"Mrs. Ming?" Mrs. Ming turned around to face the young girl.
"Yes, Miss Xian?" Mrs. Ming asked politely.
"I want you to cancel the marriage between Lian and Shuei." Xian requested. Mrs. Ming looked shocked.
"I'm sorry Miss Xian but the marriage was arranged by Master En. We did not know of the arrangement until just now. We cannnot ca-" Mrs. Ming said but was interrupted.
"No! You will cancel the marriage if not you're daughter will be assassinated." Xian threatened forcefully. Mrs. Ming opened her mouth shocked.
"But Shuei is training Master Lian. If she is killed then the chance for Master Lian to become Shaman King will be ruined." Mrs. Ming said.
"Mu Ching. Is something wrong?" Fei Ling question.
"No, it's nothing." Mrs. Ming replied. Fei Ling nodded and walked away.
"You can arrange another marriage for Shuei," Xian murmured. "One with that Japanese boy, Hao. He likes Shuei. What more is there to say?" Xian walked away leaving Mrs. Ming speechless. Xian explained everything to En.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Lady Xian has requested that the marriage between Shuei Ming and my son Lian Dao be... canceled," En said with a bit of difficulty. "The new marriage is with Xian Li and Lian. The second marriage is between Hao Asakura and Shuei Ming." Some of the high officials stood up.
"En! This is an outrage! We have already discussed the marriage between Shuei and Lian! Xian is not a shaman therefore is not worthy to be Lian's future wife!" A official shouted.
"My family is richer then the Dao's! I have more control then you do!" Xian shouted.
"Another thing is Shuei has more manners then Xian even though Shuei is from a low class and Xian is of the highest class." Ran mumbled.
"I'm sorry but the arrangements are made." En muttered. Shuei stood still a bit shocked.
"We need more Shamans in this world! Xian does not have the power of shamans. Think of the Asakura's. Their entire family is made of powerful shamans. The Dao's could also have that." Run *Jun's Chinese name* growled.
"Lady Run," Bailong said. "This will not work. Master En has made up his mind already."
"Damnit." Lian swore under his breath. Not one person had noticed Shuei missing from the crowd until Lian looked around. "Shuei?" Lian whispered. Lian ran through the mansion. Realizing he hadn't check the balcony, he rushed to the balconies. Lian saw Shuei standing on the railings. Her eyes was glistened with tears that refused to fall and the moonlight made her eyes a silver color. "Shuei?" She tilted her head towards the sky and closed her eyes.
"Today is the last day I get to see you Master Lian. From this day I will remember how my Master treated me. But let's be friends neither Lady Xian nor Master Hao can stop people from being friends. Am I right?" Lian nodded. "Of all the Masters I've had, you were the only one that ever treated me...equally. And I want to thank you for that." Shuei turned around, jumped off the railing, and walked towards Lian. Shuei raised a long slender arm and traced Lian's features gently. Lian was blushing nonstop until his face was a red tomato. Shuei dropped her arm and smiled sadly. She bowed before him then left quickly, her feet scraping against the floor and the clacking noise she made as walked down the stairs. Lian bowed his head down and walked the other way.
"Lady Run. Master En. Lady Ran. I thank you for your hospitality." Shuei bowed to the three royals. Run pulled her up.
"It's okay Shuei. We should be the ones thanking you." Run said.
"Yes. You've made Lian happier then ever before in only a few days." Ran agreed.
"Shuei, I apologize for my behavior before. I'll grant you one request." En murmured.
"I want Master Lian to be happy. That's all I want." Shuei whispered.
'Shuei, you are truly the purest girl I know. Almost as if you have no flaws. You can make no mistakes.' Run thought.
"I wish you good luck with Hao." Ran said.
"Thank you." Shuei thanked.
"I hope to meet you in the near future." Run said. Shuei bowed before them and left.
Shuei had changed back to her normal clothes. She stared into the mirror. She unclasped the gold necklace.
"The only thing I want more is for Master Lian to be happy." Shuei murmured. She looked in the mirror. Her dim blue eyes stared back at her. She slipped the jade bracelets off her skinny wrists. There was a soft scratching noise on the door. The door creaked open and a small fox crawled in. "What are you doing here?" Shuei asked. The small fox blinked at her. Shuei smiled and knelt down before the fox. She petted the soft fur of the fox. "What's this?" Shuei murmured as she found a small collar on it.
