Disclaimers: - I hate to admit it, but I don't own YGO nor 'Dark waltz' by Hayley Westenra…..*sobs her little heart out*
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I stared out of the plane's window and watched my colleague's run around like headless chickens on the ferry. *sighs*
Even when we when they 'accidentally' threw one of the kids over board, they couldn't help but argue amongst themselves on who should dive in and rescue the poor mite, from what I can hear through the mind link, Yami wouldn't because he would get his clothes dirty, Marik & Malik couldn't swim and Bakura said that he rather gouge his eyes out than rescuing a 'mere mortal'.
~~In Verona~~
"Katy!!" Kanika called out to me as I hastily got off the plane. I didn't want to spend the next hour of my free time with him! although I was going to have to spend the next week being his 'partner'. Ryou came up to me, why I don't know because if I remember rightly, he's partnered up with Miho.
"H-Hi Katy, I see you're with Kaiba then…." He began to stutter and I'm sure there was a tinge of red creeping up to the surface of his cheeks. I looked away, for someone who's mad at him; I'm finding it verrrrrrrrrrry difficult to keep my hands to myself and sobbing to my heart's content.
"Katy! C'mon! We've got a country to explore!" Kathy yelled out to me, with her hands on her hips looking a cross between a spoilt brat and an excited little child. I walked off, leaving Ryou to scorn himself and sneer at Seto who was planning something for me *sighs* I wish he'd leave me alone………
"MALIK!!! STOP MINDSLAVING THE PIDGEONS!!!" I heard Kurai yell at Malik before she whacked him with a paper fan, resulting in a one-hour crying session from the young Egyptian.
"Joey, why don't we look at restaurants and stuff before we all retire to the hotel?" Chi-mo cooed whilst batting her eyes at him, I thought Joey was going to melt on the spot! The pair waved us good-bye before scampering off , leaving me with the others who were trying to stop Marik & Bakura setting the ferry alight because the ferry owners thought those two were hobos – don't ask, even I was baffled by all the commotion that I didn't see Seto slip his arm around my waist. *grimaces*
"STEP AWAY, FROM THE MATCHES PASTE-FOR-BRAINS!!" I heard Kathy yell at Bakura and DMG was encouraging the pair to blow the boat up!! *laughs* huh? I turned around and looked up to see Seto's face quite close to my own!! Before I could do anything like knee him in the balls and damage his manhood, he KISSED ME!! Tongues and all!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *looks for the nearest disinfectant*
Luckily, Jasmine spotted this and called Kathy. Next thing I saw was Seto taking a dive into the sea – head first of course with Yami & Tristan laughing their heads off and calling him a loser, even I couldn't help but and laugh too.
BOY was he mad!! He said that he'll see me in the morning and stormed off – OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT??? Ryou's just sneakily tripped him up and blamed Karl! Oh my…..and I thought Yugi's method was bad ( Yugi pushed Duke over board and he had to hold on to the life-line. Duke was getting too close for comfort if you know what I mean)
I've never known this before but when I was walking around with the others, I noticed how everyone just paired off in twos – unawares of course. Maybe it's the country's influence or the work that we're doing for both English and Italian just happens to be Romeo & Juliet…well that and the fact that we've got to learn about the culture for our coursework.
Miho was trying to learn her lines, oh didn't you know? She's Juliet in this play we're reconstructing based on the characters that we're going to be studying. I'm just learning about the history, music; the way people lived and compare that to today's culture. *sighs* hey? Where did everyone go?
I ran down the cobble-stoned alleyways until I spotted them in the Boscolo Hotel Leon d'Oro. Kurai, Kathy, Tristan, DMG and myself were just gawping at the bright, open spaces, high-class furnishings, refined and hospitable welcoming that the Verona hotel had.
"So how's that composition or song choice coming along Miss Summers?" Mr Rown asked me, he's our music/art teacher who has an uncanny resemblance to Jim Carrey. I said that it was going great and found two songs from a CD I had in my rucksack and gave him my Lyrics that were to go with it. He suggested that I should go to one of guest living rooms so that I could practice and show Miho what she had to sing in the play.
The two hardest parts was that some of my classmates were going to be there….and Mr Rown said that the song had to come from the heart.
Kanika and Yami were arguing over the seats (which landed in Marik & DMG nicking their seats). Miss Deo, our theatre studies teacher was giving out the rest of the slips that was going to tell them which characters they were to play/study in Romeo and Juliet. I admit, there were more male characters then females which left most of my friends either screaming, crying on going into fits of laughter.
