A/N: Hello I hope you like this chapter, this is the second chapter for an argument between Dan and his parents.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan or its characters.
Chapter Four: A Monetary Argument
Dan's POV I woke up to yelling at 6:06 A.M. "Drago? When did I fall asleep?" I asked my friend who woke up a minute after me "I think it was around four P.M. Daniel" he answered. I groaned when I got up and out of bed because the yelling from yesterday and this morning is causing me to get a headache which isn't cool.
I headed to my closet and changed out of the clothes I was wearing yesterday, I chose to wear my red and yellow V-neck tank top, black cargo pants, and signature red jacket. I opened my door hoping my parents are either downstairs or in their room, I heard the yelling coming from my left so I followed it.
"It's your fault for buying so much alcohol without working!" I heard my dad yell "if you didn't leave then maybe I wouldn't have been drinking in the first place!" mom yelled back. "We can barely pay our bills because you stopped working for so long" my dad said worrying me even after I saw them leave.
I stayed there crouched down for a few minutes that felt like hours "Daniel you have to take a shower and change your clothes" I heard Drago say snapping me out of my daze. I shook my head bringing myself back to reality "of course Drago, sorry" I said getting up and going to my bathroom to take my shower.
Time Skip: 7:45 A.M. New Vestroia Garden
"Hey Daniel, what are you doing?" I heard Shun ask making me look up from my sketchbook "just coloring a drawing" I said after Shun sat down on my right side. "Why'd you leave after Runo broke up with you?" I heard Shun ask shocking me with the sudden question "why are you just now asking?" I asked causing him to shrug.
"Didn't come to mind until last week and I forgot about it 'till now" he answered as I kept coloring in my drawing of Baron, Mira, and Ace. "I had signed up for a Teaching/Leadership Abroad Program before the Mechas arrived and I was told after they left that I would be leaving June 8th" I said making Shun nod before I looked at the clock.
It was 7:54 so I decided to close my book and put it away so I could go to class "I have to go Shun, I'll see you at lunch" I said leaving the garden. I headed to class thinking that Shun's question is the beginning of a series of bad events.
I found out Shun started dating Alice at the start of the school year, my dad leaves making mom stressed enough to drink, he ignores me for two days over something that I told him about before, I haven't eaten four days in a row, and now Shun's asking me about the past. The only good things that have happened since I came back was getting to hang out with Shun and Alice again along with teaching a Bakugan class.
I had told my parents about accepting a part-time teaching job when I start school again, they were happy about it, but as soon as I said it was a bakugan class they told me to resign. I think they forgot about it though because they have yet to mention it for a year and a half now, it was six months after they took my bakugan away to.
For some reason they didn't take Drago which surprised both of us, despite that we were happy about the arrangement if only a little. 'We'll allow you to keep Drago but if you brawl, whether we're around or not, we'll take him to' is the deal I made with them after we defeated Mechtogan Zenthon.
"Daniel are you okay?" I heard Drago ask snapping me back to the present again making me realize I was standing in front of Mr. Ruke's door but I still had four minutes till eight. I walked in and saw that we were Lawrence Joseph Henderson and next week we're learning about Karl Albert Hasselbalch, the ones who created the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.
I already know a lot about them from going to the Fatigue Laboratory, one of the many institutes that Mr. Henderson started. I also went to Aastrup, Denmark, where Mr. Hasselbalch was born, while on my year round trip.
When I sat down the bell rang and everyone was present which means we're going to get a worksheet and a lecture or just a lecture, I don't mind either one. We ended up doing a poster instead of a worksheet that's due on Friday, just a biography though: where he was born, where he died, was he married, his family tree, etc.
Class ended as soon as I finished drawing up a plan: the family tree in the middle, the title above it, and the timeline of his life below the tree. I headed to my Indian English class which wasn't hard since we only had to do a two page worksheet front and back.
