AUTHOR'S NOTES: cardcaptor_girl here! Hi everybody! Especially everybody who reviewed my fic. This is the last chapter of the story the "Alternate Birthday Present". I am so excited! I'll finally get finish this. I am very sorry to keep you waiting so long, but I had a huge "writer's block" + I had school.
As some of you might have noticed: my story style changed from humorous and easy going /simple/, to more tragic and serious. However I did not think my story would go this way, but what da ya know? (^.~)
Anyways, I am going to write more and more stories about Meilin and Li. And I am very sorry to everyone that I am using their dubbed names here. I just got used to them, besides, they are shorter to write! (^_^)
Hey, USA people, did you see what Evil Nelvana did to the latest episode?(~_~) The one where "Meiling" comes to Japan again, because "Syaoran" has got to tell her "something" about him liking Sakura and all? Well Nelvana dubbed the episode a big time. They even changed the subject of the episode, which was very dumb /the subject I mean/. Well, considering Nelvana, we were expecting this, weren't we? They EVEN left Meilin a hope that Li still loves her. Which pleased me in a certain way, because I am Mei/Li fan, but I would still prefer the real storyline.
I do not own Cardcaptors, God, I never wanted to own "CARDCAPTORS", and I want to own only Card Captor Sakura. Unfortunately I don't own the show. (- _ -) Unless! I will get a magic lamp with jinnee inside. Then I will make a wish to own Card Captor Sakura and to make this show MEI/LI big time. YEAH! Mei/Li 4ever! .....Sorry, (^_^) I was caught in my dreamworld....ehehehehehe....
Okay, now on with the story:
This chapter is rated PG-13, either a strong PG for some swearing and... I wouldn't call it "adult situations", but you might be offended in some way if you are a LITTLE kid. And it is going to be your responsibility if you read it. My personal comment is: DO NOT READ THIS CHAPTER IF YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN TWELWE YEARS OLD.
By the way people: Meilin just got thirteen and Li is about thirteen and a half years old.
Chapter 10: "The Alternate Birthday Present."In the previous chapter:
Li ran toward the direction where Meilin left. He will bring her back, his love, his destiny, his reason to live...
Meilin didn't stop crying even for a second. She stopped sobbing, but the tears did not stop. It was about eight o'clock in the evening and Meilin's arm kept reminding her that something had to be done with it. The arm hurt a lot, but Meilin didn't care. The raven-haired girl actually realized that this has been the first time she was alone by herself at this time in the city. She was now more alone than ever, not knowing where she was, or where she will be.
*I wonder what ~HE~ is doing right now. He is probably already at home, watching TV or something. I am surprised that he did not follow me. But then again, I told him not to... Maybe I was a little meaner to him than I was supposed to, after all: I was the one who kissed him... OOOOOOH! I cannot believe I'm actually feeling sorry for yelling at him! URHHHH!*
The streetlights went on; making the road she was walking on, brighter. The ruby-eyed girl felt as if she was on stage. Everything around her was dark, except the road, which she was on. First stars were already shining in the sky and the girl could still see the redness of the sunset far, near the horizon. *This is one hell of a day.* she thought. Meilin kept walking slowly, deepened in her own thoughts. Her loose hair were getting up in the wind once in a while. And some more tears poured out of her eyes.
*Where am I going now? What am I doing here? Why do I even care?* Meilin glanced at the cherry blossom trees, which were surrounding the road. This road was a lot like the one where Sakura lived. There were many roads like that in Readington. And this road didn't seem to have an end. *...But what if...WHAT IF...everything ~he~ said to me was...maybe...just maybe he...has feelings for me? What if he was telling me the truth the whole time and I left it all to my stupid beliefs that he felt nothing, but pity towards me?........What IF I WAS WRONG?* Meilin let out a heavy sigh, *But, it does not matter now, whether I was right or wrong. We both ruined each other's lives forever...And who knows, maybe I was right, maybe he was only pitying after all... But does it matter? It's not like I'm gonna see him again...*
"Hey you..." A deep quiet voice interrupted Meilin's thoughts. She was startled at the sound of unfamiliar voice. Whose voice was it? Meilin turned around and her eyes widened.
