Wang Li heard and it shook him out of his memories. Ying Yue attempted to head to the water, but Wang Li lifted him into his arm. Startled, his hands held onto his king's shoulders.
"Ah Li-"
"You are too young, Ah Yue. You may drown."
"But… but…"
"I will take care of you, Ying Yue."
The blonde covered his face and pouted as he was carried back to the shack. When he was placed onto the ground, he attempted to gather sticks for the fire, but his lover shook his head. When he tried to start a fire, his husband shook his head. When he was about to place the fish through the stick to place on the fire, Wang Li took it from him.
"Ah Li," he whined, "I am not useless because I look like a child."
"You are not useless, Ah Yue."
"I feel as such."
Wang Li sighed and turned to the child. Humming, he figured he was acting protective over his wife. Pursing his lips, he placed his palm over blonde head and took account of how large his hand was compared to the child.
"Forgive me. I only wish to protect you."
"I know, but… let me do something too."
Nodding his head slowly, Ying Yue leaned against his side and hugged him.
"Thank you, my husband."
"You cannot call me this when we are around others, my love."
"But wh- …. Okay."
He felt Wang Li kissed the top of his head and he smiled. It would be strange for people to hear him calling his lover husband, with him looking like a child.
'Then this means we must not touch one another like lovers either,' he inwardly sigh.
"Ah Li, I still want to ask Ye Wu for your core. I worry for you…"
"Mm," Wang Li thumbed his lover's cheeks and smiled, "Should we not visit the other leaders and return the candies to your brother first? We can wait, my wife. I have time."
Ying Yue searched his face with big golden eyes and sighed. He felt the kiss against his cheek and it lingered there for a moment, before Wang Li pulled away with an exhale. He bit his bottom lip and moved forward, but his husband held him back.
"I… cannot kiss a child in such ways, my love."
"But… no one is looking…"
"But I would know… it would be… strange."
Ying Yue pouted, but he nodded in understanding. He kissed his lover's cheek instead and reached over to flip the fishes.
As he began to do just that, fire licked up his long sleeve. He heard the shout from Wang Li and he was quickly pulled back. The raven-haired man patted the fire out and held him close. He could hear the harsh breathing from his lover with his his body pressed against his king.
"I am alright, my husband."
"I cannot lose you again, not this soon."
He rubbed gently over his lover's chest, soothing him to calmness as golden eyes closed. Calling forth his energy, he sent them through his fingers and pushed it into his lover. It felt nothing, but it did not deter him from wishing to heal his lover's very soul. He could hear the calming of Wang Li's breathing and the death grip against him loosened.
"Forgive me, my husband. I had made you worry."
"Ah Yue…"
Silver eyes looked drenched with hurt and pain. The blonde smiled reassuringly and smoothed over scars along the beautiful face before him.
"I will do as you ask, do not worry."
Wang Li nodded and kissed the blonde's temple before grabbing the fishes off the fire.
"Blow first before you eat."
Ying Yue let out a giggle and nodded. He found himself smiling as well, as they ate their meal.
As the sun was setting, Ying Yue had asked they start leaving to reach the South Sector and Wang Li agreed. However, the child had stumbled and fell with a thump.
"Ah Yue!" He cried out picking the child up into his arms.
"Dizzy…"
Wang Li quickly laid the blonde down and ran down to the lake for some water. When he returned, Ying Yue was sweating and moaning almost in tears. Snow had whimpered as he nosed his master, unable to help the blonde. Wang Li placed a wet cloth on his wife's forehead and wiped his skin cool.
"You were dizzy before. The poison should be gone."
"Mm."
"Did you caught an illness?"
"I was better after…"
"…"
"…"
"You are a child."
"Whose fault was that?!" Ying Yue shouted before groaning in pain.
"…"
"It hurts…"
Wang Li squeezed the child's small hands and kissed petite nose. He wondered what it could be. The Face Stealing Ghost had no poison within it to produce such illness and the poison of need should have been gone.
When he laid with his wife before, his lover's taste was different... sourer and tangier. He searched his mind to find any answer but couldn't find one. He pushed sweat soaked bangs way from his wife's face and stared at the writhing child.
His eyes widened when he found what he was looking for.
Pursing his lips and shutting his eyes, he could not believe how stupid he was. Exhaling through his nose, he could see clearly what was harming Ying Yue. He was unable to before due to his selfishness to please himself, but now… things were so clear.
"Forgive me, Ah Yue."
Ying Yue furrowed his brows in confusion as he slowly fell into unconsciousness.
