Chapter Six: Could Be
Ashley: How deep is your love, how deep is love, I really mean to learn. Cause we're living in a world of fools, breaking us down, when they all should let us be. We belong to you and me. ACK! Choir...I'm not even trying out for that solo.
Rika: Hmm....
Ashley: Yeah...um...let's just get to the cookie handouts. And this time they're Oreos. THEY'RE NOT TAKING MY OREOS AWAY! THEY CAN'T!!! Well, to fight the lawsuit, here's three Oreos each to...Rika14, BorderLine (YAY! This is Katie BTW), Akino Matoumiken, EvilVidel and DigiFreak103 (you do get an Oreo this time, whether you like it or not), The Anti Fluffy. So, yeah. Disclaimer...*sigh* I'll do it today. Hmm...oh...yes...HEY EVERYBODY, SURF'S UP!!!
Kazu: So what? This is Minnesota...wait, it's not Minnesota...I'm confused. Anyway, it's FREEZING out there.
Ashley: Not that kind of surf. I'm talking about the kind of surf that opens up a whole world of information, fun, and entertainment.
Kazu: You mean surfing the net?
Ashley: Right on dude! And if you go to fanfiction.net, see fics written by a certain DigiqueenTMIM, you'll see a disclaimer that says, 'I DON'T OWN DIGIMON! Or West Side Story....or Amber....or Katie...or Sarah. The rest I do.' So, since that's covered, LET'S HANG TEN! And get to the chapter. *grins*
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Mrs. Tenner was running around backstage, not even watching the play that they worked on so hard to perform...back to the play...
"Okay, buddy boys, we rumble! Now protocality calls for a war council to decide on weapons. I'll make the challenge to Bernardo," Riff exclaimed.
"You gotta take a lieutenant," Takato reminded him.
"That's me!" Kazu said.
"That's Tony."
"Who need Tony?" Kazu asked. And after that, some music started to play in the background.
"Against the Sharks we need every man we got."
"Tony don't belong any more," Kazu said.
"Cut it, Action boy. I and Tony started the Jets," Riff explained.
"Well, he acts like he don't wanna belong."
"Who wouldn't wanna belong to the Jets!"
"Tony ain't been with us for over a month."
"What about the day we clobbered the Emeralds?"
"Which we couldn't have done without Tony."
"He saved my ever lovin' neck."
"Right!" Riff said, "He's always come through for us and he will now." Then he started singing.
"When you're a Jet,
You're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dyin' day.
When you're a Jet,
If the spit hits the fan,
You got brothers around,
You're a family man!
You're never alone,
You're never disconnected!
You're home with your own:
When company's expected,
You're well protected!
Then you are set
With a capital J,
Which you'll never forget
Till they cart you away.
When you're a Jet,
You stay
A Jet!
~~
Riff stopped singing. "I know Tony like I know me. I guarantee you can count him in."
"In, out, let's get crackin'," Kazu said.
"Where you gonna find Bernardo?" Kenta asked.
"At the dance tonight at the gym."
"But the gym's neutral territory."
Riff said innocently, "I'm gonna make nice there! I'm only gonna challenge him."
"Great, Daddy-O!"
"So everybody dress up sweet and sharp. Meet Tony and me at them. And walk tall!" And with that, Josh (Riff) ran backstage.
BACKSTAGE
"Great job Josh!" Isabelle said.
Mrs. Tenner came running up to him. "You sweet sweet boy! You deserve a treat! Here!" She gave Josh a bag of sweets. "I love all of you!" Then Mrs. Tenner went running off, crying.
"Oh-kay..." Josh said, shrugged, and went to relax for a little while.
BACK TO THE PLAY
"We always talk tall!" Kenta said.
"We're Jets!"
"The greatest!" Kazu said, and started to sing with "Baby John".
When you're a Jet,
You're the top cat in town,
You're the gold-metal kid
With the heavyweight crown!
~~~
And then, Kenta, Kazu, and another guy started singing.
~~~
When you're a Jet,
You're the swingin'est thing.
Little boy, you're a man;
Little man, you're a king!
