Daphne: "Hi! I don't have much time so I am going to hurry with this! I
just want to tell you that I really appreciate your reviews, and I have
decided to take some of your advice. This chapter is mainly (but not all)
going to be about Meiling and Touya…a couple that I simply adore! They come
in a close third after S+S and T+E!!!!!! Anyway, I hope that you will enjoy
this chapter, and please review!
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Palace of the Wolves
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 12.
*In the Present time*
"I can't stand it! They have been gone too long!" Touya raved, pacing around his room. Meiling was sitting on his bed, looking helplessly at him.
"But Touya, you read the inscription! They went to…do something. It must be important…" She started.
"I don't care!" He moaned, collapsing on his bed next to her. "I just want my sister back and Tomoyo. Heck, even a glare from the gaki would be worth the wait!" He admitted. Meiling grinned.
"Boy, you must be desperate!" She giggled. He glared at her and she patted his shoulder.
"Oh, Touya. I know that it is hard, but it is for the best…and we will be here waiting for them when they return…right?" She asked uncertainly. His shoulders drooped and a defeated look suddenly entered his eyes.
"Meiling, I think…I think that you should try to leave the room." He whispered. She looked at him in confusion.
"What on earth do you mean, 'try'? I will just 'do'!" She announced, going over to the door and turning the door handle. Nothing. It didn't budge. Her eyes widened.
"Touya…what did you do?" She cried. He sighed.
"I didn't do anything. I told you when they left, that something was wrong, didn't I? Well, here it is! They were not transported into the past for their own good, Meiling! They just fell into one of the most complex traps that I have ever heard of! And now, we are caught up in it too!" He hissed. Meiling turned pale.
"So…you mean to tell me that we are trapped too?!" She shouted, her eyes widening in fear. He nodded.
"But why would they want us?" She asked, her voice sounding panicky.
"I don't know. We hardly know what is going on…let alone why they want us." He murmured thoughtfully, gently sitting her down on the bed. She buried her head in her hands.
"So they are in danger, and they don't even know it. And we know, but we don't have any way of telling them…Oh, Touya!" She sobbed, burying her face in his shoulder. He gently stroked her back, and smoothed her hair down. When she calmed, she simply stared into space, not saying a word.
'Oh, mother! Please help us!' Touya pleaded to his dead mother, hoping that she could hear, but he got no reply.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked.
"If only we had stopped them from going. Maybe we could have stopped this. This is all my fault! I should have done something!" She cried, her voice raising with every word. Touya moved away and looked at her.
"Meiling…"
"It's all my fault, Touya!" She shrieked, her eyes becoming wild with panic.
"NO it's not!" He shouted, starting to shake her.
"Yes it is! It is, it is!" She wailed, breaking into tears and collapsing into his arms, bursting into tears again. He held her close and sighed.
"No, Meiling! This was no ones fault. Don't worry, everything will be…" Suddenly, a small cold hand covered his mouth.
"Don't say 'fine', Touya, please!" She pleaded, her hands on the sides of his face, now. His eyes widened.
"Meiling…"
"Please!?" She whispered. He leaned forward.
"All right, but…you…" He faltered, and then without further thought, he leaned forward and kissed her lips. She shuddered, enjoying the sensation. Her arms crept around his neck and his arms made their way around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Aha. So I am given the pleasure of coming upon this cute little scene for the second time, I see." A dark voice broke in.
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Good night, Ying-fa!" Micha said, hugging his sister. She hugged back and then hurried into her room. The young man then continued on to his room, lost in his thoughts. Suddenly, someone came rushing around the corner, and ran into him, knocking them both into the wall.
"Ow! I am sorry! I wasn't watching…" The person faltered and caught their breath.
"Quite all right…Marcy! What a surprise!" He commented, delight filling his eyes. The girl blushed.
"I *am* sorry, Prince Micha, I…" At her words, he caught her shoulders and gave her a little shake.
"Why the formal titles, LADY Marcy? Just call me 'Micha'." He insisted.
"Oh, I couldn't…!" She began.
"Why not?"
"It is not proper! I am just a servant and…" Suddenly, he pushed her against the wall and kissed her, quite unexpectedly. She gave a muffled gasp and tried to pull away, but his arms were around her waist, holding her tightly. She was even more shocked when she felt her lips respond to his. After a minute, they broke away, panting for air.
"Oh! We shouldn't…" She breathed.
"Don't you EVER call yourself that again. You are much more than that…to me; And I can do whatever I please! I don't care what anyone thinks!" He whispered, claiming her lips again. She moaned and twined her arms around his neck, completely forgetting their social ranks and the rules that kept them apart. For a moment, that is.
"Now this is interesting!" Hissed a man's voice. The two quickly broke apart and Micha recognized the man as King Vandor, older brother to Princes Victor and Lucas. No one liked Vandor much, but they delt with him because they liked his younger brothers.
"King Vandor, I…we…"
"Why Prince Micha, I am surprised! You and a servant girl." The king sneered. Micha frowned.
"I don't see how any of this is your business! Come, Marcy, I will walk you to your room." He said, leading Marcy away. The king chuckled darkly.
"Oh, but it is my business, little brat!" He hissed.
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*Back in the present*
"Who are you?" Touya hissed. The man smirked.
"What, don't you recognize me? Oh, that's right…you wouldn't!" He chuckled.
"What do you want from us?" Meiling whimpered.
"Oh, I don't want you, exactly…but I do need…bait!" He hissed, a black ball of pure evil energy forming in his hand. Both Touya and Meiling realized what he was about to do and Meiling screamed for help, but it was too late. The energy struck them with a resounding crash, and when it had all dissipated, the two lay on the floor unconscious.
