"Hey Kya. What's the answer to 25?" The boy behind Kya asked as he poked her in the back with his pencil.
Kya turned around annoyed."I already told you Chase I don't know so just leave me alone."
Chase sat behind Kya everyday and annoyed her with his constant questions. He had brown hair and pale skin and wore shirts with skulls on them and baggy jeans.
"I thought all Asians were good at math." Chase said.
"That's not true and if you need help go ask Noah." Kya snapped and pointed to a blond boy with glasses sitting in the very front of the class. Chase got up but was soon back.
Kya felt the familiar poke of a pencil on her back. She tried to ignore it and concentrate on her work but the poking continued. She turned around and glared.
"What do you want Chase?"
"You got a boyfriend?"
"Yes." Kya said getting irritated once again.
"Who is he? I haven't seen you with any guy all year."
"He doesn't live here." Kya answered.
"Where does he live?" Chase asked.
"In the Philippines." Kya answered once again getting annoyed.
"So how can you be boyfriend and girlfriend if you haven't even met yet?" Chase asked.
Kya sighed." Because we just can."
Kya was thankful that the lunch bell rang so she didn't have to see Chase for the rest of the day. Kya met up with her brother and friends at their usual table in the corner of the cafeteria.
"Hey Kya can you open this for me?" Kai asked handing her a small bag of shrimp chips. She opened the bag and handed it to her brother. He still had some trouble doing things due to him having only one arm.
"Yuck how can you guys eat those things?" Lil asked holding her nose."They smell like fish food."
"There good." Kai said throwing a chip in the air and catching it in his mouth.
"Lil groaned." I can't believe I'm partners with you. You're so immature."
"It's not like we're really married and have a kid." Kai said.
"Yeah we just have to pretend." Lil groaned again as Kai continued eating his shrimp chips.
"Yo kai let me try one." Phil called from the end of the table next to Tommy. Kai threw a chip Phil's way and he caught in his mouth."Those are good."
"Here,have mine." Kya said pushing the bag toward Phil.
"Thanks." Phil said opening the bag."Anyone else want some?"
"I'll try some." Kimi said.
"I'm with Lil. How can you guys eat those?" Tommy asked holding his nose that he could smell them.
"There not bad." Kimi remarked.
"I'll pass. I'm allergic to shrimp." Chuckie commented.
After lunch Kai and Lil made their way to chilhood developement class. Lil was actually interested in it and Kai just got put in it because all the other electives he wanted were full.
"Ok class rodat we're going to pair up and each take oe of these dolls home." The teacher explained holding up a baby doll dressed in a pink outfit."Their programmed with actual schedules of parents. Now I've already assighned partners so when I call your name go sit by your partner."
Kai wasn't really paying attention. He was ready to get to soccer practice. He was surprised when Lil sat beside him.
"Why are you sitting by me?" He asked.
"Uh we're partners for this baby thing." Lil amswered.
"Oh ok." Kai shrugged.
The rest of the day was uneventful. Lll and Kai met after school to get their baby doll that would act like a real baby. They had to take care of it all weekand.
Lil took the baby first since Kai had soccer practice. They would meet at Kai's house when practice was over.
When Kya went up to her room she got out her laptop and started a video chat with Tala. She had to asl her help on a couple questions thanks to Chase. After they talked for awhile Kya went downstairs to get a snack after not eating much lunch she was hungry. She grabbed an orange and went back to her room. She was home alone so decided to watch Frozen. She still loved the movie after all these years and it made her feel better when she was upset.
When the movie was almost over Kai walked in.
"Really Kya?" He asked shaking his head."I thought you outgrew this movie a long time ago."
"Oh just shut up." Kya said throwing a pillow at him."I can watch what I want." Kai just shook his head again and walked upstairs to take a shower.
A few minutes later the doorbell rang and Kya got up to answer it finding Lil standing on the porch.
"Hey Kai's in the shower." Kya said stepping aside so Lil could come inside. They sat down on the couch. Lil had the doll in the carseat that it came with. She was thankful for some silencesince the doll had been crying almost nonstop for the last hour. Just as Kai came down the stairs the doll started crying.
