Chapter Two
After the initial shock, Ling Tong sighed and looked upon his ring finger. The one wearing that gorgeous diamond ring. He wondered why he was wearing it. Letting it slide upon his slender, thin finger, he watched the ring move slightly, and sighed. "I'll bet you made a blushing bride." Gan Ning said suddenly. He was laying beside Ling Tong in bed, causing him to jump. "How the hell-" Ling Tong said, before Gan Ning laughed and said,"I was always here. You must have passed out from the shock."
The two were silent for a while, then Gan Ning took Ling Tong's finger and looked at the ring. "It's pretty." Something they could agree on, Ling Tong did think it was pretty, too.
"I guess that makes you the wife." he added. "Oh please. I thought we already decided I was the husband." Ling Tong said."Ha! You? You're more woman than Lianshi! How the hell can you possibly be the husband?!" Gan Ning howled in laughter. Rolling his eyes, Ling Tong looked at the ring again. Did he really have a choice? Gan Ning was right, he did look more womanly than Ning did. Not that he would ever admit to it. "So what happens now?" Ling Tong asked.
Gan Ning smirked, and right away, Ling Tong regretted asking. "How's about we go consummate the marriage, hmm?" Gan Ning asked. Ling Tong's response? He proceeded to bash Gan Ning's skull with a pillow. "Hey! Ugh! Ling Tong!" Gan Ning yelled, as he was pummeled by the pillow. "Sorry, princess, I didn't mean to piss you off so bad." he said with a smirk.
Celebrating his victory, Lu Meng sat in his room polishing his pike, when Xiaoqiao banged on the door.
The elder scholar looked outside the window at the lovely landscape, his mind focused solely on the weapon, he didn't even notice her. "Lord Lu Meng!" she yelled. Still, nothing could deter Lu Meng from this. Instead, Xiaoqiao began banging and yelling at the wooden door, obnoxiously.
That got his attention.
"Lord Lu Meng!" she screeched. So loud, that Lu Meng dropped his weapon. The weapon made a loud crash against the floor, causing Xiaoqiao to jump in surprise. In annoyance, Lu Meng opened his door, his eyes glaring upon the small brat. "Can I help you, Lady Xiao?" he pouted and crossed her arms,"Why did you ignore me? I was knocking a million times! That isn't nice!" "Lady Xiao, what do you want?" Lu Meng asked. She held up her hand in annoyance. Lu Meng didn't understand."Yes, it's a hand. And what of it?" he asked. "Do you notice anything different?" she asked.
Uh oh.
Now Lu Meng knew where she was getting at.
To complete the wedding ceremony, Ling Tong needed to wear a gorgeous wedding ring. But he didn't know where to find one, until Lu Xun suggested breaking into Xiaoqiao's room to steal it. "Where's my wedding ring? I've been asking everyone...and...and.." she began to sniffle. Lu Meng mentally prepared himself for the waterworks. "Lord Zhou Yu's going to be so upset that I lost it!" she added with a yell, and began to cry.
Falling to her knees, she began to pound the floor, crying, howling so loud, Lu Meng threw a pillow over himself to drown out the noise.
"Lady Xiao!" he yelled. Not loud enough, as she couldn't hear him over her crying.
"LADY XIAO!" he yelled again. When Xiao sniffled, she looked at Lu Meng, who said,"Pull yourself together, you're a lovely wife, not a toddler. What would Lord Zhou Yu do if he saw you like this? Come on. I'm sure you'll find your ring sometime soon. In the meanwhile, why don't you go do something...something productive?"
"Productive? What does...that-" "Yes, now run along now. I'm a busy man." Lu Meng said, slamming the door behind him. Still pondering what Lu Meng said, Xiaoqiao stared at the closed door in confusion, tilting her head, when Lu Xun walked past her. "Lord Lu Xun?" she asked. The little blond strategist stopped and turned, looking at the utterly confused woman. "Yes, Lady Xiao?" he asked. "Lord Lu Meng said I should do something productive. What does that mean?" she asked.
