Chapter 2 the stay with the tuskino's (Serena's family)
Duo walked up the road to the hotel and looked at the prices. He then looked at the change he had. It wasn't enough. Duo sighed deeply and looked around. "hm... I could of get some money from someone." Duo thought to himself. For an hour, he stole purses, wallets, and billfolds, but no one had anything in them. No credit cards, money, or coins. It was pathetic. "Gotta get a job is my LAST resort. And guess I have to. Won't be TOO bad. Just gotta find an easy fun one, like at an ice cream scoop or something. Man... this is SO not cool!." He blurted. he walked across an arcade that said 'HELP WANTED' duo immediately ran into the arcade askin for the manager. "hi... I would like to have this arcade job." Duo said smiling. "Great. Your hired. My name is Andrew. You are?" the guy asked he had light brown hair and an apron on. "Duo. Duo Maxwell." Duo replied. "Congrats duo. The arcade is connected to a café, and so you'll have to be a waiter too. But you keep the tips, and the pay is 3 dollars an hour. It's a bit much. But still. We are desperate. And tomorrow might be busy. Working hours are from... do you go to school?" Andrew asked. "Well... I'm 15, but I don't. haven't signed up." Duo replied. "Ok... you have to go to school... and you'll get out at 3, so work starts for you t 3:30 till 9, when it closes, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Extra days, you'll receive more. Here's your apron, and wait till people come to take their orders or ask you something about the arcade." Andrew explained.
Duo nodded. Half an hour later, a huge hang came in and sat down. Not paying attention, duo walked over there with 7 menus to take their orders. "Hi. Welcome to this arcade place with a little restaurant... CAN I take YOUR guys' ORDERS?" duo asked oddly. "Duo? I never knew you worked here..." a familiar voice called. Duo looked at the person. He stared into her sapphire blue eyes, noticed the pigtails and realized who she was. "Hi Serena. Yea. Just started a minute ago. Didn't recognized you without your school outfit on." Duo explained. "hi duo." Another voice called out. "Hi mina." Duo said looking at her. "You guys know him?" a girl with black hair asked. "Yea. I met him earlier, as did mina. Duo. This is my boyfriend darian, my... cousin... rini, and those are my friends raye, Lita, and Ami." Serena explained. "And you already know mina." She added. "Hi. My name is duo. Which you all probably know. How ya ALL doin?" duo asked smiling. "we're ok." The girl with blue hair explained. her name was ami. "You wanna sit down?" mina asked. "Uh I can't. I'm workin..." duo replied scratching his head. "too bad. Well. I'll have a cheese burger and s vanilla milk shake." Mina said.
"ok... and you all?" duo asked looking at everyone else. "Double cheeseburger with everything on it, large order of fries, a strawberry milk shake, along with a sprite, and a triple sundae with extra hot fudge and caramel and peanuts, sprinkles, whip cream, and all the other stuff please." Serena said, her eyes twinkling. Everyone stared at her. "I'm hungry!" Serena explained. "wow. That sounds great." Duo said thinking of it. "At least SOMEBODY is on my side." Serena said glaring at everyone. "What about you?" duo asked looking at the girl with pink hair and pigtails. "Rini!" Serena shouted. "Huh?" rini asked. She was looking at duo blushing. "What do you want?" Serena asked trying not to laugh. "I'll just have a chocolate milk shake." Rini replied in a squeaky voice. "Ok... anything else?" duo asked. Rini shook her head as she looked out the window. "I'll just have a hotdog with ketchup, mustard, and relish." The guy named darian said. "Whoa. He's just like heero. Wonder if he's ok..." duo began to think as he remembered about the Libras and Leos and heero fighting them all alone with only his gundam. "duo? Are you ok?" Lita asked seeing duo space out. "huh? Yea. I'm fine. What do you want?" duo asked. "Nah, I'm not hungry." Lita replied. "Ok. You?" duo asked looking at ami. "a small order of fries." Ami replied from a book. "ok. And you?" duo asked looking at raye. "some nachos." Raye replied. "Ok. Be right back with all your stuff." Duo said walking off. "Hey, who ordered all THIS?" Andrew asked looking at the list of all this stuff being ordered. "uh... Serena, and her gang." Duo replied. "oh. Figures." Andrew replied getting him everything. He came back later with everything and passed it out. "Hey duo? Did you get a room at the hotel?" Serena asked. Duo shook his head as he flipped his bangs. "didn't have enough money. That's why I'm workin here. To get some." Duo explained shrugging. "where do you plan to stay?" mina asked. "Uh, I dunno. Guess the park. I did that when I was a kid. I think I can manage again." Duo replied. "You can stay at our house. In the guest room." Rini said brightly.
