CCM- Cardcaptor Meiling!!
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Author's Notes: *sweatdrops* Gomen..I've been busy and lazy lately!! Tee hee!! Well, just be happy that I put up another chapter….or not. *sighs* I'm just writing and talking to myself again. T_T.. Oh, well.. I write because I enjoy writing, not for the reviews! Even though my fanfics are horrible. ^__^ If anyone gets confuzzled, just tell me and I'll try to clear things up! And gomen to those who might get offended by this chapter. I COME IN PEACE!
Arigatou to...
Lun(A)zuL- THANKIES! You were the only one who reviewed! So thank, ye! Ummmzz. I am only putting Xiolang, Kero-chan, Yue, Mr. Terada, lil Clow Reed, and Meiling..But ya never know! I might put more people in.. Those characters were just the ones that I've planned to put in the story so far, so I dunno... ^^; But thankies a lot!! It's nice to know that someone is enjoying my stupid fic!
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Ch. 3- Problems Arise..
Where am I?
The scenery which stood before me was spectacular. The wind was blowing, yet in a gentle way, and the grassy meadows were covered with patches of yellow, white, red, and pink flowers. The sun shone its bright rays, and even seemed as if it was smiling. In a distance, a young boy with dark blue hair was walking.
"Hi, there!" I shouted out to him. "Do you know where we are?"
Stopping to answer me, he replied, "Juwanko."
=SPLASH=
My body was soaked and my hair was dripping wet. Opening one eye, I saw a huge blue dragon holding a silver bucket. It was 6:47 am, and school didn't even start until 8:15.
"Mi..ko..-chan! What'd you do that for?!"
A big sweatdrop appeared on his forehead.
"To make sure that you were still alive, what else?"
I gave him a I'm-going-to-kill-you-now look and stood up to dry myself off with a towel.
"Sorry, Meiling. It's just when I saw you talking in your sleep, I thought that you were dead!"
I groaned. I never knew that dragons could be so dense! Aren't they supposed to be wise and helpful? Well, apparently this one isn't!
"As much as you're my guardian-"
"And partner in capturing Clow Cards! Can't forget that!"
"-you really need to learn more about humans. Especially the fact that when I talk in my sleep, I am not dead!"
He looked up at me and said, "Well, sorry miss I-talk-in-my-sleep! How do I know when you're dead or not?!"
I regretted the fact that Miko-chan was my guardian. Wouldn't you?
"AHHHHH..You're so dumb! Last night you were..so..so.."
"Serious?"
"YEAH!"
He just sighed. "Well, if I acted the way that I am right now, you wouldn't take me in right?" he asked. "I was also starving, but those barbecued ribs that your mother cooked were so tasty! I would've preferred a cow, but that was okay, " he added.
I dried up pretty fast, but my bed was another matter. "Miko-chan, what are we gonna do with my drenched up bed?"
"Wait a sec! I need to log off of AIM."
I couldn't believe that he could type on a keyboard! I guess dragons learn stuff pretty fast, and one of the other things that he learned was the joy of dragon lovers across America.
"Stay back, Meiling. This may be dangerous!!"
Still looking at him suspiciously, I stood back just as he told me. In a second, he blew fire from his nostrils and soon my bed was in flames.
Doing a victory pose my "hero" said proudly, "And that's how you fix a problem like this!" I blinked a couple of times and then screamed in horror.
"AHHH!!!!! My bed's on fire!"
=beep beep beep=
"Uh oh. The fire alarm just turned on, Meiling! Pretty soon your mom's going to wake up from all this racket, and then the fire departments gonna come.."
"Stop your squawking and just help me put this out, "I yelled at him.
Miko- chan used his powers to stop the fire alarm, which actually worked! Dragging him along with me, we filled out buckets with water from the tub and quickly poured it onto my bed.
SUCCESS! The water put out the fire and no one suspected a thing!
=creak=
Looking up towards my door, I sweatdropped seeing her. An "Oh, my." was all that came out of her mouth when she saw my bed all wet with water like that. Luckily she didn't know the fact that it had been on fire.
"Well, ummm… Mom, I can explain! You see."
She cut me off and just gave me a wink.
