I'm What?
By theladyknight
Disclaimer: Digimon, the Princess Diaries books, or any TV show listed in the fic are not mine!
A/N: After one month, my brother finally gave me my computer back! I got home from school yesterday and found the box with it on the floor! So in celebration, here's chapter 9! Please R&R!
Sapphire Dragons: Awwww…thank you! I got the chapter up as soon as I could type it! Hope you like it!
Placid Snowflake: I think my mom was paying my brother not to give it back to me!
Sorato4eva: Sora might have to move…I don't know what's going to happen yet; I haven't decided. And yes she'll have to get married…I wonder who would be a good husband…
KAT: I liked the movie. There's a lawnmower race in there that just cracked me up!
Ale1240: Nope, I understood everything you had to say! The O.C. has made the list!
Crazyamzy: I tried to think of places telemarketers call from.Windows was the first thing that popped into my head, andthey seemed perfect for Tai!
Chapter 9: Of Lessons (Lots of Them)
Wednesday October 23
Limo
There is no way in hell I am going to survive these princess lessons with Grams! She is evil personified. A modern day slave driver! Witch in disguise…do you get my point?
After school, I headed to the hotel dad had been staying at. He had left a few days earlier while Grams had just arrived. I can't believe I get to spend more time at that place.
Antonio met me by the front door. "Yo, do I have to do this?" I had asked as we got in the elevator.
"Sí, Princesa, you will need these lessons to become queen."
"What exactly is she going to be teaching me, Yo?" Not that I'm going to be enjoying it.
Antonio just smiled, and I knew at once that was a bad sign. How am I going to survive two hours of pure utter nonsense?
"Buena suerte." He whispered. (Good luck.)
"Thanks, I think." I responded as he opened the door for me and stayed outside to stand guard.
"Sora," Grams said, standing up.
"Hello Grams." I answered, walking over to her to hug her.
"Lesson number one, when greeting a royal, you do not hug that person. A curtsy is what is expected."
I put my hands on my hips. "So I can't even hug you because you're family?"
Grams face molded into an ugly expression. "How hideous to think that! Let me see you curtsy."
"What?"
Grams sighed. "Lesson number two. Do not interrupt someone when he or she is talking, and lesson three, do not question the things an elder asks of you by saying 'what'. Be polite!"
Feeling incredibly stupid, I bent down and curtsied, standing up quickly.
"Lesson number four, the precise way to curtsy. Sora, that was absolutely dreadful. Watch me and repeat." I watched her and repeated. "Sora! Would you concentrate! Execute a curtsy like this!"
How the hell can you "execute" a curtsy? I curtsied again the exact same way she did.
"Sora, this is not a hard concept!"
Okay, up until that point I had managed to keep my temper in check. But her last comment made me snap. "Well, how the hell should I execute the damn curtsy?"
Grams nostrils flared. "Sora Isabel Anamaría Olivarez," notice how she left out Takenouchi, "a princess never uses foul, derogatory language like that! You should know better than that. Now let's try this again…"
Well, finally thirty minutes later and after forty-two failed curtsying attempts, I executed the perfect one. In other words, had this been an Olympic sport, I would have received a ten. But that wasn't the end of the lesson! No, there's another hour of this shit!
"Please sit down, niña." (Little girl) Little girl, I think not. "It is now time for the practical session of our lessons."
I couldn't help it; I snickered.
"Sora, lesson number twenty three: do not snicker at another person's comments. It is rude."
"I'm sorry Grams, please continue."
She gave me a reproachful look. "As I was saying, we will be spending this part of the lesson discussing etiquette, government policies, and other important things. First off, stand up!"
I would have come up with a smart comment for that but didn't want to hear what lesson twenty four was. Wait, silly me, I already got a lesson about sarcasm; that was lesson eighteen. Yes, I'm surprised I'm only at lesson twenty three right now. Lesson number nine was about the proper way to stand. Lesson fourteen dealt with the correct way to address someone, and lesson number twenty-one was about the proper way to listen! I freaking cannot believe there's a correct way to listen!
"Now turn in a circle." She commanded. I spun around. "Slower." I slowed down, and she began talking again. "We have got to do something about the hair, highlights maybe. The complexion is surprisingly flawless. Clothes need a change. Fingernails need to be painted different colors than the ugly ones she has on right now, ears pierced, jewelry added; my, my we do have a lot of work to do." She spoke into a little tape recorder after examining me. "Well, sit back down. I suppose we can start with the nails."
She walked over to the cabinet and pulled out some nail polish. "Lesson twenty-four: use clear polish for the nails. Dark colors make you nails look shorter. And please, change the colors. Why would you choose two colors as tasteless as these? This is not the way a princess should look."
"But it was Homecoming a few weeks ago. My friends and I painted our nails our school colors." I flashed my red and yellow nails in front of her for emphasis. Christine had decided midway through painting my nails, they had to be red and yellow instead of silver.
Grams stuck up her nose. "Ha! Why would anyone want to do that? Do you understand how ridiculous it looks? Now give me your hands." I looked at the clock; forty-five more minutes…
Antonio opened the door for me at 6:00 and laughed at my expression. "Pobrecita. (Poor girl) What did you have to go through?"
