A Honest Rumor
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
The relationship I created between Syaoran and Meiling is nothing more than best friends and cousins. The whole "I love you" thing is, actually, nothing more than a joke. Anyway, this chapter bases around Syao and Mei, so I guess it helps for you all to know that, right? OH, and one more thing; I had to make the relationship between them really close, you know? ^^
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Chapter Six: Take My Advice.
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"Shut up." Syaoran said, as he made his way over to the swing set, where his raven haired cousin had been sitting, still laughing lightly at him. She smiled at him, and pulled her swing back, and then let go, pulling her legs in front of her, and leaning backward. Sighing, he took a seat next to her, watching the ground.
"So, what was that about?" She asked, taking a glance behind her as she reached the height of her swing, and then falling backward, her hair going in front of her. He shook his head lightly. "What, you hate me now?" He shook his head again. "Then what's going on between you and Kinomoto?"
"Er.. A project, idiot." He tried to state, calmly, but not exactly succeeding in his task. She shook her head, lightly.
"I told you I'd have to hit you with a pan if you called me an idiot again. Do you really want that?" She responded, in a joking tone, before realizing he was not amused with it. She dug her heels into the sand and leaned forward, to look at her cousin.
"Really, Syaoran, what happened?" She asked.
"Nothing." He grunted back at the girl. She rolled her eyes and pushed him by the shoulder. He took a side glance at her, and then back forward.
"I'm not stupid, Syaoran, I saw how you ran into a tree. Isn't like you, you know that? So, what's up? It's Kinomoto's fault, isn't it?" She said. He didn't respond, no doubt not willing to tell that he had actually kissed her. She stared at him, lowering her voice. "You like her, don't you?" This caused him to blush.
"NO, I do not like her." He said, through gritted teeth. He was no good at lying to her, considering Meiling had known him forever and when everyone else was believing his lies, she wouldn't. And on the other hand, whenever she lied, Syaoran would know. That's just how close they were, and that also proved how long they had known each other, which was just about all their lives.
"You lie." She stated, calmly. She leaned back in her seat, letting her own raven tresses gently hit the sand. Her hands tightly gripped the chains while she was in the position. Syaoran turned lightly and stared at her. "You know as well as I do that you have a crush on her. You're no good at lying to me. Sure, I think you can lie like this to everyone else we know, but not me, Syaoran. Sorry, but not you've gotten me deep enough to the point that I want to know, and have to know what's going on. I've had to put up with your ranting on her, which 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so I think I at least deserve an explanation." She took a glance at him, grinning. "No, I won't tell Lei, okay? You can trust me."
"You are not deep enough into the situation to have to know what is going on, Meiling." He stated.
"Syaoran, please." She sat up straight. He took a glance at her, noticing the hurt in her eyes because of the fact that he wasn't willing to trust her and tell her the situation that he was in with his so-called enemy, Sakura Kinomoto. "Just trust me, okay?"
He nodded, lightly, not exactly willing, though. "Fine." He finally said in return to Meiling's pleading. She smiled.
"Hah. See, I knew you had a heart."
"What's that supposed to mean?" He questioned back.
"Nothing. Okay, give me the full situation, Syaoran."
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She leaned back against the door, her hands slightly shaking as they pressed against the wood. She sighed, letting herself quietly slide to the ground, and stared in front of her, running the scene through her mind once again. Had it really happened? Or what she dreaming? Quietly, she pinched herself and realized that she wasn't dreaming. Sleep walking? Maybe he drugged me? "Stop it, Sakura, you know it happened." She told herself, not wanting to believe it, though.
He kissed you. You're not going to be able to say it didn't happen.
She paused in her thoughts.
And stop fooling yourself, you liked it.
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Syaoran had spilled everything, from the beginning rant from Sakura to the sensei for pairing them together for the project, to his stupid excuse for kissing her, and of course, everything in between. Meiling had swayed lightly in her seat, but had been paying close attention to each word Syaoran had laid out for her. When he had finished, he pushed himself back on the swing, and let go. It was now her turn to stare down at the ground while she let her thoughts invade her.
"You kissed her." She couldn't help but smile and chuckle at that. He took a side glance at Meiling, blushing lightly. "After all those years you spent trying to prove that you two were enemies, you kissed her. Would you like some Sakura disinfectant, Syaoran?" She said, smiling. He laughed, and shook his head.
"Shut up, Meiling, I should be the one offering you Lei disinfectant." He said. She blushed heavily, and then cursed at him for saying that.
