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Author's Note: Sorry it's so short but-you're lucky I remembered to update at all!
Mi leaned back against the cool rock wall, and sighed with relief. Earlier, the enemy had surrounded them. Zhang He's troops had been behind them, while Zhen Ji's force had been directly in front of them. Things had looked grim with Sun Shang Xiang unconscious. With nowhere else to go, and no help coming, they had taken out a small group of troops guarding a gate. Beyond the gate had been a twisting maze of canyons. It didn't take long to realize they wouldn't be able to find their way out. Finally, they stopped at a cave for the night. They were safe - for now.
Nibbling on a nail, she looked around the small group. Cai was measuring the extent of Lady Sun's wounds. The others were all resting, except Li Li, who stood guard. "Everything will be okay," Mi mumbled to herself. The fact that no one knew they were even on the battlefield kept popping into her mind. Lord Sun had ordered Shang Xiang to stay out of this battle.
Shang had locked herself in her room since her father's request, or so she wanted everyone to believe. Even though her wounds were still not healed, and the Wei army was specifically trying to capture her, Shang had gone to the battlefield. She would have left even her bodyguards behind if they hadn't caught her sneaking out.
After a debate that ended with a threat to go tell Lord Sun what his princess had planned Shang had agreed to take all her bodyguards.
Mei snorted. We should have guessed that Sima Yi would have some kind of plan to capture Shang.
With another sigh, she pushed away from the cave wall and walked towards where Sun Shang Xiang lay on the ground. "Has her bleeding stopped?"
"It's slowed. We need to get her to a doctor." Cai said. "I only know so much about medicine. She is getting worse."
"It'll be hard enough to do considering that we're still behind enemy lines." Mei said.
"Maybe next time you'll consider allowing us to tell Gan Ning or Sun Ce at least." Hu Zhi arched an eyebrow. "They would have never let this happen."
Lue Lue laughed. "Get off it Zhi. Everyone's known you've had a crush on Gan Ning since he joined up,"
"And she chased poor Sun Ce until he got married." Cai stuck her tongue out at Zhi. "Don't get mad. We all know it's true. It's our lot in life to get to interact everyday with cute men and to watch them marry 'proper' ladies."
Mei rolled her eyes. "Ladies, can we keep to the business at hand?" She waited until they got silent to contuine. "Zhi, your idea is a good one. Next time we tell Gan Ning. He would have at least watched out for her. It wouldn't have mattered with Sun Ce though, he would simply have joined her then we'd be stuck with two bleeding members of the Sun family and not just one."
Silence reigned until it was broken by a soft gasp. "Shang!" Mei leaned over her.
Sun Shang Xiang's eyes fluttered then slowly opened. "Mei? Is that you?"
"Yes my friend. How do you feel?" Mei knelt down beside her.
"Like an elephant just tramped on me." A gasp of pain escaped Shang. "It hurts."
"I know. Don't try to move too much." Mei took the blanket and tucked it in snuggly around her leader.
Shang's eyes shifted to take in the low cave ceiling in he dim semi- darkness. "Where are we?"
Zhi took a seat on the other side of he princess. "In a cave to the north of the battlefield."
"But that would have taken us." Shang's voice trailed off.
Cai said. "We believe we're behind enemy lines."
Mei quickly added in. "Don't worry about it. We'll all get home."
Shang smiled. "I know you'll get us there. I always wondered why you didn't leave me and become a general.
"Because then no one would be there to watch over a certain warrior princess as she tries to get herself killed of course." Mei got to her feet. "Get some rest Shang. We'll be moving out in a little bit."
With a nod, Lady Sun's eyes drifted shut. Soon a soft snore echoed in the same cave.
"That's that." Zhi said as she wiped her hands on her pants. "There's just one thing I'm worried about."
"Which is," Cai asked.
"How Lord Sun is going to kill us!" The rest of the guard turned to stare at her. "Oh come on people! Sun Jian is going to kill us! He's going to rip our heads off, or boil us in oil, or dunk us in water, or give us the famous death of a thousand cuts!"
Li Li rolled her eyes. "You've been spending time with Xiao Qiao's bodyguards again - haven't you?"
"Ladies, if you would all calm down?" The restof the guards turned to her, attentively listening. "Now then, getting Lady Sun to safety is our top priority. We'll wait until dusk, and retrace our steps back to the gate. From there we should be able to sneak past Wei's army."
A voice broke through the following silence. "I don't believe that will be necessary."
Turning, she saw Zhen Ji with a group of troops behind her. Mei took up her sword. "We won't surrender."
"I think you should look around and reconsider," Zhen Ji's face grew a slight smile.
Mi looked around to see archers had circled them. With a sigh she lowered her sword. "We surrender."
Author warning: In the coming chapters members in Shu and Wu will be out of character and asshole-like. Sorry, I just like the idea of an evil little dragon.~nat
Chapter 3: What's going on at the Wei camp? What will happen to the real Sun Shang Xiang? Can her bodyguards actually protect her?
Reviews Answered:
Chunsa: Thanks. I tend to start of in the thick of things I'm afraid. Hopefully the hate mail will keep to the minimum with all the odd pairings I have in mind.
Yukira: I'm sorry it took so long to update, but I got captivated by another story. Naw, poor Himoko is going to be stuck for a while trying to get Zhang He to keep his hands off the real Sun Shang Xiang. Men can be so difficult.
AmaDono: Actually I like the idea. It's just all the other couples that no one will like.
Jewels14: Thank you. ^_^
Ramza: Sorry about bing a tease. Hopefully, my computer should be completely up and running so that Mary Ann can stop posting my stories for me.