"Hello, who...are you?" She said calmly turning towards the direction where four boys were sitting on the ground. How didn't she notice them? Maybe because Meilin was so caught up in her own thoughts that she did not hear them talking in darkness behind the streetlights.
"Did you happen to know what time it is?" the same cat-like voice came from the shadows. Meilin still couldn't observe the faces of these four people.
"Oh, its eight thirty. Excuse me, but who are you?" The curiosity took the best of Meilin. The girl didn't move, when four high school boys came out from the shadows.
"My name is Ben, this is Rod," he said pointing to the guy, who was dressed like a rapper. "This is Charlie and this;" Ben stepped closer to Meilin, "is Freddy." Meilin looked at Freddy who winked at her. "I believe we are going to the same school that you are going to." Ben was coming closer and closer, until there were about eight feet between him and Meilin. The rest of the guys were still standing far away from the girl.
"I don't believe so, you see I'm not in high school, I am in Readington-Junior."
"That's ok." Ben said very strangely stepping closer to her. They were now not more than five feet apart. The guy was obviously older, about sixteen years old and Meilin was creeped out by the way he behaved himself. There was something strange about him, but the ruby-eyed girl decided to be as polite as possible. Ben took a good look at her:
"Girl, did you notice that your arm is bleeding?" Meilin looked down at her arm and let out a weak smile.
"That's ok, I'm fine."
"And you're crying; something must have happened..." Ben one more step towards her and the tone on his voice got very strange. Meilin wasn't even thinking of letting some strangers know what happened to her today.
"I uh...fell down, that's all. I'll be okay." The girl wiped out her tears.
"If you say so..." Said Ben. There was a sudden silence, Meilin felt very uncomfortable like this. The guy was making her feel uneasy. "That is a very nice dress you are wearing." Ben said gazing at her and checking out Meilin's red low-cut dress, which Sakura gave her for birthday. That's when Meilin decided that she better get going.
"Thank you..." The girl smiled politely at him, but didn't blush at all. Meilin was getting more nervous as each second passed by. Something wasn't right. Ben dropped his gaze to her long legs, and then he slowly led his eyes up higher and higher until the boy met her eyes.
"You know...you are very pretty..." Ben's cat-like voice became deeper than usual. He reached his hand to touch Meilin's cheek, but failed because she moved away. She took two steps back; she didn't like it at all. How dare he touch her? Ben smiled evilly: "What are you afraid of? I'm not gonna bite you."
"Umm...uh...I have to g-go..." ruby-eyed girl mumbled. Slightly shaking, Meilin turned around and tried to leave. Her young and bold spirit of "THE-Meilin-Rae-super-kick-chick" faded. She was now very nervous.
"Wait, what's your name, Babe?" Meilin winced and turned to face him and three of his other friends, who were now standing near him. *What am I going to tell them? And why is he calling me "Babe"? I better not tell them my true name; instead, I'll tell them that my name is Dorothy and maybe they will leave me alone...maybe...*
"M-my n-name is...D-Dorothy." Said Meilin as politely as she could.
"Very well, Dorothy." Ben said and smiled as he saw her frightened face. He glared at Meilin and noticed the plain confusion in the girl's eyes.
"A-anyway, I have to g-go now, bye." With that, Meilin quickly turned away once again and tried to leave, but this time his cold hand gently grabbed hers. Ben carefully turned her around and looked down at her. The guy was much taller than she was.
"Wait, aren't you gonna play with us Dorothy? Let's have some fun..." Ben said smiling, and his smile was not a "prince-charming" one. He came so close to Meilin that she almost stepped onto his foot. Something was telling her, that this game wouldn't gonna be the kind of "fun" little kids play with. The girl felt that Ben had something else in mind. Something that she really wouldn't like. Meilin gulped loudly. She could feel his hot breath against her face.