~~
And everybody...
~~
The Jets are in gear,
Our cylinders are clickin'!
The Sharks'll steer clear
'Cause ev'ry Puerto Rican
'S a lousy chicken!
Here come the Jets
Like a bat out of hell-
Someone gets in our way,
Someone don't feel so well.
Here come the Jets:
Little world, step aside!
Better go underground,
Better run, better hide.
We're drawin' the line,
So keep your noses hidden!
We're hangin' a sign,
Says "Visitors forbidden"-
And we ain't kiddin'!
Here come the Jets,
Yeah! An' we're gonna beat
Ev'ry last buggin' gang
On the whole buggin' street!
On the whole
Ever-!
Mother-!
Lovin'-!
Street!
~~
And the lights blacked out. The audience started clapping right away.
AND BACKSTAGE AGAIN
"Ryo, Ryo, you're up next!!"
Ryo sighed, and walked behind the curtain. 'Well, he goes nothing...' he thought, sitting down in a chair with a sign, as the curtain raised.
Josh, or Riff, was talking to Ryo (Tony).
"Riga tiga tum tum. Why not? You can't say ya won't, Tony boy, without sayin' why not? Because it's me askin': Riff. Womb to tomb!"
"Sperm to worm!" Ryo said back, and looked down at the sign that said, DOC'S. "You sure this looks like skywritin'?"
"It's brilliant."
"Twenty-seven years the boss has had that drugstore. I wanna surprise him with a new sign."
Riff started shaking the ladder. "Tony, this is important!"
"Very important: Acemen, Rocketmen."
"What's with you? Four and one-half year I live with a buddy and his family. Four and one-half years I think I know a man's character. Buddy boy, I am a victim of disappointment in you," Riff said.
"End your sufferin', little man," Ryo exclaimed, "Why don't you pack up your gear and clear out?"
"'Cause your ma's hot for me." Riff said, as Ryo got up and twisted Josh's arm. "No! 'Cause I hate livin' with my buggin' uncle uncle...UNCLE!" Ryo released him.
"Now go play nice with the Jets."
"The Jets are the greatest!" Riff shouted.
"Were."
"Are. You found something' better?"
"No, but - "
"But what?" Riff asked.
"You won't dig it."
"Try me."
Ryo sighed. "Okay...every single damn night for the last month, I wake up...and I'm reachin' out."
"For what?"
"I don't know. It's right outside the door, around the corner. But it's comin'!"
"What is? Tell me!" Riff asked, impatient.
"I don't know! It's like the kick I use to get from bein' a Jet."
".Or from bein buddies," Riff said quietly.
"We're still buddies."
"The kick comes from the people, buddy boy."
"Yea, but not from a Jet."
"No? Without a gang you're an orphan. With a gang you walk in two's three's four's. And when your gang is the best, when you're a Jet, buddy boy, you're out in the sun and home free home!" Riff explained.
"Riff, I've had it."
"Tony, the trouble is large!" Riff said, "The Sharks bite hard! We got to stop them now, and we need you! I never asked the time of a day from a clock, but I'm askin' you: Come to the dance tonight," Ryo looked away. "I already told the gang you'd be there." (A/N: You might be laughing like my friends were laughing when they saw this. NO, RIFF IS NOT ASKING TONY OUT ON A DATE! ^_^)
Riff started to walk away, before Ryo said, "What time?"
"Ten?" Riff exclaimed, surprised.
"Ten it is."
Riff walked back, very happy. "Womb to tomb!"
"Sperm to worm! And I'll live to regret this."
"Who knows? Maybe what you're waitin' for'll be twitchin' at the dance!" And with that, Josh ran off the set, to the bawling Mrs. Tenner.
"I love you boy!" Mrs. Tenner sobbed, "Here! Have a piece of gum! You deserve it." Behind Mrs. Tenner, Isabelle shrugged to Josh.
Back on stage, Ryo repeated the phrase Josh had just said. "Who knows?" Music started to play, and Ryo sang,
"Could be!
Who knows?
There's something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.
It may come cannon-balling down thru the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree...
