The man smile remind his wife
"Do you remember when you first met her" the man ask
They flashback to where she was still five year old,
A man and a little girl were walking on the street,
" Do you like the walk" he ask
"Yes" she reply,
He look around while she is kicking her feet
"Uncle I want ice cream" she stop, points at the ice cream truck,
He look,
"Alright let's get the ice cream",
She cheer,
He take her to the ice cream truck,
"One chocolate chip ice cream and a lemon for me" he order,
"Sure" the ice cream man nod
A woman came,
"Hey"
"Hi" they greet,
She knelt
"Oh my aren't you adorable" she touch her face
"Leave me" the girl push her hand away,
"Oh my, don't worry ,why don't I buy you more ice cream" she smile,
The girl thought for a minute
"No" she disagree
"Wow you are too complicated" she stand
"Sorry about that " the man apologize
"No prob"she giggle,
The ice cream man brought their ice cream,
"One chocolate chip for the lady"
The girl take her ice cream
"Thank you " she smile
"And a lemon for both the lady and man"
The man gave them two ice cream
"Thanks " they take it,
"Why don't you come over at my store, I'm sure she will like it" the lady said
"Sure" the man agree
"No I don't want to " the girl disagree, she lick her ice cream,
The man knelt
"Cherish let's just go and see okay, if you don't like it, I will take you to the amusement park"
She think for some minute
"Sure"she agree
"Alright let's go"
The lady take them to a store full of indoor playground,
Cherish could not resist the temptation
"I want to play" she point at the slide
"Sure"
She run to the direction while her uncle and the lady sit on a near by table,
A group of children, stop her,
"Hey where do you think your going" a boy ask
"I want to play" she answer
"You can't play here, it for big kids"
Cherish felt disgust
"I don't want to play anymore" she turn to leave
"Hey where are you going"
One of them pull her hair
"Leave me" she scream,
Turn and hit him on his face, the other came and she beat them,
"Don't try this again" she warn
"Mummy!!"one of the boy yell
A woman run then the rest of them follow the yell and their mothers run to the scene, they saw their children on the floor crying holding their face, Cherish stand there watching
" What is the matter"one of the mom ask
"Mummy this girl hit me" one of the boy said, pointing at Cherish
"Why did you do that?"his mom ask,
Cherish fold her arms
"Really, so you don't want to tell your mum the truth, bully" she said
"Hey who are you calling bully, where is your manners" his mom shout,
"I'm sure her mom didn't teach her some manners" one of the mom said,
Cherish stand there crying,
She remember her mom
"Mummy"she cry
" Hey why are you calling your mum, apologize such a disappointing child" one of the mum said,
Mr Zehng and the lady heard her cry and run to there,
"Apologize you little brat"one of the mom false her
"Leave me" she pull away
"Hey see this mogo apologize" she yell
"Hey" a lady yell,
They all look except Cherish
"Who are you calling names"she walk to Cherish and hold her
"Who are you?"one of the mum ask,
The lady smile
"Well you see I am the CEO of this building, if you don't know Miss Li" she introduced herself,
"And why are you calling my daughter names" she frown,
The anger in her began to boil
"Your child, " the woman scoff
"If you are really Miss Li prove it and prove she is your daughter"
Miss Li look at them
"Alright guards" she yell
A group of huge men came
"Yes Miss Li" they bow,
she look over her shoulder then back to the ladies, she fold her arms,
"Please escort this people to the door and yes then mark this children faces I don't want them to ever come near this place, they are band from here" she command
"yes ma'am" they bow
They walk towards them
"Wait,"
She walk up to them,
"If you ever come near my child again or even look at her, I will make sure you all regret what you did"
Her warning made the mums scared
"Take them away"
The security guard lead them outside,
Mr Zehng saw the guard passing with some people, he walk to the direction,
Miss Li turn and see her crying, kneels
"Are you scared, I didn't mean to do it",
Cherish look at her
"oh child"she wipe her face
Cherish hug her,
"Oh my, don't cry" Miss became emotional,
"Thank you auntie"
Miss Li felt so happy
"It's okay,"
Mr Zehng sees them,
Miss Li put her finger on her lips, he understands, he walk up to them and knelt
"Cherish" he call,
She remove herself from Miss Li and look at her uncle,
"I'm sorry I came late" he apologize,
Cherish smile, Mr Zehng look confuse
"I thought you were sad" he ask
"Uncle, you don't have to come or need to come, auntie was so cool" her expression made them to laugh
"Really what did I do?"Miss Li ask
"Auntie you were like cool with the whole thing, you should know I will not call you mommy but please can you be my aunt" she gave her the puppy eyes,
Miss Li laugh
"But I just meant your uncle" she said
Cherish frown, Mr Zehng blushes
"Sweetie, how about we will get to know ourselves by coming her after school" he suggest to make her happy
"Sure" she nod
"Okay" he agree
"So more ice cream" Miss Li ask
"Yeah"
The flashback end
"But she will still be my friend even if that incident does not happen" she boast
"I know even if it took forever, she will eventually one day give up"
They laugh.
