A/N Hi, I'm so glad that some of you reviewed, I'm so flattered by your
compliments. Anyway, here is the second chapter of my story. On with the
show!
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
---*---
Shigure, Haru, Hatori, Kyo, and Yuki were off to the Juunishi Rouge, all wearing their best suits and looking like fine young gentlemen. And as soon as they entered the Juunishi Rouge the show began. They took their places at a private table near the centre of the magnificent place.
There was silence and darkness for a small amount of time before light streamed on, enlightening the upper area of the stage showing a man with long white hair, and yellow eyes. This man was Ayame Sohma, the underworld demon king.
Ayame grinned mischievously and threw his arms in the air and yelled "The Juunishi Rouge!"
"If you think this place is cool, wait till you see Ayame's 'Diamond Snakes'!" Shigure grinned at Yuki.
As Ayame gestures, the Diamond Snakes, who happened to be beautiful young women wearing corsets and frilly skirts, appear from behind a mirror wall. Yuki stares in amazement at all the beautiful girls.
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The Diamond Snakes sang seductively.
Ayame and the Diamond Snakes begin their number, surrounded by the cheering crowd.
(A/N When you see this symbol ( ) that's diamond snakes singing. If you see this symbol * that's Ayame singing.)
(Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista.
Hey sista, go sista...)
Ayame began to rap,
*If life's an awful bore (.sista soul, flow sista)
And living's just a chore
That we do (...Hey sista, go sista...)
Cause death's not much fun (.soul sista)
I have just the antidote (Giuchie giuchie, ya ya, da da.)
And though I mustn't gloat
At the Juunishi Rouge
You'll have FUN!
So scratch that little niggle
have a little wiggle!* (Creole Lady Marmalade)
Yuki taps his foot to the music and watches in amazement, as the men danced with the dancers.
"Cause YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!" Ayame roared at the crowd.
The crowd roared in response "Yes YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!"
The Diamond snakes start kicking their legs high in the air, revealing their undergarments and singing, "Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?"
"But YOU CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T!" Ayame roared back.
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!" The crowd roared back.
"Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The girls sang.
"No YOU CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T!"
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
Men wearing tuxes started to march into the hall, singing "Here we are now, entertain us! We feel stupid and contagious!"
Yuki, who was bored from just sitting down, hesitatingly joins the bohemians onto the dance floor.
Ayame began his tune again.
*Got some dark desire?
Love to play with fire?
Why not let it rip
Live a little bit!
Can can-can!*
The men and the diamond snakes dance toward each other. The men sing, "Here we are now, entertain us!
Ayame continued bellowing, "Because YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
The crowed hollered back "Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
"Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The girls sang.
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!" Bellowed Ayame.
The men did a crazy dance, "Cause we CAN, CAN-CAN!"
Ayame continued his tune
*Outside it may be raining
But in here it's entertaining!*
"Cause we CAN, CAN-CAN!" Ayame roared at the crowd again.
"We CAN, CAN-CAN!" The crowd roared back.
"Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!"
"We CAN, CAN-CAN!"
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang.
Ayame laughed while dancing around, and singing.
*Outside things may be tragic,
But in here we feel it's magic!*
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang loudly.
"Well you can bump and grind..." The bohemians sang as they danced around Yuki
Yuki couldn't help it but sing out, "Cause it's good for your mind!"
Yuki joins the crowd dancing with the Diamond Snakes, then looks around at the debauchery surrounding him.
*We CAN, CAN-CAN!
Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!*
Shigure signals to Yuki, "Hey, Yuki!"
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang.
Yuki goes and sits down at a table with Shigure and the other Bohemians.
"Mission accomplished! We successfully evaded Ayame!" Shigure cheered triumphantly
*We CAN, CAN-CAN!
Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!*
The music fades and the lights dim, as everyone look upwards, silver confetti falls from the ceiling.
"It's her! The lovely rice ball!" Shigure whispered in Yuki's ear. The woman that Yuki saw had to be the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on. She had long brown hair, wore a diamond corset, black diamond encrusted heels, and fishnet stockings. She descended from the ceiling on a diamond studded trapeze.
"The Japanese are glad to die for love. They delight in fighting duels." Tohru sang as her seat slowly came down from the ceiling. Yuki's breath caught in his throat when he heard her honey sweet voice.
