Elie's Note: This was written when I was having cold feet. And that's not an idiom. My feet are really cold. Ah, damn it.
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Shattered Soul
By: Elie
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Tomorrow was Christmas, and Xiaoyu had never been so excited. As in, really excited, excited. She always remembered her Christmases to be so wonderful. All the houses and buildings in her city all lit up in bright red, green and blue lights while snow fell among the people who walked down the streets to shop and laugh merrily as they would went about. Music exclusively for the holiday played in the Chinese language and everyone would sing, especially children. Xiaoyu would stand in a corner- stare at them while singing quietly with the tune while waiting for her family.
But the best part she loved about Christmas were of course, the presents. Practically, this day was the only day she'd receive some. That's because she'd a lot of siblings and her parents weren't that rich. She'd get some brand new stuff, not too expensive and not too cheap either. This was another thing that she loved about the holiday. Everything was fair.
"Oh hi Miharu," Xiaoyu spoke after hearing her best bud's voice over the line. "What? But I don't feel like it…Wait, what is it again? You want me to go there coz' Asuka wants me to?"
Weird…Why would Asuka want to meet up with here all of a sudden? She doubted if it was only for a friendly talk. Come on bitch, it'd be Christmas this fucking midnight. Who would want to go to the mall during this day? Perhaps if she'd buy anything for anyone, then she'd go. But wait –a gift for Miharu!
"Sure, I will. Bye now." Xiaoyu bit her lip before downing the phone. She went over her closet and grabbed something nice to wear before heading out.
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With each two hands inside the pockets of her orange cotton-silk jacket, Xiaoyu happily hummed to herself as she walked beside busy boutiques inside the mall. Her eyes were searching for the coffee shop Miharu told her where Asuka was. With a big question inside her mind, though, she kept walking toward the coffee shop, nevertheless.
As she walked, the thought of last night went flooding through her mind, and she stopped short to wince a little at those unbelievable events. She passed by some schoolmates who gaped back at her, there heads turning to catch a last glimpse of her before she stepped inside the café.
Seated centimeters away from her was Asuka, right hand on the chin while pouting sexily down a just-ordered latte. Xiaoyu smirked at the way her so-called boyfriend's cousin's looked, and proceeded to join her.
"So, it looks you've been dumped," she sighed and sat down in front of Asuka. "Stop worrying, though, Christmas will make you feel better." She winked at Asuka's smiling-in-disbelief look before turning at the waiter to smile and order a nice icy granitta topped with cream.
"Look Xiao, it's not about that…" Asuka explained to only find her own pausing at the last word when she saw Xiaoyu raise her eyebrows sarcastically. Annoyed, she shot her hands up and rolled her eyes. "Okay, what is it miss-I-know-what-you're-thinking?"
Xiaoyu shrugged and tapped her hand impatiently on the coffee table as if to imply that she was paying more attention to her ice-cold granitta than her so-called boyfriend's cousin.
Asuka's eyebrows furrowed in disbelief and she crossed her arms together to think out what she'd missed. "Fine! So it looks like I've been dumped but it's not," she blurted all of a sudden as she slapped her hand on her mouth. She honestly couldn't tell anyone of what had happened. She was afraid they might think of her as a slut.
"God Asuka, don't be like that. If the reason why you have asked me here was that, then don't hesitate to tell me," Xiaoyu sighed again as she pushed her back against the chair.
She looked at Asuka who remained silent due to the hand impeding her mouth. Groaning, she slapped Asuka's hand and went on to business. "Come on, tell me!" she insisted, shaking Asuka a bit.
Wrong move, Ling.
She didn't expect Asuka to be this shocked at her sudden impulse. Instead of having the heart to tell, Asuka could only slide to the very corner, away from Xiaoyu as possible, and shudder.
"Oh, sorry about that…" Xiaoyu made a goofy grin while scratching her head.
But out of all that, she got Asuka confessing, "I almost had sex with Hwoarang."
Okay, wait –rewind!
"I–almost–had–sex–with–Hwoarang."
"WHAT?" Xiaoyu asked aloud. Asuka had to stand up and make her calm down before having her hit her head on the table. She knew this was unexpected, but all she had to say is to deal with it, bitch.
