Chapter 22
One Step At A Time
LL Contest
Hebe woke-up the next morning to find herself looking horrible again. Her eyes were red and puffy from all of the crying that she did the night before. She hopped into the shower hoping that the cold water would help the swelling go down. When she was done she dried herself off and got ready to go out. Before she left her house she checked herself one last time. She fixed her make-up, brushed her hair and strained up her clothes. Then for the final touch, a fake smile that she wore for the past year and a half now. She walked out of her house looking confident and happy but in the inside she really was sad and miserable. Hebe drove down to the coffee shop near her house and ordered her usual and left. Today was going to be like any other Saturday for her. She would go out shopping, eat lunch by herself at the park, stay until the sun had set and then go out to eat dinner. Then she would just pour herself a glass of wine and crawl into bed when she was done with the bottle. But this Saturday was different, and it all started off when she got this one little text.
TEXT CONVERSATION
???: Good Morning ;)
H: Hum… who is this?
???: Calvin?
H: Ohh… how did you get my number?
CA: Jiro
H: Where did he get my number?
CA: Mei Mei
H: Where did she get my number?
CA: Ya Tou
H: Where did she get my number?
CA: Aaron
H: Oh
CA: So you want to do something today?
H: Sure I guess so?
CA: You don’t have to come if you are busy
H: No I want to come I have nothing planned for today any way
CA: Okay I’ll pick you up at 10
H: Okay see you later
END OF TEXT CONVERSATION
Hebe’s POV
Weird that Calvin wanted to hang out with me today? I though that he was going with the others to the contest today? Oh well I should get ready it is already 9: 10
So as Hebe got ready to meet up with Calvin, Calvin was on his bed frozen like a statue.
Calvin’s POV
What the heck did I just do? Did I just ask Hebe to spend the day with me? I can’t believe that she actually said yes too. Wait I must be dreaming I’m going to close my eyes and when I count to 10 I will be awake still in my boxers and t-shirt. 10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1… open. Nope I was there sitting on my bed fully dressed with my cell phone in one hand and car keys in the other. I guess I really did ask her to spend the day with me. (impressed with himself) Oh crap… the contest is today… I think that I will just Hebe with me.
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At Jiro’s House
MM: Wake up sweetie (whispers into Jiro’s ear)
J: (rolls over)
MM: Jiro wake up honey (nudges him)
J: (still sleeping)
MM: (pouts and puts her hands on her hips) Jiro Wang if you don’t get up right now I will break up with you…
J: (still sleeping)
MM: Fine! (starts to get up but gets pulled down on top of Jiro inches away from his face)
J: Now why would you want to do that? (putting her in a tight hug and smiling at her)
MM: Wow you look when I say that I’m going to break up with you (rolls her eyes)
J: I know that you won’t do that to me…
MM: What make you think that?
J: Because you love me too much to ever break by heart
MM: Sure whatever
J: Oh… okay I’m sorry babe for not waking up when you told me too, please forgive me
MM: Hummm… I think about it (wiggles away from his tight hug and walks out of the room)
J: (thinking) Oh great I made her upset again (hitting his head lightly while walking downstairs)
J: Mei Mei… (hears someone in the kitchen) Babe (wraps his arms around her waist) I’m sorry (kisses her on the neck) Please forgive me (kisses her again)
Mei Mei didn’t pay any attention to him; she just kept drinking her coffee.
J: I’m really sorry Mei Mei (kisses her again and again)
Mei Mei stopped drinking her coffee and closed her eyes. She was enjoying the soft warm lips of her boyfriend’s kisses. The comfort she felt when she was in his arms was indescribable. Her whole body tingled after ever kiss she received. She turned around and looked into Jiro’s eyes. She could see that he was very sincere about what he said. Without even saying a word she pulled him down into a long passionate kiss.
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At Gui Gui and Wang Zi’s Condo
I woke up the next morning without Wang Zi at my side. Instead he was outside on the balcony watching the cars go by. I walked towards him slowly sliding the screen door trying not to bother him. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed his back. I was just tall enough to rest my chin on his shoulder.
