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            I feel my body being lifted and I feel my body being laid down somewhere. I try to open my eyes, but I couldn't. "Wei Ying, are you here?" I ask in the dark blank space in front of me. I can't see anything or feel anything except that I am standing on a ground. I try to take a step but I am planted in the ground. I frown, if I want to speak to him, even if its just my head doing this, I have to walk forward in search of him.

           "Lan zhan, I see you have become so weak. Fainting in front of the disciples," Wei Ying voice startles me a bit as he teases me. Shaking his head with a grin on his lips, he walks forward with a flute in his right hand, his left hand hidden behind his back. The moment he steps forward, the darkness around me faded and we are in the inn we met when we met accidentally after he turned into the Yiling Patriach. 

         "We meet again," I tell him as I take a seat opposite to him. "Ofcourse, who else would meet you here," he asks as he grins and takes a sip from the wine placed in front of him. I know this is a dream, but still I check around for any movements, hoping for this to be real. 

            "Lan zhan, look at me. Why are you not concentrating on me?" he whines in an exaggerated tone making me look at him at once. Though I know he is making fun of me, I reply to him. "I am sorry," I tell him sincerely. Wei Ying chuckles as he looks at me closely. 

            He sighs as he regains his posture after a close inspection of me. "What happened to you Lan zhan?" he questions seriously. I look at him, from his red ribbon to his long hair, to his eyes to his lips. I want to kiss him, but I am scared. When I kiss him, though this is a dream, if I don't feel anything will this dream dissipate. 

         I think long and hard before I reply to him. "I want to kiss you. I want you to come back to me," I tell him as I look into his eyes. I know my face doesn't show how desperate I am, but I am desperate. I feel lost and dead when I am living. 

          He stands up and walks towards me, I wait for him to do something, say something as I look at all his movements. He plops down on my lap, as he face me, his legs tightening around my waist. My hand, on its own places itself on his slender waist. Wei Ying puts his hand around my neck as our face our inches apart. 

         "Do you want to?" I whisper, though I am scared inside, my voice didn't waver at all. "I want to, but after sometime. Lets talk, Lan zhan," he whisper back and I nod my head in understanding. This story, this talk, this all is written by my own head. Ofcourse he wouldn't want to kiss me, because I am scared this will end. Of course he wants to talk to me, because I want to talk to him.

           "Come back to me," I whisper desperately. "I like you. I will stand by your side always, come back to me," I whisper as I felt my eyes becoming moist. I want to act strong, but now in front of him I want to be myself, because I know this isn't real. Wei Ying didn't open his mouth, but he just stares at me. 

          "I was always calling you back then though you avoided me, you were at least there for me, its your turn to call for me it seems. Only, I can't find my way to come back to you even if I try now," he says as his hands start fiddling with my forehead ribbon. I lie my head on his shoulders, hugging him tightly. I am thankful that I can feel it, the hug and the way my heartbeat rises. 

            Wei Ying softly play with my hair with his fingers. "You are strong Lan Zhan. I may comeback, I may not, but I wish for you to stay strong. Besides, if I comeback and you are this weak, you will only faint from my shameless jokes in shock. So be strong, okay?," he says playfully yet sternly, as he massages my head. I don't know whether I should laugh or cry at this. The word 'if' is painful to hear, I want him to replace it with a 'when'. 

             I nod my head as I snuggle closer to his neck. I feel sleepy, which just means I am going to wake up soon. I know he said okay for me to kiss him, but I am not sure now. I have had my first kiss with him in real, the second one, I don't want it to be an imaginary one. I have countless kiss with him in my dreams, but this moment I don't want it to be disturbed. Him massaging and playing with my hair, and me snuggling closer to his neck. This is what I want. A home where I belong. 

              "I will meet you soon, Lan Zhan," I hear him whisper. I nod my head, "Me too," I tell him drowsily. "Wei Ying," I call for him once, just for the sake of it. "Lan Zhan," I hear his voice fade away. I smile, at least I met him.

             When I open my eyes, I see my brother and A yuan sitting side by side in silence. Brother seems to be concerned, whereas A yuan seems to be concerned, angry, confused and to be thinking. I move silently and sit down on my own. This caught their attention totally. 

            "How are you feeling?" my brother asks and they both wait for my answer eagerly. "Refreshed," I inform them as I get up to walk towards my room. It seems I disturbed a whole period of class. I look around to see uncle standing near the entrance of the door. I salute to him and walk towards the exit. 

           "I will take my punishment," I tell him as I walk towards where he stands. "For disturbing the class and also for talking Lan yuan out during the class timing," I bow to him once and walk towards the Wall Of Rules. 

             I kneel down in front of it knowing I should do this till I get uncles permission to go to my room. Though the sun is hot, I can't feel much of it. I am happy, and I want time to be happy without getting distracted. My room is lonely, and many other places in cloud recess will remind me of him. Here, I can concentrate on what I saw in my dreams in peace. I can replay it as many times as I want.

                I know, punishment is to repent for the mistakes. And not doing that calls for another punishment. But at this moment, I really don't even have an idea on concentrating on anything than the vivid imagination I had when I was unconscious. 

               Thus, I spent a whole afternoon till night staring at the Wall as I remember Wei Ying calling my name...