Ok people thanks for your reviews...ok to "ABC ANONYMOUS" I could not
send a thank you email to because he/she did not leave an email address so
I am just going to say thanks here. And answering your review, I understand
that my style is a bit choppy and my form of language odd at times and
although I try to avoid situations as such, when I get absorbed in a
fanfic, the story almost types itself.
I often do not have time to stop and check the phrases I use and because most incorrect phrases are not in spell or grammar check, I, at most times, overlook them for fear of forgetting an inspiring idea in my stories. Please forgive any incorrect phrases. You will notice sooner or later. Thanks anyways.
Ok here's the fic. Syaoran confronts Meilin but can't even get a peak at her "old" self. She pushes him away, even though now he's closer to her than ever. Oh and Sakura starts to understand that the "new" Meilin might be a good thing because then she won't be in the way of her and Syaoran.
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Meilin stared hard at Syaoran. "GET OUT OF MY WAY." She said coldly. Syaoran flinched. She was not talking particularly loudly, but her voice had a cold tone to it which echoed in his ears. It was enough to make any normal kid cry in fear.
But Syaoran Li was not just a normal kid. He had come to confront her, and confront her is what he intended to do no matter how cold she acted towards him. He held his ground blocking the door. He had seen her trying to sneak out discreetly and he was not going to let her go without and explanation of her new behaviour. Plus, he was worried. It was quite late and a young girl like Meilin could easily be kidnapped. He knew that she would easily use her martial arts to defend herself but he needed the excuse to confront her. And what if her attacker had magical powers??? Then she would be helpless.
"Not until you have told me what is going on." He stared her straight in the eye. Then he noticed how dark her eyes were and if possible, darker than black. They were like too black pools of death. Her iris pattern rippled from the center out. But to Syaoran, they resembled a mask. A mask hiding a light of never-ending love. It was strange how he had never looked her straight in the eye before.
He had always avoided her gaze but now he looked straight through her. He longed to tear the mask of and let her true colours shine...Black was a shade, it would never be used to represent Meilin as long as was there.
"What do you mean by 'going on'?" asked Meilin innocently. "Meilin, you know what I mean. Stop playing games with me, because I see right through it. Why are you changing who you are Meilin?" asked Syaoran. Meilin stared right back at him and replied "maybe this is the true me, maybe I've just been hiding my real self for all these years. Maybe I finally realized how no one noticed the old Meilin. About how she was shoved and pushed around with no real value to anyone just because she was born without a gift, born without the pride of the family. Maybe now she has realized that no one will ever love her for who she makes an effort to be. Maybe she has stopped trying to be good. Maybe she likes being herself. Being dark. Being alone.
And if you have a problem with that, learn to live with it. Because what you feel about me being my true self is no concern of mine and frankly, I could care less." She shoved him away with a force she would not have had if she had not been so full of angry emotions. She then ran out of the door and into the street.
Syaoran stood there motionless. His mind raced with a thousand different thoughts. Everything she had said was true. He had never really cared much for her as long as she followed and did everything he told her. The elders did not consider her of any worth since she had no gift of magical abilities. No one ever loved her properly since she brought "shame" to her mother by not having the gift. If the rumours were true, she had been exiled from her mother's apartment as a baby.
But now he knew better. She did have a gift. Maybe not one of magical abilities, but one of a pure heart. And now she was getting rid of it. Syaoran swore silently. How could he have treated her so badly? She deserved more. He knew that and now he was going to show her that she was of value, at least to him anyways. He would start as soon as she got back. Hopefully she would be back soon.
Meanwhile, Meilin was running to the nearby woods where the moon above a clearing and the soft wind against her face had always consoled her when she was distressed or angry. "Why must he wait until it is too late before he notices my value." she thought silently. Slowly she began singing. Her own voice had always made the animals of the woods love her although unlike childish fairy tales, they did not come and dance in a little circle around her.
As she sang, she reflected upon her life. To be the only one born without magic in her clan had always made her an outcast. Her mother had exiled her at first hearing of the news. She never saw her mother in real life. Pictures of her mother were everywhere in the clan's palace but her mother would not even see Meilin's face.
