We approached a very big kingdom with blue flags. There were lots of armies wearing blue guarding the entire kingdom. This gave me déjà vu about when my family and I approached Lord Dong Zhuo's kingdom in Hu Lao Gate. I looked down and a tear dropped. How I miss Lord Lu Bu, Lady Diao Chan, Lady Lu Lingqi, and Lord Zhang Liao.
"Open the gate! Lord Cao Cao has come back!" shouted an army carrying a sharp spear. The large gate opened. I looked around and there were lots of armies. Many of them were staring at me. I held on to the horse leash tighter and decided not to look at them. I was just looking down. Lord Xiahou Dun was holding part of the horse leash too so the horse was walking next to his horse.
"Whoa, who is that girl? She is such a beauty." I heard many of the armies say but I didn't dare to look up at them. It was making me nervous. The feeling of being alone was overwhelming. I wish Lord Lu Bu them were here with me. Why wouldn't Lord Cao Cao have taken them as well? Why did he want me to go with him? What is he planning?
The horses halted and I looked up. Lord Cao Cao got off his horse and gave his sword to an army to put away. Lord Xiahou Yuan got off his horse as well and so did Lord Xiahou Dun. He went to me and gave me his hand to hold. I took it and he helped me get down. What happened to his eye? Why is there an eye patch around it?
"Kabanuna." Lord Cao Cao said. I turned to him.
"Y… Yes?" I replied.
"This is your home from now on. Don't make any attempts to run away." Lord Cao Cao continued. Why would I run away? I'm just a helpless girl. I don't want him to go after Lord Lu Bu them either. What choice do I have but to stay here? I nod my head.
"I won't." I replied to him. Suddenly, a guy came running to Lord Xiahou Yuan.
"Father, you're back! Boy am I glad." He said happily. Lord Xiahou Yuan laughed and messed up the guy's hair. "Father, don't do that. You know how I hate it when you do that."
"That's exactly why I do it, Xiahou Ba! Man, my son is growing up too fast." Lord Xiahou Yuan replied to the guy. That guy is Lord Xiahou Yuan's son? Lord Xiahou Ba turned to me and I quickly looked away.
"Oh, who is she?" Lord Xiahou Ba asked his father.
"Oh, her name is Kabuna and something like that. What was your name again, little girl?" Lord Xiahou Yuan asked me. I looked up at him.
"Kabanuna. My name is Kabanuna." I replied to him.
"Oh that's right! Her name is Kabanuna." Lord Xiahou Yuan said to Lord Xiahou Ba. Lord Xiahou Ba smiled out to me.
"Nice to meet you, Kabanuna! My name's Xiahou Ba." He said cheerfully. I managed a smile back to him.
"Xiahou Ba, perhaps you would like to give her a tour?" Lord Cao Cao asked, and Lord Xiahou Ba smiled happily.
"By my honor! I would love to tour you around, beauty Kabanuna! Come on!" Lord Xiahou Ba shouted, taking my hand and running, forcing me to start running too. Where are we going? Why are we running?
"U… Um, where are we going?" I asked, running with him.
"To meet my friends, of course! I'm sure they'll all be delighted to meet you." He replied. We continued running until we reached a large beautiful cherry blossom tree with plenty of shade. There were a few people not too far from the tree. He let go of my hand. "Stay here, okay? I'll go get my friends." Lord Xiahou Ba began running to his friends.
I looked around and hugged my arms. When I looked where the horses were, I saw a man. It looked like he was coughing. His left hand was at his chest. Is that man sick? Perhaps I should go see. I began walking over to him…
Lord Xiahou Ba ran to his friends. Oh man, they're gonna like her too! She is so pretty and cute! I almost drooled right there!
"Hey guys, Lord Cao Cao took in such a beautiful girl! I get to tour her around. But first, I wanted you guys to meet her. Come on, she's waiting by the cherry blossom trees over there." Lord Xiahou Ba said. Lord Sima Zhao yawned and stood up.
"Come on now. I'm sure there's no one as beautiful as my Yuanji." Lord Sima Zhao said, smiling. Well, besides Cai Wenji. She is so pretty.
"Do we have to?" said Lord Zhong Hui boredly. He was sitting down.
