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"Lan Zhan!"
Wangji sighed as he heard the cheerful voice behind him, he wasn't the only one who sighed though, Jiang Cheng also sighed right before rolling his eyes.
"Lan Zhan!--- I guess he didn't hear me~" He chuckled at the girl while pointing at Wangji, running after him while holding onto his backpack.
"Slow down! Wait for me!"
Lan Wangji didn't stop or looked back but he actually slowed down, not letting others realize it.Nobody noticed it anyway, cause it had been a while since the school started and now everyone knew Wei Wuxian's obsession over Lan Wangji, and everyone also knew Wangji didn't give a damn about it.
"Are you going to cafeteria?" He asked with a smile on his face, still breathing heavily because of running and pushing people away to reach him.
"Mm." Wangji said, which made Wei Wuxian's smile get wider.
"Me too! Let's eat together, have you seen the new student? He is really kind and I think--" He started to talk about the shits nobody actually cared, again.This was the usual Wei Wuxian anyway.
"Is he going to cafeteria again? Why?" Wen Ning furrowed his eyebrows as he noticed the two walking away. "He just ate with us."
"I know." Jiang Cheng shook his head. "Pathetic." He whispered before walking in the class.He didn't know why his troublemaker brother was so interested in Lan Wangji, just like everybody else.Actually Wei Wuxian was pretty popular, not just in school but in everywhere he went.He didn't have problems about making friends, he was never alone anyway.But Lan Wangji was the opposite, he was always choosing to sit alone, even if he was with others he wasn't talking too much.Lan Xichen once said it was just his personality, nobody actually heard him saying more than three sentences if it wasn't about classes.But he wasn't the shy and intoverted guy either, even the way he walked was making it obvous that he had no problems about self esteem.Everyone realized that he actually chose to be like this, and nobody dared to change it anyway.
Well, except Wei Wuxian, of course the damn bastard who always found trouble would have to put his nose in this.
At first Jiang Cheng thought he found Lan Wangji interesting cause there were a lot of rumors about him since he never actually talked, or even looked at others face.Plus his uncle being the scariest teacher wasn't helping, everyone was making up therioes like him getting abused at house or getting forced to have a strict life.Whatever it was, Lan Wangji was the mysterious boy in the school, and Jiang Cheng thought just like always Wei Wuxian was pushing his luck and playing around.But it had been months, and he was still following Lan Wangji around even if he didn't get any reactions.
"Man---he doesn't even want you." Nie Huaisang chuckled and it caused Wei Wuxian to glare at him.
"He does."
"He never said it." This time Jiang Cheng said, putting his backpack on the desk as he approached.
"He doesn't like talking much, he never says anything." Wei Wuxian said, his lips were like almost pouting and Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes at that.
"But for real, what's your deal?" Nie Huaisang leaned closer with a naughty smile. "Are you playing something? Is it a bet?" He nudged Wei Wuxian's shoulder but the taller guy shook his head.
"I just like him, he is funny." He said and Nie Huaisang's jaw dropped, literally.
"He is funny? He doesn't even talk."
"He does." Wei Wuxian furrowed his eyebrows. "He just doesn't talk too much."
"But--"
"Your funny boy is here, and it seems like your seat is taken." Jiang Cheng said as the two were discussing and both of them turned their heads to the direction he was looking at, the left corner of the class.
"Is that Mian Mian?" Nie Huaisang tilted his head. "She seems shy." He smiled because the girl seemed really shy as she kept taking glances at Hanguang-Jun, who was reading something.
"Hey." Jiang Cheng touched someone's arm as Wei Wuxian was still staring at the scene, not looking at anywhere else. "Does Mian Mian like him?" His brother asked one of their classmates and Wei Wuxian looked at the boy now, wanting to hear the answer.
"Oh---Probably." The boy chuckled after seeing the scene. "Who doesn't like him? If he would give them a chance all girls would try it anyway." He said before turning back to his business and Jiang Cheng looked at his pain in the ass brother, who seemed even more pissed now.The boy was actually right cause Hanguang-Jun had the looks of a prince, he was good at everything he did and even though he didn't talk too much he was always kind to others, nobody saw him being rude or anything close to that.At first days a lot of girls tried to get close to him but they gave up since Hanguang-Jun was so uninterested.
