July 4/ Vista/PG-13/Closed.

[alyssa]

Character(s): Nami Motoharu and Mayumi Yoshida.
Time: 9 A.M
Location: Stage


The auditorium was cold and dark when Mayumi entered, which gave her the impression that it wasn't used very often. It smelled musty, and she couldn't find the lights for a long moment.

She flipped the switches one by one, watching individual sections of the room illuminate. It really was a beautiful place. Mayumi hadn't been to the auditorium since her audition, and it seemed much bigger then.

Now, with all of the house lights on, and Mayumi standing there in her uniform, it seemed much less intimidating. She took slow steps down one of the aisles, touching the back of every chair she passed as she made her way to the stage.

Mayumi loved the stillness of the room, how open it was and yet it was so quiet. Aozora was filled with students constantly in a competition with each other, even where the volume of their voices were concerned.

After she had finally touched the backs of at least forty chairs on her way down the aisle, Mayumi hoisted herself up on to the stage, ignoring the stairs to her left and right. The spotlights weren't switched on, so the stage remained dimly lit around her.

Mayumi wondered how long she could stay there without being found.

[emily]

Nami sat in the last row of seats in the auditorium, watching one of her fellow students walk down the long aisle to the stage. Slowly Nami stood up, moving in the shadows down the side of the auditorium. Crouching down slightly so the other student couldn't see her.

Nami climbed up the stairs on the right side of the stage, still watching the girl out of the corner of her eye. She slithered into the center wing, peeking her head out from behind the curtain as the other student hoisted herself up onto the stage.

Nami grinned as she walked out of the wing and snuck up behind the taller student. It was so quiet she could hear herself breathing, and with one last deep breath she pounced on the other student's back, wrapping her arms around her shoulders as if she was getting a piggy back ride.

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Out of nowhere, a pair of arms slithered around Mayumi's shoulders and another body slammed into her's. Screaming and jumping in surprise, Mayumi and the person attached to her tumbled from the stage in a heap of limbs and long hair.

Picking herself up from the ground quickly, Mayumi looked down at the blonde girl that had tackled her. She coughed, her throat raw. When Mayumi spoke, her was raspy and strained.

"What the hell?!" she shouted at the small girl. "Were you trying to kill me?"

Mayumi coughed again, waiting for the girl's response.

[emily]

"Oh my God" Nami chuckled as she fell off the startled girl. She rolled over on her side, gasping in between her hiccuping laughter. "Y-your face, oh my gosh you should see your face" she gasped. Slowly, the air in her lungs started to replenish as her laughter faded.

"What the hell?!" she her the girl standing above her shout "Were you trying to kill me?" Nami just smiled up at the taller girl, still chuckling softly.

"I just couldn't help it, you looked so peaceful I needed to frazzle you up a bit!" She stood up, straightening out her uniform, "I'm Nami Motoharu, first year, soon to be famous actress" She scoffed slightly, giving the girl the up and down.

"And you are?" Nami snarled with a sly smirk stretched across her face.

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"I'm Nami Motoharu, first year, soon to be famous actress," The blonde all but growled at her. Mayumi blinked. "And you are?"

Taking a deep breath, Mayumi patiently replied, "Mayumi Yoshida, second year, singing major." She scoffed at Nami's comment, running a hand through her hair.

She looked at the girl in front of her, who couldn't have been more that five-foot tall, but, admittedly was very pretty. Nami looked as if she would be suited for acting, her eyes were sparkly and when she had been smiling and cackling at Mayumi's expense, Nami looked like she belonged on the big-screen.

Mayumi smiled a tiny half-smile. "Cute," she whispered. Then, the rasp gone from her voice, Mayumi said, "You you tackled me because I looked too peaceful? That doesn't make sense."

She dropped herself indelicately in one of the plush auditorium seats with a dramatic sigh, watching Nami glare slightly at her.

[emily]

Nami watched as Mayumi sat down in one of the hideous auditorium chairs. "Mayumi, huh?" she said as she walked across to the front of the stage and sat down, her legs dangling. Nami could see Mayumi half-smiling, she could tell that Mayumi thought she was better than her.

"I've heard of you" Nami cracked a sly smile "you're the self-centered friendless second year, no one even wants to come near you. It's funny you try to make everyone believe that you're so strong and that you find yourself so perfect but really," Nami hopped down off the stage and walked over to her "you want someone to find you, the real you and love it." Nami chuckled softly.

"It's sad, really" Her voice full of pity, she reached out her hand and placed it on Mayumi's head, grinning down at the older girl.

"What are you going to do now that someone's figured out your deep dark secret?" She said, pushing her lips out, forming a slight pout.

