Well, sorry that they other chapters were short, but this one is a little long. I just can't make up my mind on how long I want the chapters to be. gives a short little laugh anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. TTYL

Chapter 4: The Agonizing Battle (part one)

Xiahou Dun was outside the castle fighting off many soldiers. Zhang He had not arrived yet, so he was still fighting alone. His morale was dropping slowly, yet steadilly and he was losing many troops. He began to wonder if he could even make it or not.

Zhang He was just getting ready to head out, when Kai and Zhen Ji came. Zhang He watched as they both mounted a horse.

"What are you two doing?" He asked surprised Cao Cao even let them out of the castle.

"We are going with you. We were getting bored anyways." Zhen Ji and Kai responded. Zhang He nodded and mounted his horse. Then they hurried to the battle sight, thousands of troops following them.

"Xiahou Dun! We have made it just on time!" Kai yelled. Xiahou Dun cleared a path so he could reach them, cutting off heads and destroying officers as he passed through, killing over 50 men.

"It's about time reinforcements cam! What took you so long!" Xiahou Dun complained. "I could've been killed out there!" He continued, with a monotoned voice.

"Well, I had to organize my army." Zhang He said as he pointed to the hundreds of soldiers following them. "I also had to make sure I looked okay." He added. Xiahou Dun stared at him with an annoyed look.

"We can't let them through the gate! What we have to do now is push them away so that we will have time to prepare our defenses." Kai interrupted. Zhen Ji had charged out into the middle of a massive part of the enemy army. She trampled over soldiers, knocked out quite a few of them with her flute and ran off to another bunch of troops. She continued this for a while, never getting knocked off her horse.

Kai ran around the army with Zhang He to attack from behind. She took the right while He took the left.

Xiahou Dun went in on the left side and lead Zhang He's backup army. He split it up so half would go right and half on the left. Everything was going as planned. They had surriunded the vast army and they all did an attack that pushed the enemy into a thight circle so that way it was easier to defeat them all.

After a few hours of fighting, the few enemy soldiers that were left retreated. Everyone was out of breath and had fatigued...except for Zhang He who was fixing his butterfly tiara.

Kai collapsed on the ground, glad that she could rest somewhere. She didn't car how cold and hard the ground felt, it still felt like a bed because of how exhausted she was.

"How can you stand lying on the ground like that?" Zhang He commented, being concerned for Kai's clothing and hair that would touch the bloodstained battleground.

"I really...don't care right now. how could you still have so much energy left?" Kai questioned. "Simple...I don't go and fight too hard, I simply try to enjoy the dance moves that I use for my style." Zhang He responded. Kai didn't hear him though, she was too deep into thoughts about water, food, and sleep.

Just then, Zhen Ji announced something. "Looks like we're not done yet." She pointed out to the horizon. There was a large line up and it looked like it was moving toward them.

"Great...just what we need." Kai said, getting up off the ground. She held her spear tightly as she noticed that one of the Shu generals had arrived. It was Xing Cai. She had at least ten bodygaurds, most likely given to her by her father, Zhang Fei. Her hair was pinned up at the side of her head as normal and her fork and sheild were being held off to each side of her.

While the group of Wei officers stood there watching Xing Cai getsure to her army to attack, they split up into groups. "Okay, here's the plan. Zhen Ji and Xiahou Dun will weaken her bodygaurds and Zhang He and I will aimed right for her." They all nodded as they ran off into the direction they were heading.

But, they had underestimated the enemy. Xing Cai had many more troops than they had expected. When they charged, they all got seperated from thier partners, fighting thier way through the sea of green soldiers. Xing Cai was soon accompanied by her father. Zhang Fei immediatly ran past Xing Cai and ran out to fight anyone who looked like a worthy challenge or who he knew would be able to fight Cai and hurt her.

"Oh no...I've been isolated from backup. I guess I'm going to have to find my way back to where I can get some help before I get killed." Kai said to herself. She started slowly fighting her way back to where she knew help would be.

"Oh my...I guess I will have to work a little harder. sigh My beauty is to serve Lord Cao Cao. I must stay alive so that my beauty will stay alive. I might as well go back and get some help, eversince I am isolated...how disgraceful to be retreating from battle like this." Zhang He told himself as he bagan to make his way back to where Kai was heading. He used his musou attack to quickly make his way back to the main area.

Xiahou Dun caught himself in a perdicament...he was also isolated from getting any help as well as Zhen Ji was. Xiahou Dun and Zhen Ji had managed to find each other again after they had gotten sperated. "Maybe we should go back." Zhen Ji said worried. She didn't want todie.

"Go if you want, but I'm staying here to fight." Xiahou Dun said with confidence. "I will give up my life for the sake of Wei!" He declared. After he delclared that, he charged deeper into the battle. "What an idiot. He'll die out there. I guess I will have to send someone to ehlp him out once I get myself out of here." Zhen Ji said and turned and started to run back to the main area.

When Kai had finally arrived at the main area of the battle field, she noticed that Zhang He was just arriving.

"You came back too huh?" She said, her self-esteem dropping. "Yes...I guess it is the best way to stay alive though. I wonder if Lady Zhen and Xiahou Dun are going to come back."

"I hope so." Kai said, slightly lightheaded. The stink of blood had started to get her dizzy. "Did...we really kill that many?" Kai asked groggily. By then, she noticed that Zhang He had a worried look on his face as he was looking at her side.

