Sorry for the time it took to update. I had a bit of writer's block. Here we go.
Chapter Nine
The tiger pinned him to the ground and the wolf approached him growling. Chi Tai backed down from the fight. He would pay for hurting the wolf. Chi Tai watched this time. She would not let him hurt the two.
He went to us the fan but it was knocked out of his hand. This was done by her bow skills. He was furious pushing the tiger off of him and looked to the injured wolf. He went to tackle it. Stopped by a blade it was at his throat.
"Hurt her more and die. I will not hesitate to slit this throat. You beat my mother. Injure my friend you think I will let you do more damage." Said Chi Tai and Zhuge was frozen to the spot. Chi Tai had just used the voice of her warrior self that made him think she was a boy. But then again she had just given birth to a baby. He was going to be rid of her.
He walked to the dungeon like she was forced to the last time. Chi Tai would make sure he couldn't escape and keep his fan near her. She was going to get him to stop this madness some how. Problem was he didn't do much. She groaned. At the fact he could leave by night fall. She thought of an idea though.
"Once is night hits you will be free. I will be keeping all your weapons till then." She said and left with all the weapons. Turning to the guards. She whispered in their ears.
"Once he is released make sure to throw his weapons into the forest so he can't find them." She said and walked to her bedroom. Her mother was bandaged and in bed resting. Zhao Chai lying next to her grandmother.
"Mama I wish I could have protected you better. You don't deserve this for wishing me happiness. I will make up for it." Chi Tai said and held her baby to her breast to feed the young child. Zhao Chai fed quietly on her mother's milk as her mother rocked her.
Zhou Yu walked speaking to the new Strategist of Shu Jiang Wei was a promising boy. Zhou Yu was talking to him and showing him the ropes even teaching him a few things. Then Pang Tong helped out a bit. As matter of fact Pang Tong was training him currently which meant he would be able to go see his love and child.
Walking in the room he saw Yue Ying sleeping. Zhao Chai sleeping in the arms of her worried mother. He walked over and picked up the Two week old baby and placed her in her crib. He walked back over to his bride and held her. She cried for her mother. Just let her be he let her lean on him.
"Chi Tai you need not worry we will help her to the best we can." He said and looked at the weeping officer in his arms. No correction weeping lady in his arms. She was not the soldier she was the Lady that need refuge and protection and a husband. He looked into her gorgeous eyes and kissed her.
Pulling away she nodded the pain still there. She held her mothers hand and laid her head down on the bed. Letting her mother feel her there. Showing her pain and willingness to help if needed. Her mother's grip tightened. She looked to the head of the bed and found her awake. Her mother staring at her and smiling.
"Chi my sweet Chi why do you cry?" That was the way she asked her what was wrong when she was little.
"I couldn't help you mama. I feel bad. I let you down." She said and the tears running down her face.
"You did no such thing. I want you and the baby safe here with the one you will soon marry. I want me little girl and her child happy and safe." Chi hugged her mother kindly. She walked to the crib and picked the child up.
"Mother hold her. Your grandchild my little Chai." She said and handed the baby to her grandmother. Ying held the baby and smiled. Ying was happy. Her grandchild was beautiful. Black hair from both true parents and gentle face of her real father but the eyes she had seen earlier were her mothers the dark blue.
"I still can't believe it. It almost doesn't matter who sired her. She has the gentle face both your lovers have. Your eyes are the only thing she has of her mother." I smiled and leaned on Zhou Yu. He had been my one strength now.
Tenko
Sun Ce walked through the castle that day and had heard the rumors of the baby. Everyone knew the child was from Chi Tai's lover Zhao Yun. The problem was they all thought Zhou Yu insane for letting her keep it and the father's last name. He decided along with his father they would handle the issues.
He walked past the gardens and saw his girl in there on the bridge again and smiled. She wore a Red and purple Kimono and the purple was a fox in a red sea. He walked up behind her and held her. Kissed the side of her head. She smiled and leaned on him. His Fiancé he had yet to decide on a day but He didn't need to rush. They were happy about their life so far.
"Ce I was thinking. Maybe we should get married in about a couple of months. I'm ready to be your wife." He nodded.
"I would be glad to finally make you my wife." He kissed her passionately. Making her moan. He walked with her to there room. That night he made passionate love to her. The others smiled. They all could hear the lovers.
Morning
In the morning Tenko woke to her lover pulling out of her. Smiling she sat up and kissed him. He helped her up and left to inform his father of the news. He wanted to get started on the wedding. This way all the guests would know.
Tenko dressed in a red and gold Kimono with a fire all around it. As she approached the gardens she saw the group talking. Yue Ying had joined the group and was still bandaged but able to walk now. She smiled because the child also was out in the garden. Chi Tai had brought her little girl to join. Zhao Chai was currently in Xiao's arms and happy to be there.
"So I see we have almost everyone here. All that is missing is Zhen Ji." They laughed. The baby started to cry and Chi took the baby. Holding her she laughed. The child was still crying.
"I know what you want but daddy is busy." The child kept crying. Chi Tai rolled her eyes.
"I thought he was able to get out of it." Chi Tai nodded.
"He is but I told him he needed things to do." They nodded but heard the sound of Ma Chou. He came into view.
"Tai Zhou Yu said if Chai wants him to bring her to him. He is not in a meeting." Chi Tai nodded.
"I will be back. They nodded." She walked with her guard to her fiancé.
Tenko looked longing at the baby. Yue Ying laughed. She knew what crossed the girls mind. She was certain with as much screaming of pleasure the young girl did she was with child. Sun Ce may not be aware though. Yue Ying sighed.
