Into the Woods
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For your convenience and in case you forgot, here's the cast list. Don't worry I'm putting it at the binging of every scene.
Cast:
Narrators: Clear Shadow, Yume Tenshi, Sharpsnout and MereMew
Jack: Himura Kenshin
Baker: Miroku
Cinderella's Stepmother: Irvine
Lucinda: Moonbay
Little Red Ridinghood: Hibiki Miaka
Cinderella's Mother: Rudolf
Wolf: P-Chan
Rapunzel: Maxwell Duo
Cinderella's Prince: Raven
Milky White (Called Yahiko-White for the sake of humor): Yahiko
Cinderella: Lilli
Jack's Mother: Kamiya Karou
Baker's Wife: Chiyumi
Florinda: Fiona
Cinderella's Father: Dr. D
Witch: Maxwell Rina
Mysterious Man: Inuyasha
Granny: Mousse
Rapunzel's Prince: Hawk
Steward: Van
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Scene Three
::Miroku is sleeping under a tree. Kenshin suddenly runs out from behind the trees holding a huge sack of money::
Jack: THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY, that there are!
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANTS IN THE SKY!
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU LOOK BELOW
AT THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE THINGS YOU KNOW,
LITTLE MORE THAN A GLANCE
IS ENOUGH TO SHOW
YOU JUST HOW SMALL YOU ARE
WHEN YOU'RE WAY UP HIGH
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
IN A WORLD LIKE NONE
THAT YOU'VE EVER KNOWN
WHERE THE SKY IS LEAD
AND THE EARTH IS STONE
YOU'RE FREE TO DO
WHATEVER PLEASES YOU,
EXPLORING THINGS THAT YOU'D NEVER DARE
'CAUSE YOU DON'T CARE,
WHEN SUDDENLY THERE'S
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE GIANT AT THE DOOR
A BIG TALL TERRIBLE LADY GIANT SWEEPING THE FLOOR
AND SHE GIVES YOU FOOD
AND SHE GIVES YOU REST
AND SHE DRAWS YOU CLOSE
TO HER GIANT BREAST,
AND YOU KNOW THINGS NOW THAT YOU NEVER KNEW BEFORE,
NOT 'TIL THE SKY.
ONLY JUST WHEN YOU'VE MADE
A FRIEND AND ALL
AND YOU KNOW SHE'S BIG
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL SMALL
SOMEONE BIGGER THAN HER
COMES ALONG THE HALL
TO SWALLOW YOU FOR LUNCH.
AND YOUR HEART IS LEAD
AND YOUR STOMACH STONE
AND YOU'RE REALLY SCARED
BEING ALL ALONE.
AND IT'S THEN THAT YOU LONG
FOR THE THINGS YOU'VE KNOWN
AND THE WORLD YOU LEFT
AND THE LITTLE YOU OWN.
THE FUN IS DONE.
YOU STEAL WHAT YOU CAN AND RUN.
AND YOU SCRAMBLE DOWN
AND YOU LOOK BELOW,
AND THE WORLD YOU KNOW
BEGINS TO GROW:
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND YOUR MOTHER AT THE DOOR
THE ROOF, THE HOUSE, AND THE WORLD YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO EXPLORE
AND YOU THINK OF ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE SEEN,
AND YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD LIVE IN BETWEEN,
AND YOU'RE BACK AGAIN,
ONLY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE,
AFTER THE SKY.
THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE SKY! That there are!
THERE ARE BIG TALL TERRIBLE AWESOME SCARY
WONDERFUL GIANTS IN THE SKY!
::Miroku stirs and Kenshin bounds over to him::
Jack: ::bound, bound, bound:: Good fortune! Good fortune sir! Look what I have! Five gold pieces, that I have.
Baker: ::astounded:: Five gold pieces!? ::Bites down on one::
Jack: I had more, but Miss Karou made me surrender them, that she did. She allowed me these five to do with as I pleased.
Baker: Holy…
Jack: Where is Yahiko-White?
Baker: Yahiko-White is back home with my wife.
Jack: Let's go find them! ::Begins to leave::
Baker: Wait!! ::Returns money to Kenshin:: I don't know that I wish to sell—
Jack: You said I might buy her back, that you did.
Baker: I know, but I'm not sure five gold pieces would—
Jack: Are you saying that you wish more money?
Baker: More money is always—
Jack: ::Shoves sack of gold into Miroku's hands:: Keep this, I will go fetch more, that I will.
