Woo! Finally writing a new chapter after this REALLY long break. I have a habit of revising stuff, so be sure to check the other chapters out because I did change some things around to make them sound better.
Oh yeah…some of the characters will be a little OOC, so…before you say anything, it's on purpose! =P
*looks around*…do I really need to say it? (I don't own anything…so there!)
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Chapter 5 – The Traveling…Actors???
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On the other side of the forest, five people were traveling towards the city so they could perform for the Duke Krillian and soon-to-be Duchess Eighteen. They were all…"actors" and were going to put on a play for a party the Duke was having tomorrow afternoon. All the actors thought the play was fabulous and that they were the best actors to ever walk through these woods.
"I'm hungry," Goku said, rubbing his stomach as it made noises again.
"You ate five minutes ago," Makota replied gently, shaking her head.
"But that was five minutes ago!" Goku whined. "I'm hungry again."
"Idiot," Seventeen muttered as he crossed his arms. "First we practice, then you can eat again."
"Really?" Goku's eyes seemed to shine at the thought. "Ok! I'll be quiet!"
Seventeen whacked the back of Goku's head. "I didn't tell you to be quiet! I said you could eat after we practiced! How are we suppose to impress the Duke if we don't practice and you don't follow my directions?"
"I'm sure he won't notice us messing up on the lines. He'll be too dazzled by my natural beauty and talent to notice if we miss a few lines," Minako injected, flipping her long blond hair over her shoulder with a big smile.
"Yeah right. He'll probably hide under his chair when you walk on stage," Yamcha teased, ducking under Minako's hand before she could hit him.
"You're mean! How could you say such a thing?" Minako cried, looking hurt.
"What's wrong with being honest?" Yamcha asked. He looked to Makota for help, who held up her hands in defense.
"Don't get me involved. This is between you to," Makota said quickly.
"Seventeen, wasn't Yamcha being really mean to me?" Minako asked the stiff android, who was trying his best to ignore her. She grabbed his arm and turned tearful eyes up to him. "You…you don't agree with him…do you?"
Seventeen rolled his eyes. "So what if I do?"
Minako swatted his arm. "You're both against me! I knew it!"
"We didn't say that!" Yamcha spit out.
"You said I was ugly! You're so mean!"
"Did you say she was ugly?" Goku asked.
"No I didn't say that!" Yamcha yelled. "I never said she was ugly! I said the Duke might hide under his chair, but I never actually said anything!"
"You are against my natural beauty!" Minako cried again.
"I think you look fine, Minako," Goku said with a big smile.
"Thank you, Goku. See Yamcha?? Goku thinks I'm beautiful." Minako shot Yamcha a triumphant look.
"I do?" Goku whispered to Makota, who only rolled her eyes and shook her head again.
"You're just jealous because you can't be as talented and beautiful as I am!" Minako shouted to Yamcha.
Yamcha rolled his eyes before shouting back, "Talent?! It doesn't take talent to stand there and hold a glow stick!"
"You only wish you could hold the glow stick as well as me!"
"All you do is stand there and smile like your face is going to crack in two!"
"I never see you smile as well as I do!"
"I can smile just fine!"
"So why did your mirror break when you smiled at it this morning?"
"You ran into me and I dropped it, remember??"
"I did not." Minako pretended to look indifferent and looked away.
"You did so! Now we both have seven years bad luck because you can't walk in a straight line!"
"It's your fault you let go of it!"
"You have to buy me another mirror!"
"I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"I'm broke!"
"Yeah right! What'd you buy that make-up case with the other day? Jelly beans??"
"No! I used your credit card."
"You WHAT?!?"
"I'm hungry. Can we eat yet?" Goku asked.
"ENOUGH!!!" Seventeen yelled.
For a moment, it seemed like the entire forest had gone silent, then the chatter of birds and woodland creatures started up again, as did Minako and Yamcha. Seventeen sighed heavily, running a hand through his short black hair. These two never let up when they traveled. And it always gave him a migraine. He could feel it coming like clockwork.
"Stop here. We're going to practice the play," Seventeen instructed, jumping onto a bolder that lined the trail and landing heavily on it. "We need to practice the scene where Jack meets Rose in the garden."
"Ahh! Do we have to practice that one?" Yamcha groaned.
Seventeen gave him a pointed glare. "Yes, you have to practice it. You're in this scene too, remember?"
"Don't remind me…" Yamcha muttered, walking to the middle of the clearing. "And why do I have to play a girl anyway? Why can't Makota play Rose?"
