I'm really pathetically sorry for the delay. I was in what people call a family emergency…huh…long story (though not as long as this one will be if I write like this)

I dedicate this to every writer here…I cant believe it takes so much time to think everything out!! Oh well… and I really appreciate Penneay7 and kit onigri cuz u ppl actually made me sit and rewrite this and make it a wee bit better than it was before… and from now on I write for myself! Muhahaha! Will try to make this faster..and oh yeah, if anyone has a good suggestion for the storyline ahead, my ears are wide open, listening hard!

"…and the Prince of Caitrea is Ranmaru Mori,"

This was greeted by surprised murmurs. It was obvious to everyone ever since the play was described to them by Kinomoto-sensei that the Prince would be Kyohei. The plot revolved around the same old fairy-tale formula. Prince, Princess and a villain-like witch. Sunako and Ipsita were lost in their own chibi world chatting about everything they had in common.

"Excuse me, Sensei, but I do not wish to take part in this." Ranmaru said coolly. His gang of girls boo-ed, No Ranmaru, be the prince! , come on!

Kinomoto-sensei's expression became stern and he looked at Ranmaru with a strange look. "Fine, then. Takano Kyohei. You will be the prince." Kyohei was asleep on his desk, and didn't react.Kinomoto-sensei continued, "And since we have a guest here in class," all heads turned to Ipsita who didn't notice what was going on, "…I give her the opportunity to be the Princess! Your school report also mentions you taking after-school drama classes. This would be fun, miss Roy. Is it ok?"

Ipsita changed into chibi-form and gave some shadows of a nod. She slumped onto the desk as he turned.

"Okay then, that's decided. Now, the Witch of the Mid-west!"All eyes rounded instantly on Sunako.

"Sunako Nakahara." Sunako slumped too.

"Mori, move those curtains faster. Are you deaf?!" Sensei yelled, two hours later. Ranmaru made a face, careful to hide his face and tried to pull at the pulley harder. Yuki prodded him from behind. You're getting it from him for blowing him off! Ha-ha! Ranmaru sighed, agreeing.

"Okay, scene three. Takano, Roy, come out here, now!" Sensei shouted.

Scripts in hand, they both came out, looking equally bored and un-flustered. Kyohei read his script, and mocked puking. He mouthed to Ipsita, his face a mix of shocked and laughter-control-caution "What IS this??"

"I saw that, Takano." Sensei muttered menacingly. Kyohei stood still, soldierlike. "Just finish your lines and go."

Kyohei began. "O Princess!" he started so dramatically, so much so that Ipsita bent over, laughing. So did the rest of the crew.

He continued loud, in the midst of sounds and echoes of laughter. "Thy light shines through, and lights my heart," he looked up and saw Sunako, hidden from view of everyone else,in the wings, his line of vision being over Ipsita's shoulder. With a twinkle in his eyes, he continued, "Thy bright smile lights up the day, sweet as blah blah…And I love thee so!" He looked up again, and caught Sunako's eyes and went on with the lines. These lines caused another bout of laughter from everyone.

Sunako snorted, dismissed the weird situation and walked away. Kyohei on looking up once again saw the empty wing, sighed, and said loudly, "Sensei, if this is a comedy, its superbbb. You heard them laugh. We can wipe the competition clean off with the tears of laughter plus the gowns of the princesses!" Kyohei walked toward the wings, kicking a table as he did.

"Hmm, I'll see. Till then, try scene 9. Witch and Princess. Out here now!" he ordered.

He went over to the wings and yelled, "Mori, what's with the curtain movement? Can't you pull? See!"He pulled. He pulled so hard that the weight he was lifting crashed into the chain-fence-like walkway above the stage. A deeply disturbing rolling sound came from up there.

Flash one: Fearful Sensei's eyes.

Flash two: Kyohei turns.

Flash three: Students look up.

Flash four: Two identical figures (open black hair, long uniform) look up.