I heard Kathy scream, then again, you couldn't mistake that murderous racket even if you were six-feet under and have ear-muffs glued to your ears!
" I-I'm MARRIED TO THAT THING!!" She pointed to Bakura who was funny enough, doing the happy dance mixed with his own moves from Egypt. If you don't understand what she's bellowing about – I don't blame you but here is the cast list that Miss Deo had finally written in her book.
Romeo - (Ryou) [Hmmmm….I wonder why……]
Juliet - (Miho) [But most of knew that wayyyyyyyyy before we got to Verona – she volunteered for the part]
Friar Laurence-(Yugi) [Bakura couldn't stop laughing at him, calling him 'Little Monk' and anything else he could conjure up]
Mercutio-(Marik) [It was fate that he got the part]
The Nurse-(Jasmine) [I feel sorry for her; she wouldn't stop crying and strangling Duke]
Tybalt-(Malik) [The Irony of it all]
Capulet-(Joey) [WHAT?? How did he get that part??, well, I'm pleased about that 'cause he gets to be with Chi-Mo]
Lady Capulet- (Chi Mo) [Good for her, she was blushing for hours on end and went starry-eyed before Joey huggled her to death]
Montague-(Bakura) [Well, he DOES seem to fit the character very well, He kept saying that he was ashamed to have a 'son' such as Romeo]
Lady Montague-(Kathy)[ Did I just see her blush? Or was that from all the screaming?]
Paris-(Yami) [Need I say more?]
Benvolio -(Tristan) [ *faints]
Prince Escalus -(Seto) [ *blinks* he should have been Tybalt or Paris…]
Sampson and Gregory (Kurai & DMG) [Both people cause A LOT of trouble, take that Riot last week in school ^^;; ]
Balthasar - (Duke) [He wasn't too happy about that, he complained a lot, like Ryou only Ryou look mortified than unhappy]
The Apothecary - (Anzu) [*kills herself laughing*]
When everyone had settled down, and Mr Rown had his piano (and the violinist) tuned in, Miss Deo explain the outline of the play for a few hours before turning me to sing one of the songs I've chosen. She carried on.
"For this song, Act 1 scene 5, I've asked Katy to sing a song that would set the mood for both the dance and the feelings between our star-crossed lovers, Katy, when you're ready"
I felt my dinner trying to make it way until Kathy, Chi Mo, Kurai and the others gave me the thumbs up. As the music began to play, everything just came together and I just sang – much to my surprise, I could sing – ok.
"//We are the lucky ones
We shine like a thousand suns
When all of the colour runs together\\
//I'll keep you company
In one glorious harmony
Waltzing with destiny forever\\
//Dance me into the night
Underneath the full moon shining so bright
Turning me into the light\\
//Time dancers whirling past
I gaze through the looking glass
And feel just beyond my grasp is heaven\\
//Sacred geometry
Where movement is poetry
Visions of you and me forever\\
//Dance me into the night
Underneath the full moon shining so bright
Turning me into the light\\
//Dance me into the night
Underneath the full moon shining so bright\\
//Let the dark waltz begin
Oh let me wheel - let me spin
Let it take me again
Turning me into the light\\"
When I had finished, everyone just stared…did I have crisps in my teeth? Did my dress fall down?? Somebody speak please!!
"GO KATY!!" Kathy & Jasmine shouted out. Kathy knock out a protester flat out cold. "Dam critics" she said as she glared at the now pile of mush where the critic once sat.
"That was truly inspirational Katy, it captured the scene entirely" Kurai commented. Yugi started to write poetry for Jasmine (I don't know if it's true, but I have a hunch that he does)
"It sounded like a cat being strangled and castrated!" Marik, Yami & Bakura remarked - until Kanika, Kathy and DMG chased them around the hotel with steak knives.
Just before I left with my friends to check out one of the resturant's, I caught Miss Deo looking at me out of the corner of my eye.
Miss Deo was looking at me with concerned, sympathetic eyes. Was I singing about someone? Yeah, you could say that. And the saddest part is that it came from the very bottom of my heart…….
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Kathy: If only you knew Katy…..
Katy: knew what?
Kathy: That he – never mind ^^;;
Katy: O.o? *shakes her head* anyways…them + going out places like restaurants = CHAOS!!
Kathy: *has a crooked halo on her head* what?
Katy: ^__~;; R+R plz