Open Your Eyes
Chapter 1
Disclaimer - I don't own no Dynasty Warrior characters.
- Okay, okay, really, I do not own any of the characters, or horses, in this story, geese.
A/N - Uh, I've only played Dynasty Warriors 2, 3, and 4. So really, I'm basing this one on 3 and 4. Mainly 4 since I just recently played that one with Diao Chan on Lu Bu's Musou Mode.
A/A/N - Go easy on me please, this is my first Fic.
~*~
It was a dark and chilly night as Lu Bu sped through the forest. He had been gone for three days, and he was more than ready to be back in the warmth of the castle, even if it did belong to Dong Zhuo.
As his destination came into view, he urged Red Hair to go faster. His previous battle against those three Shu brothers hadn't gone so well. Not to mention that he had been horseless while they were not, and believe me, they took full advantage of that. His left arm was bleeding, as was a shallow but long cut across his girth.
When he put more pressure onto his newly regained horse, Red Hair let out a neigh of protest. Lu Bu imagined that the fodder Guan Yu hadn't kept his fiery red speedy companion in top condition. How did he think Red Hair became such a magnificent steed, he sure enough wasn't born that way.
Lu Bu let out a sigh, he mustn't think about such things now. The only thing that he should be concentrating on was getting back home, if he could even call it that.
His thoughts were brought to a halt at the sight of a girl clad in pink and white. She was waiting by the entry gate, shivering from the cold. When she saw him, a smile brightened her face as she stood up to catch his attention.
"Diao Chan." Lu Bu acknowledged her sternly as he came to a stop a few feet in front of her "What do you think you are doing out here? You should be resting inside, where it's warm.Don't you know that it's dangerous to be out here at this time of the night, and all alone!"
Diao Chan winced at the sound of his voice. She had thought that he would have been grateful of her for waiting diligently for his return. Wasn't that how it was supposed to go?
"I'm sorry my Lord." She stated, giving a slight bow.
Lu Bu raised his eyebrow at her apology. Usually, a person would be cowering in fear underneath his shadow, the men and women. He was used to a quick apology as they kneeled down before immediately departing.
However, he knew not to expect that from Diao Chan, she had never been afraid of him, maybe that's why he enjoyed her company so much. Still, she shouldn't of been outside, she could of gotten sick, or stolen. He had already lost Red Hair once, and he wasn't about to lose her.
Yet, he couldn't help but to feel a bit of gratitude towards her actions. He knew that she must have snuck out; otherwise, she wouldn't be alone. Could it be, that she had actually been worried about him? As he looked down at her downcast face, his eyes and voice softened a bit.
"Diao Chan, you shouldn't have waited out here for me." Lu Bu said as he got off of Red Hair and walked over to her. Gently bringing a hand to her chin, he raised her face up to meat his gaze. "You could of gotten hurt, or even something worse." He continued, staring down into her eyes. "Don't do that again, okay?"
That's when Diao Chan realized her mistake. He didn't care that she was loyal enough to wait for him, he had been afraid for her safety. Did all lords do that? If they did, then why did some give away women as gifts and such? Could it be, that some actually care? Could this one.No, she had a mission, and she couldn't fill her thoughts with such lies. No man would ever want her for more than her beauty. From what she had experienced, there was no love, only loyalty and trickery. Mostly trickery.
Yet when she looked into his eyes, she saw something that she had never really seen in any others, care. Sure, Lu Bu was tough on the outside, but he could also be really caring on the inside.
"Don't you know what would of happened if Dong Zhuo found out about this?" Lu Bu asked, dropping his hand from her chin. He had just seen a variety of emotions pass her face, and it confused him a bit. But her eyes, they stayed the same, confused and unaware.
"Yes," she stated calmly, averting her eyes, trying her hardest to look sad. And for some reason, it wasn't as hard as she thought it would have been. For some reason, she felt as if she wasn't acting anymore. "But I had to.you were gone so.long. I just needed to...see..." She raised her gaze again, staring strait into his eyes, startling him a bit. "I'm sorry for disobeying, but I." She stopped. For some reason, she just couldn't go on. Her gaze had fallen back to the ground, and her voice was barely above a whisper. "I missed you."
Okay, now Lu Bu was beyond shocked. Her eyes, they had lost that uncertain look. When she had met his gaze that last time, they weren't empty and confused like they usually were. They held more emotion, as if she had found something that was once lost. She had really been worried for him. So worried that he had risked the wrath of Dong Zhuo. Yet, how could anyone worry about him, the almighty Lu Bu?
"Oh," Diao Chan gasped when she saw his battle wounds, all thoughts of her mission of deception fleeing her mind. Before Lu Bu could even conjure up a protest, she had already taken out one of her hair ribbons and was bandaging his wounded arm up with it.
