Chapter Four: End of Rehearsal
Ok, I have had a gigantic headache for about four hours today.
And I really need caffeinated coke or coffee or something.
So sorry if this doesn't make much sense, sucks, etc.
Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed!
Previously, the original orchestra members and the Yu-Gi-Oh! people are scheming, against each other it seems.
Fortunately, Mrs. Tibbet has just called the end of break, so these plans will most likely not be carried out.
Also, Tea is extremely angry at a certain techno-author.
Mrs. Tibbet: Everyone, we're playing Mozart Symphony in A Major. Before we start, I want to hear the cellos play from measure 13.
Joey: *thinks*Uh-oh, now what? Am I supposed to play or air bow?
Mrs. Tibbet: I'll give you a measure for nothing. One, two, three, four.
Joey is so nervous that he starts playing before anyone else is ready.
Mrs. Tibbet: No big deal, try again. One, two, three, four.
Cellos start playing staccato eighth notes. Luckily, cellos are easier to sound normal on than violas, so Joey could have been unnoticed except for one little problem. Everyone else was playing short notes, but poor Joseph Wheeler was dragging his bow across the strings.
Mrs. Tibbet: This goes for everyone else too. Try to use shorter bows on the eighth notes.
Joey: Shorter bows? But I thought all cello bows were da same length!
Cello kid: No, just use a smaller section of your bow.
Joey: Like how much smaller?
*Cello kid is about to reply, when he spots a certain conductor looking at them*
Mrs. Tibbet: Are you done with your conversation?
Joey: Um, yea. Sure. Um, let's play now. Where were we?
Mrs. Tibbet: Everyone at measure thirteen. One, two, three, four.
Orchestra starts playing. Joey finally gets smart and is playing as softly as possible.
Tea has finally realized the wisdom of air bowing: the conductor doesn't make you play things over half as much unless no one can play it.
Seto and Serenity are, if not playing well, at least not playing anything wrong.
Yugi and Bakura are struggling and decide to ask for help.
Yugi: This is hard! Do any of you guys know how to make it easier to play so fast?
Mirrowa: Oh, it's little Yugi! Yeah sure, try to move your wrist more. If you can't do it, then just play every other note or something.
Bakura: Thanks! Yugi and I were really struggling.
Jayant Reddy: We noticed.
Terry: If you guys haven't noticed, it's already, oh say, 9:00. I think we want to leave ASAP.
Mrs. Tibbet: Everyone, Vivaldi.
Orchestra starts playing again. Mrs. Tibbet motions for it to stop, but one person plays an extra note.
Mrs. Tibbet: That note was really out of tune. Whose violin was that?
Terry: Mine. *checks violin* Great, my G string's out of tune.
Mrs. Tibbet: I'll tune it. *takes violin* What happened to your E string?
Terry: You know, you shouldn't blame me. I've been playing Pagannini for most of the rehearsal, shifting up and down without an E string.
*Everyone else is both confused and amazed that someone can actually play things in third position on the E string in thirteenth position on the A string*
Mrs. Tibbet: Do you have an extra E string?
Terry: Yeah. At home. But I have the pieces here!
Mirrowa: *mutters* Just great.
Mrs. Tibbet tunes the violin to the best of her ability and hands it back to Terry.
Bakura: That must be a hard thing to do.
Mirrowa: See, Paul and Terry are unarguably the two best second violins. They could be in the high school orchestra next year, except that they're not in a high enough grade. They're always pulling stunts like that.
Mrs. Tibbet: Terry, move back where you can't cause any trouble.
Terry: Fine.
Orchestra starts playing again. Paul, who is sitting very close to the violas, starts accidentally poking cybErdrAgOn's folder with his bow.
cybErdrAgOn: Paul! Will you please stop poking my folder? It gets kind of hard to play if your folder's bobbing up and down.
Paul: Well, sorry. I don't have room.
cybErdrAgOn: But who's sitting next to you if you can't move over?
