The Phantom of the Kabuki Theatre
By Mischievous Dragon

A/N: Phantomfan, thank you for your review I did realize to late that it was Meg Giry, but I need it to be Kagura for the point of this story later on. VampireNextDoor I am glad you liked the Yuki/Tohru pairing and really glad you liked my choice of Ayame as Carlotta. Honestly I couldn't think of anyone better to play her than Ayame. All the reviews have inspired me to write another chapter sooner than I had planned too. ThePhantomRedRose, I've been a fan of the music for a while- my mom had the tape and I always loved listening to it as a little girl but when I saw the movie I actually got to see what it was about and looved it even more. Anyways on with the story...

Girls Chorus:

Saki Hanajima

Kisa Sohma

Tohru Honda

Boys Chorus

Momiji Sohma

Hiro Sohma

Oh and letters in Italics mean that they are singing. Oh another change is that Tohru's mother died before her father did.

Act I, Scene II

It is now the summer of Tokyo 1881. The Kabuki theatre has decided to put on a new musical entitled The Animaland our now rehearsing it. The piercing sound of Ayame's voice is heard as 'she' is singing. No one can even understand what in the hell she is singing. But once 'she' stops they begin their lines.

Hanajima (sounding very depressed):

With feasting and dancing

and song,

Tohru (overly overjoyed): tonight in celebration,

Kisa (quietly):we greet the victorious throng,

All Girls Chorus:returned to bring salvation!

Momiji (singing as cute as possible):

The trumpets of Cat's rage

resound!

Hiro (annoyed that he has to sing):

Hear, Sohmas, now and tremble!

All Boys Chorus: Hark to our step on the ground!

All: Hear the Drums-

The Animal comes!

Shigure(Dragging on the notes as long as possible, without being accused of trying to do it on purpose):

Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad to returnnnnnnn to finnnd the hoooooooooome

weeeee looooooove threatened once morrrre

by the Sohmaaaa's far reaaaaaeaaaeaaaching grasp,-

Shigure was cut off by an interruption. The interreption came in the form of Monsieur Ritsu and two other men that the cast and crew had not met yet. It looked like Monsieur Ritsu was giving them a tour of the Kabuki theatre.

Ritsu: Rehearsals as you can see are underway for a new production of Kakeru's The Animal

Shigure: Monsieur Ritsu! I am rehearsing!

Ritsu: I aM So SoRrY! I kNoW rEhEaRsAl Is ImPoRtAnT bUt I hAvE tO tElL yOu ThIs BeFoRe I lEfT aNd NoW i'Ve GoNe AnD RuInEd ThE rEhEaRsAl! I aM sO sO sO sOrRy! PlEaSe FoRgIvE mE! (Ritsu began to wail, and Shigure walked up and poked him on the side, he fell down.)

A couple of minutes he woke up, got up and began:

Ritsu: Ladies and Gentlemen, pLeAsE if I could have your attention? Thank you. As you know for some weeks their has been rumors of my retirement. I can now tell you that these were all true and it is my pleasure to introduce you to the two gentlemen who now own the Kabuki theatre. Monsieur Hatori, Monsieur Kureno and his wife Madame Arisa.

The cast and crew of the Kabuki theatre let out a big cheer, they were really glad that Ritsu didn't own the Kabuki theatre anymore and that they now had new bosses.

Hatori: And we are deeply honored to introduce our new patrons...

Kureno: The Compte and The Vicomte de Chagny!

Yuki: My Brother and I are honored to support all the arts, especially the world renound Kabuki theatre. I am sorry my brother is not able to attend the changing in management.

Ritsu: Monsieur Vicomte! (he held Ayame's hand and brought it to Yuki, who grabbed it and bowed down.) Signora Ayame Sohma our leading soprano for five seasons now. Signor Shigure Sohma (Shigure had just joined the conversation and shook the Vicomte's hand)

Yuki: An honor Signor, I believe I am keeping you from your rehearsal. I will be here this evening to share your great triumph. My apologies Monsieur. (The vicomte said bowing down)

Ritsu: Thank you Monsieur le Vicomte! Once more if you please Signor!

