Foreign Exchange
Chapter 9...Disappointment
..."Kimiko...I broke up with Ashley...I realized I made a really stupid mistake, and now...I KNOW I'm making the right choice. But the choice is yours. I love you Kim!"
Kimiko blinked. "Rai..."
Raimundo waited for the next answer, but really inside he wanted her to spit it out faster than ever. All he needed to hear were four words not including his name.
"Rai..." she repeated. But this time, her voice sounded twisted. Not the usual sweet voice of Kimiko. It was twisted into a lower sense.
He waited a little, her voice still ringing inside his head.
"Raimundo..." she repeated, but her voice sounded like a guy's voice, with a...Texas accent.
"RAIMUNDO!"
He shot straight up in his bed. "Wh-what?"
Clay was standing over him, a very unreadable expression plastered to his face. "Have a nice nap?"
"It was all just a dream..." he whispered more to himself than to Clay.
"What was?"
"Just a dream..." he whispered again. Just as Clay was about to open his mouth Raimundo spoke with a regular tone once more. "Clay...how long have I been asleep?"
"Well Jesse here heard no noise after you got off the phone with your friend."
"You heard that eh?" He suddenly realized for the first time Jesse was standing behind Clay.
"Yeah..." she said sighing happily. "I went to get Clay after about an hour, because, he was lookin' for you and well, I was bored." she laughed as she left the room with a wave.
"Clay...I just had the weirdest dream."
"Rai...are you seriously still thinking twice about those kinds of things?"
"No, no! It's not what you think! But...you and Kieko were in it...after my phone call, I fell back on my bed, but then...I must have fell asleep without knowing it, and I got up (in my dream mind you) went to ask you if you knew where Ashley lived, you called Kieko, she came and took us both to it, I made this cheap little poem for Ashley it was like: Roses are red, violets are blue, here we go, I'm breaking up with you...Yes, that was it...Anyways then Kieko took us to Kimiko's house andIwentuptothedoorandtoldherIlovedherwithanecklacewiththreestonesrepresentingourpastpresentandfuturebutthenrightwhenshewasabouttoreplyyoucameinandworkmeup!!" (1) He breathed sharply and soon was staring at the blinking Clay.
"Uhh...Could you repeat that?"
"No! It doesn't matter...I need Kieko!"
"Whoa Par'ner! Kieko is a loyal friend to Kimiko, unlike in your 'dream' she ain't just gunna help you like that."
"Are you kidding?" Raimundo asked in disbelief. "This would be helping Kim though!"
"I know it Rai, but in Kieko and Kimiko's eyes, they can't be so quick on their feet to trust ya again."
Raimundo's expression went from wild to a blank annoyance. "Peachy..." he said walking past Clay.
Clay just blinked, chuckled, but nonetheless, followed. "Man's he gunna be mad for a while..." Clay muttered quiet enough so Raimundo didn't hear him.
"Well, what are we going to do?" Raimundo asked, suddenly turning around.
And Clay, not accumulating this fast enough, so he bumped into him.
"Clay!" Raimundo snapped, sitting on the ground.
"Huh?" he asked, shaking his head.
"What-are-we-going-to-do-?" Raimundo asked slowly.
"Umm...well, I was thinking Omi, you and me could go to like...a movie?"
"Us three...just us three?"
"Why?"
"This could be my way of asking Kieko!"
"Well, I'll call and ask..."
"Thanks Clay, you're the best!"
Clay sigh and took out his cell phone and first called Omi.
"Hey Omi...Yeah umm...movie?...when?...now...yeah...meet us over there okay?...meet us over there! MEET US OVER THERE! God darn, can't you listen Omi. You're a worse listener than my great Aunt Betsy eating my mum's peacan pie! No...that was a good medafore...whatever...are you gunna come?...No I ain't sayin' sorry!...Come on Omi...fine...say what?...Omi, I'm sorry for raising my voice...I was not yelling...was not...was not...are you coming or no?...I'm not interrupting you...Just hurry up, or it's gunna start without you...yeah...whatever...bye."
"What was that all about?"
"Just Omi bein' a nuthead."
"Nuthead?"
"Yeah..." Clay looked at him.
"Seriously Clay...nuthead?"
"Fine...over sensitive."
"Okay, better...call Kieko..." Raimundo blinking, and put on a pleeding face.
"Fine...fine! Hold your horses." He pressed the number two and held the phone up to his ear.
"...Hey Kieko...not much, how about you?...cool...so umm, you and Kimiko wanna catch a movie?" He could hear Kimiko screaming something in the background. She obviously let all of her anger out when she was ONLY with Kieko. He could make out her saying something like 'Is Raimundo going?'
"...yeah he is...it's cool...really, it is...it's fine, trust me...yeah...see ya...alright...bye."
"So?" Raimundo asked anxiously.
"So what?"
"Are they coming??"
"Don't get snippy Raimundo..."
"I'm not!" he frowned.
"Yeah, you are!" Clay snapped.
"So are you!" Raimundo shot back.
