A/N: I don't know where this is going to go, but it's something for YuanShao and Lady Liu, they want a proper time era one and a genre other than humour, well here it is. Although it is NOT historically accurate.

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Rise of an Emperor

This was it, time to put a stop to this man once and for all.

Dong Zhuo had made his way to the capital, he was about to be named Emperor. However, Lu Bu and Wang Yun had other ideas about this. Dong Zhuo was not deserving of such a high position. He had only manipulated the young Emperor Xian into giving him the position.

Together Lu Bu and Wang Yun had plotted against him. They first had to end his life, for the people and to rescue Diao Chan. Dong Zhuo had insisted that she be his empress, she had confided in Lu Bu, telling him how she hated the man's guts. However, she never had the courage to stand up to him, who would if they were her?

Now Lu Bu was moments away from ambushing the unexpecting Dong Zhuo.

"NOW!!!" Wang Yun yelled. They charged, Lu Bu and his soldiers, Wang Yun and his soldiers. Lu Bu was lucky to have Zhang Liao as one of his generals. The people screamed in terror.

"Don't hurt the people!" Lu Bu shouted.

"What is this?" Dong Zhuo asked. Then he opened his carriage door to find the battle unfolding. His men were being killed by other men in white…then his gaze travelled over to the large red horse coming towards him… "Lu Bu…!" Dong Zhuo was not sure whether to be surprised or not. This would explain why he hadn't heard from Lu Bu all day, and of course he wanted Diao Chan. He'd seen them at it in the hall – kissing until they needed air. But Dong Zhuo was sure that he had treated Lu Bu well, like a true son.

"Prepare to die!" Lu Bu yelled. Dong Zhuo reached for his sword, but it was too late; Lu Bu had stuck his halberd in the large man's side.

"Goodbye, Bu." Then Dong Zhuo left this world. Lu Bu's gaze lingered on the man he had once called 'father' for a minute longer. Then he went into action.

"Come on Diao Chan, we must go." He took her hand and helped her to mount Red Hare. She held on tightly as they rode to safety.

Lu Bu rode out to Chang 'An, he felt that this was much safer than staying in Luo Yang. Wang Yun would find them later.

"I'm sorry that we have no where better to stay," Lu Bu apologised to Diao Chan.

"Don't worry; I'm just glad to be free. And to be with you." Then she kissed him on the cheek.

"Tomorrow I will search for another place. Then we can plan our future, together."

It was then that Wang Yun arrived.

"They want our heads," he informed them. "I would strongly advise staying away from Luo Yang for some years."

"That would be wise," Diao Chan said.

"I however must return, for I need things that have been left behind. I will be gone for no longer than a day. If I do not return by dusk tomorrow then leave without me, good luck and perhaps, farewell!" The old man mounted his horse and rode off to the east.

"I fear for him," Diao Chan said.

"Yes, so do I."

It was night the next day; Lu Bu and Diao Chan were debating on whether to give Wang Yun just a little bit longer.

"I would wait, you know I would," Lu Bu said. "But it would be dangerous to stay here. They might know where he came from and track him back here – to us."

"Fair enough," Diao Chan said. They mounted Red Hare and rode far away…

When Diao Chan awoke she was in a lovely room, it was as if all of what had happened over the past few days was all a bad dream. However, this was not her room and it certainly wasn't a room in Luo Yang.

When she left her room she found herself in a light green hall. She walked to the door at the end, careful not to make much noise. She could hear Lu Bu's voice on the other side and other voices that she didn't recognise. She pushed the door open…

"Diao Chan!" Lu Bu greeted her. She looked from Lu Bu to the man next to him. He was dressed in green.

"Liu Bei." She bowed her head to him.

"Ah, yes, Diao Chan…" Liu Bei said.

"You know each other???" Lu Bu asked.

"I have heard much about you," Diao Chan explained.

"As have I of you." Liu Bei gestured for Diao Chan to sit. Then he offered her a bowl of rice. She declined.

Later Lu Bu came and visited her in her room.

"How long are we to stay here?" she asked.

"Xuande doesn't mind," Lu Bu said.

"Well, you two must be great friends. Who are his two 'bodyguards'?"

"They are his brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei." Lu Bu looked out of the window, admiring the beautiful garden outside.

"I was surprised that you managed to get us somewhere to stay so quickly," Diao Chan told him. "When I woke up for a moment I thought I was back in Luo Yang."

"I'd do anything for my love."

"Have you heard any news of Yun?" she asked.

"Yes." Lu Bu could no longer meet her gaze.

"What is it? Tell me!" she pleaded.

"He was killed, by those who supported Dong Zhuo. I'm sorry." He put a hand on her shoulder. She stared into space for a moment or two before the first tear leaked from her eye, then she fell into his arms and cried her heart out.

A/N: Please review as I have no idea what you people think of this type of fic. There will be more to come in the next chapter.