Chapter 03 Momokos secret is exposed

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Momoko and Brick reached the school with being about 5 minutes late. They quickly entered their classes, Brick explained why they were late and their teacher Miss Keane just gave them a warning and handed them their worksheets to work over. As well as giving them detention.

They quickly sat down and put their heads down. Momoko sighed, knowing that her parents were most likely going to be informed that she was late, and then there was going to be major trouble.

After Momoko completed her work as well as the rest of the classes she and Brick walked together to the detention room.

Brick seemed to be well read up in the school because he knew exactly where he had to go. After 3 minutes they reached the room.

It was the furthest away from every school exit and window that there possibly was. Brick and Momoko stood there and Brick knocked against the door.

"Come in." Came a strict voice.

Brick walked in and took his hat off, which surprised Momoko, normally he hated it removing his hat, but for this occasion, he didn't mind.

"Good afternoon Mrs Right." Brick said.

Momoko blinked and stared at this teacher, she has raven black hair, pulled back in such a tight bun that not a single hair was out of place, her face looked like a skinny skeleton that had the side of the head cut off she was that thin.

"Ah, Mr Brick Jojo, why am I not surprised? Being late for school again? And... Momoko Akatsutsumi? You are usually always on time. Well, you two are 2 hours late so this afternoon you both will stay the 2 hours behind and work on your homework. Mr Jojo, I take it you know where the detention room is, please lead Momoko to the room and you two will stay there until 4 PM. As well we will have to inform your parents about your too late coming." Mrs Right said writing two detention slips.

Brick just shrugged his shoulders and left the room again. Momoko shot him a glare, but Brick seemed to be taking this too lightly. Momoko picked her paper up and walked after him a bit upset.

Brick and Momoko headed to their next lesson to make sure they weren't late for that too, and it was sports of all lessons. Quickly they raced into the changing rooms, changed clothes and then walked into the changing rooms into the sports hall. Too Momoko's bad luck, it was dodgeball.

Brick quickly joined the boys and a few high five him back. Momoko shrunk and took the girls side. As far as she could see the teams have just been put together and Kaoru was on the throwing line. She smiled and launched the ball towards the boys' side.

Quickly it was also clear who was the thrower at the boys, Butch. He caught the ball before launching it at full speed back towards Kaoru. After 5 throws it was wartime. Kaoru launched the ball to her teammates who caught it and then used the boys as their targets.

Momoko and Brick dodged the balls out quite skilfully, but a lot of the others were launched off the field in a fashionable speed. And about another 5 minutes, Brick and Momoko were both hit as well.

Last on the field were Kaoru and Butch, both 'queen and king' gave each other an evil smirk as they fired the balls all over again, running back and forth up and down the entire field of their side to tire the other side out.

However it was the teacher who was getting tired, quickly he blew his whistle, just as Butch caught the ball.

"Game over." He called out.

However Butch still has launched the ball out and Kaoru was so distracted by the 'Game over' that she didn't see the side swing Butch pulled threw. The ball slammed into her and knocked Kaoru straight into the wall and she was hit.

The students all froze in their spots, Butch jumped over the sideline, horrified over what he has done.

"Kaoru... oh my god Kaoru..." He said as he reached her side and helped her back up.

Kaoru shook her head as she saw Butch helping her up. Butch hung his head and turned a faint colour of red.

"K... Kaoru I'm... I'm sorry that I hit you so hard when the game was over." Butch said hanging his head.

Kaoru stretched her hand out and Butch took it, he helped her up and the class all headed back into the showers.

"It's cool Butch. Good game, you are getting better." Kaoru smiled at him.

Butch blushed a bit and the boys headed into the boys changing rooms and the girls into theirs. They changed and everyone headed home.

Momoko just walked with Brick to the school's gates where her sister Kuriko was waiting.

"Come on Momoko, mum and dad want you home," Kuriko said.

Momoko sighed, "Kuriko can you please tell mum and dad that I won't be coming home until after 4 or 5 o'clock? I have detention this afternoon."

Kuriko raised a confused eyebrow, but then smirked, "If I can play with your action figures, then sure."

"Action figures?" Brick asked confused.

Momoko seemed to cherish these 'figures' as she was glaring at her sister, "Ok,... but only the ones already in the toy box. Leave my packed boxes alone. Got it?"

"Thanks, sis, and sure." Kuriko beamed and shot of home.

Momoko smiled and took Brick's hand, they headed back inside the building, went to the toilet again before heading to the detention room.

At the school

Momoko and Brick arrived bang on time in the detention room. Their detention teacher handed them a piece of paper and pointed at two seats.

Momoko and Brick sat down, on the list stood: 1st: Finish all homework, 2nd write until the last bell the lines: 'I promise never to skip class, and I promise to arrive at all my classes on time.'

