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Many miles away, in Hong Kong, a young boy tossed and turned in his bed. His chocolate coloured brown hair was plastered to his forehead by sweat. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he sat up with a yell. His breathing was unstable and he didn't seem to recognize where he was, as his amber eyes flicked around the room. Just then his bedroom light came on and several people rushed into his room.
"Xiao Lang, what is it?" A tall black haired woman asked. The young boy stared out of the window before climbing out of bed and standing in front of her.
"It was nothing mother, I am sorry that I woke all of you." An elderly man pushed to the front of the small group of people.
"Nonsense boy! We all heard you! Now tell us-"
"That is enough Wei." The boy's mother ordered. Instantly the old man fell silent. "If my son says it is nothing, then it is nothing." The old man nodded then left the room. The tall lady followed, as the others of the small group did, but she stopped at the door.
"I will always be here for you if you need me Xiao Lang." She stated, looking her son straight in the eye. Some other meaning passed between the two before the brunette nodded and his mother left the room. A moment passed before the teenager turned to the one person who had yet to leave the room.
"You have your own bedroom Meilin." The crimson eyes girl frowned at him. Her long black hair swung side to side as she approached him.
"Master Wei is right. This is the third time this has happened in a week. What's wrong?"
"Noth-"
"And it is not nothing!" The brunette turned away from her.
"Li, what's wrong?" Her voice carried concern and worry. This seemed to anger the boy.
"Look, I'm handling it, okay?"
"Oh waking up in the middle of the night screaming is handling it?" The girl's voice rose. "I don't think so! And you look like you've been training for hours straight, you're so sweaty. Plus you go to bed hours before any one else yet you seem to get no sleep, you're so tired all the time. And you hardly eat anything anymore. Do I need to go on?"
"You're very observant."
"Because I care. Li, you don't have to go through whatever you're going through alone!"
"There's nothing wrong Meilin! Just leave me alone!"
"Don't lie Li! I know there's something wrong! The only night this hasn't happened was the night you spent hours on the phone to Sakura! You-"Meilin suddenly gasped. The brunette looked away sharply.
"This has something to do with Sakura, doesn't it?" Silence enveloped the room.
"Li?" The boy refused to look at his friend. "Li Showron you are-"But she broke off when she saw the gleam of tears in the boy's amber eyes.
"I can't stop it." He whispered. "She keeps getting hurt and there's nothing I can do." The crimson eyed girl watched as her child hood friend broke down. Never had she seen him look so emotional and vulnerable. Slowly, and carefully, she put her arm around his shoulders.
"Everything will be okay, it always is."
"Will it?" The brunette looked straight into Meilin's eyes and she realized that the boy in front of her, for the first time in his life, was scared.
And if he was scared, she should be petrified.
A/N – Short I know but this is one of my fave parts of the story so far. Although I am a dedicated S/S fan I do think there can be a lot more done between Li and Meilin, I mean they have been through a lot. So this chapter was for me but hope you enjoyed it too! I will update soon, so stay tuned folks!
Many miles away, in Hong Kong, a young boy tossed and turned in his bed. His chocolate coloured brown hair was plastered to his forehead by sweat. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he sat up with a yell. His breathing was unstable and he didn't seem to recognize where he was, as his amber eyes flicked around the room. Just then his bedroom light came on and several people rushed into his room.
"Xiao Lang, what is it?" A tall black haired woman asked. The young boy stared out of the window before climbing out of bed and standing in front of her.
"It was nothing mother, I am sorry that I woke all of you." An elderly man pushed to the front of the small group of people.
"Nonsense boy! We all heard you! Now tell us-"
"That is enough Wei." The boy's mother ordered. Instantly the old man fell silent. "If my son says it is nothing, then it is nothing." The old man nodded then left the room. The tall lady followed, as the others of the small group did, but she stopped at the door.
"I will always be here for you if you need me Xiao Lang." She stated, looking her son straight in the eye. Some other meaning passed between the two before the brunette nodded and his mother left the room. A moment passed before the teenager turned to the one person who had yet to leave the room.
"You have your own bedroom Meilin." The crimson eyes girl frowned at him. Her long black hair swung side to side as she approached him.
"Master Wei is right. This is the third time this has happened in a week. What's wrong?"
"Noth-"
"And it is not nothing!" The brunette turned away from her.
"Li, what's wrong?" Her voice carried concern and worry. This seemed to anger the boy.
"Look, I'm handling it, okay?"
"Oh waking up in the middle of the night screaming is handling it?" The girl's voice rose. "I don't think so! And you look like you've been training for hours straight, you're so sweaty. Plus you go to bed hours before any one else yet you seem to get no sleep, you're so tired all the time. And you hardly eat anything anymore. Do I need to go on?"
"You're very observant."
"Because I care. Li, you don't have to go through whatever you're going through alone!"
"There's nothing wrong Meilin! Just leave me alone!"
"Don't lie Li! I know there's something wrong! The only night this hasn't happened was the night you spent hours on the phone to Sakura! You-"Meilin suddenly gasped. The brunette looked away sharply.
"This has something to do with Sakura, doesn't it?" Silence enveloped the room.
"Li?" The boy refused to look at his friend. "Li Showron you are-"But she broke off when she saw the gleam of tears in the boy's amber eyes.
"I can't stop it." He whispered. "She keeps getting hurt and there's nothing I can do." The crimson eyed girl watched as her child hood friend broke down. Never had she seen him look so emotional and vulnerable. Slowly, and carefully, she put her arm around his shoulders.
"Everything will be okay, it always is."
"Will it?" The brunette looked straight into Meilin's eyes and she realized that the boy in front of her, for the first time in his life, was scared.
And if he was scared, she should be petrified.
A/N – Short I know but this is one of my fave parts of the story so far. Although I am a dedicated S/S fan I do think there can be a lot more done between Li and Meilin, I mean they have been through a lot. So this chapter was for me but hope you enjoyed it too! I will update soon, so stay tuned folks!