*sweatdrops*Sorry for not handing in this chapter on time....I had problems with computers lately and my uncle deleted everything off the comp a few days ago meaning I lost this chapter and I had to rewrite it again! Well, at least it's here!*big smile*Anyways, here we go!
Disclaimer can be found in Chapters 1 through 5.
Rival Schools- Part Six
By Lanni (fishilicious@hotmail.com)
"Oops! Excuse me....sorry sir.....whoa!....guy with drinks here!.....Can you please move ma'am?" Matt asked.
The person turned around."Oh, uh, sorry. I thought you were a lady."
"I am a lady."
"....."Matt stood starring managing to hold 2 trays filled with drinks,"......" He suddenly turned around and made his way to his group, weaving through frantic babies and guys talking about the world series. "Got your drinks!" Everyone looked up at him and he went around serving whoever ordered what. "Here ya go, Kari" Matt said as he handed her a small brown cup "french vanilla mochachino, extra frothy."
"Thanks, Matt." Kari said as looked up the bright flouresent lights that adorned the hospital waiting room. She was tired and bored as were everybody else in the room. Right after the abnormal accident in the theatre, Ms Fuji was rushed to the ER. *I can't believe Tai would do this! I mean I'd expect him to pull a few pranks, but this one got out of hand.*
Tai felt extremely sorry and extremely scared. He had to talk to Kari about what happened. He walked over to her and sat down. There was a long, tense silence between them for a few minutes until Tai spoke.
"I...I'm sorry, Kari"
She was quiet as she felt the warmth of her drink flow through her hands. "Tai, none of your pranks hurt anybody physically. I don't know what drove you to these lengths. Not only is someone in the hospital but you almost got me killed!"
"I-I didin't think it would turn out like this. I protect you from anything harmful and I end up hurting you in the end." She turned to him and looked him into the eye. "I...the pranks. They'll stop. I....I won't do them anymore."
"Tai....I won't tell anyone you pulled the prank, it'd ruin your name and the family's. And this hurts me more than ever because the girls will never know. They don't but I do. What will happen to the musical now? I don't want to talk about this with you right now, Tai." Kari got up and she walked towards Davis and TK who were reading a gaming magazine.
Sora was bummed out. Sure, Ms Fuji was acting like a grade A bitch lately, but she was one of her favorite teachers. She couldn't even imagine how messed up things would be without her. She was the best drama teacher to come along and she always made the musical a success. Sora leaned back and began to rub her temples. All of this was giving her a headache.
Tai looked at her from across the room. He could see her distraught . After that talk with his sister, he felt like he had to redeem himself somehow. This musical was supposed to be a punishment for him and he made it a disaster for everyone else. He went up to Matt, who was still serving drinks, and took a cup. Still rubbing her temples, Sora gave a little groan.
"Hey....this hot chocolate yours?"
Sora looked up,"Yo...yeah, thanks..." Her look of tiredness and pain turned into a look of tiredness and pain with a little hint of relief.
"So...um...do you think Ms Fuji will be okay?"
"I wouldn't be surprised if she was in a body cast."
"Heh heh"Tai chuckled," Sora, you funny girl you". He gave her a goofy grin but she gave him an icy glare. Trying to hold a conversation with her was hard, as Tai had learned. Was it because she was tired? Because she was worried about her teacher, the musical? Because he was from Narihito High? Whatever. Tai somehow felt comfortable around her. Like as if they were friends way before they were foes. He leaned back with her and put his hands behind his head. "Ya know what?" Tai asked, "We never really talk much, we're supposed to be in love with each other on stage but we can't even carry a decent conversation with each other off stage." Tai knew he just flirted with her to get her attention off of the prank before, but right now, he just wanted someone to talk to. Sora looked puzzled. *What in the world is he talking about and why is he being so....open and sincere again? He seems too solem to brag right now....maybe he just needs someone to talk to...* She sipped a bit of her hot chocolate as she turned her head to her right to look at Tai boringly looking at the ER door. Tai looked back at her and grinned. She gave him a questioning look. All of a sudden, a nurse came through a door. Tai's arms slipped from behind his head with his right arm resting on the backing of the couch and his left arm....drapped around Sora.
