~Authoress Notes~
Thanks for the reviews, reviewers! I will answer them at the end of this
chapter. Sorry that I haven't been able to update for so long. School work
as always and up coming exams. I don't know why I'm typing this instead of
studying for my exams in two days time. I am also so sorry, I have to raise
the rating of this fiction because I might use some brash words. Better to
keep safe. Enough of me grumbling. VIOLA, the second chapter of Fate In
Love and Life! Disclaimers are on the first chapter.
CHAPTER 2** Learning the Ropes and Revealing histories
The next few days were like a boring episode of learning the ropes. Shang Xiang or Zhou Wern as delicate as the princess she is, had great trouble learning all the tough moves Zhao Yun taught her. The emperor of Shu would visit the training site occasionally to see the progress of his new spy.
~Zhou Wern's POV~
I was having trouble with all the moves Zilong taught me. Slash..slash..kick..kick..swing..dodge
'Zhou Wern!' a deep male voice suddenly called out to me and gave me a big fright.
During the big fright, I forgot to dodge Zilong's attack and he almost hurt me but then a swift green sword adorned with golden dragons swipe out and block the Tiger general's attack. I almost fainted in that tense situation and wondered who had just saved me from this injury.
I looked up and gasped with shock when I noticed that I was looking into the brown eyes of the Shu emperor himself. I can't believe it was him who saved me, I thought it was some other officer that I might fall in love with.
'What's so bad about Liu Bei? Isn't he an adorable and virtuous man?' a small voice inside my head said.
My pulse quickened and I brush off the feeling by telling my own brain, ' He is practically twice my age. How could I fall in love with him...
'Zhou Wern? Are you okay? I'm sorry I called you in the middle of your fight. I almost got you injured.' The same deep voice that called out to her just now interrupted her thoughts.
'Um.. It's okay.' I managed to utter. He seems rather oblivious of my swirling thoughts.
'Alright then. Come along, I will teach you how to use your musou perfectly while Zilong, go train the other spies.' Xuande aka Liu Bei said.
My heart did another leap and flip. I scolded myself sternly for feeling this way. That guy isn't even good-looking, I bet Gan Ning looks even better than him. What is WRONG with me? Somehow I feel that I have a connection with him, like a bond I could not explain.
~Xuande's POV~
I saw the confused and expressionless eyes of my new spy. I don't know why but I feel drawn to her, like I knew her from somewhere. Her features seem somewhat familiar. The way she gasped just now seems to send a shiver down my spine.
Here we are. Standing opposite each other and I was telling her all the formulas to use her musou to the maximum. She fought with great courage and confidence I saw was very familiar. I know those moves but I don't remember whom. Maybe it was in one of my dreams.
~That night, inside Shang Xiang's tent~
Sigh. What is really WRONG with me? I just can't keep my eyes away from him. Usually I don't look at guys like that. Even if I do, I will feel extremely uncomfortable but strangely I didn't feel that way when I looked at him. I hate myself for feeling so comfortable with him.
'Damn that Liu Bei for getting me!' I suddenly thought.
'Why? It is really that bad? He's an emperor, you know? You should be glad he tried teaching you how to use your musou. Just because he hit you once just now, doesn't mean that he's bad.' A male voice said into Zhou Wern's tent
'ZILONG!! What the...!!.. you gave me the biggest fright ever! Do you and your Shu emperor want to kill me with heart attack? Sneaking up on me like that!' I screamed at the Tiger General who is now sitting down on my bed. Then a blush crept up my neck with my realization that I've spoken my last thought out loud.
'Hey.. Calm down.. I didn't mean that. Are you related to Zhou Yu of Wu?' Zilong asked suddenly.
My pulse started to run. Oh my god! Does he know? Oh shit! What will happen if he finds out that I'm a Wu princess? Liu Bei will surely kill me, forget all my mad feelings.
'Wern? You okay?'Zilong asked with curiosity and genuine concern in his eyes.
'Huh... oh yeah.. I'm fine.. I was just thinking..'the words where choked out of my uncomfortable throat with great difficulty.
