.Chapter 4--Finding a School

Mai rudely awakened Lily early that next morning. "C'mon Lil! Get your lazy butt up!" Lily grunted and pulled her blanket over her head and continued sleeping peacefully. Unfortunately, Mai yanked the covers off revealing Lily in her pink tank-top and Inu-Yasha boxers. Lily shrieked and threw Robert Jr. at her. He fell to the ground saying, "I love you, I love you." Mai laughed. "We need to get you registered at school. "School? You mean I can't drop out?" Lily asked playfully. Mai shook her head. "You're not even old enough to drop out!" Lily pouted. "Fine."

"Go take a shower while I make breakfast."

"Yes, you're highness," Lily grumbled in a low voice.

"What was that?"

"Nothing." She walked in the bathroom to take her shower.

After her shower, Lily could not figure out what to wear. Joy! What am I going to wear? What if, by some weird phenomenon, I run into Valon? Hello, I definitely need to look cute! She settled for her hot pink skirt and a light pink butterfly shirt. Mai knocked on the door.

"Hurry up, princess! We gotta go!" I have to work in two hours!"

Lily looked at the clock. It was 9:30. She surveyed herself one last time and went downstairs to eat quickly and leave.

While they were in the car, Mai brought herself to break the news to Lily. "So, Mom told me she didn't want you to go to public school. Lily looked at her. "Is there a Christian school around?" Mai shook her head. "Not exactly." Lily eyed her suspiciously. "Then, where?" Mai kept quiet as they pulled into a parking lot. She knew that Lily would not like the fact that she was going to--

"Home schooling!?!"

"Yeah, Mom said so."

"And you listened to her? Since when? Mai, are you sick?"

"She wants me to email her you're grade reports and crap like that. I can't exactly lie to her."

"Well, why are we here?"

"Well, as you know, I gotta work soon, so I need to find you a teacher who's willing to work right away."

"Oh."

They both walked in. Lily sat in the lobby while Mai went to the front desk.

"Excuse me, but are there any tutors available on extremely short notice?"

The receptionist she was speaking to looked down at her list. "I'm sorry miss. There is no one accessible."

Mai did not give up so easily. "Are you sure there isn't anyone?" If this were a man, Mai would have no trouble getting what she wanted. A wink here and a compliment there, and it would have been a sealed deal. "Male or female? Old or new? Pleease!" Mai begged. The woman took pity on her. "Well, we do have one available. He's new though…"

"That's completely fine. When can he come?"

"Let me call him." After a few minutes she hung up. "He'll be there within a half-hour."

"Thank you so much! Oh, by the way, what is his name?"

"Valon. Valon Williams."

Mai's heart stopped. "Valon you say? Do you happen to have a picture of him?"

The woman nodded. It was him. Gr-reat. Well, it doesn't matter now. I need to hurry. Mai thanked her once again and took Lily home.

"So, did we get me a teacher?" Lily impatiently asked.

"Yes."

"Chick or guy?"

"It's a…guy."

"Are you sure? You sound uncertain. Can't you tell? What's his name?"

"Mr.…uh…Williams."

"Cool."

A little while after they got home, someone knocked on the door. While Lily was busy fixing strawberry milk, Mai answered the door. "Why, hello, Mr. Williams." Valon's face was surprised. "Mai, you need home schooling?" Mai laughed. "No my sister. You met her yesterday." He smiled. "Oh that's right. Where is that beautiful young woman?" Lily came to the doorway. "Right here. Valon, you're my teacher?" He nodded. "The one and only." Thank God, Mai thought. She looked at the clock. "Oh crap! Lily I gotta go to work. See you in a while. Listen to Valon and Valon, watch yourself, and don't let Lily burn the house down."

"Yes, Mother." Lily mimicked.

"And don't call me that."

"Then don't act like her." Valon smiled at Lily's remark.

Mai was already out to the car. "Excuse me?"

"I said I love you too."

"Okay then bye. Oh, Lily make sure you learn something."

"Okay, okay go already! You're going to be late."

"I know. Ok bye." Finally she drove off.

"Very talkative, is she?" Valon quipped.

"You have no idea," Lily muttered darkly.

Robert Jr. s my stuffed bear that my brother Robert gave me. If you squeeze his paw, he really does say "I love you."

sorry about the lateness on the chapter. My disk got all screwed up so now I have to re-type Chapter 4-9. That really sucks cuz when I type, I add more and now I don't remember all the stuff I added. Chapter 9 was supposed to be awesome too. As for writing, I'm on Chapter 20, page 223Chapter 19, ya'll will love it tells about something that actually happened in my past. Anywho, please R&R!! ;)