(Present day)
Sizhui POV
It's been 2 weeks since Jin ling has stopped coming on night hunts and 2 weeks since he stopped responding to my letters, I know I shouldn't worry but ever since what happened on that night hunt I felt something bad happened to Jin ling and I can't rap my head around it. I still talk to Jingyi and Zizhen but I mostly avoid them, But Ever since then the image of Jin ling crying and looking so hurt when his heart was broken, it makes my heart ache just thinking it. I feel so useless, maybe I should talk to him! maybe I should go to Lanling jin to see if A-ling was ok! that's it!
Narrator POV
After Sizhui has decided, he started walking to see his father and mother ( Wei wuxian and Lan wangji). When he got to the Jingshi he heard moans??! He knocked on the door the noise stopped and the door opened to show Lan Zhan, "Sizhui?" behind Lan zhan on the floor was a messy Wei ying who was trying to catch his breath, "Come in" Lan zhan moved to the side and let Sizhui in and closed the door. Sizhui walked towards the table and sat down in front of his parents. "Do you need something A-yuan? Are you hurt anywhere!" Wei ying said looking worried, "No, mom I just wanted to know if I could go to Lanling to see Jin ling, I'm worried about him" Sizhui said with worry and pain in his eyes. The room went silent for a few seconds, "ok, but you wanna bring Jingyi and Zizhen with you?" " No, ummm their busy" Sizhui easily made up a lie, lying may be forbidden in the cloud recesses but Sizhui didn't care much for that rule, he was not gonna have his A-ling looking heartbroken again! "alright, when will you leave" " Now if that's ok" "mn" Sizhui stood up and bowed respectfully and left to prepare for his trip to Lanling Jin. Sizhui walked to his room to prepare for Lanling when he was stopped by Jingyi, " hey Sizhui, where are you going?" "I'm going to my room to..." Sizhui had to be careful with his words or they would try to follow or try to come with him, "to where?" Jingyi felt that Sizhui was hiding something but he ignored that feeling and looked Sizhui in the eyes waiting for an answer, "to....see clan leader nie!" " Clan leader nie? the head shaker?" " yes! I need to ask him something " Sizhui said calmly but really he was freaking out, he couldn't let Jingyi found out he was going to Lanling to see Jin ling or he would want to go to, "oh ok!" Sizhui watched as Jingyi left and sighed in relief ' thank god he didn't ask anymore questions' Sizhui speed walked to his room and quickly packed the things he needed. When he finished packing, he left his room and quickly left Gusu to set off to Lanling as fast as he could because he didn't have to talk to Jingyi again or Zizhen. Once Sizhui was far from Gusu he got on Akeldama ( Akeldama - field of death), and flew to Lanling. ( Sizhui's sword doesn't have a name so I gave it one and nobody knows the name of it except Wen ning). Sizhui managed to get to Lanling in 8 hours, it would have taked three days but Sizhui had a bad feeling so he speed up as fast as he could and stopped in front of the gate of Lanling. Sizhui got off Akeldama and put it back in it stealth, he walked towards the duplicates, "may I ask to see Clan leader Jin Rulan please?" Sizhui watched as the two men looked at Sizhui confused, "Clan leader Jin is not here" Sizhui's smile fell for a second " than where is he?" " We don't know" Sizhui narrowed his eyes but don't wanna comment on what they said. "ok..." Sizhui felt there was something more to it but he didn't feel like starting an argument. After Sizhui received the news, he searched for him for a week before going back to Gusu to tell his mother and father. " That does sound weird.." Wei ying said looking at his son, "mn" Lan zhan agreed with Wei ying, "What do we do? What if Jin ling is in danger?" Sizhui said feeling scared and worried at the same time. " We'll find him Sizhui, we'll send out a letter to Jiang Cheng and Nie huaisang because this seems serious" "May I help?" "No" Sizhui felt angry that he couldn't find his friend, "Mother please, Jin ling is my friend please!" Sizhui begged with tears in his eyes, ".... Fine" Sizhui nodded smiling sadly, not knowing what they were gonna find of Jin ling. Days passed like water and no sign of Jin ling anywhere and everyone was getting worried not to mention that Lanling didn't let anyone in anymore it isolated itself from everyone not explaining why, Until When it was at night, four duplicates found something and immediately sent out a single. it didn't take long for Lan wangji, Wei wuxian, Jiang Cheng, Lan xichen and Nie huaisang to get there but when everyone else got there it was like a muder scene happened.
