Chapter 14
Author's Note: Please excuse the odd, day then night, then day thing I have going on. I don't own any of these guys, someone else does. *cries*
**
It didn't take long for Yue Ying to run back the way she had come. Fear for her fellow general lent a speed to her feet that she had not known she possessed. In what seemed a matter of seconds she was pulling aside the tent opening of Wei Yan's room once again.
The thump of arrows impelling themselves in soldiers reached her ears. Taking a quick look behind her, she saw the battle was slowly inching its way to this deserted portion of camp. There was nothing more she could do until little Liu Shan was safely away. At least the child had not been with Jiang Wei. No one would ever think to look for Liu Shan in Wei Yan's tent. A less fatherly type member of Shu there was not. With a thankful smile she raced inside the masked general's tent.
"What you do here?"
She came to a halt, her weapon up and ready. Blinking, she looked over at the man. Wasn't the Shu general supposed to be in the middle of battle?
Wei Yan pulled on a boot, feral eyes watching her.
Well at least he was dressed, and if Wei really were after the child then the babe would need all the help he could get. "Jiang Wei is holding off the enemy on the other side of the camp. He thinks they are after Liu Shan."
The man nodded. "Possible. Would make good hostage."
She nodded, pleased to find that his mind could follow the logic behind the surprise attack. "I need to get the child out of here and away from the fighting."
"Here. Take." He held the child out to her. Taking a deep breath, she took her scythe in one hand and the child in the other. The general seemed pleased for a moment, then frowned. "Where bodyguards?"
Most officers had at least two of their bodyguards with them at all hours of the day. She preferred some time to herself and was known for sending them away for days on end. "I told them to go down to the town for a few days. If they've heard that we are being attacked, they should show up soon.
He picked up his voulge. "Me go with you. Dangerous no bodyguards."
She nodded and left the tent without a backward glance. Only a soft chuckle assured her that he followed out into the darkness.
**
Lu Xun awoke to dawn's rays dipping its fingers in a pot of color and spreading it across the clouds. The couple in the bed next to him lay quiet. With a sigh, he hurriedly began applying the makeup that Lord Zhou Yu had insisted that he wear. Not even his love of his country would force him to be in the small cabin once the two lovers awoke.
The make up quickly applied, he turned to the worst part, the dress. Lord Sun Ce had sworn that it brought out the blush in his cheeks. Damn him. He hated the thing already. Taking it out of its box, he saw that it was a delicate seashell pink with white lilies embroidered on it. "I'll get you both back for this." He mumbled the words like a prayer as the soft silk glided onto his skin.
With a sigh he turned to the mirror. Where once there had been a young but handsome man, now stood a very pretty young maiden. Even through the cosmetics his blush was evident. "Damn them both and damn me for a fool." Grumbling, he stepped out of the cabin. Maybe some food would lighten his mood.
**
Yue Ying skidded to a stop in front of him. The scythe in her hand went up in a one-handed defensive position, and the other clutched around the child. A soft hiss of anger escaped her. The child, in turn, gave a soft cry.
Wei Yan stayed to the shadows. It wasn't too late to go to Wei. Lord Han Xuan had been an ally with them. It would be easy to claim he had been bidding his time in Shu. Who would care? Only the old man. It wasn't like Shu had a chance of ruling China. Wei was already too powerful, and Zhuge Liang was already his enemy here.
Before he could think more of it, the capturing general came into his line of sight. Oh, it was most definitely a lovely view, but that made it all the more dangerous.
He had only seen Zhen Ji before from a distance, but it was easy to see her beauty had not been exaggerated. Long dark mahogany hair drifted in a ponytail down her back. Her movements spoke of elegance and grace. Her dress was of the highest fashion he supposed, made of blue silk, gold embroidery, black lace, and raven ostrich feathers. A phoenix tiara cascaded jewels over her fair face.
She twirled a golden flute in her hand, her soldiers in the background framing her with drawn swords. "Ah! Look what we have here ladies, it looks to be an ugly duckling." Her guards tittered. "Should we tell her the truth? That she'll never be a swan?" The guards laughed again and moved in closer. "Should we give her a chance to give us the child or should we allow Lord Sima Yi to decide her fate?"
