Ebony&Ivory-Chapter 7

*The next day.....*

Anita: *in the kitchen making breakfast as usual*

Luke: *is in the shower, washing up*

Illust: *woke up, then hears Luke showering n went into the bathroom* Can I join u?

Luke: *blushes a bit* Are you sure? I'm almost done

Illust: *nodded*

Luke: Well, okay. *turns around, not wanting to be rude staring at her*

Illust: *takes off all her clothes n came into the shower*

Luke: *rinses out all the shampoo out of his hair* How come you wanna come in?

Illust: I just...don't wanna be alone, is all. Step-Mom n I always shower together

Luke: Really? Well...okay .

Illust: *washed her hair n soaped herself, humming "I'll Be There"*

Luke: *he smiles at her and helps rinse her off*

Illust: *giggles n spluttered as the water rinsed off the soap*

Luke: Gotcha!

Illust: *laughs then ran out of the bathroom playfully, dripping wet n making a mess on the marble floor*

Luke: Illust, be careful! Come back here! *gets dried off*

Illust: *runs n slips on the marble floor, falling face first* WAA~!!!

Luke: *comes out in boxers* I told you to be careful!

Illust: *cries out loud*

Luke: Shhh, it's okay. *gets her dried off and wrapped in a towel. ANITA!!

Anita: *rushed to him* Yes? Oh my, Illust, are u OK??

Luke: She rushed out of the bathroom wet and slipped

Anita: Aww, u poor dear *carried her* There, there, it's alright now

Luke: She fell face first

Anita: Aww *sees a bruise on her forehead* Oh my. Let's get some ice on tht *takes her to the kitchen

Luke: *gets himself dressed*

Anita: *put some ice in a cloth n told her to hold it on her bruise* It'll go away in no time, girl

Illust: *sniffs n does so*

Luke: Is she okay?

Anita: Yeah, just a bit of bruising, bt nothing ice won't cure

Luke: Whew.

Anita: Now go get dressed before u catch a cold, dear

Illust: *nods n left*

Luke: *goes and helps her*

Illust: *looked thru the wardrobe n found a nice beautiful summer dress*

Luke: *Gets his hair fixed up*

Illust: *put on the dress n dried her hair, tying it up into a nice bun*

Luke: *gets his hair into a tiny ponytail* eh, close enough

Illust: Want me to help u?

Luke: Please?

Illust: *giggled n helped him tie the ponytail the right way* There, all done

Luke: *looks in the mirror* Wow! Great job!

Illust: He he, thanks. It's like once I start remembering things, everything seems...easy

Luke: *he gets himself up* Wanna go shopping?

Illust: *nods eagerly*

Luke: Cmon, let's go

Illust: *took his hand n went with him*

Luke: *they headed to the limo* to the mall, driver

Driver: Aye, aye, boss *drove them to the mall*

Luke: *gets his fedora and shades on*

Illust: *put on the summer hat she brought along*

Luke: This'll help us from being recognized

Illust: It's so fun, like playing spy games

Luke: Kinda. And it's to avoid being mugged by fans and irritated by the media

Illust: He he, let's go then

Luke: *gets out of the limo and leads her inside safely*

Luke: Cmon, Illust, hurry

Illust: *giggles n grabbed onto him, following as fast as she could*

Luke: *has himself disguised well enough*

Illust: *sees a DVD store n points towards it*

Luke: Hm? *looks at what the DVD is*

Illust: Look *it's a DVD of MJ live in Brunei*

Shop attendant: Ah, wise choice, little girl. It's a rare footage. Limited edition

Luke: Go ahead and get it.

*besides his godfather, Luke's other influences include Prince, James Brown, and Elvis Presley*

Illust: *squeals in delight n took it off the shelf*

Luke: *he starts looking through and starts getting a few DVDs and CDs*

Illust: *as she looked ard, suddenly someone approached her frm behind* My, my, if it isn't the little street rat everyone's in love with

Luke: *Looks up and starts to grit his teeth* Majah....

