Dynasty Kingdom contained a school, a boarding school to be exact, but it wasn't just one it was four. They were split up in colors; Red for those under Wu's scholar training, Blue for those studying in Wei, Light Blue -a recent installment- that's for the students under Jin, and lastly Green for the students that preferred Shu's teachings.

As their teaching styles were all completely different, both blues taking a more direct approach at teaching their students, not allowing them to slack off at all, it generally was dominated more by males. They often do collaboration classes together due to Jin branching off from Wei into a different type of learning style for some students.

Shu had a kinder approach towards their students, they didn't force things onto their students, but they still expected them to cooperate and learn just as much as the other segments of the Academy. They often collaborate with Wu, who was more for logic and strategies. Wu was more of a 'to themselves' type of group as they preferred to focus more on their 'family' in a sort of way. They were still moderately kind to the students outside of their own normal classes, but preferred socialization towards their own classmates. The students rarely cause problems, but in other Academy buildings, their arguments could be heard when they are outside.

This is where we branch off, spending this chapters attention with Wu, as the main focus of this chapter is Lu Xun.

Chapter 1: Red Swallow

A soft smile came from the brunette who had been walking with the two arguing students, Gan Ning and Ling Tong. They had been arguing the whole time the trio had been walking to their next class. Lu Xun couldn't help but laugh a bit as his friends constantly turned to him to vouch for either one. He'd occasionally help one, but the other would get angrier and things would erupt. This let to Lu Xun refusing to assist either one anymore.

"Lu Xun, you agree that Gan Ning can be a real pain in the ass right?!" Ling Tong practically yelled at the small brunette that had been walking behind the pair to their next class.

Lu Xun looked up and opened his mouth to talk, but instantly was muted by Gan Ning, "No! Lu Xun, Ling Tong's clearly the pain! I mean look at him, his look says nothing BUT 'pain in the ass' work!"

Lu Xun once again attempted to speak, but Ling Tong interrupted again, "NO! I'm tired of you, you know that?!" Ling Tong poked Gan Ning right in the chest, "You're so annoying! Stop walking with us to class!"

"U-uh..." Lu Xun muttered out as their yelling became louder. "Guys..?" His voice sounded like a whisper compared to the two yelling.

"YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT!" Ling Tong yelled out, tossing his bag off to the side of the hall.

"NO WAY. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CALLED ME ANNOYING IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Gan Ning yelled back, throwing his bag at Lu Xun, "BESIDES, YOU KNOW FULL WELL WHY I WALK WITH YOU GUYS."

Ling Tong scoffed, "TO SEE YOUR PRECIOUS LITTLE LU XUN? I'M SURE HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU AT ALL. HE'S A SCHOLAR, YOU'RE A... GAN NING."

Gan Ning growled, "Wanna say that shit again?" He said lower.

Lu Xun blushed while holding onto his and Gan Ning's bags. "Guys.. If you keep arguing like this, the principal's going to come, not only from Wu, but from Wei, again." As normal, the pair ignored the blushing brunette and continued spewing more curses at each other in sheer anger. Lu Xun sighed and set the two bags down, along with the rest of his stuff. He walked up to the two and before they could get the chance to punch the other, Lu Xun grabbed their ears and pulled them down.

"L-Lu Xun..." Ling Tong looked up to the brunette, "H-hey?" His voice sounded a bit hoarse, probably from the yelling that he'd been doing.

"If you two don't shut up, you're going to cause another scene, and I don't want to get involved this time. Okay?" Lu Xun half threatened.

"It's not my fault Gan Ning walks with us brunettes because he wants to talk with you." Ling Tong teased. Lu Xun let go of their ears and smacked Ling Tong instantly.

"Don't, just please don't." Lu Xun mumbled out with a blush. He got his and Gan Ning's bags from the side and looked over to the blonde, "Gan Ning?" He called trying to get his attention.

Gan Ning had been awkwardly pulling at his ear while his other hand was running through his hair, when he heard his name he dropped both hands and looked at the source, "Huh?" He asked simply.

Lu Xun held out his bag to him, the chains and bells making different types of sounds as it was held in between them, "Here."

"O-oh, thanks for holding it." Gan Ning awkwardly commented, taking his bag and instantly running a hand through his hair once more. "C'mon, we're probably already late." He said turning and quickly walking through the hall and turning a corner.

Lu Xun looked at Ling Tong quietly, "Ling Tong..." Lu Xun awkwardly started. Ling Tong looked at him then looked away to walk down the hall to get to his class. Lu Xun sighed and slowly followed behind him, practically clutching his bag in the process. Was he... Serious about that? He thought with a blush growing on his face. He can't be right? Just trying to bother Gan Ning by saying silly things... They always do that, right? D-don't they? So why does this bother me so much too? Lu Xun sighed walking into the classroom. He hadn't realized how late he was as the whole class stared at him in momentary shock.

"Lu Xun?" Lu Meng called to the young student, "You've been coming to class late lately, is everything alright?"

"I-" Lu Xun blushed heavily, "Y-yeah... Everything's okay.." He dropped his head in shame, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience." Lu Meng rested a hand on the smaller brunette's shoulder.

"It's okay; I'm starting to think you don't like my class though." Lu Meng chuckled.

"N-n-no! That's not it!" Lu Xun stared at his teacher with determination, "I just...! I've been distracted lately!" Lu Xun practically lied but wasn't going to admit what was on his mind today at all. "I'm sorry." He quickly retreated to his seat and situated himself to take notes. Lu Meng shrugged and continued on with his class.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce stared at Lu Xun's constantly distracted figure; they weren't the only ones that knew something was going on. Xiao Qiao had told them that Ling Tong was also acting fairly odd in her class as well. Then Da Qiao and Sun Shang Xiang had also confirmed in their last class that Gan Ning was playing the 'I'm not feeling well' card. The two boys stared at each other then back to Lu Xun. The three had been stationed in the Library together for a project that needed to be done within the next week.

"Lu Xun, do you mind writing the main points in the outline form?" Zhou Yu asked. Lu Xun hadn't said anything, and this somewhat upset the long chocolate haired male. "Lu Xun!" He called again. The brunette jumped and stared at him in shock.

"Y-yes?" He asked sheepishly.

"I asked you if you could write the main points in outline form for us. I'll be finding the information as Sun Ce looks for the books and such for us to use." Zhou Yu repeated himself. He placed down his notebook and slide down on the bench to where the other was sitting. "Is something the matter? You haven't been focused on this project at all."

"N-no, I'm fine." Lu Xun whispered, "I'm sorry, it must be a real pain with me not paying attention, I'll start on the no-" Zhou Yu put his hand up to stop the other from speaking.

"Tell me, what's wrong?" He asked, pushing on a bit more. "You can't focus on a project such as this with a lot on your mind. I've been aware of Ling Tong and Gan Ning also acting amiss as well. Will you not explain to me?"

"Ling Tong... Lately he's been saying a lot of weird things about me when he's arguing with Gan Ning..." Lu Xun looked away from the male in front of him.

"Like what?" Zhou Yu leaned in, allowing the boy to whisper. Sun Ce had quietly slid closer to Lu Xun to hear what he had to say.

"I- He's... Recently when we were headed to Lu Meng's class.. He was saying how Gan Ning only wanted to walk with us because Gan Ning wanted to talk with me, but he never actually did.."

"So you mean, you think Gan Ning likes you from what Ling Tong's been saying?" Sun Ce whispered, "That's funny. I always thought that Ling Tong and Gan Ning were just a tsundere type of couple. I didn't think that Ning liked you at all."

"Really? You thought those two were together? Get your head out of the gutter Sun Ce. They honestly just need a little push and who knows, magic might happen." Zhou You commented.

"Like babies?" Sun Ce asked. Lu Xun and Zhou Yu's faces both went blank, "What..?"

