The White Phoenix

Chapter 56 - The Morning After

Lan Ying was laying on top of Wangji when he woke up the next morning. He was so happy with what happened last night. He was a bit sore of course but he could look past that as he was laying with his husband. He didn't want to move from where he is laying. He slowly sat up, straddling Wangji's waist.

Lan Ying poked Wangji's nose, "Lan Zhan?" He asked playfully, "wake up."

Lan Wangji opened his eyes to see his Lan Ying sitting in such a position. Lan Wangji smiles as he grabs Lan Ying's sides and flipped them in one sift move. Lan Ying squealed and a giggled came after as Wangji placed a kiss on his nose.

"Such a sweet thing to wake up to," Wangji said.

"I am sorry if you didn't want to wake yet, but you are normally awake before me," Lan Ying said.

Lan Wangji kissed him, "no need to say sorry," Wangji said, "thank you for waking me. Especially like that. It was cute."

Lan Ying smiled, "do you want to rest more or do you want to go take a bath?"

"Let's go bathe," Wangji said, "you can bathe with me again."

Lan Ying laughed, "I can," he said as Wangji moved off him.

Wangji stood up just fine but immediately grabbed Lan Ying when he tried to stand, "are you sore?" He asked.

"I was a little but I didn't think it was like this, my legs hurt more than anything," Lan Ying answered.

Wangji smiled and picked him up, "then I will carry you. A nice warm bath might help you."

"Mnn," Lan Ying said as he placed his head on Wangji's shoulder.

Lan Wangji couldn't help but coo in adoration at his husband. He set Lan Ying on a seat and filled the tub with water. Lan Ying was waiting patiently and watching him do his thing. Once the tub was filled Wangji picked up Lan Ying and placed him in before climbing in behind him. Lan Ying squealed when he felt Wangji stick a finger into his entrance.

"Lan Zhan, what are you doing?" Lan Ying asked, "warn me next time."

"I'm cleaning you out," Wangji replied.

Lan Ying's face grew warm, "excuse—" Lan Ying bit down on his lip feeling Wangji moving his finger around.

"You need to be cleaned out," Wangji told him.

"How do you know all this stuff?" Lan Ying asked.

"Read about it," Wangji replied, "wanted to be prepared and learn how to take care of you."

"If you wanted to finger me, just say so next time," Lan Ying teased.

"Maybe," Wangji said and placed a kiss on his shoulder before pulling his finger out, "all done."

Lan Ying turned around and wrapped his arm around Wangji's neck, "You are too good to me. Sometimes I feel like I am undeserving of you. As you have done so much for me than I have for you."

"Lan Ying, your love for me is more than enough," Wangji said, "and you have gifted me with becoming a god and I am even a dragon. You are so deserving of me...as you are the crown prince, I feel it should be the other way around."

"You are now considered my Prince Consort," he said, "and you will be my only one. Plus there is one thing you should know too. As a phoenix, I only fall in love once. So you are my soulmate, and cultivation partner forever."

"That's a very long time," Wangji said.

"It is," Lan Ying nodded, "you still have that feather I gave you right?"

Wangji reached over and grabbed the feather off the nearby table, "I do."

Lan Ying took the feather and used some of his abilities to bind the feather fully to Wangji. The feather dissolved into Wangji's chest.

"What?" Wangji asked.

"This feather will not only always protect you, but it's a way to bind us together more. It allows you to know if I am ever in danger," Wei Ying told him.

"Am I able to give you a scale?" Wangji asked.

"Can you take out your tail?" Wei Ying asked in response.

Wangji did as he said and his tail came out. It was so beautiful and glistening white like snow. It draped over the tub and trailed alone the floor of the bathroom. Gently Lan Ying got a scale from him and binder it to himself. Doing so, will let Lan Ying know if Wangji was in trouble. They now also had bond marks. Wangji had a mark of a phoenix feather on the left side of his chest. Lan Ying had a mark of a dragon on the left side of his chest. Both marks then had a small motif of the Lan Sect cloud motif.

"We are bonded," Wangji says.

"Always," Lan Ying said.

Wangji grabbed Lan Ying's face and pulled him in to kiss him. Lan Ying adjusted himself so he was straddling his lap. Like last night, the kissing was fierce and full of lust and desire. They were so into it, that they had a round right then in the tub. Lan Ying had said he would show Wangji around but he would do that eventually. The two just wanted to have some time to themselves and love each other like they were spending the last bit of their lives together.