People I'm baaack~ half alive because I completely screwed up my practice test~ I don't care anymore that "Papa" of Pharmacy departement is reaallly frustrating. He really is testing my endurance. Last time, I was too sleep deprived to even think on what medicinal ingridients I have to weight down next (we can't finish our first journal practice in exact ten minutes, it's justified as he don't even tell us the test would be that! And because we're 'wrong' apparently he punished us by writing 25 journals which is very long in one night)... He snapped at me and my hands can't stop shaking the whole time making it's very hard to even properly divide the pulv...
And today, he suddenly come to my table and sees my practice journal... He apologized carelessly and cross it... I was like "The hell?' mentally ofc... He said "out." and I, instead of shaking like a withered leaf. Pack up my things go and clean the tools, brush off my sleeves and went out. I CAN'T BELIEVE HIM AT ALL! What had I done wrong!? Grrrr! He just don't like most of us, that's all! I can even bet that he misunderstood me and my journal! He's an eeeviilll devil like that! Truly in contrast with his name which means 'The Holy Month'. I'm so mad! Like so mad! May he got what he deserves to mistreat us like that! I'm a victim here, and he don't even tell me what was wrong!? He just crossed it and 'out.' whatever teacher. I really hope one day someone would say "Out." to you too.
If I Win...
Pairings: Zhou Zekai/Ye Xiu, ZhouYe, ZeXiu(?).
Genre: Romance, Humor, Fluff.
Tags: Fluff, Zhou Zekai, Ye Xiu, Team Samsara, Cuteness, OOC perhaps, Confession.
Disclaimer: It's not mine seriously. Regardless how much I want to I can't have it.
If I Win...
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Zhou Zekai's eyes stranded again, slightly glistened and half lidded as he dreamily stared at the ex-Battle God that's just passing through the corridor of team Samsara's club building. Zhou Zekai's sharp and irresistable dark eyes keep following the figure until it disappeared at the end of hallway. The Samsara's captain leaned down his chin on his palm and sighed dreamily, if only he could act like this in his ads his popularity would be even more shocking.
Training got delayed and even slighly forgotten as the captain still staring off into spaces. Jiang Botao, the vice captain of this team, sighed ruefully. It's painfully obvious to him that his captain has a huge crush on Glory's strongest 'BOSS', a boss that hadn't made by the system but actually a player himself... "Ye Qiu, the former owner of One Autumn Leaf."
Jiang Botao didn't know about the rest of the team. But he noticed that when Excellent Era announced 'Ye Qiu's retirement. Zhou Zekai stopped training and locked himself up in his own room.
Just Yesterday too... Zhou Zekai's smile is brighter and happier than it could've ever been when Ye Xiu greeted them. And Jiang Botao, as Zhou Zekai's translator-err... Vice Captain. What Jiang Botao want is just to go straight to Ye Xiu and says "Zhou Zekai really likes you. Will you go out with him?" But that is impossible. For once, Jiang Botao have no right to tell a god-level player to go out with another god-level pro. Besides it can't be done that way.
Love has so many unwritten rules and confessing through other people is a no. It's complicated that way.
Zhou Zekai sighed again and starts to shift his spacing off gaze to his computer screen only to space out gazing blankly at his character, Cloud Piercer.
Jiang Botao glanced toward him and began to worry over his socially-disabled captain. There are many people showed a certain degree of interest to Ye Xiu. Especially that Huang Shaotian who seems to have an unexplainable grudge toward Zhou Zekai. Jiang Botao glanced at the wall clock and exhaled.
"Zhou? It's a break time, let's go have a lunch" Jiang Botao stood up and invites the reserved captain. Zhou Zekai looked up at him before stealing a not-so-discreet long glance to the hallway then nodded relucantly.
Sigh... Painfully obvious.
When they're back from lunch they're just in time to see Ye Xiu walking down the hallway with an amused smug smile. Ye Xiu spotted them.
"Ah, Little Zhou, Little Jiang. What a coincidence bumping into you two again." Ye Xiu carelessly greeted and nodded his head.
"God Ye, You're done?" Jiang Botao nodded back politely and inquired.
