Little Shop of Horrors!
Ch. 3: The Final Rehearsal
I do not own LSOH or YGO. Menchi is Menchi's, and Jager is mine.
Jager: It makes me sad...
YamiRiku: What?
Jager: I only got two reviews for the last chapter. (sniffsniff)
YamiRiku: (shrugs) Oh well. Enjoy Chapter 4 of Little Shop of Horrors!
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-Four Months In-
The cast of Little Shop had been diligently rehearsing for four months. This meant dealing with the directors' mood swings, Trini's violent outbursts, and little sleep. Some of the cast had acutally resorted to staying the night some days, just so they didn't have to wake up so early. Anyhow...
"Hey, guys!"
Everyone looked up from their break to see a grinning Menchi and Jager. The costume crew was behind them, dancing with each other. "What?" Seto asked, sipping his mocha frappachino. "We've got costumes!" There was silence, then a mad rush to the foyer, where five carts of clothes lay waiting to be moved. Everyone made a dash to look, but were stopped by Trini.
"Seto, InuYasha, Yusuke, Malik, Ryou, move these to the front of auditorium. We'll distribute them there." The said five moved the carts, and everyone sat down eagerly. Jager picked up the first outfit, and said, "We'll give the bums their costumes first. Yukina, come here please." The blue-haired Koorime stood and made her way to the two directors. She thanked them politely, and sat back down with her costume. Soon, all the bums had their outfits, and were lookin at them eagerly. Menchi dug through the remaining costumes and motioned the Urchins, being Botan, Kagome, and Aznu, and handed them each three different outfits. Marik was next, and recieved a black leather jacket, black jeans, and a dentist uniform. Seto's costume was the most amusing; he was given a yellow tweed suit and a red tie. After everyone got over laughing at the hanyou, Jager gave Kurama his outfit and said, "Okay! Everyone go try them on!"
With The Girls
Keiko blushed as she looked at herself in the mirror. Jager and Menchi had decided that she and Sango would be Skid Row hookers. Keiko was stuck in a blue-and-white striped minidress that went down to her waist on the back, a red bra, a red boa, and high-heeled black sandals. Beside her, Sango gave a sluttly pose and blew a kiss to her reflection. The demon slayer had the better outfit by far, and was wearing a white wife-beater, a short black skirt, elbow-length black gloves, black fishnet tights, and hooker-boots. The two giggled, and turned to see Shizuka standing behind them. The redhead looked very cute in her costume of a slightly tattered floral print dress with a purple vest, red and white socks, mismatched slippers, and a floppy straw hat. She blushed slightly and said, "How do I look?" Sango gave the shorter girl a hug and said, "Very cute, Shizzy-chan." Mai's voice drifted out of one of the stalls.
"This dress is NOT my color!"
The blonde emerged from her stall, decked in a pink dress with small black polka-dots. Two-inch high black heels were dangling from her finger, and she looked very unhappy. Keiko looked confused. "It looks good, Mai. Is that all you have?" Mai shook her head. "Nope. I have like three others." She grimaced and dissapeared back into the stall. Yukina came out of her stall, looking pleased with her outfit. It was made up of tattered black pants, a purple shirt with a few makeshift stains, a black thigh-length trechcoat, and mismatched Dickies. She beamed happily at Sango, who said she was lucky to not be a hooker, and sat on the countertop. Shizuru walked by looking exceptionally displeased. It was obvious why; the strict pants-only girl was wearing a green dress with yellow dots, and a white apron. Everyone stifled giggles, and blinked as the Urchins sashayed towards them. Anzu was wearing a red pleated skirt and red plaid socks, Botan in blue, and Kagome in green. All three were in white collared shirts with their chosen colored shirt under. Botana had her hair in a high ponytail, while Kagome and Anzu's hair was down. They all struck a pose and grinned cheerfully.