Baker: Wait a minute I never said— :Kenshin runs off, Miroku looks at the money:: Five gold pieces! With this money I could buy baking supplies for a year. I could buy a new thatched roof and a new chimney.
::Inuyasha jumps down from a tree::
Mysterious Man: But could ya buy a child?
Baker: Yes actually.
Mysterious Man: How the hell do ya figure that?
Baker: I could pay beautiful women to bear my child!
Mysterious Man: ::growls at him:: You are not two-timin' my sister!
Baker: I could pay Chiyumi to—::Is hit by Inuyasha:: Ouch…
Clear Shadow: I'll bear your child!
Yume Tenshi: Me too! Me too!
Baker: Really?
Clear Shadow, Yume Tenshi: ::nod nod, nod nod::
MereMew: Umm, guys. The play? Remember that?
Baker, Clear Shadow, Yume Tenshi: Oh yeah…
Baker: Who are you?
Mysterious Man: When first I appear I seem delirious, but when explained I am nothing serious. Would you buy yourself a child?
Baker: I don't understand.
Mysterious Man: Ya me either. How badly do you want a kid? Five gold pieces? Ten? Twenty?
Baker: I never thought to put a price on it.
Mysterious Man: Exactly. ::Grabs gold and runs off::
Baker: Hey! Give that back Inuyasha!! ::Chiyumi enters from behind another tree:: Oh! Chiyumi! You uh…you didn't hear that conversation did you?
Baker's Wife: What conversation?
Baker: Nothing! Never mind! What are you doing here now?
Baker's Wife: ::avoiding the question:: I see you've the red cape.
Baker: Yes, I've the cape. Only two items left to locate.
Baker's Wife: Three.
Baker: Two. I've the cape ::Wags the cape he's wearing around his shoulders:: and the cow. ::Mimes like he's petting a cow::
Baker's Wife: ::Faking enthusiasm:: You've the cape!
Baker: ::Blink, blink, light-bulb:: What have you done with the cow?!? You ate it didn't you?!?
Baker's Wife: ::Bursts into tears:: The little shit ran away! I never got back home, I've been looking all night!
Baker: I should've known better than to leave her with you.
Baker's Wife: Don't talk to me like that! He would've run from you too!
Baker: But she didn't!
Baker's Wife: But she might have!
Baker: BUT SHE DIDN'T!!!!
::Rina drops out of a tree::
Witch: WHO THE HELL CARES?!?! THE POINT IS THAT THE LITTLE SHIT IS GONE!! GET IT BACK!!! GET IT BACK!!!!!
Baker: ::walks over to her:: We were just about to do that. Here, I can give you this—
Witch: DON'T GIVE ME THAT YOU IDIOT!!! I don't wanna touch that! Are you dense?
::Duo begins singing sweetly in the background::
Witch: My sweetness calls…
::Duo goes off key again::
Witch: ::winces:: By tomorrow midnight—deliver the items or you'll wish you never thought to bear children! ::Disappears::
Baker: She scares me.
Baker's Wife: ::apologetic:: I'm sorry I lost the cow.
Baker: I shouldn't have yelled… Now, please, go back to the village. ::Chiyumi looks annoyed as she turns around and begins to leave.:: I will make things right! And then we can just go home and go about our life. No more woods and strange treasure hunts or witches or hungry little girls or dim-witted boys. ::Chiyumi turns back to him:: Go! ::They exit in opposite directions. Then Chiyumi turns around to go after Miroku::
::Two fanfares. Raven runs in looking bedraggled and very pissed off. Hawk meets him as Chiyumi goes up a tree to watch intently::
Rapunzel's Prince: There you are. Dad an' me were wondering where you went.
Clear Shadow: Dad and I.
Sharpsnout: Shush.
Cinderella's Prince: I was looking for Lilli…again.
Rapunzel's Prince: Yeah? Where'd she go?
Cinderella's Prince: If I knew that I wouldn't be looking for her, now would I? Idiot.
Rapunzel's Prince: Shut up. I found a…beautiful? Princess myself. She lives at the top of a tall tower…er…Gundam with no doors or stairs.
Cinderella's Prince: A Gundam?
Clear Shadow: It's almost exactly like a Zoid.
Cinderella's Prince: Oh. How do you get up to her?
Rapunzel's Prince: I don't that's the point. I don't wanna get up there!
Sharpsnout: Hawk! Say the damn line!
Rapunzel's Prince: ::sighs. Then begins talking in monotone:: I stand beneath her and say "Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair to me" Then she lowers a crap-load of blonde hair, kinda looks like corn, down and I climb up.
