Smoke and dust

"Umph!!!" Long Xun groaned when a piece of wood fell on his wounded back. He knew he must be bleeding but he didn't care about all of that. He glanced at Su Yanyan and he saw that she was looking at him with tears filled eyes.

"Hey, don't cry. I'm alright, " he assured her even though he knew that he wasn't fine. His vision was starting to go black and he could feel that he was going to faint. Long Xun tried to get up, he tried to throw the piece of wood away but he didn't have any strength left in his body for the effects of the medicine didn't fade away. Luckily, there was someone out there, who would help them in this situation.

"Long Xun...." Su Yanyan called in a small shaky voice.

Hearing that, Long Xun chuckled. His heartbeat sped up upon hearing her calling his name for the very first time. He smiled widely like a fool despite all of the pain and he said, "Su Yanyan, I am fi—"