Really?!

Part 34

Chanel's POV
*Bell Rings*

Well I'm about to go to lunch. I'm too excited today we get report cards and I know I'm straight after that progress report.

"How you think you did?" Erica asked me as I was putting stuff in my locker.

"Great." I said smiling.

We were walking to the lunch room.

"What about you?" I asked.

"Good, nothing special." She said. "What you think about D?"

We sat down at the table.

"I'm sure he did well. To my knowledge he's been going to class so he should be straight." I said.

"How was your break?" She asked.

"Good, you know family." I said. "My grandfather took me and Damien and my lil cousin out so it was a good break. What about you?"

"It was good." She said.

"Was up ladies." I heard DJ say as he and Damien came.

"Good, I'm hungry though." I said.

"Then you better go get in line." Damien said.

"You know I hate this food." I said.

We started talking about random things when one of my associates came up to me. No offense but the only people I see as friends at this school are DJ and Erica.

"Aye yo Chanel your dad here." He said.

"What?" I said.

"Yeah, he in the office now." He said.

"Good looking out." I said.

He nodded and left.

"What dad up here for?" Damien asked.

"I don't know." I said. "I just hope-"

"Ahhh!!!"

"Oh my god!"

"It's HOV!"

"Damn, why he come in here." I said.

Erica and DJ laughed.

I turned around and saw my dad coming. 

"Oh great." I thought

He walked up to our table.

"Hey daddy." I said.

"Hey midget." He said.

"Daddy! Don't call me that here." I said.

"My bad." He said. "Hey Erica, DJ."

"Hey Mr. Carter." They said.

"Dad, what you doing here?" Damien asked.

"Y'all rolling with me today." He said.

"But what about our report cards?" I said.

"I already got that so let's go." He said.

We got up and and said bye to Erica and DJ. While we walked out everyone was looking at us. I'm starting to get used to this but it's still annoying. I saw that Jessica chick looking, mugging me. I know my mom is gonna beat my ass before  the year out cause this girl stay trying me or maybe I'll wait till next year.

"Aye, watch where you going." I heard Damien say.

Good looking, I was walking straight to a door. After me and Damien got our stuff out of our lockers we got in the van with my dad.

"So why you pick us up?" I asked him.

"Cause y'all going to work with me." He said.

"Okay, but what those report cards looking like?" Damien asked.

My dad took them out of his jacket pocket and shook his head as he gave it to us.

"I feel bad for y'all." He said.

"Why?" I said as I ripped mine open.

Oh he got jokes, he think he real funny. My grades were straight I looked over at Damien and he sighed in relief.

"Funny dad, real funny." Damien said.

My dad was just laughing in his seat like he said the joke of the year.

"So what we doing today?" I asked.

"Well I got a meeting, then some radio stuff then another meeting." He said.

"What you doing radio for?" I asked.

"The New Year’s concert." He said.

"Oh." I said.

We went to my dad’s office and stayed there for a while. It's kind of boring so me and Damien walked around. Nobody really important was around so we went outside. 

"So what we gonna do out here?" Damien asked.

"I don't know." I said. "Here, take a picture."

I gave him my phone and I took a ganster picture, well sort of. I put on Damien's snapback and put up the roc. I took the phone back after he took it. I put it on my instagram.

"Take me." He said.

He was bent down in front of the building like the true DMV boy he was. I took the pic and I know he was gonna put it on his Instagram. After he stood up we were posted up by the building until I saw someone waking towards us. I noticed who it was.

"Hey, Damien." I said.

"It's cool, I see her." He said.

She walked over to us and it was awkward as hell.

"Hey Chanel." She said.

"Hey Ms. Tammy." I said.

"Damien can I talk to you?" She asked.

Damien looked at me and then walked over on the side with her. When they finished talking Damien nodded at her and she walked away. He came walking back towards me.

"What happened?" I asked.

"She was asking me how I was and all that but I knew she wanted money so I gave it to her. I told her to try and get some help." He said.

"You think she will?" I asked.

"Nah, but I can hope right?" He said.

I looked at him and put my arms around his shoulders.

"Let's go to that store over there." I said.

We walked to the store and got some Arizona half and half's and skittles. We went back in my dads office and I don't even think he knew we were gone. We walked in his office and he was on the computer. He looked at us confused. 

"Where y'all get that from?" He asked.

"The store on the corner." I said.

"You took security?" He asked.

"Uh, yeah." I said.

It was just a white lie, we came back and we're fine. We went to the radio stations which wasn't as boring as his office but it was alright. After that we went home.

"Ma!" I yelled.

"Stop yelling." My dad said.

I went in the living room and there she was.

