Curtain Call 4
By: Angel Kisses
Rated : PG-13
Disclaimer found in first chapter.
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"Oh come on Usa, it will be fun. Please?" Duo begged.
"I don't know Duo. Heero doesn't look like the guy I'd want to mess with."
"Not unless it's in bed huh?" he wiggled his eyebrows, she blushed a deep crimson. "Really, he'll love it!"
"All right, what should I do?"
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"Usagi, can I speak with you please?"
"Sure Quatre, what can I do for you?" she asked, joining him in the auditorium.
"I've decided, just to be fair, that Rei will be performing for three nights during the show run. Since she's the understudy and you never appear to be sick."
"Um…sure," she hesitantly replied.
"So she'll be rehearsing today. You can take the day off."
"I'd rather not."
"No, I insist. You are one of the hardest working people in this play. Go home, relax. I promise tomorrow you can work twice as hard to make up! Ok?"
"All right, but I think I'll stick around for a while anyway."
She watched from the second row as Rei made her way on stage. She fumed while Rei and Heero rehearsed together. Not that she had any claim on him herself. She just sort of had a small little crush on her co-star. Course he didn't know that. No one did, except Ami. And maybe Duo with the way he was acting earlier. Anyway, Rei was much to friendly with Heero both on and off the stage for her tastes.
"Hey Usagi," Mamoru greeted her, cutting into her thoughts and taking the seat next to her, "Bored?"
"Very," she smiled.
"You want to go grab some lunch with me?" he asked.
"Don't you have to work with Rei?" she asked, snidely.
"Not for a while. Come on, my treat."
"Sure, why not? Let's go."
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Mean while backstage Duo was carrying a massive amount of rope and a few cans of paint. After while, he got tired of waiting for Usagi and tried walking around to find her, needless to say, still carrying everything. A yelp was heard, followed by a wail of "Usa!" He managed to tie himself up in the rope.
That's how Quatre found him hours later.
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The little Italian restaurant that Mamoru took her to was quite nice. Small, dimly lit, even for the middle of the afternoon. Little round tables with checkered table clothes were scattered around the room. They sat at one near the back.
"So how was your first week Usagi?" he asked.
"Um…" she finished swallowing her pasta, "Great! Everyone is great to work with. Mina and Lita are so full of energy. Not to mention Duo!" she smiled, thinking of them, "Trowa and Wufei are pretty much quiet when they're not performing huh?"
"Yes," he nodded, lifting his fork to his mouth.
"Relena doesn't like me. I don't know why. I've tried to make friends with her, but she just shrugs me off," she shrugged.
"That one's easy. She's obsessed with Heero, and you have his counter part. She wanted the role of Christine after she found out he was Phantom. But Quatre had already placed her as Prima Donna."
"Yes, that part does seem to fit her doesn't it?" she laughed.
"What about Rei? You don't like her much do you?"
She put down the glass she was drinking from. "It's not that I don't like her, per say, I…have just…worked so hard for this part and she was the only one that I was worried about competing against, and now she gets to perform some of my hard earned nights. I mean, none of the other understudies get to perform do they? So, why her? Why my role?"
"Hmm, maybe he likes her?" he suggested.
She shrugged. "Doesn't matter what I think anyway. He's the boss."
"And what of Heero? What do you think of him?"
"He's…completely different when he's acting. He's so passionate about the role, but whenever I try talking to him out of character, he's cold and distant. Almost like he has no emotions. It makes me want to break those walls he throws up just to get to know the real him. What he is underneath it all," she responded passionately.
"Hmm. And me?"
"And you?"
"What of me?"
"Wouldn't you like to know!" she laughed, placing her napkin on her plate, signaling that she was finished.
He chuckled at her comment. "I guess we should get back huh?"
"Yeah, You probably need to rehearse with Rei," she rolled her eyes. He laughed. "Thanks for lunch," she smiled.
"Anytime Usagi, anytime."
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When they returned to the theater, they found that everyone was taking a break. Apparently Quatre had to make a few phone calls. Something about paint and ropes.
"Hey Usa! I thought you went home? Where'd ya go?" Lita asked.
"Oh, um Mamoru treated me to lunch."
"Really?? Oh that's so sweet!!!" Mina exclaimed.
"It was nothing. Really guys. Just lunch."
"I'm sure it was Usagi," Relena remarked, walking past them. She tossed her hair as she walked by.
