A/N: So this is the "second part" of the story, with the characters in their fairytale costumes. This chapter is very short because it was originally part of the previous chapter. I divided it in two so I wouldn't have one longer chapter and I ended up creating two short chapters _ There will be smut in it… somehow, but I think I kind of ruined it with my sense of humor xD Once again I have to thank Nightlore for beta'ing this chapter ^^ Yes, you always impress me with your skills :D


In Your Dreams


Chapter 5

"I thought you'd never sleep," Gan Ning stared at the peaceful expression of the brunet. "Now... how can I do this?" he took some steps closer and stared fixedly at Ling Tong's sleeping face…

…For a long time...

"Fuck, I can't do this..." Gan Ning sat on Ling Tong's bed and inspected him, sighing as he lay beside him, his face close to his, "In your dreams... How do I do to get to see you in your dreams?"

He closed his eyes and tried to concentrate, "I'm imagining myself lying next to you… Well that's pretty much what I'm doing right now… Do I have to imagine something different or try to guess what you're dreaming?"

Gan Ning crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I think you're dreaming of sleeping. You're resting against a tree, covered from the sun. There's a half-eaten peach by your side; you were eating it and then you fell asleep. There is a ship sailing in the distance, it's bringing fruits from a distant land. You're going to buy them in the market when you wake up. You're going to look for bread first and then wine, then you'll see a foreign merchant selling those strange fruits and you'll buy some of it. You'll bring them to your room and play with them on the table. Then I'll appear at the door, 'Hey Ling Tong, ready for some fight?'"

"'Not now'," Gan Ning said mimicking Ling Tong's voice.

"What are you up to then?"

"Eating and sleeping."

"You're so lazy…"

Ling Tong shrugged. "You can look for me outside then."

"What do you mean?" Gan Ning asked in confusion.

"I'm outside," Ling Tong pointed to a grass field beyond the window.

"Wait…" Gan Ning started, but didn't finish his sentence when he realized he was alone in Ling Tong's room. "Damn."

Gan Ning opened the door and found himself in a vast green field. He walked through it, slightly confused, not really sure where he should go, until he saw a familiar face. It was Lu Xun, who seemed to be in a hurry.

"Boyan, wait!" he ran after the young strategist, who didn't seem to acknowledge his presence. "Where are you going?" he shouted as he saw Lu Xun running into a forest.

"I shall be too late!" the young strategist kept running.

Gan Ning realized he was wearing different kind of clothes, yellow—in a style he had never seen before—and also had a pair of white rabbit ears on his head…

"Is it a costume party?"

Suddenly Gan Ning stopped, he had lost track of Lu Xun. There was no use in trying to find him, so he kept walking around the forest until he found some clue to where Ling Tong was. At first it seemed like a normal forest, flowers and trees… but then he started to see huge mushrooms and horned white horses… singing.

"So this is your dream…"

Walking deeper into the forest he found a huge white elephant with long curved tusks. Behind him, there were several other elephants, lined as if they could be marching towards a destiny, but they were all still, unmoving, for they were not animals but trees, with their foot rooted to the ground. Above their huge bodies, an infinitude of tiny green leaves grew over the branches that were fixed on the elephant's backs. Hanging from the branches there were several artifacts of jade secured by thin lines. The tone of the pieces ranged from white to green and had several formats, all curious an unnamable; they made a twinkling sound whenever a flying creature passed by them, like the flying fishes that appeared in the air, floating peacefully, not bothered by the eventual flying shark that bumped on the elephant trees with their huge bodies.

"This is weird…" Gan Ning had to move quickly so he wasn't hit by a distracted shark that came his way.

"So that's what you have in mind while dreaming? I've always been afraid of what was going on in your head…"

Walking some more in the elephant forest he found a clearing. There was nothing out of the ordinary in the place: clear green grass and normal trees surrounding him. The sky seemed to be clear though he couldn't see it, but he guessed by the majestic golden sunbeams that sometimes obfuscated his vision. It was then Gan Ning saw him, dressed in a strange outfit he had never seen him wear before. He was wearing gray clothes with a chess pattern under a reddish coat; there was a large yellow cloth covering his neck and a very big hat on his head. The brown-haired warrior was staring at him, really seeing him, but with an expression of confusion on his face.

"Hm... Hi there," Ling Tong said.

