A/N: So this is the beginning of my 100 theme challenge for Ling and Lan Fan. For the themes, I took a few from the Royai themes, and a few from some random themes floating around the net. But most of the I have made up on my own.
Seeing this is my first time trying out something like this (100 chapters o__o) I apologize if it sucks. I personally hate this one myself (but I always hate my stories, so you might not). Feel free to tell me how I could improve it. (Flames are also welcome). Greatly appreciated :]
When Ling Yao had met his guard, he had been very surprised.
It was a girl. A girl. She was small, quiet, and slender, unlike some of the guards that he had seen his brothers and sisters walk around with. In fact, she was the complete opposite.
Her name was Lan Fan. She had come from the clan of guards that had protected the Yao family for generations. Yet she hadn't spoken a single word since she had come in with her grandfather. He hadn't even seen her face, since her screen of black hair blocked her facial features from him. And if what Fu and his mother were saying were true, he and this girl would take their lessons together, and more. She would be by his side for many years.
Lan Fan lifted her head for the first time, and Ling caught a glimpse of her face for the first time—a delicate nose, a high forehead, and dark brown eyes. She was, in fact, pretty. Fu nudged her. "Lan Fan," he said. "Don't be so shy. Greet Lady Yao and Prince Ling Yao. Come on."
She bowed politely to his mother, and then to him. "Pleased to meet you, Young Master and Mistress. My name is Lan Fan."
Her eyes made contact with Ling's own as she bowed to him. Making sure his mother wasn't watching, he offered her a cheeky grin. Her eyes widened in surprise and shock, and her cheeks turned a light pink color. Lan Fan ducked her head back again, huddling near Fu. But he was sure he had seen the barest trace of a smile on her lips.
Ling was going to like her.
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