"My pet fox has run away!" Xian cried. Lian stared at his feet. "Lian! My poor fox has ran away." Xian sobbed and hugged Lian. Lian fought the urge of punching the girl.
"Lady Xian." Shuei's voice called. Xian glared at her. Shuei opened the door and walked in. The small fox in her arms.
"You! You stole my fox!!" Xian accused. Shuei blinked.
"No, I didn't!" Shuei denied. "Your fox ran to my room. I would never steal my Lady's fox. Here." Shuei placed the fox on the ground. The fox stared at her.
"You! I'll have you murdered!!" Xian shrieked. Servants and high officials including the Daos rushed to the scene before them.
"What is going on!?" En demanded. Xian pointed to Shuei.
"She stole my pet fox!!" Xian screamed.
"Shuei did you?" Ran questioned.
"No, Lady Ran, I couldn't have. I was in my room when the pet fox ran into my room." Shuei replied. "I was removing the jewelry, Master En gave me."
"Mother, Shuei couldn't have done this. Her entire respect and loyality is in these families." Run said.
"How dare you take her side instead of mine!" Xian shrieked.
"Let the fox decide. Whoever the fox goes to will be the one telling the truth." En decided. The fox stared at Shuei and purred softly then dashed over to her. The fox licked her face happily.
"The fox has chosen Shuei over Xian." Ran declared. Xian pointed accusingly at Shuei.
"She must have cheated." Xian screamed.
"Stop lying Xian." Xian's high official father, Zhe She scolded. Xian bit her lower lip and ran out of the room.
"I'm sorry." Shuei apologized bowing.
"Shuei there's nothing to apologize for. I should apologize for my daughter's rude behavior." Zhe She said. Shuei stared down.
"Shuei, There's another reason we all came here." Ran started.
"You have served our families for your whole life. Even through our worst times and to this day you have the right to stop serving us but you continue. Can you answer why?" En asked. Shuei smiled.
"Because serving your families have been my life. I've served you so long that I think of all of you as family now. Adding on the formalities." Shuei added. The others nodded.
"Because of your services to this family. My family gives you this." A High Official said and handed Shuei a beautiful necklace of two flying dragon hovering over two swords. Run stepped foward.
"This is the Daos' gift to you." Run said and gave Shuei three items. A pair of wrist guards. A beautiful sword made of the best metal. And a pair of katars.
"The pet fox was your present but Xian being the selfish girl she is thought it was hers." Zhe She said and stroked the fox's ears.
"Thank you." Shuei said her head bowed low. "I didn't know that you would give something to me otherwise I would have gotten something for you."
"This is our thanks to you for serving us for so many years without a single complaint." Ran replied smiling.
"Give your pet fox a name." Lian said softly.
"I'll call her Unmei." Shuei said smiling.
"Destiny in Japanese." Run murmured.
"A beautiful name for such a beautiful fox." Ran commented.
"Shuei you should go pack now." En said. Shuei nodded and left the room with Unmei trotting behind her.
"That girl her soul is pure." Ran murmured. The others agreed silently.
"I hope that she will remain pure." Run prayed.
Lian laided down on his bed staring at the ceiling. "Why can't I do this right?" Lian asked hoping to get an answer. Then he heard muffled noises coming from the room next door. Lian got up and followed the voice. "Shuei's room." Lian murmured. He stood outside her door.
"Dear God, I hope you can make my dream come true. My dream of Master Lian to be happy with his life. After years of serving them, I've become content with my life but I also noticed Master Lian was not content with his own life. I pray that you can change that and make him happy with the life he has." Shuei prayed. Lian listened from outside her room. He slumped down to the ground and covered his ears hoping he wouldn't have to hear anymore.
"Why is she saying this things?" Lian asked quietly. Unmei poked her head through the slightly open door. Lian put his hands down and petted the small creature.
"Unmei, what are you doing out there?" Shuei called. Lian heard her footsteps coming closer to the door. Lian got up and ran back to his room. Shuei poked her head through as well. "Unmei, was Master Lian just here?" Shuei asked stroking the fox's head. Unmei nodded. "Lets go see what he wants." Unmei made a soft purr.
There was a soft knock on Lian's door. "Come in." The door slowly opened.
"Master Lian. Did you need something?" Shuei asked. Lian's face turned slightly red.
"No." Lian answered. Shuei nodded a bit sadly.
"Alright. Good Night Master Lian." Shuei said and closed the door. Lian sighed and flopped back down on his bed.
