Saying goodbye for now

Lei Nuwa and Fengge were silent. It was the day that Fengge would leave for school– the day he would leave Nuwa. Nuwa could not help but feel upset; she had unintentionally become attached to the boy and had gotten used to having someone by her side.

Fengge was noticeably more upset. He had a bad feeling about leaving Lei Nuwa to brave school alone, but his father had refused to let him attend school here. Nuwa, noticing his uneasiness, scooted closer and nudged him on the arm.

"Come on Fengge, you will have fun. You'll meet cute foreign girls!" She tried to lighten the mood, but the look that was on Fengge's face made her stomach flutter. He smiled handsomely and laid his head on her lap. She could not hide her blush if she tried, but it made him laugh which was her goal.

"You are the only girl in my life, Lei Nuwa." He said, even furthering her embarrassment. Nuwa felt ridiculous; in all of her lives, she had never acted so coy and girlish. However, Zhang Fengge always brought it out of her somehow. Suddenly, his face became serious.

"The school I am going to doesn't let the students have their phones, but if there is an emergency, I want you to have this." He handed her a simple bracelet. It was purple with a small light. "T-Thanks?" Nuwa was confused.

He laughed before rolling up his sleeves. On his wrist was a bracelet identical to hers. He grabbed her wrist and put it on, then began to explain its function.

"When you tap the light, it lights up on both of our bracelets, regardless of distance. If you see it flash without tapping it, it means I tapped it. If I am thinking of you, I will tap it once to say hi." His eyes glistened as it always did when he talked about one of his technological inventions. "But if something really bad happens, something you can't handle by yourself, tap it three times. My bracelet will start to vibrate so I know. I will find a way to get to you."

Nuwa was so touched that she could not help but cry inside. She knew she would miss him, but his acts of care still managed to make her want to grab his hand and never let go. Before he had finished talking, she had already decided to never tap the bracelet three times; she couldn't sabotage his education because of an issue. She was, however, excited to see his 'hi' taps.

"Zhang Fengge, you spoil me."

"If not me, who would do it? Perhaps Liu Yichen?" She threw a pillow at him as he laughed. All traces of seriousness or sadness were gone from his face. He was ready to lunge at her, then they heard his phone ring. He answered it reluctantly after seeing who it was.

"Yes Father, I will go now. No, I won't be late. Yes, I am all packed." He hung up quickly and turned to Nuwa. To her surprise, he embraced her in a crushing hug.

"If anything happens to you, Lei Nuwa, I will not be able to live with myself."

"Fengge, I will be just fine– besides maybe missing you a little. Don't forget me when you're gone, okay?" Unlike the first time she said it, this time held truth and worry within it.

"I will never forget you, I never could. I'll see you soon Nuwa." She finally embraced him back and closed her eyes.

"I'll see you soon."