Author's Note: Just wanted to let any new readers know that all my Mulan stories (except one-shots) will be a sequel from the previous. I will make some references from the past stories, so in case you're lost, feel free to read my old stories. Again, I want to thank all my readers for their emails and reviews from my last two previous stories. You guys are simply amazing and urge me to write more. x3
Disclaimer: I do not own Mulan or any characters from Mulan. I only own my fictional characters.
Chapter 1: Back at it Again.
It was a quiet and calm morning at the Li house where it was a breezy yet sunny day. Li Shang was out in the back of the house, tending the small farm they owned. Usually he would let his servants do this sort of work, but he was kind enough and gave them the weekend off. He simply wanted to have house to himself and Mulan for once. After all, Shang was given some time off from his duties as a General, and he would rather use his free time doing productive tasks and be around his wife. The sun began to beam harder as Shang worked around the field. He took off his shirt, revealing his very well toned abs and body and wiped his sweat with his shirt and continued working After working hard in the field for several hours, Shang was finally done and cleaned up his mess to retreat back to his house. Meanwhile, in the house, Fa Mulan was busy cooking and performing her household tasks. Li Xieng had gone away to visit to some relatives, which relieved Mulan in a way. Although Mulan and Xieng finally were getting along, she sometimes would be a bit of weight on Mulan's shoulders and couldn't quite get things done, since Xieng was critical of everything. Throughout the months, she was getting better at her cooking. No more burnt noodles or over salted porridge. She was finally getting it right. Mulan was humming to a song as she kept cooking until Shang came in back of her, and put his arms around.
"I missed you." he said playfully as he kissed her on the cheek.
Mulan smiled and kept cooking.
"I missed you too, Shang. Finished already?" she asked.
Shang nodded his head and began kissing her neck.
Mulan sighed and stopped cooking as she attempted to push Shang away.
"Not now, Shang."
Shang disregarded what his wife had told him and still kept kissing and nibbling on her neck. Mulan was able to break free from him and she turned around to face him.
"Seriously Shang, not now. Maybe some other time." she said dryly as she returned to cooking.
Shang groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Mulan, please. It's been almost a month." Shang pleaded. "Don't you think we've been holding back a little too long?"
Mulan and Shang hadn't been physically active in bed ever since the incident about Mei. Although she forgave him almost a month ago, she knew she had to teach him a lesson in a way. She obviously decided not to make love to her husband instead of letting me off the hook easily.
"I told you, whenever I'm ready." Mulan responded as she continued cooking.
Deep inside, Mulan desired Shang badly. Her skin ached to touch his. But she knew she couldn't give in to Shang so easily. However, Shang had sensed that Mulan couldn't hold back her own punishment. He knew that he could get her to give in today. He grabbed Mulan and brought her closer to him. Their eyes locked for a moment as both began to breathe hard. Shang cupped her face and tenderly kissed her as he cornered her against the wall. The tender kiss soon turned into a passionate one as Mulan felt Shang's toned body with her delicate hands. Mulan couldn't believe what she was doing. Her mind told her to break away from Shang, but her heart simply gave in to him.
Soon, the two of them broke their kiss off and gazed into each other's eyes. Shang grinned and knew he was able to get her where he wanted. Shang took her by the hand and led her to their bedroom. Once they were in the bedroom, Mulan and Shang engaged themselves once more into a passionate kiss. Mulan slowly began to undo Shang's belt, allowing him to remove his pants easily. He soon began to kiss her from her neck to her shoulder as he quickly untied her dress. He let her dress off to the ground as he lied her down in the bed. Mulan felt a rush of adrenaline as Shang explored her body with his lips and caressed her smooth legs. She called his name out softly and panted heavily as Shang aroused her more and more each time. Shang grinned as he heard Mulan call out his name louder and louder every time he teased her. Before anymore could happen, Mulan heard a noise from outside. She gestured Shang to stop, but Shang, who was already lost in the passion, continued.
"Shang, I think I heard something." Mulan whispered as she frowned.
