Jealousy - LXC x JC Fanfic

Birthday

"Happy birthday, Sect Leader Lan!"

The guests greeted as they walked towards Lan Xichen, giving him gifts.

Lan Xichen smiled as he received them after muttering thanks. His eyes are darting around the Cloud Recesses, looking for that resolute back of the man wearing purple robes.

Ever since that night, he never saw him again.

"Brother." Lan Wangji's voice woke Lan Xichen in his thoughts.

Lan Xichen turned.

"Brother - ! Err, I mean ZeWu-Jun!" Wei Wuxian said and grinned after he corrected himself. "Happy birthday!" he greeted as he handed Lan Xichen a gift. It was a slightly big box.

Lan Xichen took the gift, his mind still somewhere as he stared at Wei Wuxian.

'ZeWu-Jun'... he thought. That's that man calls him a few months ago before he broke the relationship between him and that man.

Does he feel regret about it? he thought, then shook his head as he smiled.

Never.

"Thank you, Young master Wei." Lan Xichen told Wei Wuxian.

Wei Wuxian grinned as Lan Wangji wrapped his arm around Wei Wuxian's shoulder.

Lan Xichen looked at his younger brother's arm intimately wrapped on Wei Wuxian. Will I ever... do that with that man? he thought.

"Brother." Lan Wangji spoke, breaking his elder brother's thoughts again. "Happy birthday." He told him and bowed.

Lan Xichen forced a smile and nodded. He watched as the couple left. A sigh escaped from him as he continued receiving his guests.

That man never came.

"I wonder what that two (LWJ &WWX) gave me...?" Lan Xichen muttered as he picked up the gift Wei Wuxian handed him earlier. "Wangji's gifts to me are usually... but, since he's with Young master Wei now..." he muttered as he carefully unwrapped the ribbon on the gift and opened it. "Hm?" he said when he saw a box is inside wrapped in ribbon. "Another gift?" he muttered as he unwrapped the box and opened it.

This time, his forehead knotted, puzzled, when he saw another box. He grimaced. It could only be Wei Wuxian who could do this.

After a few minutes until he saw the smallest box. It is wrapped in a purple ribbon. 'purple'... he thought, remembered the ribbon tying that man's hair in a bun.

He smiled, feeling bitter, as he carefully untied the ribbon and held it in his hands, full of care.

"Wanyin..." he muttered as he lowered his head and reverently kissed the purple ribbon. He looked at the small box and slowly opened it.

He saw a letter was inside, with a very small but beautiful purple box beside it. He took the letter and opened it.

A second letter and he smiled as a tear fell from his eye. He immediately took his sword and dashed out of his room, carrying the small and beautiful purple box with the letter.

The purple ribbon in his hand is fluttering in the cold, midnight wind.

"Will you look at them, Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian asked and grinned when they watch Lan Xichen stopped not far behind of Jiang Cheng who's standing on the wooden bridge of the Cloud Recesses.

It is where the two first met.

Years ago when Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian studied in here, together with Nie Huaisang, they met Lan Xichen who went back to fetch Lan Wangji to quell the water ghouls plaguing the Caiyi Town.

"Mn." Lan Wangji nodded and hugged Wei Wuxian behind. They're in the rooftop, watching their brothers fix their relationship.

"Lan Zhan...?" Wei Wuxian called when he felt Lan Wangji's hug went tighter, but gentle still.

"... Wei Ying." Lan Wangji called.

Wei Wuxian stopped, then smiled as he patted Lan Wangji's head that's buried on his shoulder. "I'm back now, right?" he asked and smiled as he rubbed Lan Wangji's temple with his hand. He knew what is his lover's thinking.

He's afraid Wei Wuxian might be gone again.

"Mn." Lan Wangji answered and hugged him tighter as he kissed his lover.

Wei Wuxian smiled and kissed him back as Bichen carried them two back to jingshi.

"Wanyin..." Lan Xichen muttered under his breath as he stared at that back he missed the past few days.

He held his breath when the man turned.

"Lan Xichen." Jiang Cheng said as he looked at Lan Xichen.

"Wanyin..." Lan Xichen said as he walked towards Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng wanted to step back, but held himself. "... why are you here?" he asked.

Lan Xichen stopped in his tracks. "... huh?" he said.

Jiang Cheng's forehead knotted. "Err, I mean... I know this is Cloud Recesses and you should be here since this is your place. But..." he said, then frowned. "Why are you here?" he asked, referring to the bridge where the two of them are. "Wei Wuxian told me he'd help me take the gift to you..." he muttered, his voice low.

Lan Xichen stared at Jiang Cheng. "... I came here to see you." He said.

Jiang Cheng turned to him, wide - eyed and his face flushed.

Lan Xichen raised the letter. "Young master Wei says you'd be here." He told him. Jiang Cheng didn't answer. He looked at him. "Why didn't you come to see me?" he asked.

Jiang Cheng looked at him, then looked away.

Lan Xichen pressed his lips tight. "... I've waited for you." He told him, then lowered his head.

Jiang Cheng's eyes went wide and he looked at Lan Xichen. "I..." he said, then bit his lip.

"... you told me I am nice to everybody..." Lan Xichen said, referring to what Jiang Cheng told him that night. "Then..." he said.

Jiang Cheng looked at him. "What?" he asked when Lan Xichen fell silent.

Lan Xichen raised his head and looked at him, his face blank.

Jiang Cheng's eyes went wide, surprised. He stepped back when Lan Xichen walked towards him. "Hey. what are you doing?" he asked as he continued to step back when Lan Xichen didn't show signs of stopping. "You - " he said and cried when his head hit the wall.

He didn't notice it was a dead end.

His eyes went wide when Lan Xichen locked him on both sides. He didn't notice Lan Xichen's already in front of him. "You - !" he said, glaring.

"If not being nice will make you love me back, I'll - " Lan Xichen said as he looked in Jiang Cheng's eyes.

Before Jiang Cheng could blink, Lan Xichen's lips are already on his.