I got a feeling there's a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!
Could it be? Yes it could.
Something's coming, something good,
If I can wait!
Something's coming, I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!
With a click, with a shock,
Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,
Open the latch!
Something's coming, don't know when but it's soon-
Catch the moon,
One-handed catch!
Around the corner,
Or whistling down the river,
Come on-deliver
To me!
Will it be? Yes, it will.
Maybe just by holding still,
It'll be there!
Come on something, come on in,
don't be shy,
Meet a guy,
Pull up a chair!" Ryo pulled up the chair he was sitting on before.
"The air is humming,
And something great is coming!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach.
Maybe tonight, Maybe tonight." And with that last chord, the light dimmed, and Ryo let out a sigh of relief. He was in the next act...but Rika was.
All the cast backstage except for two people, Rika and this girl Sarah, who were on stage. Rika bit her lip, then closed her eyes, and thought, "I can do this." The light dimmed back on, and Rika knew there was no way out now.
Rika stood in the middle of the stage, while Sarah, who was playing Anita, sat at a sewing machine.
"Por favor, Anita," Rika said, in a Spanish sort of accent, "Make the neck lower!"
"Stop it, Maria," Anita said, working at sewing.
"One inch," Rika exclaimed, "How much can one little inch do?"
"Too much," Was Anita's short reply.
Rika sighed in exasperation. "Anita, it is now to be a dress of dancing, no longer for kneeling in front of an altar."
"With those boys you can start in dancing and end up kneeling."
"Querida, one little inch; uno poca poca - " Rika said, holding the scissors in front of Sarah's face.
"Bernardo made me promise - "
"Ai! Bernardo! One month have I been in this country, do I ever even touch excitement? I sew all day, I sit all night. For what did my fine brother bring me here?"
"To marry Chino," Anita said, as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
Rika's voice suddenly got soft and sad, "When I look at Chino, nothing happens."
"What do you expect to happen?"
"I don't know...something. What happens when you look at Bernardo?"
"It's when I don't look at him that it happens." Laughter rang out in the audience.
Rika smiled mischievously, "I think I will tell Mama and Papa about you and 'Nardo in the balcony of the movies."
"I will rip this to shreds!"
"No. But you perhaps could manage to lower the neck..."
"Next year," Anita replied.
"Next year I will be married an no one will care if its down to here!" Rika motioned to her waist.
"Down to where?"
"Down to here." Rika indicated her waist again. "I hate this dress!"
"Then don't wear it and don't come to the dance."
"Don't come!" Rika exclaimed, shocked, "Could we not dye it red, at least?"
"No, we could not." Sarah started to pull the dress over Rika's head.
"White is for babies. I will be the only one there in a white - " Rika stopped as she looked in the mirror.
"Well???" Anita asked.
"Ahhhh...sí! It is a beautiful dress. I love you!" Rika hugged Sarah, and then a guy named Gregg and Katie, dressed up as the boy, entered.
"Are you ready?" Gregg, as Bernardo asked.
"Come in, 'Nardo," Rika said, as she twirled in her dress. Behind the set, Ryo smiled. "Is it not beautiful?"
"Yes." Bernardo said, giving Rika a kiss on the cheek, "Very."
"I didn't quite hear." Anita said, trailing off.
"Very beautiful," Bernardo said, french kissing Sarah.
Rika watched the scene for a second, before she turned to Chino a.k.a. Katie.
"Come in, Chino. Do not be afraid."
"But this is a shop for ladies," Katie tried to say in the most manliest voice she could.
"Our ladies!" Bernardo said.
"'Nardo, it is most important that I have a wonderful time at the dancing tonight," Rika said to her "brother".
"Why?"
"Because tonight is the real beginning of my life as a young lady of America!" Rika said, and began twirling off stage.
BACKSTAGE
"Only one more scene left," Ryo muttered to himself. "One more scene..."
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Kazu: One scene to what exactly?
Ashley: Read the script...*throws script at Kazu's head*
Kazu: Ow.
Ashley: Anyway, you might be thinking, boring, boring, BORING chapter. Well...the next scene...