Yuki stares open-mouthed at Tohru, while on the other side of the pillar next to him, a man who looked a bit like Yuki only with darker hair and cold looking eyes, sat with Ayame, and watches Tohru with beady eyes.
YUKI NARRATOR
Unfortunately, someone else was to meet Tohru that night.
"But I prefer a man who lives..." Tohru sung softly
Ayame's investor.
"And give expensive...jewels." She finished softly.
The duke, Akito Sohma.
As the lights come up, Tohru circles above the crowd on her trapeze, touching the men's outstretched hands. Tohru steps off her trapeze and dances through the crowd as the men thrust money and jewels at her. Tohru began to sing again in her sweet voice, along with the Diamond Snakes
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand,
But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat,
Or help you feed your (meow) pussycat."
Tohru strutted around the crowd; taking bunches of roses and throwing them away with little interest, and beaming brightly at the men who gave her diamonds.
"Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square cut or pear-shape
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend!"
The men crowded around Tohru, then threw her up into the air as she sung out loud "Tiffany's!"
Tohru fell gently onto the men's outstretched arms and glided across them.
Akito watched from aside at his table, while having a conversation with Ayame. Yuki also watched from aside, as Shigure discussed his plan to him.
"When am I going to meet the girl?" Akito asked Ayame, not taking his eyes off Tohru.
"Cartier!" Tohru sung out loudly.
"After her number Akito-sama, I have arranged a special meeting, just you and Tohru-san, totally alone!" Ayame beamed.
Meanwhile, Shigure was discussing his plan to Yuki, "After her number, I've arranged a private meeting, just you and Tohru-san, totally alone."
Yuki raised an eyebrow questionably, "Alone?"
"Yup, totally alone!" Shigure said slyly.
"That's right Akito, totally alone!" Ayame replied to Akito.
Akito smiled deviously, "Good."
"Cause we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl!" Tohru and the Diamond snakes sang in unison. The men lifted her into the air and onto the stage.
"Come and get me boys!" Tohru sung out loud and blew a kiss.
"Excuse me for a moment!" Ayame leaves Akito and makes his way through the crowd to join Tohru on the stage.
"Black star, Roscor! Talk to me Ayame Sohma, tell me all about it!" Tohru cheered before singing
"There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer!" Tohru sang in a smug tone.
"But diamonds are a girl's best friend!" Ayame replied, shaking diamonds in front of her and pulled them away when she tried to grab them.
Tohru pouted, "There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer. Thinks you're."
"Awful nice!" Ayame finished arrogantly, and handed Tohru the diamonds.
Tohru beamed, "But get that ice or else no dice!"
The can-can dancers got up on top of each other forming a wall of skirts as they danced around in circles to hide Tohru and Ayame.
Yuki gets up to go over to Tohru, but Shigure put a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Don't worry, don't worry I'll sally forth and tee things up!" Shigure said confidently. As Shigure stands up, he accidentally knocks over a tray of drinks, spilling them on Akito.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" Shigure said sincerely, and tried to wipe Akito clean with a handkerchief.
"He's your guy when stocks are high!" The Diamond Snakes sang. Behind the wall of skirts, Tohru and Ayame carry on a quiet conversation.
"Is the duke here, Ayame?" Tohru asked, while changing her costume before she could continue her number.
"Princess, would daddy let you down?" Ayame smiled.
"But beware when they start to descend!" The Diamond Snakes sung, still hiding Tohru and Ayame behind their skirts.
Ayame peeks through the frilly skirts to see Shigure wiping Akito's shirt with his handkerchief.
"Where is he?" Tohru asked, as the two circled each other.
"He's the one Gure is shaking a hanky at." Ayame replied.
Tohru peeks through the skirts and notices Shigure reaching around the pillar to take Yuki's handkerchief.
"Mind if I borrow this Yuki?" Shigure asked, taking the hanky from him.
"Diamonds are a girl's best.Diamonds are a girl's best.Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" The Diamond snakes sang.
Tohru turns back to Ayame, "Are you sure?"
"Let me peek." Tohru has her back to Yuki and Akito, and Ayame peers around her and sees Shigure again waving his handkerchief at an angry Akito.
