Here is Chapter Three peoples…sorry if it took me so long!….I just want to
say that any fanart is welcome to me…I can't draw men worth crap! And if
ya want to see a pic of Mei…go to my website!
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Maybe I'm a Slave
Chapter Three
Mei looked around the shopping area they were in and groaned. So many decisions…what the hell are they going to wear? She looked over at her guest and then noticed for the ver y first time…just exactly what they were wearing. She nearly freaked out as she saw them. The Hobbits were wearing their usual attire…with the exception that Goto had managed to find four pairs of sandals with their size feet…Mei wondered how the hell her uncle could pull it off. The four Hobbits liked like the Amish people that she had seen from a documentary at school. She was glad to see that Aragorn was wearing a white shirt and some slacks…they fit him quite well…too well since she saw that the female population of the area were drooling at him. Of course there was Legolas…Mei turned away and tried to concentrate on the stores they were passing by. Legolas was wearing a tight black tee shirt and a white button down one on top of that. He was also wearing some of Goto's old jeans. Mei scowled as she saw the puddles of drool by the ladies that passed them by. Alona and Arwen were wearing some of her really baggy clothing since she was shorter than the two elves. She noticed that Yen was looking back at them with a grin.
"Hey…are you going to buy them some panties and bras?" Yen asked with a gleam in his eyes. Mei's eyebrow twitched when Goto entered the conversation.
"Hey…I knew I forgot something…" her uncle said with a grin. Mei sighed and then gave both men a scary grin.
"You did that on purpose, old man. As for you question, DIE!" Mei yelled as she lunged for Yen who began to run away from his lead singer. It was then when she saw the perfect store. "CANDY!!!!"
Yen blinked as he saw the girl ran to a different direction and nearly made a Mei size hole to the door. He sighed and shook his head. He wondered when Mei would really grow up. Chy looked at him and gave him an understanding look.
"You're worried over her." Chy said as he walked back. He gave a sullen nod. Frodo and Sam looked at them with worry.
"Is something wrong?" Frodo asked. Yen sighed as the rest of the group caught up. Goto looked at them and knew something was not right.
"She went to the candy store." Chy replied. Goto gave a nod and went after his niece. The others looked Yen and Chy with confusion.
"I take there is more than what this seems." Gandalf said, wearing a gray shirt and navy pants. He stilled has his beard and his staff. Yen chuckled at that.
"Yeah…you can say that…did Mei ever tell you guys about her past that much?"
"She mentioned something about being afraid of heights." Frodo said softly. Yen blinked in surprise.
"So she told you about that? Hmm…it took me about three years to hear that story."
"It took me four." Chy muttered. Everyone looked at them with confusion. Yen looked at Chy. "Fine! I'll explain everything…it'll take a while...but we got enough time."
"Explain what?" Legolas asked worried. Even Alona looked a bit concerned.
"Mei has a problem with trusting people…I mean…she trust me, Yen, and her uncle…but everyone else…shit…you're screwed if you mess with her. It mostly has to do with her family. The Nekos are really successful in everything. Business, arts, sports, you name it...they have it. Since you guys are from some fantasy world…lets say that Mei is like a princess in this place. She has the money, power, and looks to pass by."
"I don't know about the looks, Chy." Yen muttered. Chy rolled her eyes but continued on.
"Anyway, her parents live in penthouse, her sister happens to be about ten years older than her."
"She has a sister? She never told us that!" Frodo said blinking. Chy nodded at that.
"That's because she didn't want anyone to know. Her sister is married to a guy who their parents didn't approve of. So her sister ran away at the age of eighteen and went to college. The only family Mei knew much of was her sister…so it killed her when she ran off. Later on…when she found out that her sister got married and that she left home for the guy…she hated both of them for it. She made up the excuse that she wasn't invited to the wedding…but it was the fact that her sister left her for someone else. It was tough for her. Anyway, she decided to go to a public school instead of the boarding school she usually went to and that's when we met." Chy said.
"However, it does not explain about the candy that Mei was after." Gandalf pointed out.
"Oh that…she didn't have much of a childhood and all…she use to be really depressed…then she suddenly got happy and started out like a child again." Yen said with a sigh. They all stood there in silence until a cheerful voice cut through.
"Hello! I got some candy! You guys want some? I got gummi bears, gummi worms, gummi fruits, gummi trains, gummi frogs, gummi sharks, gummi planes…." Mei ranted. Chy and Yen looked over at Goto who looked like he had been through a tornado.
"I couldn't stop her….she stuffed me in the barrel of butterscotch." Goto said with a groan. Both chuckled at the thought of it while Mei shared her candy with her friends.
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Goto groaned as five people started to fidget around the store. And one of them happens to be his own niece. The candy she had given to the Hobbits made them hyper from the sugar rush. Gandalf and himself were holding down Pippin and Merry while Sam and Frodo looked like they were about to run off. Mei however, was walking around the damn store…one minute she was gone…another she was talking with Frodo and Sam. Oh…she's gone again.
"Hey old man!"
Goto felt a weight on his back and nearly fell forward as he regain his balance. He gave a chuckle as Mei got herself a piggyback ride.
"Aren't you a bit too old for this?"
"Nope! Now go over there! I think that outfit would look great on Arwen!"
The two reach to a mannequin that had on a white turtleneck, an auburn sweater, and a dark green skirt that went down to mid calf.
"We'll need to get her some boots with that or something…hey! Lady! We could use some help over here!" Mei called. A sales woman rushed over to them.
"How can I help you miss?"
"I like my friend over there to try on this outfit…" Mei said trying to point at Arwen, but end up pointing at Legolas. The sales woman blushed as she caught sight of Legolas. Mei blinked at her in confusion.
"I know she's a babe and all…but she's married." Mei said. The sales woman blinked at that.
"Well…She looks like a very cute hunk." She said pointing at Legolas. Mei gave the poor woman an evil glare.