"Lady Kai...your bleeding!" Zhang He finally said. Kai slowly looked down at her side and saw that she had a huge gash. It must have occured when she was running back. She collapsed and held her side tightly. "Here. Take this." Zhang He gave her a roll of bandages. "I keep them with me just in case."

"Good thing you do..." Kai said. As she was wrapping the bandages around herself, she began to get even dizzier and dizzier. Her vision became blurred and everything went out of proportion.

The next instant she knew, was that she had fainted. Zhang He panicked and immediatly wrapped the bandages around her a little more as he held her up so he could maneuver them correctly. "Oh no. Where am I supposed to put you? I must keep you out of danger." He said. Just then, Zhen Ji showed up.

"Oh my gosh! What happened to her!" Zhen Ji exclaimed as she knelt beside Kai on the opposite side of Zhang He. "She got wounded when she was making her way back. Where is Xiahou Dun?"

"He...is such an idiot. He charged straight into the enemy, saying that he would give his life to Wei. I know that he will need someone to help him." Zhen Ji explained. Zhang He began to think. "I know!" Zhang He got up and ran back to the castle. "Stay there and protect her! If she wakes up and is able to walk, escort her to the castle." Zhen Ji nodded and then looked down at Kai, now asleep in her own world, hopefully able to wake up soon.

Kai's Dream

"Mother...Father" Kai said with a terrified voice and expression. She saw her parents standing in front of her, with the wounds that had taken thier lives.

"What are you doing here?" She questioned quickly.

"Kai...we have been watching you for quite some time. You shouldn't worry so much about us. Your doing fine and you seem to be leading a decent life." Her mother said, her voice echoing in the background. Kai suddenly saw a light in the backdrop of where her parents were standing. She was watching observantly as angle wings grew from her parents and illuminated the room they were in.

"What's...what's happening?" Kai said worriedly. The ground began to shake and she fell off balanced and hit the ground. Vine like snares cracked the hard gravel that was beneath her and entangled her legs and arms, pitting them against the ground.

"Don't worry dear. You won't be able to see again. We miss you and love you, but we think this is the best decision for you."

"What! What do you mean...ugh!" The snare's thorns had became longer and wider. In Kai's eyes, they had become more painful. 'Is this reality? Why do I feel so much pain?' She wondered. Was this the fate that she would be sentenced to?

"What did I do wrong? Mother! Father! Please! Tell me, what did I do wrong!" Her voice trailed off as she watched her parents acend to the sky and dissapear in a bright flash. The light had become so bright, that she had to wince in pain. Then the snared bagan to get tighter and eventually rip apart her skin and clothing on her arms and legs. She was struggling to get free, but it hurt even more.

"What am I supposed to do! Are you going to let me die!" She questioned. No reponse came. She began to cry and she fell into an emotional depression. "If your trying to kill me, then atleast make it quick and painless!" She moaned. She felt the snares get even tighter, forcing her to lay flat against the ground. It was then that she closed her eyes and thought of the good times and bad times she had in her life.

Just then, she awakened from the most realistic dream she ever had. She felt the sweat drip down from her forehead to her chin. Then she felt a sharp pain in her side. She remembered that she had been injured.

"What...was that? Was it real?" Just then Zhen Ji entered the room.

"Are you feeling all right? That wound...its pretty bad." Kai looked down to see that they wound had been properly treated and rebandaged.

"Yes...I know. What...happened?" After Kai said that, she realized that she wasn't on the battlefield anymore. She was in her room, lying on her bed. " What happened in the battle?" She said alarmed andmad at herselfthat she had forgotten that.

"Don't worry about that. Cao Pi came back from his little vacation and Dian Wei and Xu Zhu showed up. Along with Pang De and Zhang Liao. Xiahou Dun is still out there too. He hasn't come back. He was so stuborn and he diecided to stay out there. He said that he would die for the sake of Wei and charged into the enemy area." Zhen Ji filled Kai in on what she had missed. "Right now, you should be worried about yourself."

"Hmmm...I guess your right."

"Kai! Your awake!" Zhang He said relieved. "Yes...I;m fine. I hope." "Your beauty will shine for quite a while. I know tha you won't give in so easily."

"I guess we should either stay her with her, or go out and assist the others." Zhen Jiintterupted. Zhang He nodded in agreement. Kai then looked down at her side again. 'What was that strange dream I had? Was it a sign or something?'

"Are...you feeling okay? Your not going to faint again are you?" Zhen Ji said concerned for her friend. Kai suddenly looked up and shook her head, signaling a yes.

"Don't worry about me. Go and help the others. I will be out there shortly." Kai spoke up. Zhen Ji and Zhang He looked at her with widened eyes. "But, we can't just leave you here." Zhang He told her. "Don't worry. I'm safe now aren't I?" Zhang He and Zhen Ji looked at each other. they certainly didn't have anything to say after that last comment. Zhang He gave a heavy sigh and made his way out to the battlefield, along with Zhen Ji.

"Why does she always have to be so stuborn? Why does every one have to be so damn stuborn!" Zhen Ji yelled. Zhang He looked at her and tried to calm her down. Zhen Ji just ignored him and stormed past him, stomping her way to the battlefield.

Well, ther you have it. Chapter four is up and running! I hope you enjoyed it. I had this story written down in a notebook, but this chapter turned out a lot different. I changed it alot. lol. anyway, I hope you enjoyed it and PLEASE REVIEW! I look forward to anything anyone has to sayabout this story. Thank you for at least reading it though. (For those of you who don't like to put your comments out in public)