Hindsight is 20/20.
What will really make things interesting is when those cursed by Jusenkyo realize that a water mage just might be able to help them.
Hindsight is 20/20.
What will really make things interesting is when those cursed by Jusenkyo realize that a water mage just might be able to help them.
Water slide 15
Cherico
Machine
Water slide.
"Remind me again how we got stuck here."
My sensei and I lounged in the back seats and he gave me some popcorn.
"Ranma turns into a girl, Kuno has a massive crush on said female form and Mariko is the head of martial arts cheerleading at this school."
"And that's a thing."
He rolled his eyes.
"Yes Ru, it's a thing, there is an entire martial art based around cheerleading. Keep in mind though that we're wizards so we have to be tolerant of other's eccentricities. You have to give tolerance to get tolerance."
I frowned as the two of them came on stage.
"So he has this girl after him and Kuno still goes after Akane."
"You're really going to start this up kid? Really?"
He looked annoyed as the cheerleading started.
"This is stupid, cheerleaders are just dancers who have gone retarded."
He massaged his temples.
"You do realize that any of those girls is fully capable of kicking your ass right? Theres a reason why Furiken high wins all of it's major games, the cheerleading team cheats."
"Really?"
"As long as you don't get caught no one cares, at the very least Kuno's father allows it., speaking of which he's coming back."
There was dread in that voice.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"You know how Kuno's screwed up?"
"Crazy as a loon."
"He's like that because his father left his family behind, moved to Hawaii and went native. Kuno was left to manage the estate, raise his little sister while going to school at the same time. The pressure caused him to crack and now we have the insane madman getting his ass kicked on stage."
He yawned.
"You're bored too sensei."
"Yeah but the school wants me here to fix up anything that gets damaged and to have you heal up anyone who gets injured."
"So why is Kuno's dad coming back?"
"Because he can't paper over what's going on with the school."
"and that would be?"
"Nerima's a dumping ground remember a ghetto of martial artists, because normal people tend to break around them, you get normal people here because it's cheaper to live here and Tokyo proper is too expensive. Well anyways, Tokyo got the brillent idea to concentrate all their deliquents in the Nerima area."
"Really ,the martial artists must have been-"
"Estatic, they actually welcomed the change, free target practice. Nerima has an ecosystem, normal humans at the bottom, then you have the criminal element, then you have the paranormal element. The mundanes get preyed upon by criminals who are in turn preyed on by paranormals. Or as one man put it there are sheep, wolves and sheep dogs."
"What are we?"
"Owls."
"Owls? But you said there were three."
"Owls are cool, I bend the forces of nature with my mind therefor I'm an owl. In fact, as soon as I'm finished with this jumping around universes thing, I'm going to create a school of magic and my symbol will be the owl."
I stared at the fight.
"I could take her."
"You really couldn't, not yet at least."
"I can beat Kuno."
"The dog that barks the loudest is not the biggest dog, Kuno could be an absolute beast if he ever got over himself but right now he's not the strongest person here. Sure he's in the top one percent but he isn't the strongest, by a long shot."
I felt down and watched the fight.
"So I'm not strong?"
"It's easy to get stronger then most, but it's almost impossible to be the biggest badass in town and honestly kid, it isn't worth it. Take it from somebody who knows first hand, it's not worth it."
And Ranma won, I felt a little upset but I did get to see Kuno get his ass kicked so that was something.
"Well, better get to it."
The crowd left and we got down to the ground level and started fixing things up.
"So Kuno's dad..."
"Yeah, all the little hood rats are becoming a little too obvious and despite the fact that I personally have cut the repair bill by 90% and the fact that we have the best english program in the entire country."
"Do you need to brag?"
"It's not bragging if it's the truth, yes I do use magic but you know what screw it, we're the best in the country. You better believe the school mentions that to all the people who come here."
"So the deliquency?"
"Well Tokyo proper is dumping all the rejects here which has created an increase of crime, shop lifting, assualts and other stuff. There has been just enough pearl cluching that Kuno is being forced to come back and actually do his damned job. That he gets a paycheck for."
"And this is bad?"
"I don't like him, I'm an eccentric weirdo too, but I also understand you have to let people be themselves. Guy's kind of a control freak and he's going to be pissed because vaction's over, worst part is he's trying to get Hinako Ninomiya here."
"And she is?"
"A ball buster, don't get me wrong, she's damned good at her job and she competent, but I'm the one who's going to get stuck working with her and that's going to be a nightmare."
I looked at a message.
"Oh the drama clubs having a play."
My Sensei frowned.
"Right, about that I have bad news."
"How bad?"
"Well since the schools reputation is in the crapper for reasons, the vice principle is drafting people into making this play a success."
"And?"
"You and I are both going to be stuck doing this."
Phantom of the opera, I already didn't like the sound of that.
"Remind me again how we got stuck here."
My sensei and I lounged in the back seats and he gave me some popcorn.
"Ranma turns into a girl, Kuno has a massive crush on said female form and Mariko is the head of martial arts cheerleading at this school."
"And that's a thing."
He rolled his eyes.
"Yes Ru, it's a thing, there is an entire martial art based around cheerleading. Keep in mind though that we're wizards so we have to be tolerant of other's eccentricities. You have to give tolerance to get tolerance."
I frowned as the two of them came on stage.
"So he has this girl after him and Kuno still goes after Akane."
"You're really going to start this up kid? Really?"
He looked annoyed as the cheerleading started.
"This is stupid, cheerleaders are just dancers who have gone retarded."
He massaged his temples.
"You do realize that any of those girls is fully capable of kicking your ass right? Theres a reason why Furiken high wins all of it's major games, the cheerleading team cheats."
"Really?"
"As long as you don't get caught no one cares, at the very least Kuno's father allows it., speaking of which he's coming back."
There was dread in that voice.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"You know how Kuno's screwed up?"
"Crazy as a loon."
"He's like that because his father left his family behind, moved to Hawaii and went native. Kuno was left to manage the estate, raise his little sister while going to school at the same time. The pressure caused him to crack and now we have the insane madman getting his ass kicked on stage."
He yawned.
"You're bored too sensei."
"Yeah but the school wants me here to fix up anything that gets damaged and to have you heal up anyone who gets injured."
"So why is Kuno's dad coming back?"
"Because he can't paper over what's going on with the school."
"and that would be?"