"I c-can't. I have to b-be somewhere. N-now." Meilin almost jumped ten feet up as Ben's hand slid to her lower waist. This was going way too far. *Just remember: be polite. Politeness is the key to everything. Politeness is the key, politeness is the key, politeness is the key.*
"GET YOUR SLUTTY HANDS OFF OF ME! NOW!" *Well that was...polite...* Meilin roughly pushed Ben away. He was startled, but just for a moment. The ruby-eyed girl didn't get a chance to run away, because Ben's strong hands grabbed her by the wrists.
"Tough cookie, aren't we?" Ben said, while tightening his grip around her wrists. That made her bad arm ache like never before. "When I said 'Do you wanna play', I wasn't asking you, stupid, it was an order."
"Order THIS!" said Meilin as she skillfully released herself from his grip and hit him where it hurts. Ben almost fell down in pain, but kept his psycho smile.
"So you are 'karate girl', huh? That's nice." The last two words he said firmly, almost like a robot. Meilin quickly looked around and took a fighting position, while Ben stood in front of her. "So you wanna have it you way...Fine, as you wish, bitch!" Ben raised his hand up and waved his three friends to come over. The four of them now were standing in front of Meilin and smiling evilly. *What do I do? I guess I will have to fight them. I guess that my training is about to finally pay off!*
"Aaaaah! Kiii-yaaa! I-yaaaaaaaaa!!!" Meilin screamed "karate" as she punched Rod with her fist right in the face, when he tried to grab her. "That is what happens when you don't get it from the first time!" She said proudly.
To her surprise the guys didn't back down even for a bit. Rod rubbed his bleeding nose and shut a cold glare up at her. All four guys quickly came up to Meilin at the same time. Two of them grabbed her by the arms. Ben and Rod stood in front of her. Meilin struggled to get out, but couldn't. Her broken arm reduced her movements. And two high school boys were too strong for her to handle at once. The girl tried to kick guys in front of her with her legs, but she also failed in this one. Ben came up very close to her and gripped her neck so tight with his hand, that Meilin almost lost her breath.
"And THAT'S, what happens when you don't understand who you dealing with, stupid girl!" He said harshly to her. Meilin gulped loudly and Ben heard it. He smiled at the thought that she was afraid of him. The boy bent down to Meilin, until his mouth was two inches away from her ear. "Don't worry, I'll take "care" of you..." he whispered to her with an evil grin. Meilin's face expression changed from frightened to raging:
"YOU! SON OF A BI...BLHTW...." Meilin was cut off by his lips roughly pressing against hers. The ruby-eyed girl struggled for release, but was no use. The three pairs of strong hands held her tightly. Meilin groaned loudly not from pleasure, but from disgust. Ben broke the kiss and Meilin took this chance to plant a spit on him. The guy, in return slapped her cheek with his hand:
"If you're not going to stop protesting me, we aren't going to have any fun Dorothy." He said with a smirk.
"Your fun is over, you bastard!" Ben turned his head, as did Meilin and three other guys. What the four guys saw, made them chuckle. What Meilin saw made her feel better, because she would be safe from now on. She couldn't believe it was Li. Yes, it was him. He followed her. He followed her? *Would that mean that...he really... loves me? Could that be true?*
"Listen kid, get out of here while you can, because if you won't; I promise you, that I will break every single bone in your body." Ben said, while looking at Li with devilish sympathy.
"I. Am. Not. Going. Anywhere." That was the only statement that Li said to them. His voice was cold and serious. Then he looked at Meilin. A small tear quickly ran down his cheek. He looked at what they might have done to her if he would come a minute later. Only the thought of it made him shiver. "Let go of her, you dirty rats." Meilin struggled to get out and failed again.
"Li!" She screamed, helplessly.
"Don't worry Meilin, I'm here!" Li cried out back. He drew out his sword and held it in front of him in a fighting position.
"So your name isn't Dorothy! You lied to me, bitch!" Ben yelled at her and tugged roughly on her hair.
