A Little at a Time

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"Zhe Yan, what's going on?" Bai Zhen asked as the wine was carefully lifted into a large carry bag.

"That girl is never going to meet a man hanging around here everyday.  And if she isn't here, she's drinking in Qing Tavern or hiding away in the Mortal Realm.  I just want her to meet a nice boy, get married and leave me alone." he replied grinning from ear to ear.

"And where exactly did you meet Ye Hua?" he asked as her words once again returned to sting his ears.

"Here of course." Zhe Yan replied with a look on his face that instantly raised Bai Zhens jealousy all over again.

"Did you invite him here?"

"Of course." Zhe Yan laughed at the flushed face which automatically gave the younger mans thoughts away.  "He's a beauty is he not?"

Abruptly standing with his fists clenched tightly and her suggestion that Ye Hua was prettier than him rolling about in his head, the anger he was able to reach in such a short amount of time only made Zhe Yan laugh more.

"You think he's beautiful?  More than me?" he whispered darkly at the toothy smile that always erupted when the jealousy rose.

"Prettier than you.....?" Zhe Yan quietly pondered the suggestion.  "Hmmm.....  I don't know about prettier, but he is certainly more....." 

Bai Zhen may have been the benevolent and kindly High deity most of the time, but when it came to Zhe Yan and his mischief, not to mention wandering eye, he was just as much a fire beast as Zhe Yan was.  Only having the anger of the Foxes running though his blood, the phoneix stood no chance when he suddenly flew straight at him.

Slamming him straight to the hard ground below him, the rolling swirling mass of pastel blue and green robes became one as his jealousy fully took over.  Bitting down hard on the vein that erupted just below the ear and ran the full length of his neck, Zhe Yan yelped in both pain and swallowed laughter while his hands and body sought to bring their spin to a halt.

"Zhe Zhen... I was kidding...." he cried out as the sharp teeth sunk into the base of his neck and his robes torn straight down the front.

Enveloping his body with both arms, Zhe Yan flipped them back over so that he was on top.  Physically he much stronger than Bai Zhen so he was able to pin his arms down and though the laughter was not far from the surface having swallowed it back, the anger in the boys eyes always had his own emotions rising.  Jealousy was something he knew all too well, he himself could be just as fiery.  But to think he had eyes for Ye Hua, when it was plainly obvious that the boy was here for that girl soon had his lowering to the scowl below him.

"You invited him here.... why?" 

"Everyone is invited here." he whispered as his face drew closer.

He could still see the erupted fox teeth, but then, he had always loved this side of Bai Zhens nature.  He might also be the benevolent High God who laughed more than he spoke, was generous with his time and wine and easily befriended everyone who passed through his grove, but with this boy, his emotions could run just as hot if not more so.

When it came to the Foxes, Zhe Yans love for all of them, could at times be violent if he thought any of them were in danger or being abused.  But when it came to Bai Zhen, the love for him was both passionate and feral and the hiss that followed the sharp bite to his lower lip was soon whimpering when the fox teeth retracted into submission and the robes sttipped from his body in a second.

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Under the tree, Ye Hua sipped slowly on the wine, as Bai Qian finished up her oil routine.  Being only the third time he'd had the pleasure of watching what was obviously a girl with strict habits, he couldn't help but marvel at the same affect she was having on him regardless.  His groin was aching by the time she lowered herself into the water to drink her own wine while the water swiftly removed any excess oil which he knew would leave her skin silky smooth and lightly fragranced.

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