"Why do you wanna talk to Kieko so bad?!" Clay fired.
"Why should I tell you?!" Raimundo blocked.
"Why shouldn't you?"
"You think you trapped me in a corner, all great and whise...well guess what Clay! I can get out of talking to you if I really want to!"
"Where you gunna go? Huh?"
"I don't know! I've practicly lived on the streets my entire life! I'm sure I'll survive!"
"Oh I'm sure you've lived in a nice house, but you are just way to greedy to think it was nice, and you could have gotten another one, and you aren't happy about where you're staying in Tokyo, because you think it's not good enough for you! And Oh yeah, I'm sure you'ved lived on the streets your whole life! And I have an English accent! News Flash Raimundo! This ain't your playground! No one in Relik drops dead for you! No one! Only Ashley because she's a fricken dimwitted b-"
"Don't you dare say that Clay! I didn't expect people to drop dead for me! I knew I'd have to work at my rep, even though I was going to be put in with your group! Heck, I'm sure I would have done fine without your group! Found a nice sports group, or maybe a group where I can get real friends! Not ones who are just stuck with me! And back to my point! You don't know me Clay! You don't know what's been going on with my life, you don't know anything! Fore all you know, I could have done drugs at one point in my life! I could have been adopted, I could have fricken begged for money! Even though none of that is true, it could have happened and here you would still think I'm a rich brat who has no intention on ever giving a place like THIS a chance! I did Clay! I really did! I tried giving your fricken school a shot, all the fricken people in your group! Kimiko, Kieko, you and Omi! But especially Kimiko! And even fricken Fung! And don't you dare call Ashley what you were about to call her! Don't ever! And besides Clay! You don't even know her! You don't know her at all!" Raimundo screamed.
"Niether do you, Raimundo." Clay shook his head and turned.
"Don't walk away from this! You can't just drop the subject!"
"Why can't I? What are YOU gunna do about it! Huh? What are you gunna do!? Come turn me around without me knocking you which way or that!"
"You just said something about Ashley! I think it's rather rude to-"
"Don't tell me what's rude and what's not! You wouldn't know rude if it smacked you straight in the face, because Raimundo...You've been nothing but rude! You have been rude to me! Using me! And Omi...you don't even talk to him! And you yet sort of blame him for that stupid dare with Yuri! I'm sure you do...I KNOW you do! And Kieko...you use her to get to Kimiko, and Kimiko...You weren't just rude to Kimiko! You hurt her! Twice! And yet we still stuck with you, but know...now I think it's time to stop!"
Raimundo couldn't argue with anything Clay had just said. He had hurt Kimiko, used Clay just to have someone to talk to, he didn't really talk to Omi, and he sort of, just a little blamed Omi for daring him to ask Yuri on a date, and he did use Kieko to get information on Kimiko.
Clay was still steaming, but didn't expect what Raimundo said next.
"You're right Clay." He said in a strong but quiet voice. He sat down on the front step of Clay's home, as Clay stood there, dumbstruck.
"Wh-what?"
"You are totally right."
"I am?"
Raimundo gave a small chuckle. "Of course...Why wouldn't you be...I don't know Ashley, I used all of you...and worst of all...I hurt Kimiko. Not once, but twice. I've been horrible to everyone, and...even though I shouldn't have, I guess I was just way to used to have every gril drag over me...But here should be noe expection. I'm truly sorry Clay, and now, I wanna start making it right."
"Really?"
"Yep!" He got up, his head held high, and began to walk.
Clay just blinked at the brazillian walking down the street. Raimundo, with the same proud and confident expression on his face, turned quickly and marched back to Clay... "Although, I have no idea where I'm going!"
"You idiot..." Clay muttered as he began to walk to Omi's house, with Raimundo following close behind.
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"Pleeeease Omi! I'm begging you hear! Just ask her! I promise I won't be mad if she says no!"
"Well..." the young, big-headed fourteen year-old looked to his older (when i say older i mean friendship whise) cowboy-American friend for help.
He simple shrugged.
Omi shot him a look that said, 'Wow, you're a big help!'
"Fine...I'll ask...But no promises!"
"Ohh thank you Omi! I love you!" He hugged Omi tightly.
"Raimundo! You're crushing me!"
"Sorry." he let go immediately.
"And besides..." Clay started. "You don't love Omi...You love Kimiko!"
Raimundo sent a playful death glare and punched Clay playfully in the arm. His expression said 'Gr.' but his eyes said 'good point.'
Clay only chuckled at the weird look, mixed of two totally different things.
"Let's go."
"Thanks again Omi, you have no idea how much this means to me!"
"Yeah, yeah...don't get all mushy!" Omi laughed.
As they made their way to Kieko's house, Omi and Clay asked questions likes "What are you gunna ask Kieko? or "How harsh will breaking up with Ashley be?" and even "Are you gunna tell Kimiko?"
When that question came up, Raimundo only shrugged and said, "Maybe I'll wait for a small bit of time...just for her to cool down."
