"Rose Garden of Horrors"
by Reanna King miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com mailto:miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/miki_no_shoujo
based on the film directed by Frank Oz, which was based on the off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which was based on the original film by Roger Corman
Notes: This installment is coming a little late, sorry about that. Anyway I thought Anthy's song in this installment might raise some resistance, but when Anthy sings of the day she's free, as the lyrics and her previous dialogue imply, she is not speaking of being free from being the Rose Bride per say, but free from Saionji. If you want to flame me, fine, but don't flame me about that. Okay?
ACT I
Scene 3
(A few days later. We see UTENA and ANTHY sitting in their dorm, listening to the radio. We can overhear what's playing: an interview with MIKI. The INTERVIEWERS sound quite a bit like the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS. In fact, we can faintly hear the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS' theme being played in the background)
INTERVIEWER 1: Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard the news?
INTERVIEWER 2: Miki, the genius, has discovered a new species of plant, and he's returned from the fencing tournament that he got first place in to tell us a little about his new discovery! Do you mind if we call you a genius?
MIKI: (we can HEAR him blushing) Gosh, no.
INTERVIEWER 3: And will the genius tell us what the plant is called?
MIKI: I call it an Anthy Two.
INTERVIEWER 2: What a cute name! Do you have to feed it anything special?
MIKI: (stammers) Er… it's a secret… but it's… um… not hard to come by at all…
INTERVIEWER 1: My, my, a secret! Well, thanks for dropping by, Miki.
MIKI: If you want to see the Anthy Two, it's being kept in the Rose Garden, out in the courtyard.
UTENA: (to ANTHY) It was nice of you to offer to let Miki keep the plant in the Rose Garden, Himemiya.
ANTHY: Well, it just keeps growing… it broke its last pot and they wouldn't let Miki keep it in his dorm anymore. After all, it is a species of rose, right?
(WAKABA enters, looking excited)
WAKABA: Minna-san! You should see the plant! It must have grown a foot since the last time we saw it! Let's go to the Rose Garden and I'll show you! Miki said he'd be there.
UTENA: Okay, let's go! (gets up and she, ANTHY and WAKABA leave)
(fade out)
(We see MIKI in the Rose Garden, kneeling down next to THE PLANT, which is now over two feet tall. MIKI has bandages on several of his fingers. The bandages have Pokémon on them. He's in the middle of feeding THE PLANT. He looks pretty drained. Suddenly, UTENA and WAKABA enter. MIKI tugs his finger out of THE PLANT'S mouth hastily and covers his hand.
UTENA: Konnichi wa, Miki!
(MIKI whirls around and smiles uneasily)
MIKI: Konnichi wa, minna-san!
UTENA: Congratulations again on your victory in the fencing tournament. I'm glad you decided to compete after all.
MIKI: Oh, well… it was nothing, I guess…
WAKABA: You sounded great on the interview, Miki!
MIKI: Thanks. Say… where's Anthy? She said she'd be here.
UTENA: She said she had some things to do and she'd be here in a little while. Anyway, on the way here, I must have heard at least ten people talking about you and Anthy Two.
WAKABA: Yeah, your plant's really popular, Miki. Who'd have believed it?
(from the balcony overlooking the Rose Garden, the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS watch what's going on. They begin singing and dancing, Calypso style)
"HE CAN'T TELL" (originally "SOME FUN NOW")
lead vocal: SHADOW PLAY GIRLS
LA LALALA
LA LA LA
LA LALALA
LA LA LA!
POOR KAORU
FOUND HIS NOTCH
MINDED HIS OWN BUSINESS
CLICKED HIS WATCH
BUT HE MADE A BAD NOW
WATCH HIM BOTCH
HE THOUGHT HE'D RAISE A FLOWER, WHAT THE HELL
THERE CAME A BLOODY BLOTCH
AND IT'S SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: TELL WHAT?
A-KO: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: SECRET!
A-KO: IT'S A SECRET HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: I GUESS THAT HE JUST CAN'T TELL!
