"Mysterious Play with Sailor Girls"

**DISCLAIMER: All Sailor Moon and Fushigi Yuughi: Mysterious Play characters and all incorporated, do not belong to me.**

Day 2 "The Idol and the Crossdresser?"

"FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!"

Blowing out into a massive choregoraphed musical dance routine, Minako Aino felt just at home in the surroundings of fellow wannabe actors, dancers and idols. Minako had attended Yotsubadi High along with Makoto and Usagi. After school hours, she devoted four hours of her afternoon to a well known theatre group called, "Mikado Arts." It was a four star prep for idols, and gave opprotunities to its all time best students, of which Minako was aiming for with great effort. Minako's talent couldn't be denied, she graced the floor with high kicks and turns as well as perfectly timed moves.
The director eyed Minako for a few moments, as he and his assistant, gave each other looks, their way of communicating through performances that their students performed. The director was Tomo Hideki and his assitant was a retired idol herself, once a great singer, Soi Kikado. Soi's hair was a mauve purple as it was held back in a tight bun. She scribbled numbers on her pad of paper, refering to the students dancing who had numbers on their chests for evaluation. Tomo had thin slited eyes, a weird creepy cackle at times and short purple hair. To many of the students, he was rumored to be a little queer.

Within moments, the dancing group of students ended with their final move, and froze in place. Tomo smiled and clapped his hands. "Excellent! It seems we have quite a roundup of soon to be idols on our hands, which means the competition will just be harder. This will be quite some ride!" he exclaimed. Minako couldn't help herself but laugh, feeling she had achieved her ultimate high. Tomo walked over to Soi and took a seat next to her. "Well?" he softly questioned. Soi sighed and looked over the numbers. "Together, we've chosen twelve candidates that truly have star quality in this group of thirty five. Though ... I'm not too sure about your choice of number 373." Soi honestly replied. Tomo looked back over to the resting group, setting his eyes on a blonde number 373 ... Minako. Tomo smiled, overly confident of his choice. "You don't see what I see Soi ... she has that spark! Didn't you see it when she danced?" he asked. Soi sighed in frustration. "Listen Tomo, she may have a spark but it takes more then that! Besides, I think we may have a star in number 152."

Tomo and Soi both glanced over in the back corner at number 152, where a medium built man stood, with purple hair and a beauty mark next to his left eye. "He's very girly looking ..." Tomo grumbled, feeling his personal choice the better one. Soi scoffed. "You would know you flamer!" Soi laughed. Tomo merely growled at Soi and threw his hands in the air. "We have enough of girly boy idols ... we need flair and uniqueness." he stated proudly. "Well then, we'll keep our eyes out for the both of them ... I feel they'll both be our two leading runner ups." Soi replied, as Tomo gave her a look of approval.

Minako rested at a nearby bench in the large dancing room, patting her head with her towel. "MINAKO!" a voice called out. Minako looked up as she saw her new friend come run up towards her. "YUI!" Minako cried out. Minako and Yui embraced, as Yui held Minako's hands in hers. "Minako, your doing great! I've never seen you dance so perfectly!" Yui replied. Minako laughed, feeling confident yet a bit embarrassed by Yui's kind words. Yui pushed back her dirty blonde hair a bit and pulled out a card for Minako. "What's this?" Minako asked.

"A card from Makoto, Usagi! Some of your other junior high friends signed it too ... I'm not sure who they are."

Minako's eyes teared a bit as she read the names. "Usagi ... Makoto .... Ami ... Rei .... You guys!" she sweetly replied. "Usagi wanted me to give this to you since I was coming to wish you luck! The girls said they're all really busy.' Yui attempted to explain. Minako shook her head. "Its understandable ... Thanks for dropping it off Yui!" she exclaimed, giving her another hug. "Well, I gotta go! Good luck Minako ... I have to run to get to my cram class ealry! See ya!" Yui called out, running her way out. Minako waved a goodbye and sighed. "Cram class, just like Ami! They would totally get along!" she replied out loud to herself. Suddenly, Minako glanced over at a fellow dancer in the room. Her face flushed as she caught sight of how beautiful this dancer was. She was slender, her hair purple and short, just above her shoulders, her eyes gentle and a beauty mark ... under her left eye. She wore a belly tank top and spandex shorts with dance leggins, and seemed to be glancing around the room as Minako was.
"She's so beautiful ..." Minako replied to herself, also feeling oddly attracted to her. Suddenly, the beautfiul woman caught eyes with Minako, and stared right back, making Mianko jump in her skin. The woman smiled and winked at her, as Minako freaked out and pretended not to notice, fidgeting around with her bag. Peeking through her clothes, Artemis, Minako's white cat, poked hi head through. "Minako ... what are you doing?" he asked. "That girl over there ... she's beautiful! But she can't be beautiful! She has to be a man!" Minako growled. Artemis felt a teardrop fall down his head as he sighed. "Minako ... this is your chance to shine, not worry about what gender your attracted to!" he exclaimed. Annoyed with his bantering, Mianko closed the bag on Artemis, making him yelp as Minako decided she would find out the truth about number 152.

