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Updated Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dynasty Warriors, they own themselves. They lived many thousands of years and the character designs belong to Koei and Omega - Force. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
For the second time that night the sleek form of Zhang He could be seen silently gliding down the familiar halls to a huge exquisitely ornate room. Jiang Wei's room. At the thought of Jiang Wei, Zhang He felt his eyes filling with tears, and he pushed all thoughts as far out of his mind as he could, for he was there to see Sima Yi, not Jiang Wei.
"So, the most beautiful warrior in Wei has graced me with his presence, I see." Teased Sima Yi.
"The most beautiful warrior has come to see the most skilled strategist." Zhang He shot back wryly.
"Why are you here?"
"I don't know," said Zhang He, blatantly flirting, "I was hoping you could help me remember though."
"Well, come over here and I might help you, and if I can't help I'll have a lot of fun trying. Now come over here." Zhang He walked over to Sima Yi and they kissed. "Well Junyi, did you miss me?" Asked Sima Yi, when they broke apart, both gasping for air.
"Every day away from you was like someone had stabbed me with a shard of ice and left me to die alone."
"Well, we will never be apart again, Junyi." Sima Yi pulled Zhang He close and they kissed again. This time when they broke apart, Sima Yi took Zhang He's hands and gently pulled him onto the huge bed. As they lay there kissing, Zhang He on top of Sima Yi, they started to undress each other.
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"Jiang Wei, we must stop. The soldiers need to rest. We all need rest. We must stop." Said Zhao Yun, almost pleading.
"No!! We will stop when we get to the Nanman forest. There we will rest. We need to get away while the Wu army is resting. Their strategy was thought of by Sima Yi, only he would be so conniving as to put a traitor among us." 'But if Zhang He was a traitor,' thought Jiang Wei, 'then why did he beg me to take him back?'
"Jiang Wei, can we not rest for a little while. The soldiers are tired. We are all tired. Please can we rest? Just until the sun is directly above us? Then we can go on. Please?" pleaded Liu Bei. Jiang Wei stopped and turned around. Everyone else stopped and waited with baited breath for his answer.
"Fine, but only for a little while. Do not pitch your tents, if you need to sleep then sleep on the grass." Then he walked ahead and sat underneath the nearest tree. Zhao Yun walked over and sat next to him.
"What is bothering you? You seem .. Troubled."
"Zhang He is with Wu and Sima Yi, but why did he come to my room last night?" Jiang Wei stood up. "Why did he beg me to take him back if he was going to defect to Wu? I don't understand." Jiang Wei kicked the tree in anger.
"Jiang Wei. Please don't do that." Zhao Yun stood up next to him. "You'll injure yourself, and then who will plan our battles?"
"There are so many things I don't understand. I feel like an incompetent child, Zilong. Do you know what that feels like? I hate it. I don't know what to do, what to say, I don't even know if Zhu Rong will help us. Oh Zilong, I'm so scared!!" Jiang Wei's big, deep mahogany eyes filled with tears. Zhao Yun pulled him close and hugged him.
"Boyue, everything will be fine. Please, dry your eyes and don't cry anymore. It's time to go." Jiang Wei wiped his eyes and together the two officers walked to the front to lead the Shu forces to Nan Zhong, and hopefully to victory.
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Zhang He silently saddled his horse. He did not know how he would be received back in Shu. He did not know where the Shu forces were going, but he guessed they were going to Nan Zhong, because that was the only place Jiang Wei had ever talked about when they had talked about his childhood and where he grew up. As memories of his past in Wei clouded his thoughts, his beautiful blue eyes filled with tears.
"Everything is ready sir." Said Cheng Kai, one of Zhang He's bodyguards.
"You have divided the plans, maps and strategy note between yourselves?" Zhang He asked.
"Yes sir." Was the reply.
"And you are each going a different way?"
"Yes sir. But we are to meet at the edge of the Nan Zhong forest."
"Good. And if I do not make it to Nan Zhong by the time the Shu forces get there?"
"We assume you are dead and we fight under Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun accordingly. May I ask a question?"
"You already have." Zhang He chuckled. "Yes you may."
"Why Zhao Yun?"
"Because he is my rival for Jiang Wei's affection. I have lost Jiang Wei, and if being with Zhao Yun makes him happy, then I want Zhao Yun to live as long as Jiang Wei does. Now go, before you are discovered."
