Saturday, December 18, 2004

Kiss and Make-up It’s Makoto’s Housewarming Party. Along with Justin, Aisha, and Ozz are the Masaki Clan, the girls of the AMP, and rifters Ozy Jones, Red, and DJ. J: Alright, everyone’s here! Let’s start the game! M: Just one second, Justin-san. Um.... ladies! If I could just talk to you all for a minute. All but Justin, Ozz, Tenchi, DJ, and Red: (get up and move towards the kitchen) Guys: ??? Girls: *whispering* J: What the Heiphon’s going on? Girls: *giggling* T: I don’t know. But trust me, it can’t be good. Ryoko: (glances back at Justin) J: o.0 Huh? R: (smirks) J: Uh-oh. Girls: (come back in and sit down) M: OK. Let’s get this started. Aisha, why don’t you start? A: Alright! Hmm... (mischievously looks at Justin) J: Oh boy. A: Justin? J: Dare. A: I dare you..... to shave your beard. J: What? (scratches his beard) Aww. M: You gotta do it, Justin-san! J: Wait, how do you expect me to.... O: (flies over with Justin’s electric shaver) J: Who’s side are you on, buddy?! A: C’mon, Justin. I’ve never seen you without your beard. I bet you look really cute. “Woo hoo! *whistles*” J: (grabs the shaver) A’right, a’right, I’m goin’! (heads towards the bathroom) M: While he’s gone, let’s continue going clockwise. Red? Red: Hmm.... Ozz? Truth or dare? Oh, wait. I guess ‘dare’ is the only one you can do. O: (nods) Red: OK. I dare you to drink a gallon of root beer. O: (nods, teleports out) “blip!” Yuki: Where’d he go? All: ........ “FWOOSH!” O: (returns carrying two 2-liter bottles of root beer) 8 minutes later.... O: *glug, glug, glug* A: Go, Ozz. Go! M: Gambatte! (You can do it!) Red: Man, look at him go. I didn’t even know Ozz had a mouth. O: *glug, glug, pant, pant* A: C’mon, Ozz. Just a little more. O: (finishes off the last bottle) *glug, glug* (falls back onto the sofa) Urrg! A: Ozz, you OK? O: Urm. (covers his mouth) A: Uh-oh. Ryoko: He’s gonna pop. All: (back away from Ozz) O: Ummm....... BUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRP!!!! Red: *laughs* Woo! That was awesome! M: Great. Now I have to call in a hazmat team. “YOW!!” All: ??? J: (from the bathroom) Itai! What the Heiphon’s going on out there!? 10 minutes later... Yuki: Hey, what’s keeping Artukei? Does it really take this long for guys to shave? M: Hey, Justin-san! You’ve been in there for almost twenty minutes! You done yet?! J: (from the bathroom) Don’t get you panties in a wad! I’m coming! (steps out clean shaven) *whistles* M: Boy, does that take me back. He looks like the first day I met him. J: Brr. Cold out here. (sits down next to Aisha) So, whadaya think? A: (strokes his face) I was right. You do look cuter. J: *blushes* “Aww. Kawaii!” M: OK. Who’s turn is it? Kiddy: Mine. Yuki? Y: Dare. Kiddy: We all know how you feel about Artukei. Y: *blushes* Kiddy: I dare you to kiss him. J: Huh? Y: (kisses Justin on the lips) J: ........ Y: (sits back down) Katsumi? Katsumi: Dare. Y: I dare you to kiss Artukei. J: Er? Wha? Katsumi: (kisses Justin on the cheek) J: I’m starting to like this game. Katsumi: Ryoko? R: Dare. Katsumi: (points at Justin) Your turn. R: (flies over and kisses Justin on the lips) J: (leans back, puts his hands behind his head) R: Kiyone? K: Dare. R: I know it won’t be the first time. Kiss Justin. J: Wait a sec. I think I’m starting to see a pattern here. K: (kisses Justin on the lips) J: You still got it. K: (sits back down) J: But if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you girls all plan to kiss me. *giggling* J: What’s going on? M: Consider it my way of saying “thank you,” Justin. And also,..... my way of saying “sorry.” K: Well then, if that’s what this is all about.... J: ??? M: ??? K: Makoto. I’m not even going to ask “truth or dare” because this one is both. I dare you, in front of everyone here, to confess to Justin, face to face, what’s on your heart. M: Um.... K: And then, of course, I want you to kiss him. M: (slowly stands up, walks towards Justin) Justin-san,... I.... (wrings her hands, looks down) K: Look him in the eyes, Makoto. M: (looks up) Justin-san,..... thank you so much for everything. And... I’m sorry I acted like such a jerk over the years. J: (shakes his head) Zen zen. M: (kisses his cheek) “Awww.” J and M: (sit back down) Ozy J: Does this mean I don’t have to kiss Art? I was kinda looking forward to it. M: Hey, if you girls want to, don’t let me stop you. A: (kisses Justin) M: Anyway, it’s my turn. Justin-san? J: Truth. M: Did you have a crush on any of the girls that came to the inn? J: Well.... (glances at Aisha) A: ........ J: There was this one girl. M: The model, right? J: Oh, no. It was that artist. You remember her? She had red hair. M: Her? Really? J: Yeah. She was really cute. Her name was Mai. M: Oh yeah. Hey, wasn’t she that girl you were peeping on in the bath? A: Nya? J: I wasn’t peeping! It was my night to clean the bath. It was after hours and she forgot it was closed. M: Riiiiight. 