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Someone (crossing_lines) wrote in lost_world,
@ 2016-04-20 14:57:00

Finally waking up (Aurora)
It had all been a dream. Mulan was sure of it. Aurora had asked for one thing, and they'd both gone on that trip.

Phillip was older, so much older, and Stefan had grown into a fine man. There were even grandchildren. Mulan's heart broke for Aurora in that she hadn't been there to share in all of the growing up and experiences. Phillip had found another wife, which broke Mulan's heart a little more for the princess. He'd moved on, and she supposed it would be expected. Phillip couldn't stay single forever, could he?

Phillip told the two women about his adventures and obstacles. He'd shown strange images of Stefan at different ages, doing things that made both women smile and in some cases tear up. Mulan had been there for it all. Or what she thought was appropriate.

Then she'd let Aurora and Phillip have time together, to say good bye in a way. She played with the grandchildren who seemed eager and willing to call her Auntie Mumu. She wasn't sure she liked it, but she wasn't going to say no.

Whatever Phillip had said to Aurora seemed to lift the princess' spirits a little. For that, the warrior was grateful. And as the day ended, Mulan pulled Aurora close in a hug, as much as she was allowed.

Strange that they would wake up in the same bed, Mulan's arms wrapped about the other woman. It felt right, and the comfy sheets urged her to snuggle in a little more, pulling the princess closer.

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aurora_rises
2016-04-25 02:13 am UTC (link)

Time moved differently in different realms. Knowing that and living it were two very different things. When she'd asked to see her son and husband, Aurora had expected to find them just as they'd been. She'd certainly hoped that Philip would have found their baby boy and been caring for him, and she'd hoped to find them together.

She hadn't expected to find that Stefan had grown up and Philip had grown older, both without her. He'd moved on, and as much as it hurt, she was happy that he'd had a full life. And it eased some of the guilt that had been niggling at her over her connection to Mulan. She still couldn't quite say what it meant, but she felt lighter after her talk with Philip. Her heart was hurting, but perhaps not as much as it might once have been.

She awoke to a pair of arms around here. They were too slender and hairless to be Philip's. It took just a moment of movement to realize that she was asleep next to Mulan. She briefly wondered if the whole thing had been a dream. This was not the place that she'd woken up when she'd met Saint Nick. So where was this place? Or was this the dream?

She rolled over just enough to look at the warrior woman.

"Where are we?" she asked sleepily, half expecting that Mulan would have answers for her already.

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