The next day at school, Mona was late for Home EC. She was very hesitant about going, seeing as she practically rejected Raphael. She wanted to hang out with him but she was scared of liking him and she would end up heartbroken again. She walked down the hall and stopped. There was Raph talking to Lotus. He was really close to her as they talked quietly among themselves. She felt a little jealous but she knew she couldn't be angry because she didn't really know him and she rejected him. She sighed and tried to walk as fast as she could past them. She caught a glance of Lotus staring at her, smiling. Mona huffed and went into class.
She looked at her usual seat but decided to sit next to Mikey. Mikey looked at her. She looked distracted.
"Mona, you don't sit here." He said, confused.
"Well, I want to sit here today." She smiled. She looked at the doorway and saw Raph and Lotus come in. He didn't even look at Mona and sat down. Lotus smirked and sat down in Mona's spot. Mona put her head down 'til class started.
Raph tried to pay attention in class. With Mona rejecting him yesterday and Lotus talking his ear off, he couldn't think. His mother walked in and looked at Lotus.
"Um excuse me, Lotus. What are you doing in my class? You already took this class last year." She smiled. Raph knew that smile. It was the "I'm angry as hell" smile. She wasn't too happy to see Lotus in her class again.
"Well, if someone didn't fail me I wouldn't have had to take this class again now would I?" Lotus snapped. Kimora wished Lotus was her child so she could slap some sense into her. They both smiled at each other.
"I hope for your own good you'll pass me this time." Lotus said. Kimora gave her a look that sent chills down Mikey and Raph's spine.
"I'll pass you only if you deserve it and work for it."
"I don't have to work for nothing! My daddy says that you have to pass me." Kimora strolled over to Lotus' counter and stood in front of her.
"Well, your daddy is a pendejo and doesn't need to tell me what I have to do. And if you have a problem, send him to talk to me. I enjoy the company." Kimora walked back over to the board and started to write, leaving a shocked, angry Lotus to pout. She then left the classroom and made a phone call down the hall.
After class, Mona tried to get Raph'a attention. She wanted to talk to him but he kept ignoring her. She felt like she lost her chance and so she left as quickly as possible and decided to go to the gym to let off steam. She didn't want to think about her confused feelings, she just wanted to hit something. She left school and walked to the gym.
Raphael saw Mona leave school with her gym bag. She looked upset. He realized that he shouldn't have ignored her like that. He just couldn't face her after yesterday. He decided to follow her to the gym. He wanted to make things right and stop letting his feelings get in the way of maybe having something great.
It took awhile but when she got there, she already felt relaxed. She changed and started to hit the punching bag. She took a quick break. As she drank water, she saw Raph come into the gym and walk towards her. She almost choked on her water. She put it down and started to punch again as if she didn't see him.
"Hey, what happened to you? I saw you leave the school," He said. Why does he care? He doesn't even know me! Mona punched harder.
"I know we don't know each other well but I just-"
"I just needed to go to the gym that's all." She huffed and kept punching.
"Are you okay?"
"Yea, I'm fine." Mona stopped and looked at him. When he didn't say anything, she went back to the punching bag. Raph took hold of the bag and moved it away from her, causing her to stop.
"You're lying. What's wrong?" He asked. She stared at him.
"I-I just wanted to ask you if you...wanted to hang out with me? And I didn't know if you even wanted to after yesterday." She said as she looked down at her sneakers. Raph didn't know what to say. Just yesterday, she rejected him. Now she was asking him!
"It's okay if you don't. I'm not forcing you or anything." Mona felt her stomach go into knots.
"I-I uhh...yeah sure." He finally said. Mona looked up at him. Raph looked at her face. She was blushing and he saw her smile a little at him. He couldn't but smile back.
Back at the school, Splinter had come into The Home EC classroom and all of the students looked around each other, it wasn't always that the principal came to the class.
"Kimora? I need you in the office." Splinter gave Kimora gave a bit of a look before exiting. Kimora sighed deeply and turned to the class.
"You all can leave early today. I will see you all next week." With that, Kimora packed up her stuff and walked over to the principal's office. What she didn't know was that two young women were following her and decided to hide out in the hallway, by the wall of the office.