After a long day of school,
Cherish walk out from her classroom to the entrance waiting for her cousin
"Where is that little thief" she pace kicking her legs
"Were you waiting for me"
She turn
"No, I was ghosting you" she savage,
Three people stand behind him, she notice but choose to ignore it but that smell, she remember smelling it in the school garden when she was five
"Excuse me" her five years said trying to escape from them,
' Why do they smell like wet dog?' she said in her mind, a disgusting look appear on her face
"What is the matter" Yan ask
"You look ugly" she tease, trying to hide the truth
He frown and ignore
"Anyways this are my friends, this is Kelvin" Yen introduce
He wave "hi"
Cherish remember him instead of Yen introducing it was Zack
' So they are here' she begin to feel uncomfortable
"Zack" he introduce
"Hey" he smile
"Maya" he introduce
"Nice to meet you" she wave
Cherish roll her eyes, Maya feel uncomfortable
"And Coby"
"Hi"
Cherish look at Yen
"So they are all siblings"
"How do you know" he ask
"No reason I just guess" she smile
"Well non of my business, let's just get going"
Cherish look at his friends first, giving them a warning sign, her eyes spark red, fear enter them
"Hey don't do that let's go" he pull her
Her eyes become normal
"Hey" she follow suit
"No telling, she is a vampire" Maya said
"Yeah she is" her brothers agree
Yen stop and turn
"Are you guys coming or not" he sigh
"Yeah we are coming" Kelvin yell
"Come on" Zack said
They walk to catch up with them
In the car
"I want some ice cream, I want some ice cream, I want some ice cream" Cherish keep singing in a childish tone
Yen sigh
"Sure ice cream we shall have" he want her to stop singing but he love her annoying attitude
Cherish cheer "yeah"
Yen park outside a restaurant
"Alright down"
Maya, Coby, Kelvin and Zack come down
"Can I stay with you"
Yen look at her frowning, she give him the puppy eyes
"Okay" he sigh
He drive to park the car properly
Inside the restaurant
Cherish seat with Maya, Coby, Kelvin and Zack, waiting for Yen with the ice cream.
A guy notice the pretty girl on the seat, he walk to her
"Hey" he greet
Cherish ignore, he seat next to her, Cherish look at her side,
"Yeah what do you want?"
The guy smile,
"You look pretty, I just want to know you"
"Sorry, I don't want to know anyone"
Yen finish buying the ice cream walking happily to her when he see her with a male, angry boil in him
"Let just get to know each other" the guy persuade
' This guy is getting on my skin' she feels irritating
"Well I am single and will like to be your boyfriend"
Cherish shake her head
"No, infact I think I left something outside, excuse me" she stand
"Sure, I will follow you" he stand
Cherish walk out from the chair, she sigh inwardly
"Well I have to use the restroom, first" she just want to get away from him
"Okay, let's go"
Cherish smile, walking to the restroom,
Maya, Coby Kelvin and Zack hear everything
"Come on let's save her" Maya sigh
They follow her, Yen watch them, he join.