Lil groaned."Kai,It's your turn."
"Come here Elena." Kai said in a baby voice and picked up the doll.
"Her name is Isabelle." Lil said.
"You guys named that thing?" Kya asked.
"Yep." Kai answered sticking a plastic bottle into the dolls ,outh making it stop crying. It made sucking noises.
"We had to." Lil said pulling the fake birth certificate out of her bag and handing it to Kya.
"Elena Isabelle Baluyut." Kya read out loud and handed Lil the paper back."Nice name."
"It was supposed to be Isabelle Elena." Lil said.
"E comes before I." Kai said."Besides my name sounds better."
"Whatever." Lil groaned."Which name do you like better Kya?"
"Um." Kya started not wanting to pick sides."I like Elena."
"Why would you take his side?" Lil asked.
"Cuz I have to live him." Kya answered and made her way to her room."I'm going to go call David."
A little while later Kai came up and sat on Kya's bed.
"Mom called. She wants you to make dinner and she's not coming home tonight."
"Why didn't she just call me?" Kya asked turning awat from her laptop screen.
"She did. You never answer your phone." Kai pointed to Kya's phone that was laying on the bed beside her.
"I do to." Kya argued and picked her phone up to see she had a missed call. She dropped the phone on her bed."I forgot to turn it back up when I got home and why can't you make dinner?"
Kai pointed to his left shoukder and said."mom doesn't trust me in the kitchen. I burned the rice in the rice maker last time I tried."
Kya groaned."You can't use the fact that you only have one arm forever and you were ten when you burned the rice."
"Just go make my dinner.I'm hungry." Kai said standing up. Kya closed her laptop and stood up to follow Kai.
"What do you want for dinner your majesty?" Kya asked with a small bow.
"Hmm let's see,What do I want?" Kai said tapping his chin."Chili cheese fries,chicken,and maybe some lumpia."
"Um no." Kya said looking in the cabinets to see what they had. She found some spaghetti rings on the top shelf. She climbed on the counter to reach them. Kai went back into the living room,not nticing what Kya had got from the cabinet. A few minutes later she brought the bowls into the living room.
"This is dinner?" Kai asked looking at his bowl.
"Yep." Kya said taking a bite of hers.
"Where's my lumpia?" Kai asked.
"At tito's restaraunt." Kya answered just as the doll started crying again."I'm going to eat in my room."
"It's your turn. I'm eating." Kai said putting a spoonful in his mouth. Lil put down her bowl and got up to take care of the doll.
The next morningKya woke up and went downstairs and saw Kai and Lil on the couch asleep. Lil had her head on kai's shoulder and a blanket was wrapped around them. Kya couldn't resist. She took a picture. The sound of the picture being taken woke them both up. They looked at each other and quickly stood up.
"Kya don't tell mom Lil slept here." Kai pleaded.
"We were watching a movie and I fell asleep." Lil explained."This doll is driving me crazy."
"Go home before my mom gets here and I'll yake care of it toight." Kai said as Lil got her stuff togeather and left.
On Monday morning Lil and Kai went to return the doll,thankful that the whole thing was over. Later that day they got their grade,which was an A.
"Wow. I didn't think we would do that good." Kai commented.
"Yeah we make a pretty good team." Lil said."You'll make an amazing dad someday."
"Thanks."Kai said."I don't know about amazing but I'll at least be better then my dad was."
"So how was the baby?" Phil asked as they waited for the bus.
"Exhausting." Lil said."I'm glad I had Kai for a partner."
"I bet you are." Phil said showing her the picture Kya took of them.
"How did you get that?" Lil asked grabbing for the phone only for Phil to pull it away.
"Kya sent it to me." Phil answered. Lil looked horrified.
"Don't worry,she only sent it to me and I approve of your choice of boyfriend." Phil said.
"Wha,He's not my boyfriend." Lil hissed.
"Maybe not now but a few more group projects and just wait." Phil said getting on the bus.
