When You Wish Upon a Star
By: Xiao
Taking Ashley's/Addicted Sinner's saying; Flames will be used to burn your house down, so don't flame.
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Chapter Four: The Plane Crash
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The phone began to ring once again. Grunting, Syaoran turned to his side and pulled the phone to his ear, and with an annoyed tone, answered. "What?"
"Syaoran! I'm so serious!" She said, her voice shaking. "It seemed so real, as if I was standing next to her when this all happened. Please, I want you to check on her. And anyway, she is your cousin, and she is one of my best friends, so what if she ISN'T okay?"
"Fine." Syaoran mumbled into the phone, placing it back on his desk and pulling his body out of the bed, and to the hallway. Half asleep, he knocked on the door to Meiling's room and received no response. Instead of leaving, he cracked the door open and took a glance at her bed, which had been currently unoccupied. He yawned, and calmly began his trip back to his own bedroom, before pausing in his steps and running back.
"MEILING?!" He screamed, at the top of his lungs, and frantically ran in her room, throwing things about looking for his cousin. No Meiling. His eyes widened, not believing it, and ran back out of the room and through the house, while leaving Sakura on the other line, with no news so far.
Gasping, he ran back into his bedroom and grabbed the phone, dropping it to the ground because of his hands shaking. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" He said, through his gasps for breath and then bent down to grab the phone, noticing the small note laid on his stand. He unfolded it with shaking hands and began to read.
"Syaoran?!" The small voice of Sakura was heard through the phone.
Shaking again, he picked up the phone, and in a whispered sentence reported what he had just read about his cousin. "She's gone."
"Hoe?!" She replied. He began to read the letter to Sakura, his voice low and slow. ('Dear Syaoran, I wish you paid more attention to me when I got home. Maybe you would of been able to stop my leaving? I guess it doesn't matter, as long as you're happy with Sakura. I'm leaving. Maybe forever. Maybe only a few days. Don't try to look for me, you probably won't be able to find me, anyway. Hey, I love you, though. Xoxo, Meiling Li)
"Gone?! Just like that?"
Syaoran paused, no doubt thinking of anywhere she could be. Somewhere in Tomoeda? Somewhere in Japan? China? Hong Kong?! AMERICA?! He began to scan the paper frantically for anything that would lead him closer to his cousin. There was no way for them to know.
"Do you know where she could be?" Sakura finally said, catching his attention.
"HER TICKETS!" He said.
"Syaoran, calm dow--"
"I can't," he emphasized the 'can't' very clearly. He fought a shaky voice. "She's my cousin, Sakura.." His voice trailed, and he dropped the phone, running back toward Meiling's room. He knew the first place to look, which was a small case under her mattress. Without thinking, he shoved his hands underneath and moved around, grabbing the small box and pulling it free. Silently, he opened it and notice the tickets were gone.
He sighed, a bit in relief. That was where she went; Hong Kong. He ran back, and picked up the phone. "She's at Hong Kong!" He reported.
"Syaoran.."
"What, Sakura?"
"Turn on the T.V." She said, her voice soft. Syaoran did as told, and awaited for her further instructions. "Channel 7." He did as told and silently watched as the news reporter talked.
"Tonight at approximately 5:65 in the morning, flight 9, which was to take passengers to Hong Kong, China was crashed. It is told that there was a mishap in the engine, and the fogged weather was to blame. All passengers, which was a total of 32 were killed in the crash. Names are currently being picked up, and will be reported shortly." The young ebony haired reporter said, picking up her papers from her desk, and then straightening them before nodding toward the camera. "And now onto Ying, Xi-xi."
"Thank you--"
"Syaoran?" Sakura repeated. Syaoran stared at the TV in disbelief. Was Meiling on the flight? All passengers were killed. Killed. "Syaoran? Are you okay?" Sakura repeated. The phone was dropped again, while Syaoran ran to his closet and grabbed a coat, not bothering to change from pajamas to real clothes. He threw on some shoes, and went back to the phone.
"I'm going--"
"SYAORAN!" Sakura said. "Calm down! I'm sure there was other flights to Hong Kong."
"But what is she was on it?!" He hissed back. "Listen, Sakura, I don't expect you to understand -- This is MY cousin Meiling we're talking about! I'm going to the airport, I need to know what happened!" He hung the phone up, walked out of his room, sighing. All he had to do was catch a bus, after all, he was convinced his mother that Wei was not needed, and that Meiling and himself were responsible enough to take care of themselves. As a result, Wei was no longer with them, but in Hong Kong helping the rest of the Li clan.