"Not him! I meant her!" Mei snarled as she pointed her finger at the right person. The woman had the grace to blush and muttered apologizes. However, Mei saw that she was goggling at Aragorn. "Oh and the guy next to her is her husband."
While the sales woman went to pick the outfit…Yen came over to them.
"Dude! I saw the perfect outfits for the little guys!"
"Really? Then go and get them changed!" Mei ordered with a smirk. Yen gave her a mocking salute and went to grab the Hobbits.
"Here is the outfit you want…" The lady said with a slight annoyed look on her face. Mei jumped off of Goto's back and grabbed the outfit.
"Thankies! Arwen! Come on! This outfit will look great on you! Hey Chy! You go help with Alona…and you old man…you help the other guys out." Mei said as she grabbed Arwen's hand.
"Are you sure? I mean, I could help out with Arwen." Goto said with a smirk. Mei shot him a dirty look. Then she smirked.
"Then go help out with that old lady over there…she might like some male attention."
Goto made a face at that and gesture the remaining males to follow him.
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Arwen looked at the clothing with some confusion…she had no idea on how to put it on. That is why Mei was with her in the tiny room with a mirror to the side. She also had a slight blush on her face when Mei told her to take the clothing off.
"Look…I don't have a lot of time left…so…just take off those clothes and I'll tell you how to put some of these things on. First of all…you need a bra…good thing I got you a few. Since I don't know your size…you're goint to have to try these suckers on." Mei said as she held up a strange piece of clothing that would cover very little.
"What is that?" Arwen asked.
"It's a bra...you need this so guys don't stare at your chest so much…unless you got a big one and let's not get into that…look I'll show you how to put it on."
It took Mei about ten minutes to show Arwen how to put the bra on and they both discover her size. After that, Mei decided just for fun that Arwen should get some more sexy lingerie.
"Hey! You never know if you need this…besides…Aragorn needs to loosen up a bit." Mei said cheerfully. Arwen looked at the thin black clothing that Mei showed her. She felt her cheeks flush as she realized just how much the garment was going to cover. "Heh…imagine his face when he sees you like that…I'll have the guest room fixed up so you two and sleep together…just don't make so much noise."
Later at around two thirty, Mei had gotten Arwen enough clothes to last for a week without washing. She had gotten her about three pairs of jeans, three sweaters, four skirts of various sizes, six tank tops, three turtlenecks, two button down shirts, three dresses, and enough underwear and lingerie. Also, Mei got socks and stockings. Arwen stared at the pile of clothing that was given to her.
"Do you really think all of this is necessary? I might return home soon." Arwen said calmly. Mei shrugged.
"It doesn't matter. I need to spend some money anyways. I wonder where the hell is Chy? I have to leave in a few." Mei said as she looked around the store…she caught sight of Chy with Alona wearing a gorgeous white strapless dress. It was one of those Cinderella gowns that she seen from a prom magazine. Mei gulped as she saw just how beautiful Alona really was. It made her feel a bit childish…the feeling became worse when everyone else came in to see.
"Hot damn! Alona...you are hot!" Yen said with a wolfish grin. Gandalf gave his nod of approval as well as Gimli. The Hobbits all stared in wonder at her. Aragorn merely complimented her and looked over at Arwen, who was wearing a pair of nice fitting slacks and a lavender sweater with a white button down shirt underneath it. Then Legolas came by with Goto and he stopped to stare at Alona. That made Mei feel like a child. The way Legolas stared at Alona like she was a goddess or something. However, Mei did the only thing she knew she could do in a situation like this.
"Nice taste, Chy...couldn't find a better dress for her myself."
Chy narrowed her eyes at her before she gave a nod.
"Hmmm…yeah…it's the only color they have here…otherwise I would give her a light blue one. So, how are we going to pay this up? I got about over two hundred dollars worth of clothing here."
"You too? Man, you won't believe how much kid clothing cost!" Yen said cheerfully. Mei gave a snort at that. Then she threw her credit card at Chy.
"Use this…I got to go and do that interview…so get some shoes for Arwen, will ya? I'll see ya guys at dinner tonight." Mei said as she began to walk away. Chy frowned and sighed.
"Don't get yourself killed." She called out to the retreating priestess. Mei turned and gave a smirk.
"Come on! There's nothing in this world that can kill me! You worry too much! You need to spend that worry on a boyfriend!" Mei said as she gave a wave and left the store. Yen looked over at Chy in confusion.
"Hey! What's to worry about? Mei's just going to an interview…nothing big here." Yen said giving the younger girl a frown. Chy sighed as she nodded.
"Yeah…I guess you're right…" Chy muttered but in her mind…she knew that Mei was running away from something. She had a pretty good guess at what it was or rather who it was. She looked over at Legolas and Alona. They were staring at each other…not a good sign.
Legolas stared at the sight of the elf that was in front of him. Alona was beautiful…wearing a white dress that showed her white shoulders…then his mind wondered about Mei and how she would look in a dress like that.
Alona felt her spirit rising as she saw how her prince was gazing at her. She was beautiful enough to capture her prince's attention! She gave a happy smile to her prince who still seems to be in a sort of daze.
Aragorn sighed, as he saw how Legolas's eyes could not tear themselves away from the golden beauty. Somehow, it seems that things were not going to be easy for Mei or Legolas…if that elf would keep his eyes in his sockets.
"Hey! I guess we better get you guys some shoes!" Yen said cheerfully…totally ignorant about everything that had just happened.
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Mei sighed as she walked up the sidewalk to the house. She studied it for a moment. It was a nice looking house…the type with the parents having a moderate income and the perfect lawn. She snort and wonder where this all went wrong. She rang the doorbell and waited for a few seconds. She could hear soft foot steps approaching and a whoosh of the curtains. Later, the door opened a bit to reveal a middle age woman with sad eyes.
