So Far Away

by candygood1

Hei Yao was the twin sister of Mei-Xing Yao and mother of Ling Yao and Lan Fan. Cursed with the fate of the younger twin Hei gives birth to the 12th prince in the stead of her older twin who is unable to give birth. Not wanting Lan Fan to share her fate she gives her to Fu as his granddaughter and raises her as the shadow while Ling is raised by her sister to be the future emperor

So Far Away

A/N

This is really just something I came up with while I'm having writer block with my other fics. Might not regularly update and may have serious grammar problems. Also I don't really know what a mary sue is so if my OC happens to be one please tell me cause i seriously have no clue about mary sues and greys.

Other than that just please enjoy it and stick with me till the end ^^

Prologue

Be Strong

"Meimei look…it is a son. You have given birth to the twelfth prince of Xing."

Exhausted Hei could barely lift her head to see her newborn son.

So tiny… was the only thing she could think as the crying baby was placed into her arms. She tried to sit up but was unable to as her bones started to protest against her efforts. It was only when Fuu assisted her, by letting her lean on his chest, that she was able to sit up and hold her son properly.

"He takes after his mother…" Fuu said smiling slightly as he saw the wrinkled face of the baby.

Hei was about to make a comment about Fuu's statement when another pain shot through her. Mei-Xing hurried to try and help her sister and almost cried as she saw another head coming out from her sister's womb.

"Th..There's another baby…" Mei-Xing stuttered trying her best to stay calm as Hei once again went into labour.

Fuu was quick to place Hei back on the bed and take hold of the young woman's hands as she pushed her second child out. It was not long before another, higher, cry was heard and another baby placed in the hands of their tired mother.

"A girl…what do we do meimei…she is a girl…" Mei-Xing said as tears fell down her cheeks.

Hei said nothing but stared down at her daughter. A single tear slipped passed her emotionless mask as she thought of the fate of the baby in her arms, the same fate that she, the younger twin, had suffered. A sudden thought filled her and a smile spread across her face in pure bliss.

"You shall be safe Lan Fan…and shall be loved…" She whispered lovingly into the ear of her daughter. She then turned to her son. "You shall be great Ling…and shall rule with a kind heart and become emperor of Xing." She pressed her lips to his forehead before handing him to her sister. Mei-Xing held out her free arm for Lan Fan but Hei just shook her head and looked towards Fuu.

"She will be Lan Fan, your granddaughter, and she will become the emperor's shadow."

Fuu's eyes widened in shock, while Mei-Xing had to cover her gapping mouth. "Meimei she is a princess! She cannot be raised by soldiers!"

Hei ignored her sister's protests and fixed her calculating eyes into Fuu's dark ones. "Her mother died in childbirth and you were a friend of her mother's. I will raise her in your stead." A smile spread across Hei face as she stroked Lan Fan's pink cheek. "She will be my adoptive daughter…and she shall be loved."

Finally understanding her sister's intentions Mei-Xing held Ling tighter and watched as Fuu nodded and took the girl into his arms.

Hei turned her gaze back towards Ling. "Grow well Ling. Even if you do not know…mama will always love you. Be safe and be strong and most of all…be happy." Then with one last kiss she let Mei-Xing take him away to announce his birth to the rest of the clan.

For the rest of the day Hei listened to the cheers of the clan for her son and his mother, her sister Mei-Xing, all the while she held Lan Fan lovingly in her arms. Fuu stayed right by her side, shedding silent tears for the strong young woman beside him.