Meilin
1
"Now behave and stay put, okay?" Mom would tell me that whenever
she leaves me at Auntie Yelan's house.
My mother would always leave me at her house and Auntie Yelan's
daughters would play with me like I was a toy.
They loved pinching my cheeks, patting my head and they would go
so crazy over me. They wouldn't stop squealing at how cute I am. (at least
that's what they think of me)
"Hen ke ai ne!" Fuutie
would say. That means cute in Chinese.
"Let's play!" Fanren would
tell me rather than ask me.
"I wish we were sisters!"
Feimei would say over and over again.
"Yeah! I agree!" Shiefa
would nod her head off.
If it were one thing I
hated the most, that would be becoming "their" sister. It was bad enough that I
was their cousin. It could get worse.
Whenever I was there, they would dress me up like a doll, making
me wear those gowns with frilly laces.
I never did enjoy my
visits there. Every time I come, there they were, waiting for me. The moment
they see me, they run straight for me, no, it's more like they charge at me!
"Meiling-piaomei!" They would yell, when they see me.
The only reason I don't object going there, was because of Auntie
Yelan's son. He's the only male in their family, probably the sanest one of the
Li children. We were of the same age.
His name was Xiaolang. Mom once told me that his name means
"Little Wolf".
I actually think it kind of suits him. He always wants to be alone
by himself and he never relies on anybody else. Just like a wolf.
2
"Syaoran, whatcha doin'?" I peered over his shoulder to find out
what he was doing.
It was one of those days when Syaoran was all alone by himself
feeding fishes in Auntie Yelan's fish pond.
"Feeding fish"He said quietly, ignoring the way I usually crept up
to him to observe.
"I could see that." I said. That was so dumb of me to say that!
I thought. I quickly thought of a comeback for my dumb remark. "Um,
come to think of it. Why do you feed the fishes in the pond?" Whew, good
girl, you were able to hide that stupid side of you, quick.
He stopped feeding the fish for a while. He said nothing at first,
he stood up and thought hard, gripping the can of fish food in his left palm.
"Because I care for them." He finally said. Then he bent down to
continue his work.
Because I care for
them. That was his simple reason
for doing so. Usually, if you ask a person why they like to help you out,
they'll say " It's because I care for you." Or something like "Because you need
me."
But the way he said those words, they were different. They weren't
just plain ol' words, they were sincere words.
3
That night, mother insisted that I stay over at auntie's house for
tonight. The Li sisters were so thrilled the moment they heard mother.
"Xie xie, gu ma!" They started thanking mother.
They looked so ridiculous. It's as if they wanted to worship
mother and they had those twinkly eyes. When are they ever going to be
NORMAL?! I thought. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This is the most normal
they can get.I can't believe they're related to Xiaolang or even to me!
Each of them wanted me to sleep in her room.
" Bu ge yi! She stay in my
room! It's big enough for us!" Said Fanren. Geez, it's not big enough for
four of you weird freaks of nature! "But my room is better!!" Feimei
argued. Any room is better than her room, no, than any of their rooms!
"But I'm the one nearest
to our cute cousin's age!" Shiefa reasoned.So what?! I don't want to live
with any of you!
"Girls, girls." Fuutie
raised her right hand up. Oh, it's the elderly sister! Let's see if she has
something sensible to say. "Stop fighting.Since I'm the oldest sister
here………….."
Since you're the oldest, then what?!! I thought. I felt
like I wanted to burst with all these thoughts I'm having.
"………….she gets to sleep in my room." Fuutie finally said. She
smiled at all four of us. Oh pleazzz, I would rather sleep in a boy's room.
"Unfair!!!!!!!" All the other Li sisters protested.
They argued this and that, saying whose room is better than the
others'.
They grabbed hold of me like I was a precious diamond to them.
Nonetheless, I was still "nonchalant", I think. Actually, I think I'm about to
get paranoid.
It was like tug-of-war.
Good thing I was saved by auntie. She signaled for them to stop.
She did the right thing for me alright. She gave me my own room.
Good thinking. Why share when you have plenty?
Actually, it was the first time I had an overnight in auntie's
house.
Actually, the "house" was much bigger than any ordinary one. It
was a "mansion"!
During dinner, my deranged female cousins started feeding me like
a baby who doesn't know how to use a spoon and fork.
Oh man. They can never get any crankier than this. No wonder
Xiaolang doesn't like living here.
Whoever they're marrying, those guys will be so unfortunate and
unlucky.
4
The next day, after
getting away from those "psycho" relatives of mine, I decided to go take a walk
in the garden.
For once, I've found something I liked here, aside from hanging
out with Xiaolang.
The sun was directly above and yet it wasn't hot. It wasn't cold
either. The weather was just right.
I walked absentmindedly through the garden path. It felt so
refreshing to take a walk out where nobody can bother you.
After a while, I got tired and wanted to rest, so I decided to sit
on a patch of grass.
"It's like I don't have any problems at all." I told myself. But,
when you snap back to reality, you suddenly remember all your problems.
A dash of red caught my eyes. I noticed a spot where roses grew.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
sugar is sweet
and so are you
I remembered that certain
poem. Roses, they were red. But violets? I haven't really seen violets, and if
I did, I just don't know what they look like.
"Why do people make such poems?" I asked myself.
At that time, I had nothing to do but stare at the roses. Red,
the color of my eyes and the color of those roses.
I
felt the urge to touch those roses. They were so attractive to me, so red, pure
red. Then without thinking, I plucked that a one single rose.
"Ouch!" I said without thinking again. I examined my finger. It was
bleeding, red dripped from it. Red, the color of the roses. Red, the color of
my eyes and, red, the color of blood.
I had pricked my finger. I raised my bleeding finger to my mouth.
I was about to suck it. But I had second thoughts, I stood up and ran for the
house. I wanted to get to the nearest faucet, any faucet, anywhere!
Wash it off, wash it off, quick! I thought. I never wanted
to see the sight of blood, it made me sick.
I was lucky enough to avoid the Li sisters.
"Oi. What's going on with you?" Said a voice. "You seem to be
panicking about something!"
I spun around to see Xiaolang. I was glad it was him and not his
sisters.
"I…….."
"You cut your finger. Let me look at it." He said, grabbing my
right hand and taking a look at my bleeding finger.
"I was going to wash it off."
"Deng che yi tien. I'll get something for it." Syaoran made me sit
down in a chair in the hallway.
Why does he seem so different now? He was……nice.
Because I care for them. I remembered his words. "That's
right. Because you care for people." I said out loud. Maybe that was the reason
I was obsessed with Syaoran. Because, he's a person who cares for other people.
Seconds later, Syaoran came back with some alcohol and a bandage.
"Xiaolang?" I spoke.
"What?" He stared at me.
"Xie xie." I smiled at him.
To Be Continued………
Next is Yamazaki and
Naoko's Story: Why I Lie
Kuriekurei's Nook:
I knew it. It's gonna turn
out bad just as I thought. I'm just so bad at these things! It's the first time
I wrote anything like it. I liked humor better. But, I doubt it that I suck on
that category too. And it's no use writing something like "tell me what you
think of it", cause I'm sure no one would even read a fic like this. But, if
you do care to tell me what you think, that's good.
I don't know if this
chaptering was a good idea. Each chapter features a certain ccs character. So
basically, every chapter focuses on a different character. Hey, I'm just a
twelve yr. old kid. Don't blame me for my bad chaptering!