"Men can't have babies." Lu Xun replied, "Though I tend to believe if they had female organs that could be possible?"

Zhou Yu shrugged, "Don't let this get to you though, Lu Xun. If you're really that confused on how Gan Ning feels about you, ask him. Other than that, let's get back to work, it should distract you a bit. Alright?"

"Yeah." Lu Xun nodded with a small smile. "Thank you."

The family of Wu students sat at their table, lunch occasionally flinging from side to side. Ling Tong had been sitting with Zhou Yu, Da Qiao, and Sun Quan while Gan Ning was sitting with Sun Ce and Sun Shang Xiang. Lu Xun quietly made his way next to Sun Shang Xiang, hoping not to alert Gan Ning, but she hadn't realized that he wasn't trying to collect attention at all.

"Hey Lu Xun!" She greeted happily. Lu Xun's face instantly paled as he shook his head furiously, "Hmm? What's wrong?" She tilted her head in confusion, "Lu Xun?"

Gan Ning looked over to the brunette then back to Sun Ce, saying something then standing up and leaving the lunch room in a rush. Lu Xun sighed and stood, hoping to follow him.

"W-wait Lu Xun! What's going on?!" Sun Shang Xiang asked as he stood.

"I'm sorry.. Maybe your brother can explain for you. I have to go." Lu Xun quickly made his way out of the lunchroom and followed the blonde down one of the hallways.

Sun Shang Xiang stared at her brother in question, "What's going on?" She asked again.

"Oh you see... Gan Ning might have a thing for Lu Xun." Sun Ce said simply.

"But they've been friends for god knows how long?"

"Yeah... There's been some changes, remember high school can hold lots of secrets."

"They live in the same dorm.. Gan Ning and Lu Xun. Do they remember that?"

"Probably not.." Sun Ce thought for a moment, "Well sis, they're just going to have to work things out. We can't do much if they're going to go about acting like this."

"Yeah..."

Gan Ning dragged his bag on the ground as he ran a hand on the wall while walking down the hallway. He sighed loudly then groaned in irritation. "You've gotta be kidding me. Am I really that lost? Lu Meng's been teaching me alongside Lu Xun and Ling Tong, and I can't even tell which one I'd rather more? Urgh." Another groan, "This is so stupid!" He threw his bag down the hall and grabbed at his hair, "Why can't I just like... Admit I have SOME type of feelings for the kid?!" He ruffled up his hair and groaned a third time.

"I'm sure it wouldn't have worked out between the two of us either, Gan Ning. We may be roommates, but that's not going to change how I feel about you. You're another friend, a good friend, and I like hanging out with you as that, nothing more, nothing less." Lu Xun spoke standing behind Gan Ning. He walked closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "I'm not sure if I should apologize though, for not having the same conflicted feelings as you."

Gan Ning stared at Lu Xun for a moment before shrugging his hand off, "Like you'd understand. Roommate or not, you're just... Tsk. You're just another waste of time." He convinced himself walking over and picking up his bag.

"But you've spent as much time as me thinking about this, have you not?"

"Can you just drop it?"

"You feel the same way as I do, we're both lost."

"I'm not lost, I know what I'm doing."

"That's what I said until I realized I hadn't been aware of anyone else's feelings for me."

"But you don't have feelings for anyone else, why are we still talking about this?"

"I do have feelings for people, it may not be the same as yours, but I still care about you regardless."

"I'm no more than a friend, you're no more than a friend."

"Ling Tong has other ideas."

"That doesn't matter! The shit-head isn't even involved with th-"

"But he likes you. He's been arguing with you more and more, and on occasion, I feel left out. His attention's been going to you, whether you like it or not. You're what he wants."

"Would you cut your shit?"

"Would you pay attention to others feelings for you?"

"This is stupid." Gan Ning groaned and turned to walk down the rest of the hall.

"You're giving up again? You never learn." Ling Tong commented turning the corner Lu Xun had come from, "I can't believe you're such a pussy."

"What do you want?" Gan Ning growled.

"I think we all should just talk things over." Lu Xun spoke softly, like a parent trying to get their children situated. He smiled at his two friends, "I don't like being involved with things that should just be between the two of you." He added in.

Gan Ning reluctantly walked back to the small brunette, as Ling Tong did the same from the other direction. Lu Xun, quite pleased with himself, clapped once the two reached him. "What are we going to talk about?" Ling Tong asked.

"Clearly about what's been going on this week, idiot!" Gan Ning growled. They both instantly stopped when Lu Xun grabbed at their ears. "W-what are you doing?! That hurts!"

They both groaned in pain when Lu Xun let go, "Don't act like such pains, I want you two to talk out everything that's been bothering you about the other."

"Okay," Gan Ning said first, "For starters, I don't like how you're saying how I just want to walk with you guys because of Lu Xun!" He frowned at Ling Tong.

"Well, if you were clear on your feelings for everything in the beginning, maybe I wouldn't have accused you of liking him!" Ling Tong retaliated.

"W-what?! I never had feelings until recently you fool!" Gan Ning growled. "Besides, why would you think it would be to him?!"

"'Cause! Clearly you have some type of attraction to him, or you wouldn't have awkwardly left when I said it today!" Ling Tong frowned, "You're such an idiot, make up your damn mind!"

"My damn mind IS made up, I know who the hell I like, you fool!"

Lu Xun had took this as the initiative to slide away with his book bag, hoping silently that things would in fact work out for the pair that had obvious feelings for the other. A chuckle escaped Lu Xun as he walked away, bag in hand. Though, as soon as he heard something like 'I like you' come from Gan Ning, Lu Xun instantly turned around and stared at Ling Tong, since he was the one that he could see from the distance. Surely, Ling Tong's face was nothing but red as they continued to argue out their feelings. They'll be fine. I'm sure of it. He smiled to himself before rounding the corner and leaving the building. It was still lunchtime in all the Academies, so Lu Xun decided he'd settle down at one of the tables outside and read.

Though, he was taken by shock seeing a raven sitting at the table he'd normally sit at. Lu Xun wondered if he should just head back in, but he didn't want to be involved with anything that they might pull inside the building. Lu Xun walked over to the opposite side of the table and settled his things down. He hadn't really looked at the short haired raven, but he did take notice that he was probably working on something for his class.

So, naturally, Lu Xun decided not to say a thing as he pulled out his book and began to read where he had recently left off. There was minutes of silence until the raven had disrupted their silence with a grunt if displeasure. He clicked at the mechanical pencil that he was using then sighed and turned to look into his bag, presumably for another.

Lu Xun had only glanced over for a quick moment, wondering if he should offer his own, but stayed quiet when he found another and continued back on his work. Another set of complete silence ran through the table as the two minded their own business and continued on.

"Wait, is this a fraction?" The raven mumbled to himself as he ran a hand through his hair. "No, that's a completely different setup." He leaned in on the book then looked over to his text book. "This is so damn stupid." He looked up in front of him, then down the table and rested his eyes on Lu Xun, who had for a moment once again glanced at him. "Who are you?" He asked quickly.

"I... My apologies, my name's Lu Xun." Lu Xun answered somewhat awkwardly.

"Is that your styled name?" He asked.

"Well, no, but you're welcome to call me Lu Xun?" Lu Xun practically asked himself that.

"I'd rather not." He turned back to his book and began writing again.

"W-what? Won't you tell me your name then?" Lu Xun set his book down a bit in shock, how dare this man...

"Cao Pi."

"But that's not your styled name either, correct?"

"Shut up."

Lu Xun let out a mild grunt and went back to reading.

That's how it was for the next few weeks in the Academy, Lu Xun would go out during lunch to read and at many times, would encounter Cao Pi sitting in the same spot as the prior day, and the prior week.

Zhou Yu poked at the small brunette's back. "Lu Xun." Zhou Yu said simply, "You look a bit happier than normal, did something good happen to you?"

