"Did you hear? Did you hear? Did you hear what they said?" she asks B-ko while hopping up and down with her legs clenched around each other.
"Yeah, I heard. I heard what they said. It was Nanami who started all of this with Anthy and Utena…but who will finish it? Do you know, do you know? Do you know who will?" B-ko stammers while desperately trying to keep from wetting herself.
A-ko and B-ko are in such dire straights that they fail to realize they are no longer alone. Right outside their secret place sits a little, purple, monkey-like creature with big ears. He is sobbing uncontrollably into a big checkered hanker chief. Their attentions are drawn to him only when his crying becomes so overwhelming to him that he starts to shake with emotion.
"Oh….look….do you see? Do you see? A little monkey is lost on his own!" whispers A-ko.
"Yes…but why? Do you know? Do you know?" B-ko asks.
"Chu-chu! There you are. I have been looking for you everywhere," says a sweet voice that sounds like Anthy, but isn't. Utena Tenjou, an amazingly beautiful young girl with rose colored hair steps into view. However, her normally strong posture and upheld chin are nowhere in sight. Instead, she stands in a demure fashion more characteristic of one who is used to doing what she is told. Chu-chu takes one mournful look at her and bursts into a new torrent of tears.
"Oh, Chu-chu, don't cry!" and with that what appears to be Utena on the outside squats down next to Chu-chu on the ground and scoops him up into her arms. He squirms and tries to get away, but she holds fast to his little body.
"Anthy, what are you doing? I have been trying to find you," says Utena in Anthy's body who has just walked around the corner.
"I was looking for Chu-Chu, Miss Utena…he's terribly upset about something," Anthy in Utena's body replies.
"Anthy" cracks her knuckles and sighs loudly, "He's upset because he can't tell which one of us is which, and to tell you the truth I'm getting a little confused myself!"
Chu-Chu manages to wiggle free and plummets to the ground only to be saved at the last minute by a funny looking pink crocodile thing that is sitting at "Utena"'s feet eating a bunch of grapes.
"Utena" smiles sweetly and giggles, "Oh, Chu-Chu, you needn't be afraid. Come now, we'll go home and have some lovely shaved ice!"
"Anthy! Is that all you can think about?! Don't you even CARE that we have somehow switched bodies?" "Anthy" slams her fist against a nearby tree; A-ko and B-ko almost pee their pants.
"Oh, Miss Utena…I don't really mind being trapped in your body. Maybe now I'll actually get a date besides Saionji! Plus, if I'm you maybe I can stop watering roses all day and do something fun like start a punk band! The possibilities are endless!" Anthy in Utena's body smiles sweetly at her friend. Utena in Anthy's body stares in disbelief at what she has just heard.
"You don't mean to tell me that you're not going to try and give me my body back, do you Anthy? Because if that's what you're saying than it's on and I'm going to kick your ass right now." "Anthy" balls up her fists and takes a step towards "Utena".
"No! No! That's not what I'm saying Miss Utena! Not at all! I am still engaged to you, and if you wish me to return your body to you, and if it is at all possible than I will when the time comes. I was just saying how nice it would be to not have to worry about whether or not the sword of Dios is going to get STUCK in my chest during one of these duels." The real Anthy looks sadly at the ground where Chu-Chu and his little pink alligator friend are sleeping together peacefully.
"I know you're not happy being the Rose Bride, Anthy….but what can I do about it except continue these duels? Anyway, enough about you….how am I going to get my body back? I just KNOW it was Nanami who did this, and when I find her she is in for it!" "Anthy" takes out a pair of brass knuckles (where was she keeping them?) and puts them on while grimacing in an evil fashion.
"Um…Miss…Utena?" comes a small voice from the shadows.
"Who's there?" Utena (still in Anthy's body, of course) asks. There's a slight rustling of leaves as a small blonde boy comes squirming out from the bushes.
"Mitsuru! What are you doing here…hey! How long have you been there anyway?" "Anthy" asks the young boy.
"Long enough to know that it was, in fact, Miss Nanami who caused all this trouble. I saw her big brother take her off towards the dueling arena saying something about you having to duel with him in order to straighten all of this out." Mitsuru stands with his hands behind his back and his eyes to the ground as he relates his story. "Anthy" is suspicious.
"Why are you telling us this, Mitsuru? I would think that you would do anything to protect Nanami from the butt whooping that I am going to give her for doing this." She says.
"Well," he answers, "for the longest time I have wanted to be Miss Nanami's big brother so that I could protect her and take care of her just like all the other cool big brothers that I have seen. But every time she gets herself into trouble I am always too late to help her because TOUGA is always there first! It pisses me off! So, I have decided to take my services where there is a greater need. I want to be YOUR big brother, Miss Utena!" He now smiles sweetly at Utena in Anthy's body, but then looks sort of confused as he looks at Anthy in Utena's body. "Of course, it's sort of confusing to me right now because I have to protect your body," he points at "Utena","and your mind," he points at "Anthy". "But I don't mind! What are big brothers for, right?"
"Anthy" sighs heavily, and rolls her eyes, " Well, that's nice Mitsuru but I think I can take care of myself. So, Touga wants a duel, huh? Well then he's going to get it. I have had a BAD day and I don't feel like taking any of his "chivalry" crap! Forget about knocking off his rose, I'm going to shove it right up his butt! Come on Anthy, let's get to the dueling arena. You can come too, Mitsuru, there might be a kangaroo or something for you to fight."
The three of them troop off together in the direction that Touga went with Nanami's limp body earlier. Chu-Chu is still asleep with his new friend.