Wei Yan's hands tightened on his voulge. Though he had never met the man, even he had heard of what Lord Sima Yi considered entertainment. Liu Shan, being heir to Shu's throne, was too valuable for Wei to allow to die. But what of Yue Ying? A shiver ran along his spine. What would a man do with his hated enemies' only wife?
He closed his eyes. Brief imagines flickered in his mind and he shoved them away. Once, he had stood by while a caravan was torn apart. The screams of the dead still tormented him, but none more so than the fact that he had allowed it to happen. In the end, all he had been able to do was hide one single serving girl. It would never be enough. There were some scales that just never balanced.
Smiling he stepped out into the moonlight. If death came for him this night, so be it.
**
"Hi gorgeous." Gan Ning winked at his sparring partner.
"Go. Away." Lu Xun continued glaring off into the distance.
"Well I would love to, but-"
"Gan Ning." The strategist's voice almost hid the tremor in it. Almost. "I want to be alone."
"Well I would love to let you sulk, buuuuut that sailor from yesterday has been sniffing around you since you came out of your cabin." Casually, he leaned over and draped an arm around Lu Xun's shoulders. "Apparently, pink is a good color for you. He's had to go excuse himself two times now."
Any hint of color migrated to Lu Xun's toes. "Oh no. Please don't tell me that-"
"Well, it's been verified. Saw him myself last time." Gan Ning gave the smaller man's shoulder a squeeze. "So act all lovey dovey and he might try to not corner you later on."
"I'm going to be sick."
As the young man bent over forward, Gan Ning leaned over and pulled the fake hair out of the way. It was going to be a long day. (1)
**
Wei Yan looked back at the woman. Yue Ying held her weapon up, ready to launch it at any of his opponents. He could not remember when he had seen a woman look more beautiful. It wasn't just her readiness to stand beside him in battle. Perhaps it was the way the flickering flames threw light on her hair, making it appear as though it was burnished gold? Or maybe it was the way the light silhouetted her long legs inside that perfectly white skirt?
He gave a low sigh. It was going to be such a shame when she died.
The Wei soldiers had set the closest tents on fire the moment they spotted the child. More than likely it was a signal to bring others to their aid. They were now backed up into a corner between two burning tents and the one tent that they could not get to burn. Lucky thing Lord Liu Bei had made his kitchen tent out of some special cloth Zhuge Liang had come up with. Unfortunately the tent was so well bolted down that there was no possible way for them to go through. Yue Ying worked on trying to slice through it even as he defended them.
None of that mattered though. They were both going to die. Yue Ying's weapon might deal death more gracefully than most of his personal bodyguards, but there were too many. A growl escaped him. He had told the fool woman to run. Instead, she had set the child down and begun to battle, keeping herself protectively between the soldiers and the child. The addition of her scythe did give him some breathing room, but the enemy was slowly eating up ground. When Xu Huang had come to the rescue of Wei's fair blossom it had just gotten worse.
Wei Yan was having trouble enough blocking each blow from the deadly axe that the man swung with such ease, but added on to that, the Wei general had brought his men along as well. The masked general could almost feel the wall of the tent against him now. Earlier he had been almost cleared of the accursed tents. That was when he had told the stubborn woman to run. Now it was too late. She would die with him
The axe swung in an arch. It came down slicing against his armor. With a crack, the piece that protected his stomach began to cave inward. This was it. This was how it ended. He would be impaled on his own armor. A cry of pain escaped him, and before it had truly left his mouth, she was there. Her scythe flew and sent Xu Huang flying back into the night.
She reached out for him. Was she calling his name? He felt a smile rack his lips. If he had to die, then this was far better than any of the lonely deaths he had imagined for himself. A shiver went through him as she reached down and gently probed the wound.
"No." His voice sounded weak even to his ears. Somehow he managed to turn away from her.
"We have to get out of here. It won't take long for him to come back up this alleyway. Now come on, move!" She pulled at his arm.
He shook his head. There was no way that he could move.
"Move Wei Yan. Now!"
He smiled. Apparently the woman hadn't figured out that there was no way out of this alley.
