A Saga of Tanya the Evil/The Irregular at Magic High School crossover.
I do not in any way, shape, or form lay claim to either of these works.
This is just a work of admiration from one fan, to those others that share the same interest.
The only characters or places I lay claim to are those solely of my own creation.
The war on obliviousness, opening maneuvers.
Sunday, June 22nd 12:15 PM
Downtown Berlin, the Market.
Jane smiles as she greets the other two of her co-conspirators, laughing as hugs are passed all around. "So, you are sure that they will be here? You don't think they will call it off at the last moment or anything, right?"
Lisa shakes her head, smiling at her rambunctious friend. "No, Tanya is nothing if not punctual and by the book. She said that they will be here, so you can rest assured barring some sort of emergency, she will be here. Are you sure that this is a good idea, I mean, do we really know how they feel about each other?"
Willa chooses to pipe in at this, adjusting her glasses nervously. "I have gotten to watch the two of them together a fair amount, and it's obvious to everyone but them how they feel about each other. I mean, it seems pretty obvious? They look at each other like my parents do, and they are...Overly affectionate. I mean, not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just...They are my parents, so it does tend to make me a bit nauseous when they are being all...clingy and stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but...Ok, I'm going to shut up now…" Willa practically hides behind her ever present sketchbook, blushing brightly.
"Ok, now that we have the nervous Nelly moment out from WIlla, I think that as friends it is our duty, nay, our right, to make sure that these clueless closet lesbians realize and act on how they feel towards each other. Let's face it, Tanya is...Abrasive. And it's not like she will find anyone else that dotes on her like Visha does. And, well, Visha is lost without Tanya. I can't imagine how either of them functioned until Visha came here…" Jane says with an amused smile.
Lisa clears her throat and looks at the other two. "So, we are all on board with this, then? It won't be easy, you know. They are both so oblivious…" The diminutive girl laughs and smiles at her friends. "But, they are adorable together, as well. It makes me wonder about how they grew up, though. From what you said Visha seemed a bit shocked when she saw that couple… It makes me wonder just how isolated an upbringing she had."
Willa blushes and fidgets with her glasses. "From what I have learned about them, Visha is from some tiny little village tucked away in the mountains, a very conservative little village. I mean, it would have to be for her to be just so...Innocent about everything."
The other two nod as they ponder the mystery that is their two other friends. Jane breaks the silence with a grin "All the better reason for us to open their eyes to the joys of a relationship!"
Lisa laughs and peers at Jane. "And how many relationships have you been in, I have to wonder?"
Jane blanches and rubs the back of her head, fidgeting with her hair. "Hey, I have been busy since I came here, and I just haven't met the right guy yet…" She looks at Lisa and points at her. "So! Tell me about your last relationship, then!"
Lisa looks down bashfully then sighs. "Ok, so I haven't ever really dated anyone. I don't think you can count playground 'dating' when I was in elementary school." She adds the air quotes with a wry little grin.
Willa looks between the two and says meekly. "Is no one going to ask me?" At the pointed look the chronically shy girl gets from both she sighs and bows her head. "Point taken…."
Jane gets a philosophical look to her. "You know, after we have set up these two idiots, then perhaps we should use our expertise to get ourselves a relationship? I mean, after these two, we will practically be experts!" She says as she pumps her fist into the sky before looking at Lisa. "It should be easy to find you a nice guy, after all! As for myself, I'm not that picky, not really, so I should be able to find a guy or gal that catches my eye, and my heart!"
Willa once again meekly interjects. "W..What about me? You forgot to mention me…"
Jane sighs and rests a hand on the mousey girl's shoulder. "Willa, dear Willa. Have you ever been able to string together four words to someone you have a crush on without it turning into a rambling mess?""
Willa gives her a hurt look then bows her head in defeat. "So….If that is the case, why am I even here?"
Lisa steps up and gives her tiny friend a hug. "Because, as Tanya herself would put it, we are engaging in a military campaign against forces that have overwhelming blindness to what is right in front of them. Vastly superior levels of cluelessness than what we have ever encountered before. So, we need to tip the advantage in our favor. Thus, we need superior numbers to overwhelm their defenses, and you are our secret weapon. Your meek nature makes it hard to turn down to your friends when you actually ask for something. Plus, I honestly hope that doing this will help you come out of your shell so that we can include you in more activities. And I have not completely given up hope on finding you someone special that can draw out the wonderful person that all of us that actually know you can see. Well, everyone that isn't this loud mouthed brute of a foreigner." She thumbs towards Jane who has been nodding along with her.
"Hey! I resemble that remark!" Jane interjects as the trio breaks into a fit of giggles.
Lisa checks her watch and nods. "They will be here soon. Just act normal, have fun and take every chance you can to make sure that the two of them are having fun together. We just need to give them a not so subtle nudge, and see what happens from there."
Willa gives her an uncertain look "And if that doesn't work, what..do we do then?"
