Squidslilpyro: Thank you and here's an update.
StalkyStar: Your welcome and hope to see more of your Luis fic. You can never have enough Luis Fics.
Flat*Out*Crazy: Thank you for reviewing. You hatin on Rico Suave's dad? Hmm I can see why. Well see how it all turns out.
Anne918: Yeah I think they'd be good friends. I could see them talking hours on end over their sole connection which is hockey of course.
Bella7: Tell me when you do! We all need more Luis fics here on FF.net. Thank you for the compliment.
Meme: I would think the Bank's family heads over to Florida for summer vacation. So it is plausible that the two could meet on one of these occassions. Since the Banks are rich I could see them ever summer in a Florida hotel resort sipping on expensive wine dining with other rich locals.
Guinevere: There is a time, for all boys mind you, that they didn't like the other half. They were more occupied with being boys and doing boy stuff then being admired by girls. Maybe Luis was still at the last stages of this anti - girl persona. He will eventually grow out of it and adore them just as much as they adore him.
Adoptedsin: Thank you and I hope to keep with it.
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All he could think about was the next steps he could be taking. There had to be a way of convincing his dad to let him go. There just had to be. What if he promised better grades next year? Yeah that would do the trick. But the games themselves would run through the beginning of the semesters. That would be one key point on not letting him go.
He'd get tutored and bring them up while in Miami. It was possible if he studied during the night and during breaks. He could bring his GPA up if he tried hard enough and he would if that meant letting him play. Luis was ready to promise the impossible if it would let him go. He walked down the street in thought ignoring the busy streets beside him. He just had to go.
Checking the mail quickly and unlocking the gate door and relocking after slipping in a thought came to him. "You are a genius Mendoza." He muttered to himself as he grinned ear from ear. Yes that would have to convince them to let him go. For now the house was empty so he settled upon his bed and pulled out his secret stash.
Of course the money had originally been planned to buy himself a Playstation and maybe, if he had enough, new skates and hockey gear but that seemed petty to him now. The money would go for a better use he thought as he counted it all up. Never spending not even a dime of his checks it had come up to a nice sum of money.
"Luis." He heard the door slam as his father screamed. "Come help with the groceries." Luis jumped to his feet and scrambled out the door to help. Getting on their good side wasn't going to harm his chances either. After having sorted all the groceries in their appropriate locations he rested on the kitchen bar.
"Thank you." His mother replied with a kiss on the cheek.
"That was quick." His father noted as he sat in the living room. Luis only began to open a cup of Jell-O.
"Dad I was thinking. . ."
"Oh no." His father groaned as he placed down the newspaper.
"Just hear me out."
"If it's about the Goodwill Games. . ." His voice threatened as he looked at his oldest son.
"If you'd just hear me out."
"Hear the boy out." His mother pleaded with her husband. "It wouldn't hurt. After all you did say you'd discuss it later." Thus Luis debated his side and produced the money.
"There will probably be a tutor on hand." He said as he looked at them pleadingly. "I'll bring up my grades."
"I think you shouldn't be getting rewarded for failing last semester."
"It's not so much as a reward dad. It's an once and a lifetime offer. There's going to be lot of work involved. It's not all going to be play. Please dad?"
