Disclaimers:- I don't own YGO! Who do you think I am!? The Queen??
A/N:- Just to remind you that this has got to be the longest chapter I've ever done! From the beginning to end it's over 4,000 words! @_@ enjoy!
P.s: the balcony scene has numbers and it's made clear by the numbers & explanations at the end of this fic.
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"As the Role of Prince Escalus, you are the bringer of peace in Verona. As a character, you've got be stern yet justified ok? Think of yourself as a Judge"
I was explaining as best as I could to Seto by the money fountain just outside the Italian jewellers. He couldn't stop staring at the shop – then again, neither could I with the sapphire embedded necklaces calling out to me in a language that only I could understand, something like 'buy me you idiot!'
I asked him to practice a few of his lines whilst I looked into the shop. It was like Aladdin's cave! Crystals hung from the ceiling, velvet turn-tables mainly consisted of pearls, rubies, emeralds and the precious metals known as silver & gold. I might buy one or two so that the character Juliet looks more of an aristocrat than an over-dressed drowned rat.
"I never knew you were the type to buy jewelled accessories…." I spun around only to find Yugi and Joey looking at sovereign rings.
"Oh they're not for me Yugi, it's for the character Juliet. Y'know, make her have more….how can I put it, style?." I grinned and brought the necklace with Sapphire & Diamond droplets.
"How can you afford those things?? Dey cost the earth!" Joey exclaimed at the four figure price tag. I wish they wouldn't state the obvious. I can't stand talking about paper & tin known as money.
"Well, most of the money comes from my uncle's company – IcoKorp and the wages I get from working there when I visit" I reluctantly explained, refining the fact that they could mistake me for another Kaiba…..oh the painful Irony…..
"Is that the Company that does graphics, Media and other bits and pieces? Owned by The John Summers?? He's the guy who merged his Company with Kaiba Corp?" Yugi asked. I put the jewellery into the bag hastily.
"Yeah, um, could we get off of the subject please? I've gotta meet the others at the cafeteria in a few minutes and then I've got to help Miho with her costume…..wanna come?"
Luckily, they nodded and we (included Seto who wasn't pleased that the 'midget and his dog' was with us) walked back to the hotel.
"KATY!! You're sooooo dead meat!!" Came the familiar, yet frightening sound of my Yami and she charged & barged passed the people who were just waiting patiently with a huge carving knife in her hand.
"What did I do??" I shrieked out of surprise. When you have a plate full of pasta, a large sprite drink and nerves like a mousetrap, what can you do?
*CRASH!*
I dropped my dinner and legged it out of the cafeteria and onto the streets with her running behind me before you can say 'Ra'! Kurai and Kanika just stood there with blank faces whilst DMG and Chi-Mo tried to restrain anyone else from running after us.
We got to as far as the wooden bridge down Albertio road when she called out to me.
"Katy you can stop running now!!!" Now, I'm confused. But nether the less, I stopped.
She sat on the edge of the bridge's rails and motioned me to do the same. This is odd, why go completely schizophrenic on me one moment, and then totally calm the next? Maybe she wants to drown me instead.
"I've been thinking Katy; ever since we went on this little 'trip' you've been putting yourself in the background. When we had that 'who should be Juliet' back in theatre studies, you opted to do the music and textiles of the play instead……that's not like you…."
That was true. But then again, I do get stage fright. *grins to herself* Kathy glared at me and continued. I think I should listen now….
"Miss Deo is doing her nut because Romeo isn't putting any effort into it. This morning when you were off 'bonding' with the spoilt brat, he locked himself in the Cleaner's closet and refused to do ANY scenes! Do you realise what that means??
I piped up with my hand waving about as if my hand was on fire.
"That the Cleaners couldn't clear up that muck that Marik, Yami & Bakura left after having the spicy Egyptian special last night??"
Kathy Grimaced at the thought (not to mention the stench) and whacked me across the head. OW!!!! That stung!!
