Wuuged
Miranda Shadowind
Chapter 2
The weeks went by quickly as the set was built and scenes were choreographed. Once the costumes were fitted and ready, Duo could be seen running amuck in his, scythe and all, freaking people out. If there was anyone the director ever considered re-casting, it was him.
But with Wufei on the other hand, no matter how many times he demanded to be re-cast, he was denied it. In private he ranted about how he was "a pilot, not some weakling actor!", among other things. Had he not been sworn to secrecy about his true occupation, said rantings would have been public. Wufei was almost tempted to act a bit like Duo in an effort to get the same basic reaction, but decided against it for the sake of his reputation. Plus it would give Krysta yet another thing to harass him about no matter what the outcome.
On that note, the fact that two certain ghosts kept "accidentally" calling him "Wuuge" instead of "Scrooge" didn't help either. It was all enough to drive the self-proclaimed "Master of Justice" insane.
Act Two, which involved the Ghost of Christmas Past, made Wufei particularly uncomfortable. He made it look like it was because he was stuck acting alongside Krysta, with whom the hating of guts was mutual, but that was far from the only reason.
Scrooge's older sister Fan attempting to bring his younger self (Heero) home for Christmas, his and Isabelle (Relena)'s breakup... Both scenes reminded Wufei all too much of his mostly uneasy relationship with his now- late wife, Meiran "Nataku" Chang. She'd berated him constantly back then because he had been a scholar instead of a warrior of justice like herself. To Wufei, the breakup scene was part berating and part Meiran's last stand defending their colony from the Alliance.
A slight problem arose during the part where the Ghost of Christmas Present, Catherine, was supposed to "vanish," given there wasn't a scene change. This made Wufei smile faintly, since he figured that if they couldn't get past that part of the scene, the play would have to be cancelled!
A few of the other cast members weren't ready to give up just yet though, as he soon found out.
"Let's try this one more time!" said the director once the daily break was over with.
"Just a minute!" Catherine called, and resumed what appeared to be a very animated chat between herself and Krysta. The former kept making quick motions with her arm, and Catherine was copying them, a little quicker each time.
"What are those onnas doing?!" Wufei pondered as he got onstage. Krysta was up to something, and he didn't like it one bit.
A few minutes later, Catherine went onstage and the scene started. It went well except Wufei couldn't concentrate as much, suspicious of the aforementioned conversation.
"If these shadows do not change, I see a lonely crutch leaning on an empty chair by the fire where Tiny Tim once sat..."
"Spirit, does that mean that Tim will..." As Wufei turned around, there was a *CLACK-WHOOSH!* as Catherine was suddenly engulfed in smoke. When it cleared, she was gone and Duo was standing in her spot, face hidden by his hood.
"What was that?!" several people cried out in confusion.
"That was perfect! ...What was that?" asked the director.
"Tha was the Riannese Disappearing Act," Krysta replied proudly with a mischievous grin.
"YOU DIE NOW RIANNESE!!" Wufei started to charge off the stage but tripped over Scrooge's nightshirt and fell flat on his face. The rest of the cast and crew roared.
(Yeah, I know it's not too much more than what was originally up, but Chapter 3's still in the works. So many fics, so little time...)
Miranda Shadowind
Chapter 2
The weeks went by quickly as the set was built and scenes were choreographed. Once the costumes were fitted and ready, Duo could be seen running amuck in his, scythe and all, freaking people out. If there was anyone the director ever considered re-casting, it was him.
But with Wufei on the other hand, no matter how many times he demanded to be re-cast, he was denied it. In private he ranted about how he was "a pilot, not some weakling actor!", among other things. Had he not been sworn to secrecy about his true occupation, said rantings would have been public. Wufei was almost tempted to act a bit like Duo in an effort to get the same basic reaction, but decided against it for the sake of his reputation. Plus it would give Krysta yet another thing to harass him about no matter what the outcome.
On that note, the fact that two certain ghosts kept "accidentally" calling him "Wuuge" instead of "Scrooge" didn't help either. It was all enough to drive the self-proclaimed "Master of Justice" insane.
Act Two, which involved the Ghost of Christmas Past, made Wufei particularly uncomfortable. He made it look like it was because he was stuck acting alongside Krysta, with whom the hating of guts was mutual, but that was far from the only reason.
Scrooge's older sister Fan attempting to bring his younger self (Heero) home for Christmas, his and Isabelle (Relena)'s breakup... Both scenes reminded Wufei all too much of his mostly uneasy relationship with his now- late wife, Meiran "Nataku" Chang. She'd berated him constantly back then because he had been a scholar instead of a warrior of justice like herself. To Wufei, the breakup scene was part berating and part Meiran's last stand defending their colony from the Alliance.
A slight problem arose during the part where the Ghost of Christmas Present, Catherine, was supposed to "vanish," given there wasn't a scene change. This made Wufei smile faintly, since he figured that if they couldn't get past that part of the scene, the play would have to be cancelled!
A few of the other cast members weren't ready to give up just yet though, as he soon found out.
"Let's try this one more time!" said the director once the daily break was over with.
"Just a minute!" Catherine called, and resumed what appeared to be a very animated chat between herself and Krysta. The former kept making quick motions with her arm, and Catherine was copying them, a little quicker each time.
"What are those onnas doing?!" Wufei pondered as he got onstage. Krysta was up to something, and he didn't like it one bit.
A few minutes later, Catherine went onstage and the scene started. It went well except Wufei couldn't concentrate as much, suspicious of the aforementioned conversation.
"If these shadows do not change, I see a lonely crutch leaning on an empty chair by the fire where Tiny Tim once sat..."
"Spirit, does that mean that Tim will..." As Wufei turned around, there was a *CLACK-WHOOSH!* as Catherine was suddenly engulfed in smoke. When it cleared, she was gone and Duo was standing in her spot, face hidden by his hood.
"What was that?!" several people cried out in confusion.
"That was perfect! ...What was that?" asked the director.
"Tha was the Riannese Disappearing Act," Krysta replied proudly with a mischievous grin.
"YOU DIE NOW RIANNESE!!" Wufei started to charge off the stage but tripped over Scrooge's nightshirt and fell flat on his face. The rest of the cast and crew roared.
(Yeah, I know it's not too much more than what was originally up, but Chapter 3's still in the works. So many fics, so little time...)