So what if I don't have any responsible? *Glances at the pile of chapters that need to be done*.

I wrote according to mood and situation. If I want to write new one? I'll write new one! I don't care if I am dragging you all to the pithole!

This story is half-dedicated to my reader who reviewed in Blossomed Leaf (In Ffnet ofc) That give me the idea a long time ago... Sorry I forgot your name... It had sat in my pile of fanfic books below the stair and I almost thought I lost it. But no worries I find it... Don't know where the rest tho...

Name Your Price

Pairing: AllYe

Warning: Typo, Misspellings, grammar.

Writer: Alsheon

Editor: None. Why do I even doing this?

Disclaimer: I can only hope. But it's not mine.

Name Your Price

Chapter 1: Failed and a leeway.

Ye Xiu refused to meet his father's eyes stubbornly. His golden eyes narrowed in defiance and rebel almost looking like it would turn into slit, scowl graced his handsome and refined face, his left cheek is painted with blazing red handprint but Ye Xiu paid it no heed as his calm and rebellious air is still defiantly around him. His chin is still tilted up regally, showing no hint of remorse or fear. Noble yet arrogant. Rather be broken than bent.

Mr. Ye kept his cold stare on his eldest son, seeing that Ye Xiu is treating him like air Mr. Ye's strict expression contorted into an extreme displeasure. Mr. Ye sipped his warm earl tea and puts the cup down.

"Running away? I expected better from you, Ye Xiu," Mr. Ye mocked coldly, his voice come out as a hiss of displeasure and incoming anger; directed at his oldest.

Ye Xiu almost scoffed disdainfully, his rebellious side wants nothing more than just growls in annoyance. But in the end, he keeps his silence with the exception of the mocking sneer tugged on the corner of his lips and slightly narrowed eyes.

"What are you even going to do outside there? Fifteen years old and not even finishing your study yet. What do you want to be? A beggar? Look at the bigger picture, Ye Xiu! Do you thing living in the street is good?! Use that genius mind of yours and think!" Mr. Ye snapped furiously, slamming his hands onto the table to gain his son's attention.

Ye Xiu rolls his eyes and finally looked back at his father, "I'll use my genius mind to think while living in the street," he retorted back, his tone is filled with obvious snarks.

"You-" Mr. Ye pointed at Ye Xiu with full of rage.

Ye Xiu meets his gaze, "It's not like running away from home and not going back is a crime," Ye Xiu stated calmly.

"You dare?! You're really asking for a beating!" Mr. Ye growled and stood up.

"Enough! Don't you see his left cheek is still blazing red from your slap!? Stop hurting my baby son!" Madam Ye, who was silent since the start, finally snapped and defends Ye Xiu. She also stood up to match Mr. Ye, her whole maintenance is exuding a powerful aura of a noble lady. Proud and overbearing.

"It's because you always pampered them now they're this daring!" Mr. Ye snapped, glaring angrily at his wife.

"It's a mother's nature to love her children! Instead, it's your own fault to begin with, for being so strict to them and making them feel stuffed! It's no wonder that they look down on your order, serving as a warning only and not as a barricade!" Madam Ye screamed as she moved in front of Ye Xiu, stroking his head assuringly.

"Hah! If even when I'm strict they're still this daring, what will happen when I'm not?! They'll be all over my head! Apples did not fall far from the tree,"

"What did you say?! It's you, everything is you! Your fault! You never had enough time for them! You didn't even present when I gave birth to them! It's always me who had to take care of them, making me lost so many of my time and bussiness chance! Even if YOU have a free time in that oh-so-thick schedules, all you did were just shoving your insufferablity on them! I do everything in this family! Management, child-rearing, education- it's all on me!" Madam Ye furiously screamed. Her voice cracked in frustration as she pointed accussingly toward Mr. Ye.

"Education? Look at your eldest child now! Where is his ettique and mannerism?!"

The Ye couple launched to another long and loud argument, screaming at the top of their lungs against each other while their eldest child sat there. Ye Xiu pinched the bridge of his nose, nursing his migraine while secretely gritting his teeth. Don't they ever felt tired fighting like that? How could this pair of married couple gave born to a pair of fairly calm twins is out of his logic.

