((SXH: Hiya, everyone! This is the sixth chapter and I hope you all will love it. By the way, I made the bathes a little more modern, so don't get onto me about it when you read it. Enjoy!))

Warning: Mild pain...

Disclaimer: I own nothing except little Ying and the storyline...

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Chapter 6: The Incident

Zhou Yu stared in shock at who was in the baths. The very man he left awhile ago, who had a very awake Little Ying in his lap, was bathing in a very large hot spring-like bath. Lu Bu seemed to be helping the little girl bathe Lu Bu looked up and them. The servant bowed to the man.

"Sir, do you mind if Lord Zhou Yu bathes with you?" the servant asked. Yu's head snapped in the servant's direction. He looked at the woman like he was crazy.

"What is wrong with the other baths?" Lu Bu inquired.

"They are being cleaned, My Lord," said the man. Lu Bu nodded.

"Alright. It's fine. He may stay," Lu Bu stated. "You are dismissed." With that, the servant left the three alone. Yu didn't move a muscle. He didn't want to bathe with this man. He would certainly enjoy it if he was alone.

Evidently, Lu Bu noticed his anxiety. "You can come and bathe, you know? I may be a fierce warrior on the battlefield but I don't bite unless I have a good reason to," he said.

Yu blushed and undressed carefully. He made sure to cover himself. As soon as he was in the water he let out a low sigh. The lukewarm waters felt amazing. He began to scrub away anything and everything the medics missed with his only good arm.

Yu couldn't help his gaze as it wandered. He stared at the only other male occupant in the bath. Lu Bu really looked different in the bath. He still looked very powerful. Lu Bu's hair slickened back by the water. Yu silently wondered if the man's hair felt as silky as it looked. Lu Bu's tone chest was littered with light scars. Yu could practically feel it's silkiness as he imagined running his hands through it. He could almost feel that man's chest, which was much larger than his, pressed heavily onto his as-

Yu dunked his own head underwater. What in all Hell are you thinking? : Yu scolded. He's the enemy! He belongs to Diao Chan! And he's male! Yu resurfaced again. Ying was out of the bath and Lu Bu was gently drying her off.

After that, he seemed to try and put fresh gauze on the girl. But he was failing miserably. Zhou Yu dropped his thoughts and decided to help.

Lu Bu cursed frantically in his mind as he allowed Zhou Yu to stay. He hated how he acted around the damned feminine male. When he noticed that Yu wasn't moving from his spot, he said, "You can come and bathe, you know? I may be a fierce warrior on the battlefield but I don't bite unless I have a good reason to."

When the man moved, Lu Bu ignored him and went back to helping Little Ying with her bath. Though, he was having trouble keeping her still; she kept flinching in pain. "Hold still, Ying," he ordered. Ying tried her best to hold still. Minutes went by in silence.

The silence went on and on and was very uncomfortable. It only worsened when Lu Bu felt eyes on him for a few minutes. He looked up slightly to see Yu was looking him over. Yu didn't seem to notice Lu Bu looking at him.

Zhou Yu looked very different when in water. His long hair slickened back to where it reached just above his waist. Yu was very feminine indeed. His hourglass figure certainly gave any man the impression of Yu being a woman. The way the water rolled off of him, the way he seemed to be content and a little embarrassed; it all made Lu Bu feel a familiar heat gather to lower, more private area.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu dunked himself underwater. Lu Bu then decided to take this chance and get Ying out of his lap. He set Ying on the ledge, took the towel, and gently began to dry her off.

"What's wrong, Lord Lu Bu?" Ying asked innocently.

"Nothing. It's just that Bath Time's over," he replied. Lu Bu heard Yu resurface and quickly finished his job. He grabbed the gauze and started to wrap it around her wounds.

He heard the water move behind him. His heart started to pound in his ears. He felt a hand on his arm and he snapped his head, staring at it. His eyes followed the appendage to its owner. Lu Bu looked at Zhou Yu questionably. He couldn't hear anything with his heart still pounding. He just watched as the man's lips moved without hearing a thing.

"Huh?" he asked stupidly. Yu smiled slightly. Lu Bu had a bad feeling about that. He calmed his heart down just in time to hear what Yu had to say.

