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It was another normal peaceful morning on cloud recesses. The disciples are getting ready for breakfast and prepare for the necessary material for the morning lesson.
With Their kind and handsome sect leader and head Alpha, Lan Xichen.
Well, supposed to. None of them see their sect leader since yesterday’s evening when he announced his engagement with—and the marriage ceremony will be happening in three weeks time— Yunmeng Jiang’s sect leader and head Omega, Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Wanyin.
Well...Wanyin. Considering how that is their sect leader’s preference of calling the feared Sandu Sengshou.
They remembered the way their sect leader’s Handsome Jade like face melted in complete adoration, dark amber eyes softened with warmth and the gentle loving tone he referred his ‘Wanyin’.
What they wondered since yesterday was why they haven’t catch a glimpse of the said Sect leader Jiang. They knew for a fact that for the past three days, Sect leader Jiang had stayed in cloud recesses but for the majority of those time, none of them ever saw him again since welcoming his arrival.
Their thoughts comes to a halt now that their strict elder and teacher, Lan Qiren, has arrived. Though they all think the same thing;
‘ Hope nothing bad happened to Sect leader Jiang’
—
“A-Cheng”
A tall, handsome man, called his spouse’s name endearingly, his pair of dark amber eyes shine with mirth and adoration as he gaze at his beloved’s sleeping face. His Alpha pheromone enveloping his blissfully asleep Omega...
Jiang Wanyin, Jiang Cheng.
They are both laying in his; the Gusu Lan’s current Sect leader, Lan Xichen’s bed. The said Alpha lay on his left side, left elbow supporting his head, posture in complete relaxation while his right hand softly caress the beautiful, sharp feline feature of his A-Cheng. From his pair of adorable fluffy leopard ears to the high cheekbones then gently rubs the tender part under his closed eyes, brushing the thick eyelashes with his thumb, smoothing his usually furrowed eyebrows.
Reaching down caressing the bridge of his nose, he couldn’t help but softly pinch the edge and earn an audible, cute protest sound from the sleeping kitten. Sparing the twin round of peach that is his A-Cheng’s squishy cheeks (because he would surely awaken his spouse from rubbing his own pale ones against them or squish them too much).
Reaching his final destination, he press his fingers atop the Cupid’s arrow and the bottom of his lips and relish in its softness, while noting how it’s still bruised and red from...
His heart swells in complete love and adoration as he reminisce the past three days he was allowed to indulge the privilege to ravish this precious and beautiful being in his arms. Resting vulnerable in his bed; encasing his trust to his Alpha of making sure he will be taken care of and protected.
Honestly, he thought he couldn’t get anymore protective of A-Cheng since he discovered the gentleness and motherly affection underneath the rumoured and feared Sandu Sengshou.
After he realize his love for the stubborn, strong and courageous Jiang Cheng.
After they spend their first night together as mates, seeing Jiang Wanyin; all shy confessions, soft whispers of encouragement, loving touches on his hair and shoulder and free in love with trusting Lan Huan.
Shortly; Jiang Cheng was exceptionally beautiful and ethereally gorgeous that night.
Now...his protective streak just seems to be on high alert as a pair of white bunny ears standing up. Traditionally, it is an Alpha thing to be overbearingly possessive and protective when an Omega and an Alpha just freshly bonded and he has experienced it himself with his A-Cheng. Though frankly, even if he wasn’t an Alpha, he would’ve still be protective of his Omega, his A-Cheng.
He knows that they’re safe in the confinement of his Hanshi. With the talismans he renewed every change of sun position and his bed chamber now covered by wooden sliding doors (Talisman attached).
Another surplus him being the ever attentive and doting lover for his A-Cheng everyday since he arrived three days ago. Even now, he makes sure his broad and tall body covered the said man from any outsider who might suddenly barge in (again, another impossible probability).
He snap out of his thoughts when he feel the bed moves a bit. His first protective instinct is to put his body on top of Jiang Cheng and tightly clutch him in his embrace, making sure to hide his face on his chest as he grab Shuoyue on his bedside table and look around for any signs of danger or threat to the both of them, especially to the Omega in his arms that now is...
Crying?!
He hastily swivels his alert gaze on Jiang Cheng, who still has his eyes close with tears running down his cheeks, eyebrows furrowed in what seems to be in pain. Suddenly, the scent of his distress Omega exploded throughout the bedroom. Keeping an arm around Jiang Cheng’s shoulder, his right hand and eyes search for the source of pain on his body when he found none , aside from his own loving intention ones in the throes of their passion.
