Part 2: A Bad Beginning for a Story
My parents definitely got off to a rough start. On the bus to Kokyo, dad, Aunty Meilin, and the other Dragons mocked mommy. At the restaurant for lunch break, The Dragons would not only terrorize the other students, but they would terrorize the other customers as well. The teacher didn't seem to care, though. He did, however, make a small speech about behavior problems affecting both of the students' grades, to mommy's great dismay.
On the bus, the partners were forced to sit next to each other for the rest of the way to Kokyo. Dad would always tell mommy to move over and give him room. He would also disrespect her as much as he could. He didn't even bother to pretend any of it was by accident! Mommy couldn't mouth off at him, though, because she was afraid she would lose points on her grade for behavior, and by the looks of it, she would need all the points she could get.
When my parents arrived at the hotel room, things went from bad to worse. Mommy couldn't take it anymore, and she finally blew off at dad when he took more than seventy five percent of the room to himself! She couldn't say anymore to him, though, because the teacher had just arrived with the baby. Dad didn't really seem to notice or care. All he did was start smoking, right there in front of the baby! That definitely was not a plus to their grades.
Mommy and dad went for three days before Aunty Tomoyo decided to talk to mommy. They went down to the café that was in the hotel; it seemed that they weren't the only ones with the idea to go down to the café, because it was packed with students.
"So, how're you doing?" Tomoyo asked as she and Sakura sat down.
"Tomoyo, how could you ask such a thing? You're the one that suggested I kept the baby with Eriol since he's taking care of your baby too."
"Tao."
"Tao?"
"That's the name we decided on: Tao."
Sakura bit her tongue so she wouldn't scream in frustration. She had totally forgotten about naming the baby!
"Don't tell me you forgot to name her," Tomoyo said in pure concern. Sakura nodded.
"That Syaoran Li. He's a pain in the neck! He always yells at me, he tried to take over our room, he's so disrespectful, he doesn't worry about the class projects, and all he does is smoke, watch T.V., and hang around in his boxers. Oh, why does this have to happen to me?"
Tomoyo put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry."
Sakura felt a little nervous. She could tell that Tomoyo had a plan, and her plans were usually very scary. Very, very scary. But what else did Sakura have? Sakura would fail tenth grade if she didn't do well on this project, and she didn't think Syaoran cared if he failed school for the rest of his life.
"What's the plan?" Sakura sighed.
Tomoyo smirked and she sipped some of her coffee. She reached into her purse, paid for both cups of coffee, including the tip, and got up to leave. "Just use your talents."
Sakura sat there for a while, sipping her coffee, trying to figure out what Tomoyo meant, when she finally understood it. "Eureka!" She jumped up, grabbed her bag, and raced back towards the hotel.
"Syaoran, we're naming the baby Iris, all right?"
Syaoran took a long drag of his cigarette, blew smoke into Sakura's face, and shrugged. "Whatever."
Sakura growled, but she had to control herself. Her plan was all she had left. She took a deep breath and continued, "You know, you really should stop smoking."
Syaoran snorted. He picked up the remote and turned on the T.V.
"Don't say I didn't warn you," Sakura said with a small grin. She picked up Iris and headed for the door. Syaoran, only slightly curious what she meant by this, didn't watch her leave. or seemingly leave. Instead, she picked up her camera and took a picture of Syaoran.
Syaoran blinked from the flash and stared at her, then he growled when he realized what she was doing. She was blackmailing him! She held in her hand a picture of Syaoran, lying there in his boxers, and smoking.
"Lets see," Sakura said, smiling down at Iris. "Do you think your daddy would like to have this picture put on every wall of this hotel?"
Syaoran jumped up and grabbed for the picture, but Sakura put it behind her back. "No," she said firmly to Syaoran, as if he was some dog she was training. "No," she repeated. "You have to quit smoking, or at least around Iris. We're failing because of you!"
"So?"
"Syaoran, I don't care if you don't care about your health and your grades, but I care about my health and my grades! I have to breathe that junk in too, you know! And I'm planning on actually getting to eleventh grade next year!"
Syaoran crossed his arms and glared down at Sakura, who only stared firmly back up at him. Syaoran smirked slightly and picked up a fake wine bottle from the table beside them. It was only there for decoration and it was filled with red dyed water.
At first, Sakura flinched. She thought he was going to hit her, but instead he opened the wine bottle and poured the contents all over her white blouse. The water went down her front and onto her skirt. Sakura chewed on the side of her mouth before she whispered, "I didn't really think you liked your skin to be shown so much, and especially to the whole hotel, filled with people you don't even know. After all, I thought you had a reputation to maintain."
Syaoran narrowed his eyes. He dropped the cigarette to the ground and he stepped on the end. He walked back over to the bed, laid back on it, and started watching the sports channel.
Sakura sighed in relief, though she was in a deep, silent rage that Syaoran ruined her clothes. She rested Iris down on her bed, picked out some of her clothes from her drawer, and she went into the bathroom to change.
