Chapter Thirteen - Shocking discovery
Within the two weeks since his birthday Sun Ce had witnessed the change from Gan Ning being a nervous inexperienced young man to a sexual dynamo. Every waking moment they were alone they were all over each other.
Gan Ning's day started out like many had in the past weeks, waking up next to Sun Ce who would be watching him as he slept, running his hands through his hair or tracing his tattoos which seemed to cause such interest.
"Mornin' you." he mumbled sleepily before yawning.
"Good morning." Sun Ce replied, kissing Gan Ning on the forehead before throwing his legs over the side of the bed and getting to his feet.
"Where you going?"
"I've got to meet up with Lu Xun and Zhou Tai in fifteen minutes." Sun Ce answered whilst pulling on his underwear and pants.
Gan Ning's face dropped.
"Oh...right."
Gan Ning got to his feet. He'd figured he better get to the training area before his mission briefing in the afternoon anyway.
Gan Ning got dressed before Sun Ce, like always, and sat on the bed, watching Sun Ce as he examined himself in the mirror.
"I thought you were in a hurry."
"You want me to leave my own room that bad huh?"
Gan Ning rolled his eyes. "No, I just thought you were going to be late, that's all."
Sun Ce shrugged and headed for the door. A mischievous grin suddenly appeared on Gan Ning's face.
"Wait a second..."
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Lu Xun paced back and forth at the training area, checking to see if Sun Ce was there every few steps.
"Where is he?" Lu Xun asked, looking at Zhou Tai who was busy polishing his sword.
"..."
Lu Xun sighed at Zhou Tai's lack of communication. He'd never been much of a talker. Five minutes had passed since he'd first arrived and he was late. It was not like Sun Ce at all, despite his unruly behaviour.
"Fine, I'm going to find him. Are you coming?"
"Let's go..."
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Gan Ning had persuaded Sun Ce to sit down on a chair and was now kneeling between his legs.
"And what exactly are you intending on doing down there Gan Ning?" he asked in a knowing voice.
"I'm intending," he mocked Sun Ce's voice perfectly, "to pay you back for last night..."
He ran his hand over Sun Ce's crotch then began to untie his sash belt. Sun Ce looked down at him, a wicked smile on his face.
"I see..."
He tore away the remaining barriers between them and found what he was seeking.
"I've never done this before, 'kay?"
Frankly Sun Ce couldn't give a damn, and he told Gan Ning just that.
He remembered how Sun Ce had done this before, and didn't want to disappoint him on his first try. He placed his hands on Sun Ce's thighs for support and took the head in his mouth, swirling his tongue over it, receiving a moan from Sun Ce in response.
"Damn that's good Gan Ning..."
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"So we've checked the training areas, the lunch room and the library...you don't think he could still be in bed do you?" Lu Xun asked, losing his patience with his fellow officer.
"..."
"Fine, let's go and check." Lu Xun said, marching off towards Sun Ce's room.
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"You know what I...unh...what I said to myself when....uh, yeah like that...when I first saw you?" Sun Ce said to Gan Ning who was hard at work.
"Hmm?" Gan Ning asked, running his tongue across Sun Ce's shaft receiving another moan from him.
"Umm, I said 'I bet he unh...gives good head.'" Sun Ce managed to say through gritted teeth, letting out a long moan when he'd finished.
"You talk too much." Gan Ning commented before taking Sun Ce back in his mouth, all the way in.
Sun Ce began to thrust into his mouth but Gan Ning held his hips still, much to Sun Ce's frustration. He gripped the arms of the chair closing his eyes.
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"I thought I heard voices from his room, I guess he's still here." Lu Xun remarked.
Zhou Tai pushed the door to Sun Ce's room open.
The sight that was before them was one that was hard to believe. Sun Ce, son of Sun Jian, sat there with his head back and eyes closed, while their former pirate friend knelt between his legs, his head bobbing backwards and forwards. Unlike Gan Ning, Sun Ce heard the gasp from the doorway and opened his eyes to see Lu Xun and Zhou Tai standing wide-eyed, staring.
"Gan Ning!" Sun Ce exclaimed, pulling on Gan Ning's hair to get his attention.
"You like that huh?" Gan Ning chuckled, pulling away for a moment.
Sun Ce's hands turned Gan Ning's head to face the two officers standing in the doorway. Gan Ning's expression rapidly changed.
"We, uh, we'll *come* back, I mean, *head* back later...I mean, um..." Lu Xun spluttered out, before turning and leaving the room hastily, dragging the still shocked Zhou Tai out with him. The door slammed shut.
Gan Ning looked up at Sun Ce.
"I, we have to speak to them!"
"Right now?" he asked, his need showing in his voice.
"That all you think about? We'll finish this later. They were so fuckin' freaked out, we've gotta go speak to them." Gan Ning pleaded.
