Touched by an Angel

Chapter 11- Confessions

Where was she? Where was she? WHERE WAS SHE?

Lei searched frantically about him. Ying De students brushed past him as the afternoon bell rang. Lei glanced at all the people around him, scanning for the familiar figure of Shan Cai.

Too tall, too skinny, red haired, his mind eliminated all the girls rushing past him. Too short…

THERE SHE WAS!

"Shan Cai!" he shouted over the crowd.

She glanced back over her shoulder, and seeing him, hurried away quickly.

Lei mentally cursed his stupidity for calling out loud. He tried to reach her, but he was going against the flow of the crowd, and there were just simply too many people. Soon he was enveloped in a sea of students, and lost sight of the girl. He skidded around a pack of chattering girls, and craned his neck. But it was no use.

He had lost Shan Cai again.


Lei stepped into the cafeteria, which was now empty and silent. He stopped in front of a vending machine, popped a few coins into the slot, and waited for his coffee to be made. His head snapped around as he caught sight of an all too familiar figure.

He raced over, and hearing his footsteps, Shan Cai turned around. She would've rushed off again had he not already grabbed her by the arm.

"Don't run again," pleaded Lei, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"

"What are you sorry for?" whispered Shan Cai quietly.

Her coolness shocked Lei. "I… what you saw, I mean, what happened, it wasn't meant to-"

"Don't apologise," she cut him off. "Why should you?"

"I didn't mean for you to see that," Lei replied softly, inching closer to her. She flinched away from him, and met his gaze. Lei was surprised at the anger flaring in her dark deep eyes.

"Obviously not," she retorted.

"I didn't mean it like that," Lei hurriedly replied, knowing she had taken his words wrongly.

"What did you mean then, Hua Ze Lei?" she challenged him angrily. She sighed. "This is futile. I don't want to talk about it anymore. And I don't want to see you again."

She gave one last glance, before walking away again.

Before he could stop himself, Lei blurted out, "Why did you run?"

She stopped in her tracks.

"Why did you run?" Lei repeated.

She hesitated. "I ran because I saw something which I wasn't meant to see. I ran because I realized that I had been acting stupid for the past few days. I ran because I made the mistake I swore I would never make."

"Is that it?" inquired Lei, taking a step closer. "Was that why you ran?"

"What do you want to know, Hua Ze Lei?" she demanded, "Because you can ask me outright, instead of playing word games?"

"I'm not," Lei replied frankly, walking until he was right behind Shan Cai. "I just want you to be honest with me. Did you run because you were afraid?"

"Afraid?" Shan Cai asked incredulously. "What am I afraid of? What I saw was none of my business."

"It is your business," Lei said firmly.

"No it's not!" Shan Cai shouted and spun around, and stumbled back, shocked that Lei was so close. "It's not my business you kissed Jing xue jie! It's not my business if you kiss anyone you like!"

"Stop hiding the truth, Shan Cai."

"I don't know," Shan Cai replied, shrugging tiredly. "I saw it… and I just ran. I don't know. Don't ask me, please… I just felt kind of weird… oh this is stupid! It was none of my business in the first place! I shouldn't have seen it! It's not my business to know who you're with! It's not as if I care," she added.

"Shan Cai, can you honestly tell me that you didn't feel anything at all when… when you saw me with Jing?"

"I don't!" she half-yelled. "I don't feel anything! I don't like you!"

"Shan Cai, look me in the eye," demanded Lei.

She stubbornly stared at the ground.

"Look me in the eye and tell me that there is nothing between the two of us, that I mean nothing to you, that I'm a simply nobody."

She met his gaze timidly, and melted in front of him.

"I can't…" she faltered. "You know that's not true! You know what you mean to me!"

Shan Cai sighed. "Why do you toy with my emotions, Hua Ze Lei?" she asked wearily.

"I'm not," Lei replied, and pulled her into his arms. "Because I care for you too…"

"You do?" she asked quietly, almost afraid.

"Of course, silly. Why else do you think I chased after you?"

Shan Cai smiled at him shyly.

"I like you too, Lei…"


Unbeknownst to the happy couple, they were not alone. The watcher, lurking in a shadowy corner, stared at the two of them, in each other's arms. Two fists were curled by here side, as she gazed on. She vowed a silent oath to herself.

"I will get you back, Lei."


A/N: Sincere apologies for not updating sooner. Very very sorry. Please forgive me as I torture these poor souls further. Enjoy! -Amyranth