This idea came to me simply because Mei Ling never seems to get any kind of story outside of Crane/Mei Ling, So this is the first Tai Lung/Mei Ling fic. My first fan fiction so review and go a little easy on me.
Mei Ling walked outside of the Lee Da Academy, carrying a small bag, tired after a day's worth of weight lifting, Kung fu training and toning her all around skills. She walked next door to a nearby hospital where she volunteered tending to the sick children of her town (Still thinking of a name.) sliding open the paper door Mei Ling walked in to find an orphan wolf child running at her, The wolf was male, with a dark gray coating and rags for clothing that was obviously to small for him. Since his parents died years earlier not a single person knew the birth date, the real age or even the child's name for that matter. Mei Ling assumed he had to be around five to six and the boy called himself Fang, And Mei Ling just went with it since they met. The wolf then got to Mei Ling and stopped a few feet in front of her, Doing a bow while giggling, He didn't hold the bow for very long and ran the rest of the was embracing Mei Ling in a tight hug.
"Ling I haven't seen you in forever." Fang said tightening the grip he had around Mei Lings waist. Mei Ling rested her hand on the child's head, Fang then looked up smiling."Its only been two days Fang and you've grown look how big you are." Mei Ling lets out a fake surprised gasp as she bent over to Fang, with Mei Ling now seeing Fang eye to eye, Fang jumped up on Mei ling who carried him onto a nearby Table, Placing him down Fang looked at the bag and smiled. "What did you get me this time?" Fang said looking up at Mei ling who laughed, "Have you been a good boy?" Mei Ling said tilting he head as she rolled her eyes up at Fang who nodded, "Yes Ma'am." , Fang's tail waged as Mei Ling opened up the sack pulling out a new set of cloths which consisted of a pair of bagged pants,shoes, a shirt and a random assortment of other this such as underwear and the like. And on top of that she pulled out two wooden Chinese throwing star, With the tips dull of course. Fangs face lit up like a candle as Mei Ling haded him the items.
"Why don't you go and try these out?" Mei Ling watched as the boy ran of with his cloths and fake weapons to play with the other orphans. A tear ran down her cheek as she turned to the pig doctor who witnessed the whole thing. Mei Ling walked over to the doctor who spoke up, "You know you should adopt him, It may do a good deal with his illness." The doctor said smiling at Mei Ling. "He has less then a year." Mei ling voice then cracked up as she spoke, "You know I can't with the life style I live.", Mei Ling almost broke down into tears in a corner of the hospital. "Still he does love you like a mother." The pig said trying to convert her. "And his getting top of the line help." The doctor continued before being called back to work "Just remember not every things in black and white.". She stood for a few minuets wondering what he meant but she had no time for riddles and decided to watch Fang play.
Mei Ling stepped outside of the hospital to watch Fang play with the other children that scattered around the field, She watched for hours as they played tag, hide n' seek, catch, and Fang's favorite "Kung Fu Warrior" with his new wooden weapons of death. Mei Ling watch as the other kids practically ran circles around Fang who time and time again proved to Mei Ling that he illness never got the better of him, and that, oddly enough, The kids never seem to alienate, or make fun of him. They treated him as if he were a normal six to eight year old boy, It in a way brought tears to Mei ling's eyes to see people actually get along with some one so different, It reminded her of her childhood friend Crane.
After the sun began to set the kids said their goodbyes to each other and ran off into the orphanage, all except Fang who ran back into the direction of Mei Ling. With his arms crossed behind his back and face filled up with a smile, "Can I stay at your place tonight?". "Is it ok with your foster parents?" Mei Ling asked patting her hand down on Fangs head. " They said it's ok." Fang said as he maintained the smile. Mei Ling nodded as she walked back to her room in the Lee Da Academy, Follow shortly by a giggling Fang.
Back at the Lee Da, Mei lings room was quite simple with green a green base wood and a few sheets of failed drawing done by herself painting pictures of landscapes and more cuter ones done by Fang of her other then that all that was really left was a bed and a bucket of water. Mei Ling let Fang take up the bed while she decided to sleep on the floor that night. After a few hours of sleep Mei ling was awoken to a yak opening her paper door. "Mei ling and criminal has been spotted on the out skirts of town." The yak whispered carefully to be sure no to wake Fang. Mei ling graped her gear before heading out the door, "Ling?" Fang said awoken by the sound of clanking equipment. "Go back to sleep I'll see you in the morning, Then we can play ok?." Mei Ling whispered to Fang as she stood in the doorway. "Promise?" Fang said quietly, "Yeah, I promise." Mei ling said running to catch up with the yak.
On the outskirts of down, Mei Ling and a group of random kung fu warriors stood on the narrow dirt road that lead in to town and watched as the clocked figure walked up to the party, crouching into a leopard style pose, The figure waddled before passing out onto the ground. It was Tai Lung.
