"Mirror Mirror On the Wall, who is the fairest of them all?" I tell Shingo. I'm reading the story of Snow White to him instead of a Sailor Earth story. Only because it's for school.
"Who is it?" Shingo asks. "Since Snow White got poisoned by the Queen, then I bet it's the Queen." I giggle.
"You'll have to wait to see." I say. I continue.
""You, my Queen, are the fairest of them all." The mirror says.
"Yes!" The Queen cackles delightfully. "I have finally beaten Snow White!"
"Wow! It was the Queen!" Shingo says. I continue reading and he stops me at the part where the Prince is about to kiss Snow White.
"Please tell me she wakes up!" Shingo says.
The Prince leaned in for a kiss. He kissed Snow White and she opened her eyes.
The Prince and Snow White got married, and the Queen got banished from the Kingdom.
And they all lived happily ever after.
"Yes!" Shingo says.
"I didn't think you would like the story." I say surprised.
"I like every story you tell me Akemi!" Shingo says.
"Wow, and I didn't know that!" I say and laugh. "Well, time for bed."
"Aw. You sound like Mom." Shingo says. "One more story?"
"Alright. Then bed." I say. "Have you heard the story of the Kindergartner's?"
"No, only part. I wanna know the whole thing." Shingo says.
"So Minako and I-" I start but hear a scream from Usagi's room. We both rush to Usagi's room and slam the door open, waking up Mom and Dad, who come too.
"Why did you scream?" Shingo and I ask.
"Why did you slam Usagi's door open?" Mom and Dad ask.
"I did because Usagi screamed." Shingo an I explain.
"I screamed because..." There was sweat on Usagi's face. "A nightmare." She says simply. Shingo and I both know it's more than that. Mom and Dad leave, Shingo goes to his room. I quietly shut the door.
"When I was thinking about Queen Serenity when we got our new transformations." Usagi explains. "Then, everything went dizzy and black, and I figured it was because of all the sweets I've been eating, but instead, it was something else entirely. I watched as the ruins of the Moon Kingdom turned to ashes, and Queen Serenity choosing her choice to send us to earth, but then, I cried. So the scene changed to when the war happened, so I screamed and woke up."
"Oh, I see." I say. "Goodnight then Usagi."
"Goodnight Akemi."
I quietly shut Usagi's door behind me, and quietly tiptoe to Shingo's room.
I shut Shingo's room door behind me and see him sitting on his bed.
"So." Shingo says.
"Yup." I say. I retell him the story of what Usagi told me.
"Alright, bedtime now." I say. Shingo nods and I turn off his light.
I walk to my room.
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Park
The next day
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"WHAT?!"
"Yup."
"So, Aka and Mamoru's friends just LEFT their play?!"
"Yup."
"We can help then!"
"Yeah!"
All the girls and I were sitting on a picnic blanket eating treats Mako and I brought that we made ourselves. Aka and Mamoru come up and I hug Aka.
"I wanna help with your play!" I shout happily.
"Wait what?!" Aka says. "When did you hear about this?"
"Today." I reply with a shrug.
"Anyway." Mamoru says. "Let's let them."
"K." Aka says.
"I wanna be Snow White then." Rei announces.
"No, I'm being Snow White!"
"I think I should be Snow White!"
"SHUT UP!" I scream. Natsumi comes over.
"Can I help?" She asks sweetly. Aka and Mamoru shrug.
"Sure." Aka says.
"Okay, I know how we can settle this." Natsumi says. "If the tip of the straw is white, then your Snow White. If it's red, then your the Evil Queen. If it's blue, then your a dwarf."
"Okay. I'll go first!" Usagi, being that brave-scared girl she takes one and it's red.
"NO FAIR!" Usagi whines. I walk up and draw the end of blue.
"I'm a dwarf!" I announce happily.
Everyone takes a blue one. Natsumi's end is white.
"Wait, there's only 6 dwarfs." I say. I then remember Shingo. "Maybe i'll get him to help."
"Okay." Everyone says.
"Wait, So, if Aka didn't take a straw, then, that means..." My face turn red with furry of my boyfriend going to kiss Natsumi. "Aka's the prince." I send a hateful glare at Natsumi.
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At home
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"So, you want me to be the 7th dwarf?" Shingo asks. I nod silently.
"Ok." Shingo says.
"But there's one problem." I grin. "It might not be a problem at all...but...Usagi's the evil queen." Shingo bursts out laughing his head off.
"Okay, Okay," I make Shingo quiet down a bit. "Okay."
"What?" Shingo asks. I hand him a script.
"Here's the script. Now have fun laughing your head off with Usagi's lines."
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Usagi's room
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"Mirror Mirror on the Wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Usagi asks. I silently giggle as Shingo comes into the room.
"I'm the 7th dwarf, so, make sure the play is okay." Shingo says.
"WHAT?!" Usagi asks.
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Rehearsal
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"Glad you can be here Shingo." Mamoru says. They shake hands.
During the scene of the part where the prince kisses Snow White...
My face is as red as a tomato. Shingo notices.
"What's wrong?" He whispers.
"Aka's going to kiss Natsumi." I reply.
"Must be a problem." Shingo whispers.
He pretends to kiss Natsumi.
"OKAY REHEARSAL'S OVER." Mamoru calls. I hug Aka.
"That was great!" I say.
"See you during the play tomorrow." Aka grins and I laugh and wave.
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During the play
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"Wait, what, who's that?!" I ask halfway through the play.
"A cardian." Shingo whispers to me.
"EVERYONE!" I rush up onto the stage, not during my part. "YOU HAVE TO RUN! A MONSTER IS HERE!"
Everyone ran and I transform.
"EARTH GLISTENING POWER! MAKE UP!"
I see Shingo not gasp, and nobody else gasp. Natsumi had gone to Seijuro, so she didn't see. I conjure the Cutie Earth Rod.
"STAR PRINCESS HALATION!" I shout. I defeat the monster, because of my urge to protect everyone was so powerful, the monster disinigrated. Shingo runs to me.
"Thanks!" He smiles. I smile back.