I finished the whole packet with five minutes left so I just stayed sitting not grabbing anything out to do anything with. When the bell rang I left to my AP Calculus class when I got there I sat down ignoring Runo and her friends when they made fun of me for drawing those I don't actually 'love'.
When everyone was in their seats the bell had rung and Mr. Gregory had written down the name Benjamin Banneker, who's famous for calculating the solar eclipse. Mr. Gregory, like Mr. Ruke, gave a lecture on a man with a connection to their subject which isn't really that odd to me until he said that the power point was due on Friday as well.
I wrote down notes during the forty-five minute lecture so I could decide what to add to the power point when I get home. When the lecture ended I got out a note pad so I could draw out my title slide and the nine information slides before the bell rang.
When the bell rang Runo and her friends tried bullying me again but because they weren't really doing anything I ignored them and headed to lunch. When I reached the cafeteria I saw that Alice and Shun were already sitting at the table we decided to sit at by the window, it wasn't a bad seating arrangement so last Friday we all decided to sit there, including Runo who was telling them I was drawing people I love again.
I sat down where I sat last time, across from Runo and to the left of Shun it was kind of like a routine or mentally assigned seats, I didn't mind it all too much except for the fact I have to look at Runo instead of Shun or the scenery. When it turned 12:01 an announcement came on "Daniel Kuso your 5th hour teacher would like to speak with you, I repeat Daniel Kuso your 5th hour teacher would like to speak to you" Principal Arrow said confusing me.
"We have to go to your next hour Daniel, you asked your teacher a question the first week remember?" Drago asked putting it together for me 'thank you Principal Arrow' I thought before I got up. "Well I got to go, see you later" I said with a smile despite not knowing why I was being called to his office, not even thinking if it was a bad or good reason.
Time Skip: Principal Freed's Office
*Knock knock* I knocked on the door hearing a 'come in' from inside so I opened the door and walked in "oh! Daniel my boy please sit down" I heard him say gesturing to the couch so I did. "Why was I called here Principal Freed?" I asked when I sat down "I asked you here to remind you that I sent a check to your house for the work you've been doing with your students" he told me making me freeze.
"I forgot to send it to you last week so I sent it today and I just wanted to remind you of that" he told me and I started to remember the last Friday when he told me that.
Flashback: Last Friday Principal Freed's Office
"Please sit down Daniel" I heard the Principal say so I did wondering why he called me here so early "why did you call me here Principal Freed?" I asked confused. "I'm going to send your check of $205.70 which includes the 10% raise today" he told me and I didn't like it because if my parents found it before me I'm dead.
Present
"Okay" I said uneasily when I nodded "the pay is higher now because I forgot to send it so don't worry about that" he told me with a smile, I smiled back even more uneasy because it's not the amount that matters to them just the job. "How much is it now?" I asked regardless of my unease for the upcoming situation "$224.40, is that too little or is it something else my boy?" he told me so I shook my head so I won't worry him more than I already did.
"I'm fine, I don't care for how much I'm paid" I said making him smile, I looked at the clock to see it was 12:14. "I'm sorry Principal Freed but I have one minute to get to class" I said standing up "oh my, sorry my boy, I didn't realize I've kept you so long" he said and I smiled before I left.
Time Skip: 12:16 Football Field
I arrived at the football field a minute late which I didn't like since the teacher isn't supposed to be late unless they had no other choice. "You're late Mr. Kuso" I heard Morikawa say as I stopped running gasping for breath, I shouldn't be so short of breath, I only ran twenty feet.
"Daniel are you okay?" I heard Drago ask and I nodded as I took out my clip board "where's Daimyo, Daisuke, and Donna?" I asked when I saw they weren't here. "Daimyo has a dentist appointment" I heard Kise say making me nod and mark the Excused Absence box.
"Same with Daisuke" I heard Maru say so I marked the same box for him to "what about Donna?" I asked looking around to see Alann raise his hand. "Do you know where she is Alann?" I asked and he nodded "she came down with the Flu in 4th" he told me and I nodded.
