Title: Through Yonder Window
Author: CohensCutie07
Rating: T for violence. Also for some sexual content in later chapters.
A/N: Yes, this a play off of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I've watched the Leo DiCaprio movie too so that gave me some ideas. I made Luke part of the Cohen family because I thought he made a pretty good Mercutio. Don't kill me if you don't agree. Pretty much all of the characters in here have Shakespearian alter-egos. Heres some of the main ones.
Ryan Cohen--Romeo Montague
Seth Cohen--Benvolio Montague
Luke Cohen--Mercutio (Did Shakespeare give him a last name?)
Sandy Cohen--Lord Montague
Tybalt Cooper--Tybalt (again, not sure if good ol' William gave him a last name)
Julie Cooper--Lady Capulet
Marissa Cooper--Juliet Capulet
Jimmy Cooper--Lord Capulet
Kevin Volchok--Paris (another one of those lucky characters whom Shakespeare didn't give a last name to)
I think that's all the alter-egos you need to know. Oh and Roseline is the same Roseline that Romeo was hung up on in the play. I made up all the ancestral stuff in the beginning because I needed a basis for the feud thingy. I know it sounds stupid but play along because you'll see it referenced throughout the fic. And if you think the name Asya is weird (my sister laughed at it) then whatever because I looked it up and it's an old Hebrew name that means grace. Well, that's enough A/N for now I think.
Disclaimer: Shakespeare came up with the general storyline, although I did tweak it a little bit. Josh Schwartz, unfortunately, owns the characters. I don't even own Leo. How depressing.
The Cohen's and the Cooper's hated each other. It had been that way for as long as anyone could remember. There were tales that told of a feud dating back centuries ago, between Malacai Cohen and Benjamin Cooper. Malacai was Jewish and Benjamin was Catholic, but despite that, they were close friends. Malacai had taken an interest in Benjamin's wife however, and Benjamin wasn't pleased. Sarah Cooper was of enviable beauty, so it wasn't surprising that Malacai liked her. For a while, he and Sarah were sneaking around behind Benjamin's back, but they were soon found out. Benjamin became so enraged at this betrayal that he swore that he and all his descendants would forever hate Malacai and the Cohen family. This had been the bedtime story told to generations of little Coopers, and it hardly ever varied.
Unless of course, a Cohen was telling the story. The Cohen's told of the graceful yet shy Asya Cohen who fell in love with her husband Malacai's best friend, Benjamin. When Malacai found out out that Benjamin and his Asya were having an affair he blamed Benjamin entirely wasn't the slightest bit angered at Asya. Malacai swore that he and all his descendants would forever hate Benjamin and the Cooper family. This story had been told to every Cohen and they knew it by heart. There were other versions of the tale that were sometimes told, but whatever the story was, the Cohen's and the Cooper's hated each other and that wasn't about to change.
Ryan Cohen had been told the story of Malacai and Benjamin ever since he was an infant. It was almost as if the two families were bred to hate each other. Ryan had a fraternal twin brother, Seth. Ryan and Seth had a cousin who was also their age named Luke. Ryan, Seth, and Luke Cohen were practically inseparable. In fact, Seth often referred to them as the Terrific Trio. Surprisingly, on this particularly hot summer's day, Ryan was alone. He was sitting beneath the shade of the worn shingles of the lifeguard stand at the beach, staring out at the water, brooding.
Ryan and Roseline. It had a ring to it. Or at least, it did until she ripped his heart out. He tried to talk to Seth and Luke about it but they just didn't get it. So here he was, staring out blankly at the vista of rolling waves that seemed to stretch out forever. The silent serenity of the beach was interrupted by what sounded like a gunshot in the distance. Ryan shook his head and sighed, figuring Luke and Seth had run into Tybalt Cooper and his goons.
