The local middle school, Sorriaski Jr. High, had taken part in a trip to Shingden High School for educational reasons. Yes, it was a long bus ride there, but the students had lots of enthusiasm. "Who else here is bored like me ?!! Im not even in middle school !!" shouted Randy. "That's because you're the teacher's aide ! You're supposed to be bored !" said Hajime. Randy sat back in the bus seat, nearly falling asleep from boredom. "This day is gonna be great ! No school !!" cheered serenity. "Ah, shut-up will ya' !!" shouted most of the kids on the bus. Serenity sunk down in her seat and shut-up. "Koga is finally gonna be at school, I can't wait to see him at his school" said serenity.
(Flashback)
"Koga-kun !" said serenity. "Yes ?" asked Koga. "Im going to your school for somekind of thing tomorrow, will you go ?" asked serenity. Koga sighed, it was true that he went to Shingden High, but he never attended. "You promise you'll be there ?" asked Koga. "Yes !" said serenity. "Then I'll be there for you my love" said Koga as he pulled serenity's ears playfully.
(End flashback)
"Man, he seems to like you a lot" said randy in a dull voice. "You're just jealous" said serenity. "WHAT ?!!! Me jealous of you ?!!! HA !!" shouted randy. "Randall Kyotanashi, lower your voice !!" shouted the teacher from the back of the bus. "Yes ma'am..." said Randy. Soon after, the large high school came into view. "There it is, Shingden High School" said Hajime. "Koga, im almost there for you" said serenity. "Oh brother..." said randy.
(At Shingden High)
"Wow ! The campus is so big !!" shouted Hajime. Serenity and the other students got off the bus and began to look around. "Koga...I guess he slept in today" thought serenity. "Serenity !!" shouted a voice. Serenity looked up and saw Koga running for her. "Koga !!" shouted serenity. Before Koga got 100 feet from serenity, someone jumped over him. "Serenity, you've come !!" shouted Hank as he ran at serenity ready to embrace her. "Hank ?!! He goes to this school too ?!!" shouted Randy. "Out of my way !! Out of my way !!! I've come to see my pretty young dog-eared girl !!" shouted Kai as he jumped over Hank and embraced serenity tightly.
Serenity's tail quivered in shock. "My lovely dog-eared girl ! I have never held you like this !!" shouted Kai as he felt his hands around and felt on serenity's hips. "What a great figure !! These hips are a sure sign that you will bear healthy children !" said Kai. "Serenity..." said Randy. "My love" said Koga. "My little fox-girl..." cried hank. "Kai..." said serenity. "Hmm ?" asked Kai. Serenity got free from Kai and kicked him in his stomach, sending him flying clear out of sight. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH !!!!!! WE WILL MEET AGAIN DOG-EARED GIRL !!!!" yelled Kai as he flew higher into the sky.
"Wow !! Shes strong !" shouted a few of the high school boys. "Who else wants some ?!!" shouted serenity. Surprisingly, a whole gang of boys rushed at serenity. "Oh no !! I have to help her fight !" said randy. "No need, Serenity is very powerful when fighting" said Hajime as she lit up a cigarette. Randy watched serenity fight, being sure to rush in at the right time if something went wrong. "Will...you all...get…AWAY !!!!" shouted serenity as she punched and kicked her way through the pack of boys. Not too soon later, Serenity flipped back her hair and walked away from the mass of knocked out boys lying on the ground, hung up in trees, or both. Randy starred in shock at the sight. "Told ya' so" said Hajime as she took another puff on her cigarette.
Nearby, the drama teacher had witnessed everything and was amazed. "Girl with the dog ears, come here" he called. Serenity looked back at the teacher and went over to him. "I'd like to see you in my class" said the teacher. Serenity nodded, thinking she was in trouble and followed the teacher into the high school building and into his empty classroom. The teacher observed serenity closely and smiled.
