Tales
Hello everyone! Missed me? It is I, Soujiro the Author! MWAHAHAHAHA! I do not really know what I am writing, but it involves Sima Yi/Zhang He that type of stuff. I just hope you will R&R after reading it….(I'm not good at serious fics) But anyway, please do try to enjoy this first chapter, thank you!!!
DISCLAIMER: I'll do it once but I'll never do it twice!!!! Dynasty warriors characters DO NOT belong to me at all! Ok? Happy!?
Chapter 1: Looping A Rope
[Zhang He P.O.V]
The sky is blue, the clouds white. What a wonderful day to be out. But Sima Yi just sits in his boring old room all day, studying various parchments. I sigh and throw myself onto the table, folding my arms and resting my chin on them. I watch Sima Yi closely. He looks up from his work, noticing my stare.
"What is it Zhang He?"
"Oh nothing, my Lord."
"Then stop staring at me. I can't concentrate when you're staring."
"Oh alright." I get up from my position and stretch, yawning. "It is such a beautiful day…" I say softly. Sima Yi eyes me suspiciously. "What are you trying to play at, Zhang He?"
I look at him innocently. "We should go out and have a little stroll…"
"No."
"Please?"
"NO."
"You NEVER go out!"
"Zhang He, I said NO! Go out by yourself if you want to! Stop pestering me!"
"FINE." I say bitterly. "I'll just have to go with Xu Huang." "What?" Sima Yi perks his head up, surprised probably because I've never gone strolling with anyone else but him before. "Or maybe Zhang Liao or Xia Hou Dun or Cao Pi." I add to my statement, wanting Sima Yi to feel more miserable.
Yes, miserable for always staying in this stuffy room of his than with ME.
Miserable for caring more for his work than for ME.
I see him open his mouth to say something, but I stalk out of his room, not wanting to hear anything he has to say. Jumping down from the porch, I land on somebody below me……
"Oh my…I'm sorry Lord Cao Pi. I did not see you down there." I say as sweetly as possible, to avoid scolding. He straightens up, rubbing his head. "I thought father told you NOT to jump down from the porch anymore? For heaven's sake, use the stairs!!" I bow, placing my hands behind my back, crossing my fingers,"I am truly sorry my lord. I will not do it ever again."
He looks at me and shakes his head, then rushes back into the palace. Now he was in a hurry……
"ZHANG HE!!!!" I turn at the sound of my name, only to be knocked down by a certain someone wearing a white turban. "Xu Huang!?" He blushes and gets up, apologizing with haste.
"What is it? Why are you in such a hurry?" I ask, curious on why he AND Cao Pi are running about the palace. "Lord Cao Cao's new general has gone missing, and we were ordered to look for him. Have you seen the new general?" I shake my head. "No, I have not heard of any new general in our ranks…"
Xu Huang just sighs hopelessly and bows to me. "I thank you for your help. I am sorry if any trouble has been caused." With that, and another bow, he leaves, in a hurry similar to Cao Pi. I sigh and walk into the orchard. There, I see someone very tall standing under a tree……
On a closer look, I find it is not a very tall person, but someone standing upon a chair, looping a loop onto a rope tied onto a tree branch. The all-so-famous suicidal loop…
Then it hits me on what the person is going to do---------
Hang himself.
"Stop!!!" I shout as I rush towards him, stopping one meter away. I examine him closely. A man of petite size, his long black hair is being tied into a into a bun wrapped in a white cloth, side bangs framing the sides of his face. His face is pale, almost white, sharp features, pink lips…He looks even more like a woman than me! This I have to admit…
He wears a silk robe lined with gold, blue and white.
"Yes?" I look up at him, realizing he is calling me. "Um…What are you doing I'm there?" I ask, not knowing what to say to him. He doesn't answer, just looks at the rope. Then he shows it to me. "I'm looping a rope." He answers matter-of-factly. "Yes, I can see that…Um…do you mind coming down?" He ignores me, tightening the rope, as if he hasn't heard a thing.
Then I watch in horror as he raises his hands, ready to slip the loop over his head. In a state of panic, I do only what I can do, I kick the chair from underneath him before he can put the rope around his neck.
He gives a yelp of surprise but I catch him before he can land on the hard ground. "Are you alright?" I ask. He looks away, eyes closed, brows furrowed slightly. Just then, I hear footsteps and a familiar voice…
"Zhang He!? Oh great! You've found Lord Yue!" Zhang Liao comes running towards me, armor and all. I look at the man I am holding in disbelief.
"YOU are Lord Cao Cao's new general?"
He turns his piercing, violet eyes towards me, narrowing them slightly.
"Yes. I am he."
*************************To Be Continued **************************
"The man who loops the loop upon himself
Is the man who wishes to free himself from the chaos of the world"
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Well, that was it. Pretty short for a single chapter, isn't it? But it WAS the first chapter, what did you expect!? Please REVIEW!!! Though I doubt anyone will actually read my fic. Hardly anyone does……OH WELL! I guess it's bye for now! *Bows* Sayonara! Nyo~~~~