"Can I help you?" The woman asked. Mei sighed and understood why the woman was like this.
"Mrs. Hanes? I'm Mei Neko…you called for me?"
The woman looked at her with a degree of disappointment. Mei kept herself from rolling her eyes. Of course, with her reputation as a priestess…no one would expect her to look like a pop star. However the woman gave a nod and silently let her in.
"My husband is not here…how much do I pay you?" Mrs. Hanes asked as Mei walked in. Mei studied the interior of the house. It was warm and pleasant despite the sad air.
"You don't pay me until we solve the mystery."
"And if you don't?"
"Then you don't pay. I'm not really doing this for money…I have all the money that I needed. I'm just doing this out of public service. Anyway, I take it you don't want your husband to know about me, am I right?" Mei asked as she looked at the pictures that were on the walls. Mrs. Hanes nodded with a small amount of shame in her eyes. "Don't worry…I get plenty of people who don't anyone to know about me. So…did you notice anything strange about your daughter about let's say a week ago?"
"She was eating less…I really can't remember…there was that one time where she fell down the stairs…but she acted like nothing happened." Mrs. Hanes said with worry. Mei pondered this for a bit.
"If you don't mind…I would like to take a look at her room."
"You may…but it is no use…the police have been through it."
"If it is what I think it is…the police wouldn't be able to find any clues at all from her room…but I can." Mei said as she followed the woman upstairs. The girl's room looked fine. It has it basic pastel coloring…comfortable looking bed with plenty of pillows. The basic desk, the entertainment system, the closet, and the stuff animals…everything seemed fine. At least until Mei sensed something strange in the room. "Hmmm…did your daughter buy anything strange fro ma shopping trip?"
"No…except for a tiny figurine…it's supposed to be for her history report."
"Ah…and what was she looking up in the report?"
"I have no idea…we never really asked her about her school work. As long as she picks up her grades…we leave her alone."
Mei frowned at that. Another case of parents neglecting kids. She then turned her head at the woman.
"You don't mind if I look through her stuff?"
"If it will help you…then go right ahead…but my husband is coming home at around six…I hope that is enough time for you."
"If things go well…it'll be fine." Mei said kindly. With any luck…she might figure out just what the hell was going on here.
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Goto stared at the clock…it was six thirty…way past the usual time for an interview. He looked at the others and decided not to worry them. However, he could not help but worry over his niece.
"When is she coming back?" Pippin asked curiously. Goto gulped as he saw the Hobbit had everyone's attention. Yen and Chy had gone back to their respected homes. He gave a chuckle.
"She's be back by dinner time! No problem with that! Since I'm making her dinner…she's going to be back!" Goto said cheerfully. Legolas looked at him in the eye.
"She was going to visit a mother who lost her child. Something about that a demon killed a girl…" Legolas said softly. Goto gave a nervous chuckle.
"Oh that! Heh…sometimes…a mother would cry her eyes out or a father would need some sort of comfort so…uh…well…Mei stays there until they're okay!" Goto said lamely. Aragorn gave a glare at the man.
"When you said comfot…what exactly do you mean? Out priestess would not be selling herself…is she?" Aragorn asked coldly. Legolas paled as he heard those words…would Mei do such a thing? Goto blinked and then began to laugh. Then he dropped to the ground while laughing. That was when the door open and Mei found her uncle rolling on the ground, laughing his ass off.
"Old man…going senile at your pretty age?" Mei asked as she kicked him in the side. Then she looked at the others. All of them were looking like they had seen a ghost or something. Although Alona looked at bit pleased about something. "Hey…what the hell is wrong with you guys?"
Then Frodo threw himself at her and began to sob. Mei blinked in surprise as she caught the little Hobbit and began to rub his back. She looked at the others in question who were looking away from her. She sighed and then pulled the Hobbit away gently. She then picked up the small bag she had carried into the house.
"I found out the girl was a loner which is strange since she has a boyfriend…also judging up the entries of her diary…she was the basic geek girl of the school…also she had stopped writing in her diary for about eight days…not counting the days after she died." Mei said as she sat down and ate a cracker from the basket. Goto got up right away and looked at her. Then he leaned over to stare at her in the eye.
"Did she write down some dirty fantasies?"
Mei looked at him and then threw the diary down on the table. Goto grabbed it and began to read it. While her uncle was looking through the small book, Mei looked at the others. Then she sighed.
"Look…why don't you guys show me what you bought…hey…all right…just what the hell is wrong with you all?" Mei asked angrily. She was getting tired of the stares and the sad eyes. The mother of the dead girl had looked at her in fear most of the time and when her husband came home early…Mei had to hide in the closet until the old man finally went downstairs to eat. She had to jump out of the window! She only hoped that the man did not find out that she stole the diary, some notes, an old stuff toy, and the locket. From what she knew…she doubted it.
"OH…they thought you were a priestess who sleeps with guys." Goto said absentmindly. Mei looked at them and glared at her uncle.
"And just what the hell made them think that?"
"Your uncle told us that you comfort the parents of the dead children." Gandalf said politely, but he had an amused look on his face. Mei sighed and shook her head.
"Old man…if I wasn't tired now, I'd kick your ass to Middle Earth and maybe they would be able to go back home…did you clean up the guest room?"
"No…that is your job…anyway…I better get dinner set up." Goto said as he threw the book at her and walked back into the kitchen. Mei caught the book and yawned. She placed her head on the table and sighed. They were still giving her odd looks with the exception of Gandalf.
Legolas watched the girl out of the corner of his eye. She looked tired and her appearance was disarrayed…he could not help but think of the words that Aragorn had said earlier…did the human girl use her body in such a manner? He did not want to believe the idea of it. However his mind ranted on how he had lovers in his past two thousand years…
"Will you guys stop that? I don't go out and sleep with people…that's not my job…it's the hookers' job to do that. Besides…I'm still a virgin just like some of you that are younger than twenty." Mei snapped. "Geez...I'm not that low. Anyway…why don't you Hobbits go and get your stuff down…I want to see what you bought. Hey old man! Did Chy give you my card back?"