"I thought that's what I was gunna ask Kieko...if she could get Kimiko to talk to you..."
"And...that will happen...I hope...but...I don't want Kieko to jump right into it when Kimiko's still mad, because...Kieko could get totally chewed out by Kim."
"True..." Omi thought about this for a long while.
Suddenly, Raimundo's cell phone rang, just as they were getting to Kieko's front steps...and by the time he answered it, Kieko had opened the door, to hear his conversation...
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Kieko's PoV
I heard the doorbell ring, and hoped it wasn't the guys, because, Kimi and I were going to sit down and do that girl-to-girl gossip that we have been so longing to do. I laughed at the thought, but when they came into view, I immediatly wished I hadn't become visible to them. I know that sounds mean, but Kimi's really upset, and I just don't want to be in the middle. And, this may sound so weird, but...I just wish right now, I had some sort of cloak...or like...shrowd...that would make me invisibe...Oh how that would be nice! (sound familiar? shrowd of shadows lawlz, sorry had to put that in there.)
Well...When I went to the door, I could hear just one person talking out of the...three? Oh great, Raimundo was there too...but he was holding something, if I could just...
No! Not enough time! I then opened the door, and finally found my answer.
A cell phone.
"Hey Ashley, now is not really the time, could I call you later?" He looked nervously at me, and I knew I was giving him a very evil look, but to tell you the truth...I didn't actually care. "Uhh..." He still held the phone to his ear, and I could hear screaming Ashley on the otherside. He pulled the phone away from his ear, looked at it, looked at me, then Clay, then Omi, then back to me...Looked once again at the phone, the flipped it shut.
"Hey guys." I felt a little better, considering what Raimundo just did.
"Hey Kieko." they all said back to me.
"We have a tad bit of a small favor to ask..." Omi started.
When he stopped, Raimundo nudged Clay, and Clay patted Omi on the back.
"Yes?" I said, sounding a little more annoyed than I meant to.
"Well, we were wondering...if you could talk to Kimiko for Raimundo, to get her to talk to him!" He smiled widely, but also looked very nervous. I cringed at the thought of helping Raimundo, because...he's hurt Kimi a bit already, and it was only...what? day for...? But since Omi asked...I...I just don't know, I mean...
My thoughts were interupted by Omi's pleading voice.
"Please Kieko...we really need this...for everyones sake." I didn't really get what he said...for everyones sake? we really need this? I just really didn't know all that much about what to say, but...If Clay and Omi agree that I should help Raimundo for everyones 'sake', then I suppose I'll have to.
But...wait! Clay! "Clay, can I talk to you...alone." He walked towards me, and I moved aside to let him in.
As I shut the door on the other two, I turned to Clay was angry eyes. "Are you willing to help him too?" I fumed.
"Well...we had a fight right?"
"Yeah..."
"I mean us two."
"Yeah...still waiting..." I was getting impatient with Clay.
"Well, he told me I didn't know Ashley, then I told him that he didn't either, and his eyes widened, and he said I was right, so I assume he's gunna try and fix this."
"I see, I see." I wondered inside my head how we were gunna get Kim to belive that but...wait...we just-I just agreed! Grr... "Fine. I'm in."
"Thanks Kieko! Rai will appreciate it."
We went back to the door and opened it, letting Omi and Raimundo in. Omi knew my look and nodded to Raimundo, as did Clay.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Call up Kim, and explain everything, or at least get her to talk to me."
I blinked. He wanted me to get in the middle of this...I know Kimi...She would be so mad at all of us...but I suppose if Raimundo is trying to fix this...I'll get to it.
I pulled out my cell phone, pressed '1' then clicked my green call button.
"Hey Kimi! Umm yeah...favor." I waited for her suspicious reply of 'okay...' to come.
"Yeah umm...Talk to Raimundo." I jerked the phone away from my ear, and the others looked up as they heard Kimiko's voice on the other end. She had just screamed "what?" quite loud, and I believe blew out my right eardrum.
"Kimi please! At least talk to him, or...let me explain it!"
Everone could hear her quite well.
"I can't belive you out of all people would do this to me! I trusted you Kieko! I trusted that you wouldn't go and side with them! Well...I hope you are all happy...Raimundo, I'm even more mad at you! Clay, Omi! I'm mad at you too, and...Thanks for turnin' my best friend against me too boys! Kieko, I'm sorry, but I ain't talking to you since you did this!" With that...my ex-best friend hung up on me. For the first time in my life...she hung up on me.
"Well...There is your answer!" I growled as I pushed them out of my door and slammed it on their faces before they could get a word in.
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Long update time, I know...but...it's done now! Yayness! I'm sorry to say, I lost my notebook to Destiny, so...I'll be starting up a new fanfiction...check that one out, Kayz:D thanks a million guys! Please review, and keep reading! Sorry about the Destiny thing, and just to let you know, once I find that notebook, I will start updating again ASAP! Thanks to those who review though, ummz, a pie for all who do! lawlz :) check out the next update! Sorry if it's a little shorter than usual.
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