Disclaimer: all character belongs to KOEI including the female edit character on DW 4 which name Zhou Fei and Pocky is trademark of Glico.

Warning: crack pairing later :) beware of my English.

Pocky Love

Part Two

'Was that Zhou Yu and my sister?' his jaws almost dropped to the floor, sure he knew that his sister was secretly in love with his sworn brother, but he never suspected that the long hair strategist would return the feeling back. Smirking slightly at the sight of his sister and his strategist kissing in front of him and for public to see was more than enough. Sadly he had to break them apart for a while because dinner was ready, so he slowly coughed. As soon as they heard the cough, both of them broke from the kiss and faced none other than Sun Ce.

"Brother!" Sun Shang Xiang blushed slightly while Zhou Yu, well, he was like a person who caught red handed naked. A chuckle, he never knew that inside that cold exterior, the strategist was quite shy.

"Heh, naughty girl." He grinned before receiving a hit from his sister. Instead of yelling in pain, he actually laughed harder. "Dinner ready and pop hoped we are on time." His eyes locked on Zhou Yu's training suit. "You haven't changed your cloth I see." The long hair strategist was realizing that he was indeed still on training suit.

"Oh, I was… preoccupied." He said as matter of fact but that was a wrong moved.

"Of kissing Shang Xiang?" he smirked when he saw a blush began to form on his sworn brother face. Sun Shang Xiang on the other hand gave him another hit on his side.

"I'll excuse myself first." The strategist said saving the last of his dignity, moved toward his room direction. While lady Sun glared at Sun Ce.

"All right, I'm sorry Xiang. But glad that he likes you back right?" he said still rubbing his side. Sun Shang Xiang was childishly sticking her tongue before she happily bounced toward the dining room. Sun Ce was looking back at Zhou Yu before trailing behind his sister track. Catching up quickly with her, he finally poked her side.

"So, what trick did you use at him?"

"Just a pocky trick."

"Pocky?" he paused in confused, he never heard that word. "What's that?"

"Something that Ling Tong found on the market today." She said finally taking another leftover from her red handkerchief. Sun Ce was starring at it in confused before Shang Xiang continued. "Sweet treat and." She lowered her voice as she moved closer toward her brother's ear. Sun Ce eyes widen when he heard the method and grinned as his sister gave him the leftover.

Shin

Sangoku

Musou

Da Qiao was amazed when she saw Wu's best strategist of all people blushed. Not only her, Lu Xun jaws was almost drop to the ground, most general liked Lu Meng, Huang Gai, and Taishi Chi was now slapping or pinching their own face, Zhou Tai was raising his eyes brown even Gan Ning was speechless when they saw Lady Sun with her beaming face clapping her small delicate hand into Zhou Yu's pale hand then dragging him toward two chair 'accidentally' left unoccupied.

The tiger of Jiang Dong himself was raising his eyes brown but never said anything as he gave Sun Shang Xiang a knowing smile. He felt relief after all, his only daughter was choosing Zhou Yu of all people, and he knew that his strategist was capable to deal with his sometimes stubborn daughter. Sun Ce was grinning madly at them while Quan the second child was poking his brother for more information on them. Ling Tong, well the one who found the pocky was beaming lightly, his eyes wondered toward Zhou Fei who also happened to be Zhou Yu little sister, twitching her eyes in disbelief (Zhou Fei was also one of Wu's female general who fought in the battle with her full valkyrie armor and one handed sword). Xiao Qiao was chuckling lightly at the sight of both of them and quietly congratulated them.

The older sister of two Qiao was recovered quickly when she felt the touch on her shoulder. When she turned toward it, she saw Sun Ce who was grinning as he moved forward to whisper something.

"Qiao, I want to show you something. Meet me at the same place." A nod. Same place for them mean the small pagoda on the garden which facing the Yang Zhe River. Da Qiao loved the place more than anywhere in the castle, the place where she and Sun Ce met for the first time.

Flashback

She was actually feeling sad but she also knew it was her duty to protect the Qiao's family name, being a girl; more over from high status family, she would definitely being arranged to marry someone who had higher status or minimum same status. Her father arranged her to be married to Sun Ce, one of Wu's ruler sons. How she wished Sun Ce was a good man, oh she once met with Dong Zhong, who quickly attracted to her and tried to kiss (rape?) her in the first place. From that time she was kind of traumatize.

