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Oh My Goodness.
I thank all readers for being patient with me and staying with this story!
(…and I apologize for my tardiness in uploading this chapter…)
It means a lot for me to see that so many people are willing to read my story AND be patient enough to wait for the slow updates from me~
Once again, I give all the readers a big THANK YOU!
…well, now. Onto the next chapter!
Chapter Five: A New Rival in Love…WHAT!
Ever since the outing with Richter and Aqua, the two roommates seemed even more sensitive to each other's presence. Whenever they made eye contact, both would immediately turn away, Emil's face dark red while Richter had a very light pink across his cheeks.
Richter, not knowing what to do with these feelings, tried to distance himself from the blond beauty. It didn't help too much.
Emil, on the other hand, was trying to become "friends" with Richter. He didn't know it himself, yet, but he was quickly falling for the red-head, instinctively drawn to him. But when he tried to talk to him, Richter would either not look at him or walk away.
It was starting to worry Emil. Much more than he thought it would bother him.
Drama class finally came around, the last class of the day. Richter still sat behind Emil, but was giving the back of his head a cold stare. The poor boy was extremely uncomfortable. The terrible scent coming from Decus wasn't helping, either.
"Class!" cried the overzealous teacher, "The fall play is coming up and now is the time I will assign parts to you all! We will be playing the classic play of SLEEPING BEAUTY! The story after the marriage, just to let you know~"
Most of the students perked up to listen, some hoping for a big role, others simply wanting a part where there isn't much work involved.
Decus took out a dark purple box with little scraps of paper in it. The little scraps rustled around as he put his hand in to draw the first part.
"I'll assign the not-so-important parts first… so Kelly Hil, Dani Pham, and Beatrice Apple, you all will be the servants in the castle. Jack Opper and Franco Bleu, you guys are soldiers and servants. Miller Dean…"
It continued on like that, the smelly teacher calling out names and parts. Many of the students sighed in relief that they didn't have to do too much work while others slouched with a bit of disappointment. Our main characters didn't really like their parts…
"I'm WHO!"
"W-W-WHAT!"
Emil just stood there, too shocked for words. It's what one would call speechless.
Richter grabbed the collar of the outrageous outfit and whispered in a deathly quiet tone, "Why the hell am I the evil queen! I don't even look remotely like a woman!"
"But you are very evil-looking," shot back Decus, who looked very calm about the whole situation.
Marta came up next, walking up next to the drama teacher and in her sweetest voice, "Why am I the evil princess? I'm pretty sure I don't look evil."
"You do when you're angry."
It took all she had to not punch the living daylights out of Decus. The smile she wore turned rigid, looking more like an evil, scheming smile instead of her usual smile.
Emil was still shocked, frozen solid in his seat.
I'm Sleeping Beauty…the princess…, he thought sadly to himself as "princess" echoed in his head, the teasing will never end…wait.
The blonde, finally pulled away from his frozen self, asked the question:
"Who is playing the prince?"
"I'm so glad you mentioned it, little Emil~," said the teacher dramatically, pulling away from Richter's death glare and grip, "I still have to announce the final part!"
Since the backstage crew wasn't selected yet, the remaining people without a part started to murmur among themselves. Who's getting the part?
"Thank you for waiting, children!" Decus cried out, "Now, our lovely prince who will kiss our princess –"
Emil winced when he said princess.
" – will be… Wolfe Sanders!"
"WHAT!"
The lad named Wolfe Sanders stood up with an expression of horror, shock, and fear. Shock, because he actually got a leading role in the fall play. Fear, because all the guys/girls who wanted the part would kill him. Finally, horror, because that meant he had to kiss someone. Specifically the extremely feminine blonde guy who looked like he was about to faint.
"Hey," he shouted to the overly happy drama teacher, "I'm a tennis player, alright? I don't act! I only joined this class because I needed a visual arts class!"
"Well, then you better start practicing," said Decus without a care in the world, grabbing a stack of scripts for the main roles, "I expect to see you all here tomorrow after school for the first rehearsal!"
He then started to hand out the scripts, Marta still grumpy about being the evil princess.
Richter was fuming in the corner not only about his part but about Emil's part as well.
If that Sanders does ANYTHING to Emil, he is going to wish he were never-
"R-Richter, are you okay?" Emil hesitantly asked, "You look really m-mad."
"I'm fine. Let's just go home," he said quickly as he grabbed his bag and the script.
"O-Oh… okay."
As the pair walked out of the cologne-drenched room, the prince was looking at the princess.
He's actually not that bad looking…, his thoughts wondered around in his mind, I guess I could imagine myself kissing him…
"What are you thinking about Sanders? We have to get to practice," said his friend with a bit of urgency and annoyance, "Did you stare at your future princess long enough?"
"Oh, shut up!" he said with a embarrassment colored across his cheeks, "I need to tell the coach that I'll miss practice for the next few days."
"Why?" asked his teammate with curiosity, "Aren't you going to skip it? I sure am."
"Nah, this play seems interesting," he replied with a big Cheshire-cat grin on his face, "I'm going to get myself a princess."
Okay.
I hope you remember Wolfe from the previous chapter! :D
Anyway, again, I'm VERY sorry for the late update. And that the chapter isn't that long…
BUT I hope it does bring a bit of school drama into the story~
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