Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (EXCEPT Lu Kyoko and Jia Li)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Ling Tong and Gan Ning were in Wu's training ground, several of the officers were training around them. Zhou Yu was just happy Ling Tong wasn't trying to kill Gan Ning anymore.
Ling Tong blocked Gan Ning's sword swipe, and kicked him in the stomach. They kept sparring, each showing their own share of dominance, until the gong chimed for their dinner. Sun Ce walked past them and said "Knock off the training! The two Qiaos are coming for the banquet tonight". They stopped training and Gan Ning shouted over "Didn't think you needed us to make you look good Ce" Sun Ce stopped in his tracks and turned round "I don't, I need you to make Wu look good!" And then carried on towards the castle.
Gan Ning chuckled slightly and tucked his sword into his belt and jumped off the training platform, "Better go Tong, we need to make his lordship look good" Ling Tong laughed and swung his nun-chuk round a few more times and Gan Ning shouted him again, he pocketed his nun-chuk and jumped down as well. "This banquet will be fun" Ling Tong said. "Yeah" Gan Ning agreed, meeting Ling Tong's sarcasm "And the only good-looking girls there will be the Two Qiaos".
Ling Tong shot his friend an 'I know you're lying' look. "Please, I know you're like insanely in love with Jia Li" Gan Ning turned his head sharply towards him, he could only stumble. "It's actually quite sickening, there are only a few bachelors left in Wu: Lu Xun, but he's still really young. Huang Gai, but he's too old." Ling Tong joined in "There's Zhou Tai, but I've heard rumours about him... And of course there's Lu Meng, don't know why he's still single." Gan Ning answered "Oh I think it's because he's spent like all of his life looking after his sister". Ling Tong looked at Gan Ning surprised "He has a sister?" Gan Ning nodded "Yep, you'd never think they were related, she's really attractive" Ling Tong stopped "You know her?"
Gan Ning stopped as well and looked back at Ling Tong "Yeah, back in my pirating days, I recruited her... along with Jia Li. I've known them all years, that's why Lu Meng suggested I be invited in; he knew I was a good fighter." Ling Tong looked at him confused. "Come on, if you're a good boy I'll introduce you" They both laughed and walked towards the castle to get ready.
Later, Gan Ning and Ling Tong were both in the banquet hall; they were both dressed up, Sun Ce 'requested' that they both look their best for the Two Qiaos, but Gan Ning was being surprisingly quiet and kept looking around the hall, Ling Tong was fed up of the secrecy after a few minutes. "Hey Gan Ning, why do you keep looking around?" He asked. Gan Ning looked back at Ling Tong "Because I've got a surprise for you, I just can't find it" Gan Ning laughed at Ling Tong's completely confused look "Don't worry" Gan Ning added "It's not anything your last birthday" Now it was Ling Tongs turn to laugh, but he started to turn slightly red at the embarrassing memory, then Gan Ning looked sideways at Ling Tong "I actually think you might like this one" Ling Tong was still confused even after the Two Qiaos had arrived and taken their places standing beside Sun Jian with their soon to be husbands.
Eventually Gan Ning said to Ling Tong "Hold on right here, I'll be right back" He said, moving away "Move and you're in trouble" Ling Tong laughed slightly, and picked up a drink from the table and started drinking it 'Wonder what he's got for me this time' Ling Tong tried to see where he'd gone but he only saw him talking briefly with Lu Meng and then leaving. He was going to go talk to Lu Meng to ask what he was doing but then Zhou Yu went and starting talking to him, Xiao Qiao was holding onto his arm, almost like a shield.
Ling Tong finished his drink while he was waiting, it felt like hours until eventually he saw Gan Ning coming through the crowd, surprisingly he was stopped when he reached Lu Meng who quickly excused himself, Zhou Yu nodded and Sun Ce and Da Qiao with Sun Quan and Sun Shang Xiang went over and they engaged in a heavy discussion, now Sun Jian was moving around the room. Gan Ning left the room again and Lu Meng moved over to Ling Tong. "Okay I've played along but now I can't. What on earth is going on?!"
Lu Meng just smiled, "Come with me" When Ling Tong looked over to the Sun family Lu Meng added before he spoke "Don't worry I cleared this with the royal family earlier," Sun Jian came up behind Lu Meng "Court?" Was all he said, Lu Meng nodded "Officially tomorrow morning" Sun Jian nodded back, patted Lu Meng on the back and walked over to his children. When Lu Meng saw Ling Tong's raised eyebrow with a confused expression he fought laughing.
Lu Meng lead Ling Tong through the crowd and they then went outside and headed towards the training ground, "What the---? Lu Meng I was here earlier" He looked around briefly "There's nothing new here" Lu Meng nodded in the direction of the same court where Gan Ning and Ling Tong had been training earlier, now Ling Tong looked closely he saw three figures, two of them were sparring whilst the other was watching them both. He recognised Gan Ning easily with his swords (DW6 weapons in DW 5 clothing for everyone except Xiao Qiao/Shang Xiang/Lu Bu and some others) and he recognised the one he was sparring with as Jia Li, even though he'd only met her one time. He couldn't see the other one the person was sitting on the floor but by the hair was decorated he'd guess a girl. Lu Meng nudged Ling Tong in that direction, he looked at him strangely and then obliged to his lord and went that way.
When they got down there, Ling Tong was in for a big surprise, he opened the gate and jumped onto the platform, it was Gan Ning who saw him first "Hey Ling Tong, glad you could make it. You remember Jia Li?" He said gesturing towards the girl he'd been training with, Ling Tong nodded in greeting, then he saw Gan Ning smile "And I'd like to introduce you to someone"
AN: Okay so I hope this was okay, please R&R but I'm still kinda new so please don't flame, and it took me ages to write this so don't expect updates as often as I'd like providing this generates some interest.