Alright guys, I know it's been like FOREVER since I've updated it, but since I'm grounded for six months, I have plenty of time on my hands now to write. Anyway, I know i've written things kind of out of order, but come on, it's been almost a year since I've seen the movie. Give me a break. Anyway, hope you enjoy it and I should be updating more often from now on!
P.S. There are new updated character links on my profile. Feel free to take a peek! :D
While Mrs. Fúxiăo took Liqiu to a friend's house, I went back to my room to get myself ready for the day. I decided to dress casually, just in case. I was known to be pretty rough in the streets. I pulled on a simple black and white striped t-shirt, dark skinny jeans, and a fresh pair of socks. I decided not to anything with my hair, leaving it in a ponytail and went to wash up. By the time I got done with that, it was one o' clock, so I chose to do some exploring around the area.
I left a note on the fridge, grabbed my bag and left the house. So far from what I could tell, the neighborhood was quiet. Boo!
As I kept walking, I began to wonder what my new school would be like. I wondered how the food was, what kind of teachers they had, and of course, if the boys were cute. Hey, I'm a fifteen year old girl, boys are going to be on my mind. Anyway, this part of town didn't really catch my interest, so I kept walking. I came across a park with a lot of kids my age and I walked over there. From the corner of my eye, I saw a cute little American playing table tennis with an old man…and losing. Chuckling, I went and sat next to a girl who was also giggling at the little American.
"He's pretty amusing, huh?" She turned to me with a small blush and a smile.
"Yes, he is. He has soft hair too."
"That's nice to know."
I looked up into the sky and closed my eyes to relax. "Um, my name's Meiying. What's yours?"
"Zíxín, it's nice to meet you."
A little later, the American with apparently soft hair bounced his way over to us. "Uh, hey Meiying. Is this your friend?"
"Oh, well, an acquaintance, I suppose. I just met her you see, and-"
"She Zíxín at your service. What's that you're listening to?"
"Oh, it's just some rap stuff. You probably wouldn't know anything about it."
"Try me." He shrugged and handed me his headphones. I immediately recognized the song.
"I love it when you call me big Papa," I sang along. He grinned at me and I handed him back his headphones.
"I actually know quite a bit."
"That's awesome. I'm Dre, by the way."
I nodded and just took notice that Meiying had a violin. "What are you playing?" "Bach. I have an audition coming up soon." "Oh…that's cool, I guess." "Hey, check this out," Dre announced.
He started dancing…if that's what you wanted to call it. It was more like a weird pop and lock thing. All of a sudden, a group of about 5 guys surrounded us. One of them pushed Dre, making him fall down, and then knocked Meiying's music from her hands.
"What are you doing? You're supposed to be practicing. Don't you want to get into the music school? Stop messing around with this stupid American or else I'll tell your father."
"You can't tell me what to do, Cheng!"
Dre got off the ground and handed Meiying her music back. Cheng knocked it back down, and Dre picked it up again. Once again, he knocked it and down and told Dre to leave it. Dre picked it up and Cheng pushed him again. Dre slapped Cheng, making his head turn. The whole park seemed to stop as the slap echoed. Cheng then proceeded to maul Dre. Meiying and another American tried helping Dre, but the other boys that were with Cheng were holding them back. I sighed and stood up, walking over to the fight and punched Cheng in the face. Everyone gasped and I helped Dre up. Cheng spit out some blood to his side and stared at me, looking somewhat shocked.
"That's enough. Meiying was practicing, but decided she needed a break. Leave Dre alone and get back to whatever it is you were doing." He huffed and told his friends to let go of Meiying and the other American and they walked away.
"Dre, are you okay?" Meiying asked.
"I'm fine. I'm going home now. Thanks, Zixin."
"No problem, dude."
"I should be leaving too. It's almost time for lunch. I'll see you some other time, Zixin." "Yeah, bye Meiying."
I grabbed my bag off the bench and left the park myself. That was enough excitement for one day.
By the time I got home, it was around five o' clock. After I left the park, I went around town looking for a good place to eat and relax a little. Mrs. Fúxiăo and sadly, Liqiu were home. I made my way up to my room, but was stopped by someone clearing their throat. Sighing, I turned to see Liqiu sitting on her bed, legs crossed, with a frown on her face.
"What?" I asked, annoyed.
"So, I heard you were at the park today." "Okay, and?"
"I also heard you punched Cheng trying to defend some new American."
"You heard right."
"How could you do something like that?"
"Something like what?"
"Hit my boyfriend in the FACE!"
"You're dating him? He has a horrible attitude. Then again, so do you," I said the last part under my breath. "No, he doesn't. He just likes showing off his karate skills."
"Right, is that what they're calling it these days? Look, I don't have time for this."
I turned away from her and went to my room. I'll admit the guy was cute with that intense start and all, but I could never date someone like him. He just goes around tormenting other people. I mean, Dre was pretty innocent in the situation. If you ask me, him and Liqiu belong together. I walked into the bathroom, stripped from my clothing, and took a quick shower. After putting on my pajamas, I lied across the bed and stared at the ceiling. Next week would be the anniversary of my family's death.
Greeeeeattt.
There was a soft knock on my door before Mrs. Fúxiăo stuck her head inside.
"Dinner's ready," she said with a soft smile.
"Okay, thank you. I'll be right down."
She left and I put on my slippers before going downstairs to eat dinner. I ate quietly, ignoring the heated and hard stares from Liqiu. Once she was done eating, she stood up and started walking away and I stuck my foot out to trip her. It was like slow motion as I watched her fall. I couldn't help but laugh, and after a while, Mr. and Mrs. Fúxiăo were also giggling. Liqiu growled and got up, stomping up the stairs. Once they were done giggling, I did get chastised. It's not like I really cared, though. I helped clean up the kitchen and went upstairs to get some sleep. I started school unfortunately.
That night, I went to sleep with a smile on my face.
The next day came faster than I wanted it to. My alarm clock went off at six and I rolled out of bed, onto the floor before hitting the stop button. Groaning, I pushed myself off the floor and walked to the bathroom to wake myself up. I could here pop music coming from next door. She was probably awake, singing off-key to herself. After washing my face, brushing my teeth, and doing my hair, I threw on that hideous uniform and grabbed my black loafers. I prepared my bag yesterday and it's hanging downstairs by the door. After doing a run though of my mental checklist, I went downstairs.
It was six-thirty by then and Mrs. Fúxiăo had just finished putting breakfast on the table. Liqiu came down a few minutes later with a scowl on her face. She was probably still mad about last night.
Oh well, she'll get over it.
After blessing the food and eating breakfast with some light small talk, Mr. Fúxiăo dropped us off at school.
"Now Liqiu, make sure you show your sister around. This is new to her, understand?"
"Yes, father."
She bowed and he honked before driving off. She whipped around to face me and I raised an eyebrow at her.
"Look, I don't know who you think you are, but make sure you stay away from me and my friends…especially Cheng."
"Aw, are you worried that I'm going to steal your little boyfriend? Trust me, I don't want him."
"Hmph!" She started walking away with her nose in the air.
I smirked and noticed Dre walking with what looked like the principal.
"Yo, Dre!" He turned my way and smiled. "Hey Zíxín. Is it your first day here too?"
"Yep. Is the showing you around? I'll tag along. Nice shiner by the way." "Gee, thanks and yeah, she's showing me around. Come on." I looked at the building in front of me and sighed.
Here we go…