WELL!
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH, SHOOT!
A-KO: HE KEEPS SAYING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: HOW CUTE!
A-KO: IT'S A SECRET HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL!
(The SHADOW PLAY GIRLS begin dancing a lively calypso-style dance in the background. As the song continues, we now see the Rose Garden and MIKI, UTENA and WAKABA talking happily. Every once in awhile, THE PLANT will try to snap at one of the humans, and MIKI has his hands full trying to keep it under control)
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: TOO BAD!
A-KO: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: THAT LAD!
A-KO: PEOPLE ASK BUT HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: IT'S NO WONDER HE CAN'T TELL
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: IT'S HOT!
A-KO: THAT KAORU JUST CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: WHY NOT?
A-KO: HE'S CONVINCED THAT HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: THAT'S THE REASON HE CAN'T TELL!
(Once the number ends, ANTHY rushes in. She looks really awful. It looks like she's once again been slapped, too, and she's out of breath from running)
ANTHY: Sorry I'm late.
MIKI: Anthy! What happened? (looks at ANTHY'S scraped palms)
ANTHY: Well… I was in a hurry coming over here… and I fell.
UTENA: It was Saionji again, right? Listen, Anthy, don't put up with him! A guy like Miki would be so much better for you!
(MIKI overhears, despite UTENA'S quiet tone of voice and blushes)
UTENA: I mean it. You shouldn't put up with Saionji any longer!
ANTHY: Oh, Miki? We're just friends. And besides… I'm the Rose Bride, and so I'm Saionji's bride. (shrugs) There's really nothing I can do.
(from on the balcony, the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS watch)
A-KO: She's got quite a situation on her hands.
B-KO: You have a point.
C-KO: She has a problem.
(ANTHY begins to sing softly to herself and UTENA listens. Of course, MIKI doesn't hear any of this)
"THE DAY I'M FREE" (SEE PRODUCTION NOTES) (originally "SOMEWHERE THAT'S GREEN")
lead vocal: ANTHY
I KNOW KAORU'S A CUTIE
BUT I'M THE BRIDE AND IT'S MY DUTY
SO I'VE GOT NO FREE WILL
AND MY CHEEK'S ALWAYS SORE
SILL, THAT MIKI'S A DUELIST
AND OF ALL, HE MUST BE THE COOLEST
AND IF HE COULD WIN ME
THEN WE WOULD BE TOGETHER FOR SURE
WE'RE ALWAYS SIDE-BY-SIDE
HE WALKS WITH ME TO CLASS
WE HATE TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS
THE HOURS GO BY FAST
UNTIL THE DAY IS OVER
AND WE SIT DOWN TO HAVE TEA
AND WE KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY
THE DAY I'M FREE
I SWEEP AND SCRUB THE DORM
IT'S ALWAYS NICE AND NEAT
I MAKE SHAVED ICE AND CURRY
AND WE BOTH SIT DOWN TO EAT
HE ASKS ME HOW MY SCHOOL DAY WAS
HE CHECKS MY WORK FOR ME
AND I ALWAYS GET AN "A"
THE DAY I'M FREE
ALL DAY THERE'S NO SAIONJI
AND NO SLAPPING TO BE SEEN
WE'RE CONSTANTLY TOGETHER
AND HE HELPS ME KEEP THE
ROSES GREEN
I'LL BE HIS FAITHFUL BRIDE
WE STUDY FOR EVERY TEST
WE LIKE TO PLAY PIANO
AND TOGETHER WE'RE THE BEST
WE KNOW OUR FEELINGS 'CAUSE WE KEEP
AN EXCHANGE DIARY
THERE WAS A WAY
THAT'S WHAT I'LL SAY
THE DAY I'M FREE
(fade out)
There you are, Minna-san! I hope you're enjoying this fic! ( The next installment will contain the song parodies to "Dentist!" (you'll love that one) and "Feed Me (Git It)." See you then!
by Reanna King miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com mailto:miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/miki_no_shoujo
based on the film directed by Frank Oz, which was based on the off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which was based on the original film by Roger Corman
Notes: This installment is coming a little late, sorry about that. Anyway I thought Anthy's song in this installment might raise some resistance, but when Anthy sings of the day she's free, as the lyrics and her previous dialogue imply, she is not speaking of being free from being the Rose Bride per say, but free from Saionji. If you want to flame me, fine, but don't flame me about that. Okay?
