A/N: To address the issue of Xiang speaking Mandarin:
He's speaking Mandarin because:
I don't know any Cantonese and I was too lazy to look any up. xD
While he is technically Hong Kong, he's part of a Chinese family in this fic. Thus, he's speaking Mandarin. It's the official language of China, and Hong Kong is supposedly part of China.
So that could be why.
And in addition, the characters are simplified for the same reason. They're all technically Chinese American. I'm not trying to say that Taiwan and Hong Kong aren't able in their own right; I'm just trying to make the story work.
They're in America, and they've emigrated there. Unless one parent speaks Cantonese and the other speaks Mandarin, usually the family is pretty uniform with languages. If one parent can only speak one and the other the other language, then I believe they just all speak English to each other. It's how it works in one of my friend's family.
Chapter 2: In Which the Real Fun Begins
Yong Soo and Xiang looked at Jing Mei eagerly as she hesitated in her typing.
"What's wrong, Mei Mei?"
For someone who was already seventeen, Yong Soo had a complete baby face. Unfortunately for Jing Mei, his pouts and puppy eyes were still as effective as they were when they were all little children. Xiang watched in amusement as Jing Mei glared half-heartedly at Yong Soo.
"Your face, you idiot."
She laughed at his look of pure terror. Yong Soo rushed to the nearest mirror possible, trying to talk himself into relative calmness. Xiang laughed lightly at his narcissistic cousin's antics are as Jing Mei took a sigh and thought about what to text.
"你想好了吗?"
"还没有。"
"Hey! Don't start speaking Mandarin when I'm not there!"
The irritated Korean was back, and he decided to place himself on the floor right at Jing Mei's feet.
"I know what you should text!"
Before Jing Mei could even register what Yong Soo was doing, the slippery boy had taken the phone out of her hands. Jing Mei was about to protest when she saw that Yong Soo had already sent a message to Anders Densen's phone.
"Yong Soo, what did you do?"
"I sent a message for you, da ze!"
Jing Mei immediately checked the "sent" folder of her texts to see what her perverted cousin had sent.
Heya anders Densen ;-)
"YONG SOO!"
"What?"
"Couldn't you have done something more interesting?"
"Nah."
Jing Mei just slapped Yong Soo on the back of his head. The immature junior immediately began to whine about "Mei Mei's" abuse as the irritated girl just snorted and rolled her eyes. Xiang watched them bicker with well concealed amusement, looking away from the duo only to sent texts to Mari.
Just as the teasing was getting to dangerous subjects, Jing Mei's phone buzzed.
"Hey guys, you know Anders just replied, right?"
Almost immediately, the two hyper Asians began to fight over possession of the phone. After much tickling, smacking, and accidental groping, Jing Mei victoriously flipped open her phone as Yong Soo groaned beneath her. Xiang eyed his red-faced twin warily.
"Was it really necessary to sit on his back?"
"Of course! He groped me."
"It was NOT on purpose! I don't feel like claiming your breasts!"
"Whatever."
Xiang surreptitiously glanced over his twin's shoulder to see what Anders Densen had responded with.
hej who r u?
"What are you going to respond with? Are you going to scare him, or are you going to just send him random crap?"
Jing Mei smoothed her hair back as she smiled deviously.
"You'll see."
I found your flowery boxers. They were under your bed.
Yong Soo had finally squirmed his way out from being Jing Mei's cushion. As he and Xiang snuck a glance at what Jing Mei had send Anders, nearly identical evil grins appeared on their faces.
"Jing Mei, I didn't know you were so interested in underwear."
"Xiang-muffin, Mei Mei has grown up!"
"You guys!"
"Mari says that Anders is apparently freaking out. He's at their house for dinner."
Before anyone could say anything else, Jing Mei's phone rang again.
r u some kinda perv? thats not cool :-(
"This is where the real fun starts," remarked Xiang dryly.
Mari was surprised to note that her usually stoic and emotionless sister was having trouble keeping a straight face as they watched Anders have spasm attacks at the weird text messages he was receiving.
"Are you ok, Nora?"
There was an evil and mischievous glint in the older girl's eyes. This was a look that Mari had only seen in her sister when the blonde was in a mood to bend a few rules to inflict suffering upon others. Usually that would be Anders, but occasionally, it was Arthur as well. But mostly Anders.
