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Chapter 1:
The drama club prepared the stage and video camera for the auditions so I got out if my last period of the day early to go help. I took a seat in the front row in between Seiren and Sakuno waiting for the people that weren't in drama club that were going to audition to show. The first person outside of drama club to arrive was none other than Ryoma Echizen, the freshmen tennis star followed by an unhappy looking Momoshiro. They took seats in the back row whispering to each other quietly. Momo glared at me when he noticed me looking but Ryoma just smirked at me. I just smiled at them before turning around to talk to Seiren until the rest of the people arrived. About ten minutes later everyone had arrived and Mrs. Amane went to the front of the stage with a mic in hand.
"Welcome everyone, I'm so glad to see such a large turnout of people for a play that none of you know yet. I'm proud to inform you that this year's spring musical is an original written by Mr. James Amane. The play is called "Definition of the Heart" and is quite an unusual romance. You'll now begin receiving the audition packet. The front page contains a general summery of the play and the character list. Inside is the things needed to audition for each part. I'd look at the parts for all the parts though as you may be asked to audition for another different part that I and Mr. Koji think suits you better. You may end up auditioning for multiple parts. Not everyone will get a part but by signing up you have volunteered to be a part of our musical so those without parts will help out backstage and as extras. That being said you have ten minutes to look it over before we will begin showing you some music and dance steps you will need to know for the auditions. After that you will have an hour to practice however you like and auditions will begin immediately after going in order of the signup sheet first then by position in drama club."
In other words I'd have to wait for everyone that signed up to audition and then I'd be the second person as I was the vice-captain of the drama club. Seiren would be first as she is the captain, I suppose I'll admit that her acting skills are slightly better than mine, but we are both good singers and I am a much better dancer. I read through the play summery on the front and I froze stiff as I realized what this meant. If I wanted to have the spotlight and play the lead male, I was going to have to play a gay character. I only unfroze to look sadly at the back row where Momoshiro was glaring at the packet as Fuji was laughing so hard he was shaking. No. This can't be happening. I can't believe this. I had to make a choice, play a supporting role in my final musical at Seigaku or give the tennis team license to torture me for the rest of eternity.
The dance and singing lessons began we were divided into two groups of twelve and thirteen. I was in Mrs. Amane's group. It was me, Sakuno, Cassi, Kai, Chihiro, Sayu, Taka, Tezuka, Inui, Fuji, Ryoma, Kachiro (a freshmen), and Horio (also a freshmen). "Hey Kikumaru-san did you know what the play was about from the beginning?" Ryoma asked smirking and I wasn't sure if he was seriously asking me or if he was just making fun of me. Fuji laughed so I imagine it was the last.
"Please he probably helped write it." Fuji snickered and Ryoma pulled his cap down to hid his face as he was probably smiling despite knowing his friends comment was rude.
"Boys will u please join the circle?" Mrs. Amane called to us from where the rest of our group had formed a circle. I joined the circle in between Cassi and Sakuno as Fuji and Ryoma went on either side of their captain. Taka looked at me apologetically as sensei continued.
"There will be seven songs total. Each of the three main characters have one solo song. Three will be duets or group songs and one will be sung by everyone. For the audition you will need to remember a few lines from the song everyone sings. If you plan on auditioning for a main part then you may be asked to sing a few lines of the solo song. Is there anyone considering auditioning for a main part?" I raised my hand on impulse. Well, I was considering it after all nya. I looked around to see who else in our group had raised their hand, there was Cassi, Chihiro, and Fuji. Fuji? I groaned inwardly. Nya, I give up trying to figure out these tennis jerks!
Sensei jotted the names down on her clip board and continued to speak. "If you turn to page three of the packet you'll find the part everyone will sing for the audition." She said giving us a minute to find it before pressing the play button on the CD player on the floor next to where she stood. We went over it a few times before Mrs. Amane began demonstrating the bit of dance needed for the audition we were told not to worry too much about the dance though as most of the dancing in this production would be ballroom and we'd go over in detail later.
"Eiji will you practice with me?" Cassi asked.
"Sure!" I smiled at her. "So you want to play the main girl... Yuko right?" She nodded.
"Seiren will probably get it though she's much better than me, but I might as well try. You guys are graduating this year anyhow so I'll have a chance next year so this'll be good practice if nothing else." I nodded. "So which part do you want Eiji?"