"Nerima's a dumping ground remember a ghetto of martial artists, because normal people tend to break around them, you get normal people here because it's cheaper to live here and Tokyo proper is too expensive. Well anyways, Tokyo got the brillent idea to concentrate all their deliquents in the Nerima area."
"Really ,the martial artists must have been-"
"Estatic, they actually welcomed the change, free target practice. Nerima has an ecosystem, normal humans at the bottom, then you have the criminal element, then you have the paranormal element. The mundanes get preyed upon by criminals who are in turn preyed on by paranormals. Or as one man put it there are sheep, wolves and sheep dogs."
"What are we?"
"Owls."
"Owls? But you said there were three."
"Owls are cool, I bend the forces of nature with my mind therefor I'm an owl. In fact, as soon as I'm finished with this jumping around universes thing, I'm going to create a school of magic and my symbol will be the owl."
I stared at the fight.
"I could take her."
"You really couldn't, not yet at least."
"I can beat Kuno."
"The dog that barks the loudest is not the biggest dog, Kuno could be an absolute beast if he ever got over himself but right now he's not the strongest person here. Sure he's in the top one percent but he isn't the strongest, by a long shot."
I felt down and watched the fight.
"So I'm not strong?"
"It's easy to get stronger then most, but it's almost impossible to be the biggest badass in town and honestly kid, it isn't worth it. Take it from somebody who knows first hand, it's not worth it."
And Ranma won, I felt a little upset but I did get to see Kuno get his ass kicked so that was something.
"Well, better get to it."
The crowd left and we got down to the ground level and started fixing things up.
"So Kuno's dad..."
"Yeah, all the little hood rats are becoming a little too obvious and despite the fact that I personally have cut the repair bill by 90% and the fact that we have the best english program in the entire country."
"Do you need to brag?"
"It's not bragging if it's the truth, yes I do use magic but you know what screw it, we're the best in the country. You better believe the school mentions that to all the people who come here."
"So the deliquency?"
"Well Tokyo proper is dumping all the rejects here which has created an increase of crime, shop lifting, assualts and other stuff. There has been just enough pearl cluching that Kuno is being forced to come back and actually do his damned job. That he gets a paycheck for."
"And this is bad?"
"I don't like him, I'm an eccentric weirdo too, but I also understand you have to let people be themselves. Guy's kind of a control freak and he's going to be pissed because vaction's over, worst part is he's trying to get Hinako Ninomiya here."
"And she is?"
"A ball buster, don't get me wrong, she's damned good at her job and she competent, but I'm the one who's going to get stuck working with her and that's going to be a nightmare."
I looked at a message.
"Oh the drama clubs having a play."
My Sensei frowned.
"Right, about that I have bad news."
"How bad?"
"Well since the schools reputation is in the crapper for reasons, the vice principle is drafting people into making this play a success."
"And?"
"You and I are both going to be stuck doing this."
Phantom of the opera, I already didn't like the sound of that.
Forcing Hikaru to interact with Akane will hopefully change his view on her. He will start to see her as a human being and either advance his relationship with her or start to get over her.
- Location
- Quezon City, Philippines
Do not underestimate the ability of self-delusion. Hikaru might end up simply in denial and delusions.
true, but at least he will have to speak to her, a great step forward in their relationship
And holy shit I just realized "Ru" is Hikaru. Huh.
Interlude vote:
[X] Nabiki.
'Cause I wonder what she's up to.
well, that would be nice to see.
Ranma is also an option, or perhaps Ukyo
[X] Nabiki.
Another JumpChain character, cool ! Someone should start an Index of these kind of fics.
Btw, my vote for the interlude goes to
[X] Sensei McGuffin
I think that it would be cool to see a bit of background from him and his direct point of view over the different characters and specially what differences he is trying to instill onto his pupil. If not doable would vote then to
[X] Ukyo
Btw, my vote for the interlude goes to
[X] Sensei McGuffin
I think that it would be cool to see a bit of background from him and his direct point of view over the different characters and specially what differences he is trying to instill onto his pupil. If not doable would vote then to
[X] Ukyo
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Water slide
"This is going to suck."
Sensei walked next to me, looking about as disheveled as he always did, if he ever put on a nice suit it would no doubt some how end up looking wrinkled with in moments. He looked at the play and put it down.
"I mean, I have never even been in a play before, why would they recruit me?"
"Cheaper special effects, like I said the school's under fire so they want to wow the civilians."
"Why us?"
He sighed.
"Look, it's not just Furinkan high, the Tokyo government is putting the screws to all the schools in the nerima district. It's an election year, its a way to apease the hysterical soccer moms of the region."
We walked into the theater, were an effeminate man with a beret walked up to Sensei.
"The Kuno boy is useless."
Well duh, glad you figured it out genius, I complained silently.
"He's too crazy to be a good actor, Hiro you know that."
"Pity I'm going to have to recruit that deviant for the role of Raoul."
My sensei leaned against the wall.
"Curses are a thing Hiro, I talked about this with you."
"I do not care Mistar, Oh he is perfect, his face even looks like a skull we will barely even need any make up."
I clenched my fists.
"He will become my Erik, he is perfect for the role, now can he sing, can he act."
Sensei looked at me.
"This is up to you."
I thought about it, I had read just enough of the play to know who the love intrest was.
"I want Akane Tendo to play Christine."
"Done."
He looked at Sensei.
"I can get him up to speed on both the singing and acting."
His forehead glowed.
"Um Sensei, what do you know about theater?"
"Kid, I'm over 100 years old, I picked up quite a bit."
I stared at him.
"How do you...."
"Glorious solar bullshit kid, point is, I spent a very long time mastering the art of song and acting and will bring you up to the needed level within two weeks."
"And my magical education?"
"It's going to suck to be you."
Damn it.
"This is going to suck."
Sensei walked next to me, looking about as disheveled as he always did, if he ever put on a nice suit it would no doubt some how end up looking wrinkled with in moments. He looked at the play and put it down.
"I mean, I have never even been in a play before, why would they recruit me?"
"Cheaper special effects, like I said the school's under fire so they want to wow the civilians."
"Why us?"
He sighed.
"Look, it's not just Furinkan high, the Tokyo government is putting the screws to all the schools in the nerima district. It's an election year, its a way to apease the hysterical soccer moms of the region."
We walked into the theater, were an effeminate man with a beret walked up to Sensei.
"The Kuno boy is useless."
