Gomen, it took me so long to update (and sorry this chappy is so short) but really, I've been fighting a terrible writer's block and haven't been able to get to the computer that much either... And when I have I've been just watching Tenimyu (Tenipuri musical). I can't help it! The actors are too hot and the music...
Ryoma: "Aren't you kinda getting sidetracked here?"
Luma-chan: "Uh..."
Ryoma: "Mada mada dane."
Brat... So, anyway... It seems that quite many of you know this play – better than me I might add. I've never read the actual long version and the first time I've ever read the lines in English was when I downloaded the script to help me with this story. So please don't flame me too much if I make mistakes.
Ryoma: "Don't you mean when you make mistakes. By the way, it's kinda pathetic the way you squirm like that."
Would you just shut up! Just remember who writes this story – I can make you suffer! So, let's see... About my choises for the roles of Hermia and Helena... SadistFujiFan and Shade25 are totally right and this actually was one of my biggest problems when I was deciding the casts for the last chapter. But I really need the roles this way! You'll understand later... maybe. I hope... Oh, blame Inui, he's the one to deside the castings.
Inui: "The probability of Luminara blaming others... 96 per cent."
So gang up on me, will ya! Jeez, I told you I had my reasons. The hair color can be taken care of with wigs and the height difference...
Momoshiro: "Echizen is 8 inches shorter than Kikumaru-sempai! How do you fix that?"
Kikumaru: "Hoi! Ochibi is a shorty!"-grin-
Ryoma: "... Tsh..."
Inui can make something up when the time comes. Moving on... Shade25 also asked if Taka-san will be playing Bottom. He was my first choise but I changed it. That would create a very bad love triangle and I can't do that to sweet Taka-san – no matter how good a story it would have made. I need for that role someone with whom Fuji can make Tezuka jealous! My second thought was Atobe. The idea of the king of Hyotei wearing a donkey head... -laugh- (Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Atobe.) But I desided on Saeki. He can not only help Fuji to make Tezuka jealous but help him with the other pairs too. And the pairing possibilities with him and the one who plays the part of Francis Flute... Hm? What? Why are there people from other schools too? -evil smile- Well, it's not like Seigaku regulars are enough to fill the parts and if you want to know how Inui got them to agree in this... You'll have to read that -smile- Let's say it has something to do with data – very personal data.
Zillion thanks to all who reviewed -hugs-
Disclaimers: Tenipuri characters are property of Konomi Takeshi sensei.
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Chapter 3: The rest of the cast
"Why am I supposed to play a girl?!" Ryoma demanded to know, looking seriously pissed.
"Well, there are three major female parts for women and you, Kikumaru and Fuji are the ones with the most feminine appearance", Inui explained.
"Feminine appearance? Fuji-sempai may look like a girl and maybe even Kikumaru-sempai but I surely don't!"
"Oi, Echizen. Just calm down", Oishi tried soothing the freshman.
"Nya, I don't look like a girl!" Eiji stated and glared at Ryoma. "Ochibi looks much more like a girl. You're even short enough for that. Nya, maybe too short."
Ryoma apparently forgot that he was supposed to be mad at the data freak. Instead he and Eiji just consentrated on yelling at each others. Oishi tried – without succeeding – to make them stop.
"Ne, Inui, what about the other roles?" Fuji asked. "With just us regulars there won't be enough people. Are the other club members taking part in this too?"
"Hm... Yes, but only in the unimportant roles." Inui checked his watch. "They should be there by now..."
"Who should be there?" Fuji asked absent-mindedly. He smiled amused while watching Ryoma and Eiji who where on the verge of physically attacking each other. Momo was holding Ryoma still and Oishi was doing the same to Eiji. Kaidoh was trying to ignore them as well as two person that loud possibly could be ignored and Kawamura was trying to talk them into stopping it. Maybe he should give Taka-san a racket... Fuji's hand went to the zipper ot his tennis bag. Maybe not, he desided when he saw the I'm-gonna-make-you-run-20-laps look on Tezuka's face.
Inui grinned. "The rest of the cast, of course. Come on, all of you. Let's go see if..." It seemed that Inui just now noticed the two arguing regulars. He rummaged his bag to find something and pulled out a bottle. Fuji eyed the liquid inside with an interested look. He couldn't really specify what color it was...
Inui held his hand with the bottle between Ryoma and Eiji. "We have a tight shedule so there's no time for pointless arguing."
