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A/N: Yes, the Qiaos are next. And I'm sorry for the very very late update. Rot3k 11 is too addicting…beats out DW5 Empires. Hey, Sun Ce is my favorite character, only 2nd best IMO and Zhao Yun is number one.
Romance of the DW Pairings 2
Sun Ce and Da Qiao
Sun Bofu, he's the young individual who subjugated Jiang Dong and shook the nation with his small army. The world was light the first time she heard the news, at first there was doubt and worry if he'll make it out alive and see her again.
"Da," Sun Ce walked up to his wife.
Years now, his force is one of the most powerful next to the likes of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Reigning the governorship of Yang zhou is a overwhelm accomplishment, but his ties with Yuan Shu is the bane of his metric. He did give that man the Imperial Seal to borrow troops.
"You're home, my lord," Da Qiao finished her work she wrote. It's a secret and she can't tell her husband what it's about.
"Yes, I'll be preparing my men for the Liu Biao Campaign. I don't care if he's Yuan Shao's ally, I have no allegiance to that man and Huang Zu," Sun Ce relaxed himself from stress of the council.
"Liu Biao and Huang Zu's name means taboo to him these days. Maybe I might add that part about him in the book," Da Qiao thought.
"Oh, there's something else I have to tell you about. Your sister asked if you could help her with something. She will not tell me what it's all about, but you have to visit her at Zhou Yu's," Sun Ce said.
"It's probably her own martial art room she's working on. Does Zhou Yu approve of this?" Da Qiao wondered.
"He never spoke a word about it, but that look in him was priceless," Sun Ce laughed.
"Our fighting style must have brought many girls and women into the Qiao arts of fan using fighting style," Da Qiao choked.
"I thought they're for dancing," Sun Ce waved the maid to serve him some tea. At times, Da Qiao is supposed to bring him it, but other times the servant does.
"Oh, don't underestimate the Qiao style of martial arts! Our beauty and style is natural to protect ourselves from ruffians who plague this land. I shall go help Xiao with her own school," Da Qiao vowed.
"I won't stop you, Lady Qiao. If it's for the people of Wu, then you must," Sun Ce gets his tea and drinks a slip of it.
"But….Bofu, do you really want to go to war with Liu Biao? What if Cao Cao had…" Da Qiao changed her tone back to normal. She's overprotective of Sun Ce's life in a political matter. She's the leading lady like always.
"I thought Liu Bei and Yuan Shao would deal with Cao Cao! Liu Biao will ally with that traitor right after I attack him," Sun Ce glittered.
"Why now, what about…what about our baby?" Da Qiao thought. The scary part of letting the tiger out of his cage continue to trauma her.
"We're going to occupy, Chang Sha, Da. Taking back everything my father lost since claiming Jiang Dong years ago. Tomorrow, I'll be leaving while you help Xiao with her martial arts school," Sun Ce announced.
"No, you're going to abandon this campaign and see our child be born!" Da Qiao argued.
"Must I leave my father's enemy from becoming more powerful making the solution to getting Jing more difficult than wasting my time with…" Sun Ce gets a hard slap in the face from Da Qiao.
"Am I wasting your time with having a family?" Da Qiao gives a scary look in the face of Sun Ce.
"Uh…no, you're the most wonderful thing in my life, Da. Honest…" Sun Ce sighed..
"You'll lose everything and the face of our baby leaving your brother to take everything you've worked hard for. If Liu Biao up to something, then let him be until you see our child, you can finally go back to warring with Liu Biao," Da Qiao said.
Sun Ce grunted and stood up to face the window view. Another beautiful sunset at Jiang Dong, like everyday it is. Da Qiao frown at the awkward silence, could there be another way to talk some sense into The Little Conqueror.
"So, what will you like to do together, Da? I'll spend some family time becoming a father soon to be," Sun Ce not showing any sarcasm on his statement.
