Star Crossed In Time

Bai Lei grits his teeth in anger but he really can't withstand the pain so he quickly releases her. As soon as he releases me, I quickly jump off his lap and run out of the room without looking back. I know it won't be long before the Devil is up again.

When I see the back of Ming Ming I run at top speed. Just as she's about to enter another room, I tackle her and bring her into another room. She squirms out of my arms and looks like she's about to hit me but when she sees that it's me, she freezes.

"Wha... what in the world are you doing?" She asks with confusion. I breathe hard to catch my breath as I begin looking around the room. "I know this is gonna sound crazy but you're gonna have to trust me!" When I hear a door slam and a few people yelling, I immediately panic.

I grab her arm and run to the window. I quickly push it open and jump out while pulling Ming Ming with me. Luckily, it wasn't a straight fall down! There was a roof slanting down under the window so the two of us roll down the side of it before becoming airborne.

Ming Ming grabs me and twists so that she falls first with me landing on top of her. It wasn't a far fall but it still hurt as we both land on the street outside. As I fall on top of Ming Ming we accidentally kiss!!!

We stare at each other with large, shocked eyes before we are both pushing each other away. "Ehem... did I miss something?" Zhen asks looking back and forth between us with a conflicted look. "Zhen, ruuun!!!" I say in panic as I struggle to stand.

Zhen turns to me with a look of shock before saying "What trouble did you start?" I grab Ming Ming's arm and Zhen's ear as I struggle to run. "I grabbed a scary man's weewee!!!" Zhen trips over his own feet as Ming Ming bursts out in laughter.

My hair starts turning white when I see a large crowd leaving the White Lotus Bar. Zhen quickly gets up and says "Calm down! Let's go!" We all then start running but the only one laughing is Ming Ming. We quickly leave the town and hit the woods at a neck-breaking speed.

If you saw us, Zhen would look like he was on a serious mission as he runs with a straight and determined face while I, on the other hand, look like the lead character in a horror movie!! Ming ming looks as if she's shooting a damn commercial for a wonderful and fun-filled vacation.

For every minute it took us to get back to the cave, I lost a year of my life! Once we're back in the cave, I lay flat on the ground while making sounds of a dying pig. I was so out of shape... Zhen grabs his Granddaughter and hugs her tightly as he possibly can with his paws.

She giggles and returns his hug while saying "Where did you meet such an odd human? Can I tag along? It seems like it'll be fun." Zhen pulls back and looks at her with teary eyes. Ming Ming's smile slowly fades as she asks "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

I lay my hot cheeks on the cold floor as I watch the two of them. Did she... did she not know what happened? Zhen looks torn as he looks at his innocent Granddaughter. "When was the last time you went home... I thought you were supposed to be back this past spring?"

Ming Ming smiles again while saying "Yeah but I was just having a lot of fun so I decided to stay until next spring... why?" Zhen looks at her with sadness as he struggles to say "They're all gone..." Ming Ming frowns at Zhen with confusion before asking "Who's all gone?"

Zhen watches her with pain bleeding from his heart but he doesn't say another word. Suddenly something clicks for Ming Ming. She suddenly starts shaking her head while saying "This joke isn't funny..." Zhen becomes teary-eyed again as he fights against the rise of pain in his heart.

Ming Ming's whole body starts to shake as her face loses color. I slowly sit up and step away to give them some privacy even if my legs were jello. Ming Ming suddenly takes off running out of the cave! "Ming Ming!" Zhen calls after her and takes off running behind her but before he leaves, he yells over his shoulder "Stay here until I get back!"