Ling moved in a fast pace as he rushed out from the dining room. Still confused on the new emotions whirling inside him, its so foreign and he doesn't know how to deal with it. He doesn't know why he feel ultimately awkward with Wanwan, its like when she's around he doesn't know how to act properly or even start a conversation although he managed to stay calm, composed and frigid on the outside he doesn't know how long he can handle it. To think she had just been here and he barely knows her yet, it really made him wonder what's going on with him.
To keep his mind from further entertaining his thoughts he decided to get his sword and went out heading to the training field.
Ling moved swiftly and elegantly as he wielded his sword with so much strength and grace. While others find peace in listening to music he found serenity in this field. You could think that Ling had spent so much time here than the others. Here, he can freely move and do whatever he wants. Almost everyday Ling would spend his time mastering his already perfect sword ability and think of new battling techniques. Relentless training makes Ling to keep pushing his limits. He had been training all his life that his mind was already conditioned with his usual routine. Doing what his doing makes him forget all the awfulness that happened to him many years ago. With that thought, Ling kept all his focus on his movements to divert his mind and prevent it from reminiscing the past to which until now he struggled so hard to bury to the deepest of his mind.
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Wanwan paused for awhile to catch her breath. She has been panting from continous walking and running.
"Where did everybody went?" she asked herself while panning her sight around hoping to see anyone but saw no one. After a while Wanwan started to walk again, she doesn't even know where she's heading. Why is this place so big? I don't even know where to go to look for the others! Wanwan screamed to herself as she continued to walk.
"What's that?" she suddenly stopped when she heard faint shouts from nearby. She traced where its coming from and head on towards the direction of the sound. Wanwan found a path headed to the woods. She went on then stood still and can't believe what she's seeing right now. Wanwan can't help but admire Ling's excellent swordsmanship that is evident on his movements. She can't stop herself from gushing over Ling's perfect masculine built which can be seen clearly even with his body fitted suit on. His strength and power can be perceived on his every move and she can't help but praise at how Ling unconciously managed to look so damn sexy while moving with all his might at the same time. Wanwan immediately blushed, scandalized by her own thoughts.
Ling might have felt her presence because he stopped moving and looked around. Then he saw her standing there. Since Wanwan had a fair complexion a faint shade of red can be seen on her face. He might be wondering why my face is red. I'll have to die first before he even know why!
Wanwan cleared her throat and walk slowly towards Ling. She stopped few meters away from him but near enough to see his chest pounding in and out and his still handsome face even with sweat dripping all over.
"Do you know where the others went? I have been looking everywhere and I can't find them." She tried so hard not to stutter and sound casual.
"I don't know where they are. Why are you asking me." It doesn't sound like a question though.
Wanwan ignored his emotionless voice and followed Ling who is now resting on the shade of a tree, catching his breath. Okay, so probably that's just how he sounds like. Wanwan told herself.
"Well, I guess no one else is around to ask for than you."
Ling just looked at him. Wanwan sat few inches away from Ling and decided to talk to him. She noticed he is the aloof one, so different from the rest who all possesed joyful personality. She's part of the team now so they can't stay like that to each other at least. One way or the other someone has to reach out if they want a harmonious relationship as a team and Wanwan felt she's the one who needs to step up.
She tried her best to sound cheerful and casual. She asked him so many questions to which Ling answered concisely. Wanwan thought he might have been annoying him but she ignored it, she went on and continued to talk to him about random things still being cheerful as she usually does. Suddenly she doesn't feel like needing to exert extra effort to sound casual anymore. I guess being with him for few minutes now and let her do the talking somehow breaks that intimidation Wanwan would feel eversince she saw Ling.
"Hey, I actually have something to tell you."
"You have been talking a lot already. What else do you wanna say?" Ling said in his ever casual (emotionless like) voice.
"Well, t-the first time I saw you I was really, uhm..I guess..intimidated?" Wanwan was hesitant to say the word intimidated. I can't think of any other words to name it, okay! Wanwan shouted to her mind. Ling didn't say a word so she continued. "Because you look so serious and grumpy!" she can't help but burst it loudly, pout forming on her lips. "You know what, you'll look even more handsome if you smile." She flashed a wide grin after saying that.
Wanwan is really determined to make Ling warm up to her and she will do everything even if it means bothering his peace. She remembered Chang'e told her once that Ling wants to be alone all the time. She made a note on her mind to bother him every now and then. Wanwan can only imagine a devilish smiling face of her as random scenarios of her doing childish antics and Ling being the subject running on her mind.
Ling stood up and went on to continue his training while Wanwan remained sitted on the shade of the tree. Wanwan is enjoying her eyes, as if she's watching a movie while constantly talking to him with basically just anything she likes to tell him making sure her voice is loud enough for Ling to hear and so, the day went on with Wanwan being so loud and goofy and annoyingly tails Ling everywhere.
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