Jiang Wei, The Bodyguard?
Chapter One
By Yuki-chan
Author's Notes: Uhh...heartbreak? Yeah, that's pretty much it. *sigh*
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine...but it would be awfully nice if they were. ^_^
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It was a long day of training for Mr. Boyue, and by the time he got back to his tent, yet another messenger rushed to him.
"General Jiang Wei, Lord Liu Bei requests your presence." The messenger seemed as awfully exhausted as Boyue, and he felt sympathy for the little messenger, clad in musty day clothes.
The little messenger man scurried off somewhere before Jiang could acknowledge him. Jiang Wei sighed, then made his way to Liu Bei's tent. As he passed by, he noticed Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and some other officers sleeping peacefully. He groaned.
Liu Bei noticed Boyue. "Ah, General Jiang Wei. Sit down, please. I have something important to discuss with you."
Jiang sniffed something in the air... a pungent scent smelling of sickly sweet flowers. He twitched a bit, then noticed a young woman sitting next to Liu Bei.
"Who's she?" he asked.
"Ah...this is my niece, Ming."
"A rather common name for women, don't you think?" pointed out Jiang.
"Well," replied Liu Bei, "I didn't name her."
Ming just stared at Jiang Wei, emotionless. Jiang stared back, looking somewhat annoyed.
"I'm assigning you to be her bodyguard. Can I rely on you?"
"Yes sir, you can..."
"Good. Your task starts tomorrow."
As Jiang headed back, he swore he felt someone glaring at him from behind.
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Jiang woke up sweating profusely, from a nightmare. "Heh heh...funny. I've haven't had a nightmare in years..."
Boyue did his best to steady and rationalize the situation, calming down, but the loud ring of the gong startled him.
Liu Bei ran up to Jiang. "General Jiang Wei! Ming has gone off to the market! Go...go follow her and protect her! Our spies have reported street thugs kidnapping women! HURRY!"
Jiang nodded quickly, mounted his horse, and rode towards town.
In the town, Jiang could hear cries for help...women's cries! He rode faster and saw a large clump of women, surrounded by a herd of thugs.
"Ahh!" thought Boyue. "Ming's in that crowd! But how will I find her if she looks just like any other woman?!"
Jiang froze suddenly as he felt the same cold glare that he'd felt last night...right before he left the tent containing Liu Bei and--
Ming!
Jiang charged straight to the thugs, worrying about how things would turn out if Ming were to die... Liu Bei would be furious, he'd probably be executed...
But within the crowd, he sniffed the same pungent flowery fragrance that Ming possessed...Ming was in the crowd of women surrounded by street thugs.
However, it was evident that the thugs wouldn't let him pass so easily. They (about 30 of them) whipped out their daggers and watched his every move.
A pair of icy, cold looking eyes caught his attention. It was Ming...and she was being taken away by a thug.
Jiang then received a vision of him, being tortured...first, they'd cut him slash by slash, boil him in hot water, mutilate him while he was still alive...
A dark shadow loomed over him. A man stared right at him, wielding a spear. He laughed to himself, then said: "If you can beat me in a duel, along with my men, I will let all these women go free. If you lose, you die...and these women will be sold into prostitution."
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Chapter One
By Yuki-chan
Author's Notes: Uhh...heartbreak? Yeah, that's pretty much it. *sigh*
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine...but it would be awfully nice if they were. ^_^
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was a long day of training for Mr. Boyue, and by the time he got back to his tent, yet another messenger rushed to him.
"General Jiang Wei, Lord Liu Bei requests your presence." The messenger seemed as awfully exhausted as Boyue, and he felt sympathy for the little messenger, clad in musty day clothes.
The little messenger man scurried off somewhere before Jiang could acknowledge him. Jiang Wei sighed, then made his way to Liu Bei's tent. As he passed by, he noticed Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and some other officers sleeping peacefully. He groaned.
Liu Bei noticed Boyue. "Ah, General Jiang Wei. Sit down, please. I have something important to discuss with you."
Jiang sniffed something in the air... a pungent scent smelling of sickly sweet flowers. He twitched a bit, then noticed a young woman sitting next to Liu Bei.
"Who's she?" he asked.
"Ah...this is my niece, Ming."
"A rather common name for women, don't you think?" pointed out Jiang.
"Well," replied Liu Bei, "I didn't name her."
Ming just stared at Jiang Wei, emotionless. Jiang stared back, looking somewhat annoyed.
"I'm assigning you to be her bodyguard. Can I rely on you?"
"Yes sir, you can..."
"Good. Your task starts tomorrow."
As Jiang headed back, he swore he felt someone glaring at him from behind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jiang woke up sweating profusely, from a nightmare. "Heh heh...funny. I've haven't had a nightmare in years..."
Boyue did his best to steady and rationalize the situation, calming down, but the loud ring of the gong startled him.
Liu Bei ran up to Jiang. "General Jiang Wei! Ming has gone off to the market! Go...go follow her and protect her! Our spies have reported street thugs kidnapping women! HURRY!"
Jiang nodded quickly, mounted his horse, and rode towards town.
In the town, Jiang could hear cries for help...women's cries! He rode faster and saw a large clump of women, surrounded by a herd of thugs.
"Ahh!" thought Boyue. "Ming's in that crowd! But how will I find her if she looks just like any other woman?!"
Jiang froze suddenly as he felt the same cold glare that he'd felt last night...right before he left the tent containing Liu Bei and--
Ming!
Jiang charged straight to the thugs, worrying about how things would turn out if Ming were to die... Liu Bei would be furious, he'd probably be executed...
But within the crowd, he sniffed the same pungent flowery fragrance that Ming possessed...Ming was in the crowd of women surrounded by street thugs.
However, it was evident that the thugs wouldn't let him pass so easily. They (about 30 of them) whipped out their daggers and watched his every move.
A pair of icy, cold looking eyes caught his attention. It was Ming...and she was being taken away by a thug.
Jiang then received a vision of him, being tortured...first, they'd cut him slash by slash, boil him in hot water, mutilate him while he was still alive...
A dark shadow loomed over him. A man stared right at him, wielding a spear. He laughed to himself, then said: "If you can beat me in a duel, along with my men, I will let all these women go free. If you lose, you die...and these women will be sold into prostitution."
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