…I swear to God I was writing Tezuka's oneshot when this idea came into my head and kept bugging me… I just can't help it and gave in. (Counts dust bunnies in the corner of shame)
I figure that Yukimura would definitely do something like this so yeah! Call me crazy but I already am! XD
Well ladies, I proudly present you my idea of the tennis teams' mash-up play! There will be hinted pairings in this oneshot, but there will be other teams' players present throughout the whole thing… I think? (ish shot)
(Drums roll please) Welcome to the inter-school festival! Rikkai Dai tennis team proudly present you… Beauty and the Beast!
Please note that when Kasumi is talking into the microphone, I'll use "this".
Hyoutei Gakuen's High School section, Monday, 4pm…
Genichirou and I share a miserable look as Seiichi totally dominates the other five captains in the meeting room with just a smile. "Ah yes, Mi-hime and I came up with an idea for the play 'Beauty and the Beast'. Please let your team members know about it." The beautiful buchou smiles pleasantly.
…From the way it's going right now, I'm sure that this version of 'Beauty and the Beast' will be a super screwed up bastardized version. Why? Well, it's because the play writer is Seiichi!
Kuranosuke gives me an amused grin. "Are you going to be Beauty, Mi-chan? I'm sure other team players would be more than willing to join if you are going to play Beauty." He teases me with a laugh.
OH HELL NO! I'd rather be Beast than Beauty! HEAR ME ROAR! RAWR!
I give my fellow Osaka friend a dry smile. "I don't know yet, Kura. Seiichi is working on the play, you see." I chuckle wryly as my friend gives me a sympathetic look…
Yep, tell me about it! Any play that Seiichi writes is bound to become a catastrophe! I'm not kidding you here!
"So that would make it 7 performances in total." Tezuka sums it up with his usual stoic voice. "Hamlet, Sengoku Jidai play, Beauty and the Beast, Taiko drums, B-boys dance, Rock Band and Vocal Unit, am I correct?"
Atobe smirks and flips his hair. "Yes, Ore-sama must ask you to inform your teammates to make up their minds on what performance they will join. If that is all then I believe we are done here."
YES! I AGREE WITH YOU FOR ONCE, ATOBE! LET ME OUT OF THIS HELL PLEASE!
Atobe snaps his finger, and Kabaji starts handing out some papers. "The locations for the performers' meeting are on this. The meetings will be conducted tomorrow. That is all." The Hyoutei's diva captain says with an arrogant smirk. "Of course, Ore-sama is in Hamlet so we'll definitely win."
…Uh, I hate to break your bubble, Atobe… But you're dealing with 'The Child of God' (AKA the SATAN) here! Ice Emperor or not, you stand no chance against Seiichi!
I slowly edge towards the door as Seiichi turns his brilliant smile towards the Hyoutei diva captain. "We will see about that, Atobe. Don't forget that there are also six other performances to be considered, ne?" The Rikkai beautiful buchou smiles wider, and everyone in the room winces.
…I rest my case about there is no winning against this beautiful male here. I mean, even a guy like Genichirou stands no chance against him, for heaven's sake!
I clear my throat to get everyone's attention. "Kenta nii-san is coming to pick me up so I shouldn't keep him waiting." I say with a sheepish grin. "See you guys later!" I speed out from the room and towards the front gate of Hyoutei, ignoring eyes and whispers following after me.
…WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT BEING CALLED CRAZY WHEN YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE! THAT'S THE 'DEMON KING' WE'VE JUST RAN AWAY FROM RIGHT THERE! REST IN PEACE, PEOPLE!
Kenta nii-san is already waiting for me at Hyoutei's gate when I exit the building. "Nii-san!" I tackle my older brother into a hug. "Let's go home! I'm hungry!" I grin happily at my brother.
My older brother laughs and pats my head. "I know that was coming. Let's go, then." He chuckles as I salute him and climb into the passenger's seat.
Hmm… Maybe a nap before dinner would be nice! What should I eat for snacks today? Hopefully Sakano-san would have some custard buns for me…
"So what are you going to be doing for the festival?" Kenta nii-san's voice snaps me out of my thoughts.
I sigh heavily. "Gen and I are stuck with Seiichi…" I sulk. "Seiichi said we are going to be doing the play 'Beauty and the Beast'." I blink as my brother snorts sarcastically. "Nii-san?"
My older brother smiles wryly as he makes a left. "Knowing Yukimura, that play might as well be named 'Beauty is the Beast'."
…Kenta nii-san, you can't be any more correct than that…
I give my brother the biggest puppy pout I can muster. "Can't you send me to another country for an emergency trip, nii-san?" I ask pleadingly.
Kenta nii-san laughs as he drives up to Kisaki's manor's driveway. "You know that I would if I could. But are you really going to offer your brother as a sacrifice, Kasumi?"
