His Grip On My Heart

3 - Goodbyes Aren't Very Easy

         

When morning came Prince Wei walked towards General Shen's room. He couldn't understand why he liked Chu so much.

When people try and defy Shen, that would surely be their last breath. It made Wei wonder what was so special about Chu Jing. Sure, she was quite beautiful and isn't a normal commoner but she's 16 for the sake of God.

Prince was surprised when he slid open the door of Shen's room to see him and the girl. From the looks of it, Chu enjoyed being taken by the General. She was wearing his shirt, with Shen's arm wrapped around her body.

Prince Wei knowns Shen better than Shen knows himself, so when he realizes Chu is still sleeping in his bed and wasn't thrown out after he was satisfied, more curiosity is brought.

"You're holding on so tight Qiang, let the woman breath" Wei turns on the light and Shen shields his eyes, giving Chu the chance to get scoot away from him. "We haven't officially met Chu Jing. I am Prince Jiang Wei, but I'm sure you already knew that" Wei holds out a hand for Chu to shake it.

Chu is lost in his eyes and weakly puts her hand out, in a daze. Shen yawns and notices the drool starting to fall from Chu's mouth.

"Unlikely" Shen pulls Chu away and she quickly grips her shirt to avoid exposing herself to the Prince. "Don't be so jealous Shen, I want nothing to do with your new pet" Wei scoffs.

"Pet?!" Chu furrows her brows. "Yes pet, now get to your room and pack like a good girl" Shen orders. "I agreed to accompany you on your journey, not to become a personal slave," Chu says sternly. "You're one word away from your family being food for maggots, now go Chu Jing!" Shen barks, but Chu slowly walks out of the room, keeping her dignity.

"So, little Chu will be joining us? Sounds like a good time waiting to happen" Wei smiles. "Your bitch is still in the carriage, go ogle her" Shen looks through his bag for a fresh pair of clothes. "Don't speak of Mei like that. She's still learning" Wei crosses his arms.

"Mei's been with you for over a year and she still isn't used to you. I haven't laid with Chu yet and she's already agreed to travel with us. I guess mine is better than yours" Shen gloats.

"You probably threatened her family" Wei mumbles. "Yeah, I threatened, you had Mei watch her father be beheaded. Don't compare when you can't Jiang Wei" Shen chuckles, and goes to the bathroom for a piss.

"Mama!" Chu calls when she gets to her mother's room. "Why are you up so early Chu?" her mother walks out with combs still in her hair. When she sees Chu in a man's shirt, her heart breaks and she gets a feeling in her chest as if she's been punched.

"Chu" her voice breaks and she hugs her daughter. "Are you alright, pumpkin?" she asks. "I'm fine mama, he didn't touch me. But please, listen" Chu breaks the hug. "General Shen is making me go with him. He said if I resist, he'll kill you, Genji and every person staying here. I have to leave mama, but I promise you'll see me again" Chu told herself not to cry but after the first few words, she's already sobbing.

"He can't take you away! What does he want with you?" Diu cries. She won't be able to protect her daughter anymore. "I don't know mama. So far, he's been true to his word. I'm afraid if I try anything, you'll die, and he'll kidnap me. You have to let me leave peacefully mama, you won't die because of me" Chu shakes her head.

"Meet me in the lobby in 3o minutes," Chu says quickly before her mother can reply. "Chu" her mother grips on the shirt and Chu smiles at her. "Everything will be alright mama," she says sweetly and walks past the kitchen towards her room. She can see the soldiers standing by the front door, patiently waiting to leave.

It doesn't take long for her to pack as she doesn't have much. Remembering she's still in Shen's shirt, she quickly changes into one of her casual robes. Making sure to wear a gown underneath this time.

Her hair is a damn mess from getting beat with a bamboo stick, so she simply brushes it back to a neat bun. With her wool bag around her wrists, she walks downstairs to find almost everyone in the house looking up at her.

Young girls snickered at her old robes and most of the adults looked very sorry for her. When she sees her mother and sister, she almost loses her balance. She hugs them both, not holding her sniffles back.

Shen sighs and tries not to roll his eyes. "It's time to go Chu" he pulls her back and Chu glares at him. "Please be safe Chu" Genji whispers and let's go of her hand. "What do you want with Chu Jing. Why her?" Diu can't hide her anger.

"Your daughter asked me that last night, I believe its only rational to answer. I'm taking little Chu simply because I can, and I shall do all kinds of provocative things to her young, tight body" General Shen strokes Chu's hair and you can see a vein pop on her head.

He laughs as Diu lunges at him, only to be held back by Genji and other guests. "Don't hurt my daughter pig. I swear I'll find you and make you wish you never set your filthy eyes on her!" Diu screams.

General Shen takes Chu's hand and pulls her to one of the carriages. She sits on the opposite side of Shen and tries to drown out her mother's screaming, it takes a few minutes into the forest to finally stop. "Why would you say that to my mother?" Chu looks out the window as she talks.

"I was being honest, that's how my father raised me" Shen shrugs. "You're never going to touch me! I'd rather die than lay with you!" Chu shouts. "Good luck with that little Chu. I'm making it my purpose to have no one touch a hair on your head. I could barely stand the sight of you with Wei, let alone a damn commoner!" just remembering the way Wei caressed her hand makes his blood boil.

"If Prince Wei ever asked me to bed with him, I'd accept in a heartbeat" Chu hisses, noticing his jealousy. She doesn't mean it, of course, she'd never sleep with someone she doesn't love. But Shen doesn't know that.

Blood swims in Shen's mouth from biting his tongue so hard. It's about to split in two when he closes his eyes and breaths deeply to calm himself. "I beg to differ Chu. Just my knee seemed to have to turned you on greatly. I could feel your thighs heat up with excitement" Shen groan as if he's able to feel the warmth of her legs against him again.

"I knew you weren't asleep. Bastard" Chu crosses her arms and shivers with disgust. "Do you remember how close I got to touching you? Any closer and I probably would've felt your wetness seeping onto my knee like honey" he eyes her down like a tiger does its prey.

All of this foul language causes Chu's body to blush without her consent, so she sits there as red as an apple while Shen teases her. "Imagine what my dick would do to you little Chu" Shen smirks.

"Stop calling me that" Chu tries to focus on the town outside. She's rarely been in town and is sure it'd look much more beautiful if she were traveling with her mother and sister instead of this repulsive man.

"But you're my little Chu Jing. So small and cute. Like a brand-new puppy" Shen ruffles her hair like a child and Chu slaps his hand away. Shen laughs but it quickly fades when he sees how sad Chu is.

Wrinkles on her face form and her eyes glisten with tears. As much as he wants to comfort her, he doesn't know how. Shen sighs and leaves her alone, taking out some pen and paper and starts drawing strategy plans.

As minutes go by, Chu finally relaxes. Her body remembers she didn't sleep at all and her eyes become insanely heavy.