New York New York
- Chapter 4 -
Hotels and Overprotective Brothers.
-------------------- The bus to Pennsylvania hotel --------------------
"And if you take a look to your right you should see the Empire State Building!" Sakura looked up at the tall building. Her emerald green eyes glistening with happiness. The top glowed out a red white and blue dedicated to the 911 attacks that had happened six and half months ago.
"Hmmm." Bryan yawned stretching his legs 'accidentally' hitting Sakura and Li with his feet. "Oh! I'm sorry, did I do that?" Bryan smiled closing his eyes just wanting to get to the hotel and stay there.
Li turned around in his seat. Raged poring out of his body. He leaned over 'accidentally' hitting him a little bit harder in the right side of his head.
". Oh! I'm dying now Syaoran!" Bryan grimaced waving his hands in the air his 'friends' snickering.
"Camble, Syaoran stop fighting!" Mr. Terada shouted glancing behind his shoulder. 'I can't believe they ever let Bryan back into the district left alone the same homeroom and school.'
Rita smiled looking over to Mr. Terada. It had been seven years since he had given her that ring that still lay on her right ring finger.
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"It's only a matter of time before they admit their love for each other. You can thank me for that ladies. Oh and did you know that the first real crush-"
"Z. Shut up!" Chielisa, Nikki, and Madison chimed in all at once. "Why don't you tell the truth for once?" Chielisa smiled as Z wrapped his arms around her.
"Fine. I love you Chielisa." He barely whispered into her ear. Chielisa smiled and kissed him lightly on the cheek.
"There, now that's better." She leaned up against him and let herself fall almost into sleep soon awoken by the beep of two taxi's as they cut off the bus.
"Hmm. This is worse then trying to walk in Tokyo in the middle of rush hour!" Madison exaggerated looking out the window her video camera in hand taping everything she saw. "But I'm sure it'll be fun. I thank goodness know English thanks to mom and her content trips to America and making me take lesions." She smiled at the others who just starred blankly at her not even wanting to ask.
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'Hmm. Little punk! Get your arm off of my sister!' Tori's mind screamed as Sakura in Tori's thought's 'cuddled' against Li who in return wrapped his arm around her. 'That's it, I won't take it anymore. He's staying away from Sakura! I'll make sure he doesn't get within three feet of her! Wahahahaha!' Tori mind cackled with laughter as his mind screamed out ideas to 'brake' there 'relationship'.
Li could feel the heated stair of Tori's dark brown, almost black eyes starring him down like a hawk hunting down it's pray.
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"Alright everyone stop talking we're here. Grab all your belongings and fallow me into the hotel!" Mr. Terada shouted. Everyone held back there last statements that they wanted to say to friends and just moved out of the bus just wanting to sleep.
------------ In the elevator - 15min later ------------
Tori, Li, Sakura, Rita, Nikki, Chielisa, Madison, Z, and Bryan all bunched into one elevator standing in silence. Sakura was the first to break the lull in the small chamber.
"Are you in the same room with me Madison?" Sakura sighed trying to ignore the glares Tori and Li were giving each other and the fact that Bryan had made sure he was in the same elevator.
"Hmm? Oh yeah. Yep room 1102 on floor 11." Madison smiled. It was a small room, much smaller then her room was back at home, but it would be alright she thought.
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"Ieee!" Sakura screeched, running out of the bath room in a pink cotton towel and a little white one wrapped around her head.
"What's wrong?!" Madison gripped a hold of the girl.
"The water looks like pee! It's yellow!" She pointed to the door and Madison went and looked. Sure enough it was true. The water looked yellow and resembled pee.
"Hmmm." Madison decided to do a little test. She wet her hands and tried to get the soap to lather. But it didn't. "Thought so. We've got a really bad case of hard water." Madison sighed walking out of the very small bathroom with rusty little pipes, and back into the small room with two twin beds.
"Hmmm!" Sakura whined glancing at it again.
"Hey, at least it really isn't pee!" Madison flopped onto her bed. "Uhh. I have to get used to the time laps." She whined. It should be about time to get ready for school in Japan, but it's only 3:00 AM here!"
"Did I here a scream?!" Li came running in to the partly opened room to find Sakura in a towel and Madison in her pajamas.
"AHHH!" Sakrua screeched trying to cover herself more and running back into the bathroom.
"AHHH!" Li coved his eyes and looked the other way.
"AHHH!" Tori covered his eyes and looked the other way while hitting Li in the back of the head.
"Both of you out!" Madison shouted pushing them both out the door.
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"Sounds like Li's in trouble again." Nikki sighed shaking her head as she set down her book.
"Hmm." Rita half acknowledged looking down once again at the ring on her finger.
'Well if I'm ever going to ask her who gave her that ring it might as well be while she's tired and half out of it.' Nikki glanced out of the corner of her eye at Rita. "Umm. Rita?"