"Nah, I can't do that." Duo said shaking his head. "please do... it's the least I can do after running over you this morning and afternoon." Serena replied. "Nah... the park's cool." Duo replied. "Oh come on. My mom is a great cook!" Serena said smiling. "Ok. Sure, for the night." Duo said sighing. "Great!" rini whispered. They stayed there till it was 9 before they all went home. Serena, rini, and duo decided to walk home since they didn't live so far away. Serena kissed darian good bye, who had the red corvette, and waved good bye to all her friends as they began to walk up the street. "So duo, do you have a girlfriend back where you're from?" rini decided to ask. "Well, there's hilde, but I haven't asked her to be my girl friend. I think we're just friends. That's it, what about you?" duo asked looking down at rini. "Oh no. well, there's Helios, but he lives far away... and he's much older than I am." Rini replied. "Oh, how olds darian?" duo asked. "19." Serena replied. "And your 15?" duo asked .Serena nodded. "wow." Duo said raising his eye brows.
"ya know. Coming here has been great fun. More than I thought for my first day and all." Duo explained as they finally got to Serena and rini's house. "mom, dad, we're home!" Serena called. They all walked to the kitchen. "And who's this young man Serena?" the mom asked looking at duo. "What are you? Some punk? What's with the long hair kid?" the dad asked. "DAD! Mom, this is duo. He has no where to stay. Mind if he stays in the guest room till he gets the money to stay in a hotel?" Serena asked. "Of course! Duo, you can stay here as long as you want. Till you leave or go to a hotel. But tomorrow there's school. You are going... aren't you?" the mom asked. Duo nodded slowly. "Good. So tell me about yourself duo." The dad began folding up his news paper. "Well, my name is duo Maxwell. I'm 15 years old, I accidentally came here, and I'm trying to get back home, and my hair, it's a sacred tradition from where I am, but I am unable to share that with you, for it I very sacred and secretive. And these are the only clothes I have." Duo said as he saw Serena's dad stare at what duo was wearing.
"Very well, Sammy! Go get duo some pajamas from my drawer please." The dad said. "come on Mr. Duo." The kid said as duo followed the kid named Sammy through a hall. As he left he heard Serena's mom. "Serena, you have a very nice friend. He seems kind and friendly. Hope he stays long." She said as duo and Sammy went into a room. "Here, you can wear these." Sammy said throwing duo some white pajamas with a light blue thin line running down them. "thanks spaz." duo said looking at them. "Where's the bathroom?" duo finally asked. Across the hall, and the guess room is the last room on the right." Sammy said slyly. "Thanks." Duo said as he went to the bathroom and changed. he folded his clothes and went to the last door on the right and opened it to see Serena looking at him brushing her hair while on the phone in light pink pajamas with a rabbit on the right upper chest. "I am so sorry, your little brother said..." duo paused. "It's the room next door." Serena said smiling. Duo nodded and shut the door. He duo walked up to the door before and knocked. No one answered. Duo opened it and walked in. he sat his clothes down and sat on the bed. The room was all white and the carpet was a light blue. The bed was a soft little bed with white linen sheets and a white feather blanket with a fluffy cotton pillow. Duo quickly fell asleep thinking of home.
