The White Mouse and the Dragon
Chapter 2
Yue Phong stood in front of Zhao Yun in silence, she cannot believe her eyes. She took a step forward and looked into Zhao Yun's brown eyes. Suddenly a weird mixture of feelings rushed over her, it was a mixture of sadness and anger, an unusual feeling for someone reuniting with a friend after all these years. She didn't know what to say, should she slap him and yell at him for not coming back for so long? Or should she wrap her hands around his neck and cry happily? Yue Phong did nothing and just stared at the tall man in front of her. He has gotten older and handsomer, his face is no longer round and he has lost all his baby fat, it is a nice oval shape now. She admired the new shape of his eyes and his height, Zhao Yun has always been a short kid around the other kids their age, she will always make fun of him for being so short, but now, he is almost 6 feet tall and she is still around 5 feet 2. She was still observing his face when Zhao Yun spoke. "Are you just going to stand there or are you going to greet your best friend?" Zhao Yun asked with a huge grin on his face. Yue Phong looked up at him and then looked around him, she notice that the huge crowd that was here before suddenly disappeared, all that was left was her, Zhao Yun, and the massive amount of books. "Welcome back…" Yue Phong said coldly. Zhao Yun's smile disappeared and a concerned look replaced that smile. "What's wrong? Aren't you happy about this? I kept my promise didn't I?" he asked with a concerned look on his face. Yue Phong hated that look, she hated how Zhao Yun always looked after her, and how he always protected her like she is some sort of child. One reason that she never wanted to look weak in front of Zhao Yun. "It's nothing… How can you say that you kept your promised when you haven't been back for 5 years?!" she asked, raising her voice. "I never said when I was going to come back! Liu Bei wouldn't let me off, he said he needed me, so I didn't get back until now! I still kept my promise though." Zhao Yun shouted. "No you didn't, you already broke your promise for not coming back. And you didn't write any letters either, like you were supposed to!" Yue Phong shouted back. "I told you! I didn't have time, I was too busy fighting for my country" Zhao Yun yelled back. The two of them are bickering now, Yue Phong say something and Zhao Yun shout back something else, the conversation turned so intense that the old bookstore owner could not stand this heated conversation anymore and pulled them apart. Both of them take a step back and were both breathing heavily from all the shouting that they did a few minutes ago. Both of them glared angrily at each other and suddenly, they both bursted out laughing. The old lady was confused by this odd action and walked away from the two friends shaking her head in confusion. Zao Yun punched Yue Phong playfully, Yue Phong smiled. No matter how long it took Zhao Yun to come back, he is back now, and she is happy that he came back. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly. She was so happy, so happy that Zhao Yun remembered their promise and came back just for her. She no longer needed to imagine how Zhao Yun will look or what he will say, he is standing right in front of her, smiling down on her like he had always done ever since they became friends. She loved that about him, the way he smiled, it's like the sun has risen for the second time, warm and shiny. Zhao Yun laughed and pulled her off of him and teased her on how pathetic she was for being so desperate. She pouted and laughed along with him. She held Zhao Yun's hand and both of them headed to the lake, the one that they have always hanged out at when they were children..
(yay!! Now switching to Zhao Yun's P.O.V. muahahahhaha)
Zhao Yun stared at Yue Phong's face as she looked out at the lake, so much has changed. Her hair had grown out and was tied neatly into a bun, her face has gotten paler and her lips had turned redder. She has turned more beautiful in some way, not the way she dresses or any of her other physical features, maybe he just saw her in a different way. She was no longer the little girl who always hangs out with boys and acted like she was a little boy herself. She was a beautiful lady that men would look at her and compliment on her looks. Zhao Yun blushed, he has never thought of his best friend as beautiful before, not even a little. He didn't know where these thoughts came from and why they entered his brain. He started to wonder to himself, why did he come back? Was it for her? Or was it for his family? If it was for her, was it because he wanted to keep his promise? Or does he want to see her again so she can once again come back in his life? These questions confuse Zhao Yun. Yue Phong is no longer his friend anymore, his feelings towards her has changed and he knew it. While he was still deep in thoughts, he was distracted by a voice, it was Yue Phong's voice. "Hey! Are you okay? Zhao Yun... Zhao Zhilong!" Yue Phong shouted. Zhao jumped in surprise, he accidentally slipped on the wet mud and fell in the lake. Yue Phong laughed. The surprised look on Zhao Yun's face and the way his heavy wet cloths looked were priceless, Yue Phong couldn't stop laughing at her friend's pathetic look. It was just way too funny for her to stop. Zhao Yun glared at his friend and pulled her in the lake. Her eyes widened and coughed out some of the water she breathed in during the fall. She stared at him in shock and splashed some water in his face. He laughed and splashed back, before they knew it, it turned into war, Yue Phong was trying everything she can to splash more water at Zhao Yun while he retreated. Zhao Yun laughed, enjoying every minute of this. It was all coming back to him now, how they played in the lake during the summers when they were little, how they both laughed at each other's stupidity and childish behaviors. He loved those moments with Yue Phong and he is sure that she enjoyed them too. No… I don't love her… I don't need to… her friendship is enough for right now… Zhao Yun thought to himself smiling.
- to be continued-
Yay! Second chapter is done!! *throws a giant party* I would like to thank those who have read and reviewed my story, really appreciate the adivice and encouragement, thank you!!! Now I hoped you enjoyed the new chapter and please continue to review and tell me what you think about it. Thank you so much *bows* and I will see you people when the next chapter is up :D