Caesar felt his heart lurch in his chest as he waited very patiently for the bell to ring. Lunch was only a few ticks away and he was ready to get to meeting up with his new Brooklyn babe. He also really wanted to see Jazmine too, but... well... maybe Rose could get him out of his Jazmine funk.

"Now Class, I'd like to read to you all the best paper in the class," The teacher said proudly, holding up the notebook paper proudly,

"I know it wont be me you're dreaming of

And I know it won't be me you'll see

I keep hoping you'll understand

but deep down I know it could never, trully, be,"

The teacher sighed deeply, "Absolutely lovely. I sure hope all of you would aspire with your poetry like this,"

No one seemed to notice Caesar slumpng deeply into his seat. Huey may have, but he was too busy reading to make a comment about it. Before anything else could be said, the bell rang and the entire classroom bolted for the door.

"Michael," The teacher coughed, cutting Huey and Caesar off before they exited the room, "Would you... stay for a sec? We need to discuss your poem,"

Huey hissed and looked at Caesar with slight worry in his eyes, "Dag," Caesar muttered.

"This is the fifth time this week, man," Huey winced, "Want me to stay for damage control?"

"Nah, I'll be kay," Caesar shrugged.

"Aiight, man, peace," Huey bumped fists with his friend who was about to get an awful grade on the poetry assignment, "Don't be too hard on ya self, though. I mean... ya aint gonna be a poet so..."

"I know,"

Caesar watched his friend leave from sight before he grudgingly walked up to his teacher who smilingly handed him a very bright looking sheet of paper with a big "100 A" written in big bold by his name.

"I loved it as usual, Caesar,"

"Thanks Mr. Petto," Caesar grinned, stuffing the graded work into his bag, "uh... we still keepin this on the DL, though, aint we?"

"SO long as you keep giving me these amazing poems,"

Caesar smiled, "Thanks, Man,"

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When caesar made it to their regular table, Huey and the rest were already eating. Caesar bit back a growl when he saw Jazmine delicately lift up a stalk of lettuce and feed it to Huey, who, by the way, looked totally casual as usual. He just kept reading his little book, like... like... ugh! WHY didn't he appreciate that girl!?

His attention was diverted when he noticed Rose sitting on the other side of Jazmine, her nose stuck in a black book. On her face sat a pair of tiny reading glasses.

"Hey Rose,"

Her head shot up, she hadn't noticed him sit down. Caesar immediately decided he liked the glasses on her. They made her look cute.

"hey," she smiled. Caesar felt a smile tinge on his own lips. She smiled like Jazmine.

"Hows the food?" SHe asked casually, setting down her book for what Caesar believed to be the first time since she got to lunch, "I haven't even tried it yet,"

"s'okay," Caesar shrugged, "unless your Huey and hate everything,"

Huey chewed on his last peice of fed salad before saying, "You can only like this food if you have a trsh compactor for a stomach,"

Jazmine giggled, handing Rose a baggy, "I packed you a lunch, just in case,"

Rose smiled and took a daring bite at her lunch. Her nose wrinkled and she made a face that made everyone at the table, save Huey, start to snicker.

"Good?" Caesar asked.

"Delicious," Rose forced a smile, grabbing the bag lunch, "Think I'll go with my cousin's lunch for today, however,"

"You're missing out," Caesar smirked, going at his own lunch.

"Don't eat so much," Jazmine begged, "We have to rehearse today and I don't want your breath smelling like... cafeterria food,"

Huey cleared his throat and adjusted his shoulders. Rose seemed to be the only one who noticed. Caesar noticed, but he didn't care. Wasn't his fault that he got to kiss her more than her own boyfriend did. It wasn't Caesar's fault Huey had no balls. Nope. None of those things were ever Caesar's fault.

Before anyone knew it, Rose and Caesar had fallen into deep Brooklyn coversation. Both more and more immersed in the other than they thought. Caesar was so thrilled to have someone to talk to about all of this. And the best part was, she was sweet and spoke intelligently. She knew about their hometown and she wasn't a total moron.. and she was pretty as hell.

Caesar felt his heart drift further and further away from Jazmine and closer to Rose.

Finally, things were looking up.

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Caesar was surprised when Rose offered to stay and watch rehearsals, he was even more surprised when Huey decided to stay. Jazmine was thrilled and couldn't wait to show them what they were working on. Caesar, however, felt a little worried.

"Okay people!" The director shouted, "Lets pick up from where we left off yesterday! Caesar! Dubois! I expect the same amouth of energy! Lets go people! Lets goOooOo!"

"I can't love you," Jazmine stage whispered again as if it were second nature. Her eyes immediately started to water she spoke, "I want to so baddly... but I can't. If I could change the world... I would never have lost you," She dramatically dropped to her knees, kneeling infront of his sitting self and took his hands that were resting in his lap. She gazed her big green eyes into his mocha hazel ones and cooed gently, "Teach me to love you again,"

Caesar inhaled deeply. He bit his lip and gently tucked her hands out of his own, "I... can't get hurt again,"

Huey's eyes narrowed and his hand balled into a tight fist.

That's when it happened, Jazmine leaned up and locked lips with the seemingly unsuspecting Caesar who took in her kiss fully. Huey felt his nails digging into his flesh when he saw his best friend bring his hands up to craddle his girlfriend's face. She melted in his touch and leaned in.

"People! People! You're about to spend a night of passion together! A little more that just lips now, kay?"

Jazmine's mouth parted open and her tongue tipped inside of Caesar's. His eye brows rose in surprise but lowered as he started to play with her. He so wanted the moment to last... if only for a minute.

"Okay CUT!" The director shouted. The two broke apart and looked at him blankly, "Okay, okay, listen!! Claudia and Franklin are both starving for affection and are about to give themselves into their hot steamy desire. I need you two to nearly tear eachother's clothes off. This... what you have now is...cute and all but... oh! We'll work on this later!"

Rose noticed Huey Freeman see all he could. He got up and he left the auditorium. Jazmine seemed to notice too, and she bolted off the stage and out the room, leaving Caesar all alone.

It was at this point Caesar realized, that...maybe... His affections to Rose were just... fabrications in his mind. She was a free Jazmine... from brooklyn. If that was all he saw her as then he was gonna need to take care of some things cos that just wasn't right and he knew it. Not right at all

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ah!!! Drama!!!

i love caesar. i wish he would be in the show :(