Hello everyone! I decided to update ANOTHER CHAPTER for this story because I got so into the story that I just had to start the next chapter! I hope you guys liked my surprise! Enjoy, enjoy!
Disclaimer- I do not own Romeo x Juliet
Warning- Yaoi (Boy Love), Language, LOTS of action (haven't done that in a while so SURPRISE!), and other stuff.
Unexpected Love
Thoughts
-Chapter 6-
Romeo P.O.V.
"Maybe we should have took the other way out-"
"Shush, Benvolio. We are going this way because there are no guards. Come on." I told my blond-friend, peeking out of the corner and looking both ways before rushing down the hall; Benvolio on my tail.
As we got close to the exit, I looked over at Benvolio, who nodded at me slowly before I returned the gesture and opened the door. Thankfully, the door did not make any noise as I opened it wide and Benvolio walked out quietly. Once he was out, I stepped outside and closed the door shut.
We then ran away from the castle; looking behind and around us to make sure no one was around to see us. I managed to get Benvolio and me far away from the Montague grounds; stopped to rest, and catch our breaths.
Benvolio put his hands on his hips with his head leaned back; eyes closed. "I must say, that was pretty dangerous, Romeo." He said to me without looking at me.
I panted gently and I managed to get my voice. "Yeah, but its worth it. If this is the only way to see Tybalt, then so be it." I replied and glanced up at Benvolio, who looked down and sent me a smile.
I smiled back before we gave each other a high five and started walking further in Neo-Verona. Luckily for us, it was nightfall so no one was able to recognize us. In addition, I managed to get us some cloaks so no one would know that we are nobles.
Then something came to mind. I do not know why, but I wanted to go the ruins where Juliet and me met. While we walked, I glanced over at Benvolio, who walked next to me shoulder-to-shoulder.
"Benvolio...Is it all right if we go somewhere else really quick? I need to see something." I asked my friend, who blinked at me with surprise but nodded.
"That's fine. Lead the way." He answered with a kind smile and I nodded before we started jogging the rest of the way there.
About five minutes later, we arrived at the ruins. After climbing some stairs, I got to the top and I looked around.
I walked over and saw the Irises bloom a little before I knelt down and took one in my grasp.
Juliet...
Benvolio stood behind me quietly; watching me doing this with a calm look on his face. "Romeo..."
"I hope Juliet's okay. I know I love Tybalt, but I still wish for Juliet to be safe, you know." I spoke up and broke the silence in the process as Benvolio nodded in understanding.
"Don't worry. I am sure Juliet is well. She is a Capulet after all."
Yes, Benvolio also knew about Juliet being a Capulet. He knew everything that was happening to me. However, this was not going to be easy.
I stood up on my feet with a white Irises in my hand; holding it gently in my hand.
Suddenly, a strong breeze blew by us. My eyes widened slightly and I turned around quickly towards Benvolio.
"Look out Benvolio!" I warned my blond friend before pushing him out of the way.
SWOOSH!
I gasped in pain and lie on my back; my eyes closed shut for a minute before opening them to see an arrow struck my left shoulder. Benvolio, pushed down, sat up, looked over to me, and gasped.
"Romeo, are you all right?" He asked me with great worry and stood to jog over to me; reaching down to help me up.
I accepted his hand and stood up quickly. The arrow hit me hard and I looked down to see blood seeping out. Quickly, I gripped the arrow and closed my eyes before yanking it out.
"Ah!" I said loudly, but not a scream.
Then, I threw the arrow away from me. Suddenly, ten figures leapt down from the shadows and surrounded Benvolio and me like ants. I noticed that these guys were not a part of the Capulet, nor were they with the Montague's at all.
Must be outsiders. Ten against two is not a fair game. I have to find a way to stop this before it gets out of hand!
Benvolio and I turned our head towards them one of them spoke up.
"Romeo Montague-"
"Prince of the Archduke-"
"And heir the throne of Neo-Verona." The third one finished the sentence.9
Each one chanted something different about me. It was both scary and suspicious to me and I watched all of them. Benvolio noticed the red cloaks that they were wearing.
"Romeo...red usually means death right."
I thought for a moment while keeping a sharp eye on the intruders. "Yes. Why?"
"Their all wearing red cloaks. What if their here to kill you?" Benvolio then added with suspicion of the red cloaks; making me stays quiet for a minute.
