A/N: Hello~ Please enjoy my story! It's a modern day, high school, Black Butler version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I do not own any of these characters. The characters of Black Butler belong to Yana Toboso, and of course, the plot of Romeo and Juliet belongs to William Shakespeare. If anyone has any questions, feel free to leave a comment/review or PM me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

This story should be updated with a new chapter every week. I can't set an exact day, but there should be one new chapter per week. Enjoy! :)

The halls of Weston High School were hardly occupied. Most of its students had gone back to their homes already, as it was nearly an hour after classes had been dismissed. However, some students remained, be it for detentions or extracurricular activities. Among these students were Ronald Knox, Agni, Bardroy Sinclair, William T. Spears, Claude Faustus, and Sebastian Michaelis, among other various classmates. The day was quiet, and the students, although many of them were glad to be accompanied by friends, were eager to go home and rest.

Ronald grinned as he and Agni left classroom 5-B, the room used every Thursday after school for detention. Really, they weren't quite sure why they had detentions so often – they'd lost track of the reasons. Ronald turned to Agni, his green eyes glimmering. "Agni, mark my words, we'll never be humiliated! We'll stand up for ourselves. Detention's not so bad, is it? Besides, the teachers absolutely love us. Some might even call us the teachers' pets." "We're not teachers' pets." Agni replied, shaking his head. Ronald rolled his eyes, speaking as they walked.

"That's not the point. The point is, we can do anything – we're on top of the world! No one can stand up to us, because they know they'll lose."

"You're wrong. Everyone can stand up to us – or, more specifically, you. You're not so great."

"Don't say that! Whenever I need to be clever, I have that ability, you know."

"You don't have that ability. And since when do you need to be clever?"

"If one of those losers from Journalism approaches us, then I'm pretty sure I'll be witty enough to defeat them."

Agni sighed, shaking his head. His friend thought so much of himself. Sometimes, he needed a good reminder of one fact – he wasn't the 'King of the World'. Agni watched his friend as he spoke excitedly, and then turned to Ronald once more.

"Just because you have an idea in your head of how you'll defeat them doesn't mean you'll be able to do it. I've seen you for myself – whenever they come near us, you're running away before they can open their mouths."

"Oh, shut up. Losers like them are easy to take on. I won't run away – I never have! I've no idea what you're talking about. If they come close, I'll… I'll beat them with a baseball bat- no, wait… A lawnmower! Yes, I can run them over with a lawnmower!"

"A lawnmower? Seriously? If you're so strong, why not just take them down with your hands?"

"Why would I get my hands dirty? But I see your point… Whatever, I could still do it, and you know it. I could even take their clothes from their gym lockers and let them run around naked for a while."

"You'd dare to give the world that image?"

"If I need to, sure."

"The world would suffer more than they would."

"The world wouldn't suffer if it were me running around with no clothes on."

"Shut up."

It was then that the door to classroom 9-B opened – the door used on Thursdays for Journalism – and revealed Finny and Bardroy. Agni and Ronald froze, staring at the other students for a moment before turning back to each other. Ronald's eyes widened excitedly.

"Now's our chance! I'll back you up."

"How are you going to back me up? Are you going to run away?"

"Don't worry, I'll fight even better than you."

"Yeah, right."

"Okay, wait, wait, wait. We have to let them start the fight, so we can say it was self-defense."

"Right… I have an idea. I'll 'accidentally' mutter something, how's that? We'll see how they react."

"No. I'll give flip 'em off beforehand."

Each pair got closer with each step, glaring and fuming just by looking at the others' faces. As they drew nearer, Ronald stuck up his middle finger. They would've kept walking – if Bardroy hadn't stopped them. "Hey, did you just flip someone off?!" He demanded. Ronald nodded, humming. Bardroy glared at him, crossing his arms. "Did you flip us off?" Ronald cleared his throat and glanced at Agni. "Agni. Will we still be able to blame them if I say yes?" He asked hurriedly, keeping his voice down low. Agni closed his eyes, annoyed. "No. We'd be to blame." "That settles it, then." Ronald turned back to Bardroy, grinning. "Nope, I didn't! But, y'know, I did flip someone off." "Are you trying to pick a fight with us?" Agni exclaimed, his voice fiery. "No, no fight." Bardroy replied, though he still looked highly annoyed. This threw Ronald and Agni off. Ronald cleared his throat again and took a step towards Bardroy. "If you do want to fight, I'll gladly accept." "Why's that? 'Cause you're better or somethin'?" Bardroy asked, raising an eyebrow. "Well…" Ronald hummed, laughing nervously and scratching the back of his neck.

"Just say you're better. William is coming." Agni said into Ronald's ear. Ronald immediately smirked, looking at Bardroy. "I'm much, much better than you." "You're a lying bastard." Bardroy hissed. "Well, unless you're going to wimp out, fight us!" Ronald exclaimed, "Remember what you did last time, Agni!" With that, they lunged at each other, Finny joining in as well. Agni punched Bardroy in the stomach, who then kicked Agni in the shin. Ronald took on Finny, who was surprisingly talented – he punched Ronald in the nose, and Ronald cried out and pushed Finny into the wall, ignoring the blood coming from his now broken nose.

