there shouldn't be any mistakes in here, since I used word....if there are, tell me. i'm trying to get better at my grammar!! please review it and tell me how it is so far!!
oh, to tell you now; this is 'the modern version' of much ado. of course, I can't have modern girls jsut saying yes to marriage when I wanted to cast them as teens!! so, i had to, unfortunately, change some relationships. leonato and antonio are now twins in college, and hero is their sister, and beatrice is their adopted sister. hero and beatrice are in high school, junior/senior year. the military turned into the lacrosse team ^^'' and since i loved anime so much, i made the watch voulenteer sophmores that were supposed to tell teachers about the happenings at frat houses....and they're otaku, or anime freaks. don't mind dogberry-he's gonna mistake all his 'anime allusions.' hopefully, people who don't like anime will not get discouraged to read this because of these refrences. they will be short. and this does have to do with shakespeare.
and, of course, these characters are not mine! they were created, as everyone knows, by shakespeare. no sueing please ^_^
enjoy! *and hopefully this blurb wasn't so bad that your shutting this story off right now....* +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + +- - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
Act 1:1:1
"Wow, college seemed to fly by," Leonato sighed. He looked around his living room of his house, thinking that it seemed so empty. Leaving his younger sister Hero, adopted cousin Beatrice, and the whole high school scene kind of made him depressed. At least he had his twin Antonio.
All of a sudden the door burst open with Beatrice being the cause. She had two stuffed suitcases in her hand, not allowing a guy carry it for her that trailed her. He did carry Hero's trinkets though. She was the tail of the party, entering the house slowly and soaking it all in. Beatrice and Hero will stay with their twin reletives for the summer.
"How's the lacrosse team?" Leonato asked the guy. He recognized him from last year; even though the kid was always on the bench, he had a spirit that never really left him.
"The season was exceptionally well," he replied. "Pedro led the team to many victories."
Leonato shifted his weight onto his other foot, looking as if he was reminiscing. "Ah, Pedro! So he is the captain of the lacrosse team? He is a worthy replacement to my brother, Antonio. He's never been the same after that knee surgery though." Leonato waved his hand, trying to forget that painful time for his brother. "Tell me the news, otherwise."
"Well, believe it or not, a new player has made co-captain." The guy said, almost seemed in wonderment.
"Oh really?" Leonato asked. "Who is the lucky player to be Pedro's right hand?"
"This guy named Claudio."
"CLAUDIO? Last I remember him, he wasn't too athletic. What is so great about him?"
"I really don't know. He didn't try out publicly, but the coach was purely amazed. He said it was like watching a lamb doing a lion's feat. Now, I know his family is well off financially, but no piece of money will get coach all poetic like that."
Leonato nodded in agreement. "So, tell me, why did you escort these two? Don't tell me that you're going to try to date Beatrice."
"Actually no. I come with a bit of news. Pedro was thinking of stopping over by your house; talk of last year and some strategies for lacrosse."
"Great!" Leonato exclaimed. "I'll have to start ordering pizza now, shouldn't I?"
Beatrice, who's been looking around the house, heard little snips of the conversation between Leonato and the guy. She ran from the room she was in at the moment and leaned over the stairway, for she was on the second floor. "Is Dick coming?" she yelled over to the two guys.
"Dick?" the guy said questioningly. "I don't know of any....Dick...."
"Whom are you asking for?" Leonato asked. "I know of no one on the team, or anywhere, called Dick." He looked at Beatrice strangely.
"She means Benedick, Benedick Pauda." Hero quietly offered.
"Ah, Benedick. He was quite the defenseman, I heard." The escort informed.
"Ah, yes. Benedick, trying to protect his single identity; it's very funny to me. I swear, no matter how hard he's going to not try to get his hands on one single girl instead of many, I'm sure, him being Benedick he'll fail. Tell me, how many blocks did he have this season? I'll beat him with any number."
Leonato shook his head. "Don't insult his so much, Beatrice. No matter what, though, I'm sure that you'll see him."
"He has done a lot for the team, Beatrice." The guy added.
"Oh shut your trap." Beatrice barked. "You don't know anything. Nothing!!"
"I'm so glad I never got a crush on her," the escort whispered under his breath.
Leonato laughed before speaking, saying, "I'm sorry to have you caught up in this; Beatrice and Benedick have always for some reason, taunted each other. I don't know how it started, but it did. It's like a battlefield."
The escort turned to Leonato, pointing his finger and waving it for he forgot to say something. He remembered it at last, and snapped his fingers. "Claudio and Benedick have become the best of friends too. It's really quite amazing."
"That is," Beatrice chimed in, descending the stairs. "Benedick never latches on too long. He's like a leech- once he is filled with blood, he'll move on. Just watch. His friends change like hair colors."
"I'm guessing he was never on your to do list?"
"Absolutely never. If I ever get drunk and put him down, I'm throwing that to do list off a bridge."
The escort fingered his turtleneck, for it seemed to become hot all of a sudden. He looked towards the window, and was glad at what he saw. Pedro has arrived.