Chapter 2
The sun rose and little turned to stare at her clock on the table beside her bed. It read 1:30pm. Lita sleepily turned back over in bed unaware of what she was doing. Suddenly it hit her and she realized the time.
"Crap! It's already one-thirty?! I gotta go!"
Lita frantically ran around the apartment grabbing whatever she found and just threw on. Her dog remained sound and yawned as he watched her scurry about. When she had finally thrown herself together she kissed her dog goodbye. He whimpered a bit at seeing her go.
"Don't worry Honey you're still the only man in my life. I'll be back later."
She fetched her car keys off the table before she left and straightened herself up. As she placed her hand on the door knob she took a deep sigh and headed out. When she arrived at Sage and Serena's little house she noticed another car pulling up. Lita quickly realized whose it was and gave a small smirk. Both of them got out at the same time and walked to the door.
"Wake up a little late Kento?" She grinned as she knocked.
"No, what would make you think that?" He replied.
Serena answered the door.
"Oh, good you're here." She paused for a moment and gave them and odd look, "Both of you."
Lita knew what she was getting at and put on a huge cheesy smile as she pushed past her through the door.
"Yes, both of us." Lita went on edging Serena not to make any assumptions.
Serena always seemed to have a hidden agenda to get the two back together. And Lita knew it.
"So, point me towards the food." Kento said as he rubbed his hands together.
"In the back." Serena smiled and signaled towards the back yard.
Kento took off and Serena turned to Lita.
"You wanna help with some of the food?" Serena asked.
"Why do you even bother asking." Lita said as they walked into the kitchen.
"Habit I guess."
On the back porch everyone was laughing and having a good time. Mina and Rowen were playing a game of badminton and Ryo and Cye were socializing over a beer while Amy and Raye played cards. Kento looked around. He noticed Sage at the grill with the biggest stupidest smile on his face as he flipped hamburgers and grilled hotdogs. He casually approached Sage and tried to act normal.
"Hey, Sage!" He said with a coated voice and a slight wave.
"They're not done yet Kento." Sage replied.
A brazen look came over Kento's face.
"Sometimes I think you know me too well." Kento said as he sat down and put his feet up on the patio table.
Lita and Serena came strolling onto the patio with trays of finger foods.
"Get your feet off the table." Lita as she knocked his feet off the table and placed the tray on.
Kento sat and stared.
"Yes, Kento you may eat these." Serena said when she realized he was waiting for permission.
"You should take example from your wife, Sage." Kento said as he put more than a few small sandwiches on his plate and grabbed a handful of chips.
"I'm going to go make some more stuff before Kento eats it all up." Lita said smiling.
"Oh, no Lita stay out here I'll do it." Serena offered.
"Hey I forgot to bring something so I mind as well help out with this stuff. You stay outside it's your party."
"Alright, it's up to you."
Lita went into the kitchen and began to assemble some of the small sandwiches and little baked rice cakes that Kento was currently consuming. She looked through the kitchen shutters above the counter into the living room and out the backdoor and saw everyone laughing and having fun. Ryo and Cye were getting a bit glossy eyed and Raye was in triumph over winning the card game as Mina was now conversing with Serena while Rowen was talking to Sage while Kento seemed to keep inquiring about the food on the barbeque. She found her self in a small trance with a fixed gaze on Kento gabbing on about something or other. She quickly caught herself immediately continued putting the food together. After a while she heard the back door slide open and someone walk in. She did not hear anything after that a kept doing what she was doing when all of a sudden she heard breathing over her shoulder, as she began to glance up she heard someone say quickly.
"Don yet?"
She practically jumped out of her skin.
"Kento! Don't do that!" She gasped.
"Heh, you're so easy." He smirked.
"What do you want?"
"We're outta stuff out there. I came to see if you were finished."
"Yeah…um…just a few more minutes."
As she turned the phone began to ring.
"I got it!" They both yelled at the same time.
They ran for it pushing each other out of the way. Lita reached and grabbed the phone as Kento wrestled with her for it they got tangled up in the cord and Lita was getting a bit angered.
"Now look, Kento!"
"It's alright just turn around."
Raye cam walking into the kitchen to see what had become of Kento. She stopped in her tracks as they came to a halt.
"What are you doing?" She asked with a bewildered look on her face.
"Ugh." Lita began as she finished getting out of the cord and held the phone to her ear. "Hello? Date residence."
She got an odd look on her face and held to phone out to Kento. He was just getting his foot out as he looked up.
"It's for you." She said.
Kento looked up.
"Huh?"
"It's your Mom she sounds urgent."
Kento took the phone.
"Ma?….yeah….sorry….WHAT?!….it's alright I'll be there in a minute."
Kento began to rush out of the room towards the door.
"Kento! What's wrong?" Lita asked persistently.
He put on his jacket and turned.
"Pop and Chun Fa are in the hospital, they got in a car accident."
"I'm coming with you." Lita said as she took off her apron.
Between they years of their dating Lita had grown close to Kento's family and considered them to be just that, family. She did not consider them any less after her and Kento separated, and Kento knew that.
"No, Lita you'd better stay here. I'll call you later."
"Alright."
Kento rushed out the door. And took off in his car. Lita went into the living room and sat down as she put her head in her hands, ran her fingers through her hair and gave a deep a lamented sigh.