Hello everyone! Duìbùqǐ (sorry) for the slight delay again. I was letting my wrist finish healing from its sprain but it's all better now. Anyways, here's another chapter! Enjoy!

-Chapter Thirteen-

"You want to come in for a little bit?" Xie Lian asked the darker haired teen as they stopped outside his house on the way home from school. It had been nearly two weeks now and his ankle had healed up.

"Of course, Gege," San Lang replied with a smile. They headed inside, sliding their shoes off at the door.

"Looks like Mom's working a little late again today," the lighter haired teen said after finding a note on the table for him. "I guess that'll give us time to get our homework done and plan for tonight going to Gui Shi." He gave a grin. "I'm just glad it fell where we have tomorrow off from school. It would really suck being tired in class. I wouldn't want the teachers to get after me for falling asleep."

"Yeah that wouldn't be good," the darker haired boy chuckled as they headed down the hall to Xie Lian's room. "But remember we're only staying a couple of hours."

"I know."

Setting their stuff down, they pulled out their homework and started working on it. It didn't take long to finish before they headed out to make something to eat together.

"Gege," San Lang spoke up with a smile as he sat on the couch and patted his lap after they'd finished cleaning up their mess. The lighter haired teen smiled and came over as the other boy reached up, pulling him down onto his lap facing him.

Kissing the younger teen, San Lang threaded his fingers of one hand up into the shorter hair while his other rested against the other's waist. When they broke it to take a breath, he kissed along the other boy's jaw to his earlobe. He brought his hands between them and started unbuttoning Xie Lian's outer school uniform as he moved his lips down his neck.

"S-San Lang…" The other boy pulled back, cheeks flushed slightly.

"May I kiss you more, Gege?" the golden hazel eyed boy asked as he looked into the brown eyes gazing at him. He brought one of his hands up under his undershirt so his fingers grazed lightly across his stomach. "I promise I'll only kiss you. Whenever you want me to stop, I'll stop."

Feeling his cheeks still flushed with warmth, Xie Lian couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like being kissed elsewhere. But he also didn't want to do anything really drastic. He trusted San Lang knew this too.

"Okay," he nodded. San Lang gave a soft smile then kissed him again as he moved his hands to unbutton the rest of his jacket.

Gently sliding his jacket off, San Lang let it fall to the floor before tugging up the younger boy's undershirt. Xie Lian let him pull it up over his head and off, still blushing at being shirtless. The darker haired teen brought his hand up, brushing it lightly across his chest before leaning forward a little and kissed over his heart. He could feel the somewhat increased beat of it against his lips.

Moving his lips to kiss up to the boy's neck, at the base of his throat, then back down to his chest, he then flicked his tongue at his nipple. This made Xie Lian give a small gasp in surprise at the sensation.

"S-San Lang," Xie Lian half gasped and half moaned at the feel of the other boy teasing one with his mouth and the other with his fingers.

"Does that feel good?" San Lang asked between kisses as he moved a little lower on his chest.

"Y-yes." He gave a small bite to his lip as he brought his own hands over to San Lang's jacket. The darker haired teen blushed a little but let Xie Lian undo his jacket, shrugged it off, and added it to the pile on the floor. His long-sleeved, red undershirt was pulled up and off as well.

Leaning forward, Xie Lian mimicked the other boy's actions of kissing him, along his jaw, and down his neck to his chest, pausing briefly over the throbbing beat of his heart in his chest. He ran his hands along the smooth, pale skin, brushing his thumb across the other boy's nipple.

Biting his lip a little, San Lang had him stand, before taking his hand, grabbed their shirts, and headed for Xie Lian's room. Shutting the door behind them, he dropped the shirts before prodding the other boy to the bed and had him lay down.

"It'll be easier to kiss you this way," San Lang said as he straddled the other boy's waist and leaned over so he was hovering over him. Xie Lian's cheeks were flushed bright pink.

Pressing his lips to the lighter haired boy's again, he kissed along his jaw and back down his neck to his chest before teasing his nipples again with his lips, tongue, and fingers. The other boy moaned and gasped softly before San Lang continued kissing further down to his navel. He was quite aware just how aroused Xie Lian was since he was just as stimulated.