"Nope…I just threw it away." Goto said. Mei gave a nod at that. She looked at the food and sighed. Tonight was Chinese night for them…she could tell that Goto did not cook the food. The reason for that was the fact that Goto could not cook Chinese food…that was strange since he was Japanese.
"Wow…we got some beef with rice noodles, some sesame chicken, oh and a vegetable side, also some greens, and a fried dish of tofu…really nice and all…wait a minute…did you pay all of this food with my card?" Mei asked softly. Goto gave a happy nod.
Aragorn sighed as he watched the blue haired girl jump at the old man and started to hit him. Arwen gave a smile seeing how the girl was back to normal. The Hobbits stared at her in surprise but gave a giggles as they watched Mei strangling the uncle. Gimli said nothing as he watched the elf who had a relieved look on his face. Gimli sighed and shook his head at his elf friend. If Legolas does not tell the girl the feelings that were in his heart…the girl might leave him for someone else.
"Aren't you supposed to be a virgin?" Goto croaked.
"Yeah so?"
"That means they don't do violence."
"DON'T TRY TO SWEET TALK YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS!"
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"Man…Yen wasn't kidding when he said the Kiddie section was for you guys." Mei said as she sipped her cup of tea. It had taken her about ten minutes to calm down and eat. By then, Goto's face had turned into a ripe purple. Anyway, she had eaten her food with such a gusto that she had finished off about half of the food that was presented. Luckily, Goto had foreseen this and had extra portions in the kitchen.
"You have to admit it though…they're pretty darn cute." Goto said smiling. Mei gave a nod at that. Frodo was wearing a navy blue shirt with a nice big yellow strip in the middle, some baggy slacks, and a cute baseball hat that was put on backwards. Sam was wearing a red shirt that had the word Bad Boys on it…Mei mused on that…baggy blue jeans, a thick gold chain? Yen was going to pay for this. Merry wore a white tee shirt that had a picture of a cartoon figure and black baggy pants. Pippin had on a gray sweatshirt that had the Weezer symbol on it and some slacks. Mei gave a grin at them.
"You guys look like mini-teenagers! Kawaii!" Mei said with a grin. The Goto looked over at Mei.
"Did you buy any undies for the ladies?"
"Yep and something extra."
"Really? How about showing them to us?" Goto asked with a leer. By this time…everyone had gotten use to the violence between the niece and the uncle. "Okay! Anyway, did you find anything interesting about the girl?"
"Other than the fact that she managed to catch a guy in one day after all her life…no nothing really interesting. Oh…she was going a report on some sort of religion crap. It's has the same basic idea of Buddhism…only it's the flip of the coin. Morelike worshipping demons instead of gods…I find it odd for a girl like her to study something like this." Mei said stretching her limbs out. Goto gave a nod at that.
"Would you like us to help?" Gandalf asked. Mei shook her head at that.
"No…you guys are the guests here…I don't want you to risk your lives over a little thing like this." Mei said shaking her head. Suddenly Legolas slammed his fist on the table.
"And you want us to watch you risk your life instead?" He asked angrily. Mei blinked in surprised at his act. Alona crowded at her prince's sudden action. Then Mei glared at the elf.
"Hey! This is my world and I'll do whatever the hell I please!"
"You aid us with our world and now it is our turn to return the favor!"
"No! You and the others saved my ass plenty of times! I was more of a burden than an aid here!"
"Your skills saved us over and over again!"
"Screw you! Who died and made you my keeper? Besides…the only one who can handle this would be Gandalf!"
"Not really…Arwen can do magic." Aragorn mused. Mei glared at him.
"I can heal." Alona said softly. Mei glared at her and she cringed. Legolas glared at Mei.
"She is offering her skills to you. As well as I." Legolas said coldly. Mei's face flushed as she heard the cold tone of the elf, but her pride would not let her down.
"Maybe I don't want your skills. I've handle stuff like this before. I don't think you guys can handle something like this at all. It's not a simple killing orcs and healing afterwards…it's something much worse than that!" Mei snapped as she got up from the table. She then turned her head at Goto. "I'm going to take a nice long bath…and if I catch you taking pictures and selling them off…YOU'RE GOING TO WISH THAT YOU NEVER BEEN BORN!"
With that, Mei left the room. Gimli sighed as finish off his tea. It looks like his fears have come true. He then looked at Aragorn, Arwen, and Gandalf.
"How do you think the elf is going to get through this one?"
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WAH!! This is the end of the third chapter! Thank you to all of the peoples who supported me! Magi! I'm going to start reading those chapters that you sent me! Can't wait to finish off Forever in a Wish!
Mei: So…what about this fic?
Legolas: Yes…are you going to complete this?
Me: Hell no! WAHAHAHA!!!
Frodo: Please? @_@
Me: WAI!!! KAWAII!!! I can't resist you! Okay! I'll finish this as soon as I finish Forever in a Wish!
Frodo: Okay!
Mei: Hmph! What about Alona? She's not getting much with her role.
Alona: Legolas is mine!
Mei: Whatever….(gives a glare at her)
Me: AWWWW!!! Mei is jealous!
Mei: HELL NO!!!
Gimli: Then what's that read stain on your face?
Mei: Stupid dwarves….
Legolas: Will there be any romantic scenes?
Alona: YEAH!! ME AND LEGOLAS!!!
Mei: NO! YOU'RE NOT TOUCHING HIM YOU B!#$H!!!
Me: Hmm…well…who do you want to be with Legolas?
Legolas: Well…it would be nice to be with…
Alona: ME!!!!
Mei: THAT'S IT! SHINE!!
