Luck

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS.

Author's Note: Hey, so, I'm not gonna tell anything about this chapter, to make it more interesting. I changed my pen name too, I didn't know that one of Li's sister name was Shei Fa, hehehe, don't worry, I'm still the same o'l me. I'd be Mitsukai Kansei, I want a pen name which is really mine………… 

So, do you think you can guess who 'Lan' really is?

Chapter 23: Started with a fallen Ice Cream

PHILIPPINES

A girl with lengthy purple hair and cool cerulean eyes was walking here and there with a worried face. Then, her cell phone ran and she quickly took it.

"Hello, Jerome!" She voiced. "We have a big problem."

"Huh? What do you mean, Kay?" Jerome, the boy in the other line, asked.

"Tumakas nanaman siya!" Kay replied. (She ran away again!)

"Ano! Sigurado ka?(What! You sure?)

"Oo, nag-iwain siya ng sulat na pupunta siya sa Japan ngayon para bisitahin yung isa niyang kaibigan. Wala na siya, nasa Japan na siya ngayon!" (Yes, she left me a note that she'll be going to Japan to visit a friend. She's gone now, she's in Japan already!)

"Hay naku! Hahabulin natin siya ngayon!" Jerome replied. "Kailangan nandito siya pagkaapos ny bukas dahil may trabaho pa siya, punta rin siya sa Paris pagkatapos ng dalawang araw!" (Oh man! We should run after her now! She has to be here the day after tomorrow because she has work, after that; she has to go to Paris after two days!)

"Ok, I'll book us to the next flight to Japan."

"Ok, pupunta na ako diyan." (I'll go there now.)

"Sige." (Sure.)

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JAPAN:

"Climate here is sure not like home." A girl with long raven hair tied into two low ponies and plum eyes mumbled to herself. She looked to her right and smiled lightly. "Well, here goes." She mumbled. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

"Ohayo Li-kun!" Shara voiced out as she embraced her cousin. But, the teenage boy didn't reply. "Li-kun?"

"Shara, let go of Li for awhile." Eriol voiced. Shara looked at his smile and nodded. She let him go slowly and sighed. Li walked to the kitchen for his early breakfast. Shara walked to Eriol to ask.

"What's wrong with Li-kun?"

"Hmm, I know you'll understand though, I don't want to talk about it."

"Why?"

"Somethings are sometimes to be left unsaid, till they are ready to come out."

"Ok, I'm not sure if I understood that." Shara replied.

"Hmm, me neither." Eriol smiled.

"Eh?"

At the kitchen

Li was silently eating his breakfast. Kenneth noticed this though he didn't mind much.

"Onii-chan!" Shara voiced out. Kenneth faced his sister and asked.

"What is it?"

Shara walked to him and whispered…….

"Li-kun seems quiet and all. Do you know what's wrong with him?"
Kenneth shook his head and sighed.

"No, but, sometimes, he has to face it on his own. He can't learn if you help it and I know he'll hate it if we barge in him." Kenneth explained. Shara sighed and nodded along.

"Ok, sure, I kinda understand." She replied. Li sighed and stood up.

"Good morning to you guys anyway." He said. He passed them all and went to his room. Eriol went in the kitchen and sighed.

"I guess Li didn't take it that easily." Eriol smiled. "He'll get over it though."

"Huh? Do yu imi desu ka?" Shara asked.

"Hmm, Li's a tough guy, I know he can do it." Eriol replied.

"I'm not getting any of this." Shara muttered. Kenneth just sighed.

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PHILIPPINES

"Jerome! I'm so glad you made it!" Kay voiced. Jerome, a teenage boy with short cerulean hair and lilac eyes waved at her.

"Oo nga, matraffic and I never thought I'd made it in time." Jerome replied.

"Enough with the chat, let's go on!" Kay said. Jerome nodded as he ran with her.

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JAPAN

"Where you going?" Eriol asked his now quiet cousin. Li sighed and put on his shoes. "Come on Li, ok, ok, sorry about what I said last night. I know I shouldn't have said that but………."