'Oh.. okay.. Did you hear me just now? Are you somehow related to Zhou Yu of Wu? Since both of you have the same surname?' He asked again, totally oblivious to my difficulty to speak.
'Umm.. No! of course not.. I don't even know who that guy is. Anyway are you related to him since both of your names are the same' I said what my quick thinking brain was processing. Unfortunately, I stretched the word no too long and too loud. Zhuge Liang was sure to know I was lying if he asked me this himself. Luckily for me, Zhao Yun doesn't seem to have the ability to read body languages. Phew..
While I was thinking, I can't help noticing that Zhao Yun looked very uncomfortable. He opened his mouth and then closed it again as if hesitating to tell me something. Then finally he spoke, ' If I tell you something, can you promise me not to tell anyone?'
'Umm.. okay' I replied and saluted him playfully.
'I mean it.' He said very seriously and all of my playfulness faded.
Then he continued, ' Zhou Yu of Wu, Zhao Yun of Shu. We're brothers. I mean.. we were once brothers..' He looked up at me and continued melancholy 'But we were separate when we were four years old. Our parents were killed in a fire. We were both saved. At least I only knew when we met at the battlefield. Anyway different couples saved us both and they brought us up. Mine are not alive anymore. I wonder about his....'
He took his eyes of mine and stared into space as I gasped ' You two know each other? He never.. told me.. before...'
And there it was. The biggest mistake I've done since I accidentally kicked Sun Ce in the shins.
~Replying reviews~ SSX: I want the romance part to come in quick too, but unfortunately I want Shang Xiang to recover first. Anyway, thanks for reviewing.
Blue phoenix: Hey thanks reading and reviewing my fics and also make me your favourite author. I'm flattered! Anyway, I started liking Shang Xiang after I played with her brother, Sun Ce.
Vegg: Hey thanks for reviewing and the praise. I'm so sorry I haven't much time to update my fanfictions.
Angiebee: Shang Xiang really ROCKS in all the series and I like Liu Bei too. Unfortunately, for Zhuge Liang, I might make him a big bad wolf in this fiction. (
~Authoress Notes~
Again, sorry for the late update, folks. I don't know when the next chapter will be coming in. But there's one thing I know. If I don't get any reviews, I'll cry and have no inspiration to continue my fiction, so it'll be updating slower.
CHAPTER 2** Learning the Ropes and Revealing histories
The next few days were like a boring episode of learning the ropes. Shang Xiang or Zhou Wern as delicate as the princess she is, had great trouble learning all the tough moves Zhao Yun taught her. The emperor of Shu would visit the training site occasionally to see the progress of his new spy.
~Zhou Wern's POV~
I was having trouble with all the moves Zilong taught me. Slash..slash..kick..kick..swing..dodge
'Zhou Wern!' a deep male voice suddenly called out to me and gave me a big fright.
During the big fright, I forgot to dodge Zilong's attack and he almost hurt me but then a swift green sword adorned with golden dragons swipe out and block the Tiger general's attack. I almost fainted in that tense situation and wondered who had just saved me from this injury.
I looked up and gasped with shock when I noticed that I was looking into the brown eyes of the Shu emperor himself. I can't believe it was him who saved me, I thought it was some other officer that I might fall in love with.
'What's so bad about Liu Bei? Isn't he an adorable and virtuous man?' a small voice inside my head said.
My pulse quickened and I brush off the feeling by telling my own brain, ' He is practically twice my age. How could I fall in love with him...
'Zhou Wern? Are you okay? I'm sorry I called you in the middle of your fight. I almost got you injured.' The same deep voice that called out to her just now interrupted her thoughts.
'Um.. It's okay.' I managed to utter. He seems rather oblivious of my swirling thoughts.
'Alright then. Come along, I will teach you how to use your musou perfectly while Zilong, go train the other spies.' Xuande aka Liu Bei said.
My heart did another leap and flip. I scolded myself sternly for feeling this way. That guy isn't even good-looking, I bet Gan Ning looks even better than him. What is WRONG with me? Somehow I feel that I have a connection with him, like a bond I could not explain.
