Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

Modern Royalty AU Pt 3

Wei Ying waited at the bus stop for a'Yang to come home, thinking about how ever since his study session with Lin Zhang, things have become more managable for him. The Alpha often come over to study with him, spending his evenings entertaining a' Yuan and helping a'Yang with his homework. He sometimes brought groceries with him and even extra things like blankets, warm sweaters and even a new scarf for Wei Ying after Wen Chao set his old one on fire after beating him up a week ago. It was hard to believe so much changed in under a month and now it was winter. Lin Zhang never once made a move on him and if Wei Ying hinted at something sexual to compensate him, he shut it down rather harshly, but was quick to explain that he would never ask such things of anyone, especially not someone as kind as Wei Ying. Wei Ying had sworn off Alphas, but he was slowly falling in love with Lin Zhang and was wondering if giving him half a chance would be so bad?

'No!! That is what we thought with Wen Xu and look what happened! I would never regret having a'Yuan, but that man has ruined me in more ways than I thought possible. I will not allow myself to be put back in that position, not again!' He mentally slaps himself and perks up as the shuttle bus comes to a stop near him. He sees Xue Yang climb down and wave to the driver before hurrying over to him, wrapped up in the coat Lin Zhang had brought him when they realized he had out grown his old one and Wei Ying had a break down after the boys were asleep because he didn't have enough spare money to buy a new coat for his oldest.

"A'Niang, where's a'Yuan?" his eldest asks seeing a distinct lack of his baby brother.

"He's with your Auntie a'Li." He smiles and Xue Yang's face lights up.

"Auntie is here!? Let's go back, hurry, hurry!!" He quickly runs behind his mother and begins pushing him along, trying to hurry them up.

Wei Ying laughs and starts walking as his son chatters excitedly beside him, dashing forward a few paces and waiting for him to catch up. Jiang Yanli has always been his favorite. not only was she the best older sister any one could ask for, she was pretty much his mother. Jiang Yanli had been by his side through thick and thin, when he had been pregnant with Xue Yang, she went with him to all his appointments and helped him exhaust every research option on pregnancies and parenting they could thing of, had been at his side during the labor and birth of Xue Yang and helped him raise him. She was there for him when he had been humiliated by Wen Xu after he told him about his pregnancy and she was there once more during the pregnancy, birth and first year of Wen Yuan's life. Jiang Yanli stood by him when Madam Yu had kicked him out and cut off his allowance. Had defended him tooth and nail when her father for the first time in their lives would not stand up for Wei Ying. She was just awesome and his boys loved her. He recalls her wedding to the Peacock, how absolutely radiant she had looked, like a goddess desended from heaven to grace this unworthy world with her kindeness and mercy. He also smiles because she has a son a few months younger than a'Yuan and already he can see the pair being the best of friends as they get older, as long as Jin Ling doesn't get Jiang Cheng's or even Jin Zixuan's worst personality triats. In fact he hopes he gets all of his mother's personality traits, it would be the safest bet.

He laughs as they turn the corner to the house and he sees his Shijie in her coat kneeling in the snow with the toddlers, both dressed warmly and currently mesmorized by the cold, fluffy, wet stuff. Xue Yang runs up to his aunt and carefully crashes into her in a big hug as she coos and kisses his cheeks. He fills her in on all she missed from his life, such as school, some of the fights he been in, Lin Zhang who was kinda sorta dating his mom, but so far hasn't tried to get into bed with him. Wei Ying turned crimson and sputtered as his Shijie took particular interest in this and interrogated her nephew, using the homemade candies she had in her purse to bribe him.

"Jiejie, you traitor! And you, a' Yang, I thought you loved a'Niang!! Why would you tell?" He cries dramatically, though he did feel genuine embarrassment about this weird dance of his with Lin Zhang.

"Xianxian, Shijie wants to know about this man... make sure he will take very good of Xianxain, a'Yang and a'Yuan.... You've been hurt twice now. I refuse to see it happen a third time. If it does..." She suddenly has an uncanny resemblence to her mother with how she raises her head, the icy cold fury sparking in her pale violet gray eyes and the firm set of her mouth. "This Shijie will make sure his body is never found..."

He wants to protest, to deny, but he feels warmed and comforted and nods his head. After that the scary aura is gone, even a'Yang had cowered away behind his mother, because Auntie a'Li was super scary. However, he is soon back at her side, tattling away as he suck on the lotus and loquat flavored milk candies his auntie made, humming happily at the subtle sweet flavor and the love he can feel she put into them. They spend an hour outside before heading in. Wei Ying getting them all out of their winter gear while Jiang Yanli finishes making the lotus and spare ribs soup she's long since mastered. Soon they are sitting down to eat, the two babies given some dry cereal to nibble on between small sips of soup. Xue Yang ate his own bowl with gusto, while he did not like spicy food, he loved his auntie's cooking, it was the best! When he was done, he cleaned up his area and pulled out his homework. The two mothers talked softly, catching up as the babies tried to feed each other the cereal and babbled to one another.

It felt good to have this sense of family and calm again. Now if he can just have it every day, that would be even better, but he will take what he can get...