"Really, I-I'm okay. I just ran into some trouble on the way back is all." Lu Bu tried to explain as he walked back to his horse, followed by Diao Chan who was trying to get him to stand still. He winced as she secured the knot on his arm. But then his face flustered, and dare I say, blushed? as he next found Diao Chan putting her arms around his waist to secure her other hair ribbon to keep that wound from bleeding.
"Where are you going?" Diao Chan asked as Lu Bu mounted Red Hair. "You need to get those wounds cleaned up you know."
Sighing, Lu Bu reached down and lifted Diao Chan's tiny body into the saddle behind him.
Blushing, Diao Chan let herself be hoisted into the seat. She let out a yelp of surprise when Red Hair lunged forward, then wrapping her arms around Lu Bu as if for dear life. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, but where might we."
"I'm just going to put Red Hair up in the stable and I didn't want you staying outside alone, is that okay?" Lu Bu interrupted her, in his usual monotonous voice.
"Sure." she replied in a shaky voice.
"This is the first time you've ever ridden on Red Hair, isn't it?" Lu Bu broke the silence, still not allowing any emotions to be heard through his voice.
"Yeah, pretty much." she sighed as they slowed to a trot.
"So, that means that you've never experienced how fast she can go. Would you like to?" he asked, this time there was a hint of amusement in his voice. And before he even let her reply, they went zooming past the stable and into the woods. ~*~
For now that is.
A/A/A/N - I thought that it was kind of strange that I actually wrote this fic, since the only fanfiction that I read is Inuyasha, and I've been trying to do Legend of Mana fanfiction forever but to no avail. Then all of a suddenly I got this urge to write about Dynasty Warriors, and I did. With out even struggling too much. And what's more, I've never even read a Dynasty Warriors fic before. But maybe I will after this. If any of you have any suggestions as to which DW fics are a good read, please tell me in your review.
A/A/A/A/N - Oh yeah, and, please review. Flames are welcome. I need to know if I did a decent job. If you could leave me a percentage grade from 1% to 100% then that would be great. I doubt I'll get very good, but considering that I've never read this category of fanfiction before; I have no earthly idea of how I did, or what the readers like.
I doubt any of you thought my double negative grammar joke at the top funny. I'm sorry, I know that it's corny, I just couldn't resist.
Lady Black Pearl
Disclaimer - I don't own no Dynasty Warrior characters.
- Okay, okay, really, I do not own any of the characters, or horses, in this story, geese.
A/N - Uh, I've only played Dynasty Warriors 2, 3, and 4. So really, I'm basing this one on 3 and 4. Mainly 4 since I just recently played that one with Diao Chan on Lu Bu's Musou Mode.
A/A/N - Go easy on me please, this is my first Fic.
~*~
It was a dark and chilly night as Lu Bu sped through the forest. He had been gone for three days, and he was more than ready to be back in the warmth of the castle, even if it did belong to Dong Zhuo.
As his destination came into view, he urged Red Hair to go faster. His previous battle against those three Shu brothers hadn't gone so well. Not to mention that he had been horseless while they were not, and believe me, they took full advantage of that. His left arm was bleeding, as was a shallow but long cut across his girth.
When he put more pressure onto his newly regained horse, Red Hair let out a neigh of protest. Lu Bu imagined that the fodder Guan Yu hadn't kept his fiery red speedy companion in top condition. How did he think Red Hair became such a magnificent steed, he sure enough wasn't born that way.
Lu Bu let out a sigh, he mustn't think about such things now. The only thing that he should be concentrating on was getting back home, if he could even call it that.
His thoughts were brought to a halt at the sight of a girl clad in pink and white. She was waiting by the entry gate, shivering from the cold. When she saw him, a smile brightened her face as she stood up to catch his attention.
"Diao Chan." Lu Bu acknowledged her sternly as he came to a stop a few feet in front of her "What do you think you are doing out here? You should be resting inside, where it's warm.Don't you know that it's dangerous to be out here at this time of the night, and all alone!"
Diao Chan winced at the sound of his voice. She had thought that he would have been grateful of her for waiting diligently for his return. Wasn't that how it was supposed to go?
"I'm sorry my Lord." She stated, giving a slight bow.
Lu Bu raised his eyebrow at her apology. Usually, a person would be cowering in fear underneath his shadow, the men and women. He was used to a quick apology as they kneeled down before immediately departing.
However, he knew not to expect that from Diao Chan, she had never been afraid of him, maybe that's why he enjoyed her company so much. Still, she shouldn't of been outside, she could of gotten sick, or stolen. He had already lost Red Hair once, and he wasn't about to lose her.