"It's fine Eriol, actually, I think you're right, though, another part of me denies it." Li replied. "I just think I need a simple walk."

Eriol smiled as always and nodded.

"If it makes you fell better." He said.

"Thanks." Li replied and went on his way. Eriol sighed and shook his head.

"He's such a stubborn guy. He'll just have to give in the hard way." He thought.

"Eriol?" Kenneth voiced.

"Yeah?" Eriol asked. Shara walked to Eriol and smiled.

"Hmm, do you wanna go out as well?" She asked. Eriol's eyes widened but, he smiled back.

"Ok, but, your treat, right?" He answered back. Kenneth smiled lightly and nodded. He walked to them.

"Yup, we got our allowance yesterday." He replied.

"So, don't worry, it's free." Shara added.

"Nice………"

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PHILIPPINES:

"Hello, she's gone there; I want you to catch her before she gets away. I think she'll be in Tokyo now. Please go get her." Kay pleaded. After hearing her yes, she smiled and shut down her phone.

"Who was that?" Jerome asked. Kay smiled and faced her.

"It was our 'friends' there," she replied. "They say they'll catch her for us."

"Good."

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JAPAN:

Kling Kling Kling

Wind chimes by the door sang. A boy with scarlet eyes entered the Tomachi Bookstore, as always, to buy a novel.

"Konichiwa, Li-kun," a girl with long lilac hair and jade eyes greeted. Li faced her and smiled lightly.

"Konichiwa, Gianina-san." He greeted back. He was wearing a green polo and brown pants with black rubber shoes.

"So, you here for another novel?" She asked.

"Yup, uhm, sorta." He replied. "He looked around and noticed something missing. "Where's Justin?"

"Hmm, he's got some sort of project." She replied. "He went to his classmate's house."

"Ok."

"So, you wanna pick out the book you wanna buy?"

"Yup."

"Ok then," Gianina smiled and went back to the cashier. Li looked around Dylan de Palma novels with a sigh.

"Hmm, what's this?" He asked. He took a book and read its title. "Music Sonata? Pretty deep title." He thought. He opened it and read the summary. "What would you choose: love or promise? Mae-Mae will tell us her answer………….." Li shook his head and sighed.

"Li!" A pre-teen voiced. He had short lilac hair as his sister, wearing a jade long sleeved polo and blue jeans.

"Justin?" Li muttered. He walked to Li and smiled.

"Hey, long time no see." Justin said.

"Yeah, I guess Kenneth's the one always swimming with books here." Li replied.

"Yup, he's here every week. What about you? You're not often visiting." Justin asked.

"Hmm, a lot of things are in my mind. They bother me a lot."

"Really? I hope you can solve them. Then, you could come here more often."

"Eto, well, thanks."

"Ok then." Justin said.

"Justin!" His sister called. Justin smiled and walked to his sister. Li sighed and looked back to the book in his hands.

"So, am I gonna buy this or not?" He asked himself. He nodded and walked to the cashier. Then, he noticed another book on a small table. It took his interest. He took it in his hands and read. "Hmm, What if thoughts keep bothering you? Who wrote this?" He looked at the author, it read. "Kanna Tennyson? I never heard of her. Hmmm, but, it seems like a pretty interesting book." He nodded and went to the cashier to pay it.

"So, you finished already Li-kun?" Gianina asked. Li gave her a very sleepy nod. She looked at both books and noticed something. "This isn't a Dylan de Palma novel, it's not even a novel. You sure you wanna buy it?"

"Yeah, I think I should try something new." Li replied. Gianina looked at the author and smiled.

"Kanna Tennyson, I know a little of her. She's from Philippines like Ms. De Palma. She doesn't write stories or novels though; her hobby is to make books that can help people through their lives. I've read some of her books and their amazing. Hmm, so you've got some problem?"