Ryoma and Eiji blinked couple times staring the bottle before backing of from it like it was... well, there probably isn't anything scarier than Inui juice so...
"Good", Inui said but rather disappointed. He would have wanted to get his new juice tested. "Now please follow me..."
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They went to the gym hall. None of the regulars knew to expect what was inside. Even Fuji's eyes opened in surprise – for a split second.
Inside the hall there were Kamio and Shinji from Fudomine, Mizuki and Yuuta from St. Rudolph, Yamabuki's Sengoku and Taichi, Hyotei's Atobe and Gakuto, Saeki from Rokkaku and Rikkaidai's Marui and Kirihara.
"Everybody seems to be here. Good..." Inui hummed mostly to himself.
The people inside noticed the Seigaku regulars and Inui.
(Luma-chan: Yes, in this story Inui is not a regular. Had to pick someone and he seemed the most logical choice... I think I already said earlier this doesn't fit to any real part of the series.)
"What is the meaning of this?" Atobe demanded to know. "Why was Ore-sama called here?"
"Yes, that's odd. Why were so many people called here. And from so many schools too but not all the players and not even..." Kamio shut Shinji's mumbling with his hand.
"So why the hell are we here?" Kamio asked with a voice that was barely quiet enough not to be called a shout. "You called us here Inui so come on and tell us. If it's about tennis why are there just some of the players? And not all are even regulars."
Dan Taichi blushed heavily and felt really out of place.
"It's not about tennis", Inui said.
"It isn't?" Marui asked and stopped flipping the racket in his hand. "What is it then?"
"We'll be doing a play for the Winter festival and we need some help with it", Inui explained.
"You're doing a play?" Gakuto laughed and then what Inui had just said hit him. "Help from us? You mean we're supposed to be in it too? No freaking way!"
"If that's all we came here for I'm outta here", Kamio growled. "C'mon Shinji."
"What play is it?" Saeki asked Fuji. He, Yuuta and Mizuki were standing next to the tensai (Saeki had practically dragged Yuuta to his brother and Mizuki had followed.)
"Midsummer Night's Dream", Fuji told them. His smile was back to its usual place. Inui's choice for the cast had honestly surprised him but Fuji wasn't one to let his emotions show outside. "What do you think, Yuuta? Would you like to be in the play?"
"What? Hell no!"
Inui sighed as the other teams' players started to make their leave. "As I calculated... It seems I have to resort to this." He pulled a stack of paper from his bag and handed one to each player. The boys looked at the papers confused before reading them.
"What the fuck..!" Kamio yelled, face all flushed, and ripped the paper into small pieces. Everyone else were reacting pretty much the same way.
"To have the skill to collect that kind of data..." Mizuki gasped, staring the remains of the paper at his feet. "That is truly scary..."
"Please don't go through the trouble of trying to dispose of the papers", Inui smirked. I of course have severel copies of them plus the originals on my computer."
"Oi, Inui-sempai", Momo asked. "What was on those papers just now?"
"Just some data I collected... Personal data." Inui had a dangerous grin on his face – the kind he had on when he gave the punishment juice for the Seigaku regulast when they lost in some training. "Everyone who doesn't want to take part in the play is free to go but wouldn't it be unfortunate if this data accidentally..."
"What part of this is accidental you bastard?! This is pure blackmailing!" Kirihara almost screamed. His face was bright red. God there must have been something really good on those papers, Fuji thought. Wonder if he'd be able to hack into Inui's computer..? Probably not – shame.
"Why didn't I get a paper like that?" Saeki asked. "No embarrassing data about me?"
"Well of course there is", Inui said while opening his note book, "but according to my data the probability of Rokkaku's Saeki Kojirou co-operating with the play is 97,5 per cent even without blackmailing."
"Guess that's true", Saeki laughed and winked at Fuji. "This should be interesting... I assume you already have something on your mind", he added quietly to Fuji standing next to him.
Fuji gave a cunning smile to his friend. "What on Earth could you be talking about?" Yes, it certainly was a good thing Saeki was there. He could use some help with his plans.
"Well then, anyone who wants to leave now?" Inui asked. No one moved or said anything. "Excellent. In that case I expect to see all of you here tomorrow at the same time. I'll be handing the scripts to you as well as the practise shedules. And here... is the casting list."
