Disclaimer: I own neither Glee nor Red River (Anatolia Story)

A/N: The main plot of the story will be heavily based on the manga Red River one of my favorites. There is not a strong resemblance between the main hero of that story and Puck but I'll try to remain true to the personality but he'll be a Hittite prince so it will be hard to be both princely and Puckish. I'll also be borrowing characters from Red River but I'll write them as new characters with descriptions there just aren't enough characters for Glee and I want to avoid killing off Glee characters. I hope you guys like the story. Please Read and Review :)

Chapter 9: Malatia

"Princess Rachel! Please slow down! It's dangerous to wander around alone!" Quinn scolded from her galloping horse as she and her younger sisters chased Rachel who was riding Streisand up a hill.

"I just want to go up this hill!" Rachel shouted back.

She stopped Streisand at the edge of the cliff at the top of the hill and grinned as she watched the Hittite army winding through the desert road. The large army spanned all the way into the horizon, it was so large. They'd been travelling slowly from Hattusa for weeks now, stopping at night to replenish the horses and set up temporary camps. Dusk was falling on the desert and Prince Noah began to call the troops to slow down so they could set up camp along the edges of the roads. Rachel and the Hatti sisters rode back down to where the prince would be setting up camp. She spotted Kurt taking notes on a tablet, he had not come into battle for the other wars but in this war he would be a scribe and take down information on the battles for posterity.

"Rachel, come here." Prince Noah called as Rachel hopped off her horse. She jogged to Prince Noah and saw him standing before three bowing men. Rachel blinked curiously, there was something very familiar about these men. "Allow me to introduce the group leaders..."

The man on Rachel's far left raised his head and smiled at the Princess. Rachel sucked in a surprised breath at the sight of her Spanish teacher Mr. Shuester! He was a bit tanner and his curls not as perfectly coiffed. "Chariot Commander Schuesta. It is an honor to meet you." he even sounded like him! Rachel blinked in amazement and turned to look at the man in the middle who raised his head next.

She'd never met him in her time but she recognized that this man was the double of one of the football players, a slight Asian man with boyish features, this man looked just like him and Rachel wondered how many Asian citizens in Hittite there were. He was the first she'd seen. "Foot soldiers Commander, Mik. Nice to meet you."

Rachel turned to the last man on her right and gasped when he raised his head. "Finn!" Rachel gasped in surprise. Noah and Finn blinked in surprise. Noah then went from surprised to disgruntled and scowly, and Finn went from surprised to confused.

"Have we met before?" the Finn-double asked.

"No umm...sorry you look like someone I know from my country." He looked just like Finn Hudson except his hair was a bit longer and his skin several shades tanner from the Hittite sun.

"Archer Commander, Finn. It is a pleasure to be able to meet Ishtar..." Finn gave a dopey grin that reminded Rachel of the Finn she knew. She expected that smile should have made her heart melt like it always had before but now she wasn't sure what was wrong...there was no sarcastic tilt to the smile or a sexy raised eyebrow...it was just all wrong. Rachel blushed and glanced at Prince Noah who was watching the interaction between her and Finn suspiciously.

Finn then reached for the hem of Rachel's traveling cloak and kissed the edge of the fabric. "Please bestow the fortune of the Goddess upon me."

Shuesta and Mik gasped and glared at Finn. "Hey! I was supposed to be first!" Shuesta said indignantly. Rachel blushed and pulled her cloak away from the rowdy men. She glanced around and spotted a very beautiful man with long flowing blonde hair and blue eyes. He was blessing the soldiers with his hand and carrying a priest staff.

"Who is that?" Rachel asked curiously.

The Hatti sisters giggled and glanced at the handsome man. "His Majesty sent him, he is a priest. Very handsome, right?" Quinn grinned at Rachel. "I believe his name is Shalma."

By night time the army was distributing food from the carts they brought with them. The royalty and commanders set up a picnic area around a campfire. Kurt took a sip of wine before speaking. "Another 3 days and we'll reach the enemy border of Malatia. Should we attack?"

Shuesta shook his head. "I don't think that's a good idea, Mitanni has the most skilled chariots in war. That area will be the best spot for chariot attacks and the Black Prince will be hoping we do that."

Artie said. "If we had our iron weapons we could probably slow the Mitanni chariots down."

