Chapter Twenty-One - Temptation Awaits
Nothing. No letter, no messenger, not one fucking sign of his existence at all and Sun Ce was sick of it. Why hadn't he replied at least? Why didn't he want to see him?
Sun Ce sighed as he sat up in bed.
'Too many questions.'
He stood up slowly, letting the blankets fall to the ground in a tangled heap. He walked over to his chest of drawers and pulled out his clothing for the day, not even checking to see what it was, before dressing and slipping on his red robe, walking past the mirror without checking his reflection as he usually did. He walked into the kitchen and boiled some chicken eggs in a pot before looking around for a bowl.
It had been a month since he and Gan Ning had 'argued' through the letters and Sun Ce had come to one conclusion; Gan Ning had left him. He had given him the brush off and Sun Ce found that he wasn't too surprised by it after all, because when was he allowed to be happy? What made him think that a long distance relationship would work? Gan Ning was probably seeing someone right now, sleeping with someone else *right* now...
He heard the sound of boiling water in the pot and picked up one of the eggs. It was very hot.
"Fuck!" It burnt his fingers and he threw it frustrated against the wall before balling up his fists and trying to stay calm.
His mood had been very temperamental all month and he was quickly retracting back into the shell he had once hidden himself inside; arrogant, deadly cold and unaffected by anything. The smallest things could set him off though, this egg incident being one of them. When he had regained his composure he calmly took out the other eggs and placed it on a plate to peel out the shells.
There was a knock at the door.
"Are you busy Sun Ce?"
Sun Ce didn't even bother acknowledging Zhou Yu's entrance. He'd become so used to him dropping in and out of his room that he'd become like a roommate.
Zhou Yu ignored the regular silence and sat on a chair behind Sun Ce.
"Sun Ce, are you coming for training today?"
Sun Ce shrugged and laid his new batch of eggs onto the plate before starting to mashed it.
"Sun Ce" Zhou Yu began, moving off the chair so that he was standing behind Sun Ce, "you've been acting pretty stressed recently, what is the matter?"
'Everything'
"Nothing." Sun Ce replied coldly.
"Sun Ce, I can tell when you're lying. We have known each other for too long for you to fake it. You can tell *me*." he said, smiling as he looked over Sun Ce's shoulder.
"Just drop it, okay?" Sun Ce replied gruffly.
Zhou Yu had a gift. It may not have helped save the world or cure famine but it was a gift to *him* non the less. He could tell when someone like Sun Ce was vulnerable, and right now Sun Ce was reeking of it.
His dark brown eyes gave off a distinct glimmer as he moved a little closer to him.
"Hmm..." Zhou Yu said, his hands moving around Sun Ce's waist so they were resting on his abdomen, "Problems with Gan Ning eh?"
There was a loud noise of struck wood as Sun Ce's big wooden spoon fell from his hand and clattered to the floor. His hands now had Zhou Yu's wrists in a firm grip.
"What the *fuck* are you talking about?" Sun Ce asked in a deadly voice tinged with anger.
"Sun Ce, I know a *lot* more about you than you know about me.." he breathed into Sun Ce's ear, and without realising it Sun Ce's grip loosened a little, just enough for one of Zhou Yu's hands to go back to stroking him just above his sash belt, "You know Sun Ce, I've been watching you and Gan Ning at the main camp, you like Gan Ning since years ago..."
Sun Ce couldn't move. Perhaps he didn't want to.
"I hate seeing you so stressed out, you've been moody ever since you got here" Zhou Yu continued in a syrupy voice. Deep down inside, Zhou Yu was jealous of Gan Ning. He was secretly hiding his affection for Sun Ce. He never really showed it because he knows Sun Ce *likes* Gan Ning and not *him*. He was treated just like a brother to Sun Ce, that's all.
"I...what are you trying to do Zhou Yu...?" Sun Ce said weakly and unconvincingly.
"Lighten up, I just want help you out a bit" Zhou Yu said and suddenly Sun Ce could feel his sash belt being undone.