She coughed a few times after the long silence and leaned back, just laying in midair with her hands on the chains. "You should just tell her how you feel. I'm sure if you don't, you're going to be in some deep rumors at school. Kinomoto is going to go through it the worst, though, considering that she missed a day, so that means she'll have it two times as bad as you." She looked at him. "Aw, it sucks to be you."
He didn't respond for a while, and only looked at his cousin. "You expect me to admit to her that I like her, after all the shit I've put her through? God, she'll laugh at me for saying that. You know how bad that's going to make me look? I swear, if she doesn't return the feelings my fucking reputation is going to be burned. Will be the first time I've been rejected, do you realize that?"
"You're so stupid." She said, shaking her head. "Afraid of rejection, Syaoran Li? Never thought that I would see the day."
"Shut up."
"OH, come on. But you know what, I guess that this is your decision, not mine. I figure I should let you go through all the suffering of those notes from those girls, and the constant whispers, which aren't really whispers, in the hallway. I'll be standing on the side line laughing my ass off. Have fun, Syaoran, won't you?"
"Shut up. I'll tell her when I want to. I don't let rumors and shit like that get to me." He said, digging his heels into the sand and coming to a stop, standing and motioning for her to follow him. He began to walk with her to their house.
"Oh, I'm sure, Syaoran. I think you're going to need someone to push you along the way, or else it's never going to happen. This is the first time that you've actually had feelings for a girl? All the ones you've gone out with.. They probably meant nothing, am I right?"
"Shut up, you idiot."
"I swear to god, I'm going to beat the shit out of you with a pan when we get home." She said.
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After note:
Man, Syaoran loves to say shut up to poor Meiling. Anyway, if you guys don't know, this is not the end of the story. I'm sure this fiction can very well go up to at least ten chapters, but I will be attempting to not make it last all that long. I wasn't even intending to have this chapter as part of the story, but I think it makes a nice little addition, doesn't it? (after all, I am a MeiLi author, and even though this is an S+S story, it should have at least Syaoran and Meiling in one chapter together. O_o)
.. Anyway, thank you guys who have read so far, and please review for me, alright? Okay, thanks! And onto the next chapter, which should be out sometime soon. For the people who are interested, I've already planned on what is going to happen in the next chapter, so it shouldn't be all that hard to write. But after that one, I'm unsure of what is going to happen.. So.. Until next time.. REVIEW. (I cannot stress that enough.)
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
The relationship I created between Syaoran and Meiling is nothing more than best friends and cousins. The whole "I love you" thing is, actually, nothing more than a joke. Anyway, this chapter bases around Syao and Mei, so I guess it helps for you all to know that, right? OH, and one more thing; I had to make the relationship between them really close, you know? ^^
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Chapter Six: Take My Advice.
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"Shut up." Syaoran said, as he made his way over to the swing set, where his raven haired cousin had been sitting, still laughing lightly at him. She smiled at him, and pulled her swing back, and then let go, pulling her legs in front of her, and leaning backward. Sighing, he took a seat next to her, watching the ground.
"So, what was that about?" She asked, taking a glance behind her as she reached the height of her swing, and then falling backward, her hair going in front of her. He shook his head lightly. "What, you hate me now?" He shook his head again. "Then what's going on between you and Kinomoto?"
"Er.. A project, idiot." He tried to state, calmly, but not exactly succeeding in his task. She shook her head, lightly.
"I told you I'd have to hit you with a pan if you called me an idiot again. Do you really want that?" She responded, in a joking tone, before realizing he was not amused with it. She dug her heels into the sand and leaned forward, to look at her cousin.
"Really, Syaoran, what happened?" She asked.
"Nothing." He grunted back at the girl. She rolled her eyes and pushed him by the shoulder. He took a side glance at her, and then back forward.
"I'm not stupid, Syaoran, I saw how you ran into a tree. Isn't like you, you know that? So, what's up? It's Kinomoto's fault, isn't it?" She said. He didn't respond, no doubt not willing to tell that he had actually kissed her. She stared at him, lowering her voice. "You like her, don't you?" This caused him to blush.
"NO, I do not like her." He said, through gritted teeth. He was no good at lying to her, considering Meiling had known him forever and when everyone else was believing his lies, she wouldn't. And on the other hand, whenever she lied, Syaoran would know. That's just how close they were, and that also proved how long they had known each other, which was just about all their lives.
"You lie." She stated, calmly. She leaned back in her seat, letting her own raven tresses gently hit the sand. Her hands tightly gripped the chains while she was in the position. Syaoran turned lightly and stared at her. "You know as well as I do that you have a crush on her. You're no good at lying to me. Sure, I think you can lie like this to everyone else we know, but not me, Syaoran. Sorry, but not you've gotten me deep enough to the point that I want to know, and have to know what's going on. I've had to put up with your ranting on her, which 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so I think I at least deserve an explanation." She took a glance at him, grinning. "No, I won't tell Lei, okay? You can trust me."