"We don't have the iron weapons yet?" Rachel asked in surprise.

"We have to wait for the wind season to make them." Quinn said. "The fire season is almost over so next comes the wind season, once there's a strong wind the fires will be hot enough to craft iron weapons."

'So that means it will take 3 months to attack the Mitanni? How will Noah finish this war in 10 months?' Rachel wondered.

"We don't need a war plan or iron weapons." Prince Noah said with a smug smirk. The whole group looked at Noah in surprise. "We will seize Malatia in just 5 days." he said before taking a drink of his wine.

No one questioned the Prince who soon excused himself for the night and dragged Rachel back to his tent. He reclined back against the pillows laid out in the tent and Rachel stared down from where she sat. His robe was pulled open to gape and expose his toned chest and abs which glowed deliciously in the warm light of the candles burning in the tent. Prince Noah was smirking at her while he eyed her up and down.

Rachel blushed and shifted nervously. "Prince Noah, you aren't pushing yourself are you? You said you could defeat the Mitanni in 10 months but isn't 5 days an unreasonable deadline?" Rachel asked primly trying not to be distracted by the very sexy man staring at her like he wanted to devour her.

"I'm not pushing myself." he said with a slightly softer smile he sometimes gave when they were alone. Prince Noah reached out and pulled Rachel by sleeves of her dress/traveling cloak. He pulled her down and twisted so he was above her. He stared at her beautiful features cast into half darkness by the candlelight. Her wide brown eyes blinked up at him shyly and when she bit her bottom lip nervously he groaned in appreciation and sealed his lips over hers. He nipped the lip she'd been biting and slipped his tongue into her mouth when she gasped. Rachel shuddered when his tongue ran against hers, she felt him smirk against her lips and Rachel pulled back enough so she could retaliate by nipping his lower lip. He just chuckled and began to kiss down along her jaw and down to her neck. Rachel whimpered and squirmed beneath him at the hot path he was trailing down the sensitive skin of her neck.

Noah whispered against the column of her throat. "Don't worry, I will keep my promise. In ten months, maybe 9, I will send you back to Hattusa." He felt a change in Rachel's breathing, instead of the quick short breaths she'd been taking before her breaths were slow and even. He pulled away from her neck to look at her face. She was sleeping peacefully. Prince Noah glared at her face in annoyance. "You are under me, I'm giving you my best moves and you fall asleep?" Noah growled. "Don't you know that concubines do more than just follow their prince's around?"

He tapped her cheek with his fingers lightly. "You shouldn't sleep so soundly. I might take advantage of you." he warned huskily into her ear. He carded his fingers through her hair and sighed when she didn't stir. He pulled her gently up so that she lay on his chest with his arms wrapped around her waist. He drifted off to sleep with Rachel in his arms.

Three days later Noah's army was stationed with more permanent tents in Malatia. A scout spotted the Black Prince's army leaving the city and moving away from the city and Noah's army. Artie ran up to Prince Noah's tent. "Your highness! According to our spy's report, the Black Prince has made his move!"

Kurt blinked in surprise. "He's spotted us?"

"No he's leading his troops south west."

"He caught my bait then. Mattanza will lead him around for 5 days giving us time to take over the city." Prince Noah said while leaving his tent.

"I'm surprised the Black Prince fell for such a trap." Kurt said.

"It was Mattanza's troops that defeated him in Kizzuwadna so he will definitely go after him."

Prince Noah led Kurt and Artie into the tent to discuss the plans to come with Rachel, the sisters, and the commanders. "First of all, I'll show up announcing myself as Prince Noah Mursili to Malatia's supervisor asking him for temporary stay in his fortress and that I'll be bringing only a few personal guards as well."

"What?" Kurt asked in shock.

"They'll never think that we already know that Malatia is Mitanni's front line fortress, and since the Black Prince is away, the supervisor won't want to cause any trouble, so he'll probably accept my offer." Noah said with a confident smirk.

"This is no time to joke around! Malatia is not under any country restrictions in the first place, since the Black Prince is already there, it means Malatia is supporting the Mitanni!" Kurt said.

"You can't go alone, Prince Noah!" Artie said.

"He's right! Please don't do it!" Kurt insisted.

