Emperor's Wife

Chapter Fourty-five

Delun held her hand, praying to the gods to give his wife back. He kissed her pale knuckles. Ju walked in, her hands were empty. She took Ai's other hand and prayed with him.

After a few minutes they looked at each other. Delun closed his eyes and laid his head beside hers. He blamed himself for Ai's death. He deserved to follow her into the afterlife with her. "Ai, my beautiful wife, do not be afriad. I shall follow you into the darkness." Delun whispered in Ai's ear. He couldn't live without her. He felt a soft squeeze on his hand. He sat up looking at Ju. She felt it the same, there was a soft gasp and Ai eyes fluttered opened. "Ai!" Delun showered her with kisses.

"Delun, stop." She moaned. "I am alright. Ju help me!" Ju smiled.

"Ai, my love, I was so scared." Delun whispered. Ju pushed his shoulder. "Ju!"

"Brother, give her some air! Can't you tell she just died!" Delun glared at her, Ju stood on the otherside, her hands on her hip.

"Wait, what?" Ai paniced alittle.

"Ai, don't worry," Ju patted her hand. "You seem fine now." Ai sat up her face had horror all over it. Delun kissed her forehead.

"Your alright." Ai rested her hands on his chest.

"Delun, where are they?" Ai frowned her gaze shifted every form in the room. She wanted to see her children.

"I will go get them." Ju ran off cheerfully.

"Ai," Delun rested his head on her shoulder. "I didn't get to tell you, how beautiful you did, our children are so beautiful." Delun looked at her, he was so happy. "What do you want to name them?"

"You name them, Delun." She brushed his hair off his face. "Alright?"

He nodded slowly. He thought for a moment. He couldn't think of any names. Two maids walked in, the twins were sleeping. Ai reached out for them, Delun looked at their small faces, they were so small and beautiful. Delun touched his daughter's small hand. He loved her most, Delun touched his sons small hand. He loved him as well.

"Delun, you can take one if you want." Ai said softly giving him a small smile. Naturally, Delun reached for his daughter. She opened her eyes but did not cry, but her brother woke feeling that she was absence and cried.

She did not cry with him, her big eyes much like her mothers, stared at him. Her large brown eyes were framed with long eyelashes. Her sking was pale, she was so small. It worried Delun. "Mayleen," Ai looked at him. "That is what we will call her, Mayleen. It means beautiful."

"It is a beautiful name," Ai gave a week smile. He looked at his son who had chubby cheeks that had red on them. Delun intertwined his fingers with Ai's.

"It will take me longer to come up with his." He stood, careful not to drop Mayleen. Ai frowned. "I won't be long, just going to walk to think. Relax, Ai." He kissed her and his son on their forhead. He walked out with Mayleen, he was happy. He wanted to brag on how beautiful his daughter was to Chao. And as he walked he would think of his sons name.

He looked at his daughter, he wanted to hide his daughter like the Zhang's did for their beautiful daughter. But he wanted to show her off. He knew that his son and himself would protect her.

"Chao." He smiled. Taunting him. "Ai had twins."

"I know." Chao rolled his eyes. A shadow passed on Mayleen's face and she began to cry.

"She is tiny." Ming said behind him.

"Her name is Mayleen." Delun said touching her face with his hand, holding her with the other.

"You have a name for her already." Chao was surprised. "What if demons take her away?"

"Demons are not real." Delun rolled his eyes.

"What if she dies?" Ming asked him.

"Then her name will die with her." Delun glared at them.

"Do you have a name for your other one?" Chao asked him.

"For my son? No, not yet." Delun frowned. "Only for Mayleen." Ming patted his shoulder causing Mayleen to cry again.

"She doesn't like you!" Chao laughed at Ming. Ming threaten to hit him, Delun sighed and headed back to Ai.

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Just kidding!:-)
Rockinwiz , I did that for you. But on a serious not, I am getting ideas for book 2, and I am writting the rewritten version.