response and other stuff.

FAST FORWARD. 7 MONTHS LATER.

Mulan replied to Aurora after she understood the whole Phillip story. It broke her heart to know that Phillip had such a he interest in Aurora in such a small amount of time when it took her years.

They lost touch. Aurora and Mulan rarely replied to each other after the accident quickly separating them from their friendship.

Mulan was confused though, confused by Aurora's feelings. Aurora wanted her nearly a year ago and now she moved on quickly to an old flame.

Mulan was heading home for a leave, another two weeks. Within those two weeks, she was going to decide if she's going to stay or not. Who knows, it could be up to Aurora whether she stays or not.

Mulan didn't call Aurora this time to pick her up at the airport and all that jazz. She knew how to take the taxi, she can manage. Aurora wasn't there when she left back then.

Upon arrival at home, Mulan took her bags out the trunk, the kind cab driver offered to help her but she said she can manage.

Mulan took a deep breath. Home. This is where the heart should be, right? It doesn't feel like it anymore. She doesn't know where her heart is right now, actually. Mulan got up the dusty porch and touched the familiar side rails of the small steps.

Mulan heard barking from the other side of the street, Mulan turned around a smile formed on her lips. "Little Brother" Mulan dropped her bags and dropped down to Little Brother's height. "I missed you so much!"

Mulan hugged her dog who she missed so much.

"Little… Brother" A familiar voice ran towards the porch chasing after Little Brother. "Mulan"

Mulan looked at the person standing on her porch, "Aurora" Mulan gave Little Brother one last pet and stood up to meet Aurora's height.

A man walked behind Aurora, "Aurora… Who's- Mulan!" Phillip smiled seeing his good friend after a year. "How are you?"

Phillip said totally lost in the moment of seeing his friend again. Forgetting the tension Mulan and Aurora had at the moment.

"Hello Phillip, long time no see, Captain" Mulan said in a friendly way, seeing Phillip as a friend rather than an ex. The two friends hugged, Mulan looked at Aurora and smiled awkwardly.

Aurora kept looking at Mulan, the tension between them was way too high that they don't know what to do in a situation like this.