kxb: So 2nd chapter :) Has a great feeling writing it when it's the weekend before Finals, because then it's no stress! Just…. not knowing what will be on those Finals is what would get you…..BUT ANYWAY.
:D I was waiting for this chapter myself, I usually never know what I'm writing until it happens, so, I'm in the same boat as you people who read this.
Sort of.
I don't own anyone in this, I don't own the places, nor do I own anything that's in the ground. But I DO own Gan Nings bells.
My cat said so.
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"哎呀…" I mumbled as I had rolled into a hard, round, object. Moving my arms slightly around the object, I started dozing back off as the wind blew strands of my hair to the back while my silk t-shirt and sweatpants seemed warmer than usual.
Odd, it was -20F back at home, which meant that the house was probably 50 or 60. Maybe my bed got a lot warmer than I remember it.
And harder.
"哈哈! 你开玩笑，对吗? 曹丕哭极了吗?"
"不开玩笑! 他真的哭了! 我说：噢! 你是曹丕，对不对? 我会杀你!"
Furrowing my eyebrows, I kept my coal eyes closed as my mind wandered into its' own door of OZ. Why is there Mainland here? We don't use it at all… at home at least we don't…so why…
Opening my eyes as the steps got closer, I looked at the pillar that was my object that I'd been trying to hug in my dazed state. A pillar. And you can just guess what I was lying on now, smoothed stones was my new bed that no one cared to tell me about or remind me of before switching me over in my sleep.
Whosever joke this was, they were going to get it once I got away from this place.
Pushing myself and hearing my left knee pop lightly as I did, I fixed my fitted sweat pants and fixed the poor button on my top as I stood behind the pillar as if it'd really help; I would need to hide here if I wanted to figure out where I was in the first place.
"Amazing, so, what did you even do? You're not that tough." One of the voices mused to itself as a gruff breath was let out as if to mock his tone.
"I'll have you know he just saw me and ran for the hills back to his dad!" The other one said as my sleepy mind slowly was putting two and two together, which only made things more complicated in my head.
No one should ever venture into there, because I'm mostly sure they'd never come back with all of their sanity.
Listening to the footsteps pass by the all mighty pillar that probably barely hid me, my breath hitched as the jingling stopped over a few feet past my new hiding spot of brilliance.
Ok, so it wasn't that brilliant. Where else was I supposed to hide, behind a plant?
Like that would work. Only if I was a good 3 ft shorter, then it's a possibility that it'd hide me.
A slight jab hit my shoulder as I mumbled a 'ow' before slowly turning myself around to see what the fudge monkeys jabbed my shoulder so violently. I mean, don't they know that starting a fight with a girl is probably the worst thing they could ever do?
Turning my gaze from the chest plate up to the newly found smirk and dirty gold hair, I mentally cursed at my luck that loved to prove itself at the times when I want it to actually work for me.
"What are you doing hiding behind the pillar, Wei?" He mused as he was this close to taking out his sword if I gave a non-amusing answer.
Though, the Wei assumption was pretty clear since I had a blue-like purple shirt on.
"Well…I'm not from Wei for one, if that's what you're assuming! Pirate." Looking at the feathers softly blow in the wind, I felt like bashing my head into that pillar I landed by for blurting that out completely.
Why, mind?
Why do you get me into this kind of situation?
A small twitch formed on his lips. "Pretty spunky for someone who's wearing the weirdest clothes I've ever seen. What are you trying to do, prove a point that you shouldn't wear a tunic under silk?"
"Y-yeah." I replied trying not to take too much offense to the fact of my pajamas being the way they are.
Laughing, he slapped my shoulder while keeping the other glued to his hip like a girl would do. But he might punch me if I told him that. "The names Gan Ning, squirt. What do they call you, hm?"
Three scenarios played through my head: telling him my real name, telling him my Chinese name, or making up a name all together.
Only one of those would work, and the last one was not it. It'd turn out exactly like Mulan except I wouldn't have Mushu talking into my ear trying to tell me a name to pick, because after the 3rd name he'd keep his mouth shut. I'd just pick the best character ever, 骉. Or in English, Running Horses.
"My names Tang Leqin…" Gan Ning chuckled to himself, and messed up my bed-head more than I wanted him to.
Scratch that, I didn't like people messing with my hair and messing it up period.
Keeping a hand glued to the top of my head, I glanced up with the most annoyed look I could muster after waking up not too long ago. My brain still hasn't computed how Gan Ning's feathers could be so black and still shine so nicely.
"Well then Leqin, I suppose I can show you around, since you couldn't probably destroy a fly!" He joked as he walked down the cobblestone way leaving me in my spot trying to quiet down my silent temper; the bells jingling wasn't really helping that at all.
"This is going to be a long day…"
Gan Ning smirked and looked back as to say 'you bet it is', only making my want of a weapon even greater at the moment.
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"Sire, we need to move more north towards Wei, what are you suggestions?" Asked a man in dark red as he sat down criss-cross, drinking a cup of tea that was given to him by a servant in the room, whom put down the plate as they were told to leave the room; shutting small beaded blinds behind themselves, the servant walked back down the hall to where they would wait.
Nodding for the man to make himself more comfy than just sitting awkwardly on the small pillow, the rugged man shook his head as another joined the two quietly and bowed before sitting down on his yellow and orange outfit.
"We have news that Cao Cao's forces might be moving towards Chi Bi." The older one said before taking a swig of his drink as the man sitting on the throne looked at the two of them.
Leaning back and putting his hands under his mouth lightly, brown eyes sighed. "What do you suggest we do?"
Standing up, the younger one clasped his hands together and put them back down before restraining himself from breaking out in a smile. It was so easy, maybe this is why he rose up in ranks so quickly at this age. "Sir, I suggest we send Gan Ning to rally an army and fight them if they arrive at Chi Bi. I hear from Ling Tong that he used to be a pirate so, he'd be the most help at this time."
Mustering a small 'hm' while thinking it over, brown hair slowly shook the pony tail as he grinned to himself. "Excellent idea! That's true, he does have more experience in that area, making it a great idea to send him to a port with Ling Tong as well. Make sure he is notified."
As the one standing re-clasped his hands and bowed quietly, he said a small thank you before turning around and making his way toward the beaded doors.
"And, Lu Xun?" Looking back at the man on the throne, Lu Xun blinked wondering what he could possibly want to say other than 'we're going to beat wei'. "You're really rising in ranks aren't you? I think Lu Meng has taught you well, there seems to be a few spots available in the future days to come."
The rugged man chuckled. "I did not do all of the work, Sun Quan."
Smiling to himself Lu Xun bowed again before opening the beaded curtain that covered the doors. "Thank you." I will regain the respect for my family, it seems to be falling right in place…Don't worry.
Making his way out, Lu Xun moved his eyes to the red emboss of the floors before setting out on his new quest to go find Gan Ning to tell him to get ready to move him and troops, while dragging Ling Tong if he wished, to Chi Bi.
"Where would he even go during this time of the day…"
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kxb: Second chapter~!
What will make Lu Xun's day more super special awesome than it already is? Well anything but walking through a large palace trying to find Gan Ning. And guess what? I brought back the 'Lets Learn Chinese!'!
开玩笑 - Kai wan xiao (joke/to joke). One of my favorite phrases to use, gets you out of a lot of messes if you mess up on a few words.
Next Chapter: 外国