Relick: Hey everyone. Serendipity had died some time ago so it took some
time to get all the necessary ingredients for a necromancy spell. And then
she had a severe case of writer's block...
Artemis: Again...
Relick: But we're back with another chapter of Into the Makai!!! W00T!!! So
without further adieu, here's chapter two!!
Serendipity: Where we left off, Botan's bird friends had helped her with
her task and are flying off. And Hiei was on a sugar high. But he's gotten
over it.
Botan: Fly, birds
Back to the sky,
Back to the eaves
And the leaves
And the fields
And the—
Inmaki and Gokumonki enter, dressed for the ball. I think they've been
hanging around Miyuki a bit too much.
Inmaki: Hurry up and do my hair, Botan-chan. *to Gokumonki* Are you really
wearing that?
Gokumonki: *pointing to his sleeve* Here, I found a little tear, Botan-
chan. *to Inmaki, eyeing his hair* Can't you hide it with a hat?
Inmaki: But I am.
Artemis: *her music* The script.
Botan: You look...beautiful?
Inmaki: I know.
Gokumonki: She means me.
Inmaki: Put it in a twist.
Gokumonki: Who'll be there?
They both continue babbling as Botan sings
Botan: Mother said be good.
Father said be nice.
That was always their advice.
So be nice, Botan-chan.
Good, Botan-chan.
Nice, good, good, nice—
Inmaki: Tighter!
Botan: What's the good of being good
If everyone is blind
Always leaving you behind?
Never mind, Botan-chan,
Kind, Botan-chan,
*Accenting each word with a strand of hair*
Nice good nice kind good nice—
Inmaki: *screams and slaps Botan* Not that tight!!!
Relick: He slapped her? No brutal punching or maiming? What's the fun in
that?
Artemis: *music* The script.
Relick: Whatever...
Artemis: That's not in the script either!!
Relick: *clams up*
Artemis: *leaves*
Botan: Sorry...
Inmaki: Clod.
Gokumonki: Hee hee hee—
Inmaki glares at him.
Relick: Because Yusuke had lost his father and mother in a baking
accident...Not a drinking accident?
Artemis: *music* The script.
Relick: *rolls eyes* Because Yusuke had lost his father and mother in a
baking accident— or at least that's what he believed— he was eager to start
a family of his own, and concerned that all efforts until now had failed.
A knock on Yusuke's door.
Yusuke: Who might that be?
Keiko: We just sold our last loaf of bread to that little demon.
Yusuke: It's the witch from next door!
Genkai Ba-san enters.
Both: We have no bread!
Genkai: Of course you have no bread.
Yusuke: What do you wish, ya old lady?
Genkai: Shut up, slacker. You dimwit.
Yusuke: Shut up!! You hag!!
Artemis: *music* WHY DON'T YOU ALL SHUT UP???!!! And also... *hands everyone
an extra copy of the script* The script.
Genkai: *reading from script* It's not what I wish, it's what you wish.
*throws away the script* *points to Keiko's belly* Nothing cooking in there
now, is there?
Keiko: *blushing madly* Yusuke and I are just friends!!
Artemis: *glares at Keiko*
Keiko: Oops...
Relick: The old enchantress went on to tell the couple that she had placed
a spell on their house.
Yusuke: What spell?
Genkai: In the past, when you were no more than a babe, your father brought
his young wife and you to this cottage. They were a handsome couple, but
not handsome neighbors. You see, your mother was with child and she had
developed an unusual appetite. She took one look at my beautiful garden,
and told your father what she wanted more than anything in the world was...
Greens, greens and nothing but greens:
Parsley, peppers, cabbages and celery,
Asparagus and watercrest
And fiddle ferns and lettuce—!
*falling into rap style*
He said all right
But it wasn't quite
Cause I caught him in the autumn
In my garden one night!
He was robbing me,
Raping me,
Rooting through my rutabaga,
Raiding my arugula and
Ripping up the rampion
My champion, my favorite!—
I should have laid that spell on him right there!!
*spell chord*
Could've turned him into stone
Or a dog
Or a chair
Or a sn—
*drifts off into a momentary trance*
But I let him have the rampion—
I'd lots to spare
In return, however,
I said fair is fair:
You can let me have the baby that your wife will bear.
And we'll call it square.
Yusuke: I had a brother?
Genkai: No. But you had a sister.
Relick: But the witch refused to tell him anymore of his sister. Not even
that her name was Yukina. She went on.
Genkai: I thought I had been more than reasonable. And that we all might
live happily ever after, but how was I to know what your father had also
hidden in his pocket?! You see, when I had inherited that garden, my mother
had warned me that I would be punished if I were ever to lose any of the
beans!
Both: Beans?
Genkai: The special beans!
I let him go, I didn't know he's stolen my beans.
I was watching him crawl back over the wall
And then BANG! CRASH!!
The lightning flashed!
But that's another story, never mind...
But anyway, the big day came
I made my claim.
Don't take away the baby, they shrieked and screeched
But I did, and I hid her where she'll never be reached
Your father cried
Your mother died
For extra measure
I admit, it was a pleasure,
I said, sorry I'm still not mollified
And I laid a little spell on them.
*spell chord*
You too, son—
That your family tree will always be a barren one!!
So there's no more fuss
And there's no more scenes
And my garden thrives
You should see my nectarines!
But I'm telling you the same I tell kings and queens:
Don't ever never ever mess around with my greens!
Especially the beans!
Relick: We'll end the scene right here for now. A big thank you to Kaeru
Soyokaze, Ethelflaed, AishiteruHiei, Siluial, and Joanna Gen. Thanks for
the great reviews guys!
Artemis: Here's the money. Split it anyway you like. But I'm keeping the
string.