"Yes. But about the dump thing…well, it was the other way around. I broke the kiss, got off of him, and fled back to my flat." Afterwards, she explained even more in details, making Xiaoyu gape at her like she'd seen a unicorn hump a horse and produce horsicorn babies unsuccessfully in the Animal Planet.
"But why did you ditch him? Maybe you just don't know how he feels towards you. I don't know, but…" Xiaoyu began, a hint of hesitation in her voice, "…Hwoarang's a real nice person. I knew that last night when we talked."
Asuka's eyes widened, but her voice went cool and normal. "I knew that," she frowned.
"Then –why?" Xiaoyu asked, obviously perplexed at her weird statements.
Tears formed in her eyes, and she raggedly wiped them as soon as they streaked down. "Julia," she whispered sadly, forcing a smile to curve on her lips.
"He can't be serious…" Now, Xiaoyu's voice was boiling in temperament, "Julia doesn't even love him!"
Asuka smiled nervously. "Wha-what do you mean?"
"Last night at the party, Julia kissed Jin in front of me. She fucking kissed him on purpose –because Hwoarang was away, and she still loved Jin! Now you're telling me that Hwoarang's that blind?"
Lost in words, Asuka allowed Xiaoyu to keep talking. "Is he that blind to not know that his beloved slut of a girlfriend was cheating on him behind his goddamn back? Fucking idiot…" Xiaoyu twisted her head in disgust.
"I didn't know that…"Asuka breathe uncontrollably and glanced at Xiaoyu in amazement, with finally, a genuine smile forming in her lips. "…but thanks a lot, Xiao."
"What?" Xiaoyu turned to Asuka as if oblivious about what she'd ranted earlier. Regardless, she smirked. "I saw that coming…no problem,"
At that moment, the most obvious, yet the most oblivious question to her was asked. "Say, what did you get my cuz for Christmas?"
Feeling her face flush, she looked away embarrassingly with a hand on both cheeks. She didn't even realize that she was starting to act pretty corny all of a sudden. Damn blush hormones…
"Umm…so, what is it? Tell me," Asuka insisted, pointing a finger at her nose.
"Frankly, I forgot to buy him something…" Xiaoyu pouted, stomping her feet a little. "But wait –I know!" she blushed even more, "But shit, it's a secret."
Hell, there was really something in her mind. But she was, let's say, a bit shy to reveal it. Asuka rolled her eyes at her cousin's girlfriend and started to ponder some things on her own. "Hey, what do you think Hwoarang might like for a present?"
Xiaoyu shrugged, but the sly smile on her lips never left her face. "I don't really know much about him, Az."
"No sweat," Asuka smiled genuinely.
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Christmas Eve
After everything that'd happened last night, Jin took all his worries in a game of lacrosse with his friends. It ain't really a popular sport in the city, or rather much in Japan, since only rich people like him and his friends play it, though nevertheless it was an awesome sport.
Basically, he's supposed to be worn out and stuff, but he's just not feeling it. Ever since waking up in the morning with Xiaoyu in his mind, he's been having a real hard time suppressing his desires.
"Is Ling home?" he flicked his keys as he passed by a maid. He received a 'yes' for a reply and he quickly headed to his room to rest, his heart easing for the fact that Xiaoyu was safe back home. He'd told her last night that he'd be making this Christmas the most memorable one for her. Guess that wouldn't be happening now, would it?
He reached for his doorknob and cracked the tall, dark door open. The sight of his room was unusually different, and the color and scent seemed so…erotic. The light was dimmed, with red scented candles flickering from the soft wind breeze. Taking a step in, the first thing he looked to at was his king-sized bed. And on it, was someone he'd less expected to come.
"What the," he tried his best to keep his jaw from gagging. He commanded himself to keep his composure while carefully tracing huge amounts of flesh exposed before him.
Xiaoyu lied still, with the blanket covering only her most sensitive parts. Her clit, her nipples…and the rest was all bare for Jin to see what he thought he didn't deserve most.
"What are you waiting for? Merry Christmas…would you mind opening my present for you now?" Xiaoyu cooed, lifting her head up in the most seductive way she could muster.
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Elie's Note: Sorry for the late update. With all the jazz in school and everyday problems, how can I do this? I'll update as soon as I'm satisfied with the reviews that I'll get for this shitty cliff hanger of a chapter. Oh well, let's simply put I have a life, got it memorized?
