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Beneath the Rain
By: xbroken.wings
Chapter Three- The Return of the Devil
His fingers swept across the keyboard quickly and accurately typing out a proposal. Grunting he tapped the backspace button for the hundredth time today. After taking a glance at the clock on his desk he continued on the document. It was already six o'clock evening. Everyone in the building, except the cleaning crew and he, has already left. His only tasks today were to sign a few documents and type out the proposal. Work ends at five in the evening thus meaning he has been working overtime for an hour already and he still isn't done. Usually with such few things to do he'd already be out of the office a long time ago but today he just couldn't seem to focus.
"Brrriinnng, brriinng, brrrring," rang Syaoran's cell phone. Grumbling in annoyance he picked up the phone and answered.
"What do you want?" Li barked into the phone. A deep chuckle can be heard from the other side
"I'm back! You're still grumpy, eh?" inquired the person on the phone jokingly.
Li gasped horridly yet quietly gripping the phone till his knuckles turned white recognizing whom it is.
"I have no idea what you are talking about! I don't know you, don't ever call again!" bellowed Li quickly ending the call right after hoping that the caller didn't hear the gasp.
He looked around him in confusion he wondered where he was as well as what time it is. Slowly it dawned on him. This was his office yet where was everyone? His eyes widened in shock reading '9: 36 p.m.' from his cell. 'What am I doing here?' he thought holding his head between his hands. Looking towards the computer monitor he saw a finished proposal. "I must've fallen asleep working on this," he muttered quietly to himself as though there was someone in the room with him and they were listening to him. Saving the file after printing it he gathered his things and turned off his computer. Taking one last look at his office he turned off the lights and left shaking his head in disbelief. The devil himself, according to Li, has returned.
Tapping his fingers against the driving wheel of his Capri Blue Metallic SL500 Roadster Mercedes-Benz convertible as he drove down a busy street lit with lights sat a man with midnight blue hair and sea blue eyes.
Grinning widely he listened to the horrid gasp of his dear cousin who also happened to be his best friend. However, that amusing moment was soon disturbed because suddenly from the phone came a booming voice claiming not to know him. Wincing he brought the phone away from his ears. 'What a welcome!' he thought to himself sarcastically. Bringing the phone to his ears once again he was accompanied by none other than a dial tone. Blinking in shock he ended the call and dialled another number.
"Hello," said a feminine voice hesitantly answering the call not knowing whom it was calling.
"Hey, I'm back!" exclaimed the man with sea blue eyes.
Brows furrowing the young lady yelled into the phone, "I don't know you!"
Bringing the phone away from his ears he looked at it in confusion before bringing it to his ears. Again, he was accompanied by a dial tone. Sighing he redialled the number and waited for someone to pick up. When nobody picked up he turned his convertible around and headed towards the apartment of a girl with a fiery temper.
"Okay, right now it's ten o'clock I'll meet you there in two hours, bye." said an eighteen-year-old Meiling Li happily ending her call. Walking over to the table to put her cell down it suddenly began to vibrate and ring signalling an incoming call. Looking at the number her eyebrows furrowed in confusion not knowing whom this was calling.
"Hello," she said into the speaker hesitantly.
"Hey, I'm back!" exclaimed the caller, who Meiling guessed to be a male judging from the masculine tone.
'Who the hell is he?' thought Meiling angrily.
With furrowed brows Meiling yelled releasing all her anger, "I don't know you!" and ended the call throwing her cell on the bed while she takes a shower in the bathroom.
Moments after she emerged from the bathroom with wet pitch-black hair and a white bathrobe. She walked over to her large walk in closet and scanned through it with her ruby red eyes picking out the perfect outfit to wear to the gathering. Finally choosing an outfit she ran into the washroom to change. Coming out of the washroom she looked over at the clock hanging on the wall and realized that she only had fifteen minutes left not including the time it'd take her to drive there. "Eeeep!" she yelped and with that she ran into the washroom to dry her hair and grabbed her purse while putting on her shoes in record time, ten minutes. Running past a full body mirror she stopped to take one last look at herself. Looking at the mirror she saw a beautiful lady with pitch-black hair amd red streaks running through it flowing a little past her shoulders wearing black jeans that hugs the thigh flaring out past the knee and a blood red halter. Nodding in satisfaction she bolted towards the door and swung it open running out only to collide against someone.
'I can't believe even she shut the phone on me,' he thought silently getting out of his car and making his way into the apartment in front of him. Entering the apartment he reached into his pocket and brought out a piece of crumbled paper with an address written on it. Getting into the elevator he pressed for the fifth floor. Just when the elevator door was closing he heard someone scream, "Hold the door!" hearing that he immediately held the elevator door and watched as an amethyst-eyed beauty with silky lavender hair enter the elevator. "Thank you!" the beauty exclaimed looking directly at him.
His breathe got caught in his throat as he took in the site in front of him. Gentle sparkling amethyst eyes looked at him as soft pink lips curved into a slight smile. Sleek lavender hair framed her milky white face and reached to her mid back. Though she was dressed casually in only loose white jeans and a baby blue tank top to him she looked like an angel.
While he was gawking at her she held out her hand and said in a pleasant tone hoping to make friends, "Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Tomoyo. What's your name?" seeing as the man didn't answered Tomoyo retrieved her hand and her smile faltered thinking he didn't like her. Reaching her stop at the third floor she exited the elevator with a frown. Reaching the place she shared with her friend she opened the door and closed it behind her while calling for her friend. "Sakura! Sakura!" she called throughout the apartment and started to wonder when she heard no reply. Thinking her friend must be out she left out a sigh and fell down onto the couch, tired, she let sleep consume her.
It wasn't until he reached his stop did he realized that she had offered him her hand in friendship and he had rudely ignored her. "Baka!" he scolded himself getting out of the elevator and began walking towards the place written on the crumble piece of paper. Reaching his destination he shoved the paper into his pants and was about to knock when suddenly the door flung open and a girl ran straight into him.
Syaoran Li sighed slowly making his way through his late dinner sitting down at large dining table in his mansion. He was in no mood to eat. Many things have happened within the last forty-eight hours and they were all running through his mind. First, seeing the rain dancer, second, driving himself crazy denying it, third, discovering she was real, and lastly the most horrifying one, the return of the devil...
To be continued....
A/N: Once again another car was mentioned in this chapter and I know nothing about them so bleh, don't blame me if they are wrong. x.x This chapter is the longest so far. It's over 1300 words even without the author notes, disclaimers, and etc. You have all done very well on reviewing but don't slack now! =P Same rule applies, at least five reviews before next update.
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