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"I've heard of you," Nami cracked a sly smile, "you're the self-centered, friendless second year, no one even wants to come near you. It's funny you try to make everyone believe that you're so strong and that you find yourself so perfect but really,"

Mayumi pursed her lips and cocked her head to the side while Nami placed a hand on the top of her head. This is cute, Mayumi thought, it's like I'm the little one.

"What are you going to do now that someone's figured out your deep dark secret?" Nami asked her patronizingly, pouting a bit.

Chuckling again, Mayumi said, "It's not deep nor is it dark." She reached up and knocked the girl's arm away. "And it'd not a secret. Every girl wants to be loved, I just don't want to be vulnerable."

Stop talking, Mayumi.

"Besides," she continued, despite her warning to herself, "Doesn't look like you're much different. Those are some harsh words coming from such a..." Mayumi glanced at her stature, "small girl."

[emily]

"Doesn't look like you're much different. Those are some harsh words coming from such a..." Nami could see Mayumi glancing over her tiny body, "small girl."

Nami was taken back a bit, no one had ever called her out on her feelings. Nami could tell that this could be fun.

"You know what, Mayumi?" Nami started, she made her way back onto the stage, her hands clasped behind her back. "I could see this as the beginning of a friendship, can't you?" she smirked slyly and made her way back into the dark wings.

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'You know what, Mayumi?" Nami said, walking away from her and back on to the stage.

"Wha-...?" Mayumi spoke softly to herself, sitting up straight. Was she going to tackle her again?

"I could see this as the beginning of a friendship, can't you?" Nami said, flashing Mayumi a smirk before disappearing into the dark again.

Well, that wasn't good. Mayumi stood quickly, her eyes on the spot of inky blackness that Nami had disappeared into. She walked to the edge of the stage, folding her arms on the wooden surface and dropping her head.

"Come out, come out wherever you are~!" Mayumi sang quietly, letting her eyes close and heaving a sigh.

[emily]

"Come out, come out where ever you are~!" Nami heard Mayumi sing softly, 'this really could be a lot of fun' she thought.

Slowly she made her way out of the wings, pushing aside the large blue curtain. "So what's made you this way? What made you so lonely but has taken away all of your confidence to search out for friends?" Nami asked, no apparent rudeness in her voice, pure curiosity.

Skipping over to the edge of the stage, in a high-pitched voice she said "Let's see what else we have in common!" As she finished the sentence she sat on the edge of the stage, her large brown eyes staring at Mayumi's, a slight smile spread across her face.

[alyssa]

Mayumi couldn't see her, but the flapping of the curtain gave away Nami's position on the stage. Her footsteps seconds later made it clearer.

"So what's made you this way? What made you so lonely but has taken away all of your confidence to search out for friends?" the small blonde asked her.

Cracking open her eyes, Mayumi watched Nami skip toward her and plop herself on the edge of the stage, saying something in a high-pitched voice that Mayumi tuned out.

With another tired sigh, Mayumi answered her questions. "Who knows? I just woke up cold and bitter one day. And I have been searching, but I was never taught how."

She shrugged, her head still laying on her arms. "Your turn,"

[emily]

"Who knows? I just woke up cold and bitter one day. And I have been searching, but was never taught how." Nami smiled, guessing she just didn't want to tell her the true story. "Your turn," The older girl shrugged, not seeming to even care if Nami replied or not.

"My turn? Well.." Nami started, leaning back on her hands and staring up at the ceiling. "I guess there's not much for me to say about it, I've been alone most of my life and I've just grown used to it." She closed her eyes and smiled to herself.

"I've just come to the conclusion people suck, and there's nothing I can do about it." She stated matter-of-factly. "I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life alone, even if I get lonely, I'll always remember.." Nami paused, bringing her head down so it was near Mayumi's ear, slowly she said, "that I'm simply better than everyone else"

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Mayumi chuckled quietly to herself. Nami was a spitfire, and completely... she struggled to find the right word... Correct? Maybe. About what she had said.

It's far easier to be alone in life than to worry about the people tagging along with you around every turn, through every mishap. Mayumi had never been one to toss her problems onto other people or ask for support, so she knew exactly what the blonde girl meant.

"Hmm, we have a lot more in common than I would have thought," Mayumi told her, picking her head up and resting it in the palms of her hands. "I agree that people suck, but did you ever think that they believe that we suck?"

She cocked her head to the side, looking up at the girl before continuing. "People that don't need or want other people are higher-evolved, in my opinion, and everyone else may see something off about that. Maybe that's why we don't have anyone - not by our choice, but by theirs." Mayumi shrugged, smirking at Nami, "Just a theory."