"Xiu'er, go back to your room first. And don't come out, you're grounded." Madam Ye ordered to her eldest son while glaring furiously at Mr. Ye, not sparing even a glace toward the stressed Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu stood up wordlessly, lowering his head a bit and walking out of the room with as much nonchalance and dignity he could gathered. He also didn't spare a single glance toward the arguing couple.

...

Upon getting outside, Ye Xiu resisted the urge to slam the door loudly and instead closes it shut and the screams inside become slightly muffled. He hisses to himself as he touched his left cheek which had been in a sharp stinging pain since long.

"Damn it," Ye Xiu cursed under his breath.

"It should be me who says that," A voice said. Ye Xiu snapped his head to the voice's source to see his younger twin is leaning on the wall beside the door.

"It's you," Ye Xiu rolled his eyes disinterestedly.

Ye Qiu straightened, "It's my plan to begin with, yet you go and stole it. Not only that, you even got caught, how useless. Now the guards is tighter than ever, we have no more chance," Ye Qiu sighed in annoyance ignoring the muffled screams and yells that come from inside the room.

Ye Xiu looked away and secretely clenched his fist, "Is that so?" He said carelessly.

"It's your fault," Ye Qiu sighed.

"Your fault too," Ye Xiu could be petty too if he wanted to be.

"If it was me and everything is going according my plan, I could have scram away from this place," Ye Qiu said.

"If," Ye Xiu snorted and turned away to leave.

"Keep doing that!" Ye Qiu said loudly in annoyance before turning to walk the other way.

*knock* *knock* *knock*

Elegant and refined knockings rose Ye Xiu from his doze. Holding an icepack over his left cheek, he dragged himself across his room and unlocks the door.

Opening the door, he found his own twin brother stood outside looking a bit awkward and stiff. Ye Xiu arched an eyebrow lazily at him and Ye Qiu shifted on his feet.

"Can I come inside?" Ye Qiu requested while tilting his head awkwardly. Ye Xiu blinked twice before opening the door wider as a gesture to invite Ye Qiu in. After Ye Qiu entered the room, Ye Xiu closes the door.

"What do you want?" Ye Xiu questioned with a sleepy grumble.

"Does it still hurt?" Ye Qiu asked, pointing to his own left cheek. The concern in his voice is hard to miss which baffles Ye Xiu slightly. Only slightly.

Ye Xiu sat himself on his king-sized bed and sighs, "It still is..." Ye Xiu relucantly answered.

"Here, I have a salve for it. It could lessen the stinging pain at least," Ye Qiu offered as he shows Ye Xiu an exquisite salve pot.

Ye Xiu blinked, "I thought you were angry at me?"

Ye Qiu inclined his head a bit, "I did. It's also your fault." Ye Qiu huffed.

"How?" Ye Xiu crosses one arm over his head as his other hand is busy holding the icepack.

"Even with that harsh slap, the stinging pain that come after that and those much screams... You still didn't drag in my name despite it was me who planned to run away in the first place," Ye Qiu also sat himself on Ye Xiu's bed and pouted.

Ye Xiu's eyes softened, it's true he didn't drag Ye Qiu's name even if it's his idea. He didn't want his younger brother got yelled at - or possibly got slapped, too. As an older brother, Ye Xiu would never let Ye Qiu to be hurt. "I see," Ye Xiu said softly.

Staring at Ye Xiu, Ye Qiu pursed his lips slightly, "I'm glad we still have each other," Ye Qiu expressed sincerely from the bottom of his heart.

"En.." Ye Xiu tried to smile but ended up wincing himself as his left cheek quickly throbbed.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu's expression turn even more sorrowful, "Ye Xiu..." Ye Qiu exhaled before Ye Xiu suddenly found himself enveloped in a gracious as well warm brotherly hug from Ye Qiu. Ye Xiu stiffened for a second before slowly starts hugging back, the icepack fell to the bed and forgotten.