ACT I
Scene 3
(A few days later. We see UTENA and ANTHY sitting in their dorm, listening to the radio. We can overhear what's playing: an interview with MIKI. The INTERVIEWERS sound quite a bit like the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS. In fact, we can faintly hear the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS' theme being played in the background)
INTERVIEWER 1: Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard the news?
INTERVIEWER 2: Miki, the genius, has discovered a new species of plant, and he's returned from the fencing tournament that he got first place in to tell us a little about his new discovery! Do you mind if we call you a genius?
MIKI: (we can HEAR him blushing) Gosh, no.
INTERVIEWER 3: And will the genius tell us what the plant is called?
MIKI: I call it an Anthy Two.
INTERVIEWER 2: What a cute name! Do you have to feed it anything special?
MIKI: (stammers) Er… it's a secret… but it's… um… not hard to come by at all…
INTERVIEWER 1: My, my, a secret! Well, thanks for dropping by, Miki.
MIKI: If you want to see the Anthy Two, it's being kept in the Rose Garden, out in the courtyard.
UTENA: (to ANTHY) It was nice of you to offer to let Miki keep the plant in the Rose Garden, Himemiya.
ANTHY: Well, it just keeps growing… it broke its last pot and they wouldn't let Miki keep it in his dorm anymore. After all, it is a species of rose, right?
(WAKABA enters, looking excited)
WAKABA: Minna-san! You should see the plant! It must have grown a foot since the last time we saw it! Let's go to the Rose Garden and I'll show you! Miki said he'd be there.
UTENA: Okay, let's go! (gets up and she, ANTHY and WAKABA leave)
(fade out)
(We see MIKI in the Rose Garden, kneeling down next to THE PLANT, which is now over two feet tall. MIKI has bandages on several of his fingers. The bandages have Pokémon on them. He's in the middle of feeding THE PLANT. He looks pretty drained. Suddenly, UTENA and WAKABA enter. MIKI tugs his finger out of THE PLANT'S mouth hastily and covers his hand.
UTENA: Konnichi wa, Miki!
(MIKI whirls around and smiles uneasily)
MIKI: Konnichi wa, minna-san!
UTENA: Congratulations again on your victory in the fencing tournament. I'm glad you decided to compete after all.
MIKI: Oh, well… it was nothing, I guess…
WAKABA: You sounded great on the interview, Miki!
MIKI: Thanks. Say… where's Anthy? She said she'd be here.
UTENA: She said she had some things to do and she'd be here in a little while. Anyway, on the way here, I must have heard at least ten people talking about you and Anthy Two.
WAKABA: Yeah, your plant's really popular, Miki. Who'd have believed it?
(from the balcony overlooking the Rose Garden, the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS watch what's going on. They begin singing and dancing, Calypso style)
"HE CAN'T TELL" (originally "SOME FUN NOW")
lead vocal: SHADOW PLAY GIRLS
LA LALALA
LA LA LA
LA LALALA
LA LA LA!
POOR KAORU
FOUND HIS NOTCH
MINDED HIS OWN BUSINESS
CLICKED HIS WATCH
BUT HE MADE A BAD NOW
WATCH HIM BOTCH
HE THOUGHT HE'D RAISE A FLOWER, WHAT THE HELL
THERE CAME A BLOODY BLOTCH
AND IT'S SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: TELL WHAT?
A-KO: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: SECRET!
A-KO: IT'S A SECRET HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: I GUESS THAT HE JUST CAN'T TELL!
WELL!
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH, SHOOT!
A-KO: HE KEEPS SAYING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: HOW CUTE!