"That's the one, chickpea. I hope Gure baby doesn't frighten him off." said Ayame.
"Will he invest?" Tohru asked, while quickly zipping up her costume.
"Pigeon! After spending the night with you, how could he refuse?" Ayame said confidently.
"What's his type? Wilting flowers, bright and bubbly, or smouldering temptress?" Tohru asked.
"I'd say smouldering temptress. We're all relying on you, gosling. Remember, a real show, in a real theatre, with a real audience. And you'll be..." Ayame trailed off.
"A real actress." Tohru sighed dreamily. Tohru burst out of the walls of skirts, wearing a stunning pink costume covered in sparkly beads, and with fuzzy pink feathers in the back. Tohru starts to dance her way towards Yuki and the Bohemians.
"Cause that's when those louses go back to their spouses!" Tohru sang, as two clowns lifted her onto their shoulders and carried her towards the table where Yuki is sitting.
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" Yuki snapped back to reality when Tohru was standing in front of him and waving one of her pink feathers in his face.
"I believe you were expecting me?" Tohru purred.
Yuki looks up at her, dumbstruck, "Y-Yes."
Tohru smiled and turned to the crowd, "I'm afraid it's ladies choice!"
The crowd groaned in disappointment, but Tohru got them cheering again when she entertained them with a little dance.
"Tohru! Tohru! Tohru! Tohru!" The crowd chanted her name as she danced. The bohemians slapped Yuki on the back as Tohru works the crowd.
"Remember Yuki, hit her with your most modern poem!" Shigure whispered.
"Shall we dance?" Tohru offered her hand to Yuki, which he hesitantly accepted. Tohru pulls him onto the crowded dance floor. Tohru starts dancing, but Yuki just stares, overwhelmed, until two men pushed him towards Tohru.
The bohemians watched the two on the dance floor and couldn't believe how lucky they were.
"That went strangely well." Kyo said gruffly.
"I must say, quite incredible." Hatori said amusingly.
"He has a gift with the women." complimented Haru.
"I told you, he's a genius!" said Shigure, sounding very proud of himself.
Yuki, somewhat hesitantly as first, starts to dance. He was unsure of the moves, but then he gets into it. Ayame eyed the dancing couple, since Yuki looked a bit like Akito, he assumed Yuki was the duke.
"My, Akito certainly can dance!" Ayame said in amazement.
"It's so wonderful of you to take an interest in our little show." Tohru smiled at Yuki.
Yuki smiled back, "Sounds very exciting, I'd be delighted to be involved!?
Tohru looked at him, "Really?"
Yuki nodded, "Assuming you like what I do, of course."
"I'm sure I will." Tohru replied.
Yuki gave the watching bohemians a thumb up before continuing, "Shigure thought we might be able to um...do it in private."
Tohru giggled, "Did he now?"
"Yes. You know, uh, a private poetry reading." Yuki said nervously.
"Mmm, a poetry reading. I love a little poetry after supper." Tohru said coyly.
"Hang on to your hats!" Tohru kicks off Yuki's hat, as the Diamond snakes kick off the hats of the men they danced with. Hats everywhere flew into the air. The men catch their hats as Tohru, back on her trapeze, launches into the finale of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" as she makes her exit.
"Diamonds! Diamonds!" Tohru sung out, as the men and Diamond snakes, holding hands, form a circle around her trapeze as it ascends, dancing. Tohru continued to sing.
"Square cut or pear shape
These rocks don't lose their shape!"
Yuki is back sitting with the bohemians, who are overjoyed and congratulated Yuki.
"Fantastic!" commented Shigure, but Yuki couldn't take his eyes off Tohru.
"Diamonds are a girl's best." As Tohru reaches the final chords of the song, and the crowd beneath her raises their arms in anticipation, she suddenly gasps for breath. Yuki is spellbound, Ayame looks on in concern, and the crowd throws their arms in the air for the big finale, but Tohru can't catch her breath and faints, falling from the trapeze.
"Oh no!" Ayame gasped in fright.
Luckily, Tohru is saved by a tall blond haired woman, who happened to be Uotani Arisa, another can-can dancer. She catches her and looks to Ayame, who motion for Tohru to be taken backstage. As Tohru is carried off, Yuki looks worried. The crowd looks uncertain, but Ayame starts clapping, as though it had all been planned. The crowd follows suit.
