Meilin ran out of the apartment she shared with Li, her best friend. She couldn't stand it anymore. He never noticed her, always telling her to get out of the way, and the only time he actually said thank you to her and really meant it, it was when she let go of him. She finally let him be with Sakura, her enemy she finally befriended, because she remembered their promise to each other that day, in the rain, way back in Hong Kong. Meilin could hear Li and Sakura chasing after her and then the sound of Sakura using the Fly. She decided to take the shortcut through the woods to the park, knowing that Sakura would have trouble catching up to her even with Fly because of all the branches she had to dodge. She was planning that she would take a breather at the park and then keep running out of Reedington. Where she would go, she didn't know. All she knew was she wanted out of there.

-Flashback-

"I'm going to marry you unless you find another person that you love more than me!" Li stared at her in disbelief. They were only three after all. Surely, she'd find someone else and so would he.

"Uh…sure Mei." her small face was covered in a huge smile. She tackled him to the ground in happiness, not realizing that she was squeezing him too hard.

-End of Flashback-

Her speed was slowing down. She could only after all, run short distances. Her breathing came out in short, ragged breaths. She had been running for three minutes and she could still hear them shouting her name over and over for her. This would go a lot better if I was good at running long distances! she thought to herself.

"Hurry! She couldn't have gotten too far!" Li yelled in the distance. Meilin couldn't stop now, she needed and yearned for freedom. No longer was she going to be a caged bird. She forced herself to keep going, after all, the park wasn't that far now, but she knew she had to hurry because her legs would fail her soon.

Finally, reaching the park, she sat on a nearby swing for a second. Slowly, Meilin let her breathing return to normal and let the energy go back to her legs.

"And where do you think you're going?" a male voice said in the shadows. Who would be out here at this time of night besides me, Li, and Sakrua? Meilin thought to herself. Just in case it was someone who might want to kidnap her, she braced herself, ready to fight. But, what if the person has magical powers? she thought frantically to herself. No, you can do it. Just because Li's not by your side at the moment, doesn't mean I need to be going crazy.

"Who's there?" she finally asked. A boy with dark blue hair and matching sapphire eyes with glasses walked out from behind a tree.

"My, my. You know my favorite person and little descendant are searching for you my little bird." he said calmly, while blocking her escape.

"Eli, I don't have time for this…" Meilin said irritably. "Now get out of my way!" she tried to push him away, but he held her. He took her chin and made her look into his eyes. Meilin's ruby eyes, showed, she had cried earlier.

"Meilin, you knew he loved her. You even let him go to make him happy. Not to mention you HELPED put them together." Eli said with knowing. "So why act like this now? He's never noticed you before. And you decide to leave now?"

"Like I said before Eli, I don't have time for this!" she tried to push him out of her way again, but he still held onto her.

"Is seeing it in front of your eyes more hurtful?" he finally said quietly. Meilin stared at his chest for a while. She didn't want to answer him.

"I said to get out of my." she said again, more quietly. She was hardly audible. "Please." Eli sighed and let go of her. Meilin, took one last look at Reedington and ran again. She was heading out to her freedom.

"Eli! Did you see her?!" Li yelled. He stopped suddenly to catch his breath.

"See who?"

"Don't play games with me now Moon. You know who." Li said coldly.

"Oh, Meilin…Well, of course." he answered smugly. Li's face shot up and looked at his ancestor.

"YOU DIDN'T STOP HER?!" he shot.

"Li!" Sakura flew down next to him. "I saw her heading out this direction, but then she…disappeared from my view. I couldn't tell what direction she was headed. I'm sorry." she answered sadly with her head down. He knew he couldn't yell at him now, not with Sakura there. She never liked it when he yelled at people. But she never did anything when he yelled at Meilin, and would only talk to him about it when Meilin was out of earshot. And now, she was gone.

"We'll talk later." he said to Eli giving him a cold glare.

"Fine with me."

"Come on Sakura, we'll look for her tomorrow. It's late and Tori will yell at me if I get you home after 11." He put his are around her shoulder and headed off toward her house. "Besides, she'll probably be home in the morning."

Eli watched them walk off into the night together. He finally noticed a note in his hand. Meilin's delicate handwriting was on it. She must have placed it in my hand without me noticing… he thought surprised. Slowly, opening it up, he carefully read it. After finishing it, he carefully folded it back up and stuck it in his shirt pocket.

"Li's not going to like this…"

A/N: So, how was it? Don't worry, the Yu-Yu Hakusho characters will be in the story in the next chapter. Promise! And what is written in the note? All will be revealed next time! Please review!