"Well, sorta." Li replied. Gianina smiled and gave him the books. Li gave her the payment and nodded. He went outside and looked at the blue sky. He sighed and walked to his way.

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"Onii-chan?" A girl with long black hair and auburn eyes voiced.

"What is it Sarah?" Her brother asked. Sarah walked to him and sighed.

"Mom said she'll be out for some shopping. You finished with your e-mails yet?" She asked. Christian shook his head.

"Wait for awhile." Christian mumbled. Sarah sighed and went back to the kitchen.

"Call me when you're done!" She voiced.

"Yup!" Christian answered back. Christian looked at his e-mails when something wondered him. "Huh? An e-mail from her? Is this even true?" He opened it and it read……..

Dear Christian,

Hey, long time since I last sent you an e-mail ne? Well, I'm always busy. I was just wondering if you're fine and stuff. Me? Don't ask. I'll give you a summary:

I have to write day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 30 or 31 days in a month, 12 months in a year and 365 ¼ days in a year! I have to write until my head explodes and my hands bleed. Tough life for a 19 year old girl, ne? It's not that bad really, I like writing. And, like what they always say, you don't get too tired out when you keep doing the things you like.

What about you? How's Sarah and your mom? How's Japan? Is it hot there like here in the Philippines or as cold as the north pole? Do you have something interesting for me? Uhm………….. how's school? What kind of foods are there? Are they delicious? What kind of things do you like to do there? Eto………..are there a lot of interesting stories and novels there? Are people nice? Err……… ………….

Mainly: How's life there? I hope you're doing fine.

Sorry for all the questions. I'm just soooo excited to go there! That's right o'l friend! I'm comin' there to Japan to have a small visit!

Yours truly,

Lan-san! 

"I can't believe she has the thought of going here." Christian thought. "Well, it is believable. She'll do anything she wants, she's always like that, and she's always been like that. Oh man, those tow guys are gonna have another problem."

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"Onii-chan!" A girl with long midnight hair and golden eyes voiced. She was wearing a red long sleeve blouse with a black ribbon at the end of each sleeve, jade skirt a little lower than her knees, white long socks and brown shoes.

"Coming!" Kenneth voiced back. He was wearing long sleeves blue shirt, black pants and brown shoes. He walked to his sister and asked. "Where's Eriol?"

"Here!" Eriol called out. He was wearing a white polo, brown pants and brown shoes.

"Ok then! Let's go!" Shara exclaimed.

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"The world has a lot to offer, and sometimes, it's too hard for us to accept. All of what the world has isn't always happiness; there is also sadness and despair. But, we're also the ones who bring these feelings to us. We do the 'wrong thing' and the world will bring us its 'bad fruit.'" A boy with auburn hair sighed. He closed he book he was reading and stood up. He scratched his head and shook it. "What a book." He exclaimed to himself. His tanned hair slowly moved against the gentle breeze. He started to walk from the bench was sat from. He opened the book once again and started to read. "And sometimes, we try to avoid these things, thinking it would just ruin our lives, destroy us, we're better around without it. Here' an example: Kari is a very independent girl. She has always done things on her own, thinking that other people might ruin it. Then, Rhea comes along and offers her friendship. Kari quickly denies the offer but, Rhea tries and tries, seeing that everything has hope. After a long time, Rhea has to go to States, having three days before the flight. Kari didn't mind, she knew that when she'll make friends, she'll just become weak and she'll become dependent. Rhea had gone to States leaving friendless Kari with her life. None of her classmates would want to do what Rhea did because they knew; it would end up in nothing. Kari grew up alone, cold and independent. She never thought of having friends or even helpers. She kept her work to herself. Thus, she lived unhappy, unfruitful and alone. Mainly, Kari thinks that she doesn't need the things the world had offered her. She thinks that she can live on her own, seeing that her life is better of without anybody, mainly Rhea. Sometimes, we act like Kari. We don't like what the world offers up, we think it's all painful, esp. when their payment for the wrong we've done. I can't actually blame people like that, sometimes, I myself try to stop those things to come to me, people never learn, they repeat the same mistakes over and over again. What about you? Are you avoiding something as well? Something you don't want to accept? We should learn to accept things that was given to us, you don't know, one day you'll come running after it. Love, perhaps?" Li's eyes widened. He quickly closed the book and sighed. He shook his head and stood up. He put back the book in the plastic and sighed once more. He started to walk quietly. Then, he sees a man selling ice cream; he walked to him and bought one.

