Still staring at the guy who was surprised to see her, Xiaofan raised her eyes brow as she stood up.
"What? yeah, I skipped school, do not nag... I have had enough of that at home".
The guy watched the little girl fall on the couch.
"I wasn't going to nag", he responded.
Dropped the lifeless fox in a big basket, he wiped his hand with a towel.
"here comes the but..." Xiaofan whispered to herself.
"But... hey school is important little ma'am, do not be like me," he said, folding his arms at the girl who seemed uninterested.
Her legs in air.
Shortly, the door was pushed open again, this time it was another tall huge guy and the only difference between him and the first guy was the tinted hair on his head.
"I smell Xiaofan... why is she here so early... that is new".
Xiaofan felt his presence behind her, she turned and gave him a befitting smile.
"Oh come on... with that smile, I don't even wanna talk about it again", he groaned softly.
"I just feel like missing class today... not a crime" she responded. "you and Lee should worry less, I am not dull, I am sure I will still have an A".
Chun's gaze fell on Lee who was still folding his arms, he gave his brother a shrug.
Xiaofan was just 8 years old when she was saved by Lee and Chun from some group of girls trying to bully the little girl, they had pulled her along with her to some quiet place to pick on her for having such nice and different hair.
Immediately the girls saw the two twins coming towards them, they took off without hesitation.
Xiaofan made new friends that day and for the past two years she has never for once regretted it.
"XIAOFAN IS HERE?!"
Oh, and the last person is, "Yi Chen". He is two years older than Xiaofan and also a little brother to Chun and Lee.
They have been struggling all by themselves ever since their parent was killed by some unknown people on their way to Tianjin.
The twins still want to know who they are and why they did it, it is one of their bucket lists to do before they die.
Yi Chen ran inside the cottage, peeking and finally seeing her legs floating in the air.
"Xiaofan! you are here", he excitedly said.
"She was here some days ago, stop being dramatic, Romeo" Chun responded sharply.
Ignoring his brother, Yi Chen fell on Xiaofan.
She instantly pushed him off her.
"I am seriously not in the mood for falling game today... quit it", She snapped.
The boy felt the intensity in her tone, she wasn't playing. His smile faded away slowly as he stares at her worriedly.
"What is wrong Xi? who wronged you?" he asked and instantly knew no one else would have made her that sad than her family. He inhaled deeply and asked, "who is it this time? your dad? stepmother? her daughter? Meili? who is it?" he asked and tap his chest twice, "tell me?.. and I will go fight them right away.... huh".
Xiaofan stared at his worried face, she shook her head and looked away, what does he know, she thought.
Not getting any response from her, he got even worried as he moved closer and grabbed her hand.
She made a feeble sound and immediately took her hand from him.
"That hurt", she exclaimed.
Chun and Lee figured she was injured, they moved closer.
"Did you guys see... did you two see what they did to her hand? she is injured..." Yi Chen yelled out, almost in tears.
Lee Crouched in the little girl's front, he took her hand gently, and she flinched as it even hurt more.
"Your bone hurt right?" he asked the girl whose gaze was on him.
Xiaofan looked at their faces and knew they were so worried about her, the last thing the girl want is seeing her friends worry so much about her.
She let out a chuckle and gently took her hands from Lee's grab.
"I am fine guys... it doesn't hurt as much as you guys think", she assured.
"Nonsense!" Yi Chen exclaimed.
The girl rolled her eyes at him.
Chun stretched the first aid box to Lee who was still crouching.
"You guys don't need to....."
"Stay still", Lee ordered.
Xiaofan surrendered, she watched as Lee took care of her hands.
Chun who has been staring at his little brother for a while decided to ask him a question, "do you want to fight Yi Chen? you look like you are about to tear a whole building down", Lee said on the verge of laughing.
"Fight who? Yi Chen can't even kill a spider on his own", Lee exposed him. He finally got done with the girl's hand, he stood upright.
"Who did it?"
The girl who was staring at the hand that has now relived her looked up at Lee, "Huh?".
They all waited patiently for the girl who seemed to be hesitating to tell them the truth, She knew her friends might do something hurting to her stepmother and that is the last thing she wanted, even though she is a mean human being, Xiaofan still doesn't want to see her hurt.
She knew she has no choice but, to tell the truth at that moment, their eyes were fixed on her.
"She did".
As if they were expecting to hear that, they weren't so surprised.
Yi Chen clenched his fist angrily.
"She is so lucky I don't hit females, but there is a limit to everything", the boy said as he walked back and forth, "I swear if she passes her limit, I will...."
"Did you tell your dad about this? does he know what the witch is doing to his daughter?" Chun who was now getting pissed asked, interrupting Yi Chen.
"You mean her father that has been bewitched by her? I doubt he would listen to her... a man shouldn't change so much to his daughter if nothing else isn't happening. She probably used something on him and if I get to realize that, I would love to visit her", Lee added.
Xiaofan's eyes brightened at Lee's opinion.
"Does magic or those dark things exist?" she asked.
Yi Chen who has been quiet for a while jumped up suddenly, he walked towards the bird and pointed at it, "Xiaofan... yes there is magic and this bird right here is a proof".
Lee and Chun stare at each other, they knew what their little brother was trying to do, to impress the girl.
"Really? it has magic?" Lee sarcastically asked, trying hard to not laugh out.
Xiaofan who had also felt the bird was strange, stood up and walked towards the cage.
"His plan is working", Chun whispered to Lee, they titter.
"How did you know the bird has magic?" she asked, staring at the bird who had its eyes shut while obviously listening to them.
Yi Chen's lips curved into a smile, he knew her attention is only on him now, there is nothing he wanted than Xiaofan giving him all her attention and not any other person.
Even though they have been best friends for the two years, the boy has developed some feelings toward her, the kind of feeling that made him want to see her often.
He continued.
"This bird is a Greek bird... it possesses a lot of powers and some people say it can talk... scary right?"
Xiaofan who was too stunned to speak, nod slowly.
Chun couldn't control his laughter any longer, he blew out, and Lee joined in.
"He said the owl I saw while hunting can talk... Romeo is trying too hard... I... I feel your struggle" Lee wheezed out.