Jiang Cheng took a breathe before slapping Wei Wuxian's shoulder.
"It's your seat, you don't have anywhere else to sit if you don't want to spend the rest of the day with Su She." He said as he sat down and after few seconds Wei Wuxian nodded, causing Jiang Cheng to roll his eyes for the nth time.Wei Wuxian was smart, really smart, but he was an idiot when it came to little things and Jiang Cheng knew it best.So he did the push for make him go there.
"Oh hello--" Wei Wuxian put a smile on his face as he walked to their seat, but it was different from his gummy and bright smiles. "--Mian-Mian, what's wrong with your seat?" He asked nicely, looking at the pretty girl sitting beside Hanguang-Jun.
"Ah..I was wondering if I could sit with Hanguang-Jun for this time.I really suck at physics and I need his help." She said with a soft smile and Nie Huaisang covered his mouth with his palm.Because everyone knew it was Wei Wuxian's seat, he happened to sit with Lan Wangji on the first day of school cause Jiang Cheng didn't save a seat for him since he ate all the snacks last night and the only empty seat was beside Lan Wangji.After that it was official, that seat was his.
"But it's my seat." Wei Wuxian's smile got even more disturbing and Nie Huaisang leaned closer to Jiang Cheng, they were both watching the scene quietly.
"He is getting bitchy." He whispered to Jiang Cheng but his brother knew this wasn't him being bitchy, if Wei Wuxian would get bitchy it would include crazier things.
"Is it?" She smiled. "But I never saw Hanguang-Jun sitting beside you, it's always you."
"Oh shit." Nie Huaisang saw the flame in Wei Wuxian's eyes and before he could say something, teacher walked in.Their eyes met with Lan Wangji's for a short while and he felt like Wangji wanted to say something.Maybe it was just imagination, it didn't matter since he was stuck with Su She now.
He put his arms on the table before leaning his chin on them, not even feeling embarrassed as he stared at Hanguang-Jun and Mian Mian, directly.
He knew Lan Wangji wasn't about talking, yes it was actually weird at first since he would mostly nod and not talk if there was no need but somehow Wei Wuxian liked that in a strange way.Because he never saw a person like Lan Wangji, everyone said he was expressionless but it wasn't true.After following him around for few days to realize what was his deal, Wei Wuxian realized the guy was actually deep.His face never changed indeed, but his eyes had a weird sparkling.Wei Wuxian liked it because it was interesting, it was raw, it was something nobody could fake.
But right now he was pouting so hard as he watched Mian-Mian smiling cutely and asking something to Lan Wangji.
It was his seat.
He slowly furrowed his eyebrows when she leaned closer to look at Lan Wangji's notes.
Jiang Cheng facepalmed, he felt that Wei Wuxian was going to do something stupid even before he did a move.Cause he was also taking glances at the two, it was his duty as a brother anyway.
And he was actually right, he didn't even pull his hand away from his face when everyone was startled by Wei Wuxian's voice.
"It's my seat." He was standing right beside Mian-Mian and they were in the middle of a class.Actually he would find a way to save his ass if it was another class cause all teachers loved Wei Wuxian since he was acting like a cute spoiled kid, but it was Lan Qiren's class.
"Wei Wuxian." Lan Qiren said in a steady tone, causing Jiang Cheng to lower his head, he didn't want to watch this. "Go back to your seat, now." He said and was ready to go back to class since everyone used to have this boy fooling around.
"But it's my seat!" He pointed at Mian-Mian like a kid and Lan Qiren was about to yell, probably tell him to go out since he was getting kicked out of the half of Lan Qiren's classes for his smartass comments.
But something unexpected happened, which caused everyone to open their mouths with shock.Even Lan Qiren was confused.
"Wei Ying!" Lan Wangji said and his tone was annoyed, he sounded like 'stop it.' and when Wei Wuxian looked at his face he saw that Lan Wangji was angry.He never called him Wei Ying before and he felt like he used his name just because he was angry, which made Wei Wuxian even get more pouty.
