My Brother's Friend

Sakura sat in her living room, eyes fixed on the T.V as she switched through the channels. All of a sudden the doorbell rings startling Sakura in surprise as she got up to open the door.

"Who is it?" she called.

"Li," the voice answered back. Sakura looked very confused for she had never known anyone in her memory of the name Li.

"Coming," Sakura said as she opened the door, revealing a slightly older guy with chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes.

The guy smiled widely while his gaze fixed on Sakura. "Hi, um... is Tori home?" he asked.

"No. Why?" Sakura said, wanting to know for the person that this guy was asking for was her brother.

"I'm his friend, he told me to come to his house because he wanted to talk to me," Li answered, not moving his gaze from Sakura.

Your name's Li, right?" Sakura recalled.

"The guy nods his head slowly. "Yeah."

"If you're my brother's friend then why haven't I seen you before?" Sakura questioned, looking serious this time.

"Because I've just moved here and I asked him for some directions and then we got on to chatting. Why, is there something wrong that I should know?" Li said.

"No. And anyways, my brother would be home in a short while, so come in if you want," Sakura said, clearing her throat.

"Thanks," Li walked in, looking around, making sure to save every single detail and outline of the house even though he was sure that he would be back to visit Tori, he still felt that he needed to save every piece.

"Your house looks nice," Li commented.

Sakura snorted from behind. Li turned around to face the girl. "What's so funny?"

"It's just that no-one of my brother's friend has ever said that my house looks nice. It's kind of weird that you are."

"Why? Is it illegal?"

"No, it's just weird," Sakura joked.

"You're nice aren't you," Li said, sarcastically.

"Why thank you," Sakura exaggerated.

Li couldn't help but smile. What a totally out of the ordinary weird girl she was. Yet, her looks don't show it.

Sakura sat down on one of the couches in the living room and motioned for Li to sit on one if he wanted to.

Li sat down as if it's the first time in his life, but no that wasn't it, it was because the girl hasn't changed say in the last 5 minutes. He stared at her, not moving his head, even though he was aware that the girl could feel it.

"What?" Sakura spiked viciously.

"Nothing, it's just...well.... there's something about you that I can't tell," Li said honesty.

"Is it my brain, cause if it is then BUG OFF!!!" Sakura roared, turning her gaze back to the T.V.

Li chuckled. That's the first he has ever been yelled at. But why was he laughing? How comes he isn't angry just like she was?

The front door opened and in stepped Tori, Sakura's brother.

"hey, I can see that you got here before me," Tori said, with a friendly smile. "And I can also see that you have met my annoying sister/monster."

"I am not a monster," Sakura mumbled, embarrassed.

"Sure you're not a monster, monster," Tori joked.

"Tori, unless you were born to do more than annoy me then I would pray every night to make sure your head does not burst," Sakura mocked back, turning her sweet look into a menacing glare.

"I think we should leave the monster alone before she kills us with her bad breath," Tori whispered out loud to Li. "But really, Sakura, are you sure you brushed your teeth this morning cause is it me or does this room smell like something really bad."

"Tori, you are THIS CLOSE TO GETTING ME ANGRY!" Sakura roared with an inch between her index finger and her thumb.

"I think he already has," Li perked in. Sakura turned her head to see where the voice had come from.

"You're still here?" Sakura mocked.

"Come on Li, I don't want you in danger as well," Tori advised as the two made their way out of the living room. Sakura calmed down as soon as her brother and his friend were nowhere in view and were in her brother's room.

But even though Li was in her brother's room, she couldn't help but bring up his glowing amber eyes. If she didn't know better, then she'll be going crazy.

What was it that he was expecting her to do or even be like? Sakura asked herself over and over again, not getting any answer from her mind at all. You're not helping, she roared in her head at her own brain.

It's been an hour and half and Sakura was sitting in her room, typing stuff on the computer. Her brother's room was right next door to hers so she won't be surprised if she hears what they were talking about.

Sakura had her full concentration on the computer when she hears her name being said from her brother's room. She stopped everything she was doing to listen carefully to what they were going to say about her.

All she could make out were muffled voices when she finally decided to go to the kitchen to grab a glass and back up to her. She put the empty glass on her left ear, she's seen this in movies before and never actually thought of doing it cause she's always thought it was quite stupid, but here she is, doing it herself.

"What about my sister?" Tori asked.

Li shrugged one shoulder. "I don't know, she's just so different and weird and stuff. I mean, when I saw her today, there was something not quite right, as if I was expecting something, but I can't even put it in myself. Like, I don't even know what I'm talking about."

"Hey, girls are like that sometimes. They're weird. You're lucky you don't have a sister," Tori said.

"Um... I do have a sister. Well not A sister, but 4 sisters," Li mumbled.

Tori's eyes grew wide with shock. "You've got to be kidding me."

"I'm not. For real, they're all older than me and have already started their own lives and families and stuff. And anyways, I'm only, what, 18. Don't tell me you expect a lot from me like my sisters. They're always expecting me to get married and they were all saying how I shouldn't have declined my mother's marriage arrangement with some girl I didn't even know. But when I got to see her, she scared me with all her make-up and her high heels always clutting on the floor as she walks, knowing that after they stop clutting them shoes, she'll be calling your name."

"Whoa," Tori said breathlessly. "You really have it bad don't you?"

"Tell me about it. To have a younger sister will probably be alright cause then she won't want me to settle down and tell me all the great stuff I can appreciate when I want to appreciate it on my own, not with someone telling me. But then my family got restless so I moved here to Japan so that I can have at least a full year on my own without hearing stuff like 'your life is so boring, when was your last date again' and, 'take care of my children Xia-long! You're not married, it's not like you have stuff to do anyways.'" Li mimicked.

"Sorry, but one sister is already a handful," Tori chuckled.

"You're so lucky. I don't even have a brother," Li moaned.

"Hey, that's one thing we both have in-conmen!" said Tori with realisation.

Sakura pulled the glass away from her ear as she began to stand up. That was enough of what she wanted to hear. But, man does Li live in hell. Sakura wondered how Li's sisters were like. They were probably so cheery all the time and they probably read a lot of romance books. How she'll give to have a sister herself, but she knew her father won't be able to handle that. Life doesn't always give you what you want does it?

I just decided to start writing this story because I was in this sort of position and I also realised that no-one so far has written a story like this. Please review and if you want please read my other story, To Stop Thinking About You Is Hard For Me. Good-bye. Lub you guys.