Well duh, glad you figured it out genius, I complained silently.
"He's too crazy to be a good actor, Hiro you know that."
"Pity I'm going to have to recruit that deviant for the role of Raoul."
My sensei leaned against the wall.
"Curses are a thing Hiro, I talked about this with you."
"I do not care Mistar, Oh he is perfect, his face even looks like a skull we will barely even need any make up."
I clenched my fists.
"He will become my Erik, he is perfect for the role, now can he sing, can he act."
Sensei looked at me.
"This is up to you."
I thought about it, I had read just enough of the play to know who the love intrest was.
"I want Akane Tendo to play Christine."
"Done."
He looked at Sensei.
"I can get him up to speed on both the singing and acting."
His forehead glowed.
"Um Sensei, what do you know about theater?"
"Kid, I'm over 100 years old, I picked up quite a bit."
I stared at him.
"How do you...."
"Glorious solar bullshit kid, point is, I spent a very long time mastering the art of song and acting and will bring you up to the needed level within two weeks."
"And my magical education?"
"It's going to suck to be you."
Damn it.
Eh. He's Hikaru Gosunkugi. He should be used to that.
Maybe this'll get him over his crush quicker. Familiarity breeds contempt, after all.
- Location
- Quezon City, Philippines
Let's just say that beyond the casting call and the casts ability to sing, the most difficult part of having Phantom of the Opera as a school play would be the stage and props. I already expect this to crash and burn given the complicated background stuff necessary for the stage, but if they pull this off, it will be visually and technically impressive.
With McGuffin-sensei teaching Hikaru, the only problems would now be Akane and the peanut gallery.
With McGuffin-sensei teaching Hikaru, the only problems would now be Akane and the peanut gallery.
Cherico
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writing the play right now, and sent to the beta
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"Again."
I drank a cup of water and then gargled.
"My throat hurts."
"I know but you have to sing as loud as you can."
"Why?"
"Because I need to see you hit every note you can high and low, once I know your natural vocal range we can use reinforcement to get you to the next level."
Uyko watched with amusement as I continued to practice singing individual notes ,Sensei's forehead continued to glow as he analysed abilities. I flinched as my voice cracked again.
"Again."
"But-"
"This time go higher."
I strained my voice trying for a high note and felt pain, I wasn't even trying to sing words just notes, Sensei continued to study me as Uyko laughed.
"You're done."
I stopped and drank another glass of water.
"Your going through puperty so the cracking is natural, as for your voice to crack. Right now your voice is transitioning to a lower one, a tenor transitioning to Baritone. Which means your voice is all over the place when you try to strain it. We can speed up this transition and get you to a proper baritone but its going to take work."
"And Baritone is?"
"The most common type of male voice, there are four catagories, all with subcatagories with in it. Me, I'm a bass, can't sing the high notes worth shit but I have a lower voice. Baritone is the most common you can't go as low as a bass but you have more range with the higher notes. This is not a bad singing voice by the way, it's just the most common. Tenors probally the highest you see in the natural world on a day to day level. It's the high voice and gets used in comedy."
"The girly voice."
"No, just a higher voice plenty of tenors have fangirls, there are entire musical traditions built around it and counter tenors even higher though thats rare."
He drew seven circles on the ground.
"There are seven sub catagories of Baritone, Brayton-Marine or the light baritone, lyrics a sweeter milder version, Kavalierbariton is more metalic, Verdi is a more specialized version of the dramatic baritone, the dramatic baritone is richer fuller and has a darker quality, and finally the noble baritone requires a lot of control smooth vocalization and perfect balance."
I looked confused.
"Where did you learn this?"
"10 years as a janitor in an opera house in one of my jumps. Look, I'm going to show you the difference."
His body glowed he pointed to each circle and sang a song for each voice, I blinked.
"I want the last one."
"It's going to take longer to master and once we change your voice box this will be your natural voice."
"It sounds manly."
He rolled his eyes.
"Fine, sit in the circle and try to match me."
He drew a runic array around me and it glowed, I tried to match his tone until we were in perfect harmony. The circle sputtered out and sensei nodded at me.
"Good, now we start the actual training, we will work on your posture, on your body language, on your singing and on your lines. You have agreed to do this role, you will become the phantom. You will read the book, watch the play, rehearse the lines. You will master your voice, not just for this role but for your life."
He paused.
"Welcome to hell Ru."
He gave me the book and we read it together, as books go it honestly wasn't all that great, but it was entertaining enough then we practiced our lines. I was the phantom, Sensei played all the other roles changing his voice for each of them
"Please stop that."
"Stop what?"
"Sounding like Akane."
It was creepy hearing Akane's voice come from sensei's mouth.
"You're going to be singing this with her so get used to it kid."
I sighed and we continued on, it wasn't that hard to memorize the lines, the first thing Sensei taught me was how to study efficiently. It was getting dark, he looked at his watch.
"Ukyo you're free to go home."
He sighed.
"Fine, I guess I got my laughs see you later Ru."
I nodded at him and watched as he left.
"Ok, so we have a lesson plan, first you will lean your lines, thats the easy part, then you will learn how to sing, and sing correctly."
"I'm-"
"You breath from your chest, you don't do that, you need to fill your belly with air, thats whats going to give you the needed power to project your voice."
The world turned grey.
"Ok now from the top, music of the night."
"Again."
I drank a cup of water and then gargled.
"My throat hurts."
"I know but you have to sing as loud as you can."
"Why?"
"Because I need to see you hit every note you can high and low, once I know your natural vocal range we can use reinforcement to get you to the next level."
Uyko watched with amusement as I continued to practice singing individual notes ,Sensei's forehead continued to glow as he analysed abilities. I flinched as my voice cracked again.
"Again."
"But-"
"This time go higher."
I strained my voice trying for a high note and felt pain, I wasn't even trying to sing words just notes, Sensei continued to study me as Uyko laughed.
"You're done."
I stopped and drank another glass of water.
"Your going through puperty so the cracking is natural, as for your voice to crack. Right now your voice is transitioning to a lower one, a tenor transitioning to Baritone. Which means your voice is all over the place when you try to strain it. We can speed up this transition and get you to a proper baritone but its going to take work."
"And Baritone is?"
"The most common type of male voice, there are four catagories, all with subcatagories with in it. Me, I'm a bass, can't sing the high notes worth shit but I have a lower voice. Baritone is the most common you can't go as low as a bass but you have more range with the higher notes. This is not a bad singing voice by the way, it's just the most common. Tenors probally the highest you see in the natural world on a day to day level. It's the high voice and gets used in comedy."
