AN:Ok, here's chapter 2. Hope you enjoy it and please leave a little review(I can't make it better if i don't know what you think). Thanks.

Chapter 2

The 12 year old Gan Ning joined his father on the deck of their boat. "Father, my pet bird died again."

His father, Gan Xin, immediately turned away from his business, "Another one? What happened this time?"

"I was just trying to see how much he could carry."

Gan Xin sighed, "Ning, you have to start taking care of your pets."

Gan Ning, without remorse, threw the dead bird overboard. His father looked upon his son with worried eyes.

There was a commotion coming from the docks, looking over Gan Ning saw a man coming their way. He was a large man, his face was strong and determined, his appearance showed that he was a great leader. His armor was his most striking feature, it was colored red and the sun glared off of it. It seemed to Ning, that he was more of a tiger than a man. Behind him walked many guards, fully armored as well, halberds in hand. They came straight towards them, their leader not once taking his eyes off Gan Xin.

Seeing them coming, Gan Xin moved quickly. He told his wife and daughters to go below, and went to meet the man on the dock. Ning watched but before the man reached his father, he was pulled back into his cabin by Xia You, his father's right hand man.

It was now dark, as the fire raged through the ship. Ning, his father, and all there men fought off the flames that threatened to devour their ship. Even though much had already been destroyed, the fire arrows kept coming. Shooting up through the forest, fire rained down upon them. His father saw the situation was hopeless.

Suddenly, Ning was cast into the water. His father had disappeared from his view, he had gone down below to find his mother and sisters. Finding a large piece of wood, he held on and watched. The rest of the men, jumped from the burning vessel, only to be shot by arrows from the woods. He watched as a large explosion sent Xia You flying into the water, the arrows mercilessly rained down upon him. Ning sat there and watched as the ship burned and burned, and no sign of his father, mother, or any of his sisters. With every passing minute hope diminished, then after much waiting everything went black.

He awoke on the shore. Looking up he could see the dark shades of men in the woods, their crossbows ready. Another figure walked slowly up to him. He was unable to see his face through the dark, but he could see the red armor as it glistened in the moonlight. He watched as the man grinned evilly at him, his teeth showing even through the mysterious darkness around his face. He came right up above Ning, picked his foot up, and brought it down...

Gan Ning awoke suddenly, breathing heavily, just as he always did. Xia Fen stood in his tent.

"Ning! There is something very important you should see." Xia Fen was one of the only people who knew of Ning's nightmare, he also shares his hatred for this red general.

Gan Ning pulled himself back together, and quickly went out to see what had happened. Xia Fen led him to where many men had gathered. Making there way to the center, Fen gave Ning a letter.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I'm not sure. It was attached to this arrow, then shot into our camp. We just found it."

Ning opened the letter and carefully read, as his men waited in anticipation. He finished reading, dropped the letter to the ground, and looked up to the stars. "Sun Jian." He whispered to himself. "All you men get ready, we move out at dawn!"

Xia Fen ran forward, picking up the letter, and read it quickly. "Changsha? Ning wait."

"What is it now Fen?"

"We don't even know who this letter is from, how can we just believe this so easily? This could just be a trap."

"I don't care Fen. I don't care who sent the letter, or if this is just a trap. Let Sun Jian have his devious ploys. In the end, I will find him and I will kill him." With that, Ning turned.

"Ning, I want this Sun Jian dead, for what he did to my brother, just as much as you do. But we can't just ruin our lives and the lives of our men."

"Fen, you and anybody else who doesn't want to come, can do what they want. I'll go alone, but remember this, a man cannot live without first honoring his parents." Ning started to walk away.

"Your father would not have wanted this." Fen yelled at Nings retreating form. Ning stopped for a moment then kept walking.

Sun Shang Xiang happily walked down the hall, it was a beautiful day. Reaching her destination, she knocked briefly on the door. She poked her head in through the door and eyed her father. "Hey dad, you called for me."

Sun Jian looked up from his desk, and, seeing his daughter, immediately stood up. Waving his hand, he beckoned her in. "Come in, I want to talk to you about something."

Shang Xiang came in and sat down, "What's up."

"I just wanted to talk to you about...about...your...aaaaaa...relationships."

Shang Xiang realized what this was about. She put he head down in her hands, showing her frustration. "Come on Dad, do we have to talk about this now."

"Please just here me out..."

"But dad..."

"No, you be quiet now." Sun Jian took a deep breath and leaned against his desk. "Look, I just want you to know that...I won't always be here." Sun Shang Xiang tried to say something but she was stopped. "No, just wait. I won't always be here, ok. I'm just worried what might happen to you if I leave. You know..."

"Yeah I know, not all fathers would let me act like I do." Shang Xiang said, rolling her eyes.

"Yes, not many would let you turn into a tomboy like you have. I just hate to think of what would happen if I wasn't here. There's nothing wrong with your brothers, but...Ce is just too stupid and rash to be trusted to take care of you, and Quan he's just too influenced by your mother. I love your mother, but I'm sure she'll try and change you into the daughter that she wanted, and I know you won't be happy with that. Do you see what I'm saying. Maybe a...husband could take care of you after I'm gone."

"Hey, who said I can't take care of myself when..."

"Shang Xiang." Sun Jian looked his daughter straight in the eye.

Sun Shang Xiang took a deep breath, then gave up. "Fine, ok. I'll start...looking into it."

"That's all I wanted." Sun Jian gave his daughter a kiss on the forehead. "Now get out of here, I got work to do."

Shang Xiang walked out of the room, closing the door, she leaned against them and closed her eyes.

"Hey, what's the matter princess." Xiao Qiao asked cheerfully, as always. She was followed by Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Da Qiao.

"Ohhhh, nothing. My dad just wants me to find a husband." Shang Xiang said sarcastically.

"Actually, thats not a bad idea." Da Qiao came in, looking for a bit of support.

"Yes, it's about that time in life for you to at least be looking for a husband." Zhou Yu added.

"I don't know guys, do you really think we should ruin some poor guys life and have him marry her." Sun Ce ducked as a book was thrown by his head.

"Stop it Ce. We should help Shang Xiang in her hunt, it could be fun. Xiao and I can fix you up with someone."

"Guys that won't be neces..." Sun Shang Xiang tried to stop them but it was too late, she was quieted by Xiao.

"Off the top of my head, how about Lu Meng or Taishi Ci."

"Na, their a bit too old."

"How about my student Lu Xun." Zhou Yu tried.

"Na, he's a bit too young."

"It's going to be hard to find a husband for her in Wu. Right now, most of the bachelors are either too old or too young." Sun Ce flinched at the thought of another flying book, but none came.

"Yep, well I guess that it then. Tell me if you guys think of anything. Later!" Shang Xiang went running down the hallway.

Da took a disappointed breath, and looked at her sister. Xiao was still motivated to find a match. "Don't worry someone will come along."