"If we are going to seize Malatia in 5 days then I will need to be the bait." Noah said simply. "So I don't want anymore arguing, let's begin our plan!"

"Prince Noah! Bring me along!" Rachel said while tugging on his traveling cape. "If I don't get to go then you don't either!" she said stubbornly, daring him to argue.

Prince Noah grinned at Rachel. "Of course I'll bring you along! You're the star in this plan."

"I am?" Rachel beamed a radiant smile up at Noah in excitement.

A few hours later...

'That lying pervert!' Rachel seethed internally.

It had been surprisingly easy to enter the city and be welcomed by the supervisor of the city who was accompanied by a general of the Black Prince's army. The general didn't suspect they recognized him. The supervisor hesitantly welcomed Prince Noah into his palace. Only Kurt, Artie, and the sisters came with Prince Noah.

Rachel blushed from where she sat across Prince Noah's lap on the throne. He'd said she'd be the star she hadn't realized it'd mean she would be dressed in a sheer dress with jewelry and light make up while Prince Noah presented her as his concubine. The sisters were dressed as serving girls to accommodate the Prince and concubine. Rachel between Noah's thighs with her legs draped over the right arm of the chair and Noah's arm curled around her back to press her torso into cuddling to his chest.

Because Prince Noah was royalty he took the throne at the head of the meeting room that usually was used by the supervisor of the city. The supervisor and general took chairs facing the prince who was surrounded by serving women and his concubine sequesters into his lap. Kurt stood off to Noah's left and Artie to his right and Malatia guards lined the room with spears.

Rachel eyed Prince Noah curiously as he acted like a spoiled careless prince. "I was appalled when my father declared war. I would like to stay here until his head cools." Prince Noah sighed lazily while reclining in the throne and hugging Rachel closer.

"Um yes but..." the supervisor hesitated, not wanting to give away his hesitance to having an enemy prince in his city. "Will your army waiting outside the city stay too?"

Prince Noah shrugged indifferently. "Yes but they will stay where they are. No need to make room for them in the palace."

"As you wish, stay as long as you like, your highness." The supervisor said.

"Thank you." Prince Noah grinned and grabbed a grape that Quinn offered on a platter. Holding the grape between his lips he held Rachel by the chin and pulled her towards his face. Rachel sucked in her breath in surprise when Prince Noah sealed his lips over hers and slid the grape into her mouth with his tongue. Rachel tried to stifle the embarrassing moan that slipped through her lips when the prince ran his tongue along hers and pulled away. "War is such onerous business. I'll let my brothers handle it while I relax here."

'This is not time for that!' Rachel thought while trying to subtly glare at Noah who just winked mischievously.

"Your pardon, Prince Noah, I wish to congratulate you on your brilliant victory in Kizzuwadna." The general said with his eyes narrowed in tense scrutiny.

Prince Noah picked up the goblet of wine that Santanna held out to him. "Oh, that was my younger brother. Since my mother took him in as a child he is always giving me credit for half his victories. Poor guy. He's probably off achieving another stunning conquest right not. This is a trading city, correct? I can't wait to visit the bazaars and my concubine while ensure that I don't get bored at night." Prince Noah took some wine into his mouth and pulled Rachel to him again by the chin. This time passing the wine to her. Rachel gulped it down quickly, she'd never had alcohol before. Even in this time with wine being one of the staple drinks she always opted for water. She sealed her lips shut as she swallowed and her eyes widened when Noah flicked his tongue along her bottom lip before pulling away. "See? A sweet wine isn't it?" Prince Noah said huskily into Rachel's ear while she reached up to touch her lips that still tingled from the prince's tongue.

"This is your concubine, Prince Noah?" the supervisor asked in surprise, obviously expecting like everyone else since she'd been here that she'd be a buxom beauty.

Prince Noah grinned and Rachel began to wonder if this was even an act anymore. "Yes. Cute isn't she? She's been with me for three months now."

"She is very...exotic...and so charmingly innocent." the supervisor said.

"Oh no she's very experienced." Prince Noah smirked while Rachel glared heatedly at him out of the supervisor's sight. "especially in bed, right?" Prince Noah hugged Rachel to his chest tightly with his very lovely arms. Rachel squeaked at the feel of his hot breath against her neck and the Prince blinked in surprise. "What? You're sleepy? Well we better be going to bed."

