This one was more of a flashback chapter, might get boring :X. Enjoy?

Disclaimer: All Dynasty Warriors related things belong to KOEI. BLAH!

Chapter 5: The power of a Dream.

"So, is there anything you'd like to explain to us?" Zhou Yu raised his eyebrow in dismay as he questioned Lu Xun about the past eight months. Lu Xun turned his head and let out a heavy sigh. "Bo Yan, you are no longer someone who thinks with your heart." He said sadly.

"Are you all against me because of this incident?" Lu Xun looked up and looked into the eye of every male general that was in the room. "Throwing away all these years of friendship for one deed I've done wrong?" he threw his hands up in the air, "I know what I did to Qing Wan was wrong. But what could I do? I couldn't remember any of you…you don't understand what I've been through! You…forget it."

"We just want to help you and Qing Wan." Sun Ce spoke softly, his words trailing at the end. "But we can't help but being mad…you broke Qing Wan's heart. You just don't know how everyone felt seeing her in that chaotic state."

"Give him a break." A man spoke, everyone looked at General Zhou Tai. A quiet yet wise man, it would be rare to see Zhou Tai smile or interact socially with the other generals. "Obviously there is a reasonable explanation for this, why don't we just let him speak? We must listen to his side of the story too."

"Fine." Sun Quan grumbled crossing his arms on his chair, "So tell us the reason?" he paused for a second, "Is it for deed? By force? OR DID YOU REALLY LOVE THIS GIRL?" He was distracted by a slap across his head by his older brother.

"If you'd let him explain." Sun Ce rolled his eyes, "Bo Yan. Please."

"Okay, it all started…"

(Flashback)

I woke up feeling all groggy, my eyes were blurred but I could still see the sun shine through the small hut windows. I massaged my head from the massive headache I was receiving. I looked around my surroundings after my eyes focused, but for some reason I couldn't seem to remember where this place was. In fact, I didn't seem to remember who I was. Turning to my left, I saw a beautiful young maiden sitting on a stool, her head rested on the table as if she was sleeping. Trying to get up from the hard bed, I noticed that I couldn't stand straight. My right leg fell on to the ground, knocking into the table. The loud commotion awoke the maiden who looked at me surprisingly. "Are you alright?" her angelic voice rung through my ears. She quickly sprung to her feet and helped me back onto the bed. Her black hair was long and shiny, her face pale and clear. To me, she really looked like an angel who had come save me in the time of need. "So, can you tell me your name? Or where you're from?" the girl said softly, walking to the back of the hut and returning with a tray with two bowls sitting on top.

"My name is." I paused, thinking hard. "I'm sorry, I don't know my name." She froze and looked at me strangely; smiling to herself she walked over with the trays.

"If you don't have a name, I'll give you a name." She chuckled, giving me the bowl. I smelt the strange liquid and took a sip, spitting it out instantly. "Ah, I see you're not from the country side then." She laughed, taking it from my hand.

"What?"

"That was fresh cow-milk. Everyone in the country survives on that, but people from the city can't stand this taste." She replied, coming back with a bowl of hot congee. "You don't have a name right?" I nodded as I began to take small sips from the bowl, incase it was another bowl of cows milk. "Hm, I'll call you Ah Niu." I looked up.

"A cow?"

"Yeah, you need a country name." She giggled drinking the cows' milk, "My names Er Ling."

(End Flashback)

"So…" Sun Quan scratched his beard, "You two just got married?"

"It's not that simple." Lu Xun replied, "After six months again, I could finally start to walk, and I started to develop feelings for her. So we got married."

"Wait, when you got married to her…" Sun Ce suddenly shouted, surprising everyone. "DOES THAT MEAN YOU AND HER?" His scrunched his face, "Eww, evil thoughts banish!" he slapped himself in the head.

"That is another reason why…in the country. If you're not a virgin anymore, it is impossible for you to ever get married again. So…" The men nodded, started to feel more sympathetic towards the lad and his wife. After all they were all men, they knew the rules.

"But," Lu Meng rested his chin on his arm. "How did you remember everyone again?"

