Lan Zhan's Untamed (Lan Zhan x Wei Wuxian)

The Younger Lan

I open my eyes to find the beautiful soul sleeping in front of me. Reminiscing to our time last night, I grin.

Did we really kiss last night? I still can't fathom the reality. Wei Ying has always surprised me. But, the question is, does he have feelings for me? I just wished, I knew the answer to it.

I know for without doubt that even if he never loves me back, I'll always be his.

Watching the sky turn a beautiful shade of peach, beyond the window behind Wei Ying, I know it's time for me to get up.

Gently prying myself away, I walk upto Wei and slowly lift him up in my arms. Placing him on the bed, my eyes fall on the abrasion on his wrist caused by the band.

I hurt him!

Leaving him there, I fish out a bottle of vial from my inner cloak placed by the bed. Gently taking his arms in mine, I start applying them and it shatters my heart that he's hurt cause of me. I don't know when he opened his eyes but in his coarse voice he questions "Are you drunk or sober?".

Unable to look into his eyes, I keep applying the medicine "Sober".

After a minute, he takes a deep breath "you were so rough last night Lan Zhan, you hurt me". Ouch.

I raise my eyes to meet his, I am sure he must have seen the pain in them, as the next moment he cups my cheeks and says "sorry, I didn't mean to tease you. You didn't hurt me".

Before I could say something, there is a knock on our door "Hanguang-Jun, are you ready? We're waiting for you" Sizhui intimates me.

Looking at Wei Ying's disheveled look I command "Wait down".

"Get ready" I look away from Wei Ying and walk away.

Standing below the shade of a tree, I watch each disciple saying their goodbyes and it seems the events from previous days, have bonded them over.

Did I ever bond with anyone? My eyes find Wei Ying who looks as happy as ever. With his arms around Jin Ling, it seems he's giving him a peace of advise.

The thing that troubles me the most is that after our encounter this morning, Wei Ying seems to be a little aloof. He's deliberately avoiding me.

"Hang-jun" Jingyi walks over to me and I raise my eyebrows. Hang-jun? Haven't we passed that stage?

"Sorry Hanguang-Jun" he stresses and then smiles "Did something happen between you and Senior Mo last night?". His question baffles me. What? I thought you were on my team!

I think my normally impassive face would have shown him something, cause he immediately back tracks "No no, Hanguang-Jun, it's just that, last night I saw Senior Mo look very disturbed and he went back to the room quite late in the night" he turns to look at Wei "and now he seems to be a avoiding you" he looks back at me with a serious contemplation "Hanguang-Jun, you should give him a chance".

What? I raise my eyebrows.

He nods "I have never seen you with anyone. Not even beautiful Lady Zhi Ruo" he smiles warmly "the one you remotely have been tolerating is Senior Mo and" the last one he whispers "you even shared your band with him" he grins.

"Jingyi, you do realise I could punish you for all this nonsense you're speaking?" I look squarely into his eyes and he nods.

"Yes, I do know and I am ready to face your wrath but Hanguang-Jun, don't give up. Sizhui and I have always seen you sitting under that Peony tree and meditate. It always seemed to us that you were waiting for someone" he winks before he leaves "for all you know, it could be Senior Mo!"

I smile at the irony. If only you knew Jingyi, how close you are to the truth. But not wanting to give away my thoughts, I look at the young Lan who is slowly backing away "You shall copy the Gusu Rules 10 times, head stand!"

"What? Why? I was just supporting you!" He whines and I glare.

"Fine" he relents and is about to leave when he turns back and grins "totally worth it" and runs away.

The soft breeze carries the fresh autumn scent and I look at the nature changing its beauty slowly when I feel a tug on my sleeves.

Wei Ying's smile is that such as this natures. Though the nature changes, the essence remains the same.

"Shall we leave, Lan Zhan?" his eyes sparkle and I nod.

Lead the way dear Wei Ying and this Hanguang-Jun shall always follow you, for time immemorial.