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A/N: Hey hey hey guys! (^_^) I'm reeeeeally sorry about confusing you with the last chapter. Inspiration hit me at a bad time since it came right when I was studying for one of my tests… which I think I failed miserably… ='((

Thanks to all my reviewers: j0nsbdaniansRock1, charms 'n krystals, Daa3xLoVeR, Hanisakura, animeotakupooh, StoryBookDreams, and eljasrey. From now on, I'll just reply to you guys personally intead of typing them at the start of the chapters. (^_^) Unless you guys don't want me to...

So anyway, here's the explanation for the previous chapter:
Miyu and Seiya entered the classroom before Kanata right? So they had already arrived at the agreement that Miyu would be the understudy and Seiya would play the master ONLY IF someone else volunteers to replace the two of them as the leads (Aya didn't specify Kanata in this part). But when Kanata entered the room and the whole negotiation thing happened, Aya and Seiya both had the idea of tricking Kanata into starring in the play. And because Seiya knows all about Kanata's feelings and knows how to make the brunet jealous, Kanata fell right into their trap. (When I was writing this I had to read the previous chapter again… and I got confused again… That chapter was really confusing!)

Moving on, for this chapter, I wouldn't say that inspiration hit me. Rather, I tried to hit myself with it. XP So don't expect too much...

Chapter 5:Me and the Rehearsal

"Miyu!" a boy called out as he approached the girl.

"Seiya…" she replied.

"There's something…" the boy paused, looked down, and clutched his fist tightly.

"There's something… I've been meaning to tell you…" he said determinedly as he looked the girl straight in the eyes. The girl blushed immediately.

"W-what is it?" she said, pressing for him to continue.

"I… I love you!" the girl's shoulders immediately stiffened.

"I've always had… ever since we were kids… I've always loved you!" the boy said as the girl remained silent.

"Tell me… Do you love me too?" he then looked at her expectantly.

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"uh… Miyu?"

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"Miyu?"

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"CUT!! CUT!! CUUUUUT!!!" Aya said, as she interrupted the two. The boy sighed while the girl remained standing still and blushing madly.

The braided girl sighed – a vein was already throbbing in her forehead. "Christine! How many times do I have to tell you, that's your cue to answer Kanata at that part!"

"S-sorry, Aya-chan," the girl said as she snapped backed into reality.

Aya sighed again. "Let's just take-five everyone…" she announced as she threw herself back on her director's chair. She was starting to regret agreeing to Miyu's conditions.

"Ne…" her co-director suddenly whispered to her. "Among all the girls who volunteered, why did you choose Ms. Hanakomachi?" Seiya asked. He was starting to fear the outcome of the play. "I mean, she's always too nervous around the young master-"

"Which is better than her ransacking the set every time Kanata has a romantic scene with another girl," the braided girl reasoned as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

Seiya blinked at her statement. "So she always gets the lead?" the blonde asked disbelievingly.

"No. This is the only year actually. Usually, the play gets scheduled right when she's on some distant country taking a vacation, so she finds out about it only after the actual play. We just show her an edited version of it on tape."

"Edited?" Seiya asked.

"Naturally, we showed only Saionji-kun's parts and took out all the romance scenes."

Seiya chuckled, "And what did she say about it?"

"'Wah… it's so wonderful Aya-chan. You're an excellent director! Saionji-kun's absolutely wonderful!!' she said. Then she asks for copies of it," Aya explained while imitating Christine. Seiya sweat-dropped.

Aya continued, "It just so happens that this year, I got too excited and announced it while she was still here," she sighed. Seiya gave her a nervous laugh.

"But, can the play really go on like this?" the boy asked as the two of them directed their gaze towards the blushing pink-haired girl who was shyly stealing glances at the brunet across the auditorium.

Both of them sweat-dropped. "It's impossible," the two directors thought at the same time.

"More importantly…" Aya said as she looked at the blonde beside her. "Why did you insist on using your names for the play anyway Yaboshi-kun?" she asked curiously.