"Ma." I said.

"Shush!" She said.

I looked towards the screen and she was watching Scandal. I looked down at the cable box and I could tell this was on DVR.

"But Ma-"

"Shush or get out!" She said.

Well jeez! I went in my room to changed into some sweats. I checked my twitter and Instagram. I started my homework and when I finished I went back out to the living room. My parents were in there as I walked by.

"Okay, Chanel what did you want?" My mom asked.

"Oh now you wanna talk to me?" I said.

"You wanna try that again?" She said.

I sighed.

"Okay, We got report cards today when daddy picked us up." I said.

"Where they at?" She asked.

I went back in my room to get mine and went back in the living room to give to her. As she read it I went in the kitchen hopping someone cooked some food and they didn't. I'm hell'ah hungry. I went back and sat with them in the living room.

"You did good kiddo." She said.

"That's cool and all but I'm hungry." I said.

"Where's Damien?" My mom asked.

"I don't know." I said.

"Damien!" My dad yelled.

"Ow! My ear." I said.

"My bad." He said.

Damien walked in and already knew what they wanted. He gave the report card to my dad to pass to my mom. He moved my feet and sat down.

"Okay, two on honor roll." My mom said. "I feel accomplished."

"Shouldn't we feel accomplished?" I said.

"I hope you do but now I know I don't get on your nerves for no reason. Look at the results." She said.

"I saw my biological mother today." Damien blurted out and my parents looked his way. 

"It's fine, she asked me how I was doing and what not, I gave her some money and told her to get some help and she left." He said.

"How you feel?" My mom asked.

"Fine, I don't feel like I used to when I would see her so I feel I'm getting used to seeing her." He said.

"As long as you’re okay." My dad said.

"I am." He said.

"Well about the food-"

"Chanel, what do you want to eat?" My mom asked.

"I don't know." I said. "Hey! How about we go to grandmas."

"What if she didn't cook?" My dad said.

"There are two honor roll students here." I said. "She cooked."

My dad looked at my mom and she rolled her eyes.

"Fine, I'll tell Solange to bring Blue to mama's." My mom said.

"Great." I said.

I got up to get my shoes, phone and a hoodie. I went back into the living room and everyone was still sitting there.

"Uh, so I'm the only one hungry?" I asked.

Finally they moved and I called my grandmother. I was too happy when she said she cooked. I was all smiles. Finally everyone was ready so we got in the van to go to grandma's to eat.

~Two Weeks Later~

Damien's POV 

I'm so happy it's winter break but my body is still stuck on getting up early for school. Well since I'm up mine as well eat. I washed up and brushed my teeth and went in the kitchen. I turned on the TV and made some cereal. I was eating when I heard movement behind me so I looked back.

"Good morning." My mom said.

"Morning." I said.

She got cereal and sat beside me. She keep looking at me, I feel it. She wanna ask me something I know it.

"So, you going back home for Christmas?" She asked.

"I was but last weekend my grandmother said she was going down south so I changed my mind." I said. "I guess I'll be up here with y'all."

"That's cool." She said. "You seen your mom lately?"

"Nope but I'm sure she'll pop up soon." I said.

"What we doing today?" I asked.

"We'll I'm free, your dads in the studio." She said. "What do you want to do?"

"You asking me?" I said.

"Yeah." She said nodding.

"Uhm, can we go to lucky strikes later?" I asked.

"Yeah, we can do that." She said.

"Can we go to Juniors for lunch too." I heard.

We turned around and Chanel was walking in the kitchen stretching. I looked at my mom too.

"Oh you want to go to?" She asked.

"I'm saying, we gonna have to eat later." I said laughing.

A couple hours later we were getting ready to go to Juniors. We were all dressed and I had Blue. 

"Come on Blue you can walk now." I said.

"D, D." She kept saying with her hands raised.

"Ugh! Come on." I said as I picked her up.

We left out the door and I turned her face towards my neck as we got in the van. I buckled her in her seat and sat down. When we got to Juniors we sat in the back. As we ate ma told us things were about to be a little hectic. She told us after New Year’s her and daddy were going to the Bahamas.

"Ah, what about us?" I asked.

"Y'all got school." She said.

We smacked our teeth, which sucks, we'll be with grandma. She told us about a magazine shoot, I wasn't listening. She said something about the inauguration.

"We going right, we don't have school?" Chanel said.

"Y'all wanna go?" She asked.

"Uh, yeah." Chanel said.

I laughed. Ma talked about some other stuff but I was busy eating. After we ate we went to lucky strikes. We got our lanes and we was about to play.

"I know y'all not gonna play without me?" I heard.

