Chapter Three - Feelings touched
The two were placed unceremoniously outside their rooms.
"Lord Sun Jian told us that you were to go back to your rooms and not to leave till further notice," said one of the guards.
"And young Lord Sun Ce?" he looked to Sun Ce, who was dusting his arms after being held, "please go and sober up."
"Whatever..." replied Sun Ce.
The guards turned and left, leaving the two boys alone. Gan Ning glared at Sun Ce.
"What the fuck were you doing?!?" He shouted, "I was chucked out of a party that was for me! What the fuck is that about?!"
Sun Ce shrugged, looking up at Gan Ning from the ground where he'd had to sit after being refused the use of his legs by his body.
"Are you jealous or something? Just because I was successful in defeating Lu Bu and you failed." Gan Ning continued vehemently.
At this comment Sun Ce felt his blood boil. He suddenly could use his legs and stood up, pinning the smaller man against the wall.
"Don't you ever think that I am jealous of you GAN NING. Not ever."
His eyes were glinting with a hate that made Gan Ning freeze.
'I'm not jealous of you, I'm jealous of that bitch' he thought, and then he suddenly realised how close he was to Gan Ning.
Gan Ning watched as Sun Ce's look of anger melted and a different look replaced it, one Gan Ning had never seen before and one that worried him even more.
Warm lips pressed to his and it took a moment to realise that Sun Ce was kissing him, his eyes closed and a look of calm on his face. A million different thoughts rushed through his brain at once and his brain went through with the first reaction it thought of.
Sun Ce crumpled to the ground as Gan Ning's fist hit him hard in the stomach. The pain was immense but deep down Sun Ce felt a pain that wasn't physically inflicted upon him. It was the pain of rejection.
Meanwhile Gan Ning was freaking out.
"What the? Wha...huh? What the fuck did you do that for?!?" He asked frantically, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand.
Sun Ce looked up, his vision growing increasingly blurred. They both heard the footsteps approaching and turned as a familiar voice asked them both the same question.
"What happened here?"
"Um...nothing, Sun Quan" Gan Ning replied, his mind still trying to work out what exactly had happened.
The events from the evening seemed unreal.
Sun Ce didn't reply.
"I was told to check up on you. You've both got to get to your rooms right now or I have orders for you to be punished to do non-stop training for the next 7 days. Father is not in a good mood because of you Sun Ce."
Sun Ce stood up slowly and smirked half-heartedly as he touches his brother's shoulder.
"Whatever you say," he replied, his voice little more than a whisper as he walked off towards his room.
Gan Ning just stood frozen to the spot as Sun Ce left. His mind was trying to sort things through but it was difficult to understand.
"Gan Ning?"
Sun Quan's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Um, yeah?"
"Sun Jian said that you could come back after you've cooled down, after all, it's your party."
Gan Ning shook his head slowly. "Nah, I think I'll pass. I'm not really in the mood anymore. I think I'll turn in early."
Gan Ning couldn't bear the thought of all the eyes on him as he re-entered the main hall, all the curious stares he would get.
"Fine."
Gan Ning went to leave.
"And Gan Ning?"
He turned back to face Sun Quan.
"Yeah?"
"Congratulations." Sun Quan said, smiling softly.
"Thank you." Gan Ning replied without hesitation, and then he left, thinking through the events of the evening before reaching the door of room and turning in for the night.
The two were placed unceremoniously outside their rooms.
"Lord Sun Jian told us that you were to go back to your rooms and not to leave till further notice," said one of the guards.
"And young Lord Sun Ce?" he looked to Sun Ce, who was dusting his arms after being held, "please go and sober up."
"Whatever..." replied Sun Ce.
The guards turned and left, leaving the two boys alone. Gan Ning glared at Sun Ce.
"What the fuck were you doing?!?" He shouted, "I was chucked out of a party that was for me! What the fuck is that about?!"
Sun Ce shrugged, looking up at Gan Ning from the ground where he'd had to sit after being refused the use of his legs by his body.
"Are you jealous or something? Just because I was successful in defeating Lu Bu and you failed." Gan Ning continued vehemently.
At this comment Sun Ce felt his blood boil. He suddenly could use his legs and stood up, pinning the smaller man against the wall.
"Don't you ever think that I am jealous of you GAN NING. Not ever."
His eyes were glinting with a hate that made Gan Ning freeze.
'I'm not jealous of you, I'm jealous of that bitch' he thought, and then he suddenly realised how close he was to Gan Ning.
Gan Ning watched as Sun Ce's look of anger melted and a different look replaced it, one Gan Ning had never seen before and one that worried him even more.
Warm lips pressed to his and it took a moment to realise that Sun Ce was kissing him, his eyes closed and a look of calm on his face. A million different thoughts rushed through his brain at once and his brain went through with the first reaction it thought of.
Sun Ce crumpled to the ground as Gan Ning's fist hit him hard in the stomach. The pain was immense but deep down Sun Ce felt a pain that wasn't physically inflicted upon him. It was the pain of rejection.
Meanwhile Gan Ning was freaking out.
"What the? Wha...huh? What the fuck did you do that for?!?" He asked frantically, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand.
Sun Ce looked up, his vision growing increasingly blurred. They both heard the footsteps approaching and turned as a familiar voice asked them both the same question.
"What happened here?"
"Um...nothing, Sun Quan" Gan Ning replied, his mind still trying to work out what exactly had happened.
The events from the evening seemed unreal.
Sun Ce didn't reply.
"I was told to check up on you. You've both got to get to your rooms right now or I have orders for you to be punished to do non-stop training for the next 7 days. Father is not in a good mood because of you Sun Ce."
Sun Ce stood up slowly and smirked half-heartedly as he touches his brother's shoulder.
"Whatever you say," he replied, his voice little more than a whisper as he walked off towards his room.
Gan Ning just stood frozen to the spot as Sun Ce left. His mind was trying to sort things through but it was difficult to understand.
"Gan Ning?"
Sun Quan's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Um, yeah?"
"Sun Jian said that you could come back after you've cooled down, after all, it's your party."
Gan Ning shook his head slowly. "Nah, I think I'll pass. I'm not really in the mood anymore. I think I'll turn in early."
Gan Ning couldn't bear the thought of all the eyes on him as he re-entered the main hall, all the curious stares he would get.
"Fine."
Gan Ning went to leave.
"And Gan Ning?"
He turned back to face Sun Quan.
"Yeah?"
"Congratulations." Sun Quan said, smiling softly.
"Thank you." Gan Ning replied without hesitation, and then he left, thinking through the events of the evening before reaching the door of room and turning in for the night.