"I never said that!" Rachel whispered heatedly at Noah.

"Great Hakim." Kurt drew the supervisor's attention. "It seems the prince wishes to be alone with his concubine."

Prince Noah stood holding Rachel up in his arms while she blushed profusely and hid her burning face in his neck. The supervisor stood and bowed to the Noah. "Sleep well, Prince Noah."

"Oh I shall. Goodnight to you." Prince Noah grinned and took Rachel to the room designated for them in the palace. When the six Hittites and one Jewish American Princess got to the room Artie peaked through the window to see that the supervisor and general had lowered the number of guards stationed along the walls of the palace and around the city.

"They reduced the guards by half." Artie said in amazement.

Prince Noah smirked smugly. "My performance was convincing wasn't it?" By acting like a careless spoiled prince, Noah was able to get the general and Hakim to let their guard down and lighten security.

'It was an act?' Kurt, Artie, and the sisters thought incredulously.

Rachel sighed and plopped down onto the lounge chair and looked to Noah. "Now will you tell me how you plan to conquer Malatia?" Rachel asked.

"Half of my plan has already been executed." Prince Noah said. "The most difficult part of seizing a city is getting inside and we've just accomplished that."

"But we can't fight a whole city!" Rachel said.

"We won't be fighting. I intend to take this city without bloodshed." Noah said confidently.

"How will we do that?" Rachel asked.

"We will open the western and eastern gates to let in our army. But before that we will set fire to the armories. By taking away the Mitanni's stronghold we will avoid a full scale battle. One day to learn where the guards are deployed. One day for our troops to take control of the city. Two days to prepare for when the Black Prince returns. And one more day just incase plans need to be changed. In all we will take Malatia in five days with minimum bloodshed."

"Can we really do all that?" Rachel asked in amazement.

"We can as long as the Black Prince isn't here. That is why I had Mattanza lure him out of the city." Prince Noah said. "Right! Now find me the deployment map!" he ordered to Artie, Kurt, and the sisters.

"We should look for the Dragon's Eye too! I'll go with you!" Rachel said quickly trying to avoid being alone with Prince Noah again for the night. The other night she'd pretended to fall asleep while the prince kissed her. Every night she slept in his bed it became harder to resist his advances, she wasn't ready to give herself to him and she knew that even if she was ready she would be heartbroken to leave him when she went home. She knew she liked the prince very much but she was still determined to go home in under 10 months.

They were able to find the deployment map and copy it down quickly, sneaking out of the supervisor's office without being seen. Everything seemed to be going according to plan, Noah had even planned for the event of the supervisor sending a messenger to the Black Prince. Unfortunately the Hittite soldiers that he stationed to intercept the message were murdered by a black cloaked figure and the messenger continued to ride his horse towards the Black Prince.

They studied the deployment map and discovered three armories they would need to burn and two gates to open. It was decided, the next day, that Artie and a few Hittite soldiers would set fire to the armories and the Hatti sisters and Kurt would see to the gates while Prince Noah and Princess Rachel would distract the Hakim and general.

"Is everything clear? We'll begin at dawn tomorrow." Prince Noah said just as the Hakim knocked on the bedchamber door.

Prince Noah quickly reclined in the lounge chair with Rachel laying across it in front of him. The sisters quickly jumped into serving girl mode while Kurt and Artie hid the map.

"Good morning, Prince Noah. May I come in?" the Hakim pushed the door open and stared at the scene of Prince Noah petting Rachel's hair while she lay on the lounge chair with him. Quinn and Brittani fanning the couple with feather fans and Santanna pouring Prince Noah a goblet of wine. "I wish to host a formal feast tonight in honor of your visit. Would you be my guest?"

"A formal feast? That means only male royals are invited? That means only Kurt and I can attend." Prince Noah responded neutrally, though inside he was worrying about this development.

"Forgive me. I apologize for not being able to invite your charming concubine." the Hakim said nervously. "but royal custome forbids it."

Prince Noah sighed in frustration. "A feast without women? Ah well I guess I accept your invitation."

"Thank you, your highness. I'll be back to escort you this evening." The Hakim quickly excused himself from the room while the Hittites breathed a sigh of relief.