Shuei smiled sadly at the Daos the only one missing was Lian. She and Hao were boarding the plane. Run kept looking behind her bodyguard Bailong. "Bailong do you see Lian?" Run asked. Bailong shook his head. Shuei smiled sadly one last time at the Daos.
"I guess Master Lian doesn't want to meet me again." Shuei whispered. The others looked away. Shuei turned around. "Lady Run, do you mind giving this to Master Lian?" Shuei asked handing Run a snow white envolope. Run nodded.
"You two will met again but in a while." Run murmured. Shuei heard her and bowed before the Daos then turned to leave.
Lian stared at the wall with a blank look. Run opened the door. "Shuei wanted to give you this but you just didn't go to see her." Run mumbled and toss the envolope to him. Lian hastily opened the envolope and read it.
Dear Master Lian,
Ever night, I pray for the same thing over and over again since I was 4. For 12 years I've prayed to God that the special someone of your life would come in and make you truly happy. Until that day, you are my master. And I am your servant. Also in this envolop is my jade lotus necklace I've had a long time. If you pray hard enough for just one thing you truly want. Your wish will come true.
Your loyal servant,
Shuei Fong Ming
Lian reached into the envolope and pulled out a beautifully carved jade lotus pod. Ingraved on the back had the words, 'Pray and let the elements guide you' Lian smiled grimly and tied the ends of the necklace. Run sat down next to him. "Shuei, she is a gift of the gods." Run murmured.
"No. A gift from the heavens." Lian replied. Run sighed and left the room. Lian flopped back down and fell asleep.
~*Dream*~
"Dao Lian. You must understand that Shuei is not human. She is an angel. An angel you created in your former life. Created by tears of your sorrow. From the depts of your heart you have created an angel of your choice. An angel that would do your biddings. But Shuei has more to do then just that. Being so commited to bringing you happiness and joy. You do not understand her. She has two desires. For you to be happy. And for someone to understand her. Until now I have chosen who to understand her." A voice spoke. Lian could only listen. He could not speak.
*End of Dream*
"Shuei are you alright?" Hao asked concerned.
"Yes, thank you for your concerns." Shuei answered. Her heart was racing. In her dream she heard a voice soft but powerful. The voice said that she was falling away from her destiny and she would be punished serverly for it. Then many people began to call her name. She was unable to respond. After the same voice said that she was letting people down.
"Yes, Miss Xian?" Mrs. Ming asked politely.
"I want you to cancel the marriage between Lian and Shuei." Xian requested. Mrs. Ming looked shocked.
"I'm sorry Miss Xian but the marriage was arranged by Master En. We did not know of the arrangement until just now. We cannnot ca-" Mrs. Ming said but was interrupted.
"No! You will cancel the marriage if not you're daughter will be assassinated." Xian threatened forcefully. Mrs. Ming opened her mouth shocked.
"But Shuei is training Master Lian. If she is killed then the chance for Master Lian to become Shaman King will be ruined." Mrs. Ming said.
"Mu Ching. Is something wrong?" Fei Ling question.
"No, it's nothing." Mrs. Ming replied. Fei Ling nodded and walked away.
"You can arrange another marriage for Shuei," Xian murmured. "One with that Japanese boy, Hao. He likes Shuei. What more is there to say?" Xian walked away leaving Mrs. Ming speechless. Xian explained everything to En.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Lady Xian has requested that the marriage between Shuei Ming and my son Lian Dao be... canceled," En said with a bit of difficulty. "The new marriage is with Xian Li and Lian. The second marriage is between Hao Asakura and Shuei Ming." Some of the high officials stood up.
"En! This is an outrage! We have already discussed the marriage between Shuei and Lian! Xian is not a shaman therefore is not worthy to be Lian's future wife!" A official shouted.
"My family is richer then the Dao's! I have more control then you do!" Xian shouted.
"Another thing is Shuei has more manners then Xian even though Shuei is from a low class and Xian is of the highest class." Ran mumbled.
"I'm sorry but the arrangements are made." En muttered. Shuei stood still a bit shocked.
"We need more Shamans in this world! Xian does not have the power of shamans. Think of the Asakura's. Their entire family is made of powerful shamans. The Dao's could also have that." Run *Jun's Chinese name* growled.
"Lady Run," Bailong said. "This will not work. Master En has made up his mind already."
"Damnit." Lian swore under his breath. Not one person had noticed Shuei missing from the crowd until Lian looked around. "Shuei?" Lian whispered. Lian ran through the mansion. Realizing he hadn't check the balcony, he rushed to the balconies. Lian saw Shuei standing on the railings. Her eyes was glistened with tears that refused to fall and the moonlight made her eyes a silver color. "Shuei?" She tilted her head towards the sky and closed her eyes.