"NO! Dam, why are you so STUPID!? Mind you, it was mine, Renoun and Kanika's idea to put in my secret ingredient into the cooking pot but that's beside the point….the point is that –"
Just then, Jasmine and Chi-Mo came running up towards us in horror.
"Y-You'll never believe it b-but….Ryou and Seto are having a scrap!!" Jasmine said as she gasped for air.
"Somehow I knew this would happen!" Kathy growled and dashed off back to the hotel, dragging me along with her. I've never noticed till now that she can run at 35mph! My feet could catch fire any moment!!
When we got there, there was a roar of spectators waving betting tickets (how shallow is that??) in the air and dear Ryou was being kicked about like a used tin-can.
Mrs Soncini grabbed the two boys and gave them a right rollicking before sending them into separate rooms. The odd thing was, I didn't expect Ryou to shout out that he was going to deck Seto later.
~* Later on*~
Two more days till we go back home! *gasps* but by then I'll have to find another song to do in which me and the girls are going to dance to *groans* and this rehearsal theatre stinks…..oh great, that was actually Tristan with the cheese and onion crisps….
"Miho please could you convince the audience that you're smitten with Romeo during those lines? It should be a lot easier since Ryou's you're boyfriend..." Miss Deo called out as Miho preformed slightly off key.
We broke out into a menacing snigger.
"Well, it's not my fault!" Miho huffed, glaring at me and Jasmine. "Jasmine keeps distracting me with her mumbling and Katy was lousy helping me out!"
DMG lashed out, claws an' all! I think Marik's eyes nearly came out of its sockets as she screamed and hissed at her!
"SHE'S DONE A DAM SIGHT MORE THAN YOU, YOU WHORE!! SHE'D MAKE A BETTER JULIET THAT YOU COULD!!"
DMG….no…..don't put you're foot into it again please!
"YEAH! ALL YOU'VE DONE IS SAT ON YOUR FAT ASS MOANING AND COMPLAINING!"
Kurai piped up and accused Miho of being the mother of all Mary-sues. Then the others joined in, throwing the odd coke bottle and spanners at her. But, she remained calm and smirked at me.
" Miss Deo, I-I suddenly don't feel well" she cooed and faked her sudden illness/ migraine/whatever. Kanika felt like giving her an actual reason to be ill like oh I dunno, suffocation?
"I've got some paracetmol if you want some…" Tristan suggested
"I've got something better, a mallet!" Bakura snapped, with Marik & Yami holding other weapons of mass destruction like a kitchen sink or a branding iron with the word '100% fake'
Miss Deo glared at the boys and threatened them to take away their hair styling products if they didn't shut up. And they did. Note to self: A boy without styling mousse is like a girl without her cell phone.
"Ok, Miho, you just go to your dorm and since Katy is your understudy, I'll get her to finish this scene off so we can move on to the next…." She then looked at Ryou Sternly. "Now because your girlfriend isn't well, I still want the best from you, GOT IT??"
Ryou nodded and got himself ready. I looked at my friends who were grinning at me. This creepy, very creepy…it reminds me of the film 'Chucky the Doll'.
Miss Deo called out to the cast to get themselves ready whilst the rest of the class were to either makes notes, or rehearse their lines.
I felt sick to my stomach when I heard Ryou say his lines but I've got to admit it, there was a lot of passion coming from him.
ROMEO (Ryou) [Coming forward.]:
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That (1) thou her maid (2) art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious.
Her vestal livery (3) is but sick and green, (4)
And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off. (5)
It is my lady! O, it is my love!
O, that she knew she were!
She speaks, yet she says nothing.
What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
I am too bold; 'tis not to me she speaks.
Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven
Having some business, do entreat her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return. (6)
What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars
As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.
See how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!
JULIET ( Katy ) :
Ay me!
ROMEO:
She speaks.
O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head,
As is a winged messenger of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes
Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him
When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air.