"Please don't ask. I really don't want to talk about it. Can you give me a ride home?"
Antonio bowed, and we rode down the elevator. Silently, I walked to the limo, starting to wonder if I had made the right decision to accept the role of princess.
"Gracias." I whispered when Antonio opened the door for me. I didn't even have the heart to call him Yo. Man, I'm depressed about these whole lessons.
I pulled out this and began writing all about these retarded lessons. Checking my watch, I realized I had ten minutes to get to Yamato's place for my guitar lessons.
Unfortunately, we somehow hit every red light in town. There's now ay I'm going to make it there on time!
Why are we getting stuck at every single light when I have somewhere to be! Finally, we're here with not a minute to spare. More on everything later…
Thursday October 24
Music Appreciation
I don't know how many times I'll end up saying it, but Yamato Ishida is probably the nicest guy ever!
I knocked on his door five minutes late, hoping he wouldn't be mad. "Sor, hey, I was wondering if you forgot." He answered, letting me into the apartment.
"I'm sorry." Was my apology, "I was with Grams. Long story."
"It's no problem. How bad was i?."
I sighed. "Horrible. Grams is giving me these lessons to be a pr…" Shit! "…uh to help when I take over the family business." That was the first thing that came into my mind.
Yamato raised an eyebrow. "You have to take over the family business?"
I flushed, not wanting to describe what had been going on. "I really don't want to talk about it."
"Hey, that's cool. So should we get started?"
"That'd be great." I smiled. "Just lead the way."
Yamato gestured to his room, and I followed him. I hadn't been in his room sinceI was back in grade school, but it still looked the same as I remembered.
There were white walls with hardly any posters or pictures adorning them. His desk was cluttered with school books and sheet music, and the bed wasn't made.
Yamato flushed. "Heh, sorry the room's a big mess…" he walked over to the closet and picked up his guitar.
"Believe me, this is nothing. You should see my room."
Yamato chuckled. "It wasn't that bad the last time I was in there." That's right, he carried me into my room the other day. Damn bad habit of blushing! "Ready?"
"Yeah. What's first?"
He sat down on the bed and motioned for me to join him. "Okay, before we start playing or learning chords, I'm going to show you the four different parts of any guitar: head, neck, body, and bridge. Repeat please."
I laughed. "Yes, Mr. Ishida." I named each part, pointing to the part as I spoke. This is by far much better than my lessons with Grams.
"Good. Now this is the proper way to hold a guitar and placement of your fingers." He demonstrated each point making sure I understood everything.
But do you know how hard it is to pay attention when you've got a hot guy teaching you something? Okay, that sounds shallow, but it's so hard to concentrate when his hand brushed against mine, and he sometimes whispers in my ear.
"Okay, you've got the basic stuff down, and you know the different types of notes from your Music Appreciation class so I think we're ready to move on to the actual playing." He said at 7:30. "But first do you want to stop for a food break?"
I blushed as my stomach gave a small rumble. "That sounds like a good idea."
Settinghis guitar down on the bed, Yama and I walked out to the kitchen. "Sad to say Mom hasn't gone grocery shopping in quite a while. We have about as much food as we had when the snowstorm hit. That's probably why Mom and Dad decided to take Takeru out for a celebration supper over his Algebra test tonight."
Yamato looked through the cabinets. "Is there anything edible in here?"
The blond laughed. "Surprisingly, yes. Does Kraft Easy Mac sound good?" (Not mine!)
I laughed as well. "Works for me."
"Sit down on the couch and turn on the TV. I'll bring it in to you when it's ready."
"Thanks." I replied, walking into the living room and picking up the remote control. I flipped through the channels, and my eyes lit up. "Ooh!"
Yamato's voice rang out from the kitchen, "What's up, Sor?"
"Lord of the Rings marathon! The Return of the King is on right now!" (Not mine either!)
"Too bad we missed the other two." Yama answered, handing me a bowl of mac'n'cheese.
We watched the movie and ate our supper in silence until Orlando Bloom's character, Legolas, began taking out orc after orc. I let out an unintentional sigh.
"Something wrong?"
I looked at the blond next to me. "Orlando Bloom is hot as a blond."
Yamato's brow wrinkled up. "What?"
I sighed again. Explaining to a guy what makes another guy hot is not an easy task. Why did I mention it to Yamato in the first place…not that he knows I think he's hot either…"Orlando Bloom is hot no matter what, but he's incredibly sexy with blond hair!"
"So you think blonde's are incredibly sexy?" he grinned, leaning his face closer to mine.
"I…don't know." I stuttered as my face heated up. "It depends."
He raised an eyebrow. "On what?"
I gulped. Get a hold of yourself Takenouchi! Two can play at this. "All sorts of things…"
"Like what?" he asked, his face closing in.
I smirked. "If he can kick someone's ass while wearing a pair of tight little pants."
Yamato's mouth dropped. "Really?"
"Really."
He gave me a sly smile and wink, moving his face away from mine and resting his hands behind his head. "Well, do you know where I can pick up a pair of tight little pants?"…
Friday October 25
Algebra II
I am so exhausted. Princess lessons with Grams are unbelievably tiring. She makes me go through all sorts of things over and over again until they are "perfecto" by her standards.