::Chiyumi looks excited::
Cinderella's Prince: ::busts out laughing:: Who the hell names their kid "Rapunzel"??
Rapunzel's Prince: Yeah well, at least I know where my princess is!
Cinderella's Prince:………………
Clear Shadow: Isn't there supposed to be a song here?
Cinderella's Prince: Forget it.
Rapunzel's Prince: I don't sing. Not for Duo.
Clear Shadow: ::Pleading:: Come on, it's only one…tiny little song. Is easy.
Cinderella's Prince: ::grabs her arm and drags her over:: Here you go, you think it's so easy you sing something! ::Stomps off, followed by Hawk::
Clear Shadow: ::looks around nervously:: Umm….er…. ::Begins rocking back and forth on her heels:: Guys?
Yume Tenshi: You got yourself into this.
MereMew: Yeah, "is easy" Remember?
Clear Shadow: Some friends!
Sharpsnout: I got your back. I just ain't getting' up there with ya.
Clear Shadow: DON'T SAY THAT WORD!!!!
:: Ceres walks on stage and places a CD player next to Clear Shadow::
Ceres: Number eleven.
Clear Shadow: Et tu Brute?
Ceres: Number eleven. ::Leaves::
Clear Shadow: ::grumble, grumble. Pushes play then goes to number eleven:: Hey! I know this song!
Yume Tenshi: Then sing it.
Clear Shadow: OH, YOU KNOW I HAVE SEEN
A SKY WITHOUT SUN
A MAN WITH NO NATION
SAINTS, CAPTIVE IN CHAINS
A SONG WITH NO NAME
FOR LACK OF IMAGINATION
YA HE...
AND I HAVE SEEN
DARKER THAN EBONY
YA HE...
AND NOW IT SEEMS, THAT I
WITHOUT YOUR EYES COULD NEVER BE
::Starts dancing::
MY ONE DESIRE, ALL I ASPIRE
IS IN YOUR EYES FOREVER TO LIVE
TRAVELED ALL OVER; THE SEVEN OCEANS
THERE IS NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T GIVE
CAME FROM BAH REIN, GOT TO BEIRUT
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
::Spanish::
CAME FROM BAH REIN, GOT TO BEIRUT
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
OH, I YOU KNOW I HAVE SEEN
A WOMAN OF MEANS
IN RAGS AND BEGGING SOME FOR PLEASURE
CROSSED A RIVER OF SALT
JUST AFTER I RODE
A SHIP THAT'S SUNK IN THE DESERT
YA HE...
AND I HAVE SEEN
DARKER THAN EBONY
YA HE...
AND NOW IT SEEMS, THAT I
WITHOUT YOUR EYES COULD NEVER BE
MY ONE DESIRE, ALL I ASPIRE
IS IN YOUR EYES FOREVER TO LIVE
TRAVELED ALL OVER; THE SEVEN OCEANS
THERE IS NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T GIVE
CAME FROM BAH REIN, GOT TO BEIRUT
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
::Spanish::
CAME FROM BAH REIN, GOT TO BEIRUT
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
:Instrumental break, then Spanish::
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
MY ONE DESIRE, ALL I ASPIRE
IS IN YOUR EYES FOREVER TO LIVE
TRAVELED ALL OVER; THE SEVEN OCEANS
THERE IS NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T GIVE
CAME FROM BAH REIN, GOT TO BEIRUT
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE COMPARING TO YOU
TEARING DOWN WINDOWS AND DOORS
AND I COULD NOT FIND EYES LIKE YOURS
Baker's Wife: That was cute. Do that again?
Clear Shadow: ::evil death glare:: No! Now get on with it!!
Baker's Wife: ::kicks CD player out of the way:: Two Princes, each more handsome than the other… ::Begins to follow the Princes, then stops and shakes her head:: No! The Hair! I'm married! ::Runs off in the other direction and crashes into Karou::
Jack's Mother: Oh! I'm sorry. Have you seen a Samurai with red hair and a sunny, though occasionally vague disposition, who answers to the name of Jack?
Baker's Wife: The one with the cow?
Jack's Mother: That would be him.
Baker's Wife: Have you seen the cow?
Jack's Mother: No and I don't care to. Ever. Again. Children can be very queer about their animals. You be very careful with your children…
Baker's Wife: I don't have any.
Jack's Mother: That's even better.
Baker's Wife: I'm sorry I haven't seen Chibi-samurai-kun today.