"Arigato," he replied taking the ice cream in his hand. The man nodded and smiled. Li sighed and he started to walk once more. He was walking quietly when…………….

Oof!

"I'm so sorry." A girl with short brown hair and eyes voiced. She reached out her hand to Li and helped him stand up. "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, don't worry. Nothing major." Li replied with a sigh. He looked at his right to see……………….his ice cream facing the ground. He shook his head and took his books in his hands. The girl bowed before him.

"I'm so sorry." She repeated. Li smiled and her and nodded.

"It's fine, my ice cream facing the ground won't kill me." He replied. The girl looked at his smile and she sighed.

"If you say so," she muttered. She looked at the ice cream again and had a great idea.

"So, I better go then." Li said and he started to walk when……..

"Wait!" She called out. Li looked back at her and asked.

"What is it?"

"Uhm, don't worry, I'll pay back."

"Huh?"

"Pay back for you're ice cream!"

"Eh?"

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"I'm sorry again for bumping you earlier." A voice said as it licked her ice cream. Li shook his head and replied.

"It's fine, and you didn't have to buy me a new one."

"Don't worry, its fine with me. I just want to repay back for the spilled ice cream" She replied. "What's you're name by the way?"

"My name? My name's Li Syaroan, what about you?"

"My name…………uhm………….. just call me Lan, Li. How old are you?"

"16, how about you?"

"19."

"Nani!" Li exclaimed. Lan faced him and asked.

"What' wrong?"

"You're 19, you've got to be kiddin' me!"

"Yeah, I am. Got a problem with that?"
Li sighed and sat down back on his seat. He shook his head and sighed again.

"Nothing really, it just looks like you're better being 17 or so."

"Oh…………….hmm, I've heard a lot of things like that."

"Ok, so, where you from?"

"Me? I'm from the Philippines. About you?"

"Hong Kong, you know, I've got a friend who's also from the Philippines."

"Really, I'd really like to meet him." Lan exclaimed. She noticed some books in Li's hands and decided to look at them. "Can I see those?" She asked pointing at the books. Li openly gave one to her. She looked at it and her eyes widened.

"Dylan de Palma novels? You read them?" She asked. Li smiled and gave her a nod.

"I've got thousands of her books at home. I really like her novels."

"Really………….."

"Yup." Li smiled out proud. Then, an idea struck him. "Wait! You're from the Philippines right?"

"Yeah, what's with it?" Lan asked.

"She's from the Philippines too. Have you met her?"
A smirk drew itself on Lan's lips and she nodded.

"Yeah, I've talked to her once." She replied. Li's smile grew in excitement.

"What was she like?" He asked curiously.

"She was a very happy go luck girl; she's so childish that other people think she's not the type to reach that far. She's got a lot of things in her mind that sometimes her stories get all mixed up, but, she manages to make them great. A lot admire her though, she sometimes looses courage. She's a optimistic girl alright, thought, she's also shy and stuff. She's always happy outside though no one really understand her. Her mom's in Hong Kong, working her life out, she's only got her grandmother and other relatives there with her. She's got some great friends who always supported her, hmm, I guess her life isn't you're average one right?" Lan explained with a sigh. She smiled lightly and breathed heavily.

"You know her a lot? You guys close?" Li asked. Lan gave her a slight nod.

"You might say that." She muttered. "What about the other book?"

Li smiled and gave it to her. Lan smiled as she saw who wrote it.

"What about Kanna Tennyson, you know something of her?" He asked. Lan nodded with happiness.

