My Little Shifu

Oysters

With a bounce in his step and a grin on his face, Mo Yuan immediately noticed the change in the Grove the moment he arrived.  The sprites were nowhere to be seen, though he knew that didn't mean they were not there, but they had agreed to remain out of sight, and out of his way which only had his grin widening, especially when he felt her scattered energy entering behind him.

In fact, her energy was all over the place as she almost ran to him.   The night before had been the longest in her entire life that she had barely slept having thought of nothing else but his lips and the way his hands had made her body feel and the moment the sun rose, she rose out of bed to run about the hut in search of her best dress and even a little make up. In four hours, she had changed her dress twelve times and redone her make up twice as many times, only the closer it got to leaving, the more frantic she became to look her upmost best.

But no matter what shade of lipstick she wore, it was either too bright or the wrong color for her skin tone, while her dresses all looked rather dowdy compared to the lovely silks those Goddesses were wearing, not even her hair would obediently fall into place, that in the end she left the den in her large baggy dress and big floppy hat looking exactly the same as any other day.  

And the moment she entered the grove, the gentle energy she could feel coming from their tree soon had her picking up the pace. She could feel the electrifying excitement in the air and the anticipation in his energy as she passed through the treeline and into the little clearing where Mo Yuan was waiting for her with a soft smile on his face and his purple gown lightly billowing out behind him.

Watching her approach, Mo Yuan couldn't help but feel the apprehension in her energy, as if she were unsure of him now, but there was something else he could see clearly in her eyes that had the smile broadening.  Their little fling the day before was on her mind, and the way her eyes lit up when he came into view, suggested that she had definitely arrived with a continuation in mind.

Only the sight of that hat having forgotten to take it with him and the moment she reached his side, then the hat was gently lifted from her head and this time he magicked it away, before a spark of mischief briefly swept across his eyes.

"Mo Yuan, please dont take my hat.  I was serious about you falling for my loveliness.  My face really is a risk to your wellbeing." she chided him gently with her hand out.

"I'll take the risk." he smirked down at her with a shake of his head, only the stubborn look of refusal, soon had him taking the one step to fully clsoe the gap between them.  "Or is it my beautiful face that you are sheilding yourself from?" he asked most arrogantly and stunning her all over again.

"What?.... Dont be ridiculous." she replied in a small voice while turning her head away to look at the grass as if there was something far more interesting to look at within its long stalks.

Smiling down at the rising blush, Mo Yuan was barely keeping it together, but having far more experience with women, he did not reach out for her like he wanted to, instead, he remained respectfully waiting.  He was afterall her student and with four days left before the festival which he wanted to discuss with her, he quietly took her hand to sit her down.

"Shifu, in four days time, I am going to have to attend the peach festival.  It is something I always attend and being an elder of the younger generation, it is my duty to ensure their safety." he began seriously and bringing her back from where her mind had gone.  "Also, I will have to return to work, so I can only spare these last four days of learning under you before I have to leave." He explained as her eyes honed in on those lips that seemed to be smiling knowingly at her, as if he knew she wanted them to stop talking and continue where they had left off the day before.