Ultimate Note: The Calling

Reckless Night

Wu Xie/Qiling

"Go clean yourself of any traces of blood? It will be troublesome, huh? Wasn't him the one who wipe me up out of nowhere? What is left to clean after he almost make my skin shine?" Wu Xie fumed as he took off his beige jacket and black shirt to change it for another one and a red jacket instead.

He had moved away to do so, needing some distance as he was kind of angry with the poker face he had so wrongly called his Xiaoge. Somehow, he had better expectations of him, after growing up dreaming with Zhang Qiling for so long and seen the way he had so caringly protect him and in such a wonderful way. Will it kill him to actually offer him water for him to just drink it, instead of making him waste it in something already done? Because, honestly, did Zhang Qiling wants him to glow all the way to the tomb?

"Forget about naming him Xiaoge, he is Poker Face." Wu Xie murmur to himself, as he wiped his face with the water Qiling has force on him and as he did so, he could feel those dark eyes staring at him in the distance like a hawk over his prey and it was nerve wrecking.

"Dear gods, I'm just doing it, did he has to be so demanding?" Wu Xie keep fuming, while madly rubbing his face, to a point it was becoming angry red. I'm such an idiot... only because he was like a warrior god a while ago and hold my hand so kindly for a few hours in real life, doesn't mean you really know him. Dreams are dreams after all and reality, well... its sucks.

Not too far, as Wu Xie sense it, stood Qiling watching him do as he was told in an obvious bad mood.

"Did you make him angry? He seems to be fuming on his own. Didn't I already told you he was too green? Don't go breaking his little heart out of a blue..." Xiazi teased Qiling, who of course simply glance at him, then turned his attention to Wu Xie.

"He is a feisty one." Qiling said.

"Of course he is! He is a Wu, a descendant of the Mystic Nine and Lao Guo grandson no less. He is bound to be stubborn and reckless, just like that other one not too far." Xiazi pointed at Master Hua's direction, who was currently eating something while sat over a rock with an air of elegance around him, like no one else could put on.

"Not the same." Qiling corrected.

"Yeah, yeah... your Wu Xie is the innocent puppy eyes kind, while my Xiao Hua is pure heartless and cunning." Xiazi sighed. "Yet, this job is going to be the best for us both. Mark my words, I'm sure of it."

"It's not a job for me this time." Qiling whisper.

"Really? Then, can I have your paid instead?" Xiazi joked.

"No." Xiazi laughed.

"So serious... you know you look so young despite your centuries of life, so act cute in front of your charge, otherwise you will scare him away instead of bring him in." Xiazi advised.

"I'm here to protect Wu Xie until reaching his destination. Only answering the calling."

"Come on... you don't even know what that destination is yet. You should fall in love properly, you have been dreaming with him for like a century..."

"Not that long..."

"You don't remember most of it. At the end we are guardians Qiling and you more than me... so let the gods guide us all to where we are supposed to. Be warmer with the kid and he will do anything for you sooner than later."

"No need. This place is dangerous, keep an eye for anything that can harm them. Whatever purpose Wu Xie and the rest are supposed to fulfil, we better make sure they do." Qiling said, then walking away.