15 minutes later... The game’s over. Now people are mostly just visiting. J: (walking around the apartment) Hmm. (notices Makoto’s DVD player) I’ve always thought you can tell a lot about a person from their DVD library. Let’s see what’s in Makoto’s. “Enter the Dragon” “Romeo Must Die” “Big Trouble in Little China” Heh! Figures that a girl like Makoto would be a “kung-fu” buff. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” “Kill Bill” “Chicago” “The Matri....” Huh? Chicago!? That’s a musical! Wait a sec. “King and I” “West Side Story” “South Pacific” This is weird. Wait. Better check her CD library, just to be sure. (looks at her stereo) If there’s at least one Andrew Lloyd Webber CD in here.... (sees the “Cats”, “Phantom of the Opera”, and “Les Miserable” soundtracks) Makoto’s a musical buff?!?............HA! You think you know a person. “Ruff n tuff Makoto” has a soft spot for Broadway. K: So Aisha, did you have any other boyfriends before Justin? A: Nya? Oh.... no, he’s.... he’s the first. Actually, he took me on my first date. K: Aww. That’s so sweet. Where’d you go? A: We went to this nice Japanese place for dinner. Then we.... K: Hmm? A: We.... danced in the parking lot because there weren’t any dance clubs nearby. K: Yeah. That sounds like Justin. A: Today, I still find it a little embarrassing. Even though.... it was one of my favorite moments of the night. K: For our first date, Justin and I went to a dance club in Tokyo. He’s pretty good, but.... dancing’s not his strong suit. A: Yeah. *laughs* Thank god for that voice. K: *sigh* You said it. A: We went for a walk in the park at the end. We got to this beautiful spot right under the stars, and then he sang to me. K: Sounds lovely. A: *sigh* It was. And then he..... he kissed me. My first kiss. It was right at that moment that I knew. K: Knew what? A: ...... That I never wanted to leave him. DJ: So, this isn’t the first dimension you came to? J: No way. I’ve been all over the multiverse. Just as I was discovering my powers, one of the first places I ended up in was a medieval dimension. Looked like something out of “Lord of the Rings.” Ozy J: Wow. M: Justin? J: Hmm? M: Can I talk to you for a second? J: Sure. (Makoto’s bedroom) J: This is nice. Kind of reminds me of the inn. M: (closes the door) “click!” J: Makoto? M: *deep breath* J: ........ M: I would’ve said more back there, but I didn’t want to make a scene. I really and truly am thankful for everything you’ve done for me, Justin. For being my friend,.... for making me laugh,.... for... for taking me under your wing..... while all the while I treated you like dirt. (eyes start to moisten) J: Makoto. M: I did some pretty terrible things to you in the past. And yet, in the end,.... you forgave me. After all the insults and the cruel tricks, after humiliating you and making your life miserable you just shake your head and say... “not at all.” Even in your own home I was shameless. (starts crying) *sniff* There were moments when you could’ve just thrown me out on my ass. No. I deserved to thrown out! J: Makoto... M: But in the end, you forgive me..... and embrace me as a friend. (hugs Justin and buries her face in his chest) *sniff* J: ........ M: Sometimes I just don’t understand you. I made you so miserable but you wouldn’t stop. (starts lightly beating him) You wouldn’t stop caring; you wouldn’t let up. Why? I became frustrated not just at you, but at myself. *sniff* Why did I do these things to someone who didn’t deserve such cruelty? The more I pondered these questions, the more frustrated I became, and..... I loved you more! J: ........ M: *sniff* Who is this guy? I don’t know how many times I asked myself that. And now I know. (looks up, eyes streaming with tears) He’s the truest friend anyone could have. Aisha’s lucky to have you. Any woman would be lucky to have a man like you. J: ...... No, Makoto. M: ........ J: I did some pretty terrible things too. M: (shakes her head) Ie. J: No, really, I.... M: (quietly) Shut up, Justin-san. J: Wha? M: Just shut up. Don’t ruin this moment for me. (kisses him..... for a while) Mmm... J: Mfmm... M: Mmmm... (finally breaks away) ...... Sometimes.... I lay awake.... and I wonder..... if things had been a little different that summer..... J: Makoto..... (hugs her tight) M: (whispering) I love you, Justin-sama. J: That’s the first time she’s called me that. It’s been a few hours and most everybody has left now, except for Ozz, Aisha, and Justin. J: *sigh* It’s getting pretty late. We’d better be heading home. M: OK. I’ll see you guys next week. J: Next week? Oh, right! Christmas! A: I’ll miss you, Makoto. (hugs her) O: (hugs Makoto’s arm) Mmm. M: I’ll miss you guys too. J: (hugs Makoto) Take care of yourself, Makoto. M: Me? You take care. You’ve got the whole house to yourselves now. Don’t you kids do anything stupid. J: Yes, “mother”. A: Good-bye, Makoto! J: Oyasuminasai! O: Zooo! M: Sayonara!

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