Moving off to the side a little, he ran his fingers lightly along the waistband of Xie Lian's pants. The other boy tensed up his muscles a little as he looked at the golden hazel eyed boy.

"It's pretty painful being this aroused," San Lang commented softly, watching the chocolate gaze looking up at him. He gave a somewhat small blush himself. "I could help you with that if you want. I promise only to use my hand. Unless you want me to use my mouth."

If Xie Lian's cheeks could get any pinker, they did. He felt like his face was going to burst into flames at how warm from embarrassment he was in. But it was true what San Lang said. With how aroused he was, it was getting uncomfortably painful. Though he also didn't want to go all the way. But San Lang had said he'd use his hand.

"Y-your hand is f-fine," he stuttered a little.

"Alright Gege. I promise I'll make you feel good." He leaned down and kissed him before pulling back and undid the younger boy's pants.

Sliding his hands along his waistband, he pulled down the pants and boxers, revealing the lighter haired teen's hardened arousal. Xie Lian gave an embarrassed look as he turned his head away. San Lang gave a small smile before turning the other boy's head to look back at him and pressed his lips to his. Then running his other hand that wasn't supporting his weight, he wrapped it around his arousal.

Moaning at the feel of San Lang's hand wrapped around him, the other teen started moving his hand up and down his length. He gently squeezed him as he continued kissing his lips then moved along down his neck to his chest again. Teasing his nipples with his lips and tongue, the darker haired teen couldn't help but smile against the other boy's soft skin as he moaned and writhed a little. He could feel the other boy's heart racing in his chest and his breaths coming in gasped pants. The younger teen's back arched up a little as he fisted his blankets at his sides.

"S-San L-Lang," Xie Lian moaned, feeling a ripple of pleasure spread through him like a wave as he came.

Smiling softly as he pulled back from his chest, San Lang looked down at Xie Lian as he relaxed back against the bed. He looked to his hand that had some of the white, sticky liquid on it and on the panting boy's stomach. A small smirk tugged his lips up as he brought his hand to his lips and licked it off his hand. Then leaning down, he licked the rest off the lighter haired teen's stomach.

"You taste good, Gege," he spoke up as he hovered over him. Xie Lian's cheeks were bright pink while his eyes had that glassy look of pleasure in them. He gave a chuckle at his embarrassment before leaning down to kiss him, letting him taste himself.

Xie Lian couldn't feel any more embarrassed at what had just transpired between them. But he also felt happy too. And at ease with the other boy. As San Lang pulled back from the kiss and sat back, he sat up. He adjusted his boxers and pants, before buttoning them again.

Noticing the bulge in San Lang's pants, he bit his lip a little before moving to the side some and prodded the darker haired boy's shoulder, who blinked at him. "I-I can't just let you leave yourself like that either." His cheeks were still flushed pink. "Lay down and let me help you."

Feeling his cheeks flush with warmth at Xie Lian's words, San Lang laid down where the other teen had been. The brown eyed teen bit his lower lip a little as he leaned down and kissed his lips for a moment before kissing along his jaw, down his neck, and to his chest. The breathy moan that the honey eyed teen let out as he teased his nipples like what had been done to him gave Xie Lian a little thrill.

Kissing down to his navel after giving enough kisses to the other boy, the brown haired teen leaned back and looked down at the bulge still in the other boy's pants. He bit his lip as he brought his gaze to the honey coloured eyes watching him.

"It's okay, Gege." The darker haired boy gave a nod while his cheeks held a flushed pink to them.

Fumbling a little with his pants, Xie Lian undid them before sliding them down to reveal the hardened arousal within. His cheeks flamed with heat as he stared at it for a moment then leaned down to press his lips against San Lang's again. The other boy threaded his fingers up into his hair as Xie Lian wrapped his hand around his arousal and gave a soft squeeze.

"Gege," San Lang moaned softly, breaking the kiss as the brown eyed teen started moving his hand up and down his length.

Mimicking how the darker haired teen had pleasured him with his hand and kissing, Xie Lian did the same back to him. The other boy writhed a little under him as he gripped the blankets with his fists.

"G-Gege," the darker haired teen moaned again as he felt his release and relaxed back against the bed.

