Okay… Sorry for not updating…. I've been in a drought. A very, very, very loong drought. But I'm here and that's all that matters! (gets hit with a piece of baloney) … Okay… I'll accept that…. DISCLAIMER!
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Chapter 7- Family Visit
Tala and Mariah drove silently in the small pick-up truck after coming back from the doctor. They were on their way back home to pick Kai up since he decided to let a little steam go by walking home. The doctors confirmed that Mariah was indeed pregnant; two weeks pregnant. And thinking that the father was Tala, the doctor gave him books, pamphlets on the nine months of pregnancy, and a glare of extreme disappointment.
At least they're very informed about the situation…" Tala sighed as he took a quick glance at one of the many pamphlets.
"Is it true?" Mariah suddenly asks.
"Is what true?" Tala placed the paper down and continued to drive.
"That your parents left you when you two were young."
"Kai told you, huh?" She nodded. Tala sighed and replies, "Yeah, we really didn't know our parents too well. Left us with our grandfather and Auntie, whom completely despises Kai for some reason or another. And they dumped him on me while I attended college here." He glanced at her as she kept her head down, staring into her lap. "What's the matter?"
"You guys are… I just can't… I'm just a burden now…" Tear began to weld in her eyes and a few rolled down her cheeks. "You shouldn't even be helping me with all of this. It's not even your problem. With you in college with an internship and a job… and Kai in school and a job… barely making ends meet… I'm just extra stress on you guys."
Tala pulled the truck over to the curb in front of their house and he placed his hand on the top of Mariah's head. "Listen to me 'Riah, you are not a burden to either of us. Don't you even think that. We're glad to help you with everything you need. All we have to do to tell Grandfather that we're in some kind of magical financial hole and he can take care of the rest. It's no biggie." Mariah smiled and gave Tala a hug (Man, she loves giving out hugs, huh?)
"Thank you. For everything."
"No problem, lil' bit," Tala replied. He then honked the horn repeatedly until Kai rushed out the door and into the truck.
"You didn't have to do that, ya know," Kai glared as Mariah scooted over so that the three of them could fit in the truck. "Where to?"
"Wherever our lady wants," Tala responds making Mariah blush in embarrassment. She decides on a small Chinese buffet in Tokyo and the three went o their way.
Later on that day, the three returns back to their home only to find a long limo parked in front of the house.
"It can't be…" Tala began to shake nervously.
"How can it…?!" Kai began to slowly panic. Mariah looked back and forward between the two brothers confused as ever.
"What can't be?" she finally asks.
"Grandfather." They say in a monotonic unison.
"Really?"
"What's he here for? He doesn't visit while we're in school!" Kai asks.
"I don't know. I mean, he just heard about our situation only 4 hours ago!" Tala says.
"Well, we'll never know until we go in," Mariah says, unsure of how their grandfather would react to their living with his grandsons and the situation she's getting them into. The three finally took the courage to get out of the truck and walk inside their house.
"Ah, there you two are," a tall, bulky, aging man, Voltaire greeted as he stood up from his position on the couch while pampering Rusco. He and Rusco maneuvered around the couch and to the door to greet the homeowners. "Why Kai isn't in school?"
"He… had a doctor's appointment," Tala lied. "How'd you get here so quickly, Grandfather?"
"After you told me you'll need a pay raise from this certain 'financial hole' situation," Voltaire explained, "I came down to pay a special visit to receive a full explanation on this." He slightly leaned to his side and noticed Mariah was standing behind his grandsons. "Будет девушкой?" He questioned in Russian. (Note: If you want to know what they're saying, I'd suggest going to and go dictionary. com to their translator page. Hopefully you might be able to understand what they're saying cuz when I checked most of the words were kind of off like….)
"Это будет Mariah. Она живет с нами на прошлая неделя," Kai replied.
What the hell are they speaking, Tongue? Mariah thought as Kai talked with Voltaire. Mariah stepped in front of Kai and bowed. "It's nice to meet you, sir." Voltaire replied by picking the neko-jin off the ground and embracing her with a huge bear hug.
"It's very nice to meet you too, dear," Voltaire replied. He then turned around and whacked the two guys on the top of their heads with a very noticeable 'WHICK' sound.
"OW! What the hell was that for?!" Tala yelped. Kai and mumbling the words 'shit' and 'dammit' underneath his breath. With that, the two received a couple of more whacks in the cranium.
"Tala языка! Почему она жила с вами? Я не иду поддерживать другого ребенка не крови меня. Эта девушка более лучшая для того чтобы не быть супоросо! И она damn конечно более лучше для того чтобы не быть prgnant с также одним из вашего ребенка!" Voltaire scolded as he continued to speak in Russian.