Sun Ce's hands were back in the harsh death grip they were before, stilling Zhou Yu's wandering ones.
"Zhou Yu, don't..."
"Don't worry Sun Ce, you could use it... I just wanna help you, to release your stress."
Sun Ce's thoughts were clouded and he voiced one of the many questions he wanted to ask.
"But I thought you were-"
"-Straight? I did told you I used to have a girlfriend and couple of dates before... but I don't think I specified." Zhou Yu said coolly before kissing Sun Ce's neck lightly, just long enough for Sun Ce to stifle a small moan.
"I like girls...but... I don't mind a boy as well... I don't mind *you* Sun Ce" he continued softly, and although Sun Ce couldn't see his face he was sure it was bearing his usual seductive grin as his hand slipped past the waistband of Sun Ce's pants.
How long had it been since he'd been touched like this? Too long...*way* too long. He couldn't help but rock slightly into the Zhou Yu's hand.
"Sun Ce, actually, I've had my eye on you for quite a long time." Zhou Yu carried on conversationally as he moved his hand in a slow rhythm, his body pressing into Sun Ce's back as he kissed down one side of Sun Ce's neck and then moved across to the other, repeating the action.
Sun Ce rest his hands onto the countertop in front of him, holding himself up as Zhou Yu sent warm waves through his body. It felt so good, the ache that had been building up all this time was melting away with each stroke and his mind concentrated on nothing but what Zhou Yu was doing to him, the sparks of long lost pleasure flickering through his veins.
He was aware that Zhou Yu's left hand was making lazy patterns across the grooves of his chest and that his robe had come partially open, while his right was moving in a definite rhythm, his fingers skilled and experienced.
"Nnn...!"
"Does that help?" Zhou Yu crooned in one ear, "Sun Ce, I want to *ease* the pressure from you. I don't want to see you in pain anymore." He accentuated the word ease by pulling back a little harder, causing Sun Ce's hips to buck involuntarily, letting out a low groan as leant his head back onto Zhou Yu's shoulder.
"Mmm...I thought so," he said triumphantly as he increased the tempo of his moving hand.
"You know, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on," Zhou Yu breathed against the flushed skin of Sun Ce's neck, his lips curling into devilish smile "or a good *partner*" he added as an afterthought, "then I'm always here."
He got a quiet moan in response.
"Ce?"
"...Unh..."
"Fuck me." he whispered into Sun Ce's ear, nipping on it lightly.
Sun Ce blocked out all rational thought. Fuck Gan Ning, Gan Ning had left *him*, and here was Zhou Yu offering himself. It may not have been the smartest decision but with Zhou Yu slowly driving him towards the brink it seemed like a damn good one.
He pulled the hand that was stroking him away from the fire that burned between his legs and turned to face Zhou Yu. Before he knew it their mouths were locked in a fierce kiss as he tangled his fingers in Zhou Yu's hair, Zhou Yu's hands knotting inside his robe. Zhou Yu tasted of cinnamon mixed with honey and his tongue slicked against his own, teasing him.
When they pulled apart he found that his hands were already fumbling with Zhou Yu's belt but they were brushed away abruptly as Zhou Yu pulled it off in a matter of seconds before dumping it on the floor. His outer red robe and other garments on his lower body soon joined them, all except his boots. Sun Ce briefly wondered why Zhou Yu would want to offer his body to him, but he just don't care at this point.
They locked into another strong embrace and stumbled back so that Zhou Yu was up against the wall. Sun Ce's hand moved inside Zhou Yu's inner robe and slid around to his backside and he received a "mmm" of approval from Zhou Yu, before running it up his thigh and lifting Zhou Yu's leg up so it was resting at his hip. He repeated the process with the other leg until both of them were wrapped around his waist and Zhou Yu's back was pressed against the cold wall. He looked up into the Zhou Yu's face and looked into those eyes. They were looking back at him intently, restless with lust and anticipation.
