Chapter 4~Ling's First Battle!
Ling ran outside with the Silver Grace. She saw Zilong and a few generals, in their nightgowns fighting a few officers and a troop of blue-clad soldiers. The first thing that went into Xi Ling's mind was Wei! A few enemy soldiers spotted Ling and rushed towards her. She quickly raises her sword and attacked them swiftly, aiming for the head, gut and neck as her father has taught her.
After finishing them off, she heard Zhuge Liang shout, 'Kill them all! Don't let them get away!'. Ling obeyed but she tried keeping close to Yue Ying whom she had just spotted. She had quite a problem keeping up to the pace of the offending soldiers for she was not very sword-literate. Yue Ying had to help Ling out many times as Ling was almost slaughtered.
'Yue Ying! Ma Chao! Guard the supplies!', Zhuge Liang's voice was heard again.
Ling shuddered. With Yue Ying and Ma Chao gone, she would be alone in that zone with no reinforcements. She'll have to be more careful. Just as she was thinking about that, an enemy soldier crept behind her and raised his sword, ready to kill. In a second's time, that soldier laid dead on the floor, shock on his face as he'd just been slain by Zilong. Ling, however was looking at Zilong with shock expression on her face.
Zilong quickly slain all the soldiers around them before saying, ' Hey! Becareful! Don't look so shocked! Is this your first battle?'
Ling managed to mutter, ' Yes, have you finished that zone already?'
'Yeah, I have.' The Little Dragon said as he took the life of a few blue- clad soldiers.
Then they continued fighting. Their back constantly leaning against each other as they fended off the enemies from all angles. When Zilong finished his side, he helped Ling with her side. By that time, most of the Wei soldiers laid dead on the floor while the ones alive retreated hastily. Zilong ushered Ling into the supply depot after they cleared that zone. Seeing if there's anything they could do.
'It's okay, now. The supplies are safe. They're retreating. Why don't you two go back to the Strategy Room?' Ying said.
' I think we'd better change into more decent clothes before we go to the Strategy Room. I'll meet you outside your tent. I don't think you know the way there yet. I'll show you.' Zilong muttered, blushing when he remembered that both of them were wearing pajamas.
'Okay' Ling answered, aware of the same thing.
Ling went into her tent and change into a white top, decorated with peach blossoms and a pair of pants that were plain white. Then she left her tent with Silver Grace. Zilong was already outside her tent when she exited her tent.
'Hi, so fast?' Ling asked, noticing how muscular Zilong looked in his new green outfit, also decorated by dragons.
'Yeah. I just picked the first shirt in my wardrobe. So shall we go?' Zilong shrugged.
'Sure, let's see if we can help.' Ling answered.
The walk to the Strategy Room was quite a silent one as both of them still looked out for hiding enemy soldiers. When they finally entered the desired room, Kong Ming(Zhuge Liang) and Xuande (Liu Bei) were already seated, each with a frown across their face. Zilong and Ling kept silent and went to sit in nearby chairs. Soon the room was filled with all the generals and officers of Shu and Yue Ying reported that the Wei had heard about the wedding between Xuande and Shang Xiang. And that they were planning to lower the morale of Shu's troops by that attack. After being in the room for a while, Ling suddenly noticed that Bo Yue was missing.
' Where's Bo Yue?' Ling suddenly hurled the question at a tired Yue Ying.
Before anyone could answer, a soldier came in with the reports of the casualties and loses. It was also learnt that the Wei had held Jiang Wei hostage. Ling went ballistic when she heard that. Zilong consoled her, telling her that they need a strategy before they act.
~Ling's point of view (POV)~
I stormed off to my tent before anyone could say another word. I know that was rude of me but I can't help it. How could Bo Yue be captured? I just met him a few hours ago.. It can't be.. I must be dreaming! My tears splashed on my pearly white pants, wetting it but I didn't care. Now I only care about my missing elder brother who I thought had been long dead. How can so many suprises happen to me in a day.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a man wearing a green outfit entering my room.
'Jiang Wei? Is it you?' I cried out the first thought that came to my head.
'No. It's me, Zilong. I know that you're upset. But we'll need a plan to rescue him.' Zilong said in a soft voice as he sat on my left and put a hand on my right shoulder.
I couldn't control myself. I couldn't hold back any longer as I started crying again. To my shock, Zilong pulled me close to him and rested my head on his chest. It was bliss to me and I was like in heaven. Every beat of his heart I heard is every step nearer I get to my deepest dreams. How I wish I could stay there forever in the Little Dragon's arms. I reacted to his actions by putting my arms around his muscular waist. I felt so comfortable with him eventhough I had just met him not more than a day.