"Hmm, Yeah..." Ye Xiu replied carelessly and laughed, "Treasure has fallen to your heads, treat it preciously."
Zhou Zekai and Jiang Botao could only smile meaningfully to him and agreed with nods.
"I would go first. See you next time," Ye Xiu bid them a goodbye and continue walking past them in a steady, silent but confident steps.
Zhou Zekai paused whilst Jiang Botao had also bid Ye Xiu a goodbye and walking to the opposite way, "Ye Qiu..." Zhou Zekai finally said something.
Ye Xiu stopped when he hears his twin's name as well as his name for ten years, has been called.
"Huh? What is it? I'm in a hurry, you see a certain shameless bad guy might kill me if I keep him in suspense any longer." Ye Xiu stated as he turned around to face Zhou Zekai.
The surrounding pros who happen to be in the hallway or have their rooms along the hallway went silent, watching the scene unfold with so much enthusiasm. Will their Great Gunner challenges the ex-Battle God? Or will he declare something bold? Either way, it would be a big gossip for pros' inner circle... What? Male gamers also have interest in gossiping their idols!
Zhou Zekai shifted on his feet, "I..." The handsome player trailled off and Jiang Botao is incredibly embrassed in his place. Cat got in your tongue in front of your crush? You would be embrassed for life.
On the other hand, the bystanders are inwardly cheering. What would Zhou Zekai said? "I... Won't lose"? ."I will replace your era"? . "I challenge you"? . Oh for God's sakes! What will it be?! They kept waiting in suspense.
"Zhou, c'mon" Jiang Botao acted like he's the clueless one and beckoned to his captain, trying to save him from this embrassment as a good vice captain he is. The audiences is already disappointed.
Ye Xiu arched his brows and chuckled bemusedly, even Jiang Botao who completely did not have any attraction to him had to admit that the former Battle God's owner is indeed very attractive when making that kind of expression.
"Yes, go ahead little Zhou. You must be busy as a Captain" Ye Xiu smiled. For a split second Zhou Zekai and Jiang Botao could see a trace of sadness in his eyes.
Jiang Botao is speechless, and his heart went for the senior player. He didn't know what had happened between Excellent Era and Ye Xiu, but seeing Ye Xiu prepared to come back as soon as possible added with his dispute with Excellent Era in the game. Jiang Botao could see the separation ended in a bad way.
Zhou Zekai lost his cool, he clenched his hands staring at Ye Xiu's calm smile, "Ye Qiu, I..." Zhou Zekai forced out. Jiang Botao smiled, he let his captain talk this time, he know his captain is about to say out his condolences. And true to Jiang Botao.
"I'm sorry..." Zhou Zekai said to the older Glory god with a sad look. Ye Xiu startled before sighed ruefully with a smile waving his hand in 'It's nothing' gesture.
Before something unexpected occured.
"I Love You!" Zhou Zekai blurted out confidently to Ye Xiu, his right fist is clenched in front of him as his mesmerizing grey eyes filled with passions. Jiang Botao choked on his spit.
*CRASH* A big bowl containing caramel popcorns crashed to the floor. The audience is SHOCKED!
And so was Jiang Botao, he didn't expect his captain will immadiately confess! Weren't he supposedly to be the socially awkward Zhou Zekai!?
Ye Xiu looks surprised, not shocked, but surprised. "Again? Little Zhou, you're really a hardworking one don't you?" Ye Xiu chuckled with a smile of a mature man when facing a childish recklessness.
'WHAT!?' Everyone cried out inwardly. But no one dared to disturb the two gods' conversation.
'Again!? Was that mean Zhou had confessed before!?' Jiang Botao questioned mentally in shock.
"I'm... A god player..." Zhou Zekai stated and Ye Xiu scratched his head.
"That wasn't the problem..." Ye Xiu sighed.
"Why?... You dated Han Wenqing before" Zhou Zekai said displeasedly with a cute frown. The bystanders are shocked senseless yet again by Zhou Zekai's admittedly long statement.
"Says who?" Ye Xiu asked bewilderedly.
"Wang Jiexi..." Zhou Zekai answered.