Brick hung his head and pulled his pens out, Momoko sighed and did her work as well. All the while the two focused on their homework, not asking the teacher anything or each other.

As they finished the last calculation they wrote about 200 line of: 'I promise never to skip class, and promise to arrive at all my classes on time.'

As that was done they looked at their teacher, he was sunken in a book about dog breeds. Then the last bell struck and he looked up.

"Oh, thanks for staying and behaving yourselves guys. Mr Jojo, Miss Akatsutsumi, you may go home now." He smiled and packed his bag.

Momoko and Brick nodded their heads, "Have a good day sir."

They both then left the school grounds together and walked through town for a bit.

At Momokos home

Momoko reached her home and faced her wristwatch, it was showing now: 4:00 PM in the afternoon. Momoko sighed and decided not to sneak in through her window, but ring the doorbell and face a punishment from her own parents.

Momoko stood straight as she rang the doorbell and hung her head. The door opened by her father and he didn't look too pleased.

"Father, I'm very, very sorry for being so late. I had detention and only now was I let back home." Momoko said hanging her head.

She expected her father to scream, but he only gave her a cold stare.

"Get inside Momoko. And get into the living room. Me and your mother have something to discuss with you!" Hachizou snapped at his daughter coldly.

Momoko sighed and walked inside. She placed her shoes to the side and walked to the living room where her mother Kakiko was sitting on the couch. Perfect as always.

Momoko blinked as she noticed her mother was holding something small in her hands, it looked like a photograph of someone, but who?

"Momoko, sit down, please. We have something very serious to discuss with you." Kakiko said calmly.

Momoko nodded, "What is it, mother?"

"This," Kakiko said handing Momoko the photograph.

Momoko felt like her heart was about to stop. It was a photo of her and Brick on the boat at the lake. But who took it and how did they know Kakiko was her mother?

"Momoko, please tell me it's not true. You are not really seeing Brick Jojo, are you? He's just a player and troublemaker for Tokio city." Kakiko sighted.

But Momoko sighed, "Why would it be bad if I see him? He's my best friend since kindergarten mother. I like him."

Kakiko still glared hard at her, "Stay in your bedroom until he gives you the all clear you may leave again."

Momoko bowed to her mother and headed into her bedroom. There she completed her homework and pulled then her round pink P compact from her belt.

With that, and connecting it to the internet, Momoko chatted online with her two friends Kaoru and Miyako.

Despite being in trouble with her parents Momoko's two friends encouraged her that they were doing what was best for her.

And that she still could contact them through their pods if she ever needed anything.

Momoko smiled and thanked her two friends, after being offline Momoko asked herself what else might come her way.

Her world with Brick was so perfect, why were her parents hated him after she only had one date with him?

Maybe she had to have her parents consent before dating a boy?

After a few hours, Kakiko emerged from the kitchen. "Guys dinner."

Momoko heard her mother and sighed, walking down the stairs. Her sister Kuriko smiled and walked behind her downstairs to the kitchen.

Momoko saw her father coming out of his office and was heading in the same direction as his two daughters. Once they all reached the dining room Kakiko has already set the table.

Everyone sat down and had the dinner. Momoko may enjoy her mothers fantastic cooking, but knowing she was going to be in trouble for seeing Brick as her lover made it a cold dinner to enjoy.

Almost during every bite of the meal Momoko was looking at her father, nothing was displaying over Hachizou's face. No hate, anger, sadness, discomfort, or anything like that. She just couldn't read him.

After the meal was finished Momoko was about to get up to clear the dishes away as her father grabbed her by the hand.

"Not today Momoko. Kuriko could you please take care of the dishes? I have to talk a serious word with Momoko about something." Hachizou instructed.

Kurico nodded her head and gathered in the dishes. Momoko sighed as she followed her father back into his office. She had a guess over what he was going to be complaining about.

Hachizou leads his daughter into his office and sat her on the couch. He himself sat at his desk and waved in front of Momoko a letter.

"Momoko, the school has written to us that you have been skipping almost an entire day. Care to explain to me why?" Hachizou asked calmly.

Momoko swallowed and read over the letter herself.

"Dear Mr Akatsutsumi, we are sorry to inform you that your daughter Momoko won't be coming home until 4 PM. She has missed this morning's lessons and will be staying longer. Along with Brick Jojo. Signed: Miss Kean." Momoko read out.

She sighed, "I'm sorry, dad. But... I was... was..."

"I know exactly what you were doing Momoko! You were being a very naughty girl and hung out with the worst boy in all of Tokio inside the city." Hachizou snapped. "I don't want you anywhere near that maniac of a villain. AM I UNDERSTOOD MOMOKO!"

Momoko just sighed and hung her head, nodding slightly.

"Good, leave my sight this instant Momoko. And stay in your bedroom." Hachizou snapped.

Momoko left his office carefully, before looking once back and ran as fast as she could to her bedroom.

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