With the changes to the script, with the help of Hana, there was a lot of double casting that needed to be made. The writers thought it would be a good idea to mix some of the original fairy tale, the Disney version and some other ideas together to create a rather interesting play.
"The Little Mermaid and the Fallen Prince."
"Once upon a time. There was was a beautiful young mermaid. She lived in an underwater kingdom with her widowed Mother and her five older sisters. When a mermaid turn fifteen, she is able to look at the surface for the first time to look at the world above."
Hana sat in a beautiful, black dress on the throne, it draped down onto the floor and covered her feet. Minami who played the youngest daughter had on a bright red dress and leaned closer towards Saki. All of the older sister's wore heels of various sizes to show their age different, Minami was the only one who wore flats, though it was also due to her bad feet, but it made her look much smaller to her 'older sisters' in comparison.
"Each of her older sisters were born a year apart and when the sisters became old enough, each of them visited the upper world one at a time every 365 days."
"It was beautiful." The eldest sister in the purple dress said, her heels the highest.
"It was enchanting." The second eldest in the green dress said.
"It was bewitching." The middle sister in the yellow dress said.
"It was mesmerizing." The second youngest the blue dress said.
"You'll love it." All of the sister's said together.
"The Little Mermaid listened longingly to their various descriptions of the world inhabited by human beings."
"Why can't I go now?" Minami asked Hana, her hand on Hana's knees. Hana placed a hand on her head.
"You're too young, one more year, then you'll be able to. But you have to return back once you leave. You understand that don't you?" Minami nodded her head and the stage went black.
Minami took a seat near the middle of the stage, where various items were placed around her, each of them as different as the next.
"Ariel it's going to be alright." Uo who was wearing a blue crop top and a yellow and blue long skirt that went down to her knees. She had a few pearls and accessories paled on her. She even dyed her hair with blue strikes.
"No it's not Flounder! Don't lie to her!" Kinoshita, who was wearing a full body suit said, blue waves were painted on her suit. "She's insane! If her father knew how she collected all these gadgets and gizmos—"
"Actually they're whozits and whatzits." Minami interrupted. Kinoshita threw a box the floor and Uo got in front of Minami and held Kinoshita by her collar.
"We're not going to tell him, alright?"
"But we'll— she'll be furious!" Kinoshita yelled and smacked Uo's had away. "We'll be banished!"
"I'd rather be banished then let her suffer!" Uo yelled. "Here she has no chance in being able to achieve happiness and you're saying we should just throw that chance away! It's one more year! If that's the case, what are those of us who want to be happy, who want to achieve their chance, but they!" Uo looked forward into the audience, a brave look on her face, Minami followed her eyes and noticed who she was staring at. "You have every right to achieve happiness, just as she does! If we let the past stop us then we'll never be happy!"
"Uh.. Uotani.. That's not the line.." Kinoshita whispered and Uo went a little red.
"We're not letting her happiness be taken away, alright? That's final!" Uo said and she stormed off with Kinoshita running after her.
"Maybe Sebastian's right, maybe I should just give up on this dream. It's not like I'll ever be able to stay with the humans.." Minami said, somewhere deep down her heart began to hurt, or was it her heart. A confused frown was on her face for a moment, she couldn't help but feel… deja vu? But from where? "I have to do this…"
"A year passed it was the Little Mermaid's turn."
Minami took her place by the stairs of the stage, near the audience and held onto the curtains. She looked out, her red dress nearly blending in with the curtains if not for the bright white light on her.
"There were two young Princes, each of them handsome in their own right. It was the celebration of the eldest brother's eighteenth birthday. The eldest brother, who was the rightful to the throne and the younger brother who only stood in the shadows. Both of them hated each other, because they each possessed something the other wanted in return."
"Prince! Prince! I would like to wish you a happy birthday!" One of the students rushed towards Yuki, who was walking in and out of the crowd with Yuki. A low sound of wind could be heard from the speakers.
"Yes, yes, thank you." Kyo waved him off, he had an annoyed look on his face.
"What are you sulking about? Like a child?" Yuki, who was currently dressed almost matching Kyo but in a dark suit said, Yuki was doubled casted as the Prince's younger brother. "It's a birthday celebration, if you keep acting like this everyone will know something is wrong between us. Everyone is waiting for you to smile."
Kyo glared at Yuki and got up and began to walk away, the guests moved out of his way.
"I'm not sulking… But I have no intention of taking part in this celebration or anything… I just feel like this is stupid, it's not like my birthday gets celebrated. And the fact that you're here makes it worse."
"In that case, why don't you just complain to me with that sort of attitude, making others… angry towards you; is it fun? Don't you think you should be more considerate towards others? It's a privileged life to be born a prince, even if you are the younger brother"
"What do you know?!" Kyo turned around and balled his fits. "Making fun of me… You don't… know anything… Someone who has Father and Mother by their side, being admired and needed by those around you. Being able to easily outdo someone who's doing their hardest. Some like that will never understand my feelings. Why does a 'Prince' who's never wanting for anything, know of a person's feelings who's never managed to get anything of the stupid wish of a stupid person's desire for the impossible. My happiness will never happen, so don't come to me and start pretending to act like you actually care, when you get everything in return!"
Yuki sent Kyo a look.
"Drop dead…" Kyo said. "I don't need pity or attention, especially not from you."
"Do you plan on going on living.. Always fooling yourself like that? Locking yourself inside your emotions. Inside your mind, until you die?" Yuki asked Kyo.
