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==Dianas room, wedding day==
Diana:
*Wakes up and looks at her alarm clock* mmmnn.... OH GOD! I'm late... *quickly dresses and runs out the door, grabbing some toast and her bicycle and pedaling quickly to Amber's house*

Amber:
Kyrin, where is your daughter? The wedding is in 4 hours.

Kyrin:
Of all the days to be late! I should have prayed to the ancestors for luck.

Genkai:
How lucky can they be? They're dead.

Diana:
I'm here! [looks at her mother] What? But, Mama, I had to--

Kyrin:
None of your excuses. Now, let's get you cleaned up.

Amber:
This is what you give me to work with?
Well, honey, I've seen worse.
[strips her down]
We're going to turn this sow's ear
Into a silk purse.
[pushes Diana into a tub of cold water]

Diana:
[shivers]
It's freezing!

Kyrin:
It would've been warm, if you were here on time.

Amber:
We'll have you, washed and dried
Primped and polished till you glow with pride
Just my recipe for instant bride
You'll bring honor to us all.

Kyrin:
[sees drawing and writing on her arm]
Diana, what's this?

Diana:
Uh ... notes? ... in case I forget something?

Genkai:
Hold this. [Hands Cricket to Kyrin] We're going to need more luck than I thought.

Crystal:
Wait and see, when we're through

Botan:
Boys will gladly go to war for you

Yukina:
With good fortune

Amber:
[pulls up her hair]
And a great hairdo!

All:
You'll bring honor to us all.
A girl can bring her family
Great honor in one way
By striking a good match
And this might be the day

[Girls now putting diana in her dress]

Crystal:
[working on her hair]
Men want girls with good taste

Yukina:
[working with Kyrin on the actual dress]
Calm

Kyrin:
[working with Yukina on the actual dress]
Obedient

Botan:
[doing Diana's makeup]
Who work fast-paced

Kyrin:
With good breeding

Amber:
[tightens her corset]
And a tiny waist

Diana:
[gasps]

All:
You'll bring honor to us all.
We all must serve King Enma
Who guards us from Demons
A man by bearing arms
A girl by bearing sons

Kyrin:
When we're through,
You can't fail
Like a lotus blossom, soft and pale
How could any fellow say, "No sale"?
You'll bring honor to us all!

Amber:
There, you're ready.

Genkai:
[comes in with a box]
Not yet! An apple for serenity
[puts it in her mouth]
A pendant for balance
[tucks it in her sash]
Beads of jade for beauty
[drapes them around her neck]
You must proudly show it
Now, add a cricket, just for luck,
[raises her eyebrow]
And even you can't blow it!

Diana:
[whispers to herself]
Ancestors, hear my plea,
Please don't let me make a fool of me
And to not uproot my family tree
Keep my father standing tall.

Girls walking across the street:
Scarier than the Undertaker,
We are meeting our matchmaker!

Hiei: *waiting outside the church*
Destiny, guard my girl,
Help our future as it fast unfurls
Please look kindly on these cultured pearls
Each a perfect porcelain doll ...

Kyrin:
Please bring honor to us

Diana:
Please bring honor to us

Amber:
Please bring honor to us

Crystal:
Please bring honor to us

All:
Please bring honor to us all!