Disclaimer: Don't own Dynasty Warriors… Koei does. I don't own Romance of the Three Kingdoms, either. Pooper scooper.
Author's Note: Whoa! Haven't updated in a very long time… Sorry. I suffer from "Serious-Fanfiction-Writers-Block". Anywho, I decided to try another attempt at creating the 2nd installation! I hope you all enjoy. Glad to see other Lu Bu/Diao Chan supporters! Whoo-hoo-whee!
Dreams Come True
By. Yot
Chapter Two: Dance of Deception
Dong Zhuo entered the Phoenix Garden taking in a breath of fresh air; however, something further into the garden caught his eye. It was a pair of two dark silhouettes embracing each other. The male had his head buried into the maiden's head. 'Who dares enter this garden of mine?' Peering his eyes closely he figured the man wearing an enormous headdress upon his head was none other than his adopted son, the almighty, Lu Bu. 'What is my son doing here? Who is that maiden with him?' Curiosity got the best of the short plump man as he advanced forward and hid behind a flower bush. Getting a closer view of the couples' embrace he figured the maiden was… 'DIAO CHAN!?' Anger flashed within his eyes as he sprang up from behind the bush and advanced towards his son and his concubine. "How dare you touch Diao Chan? She is my concubine, you ungrateful urchin! Your life ends here!" Extracting his sword from his sheath he advanced towards his son.
Lu Bu, having no weapon in his possession, pushed back Diao Chan and quickly ran past the sakura trees and flower bushes, exiting the Phoenix Garden. Dong Zhuo was much slower than his adopted son. His body was short and bulky compared to his tall, muscular, and fit adopted son. He tried to catch up with Lu Bu but he was too swift for Dong Zhuo to catch. Panting he turned towards his concubine. "Why were you with my son?"
Diao Chan shifted and tried to compose a good explanation for her meeting with Lu Bu. 'I have no other choice to lie to him… I must rid of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu is the only one who can do it! Forgive me, Lu Bu.' "He forced me to go to the Phoenix Garden… I didn't want to. Please, my Lord, believe me! When you walked in on us," Diao Chan gave a dramatic pause and began to fake her tears, "he tried to force himself on me… I didn't know what to do! I was so scared… He's the most powerful warrior in China and I thought that if I refused to give myself to him he would surely kill me," Diao Chan began to falsify a sob and snuck a glance at Dong Zhuo. A look of anger and worry was etched onto his face. 'Bingo. He actually believed me, that gullible fool.'
"O, I will seek vengeance upon, Lu Bu! I will thwart him of his power for you, Diao Chan!" And with that she watched the fat boar hurriedly ran out of the Phoenix Garden. A smiled gleamed onto her face as she watched Dong Zhuo try to jog as fast as his fat body could take him. Just as he exited the Phoenix Garden he collided with another person and fell to the floor.
"Preceptor! Forgive me! I was careless; let me help you up," horrified Li Ru rushed to the bulkier man's side and helped him up. "Let me guide you into the library, Preceptor…" Dong Zhuo stood onto his feet and swore under his breath.
"I let Lu Bu escape from me!" Li Ru gave Dong Zhuo a perplexed look but continued to lead him into the library in complete silence. Upon entering the library, Dong Zhuo enthroned himself on the chair as Li Ru stood in front of him with his head bowed. "What brought you to come and see me, Li Ru?" bellowed Dong Zhuo.
"I was walking through the main gate and saw Lu Bu running past me shouting that you were after him. I asked around and people said that you were chasing Lu Bu so I thought that I would come and find you to relieve your tension. I only made things worse by knocking you down. Please forgive me, Preceptor. I deserve to die," The Preceptor gave a humourless laugh and smashed his fist against the table.
"I won't kill you, Li Ru. You are my most loyal advisor. The only person I will thwart is, Lu Bu. I saw him trying to force himself on Diao Chan!" He broke the table into two pieces when he slammed his fist against the wood.
"That would be unwise, Preceptor. You see, without Lu Bu your kingdom will crumble. He is the most powerful warrior in all of China. If we lost him our kingdom would be in shambles. I advise you, as your loyal advisor, to give up Diao Chan to Lu Bu. If he dies it will be over for us; it will be over for you." Dong Zhuo sighed after Li Ru finished giving him advice. "Need I remind you, Preceptor, that you have many other beautiful young concubines? Diao Chan is already 17. We have luscious 15 and 16 year old maidens we stole from a village we conquered. Don't you love ripe ones, the most?"
"You're right, Li Ru. However, I will have to think my decision over." Li Ru bowed to Dong Zhuo and left the library.
Dong Zhuo appeared at Diao Chan's private quarters and entered the room. "What is that you want, my Lord?" Diao Chan was combing her silky brown hair in front of her mirror. Dong Zhuo stood at the doorway placing his hands on the side of his hips. "My Lord?" 'This is quite irritating…' She turned towards the burly stout man and raised her eyebrows. 'Doesn't he have other women to play with?'
"I've come up with a decision, Diao Chan. I'm going to give you to Lu Bu." Diao Chan dropped her mirror and panicked. 'O, heaven's no! What if Lu Bu refuses to kill Dong Zhuo if I were to be his!? I must come up with something!'
"How can you even think of handing me down to someone of low stature? How can I possibly fall from grace and into the clutches of Lu Bu? This was Li Ru's doing, wasn't it?"
"Why, yes but it seemed—"
"You know he became friends with Lu Bu in a short amount of time. It could be a ploy from your son, have you ever thought of that?" 'Forgive me, Lu Bu. I have to do this.' Diao Chan grabbed a dagger from her drawer and placed it to her throat; Dong Zhuo reached out his hand in horror. 'If Li Ru discovers my plan, I'm ruined. I have to find out a way to get out of this palace so he cannot discover any further plans…'
"Put that dagger down, Diao Chan! I'll do anything!" bellowed Dong Zhuo, frightened as a worthless coward.
"I fear I cannot stay in this palace for long… Lu Bu might find a way to force himself onto me." The manipulative concubine gave a sad glance at the Imperial Preceptor and began to fake weeping.
"Fear not, Diao Chan! I shall send you to my other palace in Mei so Lu Bu can no longer force himself upon you." Diao Chan smiled and nodded, watching Dong Zhuo leave her quarters. 'Now I must find a way to hasten Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo…'
… To be continued.
Author: That was the next installation! Sorry for the really long wait! I had no idea what to write! I'm such a failure… Thank you for all the kind reviews! And threaten me when I don't update because I get really scared and try to update as soon as I can! Just kidding! No flames. Thanks a bunch, you swell people! Oh yeah, me and Chunsa wrote a humor fanfic called, "Frivolous: The Fanfic" and if you guys check out that fanfic and review I will be really happy! And with my pen tablet coming in the mail I will draw a purdy piccie for you guys and gals, ya' get? Thanks! :D