Lisa smiles at her and shrugs "Then, I guess we just keep trying. Honestly, the two of them are hopeless apart, so it's only natural that we try and get them together. It's what friends do."
"And then we don't have to watch them and the whole pining away and mooning over the other thing that they are always doing when they don't think anyone is watching them. As cute as it is, it does get a bit tiring being around two such hopeless lesbians." Jane says as she adds her own two cents to the conversation.
Willa nods, then smiles shyly "They are here. I guess….Do your best?"
The other two nod as the trio moves towards their objective for this engagement.
Let the war begin.
Two hours later, the daunting nature of the task was starting to set in on the trio. Visha deferred naturally to Tanya, and Tanya seemed to take Visha's opinion on just about anything at complete face value. With anyone else, both of those would probably be a good thing for any relationship since Tanya most definitely was the more aggressive of the two, and Visha seemed to be the one who was more in touch with her feelings and paid more attention to the more ephemeral aspects of the world around them.
With these two, though, it only seems to make the matter worse. Perhaps they were too set in their ways for them to realize that the pattern of behaviour they used was something you would expect from a couple that had been together, instead of two people who were busy bumbling around their feelings for the other? It was a frequent topic of discussion for various members of the League even as they did their best to keep arranging situations that, with anyone else, would be considered romantic.
Perhaps they needed to regroup and rethink their pattern of attack was quickly becoming the consensus. Cloth shopping was a bust. Yes, Visha would try on anything that Tanya showed the slightest interest in, and that would be a good sign if it wasn't so obvious that no matter how much she stared covertly, she was hesitant to actual compliment Visha in a way that would really encourage the more outgoing of the two. The less said about Tanya's choices in clothing the better, to be honest. If they didn't know better they would think that they were dealing with a very masculine woman instead of the elfen teenager that was standing before them looking at yet another slack and blouse combination.
Lingerie shopping had shown some promise, but it was so obvious that they were both so flustered by the prospect that neither really truly became engaged with the activity. Perhaps something to return to at a later date.
Now, they were heading for a movie in the hopes that a romantic chick flick would do the deed. Honestly, at this point they were not sure.
"OOk, I already ordered our tickets, Jane and Willa will help with the snacks. Go ahead the concession stand, I've got this. Oh, we are going to see "Hearts on Ice 3" I hope that is ok with everyone?" Lisa comments.
"Oh! I love that series! I didn't think it would be possible to get tickets!" Jane exclaims, nudging a nervous Willa.
"Oh yes! And this is the final climatic movie! I can't wait to see just who she ends up with?" Willa recites her part of the setup, blushing at the attention.
"Not my first choice, but since you have the tickets already, I guess I can come along." Tanya comments, then looks aside at her star-struck companion and sighs. "I guess there is nothing to be done but watch the end of a series that I have not seen any other movies in."
That earns her a curious look from the other three as Visha nods happily. "I got to watch them while I was in the hospital! Such a moving story, I was hoping I would get to see the end of it!" She turns the full force of her adoring, happy gaze on the tense Tanya who melts under its impact. "Isn't it wonderful, Tanya? We get to see this movie with our friends!"
Tanya sighs and lets her shoulders drop, blushing a bit as she looks away "I am glad that it meets your expectations, Visha. Perhaps if it's good, I will have to catch up on the other two."
Willa takes the initiative and interjects at this point. "If...If you want, since..You haven't seen the others? I can lend you my copy of the first two movies….Maybe you can watch them with Visha or the rest of us?"
The other two members of the League give Willa a startled but appreciative look as the mousey girl tries to shrink out of existence, a fact that is missed by Tanya as she ruminates and watches Visha. "That would be a helpful suggestion. Thank you, Willa."
The movie itself proves to be a typical end to a chick flick series, with lots of tense, dramatic moments and romantic gestures. It has the surprise ending of the main character ending up with her female best friend, instead of the male lead that had been hinted at for at least the previous movie in the series. A fact that the crying Willa and Jane had taken with much shock and joy, while Lisa seemed already prepared for this plot twist. As the other two wiped their eyes and stared at her Lisa shrugged. "I already knew, it leaked a few weeks ago."
"Then...Then you KNEW that they were going to play with our hearts like this?" Jane accuses her with a pointed finger."
"Yes, I did." Lisa confirms with a smirk, turning to observe the other two and sighing at the polite distance they maintained. Yes, Visha was talking animatedly with many hand gestures, but Tanya seems to be a bit withdrawn and reserved, so about par for the course. The only glimmer of hope was when Tanya laughed at one of her companions' comments and briefly let her hand rest on Visha's. The tension that filled the air at that gentle, thoughtless act was palatable and left the two latent lesbian lovers blushing and looking anywhere but at each other.
A passable opening sortie, after all.
*A/N*
If any of you are wondering, then yes, I intend to introduce the characters into the main Irregular-verse events and storyline at some point! So, this is a prologue, of sorts.
A really long prologue.
I hope you all are enjoying the journey so far!