"Whats he gonna do ?" asked Koga, who was looking from the window outside. "I don't know, he's not the kind of teacher to punish a student" said Hank, who was looking with Koga. "I am the school drama teacher Mr. Otanashi, and I want you to be a role in our next play" said the teacher. "Oh let me guess, the She-warrior ? The Queen of Karate ? Samurai Sweetheart ?" Serenity threw random tomboy acts at Mr. Otanashi.
"No !! I want you to be Juliet !" said Mr. Otanashi. Serenity's eyes sparkled and she held her hands over her beating heart. "J-Juliet ?" asked serenity. Mr. Otanashi nodded and smiled. Deep down inside, serenity had always wanted to be Juliet in this play, kinda strange for a tomboy, which she was. "Romeo ! Romeo ! Where for art thou Romeo ?!" cried serenity. "Marvelous ! You know some of the lines !" said Mr. Otanashi. "Maybe I should rethink being a tomboy" thought serenity.
(At home)
"You ?! Got picked to be Juliet ?! That's a laugh !" shouted Inu-yasha. "Its true !" said serenity. "Oh yeah, Romeo will be a happy husband then. You can't cook, you're a without a doubt tomboy, and you've got the worst temper for a girl !" teased Inu-yasha. "I don't need this, im gonna go practice my lines" said serenity as she went upstairs.
Sesshomaru, who had stayed silent spoke up. "Inu-yasha, you know serenity has wanted to be a female character in a play for once" said Sesshomaru. "For once ?" asked Randy. "Yeah...our little sister has been in many school plays, mostly for her enthusiasm and energy" said Inu-yasha. "Which ones ?" asked Randy. "Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Snow White, even Heidi" said Sesshomaru. "Wow, what a good actress she must be then" said Randy with a smile.
"No, you're missing the point" said Inu-yasha. Randy's expression went blank. "What do you mean ?" asked Randy. "She was in those plays, but..." started Sesshomaru. "But ?" said randy. "She was cast as the main boy, every time" said Sesshomaru. "Huh ?!!" exclaimed randy. "She was Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. She was the prince in 'Cinderella', the prince in 'Snow White', and the young boy Heidi meets in the play 'Heidi'" said Inu-yasha. "Oh my..." said randy.
(Flashback)
"And the part for Jack in Jack in the Beanstalk will go to Serenity" said the 3rd grade teacher. "Wow Serenity, good for you !" said a girl. "She even looks like a boy, shes perfect for the part !" said a boy. The eight year old Serenity smiled and nodded.
(End flashback)
"I don't understand how serenity could have been cast as a boy ?" asked randy. "This is why" said Inu-yasha as he showed Randy a picture of him, Sesshomaru and Serenity a month after they moved to the house. Randy's eyes scanned the photo, but he didn't see serenity. "Where is she ?" asked Randy. "Here" said Inu-yasha as he pointed to Serenity in the picture. Randy couldn't believe it, the serenity in the picture was...different. She had short hair, wore a red shirt with blue shorts, and had band-aids on her arms, legs, and one on the side of her face, like she had fallen down a ditch. "She climbed trees, and fell out of them, plus, she got into fights with older boys" said Sesshomaru. "Since she wasn't developed like a girl yet, mostly everyone thought she was a boy" said Inu-yasha. "No wonder serenity went crazy with joy when she got the part to be Juliet" said randy.
(In Serenity's room)
"Romeo ! Romeo ! Where for art thou Romeo ?" said serenity. "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun !" said Koga. "That's enough for now, we should rest, we're half way into the play now" said serenity. "Your right" said Koga. Koga noticed serenity was sniffling. "Whats wrong ?! Are you alright ?" asked Koga as he patted serenity's back. "Im just so happy, I can finally be a female character in a play" cried serenity as she held onto Koga. Koga picked her up and let her cry on his shoulder. "I hated being the boy in other school plays, I only put on a cheerful smile and did it..." thought serenity. "Your gonna be Juliet, I'll try out to be Romeo" said Koga. Serenity stopped crying and looked Koga in the eyes. "You mean it ?" asked serenity. "Yes, I'll try out, if I don't make it, at least I tried" said Koga. Serenity nodded a bit. "How about we practice the kissing scene ?" asked Koga with a grin. Serenity giggled. "Ok" she said. Serenity and Koga got closer and closer, they were almost kissing, until...