"Yeah, she and Dylan were good friends. They studied together as well as their other friends. Their close and stuff. Kanna's a little like Dylan though you might say she's a little more mature than her. Kanna and Dylan are both good writers and authors though Kanna decided to write something rather than stories."

"It seems that you know a lot about her too." Li replied. Lan smiled and nodded. "Are you guys close?"

"Yup." Lan answered simply. Li smiled at this.

"So, it seems that Kanna knows how to give good advice." He said.

"Maybe, she likes to read books like that when she was young; she's pretty cool and all." Lan replied. "Yeah, since you're reading her book, can you give me an advice?"

"Huh? Ok, but, I'm not good at it and besides, I've just read her books, I mean, this time." Li replied. Lan nodded and smiled.

"What if, one day you want meet someone you've been friends with a long time ago, what if one day you decide to look for this person then, you haven't got a clue where to find him? Uhm, what do you supposed is the proper thing to do?" She asked. Li thought for awhile as Lan patiently waited for his answer. Li sighed and shook his head.

"So, what do you think?" Lan asked once more. Li faced her and sighed once more.

"Hmmm, I guess………………….. if that happens to you, I'm pretty sure you should know more about this person. I mean, it's been a long time ago right? You don't know if he or she had change a bit or stayed the same for that long span of time. But, if you get stuck between……………………………Arg! I don't know!" Li exclaimed scratching his head as hard as he can. Lan giggled at this and smiled.

"It's ok; you've given me a great advice as well." She replied. Li shook his head and sighed. Lan smiled lightly when suddenly…………

"Excuse me," a male, firm voiced called out. They faced where the voice came from, and……..

"Nani!" Lan exclaimed.

"Are these guys idiots?" Li thought to himself.

Before them, two huge guys, I mean real huge was looking at them with sunglasses. They're you're typical men in black.

"What do you want?" Li asked with a bored tune. Both of the men looked at each other and nodded.

"We've been sent by Ms. Kay and Mr. Jerome." One replied.

"Kay and wha?" Li asked. Meanwhile, Lan looked startled at this, her eyes were widened out.

"Kay and Jerome?" She murmured silently. She shook her head and sighed. "They've got to be kidding."

"Ms. Kay and Mr. Jerome, we've been sent to fetch……………"

"Run!" Lan voiced, pulled Li from his seat and ran like the wind.

"Get them!" One of the men voiced. They followed them, running around.

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"Oh man, I hope they find her now." A girl muttered.

"Calm down Kay, and besides even if they find her or not, they'll never catch her." Jerome replied. Kay sighed and looked at the window. She saw the blue skies and gentle clouds. She smiled lightly.

"But, I've been wondering." Jerome voiced.

"About what?" Kay asked, her eyes still in the sky.

"About what Dylan meant about going to Japan to visit a friend, does she have a friend there?"

"Hmmm, I dunno. We met only when we were about in elementary, I mean all of us."

"Yeah, all our other classmates."

"Hmmm, wait."

"Huh?"

Kay looked at Jerome. Jerome's shoulders were shrugged out.

"Didn't we have a classmate who went to Japan?" She asked. Jerome thought for awhile though, nothing came up.

"Don't think so," he replied simply.

"Is that so………"

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"Lan! What was that about!" Li voiced, still running with her.

"Look at your back, they're following us!" She replied. Li did what he had been told and was surprised. They were following them!

"What! How come?" Li asked back.

"Don't ask me!"

They were running both as the men followed them.

"Wait!" Lan voiced. She pulled Li near the garbage cans and hid them.

"It stinks here!" Li exclaimed.

"You wanna breathe fresh air with them or stay here hidden."

"Is that much of a choice?"

"No, it wasn't" A firm voice called out. Lan and Li slowly turned their heads and………

"Surprise."

"Aaah!" They voiced as they fun away again.

"Come back here!" The men changed them again.

Li and Lan were running for their lives, panting their breath out as both men did the same. Here comes the fun part…………….