~Zilong's POV~
' It's okay. Don't cry anymore, everything will be all right.' I soothed Bo Yue's younger sister by saying that and stroking her hair, gently. But when she put her arms around me, I suddenly felt uncomfortable. I know that there are some girls who are interested in me and many of them didn't know about Yue Lei. I guess Bo Yue is right.
=Flash back=
'Hey, Zilong I think Ling likes you..' Bo Yue teased Zilong when they were in the tent they shared.
'What are you talking about, mad Bo Yue?' Zilong countered, pretending that he did't notice the look of interest from the young girl he had just met hours ago.
' You saw how she looked at you! I know it when I see it, after all she's my little sister. I've seen her eversince she was small', Wei said.
~Back to Zilong's POV~
I must tell Ling. But now is not the time, if I tell her she might kill herself with both of these disturbing news. One about her brother and me. Later would be the time. Anyway, she is attractive.
She looks so cute with the long, black hair and some of her fringes hang in front of her face, as she lay asleep here in my arms, I suddenly found myself thinking.
'Zilong! What are you doing? You already have Yue Lei and you're going to be engaged to her in nine days time when she returns from the spy mission.' a voice in the back of my head screamed at me.
'Yea..Yea.. okay. Fine. I'll tell Ling about Lei soon, okay', Zilong suddenly said that out loud so he wouldn't go crazy at all his thoughts.
~Authoress' Notes~
So, how's the fanfiction? Please R & R.. Zilong is starting to be the bad guy in this fanfic.. Hehehe. And Jiang Wei is captured by the Wei forces! Oh my god. I wonder what they'll do to him.. Actually I should know, right? But I haven't decided for his future yet.. Hmm.. All in the next chapter! I can't promise when I'm going to update but There is something I CAN PROMISE you! That is Shang Xiang is going to be more unhappy than she already is. Hehehe I know I'm evil! But it'll get better for you SSX fans! ^_^
~ Answering Reviews~
Yukira Tsurama: Thanks for the review and this is my first fanfiction. I hope it's not too bad..
Fighter of the Realms: Thanks for the review. I hope I can make this fanfiction more nicer than it is.^_^
Ling ran outside with the Silver Grace. She saw Zilong and a few generals, in their nightgowns fighting a few officers and a troop of blue-clad soldiers. The first thing that went into Xi Ling's mind was Wei! A few enemy soldiers spotted Ling and rushed towards her. She quickly raises her sword and attacked them swiftly, aiming for the head, gut and neck as her father has taught her.
After finishing them off, she heard Zhuge Liang shout, 'Kill them all! Don't let them get away!'. Ling obeyed but she tried keeping close to Yue Ying whom she had just spotted. She had quite a problem keeping up to the pace of the offending soldiers for she was not very sword-literate. Yue Ying had to help Ling out many times as Ling was almost slaughtered.
'Yue Ying! Ma Chao! Guard the supplies!', Zhuge Liang's voice was heard again.
Ling shuddered. With Yue Ying and Ma Chao gone, she would be alone in that zone with no reinforcements. She'll have to be more careful. Just as she was thinking about that, an enemy soldier crept behind her and raised his sword, ready to kill. In a second's time, that soldier laid dead on the floor, shock on his face as he'd just been slain by Zilong. Ling, however was looking at Zilong with shock expression on her face.
Zilong quickly slain all the soldiers around them before saying, ' Hey! Becareful! Don't look so shocked! Is this your first battle?'
Ling managed to mutter, ' Yes, have you finished that zone already?'
'Yeah, I have.' The Little Dragon said as he took the life of a few blue- clad soldiers.
Then they continued fighting. Their back constantly leaning against each other as they fended off the enemies from all angles. When Zilong finished his side, he helped Ling with her side. By that time, most of the Wei soldiers laid dead on the floor while the ones alive retreated hastily. Zilong ushered Ling into the supply depot after they cleared that zone. Seeing if there's anything they could do.
'It's okay, now. The supplies are safe. They're retreating. Why don't you two go back to the Strategy Room?' Ying said.
' I think we'd better change into more decent clothes before we go to the Strategy Room. I'll meet you outside your tent. I don't think you know the way there yet. I'll show you.' Zilong muttered, blushing when he remembered that both of them were wearing pajamas.
'Okay' Ling answered, aware of the same thing.