"Yes?" Rita stood up and smiled.
"I. Who gave you that ring?"
Rita's eyes widened. She hadn't expected that. "I. Why do you ask that?"
"You've had it since the 4th grade Rita. I. I guess I was just curious. I can understand if you don't want to tell me."
"I got it from a friend. Just a very close friend. You'll find out in time. Not right now. But soon." Rita clenched her hand. 'I can't keep lying to them my love. I can't to much longer. They're going to find out sometime soon.'
"Alright." Nikki frowned and went back to her book.
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"You ever look at my sister in a towel or anything less your as good as dead." Tori growled standing up.
"Heh. O. Okay Tori."
"Hmmmm."
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Bryan walked down the hallway a grimace placed firmly on his face smiling whenever a pretty girl would pass him by. The girls not replying to his gesture. Bryan rolled his eyes and paused suddenly when he noticed a maintenance-man half way into a small compartment. 'Hmmm.' Suddenly there was a small flicker or a spark in Bryan's mind. 'Maybe I'll get rid of Li yet. Maybe I'll get rid of him yet!' With an evil glimmer of hope and a small spark starting to burn in his head he scurried into his room.
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"Nikki?" Rita glanced over her shoulder, as she pulled her wet hair back into a small curly mass of brown hair.
"Yeah?" Nikki yawned almost asleep.
"I'm going to go get us some ice to keep the water in the fridge cold okay?"
"Hmm." Nikki groaned waving her arm in her direction. What Rita had said made no sense, but Nikki was too tired to notice.
Rita smiled weakly shaking her head. She grabbed the greenish colored key card to get back into the room and the white bucket to fill with ice.
She carefully closed the door so not to wake 'sleeping beauty' and run down the hallway to a small windowless area with a drink and snack machine and an ice machine. She also found Mr. Terada.
"Yoshizumi!" Rita stammered as they bumped into each other going in the opposite direction.
"Hoo!" He shouted tripping over his own feet trying to avoid Rita, but instead taking her down with him.
Rita's face was bright red as she noticed he was on top of her and their faces were inches away from each other.
"Gahhh. I oh. Geese. Umm." He blushed as well, trying to get up. But Rita's strong gaze and simple smile kept him from moving. He kissed her deeply ignoring the fact that they were in a snack machine room.
"Rita?! Mr. Terada?!" Sakura hissed covering her mouth with her hands.
"Sakura?!" Rita pushed Yoshizumi off of her quickly and stood up in a matter of seconds.
"Mr. Terada what the heck were you doing to Rita?!" Sakura screeched pulling her away from him. "I always thought you were such a kind teacher and her I find you trying to rape one of your own students!"
"Sakura no!" Rita silenced Sakura her eyes filling with tears. 'Why now? Why did they have to find out now?!'
"Rita? But? But?"
"You know that boyfriend I've had since 4th grade that none have you have ever heard much about or seen?"
"I-" Sakura blinked and looked back at Mr. Terada who blushed slightly and waved.
"Well, it's him!" She hissed back pointing back to him.
"Oh my God!" Sakura covered her moth with her hands again. "Why. Why didn't you tell me?!"
"If the school board finds out we're as good as dead! My parents would kill me if they knew I was dating a guy who was like twenty years old when I was only 13!" Rita let the tears fall and collapsed onto her knees.
"Rita." Mr. Terada sighed and looked back at Sakura worriedly. He bent down and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Rita. I wouldn't have told anyone. I still won't I never will unless you want me to!" Sakura smiled and went over to Rita hugging her friend tightly.
"You can't tell anyone, not anyone, not even Tori or your father!"
"Shh." Sakura hushed nodding her head. "I promise."
Mr. Terada smiled weakly. "Hey Rita, but think of it this way, now you have someone to talk to about me. ^__^"
"Hmmm!" Rita glared hitting him in the shoulder as she stood up.
"Hey! That hurt."
"You deserve it Yoshi`"
"You call him Yoshi? Sakura smiled weakly holding back the laughter.
"What?! It's his nick-name!"
"Fine, fine. I'll leave you two to your business now." Sakura said with a sly look on her face.
"Hey! What was that supposed to mean Avalon?!" They both hissed as she ran down the hallway.
"Nothing, nothing at all!" She laughed and ran back without her cheese curls that she wanted to get.
"Well, I guess the words out. Seems like she's known there was something between us. but-"
"Nikki and Madison know too," Rita frowned. "They've known, I think for about a year now."
"You were planning on telling them anyways, so it's not that bad I guess. Maybe you should tell them at lunch tomorrow. We'll be going to McDonalds, its cheaper then some fancy place we'll do that last with everyone before we leave."
"Hmm." Rita nodded. "I love you so much." She whispered hugging him tightly.
"I love you too." He smiled and tilted her head upward kissing her full of the lips. 'I love you more then life itself.'