"Okay since there's an odd number of students present I'm going to ask questions about your attributes as well as the other attributes, okay?" I asked as I looked up from my role sheet. "What is Haos weak against…" I asked looking around to see who I can ask "Kise?" I asked, he answered Darkus which is correct.
"What is Aquos strong against…Maru?" I asked and she answered Pyrus which is correct "what is Pyrus weak against Alann?" I asked and he answered correctly as well with Aquos. "What is Subterra strong against Daisy?" I asked, she answered correctly with Ventus "what is Ventus strong against…Tessa?" I asked and she also answered correctly Aquos.
We continued with the others even Darkus even though Daisuke isn't here, when that was finished we just talked about what we did over the summer and how our bakugan are doing. The bell rang after the conversation was done so I stayed to watch everyone get their bags and leave into the school.
"They were very smart and they seem to be getting along very well with their Bakugan" Drago told me when I crossed the street "yes they are, I'm glad you picked them Drago" I said when I reached the other side of the street. I continued walking till I reached the garden and sat next to Shun on the water fountain, I brought out my homework for my chemistry and Calculus class.
"Dan I have a question" I heard Shun say so I put my work on my vacant right side "shoot man" I said smiling at him but it fell when the question left his mouth. "Why did Runo break up with you?" he asked me making me look away from him with a frown "I don't really know" I said confusing him.
"She must have given you a reason Dan" he told me making me sigh because I know he won't give up until I give him an answer which is what I like but don't like about him. "She said she's breaking up with me that's all but I think it's because she knew I didn't like her like that" I said sadly because I'm guessing that's not the only reason.
"What else is there Dan? I know you well enough to know that's not all" he told me making me smile since he does know me really well. "It's because she knows I like someone else more than I do anything else" I said confusing him "I've had a crush for years, a first love if you will" I said when he asked me what I meant.
Flashback
I was in the park, the same park that Runo and I started dating in, it was because of Runo that I'm here; Runo wanted to tell me something. When she called to tell me to meet her I was surprised since she hasn't called to see me in six months since we started dating.
Hey Dan" I heard a sad and angry voice say making me turn around to see Runo, the frown on her face didn't fit her. "Why'd you ask me here Runo?" I asked seeing the hurt in her eyes magnify "I'm breaking up with you Dan" she told me.
I was upset by it because I went out with her because she asked and because Shun would never go out with me and I thought I would be able to forget that but I couldn't. "Why Runo?" I asked when she was about to turn around "because you like someone more than anything else" she told me.
"How do you know that?" I asked before she turned around leaving me without an answer. I worried because she could know I'm in love with Shun, she could tell him if she knows that and it could ruin what I have with him.
Present
"She found out who it was and it hurt her so she broke up with me knowing that I can't be with them after" I told him making him nod. "Makes sense to me, who's the one that made Runo break up with you?" Shun asked, because I didn't want him to know it's him I have a crush on and just recently said is my first love out loud I decided to half-answer the question.
"You know them well" I said and he nodded before I looked at the clock above the French doors, it turned out to be 2:15 which means I have to go, he told me he'd text me after which I don't mind at all. I was happy about that because he hasn't texted me since I left the country for the abroad program a year ago.
I packed up and headed into the school building to my seventh hour for AP History class, it had taken me two minutes to get there. When I did I saw the door was open but I stood by the door way out of view of the working students occupying the classroom.
"Mr. Kuso you can come in, I left the door open for you because you get here early and I didn't want you standing the whole time" I heard Mrs. Henderson say in a soft but kind tone that was loud enough for me to hear. I was confused as to why I actually walked in until she told me to take my assigned seat since it was open so I did, I worked shortly on my Chemistry project by looking up the information on the school provided computers.
