"Well Tybalt. I can tell by the smile on your face that the race went well," said Lady Ivy. "So tell me about it!" Tybalt hops on his wishing well, while Ivy, Rosaline, Juliet, and any Red who did not attend the race, gathered around. Tybalt, enjoying the praise from his mother, gets up and begins to tell the story. Rosaline never goes to the lawnmower races because she's afraid of dirt and hates the noises of lawnmowers. But she does enjoy hearing from Tybalt about his races. Juliet would have gone if she were allowed to attend (and if it weren't for the extra chores she had to do today).
"Well, mother, I admit, it wasn't easy. That silly blue girl kept telling me "no cheating." He chuckles. "I don't know what she was talking about, I was focusing on kicking that Blue's grass! I was racing so fast that I left clouds of smoke in front of Benny's face! The crowd was going wild, very wild! As I kept steering the lawnmower, they chanted 'Tybalt Go! Tybalt Go!' HAHA! So, that silly Blue was getting close to winning; going faster than you can say 'your uncle's gnomey!', but I managed to trick him! Now I know what you are thinking, 'Tybalt what did you do?' Well, you know what I did? I picked a nearby glass bottle and hit that stupid Blue! (laughs) And the best part was he lost control and fell out of his lawnmower! (laughs) Then I continued racing and crossed the finish line!"
All the Reds cheered and clapped except for Juliet who rolled her eyes.
"WOW! Nice job, brother!" said Rosaline, clapping so over-enthusiastically.
"Yes, marvelous, indeed," Aunt Ivy smiled. Fawn agreed too. Frowning at Tybalt's story, Juliet spoke up.
Um, not that I feel sorry for the Blue," she said. "But don't you think throwing a bottle at your opponent is considered cheating?"
Tybalt and Rosaline glared at Juliet with their gnashing teeth. The other Red Gnomes would have vocally agree with Juliet if they weren't so afraid of Tybalt.
"Motheeeer!" Tybalt whined. "Juliet's accusing me of cheating!" Aunt Ivy glared daggers at a frightened Juliet. The poor girl gnome was sure that her aunt would slap her.
"Juliet, don't talk to your cousin that way!" Ivy snapped.
"But-"said Juliet.
"Why don't you do us all a favor and go grocery shopping at the Green Gnomes' house? We are running out of fruit!" Aunt Ivy demanded.
"Yes, Aunt Ivy," said Juliet, in a small voice. With her head lowered, she walked away.
"Ha! Have you ever seen such a rude girl in your life?" Tybalt asked meanly.
"Who are you calling 'rude'?" Rosaline demanded. Tybalt groaned inwardly and rolled his eyes.
"Not you stupid! Juliet!" Tybalt retorted.
"Oh...Who are you calling 'stupid'?" Rosaline confronted. Tybalt slapped his forehead with his hand. Now, he's the one who is going to get yelled at...
Juliet, opens the gate door to go only to found herself face to face with an angry bulldog! Juliet screamed and quickly closed the gate door.
"Out! Out!" she yelled at the dog.
"Damn Spot! Get back here!" a human voice called. Juliet listened for the dog to leave. She opened the gate door with a creak. She sighed in relief when she saw the dog walking away.
I need some kind of disguise. So nobody would recognize me. Juliet thought to herself. She looked at the clothesline. Juliet sees Mr. Capulet's two brown dish cloths. She went up there and grabbed two of them from the clothesline. Juliet wrapped one dish cloth around herself and used the other one for her hood. She is thankful that they nicely cover up her hideous old rags which are losing its red color. After making sure, no dog is out there, Juliet left the Red Garden and headed to the Green Gnomes' house. She should get there quickly for it is only three houses down the alley.
-Meanwhile, back in the Blue Garden, Gnomeo, is trying to fix the Blue Lawnmower. While trying to cool down from the fight between him and his mother, Benny called him to help him fix the lawnmower. Gnomeo wasted no time, heading to the garage, needing to do something to get his mind off marriage. He does not know when will Mrs. Montague mow the lawn again but he needed to fix the lawnmower as fast as he could before she notices.
"Benny, could you hand me a screwdriver?" Gnomeo asked. Benny handed Gnomeo the screwdriver. "Thanks," he added. Gnomeo, used the screwdriver to screw the new nails on the lawnmower. Next, he fixed the discs and pulled the black tubes around it securely.
Shroom hopped up and down, trying to ask Is it done yet?
"It's almost done, Shroom," said Gnomeo. "It's got a few scratches and small marks. But that can be covered up with paint. Benny, can you hand me the blue spray paint?"
"Um, actually Gnomeo," Benny said sheepishly. "We...ran out."
"WHAT!? Why didn't you tell me before!" Gnomeo groaned.
"You didn't ask," said Benny. Gnomeo sighed in a frustrated tone. Then he took a deep breath and exhale.
"It's okay, Benny. I can go and get more paint," Gnomeo responded. "Maybe the Green Gnomes, who live three houses down in the alley have a spare of blue spray paint." Not wanting to be seen by either a Red, or worse, a dog, or much worse, a human, Gnomeo put his disguise on. He puts on some gray duct tape on his chest, some black dirt on his arms, and uses Mrs. Montague's long black dishcloth as a hood to cover his hat.
"I'll be gone in a while, boys," said Gnomeo, as he opened the gate door.
"All right. Hey, if the Greens have any of those pineapples or blueberries, get me some of those!" said Benny. Gnomeo chuckled, knowing his cousin's favorite fruit.
"Sure thing, Benny!" He responded as he left the Blue Garden. Little did he know, something would happen that would change his life forever.
I know, I know. The romance hasn't started yet. But don't worry, next chapter will be good. I just think I wrote enough for this chapter. Chapter 3 will be a bit longer.