"Она не, дед! Верьте ему! Мы не то большое идиотов то, котор вы провозглашаете что мы…" Tala said as he dodged the other whacks. Unfortunately, Kai was unable to dodge the blows so quickly.
"Теперь скажите мне почему она здесь…" Voltaire seized from swing his arm and crossed both of them on his chest.
"Вы видите, Mariah будет одноклассником моих и подружкой моих ex best friend," Kai started to explain. "Ее друг Rei получал ее супоросым во время партии настолько длинней тому назад. После того как она сказала ей родителей, ее отец пнул ее из дома, много к возмущению ее мати. Когда Rei нашло вне о ем, он сбросил ее и она была а для того чтобы защитить вне в дожде. То когда я увидел ее положение в середине улицы практически тележку 18-Уилера для того чтобы прийти побежать она вниз. Так я сохранил ее и и принес ее назад к дому. И после того, она сказала все которое случалось к ей и поэтому мы решили помочь ее thoughout ее стельность." Mariah was in shock as she noticed tears welding up in Kai's crimson eyes.
Kai's crying? Why? What are they saying to make Kai cry like that? Are they talking about…me?
"ВЫ ЗНАЕТЕ ВСЕХ ЛЮДЕЙ ПОЧЕМУ Я ХОЧУ ПОМОЧЬ heHER, ДЕД!!" Kai yelled as he gripped on Voltaire's clothes and tried his best to hold back the tears in his eyes. "Я НЕ ХОЧУ НИКАКОГО ДРУГОГО РЕБЕНКА БЫТЬ ПОДНЯТЫМ БЕЗ И МАТИ И ОТЦА ФАКТИЧЕСК ДЛЯ ТОГО ЧТОБЫ ПОЗАБОТИТЬ О ЕМ! Я ОТКАЗЫВАЮ ПРЕПЯТСТВОВАТЬ СЛУЧАЕТСЯ ВСЕГДА СНОВА!!"
Voltaire stared at his grandson as Kai let him go and fell to the floor. "I see… I completely support the idea."
"You do?" Tala spoke in shock.
"But I'm the one that you should have the real support from…" Voltaire then turned around. "Auntie!"
"AUNTIE?!!?!?!!!" Kai and Tala jumped at the sound of her name.
"Why did you bring her?! You know she is not going to be supportive about this!" Tala loudly whispered at Voltaire.
"Oh poppy-cot!" The old man snorted. "She will completely understand!"
"What?!" a shrill voice called from the kitchen. "Why'd you call my name? Did that mutt Kai do something stupid again?" Then an elderly woman penguin-like walked out of the kitchen and into the living-room area. She stood a good 4' 4" and was as wrinkly as a balled up piece of paper. Her glasses were as thick as two windows and she walked with a small cane because her stubby legs wasn't going to get her nowhere. She looked up and saw her great-nephews and Mariah in the distance.
"Oh Tala! How have you been! I've missed you so much!" She pulled Tala down to her level and began to pinch his cheeks and rub his cheeks.
"Hey Auntie…" Kai greeted dully.
"I hate you, Kai," Auntie "greeted" with hatred in her words.
"Yeah I know…" Kai then turned to Mariah and said, "See what I had to put up with?" Mariah silently giggled.
"And who is this?!" Auntie shrieked as she tottered over to Mariah.
"Auntie, this is Mariah Wong. She's going to be staying with us," Kai answered.
"Who frickin' asked you, Mutt?!" She harshly countered.
"This is Mariah, Auntie. She's staying with us," Tala answered.
"Oh really?" Auntie then turned and stared at Mariah for a good few minutes. "So tell me… what race are your parents?"
Oh crap… Both Kai and Tala thought together.
Mariah's heart began to pace at a rapid speed. What am I suppose to say? What to do? What to do? What to DO?! I'm just going to be honest to her. Honesty is the best policy… hopefully… "Both my parents are of Chinese origins, ma'am."
Auntie continues to stare down Mariah for a few more minutes. Kai and Tala were looking around the room impatiently for their great-aunt's approval of Mariah's staying here.
"Ohh! Come here you!" She pulled Mariah down to get level and started pinching her cheeks and rubbing her face. "You're way better than that mutt Kai!"
"Wha-" Kai and Tala gapped their mouths open in complete and utter shock.
"Well then! This calls for a celebration!" Voltaire exclaims. "Dinner's on me!"
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Well… I finished another chapter. Go me! I would like to thank the people who emailed me and told me I should update my stories. Sorry for the long ass wait. Review!