I pout childishly. "True. I love you too much to let Seiichi skin you alive for my location should you send me away." We share a small laugh at that. "Just promise me one thing, nii-san?"
"Hmm, what?" My brother turns off the engine.
"Promise me you'll be there so you can help me regain my sanity afterwards?" I pout.
Kenta nii-san laughs amusedly. "Sure, sure. Now come on, let's get you something to eat, eh?" He ruffles my hair before exiting the car.
…I'm so not looking forward to that performance meeting tomorrow! GAH!
The next day, 'Beauty and the Beast' meeting location, 1pm…
I stand between Akaya and Hikaru and watch Seiichi terrorize the cast-to-be of the play. "Hopefully you'll be Beauty, nee-san." Hikaru shoots Akaya a glare. "Because it'd be really disgusting if this seaweed head here get that role. Even Beast would be too good-looking for this guy."
Akaya glares back viciously. "Yeah, like you'd be any prettier. I'm only here to make sure you don't do something funny to my nee-san!"
Masaharu, who is standing behind me, snickers amusedly. "Well, I'd have to say that there's always something interesting around you, love." He leans forward and drawls smoothly. "How about let me show you something very interesting, darling?" He smirks wider as the two sophomores glare at him.
…Oh boy, here we go again…
I sigh warily. "Stop it you three." I chide all of them gently. "I'm sure Seiichi is about to tell us about the roles soon." I nod towards Seiichi.
The buchou of Rikkai claps his hands to get our attention. "Thank you for participating all of you. I will now announce the roles that I've decided." He smiles wider as he turns to me. "First, Mi-hime will be the narrator of the play."
YES! I'm not going to be doing anything crazy! WOOHOO!
My instinct gets the best of me as I pump my fists up in the air and squeal in delight. "YES!" The boys give me their deadpan looks, and I grin sheepishly. "I'm sorry, please excuse me." I chuckle.
You can call me crazy! You can call me whatever and I won't even care right now! WOOHOO! I'm saved from whatever craziness Seiichi is about to toss to the others! HELL YEAH!
Seiichi chuckles amusedly. "It's okay, dear." He turns to look at the other boys with the 'turtle' smile firmly intact. "Momoshiro-kun, Kaidou-kun, you two will be Beauty's two older sisters. Zaizen-kun, you'll be the candelabra. Akaya, you'll be the clock. I'll be the witch who cursed the Beast." Turning to Genichirou, Echizen and Masaharu, he smiles brilliantly. "Masaharu, you'll be the wizard. Kawamura-san, you are the merchant. Congratulations, Genichirou and Echizen. You will be the Beast and Beauty respectively."
Masaharu laughs and puts his arm around my shoulders casually. "Well, at least I won't have to dress up as an object! I bet I'd look sexy in the wizard robe, don't you think so, love?" He smirks as Hikaru and Akaya shoot him a nasty glare.
Hikaru scowls at the trickster of Rikkai. "At least I don't have an old man's role. Speaking of which, you already looklike one with that white hair, Niou-san." They glare daggers at each other.
…Men can be such children, I say…
Before a mini-fight can break out, Seiichi motions towards the pile of scripts on the desk next to him. "Now that we all know each other's role, please take a script home and study it tonight. Make sure to memorize the major lines. I don't mind if you improvise during the show since the script is just a suggestion of what to say. We'll meet again tomorrow for a costume's discussion. That's all for today. You're free to go." Everyone shuffles to grab a copy of the script before exiting the room.
Masaharu walks over to grab two copies and gives me one. "Say, can I come over and look over this with you, darling?" He gives Akaya and Hikaru a sly smirk. "After all, I'm sure you'd like a company of a real man more than a brat, eh?"
Akaya bristles and glares at the silver-blue hair trickster. "I'm walking nee-san home today because she promised she'd help me with my English homework!"
Hikaru stares at the other two males unemotionally. "I hate to break your bubbles, but I don't think I can trust nee-san with two idiots so I'll be the one taking her home today. I'm sure Shiraishi-san will agree and praise me later for my deed." He tugs my arm gently and ignores the glares from Masaharu and Akaya. "Come on, nee-san."
…All right! That's it! It's about time we do something about the three of you before we go any crazier than this! RAWR!
My left eye twitches furiously. "You guys…" I smile sweetly at the three of them. I smile wider as they pale visibly. "I'm going to make sure that you three have the frilliest costumes if you don't stop your bloody goddamn bickering now. So zip it and follow me, all right?" I grin wider as they nod vigorously. "Good boys!" I chirp happily.
HELL YEAH! I am so good at this! I rock! CHA!
Seiichi's amused snicker comes from beside me. "Mi-hime, I'm so proud of you, dear. You managed to put the leash on these three snarling beasts!" The beautiful buchou pats my head gently with a smile. "Be careful on your way home, honey. I'll see you tomorrow."