"Sora, in order for you to be a good Princess you MUST have each of these simple tasks down pat." Maybe she should follow her own advice. What happened to lesson fifty-seven: Queen's never raise their voices?
After tonight though I, thankfully, have two days of freedom before the lessons from hell continue. But I almost didn't manage to get Saturday and Sunday free. Surprisingly, it wasn't Mom or Dad who got me out of them but Antonio.
He and Grams had gotten into this big debate in Spanish that sent my head spinning. I may have grown up around the Spanish language in both PPI and Chicago, but man, those two were speaking so fast I gave up even trying to listen!
I couldn't believe it when Antonio walked out of the room to where I was standing and waiting outside for him. "No lessons on Saturdays or Sundays."
"How?" I asked.
"I managed to convince her you deserved a break."
My mouth dropped. "But why did you do that for me?"
He chuckled and his accented voice boomed, "I have a teenage daughter and wouldn't want her to go through the same thing." Antonio is one cool dude.
He opened the door for me. "Muchas gracias, Antonio."
"No problema, Princesa."…
Only one more lesson this week before I don't have to think about Grams or any of the crap I've learned.
But first I have to make it through today's fun lesson! I don't think it will be very easy. Grams has this hair and cosmetic appointment planned at a local salon. OH MY GOD SHE'S GOING TO CHANGE ME!
A hair appointment? What's wrong with my hair? I'm starting to get very nervous about this whole thing. Hopefully it turns out for the better…
Before I forget, here's the list Mimi and I made during one of our morning classes. This helped me keep my mind off the retarded lessons and reading what Mimi wrote for some of the comments was a hoot…
Sora Takenouchi's List of the Top Ten Greatest TV Shows of All Time In No Particular Order
(With commentary by Mimi Tachikawa)
1. The Simpsons (I don't know why Sora loves this show so much! Okay, there are some funny things in there like the prank calls Bart makes to Moe's Bar. My personal favorite has to be "Is a Homer Sexual there?" Yes, I watch the show from time to time and find it funny…don't let ANYONE know!)
2. Will and Grace (Gotta say I agree with this. The show cracks me up. I just love Jack and Karen. There is never a dull moment on the show. Not to mention they've got some pretty good guest stars.)
3. The O.C. (My countdown to the new season has begun! Oh my God, I can't WAIT to see what happens! I'd better stop talking about this or Sora'll get mad that I'm not providing comments for the other shows…)
4. CSI (That whole detective stuff mixed in with science doesn't draw me to the show. Science of any sort is definitely not my forte. But Sora says it's a good show.)
5. American Idol (Ryan Seacrest is HOT! Randy's whole dawg thing is so last year, but I love all the things Simon has to say and how they rest of the crew always seems to get in at least one slam at the British dude!)
6. One Tree Hill (I cannot believe Nathan and Haley eloped! And Lucas left Tree Hill! There's so much going on, and I have to know what happens! Tuesday night's premiere had better come fast!)
7. Everybody Loves Raymond (Sora, I'm very surprised you have a sitcom on here! Oh well, this isn't a bad show. Robert's dumb ass comments crack me up. I just loved his wedding!)
8. Kim Possible (Sora just seems to love TV shows with redheads as the heroine/leading character. But I see nothing wrong with this cartoon. Not one on my top 10 list but still a good show. I always love it in shows when the hero kicks the villain's ass. Speaking of kicking ass, Sora, Yamato was SO FLIRTING with you when you made that comment about blondes who are tough being hot—but I bet you didn't mind all the flirting!)
9. Boy Meets World (Thank God for reruns! I just love this show, and I was bawling my head off when the last episode aired. Eric was such a cutie, and I'm never going to forget the Phoeny call! They so need to do a reunion episode or something.)
10. Friends (At least Joey still has a show. If the last season of this show hadn't ended the way it did I would have sent an angry letter to NBC. I also would have made Daddy hire a lawyer if they refused to change the ending!)
Sora, in case you were wondering, I found out about the whole Yamato thing from Hikari and I want to hear DETAILS! I'm going to call you tonight. And what's up with some of your choices…seriously, girl, what about all the soap operas, That 70's Show, The Apprentice, Trading Spaces, Smallville, and all the other great shows. We'll talk about that too...later, Meems…oh yeah—Sora plus Yamato equals LOVE!...
I'm going to have to have that little talk with Mimi. She is so sure Yama likes me. Now I'm going to have to explain everything that happened at guitar lessons with the blond. It's not like anything really happened other than during the movie. After that we went back to practicing, and I stayed there for another hour. Thankfully, I suck at the guitar and have another lesson scheduled for tomorrow.
But before any of that I have to go to this lesson with Grams. I hope she doesn't make any changes too drastic, not that I'm going to let her…
A/N: Thoughts? Suggestions? I kind of just randomly picked some shows and provided things I thought Mimi would think about them. Oh yeah, the stuff from Sora's princess lessons came from one of the Princess Diaries books so if you think some of it is odd, you're not the only one! Please Review!