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Chapter 5 (already…I just broke a record!)
"Zhou Yu, we need to set your shoulder back in place, it's been dislocated." Zhou Yu heard Sun Quan's voice as he groggily awakened. Hearing the word's, his eyes snapped open, finding himself being held up by someone, and someone else kneeling next to him. Not really registering the voice, he nodded, feeling the numbing pain in his entire right torso area; not conscious enough to notice where the pain was centered.
"Hang tight bro, this is gonna hurt me more than it will you," He heard Sun Ce's voice, and he turned his head, looking hazily at his sworn brother as he grabbed his throbbing arm gently. With a quick tug, Sun Ce popped the dislocated joint out of its dislocated socket, wincing at Zhou Yu's cry of agony, and relocated it into its proper joint. "There, it wasn't that bad, was it?" He smiled faintly, picking Zhou Yu up and swiftly jogging back to the camp, Sun Quan following close behind, a concerned look on his face.
Sun Ce entered his friend's tent and laid him on his bed. He had returned to unconsciousness again. "Quan, please go get Shang Xiang….we need her to dress his wound's….after all, she is a girl…and he is in a girls body…it wouldn't be right…" Sun Quan left, a slight smile on his lips, as Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu awkwardly. "Don't worry Zhou Yu, we'll find a way to fix both you and Lu Xun and get you back to normal! But first, these wounds need dressing." He dressed a burn on Zhou Yu's arm with water from his water skin and wrapped it with bandages from the healing supplies.
Sun Shang Xiang entered, breathing heavily, and beamed at Sun Ce. "Don't worry Ce; I'll get him patched up in no time!" Sun Ce, with a quick pat on his sister's head for good measure, laughing at her glare, left the tent.
Lu Xun glowered at the outfit Da Qiao had given him, fully resenting the banquet tonight. First, he never really liked them; second, everyone would be drunk, including himself, and did he mention he was in the opposite sex?
He gave a resentful sigh-unfortunately when you had a friend like Gan Ning; it was pretty hard not to get drunk. And, since every banquet was he'd on a barge, it was pretty easy to get knocked into the water….especially when your drunk….just like last time…he frowned, remembering when Gan Ning had pushed both him and his own self into the water.
Struggling into the floor length dress with red colored sleeves, a white torso and bottom, and a sort of high collar, he looked in the mirror, groaning at the body he was, unfortunately, getting used to. It was a day after the battle; they had all decided to wait for Zhou Yu to wake up from his encounter with 'The King of Chaos.' Heaving a sigh, he headed towards the tent door, only to be shoved back by Gan Ning, his pirate friend, as he rushed into the door, a terrified look on his face, holding Sun Shang Xiang's headband in his hand, and hid behind the startled Lu Xun.
"Lu Xun, don't let her know I'm here!" Gan Ning looked at the door terrified, making Lu Xun sigh, again, and walk out of his tent, leaving his pirate friend alone. "Hey! Don't leave me here!" Gan Ning raced after his little buddy, forgetting that Sun Shang Xiang was chasing him, a bad mistake.
"There you are!" Gan Ning froze, hearing the familiar voice of a certain princess. He turned quickly on his heel, hiding the red headband behind his back. Lu Xun stood off to the side, watching as Sun Shang Xiang walked towards them heatedly.
"Oh! Hello there Shang Xiang! How are you today?" Gan Ning backed away, his voice increasingly nervous.
"Xingba! Where is my headband!" Lu Xun looked at her face, distorted in anger, as she growled at the pirate.
"What head band? I don't see any headband!" Gan Ning squeaked, laughing nervously, "Princess, you must take better care of your things, losing them so quickly!" He turned tail and ran, as Shang Xiang charged at him, him screaming at the top of his lungs, and her cursing at him. Lu Xun giggled, before clapping a hand over his mouth and looking around wildly, hoping that no one heard that.
Zhou Yu! Come on out! Its time to go!" He heard Xiao Qiao's young voice calling. He heard the muffled voice of someone inside a tent. Assuming it was Zhou Yu, he made his way over to the elder strategist's tent.