-------------------- The bus to Pennsylvania hotel --------------------
"And if you take a look to your right you should see the Empire State Building!" Sakura looked up at the tall building. Her emerald green eyes glistening with happiness. The top glowed out a red white and blue dedicated to the 911 attacks that had happened six and half months ago.
"Hmmm." Bryan yawned stretching his legs 'accidentally' hitting Sakura and Li with his feet. "Oh! I'm sorry, did I do that?" Bryan smiled closing his eyes just wanting to get to the hotel and stay there.
Li turned around in his seat. Raged poring out of his body. He leaned over 'accidentally' hitting him a little bit harder in the right side of his head.
". Oh! I'm dying now Syaoran!" Bryan grimaced waving his hands in the air his 'friends' snickering.
"Camble, Syaoran stop fighting!" Mr. Terada shouted glancing behind his shoulder. 'I can't believe they ever let Bryan back into the district left alone the same homeroom and school.'
Rita smiled looking over to Mr. Terada. It had been seven years since he had given her that ring that still lay on her right ring finger.
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"It's only a matter of time before they admit their love for each other. You can thank me for that ladies. Oh and did you know that the first real crush-"
"Z. Shut up!" Chielisa, Nikki, and Madison chimed in all at once. "Why don't you tell the truth for once?" Chielisa smiled as Z wrapped his arms around her.
"Fine. I love you Chielisa." He barely whispered into her ear. Chielisa smiled and kissed him lightly on the cheek.
"There, now that's better." She leaned up against him and let herself fall almost into sleep soon awoken by the beep of two taxi's as they cut off the bus.
"Hmm. This is worse then trying to walk in Tokyo in the middle of rush hour!" Madison exaggerated looking out the window her video camera in hand taping everything she saw. "But I'm sure it'll be fun. I thank goodness know English thanks to mom and her content trips to America and making me take lesions." She smiled at the others who just starred blankly at her not even wanting to ask.
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'Hmm. Little punk! Get your arm off of my sister!' Tori's mind screamed as Sakura in Tori's thought's 'cuddled' against Li who in return wrapped his arm around her. 'That's it, I won't take it anymore. He's staying away from Sakura! I'll make sure he doesn't get within three feet of her! Wahahahaha!' Tori mind cackled with laughter as his mind screamed out ideas to 'brake' there 'relationship'.
Li could feel the heated stair of Tori's dark brown, almost black eyes starring him down like a hawk hunting down it's pray.
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"Alright everyone stop talking we're here. Grab all your belongings and fallow me into the hotel!" Mr. Terada shouted. Everyone held back there last statements that they wanted to say to friends and just moved out of the bus just wanting to sleep.
------------ In the elevator - 15min later ------------
Tori, Li, Sakura, Rita, Nikki, Chielisa, Madison, Z, and Bryan all bunched into one elevator standing in silence. Sakura was the first to break the lull in the small chamber.
"Are you in the same room with me Madison?" Sakura sighed trying to ignore the glares Tori and Li were giving each other and the fact that Bryan had made sure he was in the same elevator.
"Hmm? Oh yeah. Yep room 1102 on floor 11." Madison smiled. It was a small room, much smaller then her room was back at home, but it would be alright she thought.
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"Ieee!" Sakura screeched, running out of the bath room in a pink cotton towel and a little white one wrapped around her head.
"What's wrong?!" Madison gripped a hold of the girl.
"The water looks like pee! It's yellow!" She pointed to the door and Madison went and looked. Sure enough it was true. The water looked yellow and resembled pee.
"Hmmm." Madison decided to do a little test. She wet her hands and tried to get the soap to lather. But it didn't. "Thought so. We've got a really bad case of hard water." Madison sighed walking out of the very small bathroom with rusty little pipes, and back into the small room with two twin beds.
"Hmmm!" Sakura whined glancing at it again.
"Hey, at least it really isn't pee!" Madison flopped onto her bed. "Uhh. I have to get used to the time laps." She whined. It should be about time to get ready for school in Japan, but it's only 3:00 AM here!"
"Did I here a scream?!" Li came running in to the partly opened room to find Sakura in a towel and Madison in her pajamas.
"AHHH!" Sakrua screeched trying to cover herself more and running back into the bathroom.
"AHHH!" Li coved his eyes and looked the other way.
"AHHH!" Tori covered his eyes and looked the other way while hitting Li in the back of the head.
"Both of you out!" Madison shouted pushing them both out the door.
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"Sounds like Li's in trouble again." Nikki sighed shaking her head as she set down her book.
"Hmm." Rita half acknowledged looking down once again at the ring on her finger.
'Well if I'm ever going to ask her who gave her that ring it might as well be while she's tired and half out of it.' Nikki glanced out of the corner of her eye at Rita. "Umm. Rita?"
