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.
