Hotaru's Classroom Pre-Class Report Two
The Millenial Ball Part 1
The young girl nervously ran a hand through her long, wavy hair. She then proceeded to tug at the sides of her gown, trying to straighten out the wrinkles. She put out one foot from within the long mess of silk and studied the dainty green slipper. Satisfied, she stuck out the other foot, and contemplated the slipper for a rather long minute.She raised her head slowly to meet the gaze of a young man watching her intently.
He watched as the girl's eyes widened.
"Oh, uh, sorry, I wasn't really staring, I was just . . ."
. . . and widened . . .
"Uh, admiring your dress! That's it! I uh, my family trades in um, plants . . ."
. . . and widened . . .
"Y'know, uh, that is the stuff they make cloth out of right? So I was just admiring that shade of green . . ."
. . . and widened . . .
"YeeEEEKKKK!! Are you . . . all right . . . ??" He squeaked out as she edged closer to him, her eyes so huge and brimming with tears.
"Is that soda?"
"Huh . . . uh?" He blinked in surprise. How could such a tall person, with such an expressive face, have such a whisper of a voice?
"Is that soda?" Her voice was still whisper-soft, although tinged with desperation.
"Uh . . . yeah . . ."
Without another word, she grabbed the glass of clear liquid from him and dumped it on her shoe. He watched, dumbfounded, as she took out a dainty little green purse, and from it, a dainty little green hanky, and started rubbing furiously at the shoe.
"It won't go away!" She wailed, still so softly.
"What?" He stared at the clean green shoe.
"That spot!"
"Spot?" He echoed quite dumbly.
"Over there!" It was amazing how such a soft voice can be tinged with so much hysteria.
"I don't see anything!"
"Don't try to make me feel better! Oh, someone of my rank and upbringing, not to mention of my femininity should always be clean, presentable, and shiny. Such a spot is a disgrace I can not bear to live with!"
*Sweatdrop* "Really . . . it was nice meeting you, Lady, but now I have to go . . . uh, forgot to feed my goldfish!" He rushed off without another word.
"Oh, but wait!" She cried out. "Dear, we were just getting to know each other too." She frowned slightly. She always thought goldfish were extinct. She glanced around the crowd for one of her friends, but to no avail. "Where could they be? Surely they should know it is only the proper thing to be here an hour before the time given to us."
She brightened when she saw Raine's father standing in a corner, straight and still, methodically drinking a cup of white liquid every few moments.
"Hello! You're Raine's father, aren't you?"
"Hai." He made that short answer without a change in position, or even facial expression.
"Do you mind if I stand here with you? It would be proper, since you are my friend's daddy and all, don't you think?"
"Hai."
"Isn't this a lovely party?"
"Hai."
She peered up at him curiously. "Pardom me . . . but are you always this stone-faced . . . ah, I mean, stoic . . . that's right . . . stoic . . ."
"Hai." He was still staring straight, his face devoid of expression. She felt a chill run down her spine.
"Um . . . have you seen Raine?"
"At breakfast."
"Ah, of course . . . er . . . any other time?"
"At lunch."
"Chiiiiiibiiiiii-Jupiteeeeeeeerrrrrrr!!!" A voice yelled.
She sighed in relief, then frowned at her friend, Chibi-Mars. "You really shouldn't yell like that, especially in the middile of a ball!"
She rolld her eyes, shoving the long bangs from her face. She was in a tight-fit red gown, and looked as pretty as ever, but her lack of interest in fixing herself and her lack of social graces hid the looks she inherited form her mother.
"Yes, Lady Jupiter. Have you seen Raine?"
"I was in a discuttion with Chibi-Venus' father, but he hasn't seen her . . ." She lowered her voice. ". . . and he hasn't even cracked a smile since I started talking to him. Is he always like that?"
"Naw, you just don't know how to deal with him." She took out one of her voodoo dolls and a bright silver pin from the many that were arranged in an intricate design on her hair. "Hello there! I just mastered the art of voodoo. Wanna sec?"
"See, I told you he . . ."
