Sun Ce and the others were being led through Lu Xun's house. It had a huge hallway that led to another room and there was a staircase on the side of the entrance. The floors were made with wood and it had a chandelier in the middle of the ceiling. The tops of the walls were bordered with an elegant pattern that had the main pattern in gold and the background a warm, tan-ish color. The house seemed to be kept in an immaculately clean condition.

"This is only the hallway. It's nothing really special." Lu Xun commented as he continued to lead the group to another room.

"How…can it just be the beginning? Look at how tall the ceiling is and yet, it seems we still have a second story to explore." Zhou Yu added as he stared up at the ceiling, still amazed at the height.

"You must be a spoiled brat." Sun Ce snapped as he barely paid attention to the house.

"Be nice!" Da Qiao looked over to Ce, who wasn't listening. "Did you hear me?" She questioned, still glaring at him.

"Yeah yeah, sure." He said, still not truly knowing what she had said, hoping that she would be satisfied with his answer. Da only put her hands on her hips. Then she noticed that Lu Xun also gave Ce a glare.

"You want to insult me like that again?" Lu Xun fired, as he began to fume into an outrageous temper.

"Sure, why not? Your house sucks. I think it's too big. AND the fact that YOU'RE A SPOILED BRAT!" Ce countered in a harsh tone. Then, he was hit on the head by Xiao, who was now prepared to break up continuos fights between the two. Da only pointed a finger at Xun to make sure that he didn't push anything to go any further. Xun shrugged and continued to lead them through the mansion.

He led them to a huge living room. A big fireplace stood in the middle of the wall near the entrance. The walls were still lined with the fancy gold and tan trim and the floors were still wood. There were plenty of bookshelves on the sidewalls, but no TV…not anywhere was there a TV.

"What do you guys do all day? Read and play chess?" Sun Ce commented rudely as he put his hands behind his head, as he became bored.

"Do you want another bop on the head?" Xiao questioned maliciously. Sun Ce look at her alarmed and quickly shook his head. "Well then…BEHAVE!" She continued, acting like a mother. Sun Ce only obeyed.

About a half an hour later, the group had traveled through the whole house, every now and then Ce and Xun got into an actual fistfight. They were definitely not getting along too well.

"Your house…is amazing." Zhou Yu commented, getting a grunt from Ce.

"At least someone comments nicely." Lu Xun reacted to Ce's grunt. "Oh, by the way, I happened to find this book. I was walking in the fields out back and it was just laying there. I wondered if you would like to take a look?" Xun added, ignoring the dirty looks Ce was giving him.

"I wonder what it's about." Zhou Yu said, taking the dusty, dirty and torn old book. He handled it with care and opened it a little, trying to take a look at what was in it without dropping it. "Maybe we should go into my father's office." Lu Xun offered. Yu nodded his head and Xun led them to the office.

The office had a neatly piled stack of papers to the left and a computer to the right. It had a very warm feeling to the room, with the bright colors of the walls and the red carpet. A bay window was conveniently placed at the back of the room, to give a wide picture to the environment out side of the mansion.

"Now, shall we take a look into this old book?" Xun broke the silence. Yu nodded his head, setting the book carefully on the enormous desk that sat in front of them, letting the bay window light the area.

(Zhen Ji & Zhang He)

"Wow. That was a rare sight. I wonder if I will be able to see that again." Zhen Ji imagined what it would be like to see the sight of the fiery phoenix fly by one more time. Zhang He nodded in agreement.

"Zhen Ji, do you think that your parents are getting worried about you?" Zhang He interrupted the silence that was bestowed upon them for a few minutes.

"Well, maybe…what about your parents?" She questioned back. Zhang He shook his head. "No need to worry yourself about me, its not like they would worry about me anyway." He commented, walking down the path that led them back to Ji's house.

"…But, why wouldn't they worry about their child?" she asked without thinking. Then she thought for a second and realized what she had just said. There came no response, so she dared not to push the subject any farther.

The rest of the trip back to Ji's house was silent. She kept worrying about He ever since he had quieted down.

"I guess I will see you tomorrow then?" Zhen Ji said. Zhang He slowly nodded his head.

'I can't keep this in any longer.' He thought to himself as he came closer to her. She wondered why he had done so, only to find herself being embraced in a hug.

'What…Is happening?' She questioned to herself as she enjoyed the peaceful enrapture that had captured her heart in so many different ways. Then she bagan to feel him move away. She really didn't want him to go yet, but she knew that she could get the cahnce to see him the next day.

Ji stood there motionless, as she watched Zhang He pull away. She saw him smile a loving smile…one that she never really seen before.

"…Lady Ji…I'm sorry for coming onto you so quickly." He apologized, not realizing what he had truly done. Zhen Ji could only stare at him with a bewildered expression. "I guess I should've told you when I found my change. I'm normal now." He continued. She still didn't respond, all she could do is ponder upon the changes he confessed just now.

"Your…normal? Does that mean…that you've…grown out of it?" She finally spoke up after a long silence. " I do believe so." Zhang He replied. She began to feel the tears well up in her eyes.

She rushed up to him and leaned into him. She kissed him on the lips, like her dream was fulfilled. She couldn't believe it, just as well as he couldn't believe it. Zhang He was wide-eyed as he felt her lips against his. He felt himself blush uncontrollably as it seemed like it took forever for the kiss to break.

"I love you! I can't believe that I can actually let this all go! I can be with you and know that you will be with me. I…I…" Zhen Ji began to cry heavily as Zhang He tried to comfort her. "I don't have to be sad anymore, now that I know that you are able to love me the way I am now." She continued to cry even harder, making Zhang He concerned for her, hoping that she wouldn't get dehydrated.

"Yes, we can finally be together." He commented, cradling her in his arms, trying to get her to stop crying for joy. Suddenly, he felt her jerk out of his arms. She had collapsed onto the ground because she was crying so hard. He remembered that they were right in front of her house.

"Calm down! Everything will be all right!" He continued trying to calm her nerves, as he nervously looked back and forth from her to her door, hoping no one heard her. "I sorry! I'm just so happy! I've been dreaming of this my whole life and I truly don't even know why I'm crying!" She confessed, still crying rivers. Zhang He sighed as he kneeled down besides her, once again taking her into his arms.

(Ce and Company)

"It's getting dark out." Lu Xun said as he gazed out the bay window.

"Yes. It seems so. Do you think we could borrow this book for a while? It seems to have to deal a lot with the elemental powers. Promise to give it back to you within the week." Yu asked politely. Xun thought for a second and then nodded his head.

"Just make sure that it comes back in one piece." He told them.

"We will. This is going to help us so much. I can't wait to see what these powers are all about!" Xiao added excitedly. She jumped up and down, making her sister worry that she was going to knock the vase over that had been placed next to her.

"Xiao! Be careful!" Da scolded, holding her sister down. "Sorry, but I'm just so excited!"

DUN DUN DUNNNNN! I know that all of you are excited too, right along with Xiao.

Xiao: No way! No one can over come my burst of energy! Muahahaha! giggleDid I sound somewhat like Sima Yi?

Dark Wolf: ummm...no.

Xiao: Dang! Oh well. skips off happily

Okay...anyway, I havent really updated this in forever. I have finally paired Zhang He and Zhen Ji together...permanently! Yay! Well, I hope to do another chapter of this story soon...hopefully reavealing another one of the elemental figures. Stay tuned for the next episode of...MIXED EMOTIONS! ...Okay, that scheme really doesn't fit with the title...but I hope what you mean. lol. TTYL -DWZH (Dark Wolf of Zhang He...pretty cool how Dark Wolf equalls DW in abbreviations...lol.)