Description: Sana and Akito are chosen as the stars of their school play… Romeo and Juliet. Will their story have a happy ending? Or will it be as tragic as their play?

Author's Note: Yeah, I know, once again, it's not the most original idea, but I randomly thought it up today.

This one takes place when they start middle school, but it goes AU from there and Fuka… Well, I won't say she doesn't exist, because I might bring her in later. Instead, let's just say she hasn't moved back to Tokyo yet. Also, when it starts, Sana is in the mountains, shooting mizu no yakata (Water Palace). What happens there will stay somewhat the same.

Anyways, please read and review!

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Akito sat in his classroom, head lying on his arms. His eyes drooped shut. All of his karate practice was starting to become too much, and he was constantly tired.

"Hayama! Hayama!"

Akito slowly lifted his head and looked up to see his teacher, Mr. Sengoku. He gave him a questioning look that also had a bit of defiance in it.

"Detention after school today! For the third time this week!" Mr. Sengoku hated Akito, but he was starting to think that he was just too much of a handful. It was one thing when the little brat just acted rebellious, but to fall asleep in class three times… In one week! It was simply unheard of.

Now the teacher turned to Tsuyoshi. "Take him to the nurse's office." And with that, he walked back up to the front of the room to continue teaching.

Tsuyoshi nodded and stood up at the same time as his best friend. When they got out into the hallway, he said, "Come on, Akito… You should really stop trying to make the teacher mad. All it's doing is getting you in trouble."

Akito replied to his statement with just a glare.

"Besides, you know Sana won't be happy if she hears about this," Tsuyoshi continued, giving him a knowing look.

Akito returned to his usual expression, letting the glare fade. "Yeah… I guess so." After a short pause, he said, "But I can't help it, you know. I've been really tired lately. I know I can't keep falling asleep in class, but I can't quit training for karate, either. Besides, I hate that teacher. It's almost impossible just for me to not yell at him."

Tsuyoshi shrugged in understanding as they arrived at the nurse's office. "Well, here we are. I guess you should just leave after this class is over."

Akito nodded and waved shortly to his friend before opening the door and walking in. By now, the nurse knew him fairly well, so he didn't even have to explain why he was there. He walked over to one of the beds and laid down, pulling the curtain around it.

"You know Sana won't be happy if she hears about this."

Akito rolled over, trying to get some sleep, but his mind was invaded with thoughts of Sana. 'I should stop. If not to get myself out of trouble, then for her. If I keep acting like this, she's going to feel like she needs to help me. I can't trouble her like that again.' His train of thought ended up leading to other things he should do. 'I should tell her… The truth… Tell her… That I love her.' However, he knew that would never work. He could never say something like that, especially since he knew that she would probably never expect it. She could be extremely dense when it came to things like this.

He didn't need to worry about all that quite yet, though, because Sana was in the mountains filming Mizu no Yakata. With Naozumi. Akito shivered at the thought and wondered what was going on up there.

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Sana sighed in relief. They were finally going home after they finished shooting this last scene. It was Friday; their last day filming, but they would stay for the rest of the day and the night and to pack. When they had started the movie, Naozumi had confessed his love for her, but she couldn't return his feelings.

"We're finally going home tomorrow! I can't wait to see all my friends!" In her mind she added, 'Especially Akito.' She had started missing him so badly about a week ago and gotten so confused that she couldn't stop crying and they had to postpone any more work until the next day.

That same day, Asako had come to talk to her, saying that "You don't need a reason to love someone" when Sana insisted that she couldn't possibly be in love with the boy who had been her best friend throughout all of last year. After talking to Asako, Sana knew that it was true. They had already been through so much together, and Akito had already kissed her twice. It was almost like they were already dating, but at the same time, it was so different from that.

Snapping back to the present, Sana heard Rei telling her that she needed to go change into her costume. She quickly ran to her room and changed into the simple white outfit before coming back out, towards the mansion. "This is it," she whispered.

Naozumi walked up behind her. "Are you sure you're ready to walk out of a burning building?" he asked.

Sana turned to him and nodded, grinning. "As long as I can go home tomorrow, I'm ready for anything."