I salute him playfully. "I'll do that, Seiichi. See you tomorrow!" Turning to Masaharu, Hikaru and Akaya, I grin cheerfully. "Come on, boys!"
Man, I only have a week and a half to prepare myself before all this insanity hit me full-force! But whatever, 'Beauty and the Beast' is definitely a winner with Seiichi as the mastermind behind the scene and my puppy power as a boost! BWAHAHA! WE SHALL WIN! RAWR!
A week and a half later, Festival's backstage…
I bite my tongue so hard to prevent myself from laughing at the cast of the play. "You guys look absolutely fantastic, really." I slap a hand over my mouth to keep my snicker in check as Echizen-kun, Momoshiro and Kaidou glare at me.
Oh my Kami, this definitely screams BLACKMAIL! This is priceless! I wonder what I can trade with Renji for these pictures!
An arm wraps itself around my shoulders and pulls me into a casual hug. "I'm sure you'd look just as lovely in Echizen's costume, darling." Masaharu drawls amusedly. "Help me fix this robe?" He asks with a small grin.
I smile and help him adjust the black cape. "Just make sure you don't aggravate Echizen-kun too much, ne? I think our buchou is giving him enough torment already." I pat my friend's shoulders. "It's a good thing we're up last!"
My best friend snickers gleefully. "Our buchou is just getting back at Echizen for that time back in Middle School. But this is way better than beating the brat at tennis, don't you think?" We grin at each other.
Oh yeah, Masaharu, you are so right! I'm sure Seiichi is having so much fun getting his revenge at Echizen-kun! And I'm having so much fun seeing other teams' players in funny costumes and getting blackmail photos!
WAHAHA! This is killing all the birds with one stone, indeed!
"Nee-san! How do I look?" Akaya runs up to me in his clock costume; Hikaru in his candelabra costume following closely behind. "I just saw Sanada-fukubuchou in his costume! He really looks like Beast!"
"And you look like an oversize kettle instead of a clock." Hikaru hugs my shoulders from behind. "Nee-san, let's go get some takoyaki after this." He smirks at Akaya's angry scowl. "I'm sure it's better for you to be seen with a handsome guy and not a seaweed head or an old man, na, nee-san?" The Kansai sophomore smirks wider at Masaharu's glare.
…URGH! These three need to have their own love lives so I can have my sanity and freedom!
"Guys, get ready! We're up in fifteen minutes! And remember, if you don't remember the minor lines then improvise!" Seiichi's voice cuts through our chattering noises. As the result, everyone hurries over to the finish whatever they are doing…
…Oh boy, this is even more chaotic than I'd like it to be… But well, I'm so excited about this!
Masaharu tosses me a smirk before running off. "Remember to describe how charming I am, darling! See you later!" He laughs and glides away creepily just like a real creepy wizard… But that's Haru for you…
Hikaru shakes his head. "That's just downright creepy." The Shitenhouji's sophomore smiles slightly when he turns to look at me. "Watch me, nee-san. I'm sure I'll be the best candelabra in the history of 'Beauty and the Beast'."
I laugh at that. "Sure, Hikaru. Do your best!" Hikaru smiles and nods before walking off.
Akaya sulks and glares after Hikaru. "I'll beat him! I'm going to show that guy that the clock is better than the candelabra! Watch me, nee-san! I'll beat him for sure!" He gives me a determined face before running off to get ready.
…What can I say? Boys will be boys…
…We should get to our position too! There's no telling what that demon buchou would do if we're not ready when the curtain rises, you know?
I walk towards the narrating booth next to the stage. It's a booth that's pretty small but can fit three people inside. Also, I can see everyone on the stage and in the audience, but they can't see me thanks to the one-way mirror!
All right! Time to get this weird show going! Kasumi fight-o!
I tap the microphone as the light in the theatre dims. "One, two, test." Great! It works just fine! "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. We proudly present you our rendition of the play 'Beauty and the Beast'. We hope you'll enjoy the play!" I announce cheerfully.
YOSH! Here goes the beginning of the insanity!
I open my script book and start reading the highlight parts as the soft music begins to play. "To start, we must go back to how the Beast came about…" The curtain opens up, revealing Seiichi in his robe and Genichirou in a princely costume. "Long, long ago, there were a witch and a prince. One day, the witch visited her friend, the prince. As they sat down and talked about their lives, the witch asked her friend a question…"
Seiichi smiles pleasantly, and the girls in the audience squeal in excitement. "Say, my prince, have you ever love someone?" He asks Genichirou.
The stoic brunette scowls deeper. "I don't have time for love. I have too many things to do that focus on that silly emotion."