As Minako began sneaking aorund the room to get closer look at number 152, Tomo suddenly spoke. "Alright, listen up! We have chosen twelve students who have exceled today, and will continue on for the next two months until we decide the next idol! When we call your number, please come to the middle of the room, while the others who are not called, thank you for your time and good luck in the future!" he replied. Minako paused herself and decided to listen before she made any move. Soi took her list and began reading it. 'Number 837 ... 098 ...639 ... 385 .. -"
Minako could feel her heart jump in her throat, now feeling more anxious and afraid of her number not being called. Suddenly, Minako felt a hand take hers. Turning around, Minako's face flushed again as she peered into the eyes of the beautiful woman she was admiring. "Relax ... you don't have to be afraid." she stated. Minako simply stared back, not even realizing she was slowly relaxing. "I saw you as you were dancing ... you have what they're looking for. They'd be fools not to see it, so don't fret so much!" she sweetly replied again. Minako nodded a thank you, unable to speak when suddenly ...

"And finally ... number 152 and 373!" Soi ended.

Minako felt her heart sink in surprise as she stared up at the beautiful woman beside her. The woman laughed and clasped her hand tighter. "Seems we both made it! Come on ..." she exclaimed, pulling Minako with her to the center of the room. The rest of the dissapointed students left, as twelve remained in the room. Soi and Tomo stood before them. "Congratulations!" Soi replied, "You have passed to the real thing. Now, let's not waste time. Partner up with another, and dance to the music we provide. This is practice, so dance the way you feel ... we want to see character and uniueness through what you dance!" she exclaimed. Minako felt herself come back from dazing and noticed her hand still in this woman's. "My name is ... Minako ... Minako Aino." she replied. The woman smiled. "I am Nuriko Yanzaki. A pleasure to meet you ... would you mind partnering with me?" she asked. Minako, without hesitation, nodded.
Within minutes, the directors were blasting the song, "Search for your Love" by an old boy band group called Three Lights, as the students danced away. Seeing it was a slow song, Minako felt akward about dancing slow dance with another girl, as Nuriko took Minako by the waist, and reeling her into her to dance. Minako pushed away a bit, and suddenly brought herself back to her old investigative self. "Nuriko! I can't dance with you! Because I know there's no way you can be a girl!"she exlaimed. Nuriko felt her eyebrow twitch in confusement and frustration a bit. "A girl?" she asked. "How can't I be a girl?" Nuriko questioned. "BECAUSE I'M ATTRACTED TO YOU! The last time I fell for a guy, it turned out to be a boy! So since you claim your a girl, you must be a boy! That's the only explanation!" Minako yelled. Nuriko was then jumped by Minako, who fidgeted around with Nuriko's shirt to see for herself. "What the hell do you think your doing?" Nuriko cried. "Just show me your chest and I'll-"

Minako's hands soon touched Nuriko's chest, as she slowly slide her hands across its .... smooth muscle surface. Mianko's face blushed, as she stared slowly into Nuriko's eyes. Nuriko looked bothered as a teardrop left his head. "So ... you are a boy?" Minako questioned, now feeling embarrassed. Nuriko sighed and pulled her hair a bit. "Isn't that what you wanted? Besides, you could've just asked!" Nuriko demanded. Minako slid her hands from out of Nuriko's shirt and blushed uncontrollably. "So that explains why you dress like that ... so girly like ..." she started to say. Nuriko looked confused as she stared at Minako. "Your ... you gay." Minako finally concluded. Nuriko's face dropped as he started pulling Minako's cheeks with his hands. "I'M NOT GAY!! I JUST LIKE TO CROSSDRESS EVER NOW AND AGAIN!" he yelled. Minako cried. "Why the hell would you do that if your not gay?" she questioned naivley. "I have my reasons!" Nuriko yelled back.

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After practice was done, Minako came out of the locker rooms from changing. She was dressed in an black tank top and beige pants, carrying her bag on her shoulder with Artemis peeking out. "I made such a fool of myself today ..." Minak softly whined. Artemis sighed. "Poor guy ... its not his fault he's so beautiful!" Artemis replied. Minako sighed, feeling very guilty, as she suddenly caught sight of Nuriko walking down the hall. Nuriko now looked like a complete guy. He was dressed in a blakc t-shirt, and over it he wore an open flannel short sleeve shirt and jeans. He carried a large duffel bag as he began to walk out. Minako began running after him, and grabbed his arm. "NURIKO!" she called out. Nuriko jumped in surprise, but then returned to normal at the sight of his overly naive blonde dance partner. "Oh, its you. What is it?" he asked. "Please ... please, forgive me! I didn't mean to step out of line!" Mianko cried, feeling overly guilty. Nuriko looked at her angriley, yet his face then slid into remorse and a smile, as he placed his hand on top of Minako's head. "Don't worry about it. Your not the first to make that mistake. Your forgiven." Nuriko replied. Mianko smiled, feeling better about things. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow!" Mianko replied, as she started walking away.

Nuriko watched as she walked down the road, as his eyes casted to the ground. He then looked back over at Minako and smiled to himself. "HEY BLONDIE!" Nuriko called out. Minako turned on her heel as Nuriko ran up to meet her. "Hey, would you mind if I walked you home?" Nuriko asked. Minako felt her face blush again, as she nodded a yes. Nuriko and Minako walked off into the sunset, as they began talking about their dreams as idols ...

*********************************** NEXT CHAPTER ...

Day 3 "The Twins & The Priestess"
Rei is now attending a finishing school in a nearby dojo other then her own, where she can learn how to become a real temple priestess and take care of her own dojo and Grandfather. There, she meets twins, Amiboshi and Suboshi. One is a errand boy at the dojo, an assistant in teaching young priestesses. the other is a rebel without a cause. Rei is soon thrown into a freidnship with these two brothers as more of this drama twisted story unfolds ....

WATCH FOR IT!

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