"Today is the last day I get to see you Master Lian. From this day I will remember how my Master treated me. But let's be friends neither Lady Xian nor Master Hao can stop people from being friends. Am I right?" Lian nodded. "Of all the Masters I've had, you were the only one that ever treated me...equally. And I want to thank you for that." Shuei turned around, jumped off the railing, and walked towards Lian. Shuei raised a long slender arm and traced Lian's features gently. Lian was blushing nonstop until his face was a red tomato. Shuei dropped her arm and smiled sadly. She bowed before him then left quickly, her feet scraping against the floor and the clacking noise she made as walked down the stairs. Lian bowed his head down and walked the other way.
"Lady Run. Master En. Lady Ran. I thank you for your hospitality." Shuei bowed to the three royals. Run pulled her up.
"It's okay Shuei. We should be the ones thanking you." Run said.
"Yes. You've made Lian happier then ever before in only a few days." Ran agreed.
"Shuei, I apologize for my behavior before. I'll grant you one request." En murmured.
"I want Master Lian to be happy. That's all I want." Shuei whispered.
'Shuei, you are truly the purest girl I know. Almost as if you have no flaws. You can make no mistakes.' Run thought.
"I wish you good luck with Hao." Ran said.
"Thank you." Shuei thanked.
"I hope to meet you in the near future." Run said. Shuei bowed before them and left.
Shuei had changed back to her normal clothes. She stared into the mirror. She unclasped the gold necklace.
"The only thing I want more is for Master Lian to be happy." Shuei murmured. She looked in the mirror. Her dim blue eyes stared back at her. She slipped the jade bracelets off her skinny wrists. There was a soft scratching noise on the door. The door creaked open and a small fox crawled in. "What are you doing here?" Shuei asked. The small fox blinked at her. Shuei smiled and knelt down before the fox. She petted the soft fur of the fox. "What's this?" Shuei murmured as she found a small collar on it.
"My pet fox has run away!" Xian cried. Lian stared at his feet. "Lian! My poor fox has ran away." Xian sobbed and hugged Lian. Lian fought the urge of punching the girl.
"Lady Xian." Shuei's voice called. Xian glared at her. Shuei opened the door and walked in. The small fox in her arms.
"You! You stole my fox!!" Xian accused. Shuei blinked.
"No, I didn't!" Shuei denied. "Your fox ran to my room. I would never steal my Lady's fox. Here." Shuei placed the fox on the ground. The fox stared at her.
"You! I'll have you murdered!!" Xian shrieked. Servants and high officials including the Daos rushed to the scene before them.
"What is going on!?" En demanded. Xian pointed to Shuei.
"She stole my pet fox!!" Xian screamed.
"Shuei did you?" Ran questioned.
"No, Lady Ran, I couldn't have. I was in my room when the pet fox ran into my room." Shuei replied. "I was removing the jewelry, Master En gave me."
"Mother, Shuei couldn't have done this. Her entire respect and loyality is in these families." Run said.
"How dare you take her side instead of mine!" Xian shrieked.
"Let the fox decide. Whoever the fox goes to will be the one telling the truth." En decided. The fox stared at Shuei and purred softly then dashed over to her. The fox licked her face happily.
"The fox has chosen Shuei over Xian." Ran declared. Xian pointed accusingly at Shuei.
"She must have cheated." Xian screamed.
"Stop lying Xian." Xian's high official father, Zhe She scolded. Xian bit her lower lip and ran out of the room.
"I'm sorry." Shuei apologized bowing.
"Shuei there's nothing to apologize for. I should apologize for my daughter's rude behavior." Zhe She said. Shuei stared down.
"Shuei, There's another reason we all came here." Ran started.
"You have served our families for your whole life. Even through our worst times and to this day you have the right to stop serving us but you continue. Can you answer why?" En asked. Shuei smiled.
"Because serving your families have been my life. I've served you so long that I think of all of you as family now. Adding on the formalities." Shuei added. The others nodded.
"Because of your services to this family. My family gives you this." A High Official said and handed Shuei a beautiful necklace of two flying dragon hovering over two swords. Run stepped foward.
"This is the Daos' gift to you." Run said and gave Shuei three items. A pair of wrist guards. A beautiful sword made of the best metal. And a pair of katars.