"Hi there?" Gan Ning asked. "Is that what you say when you meet someone after a long time? And what kind of clothes are those?!" he took a few steps closer.

Ling Tong scratched the back of his head, with a confused expression still on his face. "How long? I don't know, I can't remember..." Ling Tong looked at his surroundings. "I can't remember what I was doing... What am I doing here?"

"You tell me, it's your dream after all."

"My dream? What do you mean..." Suddenly Ling Tong's expression lit up. "Ah now I remember, I was looking for a place. I was going to have tea somewhere..."

Gan Ning realized Ling Tong had no idea of what was happening. "Do you remember me?" he tried, taking a step forward.

"Of course I do, do you think I'm stupid?" Ling Tong frowned.

Gan Ning laughed humorously, "For a moment I thought you were going to say I was someone else... Wait... You didn't tell me who I am."

"A thick-headed pirate."

"Ah well, I guess that's a good sign..." Gan Ning sighed in relief and took some more steps in Ling Tong's direction, until he was right in front of him. He reached out his hand tentatively and touched his neck. He could feel the warm skin under his fingers, as if he was real, as if that wasn't in a dream. He gasped in surprise, "Can you feel it?"

"Why are you touching my neck?"

"Do you really feel it?!" Gan Ning exclaimed in excitement. "What about this?" He pinched Ling Tong's cheek.

"Hey what are you doing..." Ling Tong rubbed the side of his face.

"That's great!"

"What? You're going to keep pinching me? That hurts!"

"Uh sorry," Gan Ning chuckled. He put his arms around him and held him tightly, burying his face on his neck. "You even smell the same..." he murmured over his skin.

Ling Tong didn't know what to do, he couldn't understand. He was going to have a tea party and then Gan Ning appeared, started asking strange questions, and then hugged him.

"Gan Ning... I have to go to the tea party..."

"Fuck the tea party…" Gan Ning said and kissed his neck.

"But they are waiting for me... I guess someone is waiting for me…"

"Let them wait..." he tugged on Ling Tong's clothes, trying to figure out how to remove them.

"What are you doing?" Ling Tong stared down to see Gan Ning's work.

"Stripping you."

"Why?"

Gan Ning eyed him. "Don't ask stupid questions, help me here."

Ling Tong shrugged, "Alright..."

When his clothes were lying on a heap on the grass, he found himself tackled to the ground. He then tried to back away and his back met the trunk of a tree.

Gan Ning stared at the naked body, defined by a beautiful line of muscles gained by his training and felt himself hardening. "Hell I missed this..." he bit on Ling Tong's side and heard him gasp in surprise. He guided his hands behind the naked warrior and groped the hard globes of flesh of his buttocks. Gan Ning licked his way over Ling Tong's stomach and sucked on the flesh below his navel. He guided one of his hands to the man's growing organ, stroking it to erection. Gan Ning licked the entire length, from base to tip, circling the head with his tongue. He soon engulfed the organ in his mouth and sucked hard, while he stroked the thick base of his cock and traced the veins with hid thumb. Sometimes he lowered his hand to Ling Tong's testicles caressing it with his palm; he would then stroke most length of his cock while he sucked hard on the head. His mouth would move on the length slowly, taking the most he could, until he started to bob his head up and down.

Ling Tong started to become more vocal, moans and groans hardly contained. He thrust his hips up, trying to fit more of it in Gan Ning's mouth, so the blond had to try to hold him down.

"Gan Ning..." Ling Tong gasped.

Suddenly the blond felt himself being thrown backwards with force, as if sucked into a void. He stared around in confusion and found himself back at Ling Tong's room. He saw the man lying on the bed with half lidded eyes and ragged breath. His skin was covered in sweat and his body was shaking slightly.

Gan Ning realized Ling Tong had woken up and that would be the end of it if he didn't return to sleep soon.

"Come on, Ling Tong, close your eyes again," Gan Ning pleaded.

The man rolled his head from side to side, moaning something unintelligible.

Gan Ning walked to the bed and laid beside him, whispering in his ear like a mantra, "Sleep, sleep, sleep…"

Ling Tong closed his eyes, and his eyelids flickered for a moment, before stilling.