Kurt smirked. "He wants to hand Prince Noah over to the Black Prince."

"Right but Prince Noah made sure his messenger would be intercepted." Artie grinned.

"Well I'll enjoy his hospitality for now you should all get some rest." Prince Noah said.

"Yes, your highness, please excuse me. I know you want to flaunt Princess Rachel but please don't exhaust yourself" Kurt snickered and bowed as he left to his bedchamber.

Prince Noah smirked and wound an arm around Rachel's waist as she tried to sneak off the lounge chair. "I won't be tired after one night."After everyone left, Rachel and Noah were alone.

Prince Noah moved a piece along the long rectangular board game. It was an ancient game similar to chess. "I win again." Prince Noah sighed with clear boredom in his tone.

"Let's play one more time!" Rachel insisted, at first she'd used the game as a distraction hoping Prince Noah wouldn't try to kiss her but now she was shocked that she wasn't good at this game at all.

"I've won ten times in a row." Prince Noah deadpanned to Rachel.

Rachel nervously stood up off the lounge chair. "Okay, then I'll clean the room..."

"You've already done that...twice." Prince Noah sighed in frustration.

Rachel paused. "But..." She worried that if Prince Noah made another move on her and she rejects him that he might get mad at her.

Prince Noah swiftly stood up and picked Rachel up easily into his arms bridal style. "Prince Noah?" she squeaked in surprise. He set her down in the middle of the lounge chair with her back against the incline, knocking the game off the chair in the process. He climbed on top of her and bracketed her in with his arms.

"In my country, a man makes love to a woman he's fond of." he said against her throat as he pressed kisses to her pulse point. "That's how he expresses his feelings for her."

Rachel felt one of his arms cage in around her torso to brush against the underside of her breast through the sheer dress. His other hand drifted slowly up her outer thigh. "No!" Rachel said before sealing her lips shut when she felt him close in on her face. Then he lightly bit her nose. "Ow!" Rachel shrieked indignantly. Rachel's eyes snapped open to see Prince Noah frowning down at her.

"You don't want this do you? I don't want to for you, Rachel." Prince Noah said "But I don't like you avoiding me. It makes me want to tease you." he smiled one of the gentle smiles he hardly ever wore.

He leaned in to kiss her neck again, carding his fingers through her hair with the hand that had been near her breast. He whispered. "How can I make you want me? I'll do whatever you tell me to."

"Y-You will?" Rachel stuttered distractedly as he kissed the sensitive skin of her neck.

"What do men do in your country?" he asked. "How do they show affection?"

Rachel tried to think of how to explain courting rituals in her time and finally she twisted underneath Noah to face the table next to the lounge chair. She dipped her finger into a goblet on the table and drew a heart on its surface.

Prince Noah looked over he shoulder curiously and frowned in confusion at the heart. "What kind of spell are you casting?" he asked puzzled.

"It's a symbol that means 'I love you.' Anyone in my country would recognize it." Rachel blushed. 'Is this too childish? Prince Noah has never said how he feels about me.' "Of course people do...the usual things...in my country too."

Prince Noah scoffed at the heart. "I like the way we do things in my country better." Rachel felt his hands wandering along her thighs again and she quickly slapped them away.

"Hey! Hands to yourself!" Rachel scolded.

Prince Noah grabbed her wrist suddenly and with his finger he drew a heart on her palm. Rachel sucked in a sharp breath when Prince Noah pulled the hand up to kiss the center of where he'd drawn the heart.

I love you.

He hadn't said the words but her palm still felt warm where his finger had traced the surface and his lips had pressed against it. He then leaned over her again and brushed his lips against hers. "Prince Noah?"

"I won't allow your lips to reject me. They belong to me." Prince Noah held her face as he slanted his mouth over hers and kissed her on the lounge chair. Rachel felt her mind haze over in pleasure as she clutched the back of Noah's tunic and pulled him closer to press against her.

A/N: Sorry for taking awhile to update. Had to work this weekend and I'll also be working Mon, Tue, (going to see HP7 again wed with my mom), Thur, Fri, Sat. So it might not be until Sunday until another update is posted but I'll try try try to work on it. But I saw HP7 part 2 at the midnight showing last Thursday it was awesomeeee :) Please Read and Review I love reading your reviews ^_^