Reunion: The Center Of My World

He Is Mine

Zhang Qiling

A few days after coming back from the depths of the warehouse eleven and survive the ordeal, they had gather to celebrate that all their struggles were finally over and most of all that Wu Xie was now healed and free of cancer. It has been his greatest joy to see him recover and back to his usual energetic self, perhaps more so than before is his guess was right.

Qiling had notice the slight change in the moment he looked at Wu Xie go out of the thunder collector chamber in the Thunder City all wet with a sent he recognize yet could not remember from where, which is why he asked him if he had been healed, earning a smile from Wu Xie that reached all the way to his heart. Back then he had been tempted to kiss him right there, but they were not alone and danger was still closing in on them, so he simply hug him instead.

After that, even if they had suffer painful tragedies on their part, at least something good had been gained in return. Wu Xie's nightmare was finally over after so many years of self-torture and he had a second chance to rebuild those things he had let go in order to give Qiling a life back, in order to keep his humanity, even when he had sacrifice his innocence in the process. The journey had been worthy, thus it was now time to enjoy it from the side line.

They had talked about retirement in the Rain Village, which was as good as any other place for him to stay. His home was not build on walls, but on the person he planned to follow until he could not more, either by death or memory loss, which he doubt it will keep him from Wu Xie for long. He had taken measure about that, for if the curse on his blood come back to hunt him down.

Deep down, he had the feeling that his memory loss was connected with the meteorites and not needing to go back to them again, he was almost sure he will not lose his memories once more, which was what he was really hoping for. No matter how hellish been inside the Bronze Door had been, he rather remember his feelings for Wu Xie through it all. Every single one of them, quite treasured without any regret.

Thus, there he sat by Wu Xie's side while drinking along with their friends. Pangzi, Xiazi, Liu Sang, Bai (which somehow become a sister out of nowhere) and Huo Daofu, who was actually the one responsible for keeping Wu Xie alive for long enough to walk toward his own miracle, while he was away. He owe the man Wu Xie's life and his in return, even if Daofu wanted nothing of it.

"For Tianzhen and the Iron Triangle retirement from business!" Pangzi offer a toast yet again that they all shared, for who know how many times already, (he had lost count over the course of the night) even when Bai was almost at the border of tears, as she will not be seen Wu Xie in a long while and Liu Sang, at his other side mumble his dissatisfaction of his Idol gone from the business when they have the chance to work together for a few more years.

"I'm telling you, my Idiol... you are still very young... let Wu Xie retire with Pangzi and come with me to another job. I have plenty of offers... You can always visit the old fox between jobs. Staying with him for long periods will bore you to death, right? What you said? It will be more exciting to keep working with the less cunning men, but with more talented partners you can find out there." A drunk Liu Sang offer him and glancing at Wu Xie, Qiling almost smiled, seen him pouting at Liu Sang's offer.

"Not interested." Qiling answer Liu Sang question, making the drunk Wu Xie smiled widely.

"See? Stop trying to take him away. He is mine." Wu Xie said, pointing at Liu Sang. Pangzi laughed at the other side of Wu Xie.

"You had no chance Jinx, let it go." Pangzi advised, raising his beer on his way.

"Shut up! My Idol is too good for Wu Xie. He is only and old fox now." Lui Sang refused to concede defeat just yet. He may like Wu Xie in general terms, but when it came to his Idol it was war.