"She's the Wall that separates the two lovers, that's why," Seventeen explained for the hundredth time. He rubbed his eyes, feeling the headache developing as on schedule. "If you were taller than her you could play the Wall."
Yamcha straightened up and stood next to Makota. They were the same height. "I am taller than her. See?"
"Do I need to practice this scene?" Minako asked, twirling the glow stick in her fingers. "I have the lines all memorized."
"We're the same height Yamcha," Makota said, hands on her hips.
"I don't want to play Rose! It's disgusting to have to kiss Goku!"
"You guys kiss my hand, not each other," she reminded him. "There's a hole in the wall that Jack and Rose talk through, and it'll look like you guys kiss, but you don't. You're kissing my hand."
"Yeah, otherwise we have to kiss each other. And that's just weird," Goku said, scratching his head. "Are we done yet?"
"No," Seventeen groaned, rubbing his temples now. "Practice the scene or you don't get to eat."
Goku gulped at the thought. He didn't want to miss out on Makota's cooking, so he prepared to start the scene practice where Rose and Jack met each other secretly in the garden. The play was about two families that forbade the two lovers to ever see each other. At night Rose and Jack would meet each other secretly by a wall that separated their homes. This scene was the first time Rose and Jack meet at the wall.
Goku started his lines as "Jack" and walked about, sticking his chest out proudly. He thought he was a great actor and usually over did all his actions and lines to make sure he got his point across to the audience.
Unfortunately, Yamcha tried to out do Goku in the acting department and flitted about, fluttering his eyelashes and talking in a nasally high-pitched voice that made Seventeen grit his teeth in pain.
Goku and Yamcha were friends, but they were always in competition for the lead role. Seventeen was the manager of their acting group and assigned the parts to everyone. He gave the part of "Jack" to Goku and "Rose" to Yamcha out of spite. The two men had the main parts of the play; what more did they want?
Seventeen lounged on the rock, watching Goku and Yamcha lumber through the lines in the scene. Every so often Yamcha would glance at Minako, who was playing the "Moon" that lit up the garden at night. She winked at him and flashed a bright grin for affect. Sure, they fought all the time, but they did it because they liked each other.
At least that's what Seventeen thought. He really didn't care, either way.
Goku walked up to Makota the "Wall" as he did his lines at this part. He glanced up at her and saw a faint blush on her cheeks after he and Yamcha did the "kiss" on her hand. Makota was so cute when she blushed like that, Goku thought as he went through the rest of the scene. He knew she admired him and his acting. She would cook special things just for him in between practices. Makota was the best and prettiest cook in the kingdom, in his opinion.
Goku suddenly felt all warm and fuzzy inside and really wanted to impress Makota. He put a lot more feeling into his lines than usual as the scene came to a close.
Seventeen noticed this as he lazily watched the practice. 'Oh no… He isn't…' he thought, knowing exactly what was going to happen.
Goku was so dramatic when he flung his arms to the side that he nearly knocked over Minako, who was holding the glow stick "Moon" quietly with her big smile. Minako cried out, throwing her arms out to act like she was going to fall when Goku's arm hit her leg. Yamcha jumped over Makota to catch Minako, causing Makota to fall into Goku, who in turn lost his balance and fell on top of Yamcha and Minako.
"Stop, stop!" Seventeen jumped off the rock and walked slowly up to the pile of bodies, his eyes narrowed. "What do you people think you're doing?"
"He hit me!" Minako cried out, pointing at Goku, who was struggling to detangle himself from everyone else.
"I didn't mean to Minak—" Goku started, but Yamcha cut him off.
"What do you think you're doing hitting my woman?" Yamcha spit out from under everyone else.
Minako turned her head to look at Yamcha, a look of surprise in her eyes. "You love me, Yamcha?"
"Yes, I really do," he said almost shyly, a small blush on his face. "You're the prettiest girl I know, Minako. And you are really talented, and kind, and sweet. I think you're the best "Moon" in the world." [AN: aggghh! Sappy!!]
"Oh Yamcha!" Minako smiled brightly, kissing him on the tip of his nose. "I love you too! So…you really really love me?"
Yamcha nodded. "I sure do!"
"Could you do something for me then?"
"Sure…what is it?"
"Could you get everyone off me so I can breath?!" Minako cried out, kicking her feet pathetically.
Seventeen hide his face in his hands, thinking, 'This is going to be a loooong afternoon.'
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That's it for chapter 5! Ok, so some of the couples are weird and the characters aren't exact… It's only for fun. ^_^ Thanks for reading this far!