"That guy... Don't believe him. How can his uneven eyes see who's in relationship with whom?" Ye Xiu helplessly sighed.
"You're off topic..." Zhou Zekai sighed.
"Ye Qiu... You said you'll think again... When I'm a god player" Zhou Zekai frowned and helplessly stared to Ye Xiu. How Long! That statement is so long! Is this a miracle!? Are they dreaming!? Seeing and hearing Zhou Zekai said that much words is actually almost as shocking as Ye Qiu's news of retirement!.
"Eh..." Ye Xiu turned awkward. Back then, Zhou Zekai was only a new rookie. Ye Xiu was just joking really. But will he said that? Joking? In front of these Samsara's pros...? He's still need to make his Lord Grim becoming a leader that led Happy to championship thank you very much.
Jiang Botao starts to sweat, and looked around to the other pros. This thing is so in the QQ, he'd bet his two cents on that.
Ye Xiu racked his brain for an excuse, an acceptable excuse that looks fit for a god tier player like himself and at the same time won't hurt Zhou Zekai's heart.
"You're not even a champion yet..."
The moment Ye Xiu finished that sentence, he knew he's screwed. He just sold a top secret to get stat books from small missions to Samsara! And he had predicted that Samsara will win this season for sure, why the hell he said that!? He tried to add more conditions...
But seeing Zhou Zekai's eyes practically sparkling in delight and have that damn attractive smile on his handsome face. Ye Xiu closed his mouth shut, he just can't. Damn, He's weak.
"When I won... Go out with me?" what a confidence, he said 'when'. Zhou Zekai smiled (in a teasing playful way, no one know he could do that) to Ye Xiu trying to confirm it.
Ye Xiu's face flushed in embrassment (damn, Glory's pros and their sexiness). Ye Xiu averted eyes contact for a second before looked back straight to Zhou Zekai's eyes.
"Alright... We'll try it out." Ye Xiu agreed with a resigned sigh. Well, he'd give a try. It's the time to give some focus on his future instead of entirely on Glory. He hadn't been in a relationship for so long. So, why not?
Zhou Zekai's smiles bloomed wilder. The Great Gunner nodded and took Ye Xiu's right hand in his while staring at Ye Xiu's grayish dark eyes. "Mmm..." Zhou Zekai hummed with a thousand meanings and squeezed Ye Xiu's right hand excitedly. He kissed Ye Xiu's fingers lightly before letting it go. Without any words Zhou Zekai turned around walking off to his private training room.
Ye Xiu scratched his head thinking back on how it become like this and turned around walking off down the hallway leaving Jiang Botao and other pros who happen to be in the hallway dumbstruck. They had just hear a very juicy gossip. Sadly, this gossip can't be fully shared or else they're screwed, at least not until the end of season.
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But the first half is good enough.
They profesionally fished out their phones and starts walking away typing furiously in their QQ in the chatroom for pros' inner circle.
"Oh My God! God Zhou just confessed to God Ye! I saw it myself! At the hallway of Samsara's club building!"
And the inner circle of Glory's pros chatroom exploded.
"No way!"
"I knew it! Zhou Zekai swung that way!"
"Seriously!?"
"WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? WTF!? "
"LIES!"
"I don't believe it!"
"Is that why he kept glaring at me in the gathering? I thought he felt threatened"
"HELL YESSS"
"What!?"
"No video, hoax!"
"No video no real!"
"People..."
"I'm serious! You could ask other Samsara's pros!"
"What the fuck took you so long, Ye... Xiu!?" Wei Chen immadiately went to his rival-turn-comrade.
Ye Xiu sighed complicatedly, "I got myself a future boyfriend..."
Wei Chen paused, "Boyfriend...? There's actually someone who wants to be with an old shameless as you?"
"Well, I'm not as shameless nor as old as you, so..." Ye Xiu sneered as he threw back an electrifying gaze on Wei Chen.
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"I won... :)" Was all Zhou Zekai typed down in QQ.
"We saw it. Congrats!" Chu Yunxiu expressed.
"Congrats for Samsara..."
"Congrats god Zhou!"
"Celebrating in order? How about treat us?" and other congratulations got thrown.