First thing she arrived at the palace; she was dragged by her sister who was smaller to explore the castle. She smiled; Xiao Qiao was too immature for this kind of thing. Her sister never knew the purpose of their movement, she never wanted to know but Da Qiao sure, on years to come, there would be another arrangement for Xiao Qiao. Just one second not looking at Xiao, she was missing. Da Qiao was anxiously searching for her sister when she stumbled toward the garden. Amazed at the surrounding, she unconsciously walked toward the small pagoda on the west. Painted with red and gold, above the calm river, the pagoda stood quietly facing the full moon. The wind breezed slowly when she stepped on the pagoda, making her surrounding grass to dance slowly.

"What are you doing here?" a gentle voice from behind seem to break the magic, she quickly turned around and found two men. One with the long hair was carrying a flute while the other man gasped. 'Wow' was the only word came from the short hair man while the other hissed.

"That's not polite." He said as he poked the short hair's side which made her to giggle but quickly she covered her mouth. The short hair man was grinning lightly as he moved forward.

"I'm sorry but I can't help, you are so beautiful." He said while the other almost rolled his eyes. She blushed slightly when he continued "You are new here? I never saw you." A nod, she was too shy to say anything else when she heard a soft lullaby melody. The man beside her was smiling as he leaned against one of pillar and closed his eyes. The long hair man was expertly chaining one note to another, making it a beautiful yet soft song. Slowly she closed her eyes, feeling warm as if being bath with love. When it was over, she quietly opened her eyes and smiled, the man beside her was clapping slowly.

"Good one, brother."

"Thank you." He said when he faced her "You seem to be relaxed now."

"So what your name?" the short hair man asked, before she could say something, a yell from afar reached her ears. It was Xiao Qiao and she yelling quite loud.

"I'm sorry, but I had to excuse my self."

"Sure." He said in disappointed while the long hair man nodded, quickly she rushed toward her sister who was apparently climbing the tree to find her.

When the morning arrived, she was ready; she took her long breath when finally escorted toward the prince's room. Her sister would be waiting on her own room for her return. She lifted her chin and bravely entered the room, in her heart she was praying not to meet someone as pervert as Dong Zhong. When the door opened, she found the same man from last night.

"You." He yelled in surprise when he found out his fiancé to be was the beautiful girl from last night.

"You are Sun Ce-sama (sama referred to higher status)?" she said almost relief, he was grinning at her when finally moved toward her. Raising his hand politely, he waited for her to take it. She took another breath and smiled when she placed the hand on Sun Ce's strong hand.

End of Flashback

Sun Ce was back on the place where he first time met her. Today it was also a full moon. He pleased that Zhou Yu, his sworn brother was now courting Shang Xiang, which would be awesome. Their father seemed to grant their wish as well. He chuckled, he looked at the moon again, Da Qiao was a good woman and strong but she was awfully shy with him. Sigh, he scratched his head before he heard a noise from behind.

"Da Qiao."

"My Lord." She said bowing her head.

"Oi, no that lord thing, I told you already." He said taking her delicate hand softly and led her toward the pagoda bench. He squeezed the hand once, rubbing his tomb in the circle on her hand. A paused before he looked up toward the sky. "Remember when we first met?" a smile

"Yes, My lord." Sun Ce almost groaned which made the other to giggle slightly

"Qiao, I'm serious about dropping the lord thing."

"Yes, Sun Ce. Um… you said you want to show me something?"

"Ah yes, here." He said taking the red handkerchief out of nowhere, and retrieved a stick. Da Qiao couldn't help but tilting her head in confusion.

"What is that?"

"Sweet treat. Try it." Hesitated she took a bite of the small chocolate stick, chewing lightly before she swallowed.

"… I never taste anything like this."

"Heh, me neither." He said grinning as he continued "There is other function though."

"Like?" she asked when he put the other end on his mouth. His eyes were waiting in anticipation while she began to blush. "Sun Ce, is that... what I'm thinking of?"

"What are you thinking?" he said carefully not to drop the pocky, biting her lips for a little before she shyly move forward to nibble the other end, slowly moved forward, she stopped just an inch from Ce's face before she closed her eyes which clued the man to close the remain distance and planted his kiss on her soft lips.

To be continued

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