Rehteah nodded. She stood up and walked up to where Xani was, trying to look very innocent and casual. Before he even realized what was happening, she waved her hand through the air in front of his face once and said dramatically, "You will sing 'Do A Deer' at the top of your voice ten times without stopping and do a dance to it as well."
"I will sing 'Do A Deer' at the top of my voice ten times without stopping and do a dance to it as well," he repeated dully, his eyes glazed over as if he were in a trance.
Rehteah nodded again, satisfied, and turned back to Kit, an evil grin on her face. "Hey, Kit. Do you have your white rose camera?" she asked innocently.
Kit's eyes lit up. "Yes."
"Well, you might want to turn it on, this is going to be classic," Rehteah said.
She laughed. "Aaaand, places everybody! Lights, camera, ACTION!"
Rehteah quickly moved out of the way and wandered back towards her spot next to Jin to watch the show.
Xani started to sing at the top of his voice, doing a very amusing jig as he did so. The others howled with laughter.
"doe a deer, a female deer
ray a drop of golden sun
me a name I call myself
fa a long long way to run
so a needle pulled with thread
la a note to follow so
ti a drink with jam and bread
and that brings us back to do so me do do ray me fa so la ti do ti do!"
He then proceeded to repeat the song several more times, doing what looked like a cross between the salsa and an Irish jig as he sang. Everyone on the bus howled with laughter. Even Clairese had to admit that it was a little funny.
Suddenly Rehteah pulled a camera from the small bag at her feet, glanced over at Jin and snickered as he nodded. She stood up gracefully and moved towards the very front of the bus. She knelt down just a foot or two away from where Xani was and started snapping photos.
"Yeah! Come on, work with me here, baby. That's it! Oh yeah! Show us what you got. You're beautiful! They love you! Listen to the crowds! They're screaming for you!" she said, acting as though she were a professional photographer on assignment. She continued to blurt out similar comments until Xani finished his song and dance routine and tossed the camera behind her to Cleo, who caught it easily. "And I'm spent!"
Xani, still under Rehteah's spell, wandered back to sit next to Clairese. After a few more moments, he snapped out of the trance and shook his head to clear it. As he did, he realized that people around him were laughing hysterically, and glanced around. A few people he didn't really recognize were rolling on the floor laughing. Arachne looked as though she were about to pass out from laughing so hard.
"What the hell's so damned funny?" he asked.
Clairese shook her head. "Dude, you really don't want to know."
Cleo handed the camera back to Rehteah, who asked, "Do you know if there's anywhere that I could get this developed?"
Cleo nodded. "Yeah, there's a twenty-minute photo development place at the shopping center."
"Ok, good. These pictures are just too good to keep to myself. Maybe I should have some of them blown up so I can post them all over the dorms when we get back," she said, grinning like a cheshire cat. "Do you think Arachne would object?"
Jin shook his head. "I doubt it. She'd probably offer to help you," he said.
"Really?" Rehteah asked.
He nodded. "She most likely would, she hates the guy's guts," he answered.
She snickered and leaned forward slightly to speak to Kit. "Hey, did you get all that on tape, Kit?" she asked.
Kit nodded. "You'd better believe it, sister," she replied.
"Good. Do you think you can make me a copy when we get back?"
"Yeah, no problem. But you owe me copies of those pictures," Kit replied.
"Sure. I'll get double prints when we stop at the shopping center," Rehteah said.
Jin chuckled. "You're evil, love. You do know that, right?" he asked.
Rehteah nodded and leaned against him, laying her head on his shoulder. She gave him a look that was somewhere between pouty and amused. "Yes, I know. It comes from hanging around you guys too long," she joked.
Jin reached over and gave her braid a gentle tug. "Hmph. I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted."
"Hey, hey, hey. Off the braid, please. And you should be flattered, I meant it as a compliment, love," she replied.
Jin shook his head in amusement. Then he leaned down and gently kissed Rehteah. One black wing wrapped itself around them like a cocoon.
