Burning Love

The Cause

Chapter Twelve

Yang Yang

Bai Fengjiu my heart is calling for you can't you hear it? I have fallen for your childish acts and your sweet innocent looks, I have known you for longer yet you don't look at me like the way you look at him! What is it about him that you like so much that you can't even see anyone but him. I know all your pains and all your sorrows I have seen you at your worst, he has never seen you like I have yet your heart! Your heart! Still sees only him,
Xiaojiu I also want a piece of my your heart, I also need a piece of your heart I can't stand these feelings
I want you and I shall have you.
 
I walked around the lotus garden and remembered the day when Fengjiu was preparing the dance for your majesty, the envy that was in my heart was enough for me to sabotage her whole dance but the effort she had put in would have been wasted and she would have been disappointed but still I had to try something but I never imagined I would end up hurting the one I love. I had aimed to hurt his majesty only to weaken him for awhile because I knew he would heal himself but I never dreamt that Fengjiu would take those daggers for him, even then I was angry at how oblivious he was but I was more angry at myself that I hurt her. She's living with poisonous toxins in her body because of me and it looked like your majesty is doing all he can to keep her alive and I'm grateful for but I'm still not going to give up, I won't give up without a fight I just need to be careful and not put Fengjiu in harm's way. I laughed out loud at the obsuredity of my thoughts, see what you've made me do xiaojiu, see what you've made me become but for you I'll become anything as long as you're mine in the end, I will make you see that he is nothing and what you need is me. "Yang Yang." I heard a familiar voice calling my name, I turned to find Lei Huan standing behind me with a smile on his face. "Your highness." I bowed. "No need for these formalities, when it's just us two." I smiled at his words, Fengjiu also said something similar to this. "What are you doing here?" He never came to heaven unless there was meetings or something important. " I came to see the Lord of fates, I want to see my dates one." I laughed out loud. " I thought you said, you are not interested in these things." He sighed a deep sigh. " That's what I thought too but there's a certain goddess I cannot get out of my mind." He smiled but his smile didn't reach his eyes. "Everyone is already asking for her hand in marriage, of course I have too but I want to see if are we fates." I looked at him." I know how you feel! Have you seen this goddess before?" Immediately his face brightens. " I have once but it was brief, too brief actually. I have to go the Lord of fates must be waiting, we will continue this talk later." He vanished out of site, love is such a powerful thing yet it can make you do hideous things and it can make you lose your mind, Fengjiu I hope you see the effort I have put into this, I hope you will know he is not the only here. Lei Huan appeared besides me again his whole aura seemed light and his facial expression seemed happier than before. "I take it you got good knees." He gave me a toothy grin. "Of course and what's even better is I met her." My eyes widened. "You must be quiet happy, did you speak to her." He frowned a bit. " Well actually no, she bumped into me because she was running she didn't even look at me, she was rather in a hurry." His bright smile graced his features again. "Then how do you know it's her." I asked curiously. "When I went to see the Lord of fates, he told me I had chosen a good day to come because my fated one was also here, he showed me our names and because I already knew what she looked like, when she bumped into me I was sure it was her." His smile was gleaming. " Besides she has something that makes her different from all the other goddess's, the Lord of fates said I'd identify her by it and he was right." He chirped, for a crown prince he behaves like a toddler. " At least I had sent a marriage proposal before I came here, I hope her parents make the right choice." I hummed in response. "What's wrong you seem distracted." He questioned while playing with his hair. "Oh nothing I feel like it will be a good day." He winked at me. "Indeed it will be." We headed to my palace to continue our conversation.

XiaoBai

I haven't been home for so long I truly missed it the green scenery the birds and mostly I missed causing trouble, but even the beauty of the fox land could never compare to the beauty of our home the Land of crystal is the most beautiful place I've ever seen, it's more beautiful than heaven it's self. When I entered the fox cave father had a lot of scrolls in his table reading and passing it to mother. "Mother, Father I am back." Mother put the scroll down and pulled me into a warm embrace so did father. "Xiaojiu I have been worried about you but seeing you now has put me at ease." Mother said as she kissed my forehead. "I'm proud to have a daughter like you xiaojiu, everyone is talking about how you helped his majesty indeed you will be a great queen." Father praised, when I came here I was scared that I would get reprimanded but their reactions and words were something I hadn't anticipated. "I'm happy to make you proud." I smiled sheepishly at them. " Xiaojiu come here and sit down." Mother grabbed me as she sat down. "Xiaojiu you're at the age of getting married now and we have been getting many marriage proposals ever since you helped his majesty." I looked at my mother not fully grasping her words. "We chose three promising candidates for you to choose as your husband." Still I wasn't comprehending what her words meant I felt dumb for a moment. "Xiaojiu we want you to get married." Then the heavens moved and shifted into an axis and the chaotic puzzle in my head connected. " I don't want to get married to anyone." Both my parents exchanged glances that I couldn't understand. "Xiaojiu we know you already have someone in your heart  but it's best for everyone to forget about him, his not worth your love he will never return it, many goddess's have gotten their hearts broken by him. His not capable of loving xiaojiu, many goddess's have tried what makes you think he'll choose you, you're just another little goddess who fell for him." My father said harshly. Not worth my love? Do they know what they are talking about? He has chosen me already, hasn't he? Yes he has broken my heart but his mending it, isn't he? Why would you speak like that, I wanted to laugh but my I knew if I did that I would be testing father's patience. "You can't force me to get married." I stated calmly. " Sweetheart we will never force you to marry, how about you meet up with these candidates and if you still don't like them we will look somewhere else." Mother tried to sweet talk me. "Eventually you will have to marry whether it's your choice or not." Father fumed. " If you force me to get married, I will runaway from home." Mother gasped and I could see father's whole face turning puce, I sighed loudly. "Fine I will meet these people but I will do it in heaven." Both my parents eyes widened. "Won't his majesty mind." I shook my head no. I was just humouring my parents with this no one in the world could replace in my heart, I was reading through the marriage proposals honestly how superficial can they be, by the time I was done it was already midnight I wonder what his majesty is doing. I feel like I haven't seen him in a thousand years but sadly it's only just been a day, I looked up at the stars hoping he was watching them too and thinking of me, the urge to see him overpowered me and I left a message for my parents telling them that I will be in heaven in three days and they can let the marriage suitors come then, for now I'm going to the peach groove to my uncle. I walked to the peach groove uncle was still awake looking at the stars. "Xiaojiu what are you doing here so late?" I went and sat next to him. "You're the one who delivered those marriage proposals now I can't sleep." He laughed out warmly. "Sorry xiaojiu I had no choice." He looked apologetic. "It doesn't it matter, the quicker I do this the quicker it will be done." He looked at me in surprise. "You're going to meet them." I rolled my eyes at him. "Did I really have a choice?" And he laughed again. "I thought you would've put a fight against your parents." Maybe I would have but I don't think father would have given up. " I didn't want to test father's patience." He smiled brightly at me. "It seems that xiaojiu is growing." He ruffled my hair a bit. "There's wine inside the heart, be careful it's strong." Hearing that my heart jumped for joy, I can enjoy some wine then go see his majesty.