"Are you all here to see Ms. Fuji?"
"Yes" Mimi said standing up.
"Well, she'd like to talk to you guys. Please follow me." The nurse said as she turned and walked away. Everyone got up, put down the magazines they were reading, and walked behind her. Sora and Tai were the last ones to get up. She didn't even notice Tai's arm. Tai didn't exactly notice it either, as if it felt natural, as if it felt it was the right thing to do. Sora looked at him again. Again, he grinned and wiped some of the froth that was on Sora's nose. Sora blushed a deep red. He licked his finger, grinned again and they walked down the hall.
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If Sora made a bet, she would've won because Ms Fuji WAS in a body cast! The only thing that wasn't covered with white plaster was her eyes, two holes for breathing, a slot where food was to be fed, and her right pinky.
"Oh, Ms. Fuji!" Yolei said as she bit back her lip from crying.
Ms. Fuji started to talk but her words sounded muffled."iwrfffh befffhhh grighhh trffh scrffhh frsfhhh arrff whrfff"
"Huh? Sorry, Ms. Fuji, but we can't hear you."Izzy said.
"iwrfffh befffhhh grighhh trffh scrffhh frsfhhh arrff whrfff"
"Well, a murffy wurffy gurffy to you ,too!"Davis said.
"*gulp* You bum! I said I won't be going to the school for a while. Sorry my words sounded muffled. You came in just as I was finishing a cookie." said Ms. Fuji as she cleared her throat. "I'm sorry about my attitude lately. It was inappropriate and very unkindly towards you guys. I guess the gods must have punished me for that."
Kari looked at Tai and he put his head down.
"Ms. Fuji,"Jun asked," if you're not going to be going to school, who's gonna direct the musical?"
"Please don't say that it's gonna be cancelled!" Mimi exclaimed.
"No, it won't," Ms. Fuji explained, " Sora. You are the best actress that I've ever worked with in my years of teaching. You understand the ways of the theatre and you are a good leader. So that's why I'm putting you incharge of this year's musical." Sora was stunned, amazed even.
After everyone was done talking to Ms. Fuji, they walked out of the hospital.
"So, Tai."Matt said elbowing him in the arm, "What was that whole thing with Sora, huh?"
"What are you talking about?"Tai said looking innocent.
"Putting your arm around her, wiping her nose, giving her your 'sexy girls grin'?" Izzy said.
"Huh?"
"You seriously don't remember that you did that?"Izzy asked.
"We all noticed it. Why didn't you?"Matt asked.
"Okay. I did notice it. But I just wanted to talk to someone. And flirting just comes natural to me, ya know? Doesn't mean I like her or anything."Tai said nonchantly.
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The school bell rang and the pre-cal door bursted open with girls pouring out, two of them being Sora and Mimi.
"So, Sora"Mimi asked with an edge of excitement,"Are you ready to lead the musical?"
"I guess so,"Sora replied as she hugged her books to her chest,"but I still have the rest of Act 1 to stage and cheoreograph and then there is still all of Act 2 and 3."
"Don't worry,"Mimi said as they walked down the stairs,"Matt and I will cheoreograph our dance. We're really good friends now and we work really well together." Sora gave her a look as Mimi gave a slight blush. "Of course, you can do any changes to it if you don't like what we do, boss." Sora smiled.
"You like each other."
"WHAAAAT?!?!"Mimi yelled.
"You like Matt and Matt likes you. Du-uh, you're streak-free glass. I can see right through you."
"Heh heh"Mimi sweatdropped as they walked into the theatre. Everybody else was there talking but then their attention turned to Sora as she and Mimi walked in.
"So what are we gonna do, boss?"Davis asked.
"Why is everyone calling me that?"Sora smiled. She picked up Ms. Fuji's clipboard."I guess we'll just start off where we finished. Mimi, Matt, let's take a look at what you've guys got for your number, okay? Then right after that, I'd like to see Mimi, Matt, Kari, Yolei, Jun, Davis, Izzy, and TK and the chorus in "Sur La Plage". We'll start to cheoreograph that today. Whenever you're not practicing, you'll be doing production work. Alright? Let's go!"