Gan Ning looked at his surroundings and found himself in a place that seemed to be an ancient abandoned temple. The walls were made of stone and had crumbled at some places. The air was cool against his skin, but there was something very warm pressed to him. He heard a low pleasured moan and realized he was naked, buried almost to the hilt in another naked body.

"Oh so that's where you take me as soon you get me back to your dream, Ling Tong? Don't wanna lose any time, huh?" he stared at the man under him.

"Shut up and fuck me."

"So you missed that?" he held Ling Tong's thighs up and thrust hard.

The brunet groaned, "Yes."

"It would be harder for you to admit it outside your dreams."

"Hm? What are you talking about? "He gripped Gan Ning's tattooed shoulders tightly and felt another hard thrust.

"Never mind," Gan Ning drove his member in and out of Ling Tong and found it amazing how real it seemed. He felt the warmth of the body and the tightness of muscles involving his member, gripping him when he tried to retreat. "Am I hurting you?" he asked.

"Hmm?" Ling Tong could barely answer.

"Are you feeling any pain?"

Ling Tong shook his head.

"So you won't mind if I'll be a little rough?" he lifted Ling Tong's legs until his knees touched his chest. Gan Ning kept him in that position, holding him by the back of his thighs. He thrust back in slowly, feeling himself going deeper. He then retreated halfway back and thrust hard, earning a loud moan in return. He kept thrusting and then increased the pace, going as fast as he could, hearing the hard slamming of flesh against flesh. He groaned loudly and held nothing back, repeating in his head, "Please, don't wake up now…" He kept thrusting in an almost animalistic way, seeking for his release desperately before it was too late. His body shook and then tensed before he finally shot his load hard. The pleasure that he felt was much similar to the ones he felt before, yet it was different. He felt some kind of warmth all over himself, some kind of utter contentment somewhere deep in his soul. He stared down and saw Ling Tong's pained face; it wasn't exactly pain he was feeling, but a state of despair to find his own release.

Gan Ning hummed something in his ear and guided his hand down, stroking the member continuously, enjoying the feeling of Ling Tong's cock beneath his fingers. Even though he was the one servicing, he felt he was the one in control of the situation, the one who held the reins over Ling Tong's pleasure. It didn't take long for the brunet's body to contort in a sensation too overwhelming for him to control...

Then Gan Ning was back to Ling Tong's room.

"What the..."

Gan Ning saw Ling Tong lying on the bed once again, but this time, his eyes were wide open. He saw him staring around in confusion for a moment, spending some time just to regain his breath. Suddenly, however, Ling Tong slid his hand down and lowered his pants. His hardened member popped up into view and he soon circled it with his hand. Gan Ning was amazed with the sight of Ling Tong stroking himself and went to the bed's direction once again. He stared at the nice toned chest and torso and then Ling Tong's member being covered and uncovered by his hand in a sliding motion. He drank in the erotic sight and tried to touch him, but his fingers passed right through him, evoking a sign of frustration from him. How exasperating it was for him to watch Ling Tong pleasuring himself without being able to do anything. He wanted so much to slide his hands over the warm skin and feel the muscles trembling underneath it. Gan Ning wanted so much to cover Ling Tong's hand over his member, adding pleasure to the action, helping him find release.

The movement of the hand increased in pace and the general's body tensed.

"Come for me," Gan Ning whispered and blew a kiss over Ling Tong's lips.

"Gan Ning..." Ling Tong moaned when he found his release.

"Good," Gan Ning slid invisible fingers over Ling Tong's hair. "I wonder what you imagined I was doing to you..." he grinned.


A/N: Now I wonder if there was merchant business between China and other lands at the time, but I think it's a bad time to get concerned about historical accuracy as I've never been historically accurate in my stories xD This feels very different from the other Zhao Yun/Yukimura story I was working on recently. I think it was a little fast how Gan Ning decided to have sex with Ling Tong as soon as he saw the man realized he was there, but it is kind the way I think he would behave. I think Gan Ning is someone that wouldn't lose any time xD Very different from a character like Zhao Yun… who could wait all the time in the world living with his platonic feelings xD

I don't think many people noticed, but I posted another Zhao Yun/Yukimura; it's called "Until the Morning Comes" and can be found in the Warriors Orochi section and in my profile page. It has a little of Cao Pi/Zhao Yun and Zhenji/Zhao Yun and some other pairings xD

Thank you Nightlore and Animelover6000 for the reviews.

Until next time :)