"The girly voice."
"No, just a higher voice plenty of tenors have fangirls, there are entire musical traditions built around it and counter tenors even higher though thats rare."
He drew seven circles on the ground.
"There are seven sub catagories of Baritone, Brayton-Marine or the light baritone, lyrics a sweeter milder version, Kavalierbariton is more metalic, Verdi is a more specialized version of the dramatic baritone, the dramatic baritone is richer fuller and has a darker quality, and finally the noble baritone requires a lot of control smooth vocalization and perfect balance."
I looked confused.
"Where did you learn this?"
"10 years as a janitor in an opera house in one of my jumps. Look, I'm going to show you the difference."
His body glowed he pointed to each circle and sang a song for each voice, I blinked.
"I want the last one."
"It's going to take longer to master and once we change your voice box this will be your natural voice."
"It sounds manly."
He rolled his eyes.
"Fine, sit in the circle and try to match me."
He drew a runic array around me and it glowed, I tried to match his tone until we were in perfect harmony. The circle sputtered out and sensei nodded at me.
"Good, now we start the actual training, we will work on your posture, on your body language, on your singing and on your lines. You have agreed to do this role, you will become the phantom. You will read the book, watch the play, rehearse the lines. You will master your voice, not just for this role but for your life."
He paused.
"Welcome to hell Ru."
He gave me the book and we read it together, as books go it honestly wasn't all that great, but it was entertaining enough then we practiced our lines. I was the phantom, Sensei played all the other roles changing his voice for each of them
"Please stop that."
"Stop what?"
"Sounding like Akane."
It was creepy hearing Akane's voice come from sensei's mouth.
"You're going to be singing this with her so get used to it kid."
I sighed and we continued on, it wasn't that hard to memorize the lines, the first thing Sensei taught me was how to study efficiently. It was getting dark, he looked at his watch.
"Ukyo you're free to go home."
He sighed.
"Fine, I guess I got my laughs see you later Ru."
I nodded at him and watched as he left.
"Ok, so we have a lesson plan, first you will lean your lines, thats the easy part, then you will learn how to sing, and sing correctly."
"I'm-"
"You breath from your chest, you don't do that, you need to fill your belly with air, thats whats going to give you the needed power to project your voice."
The world turned grey.
"Ok now from the top, music of the night."
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Just really noticed, but Hikaru's life is full of painful periods, mixed with periods of even greater pain.
Would really suck for him to see his sensei's face everytime he hears Akane's voice, after this.
Would really suck for him to see his sensei's face everytime he hears Akane's voice, after this.
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Akane hadn't come to practice again, neither had well anyone else.....
"This is what happen's when you press gang people Hiro, they don't come."
The effeminate man kicked a chair and had a tantrum.
"I HAD A VISION!"
A door opened and I smiled finally, shit.
"Yo sorry I'm late, P-chan started a fight and I had to kick his ass."
He looked around.
"Hey Ru... where is everyone?"
I shrugged.
"It's just us."
He looked around.
"I still get extra credit for this right? Because I am failing everything except english and PE."
My Sensei looked over at Hiro.
"Yes, Yes, Raoul you will get enough extra credit to boost you one letter grade in all your classes."
"Sweet, hey I might get an A I never got one of those before that's pretty cool, not that I'm a nerd or anything."
Does he honestly need to prove his masculinty every single moment? It was really getting on my nerves.
"Ok you two, from the top again."
The setting shifted again, me and sensei had worked hard on creating an array that would create temporary sets, illusions and other things. Sensei helped fill in different roles of the missing actors something that gave Ranma a few chuckles. As much as I hated to admit it, he was an ok actor. His singing was limited but ok, he didn't screw up his lines that badly.
Eventally he left and I went back to my lessons.
"Keep the book on top of your head."
It fell off.
"Your posture is terrible."
"Sensei you slouch all the time."
"True, but when I need to..."
He stood ramrod strait, his face shifted and his voice became more serious.
"I can make an impact."
I blinked.
"Body language effects how people treat you, I'm a pretty goddamned scary person so I affect the body language I do to put other people at ease."
"But aren't you all about finding what makes you happy?"
"I like teaching Ru, learning and helping people reach their potential, I can't do that if people are scared shitless of me. What works for me may not work for you, I don't want you to be another me, I just want you to be the best you, that you can be."
I continued on, I learned about shadow and light, about projecting my voice, about tone and posture and about presence. I also learned about how to create illusions with runes, about storing images in my mind and arrays and releasing them. I learned how to play the organ and how to sing. When the play came I was ready, Ranma was after some rough rehearsals also ready. The other press ganged actors arrived on stage. With notes pinned to their clothing and the desperate Hiro hiding cue cards in the stands. My costume was ready, and Akane came out and my heart beat furiously. She was gorgeous, beautiful this was like a dream come true.
The entire school was here, people from other schools officials, this was big. Hiro, our director looked at us.
"I want you to know som thing, I had a dream, a small simple dream to preform a play to get applause for this tiny pathetic shell of a school, to finally have a tiny bit of success. You slothful horrid children took that from me. All you had to do was give me a hour your time once a day for two weeks. 14 hours is all that I asked of you and you horrid monsters couldn't even give me that."
His face was red.
"Only two, two people came and did their basic duty, simply show up and rehearse, Saotome and Gosunkugi. That's it, those two will receive not just a letter grade up but a trip to the amusement park from my own pocket. The rest of you..."
He paused trembling with rage.
"Every single student in school is here watching you, if you fail you will not only pour urine all over my hopes and dreams you will humilate yourselves. I have invited a local newspaper, several important officials and your families. If I am going down I am going to take all of you animals, and thats what you are animals, down with me."
He paused.
"I would tell you not to fail me, but we all know this to be impossible instead I ask you not to humilate me that horribly. Burn in hell all of you, except Saotome and Gosunkugi, burn in hellfire. Now go, the play is starting."
My Sensei gave me a thumbs up from the rooftop and the play began, this was my chance to finally have my moment with Akane and I would not screw this up.
Akane hadn't come to practice again, neither had well anyone else.....
"This is what happen's when you press gang people Hiro, they don't come."
The effeminate man kicked a chair and had a tantrum.
"I HAD A VISION!"