Inside the restroom
Cherish points at the girl restroom
"It will take a minute" she smile
Without waiting for his response, she run in
The guy look around, place a ' Out Of Order ' sigh in the middle of the restrooms , before entering inside,
Cherish just wash her hands when he enter
"Hey what are you doing" she step back
"Well, someone needs company why don't I help you" he walk closer to her
Cherish fear she can't control her powers but she have no choice, she try to use it but it didn't work
"What are you trying to do"
Maya, Coby, Kelvin and Zack arrive
"Where has he gone to" Coby ask
"Check here " Maya points at the male restroom,
Coby, Kelvin, and Zack enter,later come out with nobody
Maya realize and angrily look at the female restroom
"Oh he is gonna pay"
Cherish hear them, she look at the door,
"What are you looking at, there is no one here but us let's make it fun" shall we" he hold on to Cherish but she push him away
Outside the restroom, Maya try to open the door but it won't budge, Yen come in just in time
"Where is Cherish"
"She's in there"
Inside the restroom,
"Leave me alone you pervert" Cherish try hard escape but he block her
She can't use her powers more like she has not figure out she have powers,
"Leave me"
Every corner she run to he is there. The guy had enough, he throw Cherish, she hit her body on the wall
"Argh" she scream
"Hush now no one will hear you"
Outside the restroom
"Oh for goodness sake" Yen kick the door open
Cherish is on the floor crying
"Cherish"
She look up, panting in anger
"I want to go home"
Yen walk to her, kneel by her side
"What happened, what did that guy say, did he do anything to you" he touch her cheeks
"I want to go home" she hold him
"Okay, come on" he carry her
Maya smile trying to hide the heartache
"Let's go "
They walk out. People look their way, the way Yen carry Cherish like a baby,
"Oh my gosh" they move their faces blushing
Cherish look back, the guy look up smiling, she put her head down.
In the car
Cherish lick her ice cream at least it restore her a little but the words of that stranger scare her,
"I know who you are, I know your parents, everything you did when you were five I know, I have been keeping an eye on you, let me just tell you, it is not a coincident that I happen to be here, or that your so called parents died, they knew because I told them"
She recall her parents words
"We love you" then they kiss her, she close her eyes in horror, she can hear the car crash echo in her head
"Don't worry you will soon join them, but I will take care of one thing first, so start counting your days" he laugh
In reality,
"Cherish, Cherish, Cherish, Cherish" Yen call
She shiver, then it feel like her inside want to be out
"Are you okay" he ask concern
Without hesitation she throw up on him,
"Eww, Cherish" Yen scold but he just sigh, hold her hair as she continues,
Luckily for them, they are both outside alone, the four siblings are inside the house, unless it will embarrassing for her
"It okay"
She finally stop vomiting and relax on him, exhausted,
"I am sorry" she apologize cutely
"It's alright, it happens to most of us" he smile
"Now you have brown stain on you" she giggle
"Yeah"
They both laugh, Mrs Zehng walk out to find them laughing, she smile
"If you guys are through come in, your lunch is getting cold"
"Okay mum " Yen answer
Mrs Zehng happily walk in,
"Come on"
They walk in holding arms like a couple not caring the smell or the brown stain on his shirt,
Inside the house the wolves can smell the disgusting odor from Yen, they quickly move to aside.