"Tohru! Tohru! Tohru! Tohru!" The crowd chanted, demanding for Tohru.
Backstage, Uotani carries Tohru backstage and places her on the couch, while the Diamond snakes.
A can-can dancer named Kagura smirked, "Don't know if that duke's going to get his money's worth tonight."
"Kagura, don't be unkind." Hanajima, Tohru's best friend and dresser, hissed.
"She fainted, just fainted." Uotani pointed out to Kagura.
Back in the dance hall, the crowd still chanted Tohru's name. One of the dancers walks up to Ayame and whispers to him that Tohru won't be coming back. Ayame frowns, but quickly replaced it with a smile and motions for the crowd's silence.
"Tsk, tsk, you frightened her away!" Ayame wailed dramatically, while the crowd groaned in disappointment.
"But I can see some lonely Juunishi Rouge dancers out there who are looking for a partner or two. So if you can hunk-hunk, you can hunkadola with them!" Ayame beamed. The crowd cheers and the band strikes up, but Yuki looked confused.
'What's going on here?' Yuki thought.
Backstage, Hana hurries over to Tohru with smelling salts. She found some of the dancers in her way and used her powers to shock them. The dancers shriek and moved aside for Hanajima.
"Out of my way." Hanajima said blankly and shocked a couple more dancers (A/N Our extra dancers are played by the members of Yuki's fan club. I had to put them somewhere.).
Hana waves the smelling salts under Tohru's nose, and Tohru begins to come to.
"Oh Hana-chan.Oh, these silly costumes." Tohru gestured to her tight costume, believing that was the reasons for fainting.
"Just a little fainting spell." Hana smiled. Tohru starts coughing, and Hana holds a handkerchief to her mouth. When Tohru turns away, Hana sees blood on it, but Tohru doesn't notice.
Hana looked grave, 'I fear that Tohru's life waves are beginning to weaken."
A/N I'm finally done with this chapter. It took me a much longer time than I thought! Well, please read and review. The next chapter will be up in about a few weeks.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
---*---
Shigure, Haru, Hatori, Kyo, and Yuki were off to the Juunishi Rouge, all wearing their best suits and looking like fine young gentlemen. And as soon as they entered the Juunishi Rouge the show began. They took their places at a private table near the centre of the magnificent place.
There was silence and darkness for a small amount of time before light streamed on, enlightening the upper area of the stage showing a man with long white hair, and yellow eyes. This man was Ayame Sohma, the underworld demon king.
Ayame grinned mischievously and threw his arms in the air and yelled "The Juunishi Rouge!"
"If you think this place is cool, wait till you see Ayame's 'Diamond Snakes'!" Shigure grinned at Yuki.
As Ayame gestures, the Diamond Snakes, who happened to be beautiful young women wearing corsets and frilly skirts, appear from behind a mirror wall. Yuki stares in amazement at all the beautiful girls.
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The Diamond Snakes sang seductively.
Ayame and the Diamond Snakes begin their number, surrounded by the cheering crowd.
(A/N When you see this symbol ( ) that's diamond snakes singing. If you see this symbol * that's Ayame singing.)
(Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista.
Hey sista, go sista...)
Ayame began to rap,
*If life's an awful bore (.sista soul, flow sista)
And living's just a chore
That we do (...Hey sista, go sista...)
Cause death's not much fun (.soul sista)
I have just the antidote (Giuchie giuchie, ya ya, da da.)
And though I mustn't gloat
At the Juunishi Rouge
You'll have FUN!
So scratch that little niggle
have a little wiggle!* (Creole Lady Marmalade)
Yuki taps his foot to the music and watches in amazement, as the men danced with the dancers.
"Cause YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!" Ayame roared at the crowd.
The crowd roared in response "Yes YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!"
The Diamond snakes start kicking their legs high in the air, revealing their undergarments and singing, "Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?"
"But YOU CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T!" Ayame roared back.
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!" The crowd roared back.
"Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The girls sang.
"No YOU CAN'T, CAN'T, CAN'T!"
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
Men wearing tuxes started to march into the hall, singing "Here we are now, entertain us! We feel stupid and contagious!"
Yuki, who was bored from just sitting down, hesitatingly joins the bohemians onto the dance floor.