Feeling his cheeks flush with warmth, Xie Lian looked to his hand that also had gotten some of the sticky, white liquid on it. He looked up to San Lang's face, where his eyes were closed; his chest moving up and down from his panted breaths.

Watching as San Lang slowly opened his eyes, they were no longer the golden hazel they'd been. Instead, his left eye was dark, almost black, and his right the same red tint that Hua Cheng's had been. They were glazed over with pleasure as he looked at him. Brown eyes blinked in curiosity. While he wasn't sure exactly how magic worked with keeping his disguise as the teen he saw before him, it was evident enough that it had faltered a little. Was San Lang aware of this? He didn't think so.

Bringing his hand up to his lips, Xie Lian copied what the other teen had done and licked his hand. The darker haired teen's cheeks flushed a little; those two toned eyes watching the lighter haired teen as he licked his hand clean. The other boy leaned down, licking the rest up off his stomach, before moving up and leaned down to capture his lips so he could taste himself.

Giving a moan into the kiss, San Lang threaded his fingers up into the shorter hair as he deepened it. After breaking it to catch their breath, Xie Lian pulled back a little, those two toned eyes still showing instead of the golden hazel ones. But he didn't mind really. Especially since Xiao Hua's eyes would have been this way because he was Hua Cheng.

Sitting up as Xie Lian moved back enough, San Lang adjusted his pants and buttoned them back up. He gave a small smile before prodding the other boy to lay down again. The younger teen blushed before doing so. San Lang smiled before laying down across him, putting his ear to his chest.

"I'm not too heavy for you, am I Gege?" he asked softly as he lifted his head to look up at the brown eyes gazing back.

"N-no." Xie Lian gave a shake of his head. Actually, it felt nice since usually he was the one laying on the other boy.

"Alright." He gave a soft smile before laying his head down, listening to the throbbing beat of the younger teen's heart. It was soothing to him. Coupled with feeling relaxed by their intimate time together, it also left him happy. Even though he wished for more, this was good enough for him for now. He'd waited over a thousand years just to get this far. What was a little longer? It wasn't like he was going anywhere.

Feeling the darker haired boy relax against him, Xie Lian brought his hand up to gently pet his head. He really wanted to intertwine his fingers in his hair, but the other boy still had his hair pulled back into his red hair string.

"San Lang?"

"Hm?" He didn't raise his head.

"Can I take the ribbon out of your hair?" This got the other boy to raise his head and look at him; his eyes still two toned. A small smile graced his lips before he put his head back down, reached his hand up and undid the first part of it. Xie Lian smiled as he finished undoing the ribbon and set it aside; letting the dark hair spill out over them.

Bringing his hand up, the brown eyed teen threaded his hands through the silky feeling hair. He gently played with it as the other teen sighed softly, giving him a small squeeze as he continued laying there quietly. Several moments passed as he noticed his breathing had become even and soft.

'He fell asleep,' Xie Lian thought as he smiled. He did feel really relaxed and content himself after their little intimate time together.

Closing his eyes, maybe a little nap would be good. After all, he'd need it for when they went to Gui Shi tonight. He didn't want to be tired when they went.

Hearing the soft throbbing beat of a heart as his senses came to, San Lang slowly opened his eyes, feeling the warmth of Xie Lian below him. He could feel his fingers still intertwined in his hair and slowly lifted his head to look at the sleeping boy. A contented smile tugged his lips upwards as the memory of them sharing their intimate moment with each other earlier.

Looking over towards the clock, he noticed it was starting to get a little later in the day towards dinner time. There wasn't any noise in the house to signal that Xie Lian's mother had come home, which he was grateful for.

Reluctantly pulling away from the sleeping teen, he leaned down and gave him a soft kiss on his lips before getting up. He picked up his hair ribbon that had fallen to the floor earlier and tied his hair back up. Then grabbing his red undershirt, he slid it back on.

Picking up Xie Lian's two shirts, he draped them over the back of his desk chair. He set his own school uniform jacket on the seat of the chair before looking at the younger teen. Maybe he'd let him sleep a little longer. After all, he'd need it for when they went to Gui Shi.