Before Lu Xun could reply, they both cringed at a loud and very annoyed groan from behind the door. "Um...I think Master Lu Meng needs me right now. You go outside and play, it's a nice day out." Lu Xun said."But-" Xiao whined. "I'm sure your sister would like to play with you, Lady Xiao." Lu Xun said, walking in the room. He slammed the door behind him, when he saw Lu Meng hanging over a chair in defeat. "So what do you want me to do with her, Lord Lu Meng?" he asked, locking the door behind him. Lu Meng looked up at Lu Xun's tight red pants and said,"I..uh...nothing, I guess."
"Oh." Lu Xun said, suddenly feeling dejected,"I was thinking of an effective way of getting rid of her, you know." "Were you? You can't do anything serious, Lord Zhou Yu would freak." Lu Meng said. "Are you kidding? Lord Zhou Yu's been trying to find a way to get rid of her for years!" Lu Xun said.
Suddenly he took out a baseball bat and added,"One quick swing, and bam! She's gone!" Lu Meng gasped and said,"We...we can't kill her! Lu Xun, I didn't know you to be so evil." "Oh Lord Lu Meng...you haven't seen anything yet." Lu Xun said, trying his hardest to sound seductive.
Lu Meng got shivers down his spine.
"Oh shit." he said to himself, when Lu Xun began slowly walking towards him. "Hey...hey...kid...stop." Lu Meng said, as he backed away from Lu Xun. Still, the persistent kid walked towards him, and eventually, Lu Meng hit the wall behind him. As Lu Xun began to smooth talk his master, he moved his leg, kicking the bat out of his hand. He gasped, when the bat flew out of his hand, and hit Lu Meng in the back of his head, knocking him out.
"Lord Lu Meng!" he yelled, when the strategist hit the floor. "Crap!" he yelled, scrambling around the room. He knew he wouldn't be able to pick up Lu Meng, not at his size, and so he tried kicking him under the anyone asked, he'd say he was drunk. Just when he thought he was in the clear, loud knocks came to the door.
"Crap!" Lu Xun yelled again, looking at the door. He tried to figure out who it was, when Gan Ning's loud voice whined,"OLD MAAANNN!", followed by Ling Tong's whining Lu Meng's name. He smirked for a second, knowing the two knew they were married now, and probably wanted to complain to Lu Meng about it. Or at least Ling Tong wanted to. So obvious was Gan Ning's feelings for Ling Tong, yet neither one wanted to admit how they really felt. Well...Ling Tong never missed a chance to explain how much he disliked Gan Ning, while the pirate just laughed it off.
Slowly walking away from Lu Meng's fallen body, Lu Xun's light footsteps made their way to the door, meeting a very angry Ling Tong, and Gan Ning. Not really wearing any anger, but just here for answers. He was just as confused at his own ring. Angrily, Ling Tong stomped into the room and held his hands on his slender hips. Gan Ning's eyes wandered down his body, wearing a warm smile."How drunk was I last night?" Ling Tong asked.
"Hmm?" Lu Xun asked, eyes shifting as he quickly pushed Lu Meng further under his bed. "Hey kid, what are you doing back there?" Gan Ning asked, blond eyebrow raised in curiosity. "Nothing." Lu Xun replied, still shifty-eyed. Crossing his arms, Ling Tong sat on the plushy bed, looking into Lu Xun's brown eyes."Seriously, Boyan, how drunk was I last night?" he asked again. Lu Xun tilted his head like a confused puppy and asked, "What do you mean?" "Look at my hand!" Ling Tong shouted, holding his hand, with the gorgeous ring on his finger.
"Oh? You're...married?" Lu Xun asked, feigning innocence. After all, he was there for the ceremony. "How can you be so complacent about this? I'm married to my father's killer! I hate Gan Ning!" Ling Tong said,"how could I have gotten so drunk that I didn't realize I'd go and get married to this loser?!" "Hey now. You don't have the guts to hate me, Princess." Gan Ning said, walking up to him.
"Guys..." Lu Xun said, when Ling Tong got in Gan Ning's face. "No guts? Don't push me, Gan Ning." Ling Tong snapped. "Oooh, I'm shaking in my boots.." Gan Ning two glared at each other, when Ling Tong rolled his eyes and walked away. "See, I told you! No balls!" Gan Ning said, but quickly retracted his words, when Ling Tong's fist swung at his face.
"Guys..."
