Thanks for the reviews! I'm sorry if this is a little late. Too much stuff.

Today is my birthday, 10 January! 8D

Something terrible happened though. My friends stopped wanting to become friends with me anymore, all because I had to go home the day they had a surprise party planned for me! I was really hoping they'd understand.. I cried and screamed my heart out just a few minutes ago when they posted it on their blogs. What did I do wrong? Reviewers, please help!

OMG I'm so sorry I kept you waiting! Without further ado, here's chapter 2!

Cao Cao tossed and turned, yet he couldn't sleep. 'Ugh, maybe I'll go for a walk..'

He went down to the palace garden. It was a moonlit night, and the huge pond in the middle on the garden was beautiful, showing the moon's beauty to everyone who passes. Scattered on the water were some water lilies, gracefully floating. Flowers planted on the sides of every path and in bushes, all in different colours. A few stone benches were placed here and there, and just as Cao was about to sit on one, there was a large splash, followed by a groan.

'What the duck was that?' He rushed to the direction of the noise, which led him to the huge pond. It sounds like someone had fell into it. It wasn't a soldier or a guard. It was..

"Xiahou Yuan?! What are you doing down there?"

Xiahou Yuan looked up to the oh-so-familiar voice winced at the sight of Cao Cao glaring at him. He certainly wasn't expecting his lord to be awake at a time like this.

"Well? Aren't you going to tell me?" Cao demanded.

"Heh.. I couldn't sleep, so I went into the palace garden for a short walk."

Cao Cao's glare immediately changed into a look of annoyance. "Well, that wasn't so hard now, was it?"

"What are YOU doing here, Lord Cao Cao?"

"The same reason why you came here, excluding the falling part." He simply shrugged, and continued. "I heard a splash, and here you are, in the pond, growling in annoyance at me. What's that look for?"

"Geez, I wonder how many questions you asked today." Yuan grumbled.

"I heard that! Now tell me what the duck you're doing down there!"

"What else does it look like? I fell! What other things do I want to do down here? Bathe?" Yuan cried.

"Knowing you, maybe! Hmph!"

Cao Cao spun around and began to stomp back to his quarters. 'Meh. Might as well go back and try to open acess to Dreamland.'

Xiahou Yuan - who was still in the pond - noticed him stomping away and ran after him. "Wait, Lord Cao Cao! Did I offend you?"

"Oh, you wish you hadn't!" Cao yelled, without even turning to face him.

Once back in the palace, he grumbled "Man that Xiahou Yuan. How dare he use sarcasm on me?"

"What did he do this time, cousin?" asked a familiar calm voice behind him.

"Huh? Oh, Dun! Why aren't you sleeping?" He didn't notice him when he entered the palace.

"Your argument could have woken up the whole palace, you know.."

"What! That's impossible! How could I, Cao Cao-"

"-woken me up?" Dun interrupted.

"Oh man.. you Xiahous always win these petty arguments! I'm going to bed!"

"Petty? I wouldn't even call it an argument in the first place!"

"Oh now you listen here you - oh wait! Don't bother replying, Cao Cao! He'll just shoot a reply back and then you're wrong! AGAIN!"

"Frankly, I can' think of any come back to that.."

"DUUUUUN~!" Cao clamored.

Xiahou Dun chuckled. "Oh well, good night cousin."

"Well, I can't be angry at you, right? For some reason I don't know. Sleep well, Dun."

"Maybe later.. I've got a bad feeling something is going to happen."

"It's just a feeling, right? Maybe some sleep will do you good."

Dun only nodded and went to his quarters. Cao Cao, on the other hand, watched his retreating back before finally going to his own.

"I wonder what's Dun thinking of?"

Suddenly, he heard another loud splash, then an annoyed yell that sounded like Xiahou Yuan.

"Sheesh, can't a guy get some SLEEP?"

Done! How was it? :D

Ooooh~ What could be the bad thingy Dun has a bad feeling of? And can Cao Cao finally sleep? Well, duh. Of course he can! He's Cao Cao, for goodness sake! He has a VIP card to dreamland! Only thing is, he forgot he has it.