"Hmm, promise me: No battles till after the baby is born, ok?" Da Qiao went closer and sit on Sun Ce's lap in front of him pointing her fingers at him vaguely.
"Um…yes my lady," Sun Ce shrugged.
They soon lock each other in a kiss. One of those moments, Sun Ce wishes this could last forever because there will be no pleasure till he meets his goal. His mind told him to satisfy vengeance, but his heart desires peace with his wife.
Ce breaks up the kiss, "Da, are you sure about this?"
"…." Da Qiao head rest on Bofu's chest.
Sun Ce look pale to the obvious. He can't make peace with his worst enemy when Da Qiao persuade him so. Is it a mistake to marry one of the most beautiful women in the land that is stopping him from achieving his ambition?
"Why don't I prepare you something, my lord? It's a special treat for the Little Conqueror," Da Qiao said
"Sure Da, I can't hardly wait to see what you got this time," Sun Ce said. When his wife left him alone in the room, he checked for his father's sword.
The ancestral sword, though with it by Sun Ce's side, he'll never lose the will to complete the long giving task his late father had died for. What a minute? He promised Da Qiao that he'd settle down some family time. Well, so he thought, until Da Qiao's sound of footsteps approaches back in the room.
"Dada! Try it out, my lord," Da Qiao gave her husband the delicious rice dinner. It's a very special one she cooked just for Sun Ce.
Sun Ce takes the chopstick and then eats the food she made. The rice was fried with wild hard noodles, chicken, mixed vegetables, and sesame seed. These kinds of indigents really spice up the taste. He loves eating this and it's Da's version of her cooking with no servant working with her.
"Wow, this is really delicious! But, why go in the trouble of making it? We have servants," Sun Ce blinked, as Da giggle in amusement.
"I am your servant, Bo Fu. It is my duty to help you as a wife. Now, there is something about what we're planning on the baby," Da Qiao said.
"Like what, honey?" Sun Ce finished eating his food and watch his wife head back out of the room and then return to reveal a baby cloth.
"This for our baby I made," Da Qiao smiled, as she is so excited of starting a family.
"It's all…. pink. So I'll be getting a daughter instead…well, it's inevitable," Sun Ce said with a sarcastic tone.
"You sound like the heavens don't smile upon you," Da Qiao frowned.
"Da, is there anything else you wanted to show me before I leave?" Sun Ce asked.
"Oh please, can't you ever stop thinking about Liu Biao's army and think about our future. Don't leave this aside because I'm still in good mood," Da Qiao urged.
"I've seen enough and I'm happy for us to start a family. Regrettably, destiny is calling me at Jing and my men are waiting for me at Chai Sang," Sun Ce excuse himself to the door, until Da Qiao blocked him.
"I could barely raise a fatherless child…." Da Qiao snarled. His stubbornness is getting on her nerves.
Sun Ce ignored her and pushes his wife away from the door coldly. He didn't mean to do it, but there is nothing that can stop the Little Conqueror from carrying out his ambition. When he gets outside, his wife is calling out his full name. It didn't attract his attention when he gets on his horse and turns to see Da Qiao in tears.
"Thanks for everything, Da. I might return to see my child after the campaign, but if it's a son, then rest assure he'll succeed me as my brother looks after him. If it's a daughter…. forgive me," Sun Ce thought as he sighed and turns away to meet his destiny on the Liu Biao campaign.
Zhou Yu's home…
"I can't believe I let her do this," Zhou Yu bangs his head on the table. Lu Meng watches as he saw Xiao Qiao in the other room fully excited of her new martial arts school.
"It's not a bad idea. I think Xiao Qiao can make the women of Wu change from being useless," Lu Meng said.
"Tell me, am I turning into a sexist?! Women and war don't mix!!" Zhou Yu pulled his hair out in frustration, lucky for him; he didn't lose any of his beautiful hair.
"Calm down, Lord. If Xiao Qiao wanted this, then it's best for us," Cheng Pu said.