She sighed. "Wei Yan, we're beside the Shu kitchen. This tent can keep the rain off of whole squareens. I'm fairly sure that it t can hold our weight. If we move fast they won't have time to get their archers ready."
He kept silent. There was no way he could climb anything now.
Yue Ying glared at him. "Well?"
He moved his hand, allowing the woman to see the blood that flowed freely from his body.
She picked up the child. For a second her glare continued. Then, her eyes grew large. "You're hurt!"
A sigh escaped him. Well at least she wasn't being all superior like her husband would have been. Not to mention that worry had caused her lip to pout just the slightest. Such kissable lips. Was she moving closer?
Before he could scoot further away she was pulling him towards some boxes. "Up."
He shook his head. There was no way he could climb.
"Now."
The woman grabbed his ear and yanked up. He instantly began climbing to avoid the pain. Was the woman such a sadist that she wouldn't even let a man die honorably on the battlefield? Sighing, he followed the pull on his ear. Maybe he could last just a bit longer.
**
Da Qiao entered the room to see most of Sun Shang Xiang's hair littering the floor. Her mouth flopped open at the thought of how Shu might perceive the princess for a moment. Then she shrugged. Who was she to tell someone how to live their life when she herself was already fighting her new husband to be?
She cleared her throat to get the princess' attention.
"How do you like my new hair style?" Sun Shang Xiang smiled.
"It's unique, my lady." Da tried not to shift uneasily under that trusting gaze. Sometimes the princess reminded her too much of her brother. "I'm sure that your new husband will hate it."
"Good. Just the kind of haircut I was looking for." The princess ran her fingers through the shorn locks.
"Have you seen Xiao?" Da couldn't keep her voice was cracking. "She didn't come by last night to talk to me like she promised at dinner."
Sun Shang Xiang gave a small laugh. "You know your sister. She probably stayed up last night trying to learn techniques from Gan Ning or something along those lines."
Was it her imagination or was Lady Sun avoiding eye contact? "I see. Well then, I will try once again to find her." With a stiff bow she walked out of the cabin. Where was her sister?
**
It had taken time, but they had finally gotten away from the Wei army. They had gone across the kitchen tent and disappeared into the woods. After many twists and turns she had spotted an old cave half buried in the dirt. It was barely big enough to hold all three of them, but somehow it had.
Now she begin worrying about if either of the two people with her would survive the night. The child was cold and hungry. Eventually, just holding him close to her had lulled him to sleep. She wasn't sure how long that would last though.
As for the other, Yue Ying held the man close to her. His hands were like ice, and his lips held a blue tinge that worried her. Wei could not look for them forever. Could they?
Surely by now Jiang Wei had told one of the others general what had occurred. She shut her eyes only to see him surrounded on all sides by the enemy. With a gasp she snapped her eyes open. No. It was disloyal to even think of a spear lodged in between his shoulder blades. Jiang Wei was too smart to die that way.
The baby gave a soft cry. She placed the child between her and the masked general and pulled them both closer against her.
She wrinkled her nose. If Wei had dogs with them, then all was lost. It would be easy enough to smell the reek of this much blood. She would have to hope for the best. Shifting the bundle, she pressed herself close against the child and man, praying that the morning would not find either dead.
**
(1)I would like to remind you now that the guy who's been following him reeks of fish and sweat. Wouldn't you get sick too? And if you didn't understand that section......hehehe then good for me!
**Chapter 15: Will Da Qiao find her sister? With Wei Yan and Yue Ying make it through the night? And will Zhuge Liang ever make it in time to pick up the princess?
**
ChibiChan: Bwhahaha! I hate to admit it, but I hate Huang Zhong in the game. He's too slow and it takes too long for him to recover. I blame me liking him on YOU (See Rose Tint My World). But I'm glad you liked him the way I wrote the old fart. Zhuge Liang will soon see the error of his ways, but not before I throw Yue Ying's life in the crapper. Bad me! Bad! Yes, our Wei Yan is worth many bags of god. Zhuge Liang's just jealous of that....nose. Lu Xun in a pretty pink dress per your request. Yes madam! *watches Lu Xun blush* Ya know, he does make a cute cross dresser. If only Lu Meng could see him now. Glad the art situation is all worked out. *cries* now if only my writer's block would stay away!
