The Heart Overrules the Mind
Chapter Two – The final farewell
Disclaimer: Totally the same as chapter one. If you've seen them, I don't own them and if you haven't, I do.
I was set to leave for the Wei the next week. I had already written a letter confirming my place and thanking them for taking me in. They apparently didn't have any set battles yet but they had already defeated tyrants known as Zhang Jiao and Dong Zhuo as well as Yuan Shao. I knew that there were three main leaders, each with their own established kingdoms. Sun Quan (Wu), Liu Bei (Shu-Han) and of course Cao Cao (Cao-Wei). I knew that Sun Quan fought for family, Liu Bei fought for virtue and Cao Cao fought for power. All of them wanted peace for the land but they tried to achieve it in completely different ways. I didn't care who I fought for as long as I did get to fight but I had heard that Cao Cao was nice to his officers so I was happy with that arrangement. Since I was leaving in a few days time, My mother worried constantly about me and tried to get everything ready for when I did leave. I was meant to spend the entire week with my family non-stop but somehow I had managed to sneak out and visit Master Hong: my trainer. I knocked on the oak door of his office, knowing that he spent all his time in there unless he was training someone. I knocked again, louder this time.
"Master Hong! It's me, Jing" I called out. I heard the rustling of paper before I got my reply.
"Come in Jing!" he answered. I walked in, avoiding the mess all over the floor. Master Hong might be an accurate fighter but he sure as hell wasn't good at keeping things tidy. I smiled fondly at the thought. Hong looked up and beamed when he saw me. I smiled back, feeling a little sad when I realised that this could be the last time I ever saw him. Shaking that thought out of my mind, I wandered over to sit in one of the chair's that Master Hong had directed me to.
"So Jing, how are you doing?" he asked me. "I hear that you have accepted the letter to join Cao-Wei". I nodded, hesitating a little before I decided to speak again.
"Yes" I told him. "I have always wanted to do something for my country and now I can. I will train as a bodyguard first but will be promoted accordingly" I quoted of the letter that my mother had read to me. Master Hong nodded, seemingly daydreaming for a few seconds. Suddenly he seemed to remember something because he ducked under the table and I heard him moving things around under his desk.
"What are you doing in there Master?" I wondered, trying to hide a giggle as he came back up, a mesh basket lying haphazardly on his head.
"I'm trying to find something that I'm going to give you but it is an absloute tip under here!" he rustled around some more, eventually pulling out an object wrapped in tissue paper. He held it out to me, a big grin on his lovely face.
"Here Jing" he told me. "Just a little something to tell you how much I have enjoyed working with you for these past years". I took the present from him, holding it as if it was the imperial seal. I stared at it some more, amazed that he had got it for me.
"Aren't you going to open it Jing?" he asked me. "I want to see if you like it". Slowly unwrapping the paper. Finally, after much unwrapping, my gift appeared. For what seemed like hours, I just stared at it, taken aback by how beautiful it was. It was a miniature clock-type thing and where the cuckoo should be, there was a glass window. If you looked inside, you could see the letter 'J' which had bluebells (my favorite flowers) wrapped all around it. Sitting on the letter holding a fan was a figure which looked exactly like me. On the actual base of the ornament was an inscription. I peered at it closer to see what it read.
Wherever you may go, whatever you may see,
I know that you will be careful and live your life as it should be,
Through rain and snow, sun and clouds, you always gave the best,
And because of this, I know that you will pass every single test,
So Jing, know that you are admired by each and everyone,
And I wish you all the best, lots of love your trainer, Huang Zhao Hong x
I smiled, feeling tears form and make their way down my face. I ran up to Master Hong and embraced him. He laughed, holding my petite body close to his muscled chest. Even though he had laughed, I could see how choked up he was as well.
"So do you like it?" he asked me. Stroking my hair with his fingers. I got off his chest and gave him a huge smile.
