Chapter 6
"I! Am! Not! Marrying! That! Man!" Each word was punctuated by a thrown vase at Sun Ce's head.
"Sis, listen to reason."
Sun Shiang Xiang's head snapped up, and she gave her beloved brother a death glare. He had to be desperate if he thought that blood ties would in anyway calm her down. "If it's so reasonable then you marry him." Her eyes took on an evil gleam. "Or maybe you should send that pretty little thing you've been chasing?"
His arms came down from their defensively stance as he raised his index finger, shaking it at her. "That's not even funny. You know Da Qiao is going to marry me."
Lady Sun threw another vase, this time trying to hit his crotch. "Because you're basically forcing her to!"
He easily stepped out of the way of the projectile. "Now sis-"
*I hope he can't get it up on his wedding night.* She knew she needed to calm down. If not she would never be able to hit him. But it was so difficult! She really hated her brother at times like this. He was like a force of nature; too stubborn to know when he wasn't wanted. And of course forces of nature never listened to mere mortals.
"No. I refuse to marry that man. Who would name their child Liu Bei anyhow? Does even his mother hate him?"
Sun Ce took a tentative step in her direction, mindful of the broken pieces of pottery that littered the floor. "No, his mom doesn't hate him. Sis, you're being selfish."
"Selfish? Excuse me? Who is the one who's going to be stuck marrying the old geezer? Isn't he around fifty or something?"
Her glare wasn't lost on him. Sun Ce scratched the back of his head. "He's not that old. I don't think. Come on, we'll ally his troops with ours and-"
"Zhou Yu will get his damn territory back."
Sun Ce's eyes widened.
Touché. "You think I wouldn't know about that, right?"
"Err, actually I didn't." A blush rose along his cheeks as he smiled sheepishly at her, his boots digging into the plush carpet.
She rolled her eyes, imploring the heavens above to save her from the insanity that apparently ran amuck on the male side of her family.
He started forward again, his arms spread wide. "Come on sis, you know that we need an ally and his troops could-"
"No." She raised her hand to him. "That's finally. Absolutely not."
Sun Ce sighed, and sat down in the middle of her floor. "Fine, then come and kill me." He closed his chocolate colored eyes. "But it's father's idea. I'm just the messenger. So you're going to have to kill dad, and Sun Quan, and probably whomever's next in line for the throne."
After a moment without the sound of breaking pottery crashing anywhere near him, he opened one eye. He half expected to see his sister with some instrument of mass destruction looming over him, about to seek her revenge. Instead, she sat pensively looking out a window.
"But I don't love him." Her voice sounded small and frightened. She turned to look at him. "What if we end up hating each other?"
"Come on, who wouldn't love my sweet little sis?" Sun Ce draped an arm over one of her shoulders. "Besides, Da Qiao doesn't love me, but sometimes you just try for the best because politics gets to come first." He grinned at her, "Not that I won't get Da Qiao to love me eventually."
His sister snorted. He was so conceited. Why the diminutive fan girl would ever love her fat headed brother was beyond her. It would take a miracle, especially considering that Shang Xiang knew for a fact that the woman didn't think too highly of him. 'All muscles, little brains,' Da had once said about her future husband.
"Oh come on, ya know I'm adorable." He flexed his muscles.
Her response was another snort of laughter followed by a loud sigh. She fell back on the bed, among the red and cream-colored pillows. "First you guys won't let me go into battle, and now you're forcing me to marry someone I don't love."
"I'm sorry." Her brother took a step closer to her then gave her one of his infamous bear hugs. "Sometimes, things don't work out the way you want them to in life." He kissed her forehead. "Come on, he can't be that bad. I've met him." He gave her a dazzling smile. "Trust your big brother."
*About as much as I trust Lu Bu to use his brain.* She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'll go to the wedding, but if I don't like him then I'm going to stab him on our wedding night.
Her brother threw her into the air. "Fine by me. We'll have a great fight on our hands then." His smile was at least honest.
She was doomed.
***
Chapter 7: Shu has finally gained land, Liu Bei's making plans to get a wife (and an ally in the form of Wu), therefore IT'S PARTY TIME! Don't drink too much kids or you might end up embarrassing yourself on the dance floor along with-geez it'll be up by Friday. You can wait :op
*** Answers to Reviews
Verok: I'll try to contuine it, but I've never finished a fanfic. That's why I'm trying to actually get one done for the first time in my life.
As for Wei Yan, I trust his bio at kongming.com. more than any other bio that I've seen so far. It's rather interesting and it's the one I'm loosely basing his personality on. Trust me, it's good.
As for the rest, I guess I should give fair warning, while I'm not considered a very good writer, I am considered a very tricky writer. The evil creature that I am enjoys twisting my readers into little knots (and torturing characters). In short, keep reading. Nope, ain't giving away my plot. ;o)
Lady Qiao: Thanks for the encouragement. Just wait till you see what Sun Shang Xiang's gonna do next. *gives Sun Jian some asprin* He's gonna need it. (And the fan girls will be in chapter 8 if Lady Sun doesn't get them killed. Geez, she's so impulsive that even I need asprin to deal with her!
Yukira Tsurama: Glad you're back from insanity. I probably should warn you, all isn't what it seems in the last chapter and in a few others. :op
Ramza Lionheart: Thanks for the praise. I'm hoping I can keep the momentum going. You already know I love your stories. *gets up and begs for one*
Well I'm off to be an evil Natters. See ya!
