When Crossbow Meets Blade

Chapter 10

No one's POV

  "Fuwaaa! The beds are so comfyyyy!!" Wanwan squealed in delight as she floppoed herself onto the bed. The Oriental Fighters wandered around the Empire, looking amused. Silvanna took them to the room they would be staying in, along with telling them where the other rooms were.

  "S-Silvanna! Though I appreciate this, we cant accept this! Its too much!" Zilong protested, shaking his head at the princess. She only smiled and shook her head in return. 

  "Please, accept it. Its no problem, really. And like what Fanny said, we've been wanting some people staying with us." she replied.

 "But-"

 "Aw, come on, Zilong! Just accept it already! You're gonna miss out on alot!" Wanwan interrupted, rolling about in her comfy, big bed. Ling stared and smiled at her silly antics. When she saw it, she came to a sudden stop.

 "Am I seeing things? Is Ling... smiling?!" Wanwan exclaimed, getting out of the bed and walking towards Ling. Ling snapped back from his daze and stepped back, wondering why Wanwan was walking to him.

  "Wh-what do you want?!" Ling asked, retreating. His back hit the wall behind him, meaning that there was no escape from Wanwan. However, she got closer and tip-toed to try to get to the same head level as him. She stared intently at his face, in silence. Ling, all confused and shit, blushed profusely at the Agile Tiger's actions.

 "Nothing. Its just that.. its kinda hard to see your smile, you know? You should smile more!" Wanwan beamed at him, walking away and finally giving the two of them some space.

 Wanwan and Ling heard someone whistle. "Oi! Get a room, you two." Baxia called out to them. This time, it was Wanwan's turn to blush.

Silvanna had already left the room to meet up with the Lightborn, so it was only the Oriental Fighters left in the humoungous, 4-bedded room. 

"By the way, Wanwan. How old are you?" Zilong asked with something up his sleeve.

Confused by the sudden question, Wanwan replied. "18, why? (ok i know she's 15 bUt let me do my thang)

Zilong giggled at the answer. "Wow, old enough for you and Ling to smash-"

Wanwan threw a dart at Zilong, barely missing the side of his head. Ling threw his sword, missing the other side of Zilong's head. Zilong got the message, and shut up.

Wanting to change the topic, Wanwan said, "I'm getting the bed on the right!" and started running towards it. However, Baxia beat her to it. 

"heh" he said. Wanwan's cheeks puffed. She turned to the bed on the furthest left, but saw Ling already lying down on it. Zilong, still shipping Wanwan and Ling, took the bed beside Baxia. Which left Wanwan with the bed next to Ling. She reluctantly accepted it.

After resting the whole afternoon, Silvanna called for the Oriental Fighters. Zilong thought it was a meeting to discuss their plan to take down Hanzo, but it was nothing like that. She was calling them to have dinner with her and the Lightborn Squad.

When the Oriental Fighters reached the dining hall, their expressions were priceless. A huge dining table stretched across the room, food decorating it. Silvanna was sitting at the other end of the table, the Lightborn sitting beside her. Fanny was beside Granger, teasing him about his music. Alucard was next to Tigreal, having an arm-wrestling contest. But Harith was nowhere to be seen.

"Uh, where's Harith? Shouldnt he be here?" Baxia asked, taking a seat beside Tigreal.

"He's over at Miya's house, along with the kids he played with earlier today. And not to worry, I've assigned guards to watch them. So they wont get harmed, I promise." Silvanna said, looking towards Zilong to notify him that Chang'e would be safe. Zilong heaved a sigh of relief and sat next to Fanny. Wanwan sat next to him, and Ling sat next to her.

They all said their prayers and digged in into their food. Zilong and Alucard were basically chomping down on the turkey and chicken. Ling, being as cultured he is, sat straight and used the utensils. Baxia and Tigreal were talking about tank-stuff. Fanny, duh. Still teasing Granger while holding a chicken drumstick. Wanwan ate in silence, now knowing what to talk about. Ling stared at her, wondering what was wrong. She didnt notice this, however.

Silvanna was used to the chaos happening at dinner. She ate normally, slowly enjoying her food. Noticing Fanny's behaviour, he boldly blurted out, "Fanny, do you like Granger?" Everyone got quiet. Zilong was obviously oblivious to this. Fanny, showed no reaction.

"Nah, he's lame." she replied. Granger showed no emotion and continued eating. Zilong looked pretty disappointed. 

"Zilong? Whats wrong?" Tigreal asked him.

"Nothing. Its just that... I was hoping this could be a double date.I mean, Wanwan and Ling are a thing, ynow."

Wanwan spat out her water. Ling chocked on his chicken. Man, their reactions were hilarious. Everyone stared in shock. Before either could deny, they were bombarded with questions.

"Why didnt you tell us?!"

"I can see why theyre together!"

"So cute!!"

"What a shame this wasnt announced.."

Wanwan was frozen with shock. She could only shake her head, confused at whats going on. Ling wasnt freaking out, but was blushing profusely and was trying to deny that.

"W-We're not together!" Ling managed to finally say. Wanwan quickly nodded.

"But.. your reaction tells us otherwise. The fact that you denied it straight away tells us that you two are together! You two even blushed!" Alucard said, mouth full of food.

Silvanna chuckled at the situation. She didnt say anything, though. She watched, wanting to know more as it unfolds.

"I-I'm heading to the room! Goodnightandhaveanicedinner!" Wanwan said quickly, gulping down the rest of her water and running to the room. Poor thing :((

Ling stared, considering if he should follow her. He hesitated, but soon excused himself from the table and went out.

"Zilong, do you think.." Baxia said, tapping him on the shoulder.

"Holy shit! They're gonna do it! oH FUCK!" Zilong shouted, running after them. Baxia followed him. The Lightborn though, remained in place. They smiled. Then giggled. Then laughed. Everyone laughed until their stomachs hurt.

"BWAHAHAHH! These people sure are funny!" Fanny exclaimed, slamming her fist onto the table.

"I agree with you, Fanny. I really enjoy their company." Silvanna said, smiling widely.

This was how the heroes spent the rest of the day. Full of laughter and happiness, it would be a shame if it all came to an end. But, you know, as they say. Days full of fun never lasts. Ever.