"It's fun to see the idiot like this."
Just as Mari was about to reply, the doorbell rang. Nora very calmly rose to open the door. It did not surprise Mari that Arthur Kirkland was standing there, face completely red as he gave her sister a bouquet of flowers.
"These are for you…I thought it'd be a gentlemanly thing to do, since your parents invited me to dinner and all."
Nora gave him a look that clearly said "I thank you for the flowers, and I know just what you're thinking, but if you do this again, I will kill you."
"Nora? Is Arthur here? Oh! It is nice to see you, Arthur! Please come in."
"NOOOOOOOORA! THE CREEPER TEXTED ME AGAIN!"
Everyone in the room (that being Anders' parents, Nora and Mari's parents, Nora and Mari themselves, and of course, everyone's favorite bushy-browed Brit) turned to stare at Anders.
"Is he quite alright?" asked Arthur tentatively. Although he was slightly jealous of how close Nora and Anders were, he was on semi-decent terms with the crazy blonde.
"Mari set up someone to prank text him," Nora whispered into Arthur's ear. "It's actually very amusing. I haven't seen him this insane for ages."
Arthur's abnormally thick eyebrows drew together in a frown as he contemplated what Nora had just said.
"Nora, darling, are you sure that is all right? I don't think the poor bloke is going to be very happy when he finds the culprit."
The blonde Brit watched in slight fascination and impending fear as a devious smirk transfigured itself onto his girlfriend's face.
"Didn't I tell you? We're trying to set him up with someone who's equally lonely at the moment."
i dont like this who r u
Jing Mei sat with her forehead resting upon the back of her chari as the two boys watched her continuing her efforts to prank Anders. Yao wasn't home yet, so the Wang siblings weren't even close to eating dinner. Yong Soo was technically supposed to be home at this point, but he had managed to convince his parents that the academically strong Xiang was tutoring him in pre-calc. Somehow the fact that Xiang was a sophomore taking Algebra II didn't quite register with their aunt and uncle, so Yong Soo was still here, sitting in Jing Mei's room while chomping down on some leftover kimchi and rice from his lunch.
Xiang was eating as well, although he made no sound while chewing through his buns. He had offered Jing Mei some, but his twin was too absorbed in her current project to be eating.
I also know where you are hiding your old stuffed teddy bear. I bet you still snuggle it at night when you're scared.
Xiang had been chatting with Mari earlier in the day about Jing Mei while the two of them had been eating lunch together.
"How's Jing Mei these days?"
Xiang had shrugged, saying something along the lines of, "Oh fine," "Still the same," etc.
"I think she looks kind of lonely," Mari had commented.
Xiang had looked at her in bewilderment. So he wasn't the only one who had noticed.
"Xiang-muffin! Your-"
"No, Yong Soo, they belong to me."
"But Maaaari…"
"No."
"What were you guys saying about Mei Mei?"
"Nothing."
"Please?"
The couple stared emotionlessly at Yong Soo's convincing pout. Xiang gave up first, earning him a hug from his cousin.
"She looks kind of lonely."
Mari tilted her head slightly in thought as the cousins calmed down. Xiang watched her eyes light up as she had an idea.
"We could set her up."
"With who?" begged Yong Soo, suddenly excited again.
"Anders."
"Why him?" asked Xiang, raising an eyebrow at Mari. The pale-haired girl chuckled at his look.
"Admit it. Jing Mei's really bossy and Anders needs to be bossed around. This could end up nicely."
"Da ze!" grinned Yong Soo, pumping his fist in the air. "I've got a plan."
And so now, Xiang thought, Everything is in motion. I just hope this turns out well for Jing Mei's sake.
A/N: And yes, it has begun. I won't be following every text that's sent, but I hope you get the general idea of what Jing Mei's going to send Anders. And yes, she's going to start off by sending him creeper texts.
And the next chapter is in planning stages!
And Tanoshimi won! Yes, Nora's boyfriend is Arthur. xD
EDIT: I FORGOT TRANSLATIONS! *GASP*
"你想好了吗?" - Have you thought of any?
"还没有。" - Not yet.
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