Shang continued to attempt to arouse Mulan more and told her to ignore it.
"Shang, seriously. I think someone's at the door..." she told her husband as she began to sit up with Shang. Shang let out a long sigh.
"Mulan, you're killing the mood here." he said annoyed. Mulan hushed him as she carefully heard the noise.
"General Li!" cried out a voice from outside the house as the door was being knocked.
Mulan looked at Shang and whispered to him. "Shang, I think it's one of your soldiers."
Shang disregarded his wife and began nibbling on her neck once more. Mulan pushed him away and glared at him.
"Li Shang." she protested. "Seriously, I think it's one of your soldiers."
Shang groaned of frustration and rolled his eyes.
"Fine, I'll go see." he said dryly as he put back on his pants and shirt. He walked without enthusiasm to the door as he cursed under his breath. When he opened the door, a soldier stood outside, holding a scroll. Mulan was indeed right.
"General Li, Orders from the Emperor of China." the soldier said as he bowed to Shang and handed over the small scroll.
Shang bowed back and grabbed the scrolled, opened it, and began to scan through it.
"Is there an emergency?" Shang asked curiously.
The soldier shrugged and told him he was uncertain.
"Are you sure?" Shang asked the soldier attentively.
The soldier shrugged once more and told him that the Emperor demanded his presence at once. Shang let out a sighed and thanked the soldier for his service. As he closed the door he began to read the scroll slowly, feeding all of the words into his head.
"What happened Shang?" Mulan said as she came out from the bedroom, tying her long night robe.
"The Emperor wants to see me at once." he said as he groaned. Just knowing that he didn't get too far with Mulan upsetted him. But now he couldn't even try again because he had to go see the Emperor!
"Then what are you waiting for?" Mulan said as she giggled. "Go on, and get ready!"
Shang rolled his eyes as he walked into the bedroom to get ready. After putting on his armor and grabbing his sword, Mulan carefully placed the helmet on his head. Shang turned around and held Mulan's hand. He sighed again,
"Promise me tonight that -"
"Yes, Shang. Now go, go, go!" Mulan said as she cut off Shang.
Shang kissed her tenderly on her lips and bid her goodbye as he walked out of the house. Mulan from the door watched him mount his white stallion and take off. She wondered to herself, what exactly does the Emperor want to speak with him about?
A few hours later, Shang arrived promptly to the Imperial Palace. As he walked in, he could see the Emperor sitting on his chair, looking down at Shang from the stairs.
"Your Majesty." Shang said as he bowed down to the Emperor.
The Emperor chuckled as he got up and began walking down the stairs.
"What's with all the formality, General Li.? It's only us." The General joked as he met Shang face to face. Shang chuckled nervously and nodded.
"Is there anything I could assist you with?" Shang asked seriously
The Emperor let out a sigh and looked at Shang.
"The Huns are gaining forces again." he replied.
Shang closed his eyes and sighed. His memories of the Huns were not the greatest. After all, they were responsible for the death of his father.
"You need to recruit back the same soldiers from the last war he had with Huns." the wise man continued. "You and General Qing (I failed to mentioned in the story of before, General Qing is the Commander in Chief General of the army), as well as Chi-Fu, well write me a report in 2 weeks, of each and every soldier. The soldier with the most experience and that is number one in their class will be honored with a new military rank and will assist you in training the new recruits."
Shang nodded and promised to get his job done.
"I have already sent out notices to all the soldiers to report to the Wu Zhong Camp, tomorrow in the morning." he finished.
Shang quietly nodded once more.
The Emperor tilted his head and looked at Shang.
"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" he joked again as he chuckled.
Shang chuckled nervously and told him he just wanted to show respect to him.
The Emperor sighed and shook his head.
"My child, I said no more formalities." he told Shang. "And that's an order."
Shang smiled and agreed as he walked with the Emperor to discuss the rest of the plans with him.
Author's Note: Well, what do you think so far? Does it sound interesting? Please leave some feedback! =)