Going to the door, he headed down towards the kitchen, pausing a moment in the bathroom to wash his hands. It was then he noticed his eyes were his usual two toned colour instead of the golden hazel he'd disguised them as. Blinking, he was a little confused why his magic had wavered a little. Had his eyes been this way in front of Xie Lian? The other boy hadn't said anything.

Pulling his lips into a thin line, he closed them for a brief moment, calling on his magic once more. When he opened them, they were back to his disguised honey colour again. With a small sigh, he headed towards the kitchen to get some dinner started.

"...ge. Gege."

"Ngh."

"Gege. Wake up."

Opening his eyes, Xie Lian looked up to see San Lang leaning over him a little. His hair was pulled back up into its usual ponytail and his eyes were back to being the golden hazel they'd been. He gave a small furrow of his brow as he also noticed he had his red undershirt back on.

"San Lang?" He slowly sat up as the other teen smiled.

"Feel better?" Brown eyes blinked at him. "I let you sleep a little bit and made dinner. Your mother isn't home yet."

"Oh...um...xié xie."

Getting up, he grabbed his undershirt and slid it on before following the other boy down the hall towards the kitchen. He stopped into the bathroom to wash his hands then went to the table where the other boy was waiting at the table.

As they finished up eating, San Lang noticed one of his butterflies come fluttering in from the window behind Xie Lian. It informed him that his mother was on her way home. He gave an ever so slight nod at it.

"Is something wrong?" Xie Lian asked, furrowing his brow a little and turned to look behind him. There was nothing there.

"Oh it was nothing," San Lang replied, glad that the butterfly had disappeared before being seen. "I thought I saw something out the window but it was probably my imagination."

"It wasn't a ghost was it?" He turned around to look out at the evening air with the sun nearly down.

"No. They wouldn't come up this far away from the woods," he replied with a shake of his head. At least not like they used to back in the old days. "At least they shouldn't."

"So they stick to the woods then?" He finished up his food before standing to take care of his dishes to put into the sink.

"Yeah. For the most part they might wander in the woods but many stay in the Ghost Realm," San Lang replied as he brought his dishes over to the sink after finishing his food as well.

"I wonder why that is?"

"With humans and their expansion of technology and loss of belief in the supernatural, it sort of left them in a bind," San Lang replied. "After all, ghosts can still be killed again. It just takes a lot more for them to be killed. Especially by a human."

"R-really?" Xie Lian gave a blink as the other boy nodded. He was about to ask how when the sound of the door opened.

"Xie Lian?"

"In the kitchen," Xie Lian replied. A moment later, his mother showed up in the doorway. Her gaze went immediately to the darker haired boy. "We made you something so you didn't have to worry about it when you got home."

"Alright. But you'll want to be getting home soon," she spoke up, directing her words at the red clad teen. "Even if you have no school tomorrow, it's getting late."

Xie Lian went to say something but San Lang spoke up. "I suppose so." He looked at the brown haired teen. "I suppose I'll see you later then, Gege." A soft smile graced his lips. "Wǎn ān." He then headed for the front door where he'd already put his bag and jacket earlier by his shoes. "Wǎn ān Mrs. Xie."

Blinking at him as he passed, she watched him go to the front door. He got on his shoes, grabbed his bag and jacket, before heading out the door. She looked back to her son once they were alone.

"Why don't you get something to eat and I'll do the dishes here," Xie Lian offered, noticing there had been some tension from his mother towards his friend. He didn't understand why but he'd really noticed it tonight.

Putting her stuff up, she came over to eat as he cleared off the rest of the dirty dishes he and San Lang had used. He busied himself with washing the dishes before heading to his room after a quick shower to freshen up.

Sliding on his pyjamas for the time being, he decided he'd get a little more sleep so he'd be alert and ready for their time in Gui Shi.

Well, that's the chapter. Xie Lian and San Lang have a little alone time together. *grins* I had San Lang's eyes change to his normal colouring because he'd been so happy, he'd dropped his guard just a little. I mean, can you blame him? *grins more*
Anyways, thanks again for reading! I'll get another chapter up soon!

~Xié xie - Thank you. (She-yeh sheh)
~Wǎn ān - Goodnight. (Waan-ahn)