"Lady Tenko I believe in a few weeks we will be seeing signs of the life your fiancé has given you." Tenko smiled while placing a hand on her stomach. She blushed and hid her face.
"Don't be embarrassed you two love each other." She nodded and turned around.
"So Xiao and Da how is you and your lover's doing." Xiao blushed and Da smiled.
"I haven't told the guy yet and Xiao and Yun have been busy." She said and smiled. Xiao blushed even more.
"DA!" Tenko laughed and wanted to roll on the ground.
"It's okay Xiao we understand and Chi can agree with he is probably hard to resist." They said and saw Chi Tai return and she was followed by the men. Chi sat and Yu sat behind her with the little girl. Yun went to Xiao and Wei was behind Da.
"Da I believe your point has been blown away." Chi smiled.
"What were you talking about?" asked Ce.
"Oh the Qiao's interests. Xiao was a tomato when I asked and Da made a point that now doesn't matter." Chi Tai caught on and laughed. As did Zhou Yu.
"Da say it so Ce can catch on." Said Chi Tai.
"Jiang Wei I am in love with you." She said blushing and looking down. He smiled and held her.
"I guessed that when you were visiting my lord's camp. But I am happy to hear it from you." He said and kissed her. Tenko leaned back against Ce and he held her as he leaned on his tiger. The three animals came to the gardens. The wolf limping to the gardens. They all kept a good distant. She lay in the usual spot.
"Tyra come here and lay down. It's fine." The wolf lay in front of her surrogate mother and slept.
"Okay mom?" Sun Jian had joined and sat near Yue Ying. She laughed.
"We are friend's child and nothing more or less. I love company. He and I have become friends in my stay here." Nodding and smiling she was happy with the family she had. Tenko smiled and got there attention.
"I have decided a month after the wedding of Yu and Tai. Ce and I will be wed. That way the guests are here to know." They girls squealed and Shang looked to the tree were her interest was. Ce and Tenko noticed as well as Chi Tai and Zhou Yu. They just snickered and caught everyone's attention.
"What?" asked Sun Jian.
"Ling Tong quiet hiding and we all know about the relationship." Said Tenko and the warrior fell out of the tree. He was surprised. Tenko walked to him.
"Okay maybe not our lord but he does deserve to know you seek his daughter's hand and heart. Well the second part you have." He was nervous.
"Dad I have to tell you. I am in love with Ling Tong." Sun Jian nodded and shortly after that the lunch was served. Everyone came to the garden and the lunch was filled with conversation of the up coming weddings and the fight against Wei.
"I wonder if we could convince our friends there to switch sides?" Asked Xiao and they looked.
"I don't want to fight Zhen Ji or the others. I mean Zhang He, Zhen Ji, Xu Huang, and Yuan are not so bad. I would love if they joined us." Nodding the others discussed it but Tenko was thinking of the Nanman battle not wanting to go into unfamiliar territory.
After lunch they all decided Shu would leave after the first and return in a couple of weeks for the second. Then the battle would begin. Following Cao Cao to Chi Bi. This was going to be a long few months. Tenko looked to the bridge after dinner and went there. She stood and heard Zhou Yu playing his flute and Chi Tai practicing. She felt her love coming.
"I knew you would be here. What are you thinking about?" She smiled.
"Yue Ying noticed me watching the baby Chi had recently. I want a baby and she brought up a point I will find out soon if I am with child. I want to have a baby." She said and Ce was shocked and then nodded. He was happy.
"I would love to sire any child you carry." He said and held her listening to his "brother" play the flute and thinking on what he had heard. Smiling he remembered the dream and thought of the idea it cold very well be a baby girl. Or they could be having twins.
"I have to inform my parents of the up coming wedding." She said and he nodded. Sun Ce was scared Lu Bu would kill him for even asking her hand in marriage. Lu Bu was dangerous but would he approve. Sun Ce could give Tenko anything she wanted if she asked. He was sure of that.
"We will in form them tomorrow." Nodding they went to sleep.
Chi Tai
She was working on her attacks as her soon to be husband played. She finished and he continued. The wolf would be healed soon and she could be at the wedding. She walked to the most important beings in her life then stopped feeling the dead man again. Throwing her sword and it going through and hitting nothing.
"At least you're real this time. What can I do for you?" She asked and he smiled.
"You are fighting in the next battle. While no one will watch the child." She shook her head.
"I will not be fighting till I can leave her and not need to worry about her safety." The spirit nodded and smirked she took out the second sword.
"You know that night beats the day?" She asked and he saw the sword in her hand had a black hilt with an ivory moon on it. The one in the tree had a gold sun and a white hilt. She smiled and attacked. Seeing as the magician was a good fighter even dead.
"Well I can see you have the abilities old man but what will….AAAAHHHH!" He hit her which was something that rarely happened.
"I am open with only one sword but, that will be fixed." She said charging she leapt over the man and grabbed her sword and shot the bow giving her enough cover to attack. Putting her sword to his throat she said the word.
"Kill." He laughed.
"Well done girl. I can see you are a rare breed of warrior. You fight not only with strength but with your head. Even when angered. So how will you go into the next battle?" Asked the wise mage.
"I will not fight with blades but the blades of my mind. I will keep her close and not battle. Unless I am needed and then most likely not." He nodded knowing the girl belonged in the fight.
"I will be leaving I believe I have what is needed." He knew what the girl was going to do in the end. This was what was to be.
As they went to bed Chi Tai thought she had seen the pain in the mages face for he must know what was going to happen to this rare warrior.
Question Yue Ying should she stay single after Zhuge Liang and her split or should she hook up and with who? Sun Jian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Or one of the other father's? See ya next chappie.