Girl-Who-sings-The-Blues: Yes, you need to write a dynasty warriors fic! A really juicy one where everyone gets with someone and they all live happily ever after!!! *bounces* Sorry. I get carried away sometimes. As long as Wei Yan is in, and isn't a jerk, I'm happy! Glad you liked the whole naked thing. I admit it, the imagine of the whole Shu army running around butt nude amuses me vastly. *swoons* Well that and it makes me run to grab some chocolate sauce. The auction part was more of a nightmare. It's his past (the auction part), but at the same time it's about his future (the Shu army being there). He feels he's not trusted by Shu and that they would be just as likely to let him leave as they would to have them in their ranks so to speak. He feels the only people on his side are Huang Zhong, who he feels is somewhat too old to be much help (watches as Wei Yan is beaten up by Huang Zhong for that thought), Zhao Yun, which he feels would try to help him, but that he wouldn't be a very loud voice in his protection. And the last one of course is Yue Ying, who he's become friends with, and is very slightly starting to feel an attraction for *Zhuge Liang beats up Wei Yan for that last comment*.
Guan: Thank you! I've always been told my best point is that I'm a good plotter. *grumbles* now if only I could figure out what to do about Wu.
BlueDWGirl: Yea! Another fan of Yan/Ying. Soon I shall run the DW world with this pairing! Bwhahaha! *is beaten up by Zhuge Liang* Drat. Always forget about that evil man.
Faded-Illusion aka Kazumi-chan: Sooner or later Liang will get jealous. But first Ying needs to get very very mad at him. Going to try to update my other fics first. Been told Dark Days needs an update ASAP. But soon. Most of the Shu stuff is already plotted out. Wow! You guys ra3elly have waited a long time for an update. Swear the next few will be up faster.
Roll: It's finally up you can find out for yourself. ;) Now if only I knew what Wu was going to do. And if Yan would stop asking for a lemon *beats up Yan*
Angiebee: Here's the next chapter. Many chapter 15 not be so difficult to write. Glad you like it!
Author's Note: Please excuse the odd, day then night, then day thing I have going on. I don't own any of these guys, someone else does. *cries*
**
It didn't take long for Yue Ying to run back the way she had come. Fear for her fellow general lent a speed to her feet that she had not known she possessed. In what seemed a matter of seconds she was pulling aside the tent opening of Wei Yan's room once again.
The thump of arrows impelling themselves in soldiers reached her ears. Taking a quick look behind her, she saw the battle was slowly inching its way to this deserted portion of camp. There was nothing more she could do until little Liu Shan was safely away. At least the child had not been with Jiang Wei. No one would ever think to look for Liu Shan in Wei Yan's tent. A less fatherly type member of Shu there was not. With a thankful smile she raced inside the masked general's tent.
"What you do here?"
She came to a halt, her weapon up and ready. Blinking, she looked over at the man. Wasn't the Shu general supposed to be in the middle of battle?
Wei Yan pulled on a boot, feral eyes watching her.
Well at least he was dressed, and if Wei really were after the child then the babe would need all the help he could get. "Jiang Wei is holding off the enemy on the other side of the camp. He thinks they are after Liu Shan."
The man nodded. "Possible. Would make good hostage."
She nodded, pleased to find that his mind could follow the logic behind the surprise attack. "I need to get the child out of here and away from the fighting."
"Here. Take." He held the child out to her. Taking a deep breath, she took her scythe in one hand and the child in the other. The general seemed pleased for a moment, then frowned. "Where bodyguards?"
Most officers had at least two of their bodyguards with them at all hours of the day. She preferred some time to herself and was known for sending them away for days on end. "I told them to go down to the town for a few days. If they've heard that we are being attacked, they should show up soon.
He picked up his voulge. "Me go with you. Dangerous no bodyguards."
She nodded and left the tent without a backward glance. Only a soft chuckle assured her that he followed out into the darkness.
**
Lu Xun awoke to dawn's rays dipping its fingers in a pot of color and spreading it across the clouds. The couple in the bed next to him lay quiet. With a sigh, he hurriedly began applying the makeup that Lord Zhou Yu had insisted that he wear. Not even his love of his country would force him to be in the small cabin once the two lovers awoke.