What was his husband asking forgiveness for this time? Did he not know he would always forgive him? His Wang Li was always so concerned, he wondered if he would ever change the raven-haired man's mind. Darkness blanketed him into sleep and he dreamt of a memory long ago.
[Fingers gripped the bedsheet as the thrusts continued to push up against him incredibly slow. He laid on his side with his knees pressed against his chest as his lover hovered over him. Lips and tongue moved up his arm and shoulder to his jawline and ear. He whimpered and shot his arm out to press a palm against his husband's chest.
"Ah," he groaned as his king pressed deeply into him, making him feel the fullness inside.
"Tell me, my dearest wife," Wang Li turned his face to capture his aroused reddened eyes, "What do you wish of me?"
He bit his lips and moaned when a short thrust made his ass bounced against strong thighs. His lips were captured and he was having a hard time participating from being worn down. The cock inside him pulled out and he winced, but mewled out loudly with his back arched when his husband entered him quickly, filling him once more. He tightened his hold on the bedsheet and the palm against his lover's chest moved up to wrap behind Wang Li's neck.
"Tell me, do you wish for more? Wish for me to fill you again, to be even fuller," Wang Li whispered darkly against his wet lips.
"Yes."
He whispered and his mouth was sucked and bitten. The thrusts picked up smearing the cum from earlier to pump out, leaking onto his husband's shaft. Tears slipping down his face as he turned away from Wang Li to grip the sheets with both hands. A pillow protected his head from the wall with the force his husband was going, or else he was sure he'd have a concussion from every bang against the wall.
Big hands gripped his thigh and hip for leverage and rammed into him harder, faster, quicker.
"Ah! Ah Li! Mmph!"
Ying Yue bit his lips groaning from the stretching of his walls. He panted as his body tightened and coiled like a spring ready to pop. His face was gripped and forced to turn to watch those once silver eyes now red.
Tears were slipping down his golden eyes and his saliva slid down the corner of his opened mouth. His head was boxed in between lean muscled arms as his husband leaned over him. His back arched and he cried softly.
Harsh panting echoed in his ear and Wang Li laughed darkly. A bite against the curvature of his neck sent pain nerves to his brain, yet his body exploded with colors.
The blonde was twitching as he came quietly, breathlessly. Finally, Wang Li came again and stuffed him with more of his seeds. A wet tongue licked his wound and then he felt air.
His husband pulled away and out of him to stare at his used swollen hole. Ying Yue could feel the cum dripping out, leaking and making him sticky. He bit hard on his lips as a finger pressed into his entrance, pushing the escaped seed back in his sore puckered hole.
"My perfect beautiful wife," Wang Li laughed and placed a kiss to his bare bottom.
Ying Yue did not reply as his body shivered and trembled. He was nodding off into unconsciousness as he felt his lover press inside him once more.]
When Ying Yue woke, he was breathing harshly. That dream brought an emotion that he did not want to relive. Wang Li was… rough and angry because-
["You are cursed, Ying Yue."
"… what?"
"Did the Heavens not speak with you?"
"He had twice, but he, he only said that I was wrong. I thought he meant what I've done to help Ah Li. Are you telling me he cursed me?"
"Ah Yue…"
"What was the curse? I need to know. What does it have to do with Wang Li? I… please tell me."
"You are the curse."
He snapped his head to look at the redhead. What did his older brother mean by that? Brows furrowed and forehead creased, as he thought about it.
"Ying Yue, you said your husband had gone to see the demon. Was there any advice?" His master questioned gently.
"I'm not sure… sometimes he seemed normal, then other times he isn't. I don't think there was much changes, but Wang Li is trying to see if it was the need to create chaos. Madame Yun told me… she told me to let Ah Li fall, let him give in and create chaos but I cannot do that. I cannot leave him and watch him give up all his goodness. I can't."
When he was done speaking, Ying Yue was breathing hard and his heart was having a hard time going back to beating normally. Pressing his hand against his heart, the blonde squeezed his fingers, as if to settle the thumps pounding his chest.
"Ying Yue. Your choice to stay with the Ghost King was not in the Heaven's plan. Therefore, Jade Emperor had done what he felt was needed."
"To put a curse on me?!"
"…Yes."
"What is the curse? Master, please be honest with me."
"The longer you stay with your husband, the more goodness you take from him, the quicker he gets to being true evil…" his master cupped his shoulder and looked at him sadly, "Do you understand, Ying Yue, what you must do?"]
'NO!' He shut his eyes and scrunched his face. He was not going to do it. He wasn't!
He curled his small body in the bed alone.
'He wasn't.'
The sound of light plucks filtered in his ears and it calmed him, soothed his throbbing heart.
'Ah Li?'