Day's Like These
Chapter 3:Thanks to You
It's been 2 days since the incident, everyone started to get kind to Maikki. Angelica is trying very hard to be friendly to her. "Hey Maikki, I was wondering if you and I go shopping tomorrow." Angelica asked the girl beside her who was with Lil and Kimmi. "No, she comes with us! Want to watch a Movie this coming Saturday then goes to the arcade?" Lil asked. "Gee…sorry guys but I can't go to either…I have an appointment" Maikki lied. "With who?" Kimmi asked suspiciously. "With…my…dentist, well got to go I promised my dad that I have to go home early today" Maikki lied again, then left.
'She lying and I can feel it' Kimmi thought. "Gotta go! I don't want to be seen with not so popular students you know" Angelica said as she tosses her hair and left. "That leaves the two of us together tomorrow" Lil said as they both walk towards their lockers.
Meanwhile…
"Yo Phil! I was wondering if you wanna shoot some loops this coming Saturday." Tommy asked while getting his books inside his locker. "No can do, I have something comin' tomorrow but on Sunday I'm free" Phil said as he closes his locker's door. "And what is that something?" Chuckie appeared behind them. "A girl I suppose?" Tommy gave Phil a sly grin. "Neh! Just an old friend I met at the camp" Phil lied.
Then Tommy, Chuckie and Phil saw Lil and Kimmi at the hallway. "Lil! Kimmi," Tommy shouts, both waves then ran towards them. "Friday at last" Kimmi sighs. "Who wanna go to Java Lava?" Chuckie asked. "We do!" everyone exclaimed then they all walked out the hallway.
In Java Lava
"One Monkey Locca Frap, Grande and one slice of Walnut brownie special please" Maikki ordered. She took a stop over at the Java Lava before she goes home not knowing it was the Rugrat's hangout. "That would be $1 and 25cents" Charles's said. "Here's your Frap and walnut brownie" Betty gave Maikki a paper bag containing the food that she ordered. "Why don't you give us your card? We are having this raffle which will be giving big discounts" Betty exclaimed while showing her a fish bowl full of business cards. "I really don't have one" Maikki said while getting the paper bag. "Here's a card and pen, its worth to try you know" Charles's said with reaching her a blank card and pen. Maikki filled the card then left.
Minutes later Phil and the gang went in the shop. "Mom" Phil said to Betty as he went to the cashier. "So what do you rugrats want, its all in the house?" Betty smiled and took everyone's order. "Lil wants some Mocha Java and strawberry short cake, Tommy wants Coffeechino and Putanesca Pasta, Chuckie want Vanilla Latte and Fettuccini , Kimmi want Strawberry Cream Frap and Tiramisu and I…" he noticed beside him a fishbowl filled with business cards but what really caught his eyes were a card filled with Maikki's cell phone number, phone number and address. He looks at his mom again then continued his order "I want Monkey Locca Frap with one slice of Walnut Brownie Special" Phil finished. "That's odd you have the exact order of the girl who was here before you" Betty wondered then took off.
While Betty and Charles were busy making their orders Phil snatched Maikki's card out off the fish bowl and immediately puts it on his pocket. "You finished taking our order?" Kimmi suddenly appeared behind him making him stunned. "Yup!" he answered as he calms his self then went to his seat. Kimmi wondered what made Phil act so surprised.
The next day…
Maikki was soundly sleeping when someone came in her room and opens her window's curtains. The sun's light flashes her eyes making her rub her blinded eyes. "What time is it?" she asked her maid. "Its 9 o'clock in the morning madam" the maid answered as she fixed the bed sheets of Maikki's bed. "Anyways, someone called you awhile ago…it's a boy, if forgot to ask his name but he told me to remind you about a meeting at 10 o'clock" the Maid said while looking at the girl yawning and stretching her arms. "Yaw…what the OMG! I forgot damn it" she shouts then quickly went inside her bathroom. Wait a minute…how did he know my number? She thought as she gets her undergarments.
10: 30 am
"Where is that slowpoke? She's 30 minutes late" Phil boringly looks at his watch while lying on his bench. He took a card out of his pocket and started dialing the numbers in it. "Hello?" Maikki answered, "Hey Slowpoke, it's been a century here where in the hell are you?" Phil scolded. "Sorry I woke up late and…wait a minute, How did you know my number and my…" she was cut of by Phil. Phil started to make strange sounds "What? What did you say? I can't hear you, the signal must be bad hear…Just go here as fast as you can ok" he lied and closed his phone.
Minutes later Maikki came running toward the bench. "Phil!" she shouts then stops to take her breath. "So, what took you?" Phil asked in a cool and calm way. "Sorry I kind of forgot about it" she gave a sorry look. "Whatever," Phil answered. He puts his cell inside his pocket when all of a sudden Maikki grabs it. "I thought the signal was bad here" she keenly looks at the cell phone's signal. "And how on earth did you get my numbers?" she asked again in an angry kind of way. "I have my source…let's go then" he grabs Maikki's wrist and runs away.
