When You Wish Upon a Star
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
Maybe this isn't a MeiLi fiction. I consider this just a "Meiling" fiction for now, meaning it circles around her. S+S plays a part, though, and maybe a major part at that.
Summary:
After the engagement was broken, Meiling ran away to Hong Kong, where her life was hell. On her sixteenth birthday she made a wish on a falling star for someone, anyone, to see what she was going through, to see what her thoughts were and think the same way. That person was Sakura Kinomoto, and after long nights of nightmares about Meiling and Syaoran, she convinces Syaoran to help her find Meiling until it's too late.
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Chapter One: London Bridges Falling Down
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( A FLASH BACK!)
The little girl stuck out her tongue lightly as she continued to draw her picture. The day was a fairly nice one, the sky was letting the normally blue sky dip into a darkened orange with a layer of crimson pink on top, between was the light blue every person knew so well.
"Mei!" Her mother called out to her. Silently, the girl took a glance up at mama, who was standing at the doorway, a few feet away.
"Hold on, mama," she said, picking a crayon from her pile on the table, and trying her best to color the picture, while staying inside the line. This wasn't very difficult, since she was learning her skills faster than the other children her age. She easily completed the task in a minute or so, and stepped down from her seat, walking over to her mama, who was smiling.
She set her hand on her daughter's and walked her inside the house, coming to Meiling's bedroom. "I want you to try on your dress, it needs to be perfect for tomorrow." Tomorrow was the day that Meiling's mama and Xiaolang's mama had planned for the two to be officially engaged. Meiling did understand what 'engaged' meant, but she was sure it would be good, considering it was making everyone happy. Except, of course, Xiaolang. He knew what the word meant and had tried to explain it to her, but failed. He said that he didn't want to be 'engaged' to Meiling because it was too serious, and they were only little kids. It didn't matter to her, though, if it involved Xiaolang, then it was obviously good in her eyes.
Xiaolang was very advanced at everything, even if Meiling was older (by only a few months. Her birthday was March 25th, and his was July 13th). He was either usually being educated by the elders, or being trained in martial arts. Meiling did this, too, but she didn't have to do it so heavily, considering she was one of the very rare members of the family that did not possess magic. Everyone else did.
Her mama smiled and left the room, while Meiling quietly changed her usually outfit into the nice dress that her mama had made especially for her. Smiling ear to ear, she looked at herself in the mirror. She felt like a princess in the outfit, it was white silk with sleeves that were slightly clear, and the skirt went down to her feet, and crushed up a bit. In the back, it tied down with white ribbon. She spun lightly, holding one end of the dress and curtsied, giggling.
"Yes, mama, it fits!" She said, running out of the room and down to her mama's room, where she sat waiting. "I love it!" She said, spinning around once again, with a speed that let the skirt bring itself off the ground while she moved.
"Good! Now go take it off, Meiling, I want it to be very nice for tomorrow. Make sure you don't get any dirt on it, I don't want to have to wash the dress before tomorrow."
"Mama, are you going to do my hair tomorrow, too?" She said. Meiling had short black hair, which was usually pulled into two burns, which was tied with a piece of colored ribbon, depending on what she wore for that day.
"Yes, of course. Whatever you like, Mei, it's your day tomorrow." The little girl smiled, running to her mama and hugging her, placing a soft kiss on the cheek and thanking her before running off to her bedroom and changing.
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Xiaolang blushed, staring at himself in the full length mirror. He had been forced to wear a white tuxedo to match Meiling's dress, and then a black tie at the collar. He sighed, not wanting to go through with this. He wished that Meiling would understand what 'engaged' was, so that they would both disagree and he wouldn't have to be 'engaged' to someone. He had learned that 'engage' meant to be married a little later in life. How much was later, though? Tomorrow? The day after that? He didn't know.
"Xiaolang!" His mother called, opening the sliding door and looking at her son. "You look lovely!" She said, walking over to him and leading him out of the room and outside where they had placed the ceremony at the garden, near the fountain. Flowers were placed everywhere, and there were a few close relatives from his side of the family, and Meiling's sitting in seats. Meiling was standing next to her mother, blushing heavily, but no doubt she was happy and excited.
His mother pulled him up to the girl, and had them face each other why one of the elders began to speak, saying verses from a book. Everyone was silent while he was reading, while Meiling and Xiaolang stood there, watching each other. The reading lasted a long time, about an hour, and then everyone clapped, and then it turned into a party of celebration.
"That's it?" Xiaolang had asked his mother later. She looked down at him, smiling, and nodded. "I thought that we had to do something else!"
"Oh, no, Xiaolang, there's really nothing else." She paused, thinking it over. "Oh yes, Xiaolang, here. I want you to wear at all times. Meiling has one as well, she will be wearing hers at all time. It symbolizes that you two are engaged." Happily, she handed Xiaolang a ring, which was just a plan silver band. Nothing special. He nodded, and took it, pausing before setting it on one of his fingers.