The make up quickly applied, he turned to the worst part, the dress. Lord Sun Ce had sworn that it brought out the blush in his cheeks. Damn him. He hated the thing already. Taking it out of its box, he saw that it was a delicate seashell pink with white lilies embroidered on it. "I'll get you both back for this." He mumbled the words like a prayer as the soft silk glided onto his skin.
With a sigh he turned to the mirror. Where once there had been a young but handsome man, now stood a very pretty young maiden. Even through the cosmetics his blush was evident. "Damn them both and damn me for a fool." Grumbling, he stepped out of the cabin. Maybe some food would lighten his mood.
**
Yue Ying skidded to a stop in front of him. The scythe in her hand went up in a one-handed defensive position, and the other clutched around the child. A soft hiss of anger escaped her. The child, in turn, gave a soft cry.
Wei Yan stayed to the shadows. It wasn't too late to go to Wei. Lord Han Xuan had been an ally with them. It would be easy to claim he had been bidding his time in Shu. Who would care? Only the old man. It wasn't like Shu had a chance of ruling China. Wei was already too powerful, and Zhuge Liang was already his enemy here.
Before he could think more of it, the capturing general came into his line of sight. Oh, it was most definitely a lovely view, but that made it all the more dangerous.
He had only seen Zhen Ji before from a distance, but it was easy to see her beauty had not been exaggerated. Long dark mahogany hair drifted in a ponytail down her back. Her movements spoke of elegance and grace. Her dress was of the highest fashion he supposed, made of blue silk, gold embroidery, black lace, and raven ostrich feathers. A phoenix tiara cascaded jewels over her fair face.
She twirled a golden flute in her hand, her soldiers in the background framing her with drawn swords. "Ah! Look what we have here ladies, it looks to be an ugly duckling." Her guards tittered. "Should we tell her the truth? That she'll never be a swan?" The guards laughed again and moved in closer. "Should we give her a chance to give us the child or should we allow Lord Sima Yi to decide her fate?"
Wei Yan's hands tightened on his voulge. Though he had never met the man, even he had heard of what Lord Sima Yi considered entertainment. Liu Shan, being heir to Shu's throne, was too valuable for Wei to allow to die. But what of Yue Ying? A shiver ran along his spine. What would a man do with his hated enemies' only wife?
He closed his eyes. Brief imagines flickered in his mind and he shoved them away. Once, he had stood by while a caravan was torn apart. The screams of the dead still tormented him, but none more so than the fact that he had allowed it to happen. In the end, all he had been able to do was hide one single serving girl. It would never be enough. There were some scales that just never balanced.
Smiling he stepped out into the moonlight. If death came for him this night, so be it.
**
"Hi gorgeous." Gan Ning winked at his sparring partner.
"Go. Away." Lu Xun continued glaring off into the distance.
"Well I would love to, but-"
"Gan Ning." The strategist's voice almost hid the tremor in it. Almost. "I want to be alone."
"Well I would love to let you sulk, buuuuut that sailor from yesterday has been sniffing around you since you came out of your cabin." Casually, he leaned over and draped an arm around Lu Xun's shoulders. "Apparently, pink is a good color for you. He's had to go excuse himself two times now."
Any hint of color migrated to Lu Xun's toes. "Oh no. Please don't tell me that-"
"Well, it's been verified. Saw him myself last time." Gan Ning gave the smaller man's shoulder a squeeze. "So act all lovey dovey and he might try to not corner you later on."
"I'm going to be sick."
As the young man bent over forward, Gan Ning leaned over and pulled the fake hair out of the way. It was going to be a long day. (1)
**
Wei Yan looked back at the woman. Yue Ying held her weapon up, ready to launch it at any of his opponents. He could not remember when he had seen a woman look more beautiful. It wasn't just her readiness to stand beside him in battle. Perhaps it was the way the flickering flames threw light on her hair, making it appear as though it was burnished gold? Or maybe it was the way the light silhouetted her long legs inside that perfectly white skirt?
He gave a low sigh. It was going to be such a shame when she died.