"Oh, come on Zhong Hui! You might be saying that but once you see her, you'll totally be in love!" exclaimed Lord Xiahou Ba. Lord Zhong Hui rolled his eyes. There is no such thing as a girl being so freaken pretty. Oh well. Xiahou Ba is gonna bother us until we go. Man, he is annoying sometimes.
"I love making new friends. I can't wait to meet her!" said Lady Cai Wenji happily.
"Yeah, that's the spirit!" Lord Xiahou Ba said, smiling. Lord Sima Shi then smiled. We can meet her. It's not like she'll be as pretty as Cai Wenji anyway. Speaking of which, I still can't think of how to confess to Cai Wenji.
"We wouldn't want to keep her waiting." Lord Sima Shi said and they agreed. They followed Lord Xiahou Ba to the cherry blossom trees. Behind him were Lady Cai Wenji, Lady Wang Yi, Lord Sima Zhao, Lady Wang Yuanji, Lord Sima Shi, and Lord Wen Yang.
We don't have time to be worrying about beautiful women. That Xiahou Ba. Always worrying about other things besides war. He gets distracted so easily. Oh well, Xiahou Ba will always be Xiahou Ba. Let's see how much of a beauty she is. That's why Xiahou Ba was so excited. Lord Wen Yang thought to himself.
Lord Xiahou Ba reached the cherry blossom tree but she was nowhere in sight! What? Where in China did Kabanuna go? Maybe she needed to us the restroom or something. Wait a minute. Is that Kabanuna with Guo Jia with the horses? That's definitely her alright.
"So? Where is she? Didn't you say she was waiting here? Were you talking to a ghost only?" Lord Zhong Hui said, as it scared everyone but Lord Xiahou Ba. Lord Xiahou Ba laughed so hard at his comment. He shook his head.
"No, I didn't. I told her to wait here but I guess she went off to Guo Jia over by the horses. Maybe she likes horses. What girl doesn't? Let's go to her there." Lord Xiahou Ba said, as they began walking to the horses.
"U… Um, excuse me." Said a beautiful soft voice from behind where Lord Guo Jia was at, coughing a lot. He was getting really sick and knew his time was ending. He turned around to find a very beautiful young lady there. Whoa, am I dreaming or is this beautiful girl really talking to me.
"Hello there. Can I help you?" he asked. The girl looked worried.
"Are you alright? You're not sick, are you?" she asked. Aw, how cute. This pretty girl is caring about me. Well, I got to make the most out of my life before I die.
"Unfortunately, I am sick. I know that my time is ending soon." Guo Jia replied sadly to her. She shook her head.
"Don't be silly! I'll help you get better." She said. How are you gonna be able to make me better? There's no cure for this sickness. She then took his hand and held it. Whoa, this pretty girl is holding my hand. I'll be able to die a happy man. Lord Guo Jia smiled.
"Thanks for the kindness but there's no cure for my sickness." He told her.
"Yes, there is. I can heal you. I'm sure it's my reason for living." She replied to him. Okay then. Just don't get too sad when I die. Lord Guo Jia just smiled. The girl closed her eyes. Is she gonna give me a kiss? Instead, white streams came flowing down from her arms down to her hands and it went to his hand and up his arm. From inside his body, he felt his sickness going away. He felt so much better and felt very refreshed. Whoa, what did she do to me? I feel like I'm cured!
"What did you do? Why do I feel all better?" Lord Guo Jia asked and she opened her eyes. Dang, she is just so beautiful! I've really taken a liking to her. The girl smiled.
"I healed you," She replied, "I have healing abilities." Healing abilities? Wow, this girl is much more than I thought. Lord Guo Jia became really happy. I guess I'm not gonna die soon after all thanks to her.
"Thank you for healing me. What's your name? How come I've never seen you before?" Lord Guo Jia asked.
"There you are! I was wondering where you went!" Lord Xiahou Ba exclaimed. Does Xiahou Ba know her? Lord Guo Jia and the girl turned to Lord Xiahou Ba. Everyone behind Lord Xiahou Ba got a good look at her.
Whoa! Who is she? She is so pretty! Sima Zhao thought to himself. He was shocked because he didn't think the girl that Xiahou Ba was talking about would turn out to be such a beauty.