Wang Zi’s POV
I felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around me and a pair of soft lips kissed my back. I took me a second to figure out that it was Gui Gui.
WZ: Good morning (still looking forward)
G: Good morning
WZ: You’re up early this morning
G: It’s because you weren’t beside me this morning
WZ: I’m sorry I couldn’t sleep
G: Here how about I make some breakfast
WZ: Okay
G: Do you mind if I invite Ya Tou and Mao Di over as well
WZ: No I don’t
G: Okay you stay out here and I’ll go call them over
WZ: Okay
I could hear Gui Gui on the phone talking to Ya Tou. I was looking around and saw Mao Di outside as well. I looked at him and waved and he started to walk over to my side, I did the same.
MD: You’re up early
WZ: You too
MD: Yeah, I’ve always been an early riser
WZ: I think that you better go back inside and get ready for breakfast
MD: Breakfast
WZ: Gui Gui wants you guys over for some breakfast
MD: Okay see you later then
WZ: Okay see yeah
I went back inside to get ready. I went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. I could smell wonderful smells of the food when I finished. I got changed and laid out some clothes for Gui Gui. I walked into the kitchen and saw all of the food.
WZ: Do you need help Gui?
G: No I’m fine (while plating the last of the food)
Knock~ Knock~
G: Oh their here… can you please let them in while I go and change
WZ: Yeah sure… I laid out some clothes on the bed for you
G: Thank you (while running to her room)
WZ: (walks to the door) Hi there… please come in
MD: Thanks for having us over for breakfast
WZ: Our pleasures… here please sit
YT: So where is Gui Gui?
G: Right here (popping out of no where)
YT: Oh… (a little startled) hi there
G: Hi… come on let’s eat everyone
So they start eating when they are done they were all stuffed
MD: That was a great breakfast Gui Gui
G: Thank you
WZ: So are you guys going to do anything today?
YT: Oh yeah we are going to this contest
G: Contest?
YT: Yeah, it’s called LL and we enter it for fun every year
MD: Yeah you guys should come with us if you guys aren’t doing anything today…
WZ: That sound like fun
YT: Everyone is coming… and it’s for a good cause… all the money they collect from today will be given to the charity to help find a cure for leukemia.
G: I guess it wouldn’t hurt to go
YT: Well I guess we’ll get going… we still have to get ready
G: Wait what are we suppose to wear?
YT: Umm… just make sure that you look good
WZ: Okay, just call us when you guys are ready to leave, we can all go together.
MD: Okay see you guys later
After a half an hour all four of then were ready
[This is how they looked like:
Gui Gui:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/ae037129aa0991f498250a47.jpg
Wang Zi:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/1_278390788l-1.jpg
Ya Tou:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/a0a846e7ded4993ab938203b.png
Mao Di:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/MaoDi11.jpg]
WZ: Looks like everyone is ready… we should get going
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At Jiro’s House
MM: Jiro hurry up we are going to be late!
J: Babe… I’m right here
MM: How the heck did you get there?
J: I was always here
MM: Okay… whatever… come on we are going to be late…
J: Slow down Mei Mei we have plenty of time
MM: Okay (breathes in and out)
J: (looks at Mei Mei with a devilish smile)
MM: What are you looking at? (smiling back)
J: Just looking at my beautiful girlfriend
MM: (giggles) Thank you >_^
[This is how they looked:
Mei Mei:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/MeiMei.jpg
Jiro:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/jiro_wang_5_177.jpg]
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Outside Hebe’s House
H: Where is he? He is already 10 minutes late…
Just then a car parked in front of Hebe and the window rolls down.
CA: Sorry I’m late… there as a little bit of traffic
H: No it’s okay… where are we going any way?
CA: It’s a surprise...
H: Okay
After about thirty minutes of driving they come to their destination.
H: Where are we…
CA: I forgot that I had to go to LL before I ask you to hang out so I thought I would being you…
H: But isn’t this a contest for couples?