Kimora walked into the office, and was met with two older gentleman. She looked closer and saw that it was Oroku Saki and Honshu "Tigerclaw" Blossom; Oroku Saki and Honshu were both successful and wealthy lawyers, and Splinter's childhood rivals. She was confused as to why they were there and turned to her husband.
"Splinter, what are they doing here?" Kimora was standing and leaning on her husband's desk, with her back to the two other men. Splinter looked up at Kimora.
"Apparently, you failed Lotus Blossom in Home Ec. last year. Saki and Blossom are just here to come to a negotiation." Kimora then remembered what she had said to Lotus. That little bitch. Saki and Honshu both nodded their heads and Honshu stood up and looked over to Kimora.
"That is right, Ms. Velazquez. You see, my daughter, Lotus, is going to pass this class by any means necessary. And you WILL pass her." Honshu stared hard at Kimora. Kimora bit the inside of her cheek, and turned to look deep into Honshu's eyes.
"I will pass her when she completes ALL of her assignments. She will have to do what the rest of class does and will NOT receive special treatment."
Honshu chuckled and looked at Oroku.
"I guess then we will have to revoke your teaching certificate, then? Oh, you do have one, don't you?"
Kimora glared at Honshu and breathed deeply. "Yes, I do and on what grounds can you do that?"
"Oh, on the grounds that you had insulted me in front of my daughter." Honshu stared blankly at Kimora, who let out a loud laugh.
"What insult? A pendejo? It wasn't an insult… I was speaking the truth. You are one. There is no legal documentation enabling me to have my teacher's license revoked. Just because your daughter is not being spoiled by me, like the other teachers do. I apologize, Mr. Blossom, but Lotus is going to have to EARN her passing grade." Kimora lept her composure, but her fists clenched and this didn't go unnoticed by Honshu.
"I thought it would come to this. Splinter, you should learn to control your wife's temper. And is she as good as wife as a teacher? It doesn't seem like it." Splinter said nothing but was livid and Kimora looked at him, appalled at the fact that her husband did not defend her quickly enough. She then turned to the two men with fire in her eyes.
What Honshu just declared was the last straw. Kimora rushed at Honshu, grabbed his collar and slammed him against the wall, shaking the pictures. Oroku Saki backed up and Splinter stood up and started to walk over to her, preparing for the inevitable and hoping she wouldn't do anything she would regret.
"If you dare insult me in front of my husband like that again, Honshu… I will make sure that YOUR wife knows what YOU do behind her back."
Honshu was truly afraid at this moment. Both from Kimora and the Intel she had on him. Kimora tightened her grip on his collar as she leaned in closer, the fire in her eyes and the venom in her voice never ceasing.
"I promise you, Mr. Blossom, that I will make your life a living hell if you EVER think of saying something like that again! Now get out!" With that, she released him and literally threw him out of the office. Honshu landed on his ass in front of all of the office personnel and she stalked closer to him. Oroku then stood up and turned to Splinter.
"I think it is best we go now. Thank you for your time, Splinter." Oroku then walked over to Honshu and picked him up and led him outside to the car.
Splinter then walked over to Kimora, who was still seething and brought her back into his office and closed the door.
"Did you really have to slam him against the wall?" Kimora then turned to him, wide-eyed. Glaring at him, she scoffed.
"I had to do something, since my HUSBAND wouldn't do anything." Splinter sighed.
"What could I have done?"
"What could you have done?! You could have defended my honor! Allowing that scum to treat me like that!"
"Calm down, Mor. Don't get all worked up. He was trying to get under your skin-"
"Which he accomplished and in the most horrible way, too." Kimora was in tears at this point and Splinter couldn't bear to see his wife cry and motioned for her to sit on his lap, which she did and he cradled her in his arms. "Why DIDN'T you say anything?"
Splinter rubbed Kimora's thigh and ran his hand underneath her skirt and lightly grabbed her rear. He figured out a long time ago that this gesture calmed her down.
"To be honest, you beat me to it. I was going to chew him out, but you did a better job in scaring the crap out of him. And just for the record, you are the BEST wife a man could EVER ask for." He finished off his sentiment with a slap on her ass, and she yelped and laughed, grabbing his face and kissing him hard. He kissed her back and then helped her off of him before things got heated. She started walking out of the office, but not before giving Splinter one last kiss.
