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

A Banquet of Second Chances/End of Scarabia

After getting away from Kalim who carried him bridal style, Mu Qing dashed away. Jamil scolded Kalim who seemed surprised by Mu Qing's escape but still eager to prepare the banquet. He wanted for his Angel to really have a better time this time.

In the Forest near the school, as Mu Qing sat in deep meditation, his waist-length hair cascaded down his back like a waterfall of night, his hazel eyes closed in concentration. The sunlight filtering through the trees cast a warm glow on his peaceful face, accentuating the sharp features and making him look even more striking.

This stance continued for a while.

Cater and Trey, seated on the grass nearby, observed Mu Qing.

Cater's sharp green eyes sparkled with adoration as he gazed at Mu Qing's profile, his orange hair fluttering gently in the breeze. Trey, meanwhile, wore a thoughtful expression, his yellow eyes also fixed intently on Mu Qing's still form. "How long has he been meditating?"

Deuce pulled out his phone to check the time. "Two hours, Qing-san's Qi should be filled by now," he said, blinking. Ace chimed in, "But it takes him at least twelve hours to refill fully."

Grim reminisced, "Remember when Mu Qing refueled in just two hours and still had energy to mom us during sparring? And then he made us clean the whole place without lifting a finger?" Grim groaned at the memory. "And then Mr. 'I'm So Pretty and I'll Make You Do What I Want You To Do' Martial God managed to clean faster than us and move the furniture around with just two hands. He didn't need our help!" Grim groaned "and we still had to make the dumb windows!"

"Yeah, that's so cool" Deuce grinned. Ace shot back, "It wasn't cool that he made us make glass from scratch and my brother laughed at me when he found out since Cater here took a photo and posted it on Magicam!"

An amused Cater shrugged, nonchalantly. Then Ace continued and glared at Deuce, "...and it was your fault, Deuce, since you summoned your magic too hard and broke the window!"

Deuce retorted, "That only happened because you gave bad directions!"

Grim groaned to himself, watching Deuce and Ace bicker. His tail flicked back and forth as he muttered, "Let's hope Mu Qing doesn't wake up from his meditation and scold us again."

Trey chuckled "I reckon he will if you keep talking loudly like that and from the looks of it" he saw Mu Qing's face beginning to turn a little sour from the yelling. Mu Qing yelled with his eyes closed, "If Xīn-xīng, Hēi Tào, and Bèn Māo would like to continue their little spat, I would like for them to go elsewhere, lest they'll disrupt my concentration! In other words: shut the fuck up!"

Deuce apologized "sorry, Qing-san" Grim muttered "I knew he'd say that..." Ace said "ok, ok" he held his hands up in mock surrender, rolling his eyes.

Mu Qing spoke and the boys knew he was talking about Ace"And if you're going to be nonchalance, then Xīn-xīng should at least be decent to add a dash of elegance to his 'oh-so-casual' demeanor, and maybe add some oh...and maybe add some whimsy to his 'oh-so-prim-and-proper' tone, or perhaps a pinch of charm to his 'oh-so-bland' expression," Mu Qing continued, his voice still calm and serene, yet dripping with subtle sarcasm.

Cater teasingly chimed in, "Oh, that's gotta sting!" He chuckled as he playfully nudged Ace with his elbow.

Ace sighed "oh shut up, Qing!"

Trey shushed them all and Mu Qing nodded at Trey, "thank you, Yǎnjìng" Mu Qing concentrated again. He sat this way another long while until Ace, Deuce and Grim got hungry and went to the Ramshackle Dorm to get some food and eat Mu Qing's pasta and noodles.

Leona's emerald green eyes flickered open, his dark skin glowing slightly in the warm sunlight filtering through the garden.

He rubbed his head, trying to shake off the lingering sleepiness. As he looked around, his gaze landed on Cater and Trey, who were hiding behind a bush, seemingly watching Mu Qing with great interest.