(Sounds of fighting and screams of pain…mostly Alona)
Me: Hmmm…I better stop this now…anyway…wait on for Chapter Four!!!
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Maybe I'm a Slave
Chapter Three
Mei looked around the shopping area they were in and groaned. So many decisions…what the hell are they going to wear? She looked over at her guest and then noticed for the ver y first time…just exactly what they were wearing. She nearly freaked out as she saw them. The Hobbits were wearing their usual attire…with the exception that Goto had managed to find four pairs of sandals with their size feet…Mei wondered how the hell her uncle could pull it off. The four Hobbits liked like the Amish people that she had seen from a documentary at school. She was glad to see that Aragorn was wearing a white shirt and some slacks…they fit him quite well…too well since she saw that the female population of the area were drooling at him. Of course there was Legolas…Mei turned away and tried to concentrate on the stores they were passing by. Legolas was wearing a tight black tee shirt and a white button down one on top of that. He was also wearing some of Goto's old jeans. Mei scowled as she saw the puddles of drool by the ladies that passed them by. Alona and Arwen were wearing some of her really baggy clothing since she was shorter than the two elves. She noticed that Yen was looking back at them with a grin.
"Hey…are you going to buy them some panties and bras?" Yen asked with a gleam in his eyes. Mei's eyebrow twitched when Goto entered the conversation.
"Hey…I knew I forgot something…" her uncle said with a grin. Mei sighed and then gave both men a scary grin.
"You did that on purpose, old man. As for you question, DIE!" Mei yelled as she lunged for Yen who began to run away from his lead singer. It was then when she saw the perfect store. "CANDY!!!!"
Yen blinked as he saw the girl ran to a different direction and nearly made a Mei size hole to the door. He sighed and shook his head. He wondered when Mei would really grow up. Chy looked at him and gave him an understanding look.
"You're worried over her." Chy said as he walked back. He gave a sullen nod. Frodo and Sam looked at them with worry.
"Is something wrong?" Frodo asked. Yen sighed as the rest of the group caught up. Goto looked at them and knew something was not right.
"She went to the candy store." Chy replied. Goto gave a nod and went after his niece. The others looked Yen and Chy with confusion.
"I take there is more than what this seems." Gandalf said, wearing a gray shirt and navy pants. He stilled has his beard and his staff. Yen chuckled at that.
"Yeah…you can say that…did Mei ever tell you guys about her past that much?"
"She mentioned something about being afraid of heights." Frodo said softly. Yen blinked in surprise.
"So she told you about that? Hmm…it took me about three years to hear that story."
"It took me four." Chy muttered. Everyone looked at them with confusion. Yen looked at Chy. "Fine! I'll explain everything…it'll take a while...but we got enough time."
"Explain what?" Legolas asked worried. Even Alona looked a bit concerned.
"Mei has a problem with trusting people…I mean…she trust me, Yen, and her uncle…but everyone else…shit…you're screwed if you mess with her. It mostly has to do with her family. The Nekos are really successful in everything. Business, arts, sports, you name it...they have it. Since you guys are from some fantasy world…lets say that Mei is like a princess in this place. She has the money, power, and looks to pass by."
"I don't know about the looks, Chy." Yen muttered. Chy rolled her eyes but continued on.
"Anyway, her parents live in penthouse, her sister happens to be about ten years older than her."
"She has a sister? She never told us that!" Frodo said blinking. Chy nodded at that.
"That's because she didn't want anyone to know. Her sister is married to a guy who their parents didn't approve of. So her sister ran away at the age of eighteen and went to college. The only family Mei knew much of was her sister…so it killed her when she ran off. Later on…when she found out that her sister got married and that she left home for the guy…she hated both of them for it. She made up the excuse that she wasn't invited to the wedding…but it was the fact that her sister left her for someone else. It was tough for her. Anyway, she decided to go to a public school instead of the boarding school she usually went to and that's when we met." Chy said.
"However, it does not explain about the candy that Mei was after." Gandalf pointed out.
"Oh that…she didn't have much of a childhood and all…she use to be really depressed…then she suddenly got happy and started out like a child again." Yen said with a sigh. They all stood there in silence until a cheerful voice cut through.
"Hello! I got some candy! You guys want some? I got gummi bears, gummi worms, gummi fruits, gummi trains, gummi frogs, gummi sharks, gummi planes…." Mei ranted. Chy and Yen looked over at Goto who looked like he had been through a tornado.
"I couldn't stop her….she stuffed me in the barrel of butterscotch." Goto said with a groan. Both chuckled at the thought of it while Mei shared her candy with her friends.
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Goto groaned as five people started to fidget around the store. And one of them happens to be his own niece. The candy she had given to the Hobbits made them hyper from the sugar rush. Gandalf and himself were holding down Pippin and Merry while Sam and Frodo looked like they were about to run off. Mei however, was walking around the damn store…one minute she was gone…another she was talking with Frodo and Sam. Oh…she's gone again.
"Hey old man!"
Goto felt a weight on his back and nearly fell forward as he regain his balance. He gave a chuckle as Mei got herself a piggyback ride.
"Aren't you a bit too old for this?"
"Nope! Now go over there! I think that outfit would look great on Arwen!"
The two reach to a mannequin that had on a white turtleneck, an auburn sweater, and a dark green skirt that went down to mid calf.
"We'll need to get her some boots with that or something…hey! Lady! We could use some help over here!" Mei called. A sales woman rushed over to them.
"How can I help you miss?"
"I like my friend over there to try on this outfit…" Mei said trying to point at Arwen, but end up pointing at Legolas. The sales woman blushed as she caught sight of Legolas. Mei blinked at her in confusion.
"I know she's a babe and all…but she's married." Mei said. The sales woman blinked at that.
"Well…She looks like a very cute hunk." She said pointing at Legolas. Mei gave the poor woman an evil glare.
