-Sorry it took so long to update it's just that with all the exams (which have finished) made it hard to write and revise at the same time without getting too into either, or falling asleep at my comp. Trust me, it doesn't work. So here's the next chap so ENJOY! This chapter features heavy plot, I warn you now if you haven't read the beginning chapters, I warn you to go back and read them! Thanks, any reviews would be cool.-
Xao looked over at some of the people around her. Liu Bei was nibbling at a few grains of rice while his two brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei snorkeled down the food quicker than they could say grace. Zhao Yun looked up nervously after sipping wine from his cup, and smiled at Xao warmly. There were others she didn't know, but she would get introduced to them later. She knew who she was looking for, but it wasn't very likely that he would be here. Yun had told her about what happened outside the tent, while she was inside with Bei, Wei had stormed off without even a word of where he was going. She didn't even know why she was looking for him, she just... was. She sighed as Bei clinked his glass silently. The whole room went silent.
"We all know why we are feasting, don't we?"
"To celebrate my lady Xao joining Shu!" Yun had stood up and shouted to the crowd of tables, whilst throwing his fist in the air, which got quite a few loud cheers. Xao looked up at Yun with a puzzled look on her face, should he really be this excited? Chao peered over at Yun, surely he likes her, if not they must be really good friends, Chao thought to himself, sarcastically. Xao giggled slightly before taking another sip from her glass. Everyone was looking at her; dozens and dozens of faces bore into her, and every time she looked over at them, she got even more nervous. Someone slipped through the doors towards the back of the hall, because over the uproar she heard a small creak, which seemed to have come from a door, But not from the giant door she had entered earlier. A male figure with a ponytail slipped into the seats between Chao and an old man with a scruffy looking beard and sideburns. They both looked over at the figure, and greeted him warmly. He didn't look out of place, it was like he was here all along. Xao huffed slightly, while Liu Bei continued on.
"What Yun has said is true, everyone this is Cai Xao, she will be coming back to Cheng Du with us, in a couple of days time. She is, as some of the rumors going round say, the alleged Fox of Jiang Zhou, which as we all know is near too Cheng Du. I hope you will most cordially accept Lady Xao into our ranks." He jeered, as she stood up and bowed to her new lord. "My lady, please introduce yourself, there are many here that may want to know a bit more about yourself."
"Um... I guess I can do that... Like lord Liu Bei says, I am Cai Xao, I used to be a thief, robbing small change because I had no money or anywhere to go for the night, but as soon as I got to my fifteenth birthday, I pursued my dream of being a tactician. I eventually joined my local defense force. Unfortunately I got kicked out of my own hometown, just because one of my tactics went horribly, horribly wrong." She saw Wei scowl at her, he looked like he was about to jump out of his seat and tackle her from where she stood. "I use a bow in battle and I love to hang around stables, or writing scriptures or planning tactics in my free time. I am glad to meet you all, especially Lord Zhang Fei, his daughter, Lord Guan Yu, Lord Zhuge Liang, My escort, Lord Yun and Lord... you know what? I think I should meet you all before I make assumptions. I would love to spend some time getting to know you all." She bowed down, low as cheers erupted from the crowds. Wei looked at her while she looked at him, he looked very unimpressed. Xao stood up and walked over to the table he was on and kneeled in front of him gently, after everyone had gone back to their feasting, Wei eyed her suspiciously.
"Why, would you come over here? Your bothering me." He whispered, massaging his temple.
"Wei, please refrain from dis-honoring the new recruit." The raggedy old man said, to Wei. "Hello there, my lady, my name is Huang Zhong. I believe you could learn a thing or two from these old bones, or I from you. You are skilled with a bow, yes?" Xao nodded, someone other than her used a bow, this means she could gain a very loyal mentor from the Shu ranks. "Then I hope one day, you will meet me in the training field." Xao nodded again, as Zhong flexed his 'old bones'.