"I said: You're doing it wrong," Yu informed. Lu Bu felt stupid. He felt heat rise to his cheeks. Lu Bu got out of the water and wrapped a towel around him. He sat in a chair looking at Yu.

"If you can do it better than me, then do it," Lu Bu said. He sat back as he watched Yu wrap the girl like a mummy. Lu Bu took note that there was some rattling around the faucet in the room.

"There. All done!" Yu said happily to the girl. Ying rose up with a smile on her face. She began running around the spring. "Ying, you shouldn't be running around in your condition. You could slip and hurt yourself!" Yu scolded her. Ying's smile faded as she sat on the edge, letting her feet in the water.

Lu Bu noted the noise was getting louder. He would have to notify the servants and get it fixed.

Zhou Yu Heard the rattling. He didn't like the sound of it. He looked to Lu Bu briefly before relaxing. If Lu Bu was calm about it then there was nothing to be worried about.

Yu was about to get out of the bath when the faucet exploded. Boiling hot water shot out of it. On instinct, Yu grabbed Ying, turned his back and shielded Ying from the scorching heat. Zhou Yu felt the heat and let out a very pain filled hiss. He expected to be hit with more boiling water but was surprised when it never came.

He heard a roar, like a monster in pain, behind him. He let go of Ying. "Go and get help!" he ordered and the frightened child ran off. Lu Bu was protecting him. Their eyes met briefly for a moment before Lu Bu staggered, falling forward. Yu barely caught the man with his good arm. But damn he was heavy, especially when barely conscious.

Yu backed Lu Bu up about a few feet into the shallow end. Yu lost his balance and fell backwards, falling on his ass. Lu Bu now lay on top of him.

"Lord Lu Bu! Lu Bu! Come on, speak!" Yu tried. Screw being polite! Lu Bu was hurt. Yu tried shaking the man awake. Then Yu squirmed, trying to get the man off of him. When Lu Bu's head was on his chest, Yu could see the extent of the damage of the warrior's back.

Lu Bu saw the faucet explode. From there, everything now was moving in slow motion. He watched in absolute shock when Zhou Yu, The Zhou Yu, grabbed his dear Ying and shielded her from the water. No! I can't let them get hurt! : He thought.

Unfortunately, time ticked faster than he thought. Some of the boiling water hit Zhou Yu's back and neck in a spray. Lu Bu couldn't allow anymore than that. He jumped from his seat and shielded the two. As he felt the whole heat of it Lu Bu let out a roar of pain.

He watched as Yu let go of Ying and tell her to send for help. When Yu turned to him, Lu Bu could see the shock and confusion in his eyes. "His beautiful eyes..." said a small voice inside his head. He would have liked to stare at Zhou Yu's eyes more but the pain was too great. He staggered and fell forward.

He felt Yu's good arm try to catch him properly. Yu caught him, but only barely. Lu Bu bet that he was pretty heavy against the smaller man, yet said man was dragging him into shallow water. "He's stronger than he looks..." said that damned voice again.

Lu Bu felt Yu lose his balance and fall. The pain of falling was like a pinprick compared to the pain in his back. He could hear Yu saying... something. He felt himself losing consciousness. He thought of himself as weak for a moment but them remembered that being hit with gallons of boiling water wasn't exactly fun.

He heard more people arrive and gentle hands touch his back. He could make out only a few things. But before he passed out, something caught his attention.

A kind and loving voice, like one of an angel, calling out repeatedly. It sounded sad, scared, and panicking. "Lu Bu," the voice chanted. He reached out and grabbed someone's hand. From the shaking and the angelic voice, Lu Bu knew he shouldn't let this one go. He didn't know who it was, and he didn't care.

Lu Bu felt something drop onto his face and run down into his mouth. Tears. He really didn't care who it was now. As long as they stopped crying, he wouldn't let go. Lu Bu did the only thing he could do. He locked that person's hand into a death grip and wouldn't let go.

SXH: That's it! I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter and tell me what you think! I've already started on chapter seven! I love all of my readers and will work to the best of my ability! Please review! Bye!