"Call her that again and I might not spare your life, bastard." Said Li through his teeth.
"Ho-ho-ho." Ben said imitating Santa Claus. "What you gonna do to me, stab me with your little "toy", "oh mighty knight"?" The four guys started laughing. Li didn't answer.
"Meilin dear, or whatever your name is, you are gonna see now what I will do to your boyfriend. And what I'm gonna do to him isn't going to be pretty." Rod winked at her. He was almost thrice as big as Li. Rod took his jacket off and stood in front of him, tightening his fists. Li wasn't even thinking of backing down. "Come on; give me your best shot, twerp!" But Li didn't move, because he did not want to start the fight first. Rod seemed to catch Li's thought, so he gave the signal to Ben. Ben understood the signal and came over. The both guys were standing in front of Li, preparing to beat him up.
Meilin, on the other hand, struggled again and again. But no matter what, she couldn't get out. Charlie and Freddy twisted her hands at the same time. That was it; she couldn't take the pain anymore:
"Aaaah!!!" She screamed out like never before. Li's patience ran out. He was now very angry.
"Come on, we're tired of waiting kid! Are you afraid or someth..."
"ELEMENT FIRE!" Li shouted out as he pulled out a card and hit it with his sword.
"Watta....." Ben didn't get to finish his sentence, because of a fire spin, which passed through him and Rod. Even though the guys didn't get burned, both of them fell down in fear for their lives.
"You want more, bastards? ELEMENT LIGHTNING!" Li shouted again. The lightning hit Ben and he fell down unconscious. Rod gasped in fear. Freddy and Charlie let go of Meilin and started to run away.
"Oh no you don't! ELEMENT WIND!" The two boys were brought to Li's feet by the strong gust of wind. Just as the wind disappeared, Freddy and Charlie flung on their knees to beg for mercy. They started bowing violently, as if Li was some kind of a king to them.
"Oh, we are so, so sorry! We didn't do it...He made us do it!' Charlie pointed to Ben, who was still lying on the ground unconscious.
"Please forgive us, please!" Freddy begged. Li looked at him with a great anger.
"Li!!!" Meilin screamed out as she ran up to him and hugged him tightly around his neck. The boy hugged her back with one hand, while holding his sword with the other. He kneeled his head into her soft raven hair and breathed in. Her hair smelled like coconut. Li made a note to himself that coconut was his favorite flavor from now on. The amber-eyed boy like the sweet smell.
"Its okay, Meilin, they won't hurt you now...it's okay..." They both relaxed in each other's embrace. Even Meilin felt that her sobs stopped, although her tears didn't. The girl sighed in relieve into boy's shoulder.
Rod, Freddy, Charlie and now awoken Ben took this chance to run away. But Li noticed that. He gently pulled Meilin away and drew his sword out. The he pulled out an element card and prepared to use it, but Meilin stopped him:
"No Li, don't. Let them go. God is the one to judge them, not you..." Li looked at her, surprised, but did as she sad. Suddenly Meilin burst into sobs again: "Oh Li! I was...afraid they...w-w-would d-do something... awful to m-me!" She could barely speak, because of all the sobbing.
"It's okay, Meilin, I am here. You'll be okay...shhh..." Li said softly, while cradling Meilin in his hands.
He felt her knees get weak, so slowly lowered her and himself both on the ground. Li never let go of her. He never wanted to. Meilin's sobs got a little quieter.
"I-I am s-so sorry, Li..." The girl said, while clutching her face tightly into his shirt. Li look questionably at her.
"Why...why are you sorry?"
"Well, because of the way I acted earlier; I yelled at you...I didn't mean to yell... No. I meant to hurt your feelings and that's why I am so-so sorry!" She cried into the boy's shoulder.
