A Love for Meilin
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Chapter 11: Shiawase
Masato stared at the girl before him. What should I say?
Meilin stared back, tears coming again to her already weary eyes. Why is he here?
"Meilin…" he began. He stopped as he saw some tears fall down her face. She turned away.
"Leave me alone," she whispered. He sighed, walking closer to her, determined to at least try to explain.
"Please Meilin…please listen," he said.
She turned sharply back toward him. "Why should I? You never say anything true. All you seem to like to do is joke around…mess with people's heads. And I refuse to take it anymore." She began walking away.
He quickly reached her and took hold of her arm, stopping her from going any further. "What I told you the other day…that I liked you was true. I would never joke about something like that."
"Yeah right," she mumbled, turning away from him.
Masato gently turned her head back to face him, looking straight into her eyes. "I promise. Just please let me explain."
She said nothing. Masato took a deep breath. I hope she believes me…
"That girl that you saw yesterday…she used to be my girlfriend. Her name is Nageki," Masato cringed as he saw even more tears falling down Meilin's cheeks. "But about a year ago, we broke up. She was bored I think, and she kept going out with other guys behind my back that would fool around with her for a while and then go on…none of them cared about a real relationship or anything. All they wanted was a little fun. But then I found out about it, so I broke up with her."
He sighed. "She didn't want to…she wanted to stay with me and be with her other guys. She said that she only went with the other guys to…uh…have the kind of fun that I refused to have with her, if you know what I mean. But that just wasn't right for me, and I told her that. But she kept trying to get me back…I really don't understand why…but I guess she finally realized that it would never happen."
Meilin finally looked up at him. "So now every time she sees me with someone else, she purposefully tries to cause problems…apparently she doesn't want me to be with anyone but her. And when she saw you and me…well…I guess she didn't like it, and so she kissed me just as you were coming back. I was surprised…and so I didn't move. I was too shocked…and that's when you saw us." Meilin turned away once more.
"It was bad luck that she happened to be there…I don't have any idea why she was even in Tomoeda." He sighed. "I'm just very sorry that it had to happen…and that I let it happen because I was too surprised."
Meilin sighed, still looking away. "Why should I believe you?" she whispered. "How do I know that you're telling the truth…that you're not like her, wanting to be with more than one person."
"I promise you Meilin. I'm telling you the truth," Masato said desperately. How can I make her believe me?
She turned back toward him, looked straight at his eyes, then down at the ground. I don't know if he's telling the truth…but for some reason, I really wish he is. She sighed. When he told me that he liked me…and we went out yesterday together…I was so happy. I even thought that he might actually be the one for me…but then that girl… She looked up at his face again. He was looking straight down at her anxiously, worriedly. He looks as if maybe he is telling the truth…but…I just don't know…
Masato stared at her as she looked at him, then down, then back up at him. Please, please let her believe me. I've never felt like this before…I can't lose her.
"Meilin, ever since I met you, I've had feelings for you." She looked up at him, her eyes wide, then quickly looked away. "At first, I just enjoyed being with you because you were funny and would play around with me. But then I got to know you better, know more about your past and what you like and things like that, and I began to have stronger feelings. I know I liked you, and I really wanted to try and see if things would work out between us despite where we live and our age." He stopped, taking a deep breath, trying to control his somewhat shaky voice. I really want her to know how I feel…this is my only chance.
"But then after the thing that happened yesterday with Nageki, I was so worried that we could never be together…that you would hate me, and I couldn't take that. I wanted to follow after you…but you were too fast. I began cursing my injury and the crutches…"
Masato sighed. "So I went back to Sakura-chan's house, and just stayed by myself. I couldn't think of anything but you…I…was mad at myself and sad because I thought I had lost any chance of…of winning your heart." He blushed. "I had never felt the kind of feeling I had for you…or the pain that I was feeling because I thought I had lost you. So I decided to talk to Sakura-chan finally, thinking that for some reason she may be able to help since she knows you better than I do I think. She helped me realize what my feelings for you were…and she helped me come here to explain and tell you." He looked straight into her eyes, his expression full of his strong emotions. "Meilin…I…I love you."
Meilin's eyes widened. She stared at him in silence…in shock…at what he had just said.
He suddenly pulled a small box from his pocket and placed it onto her hand. "I don't know how you feel about me, but I still want you to have this."
She looked up at him, then hesitantly opened the box to reveal two small rings. One had the top part of a small heart, the other the bottom half of the heart. Meilin could see that there was part of a word was written on each, and carefully removing the two rings from the box, she put them together. "Shiawase (happiness)," she whispered, reading the now joined word. She looked back up at Masato.
"When you told me about your feelings for Li-kun, I felt sad knowing that you weren't truly happy, and that you thought that there would be no one for you." Meilin stared at him. "I know Li-kun and Sakura-chan want you to be happy, and so do I, but I realized that you wouldn't truly ever be until you found that someone just for you. I really wanted you to keep up hope though. You're a beautiful, smart, and kind person, and I knew that someone would really love you some day, like Li-kun and Sakura-chan love each other."
Masato smiled at her. "Do you remember the last store we went in to yesterday, before we went to get drinks?" Meilin nodded slightly. "We have a branch of that store in my hometown, and I saw that ring once before there. When we went yesterday, I remembered about it, and thought it would be perfect for you."
"So that's what you bought…" Meilin muttered.
"I thought that maybe the ring could remind you to keep hope that someday you would find your special someone. I thought that maybe you could wear one ring until you did, and when you found that some one you love, he could put the other ring on with it so that it would be complete…and then you would finally be happy."