A door opened and I smiled finally, shit.
"Yo sorry I'm late, P-chan started a fight and I had to kick his ass."
He looked around.
"Hey Ru... where is everyone?"
I shrugged.
"It's just us."
He looked around.
"I still get extra credit for this right? Because I am failing everything except english and PE."
My Sensei looked over at Hiro.
"Yes, Yes, Raoul you will get enough extra credit to boost you one letter grade in all your classes."
"Sweet, hey I might get an A I never got one of those before that's pretty cool, not that I'm a nerd or anything."
Does he honestly need to prove his masculinty every single moment? It was really getting on my nerves.
"Ok you two, from the top again."
The setting shifted again, me and sensei had worked hard on creating an array that would create temporary sets, illusions and other things. Sensei helped fill in different roles of the missing actors something that gave Ranma a few chuckles. As much as I hated to admit it, he was an ok actor. His singing was limited but ok, he didn't screw up his lines that badly.
Eventally he left and I went back to my lessons.
"Keep the book on top of your head."
It fell off.
"Your posture is terrible."
"Sensei you slouch all the time."
"True, but when I need to..."
He stood ramrod strait, his face shifted and his voice became more serious.
"I can make an impact."
I blinked.
"Body language effects how people treat you, I'm a pretty goddamned scary person so I affect the body language I do to put other people at ease."
"But aren't you all about finding what makes you happy?"
"I like teaching Ru, learning and helping people reach their potential, I can't do that if people are scared shitless of me. What works for me may not work for you, I don't want you to be another me, I just want you to be the best you, that you can be."
I continued on, I learned about shadow and light, about projecting my voice, about tone and posture and about presence. I also learned about how to create illusions with runes, about storing images in my mind and arrays and releasing them. I learned how to play the organ and how to sing. When the play came I was ready, Ranma was after some rough rehearsals also ready. The other press ganged actors arrived on stage. With notes pinned to their clothing and the desperate Hiro hiding cue cards in the stands. My costume was ready, and Akane came out and my heart beat furiously. She was gorgeous, beautiful this was like a dream come true.
The entire school was here, people from other schools officials, this was big. Hiro, our director looked at us.
"I want you to know som thing, I had a dream, a small simple dream to preform a play to get applause for this tiny pathetic shell of a school, to finally have a tiny bit of success. You slothful horrid children took that from me. All you had to do was give me a hour your time once a day for two weeks. 14 hours is all that I asked of you and you horrid monsters couldn't even give me that."
His face was red.
"Only two, two people came and did their basic duty, simply show up and rehearse, Saotome and Gosunkugi. That's it, those two will receive not just a letter grade up but a trip to the amusement park from my own pocket. The rest of you..."
He paused trembling with rage.
"Every single student in school is here watching you, if you fail you will not only pour urine all over my hopes and dreams you will humilate yourselves. I have invited a local newspaper, several important officials and your families. If I am going down I am going to take all of you animals, and thats what you are animals, down with me."
He paused.
"I would tell you not to fail me, but we all know this to be impossible instead I ask you not to humilate me that horribly. Burn in hell all of you, except Saotome and Gosunkugi, burn in hellfire. Now go, the play is starting."
My Sensei gave me a thumbs up from the rooftop and the play began, this was my chance to finally have my moment with Akane and I would not screw this up.
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AUCTIONEER
"Sold. Um, your number, man?"
Um yeah, cool, we have this um, thing ladies and germs
a poster for this house's production of something I guess.
PORTER
It's played here?
AUCTIONEER
So who wants to buy this stuff, it's like really cool and um stuff, um Raoul, I guess it's um your's because you raised your hands, thats how auctions work right?
Um more stuff, I guess if you guys want it just raise your hands, it's like um really cool. You know Raoul's the only guy raising his hand so um he gets it.
RAOUL
A collector's piece indeed . .
every detail exactly as she said . . .
She often spoke of you, my friend ....
Your velvet lining, and your figurine of lead...
Will you still play, when all the rest of us are dead?
(Attention returns to the AUCTIONEER, as he resumes)
AUCTIONEER
So yeah, um peace out.
(Scene changes)
CARLOTTA:
Look the guys got us stuff
GIRL'S CHORUS:
Do do do, um la la la
MEN'S CHORUS:
we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas
ALL:
Dude, um the guy's here!
PIANGI:
Ummmmmmm
REYER:
Line please!
LEFEVRE:
idiot look on your sleave
REYER:
oh right, I am rehearsing.
LEFEVRE:
Monsieur Reyer, Madame Giry, ladies and gentlemen,
Please, if I could have your attention, thank you.
As you know, for some weeks there have been rumours of my imminent retirement.
I can now tell you that these were all true and it is my pleasure to introduce you to the two gentlemen
Who now own the Opera Populaire, Monsieur Richard Firmin and Monsieur Gilles Andre.
FIRMIN:
Some dudes giving us money, he's awsome!
RAOUL:
My parents and I are honoured to support all the arts, especially the world renowned Opera Populaire
LEFEVRE:
Our.. goddamn, it it's smugged
RAOUL:
An honour, Signor. I believe I'm keeping you from your rehearsal.
I will be here this evening to share your great triumph. My apologies, monsieur.
REYER:
Thank you.
CARLOTTA:
He, um digs me.
GIRY:
Our girls are really cute and stuff.
FIRMIN:
Blond chicks are hot.
GIRY:
Dude, she's my babygirl!
FIRMIN:
Who's the other hotty?
GIRY:
Christine, um I forgot the rest.
FIRMIN:
Yeah so did I.
GIRY:
Read the cue cards
FIRMIN:
It's freaking dark, I can't see anything
CHORUS:
la la la um la?
CHORUS WITH CARLOTTA AND PIANGI:
Something about romans!
ANDRE:
I can't see the cue cards either.
CARLOTTA:
........................
REYER:
If my diva commands.
CARLOTTA:
...... was I suposed to say something?
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Scene change
----------------
CHRISTINE:
.................................
RAOUL:
Can it be? Can it be Christine?
Bravo!
Long ago, it seems so long ago
How young and innocent we were...
She may not remember me,
but I remember her...
CHRISTINE
................
um yeah, I'm Christine, totally Christine that's me all right.
----------------
Scene change
-------------------
PHANTOM
Bravi, bravi, bravissimo
MEG
Christine, Christine
PHANTOM
Christine
MEG
Where in the world have you been hiding,
um guys how does the rest of it go?