"Congratulations. That was out of my expectation." Zhang Xinjie solemnly responded.
"Congratulation for Samsara." Wang Jiexi also sent his congratulating words.
"Congrats for winning" Han Wenqing also congratulated sincerely.
"Congratulation to Samsara for winning. That was a strong play, I was left speechless." Yu Wenzhou congratulated sincerely. Although he lost, he's still a wise man.
"So rare of you to boast Zhou Zekai." Huang Shaotian mocked. He's still disappointed over the results.
"Congrats though" Huang Shaotian added in less than a second before anyone could cut through his earlier message.
"~/(÷_÷)\~ alright, alright. I got it." Ye Xiu suddenly joined with strange words for a celebration.
"We'll try it out okay?" Ye Xiu's message looked so strange compared to others which almost all started with letter C. So, Huang Shaotian as the chatterbox busybody replied to him.
"Old Ye? Haha I think you sent the messages to a wrong chatroom." Huang Shaotian laughed.
"No, I didn't" Ye Xiu answered.
":-)" Zhou Zekai typed a very simple smile emoji after Ye Xiu's answer. The other pros are bewildered to the core except for Samsara's pros who's currently grinning smugly while looking at the QQ.
"City H?" Zhou Zekai asked.
"I'll send you the address." Ye Xiu agreed.
"Woah, woah! WOAH WOAH WOAH! Hold on! What's going on?" Huang Shaotian shouted.
"Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! TELL ME!" Huang Shaotian demanded.
No answers come from the two gods because they had logged off.
" LordGrim LordGrim LordGrim LordGrim!"
" CloudPiercer CloudPiercer CloudPiercer CloudPiercer!"
"F*ck it!" Huang Shaotian cursed.
" SuMucheng"
"She's not online..." Chu Yunxiu deffended.
" JiangBotao what's going on with your captain!?" Huang Shaotian summoned the last hope and demanded.
Jiang Botao who was originally only an audience, sighed.
"Well, You see god Huang. The rumour of Zhou Zekai confessed to Ye Qiu is right and... Ye Qiu gave a condition that if Samsara becomes the champion of this season, he'll try to date Zhou Zekai..." Jiang Botao explained and the QQ explode in a chaos.
"WHAT!? How could this be!? Old Ye is dating Zhou Zekai now!? IMPOSSIBLE!" Huang Shaotian screamed disbelievingly. The other aces, captains and pros are all speechless at this revealation that was actually also a confirmation of the latest hot gossip.
"F*ck. F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! F*CK! " Huang Shaotian is the only one who can still react.
"If I knew this there's no way Samsara would win! I'd demand to fight the first three rounds myself!" Huang Shaotian is mad!
"My team is the sixth season's champion why didn't Ye Qiu date me!?" Huang Shaotian can't accept the fact.
"F*ck it! F*ck me! F*ck everything! So sly Zhou Zekai, so SLY! I knew you're not as naive as you look! Despicable! You made an agreement first!" Huang Shaotian continue to curse furiously at nothing as Zhou Zekai is offline.
"If I had known that, I'd have confess and made an agreement since long!" Huang Shaotian lamented, not caring he had confirmed his obvious crush to Ye Xiu.
"Me too." Wang Jiexi agreed.
"Go away Wang Jiexi, I don't have a time to deal with you! I'm so mad right now! Captain Wenzhou and I often have a tight moment because we share a the same feelings to Ye Qiu. Now, suddenly a goddamn handsome guy just scooped down and date Ye Qiu!? F*ck it Zhou Zekai!" Huang Shaotian continue to rambled furiously.
"Shaotian..." Yu Wenzhou tried to stop the opportunist. He had exposed their disgraces right in front of literally every enemies. Yu Wenzhou have no doubt that the other Master Tacticians had screenshooted that statement. And Chu Yunxiu... She undoubtedly screenshooted that statement later for gossiping purposes.
"I don't know about you people. But I'm buying a train ticket to city H and will demand an explanation from Ye Qiu himself. Anyone know the address?" Han Wenqing asked.
"A certain chatterbox perhaps?" Zhang Xinjie hinted.
