Kimagure Orange Road - Double Trouble Double Date!

[Writer's foreward:  This story was inspired by an Anime Champions
Campaign that our group plays.  Each of us plays an "anime
archetype", but we're not suppose to play actual "main
characters".  This was intended to allow the GM to utilize the
various anime characters in a variety of settings.  However, it
left me with an interesting dilemma; the character I chose to play
was Ayukawa Madoka from Kimagure Orage Road.  At first, I just
renamed my character Usami Kyoko.  However, I had watched the
anime and read the manga to get a better feel on how to play the
character.  As a result, many of the players, for the sake of name
recognition, were still calling my character "Madoka of the
Northstar" (the fighting style I chose to emulate).
     Therefore, I decided to come up with a reason my character
and Ayukawa were so similar.  The requirements I had to fulfill
were to introduce my character to the KOR universe and not to
disrupt the continuity of KOR.  The idea I came up with is the
idea in the story below:  twin sisters.
     Well, why not?  If Komatsu-san can have a one-episode, never-
to-be-seen-again brother (the lecherous guy who tried to have his
way with Kurumi-chan in one TV episode), then why not Ayukawa.
Very little is actually known about her past, which is revealed
piece-by-piece during the TV series.  Even less is known about her
family (except that they're "world-class musicians").  The premise
that I used is that they were separated at birth.  The who's and
why's aren't known at this point, nor are they actually relevant
to this particular plot.  That's for a future story.
     Although I have written some short stories before, this is my
first attempt at an anime story, as well as my first attempt at a
"script format", so in the words of Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman,
"Be gentle, it's my first time...".  Comments, suggestions,
compliments and flames please mail to acombs@ccwf.utexas.edu].

[Open with Kyosuke in a spinning, disorienting background.]
Kyosuke:  Ayukawa...!

[Coming from his left] Ayukawa:  I don't like guys that jerk me
around!  If you didn't want to go out with me, then just say so!

Kyosuke:  No!  It's not like that at all! I...

[Coming from his right] Hikaru:  [with tears welling in her eyes]
...I can't believe Darling would do this to me...!

Kyosuke:  It's not what it looks like!  There's a simple
explaination for why this hap...!

[Coming from the opposite direction, but fading away fast]
Ayukawa:  You are the most wishy-washy [indecisive] guy I've met.
And I hate guys who can't make up their minds!

Kyosuke:  Ayukawa!  [Reaches forward to stop her from leaving and
grabs...Jingaro.]

Jingaro:  MEEOOW!  [Understandably upset at being manhandled,
Jingaro leaves his trademark criss-cross scratches on Kyosuke's
nose.]

Kyosuke:  [Sits up on his bed, rubs his bleeding nose and throws
Jingaro across the room.]  Oww!  Damn cat!  [He sits back and
looks somewhat relieved.]  Jeez, what a nightmare.  Good thing it
was only a dream.  [Pause for a few seconds, then he suddenly sits
up straight as his eyes widen.]  Oh no!  What if it was a
foresight dream?

[Cut to slow pan outside of Kasuga's house.]

Kyosuke Narration:  Today was the day for the summer festival.  I
was planning on going to the festival with Hikaru, since she asked
me first.  But if that was a foresight dream...

[Cut to inside Kyosuke's room, where we see him fully dressed
except for his shoes, sitting on his bed, with a pensive look on
his face.]

[Picking up from narration] Kyosuke:  [to himself in thought]
...then I must have run into Ayukawa at the festival.  Knowing
myself, I probably tried to spend the day with her, and got
caught.  [Lays back on his bed as he tries to decide what do]
Sigh...Just like always, my wishy-washy nature is going to get me
into trouble!  [Sits up abruptly, with as determined a look on his
face as he can muster.  He clenches right fist and smacks it into
his left palm.]  Alright then!  I'll make up my mind right now!
[pauses and winces as he shakes his right fist open]  I'll go
with...

[Cut to outside street about a few blocks away from the school.
We see Usami walking on the sidewalk, parallel to the fence.
She pauses and looks at the school, but before she says anything,
Kyosuke comes running around the corner and sees her.]

Kyosuke:  Pant...!  Pant...!  Thank goodness I caught you!  I just
wanted to invite you to come with me to the festival!

[Writer's note:  Remember, Usami looks and sounds like Ayukawa.]

Usami:  Surely you've got plans to go with someone else?  The
festival opens in about an hour.

Kyosuke:  Sure...I mean no!  I mean...not really!  I mean not
anymore...!

Usami:  [eyes narrow]  Kasuga Kyosuke...?

Kyosuke:  [leans forward in hopeful anticipation]  Yes...?

