Mwahaha~ I was mean in the last chapter wasn't I? XDDDDDDD
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But it looks like I'm updating really fast, so the story should go along a lot smoother now. Enjoy Chapter 10!
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Five months later
Mei stood in the fields, the breeze soothing her as the sun was about to set, she felt a hand on her shoulder and smiled as she felt her husband's gentle embrace. He placed a kiss upon her cheek as he wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his chin on her head and watching the sunset with her,
"You're back…" Mei said, feeling the warmth of his body close to hers,
"I missed you so much" Wang replied, Mei looked down at the ground and sighed,
"I wish you wouldn't go so often, it's lonely here…" she paused, "…by myself"
"I know, Mei. And I truly am sorry for leaving you, but you know what's happening at the moment, don't you?" Wang asked as he stroked her head and rubbed her arms in an attempt to calm her down. She had a lot to worry about to be fair, her husband was always away, trying to invade the enemy borders and she was afraid that he wouldn't come back. Another reason was because she was being visited by a strange man at their home and she didn't know who he was or what he wanted, he just wandered around their gardens, looking into the windows.
"Well, I'll make it up to you, tonight" Wang said, whispering into her ear, Mei shivered and turned to face him, her hand coming up to his face and tracing a scar on his cheek that he had received from war,
"You're staying tonight?" Mei said excitedly, "It'll be good to have you back, even if it's just for one night"
Wang smiled at her response and took the hand that was resting on his cheek and kissed it, his lips were warm and comforting, "I'm glad to be back, Mei"
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Kiku greeted the man he had been waiting for, he gave him a smile and invited him inside the stables, the only place they could talk in private,
"What took you so long?" Kiku said, mock anger in his tone,
"Shut your face, you're lucky I'm even here" the other replied,
"I received the package" Kiku said, smiling when the man's ears perked up, the man smiled as well,
"Where is it?"
"Here" Kiku took out a small velvet pouch and emptied the contents onto his palm, a powdery substance that confused the man,
"That's it?" the man said,
"It's enough, I have plenty more in my room" he paused, letting the powder slip between his fingers and delicately fall to the ground, "So what did our superior say?"
"Sun Tzu says that we need to hurry up with this plan so he can finally attack, the quicker we get this done, the better" the man replied,
"Sun Tzu is quite the gentle prick isn't he?" Kiku smiled, obviously joking,
"Mmhm, so when are you going to use this powder stuff then. What's it for?"
"This powder can kill 600 men; I can easily kill her with it. All I have to do to activate the deadly chemicals is put it in water. When it's drank, the person appears to have an illness, after a few weeks, the powder attacks the system and the person chokes on their own saliva when it builds up in their throat" Kiku replied,
"If it can do that, should you really be holding it?"
"I'll be fine as long as I don't eat it"
"So who are you going to use this on, General Yao?" the man asked, eyeing the Japanese as he smiled in an evil way,
"No, not on General Yao…" he replied, laughing.
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3 days later
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Whilst Mei was out in the gardens, keeping herself occupied, Wang decided to see his old friend again, he needed to discuss matters on Sun Tzu's army. Wang knocked and immediately heard a deep voice inside, ushering him inside. Wang walked in and smiled at his friend, they exchanged handshakes and he sat down.
"Ah~ My dear friend, Wang" Ivan said, "How are you?" Ivan asked, smiling and putting his work aside, the apparent work he had been doing before Wang had arrived,
"Honestly?"
"Yes"
"Ugh…Ivan, I just fought off two Sun Tzu camps, I'm fucking exhausted" he leaned back in mock exhaustion to express that,
"Ah~ So you found them then?"
"Yes"
"So what's the news?"
"They have a bigger army than ours, that's not hard to see, he's going to batter us if we don't find more men" he replied, rubbing his temples,
"Oh dear…"
"And I also found out that he has foreign workers in this region"
"Really?"
"Apparently, he hired some foreign guys to try and sabotage our army"
"So that means…"
"It's just as I thought, Ivan…" he paused, "…surely there's going to be someone to target the one's I love"
"You mean Mei?"
"Especially Mei"
"I would have thought she would have been the #2 target"
"It would seem so and I really don't want her to be killed, especially at this time" Wang said, putting his head in his hands at what Mei had told him earlier,
"What? Why?" Ivan asked, oblivious to what could have his friend so fed up,
"It's not hard to see she's pregnant you know…" Wang replied, his voice muffled by his hands,
"EW! You didn't do it in my beds did you?" Ivan cried in mock shock, trying to make his friend laugh, which he did,
"Haha, no Ivan. It was on our honeymoon" Wang replied, smiling and facing his friend,
"Ah, I see. So this is why you want her to stay safe, to protect your child" Ivan pointed out,
"That's partly the reason, the other reason is because…well…I love her, Ivan. I don't want her to die" Wang replied, his eyes going sad again,
"Yes, yes, I know that. We'll try and keep her as safe as possible, my friend" Ivan said, "I'm sure-" Ivan was interrupted by the door of his office opening, Kiku peered inside and smiled at his Russian master,
"Um…Hello, Master Braginski? I just want to tell you that the doctor is here for Miss Yao" Kiku said, Ivan nodded at his servant and shooed him out,
"Yes, yes, thank you, now leave" Ivan said, no kindness to his tone, as Kiku closed the door; he went down the hall and looked into Mei's room. He found the door ajar anyway, as he peered inside he saw Mei laying on the bed, asleep, her hand resting just above the small bump on her stomach, she was still wearing her favourite white dress. It was a casual dress, with scrunched up sleeves, a V neck and the frilly hem that came to just below her knees. Kiku smiled and knocked on the door, earning a groan and fluttering eyes from the woman in the bed, she sat up in her bed, groaning as the her back ached from the new weight in her stomach,
"Mm…What is it?" she moaned, rubbing her eyes,
Kiku stepped inside a little and approached the woman's beside, "Afternoon, Miss Yao. The doctor is here to see you; would you like me to send him in?" Kiku asked, smiling and gazing into her amber eyes,
She smiled at his manners, "Yes, thank you. Could you also bring my husband?"
"I believe he is on his way already, Miss" Kiku bowed to the woman and began walking out, smiling as he heard a quiet 'thank you' from her. As he closed the door and started back down the hall, he saw Wang coming the other way, a serious composure about him. Kiku glared at the man as his shoulder pushed the other's as he walked by. Wang also glared at the man, but only because he saw that he had been in his lover's room.
"Bastard…" Kiku muttered as he slammed his bedroom door behind him.
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This chapter reveals quite a lot doesn't it, sorry for the delay, or if you have any confusion =_='
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