Relick: Leave a review on your way out. I'll try to update more often.
time to get all the necessary ingredients for a necromancy spell. And then
she had a severe case of writer's block...
Artemis: Again...
Relick: But we're back with another chapter of Into the Makai!!! W00T!!! So
without further adieu, here's chapter two!!
Serendipity: Where we left off, Botan's bird friends had helped her with
her task and are flying off. And Hiei was on a sugar high. But he's gotten
over it.
Botan: Fly, birds
Back to the sky,
Back to the eaves
And the leaves
And the fields
And the—
Inmaki and Gokumonki enter, dressed for the ball. I think they've been
hanging around Miyuki a bit too much.
Inmaki: Hurry up and do my hair, Botan-chan. *to Gokumonki* Are you really
wearing that?
Gokumonki: *pointing to his sleeve* Here, I found a little tear, Botan-
chan. *to Inmaki, eyeing his hair* Can't you hide it with a hat?
Inmaki: But I am.
Artemis: *her music* The script.
Botan: You look...beautiful?
Inmaki: I know.
Gokumonki: She means me.
Inmaki: Put it in a twist.
Gokumonki: Who'll be there?
They both continue babbling as Botan sings
Botan: Mother said be good.
Father said be nice.
That was always their advice.
So be nice, Botan-chan.
Good, Botan-chan.
Nice, good, good, nice—
Inmaki: Tighter!
Botan: What's the good of being good
If everyone is blind
Always leaving you behind?
Never mind, Botan-chan,
Kind, Botan-chan,
*Accenting each word with a strand of hair*
Nice good nice kind good nice—
Inmaki: *screams and slaps Botan* Not that tight!!!
Relick: He slapped her? No brutal punching or maiming? What's the fun in
that?
Artemis: *music* The script.
Relick: Whatever...
Artemis: That's not in the script either!!
Relick: *clams up*
Artemis: *leaves*
Botan: Sorry...
Inmaki: Clod.
Gokumonki: Hee hee hee—
Inmaki glares at him.
Relick: Because Yusuke had lost his father and mother in a baking
accident...Not a drinking accident?
Artemis: *music* The script.
Relick: *rolls eyes* Because Yusuke had lost his father and mother in a
baking accident— or at least that's what he believed— he was eager to start
a family of his own, and concerned that all efforts until now had failed.
A knock on Yusuke's door.
Yusuke: Who might that be?
Keiko: We just sold our last loaf of bread to that little demon.
Yusuke: It's the witch from next door!
Genkai Ba-san enters.
Both: We have no bread!
Genkai: Of course you have no bread.
Yusuke: What do you wish, ya old lady?
Genkai: Shut up, slacker. You dimwit.
Yusuke: Shut up!! You hag!!
Artemis: *music* WHY DON'T YOU ALL SHUT UP???!!! And also... *hands everyone
an extra copy of the script* The script.
Genkai: *reading from script* It's not what I wish, it's what you wish.
*throws away the script* *points to Keiko's belly* Nothing cooking in there
now, is there?
Keiko: *blushing madly* Yusuke and I are just friends!!
Artemis: *glares at Keiko*
Keiko: Oops...
Relick: The old enchantress went on to tell the couple that she had placed
a spell on their house.
Yusuke: What spell?
Genkai: In the past, when you were no more than a babe, your father brought
his young wife and you to this cottage. They were a handsome couple, but
not handsome neighbors. You see, your mother was with child and she had
developed an unusual appetite. She took one look at my beautiful garden,
and told your father what she wanted more than anything in the world was...
Greens, greens and nothing but greens:
Parsley, peppers, cabbages and celery,
Asparagus and watercrest
And fiddle ferns and lettuce—!
*falling into rap style*
He said all right
But it wasn't quite
Cause I caught him in the autumn
In my garden one night!
He was robbing me,
Raping me,
Rooting through my rutabaga,
Raiding my arugula and
Ripping up the rampion
My champion, my favorite!—
I should have laid that spell on him right there!!
*spell chord*
Could've turned him into stone
Or a dog
Or a chair
Or a sn—
*drifts off into a momentary trance*
But I let him have the rampion—
I'd lots to spare
In return, however,
I said fair is fair:
You can let me have the baby that your wife will bear.
And we'll call it square.
Yusuke: I had a brother?
Genkai: No. But you had a sister.
Relick: But the witch refused to tell him anymore of his sister. Not even
that her name was Yukina. She went on.
Genkai: I thought I had been more than reasonable. And that we all might
live happily ever after, but how was I to know what your father had also
hidden in his pocket?! You see, when I had inherited that garden, my mother
had warned me that I would be punished if I were ever to lose any of the
beans!
Both: Beans?
Genkai: The special beans!
I let him go, I didn't know he's stolen my beans.
I was watching him crawl back over the wall
And then BANG! CRASH!!
The lightning flashed!
But that's another story, never mind...
But anyway, the big day came
I made my claim.
Don't take away the baby, they shrieked and screeched
But I did, and I hid her where she'll never be reached
Your father cried
Your mother died
For extra measure
I admit, it was a pleasure,
I said, sorry I'm still not mollified
And I laid a little spell on them.
*spell chord*
You too, son—
That your family tree will always be a barren one!!
So there's no more fuss
And there's no more scenes
And my garden thrives
You should see my nectarines!
But I'm telling you the same I tell kings and queens:
Don't ever never ever mess around with my greens!
Especially the beans!
Relick: We'll end the scene right here for now. A big thank you to Kaeru
Soyokaze, Ethelflaed, AishiteruHiei, Siluial, and Joanna Gen. Thanks for
the great reviews guys!
Artemis: Here's the money. Split it anyway you like. But I'm keeping the
string.
Relick: Leave a review on your way out. I'll try to update more often.