"Not him! I meant her!" Mei snarled as she pointed her finger at the right person. The woman had the grace to blush and muttered apologizes. However, Mei saw that she was goggling at Aragorn. "Oh and the guy next to her is her husband."
While the sales woman went to pick the outfit…Yen came over to them.
"Dude! I saw the perfect outfits for the little guys!"
"Really? Then go and get them changed!" Mei ordered with a smirk. Yen gave her a mocking salute and went to grab the Hobbits.
"Here is the outfit you want…" The lady said with a slight annoyed look on her face. Mei jumped off of Goto's back and grabbed the outfit.
"Thankies! Arwen! Come on! This outfit will look great on you! Hey Chy! You go help with Alona…and you old man…you help the other guys out." Mei said as she grabbed Arwen's hand.
"Are you sure? I mean, I could help out with Arwen." Goto said with a smirk. Mei shot him a dirty look. Then she smirked.
"Then go help out with that old lady over there…she might like some male attention."
Goto made a face at that and gesture the remaining males to follow him.
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Arwen looked at the clothing with some confusion…she had no idea on how to put it on. That is why Mei was with her in the tiny room with a mirror to the side. She also had a slight blush on her face when Mei told her to take the clothing off.
"Look…I don't have a lot of time left…so…just take off those clothes and I'll tell you how to put some of these things on. First of all…you need a bra…good thing I got you a few. Since I don't know your size…you're goint to have to try these suckers on." Mei said as she held up a strange piece of clothing that would cover very little.
"What is that?" Arwen asked.
"It's a bra...you need this so guys don't stare at your chest so much…unless you got a big one and let's not get into that…look I'll show you how to put it on."
It took Mei about ten minutes to show Arwen how to put the bra on and they both discover her size. After that, Mei decided just for fun that Arwen should get some more sexy lingerie.
"Hey! You never know if you need this…besides…Aragorn needs to loosen up a bit." Mei said cheerfully. Arwen looked at the thin black clothing that Mei showed her. She felt her cheeks flush as she realized just how much the garment was going to cover. "Heh…imagine his face when he sees you like that…I'll have the guest room fixed up so you two and sleep together…just don't make so much noise."
Later at around two thirty, Mei had gotten Arwen enough clothes to last for a week without washing. She had gotten her about three pairs of jeans, three sweaters, four skirts of various sizes, six tank tops, three turtlenecks, two button down shirts, three dresses, and enough underwear and lingerie. Also, Mei got socks and stockings. Arwen stared at the pile of clothing that was given to her.
"Do you really think all of this is necessary? I might return home soon." Arwen said calmly. Mei shrugged.
"It doesn't matter. I need to spend some money anyways. I wonder where the hell is Chy? I have to leave in a few." Mei said as she looked around the store…she caught sight of Chy with Alona wearing a gorgeous white strapless dress. It was one of those Cinderella gowns that she seen from a prom magazine. Mei gulped as she saw just how beautiful Alona really was. It made her feel a bit childish…the feeling became worse when everyone else came in to see.
"Hot damn! Alona...you are hot!" Yen said with a wolfish grin. Gandalf gave his nod of approval as well as Gimli. The Hobbits all stared in wonder at her. Aragorn merely complimented her and looked over at Arwen, who was wearing a pair of nice fitting slacks and a lavender sweater with a white button down shirt underneath it. Then Legolas came by with Goto and he stopped to stare at Alona. That made Mei feel like a child. The way Legolas stared at Alona like she was a goddess or something. However, Mei did the only thing she knew she could do in a situation like this.
"Nice taste, Chy...couldn't find a better dress for her myself."
Chy narrowed her eyes at her before she gave a nod.
"Hmmm…yeah…it's the only color they have here…otherwise I would give her a light blue one. So, how are we going to pay this up? I got about over two hundred dollars worth of clothing here."
"You too? Man, you won't believe how much kid clothing cost!" Yen said cheerfully. Mei gave a snort at that. Then she threw her credit card at Chy.
"Use this…I got to go and do that interview…so get some shoes for Arwen, will ya? I'll see ya guys at dinner tonight." Mei said as she began to walk away. Chy frowned and sighed.
"Don't get yourself killed." She called out to the retreating priestess. Mei turned and gave a smirk.
"Come on! There's nothing in this world that can kill me! You worry too much! You need to spend that worry on a boyfriend!" Mei said as she gave a wave and left the store. Yen looked over at Chy in confusion.
"Hey! What's to worry about? Mei's just going to an interview…nothing big here." Yen said giving the younger girl a frown. Chy sighed as she nodded.
"Yeah…I guess you're right…" Chy muttered but in her mind…she knew that Mei was running away from something. She had a pretty good guess at what it was or rather who it was. She looked over at Legolas and Alona. They were staring at each other…not a good sign.
Legolas stared at the sight of the elf that was in front of him. Alona was beautiful…wearing a white dress that showed her white shoulders…then his mind wondered about Mei and how she would look in a dress like that.
Alona felt her spirit rising as she saw how her prince was gazing at her. She was beautiful enough to capture her prince's attention! She gave a happy smile to her prince who still seems to be in a sort of daze.
Aragorn sighed, as he saw how Legolas's eyes could not tear themselves away from the golden beauty. Somehow, it seems that things were not going to be easy for Mei or Legolas…if that elf would keep his eyes in his sockets.
"Hey! I guess we better get you guys some shoes!" Yen said cheerfully…totally ignorant about everything that had just happened.
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Mei sighed as she walked up the sidewalk to the house. She studied it for a moment. It was a nice looking house…the type with the parents having a moderate income and the perfect lawn. She snort and wonder where this all went wrong. She rang the doorbell and waited for a few seconds. She could hear soft foot steps approaching and a whoosh of the curtains. Later, the door opened a bit to reveal a middle age woman with sad eyes.
"Can I help you?" The woman asked. Mei sighed and understood why the woman was like this.