Ayame began his tune again.
*Got some dark desire?
Love to play with fire?
Why not let it rip
Live a little bit!
Can can-can!*
The men and the diamond snakes dance toward each other. The men sing, "Here we are now, entertain us!
Ayame continued bellowing, "Because YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
The crowed hollered back "Yes YOU CAN, CAN, CAN!"
"Voulez vous coucher avec moi? Ce soir?" The girls sang.
"Yes YOU CAN, CAN-CAN!" Bellowed Ayame.
The men did a crazy dance, "Cause we CAN, CAN-CAN!"
Ayame continued his tune
*Outside it may be raining
But in here it's entertaining!*
"Cause we CAN, CAN-CAN!" Ayame roared at the crowd again.
"We CAN, CAN-CAN!" The crowd roared back.
"Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!"
"We CAN, CAN-CAN!"
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang.
Ayame laughed while dancing around, and singing.
*Outside things may be tragic,
But in here we feel it's magic!*
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang loudly.
"Well you can bump and grind..." The bohemians sang as they danced around Yuki
Yuki couldn't help it but sing out, "Cause it's good for your mind!"
Yuki joins the crowd dancing with the Diamond Snakes, then looks around at the debauchery surrounding him.
*We CAN, CAN-CAN!
Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!*
Shigure signals to Yuki, "Hey, Yuki!"
"Here we are now, entertain us!" The men sang.
Yuki goes and sits down at a table with Shigure and the other Bohemians.
"Mission accomplished! We successfully evaded Ayame!" Shigure cheered triumphantly
*We CAN, CAN-CAN!
Yes we CAN, CAN-CAN!*
The music fades and the lights dim, as everyone look upwards, silver confetti falls from the ceiling.
"It's her! The lovely rice ball!" Shigure whispered in Yuki's ear. The woman that Yuki saw had to be the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on. She had long brown hair, wore a diamond corset, black diamond encrusted heels, and fishnet stockings. She descended from the ceiling on a diamond studded trapeze.
"The Japanese are glad to die for love. They delight in fighting duels." Tohru sang as her seat slowly came down from the ceiling. Yuki's breath caught in his throat when he heard her honey sweet voice.
Yuki stares open-mouthed at Tohru, while on the other side of the pillar next to him, a man who looked a bit like Yuki only with darker hair and cold looking eyes, sat with Ayame, and watches Tohru with beady eyes.
YUKI NARRATOR
Unfortunately, someone else was to meet Tohru that night.
"But I prefer a man who lives..." Tohru sung softly
Ayame's investor.
"And give expensive...jewels." She finished softly.
The duke, Akito Sohma.
As the lights come up, Tohru circles above the crowd on her trapeze, touching the men's outstretched hands. Tohru steps off her trapeze and dances through the crowd as the men thrust money and jewels at her. Tohru began to sing again in her sweet voice, along with the Diamond Snakes
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental,
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
A kiss may be grand,
But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat,
Or help you feed your (meow) pussycat."
Tohru strutted around the crowd; taking bunches of roses and throwing them away with little interest, and beaming brightly at the men who gave her diamonds.
"Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square cut or pear-shape
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend!"
The men crowded around Tohru, then threw her up into the air as she sung out loud "Tiffany's!"
Tohru fell gently onto the men's outstretched arms and glided across them.
Akito watched from aside at his table, while having a conversation with Ayame. Yuki also watched from aside, as Shigure discussed his plan to him.
"When am I going to meet the girl?" Akito asked Ayame, not taking his eyes off Tohru.
"Cartier!" Tohru sung out loudly.
"After her number Akito-sama, I have arranged a special meeting, just you and Tohru-san, totally alone!" Ayame beamed.
Meanwhile, Shigure was discussing his plan to Yuki, "After her number, I've arranged a private meeting, just you and Tohru-san, totally alone."
Yuki raised an eyebrow questionably, "Alone?"
"Yup, totally alone!" Shigure said slyly.
"That's right Akito, totally alone!" Ayame replied to Akito.
Akito smiled deviously, "Good."
"Cause we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl!" Tohru and the Diamond snakes sang in unison. The men lifted her into the air and onto the stage.
"Come and get me boys!" Tohru sung out loud and blew a kiss.