Kyohei looked up and saw a metal cylinder dangerously rolling toward the end of the walkway. A dramatically enhanced version would have the cylinder with a label : "destination : someone's head"

Kyohei ran, with one thought in the split second, which one's her? He dived and pulled both down with him. The cylinder fell, and a sickening crack sounded. A scream rang throughout the room. Kyohei stood up only to see that Ipsita was lying right infront of him.

Then, Crud! Sunako!!

Ipsita was looking at him big eyed. Not admiring ones, scared and shocked ones. She ran and rammed him with all her might. Just in time as well, because one of the ropes with the sack-weights was flying right toward Kyohei. Even though it missed him, it hit Ipsita with all its momentum and every law of physics it possessed.

Ipsita hit the wing-stands and collapsed.

Kyohei, shocked at the turn of events stood still. He saw Ranmaru say "Ipsita's breathing…someone get some help!"He and Yuki ran over to Sunako, who was screaming with pain her tears falling fast. Kyohei kneeled, assessing her wound. Sunako didn't seem to recognize him, and threw her arms around him, squeezing him tight.

"Auntieeeeeeee! Pleaseeeee help!"

Kyohei about to make a comment, kept silent.

"Kyohei!" Ipsita woke with a start. She looked around surprised, being in a bed with curtains all around. She gripped her head, her last thoguhts of ramming the blondie before his daylights were whacked out by a flying bullet-like sackweight. Through a crack in the curtains on the left, she saw Sunako on the other bed.She sighed relieved. "Thank God you're ok!'

Sunako looked on strangely, then motioned to move the curtains. Ipsita did so.

Sunako's leg was encased within a sort of a plastic cast and lifted through a contraption on the hospital bed. On the three seats in front of their beds were Yuki, Kyohei and Ranmaru, sleeping without a sound.

"Wowo..we are so darn lucky." Ipsita muttered dejectedly. Sunako nodded.

Ipsita succeeded in getting out of her bed and walking around the small ward."You can move!!" Sunako said excitedly.

"Yeah. But where's the fun without you?"

"They said I could move about in a day… although the pain was bad, the wound ain't that bad. I'll be ok. But you! Yuki told me the whole story… soo, tell me about the sack who swept you off your feet! Hehe!"

"He Bhagwan (Oh God)! I'm seriously going to kill the people who did that!"

Her tone on "kill" woke the three boys, who looked around bewildered. They saw the two girls up and smiled warmly, filling the room with bright bright bright light. Kyohei stood up, walked to Ipsita and held out his hand.

"Thanks, Ipsita-chan. It should have been me who was whacked."

Ipsita smiled, shook his hand and said, "I'm not sure if you could've handled it, Blondie."

Kyohei shook his head, smiling resignedly as the other two boys giggled in their puffy little thought boxes.

"And you," he turned to Sunako, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you-"

Sunako looked the other way, "You should be. Amazingly, I got pushed to place where I can, o wow, nearly fracture my leg."

"Maybe the first place would have fractured your skull."

"Good enough, maybe it could've made me look better."

"You- I swear to God, I can never get as frustrated at anyone as-"

"No one told you to. Save your brightlights for something worth it, will you?"

"You know what? I will, thanks." Kyohei turned and left, stopping because of a brief encounter with the miffed Nurse ( because of the noise ). He smiled his smile, the Nurse melted, Kyohei ran off still visibly frustrated.

"You didn't have to say that, Sunako-chan." Ipsita said.

"Call me Sunako, Ipsita-chan, and yes I had to- who does he think he is, my grandpa ?"

Ipsita just heard the first bit, and turned smiley-teary therafter."Sunako…but (sniff)..you…"

Yuki and Ranmaru who were watching this with the enthusiasm of daily-soap-opera-watching-middle-aged-ladies stood up, walked to the girls on (seeing Ipsita's tears), and changed the topic. Reassuring Ipsita, with innumerable full-length stories(wow, she didnt have to buy manga), that fights never existed for long when it concerned Kyohei and Sunako.