All is Fair in Love And War

All is Fair in Love And War

Chapter Six:

Encaged Little Wolf

Xiaolang looked at the night sky wondering what had happened early that day. He had mean arrangements to meet his enemies in two days. But he couldn't help but think about her, and the way her face looked when she smiled. He looked at his companions that were in his bedroom talking of there new found knowledge. His dear cousin that he hadn't seen in years turned out to be the reincarnation of the man he one day wished to be like. Well half of him His guardian seemed to keep the secret well, but then again Yue couldn't keep secrets from him; no matter how hard he tried.

"Yukito, you are hiding some thing from me again," Xiaolang stated without turning his gaze from the moon lit sky.

"I am?" Yukito asked rather amused.

"Yes, something to do with Prince Touya," Xiaolang stated not brother to look back at his blushing friend.

"What about him?" Yukito tried to say with a steady voice.

Xiaolang turn to him and smile," You like him, don't you."

"What make you say that?" Yukito asked.

"The way you looked when he smiled at you," Xiaolang stated.

"He likes you, too," Xiaolang continued.

Yukito's heart skipped a bit but he wouldn't let his younger friends know.

"Are you talking about Yukito and Prince Touya or you and the Princes Sakura?" Eriol asked rather amused himself when he saw Xiaolang reaction to the question. He looked like a boy who had been caught with his first crush.

"There's nothing between and the Princess, we are not even friends," Xiaolang stated calmly.

"Yet," Eriol added.

Before Xiaolang could reply to the comment, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

"Come in," Xiaolang answered.

Once the door opened an older man about in his twenties, stood at the door nervous about the news he would give his young prince.

"Prince Xiaolang, your fiancé, Lady Meilin is waiting for you in the Royal Throne room," the man stated.

Eriol and Yukito just looked at the their Prince's face turn from curiosity to disappointment. The young man at the door noticed and couldn't help feel for the young boy.

"If you wish, you could make up an excuse?" the young man asked.

Xiaolang looked at him and smiled.

"No. Thank y0u, though, but I must face her sooner or later, might as well be now," Xiaolang told him.

The young man nodded but before he left, he stated he would give him sometime, and Xiaolang nodded to him.

"Wow, your first day and already people are willing for lie for you, you must have made a very good impression of them," Eriol joked trying to that his mind off of the young woman who is waiting for him down stairs.

"I wish I had the courage to tell mother that I don't want to marry Meilin," Xiaolang signed.

They walked out of the room and went down the long corridor to the throne room. The closer they got the more Xiaolang wanted to run away. How could he hurt his mother's feelings she herself had chosen Meilin.

"Do worry Xiaolang you haven't even meet her yet, you might like her," Eriol stated.

Yukito didn't say a word he knew no matter how much he liked Meilin he wouldn't love her. Walked along the young man who awaited his fate. Eriol continued to try to make Xiaolang at least smile a fake smile because a real wouldn't happen. The thing about Xiaolang that seemed to impress everyone was that fact he could give a simply smile and it would make your knees go weak. He was a charming young man, polite to his very core. Despite the fact he had be training since he was five years older to be a great warrior, there was still the light in his eyes that reminded everyone that deep inside there was a lovely little boy who any one who be proud to be called their son. His smile could probably get him whatever he wanted but wasn't that can of person not at all. He slowed down his pace, as they got closer to the throne room doors.

The young man from before was waiting for him there. He was Xiaolang coming and he nodded and opened the doors to introduce him. When Xiaolang had walked in he was taken be surprise. He had been told that Meilin was waiting for him here not every single person in the Li Kingdom Court. The enormous room was coated with his favorite flowers, peonies and green and gold ribbons. The Court was looking down at him from there rows of seat with smiles on their faces. In the center of it all was a lovely woman on her throne with a young girl by her side about his age. She was pretty but she didn't compare to Princess Sakura. The queen smiled at the sight of her handsome young prince who would be ruling in her place. His sisters who he had meet a day earlier where sitting in their chairs on the side. They had all simply enjoyed meeting him; he wasn't at all what they excepted him to be. They hadn't seen their little brother, in so long; he was so charming and sweet. All the stories they had heard from their friends about little brothers nothing like he really was, but even as a little boy of four he was an angle. It was he who brought the light back in their lives when their father, the King, had away. His smile would light up the room. He knew didn't understand the fact that his father had died but he only knew his father was in a good place where he is happy. Unknown to the family was the fact that he was getting closer and closer to Yukito everyday. They knew there was something special about the young man but they didn't say anything about it.

Xiaolang sight landed on his future bride, he did his best to smile he lips did curve but if anyone was truly paying attention to him they would noticed that his eyes were full of sadness, he did not want to marry her. Lady Meilin quickly noticed. Wow, he is very handsome, he has a great smile but his eyes they can't lie. He does want to marry me, and am the only one who seems to notice this. Well, if he doesn't want a wife, maybe he could use a good friend Meilin thought. He walked up to his mother and bowed to her. She quickly arose and gave her son a hug because she didn't have a change to meet him the day he had come.

"Xiaolang, this is Lady Meilin, your bride to be," the Queen stated as she let go of Xiaolang and turned to Meilin.

"Let the celebration being," the Queen, stated as the musician started to play.

"Go and get to know each other some more," the Queen told her son as he gentle pushed her son next to Meilin. Meilin smile and gave Xiaolang a quick hug and pulled him out to the balcony.

"I know you don't want to marry me," Meilin said as she let go of Xiaolang's hand.

Xiaolang quickly looked to his feet.

"Don't worry, am okay with it, I would like to be your friend," Meilin stated with a smile.

Xiaolang quickly looked up at her and smiled," I would like that, too."

Author's Note: I hope you like it. This fanfic was all about Xiaolang. I like Meilin so that why I don't make her out to look like one of the bed guys. I like Meilin but not to be Xiaolang's girlfriend.