A/N:Oisu!! Hehehe. Ack!!! FINALS ARE THIS WEEK!! OMG I don't even have half the study guides filled out...I'm gonna screw myself over trying to finish all this stuff at the same time! Anou...I can't help it! I love writing fanfiction. I may kill myself over the stuff I love. ^^;; Hehee. Well I'm not a Meiling fan but the ideas MeilingLi helped me think out were sugoi! Not to mention a kicker for the Meiling fans cuz' I make her look good too =P *cackles* Hold yourself to your seat cuz' you may be surprised ^^ and yes, "It's all gonna come together."









ShengXin(Sacred/Broken Heart)

Chapter 15: The Sounds of the Beautiful Bell Come Alive









Meiling returned to the car a little annoyed but relieved. Whatever information Tomoyo had to give was going to come eventually. Her brow twitched. Tomoyo can be so evil....

Yelan greeted her, "Have a seat."

Silence went on for maybe two hours, perhaps longer. Where were they going?

Yelan finally spoke again. "We have much to discuss."

Meiling nodded. I hope she isn't going to ask what Tomoyo and I talked about. It could spoil it...or perhaps she could help me as well. "Indeed. I have a question to ask of you."

The car moved on upon the road passing desolate fields of farms. Obviously they were no longer in the city.

"Ask away."

Relieved. Meiling asked her question. "Why bring me all the way out of Hong Kong to talk with me. Why bring Wei?"

Yelan shifted uncomfortably, "My dearest niece, I would have suspected you to already have known. Have you not noticed?"

"Noticed what Auntie?"

Yelan sighed."Wei, stop the car." She sat up and opened the door, "Wei, keep watch in the car, Meiling, come with me."

They strayed only a few feet away from and car and then continued to walk in an easternly direction out toward the rice fields. The stars shown brightly in the velvet sky.

Peaceful silence.

Meiling surveyed her surroundings with familiar memories. "Isn't this where we all used to live before we moved into the city?"

"That's right."

"Why did you bring me here?"

Yelan stood straight concentrating power from field area surrounding her. She lifted the power toward her heart and pointed them into her hands. She held her hands at Meiling then stared her in the eyes. "Because MeiLing, all of our ancestors' power originated in this area. The rest is self explanetory."

"Self explanetory..."Meiling repeated. She stared at Yelan puzzled. "Anou...wait! Do you mean what I think you're saying? I too have powers?"

Yelan nodded.

Meiling's eyes lit up in excitement then dulled in question. "How can you be so sure?"

Yelan brought her hands above her head, "We'll have to confirm that."

Meiling raised a brow. "Confirm. When?"

"Now." She dashed toward confused Meiling and released her hands revealing a fan blowing her off into the distance.

"....Now?!" Meiling was totally off guard. Her OWN aunt attacked her. She got to her feet as fast as she could and went into battle stance. Yelan came forward lifting the fan over her head. Meiling held her ground the best she could. Unfortunately the magical wind continued to blow her away. Not knowing what to do it happened over again and again. Winning this one sided battle was hopeless.

"What's wrong? You aren't fighting back. Magic or no magic, you're not even defending yourself."

'This isn't gonna work Meiling.' She told herself 'She's just keeps attacking everytime I get up...and if I don't get up she'll think I'm too weak.' She stood up slowly but willingly. "I don't want to fight you Auntie!"

Yelan nodded. "So you give up the fight?"

"No! I just don't want to fight someone I love! I mean, you're MY Aunt!"

"I understand how you feel, but you must overcome any challenge that comes your way in life Mei, otherwise you face failure." Saying this she attacked with the magical wind, again knocking Meiling to the ground with a loud thump.

'Itai su...this is really beginning to hurt. Anou...Sakura had to fight her own guardian, someone she truly loved as well. She succeeded...but she already had magic. Well if I have magic, please come forth! Ancestors I beg of you, I have the will to live. I have the heart to love. Even just this once...' she pleaded in her mind.

A sudden unnatural wind breezed through, Meiling stepped foward. A strange soothing voice spoke to Meiling. "You already have the power o' youthful guardian. Sakura magic is Sakura magic. The Li magic is Chinese magic. Have they forgotten that _I_ Clowreed am the creator of Clow magic which contains both of my historical cultures...?"

Meiling's eyes widened in shock. ClowReed in the form of wind had just spoken to her. 'What did he mean by guardian...' she pondered.

Yelan stared at Meiling curiously. "Strange. Syaoran did the same thing when I tested him as a child. He too looked dazed listening to the wind."

Not entirely shocked Meiling was a bit disturbed. "You mean you test Syaoran-kun like this soon as he could walk! That's how he had all those bruises...from his own mother. That's ruthless!"

Anger filled her eyes. Memories of all the times she had tried to protect Syaoran and proved how much she had wanted to become a magical user to capture Clow cards.

She had failed.

Syaoran always managed to protect her instead and she was powerless. All she could rely on was her training. It was no match for the Fight card. She is still no match for that card today.

She could forgive that incident and let that pass.

She lost to Sakura for Syaoran's love. She forgave Sakura and understood Syaoran's true feelings resulting in a better relationship with Syaoran, perhaps one of the few people to understand in return as well.

She could let that pass.

Auntie Yelan beating up her favored cousin in a biased battle as an infant...that was ludicrous.

No mercy.

Standing off into the distance, Meiling was solitary but her feelings were passionate. Her fists were clenched together controlling her anger. She closed her eyes and spoke with a firm tone.

"I cannot allow that. I cannot allow you hurt anymore. I cannot allow you to hurt me. I cannot allow you to hurt the people I love. It ends now."

Her aura burned like a new flame bursting into a forest fire. It was a bright red signifying danger, yet signifying love. She floated mid air as faint translucent wings appeared from Meiling's shoulder blades, the wings became more opaque until they glowed a pure white. She held her right hand out in front of her as if to summon something. A golden bell like Maho's came into form. Her eyes finally opened once more. It was this moment the Beautiful Bell began to ring it's rich sounds to all.

The smirk on Yelan's face read satisfaction. She ran at Meiling and waved the magical fan. Meiling no longer fell backward. She pushed the bell forward and let it's sound ring. A conjured sphere barrier covered Meiling protecting her from the violent blast of wind and pushing it back toward Yelan.

Yelan crossed her arms in front shielding herself trying to keep her ground but she fell backward. The battle was won.

Meiling smiled weakly as her wings faded away and began to descend from the sky. Yelan ran and slid catching her tired niece before she fell to the ground. She held her lovingly.

"Let's go home."









A/N: So........what did you think of chapter? Like? No like? I know this one was short too but I'm still studying for finals so please be patient with me! (Forgive me for any typos in this last chapter because I had to type this one around 2am when I FINALLY could get my hands onto his computer ^^;;) Well I personally felt Meiling could use a boost of character in my stories. C'mon give the girl some credit! She AND Tomoyo are the ones who hooked S&S together in the first place ne? =P Well what are you waiting for? REVIEW ONEGAI DESU!! .....Oh and my inbox has been feeling a little empty..I'm not able to check up in ff.net all the time so SOMEONE please EMAIL me!! ^^; ( Sana_Hayama87@hotmail.com ) Okay, well a million Sankyuus to all who have reviewed my story this past week. It really makes me feel better under these pressuring circumstances =P

-Lady Ai