---Midsummer Night's Dream – casting---
Titania – Fuji Syusuke
Oberon – Tezuka Kunimitsu
Puck – Mizuki Hajime
Helena – Echizen Ryoma
Hermia – Kikumaru Eiji
Demetrius – Momoshiro Takeshi
Lysander – Oishi Syuichiro
Thereus – Atobe Keigo
Hippolyta – Ibu Shinji
Egeus – Kirihara Akaya
Nick Bottom – Saeki Kojirou
Peter Quince – Sengoku Kiyosumi
Francis Flute – Fuji Yuuta
Peaseblossom – Dan Taichi
Cobwed – Kamio Akira
Moth – Marui Bunta
Mustardseed – Mukahi Gakuto
(Luma-chan: "The rest parts will be played by Seigaku not regular players so no real importance there...")
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TBC...
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Kamio: "You come back here now! The fuck you think I'm gonna co-operate with this. God I swear I'm gonna..."
Luma-chan: -hiding- "Waah... Kamio just has no sence of humor..."
Inui: "The probability of Kamio Akira getting mad at being forced to participate in a play – not to mention to play a part like that – is 99,9 per cent."
Luma-chan; "Gah! Inui, don't go sneaking up on people like that. It's creepy... And what do you mean 99,9? What about the 0,1 per cent?"
Inui: -flipping pages- "Oh, wrong data. The correct probability is 100 per cent."
Luma-chan: "Sounds more like it... -smirk- I just couldn't resist making him a fairy. I chose 3 redheads for the parts (plus one bluehair). By the way, what's the probability of MomoRyo,OishiEiji and TezuFuji pairings happening if this play idea is used?"
Inui: "... Momoshiro x Echizen 82 per cent, Oishi x Kikumaru 95 per cent, Tezuka x Fuji 79 per cent."
Luma-chan: "So basically you knew pretty much what you were doing when choosing this play... How about if Fuji 'helps' things a little?"
Inui: "... Momoshiro x Echizen 94 per cent, Oishi x Kikumaru 99,5 per cent, Tezuka x Fuji 92 per cent."
Luma-chan: -nodding- "Yes, Ryoma can be pretty stubborn sometimes and Tezuka is... well, Tezuka. But the Golden Pair should work out fine. How about you and Kaidoh? I know you let him stay take care of the props just so you and him could..."
Inui: "It seems Kamio is back."
Luma-chan: "Eep! Where? Inui... Inui! Coward, where did you go? Come back here and answer the question!" -sigh-
Finally this over-long prologue is finished and the actual story can begin... The first practise is in the next chapter! So now you know the cast. For some parts I have very good reasons, for some... well, anyway. My apologies for those who wanted Kaidoh and Kawamura in the play. But they are in the stage management group. This way there'd be better chances for Inui (who also isn't part of the cast since his directing it) with him. The freshman trio will be with them... and I think I'll be bringing more people to help too (at least Jirou, Akutsu and Jackal). Better watch there's no rackets there for Taka-san. Akutsu and Kaidoh are scary enough on their own (well, not really Kaidoh) and just see that you don't let Jirou handle anything important, you know, like hold onto anything heavy that hangs over the players...
Jackal: "Why me..?"
Freshman trio: -swetdrop-
Katsuo: "Do we have to take part in this?"
Inui: "Sempai's orders."
Freshman trio: "Hai, Inui-sempai!"
-smile- This, of course, is all for the sake of getting more people in the chaos – and to arrange potential pairings.
Speaking of pairing... Any specific of your mind? Ideas are very welcome but I can't promise I can make them happen. And of course... -evil smirk- there's gonna many... um, what sould I call it... one-sided couples (that word isn't right...). What I mean is that there's gonna be major crushes all over the place! I was thinking of maybe Atobe going after Ryoma and many people after Fuji (maybe Mizuki and Kirihara...) I want jealous Tezuka!
Kamio: "There you are, you bastard!"
Luma-chan: "Eep! Gotta run! See you in the next chapter."
Inui: "... The probability of Kamio catching her... 100 per cent."
Eiji: "Hoi, should we help her?"
Ryoma: "Why bother. It's her own fault."
Fuji: -snicker- "Ne, you're cruel, Echizen..."
Ryoma: "You're one to talk, Fuji-sempai."
Eiji: "Please review!"
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Happy Birthday to Nagayama Takashi (November 16) who played Fuji in season 2 of Tenimyu (and Kikumaru during part of season one and... I guess he's playing him again in season 3 but I haven's seen it so I'm not sure...) It's his... -quickly counting- 26th birthday! He's so cute and looks much younger that that (but well, don't they all...). Anyways, Happy Birthday!!!! -hearts all around-