"No no no, you have nothing to apologize for. It was me...it was...me...Meilin...I w-was the one who acted like a real dork..." Li couldn't hold it in himself any longer. He felt more and more sobs coming out of him. So he cried. All the years of learning to hide his emotions inside of him fled away. The boy buried his face into Meilin's hair once again and hugged her tightly. And the raven-haired girl hugged him back just as tight. Neither of them remembered hugging like this before. The both cried for about five minutes, not saying a word to each other. Five minutes, they were sitting on the ground, embracing each other and wishing to never let go. Then something came to Li's mind.
"Meilin..." she slowly pulled away and looked at him. Li noticed that her face was as red as tomato, because of all the crying. "Listen, Meilin...I know it hurts you to think about what happened here with those bastards, so I can help you. I can reverse time, if you want. I can make you forget what ha..." He was cut off, by Meilin's strong embrace. While hugging the boy again, she whispered:
"No, please don't. Maybe it was supposed to happen. I don't want to forget...anything..." She said, thinking about the kiss, the confession and the whole "Roller Caster Park" incident. Li knew what she meant, so he smiled. *God, Meilin, I almost lost you...But I will never loose you again...never; I promise.* The boy thought to himself.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Meilin!" He said suddenly. Meilin looked at him. "Your arm, did you break it?" He started checking her broken arm, which was still bleeding badly.
"That's okay, Li. I think I broke it, but it doesn't hurt anymore, I don't feel a thing." She said smiling. But Li looked at her seriously.
"You mean, it does not hurt at all? Not even a little bit?" She shook her head. "Do you feel me touching you?" Said Li as he lightly pushed on the place, where the arm was swollen.
"No, as I said – I don't feel a thing."
"Oh, no! That's not good at all."
"Why?"
"If you can't feel the pain - that means your arm does not have any blood in it, or you might got an infection. We need to treat it right away."
"Well I don't really know where we are, and where the closest medical clinic is."
"I think this will help." Li said while pulling out a card, unlike any other Meilin has ever seen.
"Li, what is this card? It's not a Clow Card, is it?"
"No, it's not. It's a magical Card with the spell on it. I always keep it with me, in case we get hurt badly after a card capture."
"So, what does it do?"
"It's going to heal your arm, Meilin."
"Oh, Li you're so smart! Thank you!" She gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Yeah well...I always thought we would need it eventually." Li said, while blushing furiously.
Li stood up and helped Meilin to get up too. He took few steps back and stood in front of raven-haired girl. He closed his eyes in concentration. A golden aura appeared around Li, when he put the card with the spell in front of him. The card flew out of his arms and settled in the air right above his head.
"Awake the spirit of the card,
To use your powers I wish now,
I order you fulfill the task,
The task of healing; release out!
NOW!"
A bright light released from the card, as Li read his incarnations. The bright light surrounded Meilin for about thirty seconds, and then it faded away. The card itself, vanished, because it was a one time spell.
Meilin looked at her arm, which was now completely healed. The girl felt better right away. Then she felt a warm hand on her cheek. The hand slowly moved the lock of her hair from her face and moved it behind girl's ear. The hand didn't leave her face, instead it softly brushed against her cheek. Meilin slowly looked up. She felt that her face got hotter, she knew then she was blushing. Knowing each other for so long, they both never really got to touch each other's faces. Meilin wasn't used to it; she wasn't used to his touch. He never touched her like that – with such a... love? Does that mean he loves her?
She was now beginning to believe.
Li let out a slight smile:
"Let's go home, Meilin."
"Yeah, let's go." She turned to go, but Li stopped her.
"I think we both walked enough for today, let me use the Teleport Card to take us home, okay?"
"Okay, Li. I must say, I kind of tired; it's a good idea to use the Clow Card to help us." She smiled at him. He smiled back. Then he used the Teleport Card to bring the back home.
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"Li, do you think Wei is back yet?" Meilin said as she used her key to open the apartment.
"I don't think so. You said it yourself that he won't be back until tomorrow."
"Oh, yeah..."
Li and Meilin walked in the living room and dropped themselves on the couch right away.
"Gosh, I'm so tired..."
"Me too. We had a really long day, Meilin."
