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Cosplay Caper-An entry for the Holiday Fanfic Contest |
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Cosplay Caper
By The Tanuki Drow/RinaLee
“Driving away from the wreck of the day, and the light’s always red in the rearview...Desperately close to a coffin of hope, I’d cheat destiny just to be near you...” Rina Lee sang mournfully into the microphone. Tannu rolled her eyes and had another shot, “She is so frickin’ emo...” “Then I’m giving up, giving up, on love...On love......Driving away from the wreck of the day...” Everybody in the Bar and Grill rolled their eyes simultaneously. “’Cause love doesn’t hurt so I know I’m not falling in love, I’m just falling to pieces...” Someone in the back stood up and shouted, “JUST ASK CINDY OUT! QUIT BEING EMO!!” Rina shot a glare at Tannu, who shook her head and pointed to the back of the bar, “Him. Now pass the mic.”
Bob Dobbs took the stage and spoke, “As some of you know, I don’t plan on doing karaoke tonight. Instead, I’ve put together something big for X-Mas with all the major fanclubs—” Someone in the back shouted, “AND THE LAA!!” Bob sighed, “Yes, and the LAA. Anyway, it’s due to begin in about five minutes. Look forward to it!” The anonymous man in the back shouted, “WHY ARE YOU A GIRL?!” “Because YOUR FACE!!” Bob shouted back, then smiled and said, “Actually, Bats owed me a favor. The admins are miffy about yaoi between NPCs; I thought I should try to placate them.” “OH. OKAY,” the other man shouted. Rina turned to Saichen, “Who is that guy, anyway?” “n00b. He types in all caps. What else could he be?”
Tannu turned around, “Hey guy! Who are you?!” The man stood up; his face was shrouded in black, “Who wants to know?” Rina and Saichen looked at each other. Sai’s face twisted into a thoughtful look, “I know that voice...”
The man walked to the front of the room and jumped onto the stage. His dark cloak covered everything; there were no distinguishing marks. “I am...THE HERO OF TIME!!” he said, throwing off the wrap, revealing himself to be Gino Gambino, dressed as Link. The Haremites that were visiting cheered so loud that Rina was sure she had heard ceiling tiles fall somewhere. The speakers faded in the Zelda theme on piano. People began clapping their hands to the music. Gino pulled a sword out of nowhere, and shouted, “And now let’s meet the rest of the gang!”
The Zelda theme shifted to an electric guitar version, and the doors of the Bar and Grill swung open. In walked Batneko with Louie trailing behind her, in a Dark Link costume. Louie smiled and waved, seeming to be enjoying himself. Rina the flower girl was in an incredibly out-of-character costume; she was dressed as Imp-form Midna. Most of the patrons shielded their eyes at the sight of her, until she shouted, “It’s a unitard! I’m not naked! Wheeeeee!!”
“I’m not coming out there!” Batneko smirked, “Yes you are, Liam. Don’t make me pull out the whip.” Liam trudged into the Bar and Grill, in a full-length Princess Zelda costume. It would have looked silly, except for the fact that he was a woman. “Yeah!” Tannu and Rina Lee high-fived. Batneko pulled what looked like a drawing out of her bag, “And I present to you, WOLF LINK!” A large black and gray wolf appeared out of nowhere, quickly running to Rina/Midna’s side.
The System of a Down Zelda song began to play on the stereo, “LINK. HE COME TO TOWN. HE COME TO SAAAVE. THE PRINCESS ZELDA. GANON TOOK HER AWAY. NOW THE CHILDREN DON’T PLAY. BUT THEY WILL, WHEN LINK SAVE THE DAY!!” Louie grabbed Gino by the arm and began to playfully march around the stage. Gino hissed, “That still doesn’t make me your brother.” Louie smirked, “You’ll get use to it. Damian did.”
Bob returned to the stage, clapping with everybody else, “Okay guys, settle down, settle—Hey, I saw that! Guys! HEY, LISTEN!” the room got a bit quieter after he quoted The Annoying One, “We don’t just have the Zelda gang here tonight! I present to you....” He flung his arm at the door, and the Chocobo theme began to play.
Nothing happened.