Lu Xun jumped at the contact, but turned to his friend nonetheless, "I'm not sure. I haven't done anything different recently... Oh! How are Ling Tong and Gan Ning doing? I hear that they've been hitting it off lately."

"It's exactly as you heard. Gan Ning and Ling Tong have been flirting with one another lately, it's quite swell, we don't have to worry about them trying to smack around the other in anger anymore." Zhou Yu chuckled, "Who would have known their anger was just from the fire of their attraction?"

"Actually, I think you were the one who knew." Lu Xun mumbled.

"Really?" Zhou Yu thought for a moment, "I see. Did you feel better after leaving them to talk?"

"Yeah." Lu Xun shifted on his feet awkwardly and looked down to the ground, "Can I ask you something though, Zhou Yu?" Zhou Yu let out a hum sound, most likely to say go ahead. So Lu Xun took the silence as a chance to speak, "What's... What's your styled name?"

"Why? You've never took an interest in that before, what's the sudden change?"

"I-I just..." Lu Xun's glance never wavered from the ground, "There was this guy.. He asked me what my styled name was, I don't know if it's important or something, but he just.. He made me realize that I never actually knew what my friends styled names were."

"Gōngjǐn." Zhou Yu said simply.

"Huh?" Lu Xun looked up instantly.

"My name, the styled name. Gōngjǐn." He repeated.

"Oh, t-thank you." Lu Xun mumbled with a smile, "I won't call you by that, just in case you're wondering."

"You can if you want, Sun Ce calls me that on occasion. I don't mind." Zhou Yu smiled back, "Now, who was that guy that you were talking with about styled names?"

"He's from Wei, and his name's Cao Pi." Lu Xun replied. Zhou Yu instantly took a step back, "Is something wrong?"

"Are you not aware of Wei at all? You shouldn't be talking with people from a different Academy..."

"...But, he talked to me first.."

"Do you really think anyone would believe that?"

"Well, I don't know... Though he's been the one asking me about it every time I see him."

"Where do you meet with him?"

"During lunch, the table that I sit at outside, he sits there a lot as well."

"You shouldn't talk with him. Cao Pi is the son of Cao Cao, the head of Wei Academy." Zhou Yu shook his head, "This isn't good at all, if some people of Wu find out, it's sure to spread about, soon hitting Sun Jian."

"I can't just not talk with him either, that's completely rude." Lu Xun attempted to defend himself, even though he understood that Wei and Wu never converse, as Wu is friendlier with Shu and Wei is friendlier with Jin. "Besides, what if, just by luck, we change the way Wei and Wu think of each other."

"What are you trying to gain from this?"

"Nothing, really."

"Is there something else that I should know about him then?"

"Well... I feel like I'm obligated to sit there when he's there, I guess his calm personality just kinda... Levels out Wu's... fighting spirit I think? It's nice to talk with him about civil things as well."

"You only talk with him there, correct?" Lu Xun nodded, "Then..." Zhou Yu sighed, "I guess it's fine. I'm not completely accepting this, but... At the same time, I don't want you to feel as if you're not allowed to make friends. Hearing you speak of him sounds as if you're somewhat interested in him."

Lu Xun blushed, "N-no! Nothing like that!" He shifted more, completely awkward with the conversation now, "C-can we head to our last class. I'm ready to just go to my bed and sleep." Zhou Yu chuckled and nodded, walking off with the small brunette.

A month has passed, now beginning in the cold weather of December, classes begin to stop earlier, to allow the semi pressured students to have chances to relax. It was hitting close to their winter break as well, so the students were enjoying their freedom happily.

Sun Ce had tackled Lu Xun and purposely pushed him into the snow, so now the short brunette was sitting at one of the tables outside attempting to dry himself off of the melting snow. They were able to wear casual clothes as they had shorter days of school, and Lu Xun's hooded trench coat wasn't helping him much from the face full of snow he had earlier.

"Lu Xun!" Xiao Qiao called for him, "Let's go make a snowman! Da Qiao, you and me!" She offered holding up a small snowball. "I wanna make a really big one!" Despite the cold, she still work short puffy shorts with long tights and knee high boots. Her jacket was a bright orange, which somehow managed to match the teal-ish shorts she wore.

Da Qiao smiled at her sister as she bent over to pick up a snowball of her own, "It'll be fun, right?" She asked. Like her sister, despite the cold she wore a short navy blue skirt, tights and knee high boots, but her coat was red instead and it was longer than Xiao Qiao's own. "I'll make the middle part?" She added.

"Yep! I'll make the head!" Xiao Qiao offered then looked over to Lu Xun, "You wanna help?"

Lu Xun stood with a smile, "Sure, why not." He brushed off a bit more of the snow before beginning to roll a snowball in the ground, "I guess I have the bottom then."

"Yes!" Xiao Qiao giggled rolling her snowball around in the ground.

"Is Wu really filled with kids?" A woman asked, she had quite the snobby look to her, though she stood with someone familiar with Lu Xun.

"Cao Pi?" Lu Xun asked. Cao Pi stared back at him.

"Are you really making a snowman? Here I thought you'd be brighter than that." He scoffed to his lack of amusement, "Maybe you all are childish." Cao Pi added, shaking his head in disappointment. "Come, Ji." He said turning back and heading to wear some of the other Wei students were.

Lu Xun stood and looked to the two Qiao's. Xiao Qiao had her cheeks puffed up as she poked at the moderately big snowball she made, "Stupid stuck-up Wei brats." She mumbled out.

"They can't be all bad, right?" Lu Xun asked.

"You've always seen the good in people, haven't you, Lu Xun?" Da Qiao asked, not looking up from her snowball. "It's a good feature for you, but Wei's not good when it comes to befriending others."

"Don't you think that Wu's not good to befriending others? I find that us in Wu are more stuck up than them! They're just giving their opinion on it, it doesn't mean that they're stuck-up. They're... They're..." Lu Xun trailed off. Xiao Qiao stared at Lu Xun in momentary shock.

"If you wanna go speak like that, you might as well go join them." Xiao Qiao spat out.

"Xiao! That's not nice!" Da Qiao warned her, "Don't say something like that." She looked over to Lu Xun, "I understand that you're newer at this Lu Xun, but Wu and Wei have never gotten along. It may seem a bit petty, but we can't befriend each other for just random situations such as these. If they want to be kind with us, we'll return that... But people like Cao Pi and Zhen Ji, we can't be kind to those... Those..."

"Pansies!" Xiao Qiao yelled.

"Hush!" Da Qiao tried to make her be quiet.

Lu Xun looked down to the snowball he had been making, "Let's just continue, it's not worth getting worked up over." He commented kneeling back down and forging a bigger snowball.

"Okay!" Xiao Qiao giggled.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce frowned at each other watching the whole scene go down, "Bófú, I'm not liking this anymore."

"You let it go on for a month, Gōngjǐn. Lu Xun's going to try something, I can just feel it now." Sun Ce replied shaking his head, "It sucks, but someone's going to have to tell him about all the stuff Wei's done to Wu and Shu. Wei and Jin are their own company. I don't see why their precious little prince and his prissy princess are bothering our friends, but to me, it's beginning to look like they just wanna press a fight."

We're not fighting them Bófú, that's not how we're going to stand up to them."

"G-... Fine, are you going to tell him, or should I?" Sun Ce looked to his sworn brother.

"I guess I'll mention it to him again. Lu Xun's a tad bit stubborn, but it's only like that because he feels that Cao Pi is a good person somewhere in his thoughts. I'm not sure why though." Zhou Yu sighed.

The next afternoon Lu Xun spent his time for lunch once again outside. He hadn't been out there to eat since it began to snow, but Lu Xun was very welcoming to the cool weather, explaining it as 'letting the fiery spirit cool to a more neutral point'. He sat at his usual side of the table and sipped the hot tea inside its container while reading another book.