The Wei soldiers had set the closest tents on fire the moment they spotted the child. More than likely it was a signal to bring others to their aid. They were now backed up into a corner between two burning tents and the one tent that they could not get to burn. Lucky thing Lord Liu Bei had made his kitchen tent out of some special cloth Zhuge Liang had come up with. Unfortunately the tent was so well bolted down that there was no possible way for them to go through. Yue Ying worked on trying to slice through it even as he defended them.
None of that mattered though. They were both going to die. Yue Ying's weapon might deal death more gracefully than most of his personal bodyguards, but there were too many. A growl escaped him. He had told the fool woman to run. Instead, she had set the child down and begun to battle, keeping herself protectively between the soldiers and the child. The addition of her scythe did give him some breathing room, but the enemy was slowly eating up ground. When Xu Huang had come to the rescue of Wei's fair blossom it had just gotten worse.
Wei Yan was having trouble enough blocking each blow from the deadly axe that the man swung with such ease, but added on to that, the Wei general had brought his men along as well. The masked general could almost feel the wall of the tent against him now. Earlier he had been almost cleared of the accursed tents. That was when he had told the stubborn woman to run. Now it was too late. She would die with him
The axe swung in an arch. It came down slicing against his armor. With a crack, the piece that protected his stomach began to cave inward. This was it. This was how it ended. He would be impaled on his own armor. A cry of pain escaped him, and before it had truly left his mouth, she was there. Her scythe flew and sent Xu Huang flying back into the night.
She reached out for him. Was she calling his name? He felt a smile rack his lips. If he had to die, then this was far better than any of the lonely deaths he had imagined for himself. A shiver went through him as she reached down and gently probed the wound.
"No." His voice sounded weak even to his ears. Somehow he managed to turn away from her.
"We have to get out of here. It won't take long for him to come back up this alleyway. Now come on, move!" She pulled at his arm.
He shook his head. There was no way that he could move.
"Move Wei Yan. Now!"
He smiled. Apparently the woman hadn't figured out that there was no way out of this alley.
She sighed. "Wei Yan, we're beside the Shu kitchen. This tent can keep the rain off of whole squareens. I'm fairly sure that it t can hold our weight. If we move fast they won't have time to get their archers ready."
He kept silent. There was no way he could climb anything now.
Yue Ying glared at him. "Well?"
He moved his hand, allowing the woman to see the blood that flowed freely from his body.
She picked up the child. For a second her glare continued. Then, her eyes grew large. "You're hurt!"
A sigh escaped him. Well at least she wasn't being all superior like her husband would have been. Not to mention that worry had caused her lip to pout just the slightest. Such kissable lips. Was she moving closer?
Before he could scoot further away she was pulling him towards some boxes. "Up."
He shook his head. There was no way he could climb.
"Now."
The woman grabbed his ear and yanked up. He instantly began climbing to avoid the pain. Was the woman such a sadist that she wouldn't even let a man die honorably on the battlefield? Sighing, he followed the pull on his ear. Maybe he could last just a bit longer.
**
Da Qiao entered the room to see most of Sun Shang Xiang's hair littering the floor. Her mouth flopped open at the thought of how Shu might perceive the princess for a moment. Then she shrugged. Who was she to tell someone how to live their life when she herself was already fighting her new husband to be?
She cleared her throat to get the princess' attention.
"How do you like my new hair style?" Sun Shang Xiang smiled.
"It's unique, my lady." Da tried not to shift uneasily under that trusting gaze. Sometimes the princess reminded her too much of her brother. "I'm sure that your new husband will hate it."
"Good. Just the kind of haircut I was looking for." The princess ran her fingers through the shorn locks.
"Have you seen Xiao?" Da couldn't keep her voice was cracking. "She didn't come by last night to talk to me like she promised at dinner."
Sun Shang Xiang gave a small laugh. "You know your sister. She probably stayed up last night trying to learn techniques from Gan Ning or something along those lines."
Was it her imagination or was Lady Sun avoiding eye contact? "I see. Well then, I will try once again to find her." With a stiff bow she walked out of the cabin. Where was her sister?