JULIET:
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore (7) art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
ROMEO [Aside.]:
Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
JULIET:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name
Belonging to a man.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes (8)
Without that title. Romeo, doff (9) thy name;
And for thy name, (10) which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.
ROMEO:
I take thee at thy word.
Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
JULIET:
What man art thou, that, thus bescreened in night,
So stumblest on my counsel? (11)
ROMEO:
By a name
I know not how to tell thee who I am.
My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself
Because it is an enemy to thee.
Had I it written, I would tear the word.
JULIET:
My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words
Of thy tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound.
Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague?
ROMEO:
Neither, fair maid, if either thee dislike. (12)
JULIET:
How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?
The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,
And the place death, considering who thou art,
If any of my kinsmen find thee here.
ROMEO:
With love's light wings did I o'erperch (13) these walls;
For stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop (14) to me.
JULIET:
If they do see thee, they will murder thee.
ROMEO:
Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye
Than twenty of their swords! Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity.
JULIET:
I would not for the world they saw thee here.
ROMEO:
I have night's cloak to hide me from their eyes;
And but (15) thou love me, let them find me here.
My life were better ended by their hate
Than death prorogued, wanting (16) of thy love.
JULIET:
By whose direction found'st thou out this place?
ROMEO:
By Love, that first did prompt me to inquire.
He lent me council, and I lent him eyes.
I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far
As that vast shore washed with the farthest sea,
I should adventure for such merchandise.
JULIET:
Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face;
Else (17) would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek
For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight.
Fain (18) would I dwell on form (19)--fain, fain deny
What I have spoke; but farewell compliment!
Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say "Ay;"
And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear'st,
Thou mayst prove false. At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs. (20) O gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully.
Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo, but else, not for the world. (21)
In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond, (22)
And therefore thou mayst think my havior (23) light;
But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true
Than those that have more cunning to be strange. (24)
I should have been more strange, I must confess,
But (25) that thou overheard'st, ere I was ware, (26)
My true love passion. Therefore pardon me,
And not impute this yielding to light love,
Which the dark night hath so discovered. (27)
ROMEO:
Lady, by yonder blessed moon I vow,
That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops--
JULIET:
O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circle orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
ROMEO:
What shall I swear by?
JULIET:
Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee.
ROMEO:
If my heart's dear love--
JULIET:
Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee,
I have no joy of this contract tonight.
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
Ere one can say it lightens. Sweet, good night!
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath,
May prove a beauteous flow'r when next we meet.
Good night, good night! As sweet repose and rest
Come to thy heart as that within my breast!
ROMEO:
O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?
JULIET:
What satisfaction canst thou have to-night?
ROMEO:
The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine.
JULIET:
I gave thee mine before thou didst request it:
and yet I would it were to give again.
ROMEO:
Would'st thou withdraw it? for what purpose, love?
JULIET:
But to be frank (28) and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
I hear some noise within. Dear love, adieu!
[NURSE calls within.]
Anon, (29) good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true.
Stay but a little, I will come again. [Exit.]
ROMEO:
O blessed, blessed night! I am afeard,
Being in night, all this is but a dream,
Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.
[Enter JULIET again.]
JULIET:
Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed.
If that thy bent of love be honorable,
Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow,
By one that I'll procure to come to thee,
Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite;
And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay
And follow thee my lord throughout the world.
[NURSE (Jasmine)
within.]
Madam!
JULIET:
I come anon.--But if thou meanest not well,
I do beseech thee--
[NURSE within.]
Madam!
JULIET:
By and by I come.--
To cease thy strife and leave me to my grief
Tomorrow will I send.
ROMEO:
So thrive my soul--
JULIET:
A thousand times good night!
ROMEO:
A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!
Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books
But love from love, toward school with heavy looks
[Enter JULIET again]
JULIET:
Hist! Romeo, hist! O for a falc'ner's voice
To lure this tassel gentle back again! (30)
Bondage is hoarse and may not speak aloud,
Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies
And make her airy tongue more hoarse than
With repetition of "My Romeo!"