That would make kind of sense. I knew few people who wanted my father dead or the whole Montague named destroyed. However, what caught me off guard was that these strangers had no symbol of a Capulet or any other royal.
This is getting weirder and weirder by the second.
Pain suddenly shot through me. I growled in pain and gripped my right shoulder; completely forgot about the pain and how much blood I lost.
I cracked one eye open to see the one of the members stepped forward and pointed to me.
"Die." The stranger said with a deadly tone of voice before five of them came at me.
"I won't let you hurt him!" Benvolio stepped in front of with his arms spread out; trying to protect me.
However, one of the strangers that came out at me punched Benvolio hard in the face and then the gut. He spat out blood and knelt on the floor with his head bowed.
Three of them surrounded Benvolio while two of them stood in front of me; blocking my view of Benvolio.
I growled angrily at them. "Get away from him! I'm the one you want, not him!" I almost barked at them if not for the pain in my shoulder.
In a flash, they punched in the face and then the gut; same treatment Benvolio received. As I knelt on my knee, I saw one of them pull out a sword. My eyes widened at this and I glanced over to see something sharp near the ruins.
Spear.
Although it was there, one of the red cloak strangers kicked me hard in the side; almost injuring my rib if possible, but I managed to breath right. I had a cut lip and a purple, black bruise that showed nicely on my cheek. Soon, I was lying on my left side; gasped in pain when the ground hit my shoulder.
A foot kicked me over so I was on my back and someone pulled my hand away from my shoulder. A scream heard from a few feet away, met my ears and I realized it was Benvolio's.
"Benvolio! Benvolio are you all right!" I called out loudly; trying to get a response but none came.
Anger and guilt washed over me and I closed my eyes to shut out the tears that were welling up in my teal eyes. I snapped them open and glared at the people that were towering over me.
"What have you done? LET ME GO! LEAVE US ALONE YOU DAMN BASTARDS!" I yelled at them harshly and coldly; trying not to freak out even though what I was saying only made the strangers even angrier.
Now, I did not care who heard. All I wanted was Benvolio to be safe and for us to get out of here. The leader with the sword said nothing but position his sword just above my shoulder.
I stared in horror as I struggled to get out of the other's grip, but no prevail.
Tears streamed down my face but ones of anger, hate and fear. I continued to struggle but I stopped when I heard the other speak.
"This is the end of you...Romeo Montague."
With that, the sword pierced my shoulder and hard.
"Ah!" I screamed so loud that the Gods might have heard my painful scream as they pushed the blade further.
Blood started coming out even faster and a small puddle was around my shoulder. I panted in pain for the loss of blood made my mind dizzy and my vision a bit blurry.
As my vision went blurry, I saw a flash of black. The one with sword had fell down and a figure was on top of him; and soon a painful scream echoed through the area. I noticed another figure charge at the other nine members and finished them off quickly.
Just as my vision clouded with darkness, I saw Tybalt's face hovering over mine and I managed to raise my right hand and touch his cheek.
"Tybalt...You came..." I said to him in a soft whisper and soon, I faded into unconsciousness.
After that, the white Irises that had fallen from my hand, was soon blown away into the starry sky; its pedals following behind it...
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Tybalt P.O.V.
I threw one of the red-cloaked guys against the wall of our living quarters; with anger in my eyes. The guy was a dark, green-haired man with green eyes and slightly pale skin. He gasped at the sudden lost of air, but managed to breath as his head leaned against the wall.
Kazu came down the stairs to join me before placing the supplies away and walked into the room. That however, did not stop me, from almost beating this guy to a pulp.
"Who fucking sent you!" I barked at the guy, who flinched slightly at my demanding voice. Not to mention that I almost raised a fist up so I could punch him.
"I-I is not allowed to say." He answered with a scared glint in his green eyes.
I nodded with no emotion before lowering my fist and grabbing my short sword from the couch; position the long part of the blade under his chin.
"Look, if you don't tell me, I might as well kill you here and now. You hurt Romeo, and anyone who does so, killed. Do I make myself clear?" I told the guy with a dark, yet calm voice and he nodded fast.
Therefore, I released the man of my hold, and stepped back with my sword. We watched the guy slide to the floor; he exhaled a held breath and looked from me to Kazu.
Then, he gasped in shock and pointed at me. "I know who you are! You are the son of Lord Montague! The one that was kept in hiding-"
"That man is no father of mine. Watch your tongue or I'll cut it out myself." I warned the green-eyed man, who stopped talking and nodded slowly.
"The leader you killed was named Lanoka. He was one of the much known assassins here. We came because we heard about the Montague Empire taking control of the Neo-Verona Empire. Though we are not allies with the Capulet, we thought it was best to kill the last heir to the throne." He explained before pausing; waiting for our reactions.
"So you come and try to kill Romeo." Kazu said as the guy nodded and looked over at me.
"However, if we had known that you were also here, we would have killed you before the young one. Either way, it would have probably been countered." The guy said with slight defeat in his voice as me and Kazu glanced over at one another.
"I see." Kazu started before leaning off the doorway and looked down at the man.
"Tell your boss, that if he ever comes near Romeo or his friends again, me and Tybalt will kill him." Kazu spoke for the both of us before the guy nodded and stood up before he quickly ran out of the house.
"Well, that went fairly well." Kazu said with a chuckle, but I only stared at the wall with a frown on my face.
I started walking up the stairs with Kazu behind me and I walked to my bedroom. Once I entered, I looked over at Romeo, who was sleeping quietly on my bed.
Really, I could not help but smile a little at his vulnerable form. Romeo was shirtless and removed of his pants (I assume he's in his boxers) and shoes. Kazu glanced over at Romeo and then at me.
"Tybalt...there are other people after Romeo as well. Not just his father alone." Kazu stated and I glanced over at Kazu with intense blue eyes.
"Besides, when will you finally tell Romeo that you're his brother? Sooner or later you will have to tell him-"
"I will tell him when it's right. Right now is not the time."
As I studied Romeo, I saw the bandage that was covering the wound that the arrow had pierced him. From what Kazu told me, the arrow coated with poison, which makes the prey weak and lost amounts of blood, no matter how small the injury is.
"How is Benvolio?" I asked Kazu without looking at him.
The response however, was just silence. I turned my head to look at Kazu, who bowed his head but bravely looked up at me.
"He's beat up pretty badly. They tried to slit his throat, which they almost did if we had not come sooner. " Kazu sounded very sad and guilty about what happened to Benvolio, that I wondered if something happened between the two to make him be so concerned.
"Do you like him, Kazu?" I asked without hesitation and watched Kazu turn into complete shock; his brown eyes looking up at me.
Kazu opened his mouth to say something; as if to protest, but only closed his mouth shut. I smirked at this and knew I won the match.
"Its not wrong to love him, Kazu. You should know that by now." I told my companion, who stared at the floor.
"I know, but with your situation with Romeo, I'm not sure if it's wise to do this. Yes, I like Benvolio. You could say I've…fallen in love with him." He blushed slightly and looked away nervously and I could not hold the chuckle from the back of my throat.
I placed a hand on Kazu's shoulder. "I understand your judgment. Falling in love with someone isn't something you do everyday." I assured Kazu, who looked up at me with a curious look.
"What do you mean?" Kazu asked me; as if I was hiding something.
Removing my hand from his shoulder, I leaned against the doorway with my arms crossed. I took a deep breath before exhaling.
"I use to be in love with someone a time ago; was before I even knew about Romeo at all." I confessed to Kazu as he stared at me with disbelief, but the emotion in my blue eyes seemed to be truthful enough.
Taking the silence as a continuation, I did just that. "Her name was Scarlet. I met her about two years after my mother died. I had hid in the mountains near Neo-Verona; just in case something had come up and I was close by to find out." I paused for a moment and looked at Romeo.
"One day, I was looking at some letters about the Montague's plans when I found Scarlet in front of my hiding place. I do not know why, but as soon as I saw her, I knew that I had to protect. It might sound weird, but it is true. Something about her, made you want to be with her every second. If you were to lose her, your whole life would mean nothing." I felt like I was talking to myself more then Kazu, but I sensed his eyes on me when I said this
"So she was everything to you. Just like Romeo." Kazu said and I nodded.
"She was beautiful too. Long, dark brown hair that was soft as silk. Very nice figure, that made her look like a dancer. Sun-kissed skin that made you wants to reach out and touch it. Nevertheless, mostly, it was those garnet colored eyes. They were ones of innocence, yet they would remind some people of the innocent blood that spilt." I stopped for a moment when I saw Romeo move a little, but not attempted to wake up or open his eye for that matter.
Then, Kazu looked at me; wanting me to continue but saw a sad expression on my face.
"What happened to her?" He asked me gently, trying to hide the slight excitement of a tale that he never heard about me before.
I bowed my head slightly; a shadow covered my eyes.
"She was killed by the Montague's."
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Benvolio P.O.V.
Where am I?
I groaned a little from a slight pain as I opened my eyes. My vision was unfocused for a moment, but quickly cleared once I adjusted to the sight.
Then, I looked around and realized I was not at the Montague house, nor was I at the field of Irises Romeo took me-
Romeo!
Quickly, I sat up, but regretted it as I gasped loudly in pain. I closed my eye shut and gritted my teeth; looking down see bandages around my stomach and ribs. The pain was not from inside me, but outside on my skin.
Now I remember. Those bastards surrounded Romeo and me. They tried to kill the both of us. I do not know what happened after that…must have blacked out. However, where am I?
Finally, I looked around the bedroom, to see if there was any clue of whose house I was in. Then, I spotted a black cloak on the chair, but I assumed it was mine. After that, I looked over at the nightstand beside me, and saw a letter that had someone's name on it. I picked it up gently and looked at it; only to gasp in shock.
I am in Tybalt and Kazu's place! If that is the case, then that must mean they rescued us. I still wonder if Romeo is all right.
"Getting comfortable I see."
I looked up to see Kazu leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed; eyes trained on me and only me.
Suddenly, memories of the kiss flashed through my mind and I shook my head to rid of them. This was not the time to think such things. I glared at Kazu before placing the letter on my lap.
"Where's Romeo? Is he all right?" I ignored Kazu's statement and asked him about Romeo; for is something were to happen to him, Neo-Verona, and Lord Montague would be devastated.
Kazu gave me an assuring smile; one that could make me goes weak on my knees if I was not lying in bed.
"He's fine. Might not wake up for a while, but he is all right. Tybalt's in there with him in case he wakes up." He replied before walking over to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed.
I gave him a threatening glare and looked at myself; only to realize that I was shirtless. I let out a soft scream and grabbed the blanket to cover myself from Kazu's wondering brown eyes.
"It is not as if I have not seen someone shirtless before-" Kazu said to me with an amusing smile and I glared hard at him.
"OH shut up! Just because you have, doesn't mean you have to look at them like there a piece of meat!" I snapped at him; completely aware that I was blushing and looked away.
What I did not know was that Kazu scooted very close to me. So close, that when I turned my head, his face was close to mine. We were in kiss range, but I did not dare make a move.
I reached out to push him away from me, but Kazu grabbed my wrist and put it down beside me. Then, I growled and used my other hand; only to have it in the same situation as my other one. It seemed Kazu was enjoying this because he was grinning the whole time.
"What are you doing? Get away from me!" I said angrily said to the brunette until I hissed in pain and Kazu's smile turned in a deep frown.
I watched his expression turn from amusement, to very pissed. Without warning, Kazu crawled on top of me; straddling my waist and placed both of my hands over my head. The position made me blush hotly and I decided to struggle.
"What the hell, do you think you're dong, Kazu! Get off of me!" I protested; trying to push him off, but the pain only shot if I moved my stomach too much.
Kazu stared at me with an intense gaze; one that made me shut up automatically. We stared at one another until Kazu spoke up.
"Did they do anything else to you, Benvolio?" Kazu asked me with such kindness and care, that I wondered if Kazu had two personalities.
One that was serious, kind and responsible. Then, the other who was risky, flirty and very open? Either way, I loved both personalities. I realized what situation I was in and blushed with embarrassment before looking away.
"No.Not that I remember. I blacked out before I could figure out what they did to Romeo." I said in a whisper; feeling ashamed for not being able to protect Romeo, even if he is safe now.
I did not know that I was crying until I felt a soft hand on my cheek. The sudden contact of Kazu's hand made me gasp and I turned to look up at Kazu with shock and fear of what he was going to do. Kazu then wiped my tears away with his fingers before leaning down to kiss them away.
My eyes closed shut when he did this. I mean, no one has ever done that to me before. This was still new to me, but I did not want it to stop.
No matter how scary this might seem to be. I know Kazu does not mean to harm me. If he did, I would not be here. Plus, him and Tybalt would have left Romeo and I to die at the ruins...
"You're still afraid of me." Kazu spoke up with that alluring voice of his as I opened my eyes slowly and looked up to meet his brown eyes.
I shook my head. "No.I'm not afraid-"
"Then why do you seem to shake whenever I touch you? When I kiss you anywhere but your lips, you seem to close your eyes, but of fear. Benvolio, am I that dangerous?" He asked me with heavy guilt and sadness that if I say something that would agree, Kazu might just feel even worse.
The things he was saying though, were true. Kazu's touches were like an angel's touch, but at the same time, they were fire; as if I was burned. Whenever he kissed me somewhere, I would shake of not only fear...but pleasure as well. Was he dangerous to me?
No.
I studied to his face; trying to see if he was being true to his word. If he was taking this seriously and if he really wanted to me to be with him. I saw no doubts.
I leaned up slowly to give him a quick, but soft kiss on the lips. Once I did, I pulled away until we stared at one another.
"You were never dangerous to me, Kazu. Even though you did what you did that day we met, it did not matter. You helped Romeo when he needed you and Tybalt. If you really did not care for me, you would have left Romeo and I at the ruins to die. If you didn't care..." I paused and was finally conscious to feel the tears falling from my eyes.
"If you didn't care...you wouldn't have kissed me that day. You wouldn't have saved me from those guards." I said loud enough for only Kazu to hear.
Suddenly, I pulled Kazu from his shirt and kissed him hard on the lips. Kazu was shocked at this but melted into the kiss before I pulled away. Then I kissed his both his cheeks.
"I love you," Kissed his forehead, "your smile," his nose, "your laugh" Lastly his jaw.
"Damnit Kazu I love you." I said proudly, but tears still flowed down my cheeks like a stream.
Kazu gently pushed me down on the bed so my head rested on the pillow and leaned down to kiss me again. I did not hold back this time. I wrapped my arms around his neck; one hand tangled in his soft, brown hair that felt amazing underneath my fingers.
"And I love you, Benvolio. More than anyone, I have ever known. You're the only one who can make me feel this way." Kazu whispered against my lips and stared into my eyes.
I broke into a warm, smile. A smile that Kazu would finally be able to see from me. He smiled back in return before leaning down to kiss my jaw, then my neck and down on my shoulder.
"I will love and protect you forever, Benvolio...Ever and always."
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(Just so you guys know, I am going to narrate this part so yeah. Do not want you to think this is Benvolio's P.O,V, cause it is not. Thanks!)
"Where could Romeo be? Men, search every part of the city, do you understand me!"
"YES SIR!" A chorus of knights said with a salute before rushing out onto the streets.
Lord Montague stood on his balcony; looking out towards Neo-Verona with an aggravated look on his face. The sun had risen over the great city and the people were awoken to a new day.
Although it was a new day, the archduke's gray eyes burned with anger before giving the city one last look before turning around to walk off; his long, blue cape flowing behind him.
Mercutio suddenly appeared from the shadows; bowed to king with an amusing smile on his face.
"Good morning, milord. I see you have yet to find Romeo, have you not? Not to mention that his friend, Benvolio has disappeared as well. Wonder what it could be." Mercutio half greeted and remarked before standing up fully to see Lord Montague stop walking and turned to look at him.
"What do you know?" He asked Mercutio, his deep, baritone voice held such force and demand of a true archduke.
Then, Mercutio smile turned into a grin and leaned against the wall; his arms crossed as he looked at the archduke.
"I know where Romeo roams whenever he's late coming home. I also know WHOM he has been visiting. Benvolio however, follows are young prince like a dog, but I highly doubt you would get much out of him, milord. If I tell you, it is best if we keep this between us until you have the proper punishment for him. Don't you agree?" Mercutio replied with a glint of evil in his eyes.
However, Lord Montague smirked at this and nodded.
"Understood. Now tell me, Mercutio. Who is it that makes my son become less and less fond of our empire." He states as Mercutio smile and tilts his head to the side; as if he had done nothing wrong.
"Have you heard of a man named Tybalt?"
TBC
DUN DUN DUN! What will become of Romeo and the others? Well you guys have to wait until the next chapter! I was kind enough to make this chapter to cause I was so into it! I was like 'I HAVE to write another chapter' because feelings like this do not come everyday!
Anyways, I do hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope the action and stuff was good! Please review! REVIEWS ROCK! Until next time, farewell my beloved readers. (Bows and walks off)
