HEY GUYS! ;D So, let's just start off with a little note...this is the last chapter. :( But if you read 'til the end, I promise it'll be worth it! ;) Given I'm putting a lot into this, I'm sure you guys will love this! It's gonna be epic! :D Sooo..shall we?
Juliet's P.O.V.
Gnomeo had dashed out of the saloon like a bullet. I, for once, was scared! Everyone knew the secret and Fógarta escaped! I looked at everyone staring at me; it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. Quickly, I made a run for it to meet up with Gnomeo. It didn't take much running when I saw him over by a rather large building. "Gnomeo!" I called for him. He spun like a bullet.
"Juliet, this isn't good!" he said, as if I didn't already know.
"I know, this is bad, this is bad, this is really, really, bad!" I panicked. Then he shushed me. "What is it?"
"Someone's in there..." Without thinking twice, he ran into the building with his gun armed. I followed closely behind him with mine too, just in-case. We crept inside as quiet as possible until Gnomeo let out a gasp.
"What? What is it?" I asked him.
"The cow...it's gone." he said, pointing to where they usually kept the prized cow. He was right; it wasn't there. "Fógarta.." he growled. He stormed out of the building, so I followed after him. I fell behind, but by the time I got out, Fógarta already had Gnomeo in a headlock and a gun to his head. Now I was freaking out! Without hesitating, I held my gun up towards Fógarta.
"Now, now, Juliet, if you shoot at me, I'll just shoot at him. Choose wisely." he said. I glared hard at him. I lowered my gun. "Good girl."
"Where's the cow, Fógarta?" I snapped.
"Oh, you mean this cow?" he asked with a smirk, pointing to the tied up cow over by the barn. "Don't worry, it's in good hands now, right, Juliet?"
"Quit talking shit, you yellow-bellied bandit." I sneered at him. (OHHHH NO SHE DIDN'T!)
"*scoff* Clearly you've forgotten our little deal, little lassie."
"What are you talking about, snitch?"
"How you helped me reveal the hide-out of this prize-winning cow." Next thing I knew, the whole town was already gathered around and heard all of that.
"Like you have any proof that I would do such a thing to people I actually care about!"
"Oh, but you did. Have you forgotten about our deal? You help me find the gold stash and the cow, and I give you the money for your ranch." Then he tossed me a bag of money. I picked it up hesitantly and it was just enough for my ranch. "You've done well, my fellow outlaw."
"I'm not an outlaw." I said, my voice shaking.
"Anymore, I assume. The money is as good as your's if you choose to take it." he said, pressuring me. I looked around at everyone looking at me. What was I gonna do? After a long silence, I tossed the bag of money back at him.
"I don't want your dumb cash, Fógarta." I finally said firmly. He lowered the gun from Gnomeo's head and shoved him to the ground. Everyone gasped including me. No one was hesitant enough to go over and help him. I finally stepped up and knelt beside him.
"I'm so sorry, Gnomeo. This is all my fault." I whispered to him, but Fógarta heard me.
"Why yes, Juliet...it is all your fault." Fógarta said, making me feel guilt. He grabbed the cow and tied it up to his horse. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some business to attend to." And with that, he rode off on his horse with the money, the cow, and my pride.
"ARREST THEM!" I hear someone say. Next thing you knew, two police men had me handcuffed.
"What!? What are you doing!?" I cried, struggling.
"You're going downtown, Ms. Capulet." one of them said.
"Wait, you can't arrest her! None of this was her fault!" Gnomeo pleaded with them.
"Him too." the policeman said.
"Wait, what!?" Gnomeo cried, getting put in handcuffs as well.
"What!? Why are you arresting him?" I asked, getting nervous.
"Violation of the Sheriff Code: Thou shall not have any romantic relationship with a woman under oath of the law." the other policeman said.
"What? But this isn't fair to him! Please, let him go!" I pleaded.
"We'll discuss all this in court. Now come on!"
