Hiya guys!!! This is a story I've had in my head for a while, so I've finally written it and posted it here. Tell me what you guys think. R&R!!!
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She sat by her window, watching the battle in the courtyard. "I never thought this day would come." She whispered, thinking out loud. "I can finally be free of him." She sighed. "Where is she?" There was a knock at the door, and she heard the knob twist and a voice.
"Are you ready, my lady?"
She stood up and turned to look at her bodyguard and only friend and confidante, who was stood in the doorway.
"Yes, Tong Xia, let us go." She walked past Tong Xia and they jogged down the hall.
"And where do you think you're going?" came the voice of the man she had come to hate so much.
'Getting out of here and recovering what I lost when you brought me to this God-forsaken place.' Instead she said, "I was looking for you. I was scared the Wei army would find me." She feigned fright.
"But why are you dressed like that?" He asked.
"Because, my darling, if any of our soldiers found me, they would know who I am, but the Wei soldiers would think I am a maidservant, and maids can't fight, so they would spare my life." She ran into his arms and rested her head on his chest. 'How could he? I had almost escaped. Damn him to hell!!' She cursed inwardly. She had almost been free of him. Free and able to return home.
"Come now, Ji my dear, you're safe now. There's no need to cry."
She hadn't realised but tears were flowing freely from her sapphire eyes. "I'm just so happy to have found you. But we must escape quickly, or we shall be trapped and killed."
"We must rescue my father though." He grabbed her hand and pulled her back up the wide hall.
"Xi my love, our horses need to be prepared. What if I went to the stables, and you and your father meet me there?" she suggested slyly.
He stopped and turned to stare at her. "Didn't you just say you were scared? What happens if the Wei soldiers find you?"
She was silent for a moment. "Well, if they find me I'll have Tong Xia to protect me."
Yuan Xi looked at the other woman, as if for the first time. "Are you prepared for battle?" he asked her.
"Yes my lord." Was her reply.
"Then go. I will see meet you in the stables." He turned back to Tong Xia. "If anything happens to my wife I will have your head."
He reluctantly let go of Zhen Ji's hand and ran up the hall. She and Tong Xia ran the opposite direction. Once they were out of earshot they resumed their conversation.
"Nice cover my lady" Tong Xia was grinning.
"Let's gloat after we get out of here." They ran down endless passageway, and after what seemed like an eternity, they reached the stables. As they entered Tong Xia shut and bolted the door.
"Trying to keep someone out?"
Zhen Ji visibly jumped and almost screamed. She spun round to glare at the figure who had just spoken. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you." Was the lithe general's simple answer. He stood up and tossed a bag to Zhen Ji. "Get changed, I have a way to get you out."
"What? But how did you know-"
"We are from the same village in Ji, remember? It's my fault you were brought here, so I'm trying to right the wrong I have done you. Now listen carefully. I have defected to the Wei army, and I can get you through the courtyard."
"How?" Zhen Ji began to take off her shirt, but glared at Zhang He who was staring at her curves. "Well, are you going to turn around so I can change?"
Zhang He's cheeks turned a light scarlet as he turned and continued to explain. "If I 'capture' yourself and Tong Xia, I can get you though the courtyard, and once we are out the gate, I will let you go."
"That sounds crazy enough to work. I don't have to be tied up, do I? And you can turn around now."
Zhang He turned and his jaw dropped in amazement. Zhen Ji was dressed in a red silky dress that hugged her curvaceous body, with the left leg exposed by the slit in the dress. A headdress in the shape of a peacock with its wings outstretched adorned her head, her dark brown hair pulled back in a long ponytail that went down to her coccyx. "You look absolutely ravishing."
"Thank you." Was Zhen Ji's simple, absent minded reply as she mounted her white steed. Tong Xia and Zhang He followed suit and they rode out slowly, one girl either side of the lithe warrior.
"Open the gate!" Zhang He shouted.
"Who are the ladies with you?" shouted the gate captain.
"The lady Zhen Ji and her bodyguard. They are my prisoners."
The drawbridge was lowered, and the three companions crossed. Once they were in the forest, Zhang He turned to Zhen Ji.
"Now's your chance, go." He said simply.
"You can come with us. It's not too late." Zhang He shook his head and Zhen Ji rode up beside him and touched his shoulder. "Thank you, I appreciate all that you have done for me."
Zhang He was surprised, yet touched by the rare emotions Zhen Ji was letting show. It seemed she had dropped her icy manner and let her feelings through. "If it wasn't for me, my lady-"
"Don't!" Zhen Ji was shocked by how loudly she shouted that one word, and also how much power it had. "Please, Zhang He, don't use any titles. I don't want to be called 'my lady' by everyone, especially a close friend." She continued, lower.
"I'm sorry. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be in this mess. Now go already, or you'll be caught. Again."
"Thank you again, Junyi, I will never forget this. If you ever need anything, send a messenger. Goodbye."
As Zhen Ji and Tong Xia rode off, Zhang He shouted, "Tell my family I'm alright!!"
Zhang He turned to ride back to the camp, formulating a story about how the 'prisoners' escaped. He was so deep in thought that he didn't see the arrows flying through the air, before they hit their marks with perfect accuracy.
