Feelin' Way Too Damn Good

[Redeim]

Hua kicked at rock playfully, watching fly into the bushes. He adjusted his vest, looking around the park. In recent years, he hated to admit it had started getting boring playing at the park, but by habit, he wandered over. With Huong Tu spending more time with Hiroshi alone, Hua realized it was time for him to start searching for friends other than his brother and best friend. He hated the idea, but also knew it was better to branch out from the other two Pinky Kids. of course, having headphones over his ears and kicking at rocks probably wasn't the best way to make friends.
He looked from the children on the playground over to some teenagers, probably in high school. He let out a small sigh, there was no way he'd fit in with them. If his lack-of-height and baby face wasn't enough to ostracize himself from the group of high school kids, his voice surely would. He kicked another rock, this time with more frustration, I hope I grow out of this stage soon... He thought, a small groan escaping his lips.

[♥ kelly]

Hiding behind a bush, Gigi spied on the other kids at the park. Gigi's hair was tied back in a pony-tail. She was deciding on whether to talk to them, or not. They looked busy, anyways, laughing and talking and giggling loudly. It was starting to annoy her. Most of the kids were teenagers, anyways, and she doubted that they'd want to hang out with a twelve year old. Her sisters all were at mall. They asked her if she wanted to come, but she refused. She didn't plan on shopping--or carrying their bags full of make up and clothes and posters. She shuddered at the thought. She cringed as a rock hit her in the face. "Ouch!" she put her hand on her cheek, then her mouth. If those kids found out that she was spying on them, she'd be in trouble.

Gigi finally stood up, wiping dirt off of her clothes. She noticed a boy, with headphones. He probably was the one that had kicked the rock in her face. Gigi didn't blame him, it looked like he wasn't really paying attention. Besides, she was hiding in a bush. Nobody had seen her. This boy looked about her age. "Um, hi? I'm Gigi." she introduced herself, "Ugh. My cheek." she muttered under her breath once more.

Hopefully, this kid won't pity me. she thought. It wasn't as if she got hurt easily, and a small rock could really hurt her cheek. But it still stung slightly. "...were you the one that kicked the rock at me?" she added in quickly, looking him over. Her eyes finally went back up to his face, and she slightly smiled. Maybe she would make a friend, after all. Even though her new friend might have been the one that kicked the rock in her face.

[Redeim]

Hua pulled his headphones out of his ears as a girl seeming around his age approached him, and his eyes instantly drifted to the small cut on her cheek. As he found out what had happened, his mouth made an 'o' shape and his eyes went wide. "I'm so sorry! I didn't know any one was there!" He told her quickly. Still wincing in apology a little, he held out his hand, "I'm Hua." He told her.

[♥ kelly]

Oh great. Gigi thought as he started apologizing. "Uh, it's fine." she muttered, a small smile appearing on her face. She shook his hand. Hua? she thought. What kind of name was that? She had never heard it before. Maybe it was in a different language or something. "Uh...nice to meet you...?" she told him. "I'm Gigi." she said, a small smile appearing on her face. "W-w-what does your name mean?" she asked, trying to make friends, as her mother told her. She needed to spend more time hanging out with kids her age. She usually just stayed at home, playing video games, or when she went outside, spying on the older kids. "I've never heard your name before." she said honestly, with a small laugh, biting her lower lip. Hopefully she hadn't offended him.

[Redeim]

"Oh," Hua said simply, his mouth turning into a wide smile. "Well, my name is Chinese. The masculine form means 'magnificent.'" He began, using his index finger to trace the Chinese character on his other hand, even though he knew she wouldn't understand. "While the feminine form means 'flower.'" He added, once again tracing the character. ((In case I just confused you)) He then looked back up at her, the smile still wide on his face. "Does your name mean anything? I like it~" He told her.

[♥ kelly]

Gigi nodded, smiling. "Well, I like your name." she said. "It's unique." the girl told him. "Are you Chinese?" Gigi asked with interest. She shook her head. "I dunno." she said with a small blush from embarrassment. "My mother just likes the name. And thank you!" she said happily. "My real name is Gianna, if you wanted to know. Gigi is just a nickname. But I don't like my real name." she bit her lower lip. "Gigi is much better, I think. So, I tell everybody to call me Gigi." she smiled softly at the boy.

[Redeim]

Hua nodded, "mmhmm, mom adop'ed me from China." He explained, stuttering over the word "adopted." With a frown, he added, "When I was a toddler, no less. But my English is still bad sometimes." His pout made it obvious he didn't like that about him. "I think Gianna's a real pretty name." He told her honestly, a cute smile seemingly plastered on his face.

[♥ kelly]

"That's nice," Gianna smiled softly. She noticed him frown when he said he was just a toddler when he was adopted. "I was adopted, too." she said. "I forgot who my birth parents were..." she said, "But I like my current family." Being adopted didn't bother her much now, but sometimes it still was upsetting to her that she never met her birth parents. She was just a baby when she was adopted. Gigi giggled softly when he pouted. An eager smile appeared on her face. "I can help with your English." she offered. "Uh...t-thanks." she said with a warm smile.

[Redeim]

"Oh~ really? I'm really close to my brother Huong Tu, he was adopted from Vietnam and he's only about a year older than me." Hua explained. He giggled as she mentioned teaching him English. "I think the only thing I need to work on now is pronunciation. When I was younger, I was really bad. I think a lot of my teachers couldn't understand me." He told her, now able to giggle at what was once difficult times for himself. Rocking back and forth from the balls of his feet to his toes, he tilted his head to one side as he asked, "So, Gigi, what do you like to do?"

[♥ kelly]

"Oh." Gigi nodded. "Well, you're pretty good now. I haven't found any mistakes. But... I can help you, still." she gave Hua a cheeky grin. She giggled when he said that his teachers couldn't understand him. "Hm? Well, I like to play video games with my brother and draw," she told him. "Oh, and paint, too. My sister is showing me how to draw good. I used to really stink. I drew like a two year old." she giggled and licked her lips. "What about you, Hua? What do you like to do?"

[Redeim]

Hua thought a moment before replying, "Well, most of the time, I like to hang out with my brother and our friend, but they started dating so now they don't want me anymore." He giggled to show he was joking about them not wanting him. "I also like to make my own music. I mean, I can't play a instrument or anything but I have this program on my laptop I use." He explained.