MEILING HAS A CHALLENGE BUT WITH HER FRIENDS SHE GAINS HER COMFIDENCE TO MEET HER GOAL.

A/N A QUARTER IS LIKE A SEMESTER ONLY THERES A SEMESTER EQUALS HALF A SCHOOL YEAR AND A QUARTER TAKES UP A FORTH. OH AND SAN IS A JAPANESSE ABBR FOR MRS. OR MR.

A few weeks went by Meiling hadn't seen Toya. She hung out with Sakura a lot but they rarely hung out at Sakura's house and when they did Toya was gone. Meiling slowly became less energetic. A quarter passed and Meiling Syaoran and Tomoyo joined the drama class. It was the first day of the second quarter. Meiling felt kinda of sad she didn't know why she just did. Their drama teacher was really pretty and she just got out of school last year. Suddenly Toya walked in. Meiling got her energy back.

"I'm Suzuki-san" The teacher said. Tomoyo leaned in to whisper to Syaoran. They both laugh. Tomoyo raised her hand

"What's Toya doing here?" she asked in her sweet innocent voice. Meiling knew what she was doing.

"This is Toya-san" Suzuki-san cheerfully said to the kids. "He's going to be my teacher's assistant" Suzuki-san started telling everyone about the drama class. Syaoran glared at Toya even though he knew Meiling liked him, Toya was still his enemy.

"Be nice to Toya for Meiling-chan" Tomoyo whispered.

"Thanks Tomoyo." Meiling whispered "but I don't like him"

"Whatever" Syaoran said he sat there looking up and thinking for a bit. "I guess I should behave for a good grade" He lied.

"LIER!" Meiling yelled. Eyes turned to Meiling.

"Is there something you would like to share?" Suzuki-san asked. "Um no." Quickly Meiling sat down. She looked at Toya. He gave her no attention she put her head down. The class started additions a few days later. They were doing Hercules. Syaoran got Meg. Tomoyo got one of the 4 fan girls and Meiling got to be Hades assistant Alcina. Syaoran looked unsatisfied. "I'm going to talk to Suzuki-san" He said in an annoyed tone. Meiling looked to watch where Syaoran was walking she saw Toya flirting was Suzuki. She was smiling back. Meiling just sat there and watched. "Meiling? hello? Meiling?" Tomoyo said

"What!"

"You spaced out."

"Oh sorry" Meiling said in a low tone.

"Meiling are you ok you look sad."

"Tired" She smiled "It's all good I didn't get any sleep though. Tomoyo glanced at Toya. "Meiling-chan is something wrong you can tell me." Meiling thought for a moment she did feel sad but she didn't know why. "It's fine" Meiling said. Apparently Syaoran got a female part because they ran out of guy parts. Tomoyo laughed but for some reason Meiling didn't find it funny but she pulled it off and laughed and teased him. Meiling found out she was sadder every time drama class was over. Week after week Toya flirted with Suzuki and Meiling got quieter. Finally after the 10th week Meiling lost her energy and while her friends were walking home with her she zoned them out. Tomorrow would be the night of the play. Why did she care if Toya liked Suzuki-san? She liked Syaoran or did she? She hadn't thought of him as more than a friend since she met Toya but she knew for a fact that Toya liked Suzuki-san. She remembered one day she heard them talking and he told her any guy would be lucky the date her she just chuckled and asked him if he like someone. Then turned bright red then he struggled to talk. Toya always volunteered to assist Suzuki to she never actually had to ASK him to do anything. He acted just like Syaoran acted around Sakura. If no one liked her maybe she could just give up. The next day Meiling had to go to the High school part of her school to get more papers for the teacher when he heard Toya talking to Yuki and some of his friends. "I think I love her she's a goddess with long red hair and perfect waist."

"Can't you talk about anyone beside her" Yuki asked

"No" Toya said excitedly "Suzuki-san is well she's wonderful she's always smiling and smells like fruit." Meiling never saw Toya this happy. Tears fell down her face she know he loved her she knew she meant nothing to him but it hurt to hear him say "I love her" about another girl. She sat against the wall tears slowly sliding down her cheek. Why didn't she notice her crush on Toya earlier she could of stopped Toya from meeting Suzuki-san. Toya kept complementing her. Finally he said.

"But tonight I'll confess!" Meiling ran off. She got the papers for her teacher and slowly walked back to her classroom. "Meiling what took you so long" The teacher asked annoyed by how long Meiling took. "Nothing sorry" Meiling said quietly. Finally the bell rang and it was the day of the play. Meiling walked to the nearest closet. She couldn't bare to see Toya with another girl, a gorgeous girl. She sat in the closet. Toya would probably be judging her performance laughing at her every move. She didn't want to perform anymore. Finally she heard Syaoran, Sakura, Meiling and Eriol calling her name multiple times but not Toya. "THERE YOU ARE!" Syaoran yelled "WHY ARE YOU HIDEING."

"I just." Meiling sniffed

"YOU JUST WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?"

"What do you mean" She cried harder.