CHRISTINE
Meg, um your dad said something.....
He told me I will be protected by an angel
An angel of music
MEG
Christine, do you believe?
Do you think the spirit of your father is coaching you?
CHRISTINE
Sort of I guess?
MEG
You were dreaming... um.... and stuff?
CHRISTINE
Go angel of music!
MEG
Who is this angel guy?
BOTH
umm, we can't see the cue cards
CHRISTINE
He's, um with me? even now?
MEG
Your hands are cold?
CHRISTINE
All around... me?
MEG
Your face, is white
CHRISTINE
I'm scared?
MEG
Don't be, that's it right?
MME. GIRY
...............
FIRMIN
Say something man?
ANDRE
He froze,
FIRMIN
Goddamn it not again
RAOUL
Gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind, this is one
visit I should prefer to make unaccompanied.
Thank you
FIRMIN
We met before
ANDRE
Yes?
--------------------
Scene change
-------------------
RAOUL
Little Lotte let her mind wander.
Little Lotte thought: Am I fonder of dolls
or of goblins or shoes?
CHRISTINE
Raoul
RAOUL
or of riddles of frocks
CHRISTINE
Lets get something to eat?
RAOUL
or of chocolates
'Underbreath'
You should have come to rehearsal
CHRISTINE
Father um
(Under breath)
I was busy ok?
RAOUL
As we read to each other dark stories of the North
CHRISTINE
No......
BOTH
The Angel of Music sings songs in my head!
RAOUL
You sang like an angel tonight
CHRISTINE
I'm a really good singer.
RAOUL
Oh, no doubt of it - And now we'll go to supper!
CHRISTINE
Angel is, um strict?
RAOUL
Well, I shan't keep you up late!
CHRISTINE
Raoul, no
RAOUL
You must change. I'll order my carriage.
Two minutes - Little Lotte.
CHRISTINE
No, Raoul, wait!
PHANTOM
Insolent boy!
This slave of fashion
basking in your glory!
Ignorant fool!
This brave young suitor,
sharing in my triumph!
CHRISTINE
Angel! I hear you!
um......umm....
enter at last, Master!
PHANTOM
Flattering child
you shall know me,
see why in shadow I hide
Look at your face in the mirror
I am there inside!
CHRISTINE
Angel of Music!
umm.......
Come to me, strange angel?
PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music
Come to me: Angel of Music
RAOUL
Whose is that voice?
Who is that in there?
PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music
RAOUL
Christine, Christine
PHANTOM
Come to me: Angel of Music
The Mirror
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Insolent boy!
This slave of fashion
basking in your glory!
Ignorant fool!
This brave young suitor,
sharing in my triumph!
CHRISTINE
Angel, I hear you.
Speak - I listen . . .
stay by my side,
guide me.
Angel, my soul was weak -
forgive me . . .
enter at last,
Master.
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Flattering child, you shall know me,
see why in shadow I hide.
Look at your face in the mirror -
I am there inside!
CHRISTINE
Angel of Music,
Guide and guardian,
Grant to me your
glory.
Angel of Music,
Hide no longer.
Come to me, strange
Angel?
PHANTOM'S VOICE
I am your Angel of Music...
Come to me: Angel of Music ...
RAOUL
Who is that voice?
Who's in there?
PHANTOM'S VOICE
I am your Angel of Music...
RAOUL
Christine.
Christine!
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Come to me: Angel of Music ......
AUCTIONEER
"Sold. Um, your number, man?"
Um yeah, cool, we have this um, thing ladies and germs
a poster for this house's production of something I guess.
PORTER
It's played here?
AUCTIONEER
So who wants to buy this stuff, it's like really cool and um stuff, um Raoul, I guess it's um your's because you raised your hands, thats how auctions work right?
Um more stuff, I guess if you guys want it just raise your hands, it's like um really cool. You know Raoul's the only guy raising his hand so um he gets it.
RAOUL
A collector's piece indeed . .
every detail exactly as she said . . .
She often spoke of you, my friend ....
Your velvet lining, and your figurine of lead...
Will you still play, when all the rest of us are dead?
(Attention returns to the AUCTIONEER, as he resumes)
AUCTIONEER
So yeah, um peace out.
(Scene changes)
CARLOTTA:
Look the guys got us stuff
GIRL'S CHORUS:
Do do do, um la la la
MEN'S CHORUS:
we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas
ALL:
Dude, um the guy's here!
PIANGI:
Ummmmmmm
REYER:
Line please!
LEFEVRE:
idiot look on your sleave
REYER:
oh right, I am rehearsing.
LEFEVRE:
Monsieur Reyer, Madame Giry, ladies and gentlemen,
Please, if I could have your attention, thank you.
As you know, for some weeks there have been rumours of my imminent retirement.
I can now tell you that these were all true and it is my pleasure to introduce you to the two gentlemen
Who now own the Opera Populaire, Monsieur Richard Firmin and Monsieur Gilles Andre.
FIRMIN:
Some dudes giving us money, he's awsome!
RAOUL:
My parents and I are honoured to support all the arts, especially the world renowned Opera Populaire
LEFEVRE:
Our.. goddamn, it it's smugged
RAOUL:
An honour, Signor. I believe I'm keeping you from your rehearsal.
I will be here this evening to share your great triumph. My apologies, monsieur.
REYER:
Thank you.
CARLOTTA:
He, um digs me.
GIRY:
Our girls are really cute and stuff.
FIRMIN:
Blond chicks are hot.
GIRY:
Dude, she's my babygirl!
FIRMIN:
Who's the other hotty?
GIRY:
Christine, um I forgot the rest.
FIRMIN:
Yeah so did I.
GIRY:
Read the cue cards
FIRMIN:
It's freaking dark, I can't see anything
CHORUS:
la la la um la?
CHORUS WITH CARLOTTA AND PIANGI:
Something about romans!
ANDRE:
I can't see the cue cards either.
CARLOTTA:
........................
REYER:
If my diva commands.
CARLOTTA:
...... was I suposed to say something?
---------
Scene change
----------------
CHRISTINE:
.................................
RAOUL:
Can it be? Can it be Christine?
Bravo!
Long ago, it seems so long ago
How young and innocent we were...
She may not remember me,
but I remember her...
CHRISTINE
................
um yeah, I'm Christine, totally Christine that's me all right.