Jack's Mother: ::Annoyed and confused:: I hope he didn't go up that beanstalk again. ::Leaves calling:: Jack? Jack? Jack!!
::Chiyumi, after much blinking, runs off. Miroku enters looking for the damn cow.::
Baker: ::unhappy:: Moomoo…
::Inuyasha appears from nowhere::
Mysterious Man: Moo! ::Laughs:: Loose something Miroku? ::Leaves then comes back dragging Yahiko-White by a leash and pinch collar::
Baker: Where'd you find it? ::Inuyasha leaves as Miroku grabs the leash:: Hello?
Yahiko-White: He left.
Baker: ::Gives leash sharp tug, Yahiko yelps::
Yahiko-White: All right! I give!
Baker: C'mon Moomoo.
Yahiko-White: I am not Moomoo!!
::Miroku leads him out, Inuyasha jumps down from his tree and watches them go. Rina walks up behind him and hits him with her staff. Inuyasha looks at her::
Mysterious Man: That was supposed to hurt right?
Witch: Ooo! I've got something that will! ::Whips out tape player::
Mysterious Man: What's that? Can I eat it? Does it taste like that great ramen stuff?
Witch: Since the thing is plastic I'm gonna go with no, you can't eat it and no, it doesn't taste like ramen.
Mysterious Man: Well then, what the hell does it do?
Witch: ::Giggles evilly:: This! ::Pushes play::
Recording of Kagome's voice: SIT BOY!!
Mysterious Man: ::Falls face-first into the ground::
Witch: Heh, heh.
Mysterious Man: ::Gets up:: The hell?
Witch: ::Pushes re-wind, then play::
Recording of Kagome's Voice: SIT BOY!!
Mysterious Man: ::Falls again:: Stop that!
Clear Shadow: Guys…
Witch: What are you doing?
Mysterious Man: I'm here to make up for stuff.
Witch: I want you to stay out of this…:: looks at pieces of paper :: Chibi-hanyou-kun!! Wait…Chibi-hanyou-kun?? What the hell?
Mysterious Man: Who gave you that?!? ::Goes after her, Rina pushes re-wind then play::
Recording of Kagome's Voice: SIT BOY!!
Mysterious Man: ::Falls down a third time::
Witch: Say the line or I'll do it again!
Mysterious Man: I'm here to, ::Gets up:: see that you get your damn wish.
Witch: You've caused enough trouble! Keep outta my way! ::Waves tape player at him, Inuyasha runs, and Rina follows::
::Chiyumi walks over to Deathscythe, Duo has left out the long expanse of hair::
Rapunzel: ::Singing sweetly:: AHHHHHHHHHHH…..
Baker's Wife: It's a guy up there? What a voice! Well, you'll have to excuse me for—
Rapunzel: ::Goes way off key, cutting Chiyumi off::
Baker's Wife: ::dog-ears flatten to block out the horrible sound:: On second thought, don't excuse me for this. ::Grabs hold of Duo's hair and yanks. Duo yelps and is almost taken out of the Gundam. Some hair falls into Chiyumi's hands. She grins happily and runs off::
Rapunzel: Ow damnit!
::Lilli enters as if being chased, suddenly she trips and lands an impressive gymnastic move at Chiyumi's feet, and she loses a slipper::
Cinderella: Whoa, that was cool. Hi, it's these slippers I bet. They're not good for these surroundings. Actually they're not good for much.
Baker's Wife: I'd say those things were as pure as gold.
Cinderella: Yeah, cool huh? ::Takes back slipper::
Baker's Wife: What I wouldn't kill for just one.
Cinderella: One isn't gonna do much for you.
Baker's Wife: Was the ball as wonderful as last evening?
Cinderella: IT'S STILL A NICE BALL
Baker's Wife: Yes...? And...?
Cinderella: And...
THEY HAVE FAR TOO MUCH FOOD.
Baker's Wife: No, the Prince...
Cinderella: Oh, the Prince...
Baker's Wife: Yes, the Prince.
Cinderella: IF HE KNEW WHO I REALLY WAS...
Baker's Wife: Oh? Who?
Cinderella: I'M AFRAID I WAS RUDE.
Baker's Wife: Oh? How?
Cinderella: NOW I'M BEING PURSUED
Baker's Wife: Yes? And...
Cinderella: AND I'M NOT IN THE MOOD
Baker's Wife: He must have really taken a liking to you.
Cinderella: That's what I'm afraid of. Raven is…possessive.
::Van enters the woods with black lantern and staff, searching. Raven follows::
Cinderella: I have no experience with Princes and castles and gowns.
