[Xu Shu]

Guo Jia!

He was all I could think about. This is exactly what I feared!

I didn't want this to happen! I didn't want Guo jia to have anything happen to him!

I zipped my way through the hallways of this large shrine. I avoid the guards as much as I can, and I just run past them. Making my way, quickly up the stairs and to where I hope Guo Jia is.

Every door was pushed open, every room frantically searched, and every hall way is zipped through. Panting almost animalistically, I make it up to the top floor. I repeat the actions and bust into each room. There's a room on the final wall and I kick it open violently.

"Guo Ji-"

My eyes made contact with the person I was searching for, but… he was..

His arms were tied behind his back and his blonde hair was messy and looked roughly toyed with. He had bruise on his cheek and his nose was bleeding. His mouth had a small path of blood down to his chin. He weakly leaned against the open window, wind blowing in and the sunset's rays glowing onto him. His usually well kept appearance was now ruined. He panted and attempted to breathe roughly, and I was enraged.

"Ah, so you're the o-one responsible for al-all that ruckus!" I see a rapier edge point to me and I slowly turn to him. I see an elderly man wearing regal clothing with a small epee in his hands. He looked panicked and scared, even though he had Guo Jia tied up and abused.

My aura seemed to rage along with me, as it had rose and the lightning sparks around me had grown in number. I twirl my sword and point it at the man.

I glared daggers into him, and heavens did he feel my wrath.

"Who are you and why did you do this to Guo Jia?" My voice was low and full of poisonous syllables.

The man flinched, unable to give me a clear answer. I turned to him, rage filling to the brim.

"A-All of you Wei officers! So rude to nobility! I-I'll show you!"

I rested my sword point so it touches and crossed with his. I glare at him.

"Fine...then show me."

He flinched more but attempted to stand his ground. Then he lifts his sword and thrusts it at me violently. I effortlessly dodge and and he continues to attack at me. As he speeds up and start to become more rapid and harsh. My dodging went from trning to full-on ducking and jumping away.

I hear a cough and Immediately turn to se Guo Jia hacking up blood. I turn to run to him.

"Ah-ha!"

I quickly turn and narrowly slow the skinny blade. It slashes my cheek Then In a flash I was across the room. The sparks around me were larger and the aura was more turns to me in disbelief and gets back in a fighting stance. I look at my hands and realize that I teleported.

I blocked another attack and kick him down and stomped on his chest and pointed my sword down to him. He stares at me in utter fear as I glare down at the pitiful elder under my foot. I lift my sword.

"Wa-ait! J-just wait a moment! FengXiao! Call him off!"

My rage rises as I watch him panic. He calls Guo Jia by his courtesy name,but abuses him in such a way!

I look down at him as he struggles under my firm foot. As I look over to Guo Jia, who had coughed more. He nods to me and smiles.

I look down and my hand trembles. The faces of the scholar and Lu Shan flash in my mind. The same absolute look of fear, the same begging and pleading, the same….It's all the same.

No it isn't.

This is time, he hurt someone. This time he hurt someone physically. This time he physically hurt someone that I deeply care about. And he needs to pay for it.

My sword flew downwards and stabbed him in his shoulder. I did my best to ignore his cry of pain and I forced it so deep that it went through the stone floor. My lightning had transferred to the weapon and it shocked the man under me as well. His blood flowed rapidly from the stab and I lift my foot away, walking over to Guo Jia. Kneeling to him and untying him.

"I didn't expect that." he says to me, with a few coughs.

I grab him and pick him up bridal style. He looks surprised for a while but he wraps his arms around my neck and leans into me. I turn and look at the bleeding elderly man on the ground. It cause a bit of pain in my heart but even more anger when I see what he did to Guo Jia.

"Who is he?"

Guo Jia coughs, "Yuan Shao, he was an enemy of Lord Cao Cao a long time ago." He leans closer to me, "I told Lord Cao Cao to leave him alive after a long skirmish because he was no longer a threat. Obviously I see that now that was a mistake."

I look at him and walk over to the bleeding man, as he desperately reached for his epee. I kick it away and look at Guo Jia. I kneel a little as he leans down and yank my sword out of Yuan Shao's shoulder. He yelps and holds his shoulder as I turn and leave.

"You mongrels! Y-you'll pay! You'll all pay!"

We ignored his empty threats as I slowly walk down the stairs with Guo Jia in my arms. He silently held onto me and hel my sword and hook in his hand. He coughs violently and attempts to cover his mouth. Worry washes over me, as he stares into his hand now covered in a blood stain.

I didn't understand. Guo Jia's wound don't look deep enough to elicit inner bleeding, at least to this glances up and notices my stare and looks away.

"Guo Jia...why is there so much blood? I mean Yuan Shao didn't do that much damage to you."

He looks away from me, holding onto my blue robe tightly as he holds his bloody hand near his chest. I hear him chuckle, "I couldn't hide this from you."

He turns his head and looks up to me, his hazel eyes looks as if he is mourning and I fear his next words. When he said them I froze, unable to move on this step of the staircase as I held a delicate Guo Jia in my arms. The statement was said so casually, as if it was normal, as if he had accepted it.

"I'm dying, Xu Shu."

[Guo Jia]

I told you. I finally got to tell you.

But it hurt, it hurt alot. If this quote was murdering than damn the heavens if it wasn't eviscerating you. You had froze, brown eyes left to focus onto me. I forced my smile to stay as I looked down, unable to take the heartbroken look on your face. But I continued to explain-

"I've been very ill for a very long time. I have some kind of sickness that curses my lungs and make it supremely difficult for me to breathe."

As if to prove my point, I coughed right on cue. He flinched, and held tighter onto me.

I look down, unable to even imagine the look of pure heartache on his face.

"I don't have much time left in this world. And right after I made a promise to you. How selfish of me."

"FengXiao."

My courtesy name, it fell from his voice so quickly and casually and it caught me off guard. I look up to Xu Shu, his face now focused and determined on me. I shiver under his gaze, as his face softens and he closes his eyes.

"You didn't lie to me. You weren't selfish or anything of the sort. You can still fulfill your promise to me. And I will help you do so."

I stare at him in shock, almost as if I was dreaming. It was almost too much.

His eyes seem to twinkle and for the first time in a long while I felt as if I was blushing. Tears welded up in my eyes and I looked away and coughed, as he continued to walks down the stairs.

We sat in silence for a while, as we left the large building. He insisted on carrying me the whole way back so I let him. Plus it's very comfortable.

"Xu Shu."

He looks down at me as he slowly walked, with me swaying slighting with each step.

"What's your courtesy name? I mean if you're calling me FengXiao now, it isn't fair."

He look back up and smiles.

"It's Yuanzhi."

Yuanzhi. How perfect for a cute puppy like him.

I reach back and grab his hood, pulling it up over his head. He didn't protest, but he looked down at me with a little confusion. I take my hand and cup his cheek softly, his face showing a small shade of pink at the action. Only causing my face to change to a genuine smile for once.

"Who would have thought that on that day, I was fighting such a perfect, kind, young man?"

He looks away, shyness getting the better of him, as he attempt to have his hood cover his face. I chuckle and lean into his carrying a little more.

And I never have felt more safe.

]A/N] AHHHHHH! Courtesy names! I love them so much! Just in case if you're wondering I'm basing Guo Jia's illness off of Mesothelioma because one of my loved ones have it so I have experience with it. So I know what the symptoms look and sounds like. Cause they never say what he has so I thought I could have some liberties. Anyway look at how they talk together! Look at how they fall in love! AHHHH! Anyway See you next chapter!