The cherry blossom idea came from the Disney movie Mulan. I know this isn't much of a fight, but I wanted to have them apologizing to each other and show Mulan's sentimental side. Also, in the first chapter, I said that I was not sure if I wanted to do Day 7. I decided I am going to do it, in case anyone cared. Finally please review. I know a lot of people are reading, but no one seems to have anything to say. Thanks for reading though!

Day Six: Fight

"Aurora!"

Her head shot up, knowing she had been caught in an unpleasant situation.

"I was looking for it, but the main pouch was left open and I saw this. It's beautiful, what is it?"

Mulan had asked Aurora to get the small folding knife from the front pocket of her pack. After a few minutes, she wondered what was taking the princess so long. When Mulan saw the object in her hand, she thought her heart stopped.

Completely ignoring the question, Mulan snatched the object from Aurora. "You had no right to go through my bag like that!"

"But you asked me to get something out of it for you." Aurora countered, utterly bewildered. She had no idea what had set Mulan off. It wasn't like she had been rummaging through the bag; the object had been sitting just inside.

"And I told you exactly where the knife was!" Mulan yelled, completely forgetting that such volumes could attract ogres. "I told you it was in the front pocket, you didn't need to be in that section of the bag!"

"It was open and that was sitting on top of everything else! I would have to be blind to miss it." Aurora yelled back, gesturing to the object still in Mulan's hand. Mulan instinctively pulled that hand closer to her chest, as if to protect it from the gesture.

"Then you should not have picked it up. What I keep in my bag is none of your concern."

With that Mulan grabbed the knife she needed and went back to building the shelter. Aurora got up from the ground and stalked off into the woods to blow off some steam. She collapsed at the base of a tree not far from the camp. After sitting there for about half an hour going over what had been said, she came to the conclusion that she should go apologize to Mulan. The object had obviously been extremely special to Mulan for her to react that way.

Aurora still didn't know what the object was. It had been a small wooden carving of what looked like a flower, though Aurora had no idea what kind. She thought it was really beautiful and curiosity had gotten the better of her. After realizing her fault, Aurora spent another couple minutes planning just how to apologize. Finally, she got up and headed back to the camp.

When she got there, Mulan had finished setting up and was sitting with her back to the woods facing a fire. Aurora, not sure how to proceed, stopped just past the tree line. She called out quietly, "Mulan?"

The other girl didn't even bother turning around. "What?" Her voice was harsh. Aurora flinched and was momentarily grateful Mulan still had her back to her.

"I ugh, well…" Aurora began, but found she had entirely forgotten her little speech. She started over, "You are right; I should not have invaded your privacy like that. I'm sorry." It came out quietly. At first, Aurora was worried Mulan had not heard her or even worst, was choosing to ignore her. Eventually, Mulan twisted around in her seat. Aurora was not prepared for how sad the warrior looked. Silently, Mulan beckoned Aurora to sit next to her. As she drew closer, Aurora could see tear tracks down Mulan's face. The idea of Mulan crying shocked her. She gracelessly plopped herself down next to the emotional warrior and looked at her expectantly.

Mulan studied Aurora's face for a moment then said, "I'm also sorry. I should have better control over my temper."

Aurora barely heard her. She was still unsettled about Mulan crying. Worried she might have caused it, she slowly put her hand on Mulan's back. When the warrior didn't flinch away, Aurora got the courage to speak.

"Mulan, are you okay?"

"I'm…." Mulan trailed off. She glanced at the ground for a moment as if trying to make up her mind quickly. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the small carving. She looked at it, sighed, held it out for Aurora to see. Looking at Aurora, she started again. "Do you know what this is?"

Aurora was confused by this change in topic, but answered, "A carving of a flower?"

"Yes, but do you know what kind?"

Aurora looked at it. She had never seen a flower like it before and said so to Mulan.

Mulan retracted her arm to cradle the carving in her hands. Staring at it, she said simply, "It is a cherry blossom."

Aurora looked at the flower again. Of course she had not recognized it. She had only ever heard of cherry blossoms before. They were not native to her lands. They were native to the east, Mulan's homeland.

"My father had a cherry blossom tree in his garden. He once compared me too it. Later, he gave me this to remember it. I took it with me when I left. When I returned, the village and my home were destroyed. This carving and I are the only things left. I hold it very close to my heart." As she finished new tears threatened to spill out of her eyes. Aurora didn't know what to say, so she did the next best thing. Carefully, she wrapped her arms around Mulan's middle and rested her head on her shoulder. Mulan then rested her head on top of Aurora's and they sat like that in comforting silence.