It's been a really long time since I uploaded, had some trouble with uploading this one actually. I just never really found the time to work on my fanfics; I'm still trying to rewrite my other fanfics and work on this one too. School and the other things I have to do have been taking up most of my time. Well, this is the newest chapter. For those who read this please review; if you're a silent reader…please review as well. If not, just continue to read on…I don't mind. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Dynasty Warriors and its characters do not belong to me.

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Chapter 3: The New Reality

She could feel the cooler air as the sun was already setting. Kia Sha was feeling unsteady because she was on the saddle laid down as if she was a large bag of rice grains. Her hands were still tied behind her back and she supposed that it was the man that had put the bag over her head that was leading the horse. The journey seemed so long and the stench of the horse didn't help much either. She knew how horses smelled and this was normal, still she didn't like the smell. Sometime along the way she had fallen asleep.

"Zhao Yun," the man which was leading the brown horse began, "this girl hasn't stirred at all."

"Heh," grinned Zhao Yun, "maybe you caused her to bump her head a little too hard."

"What?!" said the other man.

"Jiang Wei, all I'm saying is that thanks to you, she might be dead."

"Impossible! All it was…it was just a little bump. I didn't even do it, she fell and hit the back of her head on that tree trunk by herself!" Jiang Wei began to sound a bit nervous.

Zhao Yun always liked teasing Jiang Wei. He seemed to over-react to many things. Such as when Jiang Wei was accepted as Zhuge Liangs's apprentice, the young man was giving his speech of thanks at the feast that was held. The entire time he was blushing a deep shade of red; nothing happened until Liu Bei proposed a toast. Everyone drank, Jiang Wei choked on the rice wine; he became red with embarrassment. Almost everyone broke into laughter, they then assured him that it was alright and that they still though highly of him. However, over the next few days Jiang Wei was still embarrassed by the rather small incident that had happened; he eventually got over it.

"I just wanted to break the silence. I meant none of it." Zhao Yun then chuckled. Jiang Wei turned a light shade of red and replied, "Oh, I see." Then with a lighter tone he said, "I knew that!" They both laughed out loud. The camp site now came into view and within minutes they reached it. A man clad in golden armor came towards them.

"What? Where? Who are they?" he said pointing at the girls, who still, were on the horses and sleeping.

"Heh heh. Ma Chao, you and your curiosity!" said Zhao Yun as he began unloading some things off the saddle.

"Here, hold onto her." Zhao Yun gave the girl off his horse to Ma Chao.

"What?!" said Ma Chao as he subconsciously took her.

"That expression on you face is priceless, Ma Chao!" Jiang Wei said with light laughter,

"Could you hold onto this one as well?"

Ma Chao had two girls, one in each arm, and he waited until Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei were done unpacking. They stood there, thinking of what to do with the two girls. Suddenly, Jiang Wei thought of something; Zhao Yun and Ma Chao listened intently.

"How about we take off the bags?" Jiang Wei said with a very blunt grin on his face. Ma Chao and Zhao Yun stared at Jiang Wei for a moment in a dumbstruck expression. Zhao Yun took off the bag which was covering the girl in Ma Chao's left arm, he was the one who covered put the bag over her head; this one was Kia Sha. At the same time Jiang Wei took off the bag from the other girl in Ma Chao's right arm; this girl was Pan Fua. Awkwardly, both girls' head seem to be resting gently on Ma Chao's shoulder.

"Oh look at that Ma Chao," teased Zhao Yun, "…you really do have a way with women. Even when they're asleep!"

The three laughed for a moment, but as soon as they heard Yue Ying's voice coming near they were trying to not make the scene look so bad. Two girls with three men just didn't seem right.

"Quick! Just lay them down here." Jiang Wei quickly motioned to a large pile of hay.

Ma Chao layed the girl in his left arm down but when he was doing the same with the girl in his right arm she happened to cling on to him!

"What is she doing?!!" Ma Chao asked the other two.

"She is still sleeping, just drop her down!" Zhao Yun quickly said.

"Easier said than done. Maybe next time you should try, Zhao Yun. Quickly lend me some help here!"

She mumbled something as Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun had to help pull her off from Ma Chao. At that moment Yue Ying said, "What on earth are you three doing?" The three turned around somewhat startled to see her behind them.

Hoping that she didn't see anything Zhao Yun answered, "Nothing. And what are you doing, Lady Yue Ying?", he finished with off with a charming grin.

"Then who are those young women?" she demanded.

"Huh? Oh! These girls? They're nobody of importance. Well, I should go check on my steed." said Ma Chao. He was good at unintentionally making himself sound at fault.

"Wait…,"calmy said Yue Ying and started walking towards the three, "…"

The three men's heart beat began racing. Yue Ying's fury was nothing to be joked with. Yue Ying was now standing over the two girl watching them. Suddenly the girl that Zhao Yun captured woke up and got to her feet.

"What the? Where am I? Who are…?"

Yue Ying stepped back to be a little farther away from the girls. She did not want the girls to feel that they were in any danger. Now, the other girl had awoken and she sat up.