"Finally! Aya will be mine!" He spat, an evil laugh escaping from his lips.
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Palace of the Wolves
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 12.
*In the Present time*
"I can't stand it! They have been gone too long!" Touya raved, pacing around his room. Meiling was sitting on his bed, looking helplessly at him.
"But Touya, you read the inscription! They went to…do something. It must be important…" She started.
"I don't care!" He moaned, collapsing on his bed next to her. "I just want my sister back and Tomoyo. Heck, even a glare from the gaki would be worth the wait!" He admitted. Meiling grinned.
"Boy, you must be desperate!" She giggled. He glared at her and she patted his shoulder.
"Oh, Touya. I know that it is hard, but it is for the best…and we will be here waiting for them when they return…right?" She asked uncertainly. His shoulders drooped and a defeated look suddenly entered his eyes.
"Meiling, I think…I think that you should try to leave the room." He whispered. She looked at him in confusion.
"What on earth do you mean, 'try'? I will just 'do'!" She announced, going over to the door and turning the door handle. Nothing. It didn't budge. Her eyes widened.
"Touya…what did you do?" She cried. He sighed.
"I didn't do anything. I told you when they left, that something was wrong, didn't I? Well, here it is! They were not transported into the past for their own good, Meiling! They just fell into one of the most complex traps that I have ever heard of! And now, we are caught up in it too!" He hissed. Meiling turned pale.
"So…you mean to tell me that we are trapped too?!" She shouted, her eyes widening in fear. He nodded.
"But why would they want us?" She asked, her voice sounding panicky.
"I don't know. We hardly know what is going on…let alone why they want us." He murmured thoughtfully, gently sitting her down on the bed. She buried her head in her hands.
"So they are in danger, and they don't even know it. And we know, but we don't have any way of telling them…Oh, Touya!" She sobbed, burying her face in his shoulder. He gently stroked her back, and smoothed her hair down. When she calmed, she simply stared into space, not saying a word.
'Oh, mother! Please help us!' Touya pleaded to his dead mother, hoping that she could hear, but he got no reply.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked.
"If only we had stopped them from going. Maybe we could have stopped this. This is all my fault! I should have done something!" She cried, her voice raising with every word. Touya moved away and looked at her.
"Meiling…"
"It's all my fault, Touya!" She shrieked, her eyes becoming wild with panic.
"NO it's not!" He shouted, starting to shake her.
"Yes it is! It is, it is!" She wailed, breaking into tears and collapsing into his arms, bursting into tears again. He held her close and sighed.
"No, Meiling! This was no ones fault. Don't worry, everything will be…" Suddenly, a small cold hand covered his mouth.
"Don't say 'fine', Touya, please!" She pleaded, her hands on the sides of his face, now. His eyes widened.
"Meiling…"
"Please!?" She whispered. He leaned forward.
"All right, but…you…" He faltered, and then without further thought, he leaned forward and kissed her lips. She shuddered, enjoying the sensation. Her arms crept around his neck and his arms made their way around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Aha. So I am given the pleasure of coming upon this cute little scene for the second time, I see." A dark voice broke in.
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Good night, Ying-fa!" Micha said, hugging his sister. She hugged back and then hurried into her room. The young man then continued on to his room, lost in his thoughts. Suddenly, someone came rushing around the corner, and ran into him, knocking them both into the wall.
"Ow! I am sorry! I wasn't watching…" The person faltered and caught their breath.
"Quite all right…Marcy! What a surprise!" He commented, delight filling his eyes. The girl blushed.
"I *am* sorry, Prince Micha, I…" At her words, he caught her shoulders and gave her a little shake.
"Why the formal titles, LADY Marcy? Just call me 'Micha'." He insisted.
"Oh, I couldn't…!" She began.
"Why not?"
"It is not proper! I am just a servant and…" Suddenly, he pushed her against the wall and kissed her, quite unexpectedly. She gave a muffled gasp and tried to pull away, but his arms were around her waist, holding her tightly. She was even more shocked when she felt her lips respond to his. After a minute, they broke away, panting for air.
"Oh! We shouldn't…" She breathed.
"Don't you EVER call yourself that again. You are much more than that…to me; And I can do whatever I please! I don't care what anyone thinks!" He whispered, claiming her lips again. She moaned and twined her arms around his neck, completely forgetting their social ranks and the rules that kept them apart. For a moment, that is.
"Now this is interesting!" Hissed a man's voice. The two quickly broke apart and Micha recognized the man as King Vandor, older brother to Princes Victor and Lucas. No one liked Vandor much, but they delt with him because they liked his younger brothers.
"King Vandor, I…we…"
"Why Prince Micha, I am surprised! You and a servant girl." The king sneered. Micha frowned.
"I don't see how any of this is your business! Come, Marcy, I will walk you to your room." He said, leading Marcy away. The king chuckled darkly.
"Oh, but it is my business, little brat!" He hissed.
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*Back in the present*
"Who are you?" Touya hissed. The man smirked.
"What, don't you recognize me? Oh, that's right…you wouldn't!" He chuckled.
"What do you want from us?" Meiling whimpered.
"Oh, I don't want you, exactly…but I do need…bait!" He hissed, a black ball of pure evil energy forming in his hand. Both Touya and Meiling realized what he was about to do and Meiling screamed for help, but it was too late. The energy struck them with a resounding crash, and when it had all dissipated, the two lay on the floor unconscious.
"Finally! Aya will be mine!" He spat, an evil laugh escaping from his lips.
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