"It's okay Mr.Lan, I will leave before you kick me out.My apologies." He said as he turned to Lan Qiren who was glaring at him like he could actually push that boy out of the window.Jiang Cheng watched Wei Wuxian grabbing his backpack and walking out, he always got kicked out but he never felt sorry about it.Jiang Cheng knew he wasn't sorry about that, his dumb brother wanted that cold prince to react.Actually it would be better if Lan Wangji wouldn't react, but he did, in a way Wei Wuxian didn't like.
"Fine! If you don't want me, it's your loss! Have that Mian-Mian instead! Hıh!" He kept whining as he threw his backpack on the grasses and layed down, using it as a pillow before closing his eyes.It was the usual him, he could put the school on fire and get scolded by the entire world, but he would go out and sleep somewhere like nothing happened.It was simply Wei Wuxian.
"I thought we were friends."
But not this time.
"How can he let her take my seat?" He opened his eyes, not feeling like sleeping as he made an angry face at nothing.
"How can he scold me in front of everyone like that?" He turned to the left side, feeling pouty and very uncomfortable since Hanguang-Jun always called others by their formal names and the first time he chose to call Wei Wuxian intimately like that was this.
"It's my seat." He mumbled angrily before closing his eyes again, he wasn't happy about this.
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"What are you doing?" Su She gave him a disgusted look when Wei Wuxian placed his backpack beside him.
"Shut the fuck up." He said and sat down, he seemed also disgusted by the person beside him.
"Mian Mian is not around, go sit on your place since you are so mad about it." Su She said as he pointed at Hanguang-Jun's seat, which was empty since none of them was there.
"Why do you think that I want to hear your stupid voice?" Wei Wuxian smiled at him before putting his arms on the table again and closing his eyes immediately after leaning his head on them.
"Go the fuck away if you don't want to hear my voice." Su she said, causing Wei Wuxian to put a face like he just smelled something shitty. "It's Lan Qiren's class and I'm going to get blamed with you since you can't shut the fuck up."
"I wouldn't sit with you if there was a seat, you dumbass."
"There is a seat, you shithead." Su She answered and Wei Wuxian furrowed his eyebrows before lifting his head.Su She pointed at the empty seat beside the window. "They didn't come today, so please fuck off."
"My pleasure." Wei Wuxian smiled at him as he immediately went there and sighed.
"His fucking voice and stupid ideas." He mumbled, rolling his eyes before doing the same gesture as always and getting ready to sleep.But he sighed angrily when someone put his backpack on the seat beside him.
"Look Su She, I don't have time for chickens and---oh." His disgusted and annoyed expression quickly changed when he saw Lan Wangji beside him.He was wearing light blue jeans with a white shirt.He seemed so good without actually trying, he was so simple yet so loud.
"Don't do that again." Lan Wangji said before sitting beside him and Wei Wuxian was lost.He looked around and saw that others were looking at their direction, cause Hanguang-Jun never sat somewhere else than his seat until now and it was kind of interesting since they all wondered about the scene yesterday.
"Uncle was so angry." He said in a calm tone, putting his books on the table and not making eye-contact with Wei Wuxian.It made the shorter one huff and lean on the table again.
"If you would say that it was my seat, it wouldn't happen." He mumbled, still sad about the way Hanguang-Jun didn't react. "You know what--" He lifted his head. "I thought we were friends, I thought you liked to have me as your classmate but you casually let someone else sit on my place! Would you like it if you were in my shoes? Everyone says that you are so kind and such a gentleman but I don't think you are actually like that!"
"No." Lan Wangji said as he turned his head, looking at the whining boy.
"What?" Wei Wuxian finally stopped talking and took a breathe.
"I wouldn't like it." He said in a calm but soft tone, he didn't sound mad like yesterday. "Sorry."
Wei Wuxian blinked for few seconds, looking at the other and trying to accept the fact that Lan Wangji, Hanguang-Jun actually said sorry to him.
"I was going to tell her but you kept talking." He said before turning back to his book and Wei Wuxian was staring at him with surprised eyes.He actually didn't expect Lan Wangji to do this cause after yesterday he decided to think maybe others were right and Lan Wangji just let him follow him around but didn't give a shit.