"All right." Sun Ce half-heartedly agreed, pulling up his trousers reluctantly.
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They had finally tracked down Lu Xun and Zhou Tai in the lunch room and had persuaded them to sit down and talk to them.
"So you see...uh...you weren't meant to find out like that." Gan Ning said, looking down at the table, remembering the looks of shock on his friend's faces.
Sun Ce sat silently with his feet resting on a chair, looking away from Zhou Tai. If there was one person he didn't want to know about this it was him.
"So you two are...?"
"Yes."
"How long?" Lu Xun continued, trying to picture Gan Ning and Sun Ce together then quickly blocking the scene he'd just witnessed from his mind.
"About two months or so."
Lu Xun hummed and sat still, drumming his fingers on the table.
"Are you serious Gan Ning? Lord Sun Ce?" Zhou Tai asked, the first full sentence of the day.
"I'm right here, I can hear you Zhou Tai." Sun Ce said bitterly, still looking away.
Gan Ning sensed the impending argument and cut in quickly.
"Yes, I'm being serious. I thought ya might have guessed that by now. And before you ask, no, we're not just messing around. We're serious about this."
"So...what you're ultimately saying is you're a couple?" Lu Xun asked hesitantly.
"Yes. But I'd appreciate it if you'd keep that information to yourself." Sun Ce said, a slightly threatening tone in his voice.
"Of course, Lord Sun Ce, I'll keep this confidential."
"Good."
There was a long uneasy pause before Lu Xun spoke again.
"Does anyone else know?"
Sun Ce answered no while Gan Ning started saying yes. Sun Ce looked at him.
"Someone else knows?!"
Gan Ning realised he'd put his foot in it.
"Well, yeah...Xiao Qiao kinda knows."
"You didn't tell me."
Sun Ce turned away, obviously slightly taken back by Gan Ning not telling him sooner. These feelings disappeared as Gan Ning put a reassuring hand on his knee.
"Well she knows," he turned back to Lu Xun and Zhou Tai, "and now you know."
There was another awkward silence. Lu Xun looked at Sun Ce.
"We'd better be going. We still need to speak to you Lord Sun Ce," he stated, acting as if nothing had happened.
Sun Ce nodded, unusually quiet, and followed Zhou Tai and Lu Xun from the lunch room. Gan Ning sat there a long while after, wondering what was going on in their minds.
Within the two weeks since his birthday Sun Ce had witnessed the change from Gan Ning being a nervous inexperienced young man to a sexual dynamo. Every waking moment they were alone they were all over each other.
Gan Ning's day started out like many had in the past weeks, waking up next to Sun Ce who would be watching him as he slept, running his hands through his hair or tracing his tattoos which seemed to cause such interest.
"Mornin' you." he mumbled sleepily before yawning.
"Good morning." Sun Ce replied, kissing Gan Ning on the forehead before throwing his legs over the side of the bed and getting to his feet.
"Where you going?"
"I've got to meet up with Lu Xun and Zhou Tai in fifteen minutes." Sun Ce answered whilst pulling on his underwear and pants.
Gan Ning's face dropped.
"Oh...right."
Gan Ning got to his feet. He'd figured he better get to the training area before his mission briefing in the afternoon anyway.
Gan Ning got dressed before Sun Ce, like always, and sat on the bed, watching Sun Ce as he examined himself in the mirror.
"I thought you were in a hurry."
"You want me to leave my own room that bad huh?"
Gan Ning rolled his eyes. "No, I just thought you were going to be late, that's all."
Sun Ce shrugged and headed for the door. A mischievous grin suddenly appeared on Gan Ning's face.
"Wait a second..."
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Lu Xun paced back and forth at the training area, checking to see if Sun Ce was there every few steps.
"Where is he?" Lu Xun asked, looking at Zhou Tai who was busy polishing his sword.
"..."
Lu Xun sighed at Zhou Tai's lack of communication. He'd never been much of a talker. Five minutes had passed since he'd first arrived and he was late. It was not like Sun Ce at all, despite his unruly behaviour.
"Fine, I'm going to find him. Are you coming?"
"Let's go..."
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Gan Ning had persuaded Sun Ce to sit down on a chair and was now kneeling between his legs.
"And what exactly are you intending on doing down there Gan Ning?" he asked in a knowing voice.
"I'm intending," he mocked Sun Ce's voice perfectly, "to pay you back for last night..."
He ran his hand over Sun Ce's crotch then began to untie his sash belt. Sun Ce looked down at him, a wicked smile on his face.
"I see..."
He tore away the remaining barriers between them and found what he was seeking.
"I've never done this before, 'kay?"
Frankly Sun Ce couldn't give a damn, and he told Gan Ning just that.