He can feel his inner Alpha scratching and whining for his Omega, wanting to protect and eases his Omega from the unknown threat. He starts to panic when he hears the quite whimpering from his mate. Deciding to wake him up because it is the only way for saving him from whatever it is bothering his Omega in his sleep, he let out his dominant and comforting Alpha scent around his Omega while he whispers sweet encouragement words to his adorable tuff of leopard ear,
“My Heart, come now to your Alpha”
“It’s okay, your Alpha is here, you’re safe here in my arms”
“Shh, it’s okay, come back to me. My Sweet, beautiful A-Cheng is safe here with me.”
“Wake up now, please, my Omega, my precious mate...”
“I miss you, I want to see you...”
The last one he whisper against his Omega’s lips before he softly claimed them. Letting out a sigh of relief after he pulls away for a little and sees the most gorgeous pair of crystal amethyst that is his A-Cheng’s eyes gazing at him tearfully.
“Good Morning my Heart, “ he smiles as he gently wipe away the tears threatening to fall again from those beautiful eyes.
He let out a sad croon when he sees his Omega trying to pull away a from his embrace,
“My Heart? What’s wrong? Did I do something?” He asks patiently, trying not to sound too sad because it’ll only add to his Omega’s distress
At those words, Jiang Cheng snaps his head up towards his Alpha and place both of his palms on Lan Xichen’s cheeks, easing away his worries.
“No, no. It’s not you A-Huan. I—“ he gulps and about to turn his head away again when he feel a familiar big palm cradling his face,
“No, please A-Cheng, no turning away from me. Please tell me why were you crying?”
Finally, swirling bluish purple meets honeyed amber as they both keep their stubbornness intact. At last, Jiang Cheng huffs, his fluffy leopard ears dropping. With a heavy exhale, he confesses
“I dreamt of you leaving me for that Jin beta.”
He hastily put a chaste kiss on Lan Xichen’s lips just as he’s about to protest. Though not long after he laughs when he sees the most disturbing and disgusted look he ever witness coming from the ever smiling and serene first Jade of Lan
His Alpha’s pout just makes him laugh harder,
“A-Cheng, it’s not funny. I know you my Heart, I know what you’re about to say and the answer will always be the same—“
“No. yeah, i know A-Huan. But—“
He yelps when suddenly his Alpha hoisting him onto his lap, strong muscled pair of arm wounding around his sensitive waist and hip.
“No buts. You’re the one I love, my mate, my Omega, and you’re the only one that’s ever going to hold my heart,” Lan Xichen says vehemently as he keep his deep fierce gaze within his beautiful Omega’s eyes.
Slow and steady, he retrace the marks he gives to his A-Cheng’s gorgeous body from his scarred chest, purplish blossoms collarbone which bear his marks the most, his chin and he indulge in nuzzling the sensitive tuff of leopard ear, nipping on them as he says,
“The only who I want to bear my mark as I’m the only one who is allowed to bear your mark...”
He says before gently lift his forehead ribbon tied to his sweet A-Cheng’s neck as a ribbon—incredibly suits him for he is his eternal gift from heaven— and mouthing the bonding mark on his Omega’s beautiful tender nape. His most favourite and permanent mark.
“I’m your A-Huan and you’re my A-Cheng. Way since seventeen years ago”
The last words Lan Xichen says as he bring their forehead press together. Jiang Cheng can’t help but shed a tear or two, Lan Xichen lets him because he also shed his own ones and they can feel as if those words is making its permanent carving on their heart
“A-Huan, I love you”
This, this is when Lan Xichen feels the most privileged and loved and the world is within his palms. In a sense, Jiang Cheng /is/his world.
Hearing the soft spoken words of affection, seeing the twin pools of sparkling amethyst, that tender cherry lips forming the most precious smile, slight crinkles of his nose, the usually tense eyebrows evened, tilting slightly upward while his drooping thick eyelashes wet from tears batting against his dusty pink cheeks
He looks like an Angelic being,
Lan Xichen’s Angel.
Sitting on his lap, both of his hand wound around his neck, oversize white robe—Lan Xichen’s— slightly drooping off the tanned soft skin. His Omega’s fluffy leopard tail snugly wrap around his arm that protectively wound around his waist. With him nuzzling his nose against his Omega’s, relishing at the content and happy purr he lets out, surrounding their little heavenly nest
/Ah/, he thinks, /I’m so content like this/
Just when he is about to kiss his A-Cheng breathlessly, he remembers something that he has been planning since three weeks ago as a gift to his A-Cheng before the wedding,
“My Heart,” he whispers under his breath, not wanting to disturb the happy and serene bubble they’re in. Especially the rare purr he receive in response
“Hmrmrr?”