Mr Zehng walk out from his room, notice his wife smile
"Did they made up"
She happily nod "here they come"
They watches as Cherish and Yen enter Yen room happily chatting
'She will soon find out ' he sigh
In Yen room
Cherish sit on his bed
"So you don't want to go to your room" he ask
"Well I cause the stain, so the only option is to do what pleases Yen" she smile
"Okay, what will please me is, you going to your room and change so we can have a rematch"
"Come on I have already beat you once and I don't want to play again"
"Aww, someone is afraid I will beat you, you chicken" he start to make noise like a chicken
She try not to laugh, but it is so annoying
"Okay, I will do it" she finally agree
"Now we just have one hour to finish up "
Cherish love where he is going to
"Is that a bet?" her face is cunning
"Of course it is" he smile
"Time start now"
Cherish quickly walk out from his room, slam the door,
' Him and bets but I have to win ' she close her eyes sighing,
When she open her eyes, slowly turn her head to the left, her uncle and aunt are looking at her, she quickly walk a little to the right when she turn, those siblings are there,
' Why is everyone out' she turn to her door
"Just going to get ready" she open the door and enter quickly before closing it
Outside her room
They walk closer to her door
Inside her room
Cherish just receive an annoying message from Yen
' I'm gonna win'
She try not to but he send another one, she check, an annoying emoji appear
"YEN!!!!!" she scream
Outside
"Whoa" they back off
"She need some time" Mr Zehng said
"Okay"
A few minutes later, both Yen and Cherish come out from their room, they look at each other,
"No way"
Yen run down, Cherish watch him
"Hey" she jump down and landed well
Yen still hurry, but when he got there, he see her on the chair
"Won"she smile
"How did you do that" he pant feeling breathless
"Ohh brother come and eat" she smile
Mr and Mrs Zehng look at the two of them, speechless
Yen roll his eyes, walk to his seat
"You are a troublesome" he hit her
"And you are my darling brother"
He roll his eyes, she made a high pitch noise,
"Alright no fighting in the dinning" Mr Zehng scold
"Okay" they agree
"And Cherish, I need to speak with you"
Yen and Cherish look at each other confuse
"Can Yen come"
"No sweetie"
Cherish feel bad "okay" she sigh
After dinner
Cherish look at Yen with sad eyes, he hold her hands, they are talking like a couple, Maya watch with anger boiling in her,
"Okay" she sigh
"But I will always be outside in case you need me"
"This siblings are confusing, first they fight, now they in each other arms" Coby whisper
"But at least they didn't burn the house down"
"Cherish" Mr Zehng call
She look at Yen
"I will see you later"
"Just embrace yourself "
They hug like it is the last time they will meet
Maya feel like barfing
"Come on, you're going to see her everyday" she roll her eyes
Cherish follow Mr Zehng up to her room
In her room
Mr Zehng close the door, before joining Cherish on the bed,
"You want to talk to me" she lay down staring at the ceiling
"Yes" he nod
She sigh, getting up to seat properly
"You have to know the truth"
Cherish look at him confuse, " what truth are you talking about?"
He sigh, "do you have any trauma?"
"Since when telling the truth lead to trauma "
"Just answer, yes or no"
"Yes, uncle, I do"
He sigh "do you remember that trauma "
Cherish recall,
"We love you" the kiss
"They are not your parents, you are an illegitimate child " the slap
Cherish shivers remembering those stuff, tears fall from her eyes
"Don't cry " Mr Zehng comfort her
"Why did you tell me to remember that trauma" she cry
"It's not the trauma but I thought you will remember what you did to the person that slap you"
He release her from his grip
"Remember, no I have no memory of that" she try but can't remember
"Well, it might hurt you but, the truth have to be truth, you are almost sixteen, so you have to know"
Cherish shift closer to him, giving him the listen ears, he chuckle from her behavior
"Uncle " she blush
"Okay, I will stop" he clear his throat
"Well, you are dangerous"
' Those words ' she recall
"You are dangerous, you hear me dangerous " a female shouting it
She come back to reality, Mr Zehng notice
"Are you alright "
"Yeah, just that it sounds familiar"
He nod "yeah it does, remember Andrea "
Cherish recall, " she is that wicked auntie that slap me" she hold her cheek
"Yeah" he chuckle by the way she call her wicked
"Well she is the one but that was years back, the truth is you are actually a vampire and a werewolf"
Cherish blink to understand, then she laugh
"Nice joke uncle, as if there is such things as werewolves and vampire" she laugh again
"Yes there is"
Cherish stop laughing, choke on her laugh,
"Really that is cool" she smile, her eyes shimmer, " but how will I know you are not making up stories"
"Well, do your ears hurt when you hear to much loud noise"
She look at him shock "how did you know?"
