Part 2

After writing the rules 300 times, the two have been enjoying time with their new friend. They sat together in class exchanging notes secretly between each other. In the middle of class, a note was about to be exchanged.

"Tiger?!" Hangugangjun voice called as she jumped standing as the note fell to the floor. "It seems writing the rules wasn't enough for you. I'm going to test you. What is rule 4045?" he could see that her brain was racing while he awaited her answer. he summoned the paper to his fingers and read the note. She placed a hand behind her head embarrassed a bit. "You're answer."

"Oh right. Be nice to your classmates and never bully them?"

"Wrong? Sizhi tell her the proper answer." A young man of the lan clan stood up. She gazed over to see that he had a gentle demeanor about himself.

"The proper amswer is …." He spoke with confidence as Hanguagjun inclined his head to him as he took his seat once again.

"Write the rules 500 times and study what you have written. Just writing isn't going to get you free passes through our classes here understand?"

"Yes Hangugangjun…"

"As for your note, I would go with the red talisman." A soft smile appeared on his face while she shrugged hiding her face in her book as the class continued.

After class, she headed to the pavilion once again for more writing as she sighs. Her brother entered with Nie.

"Sis, come on there's a pond in the back. Let's do some fishing."

"You guys go, I got writing to do. Yay me." tried to bring her energy up for the task. The two left as Sizhi gazed in and watched her at work on her writing once again. Wei Wuxian saw this and smirked placing an arm around his son making him jump.

"What are you looking at there?" Gazed in to see Tiger working on her writing, "I see. Fund a love interest hmmm?

"Cut it out. It's not like that I think we could be friends and…."

"Hey Tiger…" a voice broke the silence as she lifted her head in the direction to see Wei Wuxiang and Sizhi standing there. "This is my son. He has a crush on you." he blasted out as the two turned red in the face as he looked to his son. "Thank me later." patted his son on his shoulder and walks off. The two just stared at each other not saying a word. Sizhi soon coughed in his hand then gazed back to her.

"I better go. Take care." Was all he could muster up from the shock and left her to write quietly in the pavilion.

That night, she met up with her brother and Nie. The three were heading away from Gusu when Sizhi followed them. They stopped as they gazed to him.

"Why are you following us?"

"You know of the curfew. None shall be out passed 9pm/"

"Oh come on, we were just going to play a game by the lake. My brother and I always play this game at night."

"Say why don't you join us? It will be fun." Sizhi nodded as he joined the trio.

At the lake, the stars were shining brightly with the moon glistening over the quiet waves. They smiled as they kicked off their shoes moving to the lake feeling the water on their feet.

"Okay, here are the rules. Make a design using the stars and we have to guess what it is. I'll start." Yuxien made a talisman as the three sat down. The talisman gleamed as he started to move the stars arranging them.

"Looks like a bear…."

"No it's a crab…"

"Looks like a rabbit/* Yixien clapped acknowledging his answer and it was now Tiger's turn. She stood up and used her talisman to arrange the stars once more. She thought a moment and began to draw a picture.

"It's a bird."

"It's a frog."

"Wait it's a turtle…." Tiger smiled and placed the points down of how many each got right. It was Nie;s turn as he looked to them.

"I dunno that spell…" says lowering his head as the two moved to him and used their talismans.

"There you go." He smiled as he began to arrange the stars as the three looked on trying to think what it is. "Looks like a brick."

"No, more like a book." Nie chuckled as Sizhui got it right. Now it was Sizhui turn. He began to arrange the stars with his talisman.

"SIZHUI!" a voice ranged out. It was Hanguangjun makinghis way over. They could feel the anger and tension in his voice. "All of you get to your quarters. You are to be punish for this tomorrow morning." He gazed to see that he got sand on his flowing robes which made him furious as they all headed back to Gusu.

"The punishment couldn't be that bad."

The next day, all were called to the …room and saw members of the lan clan holding big rulers. All tensed up as Yuxien looked to Suzhui.

"What are those big rulers for?"

"Silence, you disobeyed the curfew. Now you will take 50 lashings for your disobedience!"

"Hanguagjun it was our fault we coaxed Suzhui to come with us. We didn't know it would cost him punishment. We will take his punishment for him."

"50 lashings GO!" Soon the rulers got to swing as all were on the ground beaten when Wei Wuxiang arrived to see them punished.

Later that day all was sore hobbling and moving slow wincing with every step. Wei Wuxiang looked to them and sighed.

"Got punished by the rulers I see."

"How were we to know we passed curfew by 5 minutes.' Yuxien groaned holding his shoulder.

"Yeah, we was just playing a game and Hanguganjun showed up." Nie informed while tiger leaned her shoulder on the corner of the building. Wei Wuxiang laughed.

"Seems I got my little crew, what do you say to me teaching you guys?"

"I dunno. Won't that make Hangugangjun angry?"

"Nah. He likes me. Besides you're just like I was. Come I take you to a place to heal your wounds." They followed him to the springs as they were in awe at the waterfall there. "Here's the place. You have to take off your robes to the let the water heal you and…" All looked to Tiger.

"What…cause Im a girl right?" she smirked shifting from female to male before their eyes. "Our secret okay" he then realized before even thinking Sizhui was part of the group with them. He removed his clothes moving into the water. Wei Wuxiang moved to Sizhui nudging his shoulder while his face turned red as a beet. They all rested in the pool while tiger took his place at the waterfall arching his back to the cold water then soon relax.

"Since when could you turn yourself into a guy?"

"My secret, not yours, besides I'm more handsome than you." He jested then felt something was wrong as he gazed to the sky. "Something's not right."

"What are you talking about?"

"The game of the stars we were playing was interrupted by hanguangjun and forgot to put the stars back in place. I think we may have big trouble coming our way." They looked to sky as it was becoming dark with lightning stretching across all of Gusu.

"We have awaken the four sacred animals that protect all lands. Ifnot put back to sleep. Danger is upon us."

To Be Continued