"Of course I love it!" I told him. "It is the best gift I have ever received!" Hong grinned and cuddled me to him again. We stayed silent for a while before he began to speak again. "I'm going to miss you Shen Jing" he whispered to me giving a sad smile. I was to choked to do anything but whisper as I gave him his reply.
"I'm going to miss you so much too". Hong grinned but one tear escaped his watery, blue eyes and escaped down his handsome face. I caressed his cheek with my hand, not wanting him to cry anymore.
"Don't cry Master Hong" I told him. "I promise I will be back to see you, I promise!". Tenderly I used one finger to wipe away the tear. We were so close that our faces were almost touching. We stared into each other's eyes before I decided to make something happen. I reached up onto my tiptoes and gave Hong a soft kiss on the lips.
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Her lips softly touched mine. Then, just as quickly, she pulled back, staring into my eyes. I knew that she wouldn't do it again unless I took control. Not wanting her to stop. I pulled her back to me and kissed her passionately. She didn't do anything for the moment and then she responded. Our mouths worked together, tongues dancing like ballet artists. She flung her arms around my neck as we kissed. Knocking miscellaneous things out the way, I lifted her up and put her on my desk. Suddenly, she pulled me onto the desk and I fell on top of her. She giggled and embraced me again. I could feel all the blood in my body rushing down past my stomach. I had loved her for so long but had always been too afraid to say it. Slowly, I felt her hands move to undo the first button of my shirt. She carried on until she exposed my chest and stomach. She ran her hands over my abdomen, making me shiver. Her hands moved to take the shirt off. Then, they moved lower and lower until they reached the string of my trousers. My breathing got heavier as I moved her hands away and turned her face towards mine.
"Are you sure you want this?" I asked her softly, stroking her lovely, soft hair with one hand. She nodded straight away.
"Yes I am sure Master Hong" she told me. "But please be careful with me". She blushed a little. I eventually understood the true meaning of what she was asking me. I grinned and held her close to me again. "Of course I will my love" I told her tenderly.
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We lay on the bed, a sheet wrapped around our bare bodies, cuddling. He was almost falling asleep and I was stroking his hair. I definitely had no regrets about what had previously happened. I knew that my mother had gone on a shopping trip in town and that she would be back soon but I didn't want to leave him just yet. I wouldn't be seeing him for quite a while and so I wanted our connection to last forever. He reached up, softly kissing my lips. I leaned into the kiss, wrapping my arms around him. We stayed like that for quite a while until I finally broke off, in need of some oxygen. We lay for a few minutes more until I heard some soft breathing. Hong had fallen asleep. He looked so cute curled up on the bed, looking like he had not a care in the world. I kissed him one last time and slowly eased him off me. He didn't stir, obviously deep in sleep. I got up and reached for my clothes, hurriedly putting them back on. I brushed my hair and pinned it back. Ready now, I gave Hong one last kiss before making my way to the door.
"Goodbye my love" I whispered into the quiet room, watching the sun slowly go down before I left.
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"Goodbye my love"
I woke up and looked at my clock that was hanging on the wall. 7pm exactly. I rubbed my eyes and looked around the now darkened room. Suddenly, all memories of what had happened came back into my mind. I remembered Jing, my beautiful Jing. I turned around on the bed to face where she was lying but it was empty. I sighed, stroking the spot where she had previously laid.
"My sweet you have gone and I don't know when I will see you again. Please Gods keep her safe while she is out at war, please" I whispered. I knew that Jing was tough and that she would never let anyone get the better of her if she could help it but that didn't stop me from worrying. Slowly, I got up, pulling on my pants as I got off the bed. I walked over to the window. The sun had already set and the moon would soon be rising. I looked at the beautiful land that I called my home. I thought of Jing, Jing and I, Jing fighting. I looked over to the table where we had left my gift to her. It was gone. I smiled, wiping the tears that were now falling down my face as I thought of all the times that we had had together, ever since Jing first came to be taught by me when she was ten. Since then, she had learnt so much and become a woman. I sighed again. "Please, please gods let Jing be okay..."