LIES
By: qtisyaoran

Disclaimer: I hate disclaimers, so you all know the drill. I don¡¦t own CCS, clamp does.

Chapter 4- Poems

Everyday the boy sat
Waiting impatiently for his return
To his beloved he loved for so long
The promise unkept
And never will
His heart swollen into a deep sour fruit
Knowing that he would never
Keep the promise he wanted to
He had a mission, a duty
To honor his family and it¡¦s respect
Still the boy waited
Until he grown up into a man
Only to lie to his beloved
And keep his swollen bitter heart
Until the end of time
~ Lies ~
By Fuutie Li

It was a true poem. Poor Syaoran¡K Fuutie witnessed him for so long. He must have felt guilty for lying to Sakura. But that Fuutie too, had taken part in this, she felt extremely guilty. She knew how it feels like to be lied, cheated. But what can she do?
Meilin¡K get her cousin Meilin to talk to Syaoran. They haven¡¦t seen her since the funeral. And even then, they did not pass a word. She was chosen for Syaoran¡¦s future marriage, a marriage she refused to. She was brokenhearted. Their relationship has never been the same. She never found another man again.

Broken-hearted the girl may be
But she may be the only one for he
That can cure the boy from his spell
Of lies he always tells
But no she was not
Though beautiful and smart
But another girl with auburn hair
Would tend to the young man¡¦s care
Her warm and gentle smile
Would always last awhile
In the heart of the sick man
But how to get her? I did not plan
Still I have to go to someone without glee
And that person is Meilin Li
(Author¡¦s notes: I am NEVER writing a poem that rhymes ever again. That turned out weird, and I know ¡§not¡¨, and ¡§smart¡¨, do not rhyme)
¡§Xialong?¡¨ young Chinese woman asked softly, approaching her beloved for so long.
Young man ignored her, and stared straight at the empty night sky.
¡§Why must you ignore me so?¡¨ cried the bitter heart of Meilin Li.
Still the young man did not stir or turn his head facing the young woman.
Poor Meilin¡K she had grown from an immature spoiled brat, into a beautiful, intelligent young lady. She now has short hair, never tied up, and the same amber eyes; though her looks had changed into an eighteen-year-old youth.
¡§I knew this was going to happen¡K I never should have came¡K¡¨ thought the girl, preparing to leave, but the young man stopped her.
¡§I¡¦m sorry¡K¡¨
¡§Fuutie asked me to come to talk to you. I did not understand why, though. She told me something about lies, letters from an old friend, and marriage?¡¨
Syaoran sighed deeply, recollecting his problems, yet chose not to express his true feelings to the girl who waited his explanation, the girl he was befriended for so long.

Maybe it¡¦s an illusion, a dream
But whenever the see the face of the young man
Tears fall down my cheeks
The words I could not express
And know I never have a chance
But surrounds me in my deepest loneliness
Until I become a burden to all my surroundings
How I begged for that change to be!
But I know it does not exist
My heart disappeared
And could not be found
Never again

¡§Never again...¡¨ Meilin whispered faintly to herself, not caring if Syaoran heard or not, but he did.
¡§What do you mean?¡¨ asked he.
¡§Syaoran, I still love you¡K¡¨ whispered the girl. She spoke of it too quickly, as if wanting to get it over with, but at the same time, hesitated. She searched an expression on the young man¡¦s face, but found there is none.
"... Why do you?¡¨ asked the young man.
¡§I don¡¦t know... I guess I¡¦m just stupid¡K I¡¦ve been ignoring this for the past eight years. Still¡K I¡¦ve been waiting for the day when you would change your mind, and decide to marry me. But I have been a fool¡K just waiting there like a sitting duck! Am I a slave!? But then¡K why do I still love you? Maybe because I never loved anyone else¡K and you have come first in my heart...¡¨
¡§Meilin... just forget it¡K I¡¦m sorry¡K but I still feel the same way about you...¡¨
Shock was in the young lady¡¦s eyes, yet she expected this, but still didn¡¦t see it coming. How can it be so? After she poured her heart out? He is still going to treat her the same way!?
¡§Find then ¡¥Xiao¡¦long! What do you expect? To be with Sakura!? After you broken your promise to her about returning? She is not going to wait around forever you know! And neither will I! Good-bye cousin ¡¥Xiao¡¦long! Good-bye FOREVER!¡¨
¡§Meilin wait!¡¨ cried the young man, ¡§Sakura¡K she¡¦s¡K Sakura¡¦s getting married¡K¡¨
¡§What...?¡¨ she asked softly.
¡§Tomoyo sent me a letter, telling me that. She sent me an invitation, to the wedding. I made Fuutie write a letter telling her I¡¦m dead¡¨
¡§Syaoran¡K why didn¡¦t you tell me sooner?¡¨
He strugged his shoulders and turned away, not facing her.
¡§Go to that wedding!¡¨, commanded she
¡§What!?¡¨ asked a stunned Syaoran, now facing her.
¡§You heard me!¡¨
¡§Why?¡¨
¡§Because I say so!¡¨
¡§You can¡¦t make me!¡¨
¡§Don¡¦t be so childish ¡¥Xiao¡¦long! Now I know why aunt Ieran named you ¡¦little¡¦, you are little, you act little, and as little as you act now, you will never live up to your potential, because you are trying to take the easy ways out. But you know what cousin ¡¥Xiao¡¦long? You¡¦re pathetic! You¡¦re a wimp! You can¡¦t even tell Sakura why you¡¦ve ignored her all these years! No wonder why she left you for another guy!¡¨
A grand speech! It leaves anyone, even Syaoran, enough guilt and is persuaded to does anything one demand for.
¡§Have it you way Meilin!¡¨ shouted the young man.
Meilin left the room, with a smile across her face. Never had she stood up to Syaoran, in all her life and disagreed with him. She felt proud, not to mention happy, happy she could help, even to someone who left her brokenhearted all these years.

To be continue¡K

Note: Comments/questions, e-mail me at: qtisyaoran@hotmail.com In case you were all wondering, no, Meilin isn¡¦t going to show up in my other chapters, sorry. *Meilin fans: WHAT!?* *gain up on qtisyaoran* hehe¡K lol!!!!!!