"Please, I can explain all of this! Just let him go; I beg you!"
"Stop complaining!"
"Let her go!" Gnomeo yelled, struggling himself.
"Take them away!" the mayor butted in.
"What the hell!?" I yelled at him.
"We'll talk in court! No, away with them!" he yelled back. As much as Gnomeo and I struggled and yelled, we couldn't get free. We were simply taken to the hoosegow (prison/jail in Western slang) and thrown into dark, rusty cellars...with no escape.
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Gnomeo's P.O.V.
Juliet and I gave up on yelling and just sat in our cellars right next to each other. "Juliet?" I asked her.
"Yeah?" she replied, feeling really down.
"I'm sorry about this." I said.
"You don't have to apologize. This whole thing was entirely my fault."
"No, Juliet, it's not your fault." I assured her.
"Yes it is! If I wasn't working for Fógarta, or if I just never came to WestWood, none of this would have ever happened." she said. I could hear her almost crying. I even shed a tear myself.
"Juliet, I know you may feel that way, but I'm glad you came. I don't regret meeting you and the only good thing about being in this cellar is that I'm here with you." I told her, reaching for her hand through the bars. She slowly took mine. "We'll make it through this together...I promise you that."
"You know, you really have a way with words, sheriff." she giggled.
"Well, I'm pretty sure I'll be stripped of my duty after this." I said, feeling down again.
"Hey, like you said, we'll make it through this together." she assured me. I smiled.
"I owe ya one, Jules." I replied.
"You sure do." she chuckled. I laughed a little myself. It was gonna be a long night until court the next morning. We were both allowed one phone call, but Juliet didn't use her's. I had an idea just who to call...
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All you could hear the next morning in the court room was mummers of the crowd and the sound of a gabble. Everyone went silent. "All rise for the honorable Judge Joshua." a tall man said. Everyone stood up as a blond guy came up to the judge's seat.
"You may all sit." he said, calmly. Some people were too busy whispering to listen. "I SAID YOU MAY ALL SIT!" he yelled. Everyone immediately sat. "Thank you." he said, clearing his throat. He noticed my puppy in Benny's arms over in the audience. "Why the hell is there a dog in the court room!?" he shouted.
"Just get on with the meeting!" Benny yelled at him.
"Watch it, Benjamin." Judge Josh snapped at him which made Benny shiver. "Now, we are not here to play name-calling, we are here to discuss the incident that occurred yesterday night."
"Sorry I'm late, your honor!" a female voice yelled from the bursting door.
"Mickey!?" Juliet gasped.
"Who else?" Mickey replied, setting her suitcase down.
"Is this your laywer?" the judge asked.
"Um.."
"Yes, yes she is." I spoke up.
"Carrie couldn't make it; she's dealing with something down in Puerto Rico." Mickey said.
(Meanwhile with Carrie)
It was like Modern Warfare or Call of Duty down there and Carrie was doing some bad-ass moves on those slave owners! "TAKE THAT YOU STUCK-UP ENGLISH MEN!" Carrie yelled, knocking some men down and gathering up some slaves. "LET'S MOVE IT PEOPLE!" she called out like a drill sergeant.
(Back at the court room)
"So, I'll be covering Juliet's case." Mickey told the judge.
"Very well, you may sit." Judge Josh said, gesturing a seat next to Juliet. Mickey sat next to her and sent her a smile, assuring her she had everything under control. "The court now calls Juliet Capulet to the stand."
"Yes, your honor." Juliet said, getting up from her seat and sitting by the judge. A man came out in-front of her.
"Please raise your right hand." he said. She raised it. "Do you promise to tell the truth, and only the truth, in-front of the court?"
"Yes sir." she replied. She set her hand down.
"Ms. Capulet, rumor has it that you've been working with outlaw, Fógarta Taj, is this correct?" the man asked her. She gulped and sighed.
"Yes, I hate to say that the rumors are in-fact true." she finally said. The crowd muttered a little.
