Boom! Crack... bang!
Boom! Crackle... bang... bang!
Bang!
"Sounds like the boys are here to pick you up. Mochou are you ready?" Xin Mi asked
The sound of the firecrackers and all the noise was a surprise for Mochou. He knew weddings were boisterous events but he didn't expect such things for his own wedding. He expected a quiet event. So when he heard all the noise he was reluctant to go out.
"Come, don't be afraid. Yichen will come in to carry you away soon. Let us go to the entrance and greet him." She said as she placed the veil over Mochou's face and led him to the door.
Yichen burst through the gate while laughing and a big grin on his face.
"Mochou my love I have come for your hand in marriage." He announced loud and clear.
"Is that what he's supposed to say?" Mochou wondered as he lightly laughed.
Yichen quickly spotted Mochou. He gave him a long look up and down.
"You look beautiful, but I can't see your face? It's a shame, you must look incredible under that veil." Yichen said as he walked closer to Mochou.
Mochou was amused by his words but soon found himself also staring at Yichen. Like him he was wearing a red wedding outfit.
Yichen's outfit was more masculine in design and had embroidery along the collar, cuffs, and the base of the robe. The design were also gold in colour. But unlike Mochou's peonies his were a geometric pattern Mochou didn't hate it but he also couldn't help but think it would have been nice if the patterns matched.
Yichen stood in front of Mochou. Because Mochou was standing on the steps he was higher than usual and they now stood face to face.
"How are you feeling?" Yichen asked as he gently touched Mochou's arm that was still wrapped in a splint.
"I'm fine. I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday." Mochou said.
"That's good. If you feel unwell at any time you need to tell me."
"I will."
With that said Yichen picked Mochou up in his arms and carried him out the gate to the family's mule cart decorated in red. Yichen placed him in the cart and they soon began their parade around the village.
Mochou held tight to Yichen as they moved. Riding a mule cart was a lot rougher than he imagined. He was afraid of he didn't he hold tight he would fall off. Yichen noticed his distress and smiled in response.
As they made their trip many people gathered to watch and give their well wishes. It seemed pleasant enough but Mochou's mind was somewhere else.
"They better not throw anything. I don't want them to ruin Yichen's happiness." Mochou thought as he glared at the young boys through his veil.
Yichen could feel Mochou's grip tighten on his arm. Thinking Mochou was nervous being around so many people he leaned over and whispered quietly in his ear.
"Don't worry, today will be a busy day, but tonight it will be judt the two of us." Yichen said.
Mochou wasn't ignorant of the hidden meaning. He lowered his head and dared to imagine how the rest of the night would go.
...
Normally after picking up the bride they would go to the groom's home to pay their respects to the father and mother. Since Mochou was picked up at the groom's home they did a full circle and ended right back where they started.
This time Mochou was surprised to find Yichen's parents in the main room. Unlike earlier they looked serious.
Yichen led Mochou through each step of the wedding ceremony from greeting his parents to their ancestors and so on. Everything was according to tradition. The only difference was that after the greetings they got back on the mule cart and headed for Mochou's little hut.
"It's beautiful. I thought it looked nice yesterday, but now with the lanterns lit and the tables all set I think it's really beautiful." Mochou whispered.
"Not as beautiful as you." Yichen whispered back as he squeezed Mochou's waist. He seemed especially pleased about how rough the ride on the mule cart was.
When they reached the little hut Yichen once again picked Mochou up into his arms and started carrying him inside. While he did Mochou looked around the area at the many tables. Some had food but they were still mostly empty.
"The food looks delicious." Mochou thought. Aside from the medicinal tea when he woke up he hadn't eaten anything.
"Yichen, is it okay to sneak a bite or two?" Mochou asked.
"I'll bring you whatever you want." Yichen said.
Mochou wasn't entirely clear about what Yichen meant. Not until they went inside and Yichen placed Mochou on the bed.
"Tell me what you want and I will bring it for you." Yichen said.
"Why can't I go get it myself?" Mochou innocently asked.
"Mochou, did no one tell you? During the wedding day you are supposed to stay in here." Yichen said a bit amused at Mochou's question.