Yet, he couldn't help but to feel a bit of gratitude towards her actions. He knew that she must have snuck out; otherwise, she wouldn't be alone. Could it be, that she had actually been worried about him? As he looked down at her downcast face, his eyes and voice softened a bit.
"Diao Chan, you shouldn't have waited out here for me." Lu Bu said as he got off of Red Hair and walked over to her. Gently bringing a hand to her chin, he raised her face up to meat his gaze. "You could of gotten hurt, or even something worse." He continued, staring down into her eyes. "Don't do that again, okay?"
That's when Diao Chan realized her mistake. He didn't care that she was loyal enough to wait for him, he had been afraid for her safety. Did all lords do that? If they did, then why did some give away women as gifts and such? Could it be, that some actually care? Could this one.No, she had a mission, and she couldn't fill her thoughts with such lies. No man would ever want her for more than her beauty. From what she had experienced, there was no love, only loyalty and trickery. Mostly trickery.
Yet when she looked into his eyes, she saw something that she had never really seen in any others, care. Sure, Lu Bu was tough on the outside, but he could also be really caring on the inside.
"Don't you know what would of happened if Dong Zhuo found out about this?" Lu Bu asked, dropping his hand from her chin. He had just seen a variety of emotions pass her face, and it confused him a bit. But her eyes, they stayed the same, confused and unaware.
"Yes," she stated calmly, averting her eyes, trying her hardest to look sad. And for some reason, it wasn't as hard as she thought it would have been. For some reason, she felt as if she wasn't acting anymore. "But I had to.you were gone so.long. I just needed to...see..." She raised her gaze again, staring strait into his eyes, startling him a bit. "I'm sorry for disobeying, but I." She stopped. For some reason, she just couldn't go on. Her gaze had fallen back to the ground, and her voice was barely above a whisper. "I missed you."
Okay, now Lu Bu was beyond shocked. Her eyes, they had lost that uncertain look. When she had met his gaze that last time, they weren't empty and confused like they usually were. They held more emotion, as if she had found something that was once lost. She had really been worried for him. So worried that he had risked the wrath of Dong Zhuo. Yet, how could anyone worry about him, the almighty Lu Bu?
"Oh," Diao Chan gasped when she saw his battle wounds, all thoughts of her mission of deception fleeing her mind. Before Lu Bu could even conjure up a protest, she had already taken out one of her hair ribbons and was bandaging his wounded arm up with it.
"Really, I-I'm okay. I just ran into some trouble on the way back is all." Lu Bu tried to explain as he walked back to his horse, followed by Diao Chan who was trying to get him to stand still. He winced as she secured the knot on his arm. But then his face flustered, and dare I say, blushed? as he next found Diao Chan putting her arms around his waist to secure her other hair ribbon to keep that wound from bleeding.
"Where are you going?" Diao Chan asked as Lu Bu mounted Red Hair. "You need to get those wounds cleaned up you know."
Sighing, Lu Bu reached down and lifted Diao Chan's tiny body into the saddle behind him.
Blushing, Diao Chan let herself be hoisted into the seat. She let out a yelp of surprise when Red Hair lunged forward, then wrapping her arms around Lu Bu as if for dear life. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, but where might we."
"I'm just going to put Red Hair up in the stable and I didn't want you staying outside alone, is that okay?" Lu Bu interrupted her, in his usual monotonous voice.
"Sure." she replied in a shaky voice.
"This is the first time you've ever ridden on Red Hair, isn't it?" Lu Bu broke the silence, still not allowing any emotions to be heard through his voice.
"Yeah, pretty much." she sighed as they slowed to a trot.
"So, that means that you've never experienced how fast she can go. Would you like to?" he asked, this time there was a hint of amusement in his voice. And before he even let her reply, they went zooming past the stable and into the woods. ~*~
For now that is.
A/A/A/N - I thought that it was kind of strange that I actually wrote this fic, since the only fanfiction that I read is Inuyasha, and I've been trying to do Legend of Mana fanfiction forever but to no avail. Then all of a suddenly I got this urge to write about Dynasty Warriors, and I did. With out even struggling too much. And what's more, I've never even read a Dynasty Warriors fic before. But maybe I will after this. If any of you have any suggestions as to which DW fics are a good read, please tell me in your review.
A/A/A/A/N - Oh yeah, and, please review. Flames are welcome. I need to know if I did a decent job. If you could leave me a percentage grade from 1% to 100% then that would be great. I doubt I'll get very good, but considering that I've never read this category of fanfiction before; I have no earthly idea of how I did, or what the readers like.
I doubt any of you thought my double negative grammar joke at the top funny. I'm sorry, I know that it's corny, I just couldn't resist.
Lady Black Pearl
