Chapter 15: Heated Love
-Shen Wei-
Shen Wei had been so impressed with the Water Prince magic that he couldn't help himself but to kiss him right there, in front of the rest of the group and as soon as his lips joined with Yunlan's, he forgot about everything else. However, when he finally let go of him, he realize the others were staring at them in amusement and thus, the Fire Prince blushed deep red, which in turn make Zhao laugh, passing a arm over Wei's shoulder.
"My Wei, don't be shy, this is normal between lovers..." Zhao whisper to his ear, making Wei even more embarrass.
"I... never mind, are you alright, Yunlan?" Shen asked, giving Zhao a deeper look, sensing his energy, which wasn't as spent as he first thought.
"Ah, don't worry my Prince, I only use water magic this time." Zhao said, giving Shen a slight kiss on his cheek.
"An impressive one at that Zhao Yunlan." Wang said, as she looked the ice shards that were once the Fury King.
"Indeed, you both are." Zhu added, looking at the couple. It was undeniable they were meant to be with each other and thinking back, Zhao Yunlan always had a fascination with the young Fire Prince even when they were younger.
She had watched the Water Prince stare at Shen Wei at every opportunity in all gatherings, while Shen also stare at Yunlan occasionally. Back then she was a bit sad for the heir of the Water Clan, but now, she was actually glad his love was not unrequired, although it was yet to be seen what will happen to their relationship once back to their respective lands... Zhu looked at Da Qing and wonder for them too, as well as for Wang and Sang.
"Thank you." Shen said a bit embarrassed and Zhao smiled.
"Well, we defeat the Fury King... Shen Wei, any other Fury close enough to us to be concern about?" Zhao asked.
"No more Furies will come after this battle. That dragon had the biggest territory in this part of the dark land. I believe we can safely move on to the next without any further encounters." Shen answered.
"Good. The next one will not be less dangerous with high picks and endless cliffs, surrounded by clouds. Chu we will need your strongest threads to tide us all together again and Lin, your wind magic is a must in the next part of our journey. Can you summon a wind beast? We should had a backup plan just in case things goes wrong and someone does fall down to a certain death, because not even I can tell exactly what is the thing that lurks in the deeps of these cliffs." Zhao asked Lin, hoping for a yes.
"Yes, but unfortunately, not big enough to carry more than two, so let's hope no one falls." Lin said.
"My threads are strong enough to keep us all safe." Chu insisted with confidence.
"Don't be so sure, the strength of this new beast is not to be taken lightly." Zhu warned him.
"And how do you know? Did you see it? Zhao Yunlan just said even he don't know what it is." Chu refuted.
"Hey, she is a Nuwa worshiper and we all witness her connection with the goddess when binding us to our vows, so she does know what she is talking about." Da Qing intervened, stepping in front of her. Zhu find the 'rescue' quite cute, for which she smiled slightly behind the Earth Prince back, quite pleased.
"That's just spot-on, Da Qing... Zhu knows more about these lands than I do now and that's why I ask her about our challenges at the beginning of our journey. Anyway, we still need to walk a long distance to get there, so we have time to plan for most possible outcomes. Since this territory is now safe, we should have a good rest tonight and recover our energy. Early in the morning, we move on as fast as we can, so we can reach the picks before nightfall." Zhao said and soon enough, he transported them back inside the goddess stone.
High above their heads, the stars shined brightly and Guo stood there for a moment longer than the rest, who moved to their respective healing waters, including the lovers. Thinking about them make Guo blush like mad. He had seen them kiss a few times already and they certainly didn't hold back, so he didn't want to imagine what they were doing inside their water dome, exclusive for 'male lovers'. It was a good thing they could not see nor hear anything inside their private healing waters, otherwise, he would die of embarrassment before reaching their intended destination.
"You look like Shen Wei, all blushing from head to toes..." Guo jumped as he heard Chu voice by his side, taking him out of his embarrassing thoughts.
"Old Chu..." Guo whisper, avoiding the other man gaze.
"What were you thinking about to be this distracted all by yourself? Why didn't you join the others?" Chu asked and Guo looked up once again.
"I was looking at our stars... they are brighter now, including yours... see?" Guo said as he pointed a star close to his own.
"Ah, yeah... but is still easy to miss in comparison with your blinding one. Seriously, I don't think even Zhao Yunlan's star shine that brightly." Guo smiled.
"I guess... our leader star is bigger, thought, as well as Shen Wei's." Guo turned to point in another direction where two stars, quite close to one another shined red and blue in the big sea of the cosmos.