Ayame: Hii looved me! Hii looved me!

Tohru: That was Yuki! He and I used to be childhood sweethearts.

Kisa: Well why didn't you go up to to see him.

Tohru: Oh no no no no! I couldn't do that! I doubt that he'd even remember me.

Monsieur Ritsu led Monsieur Hatori, Monsieur Kureno and Madame Arisa over to Madame Kagura the ballet instructor and the two girls began their routine for The Animal.

Kagura: We take particular pride in the excellence of our ballet Monsieurs et Madame.

Arisa: I see why, especially that little blonde angel. She is so sweet!

Kagura: My daughter Kisa Sohma.

Hatori: and that exceptional beauty, no relation I trust?

Kagura: Tohru Honda, promising talent Monsieur Hatori. Very promising.

Kureno: Honda, did you say? No relation to the famous ex-gang member?

Kagura: Her only child. Orphaned at seven, when she came to live and train in the ballet dormitories.

Arisa: An orphan you say?

Ayame: Once more to my welcoming arms

my love returns

in -

Suddenly a bunch of dancers run into Madame la Ayame, angering her to boiling point.

Ayame: Aday! All dat dey want is dancing!

Hatori: Well the Vicomte is very excited about tonight's gala.

Ayame: Aha ha ha ha! Alora, Alora, Alora! I hope he is as excited has dancing girls has your new managers! BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE SINGING!

Ritsu (proclaiming to the managers): Grovel!

Both Kureno and Hatori looked at each other, they did not want to grovel but they did not want to lose yen. Kureno that his wife would never grovel but he and Hatori knew what was best and did as Ritsu told them.

Hatori (with a lack of inspiration in his voice): Oh beautiful Diva!

Ayame: Yes?

Hatori (once again with lack of inspiration): Goddess of song!

Ayame: Yes, yes?

Kureno: Monsieur Ritsu isn't there a rather marvalous solo in act three of the Animal?

Hatori: Perhaps the Signora would-

Ayame: Yes Monsieur Ritsu!

Ritsu: If my Diva commands?

Ayame: Yes, I do!

And with that Ayame began to sing a horrible rendition of think of me, so horrible in fact that the author of this fic has refused to right down the lyrics for her voice when she sings Think of me. Anyways while she is about to sing the last line of the paragraph, a backdrop suddenly falls almost killing her. The phantom who is sitting in box six proclaims.

Kyo: Ah to bad it didn't kill that wretched snake, She'd sound alot better dead!

Then the phantom disappears. The cast and crew murmur about the phantom or the Kabuki ghost.

Ayame: Ah dat is it! I cannot work like dis! I cannot work like dis! Bring me my dogs!

Hatori and Kureno who had already grovelled to her, knew it was beyond grovelling to convince her now.

Kureno: What do we do now?

Hatori: We have no leading lady!

As they watch Madame Ayame leave, Madame Kagura goes to the back of the stage where a letter falls to the floor she picks it up and brings it over to the managers.

Kagura: A letter from the Kabuki ghost. 'E welcomes you to his theatre and demands a weekly salary of 100 000 yen and to keep box five empty. If these demands are not met their will be dire consqences.

Kureno: Who does this 'ghost' think he is?

Hatori: Well he won't get any money from us!

Kagura: Surely you can afford it now Mesieurs with the Vicomte as your patron.

Kureno: Well that's beside the point, we still don't have a leading lady.

Kisa: Tohru could do it. She has a good teacher.

Kureno: What is his name?

Tohru: I do not know sir.

Hatori: Well come and sing for us then, we'll have an audition.

Tohru nervously headed up to the center stage.

A/N: There I did it finally finished the second chapter! I hope you all enjoy it. It's like 10:56pm right now and I have to babysit at six tomorrow but I really wanted to finish this.

Mischievous Dragon