"Oww, my head hurts so bad. Huh? What's this bump?" she felt to see what it was exactly, "Ouch!!"

Zhao Yun nudged Jiang Wei and whispered, "See! Look what you've done!"

"You are at fault as well! You gave me no assistance!"

"It was interesting to watch! She was pretty fiesty." teased Zhao Yun.

Yue Ying couldn't help but over hear them, "What did you men do?", she demanded once again.

"I have no part in this!" Ma Chao quickly said before he sped off.

Yue Ying now concentrated on Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei; they gulped, fearing what was to come.

"I can't believe you could do such a thing to these young women, especially you Jiang Wei!"

"But…honestly, nothing happened! I swear! It was Zhao Yun's idea!" He pointed at Zhao Yun.

With the smirk on Zhao Yun's face gone and with a more serious expression, "I don't know what you are talking about," he ended this by crossing his arms.

Yue Ying gave the two a glare. The serious expression with her hands at her waist made Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei tense. However, with a long sigh she said, "I know you two are good men and I shall trust that nothing has happened. Now you two should go report to my husband and I will take care of these girls."

Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei bowed then left with relief. They headed towards Zhuge Liang's tent. The two girls (Kia Sha and Pan Fua) looked at each other quickly and then at the Yue Ying.

Yue Ying smiled, "You two do not need to worry. My name is Yue Ying and yours are?"

Kia Sha didn't feel that there was anything wrong or that her and Pan Fua were going to be in danger. After a brief moment of silence she answered, "My name is Kia Sha," she waited for Pan Fua to speak but seeing as her friend wasn't going to she continued, "this is my friend Pan Fua."

"Oh, such pretty names. They sound foreign, so you are not from this region?"

"Um, no we're not."

"I see," Yue Ying reached a hand out to Pan Fua; she was still on the ground. Pan Fua took it with uncertain hands. She continued, "Well let's get you two cleaned up. Come."

The two girls looked at themselves. They followed after Yue Ying. Kia Sha was still suspicious. She was looking at everything with her very observant eyes. Without looking back at them Yue Ying said, "Don't be so nervous." Kia Sha was a little startled but quickly regained herself. She noticed that Pan Fua was herself. She was too quiet. Pan Fua looked somewhat deep in thought. Kia Sha said to Pan Fua, "Hey! Are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing."

"You sure? You seem a little out of it."

Pan Fua didn't say anything but Kia Sha had a feeling of what was wrong with Pan Fua and keeping her mind occupied. Kia Sha couldn't help but smile. They came to a tent and followed Yue Ying inside. There was a large wooden tub.

'Huh? What is this?' thought Kia Sha. Pan Fua's eyes widened.

Yue Ying had called in some lady servants. The servants began to fill the tub with warm water. The two girls watched in amazement at how quickly the servants worked. The large tub was now filled and the servants all came around Kia Sha and Pan Fua and began to take off their clothes. At first they were a little resistant and then they offered to do it themselves.

"Both of you can fit in there just fine. Now we'll get you two cleaned up quick before it gets cold." said Yue Ying.

She noticed that the girls were completely uncomfortable. She then ordered only a few of the servants to tend to the girls. The rest left to get a new change of clothes for the two girl to change into she left as well after telling them that she would come back shortly. Again the girls offered to take their own clothes off but the women paid no attention and just went on with their work. The girls now got into the tub of soothing water which fragrance oils had been put into.

'This is so awkward.' thought Kia Sha.

'This is…different.' Pan Fua thought.

The servants were even washing their hair and gently scrubbing the girls. Kia Sha just couldn't take this anymore. "I can do it myself. May I have the cloth please?" she said. The servant was hesitant but gave it to Kia Sha. Pan Fua did the same. After the quick bath they were given clothes to change into. The only problem was, thay didn't know how to put it on the correct way. The servants quickly helped them put it on and also helped them with their hair. Yue Ying came into the tent with a smile.

"You know, it's nice to have some female company."

Kia Sha looked at Yue Ying and asked, "Um, what do you mean by that?"

The two girls didn't exactly know what Yue Ying had meant and Yue Ying just smiled. However, they didn't bother to dwell on it. They felt weird in the clothes they had on. Kia Sha was the one who felt more strange and also irritated. She hated skirts and that was what Pan Fua and she had on. However, they did like the colors and design of the clothes that was given to them. Kia Sha had on a cream-colored long skirt as well as a long flowing-sleeved top with white and soft pink flowers prints, and green foliage prints. Pan Fua had on a skirt as well but her's was a bit shorter and she wore a short-sleeved top; her attire was a light pink color with yellow and white flower prints. Yue Ying seem to adore them in the attires that they were in and she complimented them. She then told the servants to clean up and led the two girls outside.

"Early in the morning we will head off to the castle. I want you two to come with us. Both of you are foreign so I suppose that you do not know the land?" asked Yue Ying.

This time Pan Fua answered, "No, we don't know the land at all actually."

"May I ask how did you arrive here?"