Damn, Xiahou Ba was right. She is very pretty. I'm sure no one was expecting this. Lord Wen Yang thought to himself. He took off his helmet.
Hmph, she really is pretty. Lord Zhong Hui thought to himself.
A thing of beauty she is. Oh well, that doesn't change the way I feel about Cai Wenji. Lord Sima Shi thought to himself. He turned to Lady Cai Wenji and she was smiling happily. She must be excited to make a new friend. The thought of that made him smile…
"Oh, Hello Lord Xiahou Ba." I replied.
"So, here are my friends." Lord Xiahou Ba said, smiling.
"I'm Cai Wenji. It's nice to meet you." Said a pretty girl.
"I'm Sima Shi." Said the guy next to Lady Cai Wenji.
"Zhong Hui." A man said. He has a baby face.
"Sima Zhao. Welcome to Wei." Said a guy with wavy hair. He was hugging the girl next to him. The girl smiled at me.
"I'm Wang Yuanji. Nice to meet you." She said.
"Hello My lady. I am Wen Yang. It is an honor to meet you." Said the guy holding the helmet in his hands.
"I am Wang Yi. It is a pleasure to meet you." Wang Yi said. Then the guy whom I healed cleared his throat and I turned to him.
"I am Guo Jia. Perhaps you would like to go out horse riding some time with me?" he said. I love horse riding! I smiled and nodded my head.
"Sure! I love horses," I replied to him and turned to everyone, "It's nice to meet you all. My name is Kabanuna." I replied to them cheerfully, even though I was still sad from being separated from Lord Lu Bu and the others.
"Kabanuna," said someone from behind. I turned and it was Lord Xiahou Dun. "Lord Cao Cao has asked me to bring you back to him."
"Aw, but I didn't even get to tour her around yet!" whined Lord Xiahou Ba. "Come on, uncle. Can't you stall Lord Cao Cao for a while?"
"Sorry, nephew. I have strict orders from Lord Cao Cao," Lord Xiahou Dun replied to his nephew. He then turned to me. "Come on." I nodded my head and walked over to him. I turned back to them.
"It was nice meeting you guys." I said and they smiled. Then Lord Xiahou Dun and I began walking off from them.
While we were walking, I couldn't help but wonder why he has an eye patch. Is he part pirate? I really want to know.
"Um, Lord Xiahou Dun, pardon me for asking but are you part pirate? Is that why you wear an eye patch?" I asked and he turned to me.
"There's no such thing as being part pirate. Kabanuna. Lu Bu and I were dueling and he shot an arrow into my eye. It looks bad. That's why I wear an eye patch to cover it. It's blind anyways." Lord Xiahou Dun explained. I gasped. Lord Lu Bu shot an arrow in Lord Xiahou Dun's eye? That's terrible. But they are enemies, right? I went in front of him.
"Let me heal your eye. That way, you won't have to wear an eye patch." I told him.
"There's no heal for eyes." Lord Xiahou Dun said. I shook my head. You're wrong. I can heal any injuries.
"No, I can heal you. Trust me, okay?" I replied to him.
"Very well. Do what you can." He said. I nodded my head. I closed my eyes and put my hands out in front of me slowly. As I was doing so, white stream lights came flowing from my arms down to my palms and rose up from my hands. It took the form of a teardrop and I let it flow gently to Lord Xiahou Dun's eye…
Lord Xiahou Dun's left eye could see everything and his right eye saw blackness only. He blinked a few times and Kabanuna leaned in closer to him. Her silver eyes are so beautiful. She blinked twice.
"Can you see with that eye now?" she asked. Lord Xiahou Dun took off the eye patch and the sunlight shone in his right eye. He turned away from the light and looked around. I… I can see with my right eye again. He couldn't help but form a smile.
"I can see again. Thank you, Kabanuna. Your kindness is much appreciated." Lord Xiahou Dun replied to her. Kabanuna managed a beautiful smile.
Lord Yue Jin and Lord Li Dian were throwing apples at each other for fun. Lord Yue Jin threw one at Lord Li Dian and Lord Li Dian ducked. They watched as the apple flew and hit a young lady with her hair in a bun. She was in front of Lord Xiahou Dun. When the apple hit her head and she fell down as he bun became loose and her hair flowed down gently. Her hair was very long.
