....
Yes. Anying was fragile and pitiful, strengthless and helpless yet... As he walked through the obstruction towards his destination called a short passage, he felt relieved... Though there was a nagging feeling at the back of his mind...
He knew not to humour it. Instead, he strived painfully to maintain and display the elegance of a leader figure... But since he was too hungry and weak, he couldn't fully attain the image of nonchalant Hei Anying... Only an ordinary one but it was better than nothing.
At least hope lit up in his eyes when he saw the open door towards the living room, and heard chatting and banters of his friends.
."1...2...3... And start!.". xueCheng's smooth voice reached his ears and he swore it was still as beautiful as he could remember.
Yet... He didn't plan to join them and start playing as soon as he got to the living room... After all he could embarass himself by falling in the middle of whatever games they were playing because of hunger.
Finally... He got to the focus of light... The living room and behold... His friends were there.. all of them playing.
As usual... Yuehua was sitting on the sofa at the right side of the room, with his hand propping his jaw and sharp black eyes staring at the two figures tackling themselves on the ground.
xueCheng ... The peach haired had an excited expression on his face, pink eyes with a tinge of red squinted in anticipation... As... He was holding a whistle while inspecting the two figures on the ground. While...
Xiao Jing... With her blonde pigtails and big black eyes was staring at the phone in her hands as she recorded the two figures tossing and turning on the ground unblinkingly.
The figures on the ground... Were non other than jimeng and Xiao Hua... They were wrestling each other... Trying to get themselves hit the ground with their backs first...
The rules of their game, first one to have his or her back on the ground looses... That's why, Xiao Hua with her shoulder length chestnut brown hair had a serious expression on her face while pressing on jimeng's slender waist to touch the ground.
And inch... An inch more... And...
". I won!.". She preened as soon as jimeng's back made contact with the floor.
Jimeng lay flat on the floor with a disbelieving look and a pout.
"Sometimes I wonder if you're a woman you mushroom.". He mummured. And Xiao Hua just gave him a full teeth grin in reply.
"Ha!.". He got up and went to sit close to yuehua with a sad expression on his face, raven hair bouncing about in time for xueCheng to announce with a gleeful tone.
"The winner is Xiao Hua!. Congratulations!.".
."thank you. Thank you."Xiao Hua bowed and faced the camera then began babling ranting much to jimeng's horror.
A smile made it's way to anying's lips... Now this was peaceful... Like how he remembered it... He had the urge to join them and forget everything but, he couldn't.
He needed to eat to his fill first. And so, he made his way towards the kitchen... But who could have thought that was when xueCheng would notice him and scream out.
".Anying!.". In an excited tone, ran towards him and enveloped him in a bone shattering hug.
". Ah... Ah... Ah... xueCheng... you're hurting me.". He didn't have any strength for crying out loud.
xueCheng pressed him one last time before releasing him from the hug.
Then the next second he, xueCheng's expression turned scrutinizing as he stared straight into anying's eyes.
It kinda gave him the creeps because those eyes... Held power in them.... To seduce.. intimidate... Name them all.
"W-why... Why ... Are you staring at me like... that?.". He asked the peach haired.
Weren't they supposed to haul him to play or welcome or scold him?... Yet what was this?.
"Were you given permission to be here?.".
xueCheng asked yet Anying almost choked on empty air when he registered the meaning behind the sentence.
What the...
How did he know?...
And worst... All negative thoughts decided to hit him at that moment yet--no... Hanze was asleep. Forget about it. He wouldn't get caught... But even if he did then ...
So what?. What if there was no permission?. He came out to eat. Was that a crime?. Was it?.
He averted his gaze from xueCheng and answered resolutely. "I came out to eat.".
"You should go back.". xueCheng countered. despite hearing his response thereby taking Anying off guard.
Wait a minute..."didn't you miss me?... Wouldn't you welcome me?.". He asked frowning slightly [ duh~... we all know he was trying to avert xueCheng's scrutinity and warnings ].
xueCheng pressed his lips together, the worry tinted in his eyes as he asked "Have you ever wondered why I answer the surname ye before xueCheng?.". He knew where Anying was playing at but the youth needed a serious warning.
Now what was he getting at?. Anying thought squinting his eyes at xueCheng...
But wait... He had...
A minute... Did that?....
xueCheng sighed." He's my elder brother which means I know him better than you so... Go back in if he didn't Grant you the permission to be here Anying". He said hoping he would.
Well would he?.
Nah... Anying was having none of it, he was hungry. That was final And was going to address their surnames later. But now he was going to eat, go back in and sleep as if nothing happened... As of now, he put on a final expression on his face and said.
"I am hungry. i HAVEN'T eaten in days so I must do so and return immediately if you don't want me here.". Emphasizing on the haven't.
He watched xueCheng open and close his lips as if trying to find words to say in refute yet alas, he sighed, gave up and turned to the rest people.
"We have a guest."