"The Purple Rose Saga": An otakufic by King Reanna
Episode
Four: "Reanna's Moment"
Original
version, "Reanna's Shining Thing" written Nov. 19-21, 1999
Second
version written Dec. 22-25
[Scene: The music room. We see the piano and
hear "Hikari Sasu Niwa." We move in and see that Reanna is playing. Miki stands next to the
piano. Reanna ends the song]
Miki: You're getting really good
at that. What was that piece you said you were writing?
Reanna: It's called "Chi no Tenshi." It's almost finished, but I can't decide how
I should end it. It needs something.
Miki: A "Shining Thing?"
Reanna: (smiles) I guess. But have you found yours yet, Miki?
Miki: (frowns) A little while ago I thought I had found it in Miss
Anthy. See, I kind of…
Reanna: Have feelings for her?
Miki: (blushes) Well… Anyway, I seem to be playing better than ever.
Reanna: With or without your
Shining Thing, I really enjoy your playing. (pauses) I think maybe we all have a Shining Thing to reach out
for.
(Miki smiles)
Title: "Reanna's Moment"
[Scene: A certain wall at a random sunset. Grams: "Kashira Seijin." The Shadow
Play Girls appear.]
A-Ko: (Calling out from atop a balcony) Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou?
B-Ko: (from down below) Oh, dear, I've forgotten my line! What will I do?
C-Ko: (peeks in from the side, hands B-Ko a packet) Here, it's the
script!
(B-Ko takes the script, but it bursts into
flames)
A-Ko: Oh, oh! Do you know? We've
been doing the wrong play all along!
(Fade out)
[Scene: An elevator. Grams: "Densetsu: Kami wa Na wa Abraxas." The silhouettes of Miki, Juri, Reanna and Touga appear]
Touga: If it cannot hatch from its
shell, the chick will die without ever being born. We are the chick; the world
is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being
born. Smash the world's shell…
All: For the Revolution of the
World!
(We see all four sitting at chairs around a
table. Each holds a hand of cards)
Touga: (examining his cards) As you know, the random objects crisis has
fortunately ceased.
Juri: (placing some cards on the table) Could it happen again?
Touga: There's no way of telling.
I called this meeting to ask if any of you have encountered any strange random
objects since then.
Reanna: (shaking her head, picking a card from a stack) Mm-mm.
Miki: (drawing a card) No, I haven't. (clicks his
stopwatch [:36:21])
Juri: Not me.
Touga: Even if just one unusual
random object appears, I want you to inform me right away… On the lighter side
of things, who here will be attending the dance tonight?
Reanna: I'm going.
Miki: Me, too.
Juri: I'm not sure… I might come.
Miki: Come on, Miss Juri. It'll
be fun.
Juri: (smiles) Maybe I will come.
[Scene:
Reanna's dorm. Reanna is taking a shower, when there's a knock at her bathroom
door. Reanna seems puzzled.]
Reanna: Who is it? (When there is no answer,
she repeats) Who is it?
(There
is still no answer. Reanna peeks out of the shower and screams shortly when she
is face to face with Akio)
Reanna: (blushes) A-A-A-AKIO-SAN! W- WHAT ARE
YOU DOING IN HERE?! (Draws the curtain)
Akio: Is something the matter, Miss King?
Reanna: Get out of here!
(There
is a pause. Reanna is not sure if Akio has left)
Reanna: Akio-san? (No answer. Reanna
cautiously checks. Akio has left. She resumes her shower)
[We see
the outside of Reanna's bathroom. Reanna exits, her hair still wet, wearing her
fuku. She holds a towel in her hands, which she throws nonchalantly onto the
floor. She decisively locks the door to her dorm, and sits down in her
armchair. Then her eyes go wide. A pair of dark hands move over her eyes]
Akio: Guess who.
(Reanna
"eeps," pulls Akio's hands off her face and tries to get up, but Akio won't let
her)
Reanna: Akio-san, let me up! (Reanna manages
to rise out of the chair)
Akio: Come on… sit back down.
Reanna: Go away! You don't just sneak into
other people's dorms! You don't just… sneak into other people's… bathrooms
while they're…
(Close
up of Akio's eyes, then Reanna's eyes)
Akio: Shall we…?
Reanna: (obviously in a daze) Sure… (snaps
out of it) No! No, go away! Get out or I'll make you get out!
Akio: And… what would that… entail?
Reanna: (thoughts) Oh, Kami-sama… (speaking)
Get out! Get out now! (raises her hand to do you-know-what, but after a moment,
puts it back down)
Akio: (gets up) Ja… (he leaves)
(Reanna flops
back down onto her chair)
Reanna: Shhhhhh… ooh. Kami-sama, I can't
stand him!
(The
phone rings. Reanna gets up hurriedly and answers the phone)
Reanna: Hello? Who is it?
Kozue: Hi, Reanna. This is Kaoru Kozue.
Reanna: (happy to speak to her) Moshi moshi,
Kozue! How are you?
Kozue: Just fine. Are you coming to the
dance tonight?
Reanna: If I can find a dress to wear. It's
formal, right? I didn't bring any dresses or anything. I know I should have.
Kozue: Mm-hmm. Well, don't worry about it. I
believe that everything is taken care of.
Reanna: What do you mean?
Kozue: I think Kiryuu Nanami is taking care
of that. She said something about… not wanting you to miss this dance.