"Well…"

(Flashback 2)

It was about one month after our wedding; I had finally settled into the country life. Even began drinking fresh cows milk everyday. I had soon forgot about wanting to know my past, even though once in a while it tugged at me inside to know that I was once a different person. Yet, as long as I was with Er Ling I couldn't be any happier. The two of us and a few countrymen all combined our talents and gold to build a small shop in the city. Most of the time Er Ling would visit the city because her communication talents were better than mine, but that one-day I decided to try it myself. The city was small but beautiful, the people were cheery, the thoughts of war didn't seem to have bother them. Paying for my skewer of fish balls, I continued walking down the streets until a soldier dressed in red ran by bowing to the carriage carrying the Lord of our city. "My Lord," the man said bowing down on his knees, "Cao Cao's army has been targeted east of the city borders!"

"What?" the mans harsh voice could be heard from the village, "Request reinforcements from Yi Ling as soon as possible." Yi Ling…those two words gave an impact as images of the city started forming in my head. Holding on to my head in pain, I shook off these memories and began my walk home. It wasn't till nighttime, that it started…

"Lu Xun." A voice called out, I opened my eyes to be in the dream world, I once heard from a scholar that dreams had the power to control your future or remind you of the past. I found it weird because for the past 5 weeks, I've been having dreams of people of the Wu Kingdom. "Lu Xun." The rough voice called out a few more times, the tone dropping each time. "Come back Lu Xun." The fainted voice trailed in my head, I turned around in my dream world to see a young maiden, she had on a light blue dress with white long sleeves, her eyes were weak and teary. She held out her hand towards me, "Lu Xun, you promised you would come back. Why haven't you?" the ghostly figure questioned, approaching me closer and closer. I began to run from this figure, but it seemed that no matter how fast or how far I ran. She was always a few steps behind.

"WHO ARE YOU. LEAVE ME ALONE." I screamed, the ghost jolted in her chase. Tears began to stream down her face. "Why are you crying?" I asked her, even if she had been chasing me for the past 10 minutes. Seeing a woman cry, especially this one ached me. "Who is Lu Xun?"

"You are." She replied, her eyes looking directly into mine. "Do you not remember anyone?" her voice hollered across the empty space we were located. "Or Zhou Yu? Sun Ce? Your fiancé? Your loved one? Me? Qing Wan?" Right after she said that name, a dark aura suddenly appeared and memories of everyone started to appear around me. From entering the Wu Kingdom, to meeting Qing Wan, to the war. All the memories I've been wanting to know had finally returned. My eyes flashed opened as I jolted from my bed waking up my wife.

"ER LING." I screamed, "I REMEMBER WHO I AM." I cried, tears of joy slipping.

"Oh?" she replied, not sounding as enthusiastic. "Who are you?"

"My name is Lu Xun Bo Yan of the kingdom of Wu. I'm a tactician, and the leader of JianYe. I was attacked during my return to the capital eight months ago." Er Ling looked down and nodded, till the thought suddenly dawned to me. It would mean I'd return back to Wu, and leave her. Even though now my heart had Qing Wan in it, I couldn't help but let a woman that took care of me for so long alone. "Would you like to go back with me?" I tilted her chin up until our eyes met, Er Ling's eyes grew teary as she nodded frantically, and tackling me down with hugs and kisses. And there I had the feeling, that I had made the mistake of my life.

(End flashback 2)

The men of Wu were astonished on all the things Lu Xun went through, some were quite amused on how a dream could bring the memories back for one person. "I'm sorry." Zhou Yu said after moments of silence, "I should have listened to you. I'm the one who's just thinking with my heart, not my head."

"No." Lu Xun replied, "I'm sorry for causing all this trouble and distress. Especially for Qing Wan."

"No Lu Xun," Sun Jian said slowly, "Go fix your problem with Qing Wan. Just don't make her sad anymore."

"I'll try." Lu Xun got up from his seat, bowing towards all the Lords and Generals.

Eh different ending from the last…I hope this one made more sense than the other one. (I personally didn't like the last one I wrote. It was a bit weird) whatever, hoped you enjoy Xx.

Reika 03/20/05