Chapter 10 - Damion

I reappeared in the green house and the next day to tend to the garden like I promised Lightwood I would do. I trimmed some more overgrown plants and gently watered them. I had a soft spot for such beauty and I couldn't pass up a chance to get some time to myself. I heard the birds in the greenhouse chirp and one landed on my shoulder. I was in my student form and it was a bit difficult to see above the tall bushes. "Having a good time?" I heard Lightwood call behind me and I turned to see her and I said, "As much as I ever will be." I tossed her a rose and she smiled and smelled the rose. "I had a guess you would be here at this time, you always have been even when you still said you would never leave." I flinched and said, "That was then, and this is now. I have been around for a over a millenia." She walks over and crouched down and said, "And I have been around way longer than you." I smiled, "Like you said before I left, you are getting too old for this." Lightwood laughs, "Did I really say that?" I nodded and she pushed me, "You shouldn't have listened to that Jared!" I grinned and said, "You told me to listen to you so I did!" She laughed harder, "Then don't listen to that stuff! You know it will get you in trouble." I splashed water at her and her aura disintegrated it in a flash.

I heard the greenhouse door open and then slam shut, a set of footsteps ran over to us and I growled, "Fang, you are not allowed to be in here, get out." Fang growled and glared at me. "Where did you take him!" I raised an eyebrow and studied Fang a bit before replying, "Take who?" Fang growled and replied. "You know very well who I'm talking about." Lightwood frowns at me and I said, "If you are talking about Mr. Xiang I haven't touched that heartless worm." Fang grabbed me by the collar and growled. "You are such a heartless man. You don't know what he has gone through. You still bad mouth him even though he is blind! You are despicable. He hasn't returned to his room yet it's the next day already. You were the last one he was with!" I slapped his hand and he lets go, "I left before he left, you saw me leave, I don't come here unless the garden needs tending too." I paused and tipped my head, "He is blind? That explains a couple things I was wondering about." I narrowed my eyes, "Don't touch me you mutt." Lightwood coughed and said, "I can confirm that Xiang isn't with Damion." Fang growled and looked at the both of us. "Once I find him, I'll make sure that he never remains in this school ever again. This place doesn't give a crap about him. You all just badmouth him to the core and it destroys him as a person." Fang walks out upset and I said to Lightwood, "He growls like a dog. I counted at least four times he growled at me." Lightwood snickers and said, "He is a wolf." I prepared to leave but Lightwood stopped me, "You should go look for him…" I narrowed my eyes, "And why would I do that?" She sighed, "Because I know you care about him… just find him ok?" I sighed after her and said, "Fine but I am not returning here again either." Lightwood pauses and said, "I put a spell where Xiang couldn't leave the school grounds, I am sure they are somewhere around here." I nodded and exited the greenhouse.

I walked around the school looking for Xiang like the headmistress asked me to. "Where is this damn idiot. He couldn't have gone that far." I watched the students go by the areas that I looked around but I couldn't find him anywhere in the school. "I thought he was unable to leave the school. That hag and her loopy tricks which never work." I walk around and I bump into Maxwell and he looked off. "What happened?" He looked up at me worried and looked away. "Xiang and I were coming up with a plan to fix his and your situation and we were pretending to stage a kidnapping but something happened and Xiang was taken but they knocked me out." I sighed quickly and stormed my way out of the school.

I walked around the city and I still couldn't find anything. I started to get a bit worried and I saw a old building. I quickly rushed over to it as a final destination. When I reached the entrance I walked in quickly and I heard a yell saying, "Don't touch me!" The voice sounded familiar but some other voices arose. "Aww pretty little blind boy doesn't like it." In an instant I knew who that was and I rushed towards the voices. I blasted down the door that lead into where they were holding his damn highness. "Hands off of him or you will answer to me." I stared at Xiang and his clothes were all messed up. I hissed, "You look disgraceful Xiang like you always do." I folded my arms and Xiang hissed. "Just shut it already!" He had a slight red and flushed look. "Can't you get out yourself?" I shrugged, "I mean I could just leave you and have you suffer a horrible death…" I tapped my foot and said, "Or do you want to come back with me because I don't want to have your dog in my garden again." Xiang hissed and looked away. "What do you want Verreaux. Do you hate me that much? I don't know how much you hate me if you don't tell me why. If you want then just leave I can find my own way out." I rolled my eyes, "Oh stop it you lout." I summoned a magical rapiar out of air and said, "Now do you want me to make you stew or spaghetti?" Xiang frowned and coughed. "I don't care… Just please…." Xiang was slightly more red. I sighed, "Fine spaghetti it is." I zipped at the man to the left and slashed down that it hit nis pressure point and he knocks out. The guy to the right of Xiang charged at me and I hit him with the flat side of my rapier. He spun and then fell on the ground. I looked at Xiang and tipped my head, "You look a bit too red you know." Xiang cursed and looked at me. "Just.. get... me out please… I'll deal with my other situation later." I picked him up and sighed, "You are a disgrace to SHS." Xiang glared and bit me on the neck, "I don't need… to hear.. it from you… You are a disgrace to my heart." Xiang then passed out after his words. I glared back at him and hissed, "For once that hurt!"

Xiang slowly go in and out of consciousness and words slip out. "Why do you hate me? I tried so hard to like you but in the end you hate me." I figured his thoughts were hazy so he couldn't really tell what he was saying. I quickly replied, "I don't hate you. I just have to keep my distance from you. Now stop laying like that you look horrible." He yawned quietly and nestled his head on my chest. "That still means you don't like me. It really hurts Damion. It hurts for me having you not by my side." I sighed, This guy doesn't even know what he is saying… I placed my hand on his shoulder and looked at the ceiling. "I just wanted you to like me that's all I wanted but love just seems to hate me." I sighed again and rolled my eyes, "Xiang stop talking." I looked down at him and his eyes were sparkling. I bend down and moved his hair away from his neck and sucked his neck. He squirmed a bit and I sighed. "Mmm payback." Xiang turned a little bit more red. "Damion!" I frowned, "What?" Xiang smiled and wrapped his arms around my neck. "I love you." I scowled at him, "This is what I feared…" Xiang had a tear roll down his cheek. "I'm scared Damion… what do I do with these feelings?" I patted his head, "Dunno… I haven't felt those feelings in a thousand years Xiang." Xiang softly smiled and lazily looked up. "Then we'll figure it out together!" I sighed, "I can't accept you as my- er you know. I just can't." Xiang looked sad. "Is it because of my gender?" I looked at him and sighed, "No it's not because of your gender Mr. Xiang." Xiang slightly tilted his head in confused. "Then what is it!" I hissed, "It's because I was hurt when I had a lover, I don't want that to happen again. It hurt to much!" Xiang softly smiled and looked up. "Then if I do anything wrong that hurts you then tell me. I want this to work since I love you." I teleported from under him and reappeared by the door, "We'll see." I left him be and shut the door behind myself.