Chapter 18

The next morning,

Knock, knock, knock.

(Luis) What time is it? Luis gets out of bed and turns around to see Yaus no longer in his bed.

Knock, knock

He walks over to the door and opens it.

(Cha)

Good morning, sleepyhead. It's time to get up!

( Luis ) C…Cha,

Good Morning

( Cha ) What are you still doing in bed?

(Luis) "I should really tell Cha what happened last night, but I don't want what happened yesterday to happen again today."

(Cha) Are you okay?

(Luis) Yes, I'm fine. I stayed up reading last night.

Let me get dressed and I'll meet you downstairs.

( Cha ) Okay, Luis, I want to apologize for last night. I didn't mean for

(Luis) It's fine, and he walks over to kiss him on thAs Luis gets dressed to head downstairs, Yaus walks in.

(Yaus) Come join me for breakfast my little kitten

(Luis) Why should I?

(Yaus) because you promised me we could talk. Do you remember what you said last night?

(Luis) I am fully aware of what you said last night, and right now isn't a good time.

Luis is approached by Yaus, who draws him nearer by placing his hands on his Waste. He speaks softly in his ear. I hope you aren't breaking your promise.

We will talk, but not right now, says (Luis), pushing Yaus aside and leaving the room.

Luis leaves the room and heads downstairs to meet with Ashely and Cha.

(Ashely) Cha, I need you to listen to me. You need to watch your temper and assure me you won't lose it

(Cha) Ashely I don't need you to keep repeating yourself. I know it won't happen again.

(Ashely) If the council found out, you would be in trouble. I'm just looking out for you.

(Luis) Good morning! Is everything okay?

(Cha) Yes, we were just talking.

(Ashely) Good morning. We should grab something before we see the temple.

After enjoying breakfast, the class heads out to their destination. When they arrive at the temple, the teacher has set up a group pairing and a sheet that needs to be completed at the end of their visit.

(Teacher) Okay, class, I have paired you into teams and would like you to complete this sheet

Hara, Yaus, Luis, and Cha Group One

(Cha) Can we switch groups?

(Teacher) No, these are your sign groups while we are on this field trip, so please stick together.

(Ashely), you need to make sure you watch your temper.

(Cha) Can you stop nagging me already? I already know this.

(Luis) I'll keep an eye on him for you, Ashely.

(Cha) Yeah, whatever, it's not like I'm a little kid. I don't need anyone to hold my hand. as he walks away.

(Ashely) Where are you going?

(Cha) to the dam bathroom.

(Ashely) He really needs to watch his temper.

(Cha) It's okay. Ashely, if anything goes wrong, I will call for you.

(Ashely) Thank you, as she pinches his cheeks. I will be heading over there to my group

Yaus makes a decision as Ashely walks away to talk to Luis.

(Yaus) It looks like my little kitten will be paired up with me.

(Luis) I've already told you to stop calling me that

(Yaus) and I've already told you that you belong to me.

(Luis), maybe in your dreams.

Yaus whispers into Luis's ear, "You can deny it all you want, but I know you love me."

Bump Bump

Your heartbeat can be heard, and your thoughts can be read. Despite what you may say, my little kitten.

(Luis) That might be true, but I will never allow myself to get hurt by you again.

As Luis expresses himself, Yaus feels a deep sadness because of the pain he caused him.

(Yaus) Please allow me to explain why I didn't mean to hurt you.

Luis doesn't want anything to do with you, despite the fact that we are stuck in a group that doesn't mean a damn thing. (Cha) you filthy leech! Why can't you get the hit?

(Yaus) Although Luis is with you now, he will never love you, so why not end your life now and save the heartache that you will suffer later?

(Luis) "Before things spiral out of control, I must put an end to this."

Do your guys remember that this counts toward half of our grade? We don't have time for all of this, so let's get started.

(Hara) Agree, *Don't worry, young master Yaus; you'll be able to spend some time alone with Luis since I have a few cunning plans. *

I was able to obtain the paperwork from the instructor.

(Cha) Let's finish this, he says as he approaches Luis and grips his arms, giving Yaus an angry expression.

(Hara) The temple of heaven is first on the list.

As they visited the different temples, Hara was trying to come up with a strategy to get Yaus and Luis alone. However, he was having trouble because Cha never left Luis' side. It became more difficult to accomplish the assignment as Yaus and Cha began fighting over everything.

(Yaus) Hara, when are you planning on taking care of that dog? I'm getting annoyed waiting.

(Hara) He follows him about like a lost mutt, which makes it difficult.

(Yaus) I don't care, figure it out.

(Hara) Yes, sir.

(Luis) Look Cha they are so cute.

(Cha) If you like, I can get you a stuffed animal. Which one do you want?

(Luis) Can you really? Hmmm, I think I want the bunny. Please

(Cha) *'How can I tell him no when he makes that face?' *I'll be back as soon as I receive some change.

Luis reaches out to kiss Cha on the cheek while standing on his toes.

Hara decides to act in order to keep Cha busy while Luis waits for Cha to return. Hara pays a stranger to start a fight with him and attract a large crowd.

(Cha) Good evening, sir. Do you have change for $50?

(?) Yes

As Cha extends his hand to give the man his money, someone suddenly dashes by, stealing it from him, and flees as Cha begins to pursue him. Not knowing it is impossible to outrun cha