"Damn what the hell is up her ass?" Lita questioned.
"Me apparently. Mamoru told me that she was mad that I get to perform with Heero."
"Oh God," Mina rolled her eyes, "Between her and Rei, I don't know who's worse."
"Tell me about it," Usagi muttered.
"Maybe we should all throw ourselves at his feet and see who's head explodes first!" Lita suggested. All three girls laughed.
"Hey guys, I'm going to go practice in one of the sprooms. I'll see you later alright?" Usagi said, heading toward one of the sound proof rooms at the back of the theater. {{ sproom = sound proof room}}
"Oh Usa!" Mina stopped her, "We're all going out later tonight. The cast, ya know, group bonding, yadda yadda. You coming?"
"Sure!"
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She sat at the piano in the room and played with the keys a bit, finding her pitch. She was humming the other character parts and breaking out in full vocals when it came to her parts. She was so wrapped up in her singing that she didn't notice when the door opened and closed silently. She came to the end of a song and sighed.
"We need to practice," came a monotone voice from behind her, scaring her half to death. She whirled around on the bench to see Heero leaning against a wall, watching her.
"When did you come in? And thank you for scaring me to death!"
He grunted.
"Charming. I thought that you were rehearsing with Rei today?" She asked, cocking her head to the side in a quizzical motion.
"Hnn."
"Not going well?" She raised an eyebrow.
"She's not my first choice."
"Well then, which scene would you like to rehearse?" He threw her the script. "You know, you get more bee's with honey." She remarked.
"I don't like honey."
Heero begins as Phantom playing Don Juan..
"Passarino - go away! For the trap is set and waits for its prey . . ."
Usagi as Christine, pantamines. She takes off her cloak and sits down. Looks about her. She starts on a fake apple. Heero pretends to put on a robe and looks toward Usagi. She looks startled as he begins to sing..
You have come here
in pursuit of your deepest urge,
in pursuit of that wish which till now
has been silent,
silent . . .
I have brought you,
that our passions may fuse and merge -
in your mind you've already succumbed to me
dropped all defences completely succumbed to me -
now you are here with me: (He snaches her "apple" while she is tossing it in the air.) {{not sure where that's at but I know its in there -.-;; }}
no second thoughts,
you've decided,
decided . . .
Past the point of no return -
no backward glances:
the games we've played till now are at an end . . .
Past all thought of "if" or "when" -
no use resisting:
abandon thought, and let the dream
descend . . .
Heero begins to circle her, taunting, a seductive look in his eyes.
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
What rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us . . .?
Past the point of no return,
the final threshold -
what warm, unspoken secrets will we learn?
Beyond the point of no return . . .
Usagi begins singing..
You have brought me
to that moment where words run dry,
to that moment where speech disappears into silence,
silence . . .
I have come here,
hardly knowing the reason why . . .
In my mind, I've already imagined our
bodies entwining defenceless and silent -
and now I am here with you:
no second thoughts,
I've decided,
decided . . .
She dances around him in a taunting motion, and ends up sitting in his lap, her back to his chest.
Past the point of no return -
no going back now:
our passion-play has now, at last, begun . . .
Past all thought of right or wrong -
one final question:
how long should we two wait, before
we're one . . .?
When will the blood begin to race
the sleeping bud burst into bloom?
When will the flames, at last, consume us. . .?
BOTH
Past the point of no return
the final threshold -
the bridge is crossed, so stand
and watch it burn . . .
We've passed the point
of no return . . .
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"What are they doing in there?!?" Relena asked no one in particular.
"Looks like they are getting comfy. What do you think Mina?" Lita teased, knowing fully well that they were rehearsing the Don Juan scene.
"Hmm, I have to agree. Look at the looks they are giving each other! They look like they are going to rip each others clothes off!"
"Is she giving him a lap dance?!?!?" Relena screeched, watching as Usagi climbed on Heero's lap, halfway though the song.
Mina and Lita crack up at Relena's antics.
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Usagi turned on Heero's lap and looked into his eyes, her breath labored from singing. He looked straight back into her eyes.
"Heero…" she whispered.
"Again," he stood, removing her from his lap and placing her away from him.
She silently groaned. She didn't know how long she could handle this.
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A.N. Hey minna! Here's the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. What did you think? Should I keep it up or trash the idea? LET ME KNOW, please??? Lol
*Hugs and Angel Kisses*
By: Angel Kisses
Rated : PG-13
Disclaimer found in first chapter.
