Romeo and Juliet: the Play
Ch1: Scouting

"Kanda-kun!" Rinari shouted, pounding on the older one's door. "Are your done yet?"You have to be kidding me. She actually expects me to come out looking like thisHe was completely abhorred and enraged, locking his door. While it was completely futile doing so, an attempt was an attempt, and he felt more assured this way. "Kanda-kun…" The Chinese girl's voice lowered with a warning edge. "We can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. Take your pick." He said nothing.

There was a great explosion as Rinari's boots came in contact with the door. Kanda shielded his face from the flying wood chips. She stalked over with a happy grin, kneeling down and cocking her face to the side cutely. "You look great, Kanda-kun!" she chirped, forcing him to his feet and pulling him away from behind his pushed up bed. "Wait 'till Allen and the others see you!"

"I have no intention doing!" he said irately. I mean, look at me! I look like a woman! And with all this make-up, I feel like a prostitute…

"Be thankful I didn't make you wear wear some stupid wig," she said cheerfully, pulling him forward by his wrists. So you mean this thing I'm wearing isn't? You have issues, woman. "You just thought I was weird, didn't you?"

"Why no," Kanda said sourly.

"That's good; otherwise, you're getting another role in another play…" Over my dead body, he inwardly growled. "Ge ge! I have Kanda-kun with me!" Rinari called, waving to her brother. Komui slid his glasses back up the bridge of his nose.

"Wonderful, now all we need is Miranda to come up with her share," he said, laughing maniacally as Rinari joined.

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"Um… eh… Allen…" Miranda suddenly found the ground very interesting, scrutinizing it heavily as she played with her fingers. The toe of her shoe scuffed the stone floor nervously, and she gulped as cold sweat trickled down her temple as she recalled the extremely stimulating conversation she had earlier with a certain Chinese girl, Rinari, aka a hardcore yaoi fan girl.

"Miranda-chan…" She couldn't erase the impending doom that radiated off the younger girl. It was pathetic after being an exorcist for such a long time and was still so easily intimidated. She felt dizzy, and she began to breathe in and out quickly, almost panting heavily, prepared to faint.

"Ms. Miranda," Allen said cautiously slow. "Is there something you wanted to speak to me about?"

"Ah… yes," Miranda managed a weak, smile, appearing pale and tired. "I need a… favor… yes… that's it… a favor. Eh… eh… Komui though it'd be a good idea to put on a show… and he hasn't found a guy to play the main male role yet… and Rinari's getting coffee right now… so Komui said… to get you…" Her smile enlarged a tiny bit. She finally let it out, and without falling back into a dead faint – mission accomplished.

"Um, sure, why didn't you say so earlier?" Allen said with a smile. "I would've accepted. He sighed inaudibly. I'm too nice of a person. "By the way, what's the play called?"

"'R… Romeo and Juliet', Allen."

"Oh…"Great, that means I have to kiss someone. Man, I'm really not interested in anyone, unless you count him… but I really don't like him... do I? He's so mean to me… I really don't know how that guy thinks… "Then who's Juliet?"

Miranda froze, and it made Allen suspicious as he warily watched her twitch in nervousness. "Uh… uh… Komui didn't tell me!" she squeaked. She began to scramble, bowing multiple times as he stared at her awkwardly.

"It's alright, it's alright," he said comfortingly, patting her on the back. "It's my fault for asking." She really needs to toughen up one of these days… "I can deal with not knowing."

Only this time, you really might die, Allen, Miranda thought worriedly.