A P.L.L. & G.&Y.H.S. production: Romeo and Juliet
It was a scorching hot morning.
The teacher left abruptly as an emergency meeting was called.
Minato Arisato yawned as he cranked up the volume of his MP3.
I Will…Buuurrrnnn myyyy dreeeaaaddd! The player sang.
"Today's a freaking drag, eh?" Junpei said as he used his cap to fan himself.
"…Yeah…" Minato said with an air of apathy.
He promptly turned his MP3 player off as his homeroom teacher returned.
"Good Morning, Miss Toriumi…" the class said in unison.
"Hush everyone! There's something we need to tell you, so please proceed to the auditorium." She said.
The class groaned loudly.
"Ahem! The Air-conditioned Auditorium…" she tried to complete, but the class formed a line and marched as soon as she said the words "Air conditioned."
"Huh… I wonder what this is about…" Yukari Takeba, Minato's friend and secret admirer, asked Aigis.
"I would assume that this has something to do with an auditorium…" Aigis said.
"Huh…" Yukari said.
"I wonder what we're gonna do?" Junpei asked.
"Who knows? Maybe they're gonna give us food or something…" Minato said stoically.
As soon as they arrive at the auditorium, a tall man greeted their eyes.
He was real handsome, had perfect set of china white teeth, had a short cropped hair.
He had one eye with a black iris while the other one had a brown iris which is weird because he seemed to be two years older than Minato.
He wore a black polo shirt with gold cuff links and wore light beige pants and had pure black leather mid-cut loafers on his feet.
"Everyone, this is Mr. Peter Lao, the famous Broadway actor and honor student at the New York school of arts…he's gonna be the one directing the play…" Ms. Toriumi announced.
"Play? What're we gonna play? Tag? Kendo?" Minato asked.
"Hahaha… No dude, a production! Like a play! Something like….Romeo and Juliet! Only, we're not gonna do any of that… I wrote a play, an adaption of the modern version of it! And you'll have the help of my friends from a place called Inaba… oh! They're here now!" he announced grandly.
*sigh* Romeo and Juliet… I wish I were Juliet and Minato was Romeo… Yukari thought wistfully.
Romeo and Juliet, huh? I wish it were Yukari and I… Minato thought.
A mob of fifteen students wearing black denim jackets and a student adviser entered the doors.
"Well guys, go on and introduce yourselves!" Pete commanded.
"Well… Hello, my name is Margaret…Velvet… I am the substitute student advisor." A tall yet elegant lady with blond hair said.
"I'm Yu Narukami. How's it goin'?" A silver haired boy said.
Hey wait! He looks like me! And said the same words I did! Akihiko thought.
"Yosuke. Hello ladies!" a ginger haired boy said.
He looks like the ginga ninja! Junpei thought.
"Hello, my name is Teddie. Can I use the bathroom?" a blond baishounen boy said.
Sugoi! 'Zat 'voy eez very 'andsome! Bebe thought.
Gay boy… muttered Kenji muttered in his head.
"Yo…Kanji's the name, sewing's the game…" a tough looking guy with bleached blond hair said.
At this, Bebe's eyes gleamed.
Sewing? Huh… Kaz thought.
"Kou… What's up?" an indigo haired boy said.
Hmmmm… his hair looks sorta like mine… Minato thought.
"Daisuke… this place is sweet!" A guy with really short brown hair said.
Not really… Mitsuru thought.
"Naoki… No one knows my pain…" A sad blond boy said.
Except Me! Minato thought.
"Helllloooo! I'm Ai Ebihara! Hello there!" a sexy young lady with wavy blond hair said as she winked at Minato.
Yukari inched towards Minato protectively.
Hisssss! Stay away! Yukari shouted in her head.
"I-I'm Yukiko… Hey…" a beautiful young lady with long, jet black hair said.
She is the girl of my dreams… Kenji thought.
"Name's Chie… S'up?" a cool, spunky girl with a brown bowl cut said.
Whoa! She's a pretty cool chick! Said Minato in his mind.
"Shirogane. Naoto Shirogane. Pleasure to meet your acquaintance." A… blue haired girl (?) with a detective hat said.
She really looks a lot like Minato! Yukari thought.
"I'm Rise…Uhhh… Narukami… I just look like Risette…" a fiery red headed girl said.
Then Yu Narukami seemed rather perturbed.
"Hey, aren't you Risette?" Minato asked.
