A/N: I didn't plan on taking this long to update, but I hope maybe this chapter makes up for it :)
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(For the 11th time)- Disclaimer: I don't own Mulan, Mushu, Shang, or anybody else except for the people I made up.

Chapter 11

"You have a bad habit of going to sleep before changing your clothes," Shang said as Mulan and him left the practice area. They hadn't talk since the last night after Mulan stormed off.

"And you have a bad habit of assuming things," Mulan said angrily back.

Shang grabbed her by her shoulders, not roughly but tightly enough to make sure she can't get free. He was tired of Mulan running away when things start to get a little serious. "When have I ever assumed anything," Shang asked carefully.

"You assumed that I wanted to stay and talk to you. You assumed that we had something to talk about. Tell me Shang, what could we possibly have to talk about that was so important that I wasted a night where I could be half way home by now?"

Shang couldn't take the accusing glare Mulan continually gave him. With a sigh of defeat, Shang let go of her shoulders. "You know what? I'm sorry. I'm sorry for keeping you away from your family. I'm sorry that I "assume" things. Go home, Mulan, you made it very clear to me that we have nothing to talk about." Shang turned to leave but before he could Mulan stopped him.

"I'm not saying that we do have something to talk about, but if we did what would it be," she asked.

"I think that I'm…," Shang paused. How could he admit his feelings toward Mulan when he couldn't even say it to himself?

"You what," Mulan asked impatiently. Shang thought he could see a glimmer of hope in her eyes, but Shang decided it was just his mind trying to play tricks on him.

"It's nothing. Go home, Mulan. I'll make sure the gang stops by your place before we set off for the remaining Huns. As always, it was a pleasure talking to you. Goodbye," Shang said before leaving a very confused Mulan behind.

"Shang," Mulan yelled, "Come back!" But Shang couldn't hear her over the loud thoughts in his head. "I'll miss you," he thought as he watched Mulan leave the palace gates.

"Awww, Mulan let without telling us bye," Ling exclaimed as he saw a glimpse of her outside the gates.

"I promised her that the gang would come visit her before we set off," Shang said to Ling.

"Thanks, Captain," he said before running off to tell the others.

Shan Yu eyed the camp wearily. His fearsome soldiers had lost something, something important. They were no longer as fearsome as they once were. It was like they lost their reason to be angry. "I guess I'm going to have to fix that," Shan Yu spoke out loud to himself. To everybody else in the camp he yelled, "Move your sorry, wimpy butts up in a single line in front of me, NOW!" He lazily watched them line up, as if he was a cat and they were his prey. When they were lined up, Shan Yu pulled out a knife, the blade being no longer than his forearm. With his warriors facing him, he walked up and down the line. Shan Yu knew his warriors feared him and he planned to use it as his advantage. After hours of walking up and down the line of soldiers, one finally spoke.

"What IS the point of this," he said, his voice being unsteady. Shan Yu walked over to that soldier and handed him the knife. The soldier had a confused look on his face.

"Kill yourself," Shan Yu simply said, waiting. After a few minutes, Shan Yu ran out of patience. "That was an order, damn it! Do it, now!" The soldier still didn't do it. Instead Shan Yu watched him drop the knife. "Insolent fool," Shan Yu growled as he picked up the knife and killed the soldier. "Let this be a lesson to you all. Never, ever disobey me," he said as he walked to his tent. "Xiongnu, come with me." Shan Yu didn't wait to hear his reply.

"Yes, father," Xiongnu said as he walked into the tent, followed by the doctor.

"What is he doing here," Shan Yu asked angrily.

"Considering the mood you are in, and what just happened out there, I figured it would be best to have a doctor nearby," Xiongnu replied just as angrily.

Shan Yu didn't have a reply for that, so instead he said, "The time for revenge has come. One of my spies has informed me that Fa Mulan has just left the emperor's palace. It gives us a day to make a plan up, and the next to be at her house."

"Did you say Fa Mulan," the doctor asked quietly. Xiongnu nodded when Shan Yu didn't answer. Shan Yu watched this interaction between his son and that doctor. "If I didn't know any better, I would say they were becoming friends," Shan Yu thought to himself as he pulled a short dagger out of his boot, "I guess I'm going to have to fix that too." Shan Yu waited until Xiongnu walked toward the table before throwing the knife at the doctor. Shan Yu watched the doctor fall to the ground without saying anything.

"Xiongnu, looks like the doctor didn't know how to handle a knife."

"What the hell did you do," Xiongnu yelled as he rushed over to the doctor.

"I didn't do anything," Shan Yu said with a grin, "You ready to start planning?" With one last look at the doctor, Xiongnu joined him and together they started planning.

"He did it again," Fa Li exclaimed as she held her hand over her stomach. Fa Zhou rushed over, pressing his hands on his wife's stomach. He waited for a few minutes before shaking his head.

"You're imagining things, I can't feel anything," Fa Zhou said gloomily. He was away at war when Fa Li was pregnant with Mulan, which made Fa Zhou want to be by Fa Li's side the whole time. He wanted to watch and feel everything that happened.

"I'm not imagining things. You just have to wait a little while, but that's something that you were never good at." After a brief pause, Fa Li asked, "when do you suppose that Mulan will be returning to us?"

"Hopefully soon. It is a few days away so she might be on her way right now," Fa Zhou said as he stared out into the distance. They sat in a peaceful silence for a while. It would have lasted longer if not for the knock at the door. Fa Zhou looked at Fa Li gesturing her to go get answer it.

"I'm pregnant, you're not. Go answer it yourself," she replied grumpily. Fa Zhou sighed inwardly, almost fearing the Fa Li could hear it. "I swear these mood swings are going to kill me," he thought almost as grumpily to himself as he headed to the door. When he opened it, he was surprised to see the man who had stayed the night at his house.

"Oh hi…," Fa Zhou trailed off trying to figure out his name.

"Wen Xun, sir. I never got around to telling you my name. It was rude of me I know, and I apologize," the man at the door way stuttered.

"I understand perfectly, Wen Xun. I'm sure I would've forgot to introduce myself properly too if I was just attacked by Huns. Would you like to have tea with my wife and me," Fa Zhou asked curious to see what the man, Wen Xen, wants.

"I would be honored to," he replied as he walked past Fa Zhou.