Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Raise your hand if you cried with Giselle.

Strays part 13 Humanity’s Advocate --Hamilton Station-- 12:13 am J: Zzzzz... GI: (sleeping in Justin’s lap) Zzzzz... ???: JUSTIN! J: (wakes up) Hmmwhaha! (looks around, no-one) O: Justin, are you still over there?! J: Ozz! *sigh* You scared the crap outta me! O: What are you doing? Do you have any idea what time it is? J: Ozz, you’ll never believe it. I’ve had a breakthrough! I... I can’t come home tonight. O: What?! Justin, you have to come home. I sense Aisha’s starting to get suspicious. I don’t think... J: Ozz, I have things under control. I’m going to tell Aisha everything tomorrow. O: No! Tonight! Otherwise, I’m afraid she might not be here tomorrow. J: Ozz, you’re worrying too much. O: Have you lost your mind?! J: (becoming annoyed) I know what I’m doing. O: You’re endangering your relationship! If this goes on, Aisha may never speak to you again. You can’t keep running off like this. Think of your family. Think of Kida. J: OZZ!! O: ........ J: Get out of my head! O: .... (angrily) Fine. J: ...... *sigh* “BZZT!” J: OW! (holds his head) Gah! Errrr. So that’s what that feels like. Aah! GI: (waking up) Nya? (looks up at Justin) You are still here? J: You asked me to stay, so... GI: I did? J: .... yeah. GI: (blushes slightly, looks away) J: (rubs his head) Aah. GI: Are you alright? J: I uh... it’s uh... all this sitting. Not good for my back. (gets up) I need to lie down. (lays on the floor) GI: (grabs a blanket and pillow) Here. (hands them to Justin) J: Mercy. (wraps himself in the blanket and lays down on the pillow) GI: (grabs another blanket, gets down on the floor and snuggles up to Justin) Mmm. (closes her eyes and goes back to sleep) Purr... 9:30 am J: Zzzzz... GI: Zzzzz... KA: (looking through the window) Don’t they look cute? S: I don’t get it. 2 months ago, Giselle totally hated humans. And now she’s sleeping next to Artukei. That guy is something else. F: *yawn* What’s going on? (looks inside) *gasp* (scowls, opens the door) What the hell is this?! J: (wakes up) Huh? (sees Felicia standing over him) Morning. F: Grrrr. Don’t you ‘morning’ me! J: 0.0\/ F: Is this what you meant by ‘getting to know us’? J: What? (looks at Giselle still asleep) Felicia, believe me, this isn’t what it looks like! GI: (slowly opens her eyes) F: How dare you deceive me! I should’ve known you were too good to be true. J: We didn’t even share the same blanket! She... F: (grabs him, pulls him up by the collar) J: Eek! S: Felicia, no! KA: Felicia-san! F: I’m gonna rip your face off. J: (closes his eyes) >.< F: (a tear slides down her cheek) And to think I almost... GI: Madame Felicia! Do not harm him! J: (opens one eye) 0.< F: Giselle. GI: It is all my fault. I made him stay. F: ....wh... what? GI: Please put him down. F: (lets Justin go) GI: I am sorry, Artukei. J: It’s not your fault, Giselle. (glances at Felicia) It’s nobody’s fault. F: ........ KA: Artukei-sama. (hugs Justin) Nya? *sniff, sniff* Oro? S: What is it? KA: Artukei-sama, your shirt smells strange. F: ??? *sniff, sniff* (sniffs her paw) J: Sorry girls. I hate to dash, but I was in trouble before Felicia picked me up. (runs out) KA: Artukei-sama! GI: Artukei! J: (running up the stairs) I’ll be back! I promise! F: (sniffing her paw) I know that smell. It’s salty and sour. It’s the smell of sorrow. Giselle? 