Things ran real smooth with Sora around. She was helpful and she knew what she was doing. And unlike Ms. Fuji, she had way more patience. But she getting tired. Running a musical was tough work.
"Ughh, Matt."Sora said as both of her hands wiped the bridge of her nose and rubbed her forhead."It's 4 beats of charleston and then grapevine for 8 beats. Not the other way around."
"Huh? Oh, sorry, boss."
"No, that's alright. We've changed things around a bit, so I wouldn't really blame you for forgetting. Mimi," Sora said as she focused her attention on the pink-haired girl, "when you sing the word 'charleston' it's from high to low. Not low to high."
"Sorry, boss. I'll get it right next time."
"No problem, no problem." Sora said as she turned around. She looked out into 'the box' and cupped her hands around her mouth, "Kay, whoever is in there please stop it with the light changes! Big headache coming on here. And please come on stage! I'm gonna stage Sur La Plage now!" Sora rubbed her temples, getting the message that she wasn't gonna feel so great afterwards.
"People!"Sora shouted as she turned off the cd player."Some people are not projecting energy here! I see some nice, strong looking hands and fingers, but some peoples' fingers look like they're trying to hold onto ice creams for dear life!" She swept her hair out of her way."These" she held up her hands with the fingers dangling, "aren't jazz hands. These," her hands sprung up and her fingers stook up straight as darts, "are jazz hands." (A/N: Heh heh....Bring It On...) "And Jun!" Sora said as she went up the walkway to the stage, "when I say flirt, FLIRT! This is your boyfriend here! Don't look like you're trying to avoid a plague!" Sora turned around and walked back to where she was watching them perform. She looked down at the clipboard and scribbled a few things down.
"You're not doing that well with your boyfriend, either."Jun smirked. Sora gnarled and her head shot up.
"Jun. Brush cleaning duty. Now." Everyone hated that job. Trying to clean big brushes was tough. As Jun walked off, Sora shouted, "The next time you pull anything smart, you're cut out of the number!"
"Ouch. Tough."Yolie said.
After 30 more minutes of staging the song and cleaning up bits and pieces of it, they got the first song of Act 2 done. Sora was getting cranky and she wanted to go home. But she had one more thing on her list to do and that was for her and Tai to go over their first encounter, again. Lots of the younger people weren't getting picked up yet and they felt tired, too. So they sat in the audience while they watched Tai and Sora perform.
"Urrghhh! TAI! You just can look at me then drop it instantly!"Sora yelled, her tiredness getting the better of her,"There is this long pause, just looking at each other, meanwhile, the gift box Tony is supposed to deliver drops out of his hands, ruining the moment."
"Alight, alright."Tai said. He was feeling a bit tired, too.
"Okay, let's try it again." They went through their lines and did the actions and everything and then they did their song. Tai and Sora must have felt really tired because when they practiced their number in front of Ms. Fuji, it was great. But now....they were just all over the place.
"Ow...hey, Tai!....that's my toe.....watch it!....AAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!" Sora yelled as they tired to dance.
"Just shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!" Tai growled. Izzy turned off the cd player while the two confronted each other.
"What the hell was that? Dancing? I feel like a rag doll being draged all over the floor!"Sora yelled.
"Well, what were you doing?!?! Trying to look better than me?!?! Well, look, boss. I am a way better dancer than you. So you must have been doing worse than me!"He then ran his fingers through his hair. Sora's temper rose. *I'll show you* They thought at the same time. Then they both opened their mouths to say the same thing....
" I'M SO GREAT, I MAKE A NOTHING LIKE YOU LOOK GOOD!"
Everyone just stared at them and wondered where that came from.
"That's it!" Tai yelled. He went into the audience and grabbed his jacket and mumbled, "I'm outta here."
Sora just stood there with a scowl on her face. "Good!" She yelled after him,"You're cramping my style!"
He walked through the theatre doors, never turning his back.
"WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME BOSS?!?!?!"
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There we go! Chapter 6 done! I really don't want them to get too close...not just yet. :)
Please review!
Disclaimer can be found in Chapters 1 through 5.
Rival Schools- Part Six
By Lanni (fishilicious@hotmail.com)
"Oops! Excuse me....sorry sir.....whoa!....guy with drinks here!.....Can you please move ma'am?" Matt asked.
The person turned around."Oh, uh, sorry. I thought you were a lady."
"I am a lady."
"....."Matt stood starring managing to hold 2 trays filled with drinks,"......" He suddenly turned around and made his way to his group, weaving through frantic babies and guys talking about the world series. "Got your drinks!" Everyone looked up at him and he went around serving whoever ordered what. "Here ya go, Kari" Matt said as he handed her a small brown cup "french vanilla mochachino, extra frothy."
"Thanks, Matt." Kari said as looked up the bright flouresent lights that adorned the hospital waiting room. She was tired and bored as were everybody else in the room. Right after the abnormal accident in the theatre, Ms Fuji was rushed to the ER. *I can't believe Tai would do this! I mean I'd expect him to pull a few pranks, but this one got out of hand.*
Tai felt extremely sorry and extremely scared. He had to talk to Kari about what happened. He walked over to her and sat down. There was a long, tense silence between them for a few minutes until Tai spoke.
"I...I'm sorry, Kari"
She was quiet as she felt the warmth of her drink flow through her hands. "Tai, none of your pranks hurt anybody physically. I don't know what drove you to these lengths. Not only is someone in the hospital but you almost got me killed!"
"I-I didin't think it would turn out like this. I protect you from anything harmful and I end up hurting you in the end." She turned to him and looked him into the eye. "I...the pranks. They'll stop. I....I won't do them anymore."
"Tai....I won't tell anyone you pulled the prank, it'd ruin your name and the family's. And this hurts me more than ever because the girls will never know. They don't but I do. What will happen to the musical now? I don't want to talk about this with you right now, Tai." Kari got up and she walked towards Davis and TK who were reading a gaming magazine.
Sora was bummed out. Sure, Ms Fuji was acting like a grade A bitch lately, but she was one of her favorite teachers. She couldn't even imagine how messed up things would be without her. She was the best drama teacher to come along and she always made the musical a success. Sora leaned back and began to rub her temples. All of this was giving her a headache.
Tai looked at her from across the room. He could see her distraught . After that talk with his sister, he felt like he had to redeem himself somehow. This musical was supposed to be a punishment for him and he made it a disaster for everyone else. He went up to Matt, who was still serving drinks, and took a cup. Still rubbing her temples, Sora gave a little groan.
"Hey....this hot chocolate yours?"
Sora looked up,"Yo...yeah, thanks..." Her look of tiredness and pain turned into a look of tiredness and pain with a little hint of relief.
"So...um...do you think Ms Fuji will be okay?"
"I wouldn't be surprised if she was in a body cast."
"Heh heh"Tai chuckled," Sora, you funny girl you". He gave her a goofy grin but she gave him an icy glare. Trying to hold a conversation with her was hard, as Tai had learned. Was it because she was tired? Because she was worried about her teacher, the musical? Because he was from Narihito High? Whatever. Tai somehow felt comfortable around her. Like as if they were friends way before they were foes. He leaned back with her and put his hands behind his head. "Ya know what?" Tai asked, "We never really talk much, we're supposed to be in love with each other on stage but we can't even carry a decent conversation with each other off stage." Tai knew he just flirted with her to get her attention off of the prank before, but right now, he just wanted someone to talk to. Sora looked puzzled. *What in the world is he talking about and why is he being so....open and sincere again? He seems too solem to brag right now....maybe he just needs someone to talk to...* She sipped a bit of her hot chocolate as she turned her head to her right to look at Tai boringly looking at the ER door. Tai looked back at her and grinned. She gave him a questioning look. All of a sudden, a nurse came through a door. Tai's arms slipped from behind his head with his right arm resting on the backing of the couch and his left arm....drapped around Sora.