Cao Pi slowly made his way to his usual seat on the table, the whole time staring at Lu Xun. A small smirk growing on his face. "Hey." He said simply, getting the brunette's attention, "About yesterday.." He started resting his hands over top of the other on the table. "Surely you're not as childish as you were then, correct?"

"Who was that girl you were with?" Lu Xun found himself asking.

Cao Pi scoffed quietly, "Zhen Ji? My girlfriend, why?"

Lu Xun shook his head, "I'm not childish either, I just like doing a few childish things here and there. I prefer being more quiet and subtle, hence sitting out here and reading." Cao Pi nodded and looked away.

"Your eyes, they look hazel." Cao Pi stated. "Or... Amber, maybe?" He began to question himself.

Lu Xun felt a blush creep up on him, "How would you even know that?! You can barely even see my eyes!"

A stifled laughter left Cao Pi, "I'm very observant." He said calmly, "I want to know though, why you're trying to keep your styled name secret?" He asked, raising an eyebrow, but never looking over to Lu Xun again.

"I... I just don't think I should tell you, that's all. We barely even know each other, I guess... And it wouldn't really be a good idea, you know... We're from different Academies and all." Lu Xun said looking back to his book, his blush still visible.

"You're an idiot, you know that? I couldn't care less if we were from different Academies. I'm sure that we've been meeting here and talking here for about what... 2 months now? You're still being conservative?" Cao Pi glanced over to the brunette, his smirk never leaving his face.

Lu Xun sighed and placed his book down along with the container of half drunken tea. "What are you trying to do?" He asked turning to the raven. "I don't think I understand."

"Just tell me what your style name is. That's all I want to know."

"Why are you so demanding for that?"

"You don't like demanding?" Cao Pi quickly mumbled.

"W-what?" Lu Xun blushed heavier. "Just what are you getting at?"

"I asked a simple question, what's your style name?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"I'm curious."

"About my name?"

"About you. Stupid." Cao Pi finally looked over to the brunette and stared straight into his eyes, "Don't take this the wrong way though, but you're sporting yourself as an interesting kid."

Lu Xun shook his head, "I thought you had a girlfriend though?" He asked.

"You took it the wrong way."

"Huh?"

"I said not to take it the wrong way."

"...But... I don't recall taking it the wrong way."

"You think too much." Cao Pi sighed and shook his own head in feigned disappointment. "I guess that's another thing that's making you interesting.

"Now I just blatantly don't understand." Lu Xun's face deadpanned. After a moment of silence, Lu Xun realized that Cao Pi wasn't going to say anything else, so he sighed. "I guess, you really want to know?" He asked. He saw a quick nod come from the raven, "Bóyán."

Cao Pi's smirk grew bigger, "Bóyán huh?" He chuckled for a moment, "That's more like it. Finally agreeing to cooperate." Lu Xun frowned, "Oh, come now, everyone knows that curiosity could kill."

"Yeah I wish that happened." Lu Xun looked away and poked at his tea container. The realization soon hit him of how cold the air was, he felt his body begin to shiver from lack of heat, "I'm heading inside, it's getting too cold." He mumbled to the other.

"You're such a kid." Cao Pi commented watching Lu Xun pick up his stuff and begin to walk away, "Zǐhuán." He added in.

Lu Xun stopped right in his tracks, "Did you just...?" He watched as Cao Pi stood and walked around the table to where he stood. "I didn't even have to ask?"

"Why would you? It's only fair, you told me your name, I tell you mine."

"I'd rather you call me by Lu Xun though." Lu Xun insisted.

"I'd rather to call you by whatever I want. Bóyán." Cao Pi teased.

"Well, Zǐhuán. That sounds like there's going to be a problem for you. I'd rather be called by the first name I introduced you to." Lu Xun smiled, though it was barely visible. "Now if you don't mind, I have to go before classes start."

"You have classes today? Here I go about to ask you something, and you have classes." Cao Pi shook his head, completely upset, "Whatever." He said turning around, "See you again then, Bóyán."

"Z- I mean, Cao Pi! Call me by-" Lu Xun felt a deeper blush coming on while he yelled at Cao Pi, who raised a hand to stop him from talking.

"Hush." Cao Pi said simply, "Come meet with me later. Here. 10 to midnight. Okay?"

"... I can't leave at that time, the doors would be locked."

"Pick them, idiot." Cao Pi lastly said before walking away back into Wei's building. Lu Xun stood there for a moment, sighed, then walked back into his own Academy building. The whole time he headed back to the lunchroom to meet with his friends, he tried to clear his mind of the whole situation involving Cao Pi.

The first to notice him was Xiao Qiao, she smiled and waved at him happily. "Lu Xun!" She yelled gaining his attention, "C'mere!" She giggled. Lu Xun quickened his pace and reached her in the matter of seconds. He looked at her questionably, "Perfect, you're just the guy I was looking for! These other guys have no sense of fashion at all!" She glared at Sun Ce, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, and Zhou Yu. "So, which outfit looks better?!" She asked pointing at the five different outfits, that progressively got better with the more detail was placed. "This one is for Da Qiao, I'll show you mine later." She added in quickly.

Lu Xun looked over the outfits carefully, before picking the fourth one, "I actually prefer she'd wear something like this, it's not too dressy and it seems more casual for a person like Da Qiao." He nodded at his decision.

"See?! I knew he'd like that one!" Sun Shang Xiang giggled out, "It's the best one, for Da! She's so conserving of herself!"

"Can I ask what this is for?" Lu Xun asked.

"No." Xiao Qiao answered blankly, "Now, look at these!" She pulled out another set of papers under the pile of Da Qiao's clothing like pictures. "Which one would look best on me?" She asked him.

Lu Xun quietly took another moment to look over the pictures, the three girls attempting to quietly anticipate which outfit would look better. "I'd have to say..." He looked over the pictures again with the girls leaning in on him, "Either the second or the third. They're fairly similar, one containing more designs than the other. Either way, it still would look nice on you Xiao Qiao."

"Thank you! I was wondering on the third or the fourth one, but the second is really cute too!" Xiao Qiao giggled, "You have such a really good fashion sense, did you live with girls when you were younger?" She asked.

"Why do you get to ask that, and I can't ask what this is for?" Lu Xun counter asked.

"It's for a banquet my father set up for us, special event and such for the family. I'm not allowed to go into it." Xiao Qiao answered, "Now, did you grow up with lots of girls?"

"Not really..." Lu Xun mumbled, "Rarely that." He shook his head, "Lunch is going to be finished soon, we should start getting ready for class."

"Where were you at all lunch period anyways?" Da Qiao asked the brunette. He blushed and looked away, quickly standing up. "L-Lu Xun? What were you doing?!" She tried to pry.

"N-nothing! I was just-" Lu Xun was interrupted by the school bell. Saved by the bell, thank god. He quickly turned around and ran through the lunchroom doors to escape his friends' questions.

"He has class with us." Xiao Qiao said with a giggle, "Don't worry about it!" She practically sung. "We'll get our answers."

"Maybe he was sucking some guy off?" Sun Shang Xiang practically asked herself. The two other girls blushed and shook their heads furiously. "But... He ran away so quickly.." She said as she began to walk with them to their next class, "Wouldn't you think that too? I mean, maybe he's dating someone in secret, and doesn't want anyone to know about it. He just met up with his 'baby' and sucked him off."

"Why would you assume that it was a guy?" Da Qiao asked her.

"It could be a girl, he could a just did it with her, right?" Xiao Qiao answered. The three giggled during their walk to the classroom.

Zhou Yu stared at Sun Ce and Ling Tong, "This isn't good... He's talking with him still." Zhou Yu turned to Gan Ning instantly, "Gan Ning, keep an eye on Lu Xun while you're in the dorm room, stall him as much as you can if he's in a rush." Gan Ning smirked. "You understand?"