"Mrs. Hanes? I'm Mei Neko…you called for me?"
The woman looked at her with a degree of disappointment. Mei kept herself from rolling her eyes. Of course, with her reputation as a priestess…no one would expect her to look like a pop star. However the woman gave a nod and silently let her in.
"My husband is not here…how much do I pay you?" Mrs. Hanes asked as Mei walked in. Mei studied the interior of the house. It was warm and pleasant despite the sad air.
"You don't pay me until we solve the mystery."
"And if you don't?"
"Then you don't pay. I'm not really doing this for money…I have all the money that I needed. I'm just doing this out of public service. Anyway, I take it you don't want your husband to know about me, am I right?" Mei asked as she looked at the pictures that were on the walls. Mrs. Hanes nodded with a small amount of shame in her eyes. "Don't worry…I get plenty of people who don't anyone to know about me. So…did you notice anything strange about your daughter about let's say a week ago?"
"She was eating less…I really can't remember…there was that one time where she fell down the stairs…but she acted like nothing happened." Mrs. Hanes said with worry. Mei pondered this for a bit.
"If you don't mind…I would like to take a look at her room."
"You may…but it is no use…the police have been through it."
"If it is what I think it is…the police wouldn't be able to find any clues at all from her room…but I can." Mei said as she followed the woman upstairs. The girl's room looked fine. It has it basic pastel coloring…comfortable looking bed with plenty of pillows. The basic desk, the entertainment system, the closet, and the stuff animals…everything seemed fine. At least until Mei sensed something strange in the room. "Hmmm…did your daughter buy anything strange fro ma shopping trip?"
"No…except for a tiny figurine…it's supposed to be for her history report."
"Ah…and what was she looking up in the report?"
"I have no idea…we never really asked her about her school work. As long as she picks up her grades…we leave her alone."
Mei frowned at that. Another case of parents neglecting kids. She then turned her head at the woman.
"You don't mind if I look through her stuff?"
"If it will help you…then go right ahead…but my husband is coming home at around six…I hope that is enough time for you."
"If things go well…it'll be fine." Mei said kindly. With any luck…she might figure out just what the hell was going on here.
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Goto stared at the clock…it was six thirty…way past the usual time for an interview. He looked at the others and decided not to worry them. However, he could not help but worry over his niece.
"When is she coming back?" Pippin asked curiously. Goto gulped as he saw the Hobbit had everyone's attention. Yen and Chy had gone back to their respected homes. He gave a chuckle.
"She's be back by dinner time! No problem with that! Since I'm making her dinner…she's going to be back!" Goto said cheerfully. Legolas looked at him in the eye.
"She was going to visit a mother who lost her child. Something about that a demon killed a girl…" Legolas said softly. Goto gave a nervous chuckle.
"Oh that! Heh…sometimes…a mother would cry her eyes out or a father would need some sort of comfort so…uh…well…Mei stays there until they're okay!" Goto said lamely. Aragorn gave a glare at the man.
"When you said comfot…what exactly do you mean? Out priestess would not be selling herself…is she?" Aragorn asked coldly. Legolas paled as he heard those words…would Mei do such a thing? Goto blinked and then began to laugh. Then he dropped to the ground while laughing. That was when the door open and Mei found her uncle rolling on the ground, laughing his ass off.
"Old man…going senile at your pretty age?" Mei asked as she kicked him in the side. Then she looked at the others. All of them were looking like they had seen a ghost or something. Although Alona looked at bit pleased about something. "Hey…what the hell is wrong with you guys?"
Then Frodo threw himself at her and began to sob. Mei blinked in surprise as she caught the little Hobbit and began to rub his back. She looked at the others in question who were looking away from her. She sighed and then pulled the Hobbit away gently. She then picked up the small bag she had carried into the house.
"I found out the girl was a loner which is strange since she has a boyfriend…also judging up the entries of her diary…she was the basic geek girl of the school…also she had stopped writing in her diary for about eight days…not counting the days after she died." Mei said as she sat down and ate a cracker from the basket. Goto got up right away and looked at her. Then he leaned over to stare at her in the eye.
"Did she write down some dirty fantasies?"
Mei looked at him and then threw the diary down on the table. Goto grabbed it and began to read it. While her uncle was looking through the small book, Mei looked at the others. Then she sighed.
"Look…why don't you guys show me what you bought…hey…all right…just what the hell is wrong with you all?" Mei asked angrily. She was getting tired of the stares and the sad eyes. The mother of the dead girl had looked at her in fear most of the time and when her husband came home early…Mei had to hide in the closet until the old man finally went downstairs to eat. She had to jump out of the window! She only hoped that the man did not find out that she stole the diary, some notes, an old stuff toy, and the locket. From what she knew…she doubted it.
"OH…they thought you were a priestess who sleeps with guys." Goto said absentmindly. Mei looked at them and glared at her uncle.
"And just what the hell made them think that?"
"Your uncle told us that you comfort the parents of the dead children." Gandalf said politely, but he had an amused look on his face. Mei sighed and shook her head.
"Old man…if I wasn't tired now, I'd kick your ass to Middle Earth and maybe they would be able to go back home…did you clean up the guest room?"
"No…that is your job…anyway…I better get dinner set up." Goto said as he threw the book at her and walked back into the kitchen. Mei caught the book and yawned. She placed her head on the table and sighed. They were still giving her odd looks with the exception of Gandalf.
Legolas watched the girl out of the corner of his eye. She looked tired and her appearance was disarrayed…he could not help but think of the words that Aragorn had said earlier…did the human girl use her body in such a manner? He did not want to believe the idea of it. However his mind ranted on how he had lovers in his past two thousand years…
"Will you guys stop that? I don't go out and sleep with people…that's not my job…it's the hookers' job to do that. Besides…I'm still a virgin just like some of you that are younger than twenty." Mei snapped. "Geez...I'm not that low. Anyway…why don't you Hobbits go and get your stuff down…I want to see what you bought. Hey old man! Did Chy give you my card back?"