The ball rang not long after because I got here at 2:18, two minutes before the bell rang signaling for you to head to class. I stopped working on my next project after three minutes and saw everyone in was seated before Mrs. Henderson wrote down a project that was due again on Friday.
"I don't like how so many projects are due on Friday Daniel" I heard Drago say from the right side of the school's computer, I had agreed with him since now that makes three projects due on Friday. I had decided to do my project on Saburo Lenega, a Japanese historian, because of the battle he initiated with the Japanese Ministry of Education.
Mrs. Henderson was surprised with my project because not many people have chosen a person of Japanese origin or even a historian. I was happy when she accepted the idea of me doing a movie about him and his accomplishments, I had gathered all the info on Legena-sama when the bell had rung for school to end.
I signed out of the computer and packed all my stuff up before I left the class room and walked the halls to the exit. When I reached the exit my red phone with the Pyrus emblem on the back rung, I took it out of my pants back pocket.
I unlocked it and saw it was from an unknown number I opened it anyway and read: 'Hey Dan it's Shun, sorry I had gotten a new number when you were gone' it said making me smile since I just thought he was ignoring me.
'It's fine Shun' I texted back as I left the school, I sent the message before saving the number and making a contact for him. 'Are you heading home now?' Shun texted confusing me since it's odd for him to text that.
'Yeah why do you ask?' I texted back as I walked 'I was wondering since I thought your parents would've picked you up' he texted making me frown. 'No my mom normally works till five and dad till six or seven' I texted him, he told me 'it must be hard walking so far' which wasn't wrong but I don't mind.
'It's not that big of a deal, I run every day you know' I texted which wasn't wrong but I don't want to tell him it's to get away from my parent's constant bickering. 'You're still doing that? We don't have to save the world anymore so you can stop' Shun texted making me stop before I continued walking.
My phone was black when I put it away before I continued walking, I reached my house and walked inside going up to my room not really hungry at the moment. I started on the movie or clip I was to make for History, it lasted thirty to forty minutes the longest is supposed to be an hour so I'm glad I made the time limit.
I started on my poster after that before I heard the door slam open and my mom yelled "Daniel! Come down here this minute!" my mom yelled making me run down stairs. "He should know he's not supposed to do this! Someone could get killed!" my mom yelled most likely to my dad 'oh no, I forgot about the check' I thought in a hurry as I ran down the stairs.
"What is it mom?" I asked when I reached the bottom "son your mom and I have a question" my dad said, it was in a calmer voice than when mom though it doesn't scare me like hers does. "Daniel! Why is this check addressed to you for being a Student Bakugan teacher?" my mom yelled but my dad had asked calmly.
That was before they yelled about speaking at the same time though making me flinch from the yelling "I told you before school started that I agreed to be a bakugan teacher" I said worried for what she might do this time. "What would happen if one of your students became evil because of bullying or something? Then what would you do?" She asked me and I already knew where this was going.
"If you get rid of Drago then there's no reason for you to be a brawler right?" mom asked as she lunged at me "Drago, make sure you get somewhere I can find you again!" I said raising my voice slightly in concern as we jumped in different directions. "I can't do that Daniel! I can't leave you alone with them they'll hurt you!" I heard him yell but I can't lose him, they'll send him to where I can't see him again.
"I don't care what happens to me, they can't kill me for it but losing you will" I said when Drago jumped on my shoulder after I got on the stairs when mom lunged at me to get me away from him. I ran to my room and blockaded the door before opening the window which Drago hesitantly jumped out of.
I heard banging on my door before I hurried to it locking it "open the door and listen to reason son" my dad said but I yelled my disagreement, I went to my bed and covered up trying to block out all their 'reasoning' which isn't right. After an hour they finally stopped and I fell asleep hoping Drago found a place where I can find him again.
A/N: I finished writing this at 8:29 A.M. on May 27, 2016 in my 1st hour French 3 class. I hope you like this chapter and will continue reading, see you next Monday.