A tear rolled down her cheek and she thought, "I need powers stronger than anyone else's. I will definitely prove myself worthy of it, if I could just have the chance..."
Suddenly a new power surged through her veins and her cloths changed. A ceremonial costume somewhat like her old one formed on her body. It was black and white with a moon and with yin-yangs embroidered on the borders. The ceremonial costume was made purely out of Black Velvet and White Silk. It was a nice combination that was both comfortable and warm.
Unlike Sakura had not, Meilin knew exactly what was happening to her right now. It was a legend she had read as a child. It stated that once a millennium, one person who had proven herself or himself worthy of actual powers and one person who would abuse the powers, would receive them. Meilin was one of them...but which one?
She did not wish to be the one who abused the powers, but Sakura who was obviously the other one and she had been using her powers respectfully so far. Meilin thought "I guess I really must be the one who abuses the powers. But that doesn't mean I HAVE TO. I will use my powers to the fullest."
A yin-yang necklace appeared around her neck. That Meilin knew was used to control her powers with. She decided to try her powers. It wasn't easy at first of course, because she had thought her powers would be just be like Sakura's, but in fact they weren't. Hers turned out to be way more powerful. Instead of using feeble words to use her powers, she controlled them with her thoughts.
But there was a catch. She had to be specific with what she thought, or else the powers got out of hand. For example, if she wanted to reverse time, she had to be specific with what time she reversed it to. But she didn't know this yet. She would learn soon though, very soon.
After testing out her powers, she had been drained of a lot of energy and sank to the floor with the urgent need for rest. It took the moon a whole 2 hours to restore. When she woke up, she looked at the black watch that was attached to her knew ceremonial costume. "2:00?!?!?!" she exclaimed. She started walking back to the apartment unwilling to use any more of her powers since they had drained so much power from her.
Back at the apartment, Li was pacing around, sickened by worry. "I should have followed her, I should have not let her go out by herself, I should not have treated her so wrongly, I should have paid more attention to her..." he thought over and over again.
Then Meilin came into the room trying to be discreet so that she would not wake anyone. Syaoran took one look at her and squeezed her in a tight hug. "DON"T EVER, EVER, EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!" he then scolded afterwards. "You had me worried sick! So many millions of bad things could have happened to you!"
Now Meilin snapped back and retaliated. "Would you have cared anyways??? She asked. "You wouldn't have noticed if I had died a few weeks ago! Why should you be any different now?"
Syaoran was stunned. He had been so worried he had forgotten about the "New" Meilin attitude. He tried to apologize quickly, "Look Meilin, I didn't treat you're the way I should have you deserve to be respected just as much anyone else does. I know that sometimes I pay more attention to Sakura because she has powers like me, but really you are no different to me."
Bad Move. This just made Meilin even angrier. "How could you think that, Syaoran? You know what? I spent my whole life hoping that someday you would say that but now it's too late. You and the rest of the clan hurt me and now it's your turn to feel pain! And what do you mean powers LIKE you??? You know what else? Maybe I have powers that you don't know about! Maybe I am even stronger than you! Maybe I could pick that vase up over there with my mind and crush it with a glance." She shouted. And at that exact time, she used her telekinetic powers to pick up the vase and crush it with her mind.
Syaoran just stood there with his jaw hanging in awe. "You-you have powers, Meilin?" he stuttered. Meilin had not wanted to expose her powers to him so she tried to cover it up. "What powers Syaoran?" she asked. "I don't have any powers..." she said innocently.
Syaoran was now angry. "Stop playing games with me. You had powers all this time and you never told me!!! And then your just pick up the vase with your mind and crush it???
Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew and Syaoran and Meilin found themselves in the meeting room of the elders in their palace in Hong Kong.
"Master Syaoran and mistress Meilin" The elder addressed. Meilin's mind whirled. She was not a "mistress". The title had been denied from her when she was found out as a Li descendant without powers. They must have found out about her powers! Then 2 beautiful ladies entered the room. One of them Meilin recognized as Mistress Li, Syaoran's mother queen of the Li clan. The other one resembled Meilin with the same black hair and raving eyes with white powdered skin. "Mother!" Meilin realized in her thoughts.
"Now we will start the meeting." Stated the head of the elders.