In one smooth movement Sun Ce thrust up into him and he heard a loud throaty moan come from above. His legs nearly buckled with the immense feeling of it all as he did it again, his movements almost violent in their intensity. Zhou Yu's grip on him was so tight that he thought his skin might bruise but it didn't matter as he pushed harder, even more forcefully.
"Mmm..ah!...Sun Ce...harder..." was the muffled moan that he received from Zhou Yu whose face was buried into his shoulder.
All his pent up aggression was flowing through him, out of him, all the frustration and anger driving his body on.
"Ah, Nnn...Sun Ce!" Zhou Yu threw his head back against the cold surface.
Sun Ce felt his grip tighten just a little more and felt the warm rush across his chest. Still he carried on, breathing into Zhou Yu's neck until the sensations overwhelmed him and he came too. Everything shifted, his anger melted and he felt a great weight lifting from his body and mind. He had to press one hand against the wall to keep himself standing, his other holding Zhou Yu up.
He stayed there with Zhou Yu's body trapped against his, panting for air until he heard a small laugh in-between ragged breaths.
"Sun Ce...that was great...yeah..."
Slowly he moved back and Zhou Yu put his feet back down on the ground, his legs a little shaky. He watched as he straightened his messy hair with his fingers and bent down to pick up the clothes he'd removed, wearing them back.
"Sorry about the mess." Zhou Yu said eyeing the mess he'd made with some amusement.
'Why is Sun Ce not saying anything...? Oh...I think he must've felt that he needs to be responsible with this.' Zhou Yu sighed. He didn't want anything in return from Sun Ce. All he wanted was to make Sun Ce happy.
"Don't worry about me Sun Ce. You should get clean up and...I will meet you at the training area later." he said as casually as if he'd just asked to borrow a book, and then patted Sun Ce on the shoulder before exiting the room.
Sun Ce was left looking at the wall; his pants pulled down to his knees and with one question left in his confused mind.
'What the *fuck* just happened?'
Nothing. No letter, no messenger, not one fucking sign of his existence at all and Sun Ce was sick of it. Why hadn't he replied at least? Why didn't he want to see him?
Sun Ce sighed as he sat up in bed.
'Too many questions.'
He stood up slowly, letting the blankets fall to the ground in a tangled heap. He walked over to his chest of drawers and pulled out his clothing for the day, not even checking to see what it was, before dressing and slipping on his red robe, walking past the mirror without checking his reflection as he usually did. He walked into the kitchen and boiled some chicken eggs in a pot before looking around for a bowl.
It had been a month since he and Gan Ning had 'argued' through the letters and Sun Ce had come to one conclusion; Gan Ning had left him. He had given him the brush off and Sun Ce found that he wasn't too surprised by it after all, because when was he allowed to be happy? What made him think that a long distance relationship would work? Gan Ning was probably seeing someone right now, sleeping with someone else *right* now...
He heard the sound of boiling water in the pot and picked up one of the eggs. It was very hot.
"Fuck!" It burnt his fingers and he threw it frustrated against the wall before balling up his fists and trying to stay calm.
His mood had been very temperamental all month and he was quickly retracting back into the shell he had once hidden himself inside; arrogant, deadly cold and unaffected by anything. The smallest things could set him off though, this egg incident being one of them. When he had regained his composure he calmly took out the other eggs and placed it on a plate to peel out the shells.
There was a knock at the door.
"Are you busy Sun Ce?"
Sun Ce didn't even bother acknowledging Zhou Yu's entrance. He'd become so used to him dropping in and out of his room that he'd become like a roommate.
Zhou Yu ignored the regular silence and sat on a chair behind Sun Ce.
"Sun Ce, are you coming for training today?"
Sun Ce shrugged and laid his new batch of eggs onto the plate before starting to mashed it.
"Sun Ce" Zhou Yu began, moving off the chair so that he was standing behind Sun Ce, "you've been acting pretty stressed recently, what is the matter?"