With The Guys
Sesshomaru leaned against the mirror with disdainful grin. He had been stuck with khaki pants, a white collared shirt with a dark blue vest, and a red tie, not to mention the fake moustache sitting on his lap. Beside him, Marik was striking cocky poses in his leather jacket. The yami gave the youkai a stoned look, then a hyper switch, then an insane grin. Sesshomaru gave him a strange look and turned to look at Ryou. The white-haired boy was wearing tweed black pants, which were slightly shredded, a baggy green shirt with a ripped sleeve, a black vest, and mismatched shoes. Sesshomaru raised a brow. "That doesn't look very bum-like to me." Ryou shrugged, and joined the demon on the counter. Yusuke came out next, closley followed by Seto and Yami. Yusuke gave his reflection a look, and started laughing. The tantei was wearing a sort-of suit-like khaki garment, with a white collared shirt under it. There were loud stains on it, and since Yuske was playing a drunk, this was perfectly understandable. Yami, however, looked very aggravated. As a former pharaoh, he found his outfit of shredded jeans, a red shirt, a yellow baseball-cap, and a ripped brown vest very offensive.
"If I were still Pharaoh..."
"Yeah, well, you aren't. Shut up."
Bakura had just emerged from his stall, and gave Yami a glare. The white-haired spirit was in gi-like white pants, a light-blue tank-top, and a long black trench-coat. "Well, at least yours looks better than mine." Yami huffed. Sesshomaru raised his brow and shook his head as Malik and Kurama came out. Kurama didn't look that bad in his costume of khaki pants, white collared shirt, a green vest, and a red bow-tie with thick rimmed glasses.He peered at them, and sighed. "I can't see a thing." he announced, pulling the glasses of and putting them in his pocket. Malik gave a loud cough and looked surprised when everyone looked at him. InuYasha opened his door, looked at everyone, and said that his outfit looked normal. He was in a black suit with a white collared shirt under a black jacket, and a black bowler hat. Hiei yelled from out of his stall, "I'm not coming out!" Kurama rolled his eyes.
"Hiei, it can't be that bad. Don't make me come in there." "I'm not showing my outfit till you come out!" Malik yelled. Eveyone gave him a strange look, sine they could all see his costume anyhow. He was wearing a black sweater trenchcoat that went down to his ankles, and a light blue shirt. They couldn't see his pants, since Malik kept his trenchcoat firm around him. Anyhow, Hiei remained firmly in his stall. Kurama sighed and motoined Yusuke over. Together, they kicked the door open and dregged a protesting Hiei out by the arms. The half-Koorime was wearing tattered grey pants, a purple tank-top, and a light-blue jacket. Luckily, right at that moment, Malik decided to do something drastic.
He whipped open his trenchcoat to reveal no pants, but only SpongeBob boxers.
Everyone stared at him silently. Then Yusuke snickered, and pretty soon, everyone but Marik and Hiei were rolling on the floor laughing. Marik merely grinned and patted his lights head. Hiei just stared at Malik in disbelief.
And that was the Costume Distribution.
The cast made their way out of the changing rooms, laughing at each others costumes and mocking one another. The costume crew looked pleased that they had done a good job. Menchi looked them over and clapped her hands.
"Okay everyone! The costumes are great! Now, I'd like you to meet the band that will be playing for us!" She gestured to the group of people sitting below stage right. There were some surprisingly familiar faces in there for everyone. Yusuke looked shocked at Shishiwakamaru Midori waved cheerfully as he clutched his violen. Yami was staring at Otogi Ryuji as the dice-master twirled his trumpet, and InuYasha gaped at Koga Wolf, who grinned wryly at him from his guitar. Menchi opened her mouth again and said, "They are being directed by Mr. Sam Gipson! Let's give 'em a hand!"
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One Week Later
When Ryou and Bakura walked into the auditorium, they were greeted with a new sight. The stage had been set, it seems, over the last night. Both of the white-haired boys eyes widened, and they made their way to the stage. The set looked awesome. The apron had a stand that read 'NEWSPAPER' in painted letters on stage right, and stage left had a door which read 1313 on it, and a stoop in front of the door. The area in front of the stage looked amazing, and was decorated in trashcans (one of the three had a fake fire burning in it), newspapers, plants, a cart filled with junk, and trash. A set of black stairs led up onto the apron from the front of the stage.
But it was the stage itself that looked the best. It was decorated to be Mushnik's Skid Row Florist, and looked like a single roomed store, except for the small black curtain on the back wall. A desk with a cash register sat on stage left, and a table with flowers and other plants was on stage right.
