{Note:- Some character names have been mentioned for the first time. I will mark it with a ' * '

Who they are will be told at the end of the update in the notes.}

Past

Because of Xian's persistent tantrums, the journey home proves to be much more difficult than Xi Xi had expected. 

The tantrums take many forms: begging, pleading, promising, to downright threatening, "Mother, please let me go back to Jun, or I will run away when you are not looking."

After innumerable attempts of explaining to Xian that he will be sent back to YiJun in a few days, Xi Xi decides to remain quiet and let Xian blabber.

Finally, the mother and her son make it back home. Xian immediately runs to his father and complains to him about his mother's injustice.

Xi Xi follows him inside, "It's as I had feared. They have already bonded." She informs her husband, Xiao Cong, who is a man of infinite patience and understanding. 

Cong's eyes widen; color drains from his face, "Are you sure?"

Xi Xi nods, "YiJun told me himself."

"Xi Xi, how is it possible? They are too young. Even Princess Jia was able to sense it only at eighteen. How did it happen!??"

Looking at his father in such a distressed state makes Xian feel as if he has indeed done something unforgivable. Without even being told, he leaves his parents alone to discuss the situation at hand.

"Xi Xi, does he have the mark yet? What is it?"

Xi Xi's eyes widen as the realization strikes her that in all the nervousness and confusion, she had indeed forgotten about the mark. She turns to leave, but Cong stops her, "Wait, tell me how far?"

Xi Xi knows what her husband wants to know, "They have not done anything yet."

Cong leaves a breath he had not realized that he was holding, "We can't keep them apart for long. Yet, them being close is not an option either."

Xi Xi nods, tears make their way down her cheeks, "I should have warned them... I didn't think things will suddenly take such a turn. When YiJun stared had avoiding Xian, I thought we didn't have to worry about the bond just yet. Moreover, we were not even sure..."

Cong hugs his wife, "If Jia* had had a daughter, maybe things could have worked out differently... " Cong trails off.

"Husband, this shouldn't be the end of Zhu bloodline. We can't let it end like this. Zhu Shen* is dead, and so is Brother Yun*. Everything rests on Brother Zian* now, but he left to cultivate his powers. I don't know when or if he will be back."

"Xi Xi, we don't have any proof of Shen's death. He may still be alive." Xiao Cong tries to console his wife.

"He would have returned to us if he was, don't you think?"

Looking at Xi Xi's closed stance, Xiao Cong realizes that he has hit a nerve.

"You know, you don't look much different than Xian when you are throwing a tantrum." Xiao Cong teases, trying to lighten the mood.

"Husband, this is not a matter to be taken lightly. We need to bind Xian, sooner the better." Xi Xi suggests. 

"I agree."

Once they have put a plan in place, the couple goes to their son. They need Xian to cooperate, but they also know that if not handled in the right way, Xian would never agree to it.

Xi Xi is the first to speak, "Xian, what would you do if one day bad people attack your Jun and try to harm him?"

"I will never let anything happen to Jun. I will protect him." Comes the quick response.

They had expected this answer. Now Cong speaks, "But son, you are young and weak. Even if you try to help, it will not work. Moreover, if something happens to you, Jun will feel bad."

Cong knew what he had just said was not exactly the truth, for once the blood bond formed, the death of one would lead to the other's death. But Cong had not been able to bring himself to say it out loud.

Xian panics at the thought, "Father, I can't let that happen. I need to protect Jun. I will do anything. Please make me strong, father." He begs. 

Xi Xi holds Xian's hand in hers and tries to soothe her son, "Xian, your father will give you a medicine that will help you become strong for Jun. All you have to do is take it for a week, and then, in a couple of years, you will be strong enough to protect Jun. But Son, it's not going to be easy for you. Taking this medicine would mean that every time you are near Jun, you will be in pain."

"Will it make me strong enough to protect him when the time comes?"

"Yes."

"Will it help me keep him safe?"

"Yes."