'Everything'
"Nothing." Sun Ce replied coldly.
"Sun Ce, I can tell when you're lying. We have known each other for too long for you to fake it. You can tell *me*." he said, smiling as he looked over Sun Ce's shoulder.
"Just drop it, okay?" Sun Ce replied gruffly.
Zhou Yu had a gift. It may not have helped save the world or cure famine but it was a gift to *him* non the less. He could tell when someone like Sun Ce was vulnerable, and right now Sun Ce was reeking of it.
His dark brown eyes gave off a distinct glimmer as he moved a little closer to him.
"Hmm..." Zhou Yu said, his hands moving around Sun Ce's waist so they were resting on his abdomen, "Problems with Gan Ning eh?"
There was a loud noise of struck wood as Sun Ce's big wooden spoon fell from his hand and clattered to the floor. His hands now had Zhou Yu's wrists in a firm grip.
"What the *fuck* are you talking about?" Sun Ce asked in a deadly voice tinged with anger.
"Sun Ce, I know a *lot* more about you than you know about me.." he breathed into Sun Ce's ear, and without realising it Sun Ce's grip loosened a little, just enough for one of Zhou Yu's hands to go back to stroking him just above his sash belt, "You know Sun Ce, I've been watching you and Gan Ning at the main camp, you like Gan Ning since years ago..."
Sun Ce couldn't move. Perhaps he didn't want to.
"I hate seeing you so stressed out, you've been moody ever since you got here" Zhou Yu continued in a syrupy voice. Deep down inside, Zhou Yu was jealous of Gan Ning. He was secretly hiding his affection for Sun Ce. He never really showed it because he knows Sun Ce *likes* Gan Ning and not *him*. He was treated just like a brother to Sun Ce, that's all.
"I...what are you trying to do Zhou Yu...?" Sun Ce said weakly and unconvincingly.
"Lighten up, I just want help you out a bit" Zhou Yu said and suddenly Sun Ce could feel his sash belt being undone.
Sun Ce's hands were back in the harsh death grip they were before, stilling Zhou Yu's wandering ones.
"Zhou Yu, don't..."
"Don't worry Sun Ce, you could use it... I just wanna help you, to release your stress."
Sun Ce's thoughts were clouded and he voiced one of the many questions he wanted to ask.
"But I thought you were-"
"-Straight? I did told you I used to have a girlfriend and couple of dates before... but I don't think I specified." Zhou Yu said coolly before kissing Sun Ce's neck lightly, just long enough for Sun Ce to stifle a small moan.
"I like girls...but... I don't mind a boy as well... I don't mind *you* Sun Ce" he continued softly, and although Sun Ce couldn't see his face he was sure it was bearing his usual seductive grin as his hand slipped past the waistband of Sun Ce's pants.
How long had it been since he'd been touched like this? Too long...*way* too long. He couldn't help but rock slightly into the Zhou Yu's hand.
"Sun Ce, actually, I've had my eye on you for quite a long time." Zhou Yu carried on conversationally as he moved his hand in a slow rhythm, his body pressing into Sun Ce's back as he kissed down one side of Sun Ce's neck and then moved across to the other, repeating the action.
Sun Ce rest his hands onto the countertop in front of him, holding himself up as Zhou Yu sent warm waves through his body. It felt so good, the ache that had been building up all this time was melting away with each stroke and his mind concentrated on nothing but what Zhou Yu was doing to him, the sparks of long lost pleasure flickering through his veins.
He was aware that Zhou Yu's left hand was making lazy patterns across the grooves of his chest and that his robe had come partially open, while his right was moving in a definite rhythm, his fingers skilled and experienced.
"Nnn...!"
"Does that help?" Zhou Yu crooned in one ear, "Sun Ce, I want to *ease* the pressure from you. I don't want to see you in pain anymore." He accentuated the word ease by pulling back a little harder, causing Sun Ce's hips to buck involuntarily, letting out a low groan as leant his head back onto Zhou Yu's shoulder.
