The Chronicles of the Black Flower [HeiHua]

黑花: Dreams (II)

Notes:
1. These are short fics based on the Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note's version of Hei XiaZi (actor: Liu YuNing) and Xie YuChen (actor: Liu YuHan). Characters might seem a little ooc if you picture other versions of HeiHua here.
2. These characters are not as well-known internationally but I love them to bits! Anyway, these are just written for fun for a friend so please just enjoy them with an open mind.
3. Do give Ultimate Note a chance and watch it if you can. It's really different from the other Lost Tomb series (even the best in my humble opinion).
4. Hei XiaZi / Hei YanJing / Hei Ye is the same person.
5. Xie YuChen / Xie YuHua / Xiao Hua / Hua Er Ye is the same person.
6. Timeline for these stories is not in chronological order.

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Xia Zi opened his eyes and was momentarily blinded by the warm rays of the sun shining on his face. He adjusted his sunglasses a little and found himself lying on the ground on a pile of yellowing leaves. He reached for one of them with his long fingers and proceeded to examine the leaf. 

"Bamboo?" he muttered softly to himself. 

 He stood up and looked around. 

"Seems like a bamboo forest... Now how did I get here?" 

Xia Zi wandered around for a little bit and he could vaguely make out the sound of flowing water. 

"Hmm... Sounds like a stream. Well! Might as well take a look!" 

He moved towards the sound of the flowing water and as he got nearer, he began making out the outline of a little wooden cottage standing proud at the edge of the bamboo forest. 

Xia Zi moved towards the cottage and once in front of the door, he called out, "Is anyone home?" 

He waited for a few seconds but there was no reply. Undeterred, he inched even closer and peeked in. The door was wide open anyways so Xia Zi decided to just invite himself in. 

"Huh. Excuse me for intruding then ~" Xia Zi said with a cheeky smile. 

The cottage was not that big but it looked clean and comfortable. The decoration was minimal but he could see that the items in the house were all handmade with care. 

The furniture was skillfully and carefully crafted from wood and bamboo. They were then decorated with some simple but elegant looking embroidered cushions. 

A few simple but tasteful paintings were also hung on the walls and on the table, there was a vase of wild flowers and a tea set. 

Xia Zi could even detect a faint aroma of sandalwood in the house. It was not overpowering in any sense. As a matter of fact, the faint aroma of the sandalwood, coupled with the sweet scent of the bamboo forest was really refreshing. 

"Well well. Isn't this a nice place to live in? I should bring Xiao Hua here for some time off. He'd love it. Though he probably wouldn't appreciate having no signal for his phone here," Xia Zi chuckled. 

Xia Zi spotted a little puppy napping at one of the corners of the room so he went near it. The moment he tried petting the puppy though, he was in for a shock of his life. His hand went through the puppy's body like how a ghost would in movies! 

"Wait! What?!" 

He tried touching the puppy a couple of times and the same thing happened. 

"Is the problem with me? Or with the puppy?" 

He tried grabbing a stool nearby so he could sit down but his hand went through it as well. 

"Wait just a minute! I can't be dead, can I?!"