Beyond Control

Chapter 22

"I'm listening," I said to Wuxian.

"With you helping me get the blood out, it got me thinking back a bit," he said, "back when Lan Zhan and I were trapped in Xuanwu's cave. His leg was not only broken but it got worse when Xuanwu got a hold of it. I as I was tending to his wound, I saw that he was holding the bad blood in. He would have just let me help him with either so I...did something that actually worked but it was kind of funny in a way."

"What did you do?" I asked with a smirk.

"Since our robes were wet, I said we should take them off to dry. His face and his ears got so red. I tried to help him take his off but he pushed me away. So I started to take mine off. Before I got to my trousers, I made him panic to the point of spitting out the blood. That was when I tapped the points on his chest. He looked at me a bit confused," he said.

I tried to imagine my brother in that situation, picturing him so flustered and seeing Wei Wuxian almost to the point of being naked only to get him to spit up blood. I couldn't help but laugh.

"I know I can be stubborn, but I feel like Lan Zhan is worse than I am," he said.

"I believe that," I said and chuckled, "I would have loved to see my brother so flustered."

"He bit me later though," he said.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm not sure. We were talking about the branding scar on my chest and how I saved a girl from getting burned by it in the face. My guess, he got jealous because I said the scar will have a reminder I saved someone."

I wanted to smack this boy, "he probably wanted to give you a scar to have you remember him," I told him.

"Why? Why would I need a scar to remember him when he has already occupied my entire brain?" He asked.

That was new. I guess if you are always thinking of him, you don't need any keep sake or scar to have a reminder of them, "I guess," I said.

"Xiongzhang," Wangji said entering the room, "food will be ready shortly."

"Alright, thank you," I said, "as I was getting rid of the bad blood, A'Xian told me an interesting story...something about helping you get the bad blood out in Xuanwu's cave?"

"Wei Ying?!" He scolded.

Wei Wuxian giggled, "come in Lan Zhan, that was the cutest I've ever seen you. You looked cute all flustered like that."

Wangji suddenly froze in his place. Almost as if he wasn't sure how to respond to what Wuxian had just said, "you...what?" He asked.

"I can't tell the man I love he looks cute when he is flustered?" Wuxian asked.

I smirked at sat down at the table and poured a cup of tea, 'I wish I had something to munch on...though food will be here soon. This is getting interesting between these two.'

"You love me?" Wangji asked.

"Of course, you said you love me," Wuxian answered, "we are always going to be soulmates. It just takes time for everything to fall into place. I know you need time to learn how to communicate better with me, and I need time to not only heal, but I want to savor every moment of us, Lan Zhan. I don't want to rush things. That is why I said we need time. I did not mean to hurt you in any way when I moved out of the Jingshi, but for us to really work, we need to learn to value each other and trust each other."

I couldn't have said it better myself. Wei Wuxian surprised me. It made me happy hearing him say those things to my brother. I can see it in Wangji's eyes that he is understanding him and agrees with him.

"Lan Zhan, you are always going to be the first person I think of when I wake up in the morning and the last person I think of when I fall asleep. I want you to know I want us to work. We just need to take it one day at a time," Wei Wuxian said.

"Who knew Wei Wuxian was such a romantic," I said.

"I have my moments," Wuxian said.

Wangji sat down beside Wuxian, "I want us to work too," he said, "And I do love you."

"I know," Wuxian said.

As I took a sip of tea, I saw Wangji grab Wei Wuxian by the face. I froze when I saw him kiss Wei Wuxian. I knew they kissed before but it was still so sudden. I suppose I could have expected it, but it just came up so suddenly. I was even more surprised when Wangji decided to be more bold with me in the room. I watched him push his tongue into Wuxian's mouth. When seeing that, I couldn't help but choke on my tea.

"Xichen-Ge, are you alright?" Wuxian asked as he heard me cough.

"I'm fine," I said, "you are both really bold with me here."

"Sorry," Wangji said.

"Don't be, I'm just happy to see some progress with you two," I told him.

The food soon arrived which helped make this moment less awkward. Wei Wuxian sat down between Wangji and me as we ate. Wei Wuxian has gained his appetite back not long ago. He has been eating better and has been keeping it down as well. It was good to see.

As we were eating, a knock came at the door. I decided to answer it, "Young Maiden Jiang," I greeted.

"Sect Leader Lan, may I come in and see A'Xian? I heard he got hurt earlier," she inquired.

"Of course," I said and let her in.

"A'Xian, your Shijie came to see you," I said.

"Shijie?" Wuxian asked and looked at her.

I watched as his Shijie knelt beside him and hug him, "I heard you were hurt, even before coming here," she said.

"I'm alright, Shijie," Wuxian said, "Zewu Jun and Hanguang Jun have been taking good care of me."

"I'm glad," she said, "are you going back with them?"

"I have been working with their healers. They have a good healing process for me," Wuxian said.

"A'Xian, why do I feel like you aren't telling me everything?" She asked.

"I..just don't want you to worry...and I don't want Jiang Cheng to know," he said.

"What's wrong with you, A'Xian?" She asked.