Sorry this chapter took sooooo long, what was supposed to be a short hiatus, was an extremely long one. x_x Yeah... I apologize again for this being short and icky, and sucky. Hopefully future chapters will be better.


Mei sighed, quickly heading down the slope to the well. The bucket in her right hand hit her in the leg every time she took a step. She cursed at the bucket, as if it were a person. Once she reached the well she leaned forward, dipping her bucket into the water. She stood back up, setting the bucket next to her feet. Mei took a moment to relax, gazing at the land around her.

The green grass, and wild flowers swayed softly in the gentle, warm breeze. The sun shown down on the lake, making it reflect off bright light, and glisten brilliantly. The only thing that seemed unchanged were the mountains, they were always the same, everyday.

"Hey, Mei." A boy came up from behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. The voice sounded so gentle, and kind that when she turned around she excepted those big brown eyes, and cocky smile. Instead she saw a tall boy with hazel eyes, and messy black hair. Mei shrieked loudly, slapping him across the face, and elbowing him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him for a moment.

"Con, I'm not interested. And don't you dare ever do that again, I might just bite your finger off." Mei grabbed the bucket, now full of water, and started walking away.

"Someone's a bit moody," Con quickly followed after her, slyly coiling his arm around her waist. She was so used to it that she didn't do anything. "Here, let me carry that for you, don't want my lady to break a sweat."

Mei growled, resisting the urge to dump the water on the stupid boy. 'Why don't they ever get the message? Boys are so... immature, and dumb. Very, very dumb,' She thought silently.

"I'm fine on my own, I don't need anyone's help, and especially not yours," she said through clenched teeth. Mei stopped, giving him a cold glare, "get your hand off me, or I swear."

"Oh, come on sweetheart, don't be like that." Con tried to pry the water bucket from her hand, knowing how it would end if she got too pissed off.

"I told you to never call me that!" Mei screamed at him, finally loosing it almost completely. She shoved her free hand into his chest, then kicked him right in between the legs. Well he was bent over, moaning loudly, she elbowed him hard in the back. "Now leave, you stupid boy."

She turned away, mumbling loudly to herself. She walked back into her house, setting the bucket of water on the table.

"You know, Mei, you should be nicer to Con. You're lucky a boy likes you so much. Especially a boy who's parents own quite a few shops in town," Mei's mother said, not looking up from the potato she was peeling.

"Ugh, Mum! I absolutely hate his guts. He treats me like I'm a prize to be won, and I'm not! I'm a real human girl, who has feelings." When her mother made no reaction to that, she added, "I'm a living, breathing creature, Mum. Just like you. Well, how you used to be." The corner of her mouth twitched up when her mother flinched. She didn't like to hurt her mom, but ever sense dad left her mom was loosing emotion every day, little by little.

"I..." She looked off in the distance, cutting away at a potato. "I don't like that attitude, Mei. If you don't shape up, you'll die a lonely, old woman."

She just rolled my eyes, and ran down the hallway to my room, slamming the door shut behind her. Mei threw herself on her bed, and groaned loudly. She slowly got up, walking over to the window. She rested her chin in her hands, and her elbows on the window sill.

"Oh how I wish I could get away, and do something wild, and adventurous," She murmured to herself. Mei sighed, knowing how silly that sounded. She had her 'duties' as a woman to get find a respectable husband, and have kids, and follow all those rules. "I hate it, and I hate those dumb morals."

Mei spun around she heard a loud crash, and a scream from her mother. She ran to the door, reaching for the door knob, but she stopped when she heard deep, aggressive voices. She ran into her closet, and hid in the corner. A box fell on her head causing her to bite her tongue to keep herself from yelling in pain. She opened the box, and smiled.

The voices grew louder, and she could hear more crashing. Her mom was shouting something about being the only person here, then that she had a son, but he was off in the fields.

She quickly put on the trousers, then exchanged her dress for a shirt, and shoved her long brown braid into a hat. She ran out of the closet, and threw the window open. Mei slipped out of the window, stumbling onto the grass.

"There she is!" Someone shouted at her as she ran away from the house.

"That's a boy!" Someone else pointed out. "Look, no girl would wear that. Now keep searching, she has to be around here somewhere."

Mei grinned slightly, and continued running till she was forced to slow down. She hunched over, grabbing her sides in pain. She panted loudly, and looked over her shoulder. They'd catch up to her soon, so she didn't have much time to waste.

"Goodbye Mum," Mei murmured to herself. She grasped the crystal on the necklace she wore, then headed towards the road.

A middle-aged man on a cart stopped, and smiled warmly at her, "What is a young boy like you doing here." He squinted, examining her closer. "What's your name, young lad?"

"Well, actually," She started. "It's a long story, but my name's Mei. And I'm not a boy." She dusted off her pants, and continued, "I know it's a bit much to ask, and we hardly know each other, but could you possible give me a ride into town?"

The man rose his eyebrows, and looked her up down once more. He shrugged, "Alright, I suppose." He helped her onto the cart, then introduced himself. "The name's Karl." He took her hand in his, and shook it.

"Nice to meet you," Mei nodded at him. She looked at the road behind them, wondering what had happened to her mother, and how far behind the men were. She wondered why they were after her of all people. She was just the daughter of a simple farmer, they owned nothing of great value - except perhaps for her necklace - and were just ordinary people.

She was so lost in thought that it seemed like in a mater of seconds she was at the town. "Thank you very much, Karl. I won't forget this." She hopped off his cart, and waved.

Mei ran through the crowds of people, navigating through them. She only came here once a while, when her mother would bring her along to help sell goods. She turned a corner, and leaped quickly out of the way of a cart. She gasped, her heart racing. Her hat fell off, and was immediately kicked away from her. Mei ran after it, trying to hide her face.

"Please, my hat," She shouted, but no one listened. She pounced on it, ending up in an empty alley. She continued walking into it, when she heard the buzzing of air crafts above. She dusted her cap off, and put it back on her head. She wished someone would find her, and tell her all of this was just a mere joke, and she'd be fine in the end.

Mei shook her head, and sighed. She went through the twisting alley, and settled behind a large random box. She curled up into a ball, and rested her head on her knees. Suddenly her throat ached, and tears sprang to her eyes.

"Stupid, it's so stupid to cry over silly things like these," She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Then she heard footsteps, from what she could tell it was only one person. The footsteps got louder, she could see their shadow. The person round the corner, and Mei readied herself for the nasty men from before to attack...


So now that I FINALLY got the first actually chapter done... I hoped you didn't think it was TOO suckish. I'm gonna fix the description and hopefully by next weekend you'll have a second chapter to read. Marching band is almost over, so all I have to school work to worry about. c: