Xiao was standing in the library … arguing with Zhou again. She could remember what started the fight, but she remembered him saying something that made her throw a book at him, and things had only escalated from there. She couldn't stop her temper, and she couldn't help the thought running through her mind that he was very sexy when he was pissed off. Well, he was sexy all the time, but even more now. She drug her thoughts back to the argument to hear him talking about her nagging.
"Look, if you would pay attention to the world around you instead of locking yourself in that damned study of yours, you might know this isn't nagging!"
"If I had a reason to stay outside my study, believe me, I might just do that." He spat back, wondering what in hells got them into this again.
"Oh, so a wife isn't a good enough reason, that's just priceless, Zhou Yu." If she hadn't been mad, that last bite would have probably hurt her feelings, but she knew if he was anything like her he hadn't really meant it.
Zhou wished he could take back the comment, but it was said and done and too late now, and his anger wouldn't let him even if he could. "If my wife did anything besides argue with me every time she looked at me I might be more interested in being around her."
"Your just don't want to admit that you'd have rather married your books instead of me."
"Xiao, that's ridiculous, would you for one minute stop acting like a spoiled little kid?!" He said, exasperation in his voice.
"Newsflash, genius! I'm only sixteen years old! I AM still a kid! At least I don't act like some grumpy old …" Her words were lost in the squeak she let out when she was suddenly pulled tightly against her husband.
"You can hit me for this later, but I cant take it anymore …" Zhou murmured before capturing his wife's lips in a searing kiss.
All Xiao could do was cling to him as she kissed him back, her entire body lighting up like she'd been set on fire. Right then she didn't care what they were fighting about or what was going to happen next, she just cared about the way her husband was making her feel. When he finally drug his lips away from hers, she had to blink a few times to clear her vision, then she did something that surprised them both. She slapped him.
"How dare you?!"
Zhou let out a quiet chuckle and bent down to gently nibble along Xiao's neck. "I dare, my dear, because I am your husband. I think I've been more considerate than most since your innocence is still intact."
Xiao was having trouble thinking around the little sparks of electricity shooting through her body from everywhere his lips and teeth grazed her skin. He did have a point, he hadn't forced himself on her and he had let her keep her separate rooms like she'd requested. He'd bought anything she asked for without question and aside from the arguments he'd left her to her own devices. The problem was, she was becoming increasingly aware of the fact that she didn't want her own rooms and didn't want to be left to her own devices. She wanted to spend time with her husband without fighting. It was with this in mind that she gently pushed on his chest, then thanked the gods when he pulled back from his teasing without question.
"I … I'm sorry I fight with you so much … if its not too late, I'd like to get to know you without the yelling and jabbing."
"I think I'd like that too, Xiao," Zhou said with a smile, thankful she'd decided to end the fighting.
"Think you'll be able to detach from your books long enough to do that though?" she said with a teasing grin.
"Hmm … I hadn't thought about that … that could prove difficult." He said teasingly. He laughed at her huff and kissed her nose before pulling completely away from her and turning her loose, leaving them both feeling a bit lost.
"Well, lets hope you can bring yourself out of that study for at least a little while every day, otherwise you wont see me, I don't like stuffy little rooms and I'm too hyper to be stuck in one!"
Zhou laughed at the comment. "Very well, I'll be sure to spend time with you outside my study."
"Good." Xiao said with a grin, then headed out of the library. "Xiao time starts tomorrow."
Zhou didn't try to hide the smirk that crossed his face as he watched his wife leave the library. He chuckled to himself as he headed back to his study. Xiao time indeed … things were going to liven up around Wu.