It has been centuries since the death of Romeo and Juliet. After their death people thought that was the end of the story. After the families hatred for each other grew more. The families fought for so long. Even now in the year of 2009. This story is about the next generation. The Capulets and the Montagues. Even now with the new year on the way they continue to fight.

Our story starts on a night at the Capulet house. We find the youngest generation of the family alone in her room. Young Alivia has just turned 16.

Dear Diary,

It is so late and yet I don't feel a bit tired. I have been trapped in these walls for 16 years now. Only my maid is a true friend. She is the only person who I can talk to about anything. Here at home I feel trapped. Like all my family does is think of a way to make my life worse. My father is the worst. If I slip up the slightest he punishes me. I don't mean just the time out or grounding a normal child gets. I mean a slap in the face and yelling for hours. My brother normally helps me out a bit, so it's not as bad. Still I don't understand why my family treats me the way they do. I'm tired of it. So tomorrow night during the party I will find a way out. I will go out into the world and finally know what it is like to be free. I will leave and have fun for once. I might not even come back here after. I have to go now.

Good night.

Alivia.

She went to bed. Dreaming of freedom. Dreaming of the world, but she did not know what and who waited for her in the world she had wanted. For what she wanted was not the thing she saw. The next day she waited for night to come. She waited and waited.

That day though she was not the only one waiting for the night to come. The youngest of the Montagues was waiting at the beach for his best friend to come back from his trip. He had short black hair and blue eyes. He was a little redish in the face due to the sun.

At 16 young Max had lost his mother to sickness and now the only one he talked to in his family was Jason.

"Max! I've been looking for you man. Why dont you answer your phone?" His cousin Jason ran up to him.

"He's coming tonight. This is where he's getting dropped off. I thought I'd come and hang here for a while. What do you need?"

"You know you spend too much time here. Your sixteen now. Have some fun. Get a girlfriend, do something with your life. Robby'll be back when he's back. Stop being like this man. Hey there's a party tonight so why don't we go crash. We can bring Robby with us." Jason said and then laughed a bit. Max looked forward towards the sunlight then looked at Jason.

"Alright man. After Robby shows up we'll go. I'll try to have fun." Max said and laughed. Jason laughed back. They waited a few hours when a black convertible pulled up. A teenager jumped over the door and ran over to the two of them. He was a rather crazy boy.

"Hey what's up guys? Hey Jason I got your text. Yeah I'll go with you guys but I get to drive." he said. Max got up walked over him and gave his good friend a hug.

"How are you man? How was your trip?" Max asked. They all started to walk to the car.

"It was alright but I couldn't wait to get back here and party with you guys on new years. Haha. So has my boy found a girl yet or is he still crying over his mom?" Max looked at him.

"He's not really crying anymore but he's still upset about it. Well enough about sad thing..." Jason jumped over the back and into the car, "Let's get goin." Max and Robby got into the car and Robby drove them to the party. This new years party would be the start of a new life for Max. He would never be the same and he would never know home either.

Back at the Capulet's house Alivia was getting ready for her father's party. She wore a red, silky top with short sleves and long black dress pants. She wore black dress shoes as well. She put some of her light brown hair up and left the back down straight.

Alivia was just waiting for the time to come. Her maid walked in shortly after she was done getting dressed.

"Alivia are you alright? Your father's guests are begining to arrive." She said, "Are you still planning on leaving tonight?"

"Yes. I don't want to be trapped anymore. I want to see this world not be a prisoner in my own home by my own father. Will you please, keep this a secret? You didn't hear anything." Alivia said. She shook her head and hugged Alivia. They both left the room and down stairs to the party.

Meanwhile Max, Jason, and Robby arrived and were able to sneak inside. They started to have a good time mostly. Max after a while went to sit down outside. He sat on the side of the wall surrounding the flowers. He looked up and stared at the stars. He let out a sigh.

"I'm tryin mom. I just wish my life would be a little bit different from everyone elses." He said to himself.

"AHHHHH!" A voice screamed. He jumped up and ran to see what happened. A girl fell from the second story window. She sat up and opened her eyes and looked at him. Max stared into her light blue eyes. He went over to see if she was hurt.

"Are you alright?" He said helping her up. She got to her feet started to fall forward. He caught her and helped her stand up.

"I think. I'm just a little light headed is all. Thanks." She said.

"No problem. How did you fall anyways?" he asked her.

"I tripped. I went to get something and tripped." She lied. He laughed a little bit.

"What?" She said laughing.

"Just you don't seem like the kinda person to trip out a second story window."

