This will be a very short chapter to tell you. Dang I have so much homework! stabs homework with pencil

Chapter7: Problem of the Mind, From the Heart

(The Morning After the Celebration…)

Niang woke up and washed up as soon as she woke up. When she finished she looked around to see her sister, Lin. 'Funny, she never woke up this late after me before,' Niang thought. 'She must be tired from last night… Since she didn't show up for dinner I guess. That's right, Sister didn't show up, nor did Lu Xun,' Niang continue to think. 'Both of them weren't there at dinner. Tch! For their luck they had better not be doing IT last night. Huh! What am I thinking! I-I'm just thinking dirty! No way will they do that!' "Especially Sister," Niang whispered to herself.

"Perhaps it won't hurt to check," said Niang to herself again. Niang went to her sister's room and it was empty. As soon as Niang knew that Lin was not in her room, her mouth dropped open. 'Okay, okay! Calm down, Niang,' Niang thought to herself, 'only the can be prevailed if I go to Lu Xun's room.

Curiously Niang went to Lu Xun's room and was also empty. Niang took in a deep, deep, sigh in relief and thought, 'If she's not here where can she be?' With no answers or clue, Niang just left and went on to her own business.

Outside of the Wu Kingdom there was humming from the branch of the cherry. The pretty song being hummed was Lin; she sat on her favorite spot to get her mind off of things. By doing so, she hummed peacefully and read quietly. Turns out the story she was reading was Mulan.

'So far everything's going find,' thought Lin. She was right; it was a peaceful time in the Kingdom of Wu… until an annoying voice broke the moment. "Hey!" said the voice. Lin looked down to see who it was and was Lu Xun. She went back reading after she looked at him. She was ignoring him with the cold shoulder.

Soon, but not long, Xun climbed up the tree and sat next to her.

"Lin?" Xun asked.

"What?"

"Are you okay? Well… since yesterday night you…" he couldn't finish the sentence because didn't want to hurt her emotionally.

"I'm fine. Never been better," Lin lied.

Lu Xun thought she was lying… actually, he knew she was lying by the dark red shade on her cheeks and by the look on her eyes.

"You're lying. Tell me," Xun ordered.

"No! Why do you care!" Lin stammered.

"Because…!" he shouted back with a frown.

"I told you, it's nothing! Go away!"

They both jumped off the cherry tree and Lin was going to run away from Xun, until he grabbed her wrist tightly.

"Why not!" he asked.

"It's nothing! Let go of me!" she shouted back.

Lin tried struggling back to free herself but Lu Xun kept on holding her tighter and tighter. Tears began to roll down Lin's cheeks. When Xun saw the tears, he tightly and gently pulled her into his arms. All Lin wanted right now was to be free from Lu Xun's grasp and be alone for a while. As Lu Xun embraced her tighter, she began pounding on his chest, but she had no energy to pound him that hard so it didn't even hurt much.

"Why won't you tell me?" Lu Xun asked.

"Please," Lin began crying, "let go of me…"

"Is it because you don't trust me anymore?"

As soon as Xun said the word 'anymore' Lin thought, 'Anymore? When did I even stop trusting him? When had I even trusted him! '

Lin's tears came down faster. "Don't cry, Lin," said Lu Xun calmly. Then Xun released her from his arms and left her alone just as she wanted.

'I-I can't take it anymore! Please go away. Those nasty memories! ' Lin thought to herself sobbingly.

(Back to Lu Xun Inside the Kingdom of Wu…)

Lu Xun quickly walked around searching for someone (In case you're wondering, it's not Lin. Why would he look for her if he just left her?), "Hey!" shouted a voice at and behind Xun. He looked back and saw Niang.

"Yes?" he asked.

"Have you seen my sister anywhere? Seems that I can't find her,"

"Well, before I answer, why? Is it an emergency?"

"No not really," answered Niang.

"Come with me," said Lu Xun walking to his room. Of course, Niang obeyed and followed him to his room. When they were inside, he closed the door.

"Tell me, Lady Bao," began Xun, "do you know what's wrong with Lin?"

"Uh, no… did you do something to her!"

"N-no! Of course not! Last night she told me she wanted to be alone. That's why she wasn't there for dinner."

Niang took in a deep breath and said, "I see now."

"See what?" asked Lu Xun.

"Do you REALLY wanna' know?"

Xun nodded.

"If you must know then I'll tell you. I'm not so sure but I think Sister's memory of her old friend, Tang Nai, has came back to taunt her."

"Tang Nai? Who's he, Niang?"

"Sister never told you before?"

"Nope," said Xun.

"Well if you don't know I'll tell you the story. It all happened three years ago…"

(Back Flash, Three Years Ago, Told by Niang…)

"On a time when peace once again began, for a short amount of time, Sister and I still lived in the plains with our dear cousin, Ming Chan Yin. One day we prepared for battle against the Shu Kingdom. Both Sister and I were ordered to bring General Ma Chao to Ming's Kingdom for questioning; we chose him because he usually knows every attack from Shu of when and where. We didn't really succeed in our mission but our kingdom did lose a lot men. I bet Sister told you that her guard was Song Ch' iao Kuo. If she did, that was a lie. If you're still wondering who was Lin's guard, it was Tang Nai. He was a handsome man; he and Sister loved each other dearly… but were separated when our orders were to bring Ma Chao. It turned out that another General of Shu, Jiang Wei, was fighting along with Ma Chao. We didn't know so Tang ended up risking his life for Lin. After the battle, we lost. Days later Lin couldn't keep her mind off him, she would always weep in her room on her bed. Months later she got over him but always thought of him in her heart."

(Back Flash Over…)

Soon after Niang told the story to Xun she began weeping. "I'm sorry that I couldn't be more specific," said Niang.

"It's okay. That was good enough," said Lu Xun.

"I'd better go, I don't want anyone to think that were a couple," said Niang standing up.

"True, I'd better leave to. I gotta' go check if Zhou Yu needs any assistance."

The two got up and went in front of the door. Niang went out first. As soon as Lu Xun walked out, he saw a spiral shaped hair ornament on the floor. The ornament looked like Lin's… actually, it was Lin's ornament.

Xun's eyes opened a bit wider, 'Shoot! I hope she wasn't east-dropping,' Xun thought to himself. He picked up the hair pin, placed it in his pocket and went to Lin's room to have a personal talked with her.

I know it's kinda' dumb but oh well. I hope you liked this chapter!