10:00 am --Artukei’s House-- J: (walks inside) Hello? K: Daddy! (now 12, runs up and hugs him) J: Morning sweetheart. *kiss* Where’s you mom? K: She’s upstairs. J: What about Ozz? K: In the kitchen. J: (walks to the kitchen) Ozz? O: (glares at Justin, and flies into the living room) J: Ozz, c’mon! (chases after him) Ozz, stop! I’m sorry! O: (stops, looks back) J: I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have blown up like that. You were right. I’ve screwed up big time. O: * sigh* There were some wrong things said on my end as well. I talked about Aisha leaving you and put you on the defensive. I’m sorry. J: No no. I’m the one who mucked up. I’m sorry. O: So we’re both sorry. J: Yep. Still friends? O: When were we not? J: You’re the best, buddy. O: My sentiments exactly, pal. J: *sigh* But you were right. I’ve messed myself up pretty bad this time. Now I’m going to tell Aisha what I should’ve told her from the beginning. (walks into the hall and to the stairs) O: Justin, should I... J: Thanks, but no. I got myself into this, and I’m gonna fix it before it gets worse. (starts up the stairs) K: Daddy? J: Don’t worry, sweetie. Everything’s gonna be alright. I hope. --Artukei’s room-- J: (opens the door) A: (sitting on the bed) Justin, where’ve you been? I’ve been so worried. J: Aisha.... *deep breath* there’s something I need to tell you. A: (glares at Justin, voice lowers) Who is she? J: Huh? A: (stands up) Who is she? Where were you last night? J: Aisha, I’m trying to tell you. You know that family... A: That “homeless family”? Yeah right! Tell me another one! J: I was with them. A: DON’T LIE TO ME! J: ........ A: You were with another girl! J: I uh... no! Aisha, listen. The family I’ve been... A: I said don’t lie to me! (starting to tear up) J: .... Aisha. A: I can smell her all over you. In order for it to be that strong, you would’ve had to stay with her all night. You reek of her stench! J: *deep breath* (very slowly and very sternly) Aisha, I have not been having an affair. But if you won’t believe me and you won’t listen to me, then I guess I’ll just have to show you. A: What? J: I’m going to do what I should’ve done weeks ago. I want you to meet them. A: What?! Why the hell would I want to meet your little floozies?! J: I have not been having an affair!! A: ........ J: I’m sorry Aisha. I’m sorry about all this. You’re the most important thing in the world to me. But lately, I haven’t been you showing that. I’ve been neglecting you and Kida and even Ozz. And I’m sorry. And no matter how this turns out, I want you to know that I will never love anyone as much as I love you. A: ........ J: Please? later... --Hamilton St.-- J: (getting out of the DeLorean, walks over to the other side, opens the door) A: (sitting shotgun, arms crossed) J: Aisha, c’mon. A: (gets out) Well, we’re at Hamilton. So far your story checks out. J: (start walking) Yeah, well there’s one part of the story I forgot to mention. A: And what’s that, dear. J: .... You remember that cat I took to the shelter about a month and a half ago? A: What does that have to do with... J: She’s a nekomimi. A: Nya? J: (really fast) She’s a nekomimi who’s been living on the streets for several years and has three other friends that she looks after like a mother. A: ...... The “mother and her three daughters”? J: (nods) A: .... That’s even less believable! J: You’re one to talk. Here we are. A: Where? J: (walks up to the subway entrance) A: The subway? That station’s been condemned for years! J: It’s where they live. A: (not buying it) J: Will you at least humor me? A: *sigh* (shakes her head, starts down the stairs) If I find out you’re making all this crap up, I’m driving home and leaving you here. J: Gonna make me walk home? A: Who said you’d be able to? --Hamilton Station-- J: Now be nice. A: I’ll try. J: (walking down the stairs to the platform) Girls, there’s someone I want you to meet. (looks around, nobody) Girls? Neko-chan? What the...? A: ... Well? J: I.... I swear they.... uh... “meow!” A: Nya? (a white cat appears at the foot of the stairs) A: Aww. W: (looks back) Meow! (three other cats come out and the orange and white one runs up to Justin) O: (rubs up against Justin’s leg) *purr, purr* A: Well, I see cats. Where are the girls? J: (looks at the white cat) It’s OK. She’s cool. (In a flash, the white cat turns into Felicia) A: 0.0 *gasp* Nya nya nyanyanya nyaaaa!! J: Aisha chill. A: Oh god. (grabs