Konichiwa!
Gosh! This story is already nine chapters! (But still a little bit far from the ending)
I'm so tired because of school. RWE and Research are boring while Physics is hard. My schedule is very crowded with so many requirements to find and new subjects to love... ARGH! It's only the first week of classes! Can't they give a little consideration!
Phew. I let all of that out.
Anyway, I'm still happy because our teacher in Biology is not the ultimate terror! Rejoice! (Dances in joy) Now, to the reviews!
To psychedelic aya: I really like Ranma 1/2! (Giggles) especially Ryoga and his VERY poor sense of direction.
To fallenmad: Yeah, a VERY CONVINIENT pictorial. You'll know why in the chapters to come.
To Maniac Witchies: Actually, I had this chapter originally joined with chapter 8. I just divided it because it would be too long. I just don't have time to upload. Pasukan na! (sniff) Gusto ko bumalik sa elementary!
To white tiger: Yeah, weird potion courtesy of watching too much Ranma 1/2.
To Anime god: Glad you like it! Thanks!
To Jishu26: Cinderella... hmm... quite so. Tsujiai following gay-type Yuta's footsteps...? OMG. I can't imagine him in gay-type Yuta's clothes... Thanks for the review! And believe me, every review inspires me ==
To Millie: Glad you like it!
Okay, now to chapter 9
Disclaimer: Ultra Maniac not mine, you know that.
Chapter 9Maya's Revenge 2
Ayu was walking to the dinning room with a cart full of every sweet imaginable (take your pick.) She was quite curious because the order came directly from Maya who, by the way, doesn't have a sweet tooth as mush as she was concerned.
"I wonder what's with the snickers the other cooks gave me.." she muttered. It was true that before she left the kitchen, the other cooks were snickering, even her aunt.
'You'll find something amusing in the dinning room, Ayu. So don't be too shock, okay?'
That was the parting words her aunt gave her.
And it triggered her curiosity even more!
She took a deep breath as she reached the door that separated her from the dinning room. Mustering all her courage, she opened the door.
Nothing out of ordinary was here- save the large stage on the far corner of the room where everyone's attention was focused.
Everyone looked at the stage in silence, trying to analyze what Maya said.
We are going to have a pictorial.
Pictorial with Yuta as the model?
Is the world going upside down?
But you know...
This is interesting, very interesting...
"Um... do you want some sweets?" Ayu inquired cautiously. They looked at her curiously.
"Sweets?" They looked at the cart and helped themselves with the sweets. "Itadakimasu!"
"I never thought that you all have a sweet tooth. I wonder how Maya-sama knew it," Ayu wondered aloud. They stopped and eating and looked at her as if she was an alien.
"Maya-sama?" Tsujiai repeated. Oh please, not that!
"Yes. It was Maya-sama who ordered us to get these sweets," Ayu answered politely. She was quite confused at the expression they held.
Maya ordered the sweets.
Could it be that she also placed some of 'that' potion in these delicacies?
Not impossible.
Uh.. oh..
They all went to the nearest window and threw out the chocolates they've eaten.
"Wha-what are you doing?!" Ayu gasped as she watched their actions. Are those sweets bad? She took one but Kaji slapped it away.
"We don't know if these chocolates have poison in them!" Kaji reasoned out. Ayu looked at her disbelievingly but she blushed a little. It seems Kaji is worried about her.
But, of course, it could be because they were friends- nothing more than that. She shook the thought off.
"Are you crazy? These sweets were bought straight from the market!" Ayu tried to giggle. She understood them fully, knowing how her mistress behaves.
"Are you sure?" they inquired while holding their breaths. Ayu nodded.
"Waaaaah! Those sweets were wasted!!!" they groaned while Ayu giggled.
"Anyway, why are you keen about poisons now?" Ayu asked. Before anyone could explain what happened, black curtains suddenly covered the windows, thus making it dark. The spotlight a while ago was focused on the stage. They looked at it curiously.
Sebastian appeared out of nowhere and he handed each one present (even Ayu) a bucket of popcorn and soda. They looked at him curiously.
"What are these for?" Mikami-sensei asked. Sebastian gave him the 'half-moon eyes.'
"Isn't obvious? You can eat while watching this pictorial prepared by Miss Maya," he answered curtly.