"Of course, I'll keep him stalled. You think he's going to go meet up with someone?" Gan Ning asked flinging his arms behind his head, "It's pretty cool though, I think we should follow him."

"Let's not go that far, Ning." Ling Tong spoke up, "Whatever it is, he wants to keep it secret. Unless he starts turning up missing on occasion, that's when we start investigating more." He suggested.

"Really? That sounds stupid." Gan Ning groaned.

"You're stupid." Ling Tong retaliated.

"No, you two don't start arguing." Zhou Yu interrupted, "I know for a fact that he's talking with someone, well who is it? I'm pretty sure I know that as well. I'm keeping this on the down low for right now. However, I'm hoping that he'll inform me of things as they go by."

"Will you tell us what's going on when you find out then?" Sun Ce asked quickly.

"Well... I'll think about that." Zhou Yu said walking into their classroom. "Come, last class of the day." He said glancing at Lu Xun, "We all would love to get some rest after this." Lu Xun felt himself sliding down in his seat, earning a few weird eyes towards him.

11:20 pm... Lu Xun thought staring at his phone. I should start getting ready... W-wait, why am I so.. He let out a quiet grunt, why am I even bothering to go? Lu Xun ruffled his hair in frustration. It's okay Xun, it's not like... It's not like it's anything serious right? He has a girlfriend, surely he knows how to be loyal. He sighed and got up from his bed. Gan Ning's still sleep, maybe I should leave earlier just in case I manage to wake him somehow. Lu Xun went over to his drawer and pulled out some clothes and grabbed the towel nearby it.

"What 'cha doin'?" Lu Xun jumped hearing Gan Ning's voice. He stopped in his tracks and looked over to the blonde whose face was covered by his pillow. How did he... "Yeah that's right, talkin' to you Xun."

"I- I just really wanted to take a shower, I know it's late, and I apologize for somehow waking you...-"

"I wasn't sleep to begin with." Gan Ning replied.

"You weren't? Maybe you should go to sleep though, you look like you're about to do so." Lu Xun urged.

"Nope, I think I'm just gonna stay awake. I'm curious as to what you're doing."

"I'm just going to take a shower."

"Then go back to sleep?"

"That sounds nice." Lu Xun lied. Is he... Is he trying to stall me? Just who in the world would put hi-... Zhou Yu... "Now if you'd excuse me, I'll be going to shower."

"Kay." Gan Ning replied casually while Lu Xun walked away to the bathroom.

Ten minutes passed by and Lu Xun stepped out of the shower feeling completely refreshed. "I guess showers do help clear the mind." He whispered to himself while he dried off. "Alright, next would be sneaking away from Gan Ning." He mumbled looking at his phone while putting on his phone. "11:32.. I don't know if I should hurry, or take longer than expected." He groaned again, but tried not to be loud. "Okay, Xun. Get some sense into you, it's nothing serious, really not." He told himself before he started to brush his teeth. Then... Why am I doing all of this just to meet with him...? Once finished, he looked back at the time, "38. Hmm..."

Lu Xun walked out the bathroom and turned off the light. He looked over to where Gan Ning was laying at prior and took notice that the blonde was no longer laying there. "Do I even want to ask...?" He asked himself. He took the chance to take his wallet -just in case- and room key, then head out to the side doors closer to the tables outside. After a few moments of picking at the lock, Lu Xun managed to get outside and close the door as quietly as he could. He was also glad that he took a somewhat heavy winter coat off the side of his bed before leaving because outside was just far too cold at night.

Lu Xun put on the coat and sighed to himself, feeling the cold air dissipate and turn into warmth. "That's.. Better." He said, pleased with the coats fast moving heat.

"There you are Bóyán, I was wondering if you were going to come on time." Cao Pi yawned as he made his way into Lu Xun's view.

"You're still calling me that? What happened to just calling me by my actual-"

"I told you already, I like the name Bóyán better. What you call me, I couldn't care." Cao Pi shrugged moving closer to the short brunette. "Come, follow me. I want to show you something." He said lifting a finger telling Lu Xun to follow. Cao Pi turned around and walked away, a moderately fast walking pace. Lu Xun stood there for a moment wondering if he was serious, then after a certain distance, he followed after the taller raven.

"Where are we going?" Lu Xun asked.

"Do you like asking questions?" Cao Pi wondered out loud.

Lu Xun grunted, "Well, if you don't tell me what's going on, I'm bound to ask questions." He replied, a frown growing on his face.

"I want to just... Get you away from those brats in Wu right now." Cao Pi mumbled. "Why? They don't seem to trust you much at all."

"They're just protective of people in their part of the Academy. I guess they're more... Family protective than anything." Cao Pi let out a slightly amused hum. "Though, they have been telling me lately that I shouldn't talk with you at all." Lu Xun added in, looking at the snow as he followed behind Cao Pi's footsteps.

"They don't trust people in Wei? How unfortunate." Cao Pi chuckled quietly, he smirked at his own comment.

"Yeah but... I don't see why? I mean.. I know Wu and Wei have a hatred for each other, but things can change as the years go by, right?" Lu Xun insisted, he looked up to stare right into Cao Pi's back.

"They could. Things could change but... Bóyán, do remember it's great histories between the two Academies. Hence why we're spit up like this, you realize that, right?"

"I know, but it still can change. We don't have to be split up like so. We could all just be one completely united school."

"Under whose name?"

"I- what do you mean?"

"The claim, who would take the claim of the united school?"

"Surely the Principals could figure out a unified name, students shouldn't have to get involved with that."

"Bóyán, there are reasons for difficulty. There are reasons as to why the schools could not be unified. It would affect the students, the teachers, even the Principals. Only because we've been through the information of their histories, and we know what each school did wrong to the other. From being unified to breaking off in different segments, these schools aren't going to be unified with all the Principals to agree with the others actions." Cao Pi explained turning a corner.

Lu Xun hadn't realized that they already made it into the town and were walking into one of the restaurants close-by. "But.. Zǐhuán..." Lu Xun was so used to hearing his own styled name talking with Cao Pi that he managed to talk with him using his as well. "Even if that's true, surely there could be a way to still manage to unify them. No matter how long it takes, I find this 'war' with the different schools to be... Vexatious, really.." Lu Xun tried to think of how to explain how he felt.

"Table for two." Cao Pi told the woman who nodded and lead them to a table before excusing herself. "Bóyán you think too much." He said once the woman was gone, "I'm not going to stop you for thinking rationally for a moment though. There are four schools, only two of which have branched off the same tree, Jin and Wei." He stated, "The other two schools have had a friendly relationship with the other, which lead to them disliking the style that Jin and Wei were teaching for their students. Bóyán, answer me this. Why does Wu dislike other kingdoms?" He asked the brunette that was staring at the menu.

Lu Xun sighed and peeked over the menu, "I believe that it's gotten worse due to Sun Jian's disliking to Cao Cao and Sima Yi, but he's quite kind towards Liu Bei." Lu Xun shook his head, "Though Sun Jian is very respectful, and he doesn't keep past grudges. So the other Principals could have possibly done something to make him refuse to cooperate."

"Your Principal is an a-" Cao Pi coughed and nodded to the waitress that made her way over.

"Are you two ready to order?" She asked.

"Two Mápó dòufu plates please." Cao Pi answered for the two.

"Zǐ-" Lu Xun was interrupted by the waitress that couldn't stop staring at the raven, a blatantly clear blush on her face.

"Would you like anything to drink?" She asked quickly.

"Oh, I'm sure he'd be fine with one of your finest teas. As for me, a black coffee with cream should suffice." Cao Pi casually answered.

"Okay, your orders should be around soon. Thank you." She said before walking away, two of her co-workers equally as blushy as she was.

"Zǐhuán..." Lu Xun mumbled. Cao Pi hummed while boredly looking at the silverware in front of him, "You didn't have to order for me?" He questioned.

