Chance Encounters-An Eternal Love of Dreams Fan Fiction

Chapter Ten - A Birth Mystery

"So, how long do you think you'll be gone?"  Xiao Bai asked as she adjusted herself tilting her head so she could see Donghua's face. They have been lying in the open field looking at the stars when Donghua had told her that he would have to leave tomorrow to reseal some of the wards that held the most malevolent creatures in the Universe lest they became a problem in the future.  It had been a week since she has finally confessed her true identity to him.  She had been afraid at first that things would be awkward and strange between them, however, the relationship between the two of them has only gotten better now that the barrier that existed between them have been taken down.  True to his words, Donghua was truly not angry with her and treated her a bit more sweeter now that he had declared his intention to marry her.

"I'm not sure.  It would depend on what we find. But it would take a few months or at least a few weeks. Some of the wards are in the far flung areas of the Immortal Realms."  For the first time that he could remember, he was reluctant to leave Tai Chen Palace to deal with matters of the Realm, resenting a little the reason that he would have to leave her even though he knew it to be necessary.

"That long?  I'm really going to miss you and worry about you the entire time." She said biting her lips.   Donghua has been discussing with her some of the reports that he has been receiving from all parts of the Immortal Realm of wards being weakened and she knew that the mystery around what was happening was a cause for deep concern for everyone who are aware of it.   The fact that Donghua had to be the one to personally visit the sites to investigate was indicative of how serious the matter was.  In addition, there had been moments in their discussions that Donghua had revealed to her how worried he himself was.  The only good news so far was that aside from the attack by the Qingtian Beast, there has been no other attacks made yet and it appeared that it was only that one other ward that had been successfully unsealed.  Xiao Bai knew, though, that Donghua has been filtering his discussions with her on the severity of the potential danger likely not wanting her to worry. She hadn't pressed him either to tell her all because she knew that it would only distress him if he felt he was placing a burden upon her.  It was enough that he was sharing more with her than he has with any other person.

He sighed as he looked up at the sky again. "I'm going to miss you Xiao Bai." He whispered.  He had been spending all his free time with her and knew that it was going to get some used to, not seeing her everyday.  He was going to miss talking to her also.  Although she couldn't really contribute anything in finding a solution to the problems that they were facing, the fact that he can talk to her about anything has made things a little easier for him.  He's never had a true confidante before, someone he knew he could trust with even his deepest worries.  In the past, he never imagined that there would come a time when he would feel safe sharing his feelings with anyone, the way he could with her.

Xiao Bai remained silent but he knew even without looking at her that she was worried for him.  She had asked him the night before if she could accompany him to wherever he was going having convinced herself that she should go to take care of him, that she was the only one who could.  He had been horrified at the request.  Horrified at the idea that she can be so flippant with her own safety knowing how dangerous the situation was, only for the purpose of taking care of him. However, if he was honest, he was more horrified at himself because he had been tempted, so tempted, even if it was just for a single moment, to throw caution into the wind and accede to her request.   He didn't understand where this visceral need to be near her at all times was coming from.  After a few minutes of silence, he felt her thread her fingers through his as she gave his hands a little squeeze.  

"Where are you going first?  Will it be far from here?" She was still a little dismayed at his refusal to let her accompany him even though she knew even as she asked that there was no way that he was taking her with him.  She hoped though that he will not be too far, that way, there was at least a chance that she could hear reports on his well being.