~Xuande's POV~
I saw the confused and expressionless eyes of my new spy. I don't know why but I feel drawn to her, like I knew her from somewhere. Her features seem somewhat familiar. The way she gasped just now seems to send a shiver down my spine.
Here we are. Standing opposite each other and I was telling her all the formulas to use her musou to the maximum. She fought with great courage and confidence I saw was very familiar. I know those moves but I don't remember whom. Maybe it was in one of my dreams.
~That night, inside Shang Xiang's tent~
Sigh. What is really WRONG with me? I just can't keep my eyes away from him. Usually I don't look at guys like that. Even if I do, I will feel extremely uncomfortable but strangely I didn't feel that way when I looked at him. I hate myself for feeling so comfortable with him.
'Damn that Liu Bei for getting me!' I suddenly thought.
'Why? It is really that bad? He's an emperor, you know? You should be glad he tried teaching you how to use your musou. Just because he hit you once just now, doesn't mean that he's bad.' A male voice said into Zhou Wern's tent
'ZILONG!! What the...!!.. you gave me the biggest fright ever! Do you and your Shu emperor want to kill me with heart attack? Sneaking up on me like that!' I screamed at the Tiger General who is now sitting down on my bed. Then a blush crept up my neck with my realization that I've spoken my last thought out loud.
'Hey.. Calm down.. I didn't mean that. Are you related to Zhou Yu of Wu?' Zilong asked suddenly.
My pulse started to run. Oh my god! Does he know? Oh shit! What will happen if he finds out that I'm a Wu princess? Liu Bei will surely kill me, forget all my mad feelings.
'Wern? You okay?'Zilong asked with curiosity and genuine concern in his eyes.
'Huh... oh yeah.. I'm fine.. I was just thinking..'the words where choked out of my uncomfortable throat with great difficulty.
'Oh.. okay.. Did you hear me just now? Are you somehow related to Zhou Yu of Wu? Since both of you have the same surname?' He asked again, totally oblivious to my difficulty to speak.
'Umm.. No! of course not.. I don't even know who that guy is. Anyway are you related to him since both of your names are the same' I said what my quick thinking brain was processing. Unfortunately, I stretched the word no too long and too loud. Zhuge Liang was sure to know I was lying if he asked me this himself. Luckily for me, Zhao Yun doesn't seem to have the ability to read body languages. Phew..
While I was thinking, I can't help noticing that Zhao Yun looked very uncomfortable. He opened his mouth and then closed it again as if hesitating to tell me something. Then finally he spoke, ' If I tell you something, can you promise me not to tell anyone?'
'Umm.. okay' I replied and saluted him playfully.
'I mean it.' He said very seriously and all of my playfulness faded.
Then he continued, ' Zhou Yu of Wu, Zhao Yun of Shu. We're brothers. I mean.. we were once brothers..' He looked up at me and continued melancholy 'But we were separate when we were four years old. Our parents were killed in a fire. We were both saved. At least I only knew when we met at the battlefield. Anyway different couples saved us both and they brought us up. Mine are not alive anymore. I wonder about his....'
He took his eyes of mine and stared into space as I gasped ' You two know each other? He never.. told me.. before...'
And there it was. The biggest mistake I've done since I accidentally kicked Sun Ce in the shins.
~Replying reviews~ SSX: I want the romance part to come in quick too, but unfortunately I want Shang Xiang to recover first. Anyway, thanks for reviewing.
Blue phoenix: Hey thanks reading and reviewing my fics and also make me your favourite author. I'm flattered! Anyway, I started liking Shang Xiang after I played with her brother, Sun Ce.
Vegg: Hey thanks for reviewing and the praise. I'm so sorry I haven't much time to update my fanfictions.
Angiebee: Shang Xiang really ROCKS in all the series and I like Liu Bei too. Unfortunately, for Zhuge Liang, I might make him a big bad wolf in this fiction. (
~Authoress Notes~
Again, sorry for the late update, folks. I don't know when the next chapter will be coming in. But there's one thing I know. If I don't get any reviews, I'll cry and have no inspiration to continue my fiction, so it'll be updating slower.