Usami:  [relaxes a bit]  I was going with someone else but...

Kyosuke:  [leans forward even more]  Yes...?

Usami:  Sure, I'll go with you!

Kyosuke:  [Jumps up and down]  Ya-tah!!

Usami:  I'll have to tell my other party that I've changed my
mind.  Meet me at the festival front gate in an hour.

Kyosuke:  Sure.  [Runs off happy as a clam]

[Cut to ABCB.  Kyosuke is in the phone booth with a paper napkin
wrapped around the speaking mike.]
Kyosuke:  ...and so I can't go today.  I'm sure I'll feel better
tomorrow and we can do something then.

Hikaru's voice [from phone]:  Poor darling!  Are you sure you
don't want me to come over?

Kyosuke:  [Almost panics and drops phone]  No!  I mean...it wouldn't
do any good if you caught my cough too.  Then we couldn't go
anywhere for at least a few days!

Hikaru's voice:  Oh, of course!  Darling is so smart!  Then I'll
go to the festival and catch a fish for Darling!  Bye-bye!

Kyosuke:  No wait!

Hikaru's voice:  <click>

Kyosuke:  Shoot!  Now I've got to watch out for her too!

Ayukawa:  Watch out for who?

[Turns around and see Ayukawa, apparently working the early
weekend shift, is standing outside the phone booth.  Kyosuke
almost panics again and jumps to the back of the phone booth.]

Ayukawa:  What was all that about?  Who were you talking to?

Kyosuke [Noticably relieved that Ayukawa didn't guess the other
person on the line and puts hand behind his head and laughs.]
Nothing.

Ayukawa:  Say, you want to go to the festival with me?  My other
party just called and cancelled out and I've got an extra ticket.

Kyosuke:  [Somewhat surprised, but puts it behind him]  Uhhh...sure.
So it was OK with them?

Ayukawa:  Who?

Kyosuke:  The other party?

Ayukawa:  Oh sure.  She just called and told me that she was going
with someone else instead.

Kyosuke:  Who?

Ayukawa:  Oh, just a family friend.  [Starts pulling off her
apron]  I need to go home to change.  Meet me at the front gate in
half-an-hour.

Kyosuke:  Right.  [Runs off happy as a clam again]

[Writer's note:  That's right, it took Kyosuke half-an-hour to
walk to ABCB and make that phone call.]

[Cut to the festival front ticket gate.  There's a lot of activity
as people line up for tickets.  Kyosuke is sitting on a bench
looking periodically at his watch.  He looks up and almost panics
as he sees...]

Kyosuke:  Hikaru-chan!  [He desperately scrambles under the bench
and looks again to see if she saw him.  Much to his dismay, he
sees Yusaku with her.]

Yusaku:  It's so crowded!  Couldn't we have come tomorrow?  There
would have been less people!

Hikaru:  Quiet!  I wouldn't even ask you if poor Darling [with
usual doleful look in her eyes :-)] didn't get sick so not another
word!

Yusaku:  [Almost but not quite to himself]  Do I have to listen to
thi-?

[Cut to Yusaku's face imbedded on the bench where Kyosuke is
hiding, almost making him give himself away.  Hikaru is striking a
pose with her fist extended towards Yusaku's general direction.]

Hikaru:  That's a word.

Yusaku:  Uuhh...hai.

[Cut to Usami waiting by the ticket booth.  She seems to be
scanning the crowd, looking for Kyosuke.  Recognition hits her
face as she sees him muttering to himself, coming towards her
general direction.]

Usami:  There you are, Kyosuke.

Kyosuke:  Yup.  Are you ready?

Usami:  Sure.  You got tickets?

Kyosuke:  Tickets?  I thought you already got tickets?

Usami:  No.  You must be thinking of someone else.

[Writer's note:  Naturally, someone who's thinking clearly would
begin to suspect something was wrong at this point.  But we are
talking about Kasuga Kyosuke. :-)]

Kyosuke:  No problem then.  I'll get the tickets.

Usami:  I'll wait over by the gate.

[Kyosuke gets in line and buys two tickets.  He turns around and
starts towards to the gate, but bumps into Ayukawa almost
immediately.]

Kyosuke:  Hey, I thought you were going to wait by the gate.

[Writer's note:  By cruel twist of fate, as in so many KOR
episodes, both girls are wearing exactly the same outfit. :-)]

Ayukawa:  I didn't say that.  [Hands him a ticket]  Here's your
ticket.

Kyosuke:  Wait a minute.  I just bought two tickets!

Ayukawa:  Baka!  I told you I already had two tickets!

Kyosuke:  But you just said...