"It's ok, Meiling. Your secret is safe with me. I can see your bed- wetting problem has come back from your childhood days."
I could hear Miko-chan laughing in the background.
Sighing she added, "What did you drink last night?" I groaned.
"Mother! It's really not what you're thinking! That dragon was the one who created this mess!" She just sighed and winked at me again as she left my room.
"MIKO-CHAN," I screeched, throwing a pillow at him, raging with anger.
The clock showed that it was 7:01. "AHH!! I don't have any time for this!!"
I then stuffed small-formed Miko-chan into my closet so he wouldn't see me dressing into my uniform.
As I was getting ready I thought, There'll be other days when I'll be able to get my revenge on Miko-chan for making mom think that I still wet my bed!
Then I grinned evilly and did my famous, "MUHAHAHAHAHA!" laugh.
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"Bye, Miko-chan! Be a good lil dragon for me! Don't cause any more trouble!"
Closing the door, I could hear Miko-chan laughing once again like a maniac. One day he was gonna get it from me!! I rode the stair rail with my red backpack, and sat down in a chair for breakfast.
Gazing outside the window, I remembered those painful memories that I held ever since I was 6 years old. It had been five years ago since my father, as well as the other Li's, traveled on flight 497 for some "important" business meeting in Japan, that for some unknown reason involved everyone in the Li clan. I was sick with the flu that day they left, so mother stayed with me at home.
The next day we received a call from the Japanese Coast Guard. They told us that flight 497 crashed in Japan waters, but none of the bodies were found. Mother and I would cry every night until no more tears were left to cry. My father was a great man who was deeply respected. I always hoped that he was still alive somewhere, and always will.
"MEILING!"
I snapped back into reality. "Huh?"
"Didn't you hear me?" she asked. I tried to choke back the tears that were coming out of my eyes.
"I..I…I…was thinking about dad again." She wrapped her arms around me into a tight embrace.
"Meiling, I know it's hard -even harder for me, but you and I need to be strong. Your father wouldn't like to see both of us crying over him."
Passing a bowl of some chicken soup, she smiled at me. The chicken soup was good, and I ate it up hungrily.
"As I was trying to tell you earlier, I want you to drop off these cookies at Mr. Seki's. Anyways, his house is near your school."
Nodding, I gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left for school. It was a nice warm morning, and I could tell that today was going to be a marvelous day! Running, I spotted Mr. Seki's house.
Mr. Seki is my mom's friend. He's an old man with shaggy gray hair and eyes that are almost black. He loves playing the piano in his spare time. He has a witty sense of humor, and tells magnificent stories that I have loved ever since I was a child. Did he forget who I was? Knocking on the door, I was relieved by his kind smile.
"Well, hello, Meiling!" he exclaimed happily leading me into his house. "Aren't you supposed to be in school at this time of day?"
I grinned. Mr. Seki used to be a teacher before he retired. "Yes, but mother told me to give you these delicious cookies."
"Tell Malu, your mother, that I said thank you."
=woof woof=
A black Labrador appeared out of nowhere and sat by Mr. Seki.
"Oh, and this is my dog. Well, not really. I just found her on my porch yesterday. I did everything to find her owner, but no one has claimed her. I named her, Star."
I patted her head and she licked my hand. "She's quite a beauty, eh?"
I scratched her chin. "She is a beauty!"
=woof=
We giggled as I got ready to leave. I said thank you to Mr. Seki as I walked towards the door.
"Bye, Meiling! Hope you won't be late for school!" He shouted out to me.
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As I was skipping to school, not worrying about the time, an eerie voice in my head said creepily, "Be careful, girl. Looks can be deciving..." Then I heard evil laughter in the air.
Hmmmm.. What was that about?
Oh, well. I was already used to creepy voices in my head, anyways.
Walking up the steps of 'East Middle School,' a voice -a real human voice was calling me.
"Hey, Mei-chan!"
"Hey to you, too, Kitsu!"
She just snickered. "Nice rhyme."
Kitsu is my best friend. Her real name is Tau, Kitsuki, but everyone calls her Kitsu. She has long mahogany brown hair with golden streaks that she always puts up in a ponytail, and has sparkly blue eyes like the sea. I always despised her because she's always kind to everyone, and a perfect angel, too!