Kazu: WHAT IS THE NEXT SCENE?
Ashley: A turning point. Makes the fic a bit more interesting. So, review anyway. Reviews make me feel oh so happy. And also have the hot substitute when Mr. Smith is gone. *sigh* Yeah...he's hot. And I saw 'Anger Management' over the weekend. They played 'I Feel Pretty' a total of eight times in the movie. Well, it went something like this:
Buddy stops Dave's car.
"Why the hell did you do that for?!?!" - Dave
"You need to relax. Do you know 'I Feel Pretty'?" - Buddy
"No..." - Dave
"Come on. I feel pretty, oh so pretty..." - Buddy
"NO! Look! There's a million cars behind us!" - Dave
"I'll wait. Sing!" - Buddy
"*sigh* I feel pretty...*deep breath* oh so pretty...I feel pretty and witty and...*rolls eyes* gay...and I pity...any...GIRL who isn't me today." - Dave
"LA LA LA LA LA LA!" - Buddy
"I feel charming, oh so charming...it's alarming, how charming I feel...and so pretty...that I hardly can believe I'm real." - Dave
"LA LA LA LA LA LA!" - Buddy
"See that pretty girl in the mirror there?" - Dave
"WHAT MIRROR WHERE?!" - Buddy
"Who can that attractive girl be?" - Dave
"WHICH, WHAT, WHERE, WHOM?" - Buddy
"Such a pretty face (whom), such a pretty dress (whom), such a pretty smile (whom), SUCH A PRETTY ME!" - Dave
"I feel stunning and entrancing, feel like running and dancing for joy, for I'm loved by a pretty wonderful boy!" - Both, getting really into the song
~~~
And that was only one of the eight times they mentioned that song, but it was the first time. Anyway, movie rocked, suggest you go and see it, and REVIEW PLEASE!
Kazu: And remember, COOKIES!
P.S. If you wanna listen to some of the songs in West Side Story, e-mail or IM me (Cutensweet7 or Cutensweet7@aol.com), and I'll give you the site.
Ashley: How deep is your love, how deep is love, I really mean to learn. Cause we're living in a world of fools, breaking us down, when they all should let us be. We belong to you and me. ACK! Choir...I'm not even trying out for that solo.
Rika: Hmm....
Ashley: Yeah...um...let's just get to the cookie handouts. And this time they're Oreos. THEY'RE NOT TAKING MY OREOS AWAY! THEY CAN'T!!! Well, to fight the lawsuit, here's three Oreos each to...Rika14, BorderLine (YAY! This is Katie BTW), Akino Matoumiken, EvilVidel and DigiFreak103 (you do get an Oreo this time, whether you like it or not), The Anti Fluffy. So, yeah. Disclaimer...*sigh* I'll do it today. Hmm...oh...yes...HEY EVERYBODY, SURF'S UP!!!
Kazu: So what? This is Minnesota...wait, it's not Minnesota...I'm confused. Anyway, it's FREEZING out there.
Ashley: Not that kind of surf. I'm talking about the kind of surf that opens up a whole world of information, fun, and entertainment.
Kazu: You mean surfing the net?
Ashley: Right on dude! And if you go to fanfiction.net, see fics written by a certain DigiqueenTMIM, you'll see a disclaimer that says, 'I DON'T OWN DIGIMON! Or West Side Story....or Amber....or Katie...or Sarah. The rest I do.' So, since that's covered, LET'S HANG TEN! And get to the chapter. *grins*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Tenner was running around backstage, not even watching the play that they worked on so hard to perform...back to the play...
"Okay, buddy boys, we rumble! Now protocality calls for a war council to decide on weapons. I'll make the challenge to Bernardo," Riff exclaimed.
"You gotta take a lieutenant," Takato reminded him.
"That's me!" Kazu said.
"That's Tony."
"Who need Tony?" Kazu asked. And after that, some music started to play in the background.
"Against the Sharks we need every man we got."
"Tony don't belong any more," Kazu said.
"Cut it, Action boy. I and Tony started the Jets," Riff explained.
