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Ru Ying Sui Xing – Chapter 1 – Father's "offer"

Disclaimer – Forget about it. I do not own Dynasty Warriors. Remember this through out this entire story.

Father called from the dinner table. "Ying! Dinner's ready!" I ran from the gardens outside into the mansion. "Great! I'm starved!" I said as I sat down at my seat. "I have a few surprises for you my daughter." I looked over at him. "Oh? Like what?"

Father held out a gold headdress. "This is for you." He put it on my head, and it fit well.

"Thank you father."

I lifted up a pair of chopsticks, and father added, "While you were training today, I made an offer to one man who wishes to marry you. He is named Z-"

"Father, you did what!" I snapped. "Again? How may offers have you made with men who seek my hand? You can at least be careful!"

Father retorted, "He's the son of a minister. You can expect him to continue in his father's place."

I threw myself into a fit. "So what? I would marry a man that I love that could be a peasant to a prince! I don't care about rank, father!"

"But I do!" Father hesitated. "Eh...my daughter, please reconsider. Your soon – to – be husband is the noble Z-"

I snorted. How could he? I hat being nothing but an "offer"!

"Every man is noble if they seek my hand! Why father?" asked I. "I will never get married! My...aye...beauty is not even close to the famous two Qiaos, the maid Lu Bu has fallen for, or the wife of Yuan Xi!" I pouted.

Father held a glass of wine in his hand. "Ying! Do not worry! The nobleman will not care for appearances. He will make a fine husband. He is a grade A scholar and a learning minister. Z-"

I stood up. "All boys do! I don't think I met one that hasn't!"

I stormed of of the dining room. Father put his wine down. "Wait! Ying! There's another thing I must tell you! The nobleman is-"

Annoying. This is too aggravating. I turned around and snapped at father, "I don't care about this nobleboy!"

I started to my room past the main room.

"Ying, he's not a boy. He's a man."

"Man? Man my –"

I stopped when I saw a man sitting in the main room, wearing a small, green hat and a traditional Chinese robe. The man was actually quite handsome to my opinion, and very clean according to the boys I already knew. His eyes were narrowed as I suppose they were supposed to be. He held a feather fan in his right hand. What was that for?

"The nobleman is here." Finished father quietly.

"I see you are Miss Huang Yue Ying then?" The man asked. I really didn't care about him. He was like any other man as I could see. Maybe I could misdirect him. So I shook my head. "I'm afraid not. She died two years ago. I'm a maid! Goodbye!"

The man in the hat stood up. "I am sorry I have wasted your time. I wonder how I did not yet hear that Miss Huang has died...?"

"Because she hasn't." countered father. "This is my daughter."

The man in the green hat bowed. "Miss Huang Yue Ying, my name is Zhuge. Zhuge Liang." He took off his hat.

I saw right through him.

Zhuge's right eyebrow twitched "Is there something wrong my Lady?" he asked.

I scoffed. "You're just a common man who wishes to seek my hand because you want me to work like a dog while you sit on your lazy ass using me as a tool. I can already tell that if you want to marry me, a second wife is necessary."

"Daughter!" he scolded. "Behave yourself! Noble Zhuge," he began. I groaned. Noble, Noble, Noble! "Excuse us for a moment."

Zhuge Liang bowed and sat back down.

Father grabbed my arm and pulled me. "Come Ying." He ordered. I folded my arms and answered childishly, "I refuse." Father sighed. He grabbed my collar and tried to pull me again. "This is not an option. Come."

"I said it once and I will not say it again." I retorted. I felt like troubling father right now. Offers? Ulgh!

Father suddenly thought of a way to convince me. The expression on his face was enough. "Why? Do you want to stay with this young man? Do you find him attractive?"

I blushed and gasped. "Father! How could you acc...fine." I turned to Zhuge. "Excuse us," I began. "My hhhhhhuuuuusband."

His eye twitched.

Father slapped me across the head. "Come."

"Ow." I stated bluntly.

"Yue Ying, how foolish can you become? You know the reason that your chances of getting married are slim to none because of your infeminine actions!"

I scoffed. Infeminine! I could say the same for him! But that's for a different reason...