Chapter 9: Yoshimoto's Results

It was finally Yoshimoto and Diao Chan's turn to tryout for the play. Diao Chan was pretty confident, but Yoshimoto was pretty nervous.

Yuan Shao:Read from page 4, you may start whenever you are ready.

Yoshimoto:Uhh... Uhh... Well... umm... nice day we're having... isn't it Tomoyo?

Diao Chan:whispering Page 4! Idiot!

Yoshimoto:Right! turns the pages Uhh... ummm... sweats Tomoyo... we are at war... and we cannot be together... ever

Diao Chan:romanticly Oh what do you mean? I'm sure I can talk to my father

Yoshimoto:Well you see... I just can't since I... you know... Am a pirate and you're a... beautiful princess... it wouldn't... gulp work

Yuan Shao:Come on now put some confidence into it!

Cao Cao:Zzzzzz

Sun Jian:reading a news paper

Liu Bie:eating a donut

Yuan Shao then banged the table to get the three's attention.

Yuan Shao:Continue on

Diao Chan:But I'm sure we can work this out! I mean... I am the princess.

Yoshimoto:Well... ever since I... I... saw you... I fell in love with... you

Diao Chan:And I too, you are different from other people I have met

Yoshimoto:That is because... I am... like no other...

Yuan Shao:Oh whatever you're done!

A few hours pasted as the cast pondered over the parts.

Guan Ping:Xing Cai you did really well

Xing Cai:You did too Guan Ping

Sun Ce:Look man, I was the best

Cao Pi:Hmph yeah right

Sun Ce:What did you say!

Da Qiao and Zhou Yu were holding him back.

Da Qiao:Not now!

Zhou Yu:Do you want to be in the play or not!

Yuan Shao finally opened the door and let the people who tried out for the important rolls in.

Yuan Shao:I will read this once! And only once! Okay maybe twice

Everyone gulped.

Yuan Shao:Ahem! The role of Arlong will be played by Nagamasa Azai!

Nagamasa:Whooo... sigh of relief

Oichi:Oh! Oh! Good job!

Guan Ping:Thats okay

Sun Ce:Hmph!

Cao Pi:Hah!

Yuan Shao:Role for Princess Tomoyo is Xing Cai

Guan Ping:Whoa! Xing Cai!

Xing Cai:Are... are you sure?

Yuan Shao:Course I'm sure!

Diao Chan:Great job Yoshimoto!

Yoshimoto:What!

Yuan Shao:The role of the Queen and King of China goes to Diao Chan and Guan Ping

Guan Ping:Greeeaaat! Lu Bu's girlfriend is the queen...

Diao Chan:I heard that Guan Ping!

Yuan Shao:The role of Prince Jester goes to Sun Ce

Sun Ce:Who's that?

Yuan Shao:The Prince that is supposed to marry Tomoyo, but gets killed by Arlong in battle.

Sun Ce:What!

Cao Pi:Hah! You die in the play!

Sun Ce:Shut up!

Yuan Shao:Hideyoshi will be the first mate

Hideyoshi:Woooohoooo! I'm a pirate!

Yuan Shao:Zhou Yu is the navigator

Zhou Yu:Doesn't he have to sit on the crow's nest all day?

Yuan Shao:And you say what direction to go and you're the brainiac of the ship

Zhou Yu:Oh... Yay!

Yuan Shao:Lady Nami will be Zhen Ji

Zhen Ji:Yes! I have a role

Yuan Shao:Cao Pi shall be Sebastian, or Arlong's right hand man and Nami's boyfriend

Cao Pi:Seems suiting for me

Yuan Shao:You lose your right leg in battle

Cao Pi:Great...

Sun Ce:Hah!

Cao Pi:At least I don't die

Sun Ce:HEY!

Yuan Shao:Inahime will be the maid of the castle

Ina:Well that works for me

Yoshimoto:thinking Make me guard captain! Make me guard captain!

Yuan Shao:Guard captain is Yukimura

Yukimura:Well at least I get a fake horse

Yoshimoto:Awww...

Yuan Shao:The guard captain is the maid's husband

Nobuyuki:Brother!

Yukimura:Heh well now

Yuan Shao:Nobuyuki is Lord Reign

Nobuyuki:A pirate captain?

Yuan Shao:Yes he's the second mate

Yuan Shao:And Kunoichi is lady Reign

Yukimura:What!

Nobuyuki:Take that!

Yuan Shao:Nobunaga and Noh are the two personal servants of the King and Queen

Nobunaga:At least they're married

Noh:Yeah...

Yuan Shao:Oichi and Nene are the pirate servant and fighter girls

Oichi:Woohooo! On the Ship with Nagamasa!

Nene:And with Hideyoshi!

Yuan Shao:And Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are the two peasant gardening girls

Da Qiao:Well at least I'm with Sun Ce

Xiao Qiao:But I'm not with Zhou Yu! Again!

Yuan Shao:Which leaves Yoshimoto as Sir Fester

Yoshimoto:Greeeaaat... the smelly pirate

Yuan Shao:Now practice with the extras... or the freshman... are tomorrow! Don't be late

Yoshimoto:Why do I get the bad roles...

Yuan Shao:If you forgot your part it is here.

Cast
Captain Arlong - Nagamasa Azai
Princess Tomoyo - Xing Cai

Chinese
King of China - Guan Ping
Queen of China - Diao Chan
Prince Jester - Sun Ce
Maid - Inahime
Peasant Garderner Girl 1 - Da Qiao
Peasant Gardener Girl 2 - Xiao Qiao
Queen's Servant - Nohime
King's Servant - Nobunaga Oda
Guard Captain - Yukimura Sanada

Pirates
First Mate - Hideyoshi Hashiba
Navigator - Zhou Yu
Lord Reign - Nobuyuki Sanada
Lady Reign - Kunoichi
Lady Nami - Zhen Ji
Sebastian - Cao Pi
Pirate Girl 1 - Nene
Pirate Girl 2 - Oichi
Sir Fester - Yoshimoto

Yuan Shao:The extras list will be posted tomorrow so everyone start learning your lines!

Chapter 8 End