Fan Fiction |
by ran_shuang_hua
“Hey XY, why are you dressed like that?” Ching Her asked.
“Why? What’s wrong with my outfit?” XY gave him a puzzled look.
“Why aren’t you wearing your swimsuit? We’re going to the beach, remember?” Mimi butted in.
“But guys, I am wearing my swimsuit,” XY declared.
“Just leave her alone ok? Let her wear what she wants to wear,” XM announced to end the conversation. It’s better that she’s dressed like that. That way I won’t have to worry about guys giving her ‘the look’.
“Okay, let’s stop this nonsense and just go have some fun on the beach!” Jing exclaimed which they all seconded with a “Hurray!”
When they arrived at their destination, they looked for a shady spot where they could stay if the sun gets too hot. As soon as they were settled, the girls, except XY, immediately put on their sun block lotions.
“Guys, do you want to play volleyball?” Lei asked the group.
“Ei Lei, I didn’t know that you were into sports,” Ching Her teased. With that, the F3 gave Ching Her the ‘are you tired of living look’.
“I want to play,” SC exclaimed. Then the rest of the girls shouted their approval also. They were walking out of the shade when XM stopped XY.
“You can’t join the game! Your ankle is not all healed up yet,” XM reprimanded XY.
“Oh come on XM. I’m not a baby! Look, I can jump!” XY hopped with both feet but she secretly bore her weight on her left foot.
“You can’t fool me, you know! I can clearly see that you’re bearing your weight on your other foot! Ha!” XM told her smugly.
“But…”
“No buts or you won’t be able to enjoy Barcelona!” Spain was their next stop and XM knew that XY was dying to go there. She wants to see Antonio Gaudi’s architectural masterpiece. XM used this to blackmail her.
“I think XM’s right, XY,” SC injected, “You might damage your ankle further if you join us,” she said to her friend with concern.
XY was now pouting. She was torn between playing volleyball and having a grand time in Spain. Then she finally admitted defeat. “Fine! I won’t play!” she stammered. “I’ll make you pay for this one day!” she said to XM with squinted eyes.
You look utterly yummy when you pout, XM wanted to tell her. But instead he said, “Here, have a grand time appreciating the nice French waters from this hammock,” he teased XY further.
XY just rolled her eyes on him then went to lie on the hammock.
XM was the referee while the rest played the real action. He wanted to join the game but they lack one player to make the teams even since he forbid XY to play. The game was doing well for the boys. They were leading by five points and they were laughing at the girls. On the other side of the court, the girls were now sending their partners dagger looks that said ‘you won’t have me for the rest of the trip if we lose’.
The referee was doing well himself. He gave his undivided attention until he took the mistake of taking a look at how XY was doing. The next scenes played before his eyes in slow motion, making his mouth water….
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XY got up from the hammock. This is too boring. I better to take a walk or else this lying will make me more of an invalid. And my outfit will go to waste.
XY started removing her clothes, first her top then her skirt. She neatly folded and placed them inside her beach bag. She was now wearing her REAL swimsuit – a sky blue boob tube, secured by two knots at the back, and a white low-rise boy shorts.
“Now, to put on my finishing touch…” she fished for her sunblock inside her bag then she laid her beach towel on the sand. She sat on it and then began applying lotion on her legs and arms.
“Drats! I can’t reach my back!” she said out loud with frustration after a few unsuccessful attempts on doing it herself. She then stood up to look for someone who could help her with her dilemma. She spotted a guy a few meters away.
“He seems unoccupied and nice. There’s nothing wrong with asking a guy to rub sunblock on your back, right? And besides were in broad daylight and in a place full of people so he would think twice before doing anything nasty,” she assured herself then began walking towards the guy’s direction.
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Oh no! She’s going to ask that stranger to put sunblock on her back. I must get to her before that guy gets the chance to lay his hands on her!
XM was so preoccupied with this thought that he completely forgot that he was officiating a volleyball game. He took a quick step then….BONK!
The cool, calm, rational, ever-composed and God’s gift to women named Xi Men Zhong Er Long was now sprawled on the sand, looking like Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Of course, except for the stupefied look that was written all over on his red-as-a-tomato face.
“Man what’s wrong with you?! Didn’t you see me spike that ball?!” DMS said with annoyance instead of concern.
“You could have just simply told us that you wanted to join the action! You didn’t have to block Ah Si’s spike with your face to get our attention!” MZ said while laughing. He really found it hard to control his laughter at XM’s present state.
“Good thing XY’s not here to witness your glorious moment!” Lei commented. He and Ching Her joined MZ in laughing.