Sizhui POV
Me, and a few Juniors were walking through the forest when we saw a different signs from Nie, Gusu, and Yunmeng. ' they found something!' I quickly got on Akeldama and left the others behind, "Sizhui wait!" I ignored Jingyi and flew to the singles and landed near by followed by the others and ran towards everyone. " Hanguang-Jun!" I ran towards him, "did you find Jin ling!?" "..." " Sizhui.... w-what is that!" I look to what Jingyi is pointing at..... there was blood everywhere, there were claw marks like someone was trying to grab onto something, and..... pieces of Jin ling's clothes.... I walk towards it and fall to my knees. "...." I felt something running down my face, "oh Sizhui..." I felt a hand wipe my tears.... but I didn't care.... " what happened..." "we think Clan leader was kidnapped" "Sizhui we'll find him" I glare at Jingyi, ' this is his fault !'
Narrator POV (again)
Sizhui glared at Jingyi with a hatred look in his eyes. Sizhui's eyes weren't the beautiful silver and purple they were before.... the color changed in his eyes to red.... a monstrous red..." IT'S YOUR FAULT!" it went quiet real quick, "WHAT! HOW IS IT MY FAULT!!" Jingyi shouted back at Sizhui, "BECAUSE OF YOU AND ZIZHEN NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!!" "Calm down both of you!" Nie huaisang shouted at they both of them and they both went quiet. "Now Lan Sizhui, what do you mean it's Lan Jingyi's fault" " Jin ling was dating Zizhen but Jingyi did something that caused Jin ling to not answer me on bit or come on night hunts with us!" Sizhui said with Venom in his voice that cause everyone to feel shivers down their spines. "I didn't even do anything!" Jingyi said trying to defend himself, " What did they do to Jin ling?!" Jiang Cheng immediately said angrily, "We didn't do anything!! Sizhui we never did anything to Jin ling! He's our friend!" " LIES!" Sizhui yelled angrily at Jingyi shaking in anger. " SIZHUI WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO!" "YOU KISSED ZIZHEN!" Everyone was silent, "They broken up! Jin ling didn't even care!" "YES HE DID!" "....he-" "JINGYI HE CARED ALRIGH!" "...." "WHEN ME AND JIN LING WERE LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS DID YOU NOT THINK WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU CONFESS YOUR FEELINGS TO ZIZHEN SAYING YOU LOVED HIM!" "....Sizhui we" " I'M NOT FINISHED!" "....." " Do you wanna know something Jingyi" "w-what" "he cried..." "what!" "He cried Jingyi!" "....I-" "he looked so heartbroken!" " ...." " He said that he didn't care because he was trying to mask him emotion!" "...." " he asked me was he not good enough! Jingyi!" tears fell down Sizhui's face, "I-I didn't I-" "DON'T!" Sizhui wiped his tears but they kept falling down. Everyone was in shock, "A-yuan why didn't you tell us!?" Wei ying asked worried as he went to towards Sizhui but he moved away from his touch. "Sizhui...I-" "Jingyi just leave" " what" "LEAVE!" Jingyi flinched, he hesitated " but we have to find Jin ling!" " Not you Jingyi" "but-" "LEAVE!" Jingyi flinched and took out his sword and flew back to Gusu in tears ' how did I not notice!' Jingyi thought as he was flying in the air. Sizhui on the other hand didn't face anyone, "Sizhui..." "I'm gonna keep searching" " wait-" But Sizhui already flew away on Akeldama. Wei ying and Hanguang- Jun raced after their son with the others behind them. ' Where are you A-ling?' Sizhui thought crying as he flew around trying to look for Jin ling not knowing that if he went into Lanling and went to the elders he would have heard the screams, cries, and the beating of flesh.
That day was when Jingyi, Zizhen and Sizhui friendship was on thin ice. And that was the day Jin Rulan was pronounced missing not know that if they did find him he wouldn't be the same A-ling they all knew and loved.