Yan Qing Shan was in a very good mood. After all, the Aces practically fell into her lap. And just a while ago she has gotten a call from the people she has been waiting for. Her brothers and sisters have arrived here in Huaxia.The Four Mythical Guardians, the retainers of Izanami; that was what they were known in the Underworld. They were the top disciples of Asahi Reo and his adopted sons and daughters. Technically, they were her uncles and aunts but they weren"t that far apart in age so she was used to calling them brothers and sisters. Although, it irritates her that they"d rather call her as Ojou than addressing her by her name. She got used to it as time pa.s.sed by. Though, she still doesn"t spare scolding them when they treat her too much like a master.
Asahi Aki, the eldest amongst them was known as the Seiryu, guardian of the East. Her Aki-aniue* was the epitome of a gentleman. His n.o.ble elegance made him a fitting big brother. He was very protective of her back then in j.a.pan. Even more than her real brother, Yan Qing Yu. When Yan Qing Shan thought about it, he must have been the one who took it the hardest when she went back to Huaxia.
If Asahi Aki was the big brother, then ultimately Yui-chan was the big sister of their group. She would call her Yui-aneue but the latter prefer being called Yui-chan. She told Yan Qing Shan that it makes her younger than she really is. She merely laughed at that twisted logic. Yui was the guardian of the West, Byakko and she very much stood up to the reputation of her insignia. Yui was ferocious in battle, in hacking, and... well, in practically anything. Yui was a computer genius too. She was the one who taught Yan Qing Shan how to hack.
The guardian of the North, Genbu was Asahi Mamoru. He was Yan Qing Shan"s partner-in-crime. Her Mamoru-aniue was quirky, sa.s.sy, and a hardcore crossdresser despite his very manly name. Yan Qing Shan has lost count of the times her Mamoru-anuie was picked up by guys. She even beat up a few of them in the pa.s.sing. What made their heads ache was his charm doesn"t spare even the girls. But that was what she admired about him. He was her mentor in disguises, seduction, and drinking. One time, he was punished by her Jii-chan because they went home dead drunk. Mamoru took her bar-hopping that night and got her wasted.
The baby of their group was Akane-chan, the guardian of the South, Suzaku. She may look like every inch a baby but her fiery temper would raze everyone in a hundred meter radius. And despite her pet.i.te and tender look, she was actually around the same age as Mamoru. Even older than Yui. But as they say, the clothes make the man. One would never imagine her actual age, because her favorite clothes were furry animal onesies. Yan Qing Shan feels that she would really get along well with Ning Xie Zhi.
Yan Qing Shan smiled to herself as she reminisced about them. She planned to introduce the four to her Aces. After all, the guardians would be those children"s trainors in the future. It was imperative that they get along with each other. For now, she"ll slowly take things as it goes.
She tossed and turned at her bed. Her excitement at the future prospects was on an all time high. Yan Qing Shan was wide awake despite the day"s tiring events. Then, she suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.
Yan Qing Shan dialled Zi Jue"s number. Since she couldn"t sleep yet and it was still a bit early, she might as well drag the devil out to play with her.
"Jue, are you busy?"
She asked directly. There were a few things that Yan Qing Shan wanted to try. She has read on web articles that it was possible to watch a movie at night. And that amus.e.m.e.nt parks were a lot more enjoyable when the sun had set. She didn"t particularly understand the difference so she wanted to experience it herself. There was no better time to do that than now.
But she didn"t want to go alone. Therefore, the only solution for it was to ask Zi Jue out. Kind of like...a date, she thinks is what it"s called. Yan Qing Shan was clueless about these things and merely guessed.
"Not really. Why? Is something the matter?"
Zi Jue"s attractively mellow voice sounded out the phone. For no apparent reason, this made Yan Qing Shan smile widely without her realizing. Without warning, she dropped a fatal question that was capable of rendering the devil incapacitated.
[I can"t sleep. Want to go out on a date?]