Majah: *knelt to Illust's eye level* How's abt a little exclusive, eh, little girl? Tell us the scoop of the day

Illust: *bk away a little*

Luke: *walks to her and picks her up* Leave my niece alone

Majah: Aren't we touchy today? Its not like I'm kidnapping her or anything

Luke: You know I detest people like you

Majah: Not my fault I'm earning an honest living like u

Luke: Wanna know how to make a real honest living? Write about the real deal instead of distorting the truth with lies

Majah: Truth is over-rated, Mr. Oliva. Evn the most honest truth has a hint of lie behind it. And u knw better than most tht the truth hurts

Illust: *clung onto Luke*

Luke: It's bad enough to see my godfather go through the crap tabloids gave him. Now that he's gone, you gotta pick on me and the family

Majah: I'm not picking on u. I'm just writing wht reli goes on behind closed doors. Want the truth? How abt the truth of ur niece being a whore?

Luke: She was raped! Leave her alone! *puts her down and lands a right hook on him*

Majah: *falls onto the shelf* Oh tht's good! A great story! I can see the headlines now: Prince of Pop lashing out at journalist for protecting his little whore niece! *laughs* I bet she came onto u coz she just wants someone younger to fuck her with

Luke: *Grabs him by the collar and pulls him close* You have no idea what she has been through *nods to the cashier to call security* That is the final straw. *Lets the security take him away*

Majah: *gets escorted by security* This is not ovr, Oliva! The public WILL knw the truth!

Luke: *picks her up* Are you okay?

Illust: *looks at him worriedly, not sure wat to react* I'm OK, I guess...

Luke: Don't believe what he says. Michael always hated people like him.

Illust: *nodded* OK

Luke: *goes and pays for his stuff and Illust's DVD* Wanna go somewhere to eat? or go home?

Illust: *thinks* I wanna eat McDonalds

Luke: Okay. *Takes her to a McDonald's that's in the upper floor of the mall*

*as soon as they entered, they were recognized by die-hard fans*

Fan!: OMG~!!! LUKE~!!!

Fan2: OMG! WHERE?!

Illust: Uuh...Luke...?

Luke: SECURITY!!

*Tom n his group quickly round them up, barring them frm coming close*

Illust: *laughs n waves at the fanatic fans* Let's get outta here

Luke: *heads to the limo*

Illust: *LOL-ed as she entered with Luke* Tht was crazy!

Luke: Yea it is. Driver, to the nearest McDonald's please

Driver: I knw a McDonalds which is quite remote, would like to go there, sir?

Luke: Yes please

Driver: Right away, sir *drove them there*

Illust: Do u have to face this all the time?

Luke: Since I released my debut album

Illust: U must be very, very, VERY popular like Papa Bubbles

Luke: Not yet. I'm doing the best I can. One more week till I release my new album

Illust: Tht's good

Luke: *they arrive at McDonald's in the drive-thru*

Drive-Thru attendant: Welcome to McDonalds, may I take ur order?

Luke: Yes, I would like a 10-piece Chicken nugget meal with sweet and sour sauce and a coke to drink. *looks to Illust* wanna ordeR?

Illust: I want Double Cheese Burger set meal, with fries, pls~! n Coke

Luke: *looks to the screen* did you get that?

Luke: Yes, sir. 10-piece chicken nugget meal with sweet n sour sauce, double cheese burger set meal with fries n two coke. Got it. Pls wait 10 minutes

Luke: *pulls up to the window*

*10 minutes later, the food came n the attendant sited the price*

Luke: *pays for the food*

Illust: Wee~! *excited as she took her food*

Luke: Thank you: *lowers his shades*

Illust: I knw a plc where we can eat in private *leans ovr to whisper to driver's ear*

Driver: *smiles* Right away, miss *drives*

Luke: Hmm? *looks up from eating a fry*

Illust: I'm telling the driver to take us to a plc where we can eat without interruption. I've been there all the time

Luke: Where is it? What's this secret spot?

Illust: *smiles* U'll see