Rebirth

31. Their Story Part 3

A servant took out an umbrella and brought it over to the couple, Yanjing and Xing. However Yanjing shook his head and the servant walked back. Yanjing held onto the crying Xing. His heart pounding at an abnormal speed. Very hesistantly he wrapped his hands around her and pulled her in closer. Xing's sniffling slowly grew quiet and when she finished crying she looked up at Yanjing, who looked down at her.

Although Yanjing was older than her by a few years, the height difference between the two had always been only a couple of inches. She would never be below the height from his feet to his nose but after two years of being sent for training, she was now shorter than him by a head.

When Yanjing looked down the two eyes met and stared at one another for a moment. Perhaps it was the place that they were at, or the affects on their emotions from the previous event. Yanjing lowered his head and placed his lips over hers. Xing did not resist but instead she closed her eyes and accepted it. His hands traveled up and in through her soaked hair, untying the ribbon which fell on the ground.

Had Yanjing's identity been an ordinary person, others would congratulate the two. However Yanjing's real identity is far from ordinary. He is meant to be the future general, someone who would be able to fight for his country and guard its doors. The only reason for him to interact with a girl with the means to marry would be only for political relations. So when his servants saw their master kissing a peasant girl, a girl from one of the country villages they were shocked and all of them pitied the two because they know that this couple will never become true.

The two stayed like that for some time before the two pulled away. Xing looked down and when everything settled in on her, her face became red.

"What j-we di-wha-did we just do?" Xing stammered and Yanjing laughed at her reaction.

"Why are you laughing?" Xing demanded.

"Sorry. Sorry. It's just that I've never seen you like this." Yanjing responded.

Xing turned around and crossed her hands over her chest. "I do have emotions you know. I just..never show them."

Yanjing's eyes softened as he looked at the girl in front of him. She always kept a poker face in front of everyone. She never showed her emotions, even when it's in front of him she showed very little, and yet she was the only one that can make his heart move. He turned her around before pressing his lips on hers again. This time Xing was surprised and resisted but Yanjing only pulled her in tighter, deepening the kiss.

This time he pulled away first and in the rain he confessed.

"I seem to have fallen for you Xing."

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Xing doesn't remember much of what happened after they went back to the village. The only thing she did remember was that they were now not only friends but lovers.

The rest of the summer went by smoothly with them going out everyday and spending time with each other like a couple. Before they knew it, the summer had come to an end and it was time for Yanjing to leave again.

"Yanjing." Xing called.

"Xing!" Yanjing quickly walked over and hugged her.

"Yanjing." She said again and this time she knew she had to say it.

"There som-" "Xing, when's your birthday?" Yanjing interrupted.

"Eh? It's in the winter." She answered.

"Why do you ask?" She asked but Yanjing only smiled and placed a finger on her lips.

"You'll see." He answered.