----------------
Scene change
-------------------
PHANTOM
Bravi, bravi, bravissimo
MEG
Christine, Christine
PHANTOM
Christine
MEG
Where in the world have you been hiding,
um guys how does the rest of it go?
CHRISTINE
Meg, um your dad said something.....
He told me I will be protected by an angel
An angel of music
MEG
Christine, do you believe?
Do you think the spirit of your father is coaching you?
CHRISTINE
Sort of I guess?
MEG
You were dreaming... um.... and stuff?
CHRISTINE
Go angel of music!
MEG
Who is this angel guy?
BOTH
umm, we can't see the cue cards
CHRISTINE
He's, um with me? even now?
MEG
Your hands are cold?
CHRISTINE
All around... me?
MEG
Your face, is white
CHRISTINE
I'm scared?
MEG
Don't be, that's it right?
MME. GIRY
...............
FIRMIN
Say something man?
ANDRE
He froze,
FIRMIN
Goddamn it not again
RAOUL
Gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind, this is one
visit I should prefer to make unaccompanied.
Thank you
FIRMIN
We met before
ANDRE
Yes?
--------------------
Scene change
-------------------
RAOUL
Little Lotte let her mind wander.
Little Lotte thought: Am I fonder of dolls
or of goblins or shoes?
CHRISTINE
Raoul
RAOUL
or of riddles of frocks
CHRISTINE
Lets get something to eat?
RAOUL
or of chocolates
'Underbreath'
You should have come to rehearsal
CHRISTINE
Father um
(Under breath)
I was busy ok?
RAOUL
As we read to each other dark stories of the North
CHRISTINE
No......
BOTH
The Angel of Music sings songs in my head!
RAOUL
You sang like an angel tonight
CHRISTINE
I'm a really good singer.
RAOUL
Oh, no doubt of it - And now we'll go to supper!
CHRISTINE
Angel is, um strict?
RAOUL
Well, I shan't keep you up late!
CHRISTINE
Raoul, no
RAOUL
You must change. I'll order my carriage.
Two minutes - Little Lotte.
CHRISTINE
No, Raoul, wait!
PHANTOM
Insolent boy!
This slave of fashion
basking in your glory!
Ignorant fool!
This brave young suitor,
sharing in my triumph!
CHRISTINE
Angel! I hear you!
um......umm....
enter at last, Master!
PHANTOM
Flattering child
you shall know me,
see why in shadow I hide
Look at your face in the mirror
I am there inside!
CHRISTINE
Angel of Music!
umm.......
Come to me, strange angel?
PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music
Come to me: Angel of Music
RAOUL
Whose is that voice?
Who is that in there?
PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music
RAOUL
Christine, Christine
PHANTOM
Come to me: Angel of Music
The Mirror
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Insolent boy!
This slave of fashion
basking in your glory!
Ignorant fool!
This brave young suitor,
sharing in my triumph!
CHRISTINE
Angel, I hear you.
Speak - I listen . . .
stay by my side,
guide me.
Angel, my soul was weak -
forgive me . . .
enter at last,
Master.
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Flattering child, you shall know me,
see why in shadow I hide.
Look at your face in the mirror -
I am there inside!
CHRISTINE
Angel of Music,
Guide and guardian,
Grant to me your
glory.
Angel of Music,
Hide no longer.
Come to me, strange
Angel?
PHANTOM'S VOICE
I am your Angel of Music...
Come to me: Angel of Music ...
RAOUL
Who is that voice?
Who's in there?
PHANTOM'S VOICE
I am your Angel of Music...
RAOUL
Christine.
Christine!
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Come to me: Angel of Music ......
Honestly? The play is proceeding better than anyone could have expected.
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I don't think that means what you think it means.
Nice chapter though.
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The play was a disaster, as the final curtain fell we the students who performed the play walked away from the stage. We moved like veterans of some disastrous war, Hiro Sensei grabbed a bottle of something and stared at us, his eyes were red and puffy.
"Are you proud of yourselves?"
He looked at Ranma his face softening.
"You, you did all right, not perfect but better then the rest of these clowns. Gosunkugi..."
I blinked, he let out a breath of air his eyes sad.
"You were the one redeeming feature of this horrid nightmare. Thank you."
He opened his bottle.
"Leave me alone, I... I need a drink."
He walked away leaving us alone, we travelled away from the stage and into the back room. There were 20 of us in that room, we lounged around silent as the grave. Akane was white as a ghost, her hands clenched. She was still gorgeious beautiful beyond compare, but... she did bad. She flubbed line after line. Froze and her singing... it needed work.
It had to be stagefright, she was a kind and gentle soul, but so many people was too much for her. The girls were deliquents and they drank some punch that had been spiked with something. I know it was spiked because there was a small fight over what to spike it with. Until they all agreed to just compromise and use all the alcohol. They were quietly getting drunk, the guys just kind of huddled together talking about sports.
Ranma lounged by himself staring off into space, Akane removed the dazed look of shame and horror off of her face and walked up to him.
"Well, are you happy?"
He blinked as if returning from some far off kingdom.
"What are you talking about?"
"About the play? Are you happy?"
"You know what Akane, I am happy, I'm going to pass all my classes this year, that's kind of a big deal to me."
"So that's all this was about, your grades?"
He sighed.
"Why else do you think I agreed to do this, I was failing everything. I'm pretty sure everyone else was in the same boat."
He looked at me.
"Except Ru, cause he's smart and stuff, but we all needed better grades so we agreed to do this stupid play."
"Really? that attitude is why we were humiliated out there! The whole school saw that! Important people saw that and now everyone's going to be laughing at us, and your happy about this?"
Ranma closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Then maybe you should have gone to the rehearsals."
The room went silent, I could feel the temperature drop.
"What did you say?"
Ranma snorted.
"Your acting so superior, so much better then the rest of us, but I went to those rehearsals every single day, only people there? Me and Ru, didn't see you there Akane."
She clenched her fists.
"How dare-"
"How dare me? Is that what your going to say? You're just looking for someone to blame. Tell you what, that's pretty easy. there's a mirror right over there."
My eyes opened as Akane pulled a mallet out of nowhere and smashed Ranma into a wall. She left the room in a huff, Ranma chuckled in the indentation. A resigned, humorless chuckle with no joy and mirth.
"Whatever, I'm out of here."
