Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 16

The alarm started buzzing in the morning and Li Ming reached and turned it off. Li Ming rolled over and felt something warm beside him. He opened his side staring at a Cheng Xing next to him. Li Ming jumped up in shock and pushed Cheng Xing to the floor. This immediately woke him. Cheng Xing grabbed his butt as he stood up. Li Ming grabbed the blanket and covered himself.

"What did you do to me last night?"

Cheng Xing looked down at himself, who was also shirtless.

"Why are you in my bed!? Why are we shirtless?!"

"Looks like someone forgot what they did last night," Cheng Xing said annoyed.

"WHAT!? What do you mean by that?"

"Why, ripping my shirt open and tugging me down onto your bed to cuddle for a whole night, of course! What did YOU think we did, huh?"

"I-"

"By the way you have a strong grip. What else do those hands do?" Cheng Xing smirked. There was silence for a second.

"Get out!"

"...."

Cheng Xing said nothing.

"GET OUT!"

Li Ming's headache intensifies. Li Ming holds his head and puts a hand on the end of the bed for support. Cheng Xing quickly became concerned and rushed towards him.

"Are you alright? I bet you're feeling the effects of alcohol. What were you thinking, drinking that much?"

Li Ming glances at Cheng Xing. Li Ming glanced at his lower neck where a small black tattoo symbol was.

"Here, I'll get you something for the pain."

Cheng Xing walks out the room. Cheng Xing pops his head back around the corner of the room.

"Wait, where do you put all the medical stuff?"

"LEFT CUPBOARD!"

Cheng Xing comes back in with a box of Nurofen. Li Ming just finished buttoning up his shirt. Cheng Xing hands him the glass of water and a pill.

"You should put a shirt on," Li Ming said looking at Cheng Xing's abs for a split second.

Li Ming was about to take a sip of the water when he looked behind Cheng Xing and saw Wen Zhang standing behind Cheng Xing. Cheng Xing jumped onto the bed and grabbed the blanket, covering himself.

"WEN ZHANG! WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?!"

"I was here since last night to check on you. I came in the room to see you two-"

"Yeah, thank you for the information," Cheng Xing said sarcastically starting to blush.

"It's better shirtless, then 'pant-less'

Li Ming gulped and put his hand up to his mouth. Cheng Xing jumped off the bed and rushed over to Li Ming.

"Li Ming are you alright?"

Li Ming vomited all over Cheng Xing. The putrid substance running down his abdomen onto his pants. The smell reeked.

"AH SHI- LI MING!"

Cheng Xing dragged Li Ming to the bathroom. Li Ming leaned over the toilet just in time to throw up over the bowl. Cheng Xing patted him on the back, nose scrunched at the smell.

Li Ming came out the bathroom with Cheng Xing. Wen Zhang pinched his nose as Cheng Xing walked past.

"Cheng Xing, no offence, but you stink. Also, go put a shirt on.... And some new pants while you're at it."

Cheng Xing looked down at himself and blushed.

"I'm taking a shower."

"Yeah alright," Wen Zhang agreed, "I'll go make some breakfast, you two go clean up." Wen Zhang- the angel he is, goes to the kitchen to cook up something.

Cheng Xing rushed into the bathroom. He quickly shed the remainder of his clothes and let them fall to the floor. The shower turned on and steam filled up the room. His hands leaned on the side of the wall, the hot water running down his body.

For some reason, a quick thought of Li Ming falling on him on the bed from last night made his body feel warmer, made it feel like it was burning up. He brushed the thought off and stepped out the shower. Cheng Xing reached for the towel and then looked to his side to realise his clothes weren't there.

"Um, Wen Zhang can you get me my clothes!"

Wen Zhang couldn't help but sigh in exasperation.

A minute later Cheng Xing hears a knock on the door he opens it to see Li Ming. Water dripped from Cheng Xing's hair, the water from the shower beading on his skin to form a soft sheen. Li Ming looked from Cheng Xing's face scanned him head to toe. Cheng Xing's face heated up, and he quickly shuffled to hide his left foot behind the door. Cheng Xing quickly snatches the clothes Li Ming was holding and closed the door.

Cheng Xing walked out the bathroom in fresh clothes. His jeans and white shirt slightly crinkled. Li Ming and Wen Zhang sat at the table eating breakfast.

"The budding romance between you two aside, we need to get to the prefect."

Li Ming nearly choked on his food and Cheng Xing cleared his throat

"Yep," Cheng Xing and Li Ming said in synchronisation.

"Are you coming in the car with us," Cheng Xing asked as he opened Li Ming's car door.

"Nah, I drove here, so I'll drive there myself." Wen Zhang flashed them a quick smile before turning around to go to his own car.

Cheng Xing and Li Ming hopped into the car. Li Ming turns to Cheng Xing.

"Don't tell anyone what happened last night."

Li Ming starts the car and drives off.