Calla Lily

Chapter 09

Previous night

As the door closed Lan Zhan and Wei Ying both looked at each other.

"You want to talk about all this now, Lan Zhan? I don't mind if you want to go sleep" Wei Ying said with a half-smile

"No, let's go talk. My room is close" Lan Zhan said taking his soulmate's hand

Once inside the room both men seem to be lost in their minds, both simply sat in front of each other and waited.

"When lotus pier fell Jiang Cheng went back for his parents' bodies, he lost his core... I had to repay the debt I had to the family, uncle Jiang, and Madam Yu, both wanted me to take care of him. So, when I found out there was a way for him to have a core I begged for Wen Qing's help, she didn't agree at first but I convinced her. We told him that my grandmother Baoshan Sanren could restore his core. He believed and so we did the surgery... I gave up my core to him, it's fair I mean the sole reason I have one is thanks to them so I returned it back, later" Wei Ying said, his head down not seeing Lan Zhan's body flinch nor his white-knuckle grip on Bichen

"While I was waiting for Jiang Cheng to come back to our meeting place that stupid Wen Chao came. He and his men fought me, I couldn't fight back not without my core and I was already weak and tired. They captured me beat me badly and finally.... Finally... they..." Wei Ying's voice broke unable to finish when a strong pair of arms took him onto their owner's lap and hid the crying man from the world

"You don't have to say it all" Lan Zhan said kissing the man's hair and rubbing his back

"I want to, you of all deserve it...they threw to the burial mounds. I spent three months there and when I came out, I had control over residual energy. There it was either to learn it or be killed so I did my best, I did the impossible" he continued as he was pulled even tighter against Lan Zhan's body as if trying to hide his love inside himself.

" I'm sorry, oh Wei Ying I'm so sorry," Lan Zhan said as held his soulmate closer to him trying to shield him from the pain and suffering

"Between us, there is no "sorry" and "thank you", Lan Zhan. How can you help me if I didn't let you? Hmm... now you can help me I'll not run or hide from you." Wei Ying said hugging the man back

"mn" a single sound left from the second jade

"Lan Zhan... I'm sorry" Wei Ying spoke

A simple twitch in Lan Wangji's eyes gave away his confusing

"I called you my soulmate, my equal... I called you that since we were in cloud recess but... I pushed you away the minute you showed some care to me. I pushed you away because I knew I can't be that boy you met on the rooftop that day, I can't be the one who can fight with you as your equal, I can't cultivate with you to immortality... I pushed you away to...." Whatever was to be said ended as Lan Wangji claimed his love's lips

"Wei Ying is Wei Ying... I didn't fall for you for your cultivation... I fell for you, who you are is what mattered the most to me... when you vanished it felt like a part of me was dead, I regretted so bad not telling you how I felt... I'm glad to have the chance now, we'll find a way for you to cultivate again...the future you did it so will you" Lan Wangji said

"People will judge you, say you fell for a monster or that I seduced you... Lan Zhan people see you as light, they call you "Hanguang -Jun" for a reason... I'm darkness, I'm death, I'm chaos... I'll be the dark stain on your white robes... I pushed you so you won't have that fate" Wei Ying said

"Wei Ying is Wei Ying" was all Lan Zhan said before making the other forget all around them with butterfly kisses from his forehead to neck

"Ayiiiii... let's stop for now Lan Zhan or we might have ourselves a little Lan long before those two did, not that I don't want one... I want 10 but just not yet" Wei Ying said, his face red as his ribbon hiding his face in Lan Wangji's neck.