Wei grunted something slightly under his breath. "Like she wants to learn from you, old timer." Zhong looked slightly offended, while the other man sitting next to Wei, with a dragon engraved onto his brightly polished armor, whacked him over the head. Wei recoiled slightly.
"Leave them both alone, Wei. It's not like you'd be any better with a bow!" He chuckled, as Wei sipped at his drink in dismay. "My name is Ma Chao, I too know what it is like to be wandering my lady." He said as he kissed her hand, gently.
"I'd better be leaving, Liang would be expecting his report anytime soon, I must get it finished..." As Chao yanked him back down into the seat which he had just risen from.
"I too must go to meet some of the other officers, I bid you farewell, Master Wei, I thank you both for the little chat, Lord Chao and Lord Zhong, I too hope to meet you both on the training fields back in Cheng Du." She put her hands together and drew them both into clenched balls, and bowed forwards, almost over leaning and falling over.
Xao had met many people during the course of the feast, by the time she had finished greeting everyone she could, she ended up staggering around, slightly tipsy, from all the watered down wine she had gulped down. When she had left the feast, she decided to rest on one of the rocks near to the small ponds. Due to fatigue she was wavering between the boundaries of consciousness and unconsciousness, therefore she almost fell into the pond once or twice. All the... sensible people had left the party, those including Zhong, Chao and of course, Wei had to have an early night.
Xao looked up at the moon, it's icy passion keeping it high in the sky, while someone with a ponytail slipped next to her.
"I love the moon at this time of day." Yun croaked, before he cleared his throat.
"Yun, how much have you had to drink? You seem really off your head." She replied, slightly angrily.
"Um..." He stuttered, before going completely off subject. "So, do you like Shu so far?"
"I love how everyone loves to celebrate. It makes me want to come back to Cheng Du with you in a few days. I can't wait to see what the castle is like."
"You make me so happy, Xao, your always wearing that cheeky grin of yours. It makes me smile too..." He drifted slightly, and leaned towards Xao slightly, while Xao thought he was just too drunk to keep his head up properly, but Yun just kept getting closer and closer, until there lips were almost touching. Yun slid his hand onto the corresponding hip. Xao realizing what he was doing, pushed him away.
"Maybe I should get to bed, Wouldn't want to wake anybody up..." She rushed. Running from Yun, she risked a peek behind her, to see that Yun had tried to follow her, he had collapsed onto the floor after he had took three or four steps forward.
"Guess, I'll have to clean up the mess he caused before someone wakes up and realizes he passed out." She sighed, running back to his on the floor, drunken figure. "Come on!" She whispered harshly, as she tried to shift his body up into her tiny, unmuscular arms. Steps echoed through the flat field. Wei looked up to find Xao heaving Yun's overlarge body. I knew this would happen, he thought to himself, never has any regard to anyone when he gets too drunk.
-Sorry about the quick finish... I've been really into reading comics and playing Minecraft, At the moment tho, I love reading the comic styling of Katie Tiedrich (AWKWARD ZOMBIE Comic): who is awesome, I adore her comics... even tho I don't get most of the WoW ones. (I have played it before I just don't want to pay for a monthly subscription.) Many people wonder how old I am... hmm I wont tell you, but of course I do exams... figure it out! So my weeks have been filled with no end of things to do... forget totally about doing a weekly update I spoke of doing to my friends, most of them don't read my stories, so they probably don't give a shit, um... Drew more stuff in my Pads... one day I will upload them somewhere! Played Sims, which I haven't done in a while. Did my daily stuff on Guild Wars. I'm at breaking point, for two of my character's first birthdays, I mean come on, its been longer than a month that they have been stuck on 11 months of age... Get a fricking move on. My little heroes are growing up, and of course keeping up with my barely legal friends. God! Always keeping me at a short fuse! Thanks for reading! And be sure to tell me if I'm going a bit to far or getting the 'so called romance' to early into their relationships. They're drunk... it happens! Thanks again! Review if you can! (I've written more in my updates at the start and end of the story, than I have in the actual story!)-