Hello readers! I've missed you all, even though I don't think there is any of you. runs and gets cardboard people to put as readers There we go! Now I can continue... This is the next chapter. Chapter 3 for all of us who can't count. giggles There's actual some stuff that happens here! So have fun reading it! I love you bunches!
Chapter 3: Drama has eaten my soul!
The next school day came quicker than Kira could have hoped. She didn't see Kiko the entire day either, which made it even odder. People still thought of her as that odd new girl so she spent her time alone. As she sat outside reading a book the Drama director had come out and talked to her about her previous acting experiences. Kira had been an active Thespian at her old school and just the thought of doing drama again made her smile. She was invited to the meeting tomorrow with a smile and a gentle pat on the shoulder. Kira sat there with a smile tugging at her lips. She couldn't help but laugh lightly as she stared at a sheet of paper the teacher had given her.
"What's so funny?" a voice asked from behind her. Kira spun around quickly to see Jou looking over her shoulder at the paper. He wore his soccer uniform and a ball lay on the ground next to him. Kira couldn't manage to answer as she stared at the goofy shorts. Before she knew it Jou had snatched the paper from her hands and was reading it.
"Drama eh?" Jou asked as he read through the paper. Kira pulled herself up to her knees and held onto the back of thebench as she watched him.
"Yup!" she stated simply. Drama would probably be the best thing for her now.
"So you won't be hanging around out here much?" Jou asked as he lowered the paper from his face.
"Yea… if there are a lot of meetings…"
"Oh… Okay… See ya then!" Jou said as he shoved the paper back into her hands and ran off towards the soccer fields. She watched him run, giggling slightly at the shorts. She smirked but it quickly faded. He had seemed mad or upset about something or another. Probably just some silly teenage grievance…
The rest of the week went quickly. Kira was quickly gobbled up and accepted into the drama family. Which was what they were, a big happy family. The meetings lasted late and it would be hard to work with people you weren't so close to. They had already started on costumes and set for their first production this year. The board had decided to do an American comedy play called "Dude, Wherefore out my show?" It was a silly knock off of Romeo and Julietthat was funny and cute. After reading through the script the entire club couldn't help but giggle and awe. Kira barely saw Jou or Kiko that entire week. Well that is… until Saturday.
The drama club had held a meeting to decide who would play each part. The first part to give away was the understudy, who in reality would be like Juliet. Kira was quickly given the part. All the other parts were given away quickly, except the stagehand who in reality would be Romeo. Nobody could think of someone who would look cute enough to play Romeo. They all decided to take a five minute break, leaving Kira to ponder on the stage by herself.
"I'm workin' on dat couch!" Kira heard from the hall. The voice sounded so familiar and rather conveniently the only other activity here on Saturday was the soccer team.
"Jou?" Kira called out from where she sat on the stage.
"What now? Who are ya?" Jou said as he walked into the theatre. He hadn't expected to see Kira there sitting on the stage. She could tell by the way he paused and looked her over that he was surprised. Then again she wasn't wearing that hideous school uniform. She wore a cute red t-shirt with Hello Kitty that said "Need a hug?" on it and jeans. She had even kicked her shoes off and walked around in red and black socks.
"It's me silly!" she laughed, hopping off the stage. Jou shook his head and walked closer to her, smiling.
"Well I know that now…" Jou said as he put a hand behind his head. He looked silly in a big baggy shirt and shorts, but Kira managed to hold back her giggles.
"What are you guys doing?"
"Working on some plays and stuff… but I don't need it! I kicked butt yesterday at our game!"
"Oh Really?"
"Yup! What bout you?"
"Oh I don't play soccer…"
"No… I mean drama… now who's silly…"
"Oh we're picking parts for the play…"
"What are you doing?"
"It's a funny sort of version of Romeo and Juliet…"
"Let me guess… you get to be Juliet?"
"Yup! But in this version she's called the understudy!" Kira said, smiling brightly. Jou shook his head lightly and Kira laughed. They both turned silent and looked to the door. Crowded around the door were at least half of the drama kids watching them.
"Heh… I'd better go…" Jou said and with a slight wave he made his way out of the packed door. The drama club all scrambled into the theatre,talking and giggling all at once. Kira watched them oddly as a girl ran over to her giggling like a mad women.
"That's it!" one girl said as she hopped onto stage.
"What is?" Kira asked, turning to look at her.
"Jou can be the Stagehand!" the girl replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Wh-What?" Kira said, knocked off her guard. Her face was beginning to turn pink as all the other girls broke out into chatter. The director hopped onto stage and silenced them all.
"Jou would make a good stagehand. Since the stagehand has to look like he can do stage work, but still be cute and funny and not too macho," The director smiled as she watched the girls nod in approval. "Plus you guys look cute together… So talk to him next time you see him…"
"But… Me? What?" Kira said, barely making sense of what she was saying to even understand what they were. She actually understood it; it was more like she was shocked so much she got confused.
"You can convince him… I mean he gets to kiss you if he does it!" a girl chimed in. Everyone broke into chatter again until the director got them all to start working again, leaving Kira standing there startled and pink.