"Xiao no please no!" He heard the distinguished feminine voice of his Commander beg as he neared the tent and stopped, wondering if he should just wait here, or go in….It wasn't polite to just barge into someone's tent, although people did it all the time to him.
"Oh come on Zhou Yu! You look good!" Lu Xun flinched at this, 'what had she forced her husband into now?' He looked down at his own outfit, 'I better not ask…..' There was a lot of shuffling and movement in the tent. "Zhou Yu Your going to break it! Get down!" Xiao Qiao sounded on the verge of tears.
"Xiao I'd rather not go to this banquet if you don't mind!" Zhou Yu protested. Suddenly Lu Xun heard a 'slap' and a yelp of pain, and then the tent flap opened, and Xiao Qiao appeared, dragging an unwilling Zhou Yu, who was nursing the side of his face, by the collar of his dress.
Xiao Qiao looked startled, seeing Lu Xun standing a little way from the tent, and dropped Zhou Yu, who was gave an undignified strangled noise. "Oh hello Lu Xun! I was just getting Zhou Yu out so we could leave for the banquet!" She giggled, as Zhou Yu stood up, brushing his white sleeves (which had red flower designs on them, and the white skirt, which had also had the beautiful patterns on it), blushing madly.
"Well my dear, I would have come more willingly, if you had let me dress as I felt fit to dress!" He glowered at Lu Xun, "What are you doing outside the tent, may I ask?"
Lu Xun bowed, "I was simply coming to accompany you and your wife to the boat, as Gan Ning is preoccupied at the moment, and Lord Lu Meng is already there, forgive me for the intrusion."
Zhou Yu sighed, starting off to the barge, "No, forgive me Lu Xun; I have been preoccupied lately…" Zhou Yu trailed off, as Xiao pulled on his hand to get him moving, as the party boat was getting ready to sail. "All right, let's just go to the banquet and get it over with."
"Hey Yu! Come on! Dance with us!" a drunk Sun Ce staggered to the table where Zhou Yu sat, his face passive, a glass of wine in front of him. Sun Ce pulled on his brother's arm, tripped, and fell on Zhou Yu with a yelp of surprise. Zhou Yu's eyes widened in alarm, and he threw himself, the chair and Sun Ce backwards onto the floor.
"Sun Ce! Get off of me you intoxicated idiot!" Zhou Yu screeched, as a bunch of officers, including Sun Jian and even Xiao Qiao turned to them, laughing at Zhou Yu's surprise. Even Sun Ce was laughing, as his drunken friend stood, only to stumble backwards and fall on his butt next to him, laughing, as only a drunk person could.
"Come on Zhou Yu! It's fun to get drunk and party!" Sun Ce chortled, laying on his back and looking up at the stars….which were turning and twisting in his drunken vision. "Look Zhou Yu! The stars do move!" Zhou Yu stood and groaned, looking at his sworn brother on the wooden floor of the boat. He started to walk away, when a shrill scream pierced the air, followed by a splash.
"Now what?" Zhou Yu and those who heard the sound started over to where it happened. 'Gan Ning probably fell over board again' he sighed, matching pace with Sun Jian.
"So, how are you enjoying the banquet?" Sun Jian asked.
"The same as the other ones….well, the same unless you count this," Zhou Yu gestured to his body.
Sun Jian looked thoughtful, taking a sip of wine from his cup. "Yes, that would make anyone have trouble…."
The intoxicated Gan Ning took up the frantic Lu Xun in his arms and grinned. "Now, drink the wine, or we'll throw you overboard!" He staggered around a little, and Lu Xun was forced to grab the pirates bell's to keep from falling.
Lu Xun glared at the ex-pirate, who held him captive in his arms, gagging on the foul smell of his breath. "Never shall I drink such a foul drink again, now put me down Gan Ning!"
"As you wish," Gan Ning smirked, and threw Lu Xun over the edge. The young strategist gave a shriek of surprise and fell into the water with an almighty splash. By the time other officers had arrived to the sound, he was cursing Gan Ning, who was laughing so hard he was on the ground.
Ill leave it there….I think this is a good spot…..
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