“Uh, Bob, nothi—”
And then a Roc the Firebird burst through the door, carrying what appeared to be Cloud and Tifa. The music restarted itself after skipping a beat.
The two on the bird raised their fists and lead the crowd in the cheer of “CHOCOBO!”
Rina turned to Saichen again, “Okay, who are they?” “I can’t tell, really. But I think that the Tifa is—” Just then, the Tifa giggled and started to punch the air playfully, “Cho~co~boo! Like, totally!” Sasha jumped off the bird and started dancing wildly. “Is she drunk?” Saichen asked Tannu. “I don’t care if she is or not; she’s getting it this time.”
Tannu calmly walked over and kicked Sasha in the crotch.
Sasha collapsed to the ground, squealing, “She kicked me in the Misters!” “Sasha. You’re A GIRL,” Tannu said, calm as ever. She was now rolling on the ground crying, “In the Misters!” “SASHA. YOU ARE A WOMAN. YOU HAVE NO MISTERS.” Sasha continued to cry, and Tannu dragged her off into a corner, where she was ignored for the rest of the night.
Rina Lee turned to ask Saichen if she had figured out who the Cloud was yet, but Saichen wasn’t in her seat anymore.
Sai walked cautiously towards the bird, both trying to be graceful and trying to not be trampled. She strained her eyes to see the rider, but the feathers and the crowd blocked her view.
Unexpectedly, the rider looked down at her after a rousing shout of “Chocobo!” with the rest of the club. He smiled; she caught a glimmer of fangs under the shadow the wig cast.
“I was wondering when you’d come over here. I’ve got something to show you.”
“I...Ian?”
“Get up here,” Ian grabbed her arm and pulled her onto the Firebird. Saichen blushed furiously, her entire body seeming to go red, “I don’t think our dear friend Bob would mind if I showed you something real quick, would he?” If it was even possible, she went redder.
The music stopped, and X-Mas music resumed; it was a light ‘Carol of the Bells.’ Ian pulled off the wig and waved a thumbs-up at Bob. He turned to Sai, “That’s the signal. He’ll take it from here. C’mon!” Ian catapulted off the bird, with Saichen’s arm still in his grip. The wig flew off as he started to run. “C’mon! You’re a vampire! You can run faster than that; keep up!”
Saichen had had no idea that Ian could run this fast. It was like watching someone play a racing game, but instead of cars, it was Ian and her, speeding through town, weaving in and out of alleys. The snow wasn’t coming down hard; just a light powder; just enough to really set a mood. The music from the club was still ringing in her ears; it had only been minutes ago that she was in there, and they were already about five miles out of town.
Ian came to a screeching halt, and Saichen almost fell over at the sudden stop. They were standing at a wall, a very tall wall at that. “C’mon.” Saichen stared at him. He raised an eyebrow, “Up?” he jumped halfway up, clinging to the wall and quickly scaling the remainder. He was sitting on the top for a few seconds before he turned around and looked down, “Are you a vampire or aren’t you!? Climb up here!”
Saichen made a weak attempt at jumping, and simply climbed the wall. Ian pulled her up, “Look.” He motioned out to the panoramic view. She hadn’t even realized how close to the coast they were until that moment. The moon was full and bright over the water, and even though they were by the coast, somehow, everything was still covered in snow.
“Oh Ian, it’s so pretty and bright! The moon is making everything sparkle! And I get to be here with y—” she turned her head, and Ian pulled her into a kiss.
Shocked at first, Saichen merely sat there with her eyes wide open, staring into the shopkeeper’s. Ian pulled away, “I’m sorry if that was out of line—” Saichen then tackled him. The two fell off the wall, onto the side with the ocean. She attempted to pin him down, laughing, but Ian quickly flipped her off him and proceeded to pin HER to the ground. “Merry X-Mas,” and he kissed her again. A real kiss this time.
And Saichen kissed back.
Optional Epilogue:
Tannu shuddered in spite of herself, “Somewhere out there two people are kissing, and I find this disgusting.” Rina Lee then proceeded to push Tannu out of her seat, “You leave them be. Ish cute~”
 Talice-Derae · Tue Nov 27, 2007 @ 08:46pm · 3 Comments |
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