Diamonds and Gold {Paul Lahote}

7

"Bloody hell"

Li Na rushed out of the tub, grabbing the silk robe off the hook of the door. Hastily tying it around her waist as she sprinted down the hall screaming. It was around midnight when she decided to take a bath, so her brothers must be in the cigar room. Her wet hair clung onto her face as she violently banged on doors and stomped downstairs.

"BROTHERS" Li Na screamed in the house as she slammed the door to the cigar room. The puff of smoke hit her face and wafted into the hall. Her four brothers lounged around together, each with a Cuban Cigar in their fingers. "Mei Mei, what is all the banter about" Lei Wei said as he sat up in his seat. His sister in a robe, her hair still soaked with bubbles. Li Na rambled about the water, making no sense to her brothers. "Li Na full sentences please," Ju Long said as he put his cigar out. "Water it floated" Li Na gasped out as she stared at her brothers with wide eyes. "Are you using again, sister?" Wang Yong asked as their sister sounded crazy.

Pretending not to understand their sister the brothers, gave each other a look. They knew eventually it would happen to their little sister. "I'm serious you fucking bastards!" Li Na exasperated as her brothers were not believing her. "No, I'll show you come" Li Na slammed the door again and stomping her way to the kitchen.

Taking a glass from the cupboards and filling it with water. The brothers stood around the room watching their sister stare into the water. Li Na took a deep breath and closed her eyes, searching for that source of power. In her mind she pictured the water in the glass to float out of it, a rush of energy surged forward. Opening her eyes slowly and seeing the water floating above the glass.

From seeing this the brothers stepped closer to the sister as the snake of water flowed out of the glass. "See, I'm not mad," Li Na said as the water retracted back into the glass. She looked at her brothers, they looked like they were speaking to each other through their eyes. "Damn it tell me" Li Na slapped her hand onto the counter.

Lei Wei sighed as he crossed his arms and uncrossed him before he could figure a sentence out. "Li Na, we each possess a gift because of baba. Dragons in the East don't breathe fire and shit, they are creatures of water" Ju Long said as he tried to get his sister to understand. "What do I do now?" Li Na asked her four brothers standing around. "We'll work on your abilities and make sure nobody knows," Wang Yong said as he looked at his confused sister. "Wait, you guys can do this too?" Li Na question, not believing her brothers hid this from her. "As I said, tell no one," Wang Yong repeated to make sure his sister tells no one of this secret. "Got it" Li Na nodded to her brother in understands, nobody is to know of this.

•••••

All-day long during Li Na's classes she didn't pay attention. Not even to Paul who was constantly trying to get her to talk to him. Her fingers would drum against her desk through the day, her mind lost in thought. Even when she woke up this morning she wasn't focused, all she could concentrate on was the water. Half-assed pulling on a pair of blue Balmain jeans, a black graphic tee, and black Christian Louboutin heels.

As the last bell rang for school, Li Na walked beside Paul. "So I'll meet you at your house?" Paul asked to make sure he could be with his imprint longer, even if she was in a strange mood. "oh, of course" Li Na smiled at Paul as they exited the front doors of the school. "are you okay today?" Paul asked before he left her in her car. "Never been better? I just have a lot of work going on" Li Na lied so easily through her teeth. Paul nodded his head as he patted the hood of her car before going to his pick up truck. Li Na watched as the group of boys joke and play around.

Li Na quickly made it home before Paul showed up. Leaving her car parked in front of the door. Heading to the second floor, using one of the many empty study rooms. She set up the coffee table that sat in between two sofas, leaving the large desk wide open.