I hadn't really decided what part I wanted as there were two main males plus the prince had a decent sized part as well. "Nya I was deciding between Prince Yuji and the main character Ichiro Yamaguchi."
"You're so good Eiji, I'm sure you'll get whatever part you want." She said playfully punching me in the arm. We flipped through the possible audition skits and practiced together, asking Seiren to join us when we need someone to play other parts.
After an hour of practice the sensei's called our attention to the stage. "First to set an example of what the audition is like the drama clubs president is going to be the first audition. Then we will go in order of the sign up list as explained earlier." Mrs. Amane said then handed a microphone to Seiren and joined Mr. Koji.
"Daisuke! W-What do you mean? I. I thought that you... I thought you felt the same way." Seiren is a truly talented actress, playing the part of a girl in a one sided love perfectly. She sang much better than last year too. The lessons she started taking together with Cassi were really helping her to improve.
"Thank you Seiren." Said Mr. Koji "Momoshiro Takashi." He called out and Momo when on stage looking slightly nervous. He was auditioning for the part of the prince.
"Why are you crying? Should you not be celebrating this joyous occasion with the others, fair maiden?" He wasn't good. Definitely not anywhere near mine or Seiren's level but I suppose he wasn't bad for a newbie. His singing was okay but he couldn't dance well at all.
Next was Kaido, he auditioned for the part of Mr. Yamaguchi. To be honest he fit the part unexpectedly well but his singing need work. Good thing that character had little to no singing, perhaps that's why he chose it.
"Ryoma Echizen." Called Mr. Koji. The tennis star had auditioned for the part of a butler but once hearing his amazing voice he was asked to audition for the part of the prince. I don't think he will get such a large part though as his acting was really bad. Nya I should've brought a camera all this would be great blackmail for the next time they tried to bother me. Taka was next but didn't do to well as he has a bit of stage fright.
"Oishi Shuichiro" The tennis teams' vice-captain went on stage looking slightly nervous. "I'm Oishi Shuichiro, year three and I'm auditioning for the part of Mr. Fujiwara." Sensei nodded for him to begin.
"Yuko is of age. We can't keep her sheltered all her life. It's time she be wed. It's for the best." He actually wasn't that bad. I thought though that didn't seem to be the right part for him if you ask me. The music played and he began to sing.
"I'm rolling downhill no brakes can't go back now it's too late. It's too late to look away and unfeel what I feel for you. Too late to look away and unsee what I see in you. Cause I don't know. If I can stop now. I'm going to far heart first my head can't slow me down and I don't care if you gonna brake my fall. You got me dreaming of a life anybody else would die for. Anybody else would die for. "I stared at him amazed, he was beautiful. I mean he sounded beautiful his voice really fit the song.
"Oishi would you be willing to audition for the part of Ichirou Yamaguchi?" Oishi-san looked surprised to be asked to audition for the main character but respectfully agreed. I watched with growing interest.
"Daisuke." He said and smile fondly at nothing. "There you are. I wanted to tell you something." As he spoke the smile began to look sad. "I. My parents... I am engaged to Miss Fujiwara." He said quickly looking away from the empty spot he'd been facing. The entire tennis team was clapping and wolf whistling making their vice-captain blush. "Thank you. Fuji Shusuke." Mr. Koji called the next person to audition.
"Fuji Shusuke, third year, I'm auditioning for Fujiwaras' maid."
"Maid?!" I said shocked not realizing I spoke aloud. Fuji-sans teammates were laughing up a storm. 'Hoi you've got to be joking!' I thought but sensei just hmmed and nodded for him to continue. After him was Inui who auditioned for the part of Mr. Fujiwara. Then Tezuka-San who auditioned for the part of a butler but was then asked to audition for the part of the second main male Daisuke Noda.
After that was the three freshmen and two freshmen girls id seen around school but didn't know their names. Next was a tennis player I'd seen at the games when I went to cheer Taka on named Aria. He auditioned for the part of Daisuke as well. He wasn't half bad.
And then it was my turn. "Kikumaru Eiji" decision time. I walked up to the stage as slowly as I could still trying to pick which part I would audition for.
"Kikumaru Eiji, third year Nya! I'm auditioning for the part of Ichiro Yamaguchi." I hadn't really come to a decision I just said a name and that's the one I ended up auditioning for. Maybe I'd get luck and sensei would give me a different part. After all the audition is just to see your skills and how comfortable you are on stage. People can often end up with a part they didn't even audition for.