Oh God.
Too Adorable.
Squashing down his desire to coo and hug his mate tightly all day, he steadily pick up Jiang Cheng by his hips and chuckles as his Omega instinctively wrap his legs around his waist. Supporting his weight with one hand, his other hand grab his folded outer sect leader robe and drab them across his Omega’s body.
—
After making sure his A-Cheng is well covered and tuck safely in his arms, he made his way into the back garden, passing the lotus Pavillon he made specifically for his A-Cheng’s stay and up the fresh green grass’s pathway.
Noticing that they’re no longer under the pathaway roof because he can feel the warmth of the morning rays, Jiang Cheng moves his head out the crook of Lan Xichen’s neck, gasping when he realises where they are,
“Huan?! Where the hell are we? Wha—put me down now!”
The said Alpha laughs, languidly walks on while fondly listening to his mate’s usual exclamation and scolding about how the both of them—especially himself—is in the state of underdressed, unbefitting if someone were to see two sect leaders acting so shamelessly like a certain shameless Wangxian couple.
“No, my Heart. You’re still tired and I won’t risk anything when it comes to you, you do understand how worried I was when you cried like that and almost going into ‘drop’.”
Jiang Cheng shut his mouth when the word ‘drop’ is mentioned. He knows how dangerous that is for an Omega. Although once they’re bonded with an Alpha, bringing out an Omega from a ‘drop’ becomes easier since the Alpha can guide his mate back with their deep connection.
Nevertheless, he still maintains his scowling face and huffs,
“Fine, but don’t let anyone see me like this—“
“Haha, yes my Heart,”
“—and let me down if you get tired of carrying me, I’m too heavy or whatever” Jiang Cheng says with puffed out flush cheeks, oblivious to his Alpha’s internal struggle
How many times, he’d lost count; Lan Xichen finds himself and his Alpha about to croon, almost howling from his mate’s cutenesses overload. He might do that later when he shows him the present he prepared for him.
“Yes, yes. I’ll do as my Heart wishes”
“Your Heart wish to know where the heck he is being carried to”
Lan Xichen chuckles, “Soon...see, we are here.”
True to his words, he stopped in front of a large wooden doors. He let Jiang Cheng down, keeping an arm around his waist as he guide the way closer to the wooden entrance with details of lotus and clouds carvings
He couldn’t tear his gaze from Jiang Cheng’s beautiful face while the latter’s mouth opens in awe, clear amethyst eyes wide and bright as they roams the entire residence and their surroundings
“Lan Huan, don’t tell me this is...”
Lan Xichen’s eyes softened and he smiles indulgently,
“Yes, my Heart. This is our house, our very own family’s house.”
Jiang Cheng face brighten like a rising morning sun, gorgeous pair of amethyst sparkling like starlight, cherry lips curls into a full teeth smile as he directs the most loving look to his Alpha,
“A-Huan,” his voice is shaky and he couldn’t control the happiness blooming inside his beings, his fresh lotus and peachy scent becomes sweeter and surround them in hazy pinkish purple colour
Lan Xichen has expect his A-Cheng would be delighted, but he never thought of how meaningful this must be for his mate to be this happy. So he pulls his precious mate into his embrace,
“Do you like it, my Heart?”
A nod and quite nuzzling against his bunny ear, “Hm. Love it so much. Thank you, A-Huan”
Pride and enormous happiness blooms widely in his heart.
“I had it planned out and build with the help from Wangji, Wuxian, Uncle and a few of our disciples. Even Jingyi and Nie Huaisang helps out”
“Hmph! So that’s why that brat has been acting suspiciously guilty.”
His Alpha chuckles, explaining how hard everyone struggled to hide it from him. Because this is a big one. Especially Wei Wuxian and Jin Ling.
It’s true though. Wei Wuxian, that loud brother of his has been unusually quite and looked like he was about to threw up on him every time they went on night hunt together. His ice wall of a partner avoids him like the plague. Although funny thing is, there was flush of red on both of his ear every time.
Lan Qiren’s three days a week invites for tea considerably lessened (he remembered how that night he talked to his Alpha about it only for it led to a long night and sore morning because his insecurities got the better of him and make him spewed nonsense like ending the engagement) then suddenly the next day Lan Qiren’s invites for tea change to every late afternoon activity from then on.