'I don't want to lose you,'

'You're the most important to me,'

'I don't like seeing you hurt,'

'I won't let you get in trouble,'

Every of their true feelings that never left their proud mouths, maintaining the useless pride that had been hammered into them since childhood. But they know, they know each other's feeling the most. They don't need to say anything to understand each other, a slight glance could make them know. A hug could make them understand.

They pulled away, feeling more light-hearted than ever.

Ye Qiu smiled affectionately, "I will help you apply the salve?" He offered.

"Sure," Ye Xiu indulged.

And that sent us spiraling into a very different future.

~Months later~

Ye Xiu blankly stared at the online advertisement. A new online game that will be booming by all the suspense its producer had flaunted around.

"Glory," The game's name come out smoothly from Ye Xiu's mouth. His gaze instantly turn distant, a trace of longing and wish filled his eyes.

"Xiu-ge?" Ye Qiu popped his head inside and called out softly, just in time to see his brother is wishfully staring at an ad on his computer.

Ye Xiu swiftly close the ad and turned to see Ye Qiu, "Hm? What is it?" Ye Xiu arched an eyebrow questioningly.

"We have a piano lesson soon," Ye Qiu reminded. A fake smile replied to him and Ye Qiu furrows his brows slightly.

"I know," Ye Xiu stood up.

"Mother, you know when you ask about what I wanted and you'll buy it for me?" Ye Xiu mentioned to his mother at dinner. As always, their father is luckily absent prompting Ye Xiu to be fearless enough to mention this without getting rejected.

Madam Ye paused, her usually cold unyielding eyes turn gentle when looking at her son, "What does Xiu'er want? Mother will get you anything before mother is going abroad, just say it." She indulged. It's her way to appease her son as well her guilt whenever she'll be gone far away from them. But lately they seemed disinterested making her a bit concerned... And guilty.

Ye Xiu puts down his chopsticks, "Does mother know about that soon-to-be released game that was continously advertised on tv? I want that game. It needs an account card and a card reader for it. It's not that expensive, really," Ye Xiu said persuasively. The subtle hint of desperation in his voice could be heard clearly by Ye Qiu who sat beside him.

Madam Ye's brows furrowed, "A... Game?" Her tone is relucant to indulge. "Won't a game disturbs your study, Xiu'er? How about something else?" She tried to gently bargain for it.

Ye Xiu clenched his fist on his lap, "It won't disturb me mother," Ye Xiu secretely bite his inner cheek to appease his nervousness. Madam Ye is still unconvinced.

"Mother, Xiu-ge is smart. There's no way it'll distract him," Ye Qiu supported his brother..

"But..."

Seeing his mother is still relucant, Ye Qiu hastily added, "I also want that game, can't us?" Ye Qiu's tone is almost pleading.

If it was just one, she could slowly coax him to change his wish. But when facing with both of her twins wanting the same thing, Madam Ye did not have the heart to refuse the two identical wishes. Madam Ye helplessly nods, "Alright, mother will order that game set. Just don't be too absorbed okay? If your grades are declining, mother will confiscate it. Else, your father might flip again."

Ye Xiu jolted, his expression is one of the delightful astonishment. He turned to look at Ye Qiu who smirked at him. 'You owe me one,' Ye Qiu mouthed but soon he froze as Ye Xiu threw his arms and wrapped it around Ye Qiu.

"Yess!" Ye Xiu cheered. For the first time in years, he expressed his childish side that even Ye Qiu almost had never seen again.

Ye Qiu's eyes widened in pleasant surprise as a smile worms its way to his face. Absently, he wrapped his arms around Ye Xiu in response and buries his face on his elder brother's shoulder, sharing the happiness.

Seeing her twin sons hugging each other with full of triumphant happiness, even Madam Ye's cold and aloof heart melts quickly. She softly smiled at her sons, silently she's determined in giving them ther presents as fast as possible just to see those pure smiles again soon.

"I don't understand why you wanted this game so much. It's so childish," Ye Qiu complained from Ye Xiu's bed as he curiously peers at Ye Xiu who is busy in connecting the card reader to his computer. Beside Ye Qiu on the bed is the devices and cards for Glory.