CA: Well Aaron is going to be here and since you said yesterday that you weren’t going I though I would surprise the both of you (thinking of while he was saying it)
H: Oh… okay… so where’s Aaron?
CA: That’s a good question… let’s go find him
After looking around for a while they had finally found Aaron and the rest of the group.
CA: Hey guys
J: Sup Calvin… Hey Hebe
H: Hi there everyone
A: Why are you here?
CA: I brought her to be your partner
A: Oh… okay thanks… here Hebe we should sign in
H: Okay… (walks off)
When they leave Gui Gui, Ya Tou Mao Di and Wang Zi had just came.
YT: Hey there Mei Mei, you look so pretty
MM: Oh thank you, you too
YT: Look we brought Gui Gui and Wang Zi
MM: Good now we have a complete team
YT: Hey did you guys sign in yet?
J: We were just about to do that
G: I guess we’ll come with you guys then
CA: Wait who is going to be my partner? I thought you guys were going to give me one?
G: I can call my friend she lives not too far from here… I can ask her to come over if you want…
CA: Okay call her now please
YT: Yeah hurry Gui Gui we need to all be signed up by 2:00 and it is already 1:20
G: Don’t worry she’ll be here (opens her cell phone)
PHONE CALL
G: Hey ??? can you come over to the LL festival?
???: Who is this?
G: Oh sorry it’s me Gui Gui
???: GUI GUI!!!
G: Yes it’s me
???: Oh my gosh! When did you come back to Taiwan?
G: I’ll explain everything to you if you come to the LL festival right now and you have to look good because I’m entering you in the contest with my group
???: Why do you need me in your group?
G: Please just come, I’ll buy you your favorite ice cream
???: You better be glad the I love you like a sister Gui Gui
G: Yes, yes I love you too
???: Okay I’m on my way
END PHONE CALL
G: She is on her way
YT: Okay now we have everyone…
MM: Wait where is Chun and Ella?
E: Right here
MM: Oh okay there you guys are… you just made it
[This is how Chun and Ella look:
Ella:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/chuneLLa8.jpg
Chun:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/Fahrenheit-2.jpg]
J: Hey I’ll be right back, I’m just going to call Aaron and tell him where we are
MM: Okay
PHONE CALL
A: Hello?
J: Hey Aaron we are at the sign up table… where are you guys?
A: Jiro I’m right next to you
END OF PHONE CALL
J: Oh haha never mind… did you guys sign in yet?
H: Yeah we just finished
[This is how Aaron and Hebe looks:
Hebe:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/hebe-3.jpg
Aaron:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/Fahrenheit_52-2.jpg]
J: I found them
YT: Okay so we are all signed in and… so they said that we have to be in the back before 1:45 and it’s 1:30 so we have fifteen minutes to walk around
G: Uhmm… ill be at the front so I can wait for Calvin’s partner
CA: Here Gui I’ll wait with you
G: Okay see you guys in fifteen minutes (walks away with Calvin)
MM: Come on everyone let’s walk around for now
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In the front entrance
CA: So how dose your friend look?
G: You’ll see I think she is really pretty
CA: Come on Gui you have to give me something better then that
G: No because you’ll see her soon so you can judge her with your own standards
???: Judge who with their own standards?
G: Xiao Xun!!!
XX: Gui Gui (hugs) long time no see
G: I know it has been too long time
XX: I know you didn’t tell me that you came back
G: Well I only came back yesterday
XX: How long are you staying?
G: Six months or more
XX: Well that’s good
CA: (Cough)
G: Oh sorry this is your partner Calvin
CA: Hi (extends his hand)
XX: Hi I’m Xiao Xun (shakes his hand) (looks at Gui Gui) I never knew that you were friends with someone from Fahrenheit
G: One of my many friends
XX: Well I’d like to meet more of your friends (giggles)
CA: Well lades I think that we have to go backstage now
G: Okay then (grabs Xiao Xun and starts walking)
[This is how they look:
Xiao Xun:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/f9a3c7ff6e4220_full.jpg
Calvin:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/Fahrenheit_52-1-3.jpg]
Announcer: Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to our second annual Lone Land Contest.