"I! Am! Not! Marrying! That! Man!" Each word was punctuated by a thrown vase at Sun Ce's head.
"Sis, listen to reason."
Sun Shiang Xiang's head snapped up, and she gave her beloved brother a death glare. He had to be desperate if he thought that blood ties would in anyway calm her down. "If it's so reasonable then you marry him." Her eyes took on an evil gleam. "Or maybe you should send that pretty little thing you've been chasing?"
His arms came down from their defensively stance as he raised his index finger, shaking it at her. "That's not even funny. You know Da Qiao is going to marry me."
Lady Sun threw another vase, this time trying to hit his crotch. "Because you're basically forcing her to!"
He easily stepped out of the way of the projectile. "Now sis-"
*I hope he can't get it up on his wedding night.* She knew she needed to calm down. If not she would never be able to hit him. But it was so difficult! She really hated her brother at times like this. He was like a force of nature; too stubborn to know when he wasn't wanted. And of course forces of nature never listened to mere mortals.
"No. I refuse to marry that man. Who would name their child Liu Bei anyhow? Does even his mother hate him?"
Sun Ce took a tentative step in her direction, mindful of the broken pieces of pottery that littered the floor. "No, his mom doesn't hate him. Sis, you're being selfish."
"Selfish? Excuse me? Who is the one who's going to be stuck marrying the old geezer? Isn't he around fifty or something?"
Her glare wasn't lost on him. Sun Ce scratched the back of his head. "He's not that old. I don't think. Come on, we'll ally his troops with ours and-"
"Zhou Yu will get his damn territory back."
Sun Ce's eyes widened.
Touché. "You think I wouldn't know about that, right?"
"Err, actually I didn't." A blush rose along his cheeks as he smiled sheepishly at her, his boots digging into the plush carpet.
She rolled her eyes, imploring the heavens above to save her from the insanity that apparently ran amuck on the male side of her family.
He started forward again, his arms spread wide. "Come on sis, you know that we need an ally and his troops could-"
"No." She raised her hand to him. "That's finally. Absolutely not."
Sun Ce sighed, and sat down in the middle of her floor. "Fine, then come and kill me." He closed his chocolate colored eyes. "But it's father's idea. I'm just the messenger. So you're going to have to kill dad, and Sun Quan, and probably whomever's next in line for the throne."
After a moment without the sound of breaking pottery crashing anywhere near him, he opened one eye. He half expected to see his sister with some instrument of mass destruction looming over him, about to seek her revenge. Instead, she sat pensively looking out a window.
"But I don't love him." Her voice sounded small and frightened. She turned to look at him. "What if we end up hating each other?"
"Come on, who wouldn't love my sweet little sis?" Sun Ce draped an arm over one of her shoulders. "Besides, Da Qiao doesn't love me, but sometimes you just try for the best because politics gets to come first." He grinned at her, "Not that I won't get Da Qiao to love me eventually."
His sister snorted. He was so conceited. Why the diminutive fan girl would ever love her fat headed brother was beyond her. It would take a miracle, especially considering that Shang Xiang knew for a fact that the woman didn't think too highly of him. 'All muscles, little brains,' Da had once said about her future husband.
"Oh come on, ya know I'm adorable." He flexed his muscles.
Her response was another snort of laughter followed by a loud sigh. She fell back on the bed, among the red and cream-colored pillows. "First you guys won't let me go into battle, and now you're forcing me to marry someone I don't love."
"I'm sorry." Her brother took a step closer to her then gave her one of his infamous bear hugs. "Sometimes, things don't work out the way you want them to in life." He kissed her forehead. "Come on, he can't be that bad. I've met him." He gave her a dazzling smile. "Trust your big brother."
*About as much as I trust Lu Bu to use his brain.* She rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'll go to the wedding, but if I don't like him then I'm going to stab him on our wedding night.
Her brother threw her into the air. "Fine by me. We'll have a great fight on our hands then." His smile was at least honest.
She was doomed.
***
Chapter 7: Shu has finally gained land, Liu Bei's making plans to get a wife (and an ally in the form of Wu), therefore IT'S PARTY TIME! Don't drink too much kids or you might end up embarrassing yourself on the dance floor along with-geez it'll be up by Friday. You can wait :op
*** Answers to Reviews
Verok: I'll try to contuine it, but I've never finished a fanfic. That's why I'm trying to actually get one done for the first time in my life.
As for Wei Yan, I trust his bio at kongming.com. more than any other bio that I've seen so far. It's rather interesting and it's the one I'm loosely basing his personality on. Trust me, it's good.
As for the rest, I guess I should give fair warning, while I'm not considered a very good writer, I am considered a very tricky writer. The evil creature that I am enjoys twisting my readers into little knots (and torturing characters). In short, keep reading. Nope, ain't giving away my plot. ;o)
Lady Qiao: Thanks for the encouragement. Just wait till you see what Sun Shang Xiang's gonna do next. *gives Sun Jian some asprin* He's gonna need it. (And the fan girls will be in chapter 8 if Lady Sun doesn't get them killed. Geez, she's so impulsive that even I need asprin to deal with her!
Yukira Tsurama: Glad you're back from insanity. I probably should warn you, all isn't what it seems in the last chapter and in a few others. :op
Ramza Lionheart: Thanks for the praise. I'm hoping I can keep the momentum going. You already know I love your stories. *gets up and begs for one*
Well I'm off to be an evil Natters. See ya!