Twinkling stars, Sparkling eyes
Juliet plopped onto the worn couch of the living room, remote in hand, and began surfing through the channels of their cable networked TV. She was home alone as usual. Her brother Ben was most likely off with his girlfriend and wouldn't be dragging himself in from the numerous parties he had to make an appearance at until around six in the morning. And her parents... her parents avoided coming home at all costs. They weren't happily married, although to the outside eye it would seem so. They were always together and a very sociable type of people. The perfect couple, most thought. However they were far from that. They despised each other and only stuck around to save their social standing. A divorce would ruin their 'loving' reputation. They hardly even remembered they had children. That wasn't true. They hardly remembered they had a daughter. They loved Ben. He was their perfect son, an athlete, and popular with the rich ladies. Juliet didn't get a second glance. She never understood why, but they never cared for her. She did as she was told and graced a smile when they hauled her into public. Everyone looked at her as the perfect daughter. Everyone except her own parents.
They were off at the country club tonight, adorned in the finest clothing and the most expensive jewelry- which was the reason they lived in a suburban neighborhood and owned a worn out couch with springs that poked into Juliet's back; they spent their entire income on riches to show off in public instead of nicer household appliances. They wouldn't be making an appearance until the next night, how long that appearance would last, no one knew.
She was about to go to her room and pick out a movie when she heard a soft rap at the door. She walked to it, hiding a bat behind her. Who could it possibly be, especially this late in the evening? There was no one in this neck of the woods that her parents and brother would be caught dead associating with and as far as she knew, all of her friends lived across town. She slowly turned the knob, holding her breath, and let the door glide open. Her muscles untensed as she peered into a pair of green eyes and her breath escaped her mouth in a sigh of relief.
He smiled, unaware of the fright he had just caused her. "Hello. Hope I'm not interrupting anything."
"No, not at all. What are you doing here?" She gently placed the bat behind the door without him seeing. She didn't want him to know she had a small fear of being home alone in the night, even after these many years.
He scratched the side of his cheek, unsure if he really wanted to do this. It was late and she hardly knew him. Could he handle rejection? "I was wondering if you wanted to sit with me?" He was relieved when he saw the smile in her eyes tugging at the corner of her lips.
"You want to sit with me? Why would you want to do a thing like that?" Her flirtatious side was slowly awakening after being dormant for so long. Her fingers slid over the switch as she stepped out onto the porch, turning the hall light off and the porch light on.
He trotted down the steps and held out his hand for her to take. "I never really thought about it." When her hand was upon his he bowed and brought it up to his mouth, gently letting the smoothness of her skin brush against his lips. "Come on."
Juliet covered her face with her free hand, trying to hide the color she felt spreading across it, and let him pull her behind him. "I thought you wanted to sit?" She said, trying not to giggle. Her stomach was fluttering and she was becoming more and more attracted to the youth holding her hand loosely in his.
"I do." He stopped at the edge of her yard and picked up a blanket he had lain there before walking up the path to her porch. He continued walking and then again stopped in the middle of the small street. With the blanket unfolded and spread out, he sat down and looked up at her expectantly.
"You want to sit in the street? Have you lost your mind?" Juliet looked down at him, a crease furrowing her brow. He was crazy.
Romeo smiled. "It's the only place where you can get a clear view of the stars." He threw his head back and gazed upon the beautiful specks that dotted the night sky. "Come and look. You'll love it."
"How do you know I will?" She asked as she surrendered and sat next to him. His arm brushed hers and she felt that his skin was warm compared to her goose bump prickled one.
He laid onto his back, his eyes never leaving the sky, and placed an arm behind his head. "Because you'd have to be blind not to."
The two sat there in an enjoyable silence, watching as the stars twinkled above them. Their hands caressed the softness of the blanket ever so slowly until they found each other. Their fingers intertwined and fit perfectly, as if they were created to be together. Smiles touched their lips and when Juliet turned to look at her Romeo, he saw that her eyes sparkled brighter than the stars themselves.
A/N: So many questions! Don't worry, the plot will unfold and everything will become clear. Thanks for reviewing and I should have a few more chapters hopefully coming soon.