"Uhhh… No… I'm just a Risette impersonator! Yeah!" Rise said quickly.
Best. Impersinator. Ever. said Junpei in his head.
"H-hi… I'm Ayane Matsunaga…" a small girl with bangs said.
She seems like a young boy if you took out those bangs… Miss Toriumi tought.
"Hello! My name is Yumi Ozawa, I'm glad to meet you, my fellow thespians!" a thin, pretty girl said with much gusto.
What a fool… Chihiro said.
"Lucy… Aketchi (From Yakushima Beach Party: Part 1)… don't get any ideas, you Gekkou pervs… that guy over there… he's my boyfriend. (Points to Yu, who seems uncomfortable.)" a gorgeous bronze haired lady said condescendingly.
Whoa! She's not too nice! Yukari thought.
(The guys from Gekkoukan High introduced themselves.)
"Well… now that you all are introduced, shall we begin with the casting?" Pete asked.
"Now, we start with the two main characters, while the lesser characters role will be determined via votes…" Pete said.
"Now… for the role of Romeo, c'mon, give me some names!" Pete said.
"Ummm… Minato-senpai!" a student shouted.
"Second!" another girl shouted.
"Third!" Ai shouted.
"Why me…." He groaned.
I don't want to do it with anyone else other than Yukari! He thought.
"Alright… Minato Arisato… noted, now for the role of Juliet?"
Yukari felt her heart rate beat uncontrollably.
There HAS to be a kissing scene! She thought.
TA THUMP…Tha Thump! Tha Thump!
Aigis noticed this.
"I elect to have Yukari-san for the role of Juliet." She said.
"A-Aigis…!" she said.
Thank you Aigis… she thought.
"Yeah! Yukari-san and Minato-kun have such chemistry!" Yumi squealed.
"Okay… Yukari-san it is…" Pete said.
At that Minato's face brightened up.
Thank goodness it's her… he thought.
"Alright! Now that we got that out of the way, let's begin with the casting for the Capulet family." He said.
The Royal House of Capulet:
Lord Richard Capulet: Akihiko Sanada
Lady Felicia Capulet: Mitsuru Kirijo
Juliet Capulet: Yukari Takeba
Tybalt Capulet: Naoki Konishi
Abrah Capulet: Yosuke Hanamura
Rucci Capulet: Teddie Bearson
Nurse: Fuuka Yamagishi
"Excellent taste guys! Now, to the House of Montague!" he said.
The Noble House of Montague:
Lord Samuel Montague: Keisuke Hiragi
Lady Isabella Montague: Lucy Aketchi
Romeo Montague: Minato Arisato
Benvo Montague: Daisuke Nagase
Bal Montague: Kou Ichijo
Greggy Montague: Kenji Tomochika
Sammy Montague: Kanji Tatsumi
"Alright, now for the minor roles!" he said.
Others:
Mercutio "Merc" Escalus: Hidetoshi Odagiri
Reverend "Larry" Lawrence: Kazushi Miyamoto
Davis Paris: Yuu Narukami
Captain Princess: Naoto Shirogane
Anchor Lady: Margaret Velvet
Apothecary: Yumi Ozawa
Choir Boy: Ayane Matsunaga
Extras:
Capulet Mafia boys:
Nozomi Suemitsu,
Andre "Bebe" Geraux,
Ayane Matsunaga,
Yuko Nishiwaki
Aigis Shields
Montague Gang Members:
Chie Satonaka,
Yumi Ozawa.
Montague's Women:
Rise "Narukami"
Yukiko Amagi.
Capulet's Harem:
Chihiro Fushimi,
Ai Ebihara.
"Right! That settles it! Now, here are your scripts, do not lose them, and begin practicing! We begin the play in around 8 days!" Peter announced.
"W-what? Eight days?" Junpei said incredulously.
"Yes, that's more than enough to practice dude, besides… you'll get paid, you jackass! So just shut the hell up and practice your damn lines!" he said.
"Romeo, Juliet you two need to practice your love lines…" he whispered to them.
"Alright guys! Listen up! I'll give you fifteen minutes to practice any line!
"After that, you need to perform that line in front of everyone with the appropriate action, which means that if there's a kissing scene, you need to kiss!
"So go anywhere you feel comfortable and practice!" Peter said.
Yukari and Minato looked at each other for a while.
After a length of time, Minato broke the silence.
"Well… shall we go practice?" he offered.
"Y-Yeah… let's go under the persimmon tree!" she said.