"Where are we?" Maikki asked as she looks at her surroundings. "Are you blind? We are in an arcade. Have you ever seen one?" Phil asked. "Yeah, but I never came here before" Maikki answered. "Go treat me a game card" Phil commands as they both enter the arcade. "Ok ok" she snorts out as paid the cashier for two game cards.
"So what do you wanna play first?" Phil asked while looking for a good game. "How about …TEKKEN 4" Maikki's eyes widen after seeing the game vacant by. "Ok then! To the Tekken 4" he pointed then grabs Maikki's wrist and runs towards it.
Hours later…
"Wow this is the happiest day of my life" Maikki shouts as she does the moves on the dance revolution. After the game the two unconsciously walks towards a near bench. "Did you have fun?" Phil asked while catching his breath. "Didn't you hear what I said awhile ago that this is the happiest day of my life" Maikki reminds again while also catching her breath. "Are you hungry?" Phil asked after hearing Maikki's stomach growl. Maikki's blushed in embarrassment then quickly nodded. Phil went up and left the bench to look for food.
Minutes later Phil came back with 2 hotdogs on his right hand and 2 soft drinks at his left hand. "Did I take long?" Phil asked while handling the hotdog and soft drink to Maikki. "Yup…kinda" she answered as she takes a bite of her dog. "Hi want me to take you and your girlfriend's picture? It's only 1 bucks" a photographer asked. "He is not my…" "Sure why not?" Phil cuts off Maikki then he started posing beside her. "No! Why don't you take others…" "Maikki don't be such a chicken he only getting our picture" Phil cuts off Maikki again for the second time. "Fine" she irritated said and gave a goofy smile while Phil gave a smirk. "Here's you picture" said the photographer after a minute taking it. Phil gave the payment to the man and at an instantly he left. "Can I see" Maikki took the picture and then gave a frown. "I look goofy here" she said. In an instant Phil grabs the picture from her. "I will keep this because I paid for it" he said. "Like I want it" Maikki said furiously because she really wants it. They went back to their seats again.
"Do you always go here?" Maikki looks at Phil who was about to goof of again. "When I feel like it…I think" he answered calmly yet she could see a tint of sadness in those brown eyes of his. "What's with the look" Phil notices Maikki was staring at her in a weird kind of way. "Don't tell me you're falling for me…are you?" Phil sly asked as he bends towards the flushed girl. "Of course not, who's stupid enough to fall to an ice fridge like you!" Maikki snubs him and took a sip of her carbonated drink.
"You better eat what you said or I might…" Phil was cut off by Maikki's threatening words "Might what!" Their heads was centimeters near each other and their fist clutches as if they are ready to get into a fight. "There is no sense talking to you" Phil stops and went back to his old cool self. "Loser" Maikki mumbles not knowing that Phil heard it.
"It's getting late…" Phil said as he looks at his watch. "Where do want to go?" Phil and Maikki started looking around. "Out of here I think" she answered as they both shrugs off and left. "Want to look around" Phil asked as they walk inside the mall. (n/a: the arcade is inside the mall) "Neh! Shopping is really getting boring once in a while" Maikki said lazily. "You know you're the only girl I've met that gets bored in shopping" Phil said coolly with his 2 hands inside his baggy pocket. All Maikki can do is to feel embarrassed or maybe flattered.
Meanwhile…
"Girls did you just see Maikki Yu with hunky guy Phil DeVille?" a group started chatting in a near by fountain inside the mall. "I think they are an item" said another girl. Kimmi started walking toward them. "Hi guys! Britney, is there wrong?" Kimmi saw her friends acting weird. "Well Kimmi dear, I don't wanna tear your heart apart but because I'm your friend and I care for you….IthinkyourexandthatAsiangirlhadthehotsforeachother" Britney said quickly. "Pardon?" Kimmi gave a confused look. "Hehehe…what I meant to say is that…I think your ex and that Asian girl had the hots for each other" she said in calm yet frightened way. "Where did they go?" she said in a very hot headed manner.
Maikki quickly grabs Phil wrist and pulls him towards the exit of the mall. Now he knew how it felt being pulled around. "Let's take a cruise around this city" Maikki points as if she was an optimistic kid. "That is so corny" Phil snorts as Maikki pushes Phil to the nearest park.
"That girl is going to get it" Kimmi said irritably while hiding behind an advertisement. "Hey Kimmi!" she heard a familiar voice calling her name. "You are looking for trouble?" Lil asked as she went near her. "Neh! Trouble is looking for me" Kimmi jokes she was about to leave when Lil grabs her arm. "Hey! Where did you go? When I went back with the girls, you where gone" Lil asked. "I was…um…something came up" Kimmi answered not knowing what to say. "Well what are we waiting for? Let's go" Lil said pulling Kimmi with her. "Ok…ok" was all she can say before she left she glared at the couple strolling away.