"Practically down the street near Club Excellent Era's building. An Internet Cafe named 'Happy' or something." Huang Shaotian carelessly told them and Han Wenqing logged off along with his Vice Captain, Zhang Xinjie.
"Hell yeah, I'm also going. We'll solve it in men's way." Huang Shaotian also logged off along with Yu Wenzhou.
"... I'm off then." Wang Jiexi bid them a goodbye and offline. Followed discreetely by some others who ehem! admire Ye Xiu.
"..."
"..."
"... HELL YEEAAAH!" Chu Yunxiu exclaimed and sent a party popper emoji.
The QQ once again explode.
-.-
And later on the pair of lovers found themselves bewildered as to why their supposed date was invaded by bunch of busybodies. Zhou Zekai certainly did not expect that these no backbone fools actually dared to move after someone confessed. He was just wanted to make it clear that he's dating Ye Qiu earlier by using the chatroom instead of messaging privately. Yet now, he got them bunch of sore losers on their sides.
All of them except for Ye Xiu is in heavy disguises some is stupider that the other.
"Are we going to parade or something? I seriously looks like the freak one here" Ye Xiu spoke up displeasedly.
*Omake*
"So... Where should we go next?" Ye Xiu asked to his boyfriend who since two hours ago seems so content in squeezing Ye Xiu's hand and staring fondly to Ye Xiu's face.
After Ye Xiu had took things to his own hands and get rid those busybodies ("Pest..." If you ask Zhou Zekai) mainly containing knocking off Huang Shaotian's cap, Shouts of faked astonishment, revealing their identities and pulled Zhou Zekai as fast as he could. Ye Xiu could only hope those guys made it out alive.
"Mm..." Zhou Zekai hummed. Ye Xiu sweat dropped, he's no mind reader nor he knows how to talk in hums. He don't know what that "Mm..." means.
"I'm kinda new to this... dating. Don't tell me you too?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Mm..." Zhou Zekai looked at Ye Xiu's eyes and beamed.
"Is that 'Mm...' a 'yes' or 'no'?" Ye Xiu sighed helplessly.
"No..." Zhou Zekai confirmed.
"Eh? So you have been dating before?"
"For commercials..." Zhou Zekai turned gloomy. Twice, he got chosen to be the victim. Whoever won the grandprize would have a chance to date with him. It was a nightmare.
"Oh... If we're going by usual standard... We should go to some fancy restaurant or go to theater to watch a movie we mutually like... Or walking around a park or other fancy place like beach." Ye Xiu suggested.
"Uh..." Zhou Zekai hesitated.
"What? You don't like it?" Ye Xiu arched an eyebrow.
"As long as it's with you..." Zhou Zekai is indeed love Ye Xiu so much. That sentence is long enough to prove it coming from Zhou Zekai.
Ye Xiu stopped to stare at Zhou Zekai, "... Ahaha!" Ye Xiu suddenly laughed.
"What...?" Zhou Zekai inquired.
"No, nothing. I just think going to restaurant, theater, or walking around is really not our thing. How about an Internet Cafe?" Ye Xiu suggested.
"Side by side?" Zhou Zekai wished.
"Sure! It's gonna be rather isolated too!" Ye Xiu chuckled.
"Alright." Zhou Zekai agreed.
So the new pair of lovers continues their date in the game. Zhou Zekai actually brought his account card for a reason he himself too shy to reveal. Now, Lord Grim is hunting and carried along by the god level account Cloud Piercer. The Heavenly Domain is shaken. While the pros who had known the 'hot secret watch out the burn' could only shook their heads muttering how cliche and painfully youthfull their love is.
Behind those characters, Ye Xiu and Zhou Zekai is sitting side by side sharing a porsion of 'What a Big One'.
"Ah, it's melting..." Ye Xiu murmured troubledly, his right hand is just holding the big ice cream not aware that it had begun melting. Must be because they're too focused on the game.
Zhou Zekai pulled out several tissues from a box in the corner and hold the Ice cream. Ye Xiu went and fetch a small bowl so the Ice cream won't make a mess.
