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Author's note- the last chapter. This one's going to have less ooc-ness…I'm more sane now that school's started *nod, nod*.

Act Five: The Great Escape

Megumi- You're alright now, Sir Ken, right?

Kenshin- *nod, nod*

Sanosuke- Great! So Kenshin…*shoves Kenshin in direction opposite of Kaoru* You up for escaping?

Kenshin- Where to?

Sanosuke- Preferably the dojo, but really any place with a door.

Kenshin- Wouldn't Miss Kaoru be upset if we left her here to finish the show by herself?

Sanosuke-…she'll get over it. So are you in or out? Yahiko's already agreed to it.

Kenshin- I don't know…

Kaoru- Come on guys! Next we're doing juggling with torches!

Kenshin- How soon can we leave?

Sanosuke- Yahiko's going to create a diversion while we sneak out first. He'll meet us by the vegetable cart a few yards down.

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Yahiko- Hey ugly!

Kaoru- WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!

Yahiko- You heard me! I called you ugly!

Kaoru- Come here you little brat!

Yahiko- You gotta catch me you old lady! Or do you need a walking stick?

Kaoru- You're dead!!

*Yahiko and Kaoru running around stage (curtain closed)*

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Sanosuke- On the count of three. One, two, THREE!

*Kenshin and Sanosuke dart out of the tent and into the soft, crisp fresh air. And as the warm sunlight warms their hearts…*

Yahiko- RUN!! She's on to us- AAAAAAK! *Kaoru has him by the collar*

Kaoru- So you tried to bail, huh? Thought you could just walk out on me?!

Kenshin- *waving hands madly* No, Miss Kaoru, it's nothing like that!!

Sanosuke- We deserve a bathroom break!

Kaoru- The bathroom's in the back of the tent.

Sanosuke-…well I got hungry too!

Kaoru- THEY'RE HANDING OUT REFRESHMENTS!

Kenshin- No need to get angry, Miss-

Kaoru- Shut up Kenshin!

Kenshin- Yes ma'am. =_=

Kaoru- *shoving Kenshin and Sanosuke back to the tent* Now you are going to finish this show if I have to tie you up to do so!

*light bulb goes off (they have light bulbs in this era, right?)*

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Megumi- Where were you four? The crowd's getting restless…

Crowd- WE WANT ENTERTAINMENT! WE WANT ENTERTAINMENT!

*curtain is rustling, Yahiko comes out from behind*

Yahiko- Come on Kaoru, the crowd's waiting!

Kaoru- Alright, alright, I'm coming out…*getting new kimono cause her old one's been ruined (remember fort tomato (not the alamo!!))*

*Kaoru steps out, trips on an almost invisible thread, falls into a carefully placed net that pulls her up as soon as she hits the ground*

Kaoru- What the- GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!

Sanosuke- My best plan yet! Now let's go before she chews her way out of the net.

Yahiko- That's fine with me! *pokes Kaoru through a gap in the net before sprinting off*

Kenshin- Should we really just leave her like this?

Kaoru- NO!

Sanosuke- Don't worry, she'll be fine.

*Kenshin shrugs, then runs off with Sanosuke close behind*

Kaoru- Megumi! PLEASE help me get down!!

Megumi- *hums to herself*

Kaoru- MEGUMI!!

Megumi- Huh? Are you talking to me?

Marimo- …o_o;

End of Act 5

Short and sweet. What shall happen to Kaoru? She gets down, of course (to the horror of three certain people…). Don't think I left anything else unanswered…