God and the Lioness [Daiyu]

[lien]

Lien sat in her room quietly with a book in her hands. Her violet eyes were focusing on the words that existed on the page. A soft scowl echoed on her small mouth as she continued reading quietly. Her petite form was dressed in a white qui pao with a gold dragon design coming up from the skirt of it. Her wavy blonde hair was pulled back into a side ponytail with a white hair tie. Some strands of hair hung loose around her face which only added to the teen’s childish features.

She was rather restless as she continued to stare at the words. It was the third time she was trying to read the current paragraph. With a heavy sigh she just shut the book and decided to leave the room. With quiet footsteps she walked down the hall, trying her best to keep her movements silent so she wouldn’t wake anyone in the large house. It was extremely early on a Saturday in the fall, for most children it would be a chance to sleep in and relax. Too bad Lien didn’t have that luxury for herself.

Even though being the “god” of her family’s zodiac was a nice idea to most in her family, it left a great deal of pressure on her small shoulders. She had a large role to play as the head of her family and was often the one who had to make all the final decisions for everyone. Her life was good there was no doubt about that, but she wanted to be able to have a sense of normality for a short while, even if it was just for a while.

As she neared the kitchen her thoughts drifted towards the many complaints she had been receiving from some of her family members. Most were not happy that she opened the Xing family up to the Sohma’s during the festival a few days ago. In truth she wanted to extend an era of peace between the families, only then could they really obtain an ending to the harsh reality for all of them. Most of the people in the family were too proud to acknowledge that though, which left Lien standing in a corner with no real response.

[daiyu]

Even though the move to Japan hadn't been exactly expected, it wasn't a bad change. Daiyu had been comfortable with her life in China, but moving to Japan with her family had proved to be just as interesting. Most importantly, it hadn't ruined her little careers, which was the biggest worry on her mind. If anything, the move seemed to help it. The Japanese seemed to be more into her line of work..which meant that it also helped that she knew the language as well. All in all, it didn't take long for her to be able to settle in to a new life in Japan, which pleased her the most.

Having such jobs as she did, Dai was able to take some mornings, or days, off to relax, allowing her to sleep in until near afternoon. Today, however, had her waking up earlier than normal. The blonde rolled over several times in bed, attempting to get back to sleep, but to no avail. After several minutes, she gave up and let out a loud sigh, staring at the ceiling. It was obvious that she wasn't going to be able to get back to sleep now, which annoyed her slightly with the fact that there was no reason for her to even be awake at that time. She supposed that it was a result of her having gone to bed earlier than usual, but there was no way to change that now.

Resigned, Dai got out of bed and strode to the bathroom, grabbing some clothes to change into on the way. It didn't take long for her to wash up and stand outside her door, clad in a black and red checkered skirt and a silver shirt with a Chinese button below her left shoulder. She rested her hands on her hips as she looked both directions in the hallway. There didn't seem to be anyone else up and around, causing her to frown slightly. At the very least, there could be someone else up for her to be around - this was the whole reason why she didn't like being up early unless needed.

With a slight shrug, Dai began heading towards the kitchen, deciding to grab some breakfast before she left the Xing manor to find something to occupy her time. What she didn't expect was to almost run into another person as she turned the corner before the kitchen. And not only another person, but Lien of all people. Dai paused, blinking a few times before giving the younger female a small curtsy and grin. "My apologies - I thought I was the only one wandering around so early in the day. Am I to assume that you were wanting something to eat as well?" Dai questioned as she moved out the way of the kitchen doors for Lien. It wouldn't hurt to possibly have breakfast with the family head.