Ok, here's my new part. It's a bit longer than my other parts on this one. The next part is done bluefire.
"I will sing 'Do A Deer' at the top of my voice ten times without stopping and do a dance to it as well," he repeated dully, his eyes glazed over as if he were in a trance.
Rehteah nodded again, satisfied, and turned back to Kit, an evil grin on her face. "Hey, Kit. Do you have your white rose camera?" she asked innocently.
Kit's eyes lit up. "Yes."
"Well, you might want to turn it on, this is going to be classic," Rehteah said.
She laughed. "Aaaand, places everybody! Lights, camera, ACTION!"
Rehteah quickly moved out of the way and wandered back towards her spot next to Jin to watch the show.
Xani started to sing at the top of his voice, doing a very amusing jig as he did so. The others howled with laughter.
"doe a deer, a female deer
ray a drop of golden sun
me a name I call myself
fa a long long way to run
so a needle pulled with thread
la a note to follow so
ti a drink with jam and bread
and that brings us back to do so me do do ray me fa so la ti do ti do!"
He then proceeded to repeat the song several more times, doing what looked like a cross between the salsa and an Irish jig as he sang. Everyone on the bus howled with laughter. Even Clairese had to admit that it was a little funny.
Suddenly Rehteah pulled a camera from the small bag at her feet, glanced over at Jin and snickered as he nodded. She stood up gracefully and moved towards the very front of the bus. She knelt down just a foot or two away from where Xani was and started snapping photos.
"Yeah! Come on, work with me here, baby. That's it! Oh yeah! Show us what you got. You're beautiful! They love you! Listen to the crowds! They're screaming for you!" she said, acting as though she were a professional photographer on assignment. She continued to blurt out similar comments until Xani finished his song and dance routine and tossed the camera behind her to Cleo, who caught it easily. "And I'm spent!"
Xani, still under Rehteah's spell, wandered back to sit next to Clairese. After a few more moments, he snapped out of the trance and shook his head to clear it. As he did, he realized that people around him were laughing hysterically, and glanced around. A few people he didn't really recognize were rolling on the floor laughing. Arachne looked as though she were about to pass out from laughing so hard.
"What the hell's so damned funny?" he asked.
Clairese shook her head. "Dude, you really don't want to know."
Cleo handed the camera back to Rehteah, who asked, "Do you know if there's anywhere that I could get this developed?"
Cleo nodded. "Yeah, there's a twenty-minute photo development place at the shopping center."
"Ok, good. These pictures are just too good to keep to myself. Maybe I should have some of them blown up so I can post them all over the dorms when we get back," she said, grinning like a cheshire cat. "Do you think Arachne would object?"
Jin shook his head. "I doubt it. She'd probably offer to help you," he said.
"Really?" Rehteah asked.
He nodded. "She most likely would, she hates the guy's guts," he answered.
She snickered and leaned forward slightly to speak to Kit. "Hey, did you get all that on tape, Kit?" she asked.
Kit nodded. "You'd better believe it, sister," she replied.
"Good. Do you think you can make me a copy when we get back?"
"Yeah, no problem. But you owe me copies of those pictures," Kit replied.
"Sure. I'll get double prints when we stop at the shopping center," Rehteah said.
Jin chuckled. "You're evil, love. You do know that, right?" he asked.
Rehteah nodded and leaned against him, laying her head on his shoulder. She gave him a look that was somewhere between pouty and amused. "Yes, I know. It comes from hanging around you guys too long," she joked.
Jin reached over and gave her braid a gentle tug. "Hmph. I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted."
"Hey, hey, hey. Off the braid, please. And you should be flattered, I meant it as a compliment, love," she replied.
Jin shook his head in amusement. Then he leaned down and gently kissed Rehteah. One black wing wrapped itself around them like a cocoon.
Ok, here's my new part. It's a bit longer than my other parts on this one. The next part is done bluefire.