Ring. Ring. Ring. He grabbed the phone. "Nani-ka?"
"Syaoran! I'm coming with you!"
"Sakura, this doesn't involve you.." He said, trying to be patient. "I'm the reason she left, don't you remember? And she's my cousin, you shouldn't get involved." He repeated, again. Sakura sighed in frustration.
"She's one of my best friends! I'm going to give up until you say I can--"
"Fine," he grunted. "Park. We'll meet at the park. Now. Bye!"
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Meiling opened an eye and stared around her. Where the hell was she? It struck her hard -- Hong Kong, China. She had been raped the night before, had made a wish that she knew would never come true, and was now sore and sleeping in a cheap hotel.
"Damn it." She said, pulling herself up, and stretching her legs, before pulling herself onto the carpet. She yawned, and stared at the door, wondering is she should leave today, or stay in the comfort of the hotel. Her stomach then rumbled and she realized that there was such thing as food. And anyway, it was day, and she should be able to get around without any trouble. 'You were out of it last night, Mei, that's why it happened. You're going to be yourself and any one who tries to interfere with you is going to get their ass kicked.' She thought to herself, smiling.
She got dressed in another outfit and then left the hotel, walking outside and to a restaurant.
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"What do you mean I cannot know any of the other passengers on the previous flights to Hong Kong!?" Syaoran screamed. Sakura frowned lightly, and took his hand in hers, trying to calm him down. "My COUSIN was on either that plane that crashed or a previous one! Listen, I need to know! RIGHT NOW, DAMNIT!"
"Syaoran.. Please.. Calm down.."
"I'm sorry, it's not permitted--"
"Can you tell me which flight a certain person was on?!"
"No.. I'm sorry, but--"
"Goddamn it!" He cursed, now receiving looks from people who were sitting around waiting for their flight, or waiting for someone to get off their flight. Sakura tightened her grip on his hand, and he paused, sighed, and looked at her.
"Calm down.. Come on, we'll find another way. Call your mother, she might know something about this."
He grunted. "Fine."
By: Xiao
Taking Ashley's/Addicted Sinner's saying; Flames will be used to burn your house down, so don't flame.
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Chapter Four: The Plane Crash
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The phone began to ring once again. Grunting, Syaoran turned to his side and pulled the phone to his ear, and with an annoyed tone, answered. "What?"
"Syaoran! I'm so serious!" She said, her voice shaking. "It seemed so real, as if I was standing next to her when this all happened. Please, I want you to check on her. And anyway, she is your cousin, and she is one of my best friends, so what if she ISN'T okay?"
"Fine." Syaoran mumbled into the phone, placing it back on his desk and pulling his body out of the bed, and to the hallway. Half asleep, he knocked on the door to Meiling's room and received no response. Instead of leaving, he cracked the door open and took a glance at her bed, which had been currently unoccupied. He yawned, and calmly began his trip back to his own bedroom, before pausing in his steps and running back.
"MEILING?!" He screamed, at the top of his lungs, and frantically ran in her room, throwing things about looking for his cousin. No Meiling. His eyes widened, not believing it, and ran back out of the room and through the house, while leaving Sakura on the other line, with no news so far.
Gasping, he ran back into his bedroom and grabbed the phone, dropping it to the ground because of his hands shaking. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" He said, through his gasps for breath and then bent down to grab the phone, noticing the small note laid on his stand. He unfolded it with shaking hands and began to read.
"Syaoran?!" The small voice of Sakura was heard through the phone.
Shaking again, he picked up the phone, and in a whispered sentence reported what he had just read about his cousin. "She's gone."
"Hoe?!" She replied. He began to read the letter to Sakura, his voice low and slow. ('Dear Syaoran, I wish you paid more attention to me when I got home. Maybe you would of been able to stop my leaving? I guess it doesn't matter, as long as you're happy with Sakura. I'm leaving. Maybe forever. Maybe only a few days. Don't try to look for me, you probably won't be able to find me, anyway. Hey, I love you, though. Xoxo, Meiling Li)
"Gone?! Just like that?"
Syaoran paused, no doubt thinking of anywhere she could be. Somewhere in Tomoeda? Somewhere in Japan? China? Hong Kong?! AMERICA?! He began to scan the paper frantically for anything that would lead him closer to his cousin. There was no way for them to know.
