Saa…Saa…Saa…
I stared out the window at the dreary grey sky. What nice weather. There won't be many pedestrians on the streets…
I looked around me: teacher talking, boring; student listening, boring; Yun sleeping, boring. I sighed. Why is everyday so monotonous? I sighed again. My name is-
"LEE XUE!Please read out what you have written for homework!" The teacher hollered in my ear.
I turned around and stared blankly at the teacher. Slowly I flipped opened my notebook and scanned my work. "Orsino is not in love with Viola herself but in love with the idea of love… (I don't want to write the whole thing out…) He does not understand what it is like to love someone." When I finished, the whole class was gawking at me.
"WOOHOO! XueXue, that was beautiful!"An obnoxiously loud voice yelled from behind me.
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME XUEXUE!"I yelled back. The whole class started giggling. I glared at them.
"Xue-ah, that was good. An overseas student's level is different. But still, please refrain from sleeping in class," the teacher smiled.
I didn't answer him, instead, turned towards the window again.
"Wei! LEE XUE! NI BU LI WO YA?" (Hey! Lee Xue! Don't ignore me!")
The whole class laughed, again.
After volleyball practice, I bid my teammates and coach goodbye and headed home. Luckily, Jun had to go back early to buy grocery; otherwise I would have to deal with fainting coaches and squealing teammates again. Yun said he had some things to deal with so he, thank heavens, didn't come harass me.
I love walking in the rain, the smell of air when the rain washes away the pollution, the steady beat of the rain on my umbrella.
I guess I can do my introduction now. I'm 李雪 (Lee Xue). I absolutely hate it when people call me "XueXue". Come on. It's so childish. But my moron of a best friend just has to annoy the daylights out of me every single day by calling me that. It was amusing for a while. But then it got annoying.
I have a twin brother called Lee Dong Jun (Jun). We're both 19, though he's older than me by like a couple of minutes. Our father is the CEO of a renowned company that dabs a little in everything: hotels, trade, medical… you name it. But even though our lives are pretty comfortable, it is dull. Everything's just there. There aren't any obstacles. Most people would probably desire this life, but what is life without any hardships?
Don't get us wrong, we love our lives; however, Jun and I both feeling that at times, our lives are too uneventful.
When I got back home, Jun was already making dinner.
Jun and I grew up relying on just each other since our parents were always away at work overseas. At the beginning, we sometimes travelled with them, but when they established our company's headquarters in both Taipei and Tokyo, we've stopped moving around. For the past 9 years, Jun and I have been living in Taipei. Our parents were, I guess you could say, very much considerate about our upbringing. They didn't want to spoil us too much, so they bought an outrageously large, not to mention, luxurious apartment penthouse for us in Taipei instead of having us live at the main house with all the maids and stuff.
I walked into the kitchen and asked if he needed any help. But strangely, he started shaking his head frantically while shooing me out the kitchens. I wonder why…
I went towards the living room and before I could turn on the TV, something caught my eye: a colourful, eye-blinding box lying beside Jun's bag. I walked over and picked it up. The label of the box read "Second Life". I've heard of this somewhere at the university. Apparently it was some hot new game that everyone has been waiting for. I wonder why Jun has it. I turned the box over and discovered a horrifyingly lipstick-ed card was stuck to the other side.
Dear Jun,
This is for you. My daddy has some connections to the maker of Second Life so he gave me couple of copies. The game isn't out yet, but I would like to give this to you as a token of my undying, loyal, unwavering love for you. Also, I know that if we started going out in real life, you're other crazy fangirls would get mad, so if you want, we can get married in Second Life~
Love you forever, An Wei Lan nya~
I stared at the card in disgust. What's with this confession? Wait…I rechecked the sender's name. Seriously? An Wei Lan? She's been hitting on Jun since middle school. Sure, she's rich and pretty, but does she seriously think that my brother would fall for her bribes? And ewww…She seriously is delusional. My brother marrying her? What was she thinking?
But the game does sound interesting…
"Wei, Jun, why did An Wei Lan give you Second Life?" I asked him over dinner.
"She said something about something being "filled with her love" and "since middle school", but I'm not sure actually…," Jun said as he 'tried' to recall the conversation.
I nodded knowingly. Jun's at his act again. He knows perfectly well when someone's hitting on him, but as always, he ignores it.
"Do you want it? I already have one actually, Mum sent it. She actually sent two, but I "gave" one to a Yang Ming after An Wei Lan gave me this."
I smiled a little to myself. Haha. Take that, An Wei Lan!
I nodded. Oh well. Who knows, it might be more interesting than those boring RPGs.
"Oh, Xue-ah, she said that there's something special about that copy she gave me…"
Such a nice brother…
After dinner, Jun and I decided to try the game out. Jun insisted on holding my hand "in case I got lost". But seriously, where can I get lost to? I looked at him queerly, but decided not to care. He took my hand as darkness clouded over our vision…
Won: O.K. First chapter is finally up. Oh. By the way, the "Yang Ming" that Jun mentioned is Prince's brother. As in the Prince from 1/2 Prince.
Jun: Ohhhh~Stealing other people's characters now eh?
Won: God. No. If I don't somehow incorporate the manhua characters, that's just boring.
Jun: Whatever.
Xue: Yet again, I'm last to speak...Sigh...(Yun: Hey! At least you get to speak! Won and Jun and Xue: Shut up!)
Won: Soo...Where were we?
Jun: You stealing characters?
Won: Right! The disclaimer! Xue-ah, I'll let you do the honors, nya~
Xue: Yet again, Won does not own 1/2 Prince nor does she own Feng Yang Ming. Ok? Good. Bye now.
Jun: Well, that was fast...*Sweatdrop*
Won: Thanks for reading, nya~
Jun: Urgh. Stop that won't you!
Won: Nyanyanyanyanyanyanyanya-
Jun and Xue: SHUT UP!