"Nope…I just threw it away." Goto said. Mei gave a nod at that. She looked at the food and sighed. Tonight was Chinese night for them…she could tell that Goto did not cook the food. The reason for that was the fact that Goto could not cook Chinese food…that was strange since he was Japanese.
"Wow…we got some beef with rice noodles, some sesame chicken, oh and a vegetable side, also some greens, and a fried dish of tofu…really nice and all…wait a minute…did you pay all of this food with my card?" Mei asked softly. Goto gave a happy nod.
Aragorn sighed as he watched the blue haired girl jump at the old man and started to hit him. Arwen gave a smile seeing how the girl was back to normal. The Hobbits stared at her in surprise but gave a giggles as they watched Mei strangling the uncle. Gimli said nothing as he watched the elf who had a relieved look on his face. Gimli sighed and shook his head at his elf friend. If Legolas does not tell the girl the feelings that were in his heart…the girl might leave him for someone else.
"Aren't you supposed to be a virgin?" Goto croaked.
"Yeah so?"
"That means they don't do violence."
"DON'T TRY TO SWEET TALK YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS!"
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"Man…Yen wasn't kidding when he said the Kiddie section was for you guys." Mei said as she sipped her cup of tea. It had taken her about ten minutes to calm down and eat. By then, Goto's face had turned into a ripe purple. Anyway, she had eaten her food with such a gusto that she had finished off about half of the food that was presented. Luckily, Goto had foreseen this and had extra portions in the kitchen.
"You have to admit it though…they're pretty darn cute." Goto said smiling. Mei gave a nod at that. Frodo was wearing a navy blue shirt with a nice big yellow strip in the middle, some baggy slacks, and a cute baseball hat that was put on backwards. Sam was wearing a red shirt that had the word Bad Boys on it…Mei mused on that…baggy blue jeans, a thick gold chain? Yen was going to pay for this. Merry wore a white tee shirt that had a picture of a cartoon figure and black baggy pants. Pippin had on a gray sweatshirt that had the Weezer symbol on it and some slacks. Mei gave a grin at them.
"You guys look like mini-teenagers! Kawaii!" Mei said with a grin. The Goto looked over at Mei.
"Did you buy any undies for the ladies?"
"Yep and something extra."
"Really? How about showing them to us?" Goto asked with a leer. By this time…everyone had gotten use to the violence between the niece and the uncle. "Okay! Anyway, did you find anything interesting about the girl?"
"Other than the fact that she managed to catch a guy in one day after all her life…no nothing really interesting. Oh…she was going a report on some sort of religion crap. It's has the same basic idea of Buddhism…only it's the flip of the coin. Morelike worshipping demons instead of gods…I find it odd for a girl like her to study something like this." Mei said stretching her limbs out. Goto gave a nod at that.
"Would you like us to help?" Gandalf asked. Mei shook her head at that.
"No…you guys are the guests here…I don't want you to risk your lives over a little thing like this." Mei said shaking her head. Suddenly Legolas slammed his fist on the table.
"And you want us to watch you risk your life instead?" He asked angrily. Mei blinked in surprised at his act. Alona crowded at her prince's sudden action. Then Mei glared at the elf.
"Hey! This is my world and I'll do whatever the hell I please!"
"You aid us with our world and now it is our turn to return the favor!"
"No! You and the others saved my ass plenty of times! I was more of a burden than an aid here!"
"Your skills saved us over and over again!"
"Screw you! Who died and made you my keeper? Besides…the only one who can handle this would be Gandalf!"
"Not really…Arwen can do magic." Aragorn mused. Mei glared at him.
"I can heal." Alona said softly. Mei glared at her and she cringed. Legolas glared at Mei.
"She is offering her skills to you. As well as I." Legolas said coldly. Mei's face flushed as she heard the cold tone of the elf, but her pride would not let her down.
"Maybe I don't want your skills. I've handle stuff like this before. I don't think you guys can handle something like this at all. It's not a simple killing orcs and healing afterwards…it's something much worse than that!" Mei snapped as she got up from the table. She then turned her head at Goto. "I'm going to take a nice long bath…and if I catch you taking pictures and selling them off…YOU'RE GOING TO WISH THAT YOU NEVER BEEN BORN!"
With that, Mei left the room. Gimli sighed as finish off his tea. It looks like his fears have come true. He then looked at Aragorn, Arwen, and Gandalf.
"How do you think the elf is going to get through this one?"
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WAH!! This is the end of the third chapter! Thank you to all of the peoples who supported me! Magi! I'm going to start reading those chapters that you sent me! Can't wait to finish off Forever in a Wish!
Mei: So…what about this fic?
Legolas: Yes…are you going to complete this?
Me: Hell no! WAHAHAHA!!!
Frodo: Please? @_@
Me: WAI!!! KAWAII!!! I can't resist you! Okay! I'll finish this as soon as I finish Forever in a Wish!
Frodo: Okay!
Mei: Hmph! What about Alona? She's not getting much with her role.
Alona: Legolas is mine!
Mei: Whatever….(gives a glare at her)
Me: AWWWW!!! Mei is jealous!
Mei: HELL NO!!!
Gimli: Then what's that read stain on your face?
Mei: Stupid dwarves….
Legolas: Will there be any romantic scenes?
Alona: YEAH!! ME AND LEGOLAS!!!
Mei: NO! YOU'RE NOT TOUCHING HIM YOU B!#$H!!!
Me: Hmm…well…who do you want to be with Legolas?
Legolas: Well…it would be nice to be with…
Alona: ME!!!!
Mei: THAT'S IT! SHINE!!
(Sounds of fighting and screams of pain…mostly Alona)
Me: Hmmm…I better stop this now…anyway…wait on for Chapter Four!!!