"I have to spend the day stuck in here? Where will you be?"
"I'll be outside entertaining the guests. But I promise I'll come inside often to bring you food or anything else you might want. I also need to check how you are feeling." Yichen said.
"I forgot in the past the bride was hidden away. It's so unfair." Pouting Mochou fell back on the bright red bed.
"Ouch!" Mochou looked down and found that he was laying on a bunch of nuts.
"Oh, my brothers added those. They are supposed to promote fertility and happiness. So we can have plenty of children." Yichen said as he played with the little nuts.
"Yichen do you want a lot of children?" Mochou asked. He had nearly forgotten about being able to give birth.
"He looks tense? Does Mochou not want children? Should I say I don't want any? But I don't want to lie. What should I say to help keep him happy?" Yichen wondered as he held Mochou's trembling hands.
"Mochou, let's take things slow. Right now we can focus on our lives together. We can worry about children later. There is no rush. I'm more than satisfied having you in my life." Yichen said after giving it some thought.
Worried that what he had said might not be what Mochou wanted to hear he was tempted to lift the veil covering Mochou's face to see his expression. But he resisted the urge because it was against tradition to lift it before it was time.
While Yichen debated on breaking tradition to look at Mochou's face. Mochou also struggled to think of the best words to say to Yichen.
"Yichen, marrying you has been a dream come true. I also want to help you achieve your dreams. If having children is one of those I'll try my best." Mochou said when he realized Yichen's strange answer.
"Mochou, you are the answer to my dreams as well. My love, my spouse, my bae. Don't worry about the rest right now." Yichen said.
Mochou felt a tear run down his face. He wanted to kiss Yichen but the stupid veil was in the way. He raised his hand intent on pulling it away but Yichen grabbed his hand first.
"We'll have all night to spend together. For now let me go find you some food. Is there anything in particular you want to eat?" Yichen asked.
"I'm fine with anything, but I don't think my stomach can handle anything that's too greasy." Mochou said.
"Okay. I'll be back soon. If you feel tired you can lay down and sleep for a little while. I know my mother must have woken you up early this morning.
"Okay."
Yichen gave Mochou a kiss on the cheek through the veil and walked out.
"If you were going to kiss me you should have given me a real kiss." Mochou thought as he watched Yichen leave.
...
"So bored... When will they stop partying and give me my husband?" Mochou grumbled as he picked the little nuts and dried fruit out of their bed.
He understood the meaning behind them but maybe it was because his skin was too sensitive or the fact he was already bruised from fighting against his father, but the little nuts kept jabbing at him and made their bed more like a bed of nails than a bed of passion.
After picking them all up he placed them in a bowl and slid it under the bed.
"They aren't on the bed but this should still be okay, right?" He thought as he poked at the little bowl under the bed.
"It's hard to believe those little things are supposed to insure we have an abundance of children." Mochou said as he got up and sat back down on the bed.
"Yichen must have been lying when he said we didn't need to talk about having children just yet. It would be strange if he didn't want children given what kind of world this is. But me... since the day I was first attracted to my martial arts teacher at the tender age of 10 I knew having children wouldn't be something I could have. Not naturally anyway. I mean I'm all for gay parents adopting or getting surrogates, but that's different from the current situation. The person who would be getting pregnant is me."
Mochou glanced at the little booklet hidden under some linen. He had brought it with him from Yichen's house.
"Maybe near the end of the book there's some information about giving birth? I mean I understand how it gets in, but how is it supposed to come out." Mochou wondered.
He then took the book and this time started reading it from the last page hoping for a different result.
Smack*
"You useless trashy perverted book! Whoever wrote you is disgusting!" He nearly shouted as he threw the book away. The last pages weren't any different from the beginning it simply showed pictures of very compromising explicit positions in which he and Yichen could do it in.
"Okay let's try to figure this out on my own. I mean from those pictures Yichen little thing goes in the same place it would if I were still a man... Is it little? There's no way it's little. Yichen is almost twice my size and has those nice firm muscles. He's more of a slim muscular compared to the bulky muscle man I was before, but they are definitely well defined and perfect. I mean when he was carrying me earlier it was easy to feel he had no problem. So it stands to reason that down there would be proportional to the rest of his body. So definitely not small..." Mochou felt a chill crawl up the back of his neck.