I turn away from the microphone to giggle softly at Genichirou's expression before going back to narrating. "Being such a good friend, the witch decided she would help the prince with his love life…"
Seiichi smiles wider, and Genichirou pales visibly. "Now that won't do… I shall help you in a journey to discover your true love!" He points at Gen-chan. "You are now an ugly beast. Your servants shall become household items and help you live your days. You'll have until you turn twenty-five to find your true love. If not, you'll disappear." The beautiful buchou beams brilliantly. "To sum it up, you'll die!"
I grin as the audience starts snickering and asking questions to each other about this version of 'Beauty and the Beast'. "Yes, so that's the beginning of our story… Beautiful friendship between the witch and the Beast AKA the prince, indeed. Now, allow me to tell you this story about two different characters coming together… 'Beauty and the Beast'…
"Once upon a time, there was a merchant with three beautiful daughters…" I stifle my giggle as Kawamura-san walks out onto the stage with Momoshiro, Kaidou and Echizen in their respective dress following him out closely behind. The audience starts snickering, and my self-control slips.
…I'll be in so much trouble with Seiichi later, but oh what the hell! This is bloody funny!
"Pfft, excuse me. Ahaha… where was I?" I cough to disguise my laughter. "One day, as the merchant set off for the market, he asked his three daughters a question…"
Kawamura-san's face looks like he'd rather be anywhere but here as he recites the lines from the script. "My beautiful daughters, I'm heading off to the market now. What present would each of you like upon my return?"
I bite my tongue to stop myself from laughing as Momoshiro crosses his arms, making the dress stretches to the point it becomes so ugly. Beautiful daughters! AHAHA! "I want anything that would make me better than this mamushi in tennis!" Momoshiro squeals in his practiced girly voice, and I want nothing more than just to laugh my backside off.
…Trust Seiichi to change the script to suit his taste! And those dresses! Oh Kami, the dresses are frilly,and those two guys are muscular!Oh well, this play is doomed to be messy since the beginning anyway so whatever... This means more fun for me!
BWAHAHA! I know that dress won't do Momoshiro any appeal, but I didn't think it'd be this ugly! KYAHAHA!
Kaidou glares nastily at his rival. "Then I want something that would make me smarter than this guy!" They are in each other's face again!
I cough into the microphone to disrupt them from fighting on the stage. "Yes, those were the two eldest daughters' replies. However, Beauty, the youngest daughter simply said…"
Ryouma gives Kawamura-san an uninterested look. "I just want Ponta." He deadpans and looks at his senpais. "Mada mada dane, senpai-tachi."
"What did you say, Echizen!" The two sophomores of Seigaku turn to glare at Ryouma.
"Must I remind you that he's Beauty at the moment, you two? At least his dress isn't stretched to the point that it's too ugly for all the eyes to see." I reprimand them and ignore the crowd's laughter. "Right, so the merchant set off to do the business in town…" I plunder on despite the fact that the 'three daughters' are remained on the stage.
"But Kasumi-senpai, you and Yukimura-san picked this dress!" Momoshiro yells over the audience's laughter.
I snicker in amusement. "Aah, the luxury and the fun of being the person who picked the costume, indeed…" I ignore Momoshiro's protest as Kaidou drags him off the stage, Ryouma following them casually. "Now where was I? Yes! The merchant was on his way home when he was caught in a terrible rainstorm…" I wait for the 'rain' to pour down onto Kawamura-san… Huh, it shouldn't be this long… UNLESS…
…Don't tell me that Momoshiro and Kaidou are fighting instead of listening to what's going on out here AGAIN!
"TARUNDORU!" I guess that would solve the problem pretty nicely! It seems that Genichirou, I mean, 'Beast' has chosen the moment to save the day by yelling at Momoshiro and Kaidou. "Stop fighting and do your job!"
Kawamura-san is soaked immediately after that shout. "Ah, apparently the guys have woken up the Beast!" I narrate over the laughter of the audience. "Yes, the merchant arrived at the Beast's castle! The merchant was surprised by the voice that greeted him from the clock…"
"You! What are you doing here! You shouldn't be here! Fukubuchou would be so pissed if you're messing up the stage!" Akaya comes running in his clock costume and starts yelling, and the audience starts laughing harder. "Dammit, now I'm so going to get yelled at! And he's going to make me clean this up later! Get out! OUT!"
"Akaya! Tarundoru! You're supposed to say 'castle'!" Genichirou's roar echoes out from the backstage. By now I can see a lot of audience with tears streaming down their faces from laughing too hard!
How can Kawamura-san keep himself from laughing out loud through this whole thing I do not know… "All I ask is just for a night under your roof. As soon as the storm passes, I shall be on my way." And he's the only person who's got his lines all correct so far! Yay for Kawamura-san!
Hikaru saunters out from the corner of the stage with a bored look on his face. "You really don't have any compassion, seaweed head. Just let him stay. It's not like he can do much unless there's a racquet in his hand." The Kansai sophomore shrugs Akaya's glare off nonchalantly. "You can even guilt-trip Kawamura-san into helping you after this since he has sympathy compared to you, ahou."
