Behind The Scenes at Rurouni Kenshin
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin so bugger off.
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Survival of the fittest
The strong shall live the weak shall die.
This is the fundamental law of nature. All life obeys this most singular, most powerful law.
"Gimme that!"
"It's mine!"
"Don't make me hurt you!"
Especially the ones who call the last wanton.
KENSHIN: Leggo!!!
SHISHIO: I called it!!!
KENSHIN: But I want it!!!
REST OF THE CAST: (sweat drop)
YUMI: You guys are like, so immature.
K & S: WHO ASKED YOU?!!
YUMI: (unaffected) What-ever! (Blows a large pink bubble with the gum she's been chewing.)
SANO: (sighs and cradles his chin in his hands as he watches Yumi's gorgeous mouth work around the gum.)
SHISHIO: (wanton forgotten for the moment) Hey! You keep your eyes to yourself tori atma!
KENSHIN: (seizes the opportunity to stuff the object of their dispute down his throat.)
SHISHIO: Hey!!!
KENSHIN: (through full mouth) Snerfifel of da fittest Mum Ra!!!
SHISHIO: I'm gonna KILL you!!!
MISAO: (pops open one eye to watch the fight) Just don't get blood all over the place like last time, all right? This is my best mat!!!
YAHIKO: (who has been watching Misao with some apprehension for the past few minutes.) Umm… Misao? Why would you care? I mean, you are floating two full feet above it…
MISAO: (opens her other eye and looks down at the floor) Whoa…how'd that happen?
KAORU: (whispers to Megumi and Tae) Remind me…when exactly did she start practicing meditation?
MEGUMI: (stares at Misao as she arranges herself into a proper lotus while still in mid-air) Um…last week?
TAE: (double sweat drop) Talk about a fast learner…
AOSHI: (as clueless as ever) Hey Yumi, got any more gum?
YUMI: (tosses him a packet of her finest)
TSUBAME: (watches as Aoshi pops said item in his mouth and begins to chew with slow, deliberate movements of his unusually attractive mouth)
YAHIKO: (notices Tsubame's phase-out) Um…Tsubame? (waves hand in front of her face) Yoo-hoo? Hellooo…?
AOSHI: (flicks his bottom lip with an unconscious movement of his quick, pink, tongue)
TSUBAME: (Flushes, inhales sharply and grabs Yahiko's hand, then proceeds to drag him out of the actors lounge.) Um…we've gotta, that is, we'll be back in time for the next shoot! (Makes her hurried exit with Yahiko in tow.)
HIKO: Feh, teenagers! All hormones!
SAITOU: (brings his Coke can in front of his face) This from someone who pays more child-support than a desert sheik.
{If looks could kill, Saitou would have dropped dead on the spot.}
Suddenly, a girl of about ten with short, smooth brown hair barges in and practically throws her self in Sano's lap.
AYAME: Oh it's horrible! Horrible!
KAORU: (more than a little alarmed) Ayame! What's wrong!
AYAME: (lifts her tear-streaked face from the front of her big cousin's shirt) Suzume…she, she…
SANO: (using his rare gentle voice) She what Su-chan?
SUZUME: (sniffles and wipes her nose on the sleeve of her costume) The-the director said he was tired of the pranks you guys were playing on him and then Suzume walked in and he got this really scary look on his face and he started laughing and…
KENSHIN: (hands still firmly gripped around Shishio's throat) And what chibi-chan?
SUZUME: He…he…He made her his apprentice!!!
MEGUMI: (turns a whiter shade of pale) So you mean she's…she's...
SUZUME: (drops gaze to the floor and nods weakly) She's going to direct the rest of the Arc.
Everybody goes completely silent, even Misao stops her yogic flying as she brings her bottom to the floor with a soft thud. Quick footsteps can be heard outside of the door. They get louder and louder until they stop and the door opens with an ominous creak.
There, in the doorway, stands a diminutive figure wearing and all black dress with puffed sleeves and flared skirt with a matching black beret set at a rakish angle on her head. Her short pigtails are set high on her head and her brown eyes gleam with a wicked red light.
SUSUME: Heh-Heh. SHOWTIME!!!
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Author's notes:
Ta-da! I got the idea for the opening of this one last night while watching Spiderman for the first time. (It was nice, but don't let the hype spoil it for you.)
So what'cha think? Am I still funny or should I quit while I'm ahead? I won't know (or continue) if you don't review.
On a more serious note, the reason why I haven't been updating my fics lately is because a total stranger assaulted me on my way to work on Tuesday morning. What makes it worse is that I was in a taxi at the time full of other people including this sweet old lady who was sitting next to me in the car when the guy on the other side of me practically swooped in on me and tried to put his mouth on my ear. Needless to say, there was much swearing, I yelled at the driver to stop the car and I got the hell out of there. I walked the rest of the way in the rain because I was too scared to stop another taxi. What makes it disgusting is that I reported the incident to the police; giving them enough information to catch and cuff the creep they haven't done ANYTHING at all. Naturally, I'm scared out of my wits these days and fan fiction is not the first thing on my mind. My sympathy goes to anyone who's gone through similar (and worse). God I hate this.
Selene
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