The Play
Dan's POV
I was sitting in my homeroom class talking about the grade that would have to perform this year's annul play and I was hoping that it was not my grade because it seemed like a waste of my time. The principle did the morning announcements and saved the play for last this morning.
"This year's annul play will be performed by the 10th grade. Your teacher will tell you the play and assign your parts according to your abilities in acting. That is all, students." The Headmistress said to us and turned off the intercom. My teacher called Mrs. Circle was trying to bring the class to order this bright fall morning.
"Your attention, please, class. First, it gives me great pleasure to introduction you to my old prize student, Runo Misaki, who has moved back here from Japan." My girlfriend entered the room with her head held high in the air as normal. "I will be expecting all of you to make her feel welcome here. Next, the play that we will be performing is Anastasia. Last of all, you must all play part or work back stage with the props because you will be getting a grade for your work on this play." Mrs. Circle said to us with a smile on her face.
"Anastasia is my all-time favorite movie in the world. It is a tale of history and love stories in one. A sweet, smart, and funny con man and a lost princess who wants to find her family." Runo said out loud to the class. She started to sing once upon a December by heart.
"I am glad to see that someone knows the classic music here. You will play the part of Anastasia, Runo." Mrs. Circle said to her and the rest of the class. I knew that Runo love to be an actress because I saw her perform at the senior citizen home a while back so I could tell that she was thrilled to be playing the part of Anastasia.
"I will be the male lead actor, Mrs. Circle." I heard the class bully say to her. I was not going to allow him this chance.
"Did you not get the part about the con man being sweet, smart, and funny?" I asked him in front of the whole class. I knew that he would try to pay me back for this act later.
"Thank you for offering to play the part, Mr. Kuso. I will assign the rest of parts later, class." Mrs. Circle told us calmly and coolly. We were told that we were excused from our other classes for play rehearsals until opening night of the play in a few weeks. I grabbed two scripts and went over to the desk that Runo was sitting in at the time.
"Do you want me to come over to your house today so we can start practicing our lines, Runo?" I asked her kindly causing most of our class to grasp in surprise at my question because I had been going to this school for over two years now and had never a girl this question before today and used Runo's first name instead of her last name with a Miss attached to it.
"That would be lovely today. I will meet you at locker 306 after the final bell has rung today, Dan." She told me gathering her things up because she was wanted by the headmistress for a while today. I watch her leave the classroom quietly and heard some rude comments from the girls and boys of our class, not including our friends Shun, Julie, Marucho, Jake, Mira, Alice, Ace, Ren, Fabia (Ren's girlfriend), Joe, Chan, and Billy.
"She does not even act right for the part." Danielle said to Ruby.
"Dan just wants to ruin the play before it even starts." Kane said to his friend Bully. I was mad at them by this point because they did not get a lead role in the play so they were jealous of Runo and me.