"Lady Sun, be very careful of Sima Yi. He is a very clever man." The songstress and the tomboy princess were in the huge garden in the grounds of Luo Yang castle.

"He is also conniving, deceitful, malicious, conceited, self centred, arrogant, irritating and pontificating."

"My lady, I'm being very serious. Please, tell your father to be wary of him."

"Please, call me Xiang, and why are you so concerned about Sima Yi?" asked the princess, confused.

"I cannot tell you why, but know this." The songstress moved closer to Sun Shang Xiang and whispered so no one else would hear. "Soon he will be more powerful than the great Lu Bu, and I want you to be prepared to stop him. Tell your father to watch Sima Yi closely, and tell him that this power is my doing. I must be punished for what I am to do."

Sun Shang Xiang's eyes widened and she opened her mouth, but Diao Chan silenced her quickly. "I cannot tell you how, or why. But I can do nothing to prevent this. Now go, quickly, before we are caught talking."

Diao Chan stood and jogged out of the garden silently, and Sun Shang Xiang headed in the other direction.

Diao Chan jogged silently around the corner and bumped into Lu Bu. The collision sent the songstress tumbling back.

"I'm so sorry, Diao Chan, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm fine." Diao Chan replied, allowing herself to be helped up.

"What are you doing wandering the castle late at night?" Lu Bu asked.

'Oh no! What do I say?' As soon as she asked herself the question she was already coming up with an answer. "I had a bad dream, and I came looking for you, so that I may ask if I could possibly sleep with you tonight?" Lu Bu blushed at way in which the question was phrased.

"Of course you can sleep in my room with me tonight." Diao Chan linked her arm to his and they walked off, Diao Chan's pretty head on Lu Bu's muscular shoulder.

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"Xun, you came." The ex pirate was a little surprised, even though he knew Lu Xun would have fought both Wei and Shu at the same time just to be with him.

"How could I not?" The former Wu strategist walked over to his boyfriend and pulled him close. Lu Xun pulled away slightly and moved to claim Gan Ning's lips, but the ex pirate kissed Lu Xun on the fore head instead.

"You won't kiss me because of what happened with Sima Yi, am I right?"

Gan Ning sighed.

"I am right." Lu Xun pulled away from Gan Ning and turned to walk out of the clearing, but Gan Ning grabbed his jacket and pulled him back, slipping his arms around the younger boy's waist.

"Boyan," Gan Ning began, kissing Lu Xun's neck as he talked, "I do feel a little weird after the Sima Yi thing, but I asked you to come to me because I want to try to make our relationship work, the way it used to. I may refuse to kiss you, or I might freak out when we do something, but I love you and I want you to be with me always. We can get through this, just be patient."

Lu Xun turned in Gan Ning's embrace, wrapping his arms around the ex pirate's neck. "Anything for you." He murmured.

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"Boyue! Boyue!"

"What are you shouting about? I was having a really good dream." Jiang Wei walked groggily out of his tent and up to the person who had been calling him.

"There is someone at the gate to see you." Zhao Yun was smiling widely. "Go on. He won't wait there forever." Zhao Yun was pushing his lover towards the gate.

"Okay, okay. I can walk by myself thank you." Jiang Wei said grumpily. Zhao Yun laughed and wrapped his arms around Jiang Wei's waist, picking him up. "Let me go!" Jiang Wei said, giggling a little.

"Not until you see your visitor." Zhao Yun hoisted the young strategist over his shoulder and walked out of the gate. He then dropped Jiang Wei in front of his three guests. Jiang Wei's giggle turned into a happy laugh as he looked up at Ma Chao.

"Mengqi, you're back!" Jiang Wei jumped to his feet and into the open arms of Ma Chao.

"Jiang Wei, I have been such a fool. Can you ever forgive me?"

"What for?" asked Jiang Wei, smiling. He turned to Zhao Yun. "Can you think of anything we need to forgive Ma Chao for?"

"Well, actually..." Zhao Yun couldn't help but laugh at the look he received from his lover. "No, can't think of anything!"

"You are all too kind!" Ma Chao smiled.

The sound of two people clearing their throats in unison made the group turn to the two people dressed in red.

"Where are my manners?" Ma Chao chided himself. "Jiang Wei, allow me to introduce-"

"We've already met." The Shu strategist's smile fell.

Zhao Yun walked up to his lover. "Lighten up, they're on our side now."

"Really, and when did that happen?" Jiang Wei asked frostily.

"While you were snoring your little head off." Zhao Yun retorted.

The Shu strategist turned to the pair. "Before you even think of walking through that gate I want a-" Jiang Wei was interrupted by the two handing him a scroll each.

"Written apology for all the bad things we ever did to you." Gan Ning said.

"Everything we have ever done is on there." Lu Xun added.

Jiang Wei took a moment to read the scrolls. He then turned to the duo in red. "I officially welcome you to the Shu army!!"

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Sorry for not updating in a while. And about my previous plans to stop this fic, I have come too far to stop it now. Even though it's my first one and the characters are extremely out of character. Well, that's it from me, just don't forget, the review button was made to be used!!