Reanna: (sincerely) That's nice of her.
Kozue: So… will I see you at the dance?
Reanna: You can count on it.
Kozue: Good. See you there.
Reanna: Okay. Ja ne.
Kozue: Bye.
(Reanna
hangs up, and smiles. There is a knock on her door)
Reanna: Go away, Akio!
Guy: Excuse me?
Reanna: Oh, I'm sorry! (Runs to the door,
opens it. There is a man there with a package)
Guy: I have a package for King Reanna. (He
hands it to her)
Reanna: Ah. And… who would this be from?
Guy: Kiryuu Nanami. She said that it was
important that I get it to you quickly. Well, I've got to go.
Reanna: Yes… arigato.
(Guy
leaves, Reanna closes the door and goes over to her table and sets down the
package and opens it. It's a purple dress. Kind of nice, but it's nothing
exceptional.)
Reanna: So this is what Kozue meant when she
said that Nanami was taking care of it. (Something strikes her, and she
disappears from the room for a moment and reappears with a glass of water. She
pours a bit on the sleeve of the dress. When nothing happens, she smiles)
Reanna: So it's okay.
(Eyecatch)
(We see
the dance room. Grams: "Butou no Eros." Everybody
seems to be having a good time. Amongst the people, we can see Miki and Touga.
Enter Reanna)
Miki: You came.
Touga: I'm glad you could make it, Reanna.
Reanna: Would you believe that your little
sister sent me this dress? (Gestures to the dress happily)
(Touga
raises an eyebrow)
Touga: Did she?
( Enter
Nanami, Kozue and Juri. Nanami wears that same ugly dress, Juri wears an
elegant orange dress. Kozue wears a slightly revealing dress)
Reanna: Juri, you decided to come.
(Juri
just smiles)
Miki: Kozue… I thought I told you not to
wear that dress.
Kozue: Oh, did you? I don't remember that.
(Turns to Reanna) I see you got Nanami's dress, Reanna-sempai.
Reanna: Hai, it's lovely. (Turns to Nanami)
Arigato, Nanami-kun.
Nanami: Hai, it's even your color. It matches
your hair!
(Enter
Utena and Anshi. Of course, Utena wears her normal uniform, and Anshi wears a
dress that actually doesn't clash too terribly with her hair.)
Reanna: Utena, I thought you didn't like
these kinds of parties.
Utena: Hai, I don't. But something told me I
should be here.
(Reanna
looks around. She frowns)
Reanna: Oh, Kami-sama, don't tell me Akio is
here too?
Touga: Of course. He always—
(Kozue
hands Reanna a drink)
Kozue: Reanna-sempai, try this punch. It's
really good.
(Reanna
accepts the drink)
Kozue: Here's to good friends.
(Reanna
smiles)
Reanna: To good friends. (Kozue, Nanami and
Reanna clink their glasses)
Reanna: Arigato, Kozue. (She takes a drink.
Kozue and Nanami smile at each other) Mm, it's really good! Utena, you should try
this. What's in this punch?
Kozue: Hmm, well, you'll find out soon
enough.
Miki: (!) Kozue, did you put something in
that drink?!
Kozue: Whatever do you mean, Oniisama?
(Nanami
does that nasty, annoying laugh of hers)
Touga: Nanami! What have you done?
Reanna: I'm sure it's fine, Touga. I feel
fine. In fact… I feel even better than fine. Now, where did Akio go? (She runs
her hand through the translucent bit of Touga's hair. Everyone looks surprised)
Miki: (obviously really surprised) Kozue,
Nanami, what did you do to her?
Kozue: Just something we worked up. What's
the matter, Oniisama? Don't you like Reanna-sempai now?
Touga: You've really gone too far this time,
Nanami.
Utena: (To Kozue and Nanami) Baka! I'm
appalled that the both of you would do this!
(Everyone
looks around)
Miki: Hey, where's Reanna-sempai?
Utena: Uh-oh! Reanna! (Goes off after her)
Reanna: (approaching Akio) Oh,
Rijichou, I've come to take you up on that offer.
Akio: (slyly) Mou?
Reanna: Take me, Rijichou!
Akio: Is that a good idea?…
Reanna: Never mind about that! Let's get it
on! (pulls on Akio's ponytail) Have I ever told you how kawaii that ponytail of
yours is?
Akio: Where shall we…?
Reanna: My dorm. Right now. Come on.
(We see
everyone, with Utena at the front, watching with everything from mild amusement
to horror, depending on the character)
Utena: We have to stop her!
(Fade to
"To be continued" screen)
Preview
of next episode:
(Grams: "Jikai Yokoku" We see Reanna with
Akio, Miki browsing through a chemistry textbook, and Reanna all wet (no, not like that you hentai :) )
V.O.
Utena: I never
expected Nanami and Kozue to do something like this to Reanna.
V.O.
Touga: Hmm…
Perhaps I should have seen this coming.
V.O.
Anshi: What
could make them hate her so much?
V.O.
Miki: This
could be bad… Demo, no matter what, we have to figure out a way to change her
back to normal!
V.O.
Utena: Next
time on "Shoujo Kakumei Utena:" "Happy Egg."
Author's
note: The first scene with me and Akio has definitely changed from the
original. I can look back on the original scene and really laugh. It was
hilarious. But I had better not go into that.
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