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Well, sorry it's a short chapter, but first chapters of my fanfics are never long. Hope you like it. R&R people!!!
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She sat by her window, watching the battle in the courtyard. "I never thought this day would come." She whispered, thinking out loud. "I can finally be free of him." She sighed. "Where is she?" There was a knock at the door, and she heard the knob twist and a voice.
"Are you ready, my lady?"
She stood up and turned to look at her bodyguard and only friend and confidante, who was stood in the doorway.
"Yes, Tong Xia, let us go." She walked past Tong Xia and they jogged down the hall.
"And where do you think you're going?" came the voice of the man she had come to hate so much.
'Getting out of here and recovering what I lost when you brought me to this God-forsaken place.' Instead she said, "I was looking for you. I was scared the Wei army would find me." She feigned fright.
"But why are you dressed like that?" He asked.
"Because, my darling, if any of our soldiers found me, they would know who I am, but the Wei soldiers would think I am a maidservant, and maids can't fight, so they would spare my life." She ran into his arms and rested her head on his chest. 'How could he? I had almost escaped. Damn him to hell!!' She cursed inwardly. She had almost been free of him. Free and able to return home.
"Come now, Ji my dear, you're safe now. There's no need to cry."
She hadn't realised but tears were flowing freely from her sapphire eyes. "I'm just so happy to have found you. But we must escape quickly, or we shall be trapped and killed."
"We must rescue my father though." He grabbed her hand and pulled her back up the wide hall.
"Xi my love, our horses need to be prepared. What if I went to the stables, and you and your father meet me there?" she suggested slyly.
He stopped and turned to stare at her. "Didn't you just say you were scared? What happens if the Wei soldiers find you?"
She was silent for a moment. "Well, if they find me I'll have Tong Xia to protect me."
Yuan Xi looked at the other woman, as if for the first time. "Are you prepared for battle?" he asked her.
"Yes my lord." Was her reply.
"Then go. I will see meet you in the stables." He turned back to Tong Xia. "If anything happens to my wife I will have your head."
He reluctantly let go of Zhen Ji's hand and ran up the hall. She and Tong Xia ran the opposite direction. Once they were out of earshot they resumed their conversation.
"Nice cover my lady" Tong Xia was grinning.
"Let's gloat after we get out of here." They ran down endless passageway, and after what seemed like an eternity, they reached the stables. As they entered Tong Xia shut and bolted the door.
"Trying to keep someone out?"
Zhen Ji visibly jumped and almost screamed. She spun round to glare at the figure who had just spoken. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you." Was the lithe general's simple answer. He stood up and tossed a bag to Zhen Ji. "Get changed, I have a way to get you out."
"What? But how did you know-"
"We are from the same village in Ji, remember? It's my fault you were brought here, so I'm trying to right the wrong I have done you. Now listen carefully. I have defected to the Wei army, and I can get you through the courtyard."
"How?" Zhen Ji began to take off her shirt, but glared at Zhang He who was staring at her curves. "Well, are you going to turn around so I can change?"
Zhang He's cheeks turned a light scarlet as he turned and continued to explain. "If I 'capture' yourself and Tong Xia, I can get you though the courtyard, and once we are out the gate, I will let you go."
"That sounds crazy enough to work. I don't have to be tied up, do I? And you can turn around now."
Zhang He turned and his jaw dropped in amazement. Zhen Ji was dressed in a red silky dress that hugged her curvaceous body, with the left leg exposed by the slit in the dress. A headdress in the shape of a peacock with its wings outstretched adorned her head, her dark brown hair pulled back in a long ponytail that went down to her coccyx. "You look absolutely ravishing."
"Thank you." Was Zhen Ji's simple, absent minded reply as she mounted her white steed. Tong Xia and Zhang He followed suit and they rode out slowly, one girl either side of the lithe warrior.
"Open the gate!" Zhang He shouted.
"Who are the ladies with you?" shouted the gate captain.
"The lady Zhen Ji and her bodyguard. They are my prisoners."
The drawbridge was lowered, and the three companions crossed. Once they were in the forest, Zhang He turned to Zhen Ji.
"Now's your chance, go." He said simply.
"You can come with us. It's not too late." Zhang He shook his head and Zhen Ji rode up beside him and touched his shoulder. "Thank you, I appreciate all that you have done for me."
Zhang He was surprised, yet touched by the rare emotions Zhen Ji was letting show. It seemed she had dropped her icy manner and let her feelings through. "If it wasn't for me, my lady-"
"Don't!" Zhen Ji was shocked by how loudly she shouted that one word, and also how much power it had. "Please, Zhang He, don't use any titles. I don't want to be called 'my lady' by everyone, especially a close friend." She continued, lower.
"I'm sorry. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be in this mess. Now go already, or you'll be caught. Again."
"Thank you again, Junyi, I will never forget this. If you ever need anything, send a messenger. Goodbye."
As Zhen Ji and Tong Xia rode off, Zhang He shouted, "Tell my family I'm alright!!"
Zhang He turned to ride back to the camp, formulating a story about how the 'prisoners' escaped. He was so deep in thought that he didn't see the arrows flying through the air, before they hit their marks with perfect accuracy.
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Well, sorry it's a short chapter, but first chapters of my fanfics are never long. Hope you like it. R&R people!!!