The two men sat on the cold rock floor waiting….just as they had been for the past 3 days. Waiting either for the monster in the pool to get bored and leave them alone or for one of the others to mount a rescue party. To say there wasn't much to do was overestimating things, Wei Ying would cook and talk and Lan Zhan would listen and sleep. All in all it was quite a monotonous time. Very little light came in through the small openings which where their only link to the outside, so these days had seemed as if they had been alone in their own world. And yet they still continued to sit and wait in silence.
Wei Ying laid his head back against the stone wall trying to get comfortable, he could tell by the small rays of light that it wasn't night time yet but he simply didn't care. Lan Zhan watched on with his normal impassive expression as Wei Ying stretched and spread out next to him. 'Im bored Lan Zhan, it seems like we have been here forever. By the time they get here they just find our bones'
Lan Zhan tried not to grimace, but he himself had been wondering the same thing over the past day or two. Would they get out of this alive? The chances where growing slimmer. Lan Zhan glanced again over at Wei Ying who was now laid with his head on a rock and his eyes closed, he looked so innocent like this. Could he really allow himself to die here without telling Wei Ying how he felt? After all what did it matter if Wei Ying didn't feel the same way, they were dying anyway, at least he would know. Before he could think about the many reasons why what he was about to do was a BAD idea, Lan Zhan leant forwards, covering the small space between himself and Wei Ying.
Wei Ying's eyes shot open as soon as a soft pair of lips met his own. He wasn't a fool, there was only Lan Zhan in this cursed cave with him, but what on earth was he doing? Frozen in place by the shock he could only stare into Lan Zhan's eyes which were suddenly so close to his own that he could see the pupils change in size. His lips where beginning to tingle also as the pressure was increased, Lan Zhan was obviously taking his lack of response as permission to keep going. In all honesty though Wei Ying didn't know if he was giving the permission or not. The kiss wasn't uncomfortable, it was actually quite pleasant, but it was LAN ZHAN kissing him! Lan Zhan who was nothing short of a walking icicle!
Wei Ying's brain was still tumbling at what exactly was happening. Should he push Lan Zhan away? Should he tease Lan Zhan by playing the same game?...Should he….Should…Oh hell he didn't know…all he knew was that Lan Zhan's warm palm on his neck was very distracting. So distracting it seemed that a tongue found its way into his mouth and began playing with his own. A voice inside his head was yelling at him to stop this, that it was wrong to allow it to go on. But why wasn't he!
In the end Lan Zhan himself raised his head, breaking the connection. Slightly out of breath. The two men stared at each other, only inches apart, with an air of expectancy lingering in the air. Wei Ying didn't know what to say and could only look back, how Lan Zhan took this was unknown but he immediately backed off as if hit and lowered his eyes to the floor. Wei Ying hadn't seen the proud and confident Lan Zhan look so hurt and unsure before, and he wasn't sure what to say. Words whirled round in his head but each one was disguarded as not being right. The only time in his life when words failed him and one of the times he most needed them.
Wei Ying instinctively reached out and lifted Lan Zhan's chin with two of his fingers, feeling no resistance to the command. The complete compliance of Lan Zhan made his heart ache, this wasn't how the man was supposed to act. 'Lan Zhan' he spoke quietly but Lan Zhan kept his eyes lowered and offered no response. In the end Wei Ying couldn't take it anymore and without thinking lowered his own mouth to Lan Zhan's.
This time it was Lan Zhan's time to be amazed. He had expected, prepared himself, for many reactions from Wei Ying. Hatred, disgust, refusal, even being completely ignored. But this! Wei Ying was actually kissing him back! Lan Zhan's hands automatically began to explore Wei WuXian's neck, his back, his shoulders…..he was just about to explore the chest hidden beneath the robes when Wei Ying drew back, again breaking the connection. Lan Zhan paused a second in surprise before withdrawing his hands. He felt stupid, of course Wei Ying didn't feel the same. A small smile rose to his lips though when he heard the quiet voice
'Lan Zhan not too quickly, this is sudden…..and after all we still need our strength to get out of here.'