"Well, he acts like he don't wanna belong."
"Who wouldn't wanna belong to the Jets!"
"Tony ain't been with us for over a month."
"What about the day we clobbered the Emeralds?"
"Which we couldn't have done without Tony."
"He saved my ever lovin' neck."
"Right!" Riff said, "He's always come through for us and he will now." Then he started singing.
"When you're a Jet,
You're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dyin' day.
When you're a Jet,
If the spit hits the fan,
You got brothers around,
You're a family man!
You're never alone,
You're never disconnected!
You're home with your own:
When company's expected,
You're well protected!
Then you are set
With a capital J,
Which you'll never forget
Till they cart you away.
When you're a Jet,
You stay
A Jet!
~~
Riff stopped singing. "I know Tony like I know me. I guarantee you can count him in."
"In, out, let's get crackin'," Kazu said.
"Where you gonna find Bernardo?" Kenta asked.
"At the dance tonight at the gym."
"But the gym's neutral territory."
Riff said innocently, "I'm gonna make nice there! I'm only gonna challenge him."
"Great, Daddy-O!"
"So everybody dress up sweet and sharp. Meet Tony and me at them. And walk tall!" And with that, Josh (Riff) ran backstage.
BACKSTAGE
"Great job Josh!" Isabelle said.
Mrs. Tenner came running up to him. "You sweet sweet boy! You deserve a treat! Here!" She gave Josh a bag of sweets. "I love all of you!" Then Mrs. Tenner went running off, crying.
"Oh-kay..." Josh said, shrugged, and went to relax for a little while.
BACK TO THE PLAY
"We always talk tall!" Kenta said.
"We're Jets!"
"The greatest!" Kazu said, and started to sing with "Baby John".
When you're a Jet,
You're the top cat in town,
You're the gold-metal kid
With the heavyweight crown!
~~~
And then, Kenta, Kazu, and another guy started singing.
~~~
When you're a Jet,
You're the swingin'est thing.
Little boy, you're a man;
Little man, you're a king!
~~
And everybody...
~~
The Jets are in gear,
Our cylinders are clickin'!
The Sharks'll steer clear
'Cause ev'ry Puerto Rican
'S a lousy chicken!
Here come the Jets
Like a bat out of hell-
Someone gets in our way,
Someone don't feel so well.
Here come the Jets:
Little world, step aside!
Better go underground,
Better run, better hide.
We're drawin' the line,
So keep your noses hidden!
We're hangin' a sign,
Says "Visitors forbidden"-
And we ain't kiddin'!
Here come the Jets,
Yeah! An' we're gonna beat
Ev'ry last buggin' gang
On the whole buggin' street!
On the whole
Ever-!
Mother-!
Lovin'-!
Street!
~~
And the lights blacked out. The audience started clapping right away.
AND BACKSTAGE AGAIN
"Ryo, Ryo, you're up next!!"
Ryo sighed, and walked behind the curtain. 'Well, he goes nothing...' he thought, sitting down in a chair with a sign, as the curtain raised.
Josh, or Riff, was talking to Ryo (Tony).
"Riga tiga tum tum. Why not? You can't say ya won't, Tony boy, without sayin' why not? Because it's me askin': Riff. Womb to tomb!"
"Sperm to worm!" Ryo said back, and looked down at the sign that said, DOC'S. "You sure this looks like skywritin'?"
"It's brilliant."
"Twenty-seven years the boss has had that drugstore. I wanna surprise him with a new sign."
Riff started shaking the ladder. "Tony, this is important!"
"Very important: Acemen, Rocketmen."
"What's with you? Four and one-half year I live with a buddy and his family. Four and one-half years I think I know a man's character. Buddy boy, I am a victim of disappointment in you," Riff said.
"End your sufferin', little man," Ryo exclaimed, "Why don't you pack up your gear and clear out?"
"'Cause your ma's hot for me." Riff said, as Ryo got up and twisted Josh's arm. "No! 'Cause I hate livin' with my buggin' uncle uncle...UNCLE!" Ryo released him.
