OBSERVATIONS: You won't beleive what Eriol sees...

Wo Ai Ni: TEASER!

"I see you don't want me around. I just get in the way."

"Sometimes, you do—"

Meiling broke into a sob, and turned away from the eyes of her cousin and friends, and began sprinting away. She didn't want to believe that she really didn't help at all, but Syaoran's words only reinforced her feeling… Even though she hadn't let him finish his statement. Meiling couldn't hear Sakura crying out for her to wait. She didn't want to hear The Card Captor's voice… Sakura only gave her pity, she thought. Pity, to Meiling, was like rubbing salt in her wounds. No… make that salt mixed with lemon juice. Her heart pointed against her ribcage, protesting to be let out.

She laid a hand over her chest, and slumped against a lone wall near the back of the school. She struggled for breath through her tears. She roughly wiped her eyes. She wasn't thinking about her grandmother anymore. Her thoughts now were plagued with images of her fiancée.

Meiling let a sob escape her, and she shook as she inhaled. How could she have been so foolish? How could he be so cold? Meiling crossed her arms, cradling herself. It wasn't so much the idea that she had no magic that hurt. This feeling was much worse. The feeling of… being unwanted. Syaoran was the only one she ever thought about. The one person in particular that held a special place so deep in her heart. He didn't feel the same. Somewhere inside, she'd always known he disliked having her around. But…

We can handle the cards without you. We don't need your help. We've been over this Meiling, You don't have magical powers, and physical attacks rarely work on Clow Cards…

Meiling covered her ears, as if it would block out the sound of his voice echoing in her ears. It seemed so much worse hearing him in her head than it had hearing the words come out of his mouth. She wanted to scream at him. Or maybe the silent treatment would be more effective…

Maybe, going home, she wouldn't be loosing so much after all…