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My parents definitely got off to a rough start. On the bus to Kokyo, dad, Aunty Meilin, and the other Dragons mocked mommy. At the restaurant for lunch break, The Dragons would not only terrorize the other students, but they would terrorize the other customers as well. The teacher didn't seem to care, though. He did, however, make a small speech about behavior problems affecting both of the students' grades, to mommy's great dismay.
On the bus, the partners were forced to sit next to each other for the rest of the way to Kokyo. Dad would always tell mommy to move over and give him room. He would also disrespect her as much as he could. He didn't even bother to pretend any of it was by accident! Mommy couldn't mouth off at him, though, because she was afraid she would lose points on her grade for behavior, and by the looks of it, she would need all the points she could get.
When my parents arrived at the hotel room, things went from bad to worse. Mommy couldn't take it anymore, and she finally blew off at dad when he took more than seventy five percent of the room to himself! She couldn't say anymore to him, though, because the teacher had just arrived with the baby. Dad didn't really seem to notice or care. All he did was start smoking, right there in front of the baby! That definitely was not a plus to their grades.
Mommy and dad went for three days before Aunty Tomoyo decided to talk to mommy. They went down to the café that was in the hotel; it seemed that they weren't the only ones with the idea to go down to the café, because it was packed with students.
"So, how're you doing?" Tomoyo asked as she and Sakura sat down.
"Tomoyo, how could you ask such a thing? You're the one that suggested I kept the baby with Eriol since he's taking care of your baby too."
"Tao."
"Tao?"
"That's the name we decided on: Tao."
Sakura bit her tongue so she wouldn't scream in frustration. She had totally forgotten about naming the baby!
"Don't tell me you forgot to name her," Tomoyo said in pure concern. Sakura nodded.
"That Syaoran Li. He's a pain in the neck! He always yells at me, he tried to take over our room, he's so disrespectful, he doesn't worry about the class projects, and all he does is smoke, watch T.V., and hang around in his boxers. Oh, why does this have to happen to me?"
Tomoyo put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry."
Sakura felt a little nervous. She could tell that Tomoyo had a plan, and her plans were usually very scary. Very, very scary. But what else did Sakura have? Sakura would fail tenth grade if she didn't do well on this project, and she didn't think Syaoran cared if he failed school for the rest of his life.
"What's the plan?" Sakura sighed.
Tomoyo smirked and she sipped some of her coffee. She reached into her purse, paid for both cups of coffee, including the tip, and got up to leave. "Just use your talents."
Sakura sat there for a while, sipping her coffee, trying to figure out what Tomoyo meant, when she finally understood it. "Eureka!" She jumped up, grabbed her bag, and raced back towards the hotel.
"Syaoran, we're naming the baby Iris, all right?"
Syaoran took a long drag of his cigarette, blew smoke into Sakura's face, and shrugged. "Whatever."
Sakura growled, but she had to control herself. Her plan was all she had left. She took a deep breath and continued, "You know, you really should stop smoking."
Syaoran snorted. He picked up the remote and turned on the T.V.
"Don't say I didn't warn you," Sakura said with a small grin. She picked up Iris and headed for the door. Syaoran, only slightly curious what she meant by this, didn't watch her leave. or seemingly leave. Instead, she picked up her camera and took a picture of Syaoran.
Syaoran blinked from the flash and stared at her, then he growled when he realized what she was doing. She was blackmailing him! She held in her hand a picture of Syaoran, lying there in his boxers, and smoking.
"Lets see," Sakura said, smiling down at Iris. "Do you think your daddy would like to have this picture put on every wall of this hotel?"
Syaoran jumped up and grabbed for the picture, but Sakura put it behind her back. "No," she said firmly to Syaoran, as if he was some dog she was training. "No," she repeated. "You have to quit smoking, or at least around Iris. We're failing because of you!"
"So?"
"Syaoran, I don't care if you don't care about your health and your grades, but I care about my health and my grades! I have to breathe that junk in too, you know! And I'm planning on actually getting to eleventh grade next year!"
Syaoran crossed his arms and glared down at Sakura, who only stared firmly back up at him. Syaoran smirked slightly and picked up a fake wine bottle from the table beside them. It was only there for decoration and it was filled with red dyed water.
At first, Sakura flinched. She thought he was going to hit her, but instead he opened the wine bottle and poured the contents all over her white blouse. The water went down her front and onto her skirt. Sakura chewed on the side of her mouth before she whispered, "I didn't really think you liked your skin to be shown so much, and especially to the whole hotel, filled with people you don't even know. After all, I thought you had a reputation to maintain."
Syaoran narrowed his eyes. He dropped the cigarette to the ground and he stepped on the end. He walked back over to the bed, laid back on it, and started watching the sports channel.
Sakura sighed in relief, though she was in a deep, silent rage that Syaoran ruined her clothes. She rested Iris down on her bed, picked out some of her clothes from her drawer, and she went into the bathroom to change.
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