"Ooh Yue Jin. You better marry her now." Teased Lord Li Dian. Damn it! How could I have made the apple hit her head? I better go make sure she's okay. They both jogged over to where she was at…
What was that? It came out of nowhere! How spooky! I turned to Lord Xiahou Dun and he was trying not to laugh. After blinking 2 times, I got up myself and dusted off the dirt on me.
"Are you alright, Kabanuna?" Lord Xiahou Dun asked me and I nodded my head. I made sure I had no injuries or anything. 2 guys came running to me…
"I'm so sorry, are you okay?" Lord Yue Jin asked, as she turned to him. His eyes widened. Whoa, who is this girl? She is the most beautiful girl I have seen.
Oh damn, she's hella pretty! Lord Li Dian thought to himself. Yue Jin is definitely gonna like her. Lord Li Dian managed a smile and tried not to laugh…
"I'm okay." I replied to them, smiling. Wow, he is very muscular and handsome! Oh man, what am I thinking?
"Are you sure?" he asked and I nodded my head.
"I'm sure." I replied to him. He then smiled.
"Well anyway, I'm Yue Jin." He said.
"I'm Li Dian." The other guy said.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Kabanuna." I replied to them.
"Come on, Kabanuna. Now is not the time to be getting a boyfriend." Lord Xiahou Dun said. What the heck? I'm not trying to get a boyfriend! He's so silly!
"I don't plan to get one anytime soon." I replied to him, laughing. I turned to Lord Yue Jin and Lord Li Dian. "Well, I'll see you whenever."
"See you around." They both said.
Lord Xiahou Dun and I continued walking back to the castle. He then stopped walking and turned to me.
"I will take my leave now. Lord Cao Cao said that you must find your way to him." Lord Xiahou Dun said. What? But I don't even know this place yet! How am I supposed to find him?
"I don't even know where he is. How am I gonna find him?" I asked.
"He is in one of the rooms in the castle. You'll do fine on your own. I'm sure of it." Lord Xiahou Dun replied and walked off. I turned to the castle. How long will it take for me to find him? How does he expect me to find him?
I walked in the castle and there were a few people around. They turned to me. I feel so nervous! Maybe they know where Lord Cao Cao is.
"U… Um, you guys don't happen to know where Lord Cao Cao is, do you?" I asked.
"He's in his room. Who are you? I've never seen you around before." One of them said. I then smiled.
"My name is Kabanuna. I'm… Well, I guess you can say that I'm new here. I came with Lord Cao Cao." I told them.
"Oh, okay then. Nice to meet you. I'm Xu Huang. This is Deng Ai, Pang De, Jia Chong, and Jia Xu." He said. They seem like very nice people, despite their looks. Hopefully we can all get along.
"Nice to meet you all. Well, I have to look for Lord Cao Cao. I will see you whenever I see you then." I replied. We said our goodbyes and I looked around the first floor but Lord Cao Cao wasn't there. Maybe he's on the second floor.
I made my way up to the second floor and heard someone coughing a lot from one of the rooms. Could someone else be sick? Maybe I should go heal them. I went to the door I heard coughing from. I slowly opened the room and saw a man lying down on his bed, coughing. He turned to me.
"I… I'm sorry for barging in. Are you alright?" I asked him. He coughed a few more times.
"I am very sick as you can see. I'm just coughing. That's all." He replied.
"That's terrible. It's okay though. I will heal you." I said. I closed my eyes and put my hands out in front of me slowly. As I was doing so, white stream lights came flowing from my arms down to my palms and rose up from my hands. It took the form of a teardrop and I let it flow gently to him. It entered his body and he seemed surprised. He wasn't coughing anymore.
"Y… You healed me?" he said in his state of shock. I smiled and nodded my head. He then got out of bed and stretched nicely. "Thank you very much miss! I am Guo Huai. What is your name? I must remember my savior's name."
"I'm Kabanuna. You are most certainly welcomed," I replied to him. Lord Guo Huai seemed very happy. "I will see you around. I have to go to Lord Cao Cao." Lord Guo Huai nodded his head and I left his room.
I continued on and heard 2 people arguing. What could they be arguing about? Maybe I should go see what is wrong. I went to the room and opened it. There was a jolly man and a tall guy. They both turned to me.