"Are you all here to see Ms. Fuji?"
"Yes" Mimi said standing up.
"Well, she'd like to talk to you guys. Please follow me." The nurse said as she turned and walked away. Everyone got up, put down the magazines they were reading, and walked behind her. Sora and Tai were the last ones to get up. She didn't even notice Tai's arm. Tai didn't exactly notice it either, as if it felt natural, as if it felt it was the right thing to do. Sora looked at him again. Again, he grinned and wiped some of the froth that was on Sora's nose. Sora blushed a deep red. He licked his finger, grinned again and they walked down the hall.
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If Sora made a bet, she would've won because Ms Fuji WAS in a body cast! The only thing that wasn't covered with white plaster was her eyes, two holes for breathing, a slot where food was to be fed, and her right pinky.
"Oh, Ms. Fuji!" Yolei said as she bit back her lip from crying.
Ms. Fuji started to talk but her words sounded muffled."iwrfffh befffhhh grighhh trffh scrffhh frsfhhh arrff whrfff"
"Huh? Sorry, Ms. Fuji, but we can't hear you."Izzy said.
"iwrfffh befffhhh grighhh trffh scrffhh frsfhhh arrff whrfff"
"Well, a murffy wurffy gurffy to you ,too!"Davis said.
"*gulp* You bum! I said I won't be going to the school for a while. Sorry my words sounded muffled. You came in just as I was finishing a cookie." said Ms. Fuji as she cleared her throat. "I'm sorry about my attitude lately. It was inappropriate and very unkindly towards you guys. I guess the gods must have punished me for that."
Kari looked at Tai and he put his head down.
"Ms. Fuji,"Jun asked," if you're not going to be going to school, who's gonna direct the musical?"
"Please don't say that it's gonna be cancelled!" Mimi exclaimed.
"No, it won't," Ms. Fuji explained, " Sora. You are the best actress that I've ever worked with in my years of teaching. You understand the ways of the theatre and you are a good leader. So that's why I'm putting you incharge of this year's musical." Sora was stunned, amazed even.
After everyone was done talking to Ms. Fuji, they walked out of the hospital.
"So, Tai."Matt said elbowing him in the arm, "What was that whole thing with Sora, huh?"
"What are you talking about?"Tai said looking innocent.
"Putting your arm around her, wiping her nose, giving her your 'sexy girls grin'?" Izzy said.
"Huh?"
"You seriously don't remember that you did that?"Izzy asked.
"We all noticed it. Why didn't you?"Matt asked.
"Okay. I did notice it. But I just wanted to talk to someone. And flirting just comes natural to me, ya know? Doesn't mean I like her or anything."Tai said nonchantly.
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The school bell rang and the pre-cal door bursted open with girls pouring out, two of them being Sora and Mimi.
"So, Sora"Mimi asked with an edge of excitement,"Are you ready to lead the musical?"
"I guess so,"Sora replied as she hugged her books to her chest,"but I still have the rest of Act 1 to stage and cheoreograph and then there is still all of Act 2 and 3."
"Don't worry,"Mimi said as they walked down the stairs,"Matt and I will cheoreograph our dance. We're really good friends now and we work really well together." Sora gave her a look as Mimi gave a slight blush. "Of course, you can do any changes to it if you don't like what we do, boss." Sora smiled.
"You like each other."
"WHAAAAT?!?!"Mimi yelled.
"You like Matt and Matt likes you. Du-uh, you're streak-free glass. I can see right through you."
"Heh heh"Mimi sweatdropped as they walked into the theatre. Everybody else was there talking but then their attention turned to Sora as she and Mimi walked in.
"So what are we gonna do, boss?"Davis asked.
"Why is everyone calling me that?"Sora smiled. She picked up Ms. Fuji's clipboard."I guess we'll just start off where we finished. Mimi, Matt, let's take a look at what you've guys got for your number, okay? Then right after that, I'd like to see Mimi, Matt, Kari, Yolei, Jun, Davis, Izzy, and TK and the chorus in "Sur La Plage". We'll start to cheoreograph that today. Whenever you're not practicing, you'll be doing production work. Alright? Let's go!"