ROMEO:
How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night,
Like softest music to attending (31) ears!
JULIET:
Romeo!
ROMEO:
My sweet?
JULIET:
What o'clock tomorrow
Shall I send to thee?
ROMEO:
By the hour of nine.
JULIET:
I will not fail. 'Tis twenty years till then.
I have forgot why I did call thee back.
ROMEO:
Let me stand here till thou remember it.
JULIET:
I shall forget, to have thee still stand there,
Rememb'ring how I love thy company.
ROMEO:
And I'll still stay, to have thee still forget,
Forgetting any other home but this.
JULIET:
'Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone--
And yet no farther than a wanton's bird,
That lets it hop a little from his hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, (32)
And with a silken thread plucks it back again
So loving-jealous of his liberty.
ROMEO:
I would I were thy bird.
JULIET:
Sweet, so would I.
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow. [Exit.]
ROMEO
Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast!
Would I were sleep and peace, so sweet to rest! (33)
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Silence, just pure stillness of the air as I saw Miss Deo spill her coffee in shock. C'mon, I was frightened as heck! Sure I kinda stammered, but I did my very best! Jasmine was much better than me and she had very few lines in that scene!
Seto laughed maliciously.
"ENCORE RYOU! It's a shame you couldn't put THAT much effort when Miho was playing the part! I wonder why!?" Seto remarked, making the tosser sign at him.
"Shut up! You couldn't even be articulate without that Laptop glued to your hands!" Ryou growled back. I'm not sure whether to stop it, grab some popcorn like the others did or walk out…. This could get ugly, very ugly.
"Well at least I don't sleep outside the girl's main dormitory asking if they've seen your boxers in their room!"
"Kaiba I believe that's a lie, which was actually you" he was now walking towards him, his fists clenched and teeth gritted.
It was something you saw in the western movies only, this time it wasn't act. Marik wanted to join in but Chi-Mo stopped him and got Duke to get the other teachers. Miss Deo was shaking from head to foot that bad that Kurai and Renoun had to put her to sleep with one of their tranquilliser guns….how did they manage to keep that huge thing in their titchy cloth they call a bag??
Suddenly, Ryou charged at him & before we knew it, the chairs (and props) were hurtled in all directions! Joey & Malik headed for the nearest exit – actually, I think they went to get some boxing gloves…never mind, let's just say that they ran off.
As the fists started to fly, (and also feet/gladiator sticks/whatever) Seto hollered out something that made it even worse. How worse you ask? Well, let's put it this way – he ended up going through the hotel's windows and had 3 of his teeth knocked out as well as other cuts & bruises.
"THAT IZ IT!!!" Mrs Soncini screeched, sounding like nails going down the black-board painfully slowly. "WE ARE GO-WING BACK TO DOMINO CITY AND FINISH ZER REST THERE!....NOW!!!!"
Yugi, Kurai, Chi-Mo & I nearly shit ourselves when she started to shout & curse in Italian! Trust me, when this happens, you KNOW that you're dead.
Bakura walked off with Kathy & a battered Ryou whilst me and the others packed our bags and went to the ferry.
"I've never seen him do that before, what in tarnation was going though the boy's head??" Tristan asked in confusion. Personally, I couldn't answer that even if I was on 'who wants to be a millionaire'. Renoun Piped up.
"Well Seto made a remark about someone and Ryou just went ballistic! A bit like the time when Yami found out that they don't do boiled scarabs in this day and age anymore."
Yami just mumbled and lugged his bag into the luggage storage department before going over his duelling deck.
"I'm just glad that I don't have to go on Seto's privet helicopter. Anyways, I'm going to look at the view of the sea ok? See you all tomorrow" I yawned and made my way towards the back of the ferry.
DMG, Chi-Mo & Kurai followed me since the others were still putting there stuff away.
