**Disclaimer: Hahaha! I shall own you all some day! But, until then, I
have to do these stupid disclaimers. Darn. I don't own CCS...for now.**
Okay, here's Chapter 4. It's longer, as promised.
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 4
After a rough and long flight (especially since Mei-Lin sat next to him and talked almost the whole time), Li was faced with an almost impossible task- getting Mei-Lin to take their luggage to his mother's cousin's house. He assumed that she wouldn't as she never liked leaving Li alone with Sakura; she was always very possessive of Li. He, however, bit the bullet and asked.
"Umm...Mei-Lin?" said Li nervously, as if Mei-Lin was a highly dangerous explosive.
"Yes, Li?" she replied sweetly, but Li realized that her eyes were searching him.
"Umm...would you...umm...take our bags to...um...Wai's house, please?" asked Li, sweating furiously. (A/N: Run, man, run!)
"What?!" screamed Mei-Lin. "How dare you! Do you think I can't see what you're trying to do?! Li Showron, I-"
"Please, Mei-Lin, it's important. I promise that I'll fill you in on everything we find out. Please..." whispered Li to Mei-Lin. (A/N: Aww...how could you deny that cute face?)
Mei-Lin looked into his amber eyes. Li watched the anger and loathing diminish very slightly.
"Okay," responded Mei-Lin as she walked toward the waiting taxi, "but you owe me."
"Thanks, Mei-Lin," replied Li.
Mei-Lin turned her back on him and stowed the luggage in the taxi's trunk, her anger still visible.
'I better go before she changes her mind,' thought Li.
With that, he dashed toward Sakura's house a few blocks away. Li could see, hear, and smell a storm coming. The sky was as black as when he left Hong Kong. And impatient wind could be head in the trees as well as a distant clap of thunder. A thick, tense air hovered over Reedington like an ominous ghost. A storm was definitely coming. Li sped up.
'I hope I make it before the storm begins,' thought Li.
After a few minutes of dashing, Li skidded to a halt outside of Sakura Avalon's house. He climbed over the garden wall and walked to a tree next to Sakura's window. He climbed up the tree and walked on the edge of a branch until Sakura's room came into view. Sakura was doing homework at her desk while Kero was pigging out on sweets on her bed.
Li watched Sakura for a moment, blushing slightly. He rapped on the window. Kero jumped and nearly choked on a cookie. Sakura got up and went to the window. She jumped in surprise and opened the window.
"Li!" she cried, awe-struck.
"Hey, Sakura. Nice to see you," replied Li.
The wind blew hard and as the seconds ticked on, Li began to feel more and more awkward. Suddenly, the sky opened up and a cold rain fell.
"Oh, sorry Li, come in," said Sakura, backing away from the window to let him in.
Li pulled himself through the window and shut it behind him just as it began to pour.
"It's lucky you came the day Tory had to stay late at school," said Sakura in an attempt to break the silence.
"Has anything happened since I left a month ago?" asked Li.
"No, nothing unusual," replied Sakura in askance. "Why?"
"Just checking. Listen, be really careful; I have a feeling that something is going to happen soon," said he in a low voice.
Sakura sat down in her desk chair. Kero flew over and hovered between Li, who was lingering by the window, and Sakura.
"How do you know?" she asked, sounding quite nervous.
"Just trust me," whispered Li as he looked at the rain pouring outside.
He was going to tell Sakura and Kero about his dream, but he couldn't bring himself to make Sakura more worried than she already looked.
"Well," sighed Sakura, "you should stay here until the storm blows over."
It was rare to see Sakura so nervous and serious.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" asked Li as he walked over to where Sakura sat. Her head drooped.
"Sakura's been having nightmares every night for the past week," Kero said, floating over and sitting cross-legged with a frown on his face.
"Don't worry, Sakura," said Li softly as he put a hand on her shoulder, "I won't let anything happen to you."
"Don't forget about me!" piped Kero.
Sakura smiled a little, lighting up her miserable face. Sun streamed into her room. Li peered out the window. The storm had stopped.
"I'd better go," said Li softly. "Take care of yourself, Sakura."
"I'm glad you're back. See you later, Li," said Sakura as she got up and walked to the window.
Li smiled and climbed through her window. He scurried down the tree and walked toward Wai's house.
'I wonder what's going on,' thought Li as he walked through the quiet neighborhood.
He stopped suddenly next to a cherry blossom tree. Li could feel a faint source of evil. He looked at the tree branches, half-hoping he was wrong. Once Li, to his relief, had deemed the tree safe, he continued walking. After he had turned his back to the tree, a shadow darted from the upper branches of the tree and dashed off in the opposite direction.