…Oh boy, this is going to get REALLY ugly… Hikaru really needs to lose that sarcasm!
"You're just jealous because Kasumi nee-san picked the better costume for me!" Akaya sneers maliciously at the other brunette.
Hikaru deadpans, and that tick Akaya off even more. "Yeah, but I've known her longer so you lost, seaweed head."
Joy to me… NOT! Would these two please stop bringing me into their arguments already?
"Kirihara Akaya and Zaizen Hikaru, if you two don't stop fighting over nonsense right now, so help me Kami-sama I'm going to make you eat Seiichi's cooking." I say irritably. "Get on with the damn play! Genichirou, get out here and threaten Kawamura-san already, dammit!" I order over the audience's howl of laughter.
Really! You'd have thought that these two would have more sense than to fight during the play! Just how old are they! They are both sixteen but still acting like six years old!
Genichirou (who is now in Beast's costume) walks out with a fierce scowl on his face, and the audience bursts into another roar of laughter. "Two of you, TARUNDORU!" He yells at Akaya and Hikaru. Turning to Kawamura-san, Genichirou continues in an irritated tone. "You! How dare you dirty my castle! Your punishment would be your life!"
Finally! Another person who follows the (crazy) script written by Seiichi! Good job, Gen-chan!
"I have three daughters waiting for me at home so please spare me!" Kawamura-san splutters genuinely. "I wouldn't be here if I knew this is your castle!"
"Three daughters, you say?" Genichirou lifts an eyebrow.
"Yes, and I still haven't get Ponta for my youngest one! Please let me go!" Kawamura-san goes on perfectly.
"I've changed my mind. You can spend the night here." The 'Beast' crosses his arms and glares threateningly. "But as soon as you return home, you will have to send one of your daughters here. If you don't, I will find you and I will end your pathetic life. Is that clear?"
Wow… Genichirou and Kawamura-san are definitely the only two guys in this whole damn play who aren't out to ruin it!
…You're mistaken, mini-Kasumi. I think it's already ruined from the very moment Seiichi decided to take up writing the script…
"You better do it because fukubuchou is really scary when he's mad!" Akaya tosses in his two-cents. "And he'll slap you!"
Hikaru deadpans. "Seriously? I'd have thought that slapping is for a girl when she caught a guy cheating on her." He says emotionlessly, and the whole audience continues to roar with laughter.
"What version of 'Beauty and the Beast' is this?" The voice I recognize as Fuji Yuuta shouts from the audience.
"It's what I'd like to call the 'screwed up version', Yuuta-kun. But it is all good in the name of fun, no?" I answer pleasantly and snicker. "Anyway, let's continue! So the merchant spent the night at the Beast's castle. As soon as the next morning arrived, he left and returned home to his three daughters…" I let out a snort of laughter as Momoshiro, Kaidou and Ryouma lazily saunter out onto the stage as soon as Gen-chan, Hikaru and Akaya disappeared.
Kawamura-san cries animatedly. "My daughters! I thought I'd never see you again! I thought the Beast would eat me alive!"
Momoshiro snickers at his senpai. "It's okay, Taka-san. It's not like Sanada-san is a cannibal or something."
Kaidou hisses at his rival. "Don't disrespect your senpai, idiot."
Kawamura-san scratches his head. "But one of you have to go to the castle in my place… That's why the Beast let me go."
Momoshiro and Kaidou turn to point at Ryouma. "He can go." They chorus.
Ryouma scowls. "Che, why do I have to go? You were the one who dragged me to join this play, Momo-senpai."
"You have to go because you're the youngest one here. And you should listen to your elders!" Momoshiro grins at Ryouma's frown. "So off you go!"
I snicker at Ryouma's face. "And with that said and done, Beauty was kicked out of the house." I blink as the audience laughs harder. "Crap, I mean, she set off to the castle! To her surprise, the Beast welcomed her with open arms…" I make an unhappy sound at what I've just read out loud. "I still can't believe you really put this down, Seiichi. It sounded just wrong in many levels."
Seiichi's laughter floats over the audience's one. "What can I say, dear? I'm glad you liked it! Besides, the audience loves it!" The audience laughs harder at his response.
"Mada mada dane, senpai." Ryouma gives Gen-chan the Beast a sulky look. "Can we just please get this embarrassing show over with?"
Akaya growls in annoyance. "You bastard Echizen! You're just a freshman! You should be grateful that you got the lead role!"
Hikaru shakes his head and sticks his hands into his pockets. "You've got to be crazy if you want this kind of role. At least I don't have to wear a dress…"
Genichirou, unfazed by Ryouma, Akaya and Hikaru's comments, recites his line with such passion. "You'll be staying here with me. Feel free to do anything around the palace." With that, he turns and stalks away into the 'private room' part of the set.
