Chapter 3
At lunch, Rongtu got her lunch tray full of food that looks edibles, and went to find a place to sit and eat. Everyone was looking at her. The men would look at her with a scary perverted smirk and the girls would glare daggers at her. Almost every table was full. She was about to sit on the ground outside when Yugi walked up to her.
"You can sit with us if you want?" he said, "My friends and I won't mind and don't worry about the other students they are always like that after a new student comes."
Rongtu smiled, "Thank you Yugi. At least I won't sit on the ground like last year in China."
Yugi took her to the last table where his friends were. Joey and Tristan were having a hotdog-eating contest and Téa watching and felt like they were idiots. Yugi walked up to them while Rongtu looked at the three with a weird look on her face.
"Everyone," said Yugi, "you remember Rongtu right, well is it ok that she eats with us?" They all smiled.
"Sure. She is welcome to sit with us!" said Téa and the other two nodding still eating hotdogs.
After a while, Joey spoke up, "So Rongtu, why are you here in Japan?"
Rongtu looked down sadly, "Six months ago, my parents died in a car crash on a rainy day. After that, I stayed at my four cousin's temple or dojo you call it. During that time, I learn Kong Fu and the Xiaolin arts for self-defense. Finally after some time, I moved here to Japan to finish my schooling and to get some time away from China for a while."
Everyone looked at her sadly. Nobody knew that she went though so much and still have a happy face. In the background, Yami was sad too. Silently he shed a tear and it landed on the ground.
"I'm so sorry Rongtu." said Yugi.
"And I thought divorces are tough, but this. I'm just lucky I get to see my mom." said Joey.
"I'm glad that you are getting better Rongtu," said Téa, "but won't your cousins miss you?"
"No my cousin can keep each other company and to help around the place." she said.
"At least you're not an aunt," said Tristan, "being an uncle to me is not fun. My nephew, Johji, is a pain in the-butt. He is only a kid now and he was a total pervert with the ladies."
She giggled, "Well, few of my cousin are like that but they stay loyal to one another. They really hope that they will be Kong Fu masters one day, so they are getting their teaching by practicing."