Baker's Wife: Nonsense, every girl dreams...
Steward: Look, sir. Look!
Cinderella's Prince: Yes. There she is. Move. Move. Move it slave boy!
Steward: I am not a slave boy!!
Cinderella: I gotta run. ::Chiyumi grabs the shoe::
Baker's Wife: And I must have your shoe!
Cinderella: Stop that! ::They begin a tug of war over the shoe::
Baker's Wife: I need it to have a baby!
Cinderella: I need it to get out of here! Do you know what Raven can be like? ::Wrenches shoe away and runs off.::
::Raven enters followed by Van. Chiyumi bows politely::
Cinderella's Prince: Where the hell did she go?
Baker's Wife: Who?
Steward: Lilli.
Cinderella's Prince: Shut up slave boy!
Steward: I'm not a slave boy!
Baker's Wife: ::Eye roll:: Do you mean that beautiful young maiden in the ball gown? She went that way. I was trying to hold her for you…
Cinderella's Prince: You think I can't catch my own woman?!
Clear Shadow: WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL HER?!?! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, LILLI CAN TAKE YOU!!!
Cinderella's Prince: ::Glares, leaves, followed by Van who grins apologetically::
Stepmother: ::Runs onstage followed by Fiona and Moonbay::Where did he go?
Baker's Wife: Who? And what are you wearing?
Stepmother: Nothing.
Lucinda: The Prince, of course!
Baker's Wife: That direction. But you'll never reach them!
Florinda: We would have if that monk with the cow hadn't molested us.
Baker's Wife: Cow? ::Head shake:: MONK?!?
::Fiona and Moonbay giggle. Miroku runs onstage with Yahiko-White. They are both out of breath::
Baker: It was only a little fondle… ::sees Chiyumi:: Uh-oh.
::Irvine, Fiona and Moonbay giggle—::
Stepmother: Oh no. No giggling.
::Just do it.::
Stepmother: No.
::NOW!!::
Stepmother: ::Shudders:: Ok…. ::They all giggle as they leave::
::there is a long moment of silence. Chiyumi and Miroku stare at each other::
Baker: Chiyumi I—
Baker's Wife: Just continue with the damn play!
Baker: ::Dejected:: I thought you were returning home. I've had no luck.
Baker's Wife: You found it!
Baker: Yes, I found it, now we've two of the four.
Baker's Wife: Three.
Baker: Two.
Baker's Wife: Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot Chibi-monk-kun! ::Whips out hair:: Compare this to your corn!
Baker: ::Pulls out random ear of corn and smiles:: Where did you find it?
Baker's Wife: Yanked it off some guy in a tower.
Baker: Three!
Baker's Wife: And I almost had the fourth but she got away.
Baker: We've still got a day left, we can find the slipper by then.
Baker's Wife: We? You mean I can stay?
Baker: Well, perhaps it'll take two of us to have this child.
Clear Shadow: I dunno. Medical advances ha— ::Three pairs of hands clap over her mouth::
Yume, Tenshi, MereMew, Sharpsnout: SHUT UP YOU!!
Baker's Wife: YOU'VE CHANGED,
YOU'RE DARING
YOU'RE DIFFERENT IN THE WOODS
MORE SURE
MORE SHARING
YOU'RE GETTING US THROUGH THE WOODS
IF YOU COULD SEE...
YOU'RE NOT THE MAN WHO STARTED,
AND MUCH MORE OPENHEARTED
THAN I KNEW
YOU TO BE.
Baker: IT TAKES TWO
I THOUGHT ONE WAS ENOUGH,
IT'S NOT TRUE:
IT TAKES TWO OF US.
YOU CAME THROUGH
WHEN THE JOURNEY WAS ROUGH
IT TOOK YOU
IT TOOK TWO OF US.
IT TAKES CARE,
IT TAKES PATIENCE AND FEAR AND DESPAIR
TO CHANGE
THOUGH YOU SWEAR TO CHANGE
WHO CAN TELL IF YOU DO?
IT TAKES TWO.
Baker's Wife: YOU'VE CHANGED.
YOU'RE THRIVING.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE WOODS.
NOT JUST SURVIVING
YOU'RE BLOSSOMING IN THE WOODS
AT HOME I FEAR
WE'D BE THE SAME FOREVER,
AND THEN OUT HERE...
YOU'RE PASSIONATE, CHARMING, CONSIDERATE, CLEVER...
Baker: IT TAKES ONE
TO BEGIN, BUT THEN ONCE
YOU'VE BEGUN
IT TAKES TWO OF YOU.