"Just don't break anything! Fukubuchou! Wait for me!" Akaya yells and runs after Gen-chan; Hikaru walks leisurely after them both.
…Okay, here comes the most bastardized part of the play! Here we go!
I sigh dramatically. "So Beauty was treated as a guest in Beast's home. However, she cannot help but missed her family. After Beast rejected her request to visit her father, Beauty locked herself in her room and refused to talk to the Beast. However, there was a miracle… An answer to her prayer to see her father again…"
POOF! POOF! POOF!
You just gotta love the theatre's special effects! That dry ice smokescreen is just damn awesome!
…And cue the dramatic entrance by the one and only trickster please, ladies and gentlemen! True, this is the weirdest 'Beauty and the Beast' I've ever seen but hey, it's damn fun!
"The (cough) handsome (cough) white wizard has appeared!" I shake my head. "This isn't going to end well… First the witch, then the wizard?" I sigh dramatically, ignoring the audience's laughter again.
"Well, a little bit of magic never hurts anyone, no?" Masaharu laughs creepily. "I can see a distressed damsel here…" He prowls towards Ryouma, who seems to shrink back at his approach. "Have no fear, my dear. I am the white wizard, and I'm here to help you."
Ryouma deadpans at my best friend. "I think I should fear whatever method you're about to offer me, Niou-san." He says bluntly, and the girls in the audience squeal at Masaharu's feigned hurtful look. "What should I do to get this over with?"
The trickster cackles gleefully. "Why, you poison the Beast and run away, of course!" The audience sweatdrop at his nonchalant answer. "I've always wanted to get rid of that damn Beast so I'll help."
"What do I have to do?" Ryouma raises an eyebrow.
Masaharu pulls out a small glass vial with sickly red/greed liquid from under his robe. "Just put this in his food or his drink and it should knock him out long enough for you to escape." He grins wolfishly at the Seigaku's freshman. "So do you want this or should I give it to someone else?"
…Wait a minute… Don't tell me that liquid inside the vial is that!
…I'm afraid it is! Oh my Kami, I've gotta call the ambulance in case someone get food poisoning now!
"…Is that Inui-senpai's juice?" Ryouma blinks at the small vial in awe. "How did you get your hand on that poison?"
"Details, schemetails." Masaharu waves his hand around dismissively. "You think Fuji is the only person who can drink this without fainting? Please, you forgot about our awesome buchou, didn't you?"
"…Right, so how am I supposed to get Sanada-san to drink that? Are you sure it's okay?"
"Yeah, he'll just faint for a while. Don't worry, he had this before so I'm very sure he won't die." Haru snickers at Ryouma's face and pushes the vial into the freshman's hand. "Here you go!" With that said and done, Masaharu runs into the backstage with a creepy laugh floating behind him.
…Just when I thought this play couldn't get any weirder than this, it does get weirder…
"As Beauty plotted on how to give Beast the poison, he asked her to marry him. Of course, Beauty said no." I narrate in a 'duh' manner. "Finally, Beauty spiked Beast's wine with that poison she received from the wizard." I snicker as Genichirou gives the glass a reluctant look. "You better drink that, Gen-chan. The sooner you drink, the faster we can get this done with. Don't worry, it shouldn't be that bad because I watered it down!"
The stoic Rikkai's fukubuchou sighs. "If you say so, Kasumi…" With a determined look, Genichirou knocks back the glass… And fainted right on spot…
Bwahaha! This can't get any better! Kenta nii-san is right! We should've put the name of the play as 'Beauty is the Beast'! It'd suit the play even more than right now!
"As soon as she saw the Beast fainted by the poison, Beauty ran back to her house. She was greeted by her overjoy father and her sisters. As days pass by, her life slowly became normal again…" I sweatdrop as Momoshiro gives Ryouma a noogie before starts fighting with Kaidou again with Kawamura-san standing nearby, looking lost as ever. "But on the seventh day since her escape, an unexpected visitor came to her house…"
…This part is the reason why I called this play 'super bastardized and screwed up version' of the original 'Beauty and the Beast'. You'll see why!
"Echizen!" Genichirou (now in his princely costume) comes on to the stage, and I raise an eyebrow at the squeals. "You poisoned me! " He glares at the Seigaku's freshman.
I sigh wearily. "Yes, apparently the poison countered the witch's spell! The Beast, now back to being a handsome prince, tracked down Beauty…"
"Wow, Sanada-san, you don't look so beastly anymore!" Momoshiro snickers at his little joke.
Kaidou hisses at his rival irritably. "Trust you to tell a stupid joke, idiot."
"What did you say?" Oh boy, the two of them are fighting again… But whatever, the audience seems to like it.
"Mada mada dane, Sanada-san." Ryouma shrugs uncaringly. "What do you want anyway?"