He left and I felt compelled to follow him, as if by some unseen force. I felt conflicted, Akane wouldn't just do that right? There had to be more to this, Ranma kicked open the door and stared blankly at the night sky. I took a place next to him.
"You did good out there."
It just came out of my mouth unbiddened.
"Yeah so did you, Ru...."
He stared out into the darkness, I didn't know what to say.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah Ru, I'm... you know what I'm not ok, I haven't been Ok for a very very long time."
He punched a wall. I blinked at the fist sized hole.
"It's just one thing after another, just one thing after another Ru. First dad drags me on this stupid training trip, then I get the curse, then I find out I have a fiancee, then Ryuoga and that Amazon show up and the crazy french guy and this keeps on happening."
I remained silent.
"No one seems to give a damn about what I want, I didn't choose this engagement, I didn't choose to get cursed, I never get to choose anything."
His breathing got heavier.
"You wouldn't understand, you're the school hero. The strait A student, the genius, with the parents who love you and a Sensei who backs you up. It's all so easy for you Ru, school, life, family."
He punched the wall again.
"I just want you to be the best you can be? My dad never said that to me, it's all the Way this or the Way that, and I have no idea what's going on in school, everything's hard and high school isn't going to last forever."
"All the girls-"
"Oh yes all the girls who I can't date because I'm engaged. Its' a sick joke Ru, a way for life to just make fun of me and stuff. Putting happiness just out of my godsdamned reach, what happens to me after high school Ru? Who do you think is going to hire me? I'm a freak, and the only thing I know is the Way."
He turned away. I could smell blood as something dripped out of his hands.
"You got this future ahead of you, all shiny and bright just waiting for you, and I got nothing but a fiancee who hates my guts, my crappy old man and shit going wrong forever."
He took a deep breath as if stabilizing himself.
"I'm sorry, I'm just venting and stuff.... you're the only friend I have Ru."
"Um, Ok."
"Thanks Ru, for listenting."
The play was a disaster, as the final curtain fell we the students who performed the play walked away from the stage. We moved like veterans of some disastrous war, Hiro Sensei grabbed a bottle of something and stared at us, his eyes were red and puffy.
"Are you proud of yourselves?"
He looked at Ranma his face softening.
"You, you did all right, not perfect but better then the rest of these clowns. Gosunkugi..."
I blinked, he let out a breath of air his eyes sad.
"You were the one redeeming feature of this horrid nightmare. Thank you."
He opened his bottle.
"Leave me alone, I... I need a drink."
He walked away leaving us alone, we travelled away from the stage and into the back room. There were 20 of us in that room, we lounged around silent as the grave. Akane was white as a ghost, her hands clenched. She was still gorgeious beautiful beyond compare, but... she did bad. She flubbed line after line. Froze and her singing... it needed work.
It had to be stagefright, she was a kind and gentle soul, but so many people was too much for her. The girls were deliquents and they drank some punch that had been spiked with something. I know it was spiked because there was a small fight over what to spike it with. Until they all agreed to just compromise and use all the alcohol. They were quietly getting drunk, the guys just kind of huddled together talking about sports.
Ranma lounged by himself staring off into space, Akane removed the dazed look of shame and horror off of her face and walked up to him.
"Well, are you happy?"
He blinked as if returning from some far off kingdom.
"What are you talking about?"
"About the play? Are you happy?"
"You know what Akane, I am happy, I'm going to pass all my classes this year, that's kind of a big deal to me."
"So that's all this was about, your grades?"
He sighed.
"Why else do you think I agreed to do this, I was failing everything. I'm pretty sure everyone else was in the same boat."
He looked at me.
"Except Ru, cause he's smart and stuff, but we all needed better grades so we agreed to do this stupid play."
"Really? that attitude is why we were humiliated out there! The whole school saw that! Important people saw that and now everyone's going to be laughing at us, and your happy about this?"
Ranma closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Then maybe you should have gone to the rehearsals."
The room went silent, I could feel the temperature drop.
"What did you say?"
Ranma snorted.
"Your acting so superior, so much better then the rest of us, but I went to those rehearsals every single day, only people there? Me and Ru, didn't see you there Akane."
She clenched her fists.
"How dare-"
"How dare me? Is that what your going to say? You're just looking for someone to blame. Tell you what, that's pretty easy. there's a mirror right over there."
My eyes opened as Akane pulled a mallet out of nowhere and smashed Ranma into a wall. She left the room in a huff, Ranma chuckled in the indentation. A resigned, humorless chuckle with no joy and mirth.
"Whatever, I'm out of here."
He left and I felt compelled to follow him, as if by some unseen force. I felt conflicted, Akane wouldn't just do that right? There had to be more to this, Ranma kicked open the door and stared blankly at the night sky. I took a place next to him.
"You did good out there."
It just came out of my mouth unbiddened.
"Yeah so did you, Ru...."
He stared out into the darkness, I didn't know what to say.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah Ru, I'm... you know what I'm not ok, I haven't been Ok for a very very long time."
He punched a wall. I blinked at the fist sized hole.
"It's just one thing after another, just one thing after another Ru. First dad drags me on this stupid training trip, then I get the curse, then I find out I have a fiancee, then Ryuoga and that Amazon show up and the crazy french guy and this keeps on happening."
I remained silent.
"No one seems to give a damn about what I want, I didn't choose this engagement, I didn't choose to get cursed, I never get to choose anything."
His breathing got heavier.
"You wouldn't understand, you're the school hero. The strait A student, the genius, with the parents who love you and a Sensei who backs you up. It's all so easy for you Ru, school, life, family."
He punched the wall again.
"I just want you to be the best you can be? My dad never said that to me, it's all the Way this or the Way that, and I have no idea what's going on in school, everything's hard and high school isn't going to last forever."
"All the girls-"
"Oh yes all the girls who I can't date because I'm engaged. Its' a sick joke Ru, a way for life to just make fun of me and stuff. Putting happiness just out of my godsdamned reach, what happens to me after high school Ru? Who do you think is going to hire me? I'm a freak, and the only thing I know is the Way."
He turned away. I could smell blood as something dripped out of his hands.
"You got this future ahead of you, all shiny and bright just waiting for you, and I got nothing but a fiancee who hates my guts, my crappy old man and shit going wrong forever."
He took a deep breath as if stabilizing himself.
"I'm sorry, I'm just venting and stuff.... you're the only friend I have Ru."
"Um, Ok."
"Thanks Ru, for listenting."
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