Jager was sitting in a dentists chair offstage, looking pleased. "What do you think?" She asked, motioning the set crew over to hear the report. The Bakura's looked at each other before looking back at the director.
"It looks awesome!"
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One Month Until Show Time!
The cast, crew, and band were lounging around the stage, bored out of their skulls. Trini had yet to show up, which was unusual for the gay coreographer(sp?). He was always there on time, and had never once been late. Jager was about to call places when Trini rushed in, a white bag swinging in his hand.
"Sorry! I thought you guys deserved something for your hard work, so here!"
Trini produced a giant container of licorice from the bag, and was almost immediatly swamped by sugar-deprived actors. He held it above his head and shook his finger. "Ah ah ah! Band gets first dibs!" The band stood up, but promptly sat when Mr. Gipson said that they would have to eat it after, since the licorice would affect the playing of the instruments. Trini shrugged and popped the lid off.
-3 Hours Later...-
Mr. Gipson wiped the sweat off his brow and said, "Okay! Go ahead and get your licorice!" The band rushed to the container, only to find to their dismay that it was empty. Otogi turned, and saw Malik stuff the last piece in his mouth. The whole band fell over face-faulted and trudged back to their seats. Malik looked confused as everyone around him laughed.
"What?"
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The Day Before Opening Night!
Everyone was nervous, whether they admited it or not. Yukina kept getting nervous jitters, and had to be calmed down by her brother. Ryou forgot the words in one part of a song, and broke down. He had to be taken out to the foyer and reassured by Jager, Bakura, and Malik. Even the strong-hearted, like Hiei and Sesshomaru, were breathing deeper than usual. The lighting crew was having truble with the spotlight, which was a bad thing. Pre-night jitters had settled in, and everyone knew it.
After rehearsal had ended, and everyone was sitting out in the audience, Jager, Menchi, and Trini sat on the apron and looked out at the cast and crew. Jager gave them all a nervous grin.
"Well, here we are. It's been 5 months since we started, and now its the day before opening night."
Menchi stopped her co-director and said, "We just want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts You guys are truly the best of the best."
Trini stood up and cleared his throat. "You guys have worked so hard. I know you can do this. This is what you were born to do. All of you."
"We lurve you guys! Now break a leg tomorrow!" Jager yelled happily. Everyone clapped, and paused just long enough for Menchi to tell them to be there 3 hours before showtime. Then everyone headed on home, running lines and songs through their heads feverently.
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Genkai's Temple
1:36AM
Hiei was staring at the ceiling, running his lines in his head. He had known there was going to be no way he would sleep that night. The moon was directly outside his window, illuminating the room in a dull light. The fire demon's ears perked up when he heard soft footfalls outside his door. A soft knock echoed through the room. "It's Yukina.", came his little sister's voice from behind the door.
"Come in."
The door slid open, and Yukina shuffled in, her blue hair in dissaray and her crimson eyes visibly nervous. Hiei gave her a rare smile and slid up on his bed so she could sit next to him. The Koorime did so, and gave her twin a sad smile.
"What's wrong, Yukina?" Hiei asked.
The blue-haired girl was silent for a few seconds, before hestantly opening her mouth. "I'm nervous, Hiei-chan. I don't knwo if I can go through with it." The black-haired demon shook his head softly. "Yukina, you can do this. I've watched you every day, and you get better and better each time. If anyone can do it, it's you." Yukina still had her head bowed, and Hiei could see the tear-gems pooling up on the blanket. Her reached out and gave her a tight hug. "Don't worry, Yukina-chan." Hiei whispered in her ear, "You'll do fine."
And that was how Genkai found them the next morning. Hiei was leaning up against the wall, his arms tight around his sister. Both were dead asleep. Genkai allowed herself a grin and shut the door softly.
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Jager: Kawaii!!!
YamiRiku: Yeah, I guess.
Jager: (smiles) Anyhow, I must hand out plushies! (Gives out a Ryou plushie and a Kurama plushie) Ther we go!
NEXT CHAPTER
-In the three hours before the show, what could possibly go wrong but everything?
-Yusuke, InuYasha, and Bakura get an unpleasent surprise in the audience.
-The Show Begins!
YamiRiku: Review!
Jager: Yes, please! I want at least 20 revvies by the end of the story!
NEXT CHAPTER: Of Critics and Act I!