"Yes sir. Please be careful."
"I didn't know you cared."
"Even in the face of death, you still manage to act as if you are only going on holiday."
"Well, its either a laugh or cry situation, and crying never helps. Now go." Cheng Kai turned and left. Zhang He read the note for the fifth time.
Dearest Sima Yi
Every day away from the man I love is torture, and I feel as though I'm dying. I feel this way because you are not the man I love. I will always remember you, but our intentions are not the same. You are helping the enemy, Wu killed lord Cao Cao, and you have defected to them. I will do everything in my power to annihilate Wu, and I only hope we do not meet on the field of battle. Please allow me to sign myself as I once was; namely,
Your Love
Zhang He
He pinned the note to Sima Yi's horse's saddle, then got on his horse and rode out of Cheng Du.
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The Shu army advanced in the direction of Nan Zhong. In the distance they could see an army on large beasts.
"Lord Liu Bei, please lend me your horse." Said Jiang Wei, walking alongside his lord. "The army in the distance is the Nanman army, and Zhu Rong may be there. If I ride ahead I can ask for her help."
"Take Red Hare, she is much faster." Said a deep voice behind them.
"Thank you, Guan Yu." Jiang Wei mounted Red Hare and rode off into the distance. When the Shu army arrived they were greeted by a ecstatically hysterical Jiang Wei.
"They'll help us!!!! They're really going to help us!!!!!"
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Zhang He stopped and dismounted. He looked at the grass. Yes, they had definitely come this way. The grass was slightly flattened. The army had come this way. He had been correct. He quickly mounted his horse and it galloped in the direction of Nan Zhong.
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Authors Note: Well, that was a hard chapter to write. Most of my ideas for that chapter aren't in there. Oh well. And if anyone is interested in being my BETA reader, then please review this story. Thank you for your time. And Natsue Arishima (a.k.a Animatised, who wrote Forbidden dreams, which is one of the best stories in my opinion) (more shameless plugging) thank you for pointing out the fact that I was allowing only people logged in to review. I won't torture Zhang He that much. And I always spell-check my work, so there shouldn't be any spelling errors, but thank you for telling me, I am in your debt.
Updated Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dynasty Warriors, they own themselves. They lived many thousands of years and the character designs belong to Koei and Omega - Force. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
For the second time that night the sleek form of Zhang He could be seen silently gliding down the familiar halls to a huge exquisitely ornate room. Jiang Wei's room. At the thought of Jiang Wei, Zhang He felt his eyes filling with tears, and he pushed all thoughts as far out of his mind as he could, for he was there to see Sima Yi, not Jiang Wei.
"So, the most beautiful warrior in Wei has graced me with his presence, I see." Teased Sima Yi.
"The most beautiful warrior has come to see the most skilled strategist." Zhang He shot back wryly.
"Why are you here?"
"I don't know," said Zhang He, blatantly flirting, "I was hoping you could help me remember though."
"Well, come over here and I might help you, and if I can't help I'll have a lot of fun trying. Now come over here." Zhang He walked over to Sima Yi and they kissed. "Well Junyi, did you miss me?" Asked Sima Yi, when they broke apart, both gasping for air.
"Every day away from you was like someone had stabbed me with a shard of ice and left me to die alone."
"Well, we will never be apart again, Junyi." Sima Yi pulled Zhang He close and they kissed again. This time when they broke apart, Sima Yi took Zhang He's hands and gently pulled him onto the huge bed. As they lay there kissing, Zhang He on top of Sima Yi, they started to undress each other.
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"Jiang Wei, we must stop. The soldiers need to rest. We all need rest. We must stop." Said Zhao Yun, almost pleading.
"No!! We will stop when we get to the Nanman forest. There we will rest. We need to get away while the Wu army is resting. Their strategy was thought of by Sima Yi, only he would be so conniving as to put a traitor among us." 'But if Zhang He was a traitor,' thought Jiang Wei, 'then why did he beg me to take him back?'
"Jiang Wei, can we not rest for a little while. The soldiers are tired. We are all tired. Please can we rest? Just until the sun is directly above us? Then we can go on. Please?" pleaded Liu Bei. Jiang Wei stopped and turned around. Everyone else stopped and waited with baited breath for his answer.
