Three weeks later its the opening night of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and almost everyone was excited for the show. "I don't know if I can do this. Look at the crowd." Bolin says nervously looking thru the curtains at the audience. "At least you don't have as many lines as I do." Mako says looking of his lines. "Just think of it like your doing Nuck Tuck Hero of the South but infront of people instead of a camera." Lexia says trying to calm Bolin down. "This might help." Asmai says and kisses Bolin on the cheek. He blushes and proudly walks to center stage. Omi flashes the lights and turns them on Bolin. He takes a deep breath "Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife. The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage, Which, but their children's end, nought could remove, Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend." Bolin says and breaths a sigh of relief. The audience claps as he walks off stage and the play continues.
A little later in the play Jinora, Ikki Meelo and July airbend the set around. Lexia enters on to the balcony in beautiful yellow renaissance dress. "Aye me." She says. Nick enters the stage from the opposite side in a princely outfit. "She speaks." he says sweetly. "It is the east and Juliet is the sun." Nick says as he climbs up the balcony. "Oh Romeo, Romeo where for art thou Romeo." Lexia says Looking out into the audience. Nick reaches the top and the two love birds gaze into each others eyes. Nick leans in and gently Kisses Lexia. She bluhes and then Korra calls awkwardly for Lexia offstage. Nick climbs down the balcony and exists the stage. Lexia puts a hand on her lips. Korra come on the balcony and grabs Lexia's hand and takes her off stage. The curtains close.
The casts hangs out backstage during intermission. "You can't hide from this forever." says a mysterious voice. "Who is there?" Lexia says as she turns around. " Hey are you ok?" Nick asks. Lexia nods her head. "Your doing an amazing job and it would be such a shame if something were to happen. Oh I don't know like this." Chloe says coming up and pouring a drink all over Lexia and laughs.;"Oh and break a leg, I mean it." Chloe adds. Korra sees what has happened "Or how about this." She says and soaks Chloe head to toe with her waterbending. "How about we dry you off." July says and airbends Chloe messing up Chloe's hair in the process. "Come on Lexia lets get you cleaned up before act 2 starts." Kissa says and takes Lexia to the girl's dressing room. "Why is that girl so mean to Lexia." Ikki asks. "She is jealous of Lexia and I guess that why she does this kind of stuff because Chloe feels like she deserves better than Lexia does." Nick says. "But I am fine I am better than that and you know what they say the show must go on." Lexia says coming out of the dressing room in a stunning white renaissance dress. "You look beautiful." Nick says jaw wide open in aw. Nick turns away embarrassed. "Thank you." Lexia says blushing also turning away in embarrassment. "You like each other." Meelo says teasing. "Whatever." Lexia and Nick say together. everyone rolls there eyes. "Places for act two." Ms. Rose says clapping her hand together. Everyone disperses to their places.
Omi flickers the lights and act 2 begins. Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and July airbend the set around again. Nick, Mako, and an 18 year old boy walk on stage. They draw their swords and fight. The 18 year old boy pretends to stab Mako. Mako falls down pretending to be dead. Nick angrily attack the 18 year old boy. The boy also falls down and pretends to die. In shock Nick runs off stage.
For one last time Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and July airbend the set. Lexia is lying on a bed pretending to be dead. Nick comes on stage and notices Lexia on the bed motionless. He strokes her and then takes out a fake poison vile and pretends to drink. He falls down pretending to die. Lexia wakes up and finds Nick on the wooden stage eyes closed. "
What's here? A cup, closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.—O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop To help me after? I will kiss thy lips. Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,To make me die with a restorative. Thy lips are warm." Lexia says and kisses Nick. Nothing happens. Lexia notices the prop dagger with Nick and takes it. "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die." Lexia says and pretends to stab herself in the stomach.
The curtains close and Bolin walks back on stage. "A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head. Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things. Some shall be pardoned, and some punished. For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Bolin says. The audience stands in standing ovation and roars with applause. The curtains open back and the cast takes a bow. Eveyone disperses happy that the play was a hit. Lexia spots Korra and pulls her aside. "I have something to tell you." Lexia says with seriousness in her tone. Korra expression changes from joyed to concerned.