Jin Ling was so obvious keeping something from him he couldn’t bear to describe it. The Disciples are normal thankfully. Nie Huaisang...he’s the master of hiding and plotting things. No surprise there.
Lan Xichen internally pray his thanks to them as he soaks in the happy scent his precious Omega let out, face softened with familial love thinking about those people who cared enough to help building their home.
Damn it. He’s been so emotional since meeting A-Huan and from this morning’s close touch to go into ‘Drop’, he couldn’t stop the tears from falling
Lan Xichen notice it, oh how he always notice anything when it comes to his precious mate.
Gently, he cups those flush cheeks in his large palms and press sweet kisses all over his Omega’s face. His mate huffs tearfully, clearly wanting to pull away from his Alpha’s overbearing sweetness yet yearning for it all the same
Finished with the last kiss on his A-Cheng’s temple, Lan Xichen reach underneath his right side robe to retrieve something and put it to his A-Cheng’s hand he’s been holding all the time, it’s a...
“Jade Token?”
Jiang Cheng raise an eyebrow to his mate who in turn just smile brightly,
“It’s not just a Jade Token, my Heart. It is the only entry pass to our house here. Come, let me show you”
Lan Xichen motion to the nine lotus shape craving on the right side of the wooden gate, the shape is an exact replica of the Jade Token Jiang Cheng is holding.
Now that he take a closer look, the Jade Token’s shape is indeed a Nine Lotus
His family’s Yunmeng Jiang sect logo
His eyes widens as he realise the implication, “A-Huan, did you commissioned this specifically for me to use only?”
Lan Xichen’s deep amber eyes Sparks slyly, he chuckles at his mate’s adorable confused and troubled face,
“Well yes of course. You won’t have to use it for cloud recesses’s entry permit because soon you’ll be a Lan Furen,” he let out another chuckle as his mate shyly avert his eyes hearing those words,
“This Jade Token is for your use only. No one can activates it aside from you to enter this house. I designed the shape myself and asked the makers to find the closest purple shade to Yunmeng Jiang’s. Its also can detect and defect a threat to you and when it gives you a signal, it’ll glow a purple color.”
Lan Xichen gently guide his hand that’s holding the Jade Token close to the carving hole and he nudge his mate’s ear with his nose,
“Try it, my Heart”
Jiang Cheng nods and press the Jade Lotus Token to its carving hole and then suddenly a soft melodic noise accompanying the wooden gate’s opening
“T-the fuck? there’s a song, A-Huan. Is it supposed to—“
He turns to his mate only to meet the ever sunny smile on his Alpha’s handsome face.
“You—I can’t—“
“It’s a song i composed for you. Well, I suppose to show it on our wedding but I wanted to see if you like it first” lies. He just wants to see his mate’s first reaction first before anyone else and his mate’s reaction always pleases him, like now...
Jiang Cheng is speechless. He openly gawk at his Alpha’s sheepish smile
“Do you like it?”
Though he’s more than happy now, he couldn’t...his heart could not take another surprise.
“I-Idiot. Of course I love it. Whatever...it is, if it’s coming from m-my Alpha, I’m happy”
He mumbles and stumbling around his words but he hopes it conveys enough of his gratefulness to his ever attantive, loving, protective and handsome Alpha.
Out of nowhere, he let out an embarrassing and loud yelp when the said Alpha’s strong arms lift him bridal style. His hands instinctively finds leverage around Lan Xichen’s broad shoulder as he’s being carried inside the house. The wooden gates instantly shut close as soon as Lan Xichen’s foot step on the front Japanese-style garden and canopy pathways leading to the main residence’s entrance.
“A-Huan! Hngg, you know I’m still sore you beast! Don’t suddenly carry me like that!”, exclaimed Jiang Cheng as he nips the white fluffy bunny ear as revenge—relishing at his Alpha’s low whine of ‘ow it hurts A-Cheng’—cheeks red as his beast of a mate effortlessly carry him inside their house, laughing freely like the happiest man in the whole world
“I can’t help it. My A-Cheng is just way too adorable—“
“A-adorable?!”
“—Anyway, since he said that he’s happy of whatever his Alpha gives him, how about we make a baby now as a—“
“LAN HUAN!!”
The sound of embarrassing exclamations of the Yunmeng Jiang’s sect leader and the joyous laughter of Gusu Lan’s sect leader might sound odd,
Though to those who looks closely, they both have the same bright and loving smile and the same harmonious heart,
/I love you. I can’t wait for our wedding soon/
The door closes behind them as they share a soft sweet loving kiss.