"Fine, but only for a little while. Do not pitch your tents, if you need to sleep then sleep on the grass." Then he walked ahead and sat underneath the nearest tree. Zhao Yun walked over and sat next to him.
"What is bothering you? You seem .. Troubled."
"Zhang He is with Wu and Sima Yi, but why did he come to my room last night?" Jiang Wei stood up. "Why did he beg me to take him back if he was going to defect to Wu? I don't understand." Jiang Wei kicked the tree in anger.
"Jiang Wei. Please don't do that." Zhao Yun stood up next to him. "You'll injure yourself, and then who will plan our battles?"
"There are so many things I don't understand. I feel like an incompetent child, Zilong. Do you know what that feels like? I hate it. I don't know what to do, what to say, I don't even know if Zhu Rong will help us. Oh Zilong, I'm so scared!!" Jiang Wei's big, deep mahogany eyes filled with tears. Zhao Yun pulled him close and hugged him.
"Boyue, everything will be fine. Please, dry your eyes and don't cry anymore. It's time to go." Jiang Wei wiped his eyes and together the two officers walked to the front to lead the Shu forces to Nan Zhong, and hopefully to victory.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Zhang He silently saddled his horse. He did not know how he would be received back in Shu. He did not know where the Shu forces were going, but he guessed they were going to Nan Zhong, because that was the only place Jiang Wei had ever talked about when they had talked about his childhood and where he grew up. As memories of his past in Wei clouded his thoughts, his beautiful blue eyes filled with tears.
"Everything is ready sir." Said Cheng Kai, one of Zhang He's bodyguards.
"You have divided the plans, maps and strategy note between yourselves?" Zhang He asked.
"Yes sir." Was the reply.
"And you are each going a different way?"
"Yes sir. But we are to meet at the edge of the Nan Zhong forest."
"Good. And if I do not make it to Nan Zhong by the time the Shu forces get there?"
"We assume you are dead and we fight under Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun accordingly. May I ask a question?"
"You already have." Zhang He chuckled. "Yes you may."
"Why Zhao Yun?"
"Because he is my rival for Jiang Wei's affection. I have lost Jiang Wei, and if being with Zhao Yun makes him happy, then I want Zhao Yun to live as long as Jiang Wei does. Now go, before you are discovered."
"Yes sir. Please be careful."
"I didn't know you cared."
"Even in the face of death, you still manage to act as if you are only going on holiday."
"Well, its either a laugh or cry situation, and crying never helps. Now go." Cheng Kai turned and left. Zhang He read the note for the fifth time.
Dearest Sima Yi
Every day away from the man I love is torture, and I feel as though I'm dying. I feel this way because you are not the man I love. I will always remember you, but our intentions are not the same. You are helping the enemy, Wu killed lord Cao Cao, and you have defected to them. I will do everything in my power to annihilate Wu, and I only hope we do not meet on the field of battle. Please allow me to sign myself as I once was; namely,
Your Love
Zhang He
He pinned the note to Sima Yi's horse's saddle, then got on his horse and rode out of Cheng Du.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Shu army advanced in the direction of Nan Zhong. In the distance they could see an army on large beasts.
"Lord Liu Bei, please lend me your horse." Said Jiang Wei, walking alongside his lord. "The army in the distance is the Nanman army, and Zhu Rong may be there. If I ride ahead I can ask for her help."
"Take Red Hare, she is much faster." Said a deep voice behind them.
"Thank you, Guan Yu." Jiang Wei mounted Red Hare and rode off into the distance. When the Shu army arrived they were greeted by a ecstatically hysterical Jiang Wei.
"They'll help us!!!! They're really going to help us!!!!!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Zhang He stopped and dismounted. He looked at the grass. Yes, they had definitely come this way. The grass was slightly flattened. The army had come this way. He had been correct. He quickly mounted his horse and it galloped in the direction of Nan Zhong.
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Authors Note: Well, that was a hard chapter to write. Most of my ideas for that chapter aren't in there. Oh well. And if anyone is interested in being my BETA reader, then please review this story. Thank you for your time. And Natsue Arishima (a.k.a Animatised, who wrote Forbidden dreams, which is one of the best stories in my opinion) (more shameless plugging) thank you for pointing out the fact that I was allowing only people logged in to review. I won't torture Zhang He that much. And I always spell-check my work, so there shouldn't be any spelling errors, but thank you for telling me, I am in your debt.