XM was still dazed from his face-to-face encounter with the ball but the sound of XY’s name brought him back to his senses. “Oh no! I must get to her!” he said out loud. Then he quickly stood up, as if nothing happened, then quickly ran away.
“Hey! Where are you going?” Ching Her called after him.
The girls went to the their side after seeing the whole incident.
“What happened to him?” SC asked.
“Are you that much of a pighead that you didn’t see what happened? That XM ruined my grand scoring moment with his face!” DMS stammered like a kid.
“You’re the one who’s a big pighead! You’re more concerned with that than your friend’s welfare?!” SC scolded him. DMS just rolled his eyes.
“Why did he run off like that? Is he ok?” Aisha asked MZ.
“We don’t know either. One minute he’s sprawled on the sand with a stupefied look then the next moment he scrambles to get up and run away as if he wasn’t smacked on the face,” MZ said while scratching his head.
“I think I know what’s happening to XM,” Lei said with a chuckle.
“What?” Jing asked and everyone waited for his answer. Then Lei just pointed to the direction where XM headed to.
They saw XM running like a madman towards a girl wearing a sexy swimwear. They couldn’t see the girl’s face for her back was turned to them.
“That’s it! He robbed me of a Olympic-gold-winning-moment just to run after some girl?” DMS exasperated.
“Shut up!” SC scolded him again. SC squinted her eyes against the bright sun to take a good look at the girl. Then she saw that the girl was wearing a familiar charm bracelet…
“Hey, that’s XY!” SC said out loud.
“Huh, no way! XY was wearing a spag top and a skirt. And besides, that girl looks to hot to be XY,” MZ commented.
“Ei, ei, ei! Are you saying that my bestfriend has no right to look desirable and hot?” SC challenged MZ.
“No, no! It’s not that,” MZ quickly answered, waving his hands in front of his face. “Its just that the XY I know doesn’t wear outfits like that.”
But its as if the girl heard them and then turned to their direction. Her face was now in clear view.
“XIAO YOU???!!!” they all cried in bewilderment, except SC. “See, I was right!” she said proudly.
“Then XM is in big trouble this time,” Lei whispered to Jing. They both had this devilish smile and an amused look on their faces.
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XY turned around because she felt like someone’s looking at her from behind. Her senses weren’t wrong for she saw XM running towards her. She waved a hand at him.
XM was panting when he finally reached XY. He bent down slightly, hands on knees, as he was catching his breath. When he finally got a hold of his lungs, he stood straight to face XY. He opened his mouth to say something but XY’s gasp stopped him.
“XM, what happened to you?! Why is your face all red?” XY asked, placing a hand on XM’s right cheek.
“Huh? Oh this, its nothing. Too much sun exposure I guess,” he put on his charming smile though it hurt to do so.
“Are you sure? Maybe too much sun is not good for you. Let’s go to the shade before something happens to you. Come on,” XY took his hand and dragged him to the shady spot. “I guess this is your karma for reprimanding me from playing volleyball,” she added with a teasing chuckle.
“Ha, ha, funny!” XM answered sarcastically but he was smiling.
They sat down on their beach towels under the shade of the palm trees. XM noticed that XY was still holding her sunblock so he took a chance. “Hey, are you putting sunblock on?”
“Oh yeah! I almost forgot. Thanks for reminding me. I don’t want to be red-faced like you!” XY teased but quickly added “Nah, just kidding!” when XM pouted. XY nudged his shoulders with hers to emphasize that she was just teasing.
XM felt like he was given an electric shock at the contact but he managed to recover quickly. He pressed his luck further. “Do you need help with that?”
“Yeah, thanks! I can’t reach my back so please…” she said with her sweetest smile then handed him the lotion.
XM gave her a ‘do I have a choice?’ look. But deep inside he was screaming YES! YES! YES!
XM took the lotion and put some of it on his palms. Meanwhile, XY drew her knees up to her chest and leaned on them for support. She then reached around her back to untie the 2 knots that kept her top in place. XM suddenly paled when he realized what she’s doing.
“Wha…what are you doing?”
“Oh, I just want to make sure that my whole back gets covered with that lotion. I’m removing the knots to make your task easier,” she said without turning to face him.
But XY, you’re doing the exact opposite! You’re making this REALLY REALLY HARD for me. He closed his eyes at this thought and said a prayer. Lord, help me!
“Hey, are you still there?”
“Uh yeah. I was just putting some lotion on my palms,” here goes nothing…
He then slowly placed his hands on XY’s bare back, rubbing the lotion slowly on her skin. He savored the feel of XY’s skin beneath his palms. He did his task slowly and ever gently, his touch as light as a feather.
