Through It All
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: Do not own F4 (Though I wish we did) or any cast members of "Meteor Garden"
:: Years later. F4 is in high school ::
"And then I beat him to a pulp!" Dao Ming Si boasted. "Ah Si we're in high school now why don't you find yourself a girlfriend?" Ximen asked lazily. "What? And be like you? Have girls leaving me gifts all over the place? You've already dated everyone decent in our grade, and it's only first semester!" Dao Ming Si exclaimed. Laughing, Ximen turned his attention to Lei, "What do you think?" Lei peered over his notebook full of doodles but didn't answer. Mei Zuo was out playing basketball, and as the other two continued their argument Lei felt his cell phone vibrate. Sliding it out of his pocket, he saw a message from San-Chai. "Where are you going Lei?" Ah Si demanded. "I'm tired," Lei replied without turning around. "That guy! It's only 2 in the afternoon!" Ximen chuckled.
"Yo," Lei whispered as he plopped into the swing next to her. They had been meeting in this park for years, and even though they had outgrown almost all of the equipment it was still a favorite spot. Immersed in a small wooded area, it was private and they came here to be alone. Unbeknownst to her, Lei asked for the plot of land to be bought a couple of years ago. Since that night Lei and San Chai met, they developed a distinct friendship. Lei felt comfortable with her, he talked to her the most (not he talked much at all). Lei had become her shoulder, and she his confidant. They didn't need words to understood each other, and Lei enjoyed that about their relationship. He deliberately kept her apart from his world of F4, and he never mentioned her to them. It just seemed better this way.
"You're skipping class," he stated. She couldn't hold back the tears anymore. He waited till she had calmed to hear what she had to say. "I'm so tired of it. They never come home, and when they do they fight. That's all they do. I was late for my piano recital today so I was scolded again. You see this dress? Do you have any idea how restricting it is? I want to cut it apart!" Lei gave her one of those smiles that only she got to see. He handed her his handkerchief and then called for a ride. "Where are you going?" she asked.
"We're going." he said with an expressionless face.
"Tsao yeh (sir)," the driver said as he opened the door to the white Jaguar. Lei took San Chai's hand and let her get in the car first.
"But I still have class and..." she protested.
They stepped inside the BCBG store, and the sales representatives immediately began to service them, rushing out beverages. "Mr. Hua Zhe Lei and Miss Dong San Chai! What a nice surprise! Are you here to see our new collection? Let us know how we can help..." the manager rambled on.
"Pants and shirts. Casual ones." Lei interrupted then gently pushed San Chai into a dressing room.
"Lei! I have lots of clothes. I don't want you buying things for me, this is not neccessary." San Chai's face was flushed. Her eyes were still red from crying, and he couldn't fight the urge to pamper her.
"You said your dress was tight, so find something you like. We're going to the amusement park today."
"If I bring her home maybe her parents will be too gracious to scold her anymore tonite. She really needs a break from it all. At least my parents don't care what I do." he thought to himself. She showed him a new perspective on the world with her enthusiasm for others and wide-eyed innocence. Only a year younger, she kept the spirit of youth alive in him with every wild idea of hers. He recalled Christmas of last year when she forced him to dress up as an elf and brought presents to the hospital kids. He did it because she asked him to. It was just that simple.
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: Do not own F4 (Though I wish we did) or any cast members of "Meteor Garden"
:: Years later. F4 is in high school ::
"And then I beat him to a pulp!" Dao Ming Si boasted. "Ah Si we're in high school now why don't you find yourself a girlfriend?" Ximen asked lazily. "What? And be like you? Have girls leaving me gifts all over the place? You've already dated everyone decent in our grade, and it's only first semester!" Dao Ming Si exclaimed. Laughing, Ximen turned his attention to Lei, "What do you think?" Lei peered over his notebook full of doodles but didn't answer. Mei Zuo was out playing basketball, and as the other two continued their argument Lei felt his cell phone vibrate. Sliding it out of his pocket, he saw a message from San-Chai. "Where are you going Lei?" Ah Si demanded. "I'm tired," Lei replied without turning around. "That guy! It's only 2 in the afternoon!" Ximen chuckled.
"Yo," Lei whispered as he plopped into the swing next to her. They had been meeting in this park for years, and even though they had outgrown almost all of the equipment it was still a favorite spot. Immersed in a small wooded area, it was private and they came here to be alone. Unbeknownst to her, Lei asked for the plot of land to be bought a couple of years ago. Since that night Lei and San Chai met, they developed a distinct friendship. Lei felt comfortable with her, he talked to her the most (not he talked much at all). Lei had become her shoulder, and she his confidant. They didn't need words to understood each other, and Lei enjoyed that about their relationship. He deliberately kept her apart from his world of F4, and he never mentioned her to them. It just seemed better this way.
"You're skipping class," he stated. She couldn't hold back the tears anymore. He waited till she had calmed to hear what she had to say. "I'm so tired of it. They never come home, and when they do they fight. That's all they do. I was late for my piano recital today so I was scolded again. You see this dress? Do you have any idea how restricting it is? I want to cut it apart!" Lei gave her one of those smiles that only she got to see. He handed her his handkerchief and then called for a ride. "Where are you going?" she asked.
"We're going." he said with an expressionless face.
"Tsao yeh (sir)," the driver said as he opened the door to the white Jaguar. Lei took San Chai's hand and let her get in the car first.
"But I still have class and..." she protested.
They stepped inside the BCBG store, and the sales representatives immediately began to service them, rushing out beverages. "Mr. Hua Zhe Lei and Miss Dong San Chai! What a nice surprise! Are you here to see our new collection? Let us know how we can help..." the manager rambled on.
"Pants and shirts. Casual ones." Lei interrupted then gently pushed San Chai into a dressing room.
"Lei! I have lots of clothes. I don't want you buying things for me, this is not neccessary." San Chai's face was flushed. Her eyes were still red from crying, and he couldn't fight the urge to pamper her.
"You said your dress was tight, so find something you like. We're going to the amusement park today."
"If I bring her home maybe her parents will be too gracious to scold her anymore tonite. She really needs a break from it all. At least my parents don't care what I do." he thought to himself. She showed him a new perspective on the world with her enthusiasm for others and wide-eyed innocence. Only a year younger, she kept the spirit of youth alive in him with every wild idea of hers. He recalled Christmas of last year when she forced him to dress up as an elf and brought presents to the hospital kids. He did it because she asked him to. It was just that simple.
