Past

Xian's arms encircle YiJun's neck, and he brings their faces closer.

"Xian..." YiJun whispers, before stepping away from the younger boy, "I promised Aunty that I wouldn't kiss you."

Xian tilts his head cutely before giggling. Then his eyes are drawn to YiJun's lips. His giggles stop abruptly. He bites his lips, "Jun, I didn't promise my mother anything... yet."

Xian once again pulls YiJun closer and takes the older boy's lips between his.

YiJun gasps. His mind goes blank. He doesn't understand what brought upon such a sudden change in Xian's attitude.

Xian relentlessly kisses YiJun's lips. Daring YiJun to stop him, refuse him, begging him to respond.

YiJun closes his eyes, trying to calm himself down, 'Maybe this is what Aunty meant when she said that our desire to be with each other would be strong.'

He holds Xian's shoulder and steps away, holding Xian in place, "Xian, you should not do this. Do you want Aunty to call your Jun a liar who can't keep his promise?"

"Jun is not a liar!" Xian pouts. He is upset, and it shows in the way he crosses his arms over his chest and looks away from YiJun.

"Xian, Aunty is waiting. You should leave." YiJun turns Xian's face towards him, "You will see me in a few days, alright. I will miss you."
He embraces Xian. There are tears in his eyes when he lets go of the younger boy.

Xian takes out the shell he had found on the beach and hands it over to him.

"Xian, why are you giving it to me?" YiJun asks, wondering if Xian doesn't want it anymore.

A tear makes its way down Xian's cheek as well. He quickly wipes it off, "Keep it with you. Think of it as me." Xian pauses and gives a quick kiss on YiJun's cheek, "Till you have it with you, I will never be too far away."

There is a small, sad smile on both their faces as Xian walks out of YiJun's chamber.

When the door closes, YiJun kisses the shell in his hand and holds it to his heart, "Hold on, my love. Just hold on."

Present

Xian eats at the diner and returns home. On the way back, he feels like someone is following him. However, even after checking multiple times, he doesn't find anyone.

'Maybe I am just freaking out because of what happened last night and today morning.'

He rides his bike faster; he feels unclean eyes on the back of his head.

Once home, he finishes his assignments and prepares dinner for Jiang Cheng and Yanli.

When he checks the time, it's almost 7.45. He leaves for picking up Jiang Cheng.

Unlike the night before, no one tries to kidnap him. He breathes a sigh of relief when he picks up Jiang Cheng and heads back home.

On their way back, Xian continues to feel like someone is watching him. But surprisingly, this time it calms him, instead of freaking him out.

When they reach home, Jiang Cheng runs inside, "I am soooo hungry... Ummm. Wei Xian, did you make my favorite pot pie?" Jiang Cheng asks, throwing a glance back at Xian, who he notices has not followed him inside.

Hearing Cheng's voice, Yanli walks out of the room. When she sees her brother walking outside again, she too follows him outside.

"Dawn, you are back!" Xian exclaims, hugging the white wolf dog.

Both Yanli's and Cheng's jaws drop, looking at this very shocking sight in front of them.

Yanli is the first one to recover. She walks closer to Xian, who is hugging the dog, "A Xian, aren't you afraid of dogs?"

Xian nods into the animal's neck, "Mn." Then he looks up, "Shijie, he is not like others. Do you know, he saved me from- " Xian trails off. He had decided not to mention the attack to either of his siblings.

When Xian doesn't continue, Yanli walks closer, "Saved you from what, Xian?"

Xian gulps, "Aaa... It's nothing. I was getting bored, and he decided to show up and kept me company. He is very well behaved."

When Yanli tries to pet Dawn, it walks back, putting more space between them.

Yanli stops, "Maybe Dawn likes Xian only. I will not come close if it bothers you." Yanli says, looking at Dawn.

Dawn wags its tail.

"A Jie, why are you treating it like a person. It can't understand you." Jiang Cheng says, walking towards Dawn.

Dawn barks loudly, stopping Jiang Cheng in his tracks.

"Jiang Cheng, I think he doesn't like you." Xian turns to the animal, "Dawn, don't mind him. He is a good guy, only his temper needs adjustments." Xian laughs; Jiang Cheng pouts, "Wei Xian!" He yells and stomps back inside.