Naozumi's face dropped a bit when she said that, but Sana didn't notice. "Oh… Yeah," he replied weakly.

They heard Ono calling for them and Sana went inside to get into position for the final scene. A few minutes later, she could feel the room starting to heat up. "Guess they started the fire," she said to herself. She started rapping and dancing around, but a sudden pain shot through her leg.

"Ow, ow, ow, stupid fan girls!" she yelled, falling to the ground and clutching her leg. "Why did Nao's fans have to do this to me?!"

A minute later, she heard the signal for her to come out, but she couldn't even stand, much less walk. Suddenly, a very familiar face flashed through her mind.

'Akito, help me… Please…' she thought as the fire started coming into the supposedly "fireproof" room she was being kept in. As the smoke got into her lungs, she leaned forward and started coughing. The Burucha fell out of her sleeve and she found herself wondering if Akito still had his, if he would find some way to come and save her if she pressed the button linked to his Burucha.

'Stop thinking stupid things, Sana. Even if he does still have it, there's no possible way he could get here that fast.' Her thoughts were interrupted by the signal once again. 'Come on… You were looking forward to seeing him so much… You have to get out of here, for him… For Aya… For Tsuyoshi… Nao… Hisae and Mami, too. Mama and Rei. You have to live… For all of them.'

Sana pushed herself up, wincing at the pain in her leg, and limped to the door. She wasn't about to give up that easily. She opened the door and walked down the stairs, forcing herself to stop limping. The rest of the scene went smoothly, but afterwards, she collapsed into Rei's arms. She had put way too much pressure onto her bad leg. Rei carried her back to her room where she slept peacefully, dreaming of her return the next day.

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Akito had gone back to his classes after trying unsuccessfully to sleep in the nurse's room. He was currently in his last class for the day, and it was almost over.

Rrriiiinnnnngggg!!

The bell rang, and Akito walked slowly out of the room and back towards Sengoku's room. When he got there, the hated teacher told him to work on the science homework. He got it out, but fell asleep before he had even started on it.

"Hayama!!" Akito heard an extremely pissed off voice sound from above his head. Once again, he looked up to see Mr. Sengoku standing over him.

"Since you've managed to fall asleep again, just like every other time you've gotten detention, I'm going to have to find a punishment that you won't sleep through quite so easily."

Akito just shrugged, wondering what Sengoku could possibly do that would keep him awake. His question was soon answered, and it definitely wasn't something he was expecting.

"On Monday, you're trying out for the school play: Romeo and Juliet."

Akito's eyes widened just the slightest bit, and it would have been unnoticeable to anyone who didn't know him well. He simply shrugged again before walking out of the classroom and back to his own house.

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When Akito got home, he picked up his Burucha. He wasn't quite sure why he had kept it. After all, it had been quite a while since Sana had "called" him with it, and she probably didn't even have hers anymore. Akito stared at it as he fell back onto his bed. He wondered if she would be home soon, and if she would buzz him as soon as she got back. He hadn't gotten any news from her since she left, and he was starting to worry. Not that he would tell anyone else that.

There were plenty of reasons for him to be worried. What if she was hurt? Or even dead? What if all the rumors in the tabloids about her and Naozumi dating were true now? What if she hated him? Was that why she hadn't called?

Akito shook all the questions from his head, set the Burucha onto his desk, rolled over, and flicked on the television to another karate movie. When it was over, he turned to stare at the wall until he fell asleep.

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Akito walked into the drama room Monday after school. Mr. Sengoku was following him, so there was no chance of escape. Instead, he just figured he would try out without being serious about it or actually trying.

That is, until he saw that Sana was back. And she was auditioning, too.

It was obvious that she would get the female lead. After all, she had years of training and had just been the co-star in a new movie that finished being filmed yesterday. Hardly any girls had come, because they all knew that they didn't stand a chance against the young star.

However, there were plenty of males trying to get the part of Romeo. 'Looks like I have some competition,' Akito thought.

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Author's Note: Hmm… I don't think I like this one very much so far… At least, not as much as my other two. What do you think? If nobody wants me to continue this, then I'm not going to, and I'll just focus on A Mile in Your Shoes and Hush, Little Baby instead.