He smile, "you sense somethings far away right"
She nod, "right now I am smelling Yen perfume, and he is downstairs playing games " she smile
"Good job " he cheer
"So what about the vampire thing"
Mr Zehng look around, he walk to her table, take a pencil and perce himself,
"Uncle" she shout
Blood, lot of blood drip out from his palm, Cherish watch it dropping, dropping on her desk,
"Nope" she shake her head
"What do you mean by no"
She look for first aid kit in her room
"Well, I don't feel it" she open her drawer and bring it out
"You really don't feel like drinking blood"
She nod walking to her uncle
"You ought to"
"I know but right now, I don't feel like" she talk to him like talking to a child or someone that is delusional
"You have to"
" Maybe you were making it up that I am a werewolf, beside kids have sensitive ears and nose, that they can smell and hear things far away, I am not what you call it, now give me your hand"
He sigh, "okay"
Cherish clean and bandage his injury,
"Your blood is special to you, don't let it spill out again"
' At least your birthday is coming up'
"Huh" she hear him
He notice, a bit of excitement creep in him "what is the matter?"he waiting too hear it
"Nothing, just thought, nothing" she shake her head
He feel bad but will not loose hope "okay, but think of what I have told you, being a werewolf and vampire" he walk out from her room,
She couldn't get that words out from her head, remembering Mr Zehng voice "think of what I told you, being a werewolf and a vampire"
' Vampire, werewolf that is a big thing'
She happily jump around her room
Outside her room
Mr Zehng walk downstairs, Yen pause the video game him, Coby, Kelvin and Zack were playing to look
"Dad" he stand up and walk to him
"Don't worry your girlfriend is alright" Mr Zehng reassure him
Yen blushes, Maya feel like tearing someone apart,
"Dad she is just my sister not my girlfriend"
Mr Zehng smile "okay "
Something caught his attention, "dad where did you hurt you hand " he ask worry
"Well it is nothing just I was helping Cherish with" he lie
"Okay" he nod
"So what if he was helping me"
He look up, "why can't you help yourself, see how you hurt dad"
"They are quarreling " Kelvin sigh
Zack walk to Cherish,
"What is Zack doing " Maya ask
"May I talk to you" he ask
Cherish look at Mr Zehng then at Yen before she look at Zack
"You want to talk to me?" she point at him then at herself,
Zack nod, "yes, I want to"
She look at Yen then Mr Zehng before looking back at Zack waiting for Mr Zehng and Yen approval
Yen sigh, "go ahead"
"Sure, hear him out" Mr Zehng join
"Okay, come on"she agree
"Sure"
She walk him outside the house, Maya, Coby and Kelvin in shock watches as him leave with Cherish outside the house
"Come on let's follow them" Coby whisper
"Let's see some fun" Kelvin agrees
Cherish lead Zack to the garden of the house,
"Whoa" Zack stop to embrace the feeling of calmness,
Cherish look back, "come on"
He nod
She look front and continue inside.
This garden is made specially for Cherish to keep her happy, and comfortable. The only people that knows here is Yen and Mr Zehng, Mrs Zehng does not know here, for someone to be here the person has to be special to Cherish.
In the garden
Cherish sit down, relaxing on the grass waiting for Zack, he watch her as she plays with the nature, her gown marches the beauty of the garden, the way her hair fly gentle in the wind, her relax smile, Zack heart flatters, he drool for her, Cherish look
"Are you going to keep drooling for me or are you going to seat"
He stand there staring
"Hello" she wave
He snap back,
"Sit" she point
"Sure" he walk to her and sit opposite
"So you want to talk" she reminds him
"Yeah, well I met you when we were five" he reminds her
"Okay" she nod in understanding
"Well, I was wondering what happened that you disappear"
Cherish hide her sadness, but in her she cry so much
"You had teddy, and this accidentally came off from it" he brought out a bracelet from his pocket and show her diverting her
Cherish look at it, "sorry, I don't remember having that bracelet" lips form a thine line
Zack remember it falling from her teddy, Cherish look at him confuse
"You can't just say, you made it for me"
Zack sigh, ' memory loss', then smile
"Yes I made it for you"
Cherish agree "thanks" she take it
Zack smile liking every bit of attitude of hers,
She put it on her hand, it feel like a lost memory enter her,
"Mummy, mummy" she giggle
"I have a surprise for you, this is for you" her dad waving a teddy for her
"Thank you daddy"
In her school, Mrs Zelda giving her teddy.
During the day of the accident, "take