"And it's been said that you have been in league with him on stealing the prized cow and gold stash of the town." the man continued.
"I OBJECT!" Mickey interrupted, smacking the table and standing up.
"Please sit back down, miss-" the judge started, standing up.
"YOU SIT DOWN!" she snapped at him, making him sit down.
"Why is she so mean?" he said in a whinny kid voice.
"Your honor, I assure you my client here has a very good reason as to working with the man. You see, being her close friend, I know her story better than anyone in this room. Her father and cousin lived on a ranch with her and her cousin ducked out on the family and her father was taken away down to Puerto Rico as a slave, leaving Juliet alone and broke; unable to pay the bills. Currently, she is still in debt and has no rightful ownership of her ranch. The only way she would ever earn money now was by getting a job and Mr. Taj was the only man that would take her in for offering much to her own will. But what choice did she have?" Mickey explained.
"Is there anything you'd like to add, Ms. Capulet?" the man asked.
"No sir." she replied.
"Alright, you may take your seat."
"Thank you."
"The court now calls Gnomeo Montague to the stand to testify." With that, I came up to the stand and sat. "Please raise your right hand." And I raised my hand. "Do you promise to tell the truth, and only the truth in-front of the court?"
"Yes, I do." I replied, lowering my hand.
"So, you were given a right as sheriff and a code of law, yes?"
"Yes."
"And one of the rules were to not have any romantic relationship with any woman, am I correct?"
"Yes.." I said hesitantly, knowing where this was leading up to.
"So, is it true you have a relationship with Ms. Juliet Capulet? If so, why did you go against the sheriff's law to be with this girl?" he asked me. I grew really nervous. Juliet nodded for me to tell the court.
"Yes sir, I do have a relationship with her." The crowd whispered all around. "And I'm proud to call her the love of my life. I love her with all my heart and she's everything to me. The truth is, I didn't know what love was until I met Juliet, and every time I tried to deny my feelings for her, I felt like I was dying inside. I didn't want to break my oath, but Juliet is more important to me than anyone or anything and no oath is going to change my feelings about her." I explained, pouring my heart out about her. I saw Juliet smiling at me which made me smile back. Some people in the crowd even said 'aww!' I noticed the judge whispering something to the man.
"Gnomeo, I ask you to sit back down." he said. I walked back to my seat and looked nervously at Juliet.
"Mr. Montague, you do realize that great consequences come with this decision, so we need you to decide now." the judge explained. I nodded my head, scared of what he was gonna say next. "Gnomeo, we need you to decide, right here, right now. If we give you back your right to sheriff, you'll never be able to see Ms. Capulet again under law. But, if you decide to go with her, you'll be stripped of your duty and will no longer have service or any membership within this town, am I clear?" he said. I froze. "Choose now, Gnomeo. Is it WestWood Sheriff, or Ms. Capulet?"
"I...um..." I hesitated. How was I gonna decide? There was no way I could decide! Juliet meant the world to me! But I need this job and I need my home! What to do, what to do! I was freaking out and sweating like crazy as everyone around me waited for an answer. My mind was blank; all I knew is that I had two choices: remain sheriff and never see Juliet again...or stay with Juliet and be kicked out of WestWood..for good.
And that concludes the story...
SIKE! APRIL FOOLS EVERYONE! ;D (So what if I'm a few minutes late!) Y'all know I wouldn't just leave ya hanging like that ;) Or would I...? Nah, I'm just kiddin' :) Oh and 'Judge Joshua' or 'Josh' is a friend of mine. He's pretty dadgum funny xD And return of Mickey and Carrie (TPATFan16 and lorelibelle54!) Carrie, I hope you're kicking butt down in Puerto Rico! ;) (in the story at least) And Mickey, you didn't get arrested but I'm proud! Good job standing up for our girl! ;) I promise there's more chapters! Don't worry! Well, I'm off to work on something right now. 'Til next time, LATEZ! ;D
~Breezy B.
