Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 29

The person crept along the sides of the walls sneaking outside Wen Zhang's window. The windowsill creaked. Wen Zhang snapped his head up from where he was carding slender fingers through a sleeping Yulong's hair to the sound to see a figure crouching there.

"Who are you?!"

The figure snapped their heads towards them, and they locked eyes. In an instance he jumped, climbing down the building. Now, Wen Zhang normally would've just locked the window and reported this in the morning. But he's fairly sure he saw that guy inching towards his baby brother (6 years old now but will always be his little bro). So, forgive him for throwing logic out the window here. Wen Zhang grabs handcuffs that were sitting on the shelf and tucked them in his pocket. Just in case.

'Thank you, Li Ming.' Wen Zhang thought.

Wen Zhang ran out the apartment and sprinted out into the street. He saw the figure running and Wen Zhang gave chase. He ran around and corner and pretty much slammed straight into the guy. The strange person gets up and punches Wen Zhang in the stomach. Wen Zhang falls to the floor dropping the handcuffs because damn that hurt. Another person interferes, hitting the person cloaked in black. Wen Zhang gets up and runs towards him, but something tugs him back. He looked back to see some idiot had gotten the handcuffs and handcuffed them together. The stranger indicated for the person in black to leave.

"Wha- what are you doing?" Wen Zhang exclaimed looking at the handcuffs. Fen Yuhang turned to him.

"Helping."

Wen Zhang tugs at his right hand which is handcuffed to Fen Yuhang's.

"Why did you handcuff my hand?"

"Because I thought it was his hand," Fen Yuhang lied. 'How does that even-'

Wen Zhang shook his head.

"He's gone now, so do you mind unhandcuffing me?" Fen Yuhang asked.

"I don't think I brought the key."

Fen Yuhang chuckles.

"I'm not in for jokes can you unhandcuff me now."

"I'm telling you; I don't have the key."

"What if you got attached to a pole, and there was no one to help you. If you didn't have your key, would you have stay out here?"

Wen Zhang raised an eyebrow. "How would that even happen?"

The stranger just shrugs. Wen Zhang sighs.

"It must be in my apartment. It's close, we can walk there. Let's go."

"Not like I can go anywhere; we're literally handcuffed together."

Wen Zhang and Fen Yuhang walked into the apartment. Wen Zhang looks for the key

"I'm going to be honest. I don't think I have the key."

Fen Yuhang looks at him blank faced.

"Don't look at me! You're the one who handcuffed us together!"

'I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU HAD THE KEY AT LEAST.' He shouted in his head. Wen Zhang sighs and sits on the sofa, pulling Fen Yuhang down with him. Fen Yuhang sighs.

"What's your name?"

"Wen Zhang, what about you?"

"Fen Yuhang."

Wen Zhang looks at him closely.

"Wait, you look familiar. Didn't you work in the restaurant? The pot stickers?"

"Um, yeah."

"You were the waiter that served us. Wow, what a coincidence."

'You don't know a lot about me.' Fen Yuhang said in his head.

"You look like you've never used a handcuff before."

Wen Zhang raised an eyebrow "That implies that you've used a handcuff before." Fen Yuhang takes a moment to revaluate what he just said before Wen Zhang continues, "I've never arrested anyone. I'm a pathologist. I deal with dead bodies and examine them to determine their death and other aspects. My friend should have the keys, but I don't want to bother him. He told me he's going to be a bit busy tonight."

Fen Yuhang nods and stays silent.

"Hungry?"

Fen Yuhang looks at the clock.

"It's 11:23pm"

"And? The question wasn't what's the time," Wen Zhang replied, smiling.

"A bit I guess."

Wen Zhang stood up. "If you want something to eat, you're going to have to stand up and walk with me to the kitchen."

Wen Zhang places two bowls of noodles and a plate of reheated spring rolls on the table

Fen Yuhang picks up the chopsticks and eats the noodles. Fen Yuhang eats a mouthful and sighs, the warm noodles warming him up.

Wen Zhang seemed to struggle to pick up his chopsticks. Fen Yuhang watches him

Wen Zhang is using his left hand which was his non-dominate hand. The noodles drop back into the bowl. Fen Yuhang watched him with amusement.

Fen Yuhang chuckles. Fen Yuhang switches his chopsticks to his right (his handcuffed hand) and continues eating the noodles. Wen Zhang watches him. Fen Yuhang smiles. "Ambidextrous."

Wen Zhang rolls his eyes. Show off.

Fen Yuhang picks up some noodles from Wen Zhang's bowl. Fen Yuhang indicates for Wen Zhang to open his mouth. Wen Zhang opens his mouth and Fen Yuhang feeds Wen Zhang the noodles. Fen Yuhang and Wen Zhang look at each other and lock eyes

"What, are we going to lock eyes like you locked my hand?" Wen Zhang said raising his handcuffed hand. Fen Yuhang chuckles. "I'm sorry about that."

Fen Yuhang finished drinking the soup in the noodles and looked at Wen Zhang.

"I have bad news; I need to pee."

"..."

Wen Zhang sat on the floor outside the bathroom, the door mostly closed. Wen Zhang's handcuff chain in between the door. Fen Yuhang flushes the toilet and opens the door

"Took you long enough my legs were nearly numb," Wen Zhang complained, getting up from the floor.

Wen Zhang scanned the lounge

"Is there any place to sleep?" Wen Zhang said.

"The couch," Fen Yuhang said

"The couch can only fit one of us."

"Your bedroom," Fen Yuhang replied with hesitation. Wen Zhang looks at Fen Yuhang.

Lights are off, Wen Zhang was sleeping on the floor next to the couch where Fen Yuhang was. Wen Zhang shuffles, clearly uncomfortable. He stands up and yanks Fen Yuhang up to his bedroom

"You can sleep on this side."

Wen Zhang puts a pillow down the middle.

"We're both grown men. What's the pillow?"

"Try telling that to my friends Li Ming and Cheng Xing."

Fen Yuhang heart skipped a beat when he heard Cheng Xing's name. He hopped into bed. Wen Zhang turns off the lights. Fen Yuhang gives Wen Zhang one last glance. Fen Yuhang yanks turning with the blanket, purposely kicking Wen Zhang in the process.

"Hey!"

Wen Zhang yanks the blanket back. Fen Yuhang rolls around loosening the blanket until it was a mess. Brat.

"That's it, I'm calling Li Ming," Wen Zhang sighed, sitting up.