Kia Sha opened her mouth to answer but she didn't. She knew it was an unbelievable story. Even she didn't completely believe it herself. She knew that this wasn't there time anymore. They've literally gone back in time. 'But how is it possible?' though Kia Sha.

Yue Ying saw that they didn't want to answer and told them, "It's alright. Tell me another time. I should get you two acquainted with some people. First we'll go see my husband, Zhuge Liang."

The girls had no clue where they really were and they haven't actually spoken to anyone but Yue Ying so far. Yue Ying then led them to Zhuge Liang's tent. The sun wasn't completely down yet and there was still a hint of sunlight. Yue Ying came to the tent and before she went in she called her huband to make sure that he wasn't busy. He allowed her to go in and so she did. The girls followed behind her very closely, bumping into each other time to time. The two girls looked at him clad in an elegant white robe with golden colored prints.

He stood up and asked Yue Ying, "Are these the young women you were speaking of?"

She nodded and said, "This is Kia Sha and Pan Fua."

"Hm, they don't seem much of a threat. You can watch over them personally if you like or assign someone else to."

"Thank you husband." she hugged him. Zhuge Liang gave a faint smile and then he introduced himself to the girls. After this, Yue Ying had asked the two girls again of how they arrived to the place that they currently were. The girls both hesitated but decided that they would have to eventually tell them anyway o they did. They told of what they knew to Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying. They thought the couple would have thought them to be insane now but instead they both seemed to just take it all in and actually believed the story.

"You think that we're crazy now don't you?" asked Kia Sha in an insecure tone of voice.

The sun had completely faded and night had fallen now. Zhuge Liang walked towards the opening of the tent and looked outside at the stars. Slowly he said, " There are some things in the universe which cannot be explained. The stars can not always see the future as well. As for your story," he paused for a short while, "I believe you two. So does Yue Ying I am sure." Yue Ying nodded her head. The two girls were in relief now that they finally gotten that off their chest. They were so happy that there people who actually believed them even though they almost couldn't even believe it themselves.

"It is getting late now and you two should rest." Zhuge Liang said to the girls.

"That is right. Come with me." Yue Ying said.

The three women left the tent. Zhuge Liang was looking at the stars once again. Quietly he said to himself, "So the time has come already? Hopefully this will be for the better." He then went to his table to put away the scrolls which he had been reading and began to get ready for some sleep before the trip back to the castle.

Yue Ying brought the two to a tent which had been prepared for them to sleep in. Kia Sha looked up at the stars and wondered where and how the rest of her friends were doing. Pan Fua tried to get Kia Sha's attention but failed when all she did was whisper. She then lightly hit Kia Sha on her arm. They both went inside.

"I'll come wake you when we are almost ready to leave. Get some rest for now." Yue Ying gave them a warm smile. Both the girls nodded and she left. They loosened their hair and allowed it to hang effortlessly. Kia Sha's hair was a lighter shade and longer than Pan Fua's hair. This fact is surpring since Kia Sha is actually the more tom-boyish one compared to her fiend Pan Fua. They tried to get some sleep but neither of them could get any sleep. After tossing and turning for what seemed like hours Kia Sha sat up. Pan Fua was still attempting to get some sleep.

"Hey Fua…are you sleepy?"

Pan Fua sat up and said, "Yeah, but I can't go to sleep. Why you're not?"

"No, there's too many things going through my head. You know what I mean?"

"Yeah…"

Kia Sha took a deep breath inhaling with her eyes closed and opened them when she exhaled. She then said, "I hope the other people are okay…"

"Huh? You think that they're here too?"

"Yeah. They have to be. After all, we were all in the cave," she gave a pathetic laugh, "I can't believe this! What the hell?! Stupid crap! Why did this have to happen to us?!"

"I know." said Pan Fua with a sad expression. She continued, "Stupid shit." She laid back down.

Suddenly Kia Sha remembered something that she was going to ask her friend.

"So…don't tell me you like somebody?" she giggled.

"Huh? N…no I don't. How come? Does it seem like it?" Pan Fua was feeling warm and she could feel the warmth rush to her cheeks.

"Don't lie to me now. You are so horrible at lying."

Pan Fua didn't answer and was trying to feign sleep. Kia Sha knew already that her friend has taken a liking to someone. Whether her friend was about to admit it or not did not matter to her. Kia Sha understood that admitting feelings such as those were sometimes hard to accept for a person; she is usually in denial herself when it happens to her and it takes a while before she acknowledges it. She laughed to herself.

"Fine don't tell me then. Like I said to you guys over and over again, if any of you don't feel like telling me something or don't want I won't make you tell me. Well, good night…er…morning?" Kia Sha then laid down and finally slept.

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Well there goes chapter 3. Fairly long actually. Oh, by the way if you request to see what the two original characters look like please e-mail me or send me a message. I'll have it drawn and upload it onto the web sometime and I'll provide the link sometime. However, it could take a while because I would like to get all of my original character designs drawn and then upload them all at once. Again please review. Thanks to all who do. I really appreciate it.