Randy came into the room. "How's rehearsal ?" asked randy. Koga dropped serenity on the floor and whistled innocently. Randy smirked. "Ah-ha ! You 2 were about to kiss !" said randy. "So what ?" asked Koga. "You're not even Romeo ! You shouldn't kiss serenity yet !" said randy. "Im gonna try out tomorrow for it !!" shouted Koga.
(The next day)
"Be the lucky guy to win a kiss from our Juliet. Try out to be Romeo in Mr. Otanashi's drama class" was on a large poster outside every classroom of Shingden High. "They have got to be kidding !!" shouted Koga. "Wow, it's that girl who beat up all those boys yesterday" said another boy. "Serenity is going to kiss me in the play !" said Kai as he waved Japanese cheerleader fans. "Who said shes gonna kiss you ?!!" shouted Hank. "First prize for the best couple...tickets to china !!" shouted Randy. "Perfect, I can win and get tickets to china, I can become a normal boy again" thought randy.
(Later)
During rehearsal, there was a long line of boys outside the auditorium. Several of them were eliminated. After 3 hours, only a few boys remained. Randy, Koga, Hank, Kamatari, Kai, and strangely...Inu-yasha. "Why are you here ?" asked Kai. "To win those tickets to Japan !!" shouted Inu-yasha. "Let's get to the dramatic sword fight !" said Koga as he swung around a sword. "Do you even know what this play is about ?" asked Mr. Otanashi. "Don't you think I know a Samurai drama when I see one ?!" shouted Koga. "It's an action play of course ! Full of things blowing up and stuff" said Hank. "WRONG !!!! It's a Romance play !!" shouted Mr. Otanashi as he whacked Koga and Hank over the head with a clipboard. "My Juliet, come on out" said Mr. Otanashi. Serenity stepped out on the stage. Everyone gasped. Serenity was so beautiful in her red, pink, and green medieval times dress. "Shes...pretty" said Randy. "If you say so" said Inu-yasha. "We need to practice you guys, no trying to steal kisses from me" said serenity. "You won't have to worry about that with me" said Inu-yasha. "Same for me" said Randy.
(The night of the play)
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen ! To Shingden High's play of...Romeo and Juliet !!" said Mr. Otanashi from backstage. Everyone in the audience cheered and applauded. Everything went great, Randy was chosen to be Romeo, although he didn't want to kiss serenity in the final act.
(Half-way near the end of the play)
"Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo ?" said serenity, who was on balcony. "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" said Randy. Backstage, Koga, Hank, Kai, and Kamatari glared at randy as he went on being Romeo. Koga, grabbed a rope and slashed it. A large sandbag nearly fell on Randy onstage. "Oops" said Koga. "HEY !! Who did that ?!!" shouted Randy, in front of everyone. The audience laughed at this twist of the plot. "It was I !! The REAL Romeo !" shouted Koga as he ran onstage in a Romeo outfit. "The REAL Romeo ?" asked serenity.
"NO !!! I am Romeo !!" shouted Hank as he jumped out onstage and kicked Koga into the fake background. Oddly enough, Hank was wearing his normal attire, a grey hard-rock café T-shirt, red khakis, and sandals. "Get off the stage !!" shouted a person in the audience. "Hey shut-up !!" shouted Hank. "Ahem...Make way for the real Romeo !" shouted Kai as he came onstage in a Romeo outfit like Koga.
"Not on your life !!" shouted Koga as he lunged at Kai, who was standing near Randy so he was dragged into the fight as well. Hank jumped in, hoping to knock out the others. "Uhh...yeah...so who do you think is the real Romeo ?!" shouted Mr. Otanashi. "The wolf demon !!" shouted a few people. "The one with the fox ears !" shouted a girl. "The one with the hard-rock café T-shirt on !!" yelled half the audience. From all the action onstage, serenity sighed and just watched the fight.
