Disclaimer: As you have heard before, I wanted to edit this fanfic. I do not own anything except the characters Gong Mei and her family. The rests are owned by Koei. Happy Reading! Please read and review. Leave suggestions not an INSULT. This is rated T for now until I find something saucy to do.

Chapter One

Lady Gong Mei was a lady of profound beauty. She was young and charming, though not always beautiful, she was an excellent charmer. She can make any one fall for her even the Emperor. She was sixteen years young and had the most flourescent eyes any has ever seen. Mei had emerald green eyes and her hair was beautifully brown and golden crisp in the sunlight. She was a clever spitfire; always making hurtful yet exact comebacks. She was no mealy-mouthed young girl; she would admit anything to someone's face. Though that was quite a downfall, did she care? Obviously not. Clever and succeeded education, she was never to be found alone reading. She was in love with gossips and the townfolks. She cared not of their condemns or their lies of her faults. In the town, Mei was envied or either loved. She could make any silly young man fall for her. As stated, the girl had charms and wits of a fox. Never a conversation would forget her name.

Her father occupied a certain rank in the County Mayi. The year was 189 A.D. He was the Lord Gong and he was quite on friendly terms with the Governor, Ding Yuan. Lord Gong was proud of his daughter and he had another daughter named Gong Chun. She was the elder one, about eighteen years. Though quite both beauties, Chun was smart and more cautious of things that she was approached to be dwelling about. She cared for her sister even when her sister was a total moron half the time. Nevertheless, they loved each other. Chun had silky dark black hair and most believed she looked like Lord Gong. To ask a question of who's the better beauty, one will find themselves with an answer unknown. Though Mei was crazy, cynical, and loud, she had a tender and sensitive heart that could break anytime. Chun was the one with the better comman sense and she was very discreet of her happenings. She could careless of men and their lack of love, while, silly Mei was flirting nonstop. Mei's mother was the lady Wang. She was also a beauty. Humble and pleasant, she did everything with ease. She did not lack a sense of love. She was a peaceful person. Someone who would control the frenzy or control a madness. Lady Wang loved both her daughters, no more or no less. They were the two beautiful girls of her life and of the Gong family.

One day as Mei was awaking herself for the day, a knock, abruptly, came on her door. Mei, in her nightgown, was so alarmed that she yelled at her maids to cover herself up. Though she was a hot-headed person, she was not so modest. "Who is it!" she yelled.

"Dear oh dear! Is this how you respond to your nanny?" said her tutor, Lady Wong.

"Apparently! You come by knocking on my door with sudden urgeness like there's a war happening," Mei replied. Little did she know there was a war.

Lady Wong opened her door and Mei gave her a scowl. "As a nanny since your sister's birth and yours, I have all rights to open this door with no protests," Lady Wong said calmly.

"Well I'm not dressed yet. I have no breakfast! And I have not yet showered!"

"That is no silly protest! Get dressed right now, we need you to meet someone!"

Mei gave her a nanny a look. She hated her nanny and how she bragged about Chun being so much better than her. Oh! She could have pulled her hairs out.

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Once dressed and pleased with her beauty and scent, Mei walked to the meeting dinner room. In there, she heard her father and Lord Ding Yuan laughing heartily. She noticed her mother's silk robes and her sister along it. They are surely in there too she thought. Then she noticed two strong figures next to the Governor. Quite happy of her appearance, she knocked the door.

"Who is it?" her mother gently asked.

"It's me mother," Mei said.

Her mother came to opened the door and in a soft whisper, "You should of awoke much earlier. I have told you horseback riding last night was not so good."

Mei frowned; she hated her mother's scoldings. Pfft and father said I was an excellent rider she thought.

"Mei, I would like you to meet Governor Ding Yuan's generals, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao," her father said.

Mei politely gave her curtsy. She noticed Zhang Liao and she smiled at him. It wasn't much for silly Mei to put on some smiles. She took her seat next to her sister and her mother. "What is going on?" she asked her sister.

"Apparently, they are here to discuss the rebellion," Chun said.

God damn it! If I hear another person talk about the silly little rebellion, I would smash their skulls. She thought. Just then her father spoke of the rebellion and what was Ding Yuan going to do. Is this some kind of mockery? she thought. "I feel rather dizzy this morning, Mother. I would like to be dismissed," Mei said.

"You haven't even touched your porridge, Dear" her mother said.

"I would like to dine outside under the cherry blossoms," she answered. Silly Mei gave her parents a horrible impression on the two generals.

Chun stepped up and whispered "Smart move Sis. Now the two guys are thinking you're on something"

Mei gave her sister another look and went outside with Lady Wong.