"Those two, huh? I always wonder which one they have... they look like... well lovers stars... for the gods, even their stars are almost merging and Wei's is even redder than his blushing face." Guo looked at Chu more seriously.
"Do you mind them been in love? I mean... you know because... well, they are..."
"Both men?" Chu finish for him. "Don't get me wrong Guo, I have nothing against them been both males, it's just they are too passionate."
"Well, Lord Wei is a Fire Prince after all, you can't possibly expect less from a fire user... not to mention a love sick Water Prince and possible Oracle with star magic on his veins."
"And what about a Sage with white hair? What about you, Guo, heir of the Sage Clan? What about falling for another man? Will you mind? Will you reject it? You had reach a higher plain in your cultivation path, but what if you were given the chance, will you accept it, like the fervent pair or keep on walking away?" Guo widen his eye in surprise and seen Chu's deep gaze on him as he waited for his answer, he blushed even more.
Was Chu Shuzhi actually asking him for a relationship? That couldn't be, right? Because he was almost sure that Chu didn't care for him that much... or did he? They had exchange words, thoughts, protect each other life and even sleep close to one another every night, but that wasn't enough to think Chu was actually interested in a boring man like him. Guo was actually pondering about how serious the Puppet Prince was, when he hear Chu sigh.
"You know, there is a saying in my Clan... if you want to satisfy your curiosity about something, just dive in and see for yourself..." Chu said, as he trapped little Guo in his strong arms and damn right kiss him. If the Sage move a single finger to push him away, he will stop in the spot, but if the surprised man in his arms attempt to kiss him back, even if it was an awkward one, he will make sure to never let go of him. By the end of the kiss, a minute later, the answer was obvious, Chu smiled.
"I think we may qualify for the 'male lovers' bath now, Guo Changcheng." Guo blushed like mad, as his hair shined bright white.
"I... I... I need to meditate..." Guo said shyly as his face melted and Chu laughed.
"Indeed... go ahead, you already had my threads all over you... there is no way to run now." Chu whisper to his ear, just before he walked back to the men's healing waters, leaving behind a young man with his heart reaching as high as his own star. Inside of the 'male lovers' bubble however, the heat was already reaching a point of boiling.
"Yunlan..."
"Cool down, my Wei... it's quite hot in here." Zhao murmur barely seen around, because of the steam coming from the heated water.
"Then stop that hand of yours from going lower..." Shen whisper as Zhao was holding him from behind, with his hands moving slowly from his chest to his torso, while slightly biting his right shoulder.
"Ah, Shen Wei, sorry but you see... it moves down by instinct... very hard to fight it..." Shen smiled.
"You are such a liar..." Shen said, turning in Zhao's arm and putting his arms around his neck.
"It's true nonetheless..." Zhao refuted as Shen press himself to Yunlan chest to kiss him and as they kiss, Shen had to give Yunlan a huge credit for his impeccable control on his water magic, because the temperature lower a few degrees as they sealed their passion, something that Shen couldn't do just yet.
"Shen Wei..." Zhao whisper, once Shen part from him, then Yunlan hug him.
"What is it? Too hot still? Sorry my Yunlan, I will..."
"Wait... what did you said?" Yunlan asked, letting go of him to look at his beautiful lovely eyes.
"I'm sorry, I will try to lower my..."
"No, before that... how did you just call me?" Then Shen blushed.
"My Yunlan?" Zhao smile was so wickedly handsome, that Shen's heart was overloaded, thus a few flames floated over the water as a result.
"Ah yes... so you finally said it... I knew from the first time I put my eyes on you that there will be a day you will call me like that." Shen smiled.
"You saw it? I mean, did you..." Zhao put his hands over Wei's hips and pull him closer still. As usual, they were only half dressed, so he could feel the heat of his lover in his bare chest.
"I wish for it, knew it was something that will be granted... I never doubted you will call me yours... My Wei, my handsome brave and wonderful Wei... I would had never be someone else but yours." Zhao said before kissing his lover senseless. It goes without saying that Yunlan's effort in cooling down his passionate lover was completely wasted after that, because just by pure miracle the intense heat didn't make him dizzy and that night, more than two lovers rested on each other's arms, there was also Wang and Sang, Zhu and Qing and although not in a full embrace, so were Chu and Guo.
AN: Thanks for reading. I give the other two a time for their own, hope it was good. 😁🌹😍💞😄💜😉❤😙💝
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