"Bóyán, I invited you out, led you here, I'm going to order for you." Cao Pi stated clearly.

"You were saying something about Sun Jian, what was it?" Lu Xun went back to the earlier conversation.

"He's an ass, in my eyes." Cao Pi shrugged. Lu Xun frowned, "Bóyán, you're surprisingly somewhat adorable when you frown, you know that?" Lu Xun blushed, still trying to retain the frown, "Then you go and do this." Cao Pi shook his head.

"Oh." Lu Xun looked like a light bulb just shone in his head, "How did you know I like tea?"

"I didn't know that." Cao Pi answered simply, "I just figured that it'd be better than some random soda, either that or you probably didn't prefer coffee of any sort."

"Well... You figured right.. I like tea the most." Lu Xun blushed heavily. I wonder... Would this be considered a date...?

"Would you consider this a date at all?" Cao Pi asked. He propped his elbows on the table and leaned in on his hands that supported his head.

"I... I was just wondering the same thing." Lu Xun looked away from the raven.

"Hmm. Bóyán, look this way for me." Cao Pi commanded. Lu Xun slowly turned and faced Cao Pi once more, "Lean just a bit closer." He did as told. "Your eyes, they really are Amber." He smiled for a moment.

"Zǐhuán, please stop embarrassing me." Lu Xun whispered.

"It's not intentional, I just happen to do it. Or maybe, you're just easy."

"I-..." Lu Xun frowned, "Your eyes are... Blue.." He blushed more, practically admitting to the fact that he's been looking at Cao Pi's eyes.

".. And you were going to say you're not easy?" Cao Pi stifled a laugh. He couldn't help but smile a bit at the brunette.

"Here you go." The waitress said as she placed their items on the table. "Two Mápó dòufu plates, one of the finest teas we have, and a black coffee with cream." She said their order as she placed them down. "I will be back later to pick up your dishes, please enjoy." Cao Pi and Lu Xun nodded to her in unison and watched her until she turned around and walked away.

It took a while with the two talking with each other and eating until they managed to finish and settle down once the woman came over to pick up their dishes and give them the bill. Lu Xun instantly reached for his wallet, Cao Pi shook his head and took out enough money to cover it, as well as a tip.

"Come." Cao Pi directed, pulling the protesting brunette. Once they got out the building Lu Xun puffed his cheeks in anger.

"Why are you paying for me?!" Lu Xun yelled once they were far enough away from the restaurant. "Zǐhuán, I think that's going too far now!" He insisted.

Cao Pi stared at the shorter male, "Bóyán, would you shut up for one moment?" He asked, now irritated with the brunette. "You should kindly accept situations where a person is being nice to you. Just accept it."

"I don't understand why you're doing this though." Lu Xun mumbled.

"Let's go back, it's almost 2am." Cao Pi stated looking at his phone for the time. He turned on his heels and began walking back up the snowy hill to get back to the academy. "You didn't lock the doors to your building, did you?" Cao Pi asked once they made it up the top of the mountain.

"I don't think I did, but someone might have." Lu Xun answered as they walked through the same pathways they took to get to the restaurant back to the Academy doors.

"Looks like this is where we split." Cao Pi commented looking at the doors to Wei Academy. "See you again-"

"Wait." Lu Xun interrupted. "Would you call this a date?" His head was down, so Cao Pi was unable to see his face.

Cao Pi chuckled nonetheless, "Bóyán, I wouldn't go around calling it that. I did tell you before, I'm dating Ji."

"R-right... You're... You're dating Zhen Ji..." Lu Xun sounded somewhat disappointed. Now why in the hell do I feel a wave of jealousy hitting me? Surely it can't be that easy for me to fall for Cao Pi, right? I just... I feel so weird around him...

"Bóyán?" Cao Pi called again, he leaned in a bit wondering why he couldn't get the brunettes attention.

"H-huh?" Lu Xun blushed heavily, "I-I'm sorry? Did you say something?"

Cao Pi chuckled and shook his head, "No. No I didn't. I'll talk with you again.. Bóyán." He said turning around and retreating into his building's doors.

Lu Xun watched him leave, unable to cover his blush. "Am I seriously... I can't be falling for Zǐhuán, can I?" He asked himself. He paused like a deer in headlights when he heard the bushes near his own building.

"Seeing as you're calling him 'Zǐhuán' I'd say you have a bit of something to him." Lu Xun heard Zhou Yu's voice. He walked straight from the doors of the building as Gan Ning and Ling Tong emerged from separate bushes. "I swore I talked to you about this, Lu Xun." Zhou Yu warned. "There was a surprise dorm inspection, handled personally by Sun Jian. I had Gan Ning and Sun Ce cover for you, saying that you were with Lu Meng getting some extra studies done. He believed Sun Ce, but we also had to make sure he didn't bring it up to Lu Meng at all. It honestly wasn't hard, but unless you want to get into trouble by Sun Jian personally, I advise you to stop fooling around with this guy."

"N-no, you got it wrong!" Lu Xun frantically waved around his hands, "Cao Pi.. Cao Pi is already dating someone, and I doubt he'd want me out of all people!" Lu Xun denied.

Zhou Yu shook his head, "You're probably just dense then, but you need to hurry and talk with Sun Jian before he get suspicious. We told him you'd be there soon, and that was about 5 minutes ago."

"You got yourself pretty dressed up just to go and 'talk' with your little Zǐhuán, you know." Gan Ning teased with a smirk.

"Ning, leave him alone, it's his first chance at love, and it happens to be with someone that's taken." Ling Tong teased along with him.

"He's not mine, damn it!" Lu Xun yelled stomping past the pair, he forcefully made his way through the door and walked down the hall ignoring the calls his 'friends' attempted with to get his attention. Lu Xun frowned and let out an 'oof' when he walked into someone, someone none other than his Principal. "P-Principal... Sun..."

"Why are you in clothes that is for being outside? I thought you were inside studying with Lu Meng? Did he take you outside for something?" Sun Jian asked question after question.

"O-oh I... Y-you see..." Lu Xun avoided eye contact with his Principal. I can't lie to this man. That's nothing but sheer disrespect...

It's been a week since Lu Xun last actually made his way outside. He's been stuck inside the building cleaning out the classrooms and having daily detentions. This was better since classes were now out for the rest of the month for Christmas time. Sun Jian sat at the teacher's desk watching Lu Xun clean up the last of the desks. He sighed in relief of finishing and wiped off the sweat that formed on his forehead.

"Now Lu Xun, I do not accept nor allow lies like this to go on." Sun Jian said, instantly gaining Lu Xun's attention. "You are an excellent student, athletically and academically, you are bright. The teachers adore teaching you, because you are one of the few students that teachers come to work for. Lu Meng is also upset with your lies, and I have talked with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Gan Ning, and Ling Tong. I understand their set of lies, but I wish to know, where were you?"

"In the town." Lu Xun replied simply.

"With whom?"

"Does it have to be with someone else?" Lu Xun replied quickly.

"I am sure you would not leave around 11:40pm to go somewhere in the town Lu Xun." Sun Jian said with a doubtful stare.

Lu Xun sighed and stared at the table that he was standing next to, "With Z- Cao Pi..." He mumbled loud enough for Sun Jian to hear.

"Cao Pi? From Wei?" He asked, his voice emitting something of anger. "You were with that child of Wei?" Lu Xun nodded, "That is- Lu Xun. Let me ask you something, are you aware of the history of Wei, Wu, Shu, and Jin?"

"I don't think I'm that well informed, Principal."

"We used to be united, hence the Academy's original name being Dynasty. Everything was fine, each Principal agreed with the others statements to make a better school. Liu Bei with a kinder approach to the students, Cao Cao and Sima Yi willed for a scholarly focus, which meant for harder work, as well as a lot more of it. As for me, I wanted a school where everyone not only got along, we were all capable of acting as a family. I personally wanted things to focus more on Logic, people to be capable of strategic advancements. This is what made us stop cooperating with the other Principals, as we all branched off into different teaching styles. At one point, I had more students than Cao Cao did. He was upset, and attempted to set fire to my building when the students were out, and I went to visit my wife and kids. Cao Cao wished for a prestigious title, he willed for his own greatness. I refused to forgive him for that."

