A/N: Okay guys. I'm desperate! I need some reviews. I'm going to do the play in scenes; each scene will be a chapter. I'm doing this because this is going to be too long if I write the whole play in one chappy. I was gonna wait to write this chap but I'm in the mood right now. Send me any ideas that you have for this story; I will love you for it and try to incorporate the ideas into `Thus, With a Kiss.' Oh, I know some people would like a Literati ending, but I'm afraid with the way I've written these previous chapters that it really won't make much sense. So, to make you happy, I will try to write another story with a Literati ending if I get inspired.

To all my loyal reviewers: I love you guys!
Gilmoregal669, Tiz-nd-Az-nd-Princezz, querty girl ( I made it a Paris/Jess for you!), twinkletoes, kittywiskers ( I know Tristan Dugrey would never ever say the word `Kewl', ever [lOl] ), Kate (I know the P/J thing was rushed sry bout that [lOl] ), and iz (I was trying to make every1 happy, but I'm not the biggest P/J fan either).

Remember: Shorty= Jess, Duke=Tristan, Rory= Antolina, Loretta L.= Paris, Arthur L.= Mike (my made up person #1), Cuca C.= Louise, Prisoner= Steve (my made up person #2), Guard #1= Austin (my made up person #3), Guard #2= Ryan (my made up person #4), and Voice of Announcer= Dan (my made up person #5)! Feel free to use my made up people! This is going to be in script form. *__* means it's happening in the actual play.

Setting of play: Late one Friday night, early summer, 1956.

Now, on with the show...


Shorty: Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! And lips, O you, The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss A dateless bargain to engrossing death! Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark! Here's to my love! *(Drinks poison)* O true Apothecary! Thy drugs are quick, thus with a kiss I die. *(He dies. Enters Prisoner dressed as Friar Laurence)*

Prisoner: Saint Francis be my speed! How oft tonight Have my old feet stumbled at graves! Who's this? *(Sees Romeo)* Romeo. Romeo! Alack, alack! Pale. Ah, what unkind hour Is guilty of this lamentable chance. *(Juliet wakes)*
Duke: O comfortable friar! Where is my lord? I do remember well where I should be, And there I am. Where is my Romeo?

Prisoner: Lady, come from that nest Of death, contagion and unnatural sleep: A greater pow'r than we can contradict Hath thwarted out intents: come, come away. Thy husband in the bosom there lies dead. Stay not to question, sun brings forth the day Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longer stay.

Duke: Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. *(Exit Prisoner as Friar Laurence)* 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. *(Kisses him)* Thy lips are warm.

Voice *(offstage)*: Lead, boy: which way?

Duke: Yea, noise? then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! *( Take's Romeo's dagger. Stabs herself)* This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die.

*Dies. Black-out. Duke and Shorty get off stage. Boisterous applause and cheer is heard. Lights up on stage. Friar Laurence comes out, takes bow. Applause. He waits for Shorty and Duke to take curtain call. Applause continues. He sees they are not coming so he runs off stage to get them. Audience starts to chant: " Short-tee! Shor-tee!" and "Duke! Duke! Duke!". (Friar Laurance runs back on)*

Prisoner (Friar Laurance): They're gone! They made a break for it! They are gettin out of this hell-hole!

*(A siren is heard and a red light flashes. Two prison guards run from opposite sides and grab Friar Laurance. Shouts, cheers, general pandemonium is heard.)*

Black-out.

Okay, I'm done for now. I know this is really short; expect next chapter out by tomorrow or Monday at latest. Love ya ppl, newyorkgurlie a.k.a. AmAnDa
P.S. This whole thing was the play I think you all got that but incase you didn't, that was the prologue of the play...scene 1 is next!