Seiya just gave her a mischievous smile. "No reason," he said as he moved his gaze from the brunet to the blonde girl at the other side the auditorium.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the auditorium, Miyu was busy helping out with the preparations for the play. She was stitching Christine's costume when she heard Aya call for a break. She immediately put the costume down and grabbed two bottles of water as she approached her young master.

"Good job, Master Kanata," she said with a smile as she handed him one of the bottles. Of all the years she had been serving the Saionji family, she had never seen him act so well. She was genuinely impressed.

The brunet simply took the drink without saying anything. Miyu expected as much and decided to just let it go for now. She then made her way towards the other lead.

"Good job, Miss Hanakomachi," Miyu said to the pink-haired girl with a smile as she handed her the other bottle. "T-thank you Miyu-chan," she replied as she returned the smile and accepted the bottle. The blonde just smiled at her again. The pink-haired girl suddenly let out a sigh.

"Is there something wrong Miss Hanakomachi?" Miyu asked full of concern.

Christine let out another sigh as she stared in the bottle in her hands. "It's not that I don't know the line," she answered as she played with the label on the bottle. "It's just that, every time I hear Saionji-kun say those words, I end up thinking that he's really saying it to me." Blood was immediately creeping up her cheeks.

Miyu's gaze softened. She could see that the girl's feelings for her young master were sincere – so sincere that she immediately decided to root for her.

"Don't worry," she said, causing Christine to face her. "Why don't you try imagining that the young master is someone else?" Miyu said. She then scanned the auditorium for some random boy. "A!" She then pointed at Seiya.

"Since the lead's name is Seiya anyway, try imagining the real Seiya's face on the young master!" the blonde girl suggested. Miyu then blinked. "Come to think of it, why didn't Miss Konishi change the names into something else?" she mumbled.

"Imagine his face on Saionji-kun's…" Christine said to herself as she considered the idea. She nodded. "Alright, I'll try Miyu-chan." The pink-haired girl then stood up and dusted the dirt off her uniform. "Thank you!" she said as she flashed Miyu a sincere smile. She then turned around and made her way towards the stage.

The blonde girl couldn't help but smile. Christine was really nice and she's really cute too. "I wonder if the young master likes her as well," she thought, her smile losing some of its enthusiasm. "What am I thinking!" she suddenly scolded herself. "Why should I care about his love life? It has nothing to do with me…" she thought as she shook her head rigorously. She then made her way back to the other side of the auditorium to continue stitching.

Unbeknownst to the two girls, the brunet heard their whole conversation. "Imagining the real one's face huh?" he said thoughtfully.

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After a few more practices, it seems that Miyu's suggestion didn't help at all. Christine's feelings for Kanata were just too strong that they haven't even practiced the next scene. Finally, during the tenth run through…

"I love you!" Kanata said his line again.

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Blood crept up the pink-haired girl's face and steam suddenly burst out from her ears. She then lost consciousness and was about to collapse on the ground. Luckily, Kanata was quick enough to catch her.

"Oi… Hanakomachi!" he yelled.

"Chris-chan!" Aya said, as she stood from her director's chair and approached the stage. Seiya followed. Everyone had already stopped with what they were doing – curious with what had just taken place. Miyu also approached the stage to check on the pink-haired girl.

The four of them circled around Christine. "It seems she has reached her limit," Aya said.

"So what do we do now?" Seiya asked.

"First we have to bring her to the infirmary!" Miyu said worriedly, startling the two boys in the process. Aya nodded in agreement. She then faced Kanata. "Right. Saionji-kun, seeing as she's already in your arms, could you take care of that?"

The brunet sighed and stood up. He was about to lift Christine up when Seiya cut him off.

"It's alright young master. I'll bring her to the infirmary. After all, I am your butler right?" he said to the brunet while flashing him a smile. Seiya then scooped the unconscious girl off the ground and proceeded on carrying her towards the infirmary.

Miyu suddenly approached the blonde boy, "I should come too," she said determinedly.

Seiya then chuckled. "I think you're more needed here, Miyu," he said while nodding towards the glaring brunet's direction. Miyu turned around to see what it was Seiya was nodding at. She thought Seiya was referring to Aya so she didn't argue with him anymore. Seiya then made his way towards the infirmary leaving the blonde girl wondering what it was the blonde boy meant.