"Um, sorry to be nosy but why are you 2 yelling at each other?" I asked.
"We're trying to see what we should plant. I say we plant strawberries." The tall one said.
"No, we should plant crops! Planting strawberries isn't gonna make us full." The jolly one said. They then began arguing about it again. Okay… I don't understand why they both just don't do both.
"Why don't you guys plant both? That way, there will be more food to eat." I suggested, as smiles appeared on their faces.
"Great idea! Xu Zhu, why didn't we think of that?" the tall one said.
"I know Dian Wei!" Lord Xu Zhu said. He then turned to me. "What is your name?"
"Kabanuna." I replied. They both began planning everything out. That's good that they're no longer arguing. I'll take my leave and find Lord Cao Cao.
I headed to the third floor of the castle. While walking, I bumped into a man. He turned to me. Oops, that was an accident.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were there." I told him.
"It's alright. I'm Yu Jin. I haven't seen you before. Are you new here to Wei?" he asked and I nodded my head. "Oh, okay then. Are you exploring around or are you looking for someone?" I smiled.
"I'm looking for Lord Cao Cao." I told him.
"Oh, okay. What's your name?" Lord Yu Jin asked.
"I'm Kabanuna." I replied to him.
"Well then I will see you around Wei some time then Kabanuna." Lord Yu Jin said and I nodded my head. We both departed our own ways.
I reached the third floor and heard another 2 men arguing. I went to see what was wrong. I opened the door of the room and saw a man with long hair and another one who looked pissed off. Gee, I wonder what happened.
"I don't want to do that, Zhang He! That's stupid!" yelled the mad guy.
"Oh, don't be such a baby Zhuge Dan! Even your cousin Zhuge Liang does it." The guy with long hair said, stretching his body back and singing "La la la" over and over again. The both of them noticed I was looking. "Oh, well hello there, beautiful. What is your name? I am the great beauty Zhang He."
"Don't you know how to stop being girly for once? You're a guy for Pete's sake!" the other one said.
"Hello. I'm Kabanuna. Um… Do you know where I can find Lord Cao Cao?" I asked.
"Oh, he's in his room on the fifth floor in the last room with a blue flag on the door." Lord Zhang He said. I smiled. Finally someone who is specific.
"Okay. Thank you." I said and left the room. I went to the fifth floor and saw a door with the blue flag on it. I went to it and knocked on the door.
"Come on." Said Lord Cao Cao in the room. I opened the room and walked inside. I saw 4 other guys and 2 girls. I wonder who they are. No matter. Lord Cao Cao wanted to see me. I went to him.
"You wanted to see me, Lord Cao Cao?" I asked.
"Father, who is she?" asked one of the guys. He had long black hair.
"Everyone, this is Kabanuna. I made a deal with her to come with me and I will spare Lu Bu their lives." Lord Cao Cao said.
"You are a part of Lu Bu's forces?" one of them asked.
"She was. Now she is part of Wei," Lord Cao Cao continued, "Perhaps you would like to introduce yourselves?"
"I am Cao Pi, son of Cao Cao." The long black haired one said.
"I am Zhen Ji, wife of Cao Pi." A beautiful lady said.
"Cao Ren." The shortest man said.
"What a delight to meet you, my lady. I am Xun Yu." The youngest one said.
"I am Sima Yi." The last guy said.
"I am Zhang Chunhua, Sima Yi's wife." The other lady said.
"It is nice to meet you all." I replied to them.
"So Kabanuna, I take it that you've met everyone in Wei now, correct?" Lord Cao Cao asked me and I nodded my head. How did Lord Cao Cao know I would meet everyone here? "That is good. I had hoped you would meet everyone. Having you in Wei would prove to be most useful to me to rule China. Do not try to escape Wei. Do you understand, Kabanuna?"
"Yes, Lord Cao Cao. I won't run away. I promise." I said.
"Good. You are dismissed. Your room is next to mines. You must be tired from the long travel. " Lord Cao Cao said. I nodded my head. I was pretty tired. I left the room and entered the one next to his. There was a bed in the corner and a closet. I'll unpack later. For now, I want to take a rest. I yawned and went to the bed. I laid down on the bed and began sleeping.