How right he was. Luke had just been filling up his new Porsche with super unleaded plus gas from the station by the pier, when Tybalt glanced sidelong at him from the other side of the filling station. "Did you see the look he just gave me?" Luke asked his cousin, although he really wasn't searching for an answer. "Just let it go Luke," Seth responded. Luke wasn't a big fan of letting things go, so instead of doing so he pulled his pistol out of it's holster and pointed it in Tybalt's general direction. "Do you have a problem with me, Cooper? Because you were looking at me kind of funny," Luke said calmly as his eyes met with Tybalt's. Tybalt pulled out his own gun and took aim at Luke's head. "Yeah, I got a problem with you. You're a Cohen," Tybalt said, practically spitting when he said Luke's last name as if it were some kind of swear. Seth smirked nervously and wiped a drop of sweat from his brow, "Alright, we know each other's last names. I think that's enough for today. Let's get going Luke" Seth chided. Too late. Tybalt's gun went off and Luke dodged a bullet. "Seth. Car. Now." He said as he tugged the gas nozzle out of his car. He threw the keys at Seth and said, "Drive." So as Seth sped towards the Cohen estate, Luke leaned out of the window and shot at Tybalt's Lexus that was so closely following them. Tybalt shot back until the gate to the Cohen mansion blocked him from doing so.
Luke got out of the car, put his pistol in the holster and exclaimed, "That was awesome." Seth just shook his head. "Oh yeah, because almost getting killed is so much fun. So much fun in fact, I just remembered why I don't go anywhere with you unless Ryan comes too," Seth said, sarcasm dripping from his voice. Luke was about to say something in return but a stern voice from the front door cut him off. "Get in here now," Sandy Cohen summoned. "Coming," both teenagers responded. "I just got a call from the police chief. Care to explain?" Sandy asked, his tone rising. "Tybalt Cooper looked at Luke so Luke took out his gun," Seth explained. Sandy shook his head. "He looked at you?" he asked in disbelief. "Well it wasn't a smile if that you were thinking," Seth quipped. "Seth, I'm talking to Luke," Sandy said. Seth left the room in search of Ryan. He found him walking up the path in the backyard that led to the beach.
"Who'd you shoot?" he asked before Seth even opened his mouth. "Luke and Tybalt had an itty bitty falling out at the filling station," Seth explained. Ryan smirked, "Itty bitty, huh?" Seth shrugged. "You know Luke," he said with a sigh. Ryan closed the door to the poolhouse once he and Seth were both inside and sat on the edge of the bed. "This whole feud thing between us and the Coopers is ridiculous," Seth said after a while. "Mmm," Ryan grunted in return. "I'm serious," he continued, "like who cares if our great great great great great great grandmother screwed around with one of their great great something-or-others. Actually it would be more than two greats, but I don't feel like saying it that many times. In any case, it was like a bazillion years ago and we should just drop it." Ryan heard the sudden lack of noise and assumed he should respond. "Mmm," he grunted just like he had last time. "Are you even listening?" Seth asked loudly. "Huh?" Ryan responded. "Guess not. What are you thinking about, Ry? Wait, don't tell me, I already know. Roseline and the fact that her fugly ass dumped you," Seth guessed, triumphantly correct. "She was pretty," Ryan defended. "Yeah and pigs fly," Seth remarked snidely. He was greeted with the thump of a pillow hitting his head. "Ouch, a pillow. Call an ambulance, I think I need stitches," Seth said in over dramatic tone. "Next time it'll be my fist," Ryan threatened as he rolled over so he couldn't see Seth.
"If I had known that she was going to turn you into a grumpy, pillow throwing, ass I never would have let you date her," Seth remarked. "Whatever," Ryan responded sourly. "Seriously bro, you need some cheering up. How about we crash that Cooper party tomorrow? It's a costume party, they'll never even know that it's us. I bet Luke would come too. It'd be fun. Please?" Seth asked, unafraid to resort to begging. "Fine," Ryan agreed so Seth would leave him alone. Would he have agreed, though, if he knew this Cooper party was to be his undoing?