Meanwhile…
"Yahoo!" Maikki shouts as they both strolled along the park. They were both on their own bikes enjoy every breeze they feel. Orange colored trees around them and the sun slowly setting giving a dark orange view of the sky. All of a sudden out of notice Maikki went out of control making her fall out of her bike. "Itai!" she shouts in pain. "Not again" Phil smoothly parks his bike beside Maikki. "Does it hurts?" he asked as he helps Maikki up when with out his knowledge she pull him down with her. She started giggling and soon Phil gave as short chuckle.
They both lie down ground staring at the sun that is about to set. "Does this remind you of your hometown?" He asked as he looks at the girl beside him. "Yeah kind of…" she gave a beam while look at the sky. "Finely, I see you smile" Phil said like he just accomplished something. "I've been smiling for quite a while, don't you notice?" Maikki asked. "Neh! It looks more like laughing crazily until your brains out" Phil jokes as he pats Maikki's head making her furious. "ha ha ve-ry fun-ny" she said in syllable way glaring directly at him.
"It's getting late…let's go" he helped Maikki up. "What a day" she swept the dirt of her pant and so did Phil. "Do you want to eat before I bring you home? Don't worry my treat" Phil said as he stroll his bike together with Maikki. "That would count…I'm in" she answered. "Do you know any place?" Phil asked looking at the girl beside him. "Do you have any idea where is Chinatown?" she gave a sly grin.
Minutes later…
"Whoa! I never know you eat this kind of street food?" Phil looks at Maikki who was eating some kind of intestine or something on a stick. "Taste it it's delicious. Isn't it you like trying new edible stuffs" she gave a stick to Phil. "Yum" he started eating like her never ate before. "After seeing these place and those Asians it seem like I'm back home again" Maikki said while getting more. "Ni xi huan zhe dun fan ma?" n/a: did you enjoy the meal? Chinese vendor asked. "Dang ran e ta hen hao chin" n/a: of course. It was delicious Maikki answered back. "Uhm…xie xie" Phil said not sure if it's the right thing to answer the man just bowed down and continued cooking. "You know how to speak Chinese?" Phil was astonished thinking there must be so many surprises in stored in the girl beside her. "Well this is what they thought me in my private school before…it's only Mandarin wait till I speak Fookien , don't worry I only speak little when it comes to Chinese language no need to get uncomfortable" Maikki explained. "Come on lets eat some more noodles" she pushed Phil to a near by restaurant.
"This restaurant is runned by Chinese who speak Fookien one of China's provincial language" she explained as they enter the restaurant. "Ho a mi, Di ay chia sya?" n/a: Good evening, what would you like to eat? The woman who was taking the order asked. "Ho a mi, Ho gua nieng peng, chgi chay mi kap thngeng" n/a: Good evening, Give me 2 rice, vegetables, noodles and soup Maikki ordered. "Hua hee" n/a: enjoy the woman serve their order in a split seconds. "Maikki…how do you say delicious in Fookien?" he asked the girl besides her eating. "It's ho chai" she answered. "HO CHAI!" Phil shouts crazy and repeated it many times. "This is so embarrassing" she started to slide down her chair. But she was happy after seeing the serious woman cooking before became happy and flattered.
"Don't ever do that scene again" Maikki reminded Phil as they walk off china town. "Well that's how I appreciate good food which you can't do" Phil yawned and stretched his arms. "What makes you sure about that?" Maikki asked while glaring at him. He quickly grabs her hands and looks at it this made her blush. "Just by feeling your hands" he said softly slowly looking to her eyes. There heads where centimeters away from each other so close that it seemed like they are going to kiss. "Yet your still a spoiled brat" he said as he quickly puts his hand away from her and looks away Maikki did the same thing. "I'll show you that I can also cook and do chores like a simple teenage girl!" Maikki glared laying a bet on Phil. "You wish" he started walking away just like the bike incident before. "Well I'm not!" she followed back shouting.
30 minutes later
Still mad at each other Phil and Maikki passed Maikki's house. "Well thanks for inviting me" Maikki said in an ill mannered way. "I didn't…it's the pay you get in butting in my private life" Phil shouts as he turns back and leave. "Well I'll stop if you stop messing with me!" Maikki shouts even louder.
"SLOWPOKE"
"ICE BERG"
"LUNATIC"
"NUT HEAD"
"STUPID"
"ASSHOLE"
"Will you stop your lover's quarrel? Your neighbors here need some fuck'in quiet sleep!" someone shouted out of the blues. "We are not LOVERS!" they both shouted in chorus. "SHOUT UP!" Another one shouted out of the blues. They both went back to their own house.
"Where did you go?" Phil saw Kimmi sitting on his bed. "How did you get in here?" Phil came in and started seating on his strolling chair. "I asked a question first! You with her aren't you! I saw you leaving the mall this afternoon" Kimmi shouts. "So, what? It's no big deal I'm just showing her around" Phil answered coolly. "I love you" Kimmi said crying all her tears away. "I waited so long for you to say that but now…I don't even know what to do with it" Phil said as he drags Kimmi out of his room.
Phil took out a picture out of his jacket then in a second he forgot all his worries "Thanks to you" he said while looking at the girl beside him in the picture showing a goofy smile.