"Now go play nice with the Jets."
"The Jets are the greatest!" Riff shouted.
"Were."
"Are. You found something' better?"
"No, but - "
"But what?" Riff asked.
"You won't dig it."
"Try me."
Ryo sighed. "Okay...every single damn night for the last month, I wake up...and I'm reachin' out."
"For what?"
"I don't know. It's right outside the door, around the corner. But it's comin'!"
"What is? Tell me!" Riff asked, impatient.
"I don't know! It's like the kick I use to get from bein' a Jet."
".Or from bein buddies," Riff said quietly.
"We're still buddies."
"The kick comes from the people, buddy boy."
"Yea, but not from a Jet."
"No? Without a gang you're an orphan. With a gang you walk in two's three's four's. And when your gang is the best, when you're a Jet, buddy boy, you're out in the sun and home free home!" Riff explained.
"Riff, I've had it."
"Tony, the trouble is large!" Riff said, "The Sharks bite hard! We got to stop them now, and we need you! I never asked the time of a day from a clock, but I'm askin' you: Come to the dance tonight," Ryo looked away. "I already told the gang you'd be there." (A/N: You might be laughing like my friends were laughing when they saw this. NO, RIFF IS NOT ASKING TONY OUT ON A DATE! ^_^)
Riff started to walk away, before Ryo said, "What time?"
"Ten?" Riff exclaimed, surprised.
"Ten it is."
Riff walked back, very happy. "Womb to tomb!"
"Sperm to worm! And I'll live to regret this."
"Who knows? Maybe what you're waitin' for'll be twitchin' at the dance!" And with that, Josh ran off the set, to the bawling Mrs. Tenner.
"I love you boy!" Mrs. Tenner sobbed, "Here! Have a piece of gum! You deserve it." Behind Mrs. Tenner, Isabelle shrugged to Josh.
Back on stage, Ryo repeated the phrase Josh had just said. "Who knows?" Music started to play, and Ryo sang,
"Could be!
Who knows?
There's something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.
It may come cannon-balling down thru the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree...
I got a feeling there's a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!
Could it be? Yes it could.
Something's coming, something good,
If I can wait!
Something's coming, I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!
With a click, with a shock,
Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,
Open the latch!
Something's coming, don't know when but it's soon-
Catch the moon,
One-handed catch!
Around the corner,
Or whistling down the river,
Come on-deliver
To me!
Will it be? Yes, it will.
Maybe just by holding still,
It'll be there!
Come on something, come on in,
don't be shy,
Meet a guy,
Pull up a chair!" Ryo pulled up the chair he was sitting on before.
"The air is humming,
And something great is coming!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach.
Maybe tonight, Maybe tonight." And with that last chord, the light dimmed, and Ryo let out a sigh of relief. He was in the next act...but Rika was.
All the cast backstage except for two people, Rika and this girl Sarah, who were on stage. Rika bit her lip, then closed her eyes, and thought, "I can do this." The light dimmed back on, and Rika knew there was no way out now.
Rika stood in the middle of the stage, while Sarah, who was playing Anita, sat at a sewing machine.
"Por favor, Anita," Rika said, in a Spanish sort of accent, "Make the neck lower!"
"Stop it, Maria," Anita said, working at sewing.
"One inch," Rika exclaimed, "How much can one little inch do?"
"Too much," Was Anita's short reply.
Rika sighed in exasperation. "Anita, it is now to be a dress of dancing, no longer for kneeling in front of an altar."
"With those boys you can start in dancing and end up kneeling."
"Querida, one little inch; uno poca poca - " Rika said, holding the scissors in front of Sarah's face.
"Bernardo made me promise - "
"Ai! Bernardo! One month have I been in this country, do I ever even touch excitement? I sew all day, I sit all night. For what did my fine brother bring me here?"
"To marry Chino," Anita said, as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
Rika's voice suddenly got soft and sad, "When I look at Chino, nothing happens."
"What do you expect to happen?"
"I don't know...something. What happens when you look at Bernardo?"
"It's when I don't look at him that it happens." Laughter rang out in the audience.
