Journey to the Beautiful Ending

C8 - First kiss

Jingyi always took the chance when he find one. Just now, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji already went upstairs. Looking at Jin Ling getting tipsy, his secretly throw the alcohol on his cup. Zizhen notice it but gestured him to be silent. Taking the chance that Sizhui's eyes were on Jin Ling's face, Jingyi continuously pour alcohol on Jin Ling's cup while he wasn't pouring on his. In the end, it was Jin Ling who emptied the jar. Zizhen just shook his head.

Jingyi faked that he's drunk, Zizhen who just go with his antics, carried him. He doesn't know why he had to do this but he just did it anyway. Sizhui carried Jin Ling to their room. Fortunately, the inn they stayed has two bed in it. But since it was a small inn, some of the rooms had to be shared with four juniors, some are three. When the two was already lying on each bed, Zizhen left them. In few minutes, Jingyi got up.

"Jingyi, where are you going?"

"I'm going to toilet."

"Do you need some help?"

"No, I'm good. Take care of Jin Ling. He was more drunk than me."

"Mm."

When Jingyi went out of the room, Sizhui realized that it happened before. Though the two were not drunk at that time, Jingyi left and never came back. Finding him sleeping at another room. He sighed. He looked okay anyway so he didn't worry.

Sizhui went to get a basin of water. When he came back, he removed the drunk boy's boots and cleaned his face to his neck, and his hands. He put the basin away and went back to stare at Jin Ling's face. Sizhui's hands travelled to the other boy's hair, down to his face. His eyes was glued to his long lashes. He smiled when he touched it.

"Beautiful."

"Beautiful who?" Sizhui was startled when the boy who seems to be sleeping opened his eyes.

"J-Jin Ling?"

Jin ling pulled him down and put his body on top of Sizhui's. The Lan boy was so shock at how close his face to his.

"Sizhui, you..." Before he could continue, Jin Ling's head fell to Sizhui's head. With how closer their face was, Sizhui couldn't hold himself and stare again to his long lashes. He touched it one more time as his point finger went down to his lips. He traced it and out of mind, he took the finger that just touch the other's lips to his mouth. His lips curved into a smile.

He was on that posture when Jin Ling opened his eyes again. Their eyes met. Sizhui gulped being caught red-handed. "Jin Ling, I–" He was cut off by a pair of soft lips who just captured his lips. He was surprised. But he didn't move. The other didn't move too but he was pecking his lips. He realized that Jin Ling doesn't know how to kiss.

"Sizhui, I– I like you."

Sizhui was stunned but his lips soon lifted. "Really?"

"Mm. I want to kiss you."

"Me too." Sizhui shifted their position. He was now on the top. "Open your mouth."

Jin Ling obediently nodded like a kid waiting for his candy to be given to him. Sizhui teased his lips by first licking it. This is his first kiss but Jingyi bought him some romance books and he have been secretly reading it whenever he have some leisure time. He didn't know that it will be put to use tonight.

He followed what's on those books. After licking his lips, he kissed his cheeks and gently bit his ear. "Mmm..." Jin Ling moaned. Sizhui felt pleasured. He went back to his lips and gently pressed their lips together. With Jin Ling's mouth slightly parted, Sizhui's tounge attempted to enter his mouth. When he succeeded, with his ears getting red, he explored the other's mouth with their eyes shut closed. Not yet satisfied, he deepened the kiss, tounge's intertwined together.

Almost losing their breath, they lips parted but Sizhui wasn't satisfied yet and went for another kiss. Deep. He intertwined their hands together and held it tightly. He felt the heat rising but before it could escalate to something more, Jin Ling fell asleep. Sizhui, with playful smile on his lips, he nibbled the sleeping princess' lower lip before he tugged it. Satisfied with what he had done, Sizhui went to the opposite bed with a smile on his lips.

The next day, Jin Ling felt a pang of pain on his lips. Not remembering of what had happened, he just thought that he must have bitten it on his own. Jingyi noticed it so he turned to Sizhui.

"Sizhui, did Jin Ling bite his own lips?"

Sizhui supressed his smile but his ears went red. "I think so. I don't know."

"Oh okay. I thought someone had bit him." His intentions was to teased only but with Sizhui's burning cheeks, Jingyi knitted his brows until his eyes slowly opened wide. 'What happened last night?'

The Juniors from different sects separated their ways and went back to their own sect. Jin Ling was still hesitant to leave but after his realization the other night, he decided to stay away from Sizhui for the meantime and see if anything changes. Not knowing that he already confessed.

"Did Jin Ling just avoided you?" Jingyi asked after he notice how Jin Ling averted his gaze and didn't even look at Sizhui before they left.

Sizhui got worried that Jin Ling doesn't really like what they did last night. Or did he even remember that? Jin Ling said he likes him. Was that like was the same as his? But the other was the one who iniated the kiss. He even said he wanted to kiss him. Was it just a spur of the moment? Now, Sizhui became more worried that he might have taken it wrong. He bit his lower lip.

Sizhui spoke, "I don't think he did. What could be his reason to avoid me?"

Jingyi, "Of course. Its not like you'd do something bad. He has more reasons to do something bad to you."

Sizhui, "Huh? What made you say that?"

Jingyi sighed and his friend's shoulder. "Sizhui, I know you are smart but try to look at different perspective too."

Sizhui's brows writhe in confusion. He tried to understand what Jingyi meant by looking at different perspective. He sure likes Jin Ling. He didn't know how it started but he found himself longing to see those long lashes again and wanting to touch it. Until those simple want turned to not just simple like. He desire not only to touch his long lashes but to kiss him. To mark him as his own. He felt terrified but he learned to embraced it and even accepted the truth that it might not be returned.

Witnessing his friend being confused, Jingyi got even more frustrated with how dense his friend is. He decided to work hard to bring them together. 'Sizhui, my poor friend. Jin Ling likes you. Can you not feel that?' A question he only kept in his mind, for now.