I looked back and dad was coming. Blue ran up to him and he picked her up.

"You don't want none of this." I said.

"Boy, you trying me?" He said.

"I'm just saying." I said.

"Daddy, be on my team." Chanel said. "Ma, play with Damien."

Ma walked over to me.

"You can play right? Because I saw that diary thing." I said.

"Oh boy shut up." She said and I laughed.

We were playing and of course me and ma are winning and not because my dad is bad because he's not but Chanel sucks.

"Chanel-"

"Shut up!" She said as I laughed.

Of course we won and we we're so ahead I let Blue bowl for me a couple times. I would stand her up and she would push the ball. It took a minuet for it to get down there but she had fun. After we bowled we ate some wings in there. They asked who we wanted to go with for New Years because ma would be in Vegas and dad would be here in New York. I chose to stay here and Chanel decided to go to Vegas. I can tell my parents schedules are about to be on some crazy stuff.

~Christmas~

Beyoncé’s POV

I was sleeping peacefully until I felt someone playing with my face and heard little giggles. I opened my eyes and saw blue. I grabbed her and started kissing her.

"How did you get in here?" I asked.

"D, Nel." She said.

"Yeah." I said. "You wanna get ready?" 

She started nodding. I looked over at the clock and it was seven am, Jesus.

"Shawn." I said and he didn't move.

"Shawn." I said as I shook him.

"Huh?" He said.

"Wake up, it's Christmas and the kids are up." I said.

"How you know?" He asked.

"Open your eyes." I said.

He turned over and saw me with Blue. He held up his hands and Blue wanted to go to him. I let her go and Shawn got her and I went in the bathroom. I washed my face and brushed my teeth. I left the room with while Shawn got Blue washed. I went in Chanel's and what do you know those two fools are wide awake and looking at the laptop.

"What are y'all doing?" I asked.

They both jumped and I heard laughter. I stepped closer to the computer and I saw Rachel.

"Dang ma, you scared us." Chanel said.

"Then you not living right." I said.

"Merry Christmas Auntie." Rachel said waving through the screen.

"Merry Christmas, Rachel where are you?" I asked.

"My grandparents’ house." She said.

"Which one of y'all put Blue in my room?" I asked.

No one answered me.

"Don't answer me and no gifts will be open."

"Chanel"

"Damien."

They said at the same time. Rachel was laughing as I was.

"Well, I'll let y'all go-"

"Ray! Come on!" I heard.

"I'm coming sky, chill." She said.

I raised my eye.

"My niece, look I'll call y'all later." She said.

We waved and she got off Skype. They closed the laptop and looked at me.

"Merry Christmas mommy." Chanel said.

"Merry Christmas Ma." Damien said.

"Merry Christmas." I said as I kissed their foreheads.

"Where's daddy and Blue?" Chanel asked.

Before I could speak Shawn and Blue came in the room.

"Y'all ready?" Shawn asked by the door.

The kids got up and we walked down the hall.

"Just to let y'all know we didn't get y'all anything." He said.

"Huh?" Damien said.

"Keep going." I said laughing.

When we walked into the living room I grabbed my camera off the table to see their reaction. I took a picture and their faces were priceless. 

Chanel's POV

Oh my god, I've never seen so many presents in my life since I was really little. Me and Damien went over and started opening gifts. We got clothes and shoes and jewelry. It was great, now it was time to give ma and daddy their gifts. I got ma's gift together and Damien got daddy's gift together. 

"Okay, well we got y'all some gifts and don't say that we didn't have to get y'all anything." I said.

"Okay, dad." Damien said. "Since we know you like art I did a little something. Now it's not the original but I re did it."

Damien gave the gift to him and he opened it. Damien painted Jackie Robinson in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform.

"Wow!" Dad said. "This is nice."

He got up and hugged Damien and myself. Shoot I didn't paint it but I bought the paint. Next was ma.

"Okay, you were a little harder to get a gift for because you have everything so we went old school." I said.

I handed her a book but before she opened it.

"You can't cry." I said.

She just looked at me slyly as she opened it. We put together a scrapbook of a bunch of pictures of me and Damien because she missed those times with us even if she didn't know Damien. He got the pictures the last time he went to Maryland. He got the pictures from my aunt and his grandma. Ma went through the book and dad looked with her.

"Thank y'all." She said.

"No problem." We said.

We started cleaning up the wrapping paper and put it in the trash. We went back in the living room and they were still looking through the photos. Blue got a lot of stuff for Christmas too even though I think she liked the wrapping paper better. Dad cooked breakfast as we ate and then we got dressed to meet Aunt Solonge and Jeulz over grandma house for dinner.