Disclaimer as before... I don't own Koei or DW at all...
Here you go! The final chapters... I thought everyone would know! Hehe... you'll find out at the end:)
Chapter 4: Kitchen Confession
Towards the end of the night, it was beginning to become like a never ending circle. This rose, was clearly part of some kind of joke, and it was becoming less and less funny. So far, with the help of Gan Ning's interrogation skills, Sun Shang Xiang had found out most of the rose's trail. Lu Xun had planted the rose under the instructions of Lu Meng, who had been asked by Da Qiao to find a rose. Da had been asked by Zhou Yu, who had been asked by Huang Gai, who had been asked by Taishi Ci. In the end, it had boiled down to one person- Sun Ce.
She couldn't believe she had been the victim of yet another of his practical jokes! And using her emotions in the process? Her big brother had crossed the line one too many times. Leaving Gan Ning in the banquet hall, she went to pursue Ce, but it wasn't long until she found him, slumped in between two kegs of wine on the kitchen.
"YOU!"
Ce looked up from where he lay on the ground, oblivious to reality. He was wasted, but it didn't take much of his limited brain capacity to realise that his sister was angry. She stormed over to him, and threw the rose at his face.
"What was that for?" Ce said, slurring his speech. He sat up, just as Shang Xiang lunged for his throat. "Hey!"
She was trying to strangle him, but his hands were too strong , and he just restrained her.
"Why did you do this? WHY?" She was hitting his stomach, and she looked as if she was crying. "It's not funny to mess with my emotions like that!"
"Whoa!" Sun Ce pulled her to the side, and attempted to calm her down. He saw the rose, and gulped. "Oh that. You're upset?"
She pointed to her tears. "What do these look like? Do you know I've spent nearly all night running around like a headless chicken, trying to find the one guy who gave me this? Do you?"
"No… how many people did you have to ask?"
"Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Da, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, and Taishi Ci!"
"That many? I didn't think it would be passed down that far. I thought Taishi Ci would do it, but I suppose that's laziness for you! Why are you so upset about it?"
"Because I thought someone liked me. I honestly did. Now it seems that there's no hope for me now." She wiped her tears and went back to her anger at Sun Ce. "That was a cruel thing you did Ce."
"What, you think it was me?" He laughed, and put a friendly arm around his sister. "I don't play horrible tricks, but I suppose it was kind of my fault, trusting Taishi Ci. I would have done it myself, but Da expects a lot this time of year. No it wasn't me- your trail isn't over yet little sister!"
"I don't think I can do any more chasing Ce. It's pointless now. Valentine's Day is nearly over, and I'm still the lonely girl without a hope."
"Listen to yourself Shang Xiang! Someone out there loves you, so shut up and go look for him! Besides, you still have an hour until midnight, and……he…….he……."
Ce didn't get to finish his sentence as he had fallen asleep, now snoring heavily in between the kegs. Sun Shang Xiang picked up the rose, stood up, and draped a nearby blanket over her dozy brother. The night still wasn't over…
Ooh so close! Keep on reading to find out!
