Disclaimer: I do not own Romeo X Juliet.
It was a bright summer's day, and two people, man and women lay on the ground hand in hand. They were so close, as they gazed into each other's eyes.
"My beloved Romeo." Juliet said.
"My sweet Juliet." Romeo said in reply.
The spirit of the Escalus was moved by Romeo's devotion to Juliet, when she was sacrificed so that Neo Verona might stay afloat in the sky.
The spirit then lent its own power to revitalize the twin trees, with their roots at the bottom of the sea. Also, having taken pity on the tragic lovers, they were revived by the spirit's power.
Their love for each other had remained unchanged. Their vows and prayers for one another transcended death itself. It had been a month since the continent fell from the sky.
Romeo helped Juliet up from the ground. Their clothes were the same from when they died, only Juliet's wings were gone.
"We needn't make a scene by reappearing so suddenly." Romeo said.
"Especially in the heart of the city, where the populace might fall into chaotic rejoice." Juliet said.
Knowing this, they went through the secret passage into the house that Juliet used to occupy before the coup d'etat of Prince Montague.
"A quaint home you used to live in." Romeo said, as he looked around.
"It was fine for our purposes, especially as we had to hide me from your father for so long." Juliet replied.
Right outside the door, another man and woman with a child in her arms stood. This woman was also pregnant.
"Benvolio, it's been so long since we were last here. I remember when she was just a little girl, and I used to brush her hair, the color of scarlets in bloom." Cordelia said.
Romeo and Juliet quickly hid inside Juliet's room. Her armor was crumbling, threatening to expose her body. Juliet, with Romeo turning the other way, changed into the dress she wore to the Rose Ball.
Downstairs, Cordelia, with her child and Benvolio, looked around the old kitchen and living room.
"This brings back so many memories of when we hid here. It also reminds me of her sixteenth birthday." Cordelia said.
The baby started to shift in its blankets, and Cordelia quickly took it from Benvolio.
"Hush, Viola, my sweet. Mama's here." Cordelia whispered to her tiny daughter.
Benvolio suddenly heard incomprehensible chatter from Juliet's room.
"Romeo, we need to hide! If a fuss is made, our secrecy is compromised." Juliet said.
They were hiding in her closet, which was quite cramped.
"Cordelia, my dear, I think a noise is coming from Juliet's room. Let me take Viola. I imagine that you'll want some privacy there." Benvolio said.
Cordelia gave her child to Benvolio, and went up to the room. She looked around the room, mindful of the still unborn child in her womb.
"Ah, Juliet. How we all wish you and your dear Romeo were still with us..." Cordelia said, sadly.
Juliet peered out of the closet, carefully starting to make her way towards Cordelia. She then began to shed a few tears, and broke out into a fast run.
"Cordelia, how I've missed you!" Juliet said.
"Do my ears deceive me?" Cordelia said in shock.
"'Tis no trick, my friend." Juliet said.
"Juliet, you're alive! Benvolio, you must come up here!" Cordelia said.
"Coming!" he replied back.
As soon as Romeo heard Benvolio was coming up, he also ventured out of that cramped closet.
"Cordelia, what is-" Benvolio said, struck with awe, as he saw his old friend alive and well.
"Benvolio, it is good to see you again, my friend." Romeo said.
Seeing Juliet as well, with Cordelia in joyful tears, he was in absolute shock.
"How is it that you are still alive?" Benvolio cried.
"We were revived by the power of Escalus. However, we would prefer to keep our existence known only to our closest friends: Conrad, Antonio, the like." Juliet said.
"I see..." Cordelia said.
They all went downstairs, to catch up on things.
"In your absence, we had no sovereign or ruler who was legitimate. The Lady Portia refused to take power, but would act as an advisor if necessary. We looked for the one person who could possibly serve as a temporary ruler: Tybalt Volumnius di Capulet. Though he was an illegitimate child, he is still the only possible heir. Mercutio went mad, so he was out of the question." Benvolio said.
"Tybalt then inherited the throne. In the course of two weeks, he fell in love with Lady Hermione, the former fiancée to Romeo. They were wed only last week. Hermione has gotten past her love for Romeo and grudge for Juliet. Technically, you two are the only legitimate heirs, as of now. We will go tonight, during the dinner they are holding." Cordelia said.
Romeo held Juliet's hand, as she was nervous to approach not Hermione, but Tybalt. He had been a great help, as he reunited her with Romeo, and she owed him. The time would soon come when she would face him again.