"Mmm...I thought so," he said triumphantly as he increased the tempo of his moving hand.
"You know, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on," Zhou Yu breathed against the flushed skin of Sun Ce's neck, his lips curling into devilish smile "or a good *partner*" he added as an afterthought, "then I'm always here."
He got a quiet moan in response.
"Ce?"
"...Unh..."
"Fuck me." he whispered into Sun Ce's ear, nipping on it lightly.
Sun Ce blocked out all rational thought. Fuck Gan Ning, Gan Ning had left *him*, and here was Zhou Yu offering himself. It may not have been the smartest decision but with Zhou Yu slowly driving him towards the brink it seemed like a damn good one.
He pulled the hand that was stroking him away from the fire that burned between his legs and turned to face Zhou Yu. Before he knew it their mouths were locked in a fierce kiss as he tangled his fingers in Zhou Yu's hair, Zhou Yu's hands knotting inside his robe. Zhou Yu tasted of cinnamon mixed with honey and his tongue slicked against his own, teasing him.
When they pulled apart he found that his hands were already fumbling with Zhou Yu's belt but they were brushed away abruptly as Zhou Yu pulled it off in a matter of seconds before dumping it on the floor. His outer red robe and other garments on his lower body soon joined them, all except his boots. Sun Ce briefly wondered why Zhou Yu would want to offer his body to him, but he just don't care at this point.
They locked into another strong embrace and stumbled back so that Zhou Yu was up against the wall. Sun Ce's hand moved inside Zhou Yu's inner robe and slid around to his backside and he received a "mmm" of approval from Zhou Yu, before running it up his thigh and lifting Zhou Yu's leg up so it was resting at his hip. He repeated the process with the other leg until both of them were wrapped around his waist and Zhou Yu's back was pressed against the cold wall. He looked up into the Zhou Yu's face and looked into those eyes. They were looking back at him intently, restless with lust and anticipation.
In one smooth movement Sun Ce thrust up into him and he heard a loud throaty moan come from above. His legs nearly buckled with the immense feeling of it all as he did it again, his movements almost violent in their intensity. Zhou Yu's grip on him was so tight that he thought his skin might bruise but it didn't matter as he pushed harder, even more forcefully.
"Mmm..ah!...Sun Ce...harder..." was the muffled moan that he received from Zhou Yu whose face was buried into his shoulder.
All his pent up aggression was flowing through him, out of him, all the frustration and anger driving his body on.
"Ah, Nnn...Sun Ce!" Zhou Yu threw his head back against the cold surface.
Sun Ce felt his grip tighten just a little more and felt the warm rush across his chest. Still he carried on, breathing into Zhou Yu's neck until the sensations overwhelmed him and he came too. Everything shifted, his anger melted and he felt a great weight lifting from his body and mind. He had to press one hand against the wall to keep himself standing, his other holding Zhou Yu up.
He stayed there with Zhou Yu's body trapped against his, panting for air until he heard a small laugh in-between ragged breaths.
"Sun Ce...that was great...yeah..."
Slowly he moved back and Zhou Yu put his feet back down on the ground, his legs a little shaky. He watched as he straightened his messy hair with his fingers and bent down to pick up the clothes he'd removed, wearing them back.
"Sorry about the mess." Zhou Yu said eyeing the mess he'd made with some amusement.
'Why is Sun Ce not saying anything...? Oh...I think he must've felt that he needs to be responsible with this.' Zhou Yu sighed. He didn't want anything in return from Sun Ce. All he wanted was to make Sun Ce happy.
"Don't worry about me Sun Ce. You should get clean up and...I will meet you at the training area later." he said as casually as if he'd just asked to borrow a book, and then patted Sun Ce on the shoulder before exiting the room.
Sun Ce was left looking at the wall; his pants pulled down to his knees and with one question left in his confused mind.
'What the *fuck* just happened?'