They looked at the food suspiciously. What if this is a trick? All their doubts were erased when Luna started to eat her share.
Well, Maya wouldn't let Luna get hurt since she's her friend. They started to eat.
"The photographer is late," remarked Luna as she set up her video camera. Just then, a loud noise was heard.
"What is that?" Mito asked, alert of whatever might happen.
"Do you think it's a rally by Yuta's fan girls?" Mikami-sensei suggested.
"Duh! Do you think they know Yuta is here?" Rio shook his head. Sometimes Mikami-sensei is not using his common sense.
"I just suggested, you know," Mikami-sensei replied as he crossed his arms.
"It sounds like a motorcycle..." Tsujiai concluded. They listened even more.
The sound was getting nearer and nearer until...
KABOOM! BLAG!It all happened so fast. The windows shattered as a roaring motorcycle jumped its way in. Smoke filled the air. They heard the intruders' voices.
"Weeeeeeeeeh! Sensei, that was fun!"
"Fun? Actually, we damaged a set of French windows worth a fortune."
"WHAAAAAAT! I don't have enough money to pay for it!"
As the smoke cleared, a very interesting scene greeted them.
Three conspicuous persons were riding a huge black motorcycle: a girl with long blonde hair, a boy with brown hair and a man with blonde hair.
"I thought you'd never arrive!" Sebastian sighed out of relief.
"Hey! You look like the rabbit in my dream!" Mito pointed the man with blonde hair. He lit a cigarette.
"I don't remember you but..." he started and flashed Mito a smile, "my name is Onizuka Eikichi, 22 years old, single." (1)
"OH MY GOSH!!! IT'S TSUJIAI HIROKI!" the girl with blonde hair squealed. "Kikuchi, look! It's Tsujiai!" the girl nudged the boy with brown hair.
"Yeah right. He is Tsujiai Hiroki," the boy, Kikuchi, said.
"What?!" Tsujiai asked. The girl went to him.
"My name is Kanzaki Urumi! I am the girl who asked for your autograph! I can't believe I'm meeting you here!" the girl explained. She got a paper from her pocket that read: 'Dear Urumi, Good luck! Tsujiai Hiroki.'
Tsujiai remembered the weird man who asked for his autograph. So this is the girl. "Ah.. well.. um..." What would I say? "Um.. hi?'
"You're really soooo nice!" Kanzaki responded. The others snickered while Tsujiai gave them the 'half-moon eyes.'
"Anyway, Sebastian, who are they?" Kaji asked Sebastian.
"I am the photographer hired by Miss Orihara Maya," Onizuka answered for Sebastian. "She said something about a pictorial."
"Do you have any plans to ahem fix the windows?" Sebastian said sarcastically. Indeed, the windows that were once majestically stunning were now fragments of glass.
Onizuka scratched his head. "Hehehe... sorry 'bout that," he responded.
"Oh, Sebastian, just arrange it so we can start," Maya suddenly appeared. She had an evil smirk plastered on her face.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, she really is enjoying this.
"Of course, Miss Maya," Sebastian responded as he waved his staff. In a matter of seconds, the destroyed windows were restored well than ever.
"And Onizuka-kun, get ready," Maya added as she ushered everyone to sit down. Onizuka nodded and began arranging all the things necessary.
Luna positioned Maya's video camera in a desirable angle. The others waited in anticipation for the show.
In a few minutes, they were all set.
This would be interesting...
The lights went out as the stand lights focused on the stage. Sebastian appeared on stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, witches and wizards, welcome to the first ever pictorial of Kirishima Yuta!" Sebastian said.
Suddenly, Yuta poked his head from the closed curtains. "Excuse me, could you please change my name? I mean, Yuta sounds masculine," he said, not bothering that the audience heard what he said.
Nina, Tsujiai, Kaji, Ayu, the prince, Rio and Mikami-sensei instinctively looked at Mito for her reaction. They expected her to faint or something near that but they were wrong.
Instead, she was giggling like a schoolgirl.
"Oi! Yuta! What do you say of 'Yuka-chan?' It is cute, you know?" she suggested.
Yuta thought for a while. "Hmmm... Yuka-chan...? Okay! It's fine!" he responded. He then turned to Sebastian. "Okay, old man, my name is Yuka-chan. Thanks," he said before going back inside the curtains.