**
It had taken time, but they had finally gotten away from the Wei army. They had gone across the kitchen tent and disappeared into the woods. After many twists and turns she had spotted an old cave half buried in the dirt. It was barely big enough to hold all three of them, but somehow it had.
Now she begin worrying about if either of the two people with her would survive the night. The child was cold and hungry. Eventually, just holding him close to her had lulled him to sleep. She wasn't sure how long that would last though.
As for the other, Yue Ying held the man close to her. His hands were like ice, and his lips held a blue tinge that worried her. Wei could not look for them forever. Could they?
Surely by now Jiang Wei had told one of the others general what had occurred. She shut her eyes only to see him surrounded on all sides by the enemy. With a gasp she snapped her eyes open. No. It was disloyal to even think of a spear lodged in between his shoulder blades. Jiang Wei was too smart to die that way.
The baby gave a soft cry. She placed the child between her and the masked general and pulled them both closer against her.
She wrinkled her nose. If Wei had dogs with them, then all was lost. It would be easy enough to smell the reek of this much blood. She would have to hope for the best. Shifting the bundle, she pressed herself close against the child and man, praying that the morning would not find either dead.
**
(1)I would like to remind you now that the guy who's been following him reeks of fish and sweat. Wouldn't you get sick too? And if you didn't understand that section......hehehe then good for me!
**Chapter 15: Will Da Qiao find her sister? With Wei Yan and Yue Ying make it through the night? And will Zhuge Liang ever make it in time to pick up the princess?
**
ChibiChan: Bwhahaha! I hate to admit it, but I hate Huang Zhong in the game. He's too slow and it takes too long for him to recover. I blame me liking him on YOU (See Rose Tint My World). But I'm glad you liked him the way I wrote the old fart. Zhuge Liang will soon see the error of his ways, but not before I throw Yue Ying's life in the crapper. Bad me! Bad! Yes, our Wei Yan is worth many bags of god. Zhuge Liang's just jealous of that....nose. Lu Xun in a pretty pink dress per your request. Yes madam! *watches Lu Xun blush* Ya know, he does make a cute cross dresser. If only Lu Meng could see him now. Glad the art situation is all worked out. *cries* now if only my writer's block would stay away!
Girl-Who-sings-The-Blues: Yes, you need to write a dynasty warriors fic! A really juicy one where everyone gets with someone and they all live happily ever after!!! *bounces* Sorry. I get carried away sometimes. As long as Wei Yan is in, and isn't a jerk, I'm happy! Glad you liked the whole naked thing. I admit it, the imagine of the whole Shu army running around butt nude amuses me vastly. *swoons* Well that and it makes me run to grab some chocolate sauce. The auction part was more of a nightmare. It's his past (the auction part), but at the same time it's about his future (the Shu army being there). He feels he's not trusted by Shu and that they would be just as likely to let him leave as they would to have them in their ranks so to speak. He feels the only people on his side are Huang Zhong, who he feels is somewhat too old to be much help (watches as Wei Yan is beaten up by Huang Zhong for that thought), Zhao Yun, which he feels would try to help him, but that he wouldn't be a very loud voice in his protection. And the last one of course is Yue Ying, who he's become friends with, and is very slightly starting to feel an attraction for *Zhuge Liang beats up Wei Yan for that last comment*.
Guan: Thank you! I've always been told my best point is that I'm a good plotter. *grumbles* now if only I could figure out what to do about Wu.
BlueDWGirl: Yea! Another fan of Yan/Ying. Soon I shall run the DW world with this pairing! Bwhahaha! *is beaten up by Zhuge Liang* Drat. Always forget about that evil man.
Faded-Illusion aka Kazumi-chan: Sooner or later Liang will get jealous. But first Ying needs to get very very mad at him. Going to try to update my other fics first. Been told Dark Days needs an update ASAP. But soon. Most of the Shu stuff is already plotted out. Wow! You guys ra3elly have waited a long time for an update. Swear the next few will be up faster.
Roll: It's finally up you can find out for yourself. ;) Now if only I knew what Wu was going to do. And if Yan would stop asking for a lemon *beats up Yan*
Angiebee: Here's the next chapter. Many chapter 15 not be so difficult to write. Glad you like it!