Another price to be pay

How long has it been since she met him? thousands of years. she lived and ruled well while Dijun stayed in his palace, as an unspoken vow he stayed out to grant her freedom. one has to pay the price and Dijun was the one as always.


She wasn't happy with his decision but surely he could stay away much easier than herself. Even imagining her days spent in her cave to avoid him was impossible.


But it was already too long, she didn't feel what her grandmother and aunt told her. the description of feeling when they were ready to mate wasn't anything near her current feel. not just she didn't feel that awkward need to find someone who seemed to call for her she didn't put anyone under magic either. her grandmother told it's because of her combined blood and magic of nine tailed and red clan but she believed it's because she already loves someone. Anyhow it was a blessing, she didn't need to avoid everybody to not make a blood grand.


How much she missed the old days, when she could be near him, it's true even after she found out about her filings and he admit to his own too, they still couldn't be together completely but at least she spends ten days of a year at his palace, she saw him and they talked, mostly she but he companies her with his unique smile and silence. It was her choice, it was she who insist to kiss him, she get what she wanted but in return she was drag out of his place and stayed out of his eyes for so long.


Just if they told her about this magic sooner, she thought by kissing him she only challenging his empty fate of love, she thought the worst scenario is he be mad at her and maybe sent her away for a while, she never could imagine his next words about some kind of old magic running in her veins which make them to not see each other anymore. She remembered her grandmother and aunt coming to them, they told about same magic: "little Jiu as a nine tailed fox you mate, and as Dijun told me with you two kissing your turn is arrived, you can't see each other anymore, not until you mate someone else."


That day Dijun told he don't regret his choices not even because of her:




Dijun: so even I kiss you or not you will have what you asked for.


Feng Jiu: yes, I don't need your help for my previous issue, but now I need it for my face and dignity.


Dijun: oh we can't hurt Ching Chu's pride


She nods before kissing him again: so not hurt it


Dijun hesitate too much that she was about to give in when finally he responded to her kiss, she felt flying over the clouds, Dijun was kissing her, even after he broke it he hugged her tightly and put his chin on her head, he wasn't mad at her.


She heard some whisper around themselves which make her to open her eyes and look around, they were in public and just gave heavenly people some good show to watch, she felt embarrassed but was so happy to considering it, putting one arm around her back Dijun smooth her hairs with the other before tell someone: as you can see the princess of Ching Chu her highness Feng Jiu isn't available for any more meeting about marriage, so you can take your leave now.


Feng Jiu didn't turn to look at his listener but sure he should be her date, after telling those words Dijun took them to his own chamber in Taichen Palace, he sat on his bed and gathered her on his lap, caressing her cheeks with his middle finger he told: little fox you don't know what you done.


Feng Jiu looked him in shining eyes: I know what I did, don't worry Dijun just for one kiss the peace would not be at danger.


She smiled playfully before continue: not even for two, you know?


Dijun watch her excited face in sad eyes: little fox it's not about my fate, it's your fox magic what I talk about.


Feng Jiu: what magic?


Dijun: your nine tailed fox clan have a very specific magic, you already knew how you only fell in love once, but what you don't know is before that happen you go through a time of mating, which in process of that you put every single soul you see under spell until you find your soulmate. Your grandmother lived a long time in loneliness to avoid that, even your first and third uncle are away for too long time because of the very same reason. If I be right with our kiss you will begin your search soon.


Feng Jiu looked him in disbelieve: Dijun you are teasing me again aren't you? How it can be such a thing and I never heard about?


Dijun tightened his arms around her, their last minutes is so near: I'm not, it's because of your third uncle, when he heard about this matter he still was so young, he left his family and lived in seclusion until now, after that your grandmother didn't let the youngest member of family notice it before the very end.


Feng Jiu: is this true?


Dijun just nod.


Feng Jiu: so I will have to left you?


He nods again.


Feng Jiu's tears filled her eyes, even if she couldn't get it yet, but she never saw her first and third uncle, so it must be an important matter, setting her forehead on his she whispered: then kiss me again, one kiss and an eternity of separation isn't fair.


And he did kiss her, with love and hurt for several minutes before putting her under sleep spell.


Next morning she woke up in Dijun bed but he wasn't by her side, instead she saw her grandmother and aunt, both have a bitter smile on face. They were there to take her back to Ching Chu.


Fox empress: little Jiu as a nine tailed fox you mate, and as Dijun told me with you two kissing your turn is arrived, you can't see each other anymore, not until you mate someone else.


Feng Jiu: why didn't you told me before, if I knew this I kept the distance, at least I could see him that way.


Bai Qian: little one you have to take this path sooner or later, think it this way that you get one kiss.


It wasn't fair, not at all. But she felt so tired to argue. she loved Dijun for so long, he liked her too, she accepted their loveless destiny long before and now they said she had to leave him behind too? Getting out of bed she found Dijun in her own room. She wanted to tell she have to left but he already knew it, she wanted to say she is going to miss him terribly but he knew that too. She wanted to ask him left everything behind and choose her but she was the future queen of Ching Chu how could she?


Feng Jiu: Dijun do you regret your choice?


Dijun: no


Feng Jiu: not even for me?


Dijun: not even for you.


Her eyes full, she walked toward him and he welcomed her with a tight hug: you weren't here if the war wasn't over, how can I regret. I do love you little fox.


That was all he told her before leaving her in the room.

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