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I'm back from my vacation! I would like to apologize in advance for the shortness of this chapter but I didn't want to reveal too much yet. I promise the next one will be longer. I would like to thank Crimsy Mi-chan, KaiAN-Chan, Empyreal Maiden, and of course Jin Akanishi for reviewing. You guys are the best!
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My One and Only Love
Chapter Three:Xianghua's Plan
Last Time:
Kilik rode up to the darkened building and dismounted. He tied Yin Ying's reins to a nearby post and knocked on the door. The door opened and he walked in. "I'm so glad you were able to get away." A female voice said. "Yeah, but I think Xianghua is becoming a little suspicious. I don't know what I would do if she uncovered our little secret." The sound of laughter filled the room. "Don't worry; as long as you don't tell her anything, our secret is safe." Kilik nodded before sitting down at the table in the middle of the room. "I hate keeping things from Xianghua, but she can't find out about our meetings, Seong Mina."
The story continues:
Xianghua lay in bed gazing out at the star filled sky. She sighed and sat up, hugging her knees to her chest. 'Kilik's been gone all day. I wonder what's keeping him.' She sighed again as she looked at the empty spot next to her. "Kilik, where are you?" she whispered aloud. Normally, Xianghua wouldn't have worried if Kilik came home late, but she couldn't ignore his strange behavior and his "disappearing" acts lately and it was getting harder to ignore the voice in her mind. 'Maybe he's having an affair' Xianghua shook her head. "Kilik would never cheat on me. I know him, he's not like that." 'Are you sure? Maybe he's bored of you.' "No! There has got to be a logical explanation for his behavior lately. He is not cheating on me!" 'Say it as many times as you like but deep in your heart, you know the truth.' Xianghua hugged her knees tighter and tears slipped down her cheeks. She lay back down burying her head in her pillow. The muffled sounds of her sobbing filled the room until she cried herself to sleep. An hour later, Kilik quietly entered the room and lay down next to Xianghua.
The next morning, Xianghua awoke to find that Kilik had already risen. "I shouldn't be surprised." She said, rolling out of bed and grabbing her robe from where it lay draped over a chair. She walked out of her room and into the kitchen where she found Maxi making some tea. "Good morning sunshine!" Maxi said playfully as Xianghua sat down at the kitchen table. "Good morning Maxi. Were you comfortable in the guest room last night?" She asked. Maxi grabbed two cups out of the cupboard and poured the tea. "I had a great nights sleep. Slept like a rock. Here you go." He said as he placed a cup in front of Xianghua before sitting down across from her. "Oh, by the way, Kilik had some business to attend to. He said that he would be back around three o'clock." "Okay, thanks for telling me Maxi." Xianghua sipped her tea trying to ignore the feeling of uneasiness that suddenly overtook her. "Hey Maxi, I need to run some errands in town today. Can you fend for yourself for awhile?" "Sure, I was actually thinking about going for a long swim in that pond of yours. I could us a nice, quiet, relaxing day." He said, getting up and placing his cup on the kitchen counter. "I'll be back as soon as I can." Said Xianghua as she got up and walked to her room.
She quickly changed and jogged down the path towards the stable. 'I am going to get the bottom of this. I'll just go into town and follow Kilik. Then maybe I can stop worrying every timehe goes out.' She saddled Qun Hua and hoisted herself into the saddle. "Come on girl, lets go find Kilik." With that, they galloped up the forest path. Also on the forest path was Maxi who had his arms full with his bathing materials. Xianghua waved as she passed him and, forgetting that his arms were full, Maxi waved back. "Damn it!" He yelled as he dropped his things on the dirt path. Xianghua giggled at his outburst and continued down the main road towards the town.
Sorry to leave you guys hanging but I wanted to draw out the story a little but more. I didn't want certainevents to happen too quickly. Please review and I will post another chapter next weekend.
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