"Xiaolang!" Meiling said, while he barely turned his head before the girl had grabbed his hand in hers. "Aren't you happy?!" She said, smiling. He paused, looking at her mother, who had left to go talk to one of the other adults.
"Say yes!"
"Uh.. Yes," he said blushing.
"I'm so happy! Mama told me what it means!" She said, no doubt proud of herself.
He blinked. "What did she tell you, Meiling?"
"She said that I'm going to be your bride when I turn eighteen! I'm so happy! It means you and me and be together, and no one can ever take us apart! Did Auntie tell you that, too? Because mama told me that we are to get married when we're eighteen! I can't wait!" She said, while he blushed, staring down at his feet.
(END FLASHBACK!)
That's how Meiling was now. She still believe that no one could break her and her Syaoran (Xiaolang) apart. Even if they tried, she would make sure that being torn away from him was not possible. Anyone. That meant even the guys, sometimes. She loved him. She wouldn't let anyone take him away.
The two now lived in Tomoeda, Japan, because of recent events that were happening. The clow book had been released, and Syaoran was sent to capture the cards, instead of the 'so-called' card captor, Sakura Kinomoto. Meiling had no magic, but because of past training, she was able to help when it came to things such as fighting. It didn't matter if they didn't need her, she was there. That's how things worked when Meiling was living in Japan.
Sakura Kinomoto annoyed Meiling. That was as simple as that. It seemed that no matter how much she tried, Sakura would somehow be better at things. Meiling was never used to someone being better than her, except for Syaoran, thus she would always be competing against the poor , confused captor. She even believed to the point that Sakura was against her in winning Syaoran's heart. That's what drove her to let Sakura Kinomoto earn the title as 'enemy'.
But nothing could stop what would be happening as time progressed. Yes, out of the years Meiling had known and tried to win Syaoran's heart completely, it would soon be crumbling down in a black spiral. Meiling was the only one that denied it. The other ones either knew Syaoran liked Sakura (And maybe he loved her), or were too .. Dense.. To realize what was happening. Sakura was one of the dense ones. She had no idea.
"Meiling?" Syaoran said to his fiancee, one evening.
"Yes, Syaoran?"
"Can we talk?"
At the time, she could hear a few girls outside singing a tune and playing a game that was all too fimiliar.
'London bridges falling down! Falling down! Falling Down! London Bridges falling down, my fair lady!' The girls laughed, happily. 'Take the key and lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!--' and so on, and so forth.
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
Maybe this isn't a MeiLi fiction. I consider this just a "Meiling" fiction for now, meaning it circles around her. S+S plays a part, though, and maybe a major part at that.
Summary:
After the engagement was broken, Meiling ran away to Hong Kong, where her life was hell. On her sixteenth birthday she made a wish on a falling star for someone, anyone, to see what she was going through, to see what her thoughts were and think the same way. That person was Sakura Kinomoto, and after long nights of nightmares about Meiling and Syaoran, she convinces Syaoran to help her find Meiling until it's too late.
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Chapter One: London Bridges Falling Down
----------
( A FLASH BACK!)
The little girl stuck out her tongue lightly as she continued to draw her picture. The day was a fairly nice one, the sky was letting the normally blue sky dip into a darkened orange with a layer of crimson pink on top, between was the light blue every person knew so well.
"Mei!" Her mother called out to her. Silently, the girl took a glance up at mama, who was standing at the doorway, a few feet away.
"Hold on, mama," she said, picking a crayon from her pile on the table, and trying her best to color the picture, while staying inside the line. This wasn't very difficult, since she was learning her skills faster than the other children her age. She easily completed the task in a minute or so, and stepped down from her seat, walking over to her mama, who was smiling.
She set her hand on her daughter's and walked her inside the house, coming to Meiling's bedroom. "I want you to try on your dress, it needs to be perfect for tomorrow." Tomorrow was the day that Meiling's mama and Xiaolang's mama had planned for the two to be officially engaged. Meiling did understand what 'engaged' meant, but she was sure it would be good, considering it was making everyone happy. Except, of course, Xiaolang. He knew what the word meant and had tried to explain it to her, but failed. He said that he didn't want to be 'engaged' to Meiling because it was too serious, and they were only little kids. It didn't matter to her, though, if it involved Xiaolang, then it was obviously good in her eyes.
Xiaolang was very advanced at everything, even if Meiling was older (by only a few months. Her birthday was March 25th, and his was July 13th). He was either usually being educated by the elders, or being trained in martial arts. Meiling did this, too, but she didn't have to do it so heavily, considering she was one of the very rare members of the family that did not possess magic. Everyone else did.
Her mama smiled and left the room, while Meiling quietly changed her usually outfit into the nice dress that her mama had made especially for her. Smiling ear to ear, she looked at herself in the mirror. She felt like a princess in the outfit, it was white silk with sleeves that were slightly clear, and the skirt went down to her feet, and crushed up a bit. In the back, it tied down with white ribbon. She spun lightly, holding one end of the dress and curtsied, giggling.
