"Thanks so much Yang-chan for taking me back home and making dinner. I hope making our costumes isn't too much of a hassle for you." Meiling said as she bowed respectfully.
"It's no problem." Yang-chan said.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Sleep well." Tomo said smiling.
"BYE!" Meiling yelled as the car drove off. She walked to the apartment door and knocked. She quickly checked her watch to make sure she wasn't late, and sighed with relief that she was an hour late. Syaoran's going to kill me! she thought as she knocked on the door.
The door opened and there was Syaoran. He was already in his pajamas and looking quite mad at her. "Get inside and sit on the couch." he ordered.
Meiling obeyed and braced herself.
* * *
"Do you love her?" Yang-chan asked Tomo when they got back to the house.
"Of course not." Tomo said.
"You better not or else it'll ruin the plan. And if your lying, you know I'll find out just by reading your mind."
"I know..."
"So, don't lie to me ever again."
* * *
"Why are you late?!" Syaoran asked.
"I just lost track of time..." she said looking at the floor.
"You said you were going to be back by 8, and look, it's 9! How can I ever trust you again?"
"I messed up once o.k.? Everybody deserves a second chance!" He's treating me like I'm a child... she thought.
"Fine, I'll give you another chance. It's just that you're my one and only cousin Meiling, and I don't want to lose you. You're vulnerable."
"VULNERABLE?! Just because I don't have magic, doesn't make me vulnerable Syaoran! I know as much martial arts as you and I can hold my own!"
"You know that's not what I mean! What if the person has magic, yes you can hold your own against that person until he or she uses their magical powers!"
"I'm sorry...I should've known what you meant...It's just that...I love him Syaoran. It's not the same type of love I had for you, it's different somehow..."
"Love huh?"
"Mhm."
"Well even if you do love him, make sure your home on time from now on. Now I'm going to bed. Good night."
"Night." she watched him head off into his room.
* * *
"Just remember this Tomo, you can only choose one. So who will it be? Shinta or Meiling?" and with that, Yang-chan left. Furious, Tomo went upstairs to his room.
Music to Linkin Park's "Numb" begins
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
Tomo sat on his bed and looked at a picture on his dresser. A young girl with golden hair and sparkling blue eyes was sitting next to a boy who looked like him, only the boy in the picture had sapphire eyes. They both looked so happy. I'm so sick of being myself...who am I supposed to choose? If she really is...then...
* * *
I shouldn't have treated Meiling so horribly...But I just don't want to see her get hurt...Sometimes I think I'd choose her over Sakura...but do I really like her like that? Maybe the stress of being future clan leader is finally getting to me. Always having to be perfect... Syaoran thought while looking at his ceiling.
* * *
I will never do anything right in his eyes! And if I do, he says it doesn't meet his standards! Meiling thought while she walked off into her room.
* * *
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
I must really be falling for Meiling because I forget what it feels like when I used to hold Shinta...Unless it really has been that long... Tomo thought. I haven't slept in ages...maybe I finally deserve some sleep tonight...I just hope Meiling is the key because I'm so tired of being like Yang-chan and the rest... He laid down on his bed and stared out the open window for a few before turning to the other side.
* * *
Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take
I just wish he would stop treating me like a little kid. Can't he just back off for once? Meiling thought as she laid on her side.
* * *
I always thought Meiling would be there for me though. She always came back before...But as soon as she said "I love him", I don't know, it seemed that my image of her fell apart right in front of me. Maybe I do treat her more like a kid. Everything I do is terrible! Why can't I tell the people I care about that I really do care for them?! Why do I always have to act like a jerk and push them away and have them think I hate them?! He grabbed a pillow and threw it across the room in anger.
* * *
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
"Don't even think about it." Tomo said. A young man walked out of the darkness. He looked about 20. He had short red hair and black eyes. The mystery man had on all black clothes that made his pale skin stand out.
"Don't even think about what?" he said as innocently as possible.
"You were going to bite me."
"And why would I do that to you, Tomo?"
"Because, Xing, regular humans sleep at night and people like us, are up at night. Since I was laying down, you assumed I was a human." Tomo told him matter-of-factly.
"How did you know I was there?" Xing said, trying to change the subject.
"I'm more aware when I'm tired." he said with a smirk.
And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you
"How's the plan going?" Xing asked.
"Great, except..."
"Except what?"
"It may fail..." Tomo said quietly, looking at the picture.
"Mistress Yang know?" Xing asked concerned.
"Yes." The silence that followed was too unbearable. "You were just like me Xing, so don't start."
"I know, but it wasn't for anything this big."
* * *
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
"It got so cold in here all of a sudden." Meiling said to no one in particular. She shivered and got under her blankets. It wasn't supposed to get this cold tonight. It's so cold, I can see my breath...And I can't move...I feel so...numb...
* * *
I...can barely feel Meiling's presence... Syaoran thought. He quickly ran out of his room. "MEILING!" he pounded on the door, but she didn't answer.
* * *
"I can barely feel Meiling's presence anymore..." Tomo said.
"It must be Ice. Her jealously might cost us. Quick, make sure Meiling's o.k." Xing said.
"Alright." Tomo quickly flew out of the open window.
* * *
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want you want me to be
"Numb" ends
Syaoran quickly kicked the door down. "Meiling!"
"S-S-S-Syaoran? W-W-Why is it so c-c-c-cold? I-I-I-I tried to answer you, but...my voice..." Syaoran could barely hear her words because she was cold, it took a lot just to speak. Her face was turning a light blue color and a thin coat of frost had covered her face. He went to her bed and hugged her.
"Come on Meiling, you have to try to get up!"
"I-I-I can't!" she was starting to cry.
"Don't cry! Your tears will freeze!" he said trying his best to wipe them away.
* * *
Tomo arrived at Meiling's window and saw that Syaoran was taking care of the situation. "Ice, you stupid vamp-demon, she's the key!"
A girl about Tomo's age with light skin and light blue hair that came to her waist, came out of the shadows. Her eyes were much like a cat's and were as black as night.
"I'm sorry Tomo! I didn't know! I saw you two together and I guess I snapped! But look, I'll make it better!" she quickly waved her hand and the cold that was in Meiling's room vanished. "Do you think the Mistress will be mad at me?"
"Yes." They both flew off toward Tomo's house.
"What just happened?" Meiling asked weakly.
"I don't know..." he said. I thought I saw people at her window... he thought.
~*~*~*~
A/N: How do you like my song chapter? Nice huh? And look! I added more people and Tomo can fly! Who knew? By the way, for all those slow people, like me, vamp-demon is a vampire
demon. And you thought demons were bad enough! Go Ice! Oh! And as for the disclaimer stuff…I don't own "Numb" that belongs to Linkin Park and I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, or else I'd be rich and Meiling WOULD have been in the manga and gotten Syaoran! ^^