"Yes?" Rita stood up and smiled.
"I. Who gave you that ring?"
Rita's eyes widened. She hadn't expected that. "I. Why do you ask that?"
"You've had it since the 4th grade Rita. I. I guess I was just curious. I can understand if you don't want to tell me."
"I got it from a friend. Just a very close friend. You'll find out in time. Not right now. But soon." Rita clenched her hand. 'I can't keep lying to them my love. I can't to much longer. They're going to find out sometime soon.'
"Alright." Nikki frowned and went back to her book.
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"You ever look at my sister in a towel or anything less your as good as dead." Tori growled standing up.
"Heh. O. Okay Tori."
"Hmmmm."
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Bryan walked down the hallway a grimace placed firmly on his face smiling whenever a pretty girl would pass him by. The girls not replying to his gesture. Bryan rolled his eyes and paused suddenly when he noticed a maintenance-man half way into a small compartment. 'Hmmm.' Suddenly there was a small flicker or a spark in Bryan's mind. 'Maybe I'll get rid of Li yet. Maybe I'll get rid of him yet!' With an evil glimmer of hope and a small spark starting to burn in his head he scurried into his room.
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"Nikki?" Rita glanced over her shoulder, as she pulled her wet hair back into a small curly mass of brown hair.
"Yeah?" Nikki yawned almost asleep.
"I'm going to go get us some ice to keep the water in the fridge cold okay?"
"Hmm." Nikki groaned waving her arm in her direction. What Rita had said made no sense, but Nikki was too tired to notice.
Rita smiled weakly shaking her head. She grabbed the greenish colored key card to get back into the room and the white bucket to fill with ice.
She carefully closed the door so not to wake 'sleeping beauty' and run down the hallway to a small windowless area with a drink and snack machine and an ice machine. She also found Mr. Terada.
"Yoshizumi!" Rita stammered as they bumped into each other going in the opposite direction.
"Hoo!" He shouted tripping over his own feet trying to avoid Rita, but instead taking her down with him.
Rita's face was bright red as she noticed he was on top of her and their faces were inches away from each other.
"Gahhh. I oh. Geese. Umm." He blushed as well, trying to get up. But Rita's strong gaze and simple smile kept him from moving. He kissed her deeply ignoring the fact that they were in a snack machine room.
"Rita?! Mr. Terada?!" Sakura hissed covering her mouth with her hands.
"Sakura?!" Rita pushed Yoshizumi off of her quickly and stood up in a matter of seconds.
"Mr. Terada what the heck were you doing to Rita?!" Sakura screeched pulling her away from him. "I always thought you were such a kind teacher and her I find you trying to rape one of your own students!"
"Sakura no!" Rita silenced Sakura her eyes filling with tears. 'Why now? Why did they have to find out now?!'
"Rita? But? But?"
"You know that boyfriend I've had since 4th grade that none have you have ever heard much about or seen?"
"I-" Sakura blinked and looked back at Mr. Terada who blushed slightly and waved.
"Well, it's him!" She hissed back pointing back to him.
"Oh my God!" Sakura covered her moth with her hands again. "Why. Why didn't you tell me?!"
"If the school board finds out we're as good as dead! My parents would kill me if they knew I was dating a guy who was like twenty years old when I was only 13!" Rita let the tears fall and collapsed onto her knees.
"Rita." Mr. Terada sighed and looked back at Sakura worriedly. He bent down and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Rita. I wouldn't have told anyone. I still won't I never will unless you want me to!" Sakura smiled and went over to Rita hugging her friend tightly.
"You can't tell anyone, not anyone, not even Tori or your father!"
"Shh." Sakura hushed nodding her head. "I promise."
Mr. Terada smiled weakly. "Hey Rita, but think of it this way, now you have someone to talk to about me. ^__^"
"Hmmm!" Rita glared hitting him in the shoulder as she stood up.
"Hey! That hurt."
"You deserve it Yoshi`"
"You call him Yoshi? Sakura smiled weakly holding back the laughter.
"What?! It's his nick-name!"
"Fine, fine. I'll leave you two to your business now." Sakura said with a sly look on her face.
"Hey! What was that supposed to mean Avalon?!" They both hissed as she ran down the hallway.
"Nothing, nothing at all!" She laughed and ran back without her cheese curls that she wanted to get.
"Well, I guess the words out. Seems like she's known there was something between us. but-"
"Nikki and Madison know too," Rita frowned. "They've known, I think for about a year now."
"You were planning on telling them anyways, so it's not that bad I guess. Maybe you should tell them at lunch tomorrow. We'll be going to McDonalds, its cheaper then some fancy place we'll do that last with everyone before we leave."
"Hmm." Rita nodded. "I love you so much." She whispered hugging him tightly.
"I love you too." He smiled and tilted her head upward kissing her full of the lips. 'I love you more then life itself.'
