Disclaimer: I don't own either Koei or Dynasty Warriors. I just write the fan fiction!
I added some humour in this one to make it more light hearted and cutesy. Aw...
Chase Me! (Lu Xun/Xiao Qiao)
"Don't think that you can get away that easily!"
"Oh yeah? Try and catch me then!"
Xiao Qiao ran around one of the corners of the Wu castle as fast as she could, occasionally looking back behind her shoulder to see if he was still chasing her. She couldn't help but giggle to herself as she held on tightly to his hat, keeping it close so she wouldn't drop it. Today the younger Qiao was in a rather playful mood but it wasn't unusual- she was normally this hyperactive! She had asked everyone in the castle if they wanted to have some fun but it seemed that they were all too busy. In the end she had resorted to stealing Lu Xun's hat straight from his head and dragging him into her game…
"Please Xiao! Give me back my hat!" Lu Xun called out as he turned the corner. Xiao stopped in her tracks and turned around. Xun stopped and smiled, thankful that he had a chance to get his breath back. His smile soon faded as she smiled an innocent smile and waved his hat in front of herm giggling as she did so.
"Come and get it!" she said in a sing song voice. Lu Xun walked closer to her, but with each step he made she took a step backwards. He could tell she was still in a game mood. iTwo can play this game/img he thought to himself. iTime for a little reverse psychology/img…
"That's alright Xiao!" he said. "You can keep it. It's not like I need it. I can always get a new one…" With that he turned on his heels and walked back in the opposite direction. He went back around the corner but stayed against the wall out of sight, waiting for her to make her move.
Xiao stood there looking quite puzzled. Lu Xun had given up that easily? It wasn't like him to quit a game so soon. She was actually looking forward to another chase! She sighed- maybe he really wasn't in the mood for any games. Xiao started walking in the direction of Lu Xun in order to find him and give him back his hat, but just as she walked around the corner…
"I'll be taking that!"
Lu Xun's hand flew in front of her and grabbed his hat right from her hands. He then flashed a smile at her before running past her and heading for the stables. Xiao Qiao's expression turned into a huge grin as she realised that Xun was in the mood to play. She immediately started to chase him, still not tired from the previous chase. She still had energy to burn and she was determined to steal his hat again!
Lu Xun laughed as he turned around to see the younger Qiao commence her chase. He knew she wouldn't call it quits so early on. Besides he was having fun- playing chase was definitely better than sitting through one of Zhou Yu's strategy lessons! The stables were approaching fast and he knew that he could lose her here. He had a suspicion that Xiao wouldn't go near it due to the smell of hay and horse manure so there was a chance she'd stop. He ran faster and as he did, turned his head around one last time to see how far away she was from him- she was a good distance away so he continued towards the stables. He turned his head to face forwards…
SMACK!
A great pain flooded through Lu Xun's head as he was stopped by a tall and large wooden pole near the stable entrance. He had ran straight into it without even noticing it. Xun felt dizzy and fell backwards onto the ground, landing on his back looking upwards into the bright blue sky.
"XUNIE!"
A panicked Xiao ran straight over to her friend who was now moaning in pain. There was a large vertical red mark on his face from the impact. The smell of the stables was powerful and overwhelming but Xiao knew that she had to help him. She couldn't stand when someone got hurt so when she got closer to him she knelt down over him.
"Xunie? Are you alright?" she said as she waved a hand in front of his face.
"Xiao?" he replied weakly. "Is that you, or is it an angel?"
The younger Qiao giggled. "Snap out of it Xunie! You're concussed!"
"Am I? Or you really an angel in disguise?"
"Don't be silly Xun!" Xiao said as she blushed at the compliment. "We need to get you some help- you hit the pole pretty hard!"
"Oh it doesn't matter… as long as you're here I'll be fine…" Xun wasn't alright though- he felt as if there were starts flying around his head, but he had butterflies in his stomach. From where he lay Xiao looked beautiful- the sunlight was shining onto her hair and her skin was radiant. The light enhanced all of her features and Xun thought he was dreaming for a moment… either that or he was hallucinating…
Xiao giggled again. "You don't really mean that!"
"Yes I do…" he said as he tried to sit up. "I may be concussed but I'm telling the truth. I think you're wonderful, and it's not my headache talking…"
Xiao nervously looked down to hide her blushing. She would've used her fans to hide it but they weren't with her. She looked back at him and smiled. Then, she leant closer and kissed his cheek.
"I think you're wonderful too Xun!" she said. She beamed a huge smile and got up to her feet. "Can you stand up?"
Lu Xun got up to his feet and regained his balance. His head was throbbing but he was happy. "Why do you want me to stand?"
"We're playing a new game!" she said in a girly tone. She kissed him on the lips. "It's called 'Kiss Chase'!" She got ready to run. "Now chase me!"