People would say mean things to Kitsu for being a 'goody goody two-shoes' and the 'teacher's pet' for her high marks in class, but she would just smile and ignore them. If everyone was just as kind as Kitsu, maybe this world would be a much happier place, but that was just a thought. She has beautiful artistic abilities, as well as a talent in volleyball. If you're saying, "WOAH!" right now, well there's more. During winter and thanksgiving, she would collect canned good items for the needy. She might as well be awarded the 'perfect child' out of all in the whole entire universe!
Funny, though. Kitsu said that she wanted to be more like me -so carefree about the world, or something like that. She lives with her mom, but not because her father died, it was because they separated.
Walking through the hall, we entered our first class together -Mathematics, the easiest and most fun class for me!
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"Settle down, class! Settle down!!" Terada-sensei told us.
He was my math teacher, and was the most loved out of all the teachers -by the 7th and 8th grade girls, that is.
Everyone grew quiet waiting for him to start the lesson.
Instead of the usual, "Get your math book out," from Terada-sensei, he just said, "Give a friendly hello to your new classmate, Mika. I'm sure she'd be happy if someone would show her around the school."
The knob turned, and Mika walked into the classroom. We all gave her a friendly hello, but she just kept her gaze at her shuffling feet. I could tell that she was nervous and shy about something. Possibly the fact that she was new here, I guess. She had dazzling golden locks and hazel eyes.
Terada-sensei broke the silence barrier by asking, "Mika, what's your last name?"
Did she even have a last name? She curled her hair with her finger while looking down at the ground. Looking up, she gave a quick glance at Terada- sensei's desk. Finally she squeaked a, "Brown. My name is Brown, Mika."
He just gave her a confused look as she took the left seat which was next to me. All through math class, I could feel her curious eyes staring at me. I felt like saying, "I didn't kill anyone, honest! And I'm sure that I'm not an alien!" to her.
I could feel the hairs on my back standing, and that's when I seriously thought that she was a spy who was assigned to spy on my everyday life.
= brrriiinngg=
I breathed a sigh of relief as I transferred to my next class. Hopefully I wouldn't be seeing Mika with her freaky eyes throughout the day..
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"Bye, Kitsu!"
"See, ya! I'm sure that Mika was just curious about you or something! She'll probably be a lot more friendly towards you tomorrow."
I sighed. Just like Kitsu -looking for the best in everyone.
I couldn't believe that school finally ended!! But why was Mika looking at me like that through math, history, and language class? Does she know my secret of being a cardcaptor? I haven't even caught a card, yet! Or was she always like that, even in her old school?
Walking slowly past two houses, I saw Mr. Seki's house pitch black -with his door open, as if he or someone else was waiting for me.
I peeked through the door and yelled out, "Mr. Seki! Where are you?"
But instead of seeing him walking towards me to reassure that everything was fine, a black figure ran into my arms.
"STAR!"
The black labrador grasped my sleeve with her teeth and led my into the living room. There, there was Mr. Seki lying face down on the floor. No bleeding was found, and his pulse was still there. I turned around to where Star was -or supposed to be..
Instead of Star, a lady wearing a black long dress with really black hair, dark brown eyes, and red lipstick stood with an evil grin on her face.
"Hi, Meiling..Weren't expecting me, were ya?"
I stood there frozen unable to move.
Outside the sun was no longer out, and rain started to fall. Black clouds appeared in every direction, and I could tell that this wasn't going to be good.
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Author's Notes: So how was it? Bad, ne? Well I tried..Anyways, what was that dream about? Why is Mika staring at Meiling like that? Who is that evil lady at Mr. Seki's house? Find out in chapter..4!
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H-T: So how did you guys like the chapter?
Meiling: *sweatdrops* It was okay..^-^;
Miko-chan: Meiling meant that 'it was horrible chapter.'
H-T: *cries* I paid you good money to say that it was good!!
M+M: We wanted 10 dollars not 2 dollars!!
H-T: *sighs* But I'm broke!! ;_____; You guys are so hard to bargain with!!