Justin’s arm) Oh god, oh god, oh god! J: Geez Aisha! You of all people! I’d like you to meet... A: Felicia! J: 0.0 Holy Miyazaki! You know who she is? A: What cat-girl in this universe doesn’t? F: Nya? J: Um... Felicia, I’d like you to meet Aisha. A: (salutes, stammers nervously) Aisha Clan-clan of the Ctarl-ctarl empire, Miss.... oh my god. Miss Felicia... I... uh... uh... I... y-you’re my idol! F: (blushes) A: When I was a kid hearing about how you fought in the tournaments here on earth, I... I... I wanted to be just like you. Oh my god. Miss Felicia, (bows) it’s an honor. F: You’re Artukei’s fiancé, aren’t you? A: Nya? He... uh..... yes. F: (smiles) Well, that certainly explains a lot. A: (to Justin) You told her about me? (grabs his shirt) What did you tell her about me? J: Only that you were my fiancé. Chill. I’ll leave you to make your own impression. KA: (next to Aisha, bows) Hajimemashite. A: (startled) Nya! J: Aisha, for goodness sakes, calm down. A: Um... yeah. (sits down) J: Aisha, this is Kanasuki. KA: Konnichiwah! ^_^ J: The blonde over there is Summer. S: (waving) Hey! J: And that’s Giselle. GI: Bonjour Madame. A: *sniff, sniff* It’s you. GI: Quoi? A: You’re the one I smelled all over him! F: Miss Aisha, allow me to explain. Before we met Artukei, Giselle despised humans for what they did to her. She hadn’t spoken to one in 6 years until he came along. Over the last few weeks, he’s been trying to show her that all humans aren’t that bad. And last night.... your fiancé worked a miracle. A: Nya? J: Miracle? Wow. F: Last night, Giselle completely opened up to him and shared with him things that she hadn’t even told us. Things, memories.... too painful to mention. And he was there to comfort her. A: (turns to Justin) *sniff, sniff* (bends down and smells his shirt) *sniff* ... tears. (looks back at Giselle, slightly humbled) I... I’m sorry. I thought you’d... F: (nods) So did I. GI: (smiles) He is a good man. He never touched me. S: I fact, he never touched any of us. F: Summer! S: What? I’m tryin’ to defend him. (to Aisha) He never took advantage of us in any way. F: Well put, Summer. Because I wouldn’t say he never touched us. He touched me every day I saw him. A: What?! J: What?! F: *giggle* He moved me, is what I mean. Artukei has got to be the most kind-hearted, open-handed, genuine, most noble gentleman of a human I’ve ever met. S: I second that. KA: Hai! Sugoi! GI: (nods) Tres bien. J: (blushes) Ladies. F: And if he doesn’t mind my saying, very handsome. J: (even more red) Whoa. Talk about karma. S: I can vouch for that, too! F: Summer! S: *whistles* (winks) J: (to Aisha) Aheh. She’s always like that. F: Thanks to him, our faith in humans has been strengthened. And in some cases, restored. You’re very lucky, Miss Aisha. A: (smiles, nods) I know. J: (smiles) A: (looks back at Justin) So you were telling the truth... almost. Why were you so afraid to tell me they were cat-girls? J: Well... you know how I am. I thought if you knew you’d freak. A: *sigh* Baby, it’s when you don’t tell me things that I freak. If you had told me from the beginning, I would’ve completely understood. Hell, I would’ve gone with you. J: (looks down) I’m sorry. A: *sigh* (kisses his cheek) Why do I even bother? J: I’m a lot of trouble for you, aren’t I? A: No. Why do I bother getting mad at you when in the end... I’ll still love you? J: .... Baby, you’re the best. (kisses her) S: (covers Kanasuki’s eyes) KA: Nya? A: (turns to Felicia) So, the Great Felicia here in Metrolex. What’s a star like you doing living in a condemned subway station? F: (ears fold) Starlight fades, I’m afraid. A: Not on the Great Felicia! (lightbulb) Hey, we’ve got plenty of space at our house! You wanna crash with us? J: 0.0 Uhh uhh uhhhhhhh... (faints) “WHAMM!” A: Justin! F: Artukei! (to Aisha) Wait. What’d you call him? See you in the black....

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