YER I'm back~…ish xD
Ma Chao felt a soft breathing near him. He opened his eyes and saw Mei Xin sleeping and in bliss.
'She looks so…peaceful' Ma Chao said.
He looked more closely and in a few seconds, his face was only a centimeter away. Just then, Mei Xin opened her eyes and drew away.
"Oh! Mei Xin, I'm sorry…"
Was it his imagination or did Ma Chao see Mei Xin blush?
"Besides, why are you in my bed? Don't tell me…"
Mei Xin looked away. Her cheeks were burning, not from a fever but something else…
Ma Chao just chuckled and shook his head. To avoid embarrassing Mei Xin, he only said "The servants needed all night to clean my chambers. Since we were going to be together I thought I would start getting used to sleeping with you."
Ma Chao's plan for not embarrassing Mei Xin backfired and Mei Xin heated up even more.
"How's your fever?"
Mei Xin still avoided his eye and said "I didn't have one."
Seeing no victory, Ma Chao climbed out of the bed.
"Let us go, my lady." Ma Chao said and extended his hand to her.
Mei Xin slowly extended her hand but memories flashed through her mind, making her take her hand back.
"Tao Hua!" Mei Xin exclaimed and quickly got up, only to fall right back down. Ma Chao was able to catch her before Mei Xin made contact with the floor.
"Don't touch me!" Mei Xin cried. She cringed back to the corner of the bed and looked at Ma Chao with fear.
"Love, what's wrong?" Ma Chao looked at her with concern.
Mei Xin bit her lip and seemed to snap out of her trance. She shook her head. Ma Chao plopped down on the bed next to her.
"Mei Xin, would you like to play a game with me? It's good for our relationship." Ma Chao placed his hand on top of hers. He felt Mei Xin shiver but didn't reject his hand.
"What game?" Her eyes still avoided Ma Chao's.
"It's called a staring game. Whoever can stare at the other longer will be the winner."
Mei Xin thought about it and obliged.
Mei Xin looked into Ma Chao's eye and vice versa.
'I can see so many things…' Mei Xin thought…
Mei Xin unconsciously said "You caused the deaths…of many close to you. Your family dead with your greed to kill Cao Cao. You…you had a concubine and a son but they were lost as well. You like me…only to forget…them…Lady Dong…and Qiu…"
Ma Chao looked at her in awe. Nobody knew anything about that. He looked away and thought.
"All you men…j-just when I thought that you were true…"
Ma Chao looked back to Mei Xin to see her in tears.
"I won't trust anyone, never…" and with that, she sprinted out of the room.
Ma Chao sat still and wondered "What have I done?"
Ok...I'm not sure if this is a cliffhanger but...eheheeh ^^ *runs away just in case it is...but flies right back* PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW~