"And if that were the case am I bothering anyone by doing so?" Kyo asked, his eyes narrowed. "What would it matter to you, to any of these people here?" Kyo turned away from Yuki. "I'm not needed, no matter where I go. I'll always be alone."
"A violet storm hits the voyage."
A loud sound of thunder and lighting broke from the speakers and the crowd meant for the celebration went around in circles.
"Prince! Prince!" The elder brother was swiped away by two people dressed in expensive clothing and crowds while the younger brother well to the ground.
"Perhaps the biggest travesty of all, was the younger brother was the only one who had not been saved. Or maybe… people tried to save him but for the younger brother, he didn't wish to be saved so he allowed the waves to carry him away."
Minami walked slowly towards Kyo, who was pretending to be unconscious on the floor. She looked around for a brief moment to see if anyone was near and carried him to shore. Minami placed her hand on Kyo's head.
"The Little Mermaid waited and waited until a women from the temple came towards the Prince and swam away. The Little Mermaid looked onto the see, eyes filled with longing."
"He'll never realize I saved his life. Instead he'll think that woman did."
The stage went black and Minami sat nearby Hana. "Mother, do humans live on forever?"
"No my dear, they do not, they have a much shorter lifespan. While we live three hundred years, we turn to sea foam and cease to exist. But humans continue to live on, their souls ever eternal." Hana placed a hand on her cheek. "Why do you ask me these things?"
"I was only curious… That's all." Minami said and Hana walked away.
"Do you want to see the Prince?" A voice asked from behind Minami and she turned around. Yuki stood in a bright white outfit, with strings attached from each section, giving him the illusion of multiple limbs. His face was hidden behind a veil. Ken and Haruki, stood behind Yuki in a tan and blue suit.
"I do! Will you make me turn human?!" Minami rushed towards Yuki and grabbed his hands.
He gave her a kind smile. "I can." Yuki takes out a veil filled with lotion. "I could give you this potion, which will give you legs in return, but only if you give me your enchanting voice. If you go to the Young Prince with that voice he will automatically fall for you, but if both of you can prove your love then your voice will be returned to you."
"Please, I just want to see him."
"Yo will never be able to return to the sea. This potion will make you feel as though a sword was passed through your body and you will constantly feel as though you're walking on sharp knives. But you will receive two human legs and dance like no human could. Yet, you will only receive a soul if you can win the Young Prince's love and marry him. Otherwise, at dawn on the first day after he marries someone else, you will die of a broken heart and dissolve into sea foam upon the waves…. Do you accept these terms?"
"I do." Minami said. Minami grabbed the potion and Yuki held her in her arms as she pretended to collapse.
"Do you think this is a good idea?" Ken asked.
"You're brother is a stubborn one." Haruki said.
Yuki laughed and pulled his veil up. "So is she. Come, we have to get her to the surface or else she'll never meet him."
"The Elder Prince takes the Little Mermaid up to the Prince and she becomes his favorite companion. Although she is mute, the Young Prince is mesmerized by her grace and beauty. He loves to see her dance and although the Little Mermaid suffers from excruciating pain with every step, she dances for him."
"Do you love her?" Yuki asked.
"I can't love her, I only love the women who saved me." Kyo explained to Yuki angrily.
"The neighboring princess, who was sent to the temple for her education? Do you only love her because she saved your life?" Yuki asked.
"No there's more to it…" Kyo trailed off and Kinoshita, Mio and Uo find Minami on the ground holding her feet in pain.
"Are you sure this is worth it?" Uo asked, patting Minami's head. "You don't have to stay with him."
Minami looked up at Uo with tears running down her eyes and she pushed herself off the ground and walked offstage. "At this rate she'll kill herself." Mio said with a frown, she wore an all white outfit with fake wings on her back.
"She won't last much longer." Kinoshita said. "The Prince will marry the other woman."
"It was the day of the Prince and Princess' marriage and the Little Mermaid's heart breaks." Minami stands in the corner, the closest towards the audience in a ball with tears down her face.
"Arielle, I'm sorry I tried to tell my brother, but he wouldn't listen. He's trapped in his own fantasy." Yuki said taking a seat by Minami. "You could be given the revenge that you want, if you wish."
"The Elder Prince places a dagger in the Little Mermaid's hands."
Kyo walks over to them.
"Is she alright? Is she sick?" Kyo asked, a wedding ring on her hand.
Minami takes one look at the dagger and tosses it away and immediately collapses on the ground. Kyo and all the others crowd around her.
"It was only then that the Young Prince realized his feelings for her. It is only when he's lost something, that he realized it was too late."
The crowd goes away and all that is left is Yuki, Kyo and Minami.
"I've made a terrible mistake." Kyo said, his head down.
"You weren't the first, and you won't be the last." Yuki said and placed a hand on Kyo's shoulders but he brushes it off and walks away. Yuki takes out a potion and places it into Minami's hand. She drinks it.
"I-I can speak..?" Minami asked confused and looked around and notices Yuki. "You must've been the Witch from before.."
"Do you hate the Prince?" Yuki asked her, kneeling down.
"No.. how could I… He made his decision and I made mine." Minami said sadly.
"Do you regret coming to the surface? And not listening to your father?"
"No, even though I've lost.. So much, I'm still happy I came If I didn't I would stay in that prison forever. Never moving, always the same, always running…."
"Even if you'll turn to seafoam, you don't regret any of this experience?" Yuki asked.
"No. I don't." Yuki placed a hand on Minami's head. "Goodbye the Little Mermaid, may your soul rest in peace."
"I don't have a soul.." Minami whispers and Yuki smiles and picks Minami up.
"You had the brightest soul of all of us."
The curtains falls and the play ends.