After me was Cassi then Tomoka, Sakuno, and the rest of the girls in our drama club. Once everyone's audition was over Mrs. Amane and Mr. Koji went on the stage. "Thank you all for your time. Parts will be posted on the bulletin board where the signup sheet was tomorrow morning." Said Mr. Koji.
"You will need to stop in here or the music room at some point tomorrow to pick up the official script. The first practice will be on Monday. That way you have all weekend to look it over. That is all you're dismissed." Mrs. Amane finished smiling and I grabbed my things exasperated knowing tonight was going to be totally sleepless.
"Eiji will you please just get up and turn that thing off." My older brother that I shared a room with complained from his top bunk bed. Groaning I opened one eye to glare at the source of the noise. "Eiji!"
"Mou, I'm getting it!" I whined and got up to turn the alarm clock off. I'd been spot on guessing that I wouldn't get any sleep. I yawned as I got ready for the day. I made scrambled eggs for my breakfast then went upstairs to brush my teeth and grab my things.
Grabbing my school bag I looked at the time hopping I'd have time to rest a bit and watch TV or something before walking to school but I'd slept in more than I'd realized after I finally fell asleep at three am and really should get going.
I listened to my iPod as I walked until I met Taka at our normal meeting spot and we walked together. It's actually scheduled. On Mondays and Fridays Taka would walk to and from school with me and on the other days he'd walk with his teammates who must live somewhere around here as well. "Ah Eiji, there you are." Taka smiled at me and I put away my iPod.
"Sorry nya, I didn't sleep much last night and ended up sleeping in." I explained and he nodded.
"Me either. This auditions stuff is really nerve racking isn't it?" I nodded in agreement. We didn't talk anymore about the musical instead just making our usual early morning small talk as we walked.
After we got to the school we decided to go check out the casting to see what parts we got together. When we made our way to the bulletin board there were already other people gathered the list trying to find they're parts. There was Cassi, Sakuno, Tomoka, Ryoma, and Momoshiro. When Cassi noticed me she smiled. "Hey Eiji! Why if it isn't my son! How are you this wonderful morning?" she asked looking ready to burst out laughing.
"Hoi, you're playing my mother?" She laughed and nodded. Guess that means I got the part of Ichiro after all. I made my way to the list.
Narrator...Echizen Ryoma
Yamaguchi Ichiro...Oishi Shuichiro
I froze in my reading, if I'm not Ichiro then...
Noda Daisuke...Kikumaru Eiji
I was the second leading male. Daisuke, the guy secretly in love with his best friend, the second gay character. I was giving the tennis team license to torture me for life and it wasn't even the lead part. Sadly I scanned the rest of the casting list.
Fujiwara Yuko...Amaya Seiren
Prince Yuji...Aria Masashi
Yamaguchi-kun...Kaidoh Kaoru
Yamaguchi-chan...Kuro Usagi
Yamaguchi Kachiro...Kato Kachiro
Noda-kun...Momoshiro Takeshi
Noda-chan...Tshikima Kirari
Fujiwara-kun...Inui Sadaharu
Fujiwara-chan...Yamada Aoi
Fujiwara Sakura...Ryuzaki Sakuno
Yamaguchi Butler...Tezuka Kunimitsu
Fujiwara Butler...Kawamura Takashi
Yamaguchi maid...Hayashi Amu
Noda maid...Fuji Shusuke
Fujiwara maid...Osakada Tomoka
And so the parts were casts. I grabbed a script off of the pile that was sitting on a desk by the bulletin board for me and Taka feeling like it was going to be a loooong time until this would finally be over with. Nya, leave it to the tennis team to screw up my last middle school musical! I studied my lines dutifully and practiced a bit with Seiren on Saturday. As I studied my part over the weekend I grew to like it less and less. Still I wouldn't be outdone. It was still a main part with tons of stage time even if it wasn't the lead after all. That'd just make it all the more impressive when I show the lead up nya!
Hope it was interesting even if it was just the auditions. the funny lovable epic amazing Golden Pair-ness will slowly begin starting in either chapter 3 or 4 more than likely. I'm not entirely sure on the other pairings but i know there will be Perfect Pair (Tezuka x Fuji) I will upload chapter 2 on Wednesday so on 8/28/13 see ya then! oh and Review Please (I know there are only a prologue an the 1st chap so far but i really love feedback it really inspires me to keep going)