Duo walked up the road to the hotel and looked at the prices. He then looked at the change he had. It wasn't enough. Duo sighed deeply and looked around. "hm... I could of get some money from someone." Duo thought to himself. For an hour, he stole purses, wallets, and billfolds, but no one had anything in them. No credit cards, money, or coins. It was pathetic. "Gotta get a job is my LAST resort. And guess I have to. Won't be TOO bad. Just gotta find an easy fun one, like at an ice cream scoop or something. Man... this is SO not cool!." He blurted. he walked across an arcade that said 'HELP WANTED' duo immediately ran into the arcade askin for the manager. "hi... I would like to have this arcade job." Duo said smiling. "Great. Your hired. My name is Andrew. You are?" the guy asked he had light brown hair and an apron on. "Duo. Duo Maxwell." Duo replied. "Congrats duo. The arcade is connected to a café, and so you'll have to be a waiter too. But you keep the tips, and the pay is 3 dollars an hour. It's a bit much. But still. We are desperate. And tomorrow might be busy. Working hours are from... do you go to school?" Andrew asked. "Well... I'm 15, but I don't. haven't signed up." Duo replied. "Ok... you have to go to school... and you'll get out at 3, so work starts for you t 3:30 till 9, when it closes, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Extra days, you'll receive more. Here's your apron, and wait till people come to take their orders or ask you something about the arcade." Andrew explained.
Duo nodded. Half an hour later, a huge hang came in and sat down. Not paying attention, duo walked over there with 7 menus to take their orders. "Hi. Welcome to this arcade place with a little restaurant... CAN I take YOUR guys' ORDERS?" duo asked oddly. "Duo? I never knew you worked here..." a familiar voice called. Duo looked at the person. He stared into her sapphire blue eyes, noticed the pigtails and realized who she was. "Hi Serena. Yea. Just started a minute ago. Didn't recognized you without your school outfit on." Duo explained. "hi duo." Another voice called out. "Hi mina." Duo said looking at her. "You guys know him?" a girl with black hair asked. "Yea. I met him earlier, as did mina. Duo. This is my boyfriend darian, my... cousin... rini, and those are my friends raye, Lita, and Ami." Serena explained. "And you already know mina." She added. "Hi. My name is duo. Which you all probably know. How ya ALL doin?" duo asked smiling. "we're ok." The girl with blue hair explained. her name was ami. "You wanna sit down?" mina asked. "Uh I can't. I'm workin..." duo replied scratching his head. "too bad. Well. I'll have a cheese burger and s vanilla milk shake." Mina said.
"ok... and you all?" duo asked looking at everyone else. "Double cheeseburger with everything on it, large order of fries, a strawberry milk shake, along with a sprite, and a triple sundae with extra hot fudge and caramel and peanuts, sprinkles, whip cream, and all the other stuff please." Serena said, her eyes twinkling. Everyone stared at her. "I'm hungry!" Serena explained. "wow. That sounds great." Duo said thinking of it. "At least SOMEBODY is on my side." Serena said glaring at everyone. "What about you?" duo asked looking at the girl with pink hair and pigtails. "Rini!" Serena shouted. "Huh?" rini asked. She was looking at duo blushing. "What do you want?" Serena asked trying not to laugh. "I'll just have a chocolate milk shake." Rini replied in a squeaky voice. "Ok... anything else?" duo asked. Rini shook her head as she looked out the window. "I'll just have a hotdog with ketchup, mustard, and relish." The guy named darian said. "Whoa. He's just like heero. Wonder if he's ok..." duo began to think as he remembered about the Libras and Leos and heero fighting them all alone with only his gundam. "duo? Are you ok?" Lita asked seeing duo space out. "huh? Yea. I'm fine. What do you want?" duo asked. "Nah, I'm not hungry." Lita replied. "Ok. You?" duo asked looking at ami. "a small order of fries." Ami replied from a book. "ok. And you?" duo asked looking at raye. "some nachos." Raye replied. "Ok. Be right back with all your stuff." Duo said walking off. "Hey, who ordered all THIS?" Andrew asked looking at the list of all this stuff being ordered. "uh... Serena, and her gang." Duo replied. "oh. Figures." Andrew replied getting him everything. He came back later with everything and passed it out. "Hey duo? Did you get a room at the hotel?" Serena asked. Duo shook his head as he flipped his bangs. "didn't have enough money. That's why I'm workin here. To get some." Duo explained shrugging. "where do you plan to stay?" mina asked. "Uh, I dunno. Guess the park. I did that when I was a kid. I think I can manage again." Duo replied. "You can stay at our house. In the guest room." Rini said brightly.