Rika smiled mischievously, "I think I will tell Mama and Papa about you and 'Nardo in the balcony of the movies."
"I will rip this to shreds!"
"No. But you perhaps could manage to lower the neck..."
"Next year," Anita replied.
"Next year I will be married an no one will care if its down to here!" Rika motioned to her waist.
"Down to where?"
"Down to here." Rika indicated her waist again. "I hate this dress!"
"Then don't wear it and don't come to the dance."
"Don't come!" Rika exclaimed, shocked, "Could we not dye it red, at least?"
"No, we could not." Sarah started to pull the dress over Rika's head.
"White is for babies. I will be the only one there in a white - " Rika stopped as she looked in the mirror.
"Well???" Anita asked.
"Ahhhh...sí! It is a beautiful dress. I love you!" Rika hugged Sarah, and then a guy named Gregg and Katie, dressed up as the boy, entered.
"Are you ready?" Gregg, as Bernardo asked.
"Come in, 'Nardo," Rika said, as she twirled in her dress. Behind the set, Ryo smiled. "Is it not beautiful?"
"Yes." Bernardo said, giving Rika a kiss on the cheek, "Very."
"I didn't quite hear." Anita said, trailing off.
"Very beautiful," Bernardo said, french kissing Sarah.
Rika watched the scene for a second, before she turned to Chino a.k.a. Katie.
"Come in, Chino. Do not be afraid."
"But this is a shop for ladies," Katie tried to say in the most manliest voice she could.
"Our ladies!" Bernardo said.
"'Nardo, it is most important that I have a wonderful time at the dancing tonight," Rika said to her "brother".
"Why?"
"Because tonight is the real beginning of my life as a young lady of America!" Rika said, and began twirling off stage.
BACKSTAGE
"Only one more scene left," Ryo muttered to himself. "One more scene..."
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Kazu: One scene to what exactly?
Ashley: Read the script...*throws script at Kazu's head*
Kazu: Ow.
Ashley: Anyway, you might be thinking, boring, boring, BORING chapter. Well...the next scene...
Kazu: WHAT IS THE NEXT SCENE?
Ashley: A turning point. Makes the fic a bit more interesting. So, review anyway. Reviews make me feel oh so happy. And also have the hot substitute when Mr. Smith is gone. *sigh* Yeah...he's hot. And I saw 'Anger Management' over the weekend. They played 'I Feel Pretty' a total of eight times in the movie. Well, it went something like this:
Buddy stops Dave's car.
"Why the hell did you do that for?!?!" - Dave
"You need to relax. Do you know 'I Feel Pretty'?" - Buddy
"No..." - Dave
"Come on. I feel pretty, oh so pretty..." - Buddy
"NO! Look! There's a million cars behind us!" - Dave
"I'll wait. Sing!" - Buddy
"*sigh* I feel pretty...*deep breath* oh so pretty...I feel pretty and witty and...*rolls eyes* gay...and I pity...any...GIRL who isn't me today." - Dave
"LA LA LA LA LA LA!" - Buddy
"I feel charming, oh so charming...it's alarming, how charming I feel...and so pretty...that I hardly can believe I'm real." - Dave
"LA LA LA LA LA LA!" - Buddy
"See that pretty girl in the mirror there?" - Dave
"WHAT MIRROR WHERE?!" - Buddy
"Who can that attractive girl be?" - Dave
"WHICH, WHAT, WHERE, WHOM?" - Buddy
"Such a pretty face (whom), such a pretty dress (whom), such a pretty smile (whom), SUCH A PRETTY ME!" - Dave
"I feel stunning and entrancing, feel like running and dancing for joy, for I'm loved by a pretty wonderful boy!" - Both, getting really into the song
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And that was only one of the eight times they mentioned that song, but it was the first time. Anyway, movie rocked, suggest you go and see it, and REVIEW PLEASE!
Kazu: And remember, COOKIES!
P.S. If you wanna listen to some of the songs in West Side Story, e-mail or IM me (Cutensweet7 or Cutensweet7@aol.com), and I'll give you the site.