IT'S NO FUN
BUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
YOU CAN DO
WHEN THERE'S TWO OF YOU.
IF I DARE
IT'S BECAUSE I'M BECOMING
AWARE OF US
AS A PAIR OF US,
EACH ACCEPTING A SHARE
OF WHAT'S THERE.
Both: ::begin doing the "It Takes Two" dance. And no, I'm not explaining it: WE'VE CHANGED
WE'RE STRANGERS
I'M MEETING YOU IN THE WOODS
WHO MINDS
WHAT DANGERS?
I KNOW WE'LL GET PAST THE WOODS.
AND ONCE WE'RE PAST
LET'S HOPE THE CHANGES LAST
BEYOND WOODS
BEYOND WITCHES AND SLIPPERS AND HOODS,
JUST THE TWO OF US—
BEYOND LIES
SAFE AT HOME WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL PRIZE,
JUST THE FEW OF US
IT TAKES TRUST
IT TAKES JUST
A BIT MORE
AND WE'RE DONE.
WE WANT FOUR
WE HAD NONE.
WE'VE GOT THREE.
WE NEED ONE.
IT TAKES TWO.
::Miroku grabs Chiyumi's waist and bending her backwards like in an old fashioned movie, kisses her.::
Narrators: Awww……how cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute.
Clear Shadow: ::Sniffle, sniffle::
MereMew: What's wrong?
Clear Shadow: It's…it's…::Bursts into hysterical sobbing:: IT'S SO ROMANTIC!!!!
MereMew: ::sweatdrop::
::We hear the chimes of midnight begin::
::Kenshin runs onstage chasing after a hen::
Jack: Stop that hen! ::Miroku lets go of Chiyumi, who falls down with a squeak, and grabs the hen:: Oh Providence! Wait…what does that mean? ::I dunno. Ask Clear Shadow, she knows more obscure words than anyone::
Yume Tenshi: Clear Shadow's a little out of it right now.
Clear Shadow: ::still sobbing::
Jack: Oh…well anyway. My Yahiko-White! ::Runs over to give Yahiko-White a kiss::
Yahiko-White: No! No way! Get back! ::Tries to run but is stopped by the pinch collar:: Owchie!
Jack: And the owners! And my ::Grabs hen possessively:: hen!
Baker: Hey look what it dropped in my hand!
Baker's Wife: ::Getting up:: Speaking of dropped…
::Second chime of midnight, the rest continue underneath the dialogue::
Baker: Huh? Oh, sorry.
Jack: See? I promised more than the five gold pieces sir, that I did. Now I'm taking back my cow, that I am!
Baker: I never said I would sell—
Jack: But you took the five gold pieces, that you did.
Baker's Wife: You took five gold pieces for that cow?!
Yahiko-White: The cow can hear you y'know.
Baker: I didn't take, you gave.
Baker's Wife: Where are the five gold pieces?
Baker: Inuyasha…
::Kenshin goes for Yahiko-White but Miroku holds rope away from him, yanking on the collar::
Yahiko-White: Ow!!
Baker: I never said you could buy him back!
Baker's Wife: I can't believe you took money over a child!
Yahiko-White: ::Lets out a heart-rendering yelp and dies:: Ahh…oohh…owww…argg… ::A frying pan comes out of nowhere and knocks him out::
Clear Shadow: Thanks Ceres, I thought this would be another "Julius Kaizer" episode.
Jack: Yahiko-White is dead, that she is!
Baker, Baker's Wife: ::Exasperated:: Two.
::Just like in the first scene the characters weave in and out of trees saying the morals of this scene::
Witch: Two midnights gone!
Cinderella: Wanting a ball is not wanting a Prince...
Cinderella's Prince: Near may be better than far, but it still isn't there...
Rapunzel's Prince: ::overlapping:: Near may be better than far, but it still isn't there...
Cinderella: The Ball...
Cinderella's Prince: So near...
Rapunzel's Prince: So far...
Stepmother: You can never love somebody else's child--
Florinda, Lucinda: Two midnights gone!
Stepmother: --The way you love--
Cinderella's Prince: So near...
Stepmother: --Your own.
Cinderella: The Prince...
Cinderella's Prince: So far...
Granny: The greatest prize can often lie at the end of the thorniest path...
Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince: Two midnights gone! Two midnights gone!
Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda: ::overlapping:: Two midnights, two midnights gone!
Granny: ::overlapping:: Two midnights gone!
END OF SCENE THREE