He remembered how Sun Ce had done this before, and didn't want to disappoint him on his first try. He placed his hands on Sun Ce's thighs for support and took the head in his mouth, swirling his tongue over it, receiving a moan from Sun Ce in response.
"Damn that's good Gan Ning..."
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"So we've checked the training areas, the lunch room and the library...you don't think he could still be in bed do you?" Lu Xun asked, losing his patience with his fellow officer.
"..."
"Fine, let's go and check." Lu Xun said, marching off towards Sun Ce's room.
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"You know what I...unh...what I said to myself when....uh, yeah like that...when I first saw you?" Sun Ce said to Gan Ning who was hard at work.
"Hmm?" Gan Ning asked, running his tongue across Sun Ce's shaft receiving another moan from him.
"Umm, I said 'I bet he unh...gives good head.'" Sun Ce managed to say through gritted teeth, letting out a long moan when he'd finished.
"You talk too much." Gan Ning commented before taking Sun Ce back in his mouth, all the way in.
Sun Ce began to thrust into his mouth but Gan Ning held his hips still, much to Sun Ce's frustration. He gripped the arms of the chair closing his eyes.
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"I thought I heard voices from his room, I guess he's still here." Lu Xun remarked.
Zhou Tai pushed the door to Sun Ce's room open.
The sight that was before them was one that was hard to believe. Sun Ce, son of Sun Jian, sat there with his head back and eyes closed, while their former pirate friend knelt between his legs, his head bobbing backwards and forwards. Unlike Gan Ning, Sun Ce heard the gasp from the doorway and opened his eyes to see Lu Xun and Zhou Tai standing wide-eyed, staring.
"Gan Ning!" Sun Ce exclaimed, pulling on Gan Ning's hair to get his attention.
"You like that huh?" Gan Ning chuckled, pulling away for a moment.
Sun Ce's hands turned Gan Ning's head to face the two officers standing in the doorway. Gan Ning's expression rapidly changed.
"We, uh, we'll *come* back, I mean, *head* back later...I mean, um..." Lu Xun spluttered out, before turning and leaving the room hastily, dragging the still shocked Zhou Tai out with him. The door slammed shut.
Gan Ning looked up at Sun Ce.
"I, we have to speak to them!"
"Right now?" he asked, his need showing in his voice.
"That all you think about? We'll finish this later. They were so fuckin' freaked out, we've gotta go speak to them." Gan Ning pleaded.
"All right." Sun Ce half-heartedly agreed, pulling up his trousers reluctantly.
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They had finally tracked down Lu Xun and Zhou Tai in the lunch room and had persuaded them to sit down and talk to them.
"So you see...uh...you weren't meant to find out like that." Gan Ning said, looking down at the table, remembering the looks of shock on his friend's faces.
Sun Ce sat silently with his feet resting on a chair, looking away from Zhou Tai. If there was one person he didn't want to know about this it was him.
"So you two are...?"
"Yes."
"How long?" Lu Xun continued, trying to picture Gan Ning and Sun Ce together then quickly blocking the scene he'd just witnessed from his mind.
"About two months or so."
Lu Xun hummed and sat still, drumming his fingers on the table.
"Are you serious Gan Ning? Lord Sun Ce?" Zhou Tai asked, the first full sentence of the day.
"I'm right here, I can hear you Zhou Tai." Sun Ce said bitterly, still looking away.
Gan Ning sensed the impending argument and cut in quickly.
"Yes, I'm being serious. I thought ya might have guessed that by now. And before you ask, no, we're not just messing around. We're serious about this."
"So...what you're ultimately saying is you're a couple?" Lu Xun asked hesitantly.
"Yes. But I'd appreciate it if you'd keep that information to yourself." Sun Ce said, a slightly threatening tone in his voice.
"Of course, Lord Sun Ce, I'll keep this confidential."
"Good."
There was a long uneasy pause before Lu Xun spoke again.
"Does anyone else know?"
Sun Ce answered no while Gan Ning started saying yes. Sun Ce looked at him.
"Someone else knows?!"
Gan Ning realised he'd put his foot in it.
"Well, yeah...Xiao Qiao kinda knows."
"You didn't tell me."
Sun Ce turned away, obviously slightly taken back by Gan Ning not telling him sooner. These feelings disappeared as Gan Ning put a reassuring hand on his knee.
"Well she knows," he turned back to Lu Xun and Zhou Tai, "and now you know."
There was another awkward silence. Lu Xun looked at Sun Ce.
"We'd better be going. We still need to speak to you Lord Sun Ce," he stated, acting as if nothing had happened.
Sun Ce nodded, unusually quiet, and followed Zhou Tai and Lu Xun from the lunch room. Gan Ning sat there a long while after, wondering what was going on in their minds.