Tuesday morning, 7.30, assembly in the hall

Treize started that morning with an announcement. "Due to an unfortunate accident yesterday, the science laboratory and the music room next to it will not be accessible to students until repairs for the two rooms are completed."

His voice echoed through the enclosed area, waking up a few sleeping students and stirring up uneasiness in the two who nearly bombed the whole school down the day before. Duo fidgeted uncomfortably in his seat while Wufei just kept his head low. The infamous gymnast was nowhere to be found. Late as usual... Quatre broke into stifles of laughter upon hearing the announcement. The Japanese boy nodded and finally fell asleep, giving up on his effort to stay awake.

Treize added on by saying that the audition for the musical would be on that morning after assembly.
 

After Assembly

The hall was scattered with students auditioning for the roles along with the three classes selected for the band. Quatre was one among them whereas the other three (excluding Trowa) went off and back to their classes. Duo and Wufei didn't give a damn about the musical. Heero, on the other hand, was too sleepy so he just followed the crowd out of the hall. [ Where the heck is Trowa?! ]
 

Back at the Barton House

"Trowa! Okiteyo! (wake up!)" Catherine shook her son furiously, desperately trying to get the log out of bed.

"Um.... " came the reply.

Catherine glanced around and grabbed the nearest furry thing she could find. Brushing up Trowa's long fringe, she threw the flying squirrel down on Trowa's face. It clung onto the boy's face, suffocating him. Trowa shot up immediately and pulled the thing that nearly killed him off his face. His hair was in a mess. Catherine chased him out the front door as soon as he got dressed.

Back in School

"Wha... ? No I-I can't... " Quatre stammered out his reply to Lady's suggestion.

"Of course you can, Quatre. I know you can, so I've submitted your name to Treize-sama plus he has given his approval already. You have been chosen to be in the main cast of the musical. Don't let me down." she stated her point and made off.

Quatre stood there stunned for a while, mouth agape. He couldn't believe what he just heard. The blow came to him like a sandbag swung right into the face. It was too much for him to bear. Now he had to rehearse for the musical and practice for the band as well.

"I'll get stage fright... and besides I can't act for nuts!" Feeling awfully depressed, he dragged his feet to the stage and reported to the director of the musical. "Quatre Raberba Winner desu."

"Good! Good! You're here!" Dorothy waved her loudspeaker around, signalling to another student. "Here. Take this. Go back, memorize this and come back for rehearsal tomorrow." she said in one hurried breath and shoved a stack of papers in Quatre's hands. "Go go shoo! I'm busy here!" she pushed Quatre off the stage and went back to her directing.

Quatre looked at the pile in his hands. They seemed to be laughing at him and gloating at his misfortune. Quatre let out a long and deep sigh and made his way back to join his class.
 

Teacher's office

"Now.... what torture shall I inflict on you two?"

Duo and WuFei gulped as they watch their 'beloved' Ms Lucrezia ponder about what to do with them for that hole in the lab. "It was only a hole." Duo whispered to WuFei. "It's just that it was a big one, that's all."

"How about detention?" she suggested.

The two lit up. Detention wasn't so bad.

"Nah..."

Duo and Wu gulped again.

She sat in her seat thinking. "How about... cleaning up he toilets?" Still not so bad. "Nah... " She rummaged her mind looking for the most painful way to punish them. Just then, Lady Une walked in. Ms Lucrezia's eyes followed the scripts in Lady Une's hand as she walked past. An idea struck her and she smiled devilishly.

WuFei broke out in goose bumps. Duo did the sign of the cross and began praying. "God, I promise to be good from now onwards if you let me live through this." Duo prayed profusely. Their feelings ranged from anxiety to cold fear as Ms Lucrezia opened her mouth to speak.

"The musical. I want you two to report to Dorothy Catalonia of 2-10 and tell her that you two wish to join the musical."

"WHAT?!" Duo screeched. He realized his outburst and covered his mouth with his hands. WuFei gestured to Duo, an exasperated look on his face. Joining the musical meant more work, staying back after school and the worst of all, being watched by Lady Une round the clock. Being the discipline mistress, she was in charge of the musical as well.

"Any problems?" inquired Lucrezia.

"Yes!" The two thought silently in their heads, but their lips disobeyed and mouthed a 'no'.

"Good. Get going now."

As soon as they were out of her sight, Duo burst out. "I'd rather clean the toilet!" WuFei, for once, had to agree with Duo. Both didn't say a word and made their way to the hall.
 

Heero was called to the hall to report to Dorothy Catalonia. He sleepily rubbed his eyes and stumbled to the hall like a bear, clumsy and drunk. Walking up to the stage, he muttered in front of the blond director. "Hee... Hee..." Heero was so sleepy that he couldn't remember his name. He knew his name started with a 'Hee' but he couldn't remember the back part.
[ oh ya, forgot to tell you this but Heero was up late into the night working at his laptop. Don't ask me what he was up to because I don't know ]

"Heero Yuy!" Dorothy squealed in delight.

"Ya! That was it! Heero's my name!" He suddenly recalled. "How could I forget?"

Dorothy had been waiting for the main character to come and collect his script.

[ Ok, here's a little explanation. Zechs (remember our janitor?) had recommended Heero to Treize. You see, Zechs, being the janitor has seen all sorts of students around in the school and he claimed that he had once witnessed Heero tricked Otto (Heero's teacher) into believing that he was not feeling well so that he could go to the sick bay to rest. Later in the day, Zechs had discovered Heero in the computer lab hacking away at a computer. Zechs swore by his reputation (what reputation?) that Heero was the finest actor around. That was how Heero got the main role. ^^ ]

Dorothy stuffed a stack of scripts into Heero's hands and shoved him off the stage. Heero just took the papers and went back to class, only to fall asleep on his table. By the end of the lesson, there was a miniature swimming pool on his table. [ care for a swim, guys? ]

Just as Trowa walked into the hall, he heard his name being called out from the stage. From below, he placed a hand on the stage, did a handstand and landed next to Dorothy. "I'm Trowa."

"Great! Here." She piled him up with a mountain of papers and said the usual before shoving him off the stage like what she did to the other two.

Trowa braked in his tracks. "Wait, what's this?" He looked at the papers in his hands.

"Papers, like duh. It's your script! Didn't anyone tell you?"

Trowa shook his head.

Dorothy placed a hand on her head. "I can't believe I'll be directing him and some other fools this year. I'm surrounded by idiots." She passed a rude comment in a whispered tone. "Ok, ok. Look, Lady Une placed you in the musical as one of the main roles. [ so that she can watch over him ] In your hands are your scripts which you have to memorize and come back tomorrow for rehearsals. Got it?" Before Trowa could say anything, she turned back to the stage. "NEXT!"

Beneath the mass of long bangs, Trowa kept a straight face. He made his way to an empty seat amongst the band and sat down to play. Quatre's eyes fell onto the pile on the flute player's lap.

"Scripts? That means... he's in the play too." Quatre smiled. It seems that he was going to enjoy being in the play after all.

DeathAngel : That was how Heero, Trowa and Quatre got into the play. Duo and WuFei came along a bit later and Duo got selected into the play as well because Treize was pretty amused with Duo and therefore placed him in. WuFei wasn't involved with the roles as the roles were all taken up. He became a 'props' person. Anyway, he was glad he wasn't in.

Phoenix : For a min, i thought Heero was laughing when he went "Hee... Hee.." ... what kind of person is this who actually forgets his name! Hee hee..... *grin* Oh boy, can't help it. And it seems like when he's sleepy, his character becomes like Duo -___- ........

On to chapter 10...