Chapter 3: Sweet Dreams
Lu Xun burst through the door of his and Gan Ning's room and dove onto the bed, bouncing up and done a couple times before sitting, his legs hanging off the edge of the bed. Gan Ning walked in and raised an eyebrow at the small boy before walking over, throwing him over his shoulder, and placing him down near the door. Then he stole poor Lu Xun's spot on the bed.
"Hey! HEY! NO FAIR, GAN NING! I WAS THERE FIRST!" he screamed, glaring at the pirate, who was now lazily reclining. Receiving no response from the pirate, Lu Xun grumpily spread out the mat they had been given and flopped down on it, laying with his back facing Gan Ning. "Stupid pirate. I hope you dream of falling down a set of stairs."
Gan Ning didn't get to hear this… wondrous remark, as he had already fallen asleep.
Elsewhere in the castle
"WHAT are you doing!"
"I am merely brushing my hair."
"You've been brushing it for the past 15 minutes!"
"I must always look my best."
"You… look… FINE! Now stop and go to sleep!"
Zhang He turned around and gasped, covering his mouth gracefully as he observed Cao Pi with shocked eyes. "My, my, what an incredible compliment. I'm not worthy of such a thing, sir!" he said, placing his comb onto the dresser walking over to the bed and sitting down next to Cao Pi, who gave him a disturbed look.
"What are you doing?"
"Why, I'm getting ready for my beauty sleep." Zhang He replied as he retied his hair up and shrugged an oversized shirt over his body. He smiled at Cao Pi merrily, who twitched.
"On the bed? I don't think so. You're sleeping on the floor." Cao Pi snapped back, taking off his boots, and cape, but leaving the rest of his clothes on. He stood, one hand on his hip, and stared at Zhang He.
"Heavens, no, sir. If I sleep on that hard floor, I might ruin my body…"
"Get down."
"I must refuse such an order."
Cao Pi ground his teeth together, hissing angrily, "Get. Down. Now."
"Why can you not sleep there instead?"
"Because… I am higher ranking than you. NOW GET DOWN."
Zhang He gave a long, dramatic sigh and climbed off the bed, laying down on the floor mat, laying on his back and staring up at the ceiling. Cao Pi sighed and removed his shirt, climbing onto the bed, and blowing out the candle on the nightstand. Just as he began to fall asleep, he heard irritated grunts. He sat up and looked at Zhang He, who was rolling all over.
"NOW what're you doing?"
"Getting comfortable, my lord." Zhang He replied as merrily as ever.
Cao Pi flopped back down again, only to hear Zhang He once again roll over. "FINE! TAKE THE BED!"
"My lord… you're so generous." Zhang He said, smiling happily as he switched spots with Cao Pi.
"Whatever."
Elsewhere in the castle… again
"You know… I really hate you."
"That's nice."
"I hope you die a slow, painful death."
"Better than a death coming from a big perverted guy raping me. That wouldn't be slow at all. Just painful." Zhao Yun replied, wagging his index finger back and forth at Jiang Wei, one hand on his hip, and leaning forward, winking and smiling.
Jiang Wei made a disgusted face. "You're mad. Truly and definitely mad. You shouldn't even be allowed to walk… they need to put you in a mental place or something."
Zhao Yun shrugged. "Well, since your highness is so grumpy and snotty, I'll let you have the bed. Maybe then your mood'll be wonderful in the morning. Sleep sweetly, little girl."
The Little Dragon laughed as he blew out the candle and laid down on the floor mat. Jiang Wei hissed, "I'm not a girl!" before climbing onto the bed and laying down.
Weee! Magic carpet ride to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's room!
"My lord, what are you doing?"
"Zhou Yu, am I your lord right now? Are we on a battle field? No. I didn't think so." Sun Ce stated, rolling his eyes as he jumped up and down on the bed.
The elegant man raised an eyebrow, watching warily as his best friend jumped up and down on the bed. "Fine. Sun Ce, you're going to fall, and probably crack your head open. And then Wei will attack and burn your precious stuffed animal and probably shave me bald…"
Now Sun Ce really did fall. He slipped and fell flat on his face before struggling back to his feet and looking around wildly. Suddenly, he let out a shrill cry. "OH MY GOD! THEY'VE ALREADY ATTACKED! I DON'T SEE BOBO ANYWHERE!"
Zhou Yu suddenly burst into laughter, his musical voice filling the air, as he pointed towards the floor next to the bed, trying to catch his breath. "Ce, he… he's… right there! Hah…haha…" he stated between gasps for breath and his laughter.
Sun Ce whirled around and looked down at the floor, then let out a childish, giddy shout and scooped up a purple stuffed teddy bear with a blue and green polka dotted ribbon around its neck, hugging it tightly.
Outside the partially opened door stood Sun Quan, his mouth wide open at the sight of his elder brother hugging a purple teddy bear. He stifled his laughter as he turned and attempted to sneak back to his own room across the hall. Unfortunately for him, before he even had a chance to take a step forward, he slammed right into something… hard. He blinked and looked up to see Zhou Tai, a stern look on his face.
Sun Quan let out a nervous laugh. "Er… hey Zhou Tai… how's it… going?"
Zhou Tai rolled his eyes and shoved Sun Quan towards the room they were sharing, then went back across the hall to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's room, said good night, and closed their door. Sun Quan was already sitting on the floor when Zhou Tai got back.
"…"
"Hello again, Zhou Tai." Sun Quan said merrily. Zhou Tai had this ever so slight feeling that Sun Quan had downed a little bit too much wine. Just a slight feeling. Ignoring the so-drunk-his-hangover-tomorrow-will-be-deadly Sun Quan, he climbed onto the bed and blew out the lantern's flame. Unfortunately for him, peaceful sleep wouldn't come until Sun Quan got too tired to giggle in a very unmanly way about how he couldn't see his pinky finger in front of his face.
Magic carpets again!
"I hate you."
"That's absolutely marvelous to hear, Master Sima Yi. Now, if you'd please be quiet, I'd like to sleep."
"Make me shut up them." Sima Yi snapped back from his spot on the floor. Him and Zhuge Liang had played Rocks, Papers, Scissors, for who would have the bed. Best 2 out of 3. Zhuge Liang ended with 2, while Sima Yi had 0. It's not the best idea in the world to listen to the somewhat perverted ranting of a strategist who was determined to beat you in such a simple hand game and sleep on a bed rather than the floor.
"How about you do the world a miraculous favor, and shut up on your own. I know it's difficult." Zhuge Liang snapped, not opening his eyes for a second.
Growling, Sima Yi picked the book Zhuge Liang had brought to read and chucked it as hard as he could at the other man's head. Of course, we all know Zhuge Liang has that weird skill of not being killed… he only caught it and placed it on the bed next to him and went back to sleep.
"Freak." Sima Yi growled before rolling over.
Oooooh yea. Definitely long beyond all reason. I'll try to finish Chapter 4 and get it up as soon as possible. In the mean time, why not review?