This is my first time doing my own fic about Mei Ling. I've recently seen "Secrets of the Furious Five" this week on DVD and I thought maybe I should make a Crane/Mei Ling fic of it, so I hope you like!

Love Remains the Same

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: Thinking About Crane

3 weeks passed since the events that occured after Crane gracefully passed the obstacle course to get the flag at the Lee Da Kung Fu Academy. After being honored, Crane left Lee Da to pursue his chance to be a kung fu master, thanks to a given confidence given by his friend, Mei Ling. Since Crane departed from the Academy, Mei Ling has been cooped up in her room, thinking the one she grew closer with. She hasn't missed out on her training, but every day after that, she stayed in her room for quite sometime, depressed and lonesome. She was lying on the bed, looking up in the ceiling, remembering most of the times she laid her eyes on Crane. Her eyes became misty-eyed and she sighed to herself, softly.

Then, came a knock on the door and she got up and saw who it was; the trainer of Lee Da. She sighed exasperatedly and asked, "What do you want?"

He clears his throat and said, "Well, Mei, um... I know you've been thinking about Crane a lot, but since he hasn't been around, you miss him, do ya?"

"Lee Da hasn't been the same without him and I wish I could've told him about my feelings towards him." she explained.

The instructor nods his head and realizes something about it. The reason why she misses Crane: she loves him, but he doesn't know it yet. He sighs and explains to her, "What would have done if he was still here?"

"I would... give him a big hug and tell him how much I love him and how proud I am of him for gaining his confidence."

"Well, you know.... you could do something about your feelings?"

"What's that?"

"Write a song about it."

Mei turned to him and thought he was kidding because he's never given any advice to anyone in the Academy, but she looked at him in the eye and realized he's here to help her out, for the first time. She wasn't sure about it at first, but she was willing to give it a shot, anyway. She turned to him and said, "Okay, I'll try it."

"Good. Class will begin tomorrow. Also, this is my first time talking to you about your situation and I've never done that before, so just keep it beyween us, okay?"

"Yes, master."

He nods and left the room and Mei shut the door, hoping to find a piece of paper and something to write with, because she has a whole lot of feelings that should be released in her. She started writing a song that describes Crane and what she feels about him. One of the students wanted to check on Mei Ling and they caught her writing a song, not knowing that it describes her close friend. They noticed she needs some space, so they left the room and let her continue her writing.

Okay, I know it's kinda... short, but it gets better, trust me!