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Chapter17: New Friends

A few days after Vi's incident with the shopkeeper, she hasn't been doing much. One day Lin went to go find a job, the two women, who turned out to be sisters, said to Lin that she could live here if she wants… since that place is like an orphanage.

Lin saw a restaurant that seemed to be high class, so she went in. She spoke to the boss with permission and had to sign a paper for the job. She did. The boss of the restaurant was very kind; he asked Lin if she could work here tonight a seven sharp. She agreed and left.

Lin began wondering in the chapel area for a while until she saw a big crowd in front of an ally entrance. Lin, of course, remembered that entrance from yesterday. Lin turned back and went to another ally where she went before. The other ally Lin took leaded her to the crowded ally. At the ally where there was a sharp turn, Lin continuously walked until she heard voices. She hid on that same wall like yesterday; she peeked out her head to see what was going on.

"Ew, that is, like, so gross," said a Shu general poking Vi's unattached arm on the ground with a stick. "Ow!" he said when another general smacked him on the head.

"Jiang Wei, pay attention!" said the general.

"Tch, sorry, Zhuge Liang," Jiang Wei said standing up rubbing his head where he got smacked. He turned around and saw two generals laughing at him. "Hey shut-up, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao!"

"Sir Jiang," said Wei Yan.

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Spectator…"

"Wha…?" said Jiang Wei with a really confused look on his face.

Wei Yan sighed and pointed at the spectator. He was pointing at Lin's head that showed out of the wall. Lin wore the cloak the two ladies gave her; the cloak covered her head and face so no one could see her. When Lin noticed that she was being pointed at, she began running back…until Zhao Yun pulled her cloak back. Lin turned around and pushed the general back. Then another general came in front of her, she stood in a kung-fu like stance. Yes, she does kung-fu or karate, though I don't see a difference.

Anyway, Lin was in a physical fighting stance and took a step back. Another general, who turned out to be Ma Chao, pulled down Lin's hood revealing her face.

"Oh god you're a girl!" Ma Chao said pointing at her.

Lin couldn't say anything to answer, so instead she kicked Ma Chao on the chest. He took a few steps back. "Uh you okay, Ma Chao?" said Jiang Wei facing him. "Uh yeah…"

Lin stayed on her stance for defense. When she felt a hand on her shoulder she turned around and saw Zhao Yun. "Forgive me, but…" Lin quickly blocked Zhao Yun's hand off her shoulder and tried to run, again. In the right time he grabbed her wrist, she twisted her wrist to free it and she succeeded it. Lin than ran over to Ma Chao at the turn of the ally and was still on his knees, flipped over him and placed her hands on his shoulders for balance and a boost up to go higher. When she landed she sprinted away out of the ally and placed her hood back on. Ma Chao, in the other hand, fell flat on the ground from her flips pressure. "Ow…" he said.

Zhao Yun offered Ma Chao his hand which Ma Chao accepted. "What's that on your armor?" asked Jiang Wei pointing at it where the spikes on his armor were. "Ew, is that blood!"

"Ugh! I think it is!" said Ma Chao.

"It must've been from that girl…" said Zhao Yun.

"That little girl is… never mind, how does she look like!"

"Well, Ma Chao, her hair seems to be dark brown to black, nice dark eyes, and pale I guess."

"Did you just say 'nice eyes'…?"

"Hmm…? Actually he did, Jiang Wei."

"Ah, I see," said Jiang Wei looking at Zhao Yun curiously.

"Tch, shut up, 'not my fault that woman's eyes were better than yours."

"Awe, okay, you just said it!" said Jiang Wei approaching Zhao Yun. In time, Guan Ping went behind Jiang Wei and held him back. "Lemme' go! Lemme havim'! Zhao yun, you're gonna wish that you've never said that!" said Jiang Wei like a child.

"Sir Jiang, qui that nonsense," said Guan ping releasing hold of Jiang Wei. "We need to get back to the kingdom of Shu. Remember were celebrating your 19th birthday today, Jiang Wei."

"Oh yeah, that thing…" Jiang Wei said.

"Exactly now, let us get going, the police will take care of it."

And so they left.

At night Lin quickly bathe and wrapped bandages around her left palm where it bled. Her right hand was fine somehow. She told the sisters that she was leaving for a while, they were happy that Lin found a job and is making progress. Lin wore her black dress, which was the restaurant's uniform for the females. At her neck was a split collar that opened down and closed three inches down her throat. There were no sleeves on her dress so it was like a vest on the top, on the bottom, about four inches below her right hip, the dress splits out to the end of the dress. The outline of the dress was yellow. For her hair, she combed it and twisted it and she placed her favorite silver pin, from before, on the back of her head where it clipped up her hair. She left her left sideburns alone, instead of clipping it, she turned it to a small braid. She wore black shoes that were flat and black, also very plain.

"I'm going to work now," Lin said to the sisters.

"Alright, good bye," said the older one.

"And good luck!" said the young one.

(Later On that Night…)

"Hey why aren't there that much people here?" Lin asked to another waitress decorating the restaurant.