"So then... How did you know he tried to set fire to this building?"

"Liu Bei had stayed behind with his vice principals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The three men preferred to stay and take care of the building, his building mainly. Though, there was one day where Zhang Fei was walking around the buildings, he had noticed someone from Wei lighting a match, close to this building, while the other contained gasoline cans. Before they could do damage, Zhang Fei scared them off. This is why I am friendly towards Liu Bei, because I am very grateful for his kindness and his men caring for others."

"I see... So your trust in Cao Cao has fallen since then?"

"That was many years ago. Many, almost around your age. That is... How long this rivalry has grown since." Sun Jian shook his head, "I do not wish for you to communicate with any from there, especially that... Dog's son. Promise me that?" He asked the small boy.

"Just once more, and I promise I won't speak with him again." Lu Xun promised.

"Once more, that is all." Sun Jian nodded, "I will be in my office if you need me. Do be careful, Lu Xun." He said moving from the desk and walking out of the classroom.

Lu Xun watched him leave, "I... Will." He mumbled to himself. "I don't know how long I'm going to keep this promise though... I'm sorry.." He sighed maneuvering out of the way of the desks and out the classroom, grabbing his coat on the way out.

He walked out of the building while putting on his jacket, this time containing a fluffy rim to the hood, the sleeves, and the hem. He looked towards his normal meeting place with Cao Pi and noticed the raven sitting there writing in his work book. Just like the first time I talked with him, he's studying again. When Lu Xun got into talking range, he managed to call him and get the ravens attention instantly away from his books.

"Oh. So you are alive, that's interesting." Cao Pi 'greeted'.

Lu Xun chuckled quietly, this time sitting right across from the raven, "How kind of you. You couldn't even wonder just a little?" He asked.

"I would, but then I'd turn into an over thinker, like you." Cao Pi teased. "What do you want anyway?"

"You see.. I'm actually not allowed to talk with you anymore after this." Lu Xun vaguely explained. "Sun Jian found out about what happened a week ago, and I've been in detention since...-"

"I didn't ask for all of that."

"Zǐhuán, if you'd actually listen to me, maybe you'd get a better understanding of me. Damn it."

"It goes both ways Bóyán. If you listened to me, you'd understand me too."

"I do listen to you!" Lu Xun yelled, slightly offended.

Cao Pi chuckled, "Relax Bóyán, I'm only teasing." He looked back to his book before continuing where he left off. "You caught me at a bad time though, actually. I'm studying for the midterms placed in another week."

"Wait, really?" Lu Xun asked, "We don't have midterms... At all... Just an end of the year test."

"The Academies obviously differ, babe." Cao Pi said blankly. He froze and looked up to the blushing brunette, "I mean Bóyán. I've been talking with Ji lately, so she's really the only thing on my mind at this point."

"O-oh. Her again."

"What do you mean 'her again'?" Cao Pi asked, his tone more defensive."

"Nothing, nothing. Just... I don't know what to say, for some reason, when I think that this is the last time I'm allowed to talk with you, I can't think of anything."

"Who said it was your last time talking to me?" He looked back down to his book and began writing.

"Sun Jian, I told you this already."

"Did you? I don't remember you talking about him."

"Really Zǐhuán? You really forgot what I told you earlier?" Lu Xun felt a bit athazagoraphobic at the comment. "Are you ignoring me Zǐhuán?" He asked after a moment of silence between the two. "You are, aren't you?"

"Bóyán, what did I tell you that I had to do?" He asked never looking up from his book.

"Study for your midterms." Lu Xun answered simply.

"Okay, so what does it look like I'm doing Bóyán?"

"Studying for your midterms."

"What do you think I'm trying to do right now?"

"Study... For your midterms.."

"So what do you think I'm ignoring you for?"

"Studying... For your midterms..."

"You act like a woman that wants so much attention, just relax and I'll get to your answers Bóyán." Cao Pi answered rudely.

"I can just leave, I don't mean to bother you." Lu Xun said getting ready to stand up.

"But if you leave now, you're not going to be able to talk with me." Cao Pi said quietly.

So you WERE listening. Lu Xun sighed and stared at Cao Pi for another moment, "You're busy though, it's not like I can just freely talk with you right now. I'd rather you go and study."

"Bóyán, you're lucky I like you." Cao Pi glanced up to the brunette, "... Because you are so easy to get to." He chuckled adding that in.

"I don't understand how you'd expect me to be?"

"More like a man about things. At this rate, I figured I'd be the one topping you with no problems."

"Are you implying that we'd have sex?" Lu Xun blushed heavily at his own question.

"Does it sound like that?"

"Y-yes.."

"Maybe."

"But you're dating."

"No, I'm not. I broke up with Ji somewhere during the week."

"But you were talking with her and you said that she was the only thing on your mind lately."

"Yeah, because I broke up with her, and I've been thinking about it. I now realized, that I made the right decision. I want Amber, not... Her."

"Amber?"

"You." Cao Pi completely looked up from his book and waited for it to settle in with Lu Xun's overly working brain.

"A-are you serious?" Lu Xun asked after a moment of processing it all. "Zǐhuán, you know full well that I wouldn't be able to-"

"Shut up. I know what you can and can't do. I'm just telling you what I want. It doesn't have to be that way."

"For someone with blue eyes, you're oddly cold." Lu Xun mumbled.

"What do you mean by that?" Cao Pi asked.

"I don't know, but I think it fits your personality Zǐhuán." Lu Xun shrugged, "Besides, now that I think about it, you've been referring to me by my style name a lot lately."

"I address people by their names when I'm speaking with them. I've grown up like that." Cao Pi replied, "Here, give me your phone." He held his hand out that had been holding onto the pencil he was writing with and waited for the cool piece of metal to be placed in his hand. "It's not locked, is it?"

"No, I unlocked it for you."

"Good, you'll get it back soon." He said flipping it open and heading into the contacts.

"What are you doing?" Lu Xun asked after a moment of silence between the two. He heard something vibrate before he decided to talk again, "Zǐhuán, what are you doing? What was that?"

"My phone, relax." Cao Pi mumbled before closing the red phone, he held it out for the other teen, "Here." He stated simply.

"What did you do?" Lu Xun said inspecting his phone.

"Nothing." Cao Pi chuckled, "Now get out of here, it looks like the Qiao's want to talk with you, but they're not coming over here."

Lu Xun looked over his shoulder and around the fluff of his hood to see the Qiao's standing near a big pile of snow, but staring straight at him. "Oh.. Okay then." He turned back to Cao Pi, "Well... Zǐhuán, I guess this is goodbye?"

"Not even close, it's just starting." Cao Pi chuckled, "Go. I'll see you again."

Lu Xun awkwardly nodded, "Bye Zǐhuán." He waved.

"Good bye Bóyán." Cao Pi said going back to his work.

Lu Xun made his way to the sisters who gave him questioning glances. "Why are you talking with him again?" Xiao Qiao had asked first.

"I promised that this is the last time that I'd talk with him. So... We said our goodbyes." Lu Xun explained.

"I see.." Da Qiao commented, "Do you understand why now? Why we don't like them?" She asked.

"Yeah, I understand. Sun Jian explained to me the whole situation, I understand completely." Lu Xun nodded. "Is there something that you wanted?" He asked the two.

"Oh! We wanted to know if you wanted to cooperate with us in a snow ball game, we thought you were busy though, so Da didn't want to come and talk with you over there. She made us wait here." Xiao Qiao explained.

"It's girls versus boys, Ling Tong being the judge." Da Qiao added in.