"Could you get me some tissue too?" Ye Xiu showed his ice cream smeared right hand that had go down to his wrist. Zhou Zekai looked at Ye Xiu's hand. He's just realized how pretty it is, dainty and looks really fragile. A miscievious glint appeared in Zhou Zekai's dark orbs as he grabbed Ye Xiu's hand.
"I'll clean it..." Zhou Zekai smiled and brought the smeared fingers over his mouth.
"Huh...?" Ye Xiu is bewildered but his cheeks tinted with pink.
And so under the illuminating of computer's screen's low lighting, the two new lovers spent their first date in a really beautiful and youthful manner.
Damn, even cheap cliche date could be this romantic looking and sexy with these handsome game pros! Just two computers, an isolated space in an Internet Cafe, and one portion of 'What a Big One'! No doubt if those commercials looked at how 'What a Big One' is used in this scene they would cry a tears of happiness. What a beautiful use of an Ice Cream!
*Omake for others*
"Damn. Damn. Damn" That's the only word that had come out from Huang Shaotian's mouth.
"You okay?" a Blue Rain's pro tried to be helpful.
"My long time crush is taken by someone I resent. And I almost got raped by a group of rabid fangirls... How do you think I'm doing? Okay? You must be fucking with me." Huang Shaotian hissed depressedly.
Yu Wenzhou is in the corner wiping his face that had smeared with lipsticks from various naughty lips with alcohol. What the heck!? They're so hard to remove!
"Err- hey Captain! Vice Captain! Cloud Piercer is online!"
"HUH!? What the hell he's doing?"
"Um... It seems like Cloud Piercer and Lord Grim is playing together."
"Whoah, they do their date in game too!?" one insensitive Blue Rain's pro exclaimed.
"F#CK!" Huang Shaotian cursed jealously. Yu Wenzhou facepalmed. On the other place the others also have the same reaction.
People will only have some bravery and confidence to step up when there is someone who steps up first. -~ Me, 2017 July.
Will Zhou Zekai get laid?
Anyways, sorry... I was supposedly to post this the day after yesterday. But something come out...
And lately waves of anxiety attacked me badly. No, it's not about school. It's about my father... Listen, my family all slept in one room with the exception of my brother. I installed alarm so I could get up by 3 a.m because I sleep in a room with four people I only use vibration mode and put my phone under my pillow. My father actually woke up to my alarm yesterday maybe he can't sleep blissful enough. I swiftly turn off my alarm and acted like I'm sleeping so as to not make my father awoke for nothing. He gave it up and went to sleep, I too had begun to doze off.
Before I heard someone repeatedly called my name in a really soft and tender voice, I recognize the voice as my father's. I rolled my eyes exasperately thinking "what he want to do?" and acted like I'm sleeping before I realize he was sleeptalking. His voice is so weak and fragile. My mother woke up and asked him what's wrong but he's still sleeping. I finally stop pretending and stated "Papa? Pa? You're sleep talking..." with a soft yet loud voice. He's shaken awake.
Then he began to say that it was cold. My heart ached and I sit up. I give my blanket to him and spread it over him as an extra layer of blanket. Then I stood up. He began to asking whether I'm ready to school or not. Then me and my mother remind him that it's still 4 in the morning. My mother said there's a thick blanket in the cabinet, I went and grab it. My father refused and said that it's not cold at all but I insisted and spread it over him before hugging him with teary eyes . I went out and crying... Crying and crying soundlessly. Praying to the Almighty for my father's health and longevity. I don't know what had gotten into me. I'm serious, this dreadful pit is keep eating me alive from my chest. He went out and smilingly told me that he was only dreaming that I'm ready to school. He always send me off to the school.
My eyes are puffy but I tried to play it cool. "Papa? Is there something wrong?" I asked but he said
"Nothing. i'm all fine."
I began to tear up again, "Papa... If you're tired. Big Brother will be the one who sends me off."
"No, Papa is not tired at all sweetheart" he said with a tender smile.
It broke my heart... Why? I don't know! Everyone, I beg you pleasee... Please. Pray for my father's safety. I beg you all. This feeling of a daughter is churning inside me warning me against something. I BEG YOU PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FATHER'S SAFETY. He might be a stranger for you all. But a little pray is easy right? Please...