"Do you know where she could be?" Sakura finally said, catching his attention.
"HER TICKETS!" He said.
"Syaoran, calm dow--"
"I can't," he emphasized the 'can't' very clearly. He fought a shaky voice. "She's my cousin, Sakura.." His voice trailed, and he dropped the phone, running back toward Meiling's room. He knew the first place to look, which was a small case under her mattress. Without thinking, he shoved his hands underneath and moved around, grabbing the small box and pulling it free. Silently, he opened it and notice the tickets were gone.
He sighed, a bit in relief. That was where she went; Hong Kong. He ran back, and picked up the phone. "She's at Hong Kong!" He reported.
"Syaoran.."
"What, Sakura?"
"Turn on the T.V." She said, her voice soft. Syaoran did as told, and awaited for her further instructions. "Channel 7." He did as told and silently watched as the news reporter talked.
"Tonight at approximately 5:65 in the morning, flight 9, which was to take passengers to Hong Kong, China was crashed. It is told that there was a mishap in the engine, and the fogged weather was to blame. All passengers, which was a total of 32 were killed in the crash. Names are currently being picked up, and will be reported shortly." The young ebony haired reporter said, picking up her papers from her desk, and then straightening them before nodding toward the camera. "And now onto Ying, Xi-xi."
"Thank you--"
"Syaoran?" Sakura repeated. Syaoran stared at the TV in disbelief. Was Meiling on the flight? All passengers were killed. Killed. "Syaoran? Are you okay?" Sakura repeated. The phone was dropped again, while Syaoran ran to his closet and grabbed a coat, not bothering to change from pajamas to real clothes. He threw on some shoes, and went back to the phone.
"I'm going--"
"SYAORAN!" Sakura said. "Calm down! I'm sure there was other flights to Hong Kong."
"But what is she was on it?!" He hissed back. "Listen, Sakura, I don't expect you to understand -- This is MY cousin Meiling we're talking about! I'm going to the airport, I need to know what happened!" He hung the phone up, walked out of his room, sighing. All he had to do was catch a bus, after all, he was convinced his mother that Wei was not needed, and that Meiling and himself were responsible enough to take care of themselves. As a result, Wei was no longer with them, but in Hong Kong helping the rest of the Li clan.
Ring. Ring. Ring. He grabbed the phone. "Nani-ka?"
"Syaoran! I'm coming with you!"
"Sakura, this doesn't involve you.." He said, trying to be patient. "I'm the reason she left, don't you remember? And she's my cousin, you shouldn't get involved." He repeated, again. Sakura sighed in frustration.
"She's one of my best friends! I'm going to give up until you say I can--"
"Fine," he grunted. "Park. We'll meet at the park. Now. Bye!"
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Meiling opened an eye and stared around her. Where the hell was she? It struck her hard -- Hong Kong, China. She had been raped the night before, had made a wish that she knew would never come true, and was now sore and sleeping in a cheap hotel.
"Damn it." She said, pulling herself up, and stretching her legs, before pulling herself onto the carpet. She yawned, and stared at the door, wondering is she should leave today, or stay in the comfort of the hotel. Her stomach then rumbled and she realized that there was such thing as food. And anyway, it was day, and she should be able to get around without any trouble. 'You were out of it last night, Mei, that's why it happened. You're going to be yourself and any one who tries to interfere with you is going to get their ass kicked.' She thought to herself, smiling.
She got dressed in another outfit and then left the hotel, walking outside and to a restaurant.
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"What do you mean I cannot know any of the other passengers on the previous flights to Hong Kong!?" Syaoran screamed. Sakura frowned lightly, and took his hand in hers, trying to calm him down. "My COUSIN was on either that plane that crashed or a previous one! Listen, I need to know! RIGHT NOW, DAMNIT!"
"Syaoran.. Please.. Calm down.."
"I'm sorry, it's not permitted--"
"Can you tell me which flight a certain person was on?!"
"No.. I'm sorry, but--"
"Goddamn it!" He cursed, now receiving looks from people who were sitting around waiting for their flight, or waiting for someone to get off their flight. Sakura tightened her grip on his hand, and he paused, sighed, and looked at her.
"Calm down.. Come on, we'll find another way. Call your mother, she might know something about this."
He grunted. "Fine."