"I will do it. I will do whatever it takes to protect my Jun." Xian says resolutely.

Present 

 "Don't you dare leave me like this!" 

'This is wrong. I shouldn't have done that.' Wangji reprimands himself.

Xian pulls Wangji harder and brings his mouth near the immortal's ear, "Even if this is wrong, I want it; because it feels right. Kiss me! Now!"

Thought Wangji is stronger that Xian in both body and mind, he finds himself powerless at the sound of those words. He immediately captures Xian's lips between his. Xian traces Wangji's lips before sliding his tongue inside the warm wet space.

 An involuntary moan leaves Wangji's mouth as their tongues touch and stroke each other.

'He shouldn't see me... I can't let him see me...I want him. Please....' Wangji's thoughts become a mess.

"If you don't want me to see you, I promise I won't," Xian says, breaking the kiss and answering Wangji's thoughts.

Wangji fails to notice it and starts nipping Xian's lower lip. 'I need to stop... How will I face Uncle if I mark him? How will I face him?... I promised him!' Wangji's mind screams.

Xian stops moving and cups Wangji's face between his palms, "Will you get in trouble if you get close to me?" He asks in a concerned tone.

"Mn." Wangji nods in the dark. He can see concern itched on Xian's features.

Xian sits and pulls himself into Wangji's lap. "Are you bound by a promise?"

"Mn."

Xian smiles, tracing Wangji's neck and chest with his fingers; Wangji whines, burying his face in Xian's neck. It reminds Xian of Dawn. He realizes that Dawn is not around, "Dawn, I told you to stay with me for the night. Where did you go?"

"It left for a bit."

Curiosity gets the best of him, "Are you it's master?" Xian enquires. 

"Sort of."

"What is your name?"

"...."

Xian waits for an answer, but Wangji doesn't reply. 

 "I understand." Xian nods and takes Wangji's hand and guides it under his shirt, "I want to feel your hands on me... Please." He begs.

Wanji's breath hitches when his hand comes in contact with Xian's body.

"It's alright. I haven't made any promises to anyone. So you won't be breaking any promises if I make you touch me, or make you kiss me."

Xian brings up his palm. Wangji holds it and brings it to his lips. His fingers lightly trace Wangji's lips before once again bringing their lips together. He kisses Wangji like that is all he has ever wanted or wished.

Wangji's arms snake around his waist, holding him securely. Xian bites his lips hard enough to draw blood, making the immortal moan loudly.

Xian licks the blood off of Wangji's lips and sucks the injured lip; the immortal moans again, and Xian's heart begins to hammer wildly at the moan he brings out of Wangji. He pushes him into the bed and straddles him. Xian looms over Wangji, and his heart screams, 'Mine!'. He lowers himself on the older man and starts leaving a trail of kisses from his lips, moving lower. 

Xian stops abruptly, and a second later, there is a knock on the door, "A Xian, is everything alright?"

Xian gets off Wangji and opens the door to reveal a very anxious Yanli, "I am fine Shijie, I just bumped my leg on the foot of the bed."

"Ah... Ok."

Xian closes the door and walks back to bed only to find it empty. He looks at the open window and realizes that whoever it was, had left as mysteriously as he had arrived.

He sighs, "I hope we meet again." 

He goes to the bathroom and takes a shower. 

He feels hot all over. 

Try as he may, he can't seem to get over the how gentle yet possessive the stranger's kisses felt. 

He closes his eyes only to remember the stranger's hand on his naked body and his heavy breaths on his neck.

Desperate moans leave him as he strokes himself, thinking about the stranger; he cums hard, losing himself in his thoughts of the stranger.

When he returns to his bedroom, he finds Dawn waiting for him in his bed. A sense of calmness washes over him as he gets in bed next to the wolf-dog, and instantly falls asleep holding it close.

{Note:- Word count 1592

The few new names in the story 

*Jia - YiJun's mother

*Brother Zian & Brother Yun - Xian's uncles. 

*Zhu Shen - YiJun's uncle and Jia's brother.

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