"Yes, mama, it fits!" She said, running out of the room and down to her mama's room, where she sat waiting. "I love it!" She said, spinning around once again, with a speed that let the skirt bring itself off the ground while she moved.
"Good! Now go take it off, Meiling, I want it to be very nice for tomorrow. Make sure you don't get any dirt on it, I don't want to have to wash the dress before tomorrow."
"Mama, are you going to do my hair tomorrow, too?" She said. Meiling had short black hair, which was usually pulled into two burns, which was tied with a piece of colored ribbon, depending on what she wore for that day.
"Yes, of course. Whatever you like, Mei, it's your day tomorrow." The little girl smiled, running to her mama and hugging her, placing a soft kiss on the cheek and thanking her before running off to her bedroom and changing.
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Xiaolang blushed, staring at himself in the full length mirror. He had been forced to wear a white tuxedo to match Meiling's dress, and then a black tie at the collar. He sighed, not wanting to go through with this. He wished that Meiling would understand what 'engaged' was, so that they would both disagree and he wouldn't have to be 'engaged' to someone. He had learned that 'engage' meant to be married a little later in life. How much was later, though? Tomorrow? The day after that? He didn't know.
"Xiaolang!" His mother called, opening the sliding door and looking at her son. "You look lovely!" She said, walking over to him and leading him out of the room and outside where they had placed the ceremony at the garden, near the fountain. Flowers were placed everywhere, and there were a few close relatives from his side of the family, and Meiling's sitting in seats. Meiling was standing next to her mother, blushing heavily, but no doubt she was happy and excited.
His mother pulled him up to the girl, and had them face each other why one of the elders began to speak, saying verses from a book. Everyone was silent while he was reading, while Meiling and Xiaolang stood there, watching each other. The reading lasted a long time, about an hour, and then everyone clapped, and then it turned into a party of celebration.
"That's it?" Xiaolang had asked his mother later. She looked down at him, smiling, and nodded. "I thought that we had to do something else!"
"Oh, no, Xiaolang, there's really nothing else." She paused, thinking it over. "Oh yes, Xiaolang, here. I want you to wear at all times. Meiling has one as well, she will be wearing hers at all time. It symbolizes that you two are engaged." Happily, she handed Xiaolang a ring, which was just a plan silver band. Nothing special. He nodded, and took it, pausing before setting it on one of his fingers.
"Xiaolang!" Meiling said, while he barely turned his head before the girl had grabbed his hand in hers. "Aren't you happy?!" She said, smiling. He paused, looking at her mother, who had left to go talk to one of the other adults.
"Say yes!"
"Uh.. Yes," he said blushing.
"I'm so happy! Mama told me what it means!" She said, no doubt proud of herself.
He blinked. "What did she tell you, Meiling?"
"She said that I'm going to be your bride when I turn eighteen! I'm so happy! It means you and me and be together, and no one can ever take us apart! Did Auntie tell you that, too? Because mama told me that we are to get married when we're eighteen! I can't wait!" She said, while he blushed, staring down at his feet.
(END FLASHBACK!)
That's how Meiling was now. She still believe that no one could break her and her Syaoran (Xiaolang) apart. Even if they tried, she would make sure that being torn away from him was not possible. Anyone. That meant even the guys, sometimes. She loved him. She wouldn't let anyone take him away.
The two now lived in Tomoeda, Japan, because of recent events that were happening. The clow book had been released, and Syaoran was sent to capture the cards, instead of the 'so-called' card captor, Sakura Kinomoto. Meiling had no magic, but because of past training, she was able to help when it came to things such as fighting. It didn't matter if they didn't need her, she was there. That's how things worked when Meiling was living in Japan.
Sakura Kinomoto annoyed Meiling. That was as simple as that. It seemed that no matter how much she tried, Sakura would somehow be better at things. Meiling was never used to someone being better than her, except for Syaoran, thus she would always be competing against the poor , confused captor. She even believed to the point that Sakura was against her in winning Syaoran's heart. That's what drove her to let Sakura Kinomoto earn the title as 'enemy'.
But nothing could stop what would be happening as time progressed. Yes, out of the years Meiling had known and tried to win Syaoran's heart completely, it would soon be crumbling down in a black spiral. Meiling was the only one that denied it. The other ones either knew Syaoran liked Sakura (And maybe he loved her), or were too .. Dense.. To realize what was happening. Sakura was one of the dense ones. She had no idea.
"Meiling?" Syaoran said to his fiancee, one evening.
"Yes, Syaoran?"
"Can we talk?"
At the time, she could hear a few girls outside singing a tune and playing a game that was all too fimiliar.
'London bridges falling down! Falling down! Falling Down! London Bridges falling down, my fair lady!' The girls laughed, happily. 'Take the key and lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!--' and so on, and so forth.