Gui Gui’s POV
So that’s what LL stands for… but wait Love Land? What the heck kind of contest is this?
Announcer: As all of you know we have 10 lovely couples trying to win the title of the “Golden Couple” and all of the money that we raise from today will go to a charity that helps find the cure of leukemia. So lets get started… for the first round we will have the cat walk. There will be one couple taken out of every round. Please start the music!!!
[Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebDBKSdkhnI]
*CATWALK*
Announcer: Oh… lets have a round of applause for the couple.
Round 2-4
Announcer: For the final round we are going to separate the couples and we are going to have a little test to see if these last six couples really know each other. We are going to send the couples into different room to think of answers to the questions we will be testing them on later on in this round. While we give then some time to think we will have a small intersession.
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G: So what are we suppose to do?
YT: Here are the questions they are going to ask (gives her a piece of paper) and you just have to give your answer to them and then we go back out they will ask the guys the same question and they have guess the right answer.
G: Oh…
MM: Wow I can’t believe that we all made it this far
E: I know right
G: Oh…sorry everyone I forgot to introduce my friend Xiao Xun
Everyone: Hi
XX: (giggles) Hi, all of you were great out there
YT: Thanks >_^
G: Well we should get out there
Worker: 2 minutes!!!
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Boy’s Room
J: Hey Calvin how do you know your partner?
CA: Oh… she is Gui Gui’s friend
WZ: So you don’t really know her then?
CA: No, why are you guys asking all of these questions?
WZ/ J: No reason
Jiro’s POV
I can’t believe that Xiao Xun is here
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/579_20080304336.jpg
Wang Zi’s POV
I can’t believe that Xiao Xun is here
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/happy_to_be_with_me/1034692698.jpg
Worker: 2 minutes!!!
A: Well we should get out there
Aaron’s POV
I wonder why Jiro and Wang Zi were talking about Xiau Xun they both have girlfriends???
Announcer: The first couple will be Gui Gui and Wang Zi…
(AN = Announcer)
AN: So Wang Zi what is Gui Gui’s favorite flavor of ice cream
WZ: Strawberry
AN: That’s correct!!! Next question… What is the color of Gui Gui’s cell phone?
WZ: White
AN: That’s correct!!! Last question… Where does Gui Gui like to spend her free time?
WZ: Uhmmm the park
AN: (pause) That’s…. correct!!! Gui Gui your turn… What is Wang Zi’s favorite letter?
G: A?
AN: That’s right!!! Next question… What is Wang Zi’s favorite food?
G: Sushi
AN: Correct!!! Last question… What is the one thing that Wang Zi can’t live with out?
Gui Gui POV
This one is so easy
G: Me
AN: Oh… sorry the right answer is camera
*People Clap*
Gui Gui’s POV
Wow he chose his camera over me… I totally feel the love
[A/N: I so sorry but it is like 1:00 am when I’m writing this part so I really don’t have the energy to do all of the couples so you will have to use your own imagination T^T I’m so tired but I want to finish this already]
AN: So the winner is…Jiro and Mei Mei *people clapping*
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After the contest
H: They congrats Mei Mei and Jiro for winning >_^
MM: Thank you
J: Thanks
G: Yeah you guys did a good job out there
CA: Yeah congrats, but I have to go so see you guys later (starts to walk off)
H: Wait Calvin… (runs after him) You still owe me a day out
CA: Oh right…how about we go watch a movie
H: That sounds like fun (walks off with Calvin)
A: What was that about?
YT: I have no idea
G: Hey why don’t we go out for ice cream… my treat >_^
All: Yeahhhh
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A/N: I'm finally finished!!!!
It took me almost two days to finish this chapter...
but i finished i went to sleep at like 2:00am at woke up at 6:00am to finish this chapter because i felt really bad that i keep saying that i will post a story but i never do...
so have fun reading...
and sorry that it's a little y...
at the contest part i rushed it a lot...
but any way still please comment
P.S. If any of you guys are wondering how many pages this was... it was 15 pages on word (my hands are like tired of typing already)
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