"He won't be small. Will it hurt? Should I have been preparing and stretching myself back there? Maybe this body won't feel pain because I'm a GER? That's always a possibility." Mochou thought in a hopeful tone but then soon dashed his own hopes.
"Wait I heard woman also say it was painful the first time. Damn! Is tonight going to be nothing but pain? I want our first time together to be romantic and loving." Mochou rambled as he waited for nightfall.
The party outside seemed to be getting more boisterous. Mochou could hear the laughter and well wishes. The fact his little hut was full of cracks and holes didn't make for the most soundproof room.
"Tch... Go ahead and enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself while I lay here with nothing to do but try to figure out how that sticky stuff you shoot off inside me will grow huge and come back out!"
Knock... knock...
"Mochou, I brought you some more food." Yichen said as he snuck into the red lit room.
"Again? You were here a couple hours ago. I still haven't finished what you brought me last time." Mochou said. The attitude he just had completely vanished the moment Yichen entered the room.
"This is the third time he's brought me food. How sweet." Mochou thought.
"Hehe, it's fine. This time I brought you some sweet candied lotus seeds." Yichen said as he carried over a small bag full.
"Thank you."
"Are you doing okay in here? It must be boring. I should of thought to bring you something to play with or do while you waited. I'm sorry." Yichen said. He sat down and held Mochou's hands.
"It's a little boring, but I could use the rest so it's okay." Mochou said as he blushed which was clearly visible now that Mochou's veil was gone. Yichen didn't take it off. It was Mochou who had done it himself the moment he was alone. Yichen didn't say anything when he saw it gone after he returned the first time and let him do as he wished.
In fact the more time passed the less Mochou wore. First was the veil, then his hair accessories, he even took off his shoes at this point. The only part left was his wedding dress and the little bit of rouge on Mochou's lips.
Yichen didn't mind at all. He couldn't help but feel surprised and excited each them he entered the room.
"I wonder what he will take off next time? Will he be completely naked by the time the night ends?" He pondered with a lecherous smile.
"What are you thinking about?" Mochou asked.
"I was just thinking how beautiful you are." Yichen answered. His words were so smooth they caught Mochou a little by surprise.
"Hey groom! Where did you go?!" Someone shouted from outside.
"Sorry Mochou I need to go back outside. But the banquet will end soon." Yichen said before he snuck away.
When he did Mochou frowned and flopped back on the bed.
"Nosy people luring my husband away on our special night." He grumbled unhappily as he began to untie the silk tie around his waist.
...
Yichen sat at the banquet table with his brothers. There were actually more than a few people who showed up at the banquet. More than anyone imagined. Yichen hoped it was because of his family, but he found more than a few came to see if the rumours that he was marrying Mochou were true. Some even tried to peek inside the little hut to check.
At first he was a little angry but his brothers kept him preoccupied and quickly cheered him up. They also made a plan to stop those idiots. They decided to stay and sit at the tables by the door to create a type of barricade. Which worked well.
Despite those trying to sneak peeks, most of the guests and his family kept wishing him a happy long marriage full of children. Each time they did he was forced to once again drink some wine. Soon his mind was only filled with the fact he was now married to Mochou. That and his promise to bring Mochou food.
"Big brother Yichen where are you going? Are you planning to sneak away to see your bride again?" His younger brother teased.
"He's my spouse now, I don't need to sneak anymore." Yichen said with a playful laugh as he staggered over to the little hut.
Yichen looked around for some food he could bring with him but the tables had been picked clean.
His father noticed his intentions and walked over with some water.
"Yichen, you don't need to do anything else tonight. We will have everyone leave now. Drink some water to sober up a little before you go inside. You don't want to start your wedding night as a drunken fool." His father said as he passed him a cup of water.
"Thanks dad." Yichen said as he sipped the water.
Yichen's father did as he promised and within a few minutes the yard was empty. Once he saw everyone heading out the gate and his head had cleared a little Yichen headed inside the little hut, where his little Bae was waiting for him.
...