Day Four of The Valentines Day Countdown
Elena Shallot was not the happiest girl on campus that day. In order to earn some extra credit points for her computer science class, she had asked Morgana to sign her up for the tech crew for the spring play. Morgana, however, saw this as an opportunity to further her mission of forcing Elena into the spotlight, and signed her up as an auditioner, knowing Elena was fully incapable of backing down from a challenge. And Morgana was good enough of a manipulator to make it so it seemed like a challenge.
So now, in what felt to Elena as the most cliché move ever made in her entire life, she was starring as Juliet in Shakespeare's most famous and beloved (or Elena's case, hated) play of all time.
It took a week of conjoined efforts of Gwen, Lance, Merlin, Arthur, Leon and Elyon to convince her to talk to Morgana again. Even Gwaine joined in after Morgana freaked him out by starting to cry (Elena had a running bet that they were fake tears).
When the final bell rang, Elena slammed her head on the desk, groaning loudly.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but can't science go on longer?" She said muffled into her desk. She could practically feel Merlin's eyes rolling above her.
"It really isn't that bad, Elena" He said placidly. Elena's head shot up, glaring at him.
"I'm missing our weekly football game to act out the part of some lovesick suicidal girl" She snapped.
"Yeah, now we have to use Merlin in your place" Arthur shook his head. "You doomed us, Elena" Merlin shoved him.
"I just wish the director would let me quit" Elena groaned. "I've never done any theatre in my life!"
"Hey, do you have to wear a dress to play Juliet?" Gwaine asked suddenly. Elena nodded sullenly.
"And my hair has to be down." She looked up to see all three boys staring at her.
"What?"
"Nothing, its just-I can't picture you with your hair down" Arthur admitted.
Morgana took that time to stride in. "Come on, Elena, you're going to be late for rehearsal" She said chipperly.
"I hate you" Elena informed her as Morgana dragged her towards the theatre classroom.
Morgana grinned. "You won't once you find out who your Romeo is"
"Who?" Elena's curiosity overcame her stubbornness. Morgana simply smirked as she opened the door and stepped aside, giving Elena a full view of the rest of the cast.
Mithian….Freya….Mordred….Jake…..Tom…..Percival- Elena's heart skipped a beat.
Percival Gent. The only boy Elena had ever had a crush on. Tall, quiet, and kind, she had liked him for a few months now.
"Morgana Pendragon." Elena said very slowly. "Please tell me that Percival Gent is not playing Romeo."
Morgana had the grace to look guilty. "Well-"
"Great. Just great. Kill me now and spare me the embarrassment" Elena flopped down in a chair, crossing your arms. Morgana rolled her eyes.
"Don't be so melodramatic. Look, he's waving you over. "
Indeed, Percival had spotted them and was gesturing for Elena to come down to the stage. Shooting Morgana one last filthy look, Elena went to meet him.
"Hey Percy" She nodded.
"Hi" He smiled at her. "Mr. Forem wanted us to practice our lines for Act II in the choir room today."
"I thought we were all doing a read through?" Elena said, puzzled. Percival raised an eyebrow.
"That's tomorrow- did you even look at your schedule?" He asked sounding amused.
"Nope" Elena said promptly. "So, to the choir room?" She strode out confidentially, ignoring the jittery feeling in her stomach.
The choir room was small, and smelled a bit like graham crackers. Elena stumbled over about five chairs and had decided to just sit down before Percival finally found the light switch. Percy held a hand to help her up, but Elena shook her head.
"Its probably safer for us if I stay down here." She said, drawing a grin from Percy.
"You are fairly clumsy" Percy agreed, sitting down next to her.
"I'm probably going to go down as the first Juliet to die in the second act after falling off the balcony" She said, only half-joking.
"I'll catch you" Percival promised, bumping her shoulder. "So why did you try out for the play anyway? It's just, I only ever see you with the guys on the football field, or in the computer room."
"Morgana" Elena said simply.
"Ah" Percival nodded in understanding. "Well, I'm glad you got the part."
Elena looked at him incredulously. "I'm probably going to step on your toes and trip you up in the first scene and mess up my lines horrible, and you're glad?"
Percival laughed. "You won't screw up your lines, and I won't let you trip. Plus, this way I get to kiss the girl I actually like"
Elena did a double take. "Wait-what?"
Percival raised his eyebrow, giving a little grin.
Elena couldn't stop the matching grin from crossing on her face.
"Well then" She said briskly. "I guess we better get to work on practicing that balcony kiss."
It was pretty much the best high school Romeo and Juliet kiss ever.
Day four is done! Rather cliché, but done.
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Come back tomorrow, for the most everlasting couple.