Sebastian raised an eyebrow, his fist clenched. Old man? How dare he! ARGH! He would like to strangle that bitch (well, he was a female at that time) to death! Okay, that could be done later. "Okay... so please welcome, Yuka-chan," he managed to say before walking away the stage.
Drum roll please...
The curtains opened and Yuta appeared. He was now wearing a dark blue spaghetti-strapped gown that reached up to his knees. A par of silver stiletto was on his perfectly manicured feet. His golden locks were tied in a half ponytail with a pink ribbon. His make-up was still the same.
"Yuka-chan! Good Luck! Do your best my dear brother-turned-sister!" Mito cheered.
"Ooh! What's with the change of hearts?" Rio asked mockingly.
"Well, I realized that Yuta looks so much cuter as a girl. And besides, I really wished for a sister before Yuta was born," Mito answered. She snapped her fingers and a banner that read: 'Yuka-chan Go! Go! Go!' floated into air.
"Go Yuta!" Nina imitated Mito. The others followed.
"Yeah, Yuta! You can do it!"
"Yuka-chan! You're so cute!"
"Yuta- I mean, Yuka-chan! Um.. well.. I wish you the best!"
Yuta smiled at the support given to him by his friends. "Thank you very much!"
"Hey! You're suppose to say that after the pictorial!" Luna said.
"Shut up! You're really A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G! Why can't you be more like Maya-chan? She's so nice!" Yuta retorted. Everyone looked at Maya.
"Aw come on! Start the pictorial!" Maya commanded. Yuta nodded and bowed before them. He rushed to the backstage.
The background changed from total black to a typical summer scene that looked so real: the trees, birds, waterfalls, etc.
"I wonder what kind of clothing will Yuta wear..." Ayu wondered. Just then, Yuta emerged.
He was now wearing a cute pink blouse with matching white skirt. A pair of cute sandals was on his feet. On his head was a simple hat with a Magnolia (2) flower as an ornament. He was not wearing any make-up except for the pink lipstick on his lips.
The audience looked at Yuta disbelievingly. He looked like a real female. His hair looked so real that you could feel its golden radiance.
"Wait, what kind of clothes will he wear first?" Tsujiai asked to no one in particular.
"I think clothes for summer," the prince answered.
"I think I have seen that clothes before..." Luna mused. She shook her head. It can't be.
"Okay! Yuka-chan, pose now! That's great! Okay, another and another..." Onizuka started taking pictures of Yuta. Maya recorded every movement in her video camera.
And it continued for an hour... (I'll leave it to your imagination )
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Somewhere out there....
"I must find them... I must find them..." a figure whispered into the hot summer wind.
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"Okay! That's the last of the summer collection dresses," Maya said as she checked her list. "How much time do we have before the Jusenkyo Potion loses its effect?" she asked Sebastian.
"We still have about 30 minutes or so, Miss Maya," Sebastian responded politely.
"Good. Sebastian, let Yuta wear our final weapon," Maya said. The audience looked at her curiously.
"You mean, 'THAT?!' Miss Maya, don't you think it would cause us some troubles.. Erm... you know..." Sebastian had an eyebrow raised.
"Of course. This chance is once-in-a-lifetime!" Maya responded in a mischievous tone.
"Hey, Orihara, what's with the secret weapon?" Kaji asked. Maya ignored him. "Okay, that was mean," he muttered.
Sebastian sighed. He can't stop Maya when she sets her mind into something. He turned to Yuta. "Yuta- I mean, Yuka-chan, go now to the dressing room to get changed with your final costume."
Yuta pouted. "Aw! Final costume? I still want to continue! This is so fun!"
Maya pushed Yuta to the dressing room. "Yuka-chan, be a good girl. Go dress now or else..." she threatened.
"Aw, okay." They watched Yuta making his way to the dressing room.
"Mwuhahaha!" Maya laughed like an evil witch. She made her way to Onizuka. "Onizuka-kun, could you please enlarge all photos taken? Thanks," she said.
"I wonder what's Maya up to..." Nina mused.
"I hope it would be very cool!" Rio said.
"Hehehe! My brother looked soooo cute! Aw! Like sister, like brother!" Mito giggled.
"Okay, Mito-san, you are weird," Tsujiai said.