Backstage, Inu-yasha was furious and did what any half boy/half girl would do. Inu-yasha put on a dress like the one serenity had on, his size. Then he poured a bucket of cold water on himself and went on stage. "Wow ! Juliet got taller !!" shouted Sesshomaru sarcastically from the audience. "My dog-eared girl !! Come to me !!" shouted Kai as he jumped on Inu-yasha and hugged. "So you are the real Romeo !!" said Inu-yasha as she hugged Kai in return. "Kai doesn't know that Inu-yasha is a woman now..." whispered Koga. "This should be interesting" whispered Hank.
"Now's your chance Randy !" said Inu-yasha. "Right" said Randy. Randy jumped up on the balcony where serenity was. Serenity and Randy were face to face. The whole theater was silent. Everyone was waiting for them to kiss. "Aren't they supposed to talk ?" asked a boy. "It's a dramatic pause you idiot !!" shouted a girl. "It's so beautiful ! I can feel the love they have for each other building each second !" said Mr. Otanashi. "Yeah right" thought Randy. Serenity grew a bit impatient. "Did Romeo forget his lines ?" asked serenity. Randy chucked nervously, a way of saying yes. "Then get off !!" shouted serenity as she pushed Randy off the balcony. At the last second, Randy grabbed serenity's arm and made her fall with him.
"Romeo took Juliet with him to his death ! How romantic !!" said Mr. Otanashi. After the fall, it was clear to everyone that Randy was alright, but serenity... "Shes been knocked out !!" shouted Koga. "Some Romeo he is !!!" shouted Inu-yasha. "You should've just fallen by yourself !!" shouted Hank. "I agree" said Kai. Randy was now upset, he knew serenity was knocked out, but know he was being blamed, even though it was kind of his fault. "Will...you...all..." growled Randy. "Will we all what ?" asked Inu-yasha. "SHUT-UP !!!!" yelled Randy, with such intensity in his voice that Inu-yasha, Hank, Kai, and Koga flew backstage and hit a wall.
The whole entire theatre was quiet. "Thank you" said Randy. He looked at serenity on the floor and kneeled next to her. "He's gonna do it" said Mr. Otanashi. Randy hesitated when serenity opened her eyes. "What are you waiting for ?" whispered serenity. "Uhhh...I'm scared" whispered Randy. "Liar" whispered serenity. "I don't wanna kiss you...no offense...but we're only friends" whispered randy. "Then let me do it" whispered serenity. Serenity sat up, put her hands on Randy's face and kissed him.
(10 second pause)
"THEY DID IT !!!" cheered Mr. Otanashi. The audience clapped, whistled, and cheered. "We have the winners !! The winners of the trip to China !" shouted Mr. Otanashi. "Aw man..." said Inu-yasha. "Juliet, Serenity, and the best Romeo, Randy, will receive enough tickets for their immediate families to go with them !" said Mr. Otanashi. "So your saying I almost kissed my sister to get those tickets when I was gonna go anyway ?!!!" yelled Inu-yasha. "Ah shut-up" said Koga as he dumped a bucket of hot water on Inu-yasha, making him male again.
Onstage, Serenity and Randy were still kissing. Then, Serenity pulled away and laughed. Randy had duct tape over his mouth. "We're still only friends thanks to that tape" said serenity with a laugh. Randy ripped the tape off his mouth and couldn't help but laugh at serenity's little trick to keep their friendship just a plain friendship.
To be continued...
Next episode (serenity is talking): I heard there are lots of training grounds in China, I hope we don't go back to the one that turned Inu-yasha into a girl. And who is this tall mysterious person ? And why does Randy know him so well ? Is this guy really Randy's old sensei ? Next on Special Mini Inu-yasha Stories, episode 16: To China we go ! See ya' soon !