Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 25

They reach the ice-cream shop. Li Ming led Cheng Xing inside. They sit down at a table and Cheng Xing goes up and orders as Li Ming sits and waits for him

"I didn't know you liked ice-cream," Cheng Xing said, handing Li Ming his cone of Choc Mint ice-cream. Cheng Xing held his Mango ice-cream. Li Ming just shrugged, got up and walked out the store. Cheng Xing licked his ice-cream as they strolled down the lit streets. They turned a corner into a quiet lane. Li Ming stopped under the lamplight on the street. Cheng Xing stopped and walked back towards Li Ming

"What's wrong?"

Li Ming looks at him and wraps his arms around Cheng Xing's waist, pulling him in. He closed in and Cheng Xing only has a moment of panic before melting into the feeling of soft lips on his and the taste of Mango and Choc-Mint ice-cream mingling.

Cheng Xing's shocked face slowly turned into a smile. Li Ming gently cradled his face. They walk to the car Li Ming and Cheng Xing holding hands

"So does this mean we're 'together'?"

Li Ming looked at him slyly out the corner of his eye. "What do you think?"

Cheng Xing and Li Ming finished their ice-creams and hopped in the car. Li Ming drove back home. Cheng Xing falling asleep in the seat next to him. Gentle eyes looked at Cheng Xing.

'He's so tired, I probably shouldn't wake him.' Li Ming thought, picking Cheng Xing out from the car.

"You're a lot heavier than you look though."

Li Ming struggled with Cheng Xing and dropped Cheng Xing on the bed. He folded Cheng into the blankets. Li Ming sat above Cheng Xing, running his fingers through soft dark hair.

Li Ming held Cheng Xing's hands, looking at Cheng Xing's fingers. He traced his hands over the rough calluses and silver scars.

"You've been fighting for a while, and seem experienced, but you don't have an assassins tattoo."

Li Ming looked at Cheng Xing.

Cheng Xing, I like you, but one question remains.......... who are you?

Cheng Xing wakes up, Li Ming's lying on the bed near his feet. The sun shone through curtains. Cheng Xing kicks his feet, waking Li Ming up. Li Ming looked up at Cheng Xing and rolled his eyes.

"Hey, I was happy sleeping," Li Ming said sleepily. Cheng Xing smirks. Li Ming jumped over in front of Cheng Xing

"You look a lot cuter when you sleep."

Cheng Xing nudged him and looked around the room.

"How did I get in here?"

"You should thank me; you know you're a lot heavier than you look."

Cheng Xing smiles at him and kissed Li Ming on the lips. "That's a thank you," Cheng Xing said smirking. Li Ming looked into Cheng Xing's eyes. Cheng Xing goes in for another kiss when Li Ming stops him. "Time."

Cheng Xing's looked confused. He brushed it off and down at his mouth closing in again. Li Ming closes and goes towards Cheng Xing's ear.

"Cheng Xing, look at the time, we're late."

Li Ming pushes Cheng Xing away and gets up. Cheng Xing looks at the time. Li Ming walks out the room. Cheng Xing snickers.

It wasn't long before they were both in the car. Li Ming drove to the prefect. Li Ming and Cheng Xing hop out the car. Cheng Xing grabs hold of Li Ming's hand. Li Ming stops and looks down at their hands. Li Ming tries to pull away