Ch. 3: The Final Rehearsal
I do not own LSOH or YGO. Menchi is Menchi's, and Jager is mine.
Jager: It makes me sad...
YamiRiku: What?
Jager: I only got two reviews for the last chapter. (sniffsniff)
YamiRiku: (shrugs) Oh well. Enjoy Chapter 4 of Little Shop of Horrors!
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-Four Months In-
The cast of Little Shop had been diligently rehearsing for four months. This meant dealing with the directors' mood swings, Trini's violent outbursts, and little sleep. Some of the cast had acutally resorted to staying the night some days, just so they didn't have to wake up so early. Anyhow...
"Hey, guys!"
Everyone looked up from their break to see a grinning Menchi and Jager. The costume crew was behind them, dancing with each other. "What?" Seto asked, sipping his mocha frappachino. "We've got costumes!" There was silence, then a mad rush to the foyer, where five carts of clothes lay waiting to be moved. Everyone made a dash to look, but were stopped by Trini.
"Seto, InuYasha, Yusuke, Malik, Ryou, move these to the front of auditorium. We'll distribute them there." The said five moved the carts, and everyone sat down eagerly. Jager picked up the first outfit, and said, "We'll give the bums their costumes first. Yukina, come here please." The blue-haired Koorime stood and made her way to the two directors. She thanked them politely, and sat back down with her costume. Soon, all the bums had their outfits, and were lookin at them eagerly. Menchi dug through the remaining costumes and motioned the Urchins, being Botan, Kagome, and Aznu, and handed them each three different outfits. Marik was next, and recieved a black leather jacket, black jeans, and a dentist uniform. Seto's costume was the most amusing; he was given a yellow tweed suit and a red tie. After everyone got over laughing at the hanyou, Jager gave Kurama his outfit and said, "Okay! Everyone go try them on!"
With The Girls
Keiko blushed as she looked at herself in the mirror. Jager and Menchi had decided that she and Sango would be Skid Row hookers. Keiko was stuck in a blue-and-white striped minidress that went down to her waist on the back, a red bra, a red boa, and high-heeled black sandals. Beside her, Sango gave a sluttly pose and blew a kiss to her reflection. The demon slayer had the better outfit by far, and was wearing a white wife-beater, a short black skirt, elbow-length black gloves, black fishnet tights, and hooker-boots. The two giggled, and turned to see Shizuka standing behind them. The redhead looked very cute in her costume of a slightly tattered floral print dress with a purple vest, red and white socks, mismatched slippers, and a floppy straw hat. She blushed slightly and said, "How do I look?" Sango gave the shorter girl a hug and said, "Very cute, Shizzy-chan." Mai's voice drifted out of one of the stalls.
"This dress is NOT my color!"
The blonde emerged from her stall, decked in a pink dress with small black polka-dots. Two-inch high black heels were dangling from her finger, and she looked very unhappy. Keiko looked confused. "It looks good, Mai. Is that all you have?" Mai shook her head. "Nope. I have like three others." She grimaced and dissapeared back into the stall. Yukina came out of her stall, looking pleased with her outfit. It was made up of tattered black pants, a purple shirt with a few makeshift stains, a black thigh-length trechcoat, and mismatched Dickies. She beamed happily at Sango, who said she was lucky to not be a hooker, and sat on the countertop. Shizuru walked by looking exceptionally displeased. It was obvious why; the strict pants-only girl was wearing a green dress with yellow dots, and a white apron. Everyone stifled giggles, and blinked as the Urchins sashayed towards them. Anzu was wearing a red pleated skirt and red plaid socks, Botan in blue, and Kagome in green. All three were in white collared shirts with their chosen colored shirt under. Botana had her hair in a high ponytail, while Kagome and Anzu's hair was down. They all struck a pose and grinned cheerfully.