"Yeah, we sure did, Li. So... uh... what you wanna do now?"
"TV maybe?"
"TV sounds great... Hey Li, do you want to eat something? I feel kind of hungry."
"Yes, I'm kind of hungry myself." He said, while turning on television.
"What do you want me to make you? I can cook anything!"
"Oh, just chop some apples and other fruits and that'll be all." Said Li.
"Yes, your highness." Meilin said and bowed, imitating a king's maid.
"Oh wait, Meilin, I didn't meant to say it that way. I'm sorry; do you want me to help you?"
"No need for that. I'll be back in a sec." Said Meilin, before disappearing in the into the kitchen.
Five minutes passed by and Meilin returned with a huge bowl with the freshly cut fruits.
"Here they are, Li. I cut them just the way you like it." She said as she put the bowl on the little table, which was standing in front of the couch Li was sitting on.
"Umm, yummy." The boy with the chestnut hair replied as he took a juicy piece of apple into his mouth. Meilin settled near him on the couch and took a glance at the TV screen. There was a movie playing. She rested her head on the back of the couch and put all of her attention on the TV screen.
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Li yawned and then looked at his watch. It was already ten thirty, way passed their bed time. Meilin seemed to notice his tiredness, so she asked:
"Li, do you want to go to sleep? We can watch another movie another time, how about that?"
"No, I'm ok. Besides, the movie will finish soon." Meilin nodded.
Meilin was all caught up in the movie. And the most action moment was now playing on TV screen. Slowly, not taking her ruby red eyes off the TV, Meilin bent down from the couch to take yet another piece of apple. The girl didn't notice Li doing the same thing at the same time. Their hands touched against each other sending electricity throughout their bodies. Neither hand moved for about three seconds. And then, slowly realizing the contact, Meilin and Li both jerked their hands away from the piece of apple. The movie was forgotten completely. The boy and the girl looked at each other. They stared at each other and it suddenly felt like TV was on the mute button. But it wasn't. The tension was making a fake silence between them. Each moment passed by and the tension grew bigger and bigger. Neither of them wanted to break the eye contact with each other, but also neither wanted to sit there still and do nothing.
Li and Meilin both remembered about the last tension, which lead to a kiss. Thinking about that, they both blushed at the same time. Li saw Meilin blushing uncomfortably and decided to break the tension. His hand moved quickly to the bowl. Li's movement was so quick that Meilin winced loudly, and her face became even more crimson.
"I uhh... umm...I wi-l-l-l wash the dishes now." Li said shyly.
"Do you need any help?" Meilin said in politeness, but she already knew the answer.
"No, there's no need for that...hmm" Li cleared his throat, deciding that this was the time to talk about the earlier "little incidents". "Listen, Meilin...I, I needed to talk to you about...you know...the...when we were on the roller coaster...well...you know..." The life was very uneasy for Li right now, because he suddenly ran out of words.
"OH!" screamed out Meilin. "The-the "Need for Speed" one? Oh I loved it. I was fun, it was great, don't you think? Don't you have dishes to do or you want me to do them for you?" She muttered it so quickly, that Li barely understood what she said.
"But-but you..." But then he realized that Meilin was still uncomfortable about this topic, so he sighed, making direct eye contact with her. "Yeah...I'll wash 'em." With these words he walked into the kitchen and started cleaning up. *I have to talk to her about this sometime and its better be soon."
Just as Li left to wash the dishes Meilin let out a huge sigh and laid her body onto the couch. She stared at the TV screen, not really concentrating on what was on. *Oh, I almost blew it. I am not ready to talk to him yet. And now I am not so sure if he pitied me, or if what he said about loving me was true. Maybe he really loves me. Well he did follow me... That was one hell of a day for me, who would've guessed? What would I do if Li wasn't there to save me? I hope Ben and his buddies will burn in hell for a long time. * Meilin smiled to herself and suddenly she felt heaviness on her eyelids, so she closed them and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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"Meilin, I was wondering if you wou..." Li cut himself off, as he saw her sleeping peacefully on the couch. The boy quietly walked towards TV and turned it off. The he went to his room to get the blanket. When Li returned, he gently covered Meilin with it and sat down on the floor looking at her. For the first time in his life, Li adored her beauty. He saw how peaceful she was, with her loose hair spread all around her and the delicate features of her face all true and not fake. Some girls would have to put a lot of makeup, just to make their skin look a half as good as Meilin's.