"It's neat. You don't understand the true manly romance of a game, didi," Ye Xiu excitedly installed the device.

"Weren't all they do is just shooting and hitting? What kind of romance is there?" Ye Qiu plucked an astronomy book from the bed side-table and open it to find it's actually a light novel inside.

"Hey! You sneaky jerk, you didn't tell me you got the fourth volume of Sun Knight!" Ye Qiu protested, waving the 'astronomy book' toward Ye Xiu.

"I just succeeded sneaking that inside. And anyway, game is not all about shooting and well.. Hitting might be required." Ye Xiu rolled his eyes and inserted his card. He seems to be too happy and delighted to say some snarky remarks.

Ye Qiu pouted and tucked the novel below his armpit before jumping off the bed and pulled over a seat to sit beside Ye Xiu. He pulled another book from the nearby bookcase and flipped over it disinterestedly whilst throwing some glances toward his brother who is still creating his character.

"What do you think, Qiu?" Ye Xiu nudged his brother prompting the younger ti look at the screen where a tall handsome character with hair as dark as the night and golden eyes that could pierce the soul, displayed proudly.

"He looks like me," Ye Qiu commented narcissisticly.

"He looks like me, stupid." Ye Xiu rolled his eyes. "What do you think I should name him with?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Won't your real name suffice?" Ye Qiu arched an eyebrow.

"You're so uncreative. Moreover, if I go by my real name and have to PK people into submission, won't my name got cursed alot?" Ye Xiu exasperately sighed.

"True... What is PK?" Ye Qiu asked and Ye Xiu rolled his eyes while telling him the meaning.

"I'll just name it golden eyed shadow or something," Ye Xiu's dainty fingers moved but was stopped by Ye Qiu.

"That's just straight up creepy and horrible!" Ye Qiu chastised.

"Then what's your uncreepy and not horrible idea?" Ye Xiu snorted.

"Hold," Ye Qiu looked down on the new book that he just grabbed... A Tang Dynasty poems book. "How about... One Autumn Leaf?" Ye Qiu suggested.

Ye Xiu looked down on the book on Ye Qiu's lap. "Tang Dynasty poem? How tasteful... Alright," Ye Xiu typed down the name in less than a second and applied for it instantly... It bound to have a mistake.

"Disgraceful! It's 'One leaf heralds the Autumn'! Not that!" Ye Qiu scolded as he saw the third chinese character in the name.

"Accident happens. At the very least the others are right," Ye Xiu solemnly said as he moved One Autumn Leaf away, marvelling the great graphic. "I applied one day late. Seems like there are so many already who had reached beyond level ten..." Ye Xiu mumbled moving past the crowd of players.

Seeing One Autumn Leaf moving around without doing anything interesting, Ye Qiu decided to read the 'astronomy book' instead.

They went on like this for hours with Ye Xiu playing Glory and Ye Qiu is sitting beside him absorbed in his novel before eventually Ye Xiu scretched his back after he reached level eight. Ye Xiu blinked as he noticed his brother is still here.

"You're not playing?" Ye Xiu asked.

"No, it's not my thing," Ye Qiu flipped another page.

Usually Ye Xiu wouod leave him, but this is different. Because Ye Qiu had helped him to buy the sets it would be a waste if there is only one that got used... Well that, and Ye Xiu would need a sidekick. "Come on, it would be fun. I can carry your character and you could be my helper," Ye Xiu coaxed as he led One Autumn Leaf to a safe zone.

"Together," Ye Xiu whispered temptingly.

Ye Qiu lost his focus on the novel and looked up, pursing his lips. The temptation to play together with his brother is too great.

"Name," Ye Qiu asked as he stared at the character on the screen, tall, handsome, hair as dark as the night, but his eyes are silverish grey. He looked cold, aloof, and focused compared to One Autumn Leaf's aloof, arrogant and kingly charisma.

"Silver-eyed Lurker," Ye Xiu supplied.

"Don't make me regret this, Ye Xiu."

