Despite the occasional bout of cross-dressing which one can only infer from
anime is quite normal for Japanese men, Shuichi usually stuck to fairly
unremarkable apparel.
Well that had to go. He needed to look princessier 'n stuff. Ryuichi had personally picked out the most prissy dress he could find in wardrobe - with help from Kumagarou of course. It was big, and pink and princesserific. In was perfect.
But just in case, Ryuichi completed the ensemble with a silver tiara and a pair of glass slippers. Now slippers with glass in them looked pretty painful, but luckily Shuichi was unconscious anywise so he couldn't feel it. Even Kumagarou was impressed. Yes, one day Ryuichi would make a most excellent fairy godmother.
"So prettttty!" Cooed Ryuichi, applying the last touches to Shuichi's mascara. "Ne, Kumagarou, isn't Shuichi pretty? Ne? Ne?" Kumagarou was still crappy about Hiro getting away it seemed because he didn't say anything.
Geez, you turn away for a minute and people fled screaming all the time lately.
Like Sakano had.
Out of desperation after losing Hiro, Kumagarou had tried to knight Sakano with K's penknife but the man had fled screaming. Didn't he want to help Shuichi?
This was the main reason Ryuichi was dressing up Shuichi, so people would realize he was a maiden in distress 'n all and needed help. Then they'd have to think twice about running. Yep.
And Kumagarou sure was cranky lately. Ryuichi hoped Shuichi woke up soon, he always made Kumagarou happy. Maybe . . . maybe Shuichi might never wake up! No! He couldn't start thinking like that! There were still many many more people that hadn't kissed Shuichi yet! Like Yuki!
"! ! !"
"Why not Kumagarou?" Asked Ryuichi, confuzzled. Surely Kumagarou wanted Shuichi to wake up too?
". . . "
"Of course! Of course we'll try everyone here first!" He nodded enthusiastically. Ah! Kumagarou always had everyone's best interests at heart! Why go all the way to Yuki's apartment when there were so many potential princes right here. Like that guy for example.
"Hey you!" Tatsuha looked around at the squeal. Yuki had sent him down to pick up Shuichi but for the life of him he couldn't find the brat. Not that he minded looking, after all he might see his idol (and future husband) Ryuichi, and indeed he just had. Somewhere between shock and ecstasy, he pointed a finger wordlessly at himself. "Yeah you! I need a kiss here right away. I'm coming over. Don't you dare run away." Tatsuha promptly passed out.
So much for the direct approach.
"OH MY GAWD! IT'S CONTAGIOUS!" Screamed Ryuichi.
The problem was much worse than he thought after all! The evil witch must still be around if people were still falling asleep. K always said Mika was a big, ol' witch (or was that rich? Stitch? Something like that . . . ).
". . . "
"You're right Kuma! We gotta do something!" And it was true, if they left this guy here he might be . . . well . . . trampled by giraffe's na no da. Sure a stampede of giraffe's had never rampaged through NG in the past, but that made it all the more likely to happen, ne? To be on the safe side Ryuichi shoved the unconscious guy into the broom closet before scrambling away dragging Shuichi.
It might have been safer to leave Shuichi there too if they were going to do battle with a witch, but Kuma pointed out they might meet a prince on the way. Or find Sakano maybe. He couldn't have gotten far since Ryuichi had tied him up so's Kumagarou wouldn't accidentally cut him if he moved during the knighting ceremony (Kuma didn't like blood - if Kuma got blood on him he might have to go through the washing machine . . . but that was another story).
"Blood! Blood! Blood!" Sang Ryuichi, skipping down the hallway (as much as anyone could skip while pulling along a person of nearly equal weight), earning some very concerned glances from onlookers. Naturally these being NG employees, they knew better than to make eye contact and continued about their work.
Well that had to go. He needed to look princessier 'n stuff. Ryuichi had personally picked out the most prissy dress he could find in wardrobe - with help from Kumagarou of course. It was big, and pink and princesserific. In was perfect.
But just in case, Ryuichi completed the ensemble with a silver tiara and a pair of glass slippers. Now slippers with glass in them looked pretty painful, but luckily Shuichi was unconscious anywise so he couldn't feel it. Even Kumagarou was impressed. Yes, one day Ryuichi would make a most excellent fairy godmother.
"So prettttty!" Cooed Ryuichi, applying the last touches to Shuichi's mascara. "Ne, Kumagarou, isn't Shuichi pretty? Ne? Ne?" Kumagarou was still crappy about Hiro getting away it seemed because he didn't say anything.
Geez, you turn away for a minute and people fled screaming all the time lately.
Like Sakano had.
Out of desperation after losing Hiro, Kumagarou had tried to knight Sakano with K's penknife but the man had fled screaming. Didn't he want to help Shuichi?
This was the main reason Ryuichi was dressing up Shuichi, so people would realize he was a maiden in distress 'n all and needed help. Then they'd have to think twice about running. Yep.
And Kumagarou sure was cranky lately. Ryuichi hoped Shuichi woke up soon, he always made Kumagarou happy. Maybe . . . maybe Shuichi might never wake up! No! He couldn't start thinking like that! There were still many many more people that hadn't kissed Shuichi yet! Like Yuki!
"! ! !"
"Why not Kumagarou?" Asked Ryuichi, confuzzled. Surely Kumagarou wanted Shuichi to wake up too?
". . . "
"Of course! Of course we'll try everyone here first!" He nodded enthusiastically. Ah! Kumagarou always had everyone's best interests at heart! Why go all the way to Yuki's apartment when there were so many potential princes right here. Like that guy for example.
"Hey you!" Tatsuha looked around at the squeal. Yuki had sent him down to pick up Shuichi but for the life of him he couldn't find the brat. Not that he minded looking, after all he might see his idol (and future husband) Ryuichi, and indeed he just had. Somewhere between shock and ecstasy, he pointed a finger wordlessly at himself. "Yeah you! I need a kiss here right away. I'm coming over. Don't you dare run away." Tatsuha promptly passed out.
So much for the direct approach.
"OH MY GAWD! IT'S CONTAGIOUS!" Screamed Ryuichi.
The problem was much worse than he thought after all! The evil witch must still be around if people were still falling asleep. K always said Mika was a big, ol' witch (or was that rich? Stitch? Something like that . . . ).
". . . "
"You're right Kuma! We gotta do something!" And it was true, if they left this guy here he might be . . . well . . . trampled by giraffe's na no da. Sure a stampede of giraffe's had never rampaged through NG in the past, but that made it all the more likely to happen, ne? To be on the safe side Ryuichi shoved the unconscious guy into the broom closet before scrambling away dragging Shuichi.
It might have been safer to leave Shuichi there too if they were going to do battle with a witch, but Kuma pointed out they might meet a prince on the way. Or find Sakano maybe. He couldn't have gotten far since Ryuichi had tied him up so's Kumagarou wouldn't accidentally cut him if he moved during the knighting ceremony (Kuma didn't like blood - if Kuma got blood on him he might have to go through the washing machine . . . but that was another story).
"Blood! Blood! Blood!" Sang Ryuichi, skipping down the hallway (as much as anyone could skip while pulling along a person of nearly equal weight), earning some very concerned glances from onlookers. Naturally these being NG employees, they knew better than to make eye contact and continued about their work.