As Lady Wong gave Mei her breakfast porridge and fried dumplings and steamed vegetables, she looked across the river. It was all a dream. How could a rebellion happened? The place was so pleasant - well to her. Eventually nothing affected her wealth or nobelty. She looked at Lady Wong and wondered why she even bothered with her. Sometimes Mei wished she would get out of her sight. Nonetheless, she loved her as a second mother because of her nurture when Mei was a baby.

As she silently sipped her tea, foot steps were heard behind her.

Thinking it was Chun, she said "Going to play games again, Sis? Apparently I'm not in the mood!"

"I'm surprised you're still feasting," said the person. It was not Chun, this was a man.

Lady Wong bowed and so did the maids. Thinking herself nobel, Mei turned around and faced him.

"Ah, why- why are you here?" she asked bravely.

"I thought cherry blossoms are a beautiful sight especially next to the river."

"Well this is my spot! So get out!" she yelled.

Lady Wong interceded "I'm so sorry, General Liao. Young Mei is not so obedient like her elder sister"

Zhang Liao laughed "It's alright. I have heard about, young Mei, from Lu Bu"

Mei sat down and faced his direction. "What does that man has to say?"

"One too many news. Such as you can be a spitfire," he said. "However he has a daughter and it's all the same"
Lady Wong smiled. "She is a child born under the monkey sign, General"

Mei huffed and walked close to him. "And yourself?"

"A dragon coming to snake"

"Ah I see. They said dragons match well with monkeys," she giggled. Lady Wong pulled Mei's arm closer to her.

Zhang Liao raised an eyebrow. "Yes they do. However, there are the facts of months and days and stars, no?"

"Oh shut up!" Mei frowned and stomped on his foot as she began to feel the blush forming and then walked away..

Zhang Liao laughed "Thank you for leaving the territory".

Mei turned around from a short distance. She gave her fan to her maid and protested "You may have it, you're just some silly general! When you leave, it's still my spot!"

As she entered the mansions, her sister came up to her. "I heard you two talking".

"Yeah well, Lady Wong was in the way as well"

"Oh that sucks. Better luck next time? Perhaps tomorrow when we two go to the village"

"Who said I'm in love with him? Matter of fact, he's quite a cocky man!"

Chun smiled at her sister. "Its hard to know the truth of you- you had many before"

"Well I'm not serious about this one," Mei said as she walked to her room.

That's just crazy. I'm not in love with him. Why! He's so hard to fall for me. I'm not the one. I have to stay calm. This is just one of those stupid mind games guys like to play just to see how obsessed a girl is. And apparently, I'm not.... Though he is handsome and strong. Oh! Snap out of it! she thought to herself.

"I got to write some poetry. It'll soothe my mind away from this 'crush'," she said. She took out some paper and ink and started to write. However as she tried, her mind focused on him. If anything, she hated when men don't fall for her. She was the one they would die for. Or is it some kind of a joke?

Thinking too much, she decided to walk around the house. Seeing him with Lu Bu, she backed away. She knew Lu Bu. They were good friends yet he treated her like a daughter. He was one she could run to for troubles. However, in her heart she secretly fell for the one who stood next to him.

"What are you looking at?" her mother asked.

"Oh- just the Generals. Its funny how we can be silenty secluded in peace while the world remains a chaotic place. It's such a patriotic thing they are doing," replied Mei.

"Well don't you ponder on that too long. The world will be in ruins soon," Her mother stated as she shook her head.

Mei was confused. "What do you mean?"

"A rebellion shows the downfall of the dynasty, honey," her mother said.

Mei frowned and ran to the generals.

"Mei!" her mother said but it was too late.

"What's going on with the country?" she asked.

"A young girl like you so curious about these things?" Lu Bu asked.

"Don't question! Just answer"

Zhang Liao cleared the throat and stated "I will tell the dreamy girl. The rebellion broke out and soon enough, it caused the Emperor to die and now the world is upside down. A man named Dong Zhou took over the empire. Men who you may never know are calling forth the strongest and we are going against his force"

"What kind of stuff is he doing?" she asked.

"Robbing, abducting the Emperor, defiling, a lot of stuff you don't want to know" he answered.

"What a crappy summary! Would you come back?"

"Who?"

"You! Yes you General Liao!" she turned to Lu Bu who acted like a non-existence. "And you too, God-father"

"We don't have the answer for that," Lu Bu said.

"Well I hope you do! I need both of you. One as a father figure and the other as...... something," Mei slightly blushed.

"You're a silly dreamy young girl, you know that Mei?" Liao said.

"Many tell me that! I have no problems to it too!"she giggled.

"And she can be a handful," added Lu Bu.

"Don't you have other things to worry about?" she asked.

The young Mei was beginning to experience life as a treacherous world. She was still young and loved by many. However her love for a certain someone grew and eventually, she could not stand a minute with out him. The war seperated them or perhaps not?

A/N- short chapter. I'll make them longer when it's not 2 A.M and my brain is fully tired.