William rushed forward, scowling. "Idiots! Stop fighting!" He exclaimed, trying to break the four up. Claude emerged from detention, rolling his eyes. "You're seriously focusing on them? You should be worried about me, Spears. I'm the one ready to take you down." "I don't want to add to the fight. Either help me break these idiots up, or go running home to your mommy." William replied, sighing and turning to the other bespectacled boy. "Honestly, Spears, you want to break up their fight yet you dare to mock me? Coward!" Claude hissed, and lunged at William. William immediately fought back, the two of them a blur of fists and feet. As per usual, it wasn't long before the six students had drawn a crowd. Other students, ones that didn't even have anything to do with the fights, gathered around them. They cheered for each boy in turn. The fights lasted a mere 5 minutes before it attracted the attention of the principal – Principal Victoria. She rushed forward and split up the six of them – Ronald, Agni, and William on one side, Finny, Bardroy, and Claude on the other.

The Principal glared at the boys, shaking her head. She took a deep breath, trying to stay as calm as possible despite her anger. "These fights have gotten way out of hand! You are all fellow classmates, and there are no reasons for you to fight so much. I'm not asking all of you to be friends, but I'm telling you that you must stop these fights! The six of you can enjoy each other's company in detention next week, do you understand me? The next time any of your 'groups' get into a fight, whoever is to blame will be punished – more than just a detention. Do you understand me?" She finished, waiting for a response. The six of them muttered quietly – "Yes, ma'am…" – and then rushed away. The Principal raised her eyebrows at the crowd surrounding them. "Go home." She said, sighing, and returned to her office once everyone had left the building.

William remained outside, in the front of the school. He knew Sebastian would be out soon. Sebastian had been in the library, claiming to study for a test, but William knew that there had to be something bothering him. He sat down on a nearby bench, looking up at the sky as he thought. Sebastian had been miserable for weeks, and no one knew why. Sebastian hadn't truly smiled in a long time, and he could always be found staring off into space. When he did talk to his friends, he talked nonsense, and never knew the topic of the conversation. He hadn't even participated in any of the fights recently! William closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and looked to the school's main doors. Sebastian was emerging. William smiled and stood, rushing over. He was determined to figure out what was bothering Sebastian. It was his duty as a friend and as a cousin.

"Hello, Sebastian. What took you so long? You said you'd be out earlier." William said, curious but gentle. Sebastian tilted his head slightly. "Was I gone that long? What time is it?"

"It's 3PM."

"Oh! You're right, I'm later than I thought I would be."

"Tell me about it. What took you so long?"

"I was thinking."

"About…?"

"About love."

"Oh! Are you in love?"

"Not exactly. It's more like I'm… Out of love."

"So… You're upset because you don't love someone anymore?"

"No!"

"I'm confused."

"No, William, no. The one that I loved – that I love – is… Well… Things aren't going as planned."

"Oh, no. Though, I did see this coming. Love is harsh, I know."

"Yes… Oh! You look rough. Was there a fight? Never mind, there obviously was. Excuse me ignorance. I can only guess what happened, but I'm positive that I'm right. So much hatred… Not enough love. Love is so pathetic. I'm so pathetic. Aren't you going to laugh?"

"No. There's nothing to laugh about."

"Why not?"

"You're heartbroken."

"Ah, well, it's to be expected. I'll see you tomorrow morning."

Sebastian turned and started to walk away, heading over to his car. He'd walked only ten feet when William went back over to him, shaking his head. "No, no, you're not going to leave me just like that. You're leaving me hanging. That's not fair."

"What else should I say, then?"

"Tell me who you're in love with!"

"Do I have to? Saying the name pains me."

"Please tell me."

"Well… I'm in love with a girl."

"I thought that much! You've never said you like guys. That would be okay, though, you know. Anyway, go on."

"It's… Hannah."

"Hannah? I could never see you with Hannah."

"Well, I did! I thought I had a chance, and I didn't because she doesn't want a serious relationship. How absurd is that? But I can't stop loving her! So I'm pretty sure I'm more ridiculous than she is."

"Trust me, Sebastian, you'll get over her."

"No, I won't."

"Yes, you will! Now that you know for sure that she doesn't love you – don't give me that look, I hate that look, it's annoying – you can fall in love with someone else."

"I don't want to, William. She was the one."

"She obviously wasn't."

"Yes, she was. She's so beautiful in every way – her hair, her eyes, her clothes, her body… I feel so dumb saying this, but I have to. She was so perfect. It's a crime to say she's not worth my feelings. I've been in this school for almost four years, so I'm pretty sure I would know if there were someone more perfect than her! I'll never lose my feelings for her. I can't forget about her, William, and you can't make me. Goodbye."

Sebastian turned around once more and rushed away, shaking his head. It was so insensitive of William to suggest he just forget about Hannah. Wasn't it obvious that he wasn't able to? He adjusted his backpack and grabbed his keys from out of his pocket, unlocking the car doors. Just before he got into the drivers' seat, he heard William shout, "Sebastian Michaelis, you're wrong! You'll find someone else! I know it."

Sebastian slammed the door and started the car, sighing and staring at himself in the mirror. William was wrong. There was no one else, and there never would be.