How to Annoy Kurogane
Disclaimer: I don't own Tsubasa. Nor do I speak CLAMPanese.
Chapter Eleven
Hello? Who is this?
"Asukaaaaa, I'm booored," Fai whined, trudging into my room. I'd never though I'd say this, but… he looked like he needed some coffee or something!
"Are you alright?" I asked, a little concerned for his well-being and sanity (if he had any).
"Well, Kuro-sama is still in Nihon, and I'm getting SOOO bored! We can't even do a chapter of 'How to Annoy Kurogane'!" he complained. I sat up, put my manga on the bed next to me, and stared into his bright blue eyes very seriously.
"Fai. We are doing a chapter of 'How to Annoy Kurogane' right NOW!" I snapped.
"How the heck are we supposed to annoy him if he is in a different dimension?" Fai asked. I grinned evilly and sorted around my bedroom, looking for something. I reached behind one of my gigantic pillows and found… my cell phone!
"We prank call him!" I explained.
"Oh, like how Tsukasa answers her phone in Japanese?" Fai asked.
"Yes. But we cannot do that. Kurogane speaks fluent Japanese," I pointed out. Fai chuckled.
"I know, I know. So what are we supposed to say? Won't he be able to tell it's us by our voices? He is a ninja, after all. He's pretty smart," Fai said.
"That's exactly why we disguise our voices," I said.
"Disguise? Like… how?" Fai asked.
"Just don't sound like yourself! Pretend you're Edward Elric!" I ordered. Naturally, Fai should be able to sound like Edward Elric (they do have the same voice actor, after all).
"He would be really confused by that," Fai said. "You could guess Edward, Dark, Tamaki, or Vic Mignona if I was talking."
"This is true," I said. I decided I would use another Tsukasa technique of answering the phone while telemarketers are calling, confusing them with anime references! This works pretty well.
So, I called Kurogane's cell phone, hoping he had reception in Nihon.
Apparently he did.
"Hello?" he answered. I almost shouted 'squee!', which would have totally given away my identity. I mean, I really love Fai's voice, but Kurogane's is probably second. Ah, yes. Christopher Sabat is amazing. But still not as amazing as Vic.
"Hello, this is Himeka Kujyou, is Kazune there?" I asked in a much higher-pitched voice than normal. I assumed Himeka had a pretty squeaky voice, not that I've ever heard her speak.
"Wouldn't you know? I mean, you do live there. And this isn't his house, anyways," Kurogane answered. "But I suppose you could try actually calling Kazune's number, or Karin if you have to, right, Asuka?"
"DARN IT!" I shouted. "You read THAT manga?!" He laughed.
"Hang on a second, I've got someone else calling me," he said. I looked at Fai, who was the person calling him.
"Hey! I heard you said I was short! Well, I'm not! I'm no pipsqueak, and I'm not a shrimp either! And you're freakishly tall, anyways!" he said. Apparently he had listened to me when I told him to pretend he was Edward Elric.
"Ed? Or is this Dark? Wait, he's not short… Fai? Are you prank-calling me too? Or… well, it could be that Vic guy that Asuka's always going on about for all I know. Who is this!?" Kurogane asked.
"Fai!" Fai answered, and I groaned and fell over backwards. "I mean Edward! I mean… uh…"
Kurogane hung up the phone.
Asuka: Okay, there were a LOT of references to other mangas in there, here we go, just in case you don't know:
Tsukasa is not from a manga, she is my best friend. If a telemarketer is calling her, she will usually answer in Japanese or as a Kingdom Hearts character.
Edward Elric is from Fullmetal Alchemist (I assume most people know this).
Dark is from DNAngel.
Tamaki is from Ouran High School Host Club.
Edward, Dark, Tamaki, and Fai all have the same voice actor, Vic Mignona, so their voices would naturally sound similar. I don't think Edward sounds that much like Fai, which is why I told Fai to disguise his voice as Ed. This also explains Kurogane's confusion when he's answering the phone.
Himeka, Kazune, and Karin are all from Kamichama Karin. This is a very girly manga by Koge Donbo, hence the reason I was so surprised Kurogane knew what I was talking about. (He does actually read manga in Tsubasa, if you haven't read that far. He likes it!)
