A/N: just to confirm the obvious, I don't own Romeo and Juliet.
Carla sighed, she read through her lines one more time; She couldn't believe that she had to do Romeo and Juliet. If she managed to get the part as Juliet she wouldn't have to repeat the year, Twister on the other hand had to get Benvolio, Mercutio or.Romeo.
"Juliet Capulet, auditioning for the part of Juliet." The director called, she shuddered as she heard a few giggles ring out; why did her parents have to call her that? Carla walked on stage and looked at Twister who was sitting in the audience, he had yet to audition and he wanted to see her try out. Carla took a breath and began speaking, she had already memorised her lines.
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy Father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Carla smiled, she was really starting to get into this, she loved the way the words sounded coming off her tongue. She could feel Juliet's worry, her love for Romeo, fear of what her family would say if they found out about her and Romeo. What if her family felt the same way about her hanging out with Twister, would she leave her own family? Suddenly, Carla completely understood Juliet.
"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy, Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet."
Twister smiled at Carla from his seat in the audience, suddenly he noticed, as if for the first time her smile, her eyes, her long blonde hair, her figure, her flawless tanned skin. Twister felt his face grow slightly hot, he knew he was blushing. Carla wasn't looking at the director but straight at him, she was reading her lines to him.
"So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for thy name - which is no part of thee - Take all myself."
Carla smiled at Twister for the last time and looked at the director, he was stunned; suddenly he burst into applause.
"My girl, I have never heard those lines spoken before with, such passion, such love. Without a doubt I am giving you the part of Juliet!" the director beamed at her.
"Yo! Earth to Twister!" Otto shouted at Twister, Twister looked up at Otto, had he been talking to him? He couldn't remember.
"What's wrong bro?" Otto asked looking at Twister strangely, he had been like this for ages. Twister and Carla had arrived at Madtown together after the auditions, Carla had skated off straight away to talk to Reggie and Twister had just sat down at the top of the half-pipe and watched Otto skate, he hadn't said a word yet.
"Carla got the part of Juliet today." Twister replied quietly.
"And? That's good right, she won't have to do the year again." Otto said frowning.
"And! And I got the part of Romeo!" Twister snapped glaring at Otto.
"That's great! You two must be some actors." Otto smiled at the good news.
"No! It's not great! It's terrible!" Twister shouted throwing his hands in the air in exasperation.
"How? I thought those were the best parts." Otto frowned, watching Twister skateboard up the other side and flip in the air.
"Dude! This is a tragic romantic play! There are love scenes! Between Romeo and Juliet!" Twister shouted as he fell of his board as the thought of having to do a love scene with Carla became too much of a distraction.
"Well you two were best friends since like, ever. Right?" Otto asked skating down to his best friend.
"Yeah. And?" Twister asked not seeing what Otto was getting at.
"I mean I know it'll be odd because you are friends, but dude, Carla's a babe, at least it was her and not some annoying girl from school." Otto said sitting down next to Twister.
"That's the problem, I just realised she was a babe. I mean, she's my best friend for crying out loud. It's be like having a crush on Reggie or something!" Twister sighed visualising Carla on the stage again.
"But it's not like that because you would never get a crush on my sister." Otto replied giving Twister an evil look.
"It was just an example!" Twister said quickly, Otto dropped his death stare and thought about it for a while.
"Well, you have a chance to find out if you really do like Carla in your love scenes and if not you're still friends. There's no risk, because you're just "acting", right?" Otto smiled mischievously.
"Go through that one more time." Twister frowned confused; Otto sighed and began to explain it again.
Carla sighed, she read through her lines one more time; She couldn't believe that she had to do Romeo and Juliet. If she managed to get the part as Juliet she wouldn't have to repeat the year, Twister on the other hand had to get Benvolio, Mercutio or.Romeo.
"Juliet Capulet, auditioning for the part of Juliet." The director called, she shuddered as she heard a few giggles ring out; why did her parents have to call her that? Carla walked on stage and looked at Twister who was sitting in the audience, he had yet to audition and he wanted to see her try out. Carla took a breath and began speaking, she had already memorised her lines.
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy Father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Carla smiled, she was really starting to get into this, she loved the way the words sounded coming off her tongue. She could feel Juliet's worry, her love for Romeo, fear of what her family would say if they found out about her and Romeo. What if her family felt the same way about her hanging out with Twister, would she leave her own family? Suddenly, Carla completely understood Juliet.
"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy, Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet."
Twister smiled at Carla from his seat in the audience, suddenly he noticed, as if for the first time her smile, her eyes, her long blonde hair, her figure, her flawless tanned skin. Twister felt his face grow slightly hot, he knew he was blushing. Carla wasn't looking at the director but straight at him, she was reading her lines to him.
"So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for thy name - which is no part of thee - Take all myself."
Carla smiled at Twister for the last time and looked at the director, he was stunned; suddenly he burst into applause.
"My girl, I have never heard those lines spoken before with, such passion, such love. Without a doubt I am giving you the part of Juliet!" the director beamed at her.
"Yo! Earth to Twister!" Otto shouted at Twister, Twister looked up at Otto, had he been talking to him? He couldn't remember.
"What's wrong bro?" Otto asked looking at Twister strangely, he had been like this for ages. Twister and Carla had arrived at Madtown together after the auditions, Carla had skated off straight away to talk to Reggie and Twister had just sat down at the top of the half-pipe and watched Otto skate, he hadn't said a word yet.
"Carla got the part of Juliet today." Twister replied quietly.
"And? That's good right, she won't have to do the year again." Otto said frowning.
"And! And I got the part of Romeo!" Twister snapped glaring at Otto.
"That's great! You two must be some actors." Otto smiled at the good news.
"No! It's not great! It's terrible!" Twister shouted throwing his hands in the air in exasperation.
"How? I thought those were the best parts." Otto frowned, watching Twister skateboard up the other side and flip in the air.
"Dude! This is a tragic romantic play! There are love scenes! Between Romeo and Juliet!" Twister shouted as he fell of his board as the thought of having to do a love scene with Carla became too much of a distraction.
"Well you two were best friends since like, ever. Right?" Otto asked skating down to his best friend.
"Yeah. And?" Twister asked not seeing what Otto was getting at.
"I mean I know it'll be odd because you are friends, but dude, Carla's a babe, at least it was her and not some annoying girl from school." Otto said sitting down next to Twister.
"That's the problem, I just realised she was a babe. I mean, she's my best friend for crying out loud. It's be like having a crush on Reggie or something!" Twister sighed visualising Carla on the stage again.
"But it's not like that because you would never get a crush on my sister." Otto replied giving Twister an evil look.
"It was just an example!" Twister said quickly, Otto dropped his death stare and thought about it for a while.
"Well, you have a chance to find out if you really do like Carla in your love scenes and if not you're still friends. There's no risk, because you're just "acting", right?" Otto smiled mischievously.
"Go through that one more time." Twister frowned confused; Otto sighed and began to explain it again.