"Does the fan have any attack range to killing soldiers?" Zhou Yu asked, with sweat dropping on his forehead.
"Well, I'm wielding a fan right now, Admiral," Lu Su shrugged.
"Whatever…Look, I can't stop my wife from embarrassing me too far, but if I persuade her by force, Shang Xiang will beat me up worst than my wife," Zhou Yu returned to his seat and tried to calm down.
Suddenly, the guard shows up to report his admiral.
"Lord Zhou Yu, Lord Sun Ce has arrive," the guardsman said.
Sun Ce walks inside the room to meet his sworn brother. The men bowed to their sovereign.
"It's no surprise that you're having wife problems just like myself," Sun Ce chuckled.
"Unlike yours, mine is so ridiculous. Do you have anything against my wife's decision to run a martial arts school for women studying the usefulness of the fan which is impossible," Zhou Yu complained.
"Yu my man, you'll come to understand your wife as I understand mine. Sometimes, I thought is it a mistake to marry the Qiaos on our behalf of conquest?" Sun Ce patted his best friend's back.
"I've been given the stupid one…!" Zhou Yu growled..
"Oh, she's interesting alright. Now settle down, you're relating to her in some ways. Like losing your cool and get all bragging with criticism," Sun Ce laughed and Lu Su and Cheng Pu clear their throats by the obvious.
"Whatever…. now, shall we discuss our war council against Liu Biao?" Zhou Yu stared at Sun Ce with a serious look. His lord didn't come here just to joke around with him.
"Yes, I was about to get to that part of my reason being here. We shall head for Lu Kou to discuss battle strategy," Sun Ce commanded.
"Yes sir, I'll order the troops intermediately," Cheng Pu bowed and left with Lu Su following.
"Hey Yu, Da and I almost got into a fight. We're just arguing with fate," Sun Ce sighed. Zhou Yu knows his best friend better than anyone else, what he says sounds like Ce is troubled with the consequences between his ambition and the woman he loves.
"It's about Da's baby right?" Zhou Yu assumed.
"What if it's a daughter? Will Da be all right as long as I promised my return after I settle the score with Liu Biao? Can she live on raising the girl while my brother takes my place? She'll never forgive me if that eventually happens. Gongjin, I wanted …a son…a heir…" Sun Ce looked down with a dark face covered his eyes.
"Bo Fu…. you exchange the imperial seal to Yuan Shu for troops, we conquered Yang zhou, and married the Two Qiaos. Does all this become one huge anomaly?" Zhou Yu said, he is as depressing as Sun Ce about this.
"Gongjin, for the first time in my life, I'm afraid. I'm afraid of losing everything, all this is like living a lie," Sun Ce crossed his arms and lean against the wall thinking hard the events back then, when his father died.
"It isn't a lie. Look, we have gotten this far since childhood now why should the Little Conquer fear one thing that is trivial? Bofu, you will make it out of this once we conquer Jing and then we'll settle down to make errands to our future," Zhou Yu said, trying to assure his best friend that they will succeed in their goal.
"Thanks for the voice of confidant, Lord Genius. I, Sun Ce will defeat Liu Biao and conquer Jing. And then…." Sun Ce paused shortly when he turns face to the Sun.
"You can spend the rest of your life starting a big family leaving the conquest to me," Zhou Yu walked up to the direction of where the sun is shining to the west.
"My love for Da is the reason why I still fight," Sun Ce thought.
"Sun Ce, if you wanted a son, then tell Da when you see your born child after the war," Zhou Yu convinced.
Sun Ce nodded as both prepare to leave the estate. Sun Ce wonders what the direction of his life is supposed to be. If he dies, everything his ambition stands for becomes a major clinch to his brother's hereditary.
"That is if I make it out alive…I will start a family for Da and make her my queen,"
Da Qiao is viewing the same sunset as she share the same thoughts, which worries her. Hope for her husband to stay alive till he return to see her child.
Next Pairing: Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao