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It's been a while for this story hasn't it. My apologizes. Life came and I forgot about it. Don't worry here's the next chapter.
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"I'm telling you Axel…..this play is cursed" his twin brother, Reno, said as they walked down the hallway to their 2nd period class, English with Mr. Gallery. Axle rose an eyebrow at this.
"Cursed? You've been watching too much 'Phantom of The Opera' with your girlfriend" Axel told him sarcastically.
"I have not! And I'm being serious here bro!" Reno shouted as his arms went a flailing like a chicken without it's head.
"Yea, Yea…." Axel brushed him off and began to walk faster to class, but his brother got right in his pathway. Grabbing his shoulders hard Reno began.
"LISTEN TO ME! WHETHER YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT! I DON'T CARE BUT IT IS! I MEAN LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK DURING RECITALS!" he stated angrily at him. Axel thought for a moment on the last five days…..
-/first day of recitals/-
"LOOK OUT!" Ms. Bryan yelled as a spotlight came crashing down on stage. Luckily no one was on stage but the spotlight emitted sparks which had to extinguished and canceled that day's recitals.
-/second day/-
"Ahh!" Kairi squealed as she tripped on the hem of the lab coat as they practiced the 3 act and scene 2 of the play. She fell onto Axel, who was standing in front of Xaldin, who was selected to play Hojo, knocked him over in reaction grabbed the curtains. Their combined weight ripped the fabric completely, causing Ms. Bryan to have a cow.
-/third day/-
Xion placed the heavy silver book on the edge of the table where White Fang was sniffing around. The hybrid dog grabbed the book in it's mouth, thinking it was food took off with it as everybody on stage tried to catch the dog. Long story short on that day the teacher saved money on a hair cut.
-/fourth day/-
The recital was going well so far, no accidents…..yet. It was the final scene where Lucretia and Vincent parted ways with a final romantic kiss as a promise to see each other again. Kairi and Axel got their lines well and were moving in for the climax. Ms. Bryan was crying tears of joy as this day was going good for her so far.
They were only an centimeter away and then….
[BOOM.] The lights went out and caused sudden panic for the production crew and other actors. It took 30 minutes for the lights to get back on and an extra 20 minutes to clean up any messes caused during the black out. Xion sent Marluxia, the hair dresser and make-up artist for the play, for boxes of tissues for the teacher…and some mops.
-/fifth day/-
Zexion was doing his sonnet for his part of the final act. White Fang was sitting upright as he spoke in a majestic voice that swooned all the females…..and a boy or two…..there. Xion had to restrain herself from strangling them. Some students arranging some boxes in the back were listening on and forgot to double check if the boxes were placed right. The box fell over and some harlequin accessories came out. Some juggling props rolled out onto the stage.
As Zexion was finishing his sonnet the balls rolled past White Fang, mocking her. She got into the position of pouncing…
'…..and thus marks the end of their tale' Zexion said finishing his sonnet. At that moment White fang took off before the applause came and dragged the poor blind boy with him as she chased the balls on stage. White Fang knocked over props, actors, and some production members that were unlucky to be there at that moment. Ms. Bryan had to drink 5 cups of coffee and 12 stress pills to avoid killing the dog.
-/end of recital flash backs/-
"…Okay a few mishaps, but that doesn't make it cursed." Axel told him as he released himself from his brother's grasp. The two made to class in time, there Mr. Gallery was handing out books for Macbeth.
"This is going to be long period…" Axel muttered as he was handed the book. Shakespeare. Sure it was one of his favorite writers, but he preferred the action-y ones, like The Tragedy of Julius Caesar or Hamlet.
"Don't complain. It's the shortest play Shakespeare wrote" said a voice next to him. Axel turned and saw Zexion there, wearing sunglass in a short sleeve hoodie with long black sleeve shirt under it, blue jeans, and sneakers. White Fang was laying on a blanket that Zexion provide for her.
"Figures…..only you would know this….." Axel mumbled.
"Of course…..it comes with being in a family of artists, literary writers, and actors inspired by that of Shakespeare. Didn't my sister tell you?" Zexion said without turning to look at him. Axel pondered for a bit trying to recall the stuff Kairi told him as they spend time together…..wait she did mention her mom was a Furry artist and novelist for some lady magazine and her father was a freelance painter and carpenter….but as he recalled he was too busy of thinking of how pretty she was that day in her red plaid skinny jeans, with simple black boots, white button up blouse, and tie to even remember what else she said until today. The teacher came up to Zexion and handed him a different looking book to him.
"Here ya go, luckily the library had Braille copy of Macbeth available" he said as he walked away. Zexion said nothing as he continued to have a blank face. Axle waved a hand in front of him to mock him of his lack of vision. Zexion just slapped his hand away. Axel rubbed his hand in pain and decided to ask his bland friend a question.
"Hey Zex?"
"Yes?"
"Ya think 'Loveless' is cursed?" Axle asked him in a whisper as the teacher was speaking and explaining the book Macbeth.
"Cursed? No…..that's only a legend." he said to the red head.
"Do you know why it's supposedly cursed?"
"According to resources it is said the play Loveless is written by one of William Shakespeare's closest friends that helped with the play and production of Romeo and Juliet, that inspired him to write out his own play" he explained.
"When he was finished, he showed his friend William the play and asked of his opinion. William loved the play and knew in heart it would be a smashing hit…..literally. They were in the midst of getting the materials and actors during recitals when the worst had happen. The Globe Theater caught on fire when they were beginning to acting out the final scene. Everyone was able to get out, except for William's friend; who ran back into the burning building to save the playwright from the flames. He did manage to save most of it, but the final act, which only William knew how it ended." Zexion paused and took a breath.
"In honor of his friend's life William wrote out the final act on separate parchment of paper and kept it safe with him and started up productions once again once the theater was rebuilt. The play Loveless was indeed a smashing hit since the whole theater was packed. Once the play was done, the actor playing Lucretia suddenly dropped dead on stage. This caused alarm, but they immediately dismissed it as this time's term for a stroke." he said.
"How is the play still cursed?" Axel asked getting impatient.
"When they got the new actor for Lucretia, the same thing happened once again. The actor would drop dead suddenly for no apparent reason. The play was only done three more times, until the Queen and King ordered William to stop showing the play, so in effort to stop the play from being done again, they confiscated the final act and locked it away." Zexion went on.
"The play was never done again until in 1939 in England when the final act was discovered by a member of the royal guard. Immediately they made copies of the complete play. Some traveling gypsies some how gotten a copy of the play and were showing it in a park just outside of Liverpool. A young female gypsy was playing Lucretia. Healthy, strong, and no illness in her cells when they finished the play she passed out suddenly was rushed to the hospital. She came down with pneumonia. Those who was cast as Lucretia over the years have had similar experiences. Some believe it the cause of the ghost who wrote the play, upset that he couldn't see it when he was alive or because it was because Lucretia was based of his late wife, who was having an affair with another man that she loved… Or so I'm told" Zexion finished. An angry twitch and vein appeared on Axel's forehead. He thought this story would be like Phantom of The Opera where the ghost appears and causes mayhem, but no….it went FARTHER than that.
"Great….we're screwed" Axel muttered angrily.
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"Okay people listen up!" Ms. Bryan shouted to everyone on stage. All the students stopped what they were doing and paid attention to the short woman.
"We've been working on this play for a week or so, give or take a day. Anyway the day that we set the show to go, I want everything in tip top shape, because I got the Producer of the Shakespearean Theater of Chicago to come and watch this play." a few murmurs of surprise and shock went through them.
"So if everything goes well…This could be some of your big chance for the top!" she said to them smiling. Now some got really excited.
"Great! Let get this recital going!" she stated.
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A long time hasn't it? Sorry. I've been working on some Art work and getting ready for college. Anyway here's the next chapter.