Chapter 9……Creeping Up

Kimiko rolled her eyes at the gesture but then laughed to herself.

"Three day's away!" Kieko said.

"Oh my god don't remind me!" she said frowning.

"Sorry I thought you would like to know,"

"Yeah I know,"

"God girl talk so boring!" Rai said peeking around his magazine.

They stuck their tongues out at him and went back to talking about something they had seen on TV. Jack came over and sat next to Kieko or next to Raimundo whatever you want to call it. Kimiko ate but didn't join into the conversation much. Still to much on her mind.

"Kim you okay?" Kieko asked.

"Yeah umm yeah totally fine!" Kim said.

"Okay," she said going back into the conversation.

The conversation carried on for hour's non stop.

"Let's go somewhere," Kim finally said.

"Where do you suggest we go?" Kieko asked.

"I don't know ideas anyone?" Kim said.

"Mall," Kieko said.

"Anywhere but the mall!" Rai said.

"Beach," Jack said quietly,.

"Okay go get ready I'll drive." Kim said pulling Kieko up.

They all went downstairs and Kim started loading things in the trunk. The same seating arrangements accrued on their way their. Kimiko and Kieko sat on the beach while Raimundo tried to show Jack how to surf. Jack came back and most of him was red.

"Jack do you have a sunburn?" Kieko asked worried.

"No it's not bad," he said even though he could barely walk.

"Yeah Jack doesn't do the best with sun," Raimundo said standing next to Kim.

"I see," Kim said.

They all helped him into the car and there was quite a bit of screaming.

"Don't worry Jack you'll be heeled in three days!" Kieko said plopping lotion down on his back.

"Thanks Kieko," he said.

Kim was supposed to help him but Kieko already had dibs so Kimiko didn't want to barge in. It was starting to get late to and the only one that knew how to cook was Jack so they just ordered pizza instead. They ate it in the room Jack was using and then headed up to bed early since they had a long drive to get her dad's ashes in the morning. It was another restless night where everyone could sleep but Kim. She was getting irritated. This morning Kieko woke her up. She rubbed her eyes and went downstairs right behind Kieko. Raimundo's door was open but he was still resting. She knocked on his door. He grunted and she started jumping on his bed until he finally got up and came downstairs. Jack's skin had gone from red to light pink.

"Kieko what did you use on him?" Kim asked amazed by the transformation.

"I don't know really but I picked it up on one of our shopping trips which reminds me I'm almost out so we have to stop their on our way back." Kieko said.

"I'm okay with that and we might have to you know stay for awhile though."

"Yeah I know."

They started to laugh. After breakfast Kimiko rushed them all to the car. Kieko had the vase tucked to the side of her legs as they drove. Anger spread over Kim's face as they got closer and closer.

"You know I should just through them down the gutter," Kim said.

"What?" Kieko asked confused.

"The ashes I should throw the down the gutter!"

"Why?"

"Kieko you knew my dad,"

"Oh I get it!"

"Yeah,"

"But he's still your dad at least your following his wishes,"

"Bad choice on my part but I have to its like custom,"

"Yeah,"

Kieko was good at hiding her disapoinment of the marriage. She wanted that to be her and Jack. She could never tell Kim she had a crush on Jack but some how she assumed she knew. Kimiko walked up and got the ashes well the others waited for her. She poured them carefully into the vase.

"You know my dad will be at my wedding in a way."

"What are you going to put his vase in the front row where he would normally sit?" Kieko asked.

"Yeah pretty much,"

They stopped and Kieko picked up some more lotion and then they went back home. Kimiko was disappointed to go to bed because that meant there were only two days left till the wedding. They next day Kim and Kieko sat on the coach watching TV. It was raining out so they couldn't do anything. Jack was now trying to teach Rai how to cook which didn't work out the greatest. Kim's head was throbbing with a major headache from her lack of sleep. The vase was sitting on her dresser enclosed.

"Kim don't you think it's at all creepy I mean aren't you worried he's going to come haunt you or something?"

"No way! Where do you come up with this stuff anyway?"

"I don't know I just do!"

Kimiko quickly fell asleep afterwards and when she woke up the sun was just rising. She looked over at the clock. It was 5:00 a.m.

"Oh my god the wedding's tomorrow!" she thought to herself as she got up off the coach.

She sat their not making any noise and finally decided to go into her dad's bedroom which had not been touched since the last day he was alive. She sat down on his bed and looked around. There were pictures of her and him around which triggered her memory into the broken picture frame lying under her bed. His suits were hung up in the closet with matching ties. She went over to his dressers and looked through some of them.

"Company records, company records, advertising stuff, what's this?" she said to herself pulling out a folder with the Spicer name written on it.

It was dated a year before she was born. He had known about this wedding since before she was born. Everything was their saying it. She couldn't be mad of course but that meant she was a child that had to be born not chosen to born. She stopped to think about that for a second. She then had a rage of anger fly through her again. Her dad didn't even want her. She through the folder on the ground wishing she hadn't ever seen it. She went back into the living room and turned on the TV. Jack came down an hour later with Kieko close on his tail. Raimundo didn't come down till much later. It wasn't raining very much today but it was cold so it was another day at the house until tonight when they had the wedding rehearsal. She stood hand in hand with Jack. Rai stood behind Jack while Kieko stood behind Kim. She didn't say much on her way home and just went straight to bed. She was able to sleep but had a hard time waking up the next morning.

Authors note:

Oh my god! Next chapter is the wedding! So awesome! Hmm that chapter seems like it was really short! Anyways please review and i'll update soon!