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What do you think? It's the longest chapter I've written yet!!! Please R&R. I mean I worked so hard on this, you could at least leave me a little note saying you appreciate what I spent all this time on...
I often do not have time to stop and check the phrases I use and because most incorrect phrases are not in spell or grammar check, I, at most times, overlook them for fear of forgetting an inspiring idea in my stories. Please forgive any incorrect phrases. You will notice sooner or later. Thanks anyways.
Ok here's the fic. Syaoran confronts Meilin but can't even get a peak at her "old" self. She pushes him away, even though now he's closer to her than ever. Oh and Sakura starts to understand that the "new" Meilin might be a good thing because then she won't be in the way of her and Syaoran.
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Meilin stared hard at Syaoran. "GET OUT OF MY WAY." She said coldly. Syaoran flinched. She was not talking particularly loudly, but her voice had a cold tone to it which echoed in his ears. It was enough to make any normal kid cry in fear.
But Syaoran Li was not just a normal kid. He had come to confront her, and confront her is what he intended to do no matter how cold she acted towards him. He held his ground blocking the door. He had seen her trying to sneak out discreetly and he was not going to let her go without and explanation of her new behaviour. Plus, he was worried. It was quite late and a young girl like Meilin could easily be kidnapped. He knew that she would easily use her martial arts to defend herself but he needed the excuse to confront her. And what if her attacker had magical powers??? Then she would be helpless.
"Not until you have told me what is going on." He stared her straight in the eye. Then he noticed how dark her eyes were and if possible, darker than black. They were like too black pools of death. Her iris pattern rippled from the center out. But to Syaoran, they resembled a mask. A mask hiding a light of never-ending love. It was strange how he had never looked her straight in the eye before.
He had always avoided her gaze but now he looked straight through her. He longed to tear the mask of and let her true colours shine...Black was a shade, it would never be used to represent Meilin as long as was there.
"What do you mean by 'going on'?" asked Meilin innocently. "Meilin, you know what I mean. Stop playing games with me, because I see right through it. Why are you changing who you are Meilin?" asked Syaoran. Meilin stared right back at him and replied "maybe this is the true me, maybe I've just been hiding my real self for all these years. Maybe I finally realized how no one noticed the old Meilin. About how she was shoved and pushed around with no real value to anyone just because she was born without a gift, born without the pride of the family. Maybe now she has realized that no one will ever love her for who she makes an effort to be. Maybe she has stopped trying to be good. Maybe she likes being herself. Being dark. Being alone.
And if you have a problem with that, learn to live with it. Because what you feel about me being my true self is no concern of mine and frankly, I could care less." She shoved him away with a force she would not have had if she had not been so full of angry emotions. She then ran out of the door and into the street.
Syaoran stood there motionless. His mind raced with a thousand different thoughts. Everything she had said was true. He had never really cared much for her as long as she followed and did everything he told her. The elders did not consider her of any worth since she had no gift of magical abilities. No one ever loved her properly since she brought "shame" to her mother by not having the gift. If the rumours were true, she had been exiled from her mother's apartment as a baby.
But now he knew better. She did have a gift. Maybe not one of magical abilities, but one of a pure heart. And now she was getting rid of it. Syaoran swore silently. How could he have treated her so badly? She deserved more. He knew that and now he was going to show her that she was of value, at least to him anyways. He would start as soon as she got back. Hopefully she would be back soon.
Meanwhile, Meilin was running to the nearby woods where the moon above a clearing and the soft wind against her face had always consoled her when she was distressed or angry. "Why must he wait until it is too late before he notices my value." she thought silently. Slowly she began singing. Her own voice had always made the animals of the woods love her although unlike childish fairy tales, they did not come and dance in a little circle around her.
As she sang, she reflected upon her life. To be the only one born without magic in her clan had always made her an outcast. Her mother had exiled her at first hearing of the news. She never saw her mother in real life. Pictures of her mother were everywhere in the clan's palace but her mother would not even see Meilin's face.
A tear rolled down her cheek and she thought, "I need powers stronger than anyone else's. I will definitely prove myself worthy of it, if I could just have the chance..."