With The Guys
Sesshomaru leaned against the mirror with disdainful grin. He had been stuck with khaki pants, a white collared shirt with a dark blue vest, and a red tie, not to mention the fake moustache sitting on his lap. Beside him, Marik was striking cocky poses in his leather jacket. The yami gave the youkai a stoned look, then a hyper switch, then an insane grin. Sesshomaru gave him a strange look and turned to look at Ryou. The white-haired boy was wearing tweed black pants, which were slightly shredded, a baggy green shirt with a ripped sleeve, a black vest, and mismatched shoes. Sesshomaru raised a brow. "That doesn't look very bum-like to me." Ryou shrugged, and joined the demon on the counter. Yusuke came out next, closley followed by Seto and Yami. Yusuke gave his reflection a look, and started laughing. The tantei was wearing a sort-of suit-like khaki garment, with a white collared shirt under it. There were loud stains on it, and since Yuske was playing a drunk, this was perfectly understandable. Yami, however, looked very aggravated. As a former pharaoh, he found his outfit of shredded jeans, a red shirt, a yellow baseball-cap, and a ripped brown vest very offensive.
"If I were still Pharaoh..."
"Yeah, well, you aren't. Shut up."
Bakura had just emerged from his stall, and gave Yami a glare. The white-haired spirit was in gi-like white pants, a light-blue tank-top, and a long black trench-coat. "Well, at least yours looks better than mine." Yami huffed. Sesshomaru raised his brow and shook his head as Malik and Kurama came out. Kurama didn't look that bad in his costume of khaki pants, white collared shirt, a green vest, and a red bow-tie with thick rimmed glasses.He peered at them, and sighed. "I can't see a thing." he announced, pulling the glasses of and putting them in his pocket. Malik gave a loud cough and looked surprised when everyone looked at him. InuYasha opened his door, looked at everyone, and said that his outfit looked normal. He was in a black suit with a white collared shirt under a black jacket, and a black bowler hat. Hiei yelled from out of his stall, "I'm not coming out!" Kurama rolled his eyes.
"Hiei, it can't be that bad. Don't make me come in there." "I'm not showing my outfit till you come out!" Malik yelled. Eveyone gave him a strange look, sine they could all see his costume anyhow. He was wearing a black sweater trenchcoat that went down to his ankles, and a light blue shirt. They couldn't see his pants, since Malik kept his trenchcoat firm around him. Anyhow, Hiei remained firmly in his stall. Kurama sighed and motoined Yusuke over. Together, they kicked the door open and dregged a protesting Hiei out by the arms. The half-Koorime was wearing tattered grey pants, a purple tank-top, and a light-blue jacket. Luckily, right at that moment, Malik decided to do something drastic.
He whipped open his trenchcoat to reveal no pants, but only SpongeBob boxers.
Everyone stared at him silently. Then Yusuke snickered, and pretty soon, everyone but Marik and Hiei were rolling on the floor laughing. Marik merely grinned and patted his lights head. Hiei just stared at Malik in disbelief.
And that was the Costume Distribution.
The cast made their way out of the changing rooms, laughing at each others costumes and mocking one another. The costume crew looked pleased that they had done a good job. Menchi looked them over and clapped her hands.
"Okay everyone! The costumes are great! Now, I'd like you to meet the band that will be playing for us!" She gestured to the group of people sitting below stage right. There were some surprisingly familiar faces in there for everyone. Yusuke looked shocked at Shishiwakamaru Midori waved cheerfully as he clutched his violen. Yami was staring at Otogi Ryuji as the dice-master twirled his trumpet, and InuYasha gaped at Koga Wolf, who grinned wryly at him from his guitar. Menchi opened her mouth again and said, "They are being directed by Mr. Sam Gipson! Let's give 'em a hand!"
--
One Week Later
When Ryou and Bakura walked into the auditorium, they were greeted with a new sight. The stage had been set, it seems, over the last night. Both of the white-haired boys eyes widened, and they made their way to the stage. The set looked awesome. The apron had a stand that read 'NEWSPAPER' in painted letters on stage right, and stage left had a door which read 1313 on it, and a stoop in front of the door. The area in front of the stage looked amazing, and was decorated in trashcans (one of the three had a fake fire burning in it), newspapers, plants, a cart filled with junk, and trash. A set of black stairs led up onto the apron from the front of the stage.
But it was the stage itself that looked the best. It was decorated to be Mushnik's Skid Row Florist, and looked like a single roomed store, except for the small black curtain on the back wall. A desk with a cash register sat on stage left, and a table with flowers and other plants was on stage right.
Jager was sitting in a dentists chair offstage, looking pleased. "What do you think?" She asked, motioning the set crew over to hear the report. The Bakura's looked at each other before looking back at the director.