Paul: My foot.
*Mirrowa completely cracks up*
Mrs. Tibbet: Ok, rehearsal's over. Everyone please put a chair back.
Everyone scrambles for his or her stuff. Everyone except cybErdrAgOn and Mirrowa.
cybErdrAgOn: Perfect time to talk to Kaiba.
Mirrowa: Go ahead.
cybErdrAgOn: Patty, do you want to?
Mirrowa: No. It was your idea.
cybErdrAgOn: Fine. *walks over to Kaiba* Hello. I'm Athena, also known as cybErdrAgOn. I'd like to ask you a favor.
Kaiba is busy checking emails and typing.
Kaiba: *without looking up from his laptop* Go away.
cybErdrAgOn: *smirks* Seto, I think you'll listen to me after this little demonstration. *holds up handheld PC* Have you ever seen one of these?
Kaiba: *looks up* Of course. It's a handheld PC.
cybErdrAgOn: I'm glad you know what it is. Now look back at your laptop.
Kaiba: *stunned* WHAT THE F**K??!!
Screen shows the Matrix.
It says, "ou've been hacked by cybErdrAgOn. Now she wants to know if you'll listen to her."
cybErdrAgOn: Nice and fast, wasn't it? Maybe now you'll listen? Because I can delete any file on your laptop from my little handheld.
Kaiba: Grrrr. Fine. But how did you get through? What about all that security on my network?
cybErdrAgOn: Security's been a little too lax after Duelist Kingdom and Battle City, hasn't it? I'll tell you how after we make our deal. What I want is for you to allow the orchestra to live in your mansion for as long as necessary, or at least until we negotiate terms. I have a feeling I have something else you might be interested in.
Kaiba: That's ridiculous! You can't expect me to house all these crazy people, and that conductor¡ And you! My company's security is going to be unbelievably compromised if I let you in my house. *thinks of something*Forget it. I'll grant you your little favor.
cybErdrAgOn: I thought you would, especially since your security's compromised already. Great. That's how businesspeople talk. How far away is the mansion?
Kaiba: About two miles away.
cybErdrAgOn: Too far to walk. Then I assume you'll get limousines, or whatever you have, to drive us?
Kaiba: Fine. *walks away with laptop*
Meanwhile, the Yu-Gi-Oh! people are also packing their instruments.
Tea: What was Athena doing with Kaiba?
Joey: Whatever it was, it sure shook up Kaiba bad. She must know more about Kaiba than we thought.
Bakura: You're right. Kaiba isn't easy to fluster.
Yugi: Why does the conversation always turn to her?
Tristan: Because of the whole air bowing thing!
Tea: Anyway, if they got a favor from Kaiba, I'm going to be sooo mad! I don't know anyone who's gotten a favor from Kaiba without giving a favor first.
Bakura: And they've only been here two hours!
cybErdrAgOn turns back to orchestra members.
cybErdrAgOn: *whispers to Mirrowa* It's all been taken care of. *to everyone else* Ok, guys. I arranged for us to stay at a mansion until we can leave. If anyone doesn't like my arrangements, he or she is more than welcome to find lodgings for themselves.
Everyone is more than happy.
Paul: We're staying at a real mansion?
Jayant Reddy: Yeah, whose mansion is this?
Mirrowa: It's Seto Kaiba's mansion, okay? Athena arranged it while you guys were all getting your stuff.
Mathew: But won't he ask us for something? I mean, he is a businessperson, and businesspeople don't give favors this easily.
Mr. D. Du the First: Yeah! That's true. Can't we just live with Yugi or something?
Terry: What are you thinking about? Yugi's house is too small!
Mr. D. Du the First: But what if Kaiba asks us to be his slave or something?
Mirrowa: We'll deal with it later. Just be happy that we have a place to sleep now.
Was that bad? Anyway, please read and review!!
Unfortunately, my headache hasn't gone away after writing this.
Tough luck.