"Excuse me for a moment!" Ayame leaves Akito and makes his way through the crowd to join Tohru on the stage.
"Black star, Roscor! Talk to me Ayame Sohma, tell me all about it!" Tohru cheered before singing
"There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer!" Tohru sang in a smug tone.
"But diamonds are a girl's best friend!" Ayame replied, shaking diamonds in front of her and pulled them away when she tried to grab them.
Tohru pouted, "There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer. Thinks you're."
"Awful nice!" Ayame finished arrogantly, and handed Tohru the diamonds.
Tohru beamed, "But get that ice or else no dice!"
The can-can dancers got up on top of each other forming a wall of skirts as they danced around in circles to hide Tohru and Ayame.
Yuki gets up to go over to Tohru, but Shigure put a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Don't worry, don't worry I'll sally forth and tee things up!" Shigure said confidently. As Shigure stands up, he accidentally knocks over a tray of drinks, spilling them on Akito.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" Shigure said sincerely, and tried to wipe Akito clean with a handkerchief.
"He's your guy when stocks are high!" The Diamond Snakes sang. Behind the wall of skirts, Tohru and Ayame carry on a quiet conversation.
"Is the duke here, Ayame?" Tohru asked, while changing her costume before she could continue her number.
"Princess, would daddy let you down?" Ayame smiled.
"But beware when they start to descend!" The Diamond Snakes sung, still hiding Tohru and Ayame behind their skirts.
Ayame peeks through the frilly skirts to see Shigure wiping Akito's shirt with his handkerchief.
"Where is he?" Tohru asked, as the two circled each other.
"He's the one Gure is shaking a hanky at." Ayame replied.
Tohru peeks through the skirts and notices Shigure reaching around the pillar to take Yuki's handkerchief.
"Mind if I borrow this Yuki?" Shigure asked, taking the hanky from him.
"Diamonds are a girl's best.Diamonds are a girl's best.Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" The Diamond snakes sang.
Tohru turns back to Ayame, "Are you sure?"
"Let me peek." Tohru has her back to Yuki and Akito, and Ayame peers around her and sees Shigure again waving his handkerchief at an angry Akito.
"That's the one, chickpea. I hope Gure baby doesn't frighten him off." said Ayame.
"Will he invest?" Tohru asked, while quickly zipping up her costume.
"Pigeon! After spending the night with you, how could he refuse?" Ayame said confidently.
"What's his type? Wilting flowers, bright and bubbly, or smouldering temptress?" Tohru asked.
"I'd say smouldering temptress. We're all relying on you, gosling. Remember, a real show, in a real theatre, with a real audience. And you'll be..." Ayame trailed off.
"A real actress." Tohru sighed dreamily. Tohru burst out of the walls of skirts, wearing a stunning pink costume covered in sparkly beads, and with fuzzy pink feathers in the back. Tohru starts to dance her way towards Yuki and the Bohemians.
"Cause that's when those louses go back to their spouses!" Tohru sang, as two clowns lifted her onto their shoulders and carried her towards the table where Yuki is sitting.
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" Yuki snapped back to reality when Tohru was standing in front of him and waving one of her pink feathers in his face.
"I believe you were expecting me?" Tohru purred.
Yuki looks up at her, dumbstruck, "Y-Yes."
Tohru smiled and turned to the crowd, "I'm afraid it's ladies choice!"
The crowd groaned in disappointment, but Tohru got them cheering again when she entertained them with a little dance.
"Tohru! Tohru! Tohru! Tohru!" The crowd chanted her name as she danced. The bohemians slapped Yuki on the back as Tohru works the crowd.
"Remember Yuki, hit her with your most modern poem!" Shigure whispered.
"Shall we dance?" Tohru offered her hand to Yuki, which he hesitantly accepted. Tohru pulls him onto the crowded dance floor. Tohru starts dancing, but Yuki just stares, overwhelmed, until two men pushed him towards Tohru.
The bohemians watched the two on the dance floor and couldn't believe how lucky they were.
"That went strangely well." Kyo said gruffly.
"I must say, quite incredible." Hatori said amusingly.
"He has a gift with the women." complimented Haru.
"I told you, he's a genius!" said Shigure, sounding very proud of himself.