"Oh so... Who's playing?"

"For the girls, it's Xiao, Shang Xiang, and Lian Shi, as well as me of course." Da Qiao smiled.

"Then for the guys it's gonna be you, Gan Ning, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu!" Xiao Qiao added with a grin.

"Alright then."

A few hours was spent defrosting in the dorm room that Gan Ning and Lu Xun sleep in. They allowed the other contendants of the snowball fight to stay with them until they were warm enough to leave. Though it looked like Xiao Qiao and Ling Tong had made themselves at home and started watching the T.V. flipping through channels to see which channel was best to watch stuff on.

Lu Xun sat on his bed using a towel to dry off his hair as he stared at the T.V. channels constantly changing.

"Would you decide on a fucking channel already?!" Gan Ning yelled from his own bed. He was sitting pretzel legged on his bed with Sun Ce was sitting in the corner and Zhou Yu sitting on the ground leaning on it. While Sun Shang Xiang and Da Qiao had sat closer to the end of the bed that was pointing to where the T.V. was placed. Lian Shi was sitting next to the couch, leaning on it. Lu Xun sat where he'd rest his head at, and had his feet propped up with his knees in front of his chest.

"Oh hush! We'll find something!" Ling Tong yelled back flipping through the channels faster.

"You're so indecisive! Let me pick a channel!" Xiao Qiao demanded.

"No way! You're going to pick something childish!" Ling Tong turned away from her and went back to changing the channel.

"Would you just decide on something?" Zhou Yu asked. Sun Ce laughed, completely careless to the fact that no one could decide what to watch.

"How about we watch a movie then?" Lian Shi offered.

"That sounds like a good idea." Lu Xun agreed. Da Qiao nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, let's do that then." Sun Shang Xiang agreed to this as well. "But what movie?" Everyone in the room groaned.

"Okay how about this, the girls pick the movie and we not argue about it?" Lu Xun came up with a solution.

"I like that idea too." Lian Shi instantly agreed.

"No way! They're going to pick something cheesy!" Gan Ning yelled to the small brunette.

"Yeah, and it's going to suck for all of us guys!" Ling Tong added.

"Well excuse me for being polite, but I think that's the best thing to do. Let them decide." Lu Xun frowned.

"Yeah, don't be rude you two." Da Qiao frowned as well, "It's a nice idea. We'll pick something that everyone will like." She said earning approving nods from Sun Shang Xiang and Xiao Qiao.

"Okay, then it's settled. They'll pick out a movie." Lu Xun confirmed. Da Qiao and Sun Shang Xiang stood and switched placed with Ling Tong, who actually went over to sit with Gan Ning instead.

"I'm pleased with that decision." Zhou Yu nodded.

Lu Xun smiled and froze in shock when he felt his phone vibrate. "Now who in the world...?" He mumbled to himself quietly and looked over to the flashing light saying "New Message from: Zǐhuán". "Cao Pi?" He whispered to himself.

"Something wrong Lu Xun?" Sun Ce asked the blonde that couldn't stop staring at his phone.

"O-oh yeah. Uh, I'll be right back, okay?" Lu Xun replied jumping up with the towel he used to dry his hair now propped on his shoulder.

"Okay then." Zhou Yu replied at the comment. Lu Xun left the room after that comment.

He made his way down the halls and looked at the message he received.

Meet me outside. It won't be long.

Lu Xun sighed and hoped that he'd be fine without a jacket, though his shoes weren't really for cold weather, he also hoped he'd last a while outside. He unlocked the side door and looked for the raven, which happened to be leaning on the table they always met at. "Zǐhuán." Lu Xun said loud enough to get his attention. "Is something wrong?" He asked after he made his way closer to the raven.

"Something wrong? Well, one thing could be your lack of clothing Bóyán." Cao Pi chuckled, "Aren't you cold?"

"Kind of. I'm sure I'll get warm when I get back inside." Lu Xun said shivering a bit, "I'm... Thinking it's about 40 something degrees out here though."

"Do you want to borrow my coat then?" Cao Pi offered. He was already unzipping his coat before Lu Xun could even process the question.

"No-no! I'll be fine!" He insisted holding up a hand to stop the raven. "Wouldn't you be cold then?"

"Nope. I'm used to cold weather."

"Oh... But you should still keep your coat on." Lu Xun said with his shivering becoming more vibrant than before.

"I'll be fine." Cao Pi said taking off the coat and wrapping it around the small brunette, "Besides, I think you'd die without something warm."

Lu Xun sighed a bit once the coat made contact with him, "Why did you tell me to come out here anyways?"

"I wanted to ask you something."

"What is it then? I need to get back to the group.."

"You're really adorable when you're getting hit with snow you know that?"

"You were watching?" Lu Xun blushed a bit, "That's embarrassing... I haven't been involved with a snowball fight in years.."

"I see." Cao Pi placed a hand on Lu Xun's cheek, "Well, I found it amusing, but that's not what I wanted to ask you."

Lu Xun's cheeks felt like they were on fire with Cao Pi's hand on it, "...Then what would that be?"

"Will you be my boyfriend?" Cao Pi asked blankly. His face had no change in emotion. "Bóyán, I think I like you, and I want to test to see if that's right or not."

Lu Xun moved Cao Pi's hand from his cheek, "Zǐhuán, you know full well I can't. My Principal would be furious with me. I'm already breaking my promise talking with you now."

"So? Once in a while, it doesn't hurt to break promises. Like the day I took you out, I was supposed to be with Ji that day. I broke that promise, and asked you out. Just give it a chance."

Lu Xun looked to the floor, unwilling to move but not wanting to talk, "Zǐhuán, please don't make me think about this."

"Look at me." Cao Pi demanded, he tilted Lu Xun's head and kissed him softly on the lips, "Bóyán, it's not that I feel bad about this. I just want to be with you, you see?"

"No..." Lu Xun whispered. He shook his head, shaking off Cao Pi's hand then he removed the coat from his shoulders, "I'm sorry, I really am. Zǐhuán, I can't. Even though I want to, I can't." Lu Xun said backing away.

"So you don't deny the fact that you feel something towards me too?"

"I'm not going to deny that Zǐhuán. I like you, I really do. It's the fact that it won't work with people being like this... We can't.. We can't be together. I'm really sorry." He said walking backwards towards the door he came out of.

"Bóyán, think about it then. At the very least. Okay?" Cao Pi said turning to the brunette's retreating figure. He held his coat in his hands, clearly not intending on putting it back on.

"I will. I promise." Lu Xun said holding onto the door handle. He could still hear Cao Pi chuckle.

"Don't break that promise."

"I won't, stupid." Lu Xun teased, sticking out his tongue and going into the building. Once the door was shut, he instantly leaned on the wall and sighed to himself. "Not only did he kiss me, he asked me to date him too?" Lu Xun's blush attacked him like a heart attack, "He's crazy.. Asking me something like that, right? Not only that, he KISSED me." Lu Xun looked down to his hands, "Somehow I knew I wasn't going to be able to keep that promise, Sun Jian.."

For my lovely disclaimer, I don't own Koei's versions of characters from Dynasty Warriors, they're the reason I'm typing this stuff anyways!

Um, this story is based off of 'problems' my friends had during their relationship building situations and how they had so many problems, but were close with teachers. One was and still is a child of the Principal he goes to school at, and of course, gay.

Which reminds me, this story will be Yaoi, due most of the times I'll be referring to male characters. I made the first chapter long, just to give you a taste of what I'm going to be doing for this story, and that you guys will know that I'm going to be taking a while when typing the next chapter, though about... 13k words isn't much for me. Oh dearie. I'm still going here guys, just to tell you thoughts. Oh my god.

Anywho! As you can see, the first chapter's about Lu Xun and his moral problems of things with over-thinking and being completely unsure of stuff, as well as him seeing nothing but the good in people, he put himself in a helpless situation.

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