I logged into second life that night, slightly annoyed I'd not gotten any further with my assignment from Gui but elated from the evening spent throwing aeroplanes down the corridors. Everyone was puzzled by my attitude as I briskly deleted a load more love confessions from girls I'd never met.
"What's gotten you so happy?" Lolidragon asked winking with the 'finally found a lover' look in her eye.
"I just had… an entertaining afternoon," I replied.
"Oh do tell?" She replied.
"You're not gonna believe me but… I spent the evening throwing paper aeroplanes down a corridor with Gui and Wolf-Dage." She stared at me jaw hanging open for a few seconds staring at me disbelievingly before bursting into laughter and falling to the floor.
"What's gotten into her?" Wolf asked appearing beside me.
"It doesn't matter," I replied laughing a little, just as Gui came floating towards me blowing kisses at me.
Dodge dodge dodge dodge… I thought as I jumped around everywhere to avoid his 'kisses'. He pouted a little but I could tell he was ecstatic.
"Why're you in such a good mood? Find out who Prince really is?" Lolidragon joked. Gui was about to reply when he glanced at me frowning… what… what was it? Did I have something on my face?
"Gui… what's up… hellloooo?" I proceeded to wave my hand infront of his face. A contemplative smile spread across his face.
"This is bad right?" I cried out turning to everyone, they gave me puzzled looks not understanding, "GUI IS THINKING!" I cried out. They all simultaneously replied with "Oh…"
"I think I know why he's so happy today though," Wolf said smirking.
"Oh?" I asked feigning curiosity, I already knew what had happened.
"We spent the afternoon throwing paper aeroplanes down the corridor with one of our students, Feng Lan… She is also Wu Qing's twin sister," Wolf stated staring at me. I frowned back innocently.
"How come we've not met her then?" Yulian asked puzzled.
"I think she's on one of the other continents," Wolf replied casually, still watching my reactions, instead I just began playing with Meatbun.
"Mama!" Meatbun cried out happily as I poked its cheek gently and he stared up at me with his watery blue eyes.
"I'm here Meatbun my beautiful child," I replied.
"Meatbun wants fire birdy!" My expression immediately dropped as I directed a glare at Gui who was absentmindedly staring off into space now.
"Gui!"
"Yes your beautiful most royal highness!" he cried out in surprise but grinning.
"My son wants to spend time with your daughter."
"Oh," he replied slightly disappointed (I guess that it wasn't me who wanted to spend time with him) and then let out his phoenix, immediately the two pets disappeared off somewhere together. As I watched my precious son leaving Gui suddenly PMed me.
"Who are you?" He asked staring at me keeping his stupid idle grin on his face, but talking to me seriously.
"Whatever do you mean Gui?" I asked nervously scratching the back of my head… I'd almost forgotten about my slip up of accidentally calling him professor…
"You know exactly what I mean Prince. I can't bare it you know… you're so close to me, you must be one of my students… but I feel like you're so far away because I don't even know who you are… It's heartbreaking you know." I avoided his eyes as he stared at me.
"Is this Feng Lan the one who threw a paper aeroplane at you yesterday?" I asked trying to change the subject. He laughed a little, still staring at me intently, I could see through that big goofy smile of his.
"Yeah, she is."
"She's Wu Qings sister then?" he nodded.
"Didn't you once mistake him for me in real life?" Gui blushed almost as pink as the roses that were sprouting everywhere. I just laughed. He came too close that time… far too close.
"Yes," he replied embarrassed. Then he looked me in the eye searchingly.
"Are you related to him?" he asked. I said nothing and just ran over to Lolidragon instead.
I found myself in another of Gui's lectures, and he kept looking up at me suspiciously… that made a change from the childish look that'd been plastered all over his face yesterday afternoon. I could see he was obviously trying not to make too much of a habit of looking at me, but people seemed to notice.
"Sis', how much trouble did you get in yesterday?" Yang Ming asked.
"Loads," I replied trying not to burst out laughing and keep a straight face, "he gave me a whole lecture on how inappropriate it is to make and throw projectiles during a lecture."
After class Gui kept me behind, I frowned, wondering what it could be.
"Feng Lan, do you play second life? It's just you seem awfully familiar…"
I laughed nervously before replying, "well you've met my brother in game, and we are twins, I guess that's probably it." He just carried on frowning at me.
"Can I leave professor?" I asked kicking the table leg repeatedly.
"Why don't we go get a coffee?" he asked. I stared at him speechless with wide eyes. Why was he suddenly showing an interest? I mean… he's gay right? Ah… maybe he wanted to be friends. That made sense.
"Uhm, sure professor…" I muttered gathering my stuff up.
We sat in the coffee shop.
"Professor I-
"Just call me Gui when we're not in school, I feel that since we've sat around making a paper aeroplanes together I really don't think I should have anything against you calling me Gui."
"Okay… Gui… You can call me Xiao Lan, that's what all my friends call me." He nodded.
"Well then Xiao Lan, do you play Second Life much?" I nodded.
"I'm on a different continent to you and your team though so the likelihood of us meeting is quite remote." He nodded.
"Which continent?"
"The Eastern continent," I quickly replied, since I'd been there it was the only one I really had any knowledge of.
"Have you ever met Prince? He was stranded there for quite a while a few months back."
"As far as I know he spent a lot of time fighting high level stuff and I'm a slow leveler." I replied casually sipping my coffee. He rubbed his chin in deep thought.
"Should we talk about something else Profess- Gui?"
"The aerodynamics of paper aeroplanes?" he replied jokingly. I just laughed, he then carried on, "Xiao Lan, why don't you tell me a little about yourself… I don't really even know you that well."
"I don't know you that well either Gui," I replied.
I waved good bye to him, he'd been nice enough to walk me home after our little… date… I wanted to call it a date… but was it? I didn't know. I'd enjoyed just sitting there, talking to him, getting to know him and not hearing 'his beautiful highness Prince' every five seconds. The second I walked into the lounge I noticed something was up with my brother. He was smirking at me… with a peculiar look in his eye.
"Uhm… Yang Ming…"
"What were you doing on a date with the professor?" he asked. I blushed.
"He invited me… and anyway, we all know he's gay right?" Yang Ming cocked his head to one side.
"You do realise becoming close to him also increases the chances of him recognizing who you are?"
"I know that," I muttered twiddling my thumbs.
"You know I bet he didn't even tell you off yesterday!" Yang Ming yelled triumph in his eyes.
"Okay! Okay…" I muttered scratching the back of my head in embarrassment as my brother leant forward eager to hear what had really happened.
"I threw a paper aeroplane at him the other day and he asked if it'd been me and I said yes then he asked me to show him how to make paper aeroplanes." Yang Mings jaw dropped.
"And then we spent the afternoon throwing paper aeroplanes down the corridor and we accidentally hit Li Tian with one and then he joined in… and today he asked me to go to the coffee shop with him." My brother just stared at me in disbelief.
"You sat around… throwing paper aeroplanes down the corridors… with your lecturer… Only you Xiao Lan… Only you could do something like that…" he finished bursting in a laughing fit, I just rolled my eyes and went into my room to get on with my homework.
"Don't forget sis', it's valentine's day soon."
"I'll forget for as long as I can before I log into second life and find that the messaging system has crashed due to all the love messages I receive." He just snorted a little and carried on with his laughing fit on the lounge floor.