"YOU'RE CRYING MY BEST FRIEND AND COUSIN MEILING NEVER CRIED! GET OVER IT AND FIGHT FOR HIM" He yelled "SO WHO ARE YOU? YOUR NOT THE GIRL I KNEW….In fact you weak" he said

"SHUT UP SYAORAN YOU NEVER YELLED A SAKURA LIKE THIS! WHY ME WHY ME YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW MY COMPATITION NO GUY WILL EVER LIKE ME!"

"I KNOW WHO SHE IS ITS." Syaoran leaned it Meiling's ear "Suzuki"

"But how did?"

"Tomoyo"

"Oh"

"SO GET UP AND WIN HIM LIKE YOU TRIED TO WIN ME."

"But I never win I'm giving up"

"BUT YOU NEVER GAVE UP! YOUR WERE STRONG! SO WHY NOW? WHY NOW?" He yelled louder.

"Because what do I have that she doesn't have"

"Well for one thing YOUR NOT A TEACHER and your funny ask any of your friends and you used to be strong and now your well now your acting helpless and worthless but I know you're not because if you were I would leave you at home and never let you play with our friend outside of school" Meiling still had to be with someone when she left home. "And if it makes you feel any better I love you more than any girl in the world except for Sakura it's just you're my cousin and going out with you is like Toya going out with Sakura.

"Awkward?"

"Yah but not because it's you but because we're related there for I don't have feelings for you but someone will I promise so don't give up MAKE HIM YOURS!" Meiling smiled for the first time in a long time her face was dry again.

"I will. " She jumped out of the closet and ran to the stage. She got into her costume. When the play was over and Meiling walked up to Toya. "Toya I want to have a word with you!"

"Hold on bug after this" He walked got on stage. Meiling got confused. Then Sakura and Tomoyo can up to her.

"Meiling the high school students are going to putting on a play come sit with us" It was a play about some prom Meiling was bored but then Toya started to perform. Toya, Yuki and some guys started talking they were all in uniforms.

Toya: I think I love her she's a goddess with long red hair and perfect waist.

Yuki: Can't you talk about anyone beside her.

Toya: No, Rika-san is well she's wonderful she's always smiling and smells like fruit.

Toya kept talking about this Rika girl and then Suzuki-san came on stage. Yuki and the other guys walked off.

Suzuki: I wonder if any guy will ask me to the dance.

Toya (blushes): Any guy would be lucky to go out with you.

Suzuki: Do you like anyone"

Toya: (turns bright red and struggles to talk.)The play slowly continued.. Meiling felt embarrassed this whole time Toya was acting and Suzuki was helping him. To girls in the back were whispering.

"Ryou said they were going to kiss in the end" Meiling heard it she couldn't let Toya kiss Suzuki-san even if it was just acting. She had to think of a plan maybe if she got close to the stage crew she could find a way to ruin the kissing seen now if only she had an alibi. What would be reasons to leave a play for a long time? She thought of something. "Sakura I can get Yuki's autograph for you."

"But I don't like Yuki anymore"

"I know but it could make Syaoran jealous" Sakura smile at that thought "Ok but don't get in trouble" Meiling gave her a reassuring smile. She grabbed a hoodie she never wore so no one knew who she was. She snuck back stage. Now what she thought? AHA! The lights, if she could get control of the lights and make them too bright. Toya and Suzuki-san would get confused and not kiss. But that would only stop the play for a bit. She saw a group of people drinking coffee.

"I don't want mine" Someone said

Maybe if she dropped something like coffee on Suzuki-san she would run off stage to clean herself off. "Can I have it" She asked. He gave her the coffee. A scene ended. The lights on stage turned off. She blended in with her black hoodie so no one could see her then she stuck on stage she hid behind this card board tree. It was really tall and it had stairs behind it. Toya and Suzuki did a Rapunzel-modern like scene earlier in the play but the tree was still there. She climbed on the stairs and hid. The play began again. A couple of scenes passed by. The boring play would never end. The tree with Meiling hiding on it got dragged on and off the stage often. Finally the tree came back on stage. The last scene began.

Toya: Rika… I… I love you. I'm sorry Brad dumped you but you deserve better.

Suzuki-san: You don't love me! Nobody loves me!

Toya: I love you. You're everything I want. (Toya gives Suzuki-san his jacket)

Suzuki-san: Do… do you really like me? (Toya nodded) Would you do anything for me? (He blushed). Meiling was leaning against the tree it tipped over. Suzuki-san jumped out of the way.

"MEILING!" Toya yelled in shock. "AHHHH" Toya caught her and the coffee spilled on the round.

"What are you doing?"

"I really wanted to watch close up" She lied.

"It's ok Meiling." Said Suzuki. "Aw your coffee spilled."

"It's ok I lost my appetite" Finally the bell rang. The students quickly dashed out of the auditorium without giving the stage a second look. "I'm sorry." Meiling said.

"It's ok the audience looked really bored anyway" Suzuki-san smiled. Toya was smiling to. Meiling was so happy she had her friends there to get over her sadness she realized that for the first time she won! She actually won! And she was in Toya's arms! Bonus!