As they were practicing their lines…
"Shall we?" He asked.
"Okay! Here I go…" Yukari said.
With a clear, loving voice, Yukari said her lines:
"Romeo, O Romeo! Wherefore art thou, O Romeo?
To deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if wilt not be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be called a Capulet."
Minato looked at Yukari's lips the whole time she recited her lines.
She noticed.
"Hm? W-what? Is there something on my lip?" Yukari asked.
"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare… it's just that… your lips are so beautiful…" he said as he blushed uncontrollably.
"Oh… umm…Geez…T-thank you…" she said, blushing too.
He looked at Yukari straight in the eye, and then said;
"Shall I hear more or speak at this?"
Yukari smiled.
"Tis but the name is that of thy enemy; thou art thyself,
Though not a Montague
What's a Montague?
It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any part belonging to a man.
O be some other name!
What's in a name? What's in a name?
That we would call a rose by some other word, but would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, retain that dear perfection,
Which he owes without a title, O Romeo,
Doff thy name, and for that name which is no part of thee
Take it all myself…"
Then Minato looked at her.
"I take thee at thy word."
He said as he touched her face.
And they got closer and closer until their lips touched.
Minato felt electric shock as his lips made contact with Yukari's.
Then they heard a round of applause.
"That…. Was amazing!" Peter exclaimed.
"D-dammit! I didn't even cry at my great-aunt's funeral… that was really touching…" Kaz said.
"*Sniff* that was an avant grande performance you two…" Mitsuru said.
"Excellent! I know a quality performance when I see it!" Yumi exclaimed.
"Okay, you two… keep practicing your lines okay? We're having a dress rehearsal on Friday, so be there okay? Alright, class dismissed." Peter said.
Soon, Yukari and Minato were all alone.
"So… Uhhh… your lips…. You… kiss… really well…" he said.
"Ummm… thank you…" Yukari blushed.
"So… are we gonna practice it?" he asked.
"Huh? Practice what?" she asked.
"Our kissing." He said it bluntly.
A warm smile appeared on Yukari's face.
"Yes… O my Romeo…" she said.
"Forever more, o Juliet…" he said as he came closer.
He brushed Yukari's brown hair back behind her ear.
Then he kissed her.
They did it for some time.
Until their friends began to clear their throats.
"Um… I'd really hate to ruin the moment, but… aren't you guys taking it too serious?" Junpei said jokingly.
"Junpei… three things…" Minato said through his teeth.
"One, you already ruined the moment, more than 4 times actually…
Two, get a fucking girlfriend,
and three, I'll give you three seconds, exactly three fucking seconds,
to get out of my sight before I grab my kendo stick and beat your ass to death with it!" he said threateningly as he glared at Junpei.
"Ahhh… s-sorry dude…" Junpei apologized as he scurried off.
"Wait… if you can excuse me, come here…" a voice asked.
"What the hell now?" Minato exclaimed.
"Don't you remember me?" the silver haired boy who is slated to play "Davis Paris" asked.
"Excuse me Yukari…" he excused himself.
"Who…" Minato walked slowly and looked at him closely.
"Cousin Minnie… It's me!" he said.
"W-wait! Yuu-kie!" he said.
"You sly son-of-a-gun! Look at you!" Yu said.
"Look at you!" Minato said.
"Yeah, you got it all now eh? The hair, the money… the girl…" he points to Yukari, who is reviewing her lines.
"Oh, her? (Whispers) she's still a work in progress… but I sorta… love her… be monogamous, you know?" Minato said.
"That's so like you, dude… what are you? A woman?" Yu joked.
"Yeah, Yeah…Besides, which one of the girls on your group is your girlfriend?"
"Oh? Ummm… how do I say this? All of them I guess." He shrugs.
"Wha- Bullshit! How 'bout that chick named "Rise Narukami?" and Lucy Aketchi? And that Ebihara chick who winked at me?" he said.
"Well… technically, my current girlfriends this week are Lucy and Rise, who is actually Rise Kujikawa, and next week, pro'lly Chie or Yukiko…"
"Bullshit… Rise? The Rise Kujikawa?" he began.
"Minato! Come over here!" Yukari shouted.
"Coming o Yukari!" Minato shouted.
"You guys are taking this seriously, eh?" Yu said.
"Duty calls!" Minato said farewell.
As Minato and Yukari practiced their lines, they felt their relationship increase to a new level of trust and respect.
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