"Fine, fine, fine," Ye Xiu flipped the poem book randomly before deciding on one page. "Fading Autumn Flower," Ye Xiu read out.

Ye Qiu blinked, "Look at that, you have talent for choosing the right verse," Ye Qiu said as he typed in the name.

Ye Xiu tossed book over his shoulder, "I'm the all important genius school prince, if choosing a suitable verse alone I can't do it. Then what can you do?" Ye Xiu flicked his fingers disdainfully.

"Since when are you the school prince? We're home-schooled," Ye Qiu grumbled.

Ignoring Ye Qiu's statement, Ye Xiu continues, "Now we have leaf and flower, both have autumn in them. It's perfect. Now get you low level up or I'll leave you behind,"

Ever since then, Ye Xiu and Ye Qiu will always played Glory in their spare time. Ye Xiu even often sleeping late because of the game. Though not as crazy as his brother, Fading Autumn Flower also develops steadily.

Upon reaching level 20 they decisively changed their class. One Autumn Leaf become a Battlemage whilst Fading Autumn Flower chose to be a Ninja.

"Why a ninja though? Wait, don't answer it, I got it. Must be because of your handspeed right? Ninja did have many skills with handsigns, you'll be doing good," Ye Xiu nodded approvingly at Ye Qiu's choice.

"Well, handsigns is another reason. It's because I watched N*ruto that I chose the class,"

"N*ruto, really? Cheap reason, Qiu. Cheap reason."

"If there's a pirate, I would chose pirate for One P*ece," Ye Qiu mumbled.

"You still watch those things?"

"Don't look at me like that! It's your fault for forbiding healer, even though I want a paladin!"

"The paladin is not the same as in the Sun Knight! They can only fight a little and more to heal!"

"I know that!"

Eventually, they become pretty famous to some players in the first server. One Autumn Leaf, the battlemage with clean match record. And Fading Autumn Flower, A ninja who is simply a cheat. They're both cheat with their handspeed actually.

Because they usually have different interest, they didn't always stay together. Often they're spotted alone, sometime they're spotted together. No ever thought they have some relation though.

"You lost again," Ye Xiu chuckled to his microphone as he could hear Ye Qiu's frustrated hiss.

"This is sucks, I could never beat you in PK," Ye Qiu complained.

"That's because your tempo and APM messed up when face with me," Ye Xiu pointed out.

"That's because your handspeed is about the same if not faster than mine, I couldn't stay calm," Ye Qiu whined.

"You're still too green,"

"You always said that. I can beat anyone except for you."

"Keep saying that as a false comfort, Ye Qiu."

"Don't talk to me! I'm going to go and do some missions," Ye Qiu huffed and Fading Autumn Flower disappeared from Arena. That's one thing that keep them playing separately. Ye Xiu is more interested to go and fight with anything and everything, whereas Ye Qiu is more lowkey and interested in the missions which have its own backstories.

Ye Xiu is not complaining, after all some of those missions that Ye Qiu does have skillbooks as the rewards... Only when it was done with Ye Qiu's way. Which is a miracle and very welcomed by Ye Xiu.

After Ye Qiu is gone, the restrictment for two people is lifted and another player entered Ye Xiu's room. The player is a sharpshooter, several levels higher than One Autumn Leaf, but his entire form is only clad in green equipments with the exception of his dual guns which are blue weapons.

Ye Xiu absently accepted the match and One Autumn Leaf spun his purple spear. But the challenger stopped at the edge of the arena.

"Hey, you're One Autumn Leaf!" The sharpshooter exclaimed in astonishment.

"Yes," Ye Xiu sighed and leaned back, "Are you going to step down?" It won't be the first time a challenger gave up and retreated immadiately.

"How could that be? It's a rare chance to meet an expert with clean win record, Nice to meet you, One Autumn Leaf," The sharpshooter then fearlessly walked closer and Ye Xiu could finally see his name.

Autumn Tree.

Hah! I'm tired typing this let's cut this and don't hope for anything as I probably will die tomorrow at my Graduation Announcement.