Chapter 1 The manor covered in snow
Da curled up on her bed, her eyes rimmed with red. It had been a few months since Sun Ce's death but every night brought back the pain. His side of the bed empty, cold. She looked at his pillow, seeing his face smiling at her. This brought another round of tears. "If only I had another day, Ce please I want to see you." She closed her eyes, saying this little prayer she made over and over until she drifted to sleep.
When she opened her eyes, a manor covered in a think, white blanket of snow stood before her. Something called her name, "Ce?" She whispered in the snow. She stepped forward and opened the door. She could hear singing, a sad lullaby. She went farther in, that's went she seen him. It was fleeting but she knew it was him. She ran after him, following a path threw the manor. "Ce! Ce! Please come back, I want to see you. Ce!" she screamed into the empty space.
She didn't hear him answer her back. She followed a hallway, she opened the door and a courtyard stood before her, on the other side of the tree she could she him. She ran around, only to miss him. A voice behind her spoke, "Stay here forever.' Da whipped around, no one was there. She tried the door but it was locked. "Ce, Sun Ce. Please." she sank to her knees in front of the door, her hands pressed against the frame.
She awoke with a start. She had seen him; she could still hold the image in her mind. She had to tell Xiao. She horridly got ready and went to her sister and Yu's room. Yu was gone on business, leaving Xiao behind. She opened the door, "Xiao." her sister's golden hair moved from under the blankets. "What Da?" she said, her voice filled with sleep. "Xiao, I seen him. In my dream, I went somewhere and it felt like I could see him, so I went inside and I found him. Xiao I found Sun Ce." Xiao pulled herself quickly from the bed.
'What? Da you know this is a dream. You know he's gone right?" She could hardly say those words. Da looked at her, it was like the first time she had met Ce. 'No, Xiao. He's not. He's there and he wants me to find him." Xiao placed a hand on her sister's shoulder, "I know it's been hard. Maybe I could talk to someone and get you something to help you sleep. Da I can see the dark rings under your eyes and the red rims. You aren't sleeping well, everyone can tell. If you want you can sleep in here with me."
Da looked at her sister, 'You think I'm crazy. You think I'm crazy because I dreamt about my DEAD husband. It's you, who's crazy. I seen him Xiao, I really did." Da began to cry. It was too much for her. She fell to the floor, hands covering her face. Xiao dropped down and put her arms around her sister. "Da, I'm sorry." Xiao placed her head on her sister's shoulder and cried with her, Ce was like the older brother she never had.