"Yeah I guess. I'm just leaving is all. I slipped and fell." She laughed some more.

"Well I'll give you a ride after the party if you want. Come on."

They went back to the party and began to talk. They talked about anything and everything. It was a few hours and people started to leave.

"Hey What's your name?" Max asked.

"Alivia. Yours?"

"Max. Come on before my cousin and friend find us." He said and laughed. They walked to the door when Alivia stopped them.

"Alivia! Alivia where are you? Alivia!" Alivia's mother was looking for her. Alivia panicked nad quickly pulled Max out back.

"Where are we going? And why was she calling for you?" He said. They got to the wall that went around the whole house. She started to climb it.

"Hurry before they find you!" she told him. He started to climb after her.

"What's going on? Why not go out the front door?" Max said and jumped over the wall. They couldn't find Jason or Robby so they walked to the beach.

"That was my mother." Alivia said letting her hair out.

"Your mom? You're a Capulet?"

"Yes. Is that a bad thing?"

"Well it's just...I'm a Montague."

"What's the problem?" Alivia was confused. She didn't understand why her name meant something.

"You don't know about our family's fight?"

"My family don't tell me anything. I'm not aloud to do anything either. They let my brother do what ever he wants though."

"Well why don't we talk about something else. Tell me about you. Just you not your family." Alivia smiled and began.

After walking for almost an hour they made it the beach. They talked the whole way. About Max still getting over his mother and his musical interests, and then Alivia and her art interists. After a while they started opening up to each other more and more. They knew that their families were enemies but they didn't care. They liked to talk to each other and they understood each other in a way nobody else did.

They found Jason and Robby by a bond fire. They walked up and right as Max was going to talk to them Robby jumped on him forcing him to the ground. Max managed to push Robby off of him.

"What the hell man! Every time we come here you do that!" He yelled.

"It's fun though." Robby said still on the ground. He started to laugh hard. After a while Jason started to laugh hard too.

"Plus man you're late every time." Jason said then he noticed Alivia. "Who's she?" Max got up off the ground and brushed the sand off.

"Umm she's... Alivia." He said.

"Alivia who?" It was silent for moment and Max and Jason just looked at each other.

"Oh man you didn't." Robby broke the silence.

"You don't mean that she's..." Max shook his head. "She's a Capulet!" Again Max shook his head. "Are you crazy! If your dad catches us or even her parents we're dead!"

"They won't. Cause you two are going to keep your mouths shut. Right?" Max said. Robby and Jason shook their heads. They agreed to keep this a secret. They talked for a while and all four of them became friends. Alivia got the freedom she wanted and she made some real friends. Max got his life changed around. Everything was perfect for those two. After an hour it was almost sunrise. A car came up and out walked Alivia's brother Travis. Alivia saw him coming and quickly got up, grabbed her jacket and started to walk over to him.

"Hey where ya going?" Max asked.

"Yeah I can give ya ride a home you don't have to walk." Robby said.

"Ummm no, no I think I've got a ride and I'd better hurry. See ya later guys I had fun." She said and started to run over to Travis.

"Where the hell have you been all night? Don't tell me you've been with those guys all this time." he said to her.

"No I just came up here a little bit ago and we started talking. Come on let's just go." She said. She tryed to pull him towards the car when he pushed to towards the car.

"Hold on I just wanna thank them for looking after you. Get in the car." He said and stared to walk towards them. He put his hand on Max's shoulder and turned him around.

"Look here Montague, thanks for watchin my little sister but if I find you anywhere near her again... I'll kill you." He said.

"Hey man why don't you go and do what ever you Capulets do and leave us alone." Jason said. Travis just walked away. He got into the car and they drove away.

"I won't tell mom and dad."

"Why? Any other time you would."

"Because if I did they'd kill you and when you turn 18 you'll never get out of the house. Look there's one thing you have to promise me first."

"What?" She took a deep breathe and waited for her brother to tell her something she couldn't believe.

"I want you to never have anything to do with those guys again. Got it?" He said pulling up to their house. She took another deep breathe and shook her head. They went inside and there were her parents. She walked up to her father afraid. She didn't think she would get caught. Or at least she hoped. She brought her face up to look at her father and he slapped her across the face.

"What the hell is the matter with you? You know the rules. Now... where the hell were you last night?"

"Father she was just walking around. She must have gotten lost when everyone started rushing out. She's fine I'll take her up stairs."

"It better happen again or she won't just get one slap across her face." Travis helped Alivia into her room. She sat down by the window and looked out side. She felt a tear run drown her face. Her brother left and she went to bed.