Author's Note: Sorry it's so short but-you're lucky I remembered to update at all!
Mi leaned back against the cool rock wall, and sighed with relief. Earlier, the enemy had surrounded them. Zhang He's troops had been behind them, while Zhen Ji's force had been directly in front of them. Things had looked grim with Sun Shang Xiang unconscious. With nowhere else to go, and no help coming, they had taken out a small group of troops guarding a gate. Beyond the gate had been a twisting maze of canyons. It didn't take long to realize they wouldn't be able to find their way out. Finally, they stopped at a cave for the night. They were safe - for now.
Nibbling on a nail, she looked around the small group. Cai was measuring the extent of Lady Sun's wounds. The others were all resting, except Li Li, who stood guard. "Everything will be okay," Mi mumbled to herself. The fact that no one knew they were even on the battlefield kept popping into her mind. Lord Sun had ordered Shang Xiang to stay out of this battle.
Shang had locked herself in her room since her father's request, or so she wanted everyone to believe. Even though her wounds were still not healed, and the Wei army was specifically trying to capture her, Shang had gone to the battlefield. She would have left even her bodyguards behind if they hadn't caught her sneaking out.
After a debate that ended with a threat to go tell Lord Sun what his princess had planned Shang had agreed to take all her bodyguards.
Mei snorted. We should have guessed that Sima Yi would have some kind of plan to capture Shang.
With another sigh, she pushed away from the cave wall and walked towards where Sun Shang Xiang lay on the ground. "Has her bleeding stopped?"
"It's slowed. We need to get her to a doctor." Cai said. "I only know so much about medicine. She is getting worse."
"It'll be hard enough to do considering that we're still behind enemy lines." Mei said.
"Maybe next time you'll consider allowing us to tell Gan Ning or Sun Ce at least." Hu Zhi arched an eyebrow. "They would have never let this happen."
Lue Lue laughed. "Get off it Zhi. Everyone's known you've had a crush on Gan Ning since he joined up,"
"And she chased poor Sun Ce until he got married." Cai stuck her tongue out at Zhi. "Don't get mad. We all know it's true. It's our lot in life to get to interact everyday with cute men and to watch them marry 'proper' ladies."
Mei rolled her eyes. "Ladies, can we keep to the business at hand?" She waited until they got silent to contuine. "Zhi, your idea is a good one. Next time we tell Gan Ning. He would have at least watched out for her. It wouldn't have mattered with Sun Ce though, he would simply have joined her then we'd be stuck with two bleeding members of the Sun family and not just one."
Silence reigned until it was broken by a soft gasp. "Shang!" Mei leaned over her.
Sun Shang Xiang's eyes fluttered then slowly opened. "Mei? Is that you?"
"Yes my friend. How do you feel?" Mei knelt down beside her.
"Like an elephant just tramped on me." A gasp of pain escaped Shang. "It hurts."
"I know. Don't try to move too much." Mei took the blanket and tucked it in snuggly around her leader.
Shang's eyes shifted to take in the low cave ceiling in he dim semi- darkness. "Where are we?"
Zhi took a seat on the other side of he princess. "In a cave to the north of the battlefield."
"But that would have taken us." Shang's voice trailed off.
Cai said. "We believe we're behind enemy lines."
Mei quickly added in. "Don't worry about it. We'll all get home."
Shang smiled. "I know you'll get us there. I always wondered why you didn't leave me and become a general.
"Because then no one would be there to watch over a certain warrior princess as she tries to get herself killed of course." Mei got to her feet. "Get some rest Shang. We'll be moving out in a little bit."
With a nod, Lady Sun's eyes drifted shut. Soon a soft snore echoed in the same cave.
"That's that." Zhi said as she wiped her hands on her pants. "There's just one thing I'm worried about."
"Which is," Cai asked.
"How Lord Sun is going to kill us!" The rest of the guard turned to stare at her. "Oh come on people! Sun Jian is going to kill us! He's going to rip our heads off, or boil us in oil, or dunk us in water, or give us the famous death of a thousand cuts!"
Li Li rolled her eyes. "You've been spending time with Xiao Qiao's bodyguards again - haven't you?"
"Ladies, if you would all calm down?" The restof the guards turned to her, attentively listening. "Now then, getting Lady Sun to safety is our top priority. We'll wait until dusk, and retrace our steps back to the gate. From there we should be able to sneak past Wei's army."
A voice broke through the following silence. "I don't believe that will be necessary."
Turning, she saw Zhen Ji with a group of troops behind her. Mei took up her sword. "We won't surrender."
"I think you should look around and reconsider," Zhen Ji's face grew a slight smile.
Mi looked around to see archers had circled them. With a sigh she lowered her sword. "We surrender."
Author warning: In the coming chapters members in Shu and Wu will be out of character and asshole-like. Sorry, I just like the idea of an evil little dragon.~nat
Chapter 3: What's going on at the Wei camp? What will happen to the real Sun Shang Xiang? Can her bodyguards actually protect her?
Reviews Answered:
Chunsa: Thanks. I tend to start of in the thick of things I'm afraid. Hopefully the hate mail will keep to the minimum with all the odd pairings I have in mind.
Yukira: I'm sorry it took so long to update, but I got captivated by another story. Naw, poor Himoko is going to be stuck for a while trying to get Zhang He to keep his hands off the real Sun Shang Xiang. Men can be so difficult.
AmaDono: Actually I like the idea. It's just all the other couples that no one will like.
Jewels14: Thank you. ^_^
Ramza: Sorry about bing a tease. Hopefully, my computer should be completely up and running so that Mary Ann can stop posting my stories for me.