Fate

Ch. 55

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian stayed upstairs for most of the afternoon after the argument with Xichen happened. Lan Xichen was still at Yibo and Zhan's as he was wanting to try and work this out. He would regret it if he didn't get back on good terms with his brother. He also does want to understand Wei Wuxian's issues. He was indeed being harsh on Wuxian for not understanding his pain and calling him selfish. It was hard to understand as he can't put himself in Wuxian's shoes. It's too much to even consider how he'd even handle it if he had Wuxian's life.

Haikuan has suggested giving the two a couple days to calm down and they can talk again. Lan Xichen eventually gave in and left with Haikuan as suggested. Wen Qing and Wen Ning were staying with Haikuan as well so they left too. Wen Qing was going to try and talk this out with Xichen later, as she has witnessed first hand what Wuxian is like when he is not feeling okay. After they left, Yibo and Zhan sighed and collapsed to the couch in the living room.

"I praise you for the type of work you do, Zhan-Ge," Yibo said, "I don't know how you can handle all that."

Zhan smiled and wrapped his arms around Yibo, "helping people mentally is just as important as helping people physically. A person needs stability to focus on keeping their physical health intact. Many people do not function well when they are mentally hurting," he explained and placed a kiss on his cheek, "I'm sure you get some sort of satisfaction when you help a patient...it's the same for me."

Yibo nodded and looked up at him, "Mnn, that is true," he said and wrapped his arms around Zhan's neck, "should we check on the two and see if they are hungry? I know after a long day I am starving."

Zhan smiled, "want to order out? I can go check on them?"

"Sure," Yibo said, "I will go ahead and order some food then."

Zhan and Yibo kissed before parting to go do their tasks. Yibo went to go call for a nice takeout dinner, while Zhan went to go check on Wuxian and Wangji. Xiao Zhan knocked on the door and waited. Wangji answered shortly afterward.

"Hi," Zhan said, "I just wanted to check on you both. Your brother and the others left. Yibo is ordering food, so I wanted to see how you both were feeling."

Wangji stepped aside and let Zhan in. Wuxian sat up and crossed his legs, "hi Xiao Zhan," he said, "we are doing okay. Lan Zhan is doing pretty good at comforting me."

"That's good to hear," Zhan said, "if there is anything either of you need, don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you," Wuxian said, "and sorry for the drama."

Zhan shook his head, "it's alright," he assured him, "sometimes people don't understand what is going on with someone else and they don't think about the consequences of their words. Wangji's brother is a bit upset over his words. He wanted to speak with you before he left but I told him to give you a few days to calm down."

"We will talk soon," Wangji said, "it's just that he insulted Wei Ying and Wei Ying is important to me. Xiongzhang may be my brother but he needs to know that I'm not just going to leave Wei Ying alone."

"He knows," Zhan said, "as I said, I think you all just need a couple days to let all this calm down."

"Alright," Wangji said.

"I will let you two be, but either me or Yibo will be back up when food is ready," Zhan said.

"Okay," Wuxian said and watched Zhan leave. He then looked at Wangji, "are you..."

"Am I what?" Wangji asked.

"Are you going to try to work things out with your brother?" He asked.

"Maybe," Wangji said and sat back down on the bed by Wuxian, "I know he does not understand your situation that well but that doesn't excuse him for the words he said. He is a sect leader and needs to be mindful of what he says."

Wuxian nodded, "if you want, I can look at the talisman that Jin Guangyao gave him but I am not sure if I am ready to go back."

"And you do not have to," Wangji told him, "we have been given approval to continue to stay here."

"I know," Wuxian said. Wuxian moved to lay down with his head on Lan Wangji's lap. Lan Wangji leaned back against the headboard and slowly started to run his fingers through Wuxian's hair.

"I like seeing you this way," Wangji said, "calm and relaxed."

Wuxian smiled, "I am only like this because you help me feel this way."

Lan Wangji smiled, "I am glad I help you feel better."

"You know, not that I want to try anything right now, but as immortals, we can learn almost any ability right?" Wuxian asked.

"In theory, Yes, I suppose so," Wangji replied, "why?"

"So you and I arrived to this alternate timeline, by dimensional travel somehow. Since it wasn't through the talisman compared to how the others arrived here. Someone very powerful had to have made a portal to this dimension at the cliff side of Nightless City, and also know the events took place before they happened to place the portal," Wei Wuxian explained, "Someone wanted us to be away from our timeline for a reason and my guess is, we have to learn that dimensional time travel ability on our own if we want to get back...unless we use the talisman but if you and I have the power to go back without a piece of enchanted paper, then why can't we give it a try? I still have my books and I might have something on dimensional traveling. Won't it be much more satisfying to return on our own accord with our own ability to do so? Not with the help of a talisman? If someone is powerful enough to make that portal for us, why can't we make one too?"

Lan Wangji listened carefully to what Wuxian was saying. They could help the others with the talisman to return home but since he and Wuxian now have gained immortality, they have the chance to learn new abilities they couldn't have been able to as a simple cultivator. As immortals, Wangji and Wuxian could use their combined powers to make it home on their own, they just needed to learn how.

"It is worth a try," Wangji said.

"And think about it, if we can learn this, we can come and go from this place as much as we want. Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan wanted to see our homeland so if we learn this we could take them and return them back home safely...I am guessing over time we will learn to manage our energy so we won't deplete so much at once and learn to use it in a more balanced manner," Wuxian said.

"Wei Ying is very smart," Wangji said, "we can give it a try. I'm guessing the more we duel cultivate the better we share energy and even build it."

Wuxian giggled and sat up. He then straddled Wangji's lap and wrapped his arms around Wangji's neck, "it's also an excuse to keep up with our everyday means everyday activities," he said.

Lan Wangji grinned as he placed his hands at Wuxian's waist, "that is true. Since dinner will be ready soon, we can come back to this position after we eat," he said.

"I look forward to it," Wuxian said.