Things ran real smooth with Sora around. She was helpful and she knew what she was doing. And unlike Ms. Fuji, she had way more patience. But she getting tired. Running a musical was tough work.
"Ughh, Matt."Sora said as both of her hands wiped the bridge of her nose and rubbed her forhead."It's 4 beats of charleston and then grapevine for 8 beats. Not the other way around."
"Huh? Oh, sorry, boss."
"No, that's alright. We've changed things around a bit, so I wouldn't really blame you for forgetting. Mimi," Sora said as she focused her attention on the pink-haired girl, "when you sing the word 'charleston' it's from high to low. Not low to high."
"Sorry, boss. I'll get it right next time."
"No problem, no problem." Sora said as she turned around. She looked out into 'the box' and cupped her hands around her mouth, "Kay, whoever is in there please stop it with the light changes! Big headache coming on here. And please come on stage! I'm gonna stage Sur La Plage now!" Sora rubbed her temples, getting the message that she wasn't gonna feel so great afterwards.
"People!"Sora shouted as she turned off the cd player."Some people are not projecting energy here! I see some nice, strong looking hands and fingers, but some peoples' fingers look like they're trying to hold onto ice creams for dear life!" She swept her hair out of her way."These" she held up her hands with the fingers dangling, "aren't jazz hands. These," her hands sprung up and her fingers stook up straight as darts, "are jazz hands." (A/N: Heh heh....Bring It On...) "And Jun!" Sora said as she went up the walkway to the stage, "when I say flirt, FLIRT! This is your boyfriend here! Don't look like you're trying to avoid a plague!" Sora turned around and walked back to where she was watching them perform. She looked down at the clipboard and scribbled a few things down.
"You're not doing that well with your boyfriend, either."Jun smirked. Sora gnarled and her head shot up.
"Jun. Brush cleaning duty. Now." Everyone hated that job. Trying to clean big brushes was tough. As Jun walked off, Sora shouted, "The next time you pull anything smart, you're cut out of the number!"
"Ouch. Tough."Yolie said.
After 30 more minutes of staging the song and cleaning up bits and pieces of it, they got the first song of Act 2 done. Sora was getting cranky and she wanted to go home. But she had one more thing on her list to do and that was for her and Tai to go over their first encounter, again. Lots of the younger people weren't getting picked up yet and they felt tired, too. So they sat in the audience while they watched Tai and Sora perform.
"Urrghhh! TAI! You just can look at me then drop it instantly!"Sora yelled, her tiredness getting the better of her,"There is this long pause, just looking at each other, meanwhile, the gift box Tony is supposed to deliver drops out of his hands, ruining the moment."
"Alight, alright."Tai said. He was feeling a bit tired, too.
"Okay, let's try it again." They went through their lines and did the actions and everything and then they did their song. Tai and Sora must have felt really tired because when they practiced their number in front of Ms. Fuji, it was great. But now....they were just all over the place.
"Ow...hey, Tai!....that's my toe.....watch it!....AAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!" Sora yelled as they tired to dance.
"Just shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!" Tai growled. Izzy turned off the cd player while the two confronted each other.
"What the hell was that? Dancing? I feel like a rag doll being draged all over the floor!"Sora yelled.
"Well, what were you doing?!?! Trying to look better than me?!?! Well, look, boss. I am a way better dancer than you. So you must have been doing worse than me!"He then ran his fingers through his hair. Sora's temper rose. *I'll show you* They thought at the same time. Then they both opened their mouths to say the same thing....
" I'M SO GREAT, I MAKE A NOTHING LIKE YOU LOOK GOOD!"
Everyone just stared at them and wondered where that came from.
"That's it!" Tai yelled. He went into the audience and grabbed his jacket and mumbled, "I'm outta here."
Sora just stood there with a scowl on her face. "Good!" She yelled after him,"You're cramping my style!"
He walked through the theatre doors, never turning his back.
"WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME BOSS?!?!?!"
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There we go! Chapter 6 done! I really don't want them to get too close...not just yet. :)
Please review!