Before we start: Seems that people liked how review responses went last update, so let's see how Ms. Ururu deals with y'all...
...And I'd like to mention that thanks to Disclaimer Bot 57-0A63, I can't be sued for copyright infringement or anything similar to that. Why would people care that I'm using their characters for a fanfiction? I should've just bought a PS3 instead...they're cheaper...
"Oh the irony…" Tatsuki groaned to herself. She had known of Emiko's role in the school play for a few months already, but it was only now that the premise of its story hit home.
The story was set in World War II, about a young woman who waited for her husband to return from the front. However, she came across an old acquaintance—her first crush—in the second act, the soldier-husband returns years later, to a family he didn't remember having.
"Did you think this is how I wanted us to meet again!?" Emiko dramatically cried out upon the stage. Or so it would it was supposed to, if it weren't for the noisy heckler three seats down. He couldn't have been older than a high school senior, or at most freshman college.
"Excuse me, but could you keep it down? My daughter's up there, ok?" Tatsuki whispered to him. He didn't seem to hear, as he continued to snicker and laugh. "Hey!"
"Shhh…" said the boy back, smirking with his index finger mockingly pressed against his lips. "I'm trying to watch the play here, lady…"
"Shut up or I'll make you shut up…" Tatsuki clenched a fist towards the irritating boy, and tried to make her most intimidating face. His eyes widened at her reaction, but instead of cowering, he gasped with awe.
"No way!"
"Shhhh!" someone in the crowd hissed.
"No way…" he whispered this time, and scooted over to the seat next to her "You're Tatsuki Arisawa, right?"
"Uh…yeah…" She answered, taken back by his sudden change in attitude.
"I'm a huge Vale-tudo fan! I got to tell you, that way you did that toss in the championship round, WITH that fractured hand…awesome stuff!" His eyes were bulging with excitement as he described the scene, and his smile must have shrunk his actual age by ten years.
"Uh, thanks…but if you don't mind, I'd really like to watch my daughter on stage, ok?"
"You're kidding? You have a kid?" He turned his glance towards the performance now; luckily it was during a slight lull in the story. "Your daughter must have some amazing genes—it's completely mind boggling to think of a match between you two, haha…"
"Yeah…I guess…" Tatsuki played along. He had ceased being annoying, but it would still be nice to be able to pay attention to Emiko's full performance.
"And whoever the dad is must have been a very lucky guy." Melancholy fell over her, before she glanced towards the young man sitting next to him again. "I never knew my parents…but my friends, heh, they sure can make me forget about that. Still, I had a slight falling out with my girlfriend a while back, and it's just nerve wracking to see another couple's falling out, you know."
"No, no…You don't understand, uh…"
"I can tell though…your friends must be very supportive of you, or you wouldn't have survived on your own at all!" He noticed the woman staring at him incredulously, and stuttered to rephrase what he said. "Uh, heheh…what I mean is…your online profile never made mention of where you lived. So that means that you probably live with family…or a very close friend…"
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"Uwaaah!" squealed the young girl, who pressed her face hard against the glass shop window. Despite being out of character for the moment, it was something unavoidable, especially if it had anything lion related.
"Geez, Setsuko…" the teenager sighed, "this is like the third time we've stopped! We're going to be so late for Emi's show!"
"It's ok…she's still performing tomorrow, right?" The young blue haired girl's voice was excited. Muffled from being pressed against the glass, yes, but excited; and nothing could have sent shivers up the teen's spine more than that (creepy) tone of voice.
"She's changed so much…since I've been gone…" Aiko Kurosaki groaned. It was hard enough to keep Kon and her own siblings from causing a ruckus—especially since they always found a way outside the house—but the small girl had just become hectic within the span of a year. "Say, Setsuko, what's up with this personality three-sixty of yours?"
"Hmmm? Well it's necessary, don't you know? I'm a big sister now…" the small girl mumbled whilst window shopping.
"WHAT? I never heard anything about that!"
"So it seems you're still useless…."
She's gotten so blunt… Aiko sighed even more. "So, what else happened around here while I've been gone?"
"Other than that you're the cause of me losing my Kon-bear-"
'Kon Bear!?' Aiko definitely wanted to remember this for future blackmailing purposes, perhaps if there was a boy she liked…?
"-Hmph…it's been too quiet. No Hollows, no weird stuff…just the usual RPG's and dating games…"
Dating Games!?! If she were drinking something, this would be the time Aiko would've sprayed it out of her nose; if eating, she would've definitely choked and died from the lodged food in her wind pipe.
"Oh! Mom and Dad just got back yesterday," she chirped, "and I haven't…seen…" her voice trailed off, leaving the teenager confused even more about yet another change in personality. Of course, after looking at the reflection in the shop window, she could see why.
"Why do I have to get the boring job…" the woman whined. She adjusted her large sunglasses and scratched a light itch with her long fingernails. "I just hope that woman doesn't try anything with my dear Ping…"
Review Response Corner
(Hey guys, Kia Sherman here! Oh wait, I guess if you never read "A warrior's last wish", you may not know who I am! Anyways, to keep things short, I play the part of Ururu in the post Aizen AUs of several of Typewriterman's fics. Now, let's see if I can answer some of your reviews…)
Great! You updated! I like this story...I've always imagined how he would be as a father. Rather clumsy I suppose...but funny...Si Hiyori is NOT your pet...right...
Update soon -MitsukaiMizuno
(Well I know that he has a brother—off the set I mean, so he's a really cool uncle. Just wait till the omake!)
Ah, Tessai. (snicker)
So the Ishidas are back, huh? And Setsuko's already after Kon. Poor Kon.
Update soon! -RadiantBeam
(Yeah, Rodney? Such a funny guy. And yeah, I'm pretty surprised with Setsuko's character this time around…)
trying desprihtly to see the picture
failing miserably
seems like it has a good plot to it
more soon.
Hiyori? -2ndsly
(Are you talking about on Typewriterman's profile? To be honest, I'm really jealous of what Tatsuki can pull off!)
Interesting chapter and so, but... I don't think you should let Hiyori talk in your space very much... she's taking your spotlight. Anyway... Just Update! -dragonlayer
(Well it seems like I took his spot this time, haha)
I believe I already know who the father is, but I won't say anything of course. - Bronx Shogun
(Well if anyone read RadiantBeam's fic, they would know…still, until I read the script myself, I actually believed what Yachiru told me…so at least know that Komamura isn't the dad…)