"Since you saved me, I should reward you with something. But since the way you got rid of my curse was through poison, we must settle this right now." And then Genichirou whips out a tennis racquet. "With tennis! Echizen Ryouma, will you play a match with me?"
…See what I meant by this cannot get any weirder than it was?
Ryouma smirks cockily and whips out his racquet too. "Bring it on, Sanada-san. Get ready to lose!"
"Cocky, aren't you? The lower year should kneel to his senpai. I will not lose!"
"Mada mada dane, Sanada-san."
I groan softly at the amount of testosterones flying about from the two of them. "Let's say Beauty and the prince have found a worthy opponent to play tennis with. Since the prince's curse was removed, now he can play tennis again. And all was well. THE END!"
The audience roars with laughter and applause as the curtains closed. "That was crazy as heck, but it was awesome!" The noises grow louder as the cast and crew appear on the stage.
Seiichi smiles brilliantly as he steps forward, and some girls in the front row swoon. Well, now that's normal! "Thank you again for coming to support us! We hope you enjoyed the play! Please enjoy the inter-school festival!" The cast and crew bow before leaving the stage.
AND IT'S OVER! YAY! THIS CRAZINESS IS OVER! WOOHOO! GOOD LUCK BEATING THAT, ATOBE!
I hurry over to join the boys at the backstage. "Seiichi!" I call out to the Rikkai's beautiful buchou.
Seiichi turns and gives me an affectionate smile. "Mi-hime, good job narrating, sweetie." He pats me softly on the head. "I'm very sure that the audience would agree with me."
I grin happily. "Well, it was funny! But it was crazy as hell, though. I guess you'd never find any other version of 'Beauty and the Beast' this weird."
He laughs airily. "True, but it all ended well, no? Besides, the audience loved it."
…I just hope that they didn't find us crazy, that's all…
I shrug slightly. "If you say so, Seiichi. When are they announcing the winner?"
"They will do that around 3pm so you have three hours to kill. You can go out and walk around the festival, dear. I believe schools' sports teams set up a lot of stalls and attractions around the place." The beautiful buchou tells me.
YEAH! Let's grab something to eat! We may see some interesting stuff around here too! LET'S GO!
I nod with a grin. "All right! I'll be back by quarter past two then! See you, Seiichi!" I bounce off towards the festival's bustling stalls.
Ah, freedom is the best! I'm free from the crazy tennis males around me! Life's good, indeed!
(No one's POV)
Yukimura smiles after Kasumi's form. She's so cute. It's a shame she's a girl. If she's a boy, I'd have her play Beauty instead of Echizen. He snickers slightly at the thought. What I wouldn't give to see her in that dress as a boy!
A familiar drawl snaps Yukimura out of his muse. "It's a good thing Kasumi isn't here to see that smile of yours, buchou. Even a six year old would know that that particular smile of yours means trouble." Niou, now in his Rikkai School uniform, scratches the back of his neck as the beautiful buchou laughs.
"Ah, thank you for your hard work, Niou! Well, I was just thinking that it's a shame Kasumi isn't a male… Imagine how many hearts of the girl in school she would break if she's one." Yukimura chuckles at the trickster's thoughtful face. "Anyway, what can I do for you, Niou?"
The trickster of Rikkai Dai shrugs nonchalantly. "Do you know where Kasumi ran off to? I'd like to find her before the bratty duo does." He asks with an irritated look. "Those two were fighting about who knows her better before they ran off too. Heck, Zaizen said he was sharing a bed with her when they were little."
The beautiful buchou smiles deviously. "Oh, is that jealousy I'm hearing, Masaharu?"
"You can call it whatever you want, buchou." Niou shrugs again.
Yukimura raises an eyebrow. "Why don't you ask her out, then? You know I have no trouble with Kasumi dating anyone worthy."
The trickster grins at the question. "Why, I'm looking for an excuse to take her out and express my undying love for her, of course." He laughs amusedly. "Excuse me, but I've got a darling narrator to find." With that, Niou saunters off into the crowd.
Yukimura shakes his head amusedly. "If only Kasumi isn't that oblivious to Niou's approach… Oh well, this can prove very interesting, indeed."
(Kasumi's POV)
The auditorium, 2:55pm…
"So do you think we've a chance at winning, Seiichi?" I ask the beautiful buchou on my left excitedly. "I think we did awesome despite the fact that the play was completely whacko."
Seiichi laughs airily. "I'm sure we do, sweetie. Don't bounce in your seat, dear. You look like a five year old like that." He pats my head with a smile as I pout.
Damn you, Seiichi! You always make me feel like a little kid no matter what I do!
Masaharu chuckles from my right. "I'm sure we'll win, darling. There's no way we can't NOT win with buchou's playwriting skills."
"More like his play butchering skills, you mean." I mutter dryly.
…Yeah, definitely the play butchering skill! Why? Well, I'm sure you can never find this weird version of 'Beauty and the Beast' anywhere else on this planet!