Ling went into her tent and change into a white top, decorated with peach blossoms and a pair of pants that were plain white. Then she left her tent with Silver Grace. Zilong was already outside her tent when she exited her tent.
'Hi, so fast?' Ling asked, noticing how muscular Zilong looked in his new green outfit, also decorated by dragons.
'Yeah. I just picked the first shirt in my wardrobe. So shall we go?' Zilong shrugged.
'Sure, let's see if we can help.' Ling answered.
The walk to the Strategy Room was quite a silent one as both of them still looked out for hiding enemy soldiers. When they finally entered the desired room, Kong Ming(Zhuge Liang) and Xuande (Liu Bei) were already seated, each with a frown across their face. Zilong and Ling kept silent and went to sit in nearby chairs. Soon the room was filled with all the generals and officers of Shu and Yue Ying reported that the Wei had heard about the wedding between Xuande and Shang Xiang. And that they were planning to lower the morale of Shu's troops by that attack. After being in the room for a while, Ling suddenly noticed that Bo Yue was missing.
' Where's Bo Yue?' Ling suddenly hurled the question at a tired Yue Ying.
Before anyone could answer, a soldier came in with the reports of the casualties and loses. It was also learnt that the Wei had held Jiang Wei hostage. Ling went ballistic when she heard that. Zilong consoled her, telling her that they need a strategy before they act.
~Ling's point of view (POV)~
I stormed off to my tent before anyone could say another word. I know that was rude of me but I can't help it. How could Bo Yue be captured? I just met him a few hours ago.. It can't be.. I must be dreaming! My tears splashed on my pearly white pants, wetting it but I didn't care. Now I only care about my missing elder brother who I thought had been long dead. How can so many suprises happen to me in a day.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a man wearing a green outfit entering my room.
'Jiang Wei? Is it you?' I cried out the first thought that came to my head.
'No. It's me, Zilong. I know that you're upset. But we'll need a plan to rescue him.' Zilong said in a soft voice as he sat on my left and put a hand on my right shoulder.
I couldn't control myself. I couldn't hold back any longer as I started crying again. To my shock, Zilong pulled me close to him and rested my head on his chest. It was bliss to me and I was like in heaven. Every beat of his heart I heard is every step nearer I get to my deepest dreams. How I wish I could stay there forever in the Little Dragon's arms. I reacted to his actions by putting my arms around his muscular waist. I felt so comfortable with him eventhough I had just met him not more than a day.
~Zilong's POV~
' It's okay. Don't cry anymore, everything will be all right.' I soothed Bo Yue's younger sister by saying that and stroking her hair, gently. But when she put her arms around me, I suddenly felt uncomfortable. I know that there are some girls who are interested in me and many of them didn't know about Yue Lei. I guess Bo Yue is right.
=Flash back=
'Hey, Zilong I think Ling likes you..' Bo Yue teased Zilong when they were in the tent they shared.
'What are you talking about, mad Bo Yue?' Zilong countered, pretending that he did't notice the look of interest from the young girl he had just met hours ago.
' You saw how she looked at you! I know it when I see it, after all she's my little sister. I've seen her eversince she was small', Wei said.
~Back to Zilong's POV~
I must tell Ling. But now is not the time, if I tell her she might kill herself with both of these disturbing news. One about her brother and me. Later would be the time. Anyway, she is attractive.
She looks so cute with the long, black hair and some of her fringes hang in front of her face, as she lay asleep here in my arms, I suddenly found myself thinking.
'Zilong! What are you doing? You already have Yue Lei and you're going to be engaged to her in nine days time when she returns from the spy mission.' a voice in the back of my head screamed at me.
'Yea..Yea.. okay. Fine. I'll tell Ling about Lei soon, okay', Zilong suddenly said that out loud so he wouldn't go crazy at all his thoughts.
~Authoress' Notes~
So, how's the fanfiction? Please R & R.. Zilong is starting to be the bad guy in this fanfic.. Hehehe. And Jiang Wei is captured by the Wei forces! Oh my god. I wonder what they'll do to him.. Actually I should know, right? But I haven't decided for his future yet.. Hmm.. All in the next chapter! I can't promise when I'm going to update but There is something I CAN PROMISE you! That is Shang Xiang is going to be more unhappy than she already is. Hehehe I know I'm evil! But it'll get better for you SSX fans! ^_^
~ Answering Reviews~
Yukira Tsurama: Thanks for the review and this is my first fanfiction. I hope it's not too bad..
Fighter of the Realms: Thanks for the review. I hope I can make this fanfiction more nicer than it is.^_^