But he quickly put a smile on his face when Mian Mian walked in.
"Lan Zhan, Lan zhan~" He nudged the other boy's shoulder with his, looking directly at the confused girl who realized Hanguang-Jun just changed seats. "Did you miss me?" He asked with a loud voice, obviously making others hear and Jiang Cheng snorted, hiding his little smile as he turned his head away.
"No." Lan Wangji answered, still looking at his book.
"You did!" Wei Wuxian was back, he said loudly as he nudged his shoulder again. "I'm your bestfriend! Tell me that you missed me!"
"I didn't." He said with a stone face as always, but it caused Wei Wuxian to laugh loudly.
"Then can we sit here from now on?" He leaned his arm on the table, blocking Lan Wangji's sight and causing him to sigh before look at him.He was smiling cutely as his bangs were on the left side of his forehead because he tilted his head to make Lan Wangji look at him instead of the book.
"We can't." Lan Wangji said coldly before hitting his face with the book and trying to read it again.
"Hey----why not?" Wei Wuxian whined and caressed his forehead, but this time he went closer and placed his head against to book to force Lan Wangji again.
"I'm sorry." They were interrupted before Lan Wangji could ignore him again, because Mian Mian just walked over with a sad expression.Wei Wuxian just kept smiling widely, not moving his head from the book on purpose since he was pretty close to Lan Wangji.
"I didn't mean to disturb you, Hanguang-Jun." She said, actually seeming sorry as she looked down.
"It's okay." Lan Wangji said as he turned at the girl. "I can help you with physics." He said all of sudden and Wei Wuxian's happy face quickly fell down.
"What?" He furrowed his eyebrows, looking directly at Lan Wangji who still ignored him and kept looking at Mian Mian.
"But I must sit with Wei Ying, it's not right to leave a friend like that." He said and Mian Mian nodded before smiling softly, thanking him and going back to her seat.
"So is it just about the rules?" Wei Wuxian nudged his shoulder again. "It's just because it's not right? That's all?" He kept playing but Lan Wangji was already reading his book again.
"There is something else." Lan Wangji said with a dead expression as he kept looking at his book and Wei Ying quickly tilted his head, wondering what it was.
Wangji turned his head and looked at him.
"I have to make sure that you won't do anything inappropriate."
Wei Wuxian sighed loudly before letting himself fall on the desk dramatically.
"Sit properly." Lan Wangji said after a while and Wei Wuxian pouted before obeying. "It's uncle's class, must be quiet." He said and Wei Wuxian knew what he meant, Lan Qiren was so angry yesterday and he was simply annoyed by seeing Wei Wuxian breathing.He had to be the good boy during this class if he didn't want to get punished again.
"Lan Zhan." Wei Wuxian's cute grin appeared on his face as he leaned his arm on the desk again. "You called me Wei Ying and said that we are friends, it means that you don't hate it when I call you Lan Zhan, right?"
"Sit properly."
"Lan Zhaaan."
Lan Wangji gave him a look and Wei Wuxian huffed, sitting properly again.
"Damn----I forgot to rewrite." He suddenly remembered as he saw others taking out their notes. "It's because of you!" He looked at Lan Wangji. "I was so sad over you cause you let her sit on my seat and I couldn't even--"
"Quiet." Lan Wangji said as he pushed a notebook in front of him and the loud one quickly opened it.
"Lan Zhan you--"
"Don't make him angry." Wangji said simply, still looking at his book as a wide smile appeared on Wei Wuxian's face, he nodded quickly.
"I won't! At least I will try! Thank you, Lan Zhan!" He said happily and started to get really loud, which caused Lan Wangji to glare at him.
"Oh--" He quickly realized. "--quiet,---yes." He pressed his own palms on his mouth but his smile was still reaching his eyes.
He didn't even realize the looks Lan Qiren gave to their side as he walked in.Cause nobody did this for him before, plus it was Hanguang-Jun who re-write his homework for him.It meant he didn't actually hate him like others said, he was sitting there with him right?
Wei Wuxian smiled and decided to keep following him around despite the comments of others.