"Shijie, can he stay for the night?" Xian asks.

"Sure. If Xian loves Dawn, then it is part of our family too." Yanli smiles.

Xian smiles brightly, "Come on, Dawn." He orders, and the three of them walk inside the house.

Xian takes Dawn to his room and closes the door.

Dawn looks expectantly at Xian.

"Aaaa. You must be wondering why am I not having food with my family, right?... Dawn, are you worried about me?" Xian hugs Dawn again and buries his face in its soft fur, "Dawn, I already had dinner at the diner."

Xian pulls the wolf-dog closer, "You must think that I am so clingy, right? Dawn, will you believe me if I told you that there is just something about you that is making it very hard for me to keep my hands away from you?"

Xian looks at Dawn's face and smiles affectionately, "I was a little worried that those thugs may attack me again, but now that you are here, I know that no one can hurt me."

Dawn licks Xian's face.

Xian giggles, "Dawn, do you like me too? Promise me that you will stay with me till morning."

Dawn licks Xian's neck.

Xian laughs, "How did you know I am ticklish here?"

Dawn wags its tail happily.

"Dawn, I will be right back," Xian says, walking towards the bathroom.

Dawn tries to follow, but Xian stops him, "You can't look at me while I change."

The wolf-dog whines.

"Dawn, you are making me feel like you are my very possessive boyfriend... Hehe. Dawn, stay right here, will you? I will be out in a few minutes."

Xian closes the bathroom door.

Dawn shifts back.

He goes to the wardrobe and takes out a pair of sweatpants and hides it under the bed.

He walks towards the bed and buries his face into Xian's pillow, 'What is it about you that is making me do these ridiculous things? Damn it!'

Wangji closes his eyes and places a kiss on the pillow before shifting back into Dawn.

A few moments later, Xian walks out of the bathroom.

He looks at Dawn comfortably settled on his bed and joins him, "I guess you already think that you can do whatever you want with my things, hm?"

Dawn wags its tail again.

Then looks at Xian's finger, which has a band-aid wrapped around it.

"Oh this, I cut myself while helping a waiter at the diner."

Dawn continues to stare, and Xian continues speaking, "He dropped a couple of plates, it was not his fault. Some mean kids tripped him. Anyway, I wanted to help him. Dawn, do you want to know a secret?"

Dawn wags its tail.

"Since my childhood, almost always, I could change the mood of people around me, yet I don't know how I did that. I usually don't use it unless necessary." Xian pauses before continuing, "I used it on Shijie when Uncle and Aunty passed away; I used it on Jiang Cheng a few times when he was upset. Dawn, why am I telling you this?" Xian wonders, before switching off the lights, lying down and pulling the wolf-dog towards himself.

Within minutes Xian is fast asleep. The wolf-dog transforms into Wangji.

He leaves the bed, wears the sweatpants he had hidden under it, and once again joins Xian in bed. He takes the younger man's hand in his and carefully removes the band-aid.

Xian murmurs in his sleep.

A small smile plays on Wangji's lips before he takes Xian's hurt finger in his mouth and sucks.

Xian moans softly, pulling Wangji closer.

Wangji's eyes turn red, and he takes Xian's completely healed finger out of his mouth.

He looms over Xian, before burying his face in Xian's neck and kissing it.

Xian goes still once more, but his breathing becomes heavy. In the meanwhile, Wangji continues to leave light kisses over Xian's neck, moving to his jaw.

What Wangji doesn't realize is that the moment he had put Xian's finger into his mouth, the younger man had woken up but had kept his eyes closed.

When Xian had woken up, he had not felt scared or angry. On the contrary, he had felt hot and aroused. He had felt calm and excited at the same time. He had wanted to pull this man closer and give his all to him. He craved to drown himself in the stranger's scent. It was driving Xian crazy with want. He had wanted to hold him and never let him go.

Xian loses control when Wangji's lips land on his lower lip, and he wraps his arms around Wangji's neck.

It forces Wangji out of his dazed state of mind, and he tries to move away, 'Noooo! What was I doing to him? Damn it! I need to leave before he sees me!'

Xian tightens his grip on Wangji, pulling his face close, and orders the immortal once again just like he had done the night before, "Don't you dare leave me like this!"

{Note:- Word count 1650

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