General Xuan Zhen's Adventures in Twisted Wonderland (on hold)

Scarabia Begins: Winter Break

It was winter break in early February and his friends, yes he could admit, to himself.

Professor Crewel gave them each a warning about not doing their homework and being lazy after the break.

At this point, he felt hesitant to ask Crowley, "if he ever does find a way to get me back home because in all honesty, why do I find me not wanting to go back? May Hua Chēng and the heavens curse me if it even hurts Xie Lian's feelings but I feel...like I never want to go back..."

Today, he was for once lonely and...felt longing as he had gotten used to the visits of the students: the regular visitors were the Heartslabyuls, Savanaclaws, and the Octavinelles.

They were making plans to spend quality time with their families, Mu Qing played fetch with Lightning as he barked happily then rushed over to him to give him back the ball. "Good boy! Next time, I'll teach you to guard our ho-dorm!" Mu Qing giggled and petted his head as Nemo yawned and napped on the sofa.

Grim yawned, "man, what an adventure you had! The next time you have another one of your crazy world-hopping adventures you ask me! I would've shown that dumb, fatty queen a thing or two!"

Mu Qing smirked a bit, "you certainly would've opened your big mouth to everyone you meet, and another thing, you've been coming with me with these crazy world-hopping adventures as you refer it, and you, Xīn-xīng, and Hēi Táo and/or anyone else who came cause one mishap after another."

Harry chuckled, "yeah, what next, Grim? Are you and the boys going to try to mess around something valuable?"

"A valuable thingy?!" Grim shouted excitedly.

"I'd think you'd grasp by now about inhabiting sarcasm tendencies and fondness of hyperboles..." Mu Qing rolled his eyes. 

"What a shame...all that learning for nothing!" Albert sneered.

Grim shrugged, "Myaaah, just tell me the next time."

Mu Qing muttered, "oh, no, not address my adventures to you or God-forbid Xīn-xīng and Hēi Tào?"

Grim was about to retort when he had a question, "say, since we know about you being Martial God and General, when are you gonna tell us about your missions and how you became a General and Martial God?"

Mu Qing answered, "at foremost, and as you must know already you must be favored and be blessed by the gods themselves of something."

How could he ever admit to them the hate and resentment he's gotten from his peers and enemies alike even when he tried his utmost hardest to make something of himself? The reason he couldn't confess yet was not just because of how secretly touched he felt whenever Grim, his professors, and especially his friends and his almost-acknowledged love interests expel insults and rage against the other Martial Gods, but that he fears they may never find it themselves within themselves to forgive and forget and may very well hold it against them to the end of their days.

He received some messages from Ace, Deuce, and the others students from all seven dorms of warm greetings and sending him pictures of what they were and wishing he was there with him.

Mu Qing felt a smile creep on his face as he hugged his phone, "oh, a-die, a-niang, how can I ever want to leave this world now? What if they find me and force me to come home?" He shuddered at the thought of the Night Raven Ensembles...gone from his life, never to see them again, his friends, Grim, his professors, his pets, and his, even more, fonder friends who he was starting to feel intense feelings for, yet he felt unworthy of them for some reason. The very thought of leaving them made his heart which was starting to mend for reasons he still couldn't explain, to have felt pain and instability to breathe properly. 

He felt something touch him, Grim, Nemo, and Lightning cuddled next to him. He hugged all three of them, helpless like a captive he was to these feelings of cluelessness and pain.
"Selkie?" A familiar mellow deep voice asked with a large hint of sugar and honey. Mu Qing looked up, "oh,  Lǜ Jiâo Jīnglíng..."

"GOOD MORNING, PERFECT! EVERYONE HAD PLANS FOR WINTER BREAK AND ASK ABOUT YOURS AS WAKA-SAMA AND LILIA-SAMA WISH TO ACCOMPANY YOU!!!" Mu Qing rubbed his ears as he hollered angrily at Sebek, "I WOULD'VE SAID THE SAME THING BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE COULDN'T TELL YOU FROM THIS LENGTH!!!"

Sebek grinned smugly, "LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A GOOD MORNING, PREFECT!"

"Greetings, fair tidings to thee, Beauty," Lilia greeted with a smile. Silver was slumbering on the tree

Malleus gave the three animals who seemed to have given him the stink eye as his Selkie hugged them and wished it was him. "I was hoping to spend some quality time with you."

Mu Qing scoffed with a fond roll of his eyes, "You always managed to visit Ramshackle whenever it's nighttime or mid-day. You're becoming Ace and Deuce."

Malleus smiled, "but seeing Selkie is every day like a blanket to warms my cold heart and fills it with joy." The sincerity made Mu Qing blush much to Malleus's joy and knowing he was the cause of it.

Mu Qing cleared his throat, "I heard everyone's going home for Winter Break, but it won't be boring as I'll have Bèn Māo here to entertain me with his antics and insufferable need for chaos and adventure."

Malleus offered, "I would like to join you on this adventure you have in mind."

Mu Qing smirked, "I guess, better you than Bèn Māo here..." Malleus's eyes glowed with happiness as he could tell that Sebek was watching them and wailing in the happiness of his Waka-sama and Lilia-sama's happineds and wished them both good fortune and demanded Mu Qing give them all his love and affection.

Silver was napping on a tree woke up and smiled at Mu Qing as Lilia smiled at Mu Qing and winked as he looked at him.

Grim cried out, "Myaaah?! Mu Qing, take that back! I'm the best company ever, come here!" he began to paw his cheeks while

Lilia's countenance contorted with a touch of immaturity, "Feline fiend, I do declare this to be a trespass upon the sanctity of Beauty's seclusion!"

"DISRESPECTFUL CAT!!" Agreed a furious Sebek.

Malleus noticed Mu Qing deep in thought, "Selkie?"

Mu Qing didn't answer, something felt off...something was wrong...then he grunted, "There's always something wrong!"