Meilin. The girl he was least expecting to fall for. Li thought for a quite a while that Sakura, maybe Sakura could be his girlfriend one day. But the thought of kissing Sakura made him emotionless. The thought of kissing Meilin, however, made him blush, because there was an actual chance that this would happen. And it did. Li was glad that it did.
Everything was great about the ruby-eyed girl, and the fact that she loved him made Li feel special. Yes, for the first time in his life Li understood how special he was to her and how special Meilin was to him. And now, the sight of Meilin, lying there made Li blush. Oh boy was he sure blushing a lot today. The girl in front of him looked like a piece of art. She looked so perfect. No, she was more than perfect, she was consummate. Li wondered who she reminded him of.
Sleeping Beauty.
That's who she was. And he was "the" prince, the one to save her. The prince, who would come to her bed and awake her with a...
Li, very slowly bent down to Meilin's face until they were only two inches apart. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but he was very sure why. The boy's lips gently brushed against Meilin's.
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Meilin stood above water. She looked down and saw gentle smoke kneeling right above the water surface. The girl felt free and happy. Meilin noticed some butterflies fly by. One of those butterflies flew over to her and landed on her lips. Meilin smiled to herself as she felt a gentle tickles on the lips. They were warm and very pleasant, they almost felt...REAL?
Meilin's eyes shut open and then she realized that someone was kissing her so softly, so tenderly. The girl closed her eyes.
"Is...this a dream?" Meilin murmured as someone's lips moved from her lips to her cheek. And she already knew who that "someone" was.
"I hope it's not. I know I wouldn't want it to be a dream, Meilin; would you?" Li said as he planted a sweet little kiss on the lips again.
"Of course not, Li. But I have to say, you surprised me." She slightly giggled.
"I love you." He said as he moved away from her a little. Meilin wanted to say something, but Li continued: "I know I forgot your birthday. And you know I am very sorry. And everything that's happened today from the vase thing to those bastards, I wish I could make it up to you somehow." Li took a deep sigh. "I didn't get you a present, but now that it's all over, the only thing I can give you for a present is my love Meilin. And gosh I love you so much, I wish I realized it earlier. I know that my love is a very selfish present and I know that I failed you in many ways, but no matter what I will love you always and forever. I just hope you love me just as much." Li had now several shades of red on his face.
"Li, you never failed me. You even helped me. Today I realized that I love you even more, than I thought. And your love is the only thing I need to live for. I love you just as much."
Meilin lifted her head up, so that their faces were almost touching. She looked into his amber eyes and he looked into her ruby ones. Li and Meilin saw a great passion in each other's eyes. Just then Li warmly wrapped his arms around Meilin's slim waist, and she threw her arms around his neck. The two of them rose into a deep kiss and the entire world around them was forgotten. Minutes later they broke away from each other to catch a breath, still sharing each other's embrace. *Could it be more perfect? Could the life be better than that?* Li and Meilin both thought at the same time. Finally having enough breath to speak, Meilin murmured:
"Well THAT"S what I call THE ALTERNATE BIRTHDAY PRESENT!" Li smiled widely at her statement; smiled like he never did before and then made his way to Meilin's lips.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: -0_0- oh yea baby! I've done it! I DID IT! I finished my first fanfic! Although if I would continue any longer, it would be a LEMON, so I didn't want to spoil my little fairy tale. I know, I know, its sappy-shmappy, but what a hell? (^_^) Do you like it people? Even if you already reviewed my fic, please do it again so I would know what you think about the whole thing.
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