A-KO: IT'S A SECRET HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL!
(The SHADOW PLAY GIRLS begin dancing a lively calypso-style dance in the background. As the song continues, we now see the Rose Garden and MIKI, UTENA and WAKABA talking happily. Every once in awhile, THE PLANT will try to snap at one of the humans, and MIKI has his hands full trying to keep it under control)
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: TOO BAD!
A-KO: HE'S GOT SOMETHING HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: THAT LAD!
A-KO: PEOPLE ASK BUT HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: IT'S NO WONDER HE CAN'T TELL
A-KO: HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: IT'S HOT!
A-KO: THAT KAORU JUST CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: WHY NOT?
A-KO: HE'S CONVINCED THAT HE CAN'T TELL
B-KO AND C-KO: OH WELL
ALL: THAT'S THE REASON HE CAN'T TELL!
(Once the number ends, ANTHY rushes in. She looks really awful. It looks like she's once again been slapped, too, and she's out of breath from running)
ANTHY: Sorry I'm late.
MIKI: Anthy! What happened? (looks at ANTHY'S scraped palms)
ANTHY: Well… I was in a hurry coming over here… and I fell.
UTENA: It was Saionji again, right? Listen, Anthy, don't put up with him! A guy like Miki would be so much better for you!
(MIKI overhears, despite UTENA'S quiet tone of voice and blushes)
UTENA: I mean it. You shouldn't put up with Saionji any longer!
ANTHY: Oh, Miki? We're just friends. And besides… I'm the Rose Bride, and so I'm Saionji's bride. (shrugs) There's really nothing I can do.
(from on the balcony, the SHADOW PLAY GIRLS watch)
A-KO: She's got quite a situation on her hands.
B-KO: You have a point.
C-KO: She has a problem.
(ANTHY begins to sing softly to herself and UTENA listens. Of course, MIKI doesn't hear any of this)
"THE DAY I'M FREE" (SEE PRODUCTION NOTES) (originally "SOMEWHERE THAT'S GREEN")
lead vocal: ANTHY
I KNOW KAORU'S A CUTIE
BUT I'M THE BRIDE AND IT'S MY DUTY
SO I'VE GOT NO FREE WILL
AND MY CHEEK'S ALWAYS SORE
SILL, THAT MIKI'S A DUELIST
AND OF ALL, HE MUST BE THE COOLEST
AND IF HE COULD WIN ME
THEN WE WOULD BE TOGETHER FOR SURE
WE'RE ALWAYS SIDE-BY-SIDE
HE WALKS WITH ME TO CLASS
WE HATE TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS
THE HOURS GO BY FAST
UNTIL THE DAY IS OVER
AND WE SIT DOWN TO HAVE TEA
AND WE KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY
THE DAY I'M FREE
I SWEEP AND SCRUB THE DORM
IT'S ALWAYS NICE AND NEAT
I MAKE SHAVED ICE AND CURRY
AND WE BOTH SIT DOWN TO EAT
HE ASKS ME HOW MY SCHOOL DAY WAS
HE CHECKS MY WORK FOR ME
AND I ALWAYS GET AN "A"
THE DAY I'M FREE
ALL DAY THERE'S NO SAIONJI
AND NO SLAPPING TO BE SEEN
WE'RE CONSTANTLY TOGETHER
AND HE HELPS ME KEEP THE
ROSES GREEN
I'LL BE HIS FAITHFUL BRIDE
WE STUDY FOR EVERY TEST
WE LIKE TO PLAY PIANO
AND TOGETHER WE'RE THE BEST
WE KNOW OUR FEELINGS 'CAUSE WE KEEP
AN EXCHANGE DIARY
THERE WAS A WAY
THAT'S WHAT I'LL SAY
THE DAY I'M FREE
(fade out)
There you are, Minna-san! I hope you're enjoying this fic! ( The next installment will contain the song parodies to "Dentist!" (you'll love that one) and "Feed Me (Git It)." See you then!