Meilin's eyes began to water. She looked down at the two rings in her hand. She slowly put the ring with the bottom half of the heart on her finger.
"Meilin…I…I really hope that you find the one you love soon…" He looked down. "I just wish it could be me," he said softly.
Meilin looked at him, tears now flowing down her cheeks. This guy…it seems he really was telling the truth about that girl…and I'm so glad…
Meilin sighed as she looked back down at the ring on her finger and the other ring she still held in her hand. "When I saw you with that girl, I was really hurt. I couldn't believe that you had lied to me about everything…I didn't want to believe it," she said slowly.
Masato looked up at her.
"When I was with you, I was really happy. And after you told me you liked me…I kind of thought that maybe you would be the one…the one that would love only me. And then when I saw you kissing that girl…or her kissing you or whatever…I felt worse than when Syaoran had told me he loved Sakura. I realized then how I actually felt about you…but then I thought it didn't really matter…that you didn't really feel the way you said toward me."
Masato looked down.
"And now, when you explained everything about what happened with you and that girl, it was hard for me to believe you…even though I actually wanted to. I…didn't want to be let down and hurt again." She looked at him, lifting his head so that she could look into his eyes. They're so beautiful…so full of his feelings. I know now that he has been telling me the truth…
"But now I really believe that you have been telling me the truth," she said. His eyes widened, his expression suddenly becoming much more hopeful than ever before.
"And now I think my feelings for you are even stronger…because now I know your heart much better." She took his hands and placed the ring with the top half of the heart in them. He looked at her.
"I love you Masato."
His eyes widened in surprise and happiness as he heard the words he had been hoping for with all his heart. She finally looks happy…
He took her hand and slowly put the second ring onto her finger to join it with its bottom half.
"Can you be truly happy now?" Masato asked her.
She looked at him with love. "Yes…with you, I will always be happy."
Masato gently placed a hand on her cheek, bringing her closer to him. "Then I feel like the luckiest person, to be able to make you happy." She smiled. He leaned in slowly, their lips meeting for the second time, but this time with a true love. They slowly ended their kiss, but he gently wrapped his arms around her even tighter, pulling her even closer till she rested her head comfortable against his shoulder.
"All passengers for the flight to Hong Kong, please begin boarding the plane now."
Meilin and Masato stood for a moment in silence, arms still wrapped around each other.
"Do you really have to go?" Masato asked.
She looked up at him. "I only wanted to leave because I thought you had lied to me. But now, I could never leave."
He smiled. "I'm glad." They stood together and watched as the other passengers boarded the plane, they listened as the last boarding call was made, they even watched as the plane left and disappeared out of sight.
They finally drew apart as passengers for the next flight began to crowd the area, but he held tightly onto her hand, refusing to let it go. She smiled warmly at him. He suddenly looked at her with a strange expression. "Did you know Sakura-chan could fly?" he asked.
Meilin laughed. "Is that how you got here?" He nodded. "She said some kind of chant or something, then all of a sudden she had wings…"
"I guess I'll need to thank her later," she said.
Masato looked at her. "So you did know she can fly?"
Meilin nodded. "And she can do a whole lot more than that too."
"Can you?" he asked.
Meilin smiled. "No…"
He smiled back at her. "That's good…I don't think I could keep up with a girl that could fly."
"What makes you think you can keep up with me anyway?" Meilin asked playfully. She easily released her hand from his relaxed grip and began walking quickly away. He grinned as he followed her out of the waiting area, catching up with her almost instantly.
She smiled. "Let's go get a drink, okay?" He smiled back happily at her. "Whatever you wish."
Meanwhile, Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo watched as the new couple walked away. Sakura and Tomoyo both had tears in their eyes.
"They're so perfect together!" Sakura exclaimed.
"I'm so happy that I could film such a wonderful thing," Tomoyo cried. She turned her camera to Sakura and Syaoran. "It was so horrible that I couldn't film your confession to each other though." They blushed as they looked at each other.
Tomoyo smiled. "I think I'll go ahead and buy Kero some of the cake I promised." She looked down inside her bag at the little yellow creature who had fallen asleep. She shook the bag gently to wake him. Kero woke up slowly and looked at her groggily. "Let's go get you some cake," she told him as she began walking away. She turned back once and waved goodbye to Sakura and Syaoran.
They looked at each other after she had disappeared into the crowd. They blushed.
"Where did Wei go?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran smiled. "He went to go get Meilin's stuff after he heard what had happened to make her so upset. He probably thought that she probably would change her mind about leaving once Masato-san explained things to her."
Sakura smiled. "Well, not many girls would be able to resist Masato-san. He was so very sweet." She looked slyly up at Syaoran. "I was getting kind of jealous even."
His eyes widened in surprise. "Oh? Am I not sweet enough for you?" he asked playfully.
"I don't know…" Sakura started, but stopped as he suddenly lifted her into his arms. A dark red tint quickly spread across her face. "What are you doing!?"
"I'm escorting my beautiful angel to go meet the new couple," he said, a slight blush also rising on his face. He gently kissed her forehead as he began to walk in the direction he had seen Masato and Meilin going before.
Sakura smiled, nestling her head against his chest. "I love you Syaoran."
He smiled. "And I love you, Sakura."
They slowly continued to walk away, not noticing the girl with a video camera following their every move.
Tomoyo smiled happily as she watched the scene between Sakura and Syaoran.
Kawaii…
Owari (The End)
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