"It's some Shu General's birthday so all Shu Generals of the Shu Kingdom are coming here. Not only that but they've also rented the whole restaurant for tonight," said the waitress.

"Oh I see. But… why do we HAVE to decorate the place with animated dragons and blue teddy bears?"

"Heheh… I'm not sure about that, but… it's not our business to ask about it. Let's just do our proposition."

"Yeah, you're right…"

A few minutes after the servants finished decorating, the generals of Shu came. There were many of them; the tables were separated and not together though. When the generals were seated they were given cold tea. The waitresses and waiters noted their orders and serve. Lin, un-luckily, got to serve the table of Guan Ping, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Xing Cai, and the birthday boy, Jiang Wei.

When Lin went to serve them she shivered unnoticed. "H-hello and welcome, may I please take your orders?" Lin said.

Then they told her their orders. Zhao Yun watched Lin as she wrote. 'Hmm…this is a coincidence…' Zhao Yun thought.

"Thank you, please wait until your orders arrive," Lin said after she finished noting their orders.

"Wow, that waitress is cute," commented Ma Chao as Lin left.

Xing Cai glared at him.

"Uh, I mean, a little…!" reconsidered Ma Chao.

"Jiang Wei," said Zhao Yun.

"Yeah, what?" Jiang Wei said.

"Do you notice anything about that waitress?"

"Hmm…no."

"…" Zhao Yun stared at Jiang Wei with a dumb look.

"Except that she had bandages on her hand…!"

"Exactly! Remember that girl back at the ally and the blood on Ma Chao's armor? I think that that's the spectator!"

"What!" shouted Jiang Wei.

"Here are your orders," Lin said coming back.

When Lin was about to leave a general grabbed her by the wrist. She turned around. "Uh, when do you get out?" asked Jiang Wei.

"Depends," Lin said in a calm voice, tough she was in a hurry in the inside. She twisted her wrist free and began walking away.

"Well, anyways… why don't we sing Jiang Wei here a birthday song?" Ma Chao teased nudging his elbow to Jiang Wei's arm.

"Sure, I don't see why not!" suggested Guan Ping.

"Don't you dare!" said Jiang Wei.

"Quiet, Lord Liu Bei is approaching us," said Zhao Yun.

"Tch, not only him, but Zhang Fei and Pang Tong is with him to," said Guan Ping.

"Jiang Wei, congratulations for you," Liu Bei said approaching him. Xing Cai got out of her seat and said, "Please sit here, m' Lord. I think I would like to sit with my father and sisters, along with Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying."

"Why thank you, Miss Xing Cai," said Liu Bei sitting in her seat.

"Oh yes, Jiang Wei, we almost forgot your most special present," Zhang Fei began.

"Ooh, really! You gave me a present!" Jiang Wei said with glee.

"Yep, you ready to show him Xing Cai?" said Zhang Fei looking at her.

"Yes, of course!" Xing Cai answered. She looked at Pang Tong and he handed her a slice of cake covered with sweet light chocolate, pastel frosting which lied on the table.

"Yippee, cake…" said Jiang Wei in less happiness.

"Ready?"

"Yeah, I am, Zhao Yun."

"Okay, one, two, three!"

At three, Xing Cai quickly slammed the cake at Jiang Wei's face. When he got caked, Xing Cai mashed and smeared the cake on his face. 'Couple seconds later, she removed the cake. Jiang Wei's face was covered with frosting. All the waiters began laughing, especially the waitresses. Even Lin laughed who Jiang Wei was staring at, all the other generals laughed too.

"L-Lord Liu Bei," Jiang Wei began.

"Yes?" he said giggling.

"Who the… who planned this?"

"Oh, usually it'd be Zhuge Liang." Jiang Wei glared at the Shu Prime Minister. "But fortunately it was Zi Long…"

"Zhao Yun… I'm so gonna' murder you," Jiang Wei said slowly turning his head towards him. Ma Chao began laughing…but not for long, Jiang Wei scooped the cake from his face with his hand and tossed it at Ma Chao. It landed on his eyes.

"Jiang Wei!" shouted Ma Chao.

The rest of the night they laughed and threatened each other, actually only Jiang Wei and Ma Chao did… anyway, they fun. A lot of it.

When Lin was freed after her work, she putted on her small jacket and left using the restaurant's back door. When she went out she saw Jiang Wei. She didn't think that he wanted anything to do with her so she tried to walk pass him. Actually, she thought that he'd gone home already. He grabbed her arm as she was passing by him. "What do you want!" Lin said.

"You're that girl from the ally, aren't you?" he said.

"…" She quickly pulled her self out of his grasp and went back to another fighting stance.

"Huh, 'guess you are. I wasn't sure, that's why I asked you, but since you're in that stance, I guess that you're her."

"What do you want?"

"Nothing, I guess."

"Fine," Lin began walking away.

"Wait!"

She stopped and didn't turn around to face him.

"What is your name?"

"What is it to you?"

"Nothing, I… I'm just curious is all."

"Hmp, 'name's Lin, birthday boy."

"Well, well, Lin, eh? My name isn't birthday boy, it's Jiang Wei."

"Very well." Then Lin left. Not long later until Jiang Wei left too.

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