=o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o= Because I have nothing better to do Productions An Eldrick Tobin project From "It makes sense in my head" Theater In Association with Never Challenge A Pervert Inc. "Flowering Romance" A Shojou Kakumei Utena story that never was... Part 7 "Did you enjoy the meal Utena-sama?" Anthy inquired as she cleared the table. Utena blinked,"Hai hai. You didn't have the go to all that trouble," she realized she'd been staring at the page again. "It was no trouble Utena-sama. Utena-sama?" "Sorry... I was staring at the page again..." "Does it bother you?" Utena had to think about that one,"It doesn't seem wrong if that's what you mean. Just feels like someone's been into our lives without permission. And..." "And?" "And I wonder what the last alternate ending is." "Perhaps it will show up Utena-sama." MEANWHILE Wakaba slipped quietly out of the Rose Garden again that day. She smiled jubilantly and slide her hand over her book bag,"I have my prize for defeating the mystery of the unfindable author... the only autographed copy..." A voice behind her startled her,"So you got to the girl first?" "Eh?" she spun around,"Arisugawa-sempai? What girl?" "How did you find the author out?" "I checked around for writing projects both here and in the middle school. I remembered some of the language classes on that level had projects right about now... and I found her." Juri's face could not be seen,"And you have the final copy in your bag? May I see it?" "Actually... this isn't the real final copy..." Juri was taken aback,"Explain." "Florida-kun... the author... wrote it for her french class... but she didn't like her first ending so she made some others... but couldn't choose which one she really liked in time before the project was due. She was also worried someone like Nanami Kiryuu would hurt her... so he took her name off the piece... and hid the other endings." "How many endings are there?" "Let's see... the actual ending... with the Heroine being burned at the stake, and tossed in the river... then there are some endings... with school members... specifically named. Each ending is tailored. Florida-kun spent real weeks... spying on all our lives..." "So which ending did you steal for yourself, while burying the others for Himemiya to find?" Wakaba grinned,"We all have our secrets, Arisugawa-sempai," and with that Wakaba dashed off. "Probably her and Saionji," was Juri's parting comment before wandering off herself. "No Utena-sama you can read it first. I don't mind." Chu-chu got Utena's attention,"What is it?" Chu-chu took out one of his crackers and placed it next to another cracker... and placed a napkin infront of both crackers. "We should read it together?" Tenjou looked to Her Bride who smiled. By the light of static on the tv which sounded like the rain that had welled up outside the nearly empty dorm they silently read the page together. And then... when they had finished the page they turned blushingly and looked at each other. There was a silence where they just regarded each other's face. Then Anthy spoke,"'My heart...'" "'... doth lie open before thee,'" finished Her Groom as they leaned in towards each other for a simple sweet kiss.