"Hey! Don't call me Mito-san! It sounds like I'm a couple of years older!" Mito said.
"You ARE a couple of years older," Tsujiai responded.
Mito's face turned red. "What I mean is that it sounds like I'm an old hag or something."
"But it is the standard term for those elder than you," Tsujiai retorted. If you think he lets things like this pass, well, I think no.
"ARGH! Just call me Mito-chan, okay?"
"It is not that respectful."
"I don't care!"
"But I do care."
"ARGH! Are you really making me angry!"
"No."
"ARGH! You are so A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G!"
"I don't think so."
"TSUJIAI HIROKI! CALL ME MITO-CHAN OR ELSE..." Mito warned. Mikami-sensei held her back as she attempted to give Tsujiai a piece of her mind. Tsujiai just kept calm and recomposed the whole time.
"Erm... Tsujiai, just call her Mito-chan," Kaji whispered.
Tsujiai sighed. Fighting verbally will not solve anything. Okay, maybe he could let Mito win now. "Okay, Mito-chan," he said.
Mito smiled. "That's better! Tsujiai, just be a good boy and we'll be good friends."
"Whatever you say," Tsujiai simply answered.
"Okay! The last part of the pictorial will now begin!" Sebastian announced. Everyone sat back to his or her seats, waiting in anticipation.
What is Maya's secret weapon...?
Oh, you'll see in a few seconds.
The curtains opened as the background changed again.
It was now a beach.
Could it be that..?
Yuta was standing on the stage; all spotlights were focused on him. His current attire is what caught the attention of the audience.
Bikini.
Yup, Kirishima Yuta is wearing a bikini.
The bikini was pink in color, simple but it appealed.
Different reactions were again heard from the audience.
"Yuta is in a bikini... waaah! He's soooo cute!" Mito squealed.
"Is Yuta really a girl...?" Nina whispered.
"Could I ask how did he achieve his chest?" Tsujiai mused.
"Tsujiai?!" Kaji and the prince chorused. They looked at their friend disbelievingly. Tsujiai is so suspicious, very suspicious...
"It looks so real..." Ayu suddenly added.
"Yuta looks nice on that bikini," Mikami-sensei said thoughtfully.
"Where did he get the bikini?" Rio asked.
"GAK! I now remember why those dresses are familiar," Luna suddenly said. They looked at her curiously.
"What do you mean?"
"Those clothes, including that bikini, were Maya's," answered Luna. Everyone's attention turned to Maya.
"Maya's?!" Everyone except for Sebastian, Luna and Maya chorused.
"So?" Maya said- her tone was not carrying any emotion at all.
"So?! They are yours!" Mikami-sensei blurted out.
"So?"
"How can you let Yuta wear them?" Tsujiai rephrased Mikami-sensei's comment.
"Why not? I do not wear such clothes, for Pete's sake!" Maya answered as she flipped her hair.
"Poor clothes..." Nina said.
"Maya-chan!" Yuta ran to them. "This bikini is totally amazing! It's so cute! I'm telling you, you have a very good sense of fashion!"
"Not really, Yuka-chan," she tuck a loose strand behind his ear. "Anyway, we should get this done before the Jusenkyo Potion loses its effect," she said as she and Yuta made their way to the stage.
Nina giggled while Tsujiai had a thoughtful look on his face. It seems Maya is comfortable with gay-type Yuta. Hmm... The theory of putting the two is possible, very possible.
"I wonder how the TRUE Yuta would react when he learns that there was a part in his life where he has done two things no one could imagine he'll do: first, cross-dressing, second: being cozy with Orihara," Kaji mused while Mito giggled like crazy.
"I would love to see his reaction," Rio snickered.
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As the sun continued to set, the lone figure suddenly collapsed in the dry road.
"I... I.... can't give up! I WILL NEVER GIVE UP! I'll find them no matter what! Especially the man I loved..."
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So what do you think? Please review!
The person speaking in the last part will be revealed in the upcoming chapters.
I may not able to update for a while because of school and my other fanfic in GTO so please be patient with me.
(1) Onizuka, Kikuchi, and Kanzaki are all from GTO and I don't own them.
(2) Magnolia (in the flower language I got) means sweetness, beauty, and love of nature. These are the qualities the pictures wanted to show.