“Mmm, you’re really good at this, aren’t you? I never thought that your playboy skills could be of use outside the perimeters of your bed,” XY joked. “Your touch is so relaxing that my eyes are actually getting heavy,” XY stifled a yawn.
XM felt like as if his chest was poked with tons of needles when he heard XY’s words. He knows that she’s just joking but…you can’t blame her XM. It’s your fault that she has this opinion of you. XM gave a small sigh while looking lovingly at XY’s form.
After a few minutes of silence, he told her that he was done with her back. He waited for her to move or reply but she did neither. He peeked at her side-turned face and saw that she actually fell asleep. How could have I let you slip away from me? he thought while gazing at her face. She simply stunned him. When she’s awake, XY has this air of maturity and independence but now, as he looks at her sleeping face, he sees the carefree girl that she was during their younger days.
“XY?” he tapped her shoulder but she didn’t budge. He tried again, “XY?”, but her only response was a soft sigh.
He smiled…then moved to her back again to tie her top in place. He made sure that he tied it tight enough so it won’t fall. He then tilted back her head slowly and supported it and her neck with his right hand. He slowly eased her down onto her back so that she was lying on her towel. He was about to let her go when XY turned to her side, facing him, and pillowed her head on his arm.
XM paused for while to look at XY’s sleeping form. He was debating against himself on what he should do – to leave or not to leave…if I stay here beside her and she wakes up, she might think that I’m taking advantage of the situation…but I can’t leave her alone sleeping in a public place when she’s wearing her swimsuit, especially that swimsuit! Then another voice took over his head. Oh come on! Why can’t you just admit it that you want to hold her close?…XM then sighed a surrender.
XM lowered himself on his towel (which was beside XY’s) then cradled her head on the crook between his neck and his right shoulder. XY, still in a deep sleep, instinctively cuddled closer to him. XM closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The last time that I got to hold her close was when she asked for my ‘full service’ years ago. I didn’t realize then that holding her this close would be my saving grace. XM closed his eyes as the tranquility of the moment was slowly lulling him to sleep. ‘If having a red face would mean having more moments like this with her, then I should probably have my face painted red permanently. This was his last thought before sleep took over him.
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A few feet away from the sleeping ‘couple’ was a group of nosy people hiding behind the trees. They were holding palm leaves in front of them as their disguise.
“Hey, the coast is clear. They’re both asleep,” MZ whispered to the herd behind him. One by one their heads poked out from behind the leaves that they were holding.
“Come on, let’s go,” Aisha said. She was smiling like a hyena and was pointing towards XM and XY’s direction.
They gathered at the feet of the two people sweetly cuddled to each other. The girls, even SC, gave a lovesick sigh.
“They look good together,” Mimi whispered.
“They could actually pass for a real couple,” Jing said.
“Only that they don’t know how to be one,” Lei added to Jing’s sentence.
“Yeah. But how come they don’t know by themselves that they’re good for each other?” MZ said, shaking his head at the thought.
“That’s because they’re pigheads. They’re more pigheaded than Ah Si and me,” SC said. Everyone stared at her, dumbstruck. They can’t believe that she’s actually giving her go signal to this XM-and-XY-being-a-couple idea.
“Ei, is that really you SC? I thought you were against the idea of XM taking interest in XY?” Ching Her asked.
“That was before I saw how much he cares for my best friend,” SC answered, thinking of the time XM saved XY from the drunk and when he personally took care of her afterwards. “I think XM has not yet realized that he feels more than just care for XY,” SC added.
“Hey, I almost forgot! I have it here somewhere…” Aisha ran to where her bag was then frantically fished for something inside it. She excitedly said “Here!” when she found it. “Move back a bit, will you?” she asked the others and then when she had a clear and nice angle, she pressed the button.
CLICK! XM and XY’s too-good-to-be-true moment was captured by Aisha’s digicam.
“Hi having a red face actually did him good,” Lei chuckled, making the others giggle at what he said. Then they all went back to their game and left the two to their sleep, not wanting to spoil the nice picture XM and XY created.
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thanks for the commments...i know venice is in italy but still i double-checked and yeah, its in italy...but thanks still for the comments...i really aprreciate it! :)
please bear with me if sometimes it takes me time to update..i write my stories while i'm riding the bus on my way to school so sometimes i'm having a writer's block...i want to make the story as good as i can...so please bear with me...hehehe!(sorry also for the typos and wrong grammar)
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