"The pet fox was your present but Xian being the selfish girl she is thought it was hers." Zhe She said and stroked the fox's ears.
"Thank you." Shuei said her head bowed low. "I didn't know that you would give something to me otherwise I would have gotten something for you."
"This is our thanks to you for serving us for so many years without a single complaint." Ran replied smiling.
"Give your pet fox a name." Lian said softly.
"I'll call her Unmei." Shuei said smiling.
"Destiny in Japanese." Run murmured.
"A beautiful name for such a beautiful fox." Ran commented.
"Shuei you should go pack now." En said. Shuei nodded and left the room with Unmei trotting behind her.
"That girl her soul is pure." Ran murmured. The others agreed silently.
"I hope that she will remain pure." Run prayed.
Lian laided down on his bed staring at the ceiling. "Why can't I do this right?" Lian asked hoping to get an answer. Then he heard muffled noises coming from the room next door. Lian got up and followed the voice. "Shuei's room." Lian murmured. He stood outside her door.
"Dear God, I hope you can make my dream come true. My dream of Master Lian to be happy with his life. After years of serving them, I've become content with my life but I also noticed Master Lian was not content with his own life. I pray that you can change that and make him happy with the life he has." Shuei prayed. Lian listened from outside her room. He slumped down to the ground and covered his ears hoping he wouldn't have to hear anymore.
"Why is she saying this things?" Lian asked quietly. Unmei poked her head through the slightly open door. Lian put his hands down and petted the small creature.
"Unmei, what are you doing out there?" Shuei called. Lian heard her footsteps coming closer to the door. Lian got up and ran back to his room. Shuei poked her head through as well. "Unmei, was Master Lian just here?" Shuei asked stroking the fox's head. Unmei nodded. "Lets go see what he wants." Unmei made a soft purr.
There was a soft knock on Lian's door. "Come in." The door slowly opened.
"Master Lian. Did you need something?" Shuei asked. Lian's face turned slightly red.
"No." Lian answered. Shuei nodded a bit sadly.
"Alright. Good Night Master Lian." Shuei said and closed the door. Lian sighed and flopped back down on his bed.
Shuei smiled sadly at the Daos the only one missing was Lian. She and Hao were boarding the plane. Run kept looking behind her bodyguard Bailong. "Bailong do you see Lian?" Run asked. Bailong shook his head. Shuei smiled sadly one last time at the Daos.
"I guess Master Lian doesn't want to meet me again." Shuei whispered. The others looked away. Shuei turned around. "Lady Run, do you mind giving this to Master Lian?" Shuei asked handing Run a snow white envolope. Run nodded.
"You two will met again but in a while." Run murmured. Shuei heard her and bowed before the Daos then turned to leave.
Lian stared at the wall with a blank look. Run opened the door. "Shuei wanted to give you this but you just didn't go to see her." Run mumbled and toss the envolope to him. Lian hastily opened the envolope and read it.
Dear Master Lian,
Ever night, I pray for the same thing over and over again since I was 4. For 12 years I've prayed to God that the special someone of your life would come in and make you truly happy. Until that day, you are my master. And I am your servant. Also in this envolop is my jade lotus necklace I've had a long time. If you pray hard enough for just one thing you truly want. Your wish will come true.
Your loyal servant,
Shuei Fong Ming
Lian reached into the envolope and pulled out a beautifully carved jade lotus pod. Ingraved on the back had the words, 'Pray and let the elements guide you' Lian smiled grimly and tied the ends of the necklace. Run sat down next to him. "Shuei, she is a gift of the gods." Run murmured.
"No. A gift from the heavens." Lian replied. Run sighed and left the room. Lian flopped back down and fell asleep.
~*Dream*~
"Dao Lian. You must understand that Shuei is not human. She is an angel. An angel you created in your former life. Created by tears of your sorrow. From the depts of your heart you have created an angel of your choice. An angel that would do your biddings. But Shuei has more to do then just that. Being so commited to bringing you happiness and joy. You do not understand her. She has two desires. For you to be happy. And for someone to understand her. Until now I have chosen who to understand her." A voice spoke. Lian could only listen. He could not speak.
*End of Dream*
"Shuei are you alright?" Hao asked concerned.
"Yes, thank you for your concerns." Shuei answered. Her heart was racing. In her dream she heard a voice soft but powerful. The voice said that she was falling away from her destiny and she would be punished serverly for it. Then many people began to call her name. She was unable to respond. After the same voice said that she was letting people down.