She couldn't believe what she saw. Furious, she walked over to Sakura and
shouted "Why are
you here? Do you always have to ruin things for me?"
Sakura blinked. 'What did she do to that girl?' "W w why are you attacking me like that?" She managed to stammer. She was afraid that something would happen to her. Shawn immediately stood in front of Sakura protectively and said, "Who are you? Why are you yelling at her like this?"
"Shawn, she is a guest of the house. She is from the Li clan and she invites us to her wedding." Li Fei responded for Meilin.
'What?! Li clan? Marriage?' "Meilin?" Sakura softly whispered. It was loud enough for both Madison and Shawn to hear. "What?!" Madison said. "That's Meilin?" Meilin had grown alot. Her facial feautures had matured and her long hair became midlength. It was at her shoulders now.
"You know her Sakura?" asked a worried Shawn. "Yes, and I think we need to talk."
"You?!" "No, you and me need to talk Sakura!" screamed Meilin on top of her lungs.
"I know why you are here. You're here to take Li away from me. I won't allow that to happen." She was furious. The time was so close. Almost there. "Fei Li, thank you for your generosity and kindness, I will see you at the wedding. Invite anyone you want, except..." she glared at Sakura. "That one over there." She turned and stormed out the room.
"Umm is anyone going to tell me about this?" asked a confused Shawn. He looked over his grandfather, he too had a confused look.
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"So thats what happened." Sakura ha
d just retold her story to Shawn and his grandfather.
"Oh! so are we going grandfather?"
"Yes we are."
"But, didn't you just hear that whole story?"
"It is out of honor, we cannot turn her celebration down. This would ruin us in the eyes of the people."
"I guess..if we have to." replied Shawn. He looked at Sakura, she looked shocked and sad at the memories she just retold. "Don't worry" he whispered to her. He hugged her.
As if on cue, Li Fei, asked his grandson "What have you been up to the last past years?" eyeing Sakura. He had a small smile on his wrinkled face.
Madison remained quiet. The retelling of the whole story also brought back memories for her. Only those memories should be kept to themselves. They can never be revealed.
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Meilin stormed back into te mansion. Everyone in the Li clan looked at her questionly. Li looked up from the book he was reading.
"That's it! I've had it! The wedding will not be next week!"
"What!?" A bunch of voices started to whisper to each other. Li sat up straight and a look of hope appeared in his eyes. 'Please tell me she calling it off.'
"Its going to be tomorrow! I don't care what happens and who comes or not. We will get married tomorrow."
More whispering could be heard until an elder stood up and questioned her decision. "Why, Meilin that you want it so soon?"
She calmed down a bit. "I have just came from Fei's mansion." She took a breath.
"What did they do to you?" Everyone got excited. "If they.."
"Nothing! They didn't do anything! Something came up and we must get married! tomorrow! Better yet, now!"
'Oh god!' 'Why did you let this happen to me?' Li looked for a way out, but it was too late. He was brought up to follow the rules. This was one of them.
"That witch!..If it wasn't for her, everything would go according to plan!"
"witch?" murmurs could be heard from everyone at the wondering of this 'witch.' Li finally got the courage to stand up and talk to Meilin. "why are you doing this?"
"Hmmph!" "We are getting married tomorrow!" She turned around and walked into her room.
Now the family was getting anxious. "What just happened?" Questions from every cornor could be heard discussing this new activity.
Li thought to himself. 'The Fei's? Why would she go there. Duh! She wanted everyone to come to her wedding. Okay, then, what happened there?' He knew that only way he could find out is by going over there and ask.
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He got his jacket and walked to the d oor. "I'll be back" but everyone was too busy talking to notice.
Sakura blinked. 'What did she do to that girl?' "W w why are you attacking me like that?" She managed to stammer. She was afraid that something would happen to her. Shawn immediately stood in front of Sakura protectively and said, "Who are you? Why are you yelling at her like this?"
"Shawn, she is a guest of the house. She is from the Li clan and she invites us to her wedding." Li Fei responded for Meilin.
'What?! Li clan? Marriage?' "Meilin?" Sakura softly whispered. It was loud enough for both Madison and Shawn to hear. "What?!" Madison said. "That's Meilin?" Meilin had grown alot. Her facial feautures had matured and her long hair became midlength. It was at her shoulders now.
"You know her Sakura?" asked a worried Shawn. "Yes, and I think we need to talk."
"You?!" "No, you and me need to talk Sakura!" screamed Meilin on top of her lungs.
"I know why you are here. You're here to take Li away from me. I won't allow that to happen." She was furious. The time was so close. Almost there. "Fei Li, thank you for your generosity and kindness, I will see you at the wedding. Invite anyone you want, except..." she glared at Sakura. "That one over there." She turned and stormed out the room.
"Umm is anyone going to tell me about this?" asked a confused Shawn. He looked over his grandfather, he too had a confused look.
. * . * . * . * . * . * .
"So thats what happened." Sakura ha
d just retold her story to Shawn and his grandfather.
"Oh! so are we going grandfather?"
"Yes we are."
"But, didn't you just hear that whole story?"
"It is out of honor, we cannot turn her celebration down. This would ruin us in the eyes of the people."
"I guess..if we have to." replied Shawn. He looked at Sakura, she looked shocked and sad at the memories she just retold. "Don't worry" he whispered to her. He hugged her.
As if on cue, Li Fei, asked his grandson "What have you been up to the last past years?" eyeing Sakura. He had a small smile on his wrinkled face.
Madison remained quiet. The retelling of the whole story also brought back memories for her. Only those memories should be kept to themselves. They can never be revealed.
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Meilin stormed back into te mansion. Everyone in the Li clan looked at her questionly. Li looked up from the book he was reading.
"That's it! I've had it! The wedding will not be next week!"
"What!?" A bunch of voices started to whisper to each other. Li sat up straight and a look of hope appeared in his eyes. 'Please tell me she calling it off.'
"Its going to be tomorrow! I don't care what happens and who comes or not. We will get married tomorrow."
More whispering could be heard until an elder stood up and questioned her decision. "Why, Meilin that you want it so soon?"
She calmed down a bit. "I have just came from Fei's mansion." She took a breath.
"What did they do to you?" Everyone got excited. "If they.."
"Nothing! They didn't do anything! Something came up and we must get married! tomorrow! Better yet, now!"
'Oh god!' 'Why did you let this happen to me?' Li looked for a way out, but it was too late. He was brought up to follow the rules. This was one of them.
"That witch!..If it wasn't for her, everything would go according to plan!"
"witch?" murmurs could be heard from everyone at the wondering of this 'witch.' Li finally got the courage to stand up and talk to Meilin. "why are you doing this?"
"Hmmph!" "We are getting married tomorrow!" She turned around and walked into her room.
Now the family was getting anxious. "What just happened?" Questions from every cornor could be heard discussing this new activity.
Li thought to himself. 'The Fei's? Why would she go there. Duh! She wanted everyone to come to her wedding. Okay, then, what happened there?' He knew that only way he could find out is by going over there and ask.
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He got his jacket and walked to the d oor. "I'll be back" but everyone was too busy talking to notice.