The fist collided with Gan Ning's face, the punch digging into his skin, causing the pirate to groan in pain. The area soon became hot, and turned red, the pirate cradling his new wound. "Lucky shot, girly man. Try that shit again and watch what happens!" he yelled, blood dripping from his nose. "Master Gan Ning, your nose!" Lu Xun yelled, running to get a towel. This meant that he had to go through Lu Meng's closet. Not that he didn't mind it. Each piece of clothing has his scent on it. That scent of a bon fire in a autumn night in the forest.
"Lovely.." he thought, holding the brown robe close.
"Yo. Xun, I'm kinda bleeding here, hurry this up." Gan Ning said. "Where's Lord Lu Meng?" Long Tong asked. "He..he's away at a meeting." Lu Xun said, shifting his eyes. He was always so honest, he wasn't used to lying. "Boyan.." both men said, Ling Tong wearing a smirk at Gan Ning's new wound.
"Whose hand is that on the floor then?" Ling Tong asked, looking down. Sure enough, Lu Xun wasn't that good at hiding Lu Meng's body. His little hand was sticking out from under the bed.
Then. It twitched.
Lu Xun and Ling Tong jumped into each other's arms and screamed as Lu Meng began to rise from the floor. "Zombie!" they both yelled. "You idiots! Zombies don't exist! And get your hands off my husband!" Gan Ning yelled.
"Ooohhh...possessive, are we? Don't you know how much that turns me on?" Ling Tong said, walking closer to Gan Ning. Ning looked at Tong with a scared look and said,"What are you doing, Tong?" Ling Tong came closer to him, as if he wanted to kiss him, then he squeezed his nose, making his nosebleed worse.
"Ahhh! What the hell, Ling Tong?!" Gan Ning yelled, as more blood poured from his wound.
Ling Tong smiled in satisfaction, when Lu Xun attended to him. At the same time, Lu Meng grabbed Lu Xun and dragged him away by his collar.
"Lord Lu Meng?" he asked. "Never. Hit. Me. With. A. Bat. Again. Got that?" he growled.
"You hit Old Man with a bat? Go Lu Xun!" Gan Ning yelled, holding a now-bloody handkerchief to his nose."Gan Ning!" Lu Meng yelled. Gan Ning stuck out his tongue, and Lu Meng almost jumped at him, had Lu Xun not held him back."Where the hell did you get the bat from, kid?" Lu Xun shurugged. "In my room, it just happened to be there." Lu Meng wanted to reply, but chose against it. He really didn't want to know.
Finally, Gan Ning's nosebleed was over.
He went to go sit on the edge of the bed, crossing his arms at Lu Meng, when he said,"Old man. What is the reason why Ling Tong and I have these rings on? Seriously." Lu Meng sighed. Of course he couldn't tell them the truth. They'd never forgive him. "I really don't know." he replied, scratching his beard, his eyes feigning innocence. "I guess you guys got so drunk, you didn't know you'd end up married..."
"Does this kind of stuff happen regularly?" Ling Tong asked,"do most members of Wu get so drunk they don't know what they do?"
"No...I suppose you tried to keep up with Gan Ning." Lu Meng said. Once again, he scratched his beard, his eyes, lost in thought. "All this is just making my head hurt. The hit by the bat didn't help either...I'm going to sleep." he said."It's still daytime, Lord Lu Meng." Ling Tong said. "I have a headache." Lu Meng said, glaring at Lu Xun.
Lu Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he held his breath. "Alright, you heard the old man, let's get out of here, Tong." Gan Ning said, grabbing Ling Tong's arm. "Hey! Let me go, asshole!" he yelled, as Gan Ning dragged Ling Tong out of the room. Lu Meng groaned, and took off his robe, getting into the warm red bed sheets.
Forgetting that Lu Xun was there.
Not that he could escape those revolving light brown eyes. "Do you need anything, Lord Lu Meng?" he asked, trying to look as cute as possible. Lu Meng gasped, and looked up, looking at Lu Xun in shock. He really did forget he was there.
"Lord Lu Meng?"
"Out."
"My lord?"
"Out. Now."
Lu Meng pointed at the door, glaring at Lu Xun with a look that said he would tolerate no more protests. And with that, Lu Xun ran out the door. Groaning in annoyance when he heard Ling Tong scream, and glass shatter in his bedroom.