She didn't have to wonder that long as her thoughts were suddenly broken by Aya's voice, "Well then Miyu-chan, get in position," she said calmly.

Miyu blinked. "Position?" she asked as she faced the braided girl.

"Yes, in front of the stage," Aya replied, as-a-matter-of-factly.

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"EHHH?" Miyu exclaimed in an ear-piercing scream. Kanata placed his hands over his ears. He had expected the blonde girl to react that way.

"Well," the braided girl started, "Our deal was that you'd be the understudy once we find a replacement for you. Technically speaking, you're your replacement's replacement…" she paused – giving the blonde some time to comprehend what it was she was saying.

"And since your replacement needs to be replaced…" Aya said as she tried to confuse the blonde even more. "You're now the leading lady Miyu-chan!" she said as she flashed the blonde a smile.

"Oh I see…" Miyu said calmly as she was unsurely returning the smile to the braided girl. Kanata sighed. Aya did a pretty good job in confusing her.

After a few seconds of absorbing the information, Miyu finally understood the situation. "EHHH?" she screamed again.

"B-but Miss Konishi-"

"What did I tell you Miyu-chan, drop the miss!" Aya said abruptly.

Miyu then looked at the floor nervously. "A-Aya-chan…" Miyu said unsurely. She then glanced at the braided girl to see her reaction only to see her grinning. "Good!" the braided girl said satisfied.

"Well then Aya-chan," Miyu said a little less nervously, "Can we change the conditions?" she said as she flashed the braided girl a smile.

"A deal's a deal Miyu-chan. Ne, Saionji-kun?" Aya said as she turned towards Kanata. The brunet just shrugged it off.

Miyu also turned to look at the boy. She recalled what had happened the day before. "Despite being tricked, he didn't take back his promise to Aya-chan." The blonde then started feeling guilty on how cowardly she's being. She sighed.

"Alright…" she said dejectedly.

"Alright!!!" Aya said enthusiastically. Kanata, on the other hand, just stared at the defeated blonde with a hint of concern in his eyes.

"Alright everyone back to your places!!" Aya announced. She then ran to the spot where Miyu's suppose to stand. "Over here Miyu-chan!" she said as she called the blonde over.

Miyu just sighed, "It's gonna be a loooong week."

"Try not to make a fool of yourself," Kanata whispered to her.

The blonde just sighed again. "Yes, Master Kanata." That's what she was worrying about.

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Meanwhile, in the infirmary…

Seiya had already left the pink-haired girl in the nurse's care. He was getting ready to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He approached the girl's bed, took out a small recorder from his pocket. He then placed it on the side table and pressed play.

"I love you… I love you… I love you…"

It was his master's voice. Seiya had recorded the brunet's lines (originally for blackmail purposes) just in case something like this came up.

"Can't have you ruining the play now can we?" he thought mischievously. The nurse, on the other hand, just sweat-dropped and didn't quite get what the blonde was doing.

"U-um…" she started.

Seiya turned around. "Oh this?" he said as he pointed at the recorder. "It's her sound soother. She can't rest without it. Please make sure she has this at all times," he said as he gave the nurse a smile.

"A-alright…" the nurse said. After all, she had no right to question a person's resting habits.

"Well then, I'm going now," Seiya said as he left the infirmary.

"I have lives – I mean, a play to direct…" the blonde thought as he walked towards the auditorium with a grin on his face.

-Chapter 5 End-

A/N:I noticed that I usually end with Seiya. (T_T)... is that bad?

Anyway, I think this chapter's a bit too serious. It lacks humor in it.... but I'm too lazy to do anything about it so forgive me! (V_V)

So there, to answer some of your questions, Miyu's still gonna be the leading lady. Hahaha! And Miyu's starting to feel something for Kanata so... yey! And Kanata's feelings are starting to show... if you squint...

Oh yeah, I purposely made Aya's dialogue with Miyu confusing okay so... I hope you got confused at that part. BUT ONLY AT THAT PART XP But in case there's anything unclear, just let me know. (^_^)

You know the drill guys... and the usual questions (^_^)...

Read and review please! (^_^)