"You alright Katy?" Kurai asked, holding a bottle of Lambrini in her hand and pouring out 4 glasses for us. I nodded and stared out to sea as the sun came down to sleep in its watery bed.
"Of course" I smiled "I'm just stressed out over the composition and helping Miss Deo & Marie with the costume making…that's all"
"And the fact that we have boyfriends and you don't" Chi-Mo slyly sneaked in a comment which made me roll my eyes and laugh.
"Please, I don't need a boyfriend to make me happy" I replied playfully, pretending to act snobbish. They all looked at me with raised eyes and a 'I-don't-believe-you' look upon their faces.
I raised my hands up in defence.
"Ok, you've caught me red-handed, I still think I've got a chance, it may be a small one, but it's a chance no less"
DMG slapped her hands together as an idea began to brew in her head. It's kinda scary because you never know whether it's at the cost of your dignity or not.
"Well, y'know that Mrs Soncini wanted all of us to go to that theatre in London and make notes on it…..?"
We looked at DMG with confusion. What's the mini trip gotta do with me getting with Ryou?
Then the three girls started to nod and grin. That's freaky.
"With Kathy's help since she's been spending more time with the Bakura's just lately, and Renoun's really good at sensing danger oh! Don't forget we'll need Jasmine for ideas since she's the romantic type....finally we'll need Kanika and the rest of the boys to act as body guards…but we still get to have quality time with our boyfriends ok?" Kurai plotted.
I was too busy dreaming about stuff to notice that they had left to privately talk with the other lot. Kathy came up to me just as I was yawning.
"About time you slept squirt, I don't want you looking like shit….not that you do already…." She remarked and used me as a local leaning post.
"Sometimes I wonder why I put up with you….." I replied sleepily, walking back to one of the cabins all this excitement has left me dead tired.
"Because Miss Prissy-Pants, apart from the fact that I'm your former self, you would have been bullied and gone insane."
"I think I'm that already"
"Nonsense!" she examined pretending to act shocked my 'acusation'. Then she ruffled my hair like a father does to his son.
"Look, get some sleep and tomorrow will be easier. Besides, we have work to do…." She walked off, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Work? I have a funny feeling about this…….
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Katy: OO!! I'm scared…..
Kathy: '^-^' no worries….we all have ways to get what we want…
Katy: That's why I'm scared…
Kathy: ¬¬U *sighs* Read & Review please…
Explinations
(1) Because.
(2) In classical mythology the moon is ruled by the virgin goddess Diana; hence the innocent Juliet is "her maid," but this maid is more beautiful than her mistress.
(3) Virginal, costume like that worn by the ancient Roman Vestal Virgins.
(4) Young women were said to suffer from "green-sickness" which could only be cured by lovemaking.
(5) That is, stop being a virgin (make love with me).
(6) Her eyes are so bright that it seems two stars have traded places with them.
(7) Why.
(8) Owns, possesses.
(9) Take off, get rid of.
(10) In exchange for your name.
(11) Talk.
(12) If you don't like either of those names.
(13) Climb over.
(14) Hindrance.
(15) Unless.
(16) Lacking.
(17) Otherwise.
(18) Willingly.
(19) Do things correctly, start over following the proper ways of becoming acquainted.
(20) Jove, or Jupiter, an infamously unfaithful husband, was said not to take seriously the failure of lovers to live up to their oaths.
(21) I'll resist you properly if you promise to keep courting me, but not otherwise.
(22) Foolish
(23) Behavior.
(24) Distant, standoffish.
(25) Except.
(26) Aware.
(27) Revealed.
(28) Generous.
(29) Right away.
(30) Oh for the voice of a falconer who can lure back his tercel-gentle (the male of the goshawk, trained to hunt and return at a master's call).
(31) Listening.
(32) Fetters.
(33) I wish I were sleep and peace so I could rest on your breast.
Balcony scene taken from my old English book from year 9.
TIQ