"How did you recognise me, Lan Zhan?" Wei probes and I contemplate on how to answer this simple yet complicated question. Something in my face but have given him a hint that the answer is not quite simple. He smiles and shakes his head "Maybe one day you can tell me everything" threading our fingers together we simply walk around Cloud Recess. It was quiet and peaceful. No one was around. It was wee hours of morning and the tranquility was absolutely serene. Walking towards the cliff we could see the vast expanse of this cold yet beautiful paradise. Maybe it wasn't the place that made it more appealing. It was the person who was by my side that made me grateful for such solitude.

Lying down on the dew covered grass he grins and stretches his hand out. Taking it he pulls me over him and my hair cascades around us to isolate us from the world. His breath hitches and I kiss his lips softly.

"Lan Zhan"

"Hm"

"My black robes suit you" his eyes glaze as I delve deep into them "makes me feel under the delusion that I own you" he kisses my lips again.

"You do own me" I repeat and he shakes his head "No Lan Zhan. Soulmates can never own the other. We're partners remember? We're equal in every way" he kisses my eyelash.

"Do you want me to wear the Black robes forever?" I enquire, cherishing his lips and the body heat that seeps into me.

"As much as I love seeing you in my robes, I never want to see you in black" he smiles sadly.

"Why?"

"You're too pure for my world Lan Zhan. Being my partner has already tainted you. I don't wish to see you don the same color too" he grins "plus you look so desirable in this colour that I might not let you up for some air in Jingshi" he laughs and I tuck my head in his neck.

Shameless.

Enveloping me in his embrace he whispers "maybe in Jingshi you can wear them" I can feel his chest shake and I kiss his neck.

Sighing we lie there in our own world as I remember the times we fought, lost, met and scars that we both bear to ultimately reach at this point of our lives.

"Wei Ying"

"Hm?"

"When did you fall in love with me?" I enquire and feel his breathing falter. His one hand slowly massages my hair and the other trails against my arm as he reminisces each events of his life.

"Lan Zhan, I won't lie. In my previous lifetime I was such a pompous person that I wonder if I ever considered myself to be in love with another but I won't deny that you have always had a charming appeal on me. My eyes always sought you when you were in the premise. The amount of warning I received from Jiang Cheng for everytime I troubled you" he laughs at a memory "I also remember asking Shijie" his voice softens "what it is to love someone?".

He turns to look at me "I think I may have loved you back then too. We were so young. Had we been remotely civil, we could have had a better ending to this story. But then you would have been Hanguang-Jun and I would have simply been Wei Wuxian and where is the fun in that?".

Kissing my forehead he cups my cheeks "but Lan Zhan, never did I ever forget you. Be it in Yunmeng or even the Burial Mountain. Whenever I was accosted by a difficult situation, I always thought what would Lan Zhan do if he were right here?".

"Lan Zhan, once I received this boon of having a second chance with you, I don't think I ever stopped loving you. The moment you caught my hand in the foot of Mount Dafan this heart started beating once again. The night we first slept together was probably the first time I slept peacefully after such a long time. You changed me and in the process I realised what it meant to love you".

Pushing me gently on the ground he leans over and his lotus shaped eyes mesmerises me into oblivion "Thank You" he places a finger on my lips to stop me from talking and shakes his head "what I asked you back then were against your principles but I admire the fact that you took my emotions into consideration. I am not a bad soul Lan Zhan, so henceforth I too need to take yours into consideration. What happened back then will not happen in the future. Our love is sacred but the pain is what I yearned for. Just to forget those years that I simply survived. Never did I fathom to get a second chance but here I am. With you. With Wen Ning. With Sizhui" kissing my lips he smiles "Past does matter but so does the present and future" with another kiss he confesses "I love you, Lan Zhan. Always and Forever".

Kissing my neck his hand trails down my robes "Want me to play with you Lan Zhan?" Before I could reciprocate his fingers caress my sternum and I bite my lips. His fingers outline my ribs and he softly sucks my skin on my shoulders.

"What's happening here?" We hear a squeak, shocked I push Wei Ying away and cover myself. We both look up to see Sizhui and a grinning Jingyi.

Wei Ying as composed he could be looks on mischievously "what do you think?" he gets up and stretches his hand to support me "you want the details?" he wriggles his eyebrows and Sizhui looks away embarrassed.

"Woah, Hanguang-Jun!" Jingyi eyes my robe "you're wearing Senior Wei's clothes. You both were being naughty, weren't you?". Closing my eyes I plead for Jingyi to shut his mouth. It would do not good for him to tease Wei. He should have learnt that by now.

"Jingyi" Wei calls out "did you want me to be naughty with you instead?".

"I am sure Hanguang-Jun won't appreciate the gesture!" Jingyi's retorts and Wei was not the one to easily back down "Well if I want you then I am sure your Hanguang-Jun won't mind!" He looks at me "would you mind?" I kept my mouth shut and Jingyi balks.

"Alright, alright. I don't play with kids Jingyi. I like men, you should know that my now!" he winks "now you guys get ready for your class with me today. I have something special planned for you all" he claps his hand and shoos them away. They abide by his instructions and leave us alone.

Threading our fingers we walk back to Jingshi and as he enters the room to take bath I stop him in his tracks "What have you planned for them?" He looks back at me and laughs. Pointing to Chenqing his eyes glitter "I'll be taking them to my kingdom. The Burial Mountain. Lan Zhan, do you wish to join us?"

(A/n: past couple of days I received so many personal messages from my lovely readers asking and enquiring about my health. Thank you. I am touched. I won't lie that I have been good. My head keeps aching but I am hoping to be back on my feet soon. I also had neglected to update Black for quite a while and so for past few days I was busy updating Black.

Hope you guys liked this chapter. I do understand the past few were sweet. Well I am sure they deserved their own sugar and honey moments).