Yuki, somewhat hesitantly as first, starts to dance. He was unsure of the moves, but then he gets into it. Ayame eyed the dancing couple, since Yuki looked a bit like Akito, he assumed Yuki was the duke.
"My, Akito certainly can dance!" Ayame said in amazement.
"It's so wonderful of you to take an interest in our little show." Tohru smiled at Yuki.
Yuki smiled back, "Sounds very exciting, I'd be delighted to be involved!?
Tohru looked at him, "Really?"
Yuki nodded, "Assuming you like what I do, of course."
"I'm sure I will." Tohru replied.
Yuki gave the watching bohemians a thumb up before continuing, "Shigure thought we might be able to um...do it in private."
Tohru giggled, "Did he now?"
"Yes. You know, uh, a private poetry reading." Yuki said nervously.
"Mmm, a poetry reading. I love a little poetry after supper." Tohru said coyly.
"Hang on to your hats!" Tohru kicks off Yuki's hat, as the Diamond snakes kick off the hats of the men they danced with. Hats everywhere flew into the air. The men catch their hats as Tohru, back on her trapeze, launches into the finale of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" as she makes her exit.
"Diamonds! Diamonds!" Tohru sung out, as the men and Diamond snakes, holding hands, form a circle around her trapeze as it ascends, dancing. Tohru continued to sing.
"Square cut or pear shape
These rocks don't lose their shape!"
Yuki is back sitting with the bohemians, who are overjoyed and congratulated Yuki.
"Fantastic!" commented Shigure, but Yuki couldn't take his eyes off Tohru.
"Diamonds are a girl's best." As Tohru reaches the final chords of the song, and the crowd beneath her raises their arms in anticipation, she suddenly gasps for breath. Yuki is spellbound, Ayame looks on in concern, and the crowd throws their arms in the air for the big finale, but Tohru can't catch her breath and faints, falling from the trapeze.
"Oh no!" Ayame gasped in fright.
Luckily, Tohru is saved by a tall blond haired woman, who happened to be Uotani Arisa, another can-can dancer. She catches her and looks to Ayame, who motion for Tohru to be taken backstage. As Tohru is carried off, Yuki looks worried. The crowd looks uncertain, but Ayame starts clapping, as though it had all been planned. The crowd follows suit.
"Tohru! Tohru! Tohru! Tohru!" The crowd chanted, demanding for Tohru.
Backstage, Uotani carries Tohru backstage and places her on the couch, while the Diamond snakes.
A can-can dancer named Kagura smirked, "Don't know if that duke's going to get his money's worth tonight."
"Kagura, don't be unkind." Hanajima, Tohru's best friend and dresser, hissed.
"She fainted, just fainted." Uotani pointed out to Kagura.
Back in the dance hall, the crowd still chanted Tohru's name. One of the dancers walks up to Ayame and whispers to him that Tohru won't be coming back. Ayame frowns, but quickly replaced it with a smile and motions for the crowd's silence.
"Tsk, tsk, you frightened her away!" Ayame wailed dramatically, while the crowd groaned in disappointment.
"But I can see some lonely Juunishi Rouge dancers out there who are looking for a partner or two. So if you can hunk-hunk, you can hunkadola with them!" Ayame beamed. The crowd cheers and the band strikes up, but Yuki looked confused.
'What's going on here?' Yuki thought.
Backstage, Hana hurries over to Tohru with smelling salts. She found some of the dancers in her way and used her powers to shock them. The dancers shriek and moved aside for Hanajima.
"Out of my way." Hanajima said blankly and shocked a couple more dancers (A/N Our extra dancers are played by the members of Yuki's fan club. I had to put them somewhere.).
Hana waves the smelling salts under Tohru's nose, and Tohru begins to come to.
"Oh Hana-chan.Oh, these silly costumes." Tohru gestured to her tight costume, believing that was the reasons for fainting.
"Just a little fainting spell." Hana smiled. Tohru starts coughing, and Hana holds a handkerchief to her mouth. When Tohru turns away, Hana sees blood on it, but Tohru doesn't notice.
Hana looked grave, 'I fear that Tohru's life waves are beginning to weaken."
A/N I'm finally done with this chapter. It took me a much longer time than I thought! Well, please read and review. The next chapter will be up in about a few weeks.