First thing's first, if you watch Naruto (especially Shippuden), please read my story entitled "Jinchuriki Tales." It only has 2 chapters so far. It needs a more reviews, and so when I get some, I'll update it. I'll apply the same principle to this story as well.
I've always wanted to write a story for Dynasty Warriors. If you read this try and imagine them as how they're portrayed in Dynasty Warriors 6.
Chapter 1
The battle of Hu Lao gate had just been won, and Sun Shang Xiang has started to pack up her weapons onto her horse. She could hear the chatter of all the different leaders, laughing for once, and not claiming who will bring an end to all this chaos in the land.
Just then, she noticed a man, dressed in green attire, most likely one of the new generals or Lords, she thought. As her eldest brother Sun Ce approached, she attempted to pick at his brain.
"Hey Ce," she said, as he packed his weapons onto the horse next to her.
"What's up sis? You fought really well, for starters. It's weird seeing how much you've grown into those weapons, eh?"
She agreed quickly, and continued what she was hoping to say.
"Ce, who's the man dressed in green, over there, speaking to Lord Cao Cao?"
Ce turned around to get a good look at the man who had strangely captured his sister's attention.
"Oh, him? That's Lord Liu Bei. He hasn't really built up much of a force yet, but I can tell from the way Cao Cao looks at the poor man, he'll be dangerous in the future. For now, I guess I'd say he's probably one of the nicest people you could meet. He has a particular…hmmm...what would you call it…love for the people. It's inspiring."
"Really, brother." Shang Xiang took one more look at him and continued packing her things. "Still, with one who has such a good temperament, I would have liked to meet him."
Sun Ce laughed. "Well, it so happens that the allied forces are lodging at ours for a bit, y'know, before we split up. I'm sure you can have a word tonight, eh, Shang Xiang?"
She nodded and answered, "I guess so."
… A few hours later…
The banquet table had been filled with all the best food imaginable. Various conversations struck up, from comparing the vitality of Zhao Yun's and Zhou Yu's hair to who had actually has the last hit in the previous battle.
Sun Shang Xiang sat in between her brother, Ce, and his best friend, Zhou Yu. Her other elder brother, Quan, had seated himself next to their father, listening to the analysis of the battle
"Look at him," started Gan Ning, with a mouth full of meat buns and rice, "It's as if he's next in line to claim the Imperial throne." Sun Ce laughed.
"Keep your voice down, Gan Ning, before anyone hears you. What we don't need is the likes of Shu and Wei getting the wrong idea here." Ling Tong whispered back.
"So Liu Bei is the leader of Shu?" Shang Xiang whispered in her brother's ear.
"Now, now, princess, it's rude to share secrets at the table." Gan Ning shouted. Ling Tong grew red again, from the constant humiliation when with his best friend.
"I…well…I wasn't…" she started, before blushing bright pink.
"Gan Ning, what kind of pirate ship do we think we're on?! Keep your voice
DOWN!" Ling Tong bellowed back.
…Meanwhile, at the opposite side of the table…
Liu Bei turned to one of his officers, Zhao Yun.
"Those Wu bunch are very…spirited, aren't they?" he said, with a beaming smile.
Zhao Yun took a sip of his wine and nodded. "They are my Lord. Very. It reminds me of youth."
Liu Bei chuckled.
"Come now, Zhao Yun. You are about a similar age to them. Youth is still with you." Liu Bei stood up. "I'm going out for a bit of fresh air. I shall be back."
…Back to the other side of the table…
"Hey sis, I just remembered," he started, as he saw Liu Bei walking out of the room to the garden terrace next to the pond. "Didn't you say you wanted a word with Liu Bei? Why don't you go and talk to him now?"
"Ce…no…I think he'd rather be alone with his thoughts now."
"AAAAHHH. SO the princess has a bit of a thing for Liu Bei EH?" Gan Ning shouted, cackling. Everyone stopped in their tracks, and Ling Tong took it upon himself to smack the pirate round the head with his bowl, knocking him out.
"Aha, too much to drink. He's always like this when he has half a glass more of wine. Don't worry, go back to your meals." Everyone shrugged and commenced eating and their various conversations.
"C'mon, Shang Xiang, I'll introduce you if you want. Let's go."
He helped her up, and they both walked out of the room.
"Ce, I don't know…" she began.
"There's nothing to be scared of. He's a nice guy."
They caught up to where Liu Bei was. He had a freshly poured cup of tea in his hand and a flower in the other.
"Lord Liu Bei, may I introduce my sister, Shang Xiang." And with that said, he dashed off back into the banquet hall. Shang Xiang twitched.
"It's a pleasure, Lady Shang Xiang." The uneasiness of the situation made Shang Xiang feel so awkward.
"Liu Bei, I'm sorry about the way we were acting in the banquet hall. We shouldn't have been talking so loud, well Gan Ning shouldn't have been talking so loud, I mean who knows, he could have given you the idea that I find you remotely attractive…I mean that…emm…" she had just noticed that another case of verbal diahorrea had occurred.
"So you don't find me good looking? Is that what you're saying?" he cut in.
"Yes…I mean no of course not, I mean no of course you're not ugly…" she started feeling her face going redder.
Liu Bei laughed. He knew she felt nervous and knew that was causing her to screw up her words.
"It's ok, princess. I don't mind. Have a nice evening." And he began to walk away.
Shang Xiang's sense and normal personality had quickly returned and she grabbed her temper.
"Wait one minute!" Liu Bei, turned around to face her.
"What is it?"
"Don't 'what is it?' me. You said that you don't mind. Is that because you think I'm so ugly that my opinion of you doesn't matter?" She rolled up her sleeves.
Liu Bei was seriously taken aback. "Why…no, I knew you were nervous, and I never intended for you to think…"
"SO you think I'm that ugly! Is that what you were whispering about to your general next to you at dinner?"
"Now, look princess, I didn't say anything-"
The rage inside her built up to a certain level.
"Save it!" she said, as she pushed Liu Bei over the small bridge level, into the pond, and proceeded to walk back into the banquet hall.
She sat down with her friends, continuing normal conversation, until Zhao Yun approached her.
"Lady Shang Xiang. Have you seen my Lord?"
"Oh. He's out back I think. He was looking at the fishes in our pond last time I checked. But he's ok, he's just collecting his thoughts."
"This means she accidentally or on purpose pushed him into the pond." Sun Ce whispered in Zhou Yu's ear.
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