Hi all :D
Just so you know, this is the first part of this story. The second part will come later when I get time to write it up :)
I was asked to do this story by a friend, who isn't on and because I'm such a wonderful friend, I've done it. This is a LX/SSX story, I mainly pair Shang Xiang with Ling Tong, but after writing this... I've decided that they might actually be sort of cute together :) But I think I'll stick to LT/SSX, with the occasional LX/SSX story on the side :P
Enjoy!
Lu Xun sighed and bowed his head, he couldn't watch them anymore. He couldn't stand the feeling of jealousy that rose up within him whenever he saw the two of them together. Gan Ning and Sun Shang Xiang, they were so close it hurt him. Lu Xun knew that the Wu princess had a crush on one of the Wu officers and even an idiot could figure out who that crush was. It was so painfully obvious that is was Gan Ning who had gained the princesses affections. After all, he was the male officer that earned most of her attention. Excluding her father, brothers and Zhou Yu, and it couldn't be Zhou Yu. Everyone knew that she viewed him as another brother. It would be beyond weird if he was the one that had taken hold of her heart. Although, there was Ling Tong who she talked to quite a bit and seemed to have more fun with as well, but her having a crush on him seemed highly unlikely. Lu Xun sighed again and closed his eyes, remembering the conversation he had with Lu Meng the day before.
"What's the matter Xun? You're not even concentrating on your lesson." Lu Meng said, looking at Xun worriedly. Lu Xun sighed and looked out the window. He supposed that he could tell Lu Meng what was bothering him so much, after all, he was the one he told about his feelings for a certain princess. "Xun?" Lu Xun sighed again and looked down at his hands, twiddling his thumbs. "It's just a rumour I heard…" "A rumour? Xun, if it's a rumour that's bothering you, then don't worry about it. After all, it is just a rumour and most of them aren't even true. But tell me what the rumour is." Lu Xun took a deep breath and pursed his lips. Maybe Lu Meng was right and he shouldn't worry about it. It was just a rumour, so there was no guarantee that it was true. "Well there's a rumour going around, saying that Lady Shang Xiang has a crush on one of officers." Lu Meng raised an eyebrow and looked doubtfully at Xun. "And why would that be bothering you so much Xun. It means that there's a chance that she returns your feelings. Shouldn't that make you happy?" Xun sighed and frowned. "But it's so obvious who she likes, she does spend a lot of time with him." "You're talking about Gan Ning aren't you Xun?" Xun sighed sadly and slowly nodded his head. "Just because he's her best male friend doesn't mean that she has a crush on him. Don't be so quick to rule yourself out as a possibility. Remember, the rumour only says that she has a crush on one of the officers, and you are one of the officers." "It doesn't rule him out either. Honestly Meng, why would she like me that way? Ning's the one that the girls like; I've heard what they say about him. Always talking about how good looking he is and how great his muscles are and what a charmer he is. Me, I'm just a strategist, a nerd to them. I don't have great looks or muscles and I'm definitely not charming. I always seem to say the stupidest things to girls unless it's about strategies or something similar. Otherwise, I only make a fool of myself in front of them." Xun said sadly, resting his head on his arms. "Xun, not all girls are going to be attracted to Ning. They don't all like the same type of man. Remember, Xiao fell in love with Zhou Yu and you are similar to him. He doesn't have muscles like Gan Ning and he's a strategist. Maybe Shang Xiang is like that." "Or maybe she's like Da and goes for men like Gan Ning. Plus you're forgetting that a lot of women think that Zhou Yu is good looking." Xun snapped, frowning at Meng. "Quite a few women think that you're good looking as well Xun. You're not the only one that overhears what the women say about the men." "But they're not Shang Xiang." Xun whispered, looking back down at his arms which rested on the table. Lu Meng sighed, walked over to where Xun was sitting and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Remember this Xun; we don't know who it is that Shang Xiang harbours a crush on. So don't be so quick to rule yourself out as a possibility." "Alright, I'll try." Xun said, slowly nodding his head. "Good, now are you going to concentrate on your lesson now?" "I'll try, and Lu Meng. Thank you." Xun said, smiling at him. "You're welcome." Meng said, returning the smile.
Xun scoffed, who was he kidding. There was no way that he was the one that Shang Xiang has a crush on. He should stop trying to get his hopes up; they were just going to get crushed anyway. Shang Xiang's laughter floated along the cool breeze to his ears, taunting him. He can't remember ever making her laugh like that.
"Ning, stop it!" Shang Xiang screeched, her voice filled with laughter.
Xun peeked up at them, watching Gan Ning relentlessly tickle the poor Wu princess. He sighed in relief, a faint smile playing on his lips. Ok, so all he was doing was tickling her. Her laughter had nothing to do with something Gan Ning said. But a frown quickly found its way back onto Xun's face. Even from the far distance of which Xun sat under the shade of a large cypress tree; he could tell that Shang Xiang had a sparkle in her eyes. Her face illuminated by her current joy. A joy that Xun could never bring to her… A joy that only the man known as Gan Ning could bring to her…
Xun sighed and lowered his gaze back down to his homework. He scoffed at the sight of it, his messy writing scrawled across the parchment. It was no wonder no girl chased after him. Over there was Gan Ning, with heaps of girl 'secretly' watching them; though it was obvious to Lu Xun that he had noticed them, with the number of cocky smiles he sent in that direction. And here he was, sitting outside where the world could see him, doing his homework. With the amount of attention he was getting, he might as well have still been cooped up in his bedroom or in some other confined room in the palace. The light of the flickering candle on the table been his only companion. Why would the Wu princess ever notice him, when she had the pirate with the washboard abs right in front of her?
Xun scoffed again and gathered up his papers. He might as well go back inside, all been outside was doing was causing him unwanted pain.
Ok, well that's it for the first part, hope you all enjoyed it :) Review please! It might motivate me to put up/finish the second part sooner :P
