(A/N) SOOOO VERY SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! CHOCOLATEPANTS has been very, very, extremely, very, really, truly, very busy…. THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!
The gold and red building stared at me as hard as I stared at it. I analyzed everything I saw and detected no imperfections. No dents, no broken wood, no squeaky stairs and no dirt. Whoever cleaned it must have been a god-leveled perfectionist.
"Young strategist… The office is at the building on your right and at the second floor. It is the first room on the left right after the staircase…" The maid explained, she bowed again and smiled.
I grinned sheepishly, "Yes, thank you."
Lord Sun Ce was a …weird man. A normal emperor wouldn't have put the officer's offices a few yards away from his own home. But maybe that's because he didn't want to be too far away from his sworn brother. But then, an imperial palace was meant to be a symbol of royalty and… richness –stuffed with gold and…stuff… not filled with smelly, angry, tough, buff, snooty, idiotic, smelly, angry, tough, buff, snooty officers like… Gan Ning.
Ah but who cares? Who wouldn't want to take a step inside the imperial palace? No one!
Well, you know… except if you count that ex-pirate in…
Instead of directly going to the office like I was told, I decided to look around and marvel at the palace's size and structure. The dragon statues and the other buildings and carvings amazed me. I couldn't imagine Lord Sun Ce and his family living in a monstrous sized castle like this.
Speaking of which…
I wonder what Sun Shi must be feeling right now… Did she miss me? Was she curious?
I believe she is. She kept blushing and she flushed at every single body contact we made. I couldn't help but feel a little amused at her actions. She seemed so easy to manipulate, and she was vulnerable to flattery. But I guess that's because her parents have locked her away from society. (Of course, it wouldn't have been Sun Ce. He was anti when it came to the no freedom rule. So it could have been Lady Da Qiao. Or Zhou Yu. Or Sun Quan)
Heh, how… cute.
No, no, no, no, NO. WRONG.
Wait… actually, yes, yes, yes, RIGHT!
Perfect, she was perfect! I'm already halfway from my dream of bringing my family's name and influence back to Wu. But if I do get lost somewhere around there I would always have a back-up plan right?
I. Should .Marry .Her.
But I didn't have any feelings towards her. We've only met a few days ago, and we (she) talked about the Lord, the Lady and the battles that we have triumphed upon. She was gun shy when it came to anything about herself though; it seems she has a hard time opening up to people.
But who cares! I get the girl and I win! I don't get her and I would have to fight my way nauseatingly against the cruel, cruel people who try to take away my glory and my success and my feelings and my ticket to winning (the princess).
But my feelings wouldn't be true, and I would be lying to myself then… And-
I kept walking off to different places as my brain kept arguing, I examined every inch of the castle and drowned myself in its beauty –albeit not so calmly, I was starting to have a headache.
If I do marry her, ALL of this would sort-of be my possession. I think. The Lu family would certainly be known. And we would have our pride and influence back.
I dragged myself back to where I was meant to be and trudged up the stairs. I was still in deep thought when I heard the sound of shoes below me.
I looked below and saw a girl with long brown hair tied up into a bun with a dangly accessory, wearing a very beautiful silky and expensive dress dashing out of the building. Oh. It's her.
"Milady! You shouldn't be running around like this!" I heard her lady in waiting call as she chased after the smaller girl.
The little girl said nothing and instead of looking back and stopping, she picked up her pace and panted violently.
"Milady!"
"I-I let kitty get away!"
"But Milady!"
"She ran away!"
"No! Wait-"
CRASH
Lu Xun winced as the girl's face met with the palace's inner wall.
"MILADY!"
He would certainly have to re-think about this whole marriage thing…
Yeaaah... sorry for the long wait and how short this chapter is...
But anyhooo, CHOCOLATEPANTS AWAAAAAY!
