Shattered Lives

"10,000? How did they get that far in?" Sun Ce asked concerned.

"They haven't but with only so many men Hin Gi Gate is the best defendable point. The river is too strong for them to attempt a river crossing and the gate rests in a valley between the mountains."

"Right. Hey, where do you think you're going?"

"To go die a warriors death. I have nothing left to lose." Zhou Yu said as he walked brisk fully out of the room. As he expected Sun Ce was soon at his side. In silence the two men walked to Zhou Yu's room.

Zhou Yu opened a cabinet in his room and took out some bandages. Still in silence the two friends dressed the wounds of Zhou Yu.

"Tell me Sun Ce. What just happened?" Zhou Yu said in his normal calm voice, the first time he had used it all night.

"You came back home and found Gaaa… him in bed with Xiao. You promptly kicked his ass before yelling at my father and threatened to defect. An empty threat really but Pop doesn't know that. Then you beat Xiao, told her you loved her and broke her heart. Anything I missed?"

"No." Silence passed between the two as they finished dressing Zhou Yu's wounds and just sat down facing each other. Finally Zhou Yu broke the silence. "Was I too harsh? I overreacted didn't I?"

"Well yes. I really don't think you had to beat Xiao. Just yelling at her hurt her enough." Sun Ce told his friend.

Zhou Yu laughed weakly. "But then you have never found Da in bed with another man now have you?" Zhou Yu got up and took 2 glasses and a bottle of wine out of another cabinet.

"Well no. I'm sure Da would remain loyal to me. She has been in years past, I expect her to not change that policy."

"Ahh true, true. I expected the same from Xaio. I mean she never said anything and was fine I guess. I had no way of knowing my own wife, your old man kept me too busy. Plus she is still a child, Sun Ce. She's only 15 for crying out loud. She's still very much a child. And before you even start to argue for her know that she is far less mature than Da is. I'm pretty sure she didn't know what she was doing but still…" Zhou Yu said pouring drinks and downing his.

"I know, I know. I should have done something about it." Sun Ce muttered.

"You knew about it?" Zhou Yu looked at his friend.

"Da told me, she knew. Still I should have done something. There I failed you." Sun Ce said gloomily as he took a swing from his glass.

"You thought I was dead. Everyone did." Zhou Yu said taking another long chug from the bottle.

"What do you plan to do? Get drunk?"

"I'm staying here for a few days. I'm going to rest here for the days. Have no one disturb me. I need to be alone."

"I understand. I'll talk to Pop about the men and about making you work so much. Anything else I can do for you?"

"Check all the sheets, you know what to look for. Tell me if you find anything."

Sun Ce walked back to Xiao's room. Da had gotten Xiao to stop crying and was in the middle of making her more presentable.

"How is he?" Da asked.

"Not good. I haven't seen him like this in a long. When I left him he was drinking. I don't think he's gonna stop until he lays flat out on the floor." Sun Ce mused. "Don't think ANYONE should se him. A drunk Zhou Yu is not a pretty site and I should know." Sun Ce said stressing the "anyone" incase Da had any ideas about confronting Zhou Yu about his behavior.

Da simply looked at her husband and nodded. Xiao just remained quiet. They all remained in silence so heavy it weighed on all of them. Xiao tried her hardest to not cry and Da and Sun Ce felt like they should be saying something to comfort Xiao. But then again Sun Ce thought that in a way he had failed his friend and should side with him. He would have acted similarly if Da had sleep with anyone, especially since she had never slept with him.

Unbeknown to both of them they both lay on their beds staring at the ceiling thinking the same thoughts; "What have I done?"

A/N Here's the next chap, enjoy. And please only send reviews once. I got a bunch of reviews from the same people saying the exact same thing. I enjoy your reviews but the same one again and again is redundant.