Suddenly a new power surged through her veins and her cloths changed. A ceremonial costume somewhat like her old one formed on her body. It was black and white with a moon and with yin-yangs embroidered on the borders. The ceremonial costume was made purely out of Black Velvet and White Silk. It was a nice combination that was both comfortable and warm.
Unlike Sakura had not, Meilin knew exactly what was happening to her right now. It was a legend she had read as a child. It stated that once a millennium, one person who had proven herself or himself worthy of actual powers and one person who would abuse the powers, would receive them. Meilin was one of them...but which one?
She did not wish to be the one who abused the powers, but Sakura who was obviously the other one and she had been using her powers respectfully so far. Meilin thought "I guess I really must be the one who abuses the powers. But that doesn't mean I HAVE TO. I will use my powers to the fullest."
A yin-yang necklace appeared around her neck. That Meilin knew was used to control her powers with. She decided to try her powers. It wasn't easy at first of course, because she had thought her powers would be just be like Sakura's, but in fact they weren't. Hers turned out to be way more powerful. Instead of using feeble words to use her powers, she controlled them with her thoughts.
But there was a catch. She had to be specific with what she thought, or else the powers got out of hand. For example, if she wanted to reverse time, she had to be specific with what time she reversed it to. But she didn't know this yet. She would learn soon though, very soon.
After testing out her powers, she had been drained of a lot of energy and sank to the floor with the urgent need for rest. It took the moon a whole 2 hours to restore. When she woke up, she looked at the black watch that was attached to her knew ceremonial costume. "2:00?!?!?!" she exclaimed. She started walking back to the apartment unwilling to use any more of her powers since they had drained so much power from her.
Back at the apartment, Li was pacing around, sickened by worry. "I should have followed her, I should have not let her go out by herself, I should not have treated her so wrongly, I should have paid more attention to her..." he thought over and over again.
Then Meilin came into the room trying to be discreet so that she would not wake anyone. Syaoran took one look at her and squeezed her in a tight hug. "DON"T EVER, EVER, EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!" he then scolded afterwards. "You had me worried sick! So many millions of bad things could have happened to you!"
Now Meilin snapped back and retaliated. "Would you have cared anyways??? She asked. "You wouldn't have noticed if I had died a few weeks ago! Why should you be any different now?"
Syaoran was stunned. He had been so worried he had forgotten about the "New" Meilin attitude. He tried to apologize quickly, "Look Meilin, I didn't treat you're the way I should have you deserve to be respected just as much anyone else does. I know that sometimes I pay more attention to Sakura because she has powers like me, but really you are no different to me."
Bad Move. This just made Meilin even angrier. "How could you think that, Syaoran? You know what? I spent my whole life hoping that someday you would say that but now it's too late. You and the rest of the clan hurt me and now it's your turn to feel pain! And what do you mean powers LIKE you??? You know what else? Maybe I have powers that you don't know about! Maybe I am even stronger than you! Maybe I could pick that vase up over there with my mind and crush it with a glance." She shouted. And at that exact time, she used her telekinetic powers to pick up the vase and crush it with her mind.
Syaoran just stood there with his jaw hanging in awe. "You-you have powers, Meilin?" he stuttered. Meilin had not wanted to expose her powers to him so she tried to cover it up. "What powers Syaoran?" she asked. "I don't have any powers..." she said innocently.
Syaoran was now angry. "Stop playing games with me. You had powers all this time and you never told me!!! And then your just pick up the vase with your mind and crush it???
Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew and Syaoran and Meilin found themselves in the meeting room of the elders in their palace in Hong Kong.
"Master Syaoran and mistress Meilin" The elder addressed. Meilin's mind whirled. She was not a "mistress". The title had been denied from her when she was found out as a Li descendant without powers. They must have found out about her powers! Then 2 beautiful ladies entered the room. One of them Meilin recognized as Mistress Li, Syaoran's mother queen of the Li clan. The other one resembled Meilin with the same black hair and raving eyes with white powdered skin. "Mother!" Meilin realized in her thoughts.
"Now we will start the meeting." Stated the head of the elders.
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What do you think? It's the longest chapter I've written yet!!! Please R&R. I mean I worked so hard on this, you could at least leave me a little note saying you appreciate what I spent all this time on...