"You are not deep enough into the situation to have to know what is going on, Meiling." He stated.
"Syaoran, please." She sat up straight. He took a glance at her, noticing the hurt in her eyes because of the fact that he wasn't willing to trust her and tell her the situation that he was in with his so-called enemy, Sakura Kinomoto. "Just trust me, okay?"
He nodded, lightly, not exactly willing, though. "Fine." He finally said in return to Meiling's pleading. She smiled.
"Hah. See, I knew you had a heart."
"What's that supposed to mean?" He questioned back.
"Nothing. Okay, give me the full situation, Syaoran."
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She leaned back against the door, her hands slightly shaking as they pressed against the wood. She sighed, letting herself quietly slide to the ground, and stared in front of her, running the scene through her mind once again. Had it really happened? Or what she dreaming? Quietly, she pinched herself and realized that she wasn't dreaming. Sleep walking? Maybe he drugged me? "Stop it, Sakura, you know it happened." She told herself, not wanting to believe it, though.
He kissed you. You're not going to be able to say it didn't happen.
She paused in her thoughts.
And stop fooling yourself, you liked it.
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Syaoran had spilled everything, from the beginning rant from Sakura to the sensei for pairing them together for the project, to his stupid excuse for kissing her, and of course, everything in between. Meiling had swayed lightly in her seat, but had been paying close attention to each word Syaoran had laid out for her. When he had finished, he pushed himself back on the swing, and let go. It was now her turn to stare down at the ground while she let her thoughts invade her.
"You kissed her." She couldn't help but smile and chuckle at that. He took a side glance at Meiling, blushing lightly. "After all those years you spent trying to prove that you two were enemies, you kissed her. Would you like some Sakura disinfectant, Syaoran?" She said, smiling. He laughed, and shook his head.
"Shut up, Meiling, I should be the one offering you Lei disinfectant." He said. She blushed heavily, and then cursed at him for saying that.
She coughed a few times after the long silence and leaned back, just laying in midair with her hands on the chains. "You should just tell her how you feel. I'm sure if you don't, you're going to be in some deep rumors at school. Kinomoto is going to go through it the worst, though, considering that she missed a day, so that means she'll have it two times as bad as you." She looked at him. "Aw, it sucks to be you."
He didn't respond for a while, and only looked at his cousin. "You expect me to admit to her that I like her, after all the shit I've put her through? God, she'll laugh at me for saying that. You know how bad that's going to make me look? I swear, if she doesn't return the feelings my fucking reputation is going to be burned. Will be the first time I've been rejected, do you realize that?"
"You're so stupid." She said, shaking her head. "Afraid of rejection, Syaoran Li? Never thought that I would see the day."
"Shut up."
"OH, come on. But you know what, I guess that this is your decision, not mine. I figure I should let you go through all the suffering of those notes from those girls, and the constant whispers, which aren't really whispers, in the hallway. I'll be standing on the side line laughing my ass off. Have fun, Syaoran, won't you?"
"Shut up. I'll tell her when I want to. I don't let rumors and shit like that get to me." He said, digging his heels into the sand and coming to a stop, standing and motioning for her to follow him. He began to walk with her to their house.
"Oh, I'm sure, Syaoran. I think you're going to need someone to push you along the way, or else it's never going to happen. This is the first time that you've actually had feelings for a girl? All the ones you've gone out with.. They probably meant nothing, am I right?"
"Shut up, you idiot."
"I swear to god, I'm going to beat the shit out of you with a pan when we get home." She said.
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After note:
Man, Syaoran loves to say shut up to poor Meiling. Anyway, if you guys don't know, this is not the end of the story. I'm sure this fiction can very well go up to at least ten chapters, but I will be attempting to not make it last all that long. I wasn't even intending to have this chapter as part of the story, but I think it makes a nice little addition, doesn't it? (after all, I am a MeiLi author, and even though this is an S+S story, it should have at least Syaoran and Meiling in one chapter together. O_o)
.. Anyway, thank you guys who have read so far, and please review for me, alright? Okay, thanks! And onto the next chapter, which should be out sometime soon. For the people who are interested, I've already planned on what is going to happen in the next chapter, so it shouldn't be all that hard to write. But after that one, I'm unsure of what is going to happen.. So.. Until next time.. REVIEW. (I cannot stress that enough.)