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"Oh come on Usa, it will be fun. Please?" Duo begged.
"I don't know Duo. Heero doesn't look like the guy I'd want to mess with."
"Not unless it's in bed huh?" he wiggled his eyebrows, she blushed a deep crimson. "Really, he'll love it!"
"All right, what should I do?"
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"Usagi, can I speak with you please?"
"Sure Quatre, what can I do for you?" she asked, joining him in the auditorium.
"I've decided, just to be fair, that Rei will be performing for three nights during the show run. Since she's the understudy and you never appear to be sick."
"Um…sure," she hesitantly replied.
"So she'll be rehearsing today. You can take the day off."
"I'd rather not."
"No, I insist. You are one of the hardest working people in this play. Go home, relax. I promise tomorrow you can work twice as hard to make up! Ok?"
"All right, but I think I'll stick around for a while anyway."
She watched from the second row as Rei made her way on stage. She fumed while Rei and Heero rehearsed together. Not that she had any claim on him herself. She just sort of had a small little crush on her co-star. Course he didn't know that. No one did, except Ami. And maybe Duo with the way he was acting earlier. Anyway, Rei was much to friendly with Heero both on and off the stage for her tastes.
"Hey Usagi," Mamoru greeted her, cutting into her thoughts and taking the seat next to her, "Bored?"
"Very," she smiled.
"You want to go grab some lunch with me?" he asked.
"Don't you have to work with Rei?" she asked, snidely.
"Not for a while. Come on, my treat."
"Sure, why not? Let's go."
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Mean while backstage Duo was carrying a massive amount of rope and a few cans of paint. After while, he got tired of waiting for Usagi and tried walking around to find her, needless to say, still carrying everything. A yelp was heard, followed by a wail of "Usa!" He managed to tie himself up in the rope.
That's how Quatre found him hours later.
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The little Italian restaurant that Mamoru took her to was quite nice. Small, dimly lit, even for the middle of the afternoon. Little round tables with checkered table clothes were scattered around the room. They sat at one near the back.
"So how was your first week Usagi?" he asked.
"Um…" she finished swallowing her pasta, "Great! Everyone is great to work with. Mina and Lita are so full of energy. Not to mention Duo!" she smiled, thinking of them, "Trowa and Wufei are pretty much quiet when they're not performing huh?"
"Yes," he nodded, lifting his fork to his mouth.
"Relena doesn't like me. I don't know why. I've tried to make friends with her, but she just shrugs me off," she shrugged.
"That one's easy. She's obsessed with Heero, and you have his counter part. She wanted the role of Christine after she found out he was Phantom. But Quatre had already placed her as Prima Donna."
"Yes, that part does seem to fit her doesn't it?" she laughed.
"What about Rei? You don't like her much do you?"
She put down the glass she was drinking from. "It's not that I don't like her, per say, I…have just…worked so hard for this part and she was the only one that I was worried about competing against, and now she gets to perform some of my hard earned nights. I mean, none of the other understudies get to perform do they? So, why her? Why my role?"
"Hmm, maybe he likes her?" he suggested.
She shrugged. "Doesn't matter what I think anyway. He's the boss."
"And what of Heero? What do you think of him?"
"He's…completely different when he's acting. He's so passionate about the role, but whenever I try talking to him out of character, he's cold and distant. Almost like he has no emotions. It makes me want to break those walls he throws up just to get to know the real him. What he is underneath it all," she responded passionately.
"Hmm. And me?"
"And you?"
"What of me?"
"Wouldn't you like to know!" she laughed, placing her napkin on her plate, signaling that she was finished.
He chuckled at her comment. "I guess we should get back huh?"
"Yeah, You probably need to rehearse with Rei," she rolled her eyes. He laughed. "Thanks for lunch," she smiled.
"Anytime Usagi, anytime."
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When they returned to the theater, they found that everyone was taking a break. Apparently Quatre had to make a few phone calls. Something about paint and ropes.
"Hey Usa! I thought you went home? Where'd ya go?" Lita asked.
"Oh, um Mamoru treated me to lunch."
"Really?? Oh that's so sweet!!!" Mina exclaimed.
"It was nothing. Really guys. Just lunch."
"I'm sure it was Usagi," Relena remarked, walking past them. She tossed her hair as she walked by.
