1/22/06
Title:
Musicals
Author:
Raya
Theme:
Music (optional)
Genre:
Humor / Fluff
Version:
Manga
Rating:
G
Disclaimer: All characters were created by Takeuchi Naoko. I have merely changed them into dolls to play with for a short while.
Musicals
"Waaaaaahhh!"
Makoto jerked around as she heard the soft, frustrated wail. That voice had sounded pretty familiar. Quietly, she stepped off of the path, and crossed the grass to the border of trees around the park. Slowly, cautiously she poked her head around a tree trunk. She smiled as she saw the familiar light pink hair.
Seven year old ChibiUsa was sitting on the grass nearby, with seven year old Hotaru next to her. The darker haired child was watching with interest as the princess from the future poked and prodded at her Luna-P ball. "Oh, c'mon... Work," ChibiUsa pleaded with the dark object.
Suddenly, a loud blast of music shot out of the ball. ChibiUsa dropped it with a squeal as both she and Hotaru threw their hands over their ears. Wincing, Makoto stepped forward and touched the ball's nose. The noise stopped instantly.
"Oh no, not again!" ChibiUsa wailed as she turned around. She stopped and looked up in surprise as Makoto handed her toy back to her. "Ah! Mako-chan! Hello!"
"Hello, ChibiUsa-chan. Hello, Hotaru-chan. What are you doing?" Makoto asked as she laid her book satchel down, moved her uniform skirt out of the way, and knelt beside them.
"Oh. Um..." ChibiUsa shifted a little uneasily. Makoto raised an eyebrow curiously. "Well... You see..." The little princess gulped, and then took a deep breath.
"No lying," Makoto said instantly. ChibiUsa stared at her with wide dark pink eyes, and then deflated.
"I was going to play some music for Hotaru-chan," she finally admitted softly. Makoto gave her a surprised look, and then turned her curious eyes to Hotaru. The younger girl lifted her hands and shrugged.
"I see. What kind of music?" Makoto asked. Suddenly, her eyes flashed to ChibiUsa. "Music from the future?"
"Well, sorta..." the little girl mumbled. Her head shot up, and she stared earnestly at Makoto. "But not really! I was going to play her a soundtrack from a musical that they're going to release. That's not wrong, is it? I mean, after all, it'll be available next month!"
"Hmmm... Well, I don't think that would be a problem," Makoto said slowly. "Not if it really will be released that soon. But should you really be doing that kind of thing? After all, a couple of weeks really isn't that long to wait. What would Setsuna-san say?"
ChibiUsa shifted guiltily on her knees and hugged her Luna-P ball to her chest. Makoto smiled gently, and then reached out to tug on one pale pink ponytail gently. "Is it that good?"
The little girl looked up with an excited face and nodded. "It really is. Everyone likes it. There are songs that make you dance and songs that make you sing and songs that make you cry... Although, Ami-san says that the story line itself was completely inaccurate. She smiled when she said it, though."
Makoto blinked, and then realized that the girl was talking about Ami's future self. "Well, Ami-chan prefers things to be historically correct," she explained. "That way, she can learn something at the same time."
ChibiUsa gave her a strange look, and then looked over at Hotaru. "O-o-okay. You're right, I suppose. But I don't know what Ami-chan would learn from this musical."
"Oh, you'd be surprised what Ami-chan can learn from where," Makoto laughed. "So, are you going to try to play the soundtrack again?"
ChibiUsa chewed on her lower lip and thought. Finally, she shook her head. "No... I suppose not. You're right. It will be released shortly, and I can play it for her then. Sorry, Hotaru-chan."
"It's all right," the other girl said softly as she shook her dark head. "I can wait to hear the song you said they made for me. Oh! I just remembered!" Her face lit up as the other two senshi looked towards her. Looking pleased, she clasped her hands in front of her. "Michiru-mama told me that she managed to get tickets for opening day!"
"She did? Hurray!" ChibiUsa cheered as she leapt to her feet. She grabbed Hotaru's hands and began to dance around. "Hurray! I finally get to see the musical!"
"Haha, you have to wait a few more months, silly," Hotaru laughed as she allowed herself to be bounced around. ChibiUsa just stopped and poked her tongue out at her friend.
"So, ChibiUsa-chan..." Makoto asked as a sudden thought occurred to her. "Do you have the Space Ship Japan Musical soundtrack on there?"
"Eh?" the little girl asked as she turned around. "The Space Ship Japan Musical? Which one?"
Makoto and Hotaru blinked, and then looked at her in surprise. "There's more than one?" they exclaimed simultaneously. ChibiUsa's hands flew to her mouth in horror. Then, she snatched up her Luna-P ball and began to run away as fast as she could. Makoto and Hotaru exchanged looks, then stood up and began to chase after her.