"Shh!! Watch this, I pull the leg up . . ."
A commotion erupted near the entrance as one of the guards suddenly kicked a lady entering the ballroom.
"What are you doing?!"
"I . . . I didn't mean to . . . it just . . .""And then we pull on the other leg."
"Wow, man, I didn't think you could do a split!"
"Neither could I!! Help me up!!!""But . . . but . . ." Chibi-Jupiter stammered. "That's Raine's boyfriend!" She glanced up to see Raine's father's eyes glinting, his mouth curved up in a broad smile. He took the voodoo doll from Chibi-Mars and stared at it for a long while, turning it over every now and then.
"Woow . . ." They heard Raine say. "I didn't know you could do such wonderful acrobatics."
"Raine . . ." He yelped. "Save me . . . it's some . . . black magic . . ."
"Aw, isn't he humble?" She said, patting him on the head. "Do some more tricks . . ."
"Raine . . . I . . . ow! Owowowoowowoowowowowowowowow!!"
"Hey, what's going on?!" Raine yelled.
Chibi-Jupiter stared in shock as Raine's father started poking the doll in several places with a pin Chibi-Mars sweetly offered.
"Rai---" She thought the better of it. Article 355 of Proper Decorum for Young Ladies . . . do not ever, ever raise your voice, espeicially not in public, ESPECIALLY not at a party, unless it is an emergency. She smiled at herself for remembering the code then thought about it. Was it an emergency?
"Owowowoowowowowowowowow!" Continued the echo in the ballroom.
Nah, he'll live. She settled for running after Raine instead. Oh, dear, I musn't run either . . . Article 432 of Proper Decorum for Young Ladies . . .
"OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!"
She settled for walking briskly towards Raine, who was scolding her boyfriend for not telling her where it hurt.
"It hurts here . . . no there . . . no . . . OW!"
"Well, if you keep acting that way, how am I supposed to help you?"
"Raine!" Chibi-Jupiter said, taking time to smooth back her hair and straighten out her dress before continuing. "It's your father. He's causing this pain."
"What?" She stomped over to the corner of the ballroom. Her father had let the doll lie peacefully on the ground . . . that was good . . . he had this gargantuan gun pointing at it . . . that was bad. "Daaa-aaadddyy!!" She cried out, glaring furiously at him, even as he strove to hide the large gun behind his back and started whistling. She picked up the doll and dusted it.
"Honestly! Who started this?"
He and Chibi-Mars pointed to the other at the same time.
She sighed resignedly. "Get the spell off the doll." Chibi-Mars stared at Heero. Heero stared back at her. They both shook their heads.
"Do it or I'll tell mom to cook some appetizers for this ball."
Chibi-Mars immediately started her mantra. Heero handed Raine the gun.
She grabbed it so quickly and so forcefully from him, it fired. She glanced in horror at the doll with black markings on its neck . . . above that . . . nothing!!!
"Oh my---!!! The head's come off!!" Someone from the middle of the ballroom shreiked. "Somebody, heeeellllpppp!!!!"
"Raine . . ."
"Uh, Raine?"
"RAINE!!!""She fainted."
"Well then, is HE okay?"
"Who?" Chibi-Mars blinked. "Oh, him. Of course. I already took the spell off."
"What? Then who screamed . . . and why?"
"Calm down, my lady, we can chip it up again and make a . . . uh, smaller . . . uh, what was this anyway?"
"A swan!" Queen Serenity said, sniffling. "I made it myself and now it's . . . it's . . . BWAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Oh, she's coming to . . ."
Raine shook her head as she struggled to sit up. "I had the weirdest dream . . . I thought . . ."
"HEY! SOMEBODY FIND A WAY TO GET THIS HEAD BACK ON!"
"'FRAID THAT'S IT FOR THIS, POOR THING! SORRY . . ."
"Raine . . ."
"Uh, Raine?"
"Raine!!! No, it's not . . .""Too late. She blacked out again."
to be continued in THE MILLENIUM BALL Part 2 . . .
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