Ayukawa:  [Cutting him off]  Never mind.  I'll meet you inside.
Try to scalp those so you don't waste your money.

[Ayukawa leaves to enter the park, leaving Kyosuke standing there
holding three tickets with his usual look of disbelief on his
face.  Aimlessly, he starts wandering towards the gate, thinking
how to get rid of the extra tickets, when suddenly, Usami steps
forward and snatches one.]

Usami:  Thanks!  What took so long?

Kyosuke:  Eh?  I thought you already had a ticket?

Usami:  Baka!  I just told you that I didn't!

Kyosuke:  But you just said...

Usami:  [Cutting him off]  Never mind.  Let's go inside.  [She
drags Kyosuke inside, while Kyosuke is trying to ponder this one.]

[Cut to inside the park.  Kyosuke and Usami are admiring the
myriad sights, sounds  and smells typical of a summer festival
carnival.  All around them are people on rides, participating in
games of skill and chance, and sampling a variety of foods.]

Kyosuke:  The festival's a lot bigger this year.

Usami:  Sure is.  Meet me at the first ride over there [points at
the Rotating Cup ride].  I'm going to get a souvenir map.  After
all, I've never been to festival like this before.

Kyosuke:  Wait a minute.  What about last ye...[Cuts himself off
when he realizes that she's already out of earshot.]  Oh well [to
himself].  I guess she means that the fair's a lot bigger this
year.

[He turns around and starts towards the Rotating Cup ride and
suddenly runs into Ayukawa.]

Kyosuke:  Ayukawa.  [Sees that she has a souvenir map]  Back so
soon?

Ayukawa:  What are you talking about?  Why did you take so long to
get through the gate?  [Shrugs]  Oh well, don't worry about it.
Where do you want to go first?

Kyosuke:  I thought you wanted to go to the Rotating Cup ride.

Ayukawa:  That's fine.  Let's go.

[Writer's note:  My interpretation of a "Rotating Cup ride" is as
follows:  A main circular, spinning platform, with four, smaller
circular platforms, each holding four "cups".  The "cups"
themselves also spin.  In short, a hi-speed, dizzying and
disorienting ride]

Kyosuke:  AAAAAYYYHHHHHHH!!!!

Ayukawa:  YYAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!  Kasuga-kun, you're not taking it so
well!

[Ride stops and Kyosuke staggers off.  Ayukawa doesn't seem to
have that much problem.]

Kyosuke:  I...think I'm gonna be sick...!

Ayukawa:  Just sit down on that bench [Points to where the
Rotating Cup ride line starts].  I'll go get a glass of water.
[Leaves]

Kyosuke:  Sure...  [Sits down and regains his breath.  Thinks to
himself...]  I hate rides like that.  But at least I don't have to
go ag...  [Jaw drops as he see Usami standing in line to the ride
again.  He walks up and asks her...]  What's going on?  What are you
doing here?

Usami: [looks at him with a funny look]  I said to meet me here!
You're just in time!

Kyosuke:  B-b-ut... [Kyosuke is helplessly dragged on the ride
again.]  AAAAAYYYHHHHHHH!!!!

Usami:  YYAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!  Kyosuke, you're not taking it so well!

[Ride stops again and this time, Kyosuke falls out of the cup.
Usami doesn't seem to have any much problems.]

Kyosuke:  This time...I am gonna be sick...!

Usami:  Just sit down on that bench [Points to the snack bar].
I'll go get a couple drinks.  [Leaves]

[Usami walks to the snack bar and gets in line.  Kyosuke has his
head down on the table with his arms around his face, as he tries
to regain his balance.  He is interrupted by Ayukawa, who taps him
on his shoulder and hands him a cup of water.]

Ayukawa:  You're really not taking it well, are you Kasuga-kun?  I
couldn't find you by the bench, then I saw you here.

Kyosuke:  Ayukawa...?

Ayukawa:  When you're ready, join me over by that booth.  I'm
going to try to catch some fish!

Kyosuke:  Uh...hai [He quaffs the water and puts his head back in
his arms again.  He is interrupted again by another tap on the
shoulder.  He looks up and sees Usami offering him a soda.]

Usami:  Here, drink this.

Kyosuke:  Ehh?  Back so soon?  [Usami looks at him with a
inquisitive look that says, "Still don't know what you're talking
about".]  I thought you wanted to go catch some goldfish.

Usami:  [Perks up a little.]  Good idea!  Let's go!  [Kyosuke
stands up and starts towards the fish-catching booth with Usami,
then suddenly freezes.]

Kyosuke:  Oh shoot!  Hikaru-chan!

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