"Damn what the hell is up her ass?" Lita questioned.
"Me apparently. Mamoru told me that she was mad that I get to perform with Heero."
"Oh God," Mina rolled her eyes, "Between her and Rei, I don't know who's worse."
"Tell me about it," Usagi muttered.
"Maybe we should all throw ourselves at his feet and see who's head explodes first!" Lita suggested. All three girls laughed.
"Hey guys, I'm going to go practice in one of the sprooms. I'll see you later alright?" Usagi said, heading toward one of the sound proof rooms at the back of the theater. {{ sproom = sound proof room}}
"Oh Usa!" Mina stopped her, "We're all going out later tonight. The cast, ya know, group bonding, yadda yadda. You coming?"
"Sure!"
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She sat at the piano in the room and played with the keys a bit, finding her pitch. She was humming the other character parts and breaking out in full vocals when it came to her parts. She was so wrapped up in her singing that she didn't notice when the door opened and closed silently. She came to the end of a song and sighed.
"We need to practice," came a monotone voice from behind her, scaring her half to death. She whirled around on the bench to see Heero leaning against a wall, watching her.
"When did you come in? And thank you for scaring me to death!"
He grunted.
"Charming. I thought that you were rehearsing with Rei today?" She asked, cocking her head to the side in a quizzical motion.
"Hnn."
"Not going well?" She raised an eyebrow.
"She's not my first choice."
"Well then, which scene would you like to rehearse?" He threw her the script. "You know, you get more bee's with honey." She remarked.
"I don't like honey."
Heero begins as Phantom playing Don Juan..
"Passarino - go away! For the trap is set and waits for its prey . . ."
Usagi as Christine, pantamines. She takes off her cloak and sits down. Looks about her. She starts on a fake apple. Heero pretends to put on a robe and looks toward Usagi. She looks startled as he begins to sing..
You have come here
in pursuit of your deepest urge,
in pursuit of that wish which till now
has been silent,
silent . . .
I have brought you,
that our passions may fuse and merge -
in your mind you've already succumbed to me
dropped all defences completely succumbed to me -
now you are here with me: (He snaches her "apple" while she is tossing it in the air.) {{not sure where that's at but I know its in there -.-;; }}
no second thoughts,
you've decided,
decided . . .
Past the point of no return -
no backward glances:
the games we've played till now are at an end . . .
Past all thought of "if" or "when" -
no use resisting:
abandon thought, and let the dream
descend . . .
Heero begins to circle her, taunting, a seductive look in his eyes.
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
What rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us . . .?
Past the point of no return,
the final threshold -
what warm, unspoken secrets will we learn?
Beyond the point of no return . . .
Usagi begins singing..
You have brought me
to that moment where words run dry,
to that moment where speech disappears into silence,
silence . . .
I have come here,
hardly knowing the reason why . . .
In my mind, I've already imagined our
bodies entwining defenceless and silent -
and now I am here with you:
no second thoughts,
I've decided,
decided . . .
She dances around him in a taunting motion, and ends up sitting in his lap, her back to his chest.
Past the point of no return -
no going back now:
our passion-play has now, at last, begun . . .
Past all thought of right or wrong -
one final question:
how long should we two wait, before
we're one . . .?
When will the blood begin to race
the sleeping bud burst into bloom?
When will the flames, at last, consume us. . .?
BOTH
Past the point of no return
the final threshold -
the bridge is crossed, so stand
and watch it burn . . .
We've passed the point
of no return . . .
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"What are they doing in there?!?" Relena asked no one in particular.
"Looks like they are getting comfy. What do you think Mina?" Lita teased, knowing fully well that they were rehearsing the Don Juan scene.
"Hmm, I have to agree. Look at the looks they are giving each other! They look like they are going to rip each others clothes off!"
"Is she giving him a lap dance?!?!?" Relena screeched, watching as Usagi climbed on Heero's lap, halfway though the song.
Mina and Lita crack up at Relena's antics.
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Usagi turned on Heero's lap and looked into his eyes, her breath labored from singing. He looked straight back into her eyes.
"Heero…" she whispered.
"Again," he stood, removing her from his lap and placing her away from him.
She silently groaned. She didn't know how long she could handle this.
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A.N. Hey minna! Here's the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. What did you think? Should I keep it up or trash the idea? LET ME KNOW, please??? Lol
*Hugs and Angel Kisses*