"Nah, I can't do that." Duo said shaking his head. "please do... it's the least I can do after running over you this morning and afternoon." Serena replied. "Nah... the park's cool." Duo replied. "Oh come on. My mom is a great cook!" Serena said smiling. "Ok. Sure, for the night." Duo said sighing. "Great!" rini whispered. They stayed there till it was 9 before they all went home. Serena, rini, and duo decided to walk home since they didn't live so far away. Serena kissed darian good bye, who had the red corvette, and waved good bye to all her friends as they began to walk up the street. "So duo, do you have a girlfriend back where you're from?" rini decided to ask. "Well, there's hilde, but I haven't asked her to be my girl friend. I think we're just friends. That's it, what about you?" duo asked looking down at rini. "Oh no. well, there's Helios, but he lives far away... and he's much older than I am." Rini replied. "Oh, how olds darian?" duo asked. "19." Serena replied. "And your 15?" duo asked .Serena nodded. "wow." Duo said raising his eye brows.
"ya know. Coming here has been great fun. More than I thought for my first day and all." Duo explained as they finally got to Serena and rini's house. "mom, dad, we're home!" Serena called. They all walked to the kitchen. "And who's this young man Serena?" the mom asked looking at duo. "What are you? Some punk? What's with the long hair kid?" the dad asked. "DAD! Mom, this is duo. He has no where to stay. Mind if he stays in the guest room till he gets the money to stay in a hotel?" Serena asked. "Of course! Duo, you can stay here as long as you want. Till you leave or go to a hotel. But tomorrow there's school. You are going... aren't you?" the mom asked. Duo nodded slowly. "Good. So tell me about yourself duo." The dad began folding up his news paper. "Well, my name is duo Maxwell. I'm 15 years old, I accidentally came here, and I'm trying to get back home, and my hair, it's a sacred tradition from where I am, but I am unable to share that with you, for it I very sacred and secretive. And these are the only clothes I have." Duo said as he saw Serena's dad stare at what duo was wearing.
"Very well, Sammy! Go get duo some pajamas from my drawer please." The dad said. "come on Mr. Duo." The kid said as duo followed the kid named Sammy through a hall. As he left he heard Serena's mom. "Serena, you have a very nice friend. He seems kind and friendly. Hope he stays long." She said as duo and Sammy went into a room. "Here, you can wear these." Sammy said throwing duo some white pajamas with a light blue thin line running down them. "thanks spaz." duo said looking at them. "Where's the bathroom?" duo finally asked. Across the hall, and the guess room is the last room on the right." Sammy said slyly. "Thanks." Duo said as he went to the bathroom and changed. he folded his clothes and went to the last door on the right and opened it to see Serena looking at him brushing her hair while on the phone in light pink pajamas with a rabbit on the right upper chest. "I am so sorry, your little brother said..." duo paused. "It's the room next door." Serena said smiling. Duo nodded and shut the door. He duo walked up to the door before and knocked. No one answered. Duo opened it and walked in. he sat his clothes down and sat on the bed. The room was all white and the carpet was a light blue. The bed was a soft little bed with white linen sheets and a white feather blanket with a fluffy cotton pillow. Duo quickly fell asleep thinking of home.