The trickster of Rikkai laughs. "Well, that too." We snicker as Seiichi turns to give us a slightly confused look.
Where are Hikaru and Akaya, you ask? I think they are sitting a row behind us… Seiichi and Masaharu just grabbed me as soon as I got here and made me sit between them. So I'm sure Hikaru and Akaya are both sulking somewhere close by with Genichirou supervising them!
We all quiet down when Atobe steps out onto the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to support our inter-school festival today!" He tosses his hair back, and I roll my eyes as fan girls' squeals/screams erupt from the crowd. "Ore-sama is proud to present the winning performance team's a prize. The prize for winning is a Wimbledon ticket, which include an airplane ticket and an accommodation arrangement, for everyone in the team."
Wow! I knew that Atobe would probably give something extravagant as the prize, but I didn't know it would be that good! Heh, I sure hope our team wins!
"From the survey, the apparent winning team is…" Atobe trails off, and the drums roll…
ARGH! I HATE GETTING NERVOUS AND HYPE UP OVER THE SUSPENSE! GET ON WITH IT, ATOBE!
Atobe smirks at the excitement in the auditorium. "The winning team is 'Beauty and the Beast'! Congratulations!" Loud applause and cheers break out in the auditorium.
"We won!" I squeal in delight and tackle Seiichi excitedly. "We won, Seiichi! Oh my Kami, I can't believe we won!" I bounce up and down happily. Turning to Masaharu, I grin happily. "We won, Masaharu!"
He grins and pulls me into a hug. "Didn't I say that we would, dear?" He laughs at my slight scowl. "Come on, let's go grab something to celebrate!"
I chuckle but nod anyway. "Sure, I'll go with you. But only because I love you too much, Haru." I tease with a mischievous smile.
…And to my utmost surprise, Masaharu blushes slightly at what I said!
WOW! This sure is the first time I've seen him blushing because you teased him!
I give Haru a teasing grin. "What's wrong, Masaharu? You didn't expect my confession? Aw, you are so cute when you blush!" I continue to tease him mercilessly. Ohoho, I've never seen him look this flustered!
BWAHAHA! Think of it as a payback for all those times you teased me, Niou Masaharu! RAWR! I can so get back at you bad!
However, it seems like I've pushed his buttons too far because Haru turns around with a predatory look in his silver-blue eyes. "Oh, I'm glad you find me cute, darling. Because you're coming with me!"
…And I find myself being carried bridal-style in my best friend's arms! WHAT THE HELL!
I look up to glare at him but falter at his intense smirk. "Now, I believe that as the wizard I deserve this fair maiden… Come on, darling. We have a date to go to." With that said and done, he carries me out the auditorium and towards the bustling festival area.
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! Seiichi, I so blame you for all this craziness! This is all your fault, dammit! Even Masaharu is going crazier than usual!
Somebody, please help me! WAH!
(No one's POV…)
Yukimura merely smiles after the trickster's retreating back. Ah, they are so cute together. And it's about time Niou stops playing around with the girls on campus. He chuckles at the rapidly approaching Kirihara and Zaizen.
The ace sophomore of Rikkai Dai tennis team grabs the beautiful buchou's arm. "Buchou, did you just let nee-san run off with Niou-senpai? How could you! I'm going-!"
Yukimura grabs the back of Kirihara's collar. "Just leave them be, Akaya. Mi-hime needs some time to learn, you see."
The curly hair boy hisses and struggles. "Yeah, but Niou-senpai is a playboy! What if his exes start attacking nee-san?"
Zaizen frowns at that. "What? That's not right… I better go and find her…" The Kansai sophomore moves to walk away but stops as Sanada steps into the way. "Sanada-san, please move. Finding nee-san is my top priority now."
Yukimura smiles sweetly. "Genichirou won't move unless I give him a command to. Now, Zaizen-kun, why don't you be a good boy and stay where you are? It's my duty as the princess' fairy godfather to let her experience romance, after all." He smiles wider as the Kansai sophomore pales.
Ah, winning the performance competition and giving Mi-hime a chance to experience romance are definitely killing two birds with one stone, indeed. Yukimura muses happily. I'm such a genius. Niou and Mi-hime will make a cute couple. And when they get married in the future, their children will make good Godchildren for me… Fufufu…
(Dodge all the flying objects)
I can't believe I wrote this random stuff… But whatever! Now it's been proven that Cers can get crazier than she already is!
(That's so not something to be proud of, dammit…)
I'm off to working on the next 'Aozora Stage'! But before that…
CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU WHO JUST GRADUATED! It doesn't matter if you graduated from High School or University, congratulations! Now the next important page of your life is waiting to be written so I hope all the best for you. XD
Me? Well, I'm currently working on getting into Graduate school! So I'll be updating pretty frequently until then.
See you in the next update and please don't forget to review.