Entropy (WANGXIAN FanFic)

9 - Interrupted

Various sects from the region introduced themselves one by one. Wei Ying knew of them and was already bored out of his mind. Lanling Jin Sect, Qinghe Nie Sect, and Yunmeng Jiang Sect, all saluted and presented their thanks and gratitude for the invitation with a gift from their sects. Wuxian, however, only presented himself and was about to offer his thanks and present his gift when he was interrupted by the "getting more arrogant by the day" sect, Qishan Wen Clan.

Presented with black and red robes, and a snarl and snarky attitude, the front of the group was none other than Wen Chao. Wuxian immediately felt the resentment inside of him start to flare up as Wen Chao started to cause a scene. Wuxian wanted to hide that resentment, just as he promise Baoshan, as well as himself.

He could feel Lan Zhan's gaze on him and could feel the resentment somehow calm down. 'How did he do that? Why did he just have to look at me and the resentment was quenched? As if it was never there?' Wuxian thought to himself.

"Who do you think you are? A low life Looking at me, His Excellency's heir?" Wen Chao barked.

"I am Wei Wuxian, Baoshan Sanren's Grandson and disciple. How dare you injure those guarding the gate, and walk into Cloud Recesses as if you own the place! Let me tell you, I don't care if you are His Excellency himself, you should still respect those around you. But I guess ego and arrogance is just driven too far up your ass at this point!"

Wen Chao huffed in his place and was about to speak when a woman behind him stepped in front of him and spoke, "I apologize on his behalf for his behavior.I am Wen Qing, and My brother behind me is Wen Ning. We are here for the invitation. Wen Chao, although promised to behave, did not do so and I apologize. Since he is not staying, I will take a punishment on his behalf if needed."

"No need," Zewu Jun interjected, "you had a long journey here, why not get settled in with your brother. Wen Chao can go back where he came from."

Wen Chao kept quiet and stormed out with Wen Qing and Wen Ning following behind him.

"Zewu Jun," Wuxian said and he turned to him, "I am willing to take a punishment for my outburst and language. I apologize."

Zewu Jun looked at his uncle and Qiren spoke for him, "Since it is a small offense and you stood up for us, It will be just a small punishment of copying the rules fifty times in the library pavilion after class until it is done. Wangji will accompany you until it is finished."

Wuxian nodded and held out his gift to them, "before I was interrupted, my grandmother and I prepared a box of rare medical herbs and tonics that she had grown herself in her own garden. If you would like them?" Zewu Jun approached Wuxian and opened the box examining the materials inside. He was very happy to see such an impressive amount of herbs he's only heard of but never seen. He smiled at Wuxian and took them from him as thanks and acceptance to his gratitude. Wuxian then sat back in his seat and let the rest of the ceremony carry out.

After the ceremony ended, Wuxian waited for Lan Zhan by the door and followed him to the library. Wuxian knew that this was a punishment but he was glad that Lan Zhan was with him. I gave Wuxian a reason to think of it as a blessing instead of a punishment. Wuxian wanted to be around Lan Zhan more, even though they were roommates, but he just had this desire deep down to get to know him more. He wanted to know if he can get reactions out of him. He only ever saw Lan Zhan with a face of no expression. Wuxian could tell from Lan Zhan's eyes though, that there was more to him. He could see the emotions sitting deep within his heart through his eyes. He could see loneliness in them. He had his uncle and his brother, but Wuxian knew that even with a couple people who care about you, a person could still feel lonely, no matter who they were with.

While writing down his copies, he couldn't help but take a few glances at Lan Zhan every so often. He sat across the room from him, and he was hard not to look at. Wuxian was drawn in by his beauty. The way that the white robes with cloud patterns of his clan made him look ethereal, and with the robes next to his skin, a perfect match. The white jade like glow of his skin and the white of his robes, it made him look soft but strong. Looking at Lan Zhan's hands, he spotted callouses from the distance between them, so he could sense the warmth from them. For some reason, Wuxian imagined Lan Zhan's hands to be not just warm but also soft; the rest of Lan Zhan, was his skin soft as well? Wuxian couldn't help but wonder.

When finally, Wuxian's eyes landed on Lan Zhan's face. His facial features made his mouth water. The sharp but gentle curve of his jawline, the flush of pink on his delicate ears, his eyebrows looked sharp and clean. His eyes were golden, and with light reflecting off of them gave them a beautiful glow that made his eyes look like a warm sunset. The gentle and plush nose of his; Wuxian wanted to trace his finger down it, and then feel how plush his lips were under his finger. Lan Zhan's lips were a nice shade of pink with a hint of a rose red hue. Wuxian always thought himself to be straight, as he flirted with his fair share of women, but oh how he wanted to know what Lan Zhan's lips felt on his own lips.

'What is happening to me? Why am I feeling this way?' Wuxian questioned himself. Before Lan Zhan could notice Wuxian staring at him, Wuxian fixed his eyes back on his brush and started to copy again. Wuxian only managed to copy down two more rules before setting down his brush and decided to go over to Lan Zhan. Without saying a word, Wuxian approached him and sat on his knees on the right side of Lan Zhan's table. He just sat there waiting to see if Lan Zhan noticed him being there.