A Life Living

Ch. 5: The Matchmaker

No-one's P.O.V.

The twin girls, Jade and Mulan, still has a big future that awaits them. Jade, the older twin will marry the prince, but will also help enforce to allow women to fight for their country if they want to. While, Mulan, the younger twin will be the first woman to ever get to be in the military and will get away from it. The fates, are still deciding if that will work for both of the twins, but who knows the twins might even exceed the fates expectations.

In few days, the youngest twin will have to go meet the matchmaker, to keep the farm in the family. The oldest twin, is already engaged, but the youngest twin doesn't know who with.

*Time-Skip*

Mulan's P.O.V.

Pretty much, I'm the only one who has to go meet the matchmaker, for Jade is already engaged to someone, and I still don't know who. I just hope I don't dishonor my sister or family for any mistakes I make. Right now, I am writing down on my wrist on what I need to remember, and I'm just going to say that it's not cheating it is note-taking. When I gotten everything down, I looked up from writing to get it dried and saw that I am late for the appointments that mother had made for me. I hurried up to get my chores done, but the looks at everything it is already done.

'It seems the Jade knew that I'll be running late, I guess I could go get father's tea ready before I leave.' I thought and headed towards the kitchen and made the tea quickly, but made sure it is hot enough. 'I believe he is visiting our ancestors shrine.'

I walked hurriedly over to the shrine with the tea, and when I saw father I practically ran up the steps to give him his tea. When I reached the top and by his side, I give him a cup and poured him the tea while it is still hot. He told me that I'm late and that I need to get a move on, and that he'll be fine. I then ran to the horse stables and took my horse, Khan, and galloped over to town for my appointments.

Jade's P.O.V.

I waiting beside mother, waiting for Mulan to show. She knows that she has appointments today and yet she still is never on time, and I know that being puncture is always part of our duty, and she still is learning that. Mother even started pacing when one of the boutiques asked her where my sister was, and mother had to tell her she should be on her way.

"I know did the chores, so she wouldn't waste any time, but I believe she thought she should have given dad some tea and said her goodbyes before leaving." I said to mother, who stopped pacing to listen to me.

"I just hope she gets here on time, for the matchmaker doesn't like to be kept waiting." She said then started pacing again. "Now where is your grandmother?"

I looked around and saw grandmother, and it looked like she had picked something up. I turned towards mother and told her that she is across the street. When mother looked over I saw that she looked worried about something, and when I looked over towards grandmother again she yelled out that she is going to test the cricket she gotten. I was going to ask her what she meant by that, but I then saw what she meant, for she covered her eyes and started walking into the traffic with the quicker in cage in front of her.

The traffic started serving away from her, to try not to hit, but ended up crashing with one another. When got to the other side of the street next to us, she yelled out that the cricket is a lucky one, and I really didn't' want to argue with her, for I know we will need a lot of luck of Mulan. Then finally Mulan showed up and she was covered in dirt, wheat, and grass. Mother started lecturing her about being on time for appointments such as this, and then the ladies of the bouquet took her inside. While that was going grandmother and I headed over to the next destination of where she was going to make sure the appointment was still there.

When we finally gotten Mulan set up for the matchmaker, we had her follower the other girls that are on their way to the matchmaker. I, for some reason, had feeling that this isn't going to end well, and so while mother watching Mulan I turned and looked at grandmother.

We stood there waiting for the matchmaker come out to name out the first girl to interview, and when she finally came out she looked at her clipboard and yelled out my sister's name. My sister didn't even wait to be told to show herself, for she just jumped yelling out present.

'I really should have trained her other than letting herself figure it out on her own.' I thought and watched her go inside the house where they would have the interview done.

It was probably two minutes later that we all heard a scream, and I knew something must have happened, for the matchmaker then came out running in circles. I then saw why the matchmaker is on fire, and Mulan looks like she was trying to put it out, but made it worse than it is. When Mulan finally put it out, the matchmaker just stood there and Mulan give her the teapot that she used to help put the fire out.

"You are a disgrace to your family, Fa Mulan." The matchmaker spat out with anger then turned around and went back inside of her house slamming the door, and she still hasn't realized that she had an ink mustache.

Mother and I went to Mulan and we put our arms around in comfort, and we then started towards home. Mulan even kept saying sorry for being a disappointment, and we just told her that it is our fault to for not tutoring her and helping her through it.

Once we got home, Mulan took Khan back to the stables and probably feeling depressed. Without her knowing I followed her to the back garden watching her freeing the cricket then wiping away the make-up, and when she finally sat down on the stool below the blossom cherry tree that we favor I went over to her and sat down next to her. She started taking putting her fingers through her hair to get some tangles that formed somehow, and I started coughing to get her attention.

"You know the matchmaker is wrong, you're not disgrace to the family." I said and she looked at me with a look that says 'yeah right.' "I'm serious the matchmaker doesn't decide that you're a disgrace to the family, only family members can say that to you, and I know mother will probably say the same thing that I'm going to say to you, and that is you are not a disgrace to our family it was just an accident and you weren't fully prepared for it."

Before she said anything, our father showed himself, looking like he just heard everything that I said. I got up and when I went passed him he told me that I did good job putting my sister back in her spirits and that he'll take care of the rest. I then went inside the house to help mother with supper, and to help her forget what happened.