A Crown for a Tail

Responsibilities and Duties 1

Having made love all night long, Bai Qians body was bruised, sore and tired, but fully sated and content as she awoke the following afternoon, having slept away most of the day.  Ye Huas arms were firmly and possessively wrapped around her, that the smallest movement, had his embrace tightening.  "You're awake." he said, his voice heavy with tiredness, but a small smile that had remained on his face all night and into the morning, grew a little more as his eyes opened directly into her own.  Eyes that were staring straight up at him.

"Ye Hua, I never touched him." she suddenly blurted out, knowing the reason for his over possessiveness and aggressive love making, but the thought that he was so jealous, warmed her heart and that he was truly and finally hers, had her smiling through the frown that was spreading across her forehead.

"I know." he replied leaving it at that.  And though the thought had crossed his mind, he fully trusted her even though the man Bao had given him cause to believe otherwise, he knew she had not betrayed him, but the mere thought of it still had his insides churning, that he pulled her even closer almost taking her breath as she gigged helplessly in his arms.

"Ye Hua?" she asked with her face firmly crushed up against his chest.

"Mmm" he replied with his eyes shut, savoring the moment of rest before they had to deal with their families which had been going through his mind before he left the Celestial Palace to collect her.

"I'm hungry." she said trying to wiggle out of his strong arms that seemed to be melding themselves into her body.

"Mmmm, me too." he said, his eyes widening down at her.  Then lowering his lips to her own, she struggled desperately to remove herself amid gasps and giggles as his lips lightly slid across her bottom lip teasingly.

"Ye Hua!" she chided him sternly, forcing her hands up between them, then flattening them out on his chest, she pushed back, but every muscle in her body was aching, that there was no power in it as she lost herself to giggling instead.

"Alright, we eat, then we return to Qing Qiu.  There is a lot to get through Qian Qian." he said sighing as responsibilities once again began to enter his mind.

With an official meeting with her family up first, then an official sealing of the approval with both families, along with official introductions with his parents, Mo Yuan, grandfather, The Celestial Gods and Goddesses and immediate staff, followed by a meeting with Lord Pua regarding his punishment and possibly Bai Qians for their offensive entrance to the Grand Parlour, he did not want to waste any more time than necessary from this point on, even though only an hour had passed in the Immortal World.  The sooner they got the official duties out of the way, the sooner a date for their wedding could be set, and the sooner she would be truly his.  

Throwing his powerful legs over the side of the bed, and dragging her small body with him, he sat on the edge of the bed with her on his lap.  It was one swift movement, but the strength in his arms had her gasping in amazement.  "You are so strong Ye Hua." she said suddenly wanting desperately to pull him back down, and noticing the look in her eyes, he was very tempted.

But unfortunately, the rumbling from her stomach, had them both on their feet as he stood to dress himself.  "Food first." he smiled down at her as he made his way to the kitchen while she ran herself another bath to ease her sore tired muscles.

Though, once he was sure she was in the bath, he quickly raced back to the bed chamber, and removed a box from under the bed that he had placed there earlier, then opening it, he removed a beautiful full length gown of lavender satin and silk, the color she had worn at the East Sea Banquet and a color he would forever love.  Laying it out gently on the bed to surprise her, he removed the small gold earrings and matching necklace which he lay beside the dress, before removing the lavender satin shoes which he placed on the floor.