Hot As Hell

12

Before he knew it Guan Shan finds himself outside. Everything seems still as they walk side by side, which made Guan Shan slightly on edge. Like something bad was waiting to happen.

"I'm sorry about...what happened," He Tian mumbles quietly, "I should have made sure that you didn't get kidnapped."

"Yeah so maybe you shouldn't sleep anymore because someone whisking me out the window didn't wake you up."

"Okay, you're annoyed."

"Nice find genius."

"Look I'm sorry about everything okay? I'll find a way to make it up to you."

"Whatever. Is there any other surprises I should be wary about?"

"..."

Guan Shan rolled his eyes, "Whatever I don't fucking care anymore. I'm going back inside."

Before Guan Shan could even turn around and walk back inside He Tian announces. "I have a brother."

The redhead looks at He Tian with pursed lips, "Would your brother try to kill me?"

He Tian scowls, "Probably."

Guan Shan rubs his eyes tiredly, "Sometimes I wish I didn't meet you."

He Tian flinches, softly he replies, "It's not too late, two more wishes and I would be out of your life."

Guan Shan glares at the other in silence as if he was really considering it. But how could Guan Shan ever consider letting He Tian get away? He is way too invested to let him go this soon. He knew it was bad, he knew it was really bad to feel this way. Guan Shan's life has never been easy, and it seems like he never wants it to be easy.

After all, what's harder than falling in love with the demon prince of hell?

Guan Shan sighs and rubs his neck tiredly, "Whatever."

He turns away but He Tian catches him by the elbow and pulls him close. He Tian's face is mere centimetres away from the other and he is looking so intently into the other's eyes that Guan Shan wants so desperately to move away. But he can't, he couldn't even will himself to inch away, its as if He Tian had worked some demon magic unto the other. So Guan Shan decides to stare right back at him, his eyes determined to stay cold and void from emotion, but he's not sure he succeeded. Because He Tian's glance grows wide at the look in Guan Shan's eyes.

"I want so desperately to know what you are thinking," He whispers softly, his voice deeper than usual.

Guan Shan swallowed thickly as that tone causes shivers to run up his spine, "I don't think you would want to know."

He hates how unsteady his voice sounds.

"Oh no but I do," He Tian mumbles, gently removing his hand from Guan Shan's elbows and instead places it on his cheeks. His other hand remains by his side, sweaty and balled up in a fist.

Guan Shan's heart beats so hard and fast in his chest and his face is flushed. His breath is unsteady and his mouth feels dry.

"Guan Shan," He Tian starts to say gently, "You do know that humans and demons can't be together right?"

Guan Shan's heart literally stops beating.

Then He Tian's lips crash onto the other's.

It wasn't a pleasant kiss, or maybe it was. Guan Shan couldn't tell because the whole time He Tian's lips were crushed unto his he couldn't stop thinking about He Tian's words.

You do know that humans and demons can't be together right?

You do know that humans and demons can't be together right?

You do

Know

That humans and demons

Can't

Be together

Right?

Right?

Guan Shan shoves He Tian away and angrily wipes at his mouth. The kiss felt condescending, an insult to his feelings. It's as if He Tian knew his inner turmoil and is now mocking him. He vaguely remembers Jian Yi's words about a demon being able to read their master's thoughts.

"How fucking dare you?"

Guan Shan walks away and doesn't look back.

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Guan Shan doesn't speak to He Tian for the rest of the day. He locks himself in his room and pokes around the Internet mindlessly. Jian Yi and Zheng Xi don't bother him so either they left before he came back in, they noticed his foul mood or He Tian told them not to disturb him.

Guan Shan barely notices the sun even set.

Around midnight He Tian starts knocking on his door. Guan Shan momentarily shifts his attention from the cat video he's watching to the door. He briefly thinks about answering and then he remembers the kiss and how humiliated he felt. Guan Shan shifts his attention back to the video and turns the volume louder till all he can hear are the soft meows and purrs of kittens. The knocking stops.

He Tian doesn't knock again.

Guan Shan ends up falling asleep in his chair, his face pressed onto his computer's keyboard. He wakes up tired, irritated and hungry. The worst combination of moods.

He gently touches his cheek to feel if the keyboard left any imprints. The memory of He Tian touching his cheek flits through his mind. He feels like slapping himself.

Annoyed he goes to the bathroom to brush his teeth and scrub his face. Both of which he did with extreme and unnecessary force.

Why does my life have to be so difficult?

The fire detector goes off and that's when Guan Shan's nose registers the smell of something burning.

Can't I just wake up one morning and not have something burn?

He stomps angrily to the kitchen to see He Tian on a stool flinging a piece of cloth underneath a fire detector. The whole scene would have been funny if he was in a better mood.

He Tian notices Guan Shan standing there with a very pissed off expression.

"Oh good morning!" He says brightly, a bit too brightly to be natural.

Guan Shan scoffs in response.

"I was trying to cook breakfast."

Guan Shan walks over to the stove, sees the burnt eggs and then the burnt rice in the rice cooker and rolls his eyes.

Who messes up the rice?

He wordlessly throws it in the garbage and starts to cook, not even sparing He Tian a glance.

As Guan Shan pours rice in the cooker, He Tian mumbles a soft apology.

Guan Shan pretends he doesn't hear it. He turns to the fridge to get some eggs.

"I'm sorry about yesterday." He Tian says again.

Guan Shan shuts the fridge door loudly causing the demon to flinch.

"I fucked up shit, can we just forget it happened?"

Guan Shan cracks the egg and watches it sizzle in the oil.

"I misread the shit between us. I'm sorry."

Guan Shan flips the egg.

He Tian sighs, "I'm going to Jian Yi's house."

Guan Shan doesn't turn around until he hears the entrance door slam shut. He stares at the doorway as if he expects He Tian to run back in. He Tian doesn't.

His eggs burn.