"It looks awesome!"
--
One Month Until Show Time!
The cast, crew, and band were lounging around the stage, bored out of their skulls. Trini had yet to show up, which was unusual for the gay coreographer(sp?). He was always there on time, and had never once been late. Jager was about to call places when Trini rushed in, a white bag swinging in his hand.
"Sorry! I thought you guys deserved something for your hard work, so here!"
Trini produced a giant container of licorice from the bag, and was almost immediatly swamped by sugar-deprived actors. He held it above his head and shook his finger. "Ah ah ah! Band gets first dibs!" The band stood up, but promptly sat when Mr. Gipson said that they would have to eat it after, since the licorice would affect the playing of the instruments. Trini shrugged and popped the lid off.
-3 Hours Later...-
Mr. Gipson wiped the sweat off his brow and said, "Okay! Go ahead and get your licorice!" The band rushed to the container, only to find to their dismay that it was empty. Otogi turned, and saw Malik stuff the last piece in his mouth. The whole band fell over face-faulted and trudged back to their seats. Malik looked confused as everyone around him laughed.
"What?"
--
The Day Before Opening Night!
Everyone was nervous, whether they admited it or not. Yukina kept getting nervous jitters, and had to be calmed down by her brother. Ryou forgot the words in one part of a song, and broke down. He had to be taken out to the foyer and reassured by Jager, Bakura, and Malik. Even the strong-hearted, like Hiei and Sesshomaru, were breathing deeper than usual. The lighting crew was having truble with the spotlight, which was a bad thing. Pre-night jitters had settled in, and everyone knew it.
After rehearsal had ended, and everyone was sitting out in the audience, Jager, Menchi, and Trini sat on the apron and looked out at the cast and crew. Jager gave them all a nervous grin.
"Well, here we are. It's been 5 months since we started, and now its the day before opening night."
Menchi stopped her co-director and said, "We just want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts You guys are truly the best of the best."
Trini stood up and cleared his throat. "You guys have worked so hard. I know you can do this. This is what you were born to do. All of you."
"We lurve you guys! Now break a leg tomorrow!" Jager yelled happily. Everyone clapped, and paused just long enough for Menchi to tell them to be there 3 hours before showtime. Then everyone headed on home, running lines and songs through their heads feverently.
--
Genkai's Temple
1:36AM
Hiei was staring at the ceiling, running his lines in his head. He had known there was going to be no way he would sleep that night. The moon was directly outside his window, illuminating the room in a dull light. The fire demon's ears perked up when he heard soft footfalls outside his door. A soft knock echoed through the room. "It's Yukina.", came his little sister's voice from behind the door.
"Come in."
The door slid open, and Yukina shuffled in, her blue hair in dissaray and her crimson eyes visibly nervous. Hiei gave her a rare smile and slid up on his bed so she could sit next to him. The Koorime did so, and gave her twin a sad smile.
"What's wrong, Yukina?" Hiei asked.
The blue-haired girl was silent for a few seconds, before hestantly opening her mouth. "I'm nervous, Hiei-chan. I don't knwo if I can go through with it." The black-haired demon shook his head softly. "Yukina, you can do this. I've watched you every day, and you get better and better each time. If anyone can do it, it's you." Yukina still had her head bowed, and Hiei could see the tear-gems pooling up on the blanket. Her reached out and gave her a tight hug. "Don't worry, Yukina-chan." Hiei whispered in her ear, "You'll do fine."
And that was how Genkai found them the next morning. Hiei was leaning up against the wall, his arms tight around his sister. Both were dead asleep. Genkai allowed herself a grin and shut the door softly.
---
Jager: Kawaii!!!
YamiRiku: Yeah, I guess.
Jager: (smiles) Anyhow, I must hand out plushies! (Gives out a Ryou plushie and a Kurama plushie) Ther we go!
NEXT CHAPTER
-In the three hours before the show, what could possibly go wrong but everything?
-Yusuke, InuYasha, and Bakura get an unpleasent surprise in the audience.
-The Show Begins!
YamiRiku: Review!
Jager: Yes, please! I want at least 20 revvies by the end of the story!
NEXT CHAPTER: Of Critics and Act I!