***
Whew. What a lot to type! Anyway, I'm done for now, but there won't be an update until I get at least three reviews. *holds breath*
Okay, here's Chapter 4. It's longer, as promised.
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 4
After a rough and long flight (especially since Mei-Lin sat next to him and talked almost the whole time), Li was faced with an almost impossible task- getting Mei-Lin to take their luggage to his mother's cousin's house. He assumed that she wouldn't as she never liked leaving Li alone with Sakura; she was always very possessive of Li. He, however, bit the bullet and asked.
"Umm...Mei-Lin?" said Li nervously, as if Mei-Lin was a highly dangerous explosive.
"Yes, Li?" she replied sweetly, but Li realized that her eyes were searching him.
"Umm...would you...umm...take our bags to...um...Wai's house, please?" asked Li, sweating furiously. (A/N: Run, man, run!)
"What?!" screamed Mei-Lin. "How dare you! Do you think I can't see what you're trying to do?! Li Showron, I-"
"Please, Mei-Lin, it's important. I promise that I'll fill you in on everything we find out. Please..." whispered Li to Mei-Lin. (A/N: Aww...how could you deny that cute face?)
Mei-Lin looked into his amber eyes. Li watched the anger and loathing diminish very slightly.
"Okay," responded Mei-Lin as she walked toward the waiting taxi, "but you owe me."
"Thanks, Mei-Lin," replied Li.
Mei-Lin turned her back on him and stowed the luggage in the taxi's trunk, her anger still visible.
'I better go before she changes her mind,' thought Li.
With that, he dashed toward Sakura's house a few blocks away. Li could see, hear, and smell a storm coming. The sky was as black as when he left Hong Kong. And impatient wind could be head in the trees as well as a distant clap of thunder. A thick, tense air hovered over Reedington like an ominous ghost. A storm was definitely coming. Li sped up.
'I hope I make it before the storm begins,' thought Li.
After a few minutes of dashing, Li skidded to a halt outside of Sakura Avalon's house. He climbed over the garden wall and walked to a tree next to Sakura's window. He climbed up the tree and walked on the edge of a branch until Sakura's room came into view. Sakura was doing homework at her desk while Kero was pigging out on sweets on her bed.
Li watched Sakura for a moment, blushing slightly. He rapped on the window. Kero jumped and nearly choked on a cookie. Sakura got up and went to the window. She jumped in surprise and opened the window.
"Li!" she cried, awe-struck.
"Hey, Sakura. Nice to see you," replied Li.
The wind blew hard and as the seconds ticked on, Li began to feel more and more awkward. Suddenly, the sky opened up and a cold rain fell.
"Oh, sorry Li, come in," said Sakura, backing away from the window to let him in.
Li pulled himself through the window and shut it behind him just as it began to pour.
"It's lucky you came the day Tory had to stay late at school," said Sakura in an attempt to break the silence.
"Has anything happened since I left a month ago?" asked Li.
"No, nothing unusual," replied Sakura in askance. "Why?"
"Just checking. Listen, be really careful; I have a feeling that something is going to happen soon," said he in a low voice.
Sakura sat down in her desk chair. Kero flew over and hovered between Li, who was lingering by the window, and Sakura.
"How do you know?" she asked, sounding quite nervous.
"Just trust me," whispered Li as he looked at the rain pouring outside.
He was going to tell Sakura and Kero about his dream, but he couldn't bring himself to make Sakura more worried than she already looked.
"Well," sighed Sakura, "you should stay here until the storm blows over."
It was rare to see Sakura so nervous and serious.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" asked Li as he walked over to where Sakura sat. Her head drooped.
"Sakura's been having nightmares every night for the past week," Kero said, floating over and sitting cross-legged with a frown on his face.
"Don't worry, Sakura," said Li softly as he put a hand on her shoulder, "I won't let anything happen to you."
"Don't forget about me!" piped Kero.
Sakura smiled a little, lighting up her miserable face. Sun streamed into her room. Li peered out the window. The storm had stopped.
"I'd better go," said Li softly. "Take care of yourself, Sakura."
"I'm glad you're back. See you later, Li," said Sakura as she got up and walked to the window.
Li smiled and climbed through her window. He scurried down the tree and walked toward Wai's house.
'I wonder what's going on,' thought Li as he walked through the quiet neighborhood.
He stopped suddenly next to a cherry blossom tree. Li could feel a faint source of evil. He looked at the tree branches, half-hoping he was wrong. Once Li, to his relief, had deemed the tree safe, he continued walking. After he had turned his back to the tree, a shadow darted from the upper branches of the tree and dashed off in the opposite direction.
***
Whew. What a lot to type! Anyway, I'm done for now, but there won't be an update until I get at least three reviews. *holds breath*