Disclaimer: I do not own Romeo & Juliet, nor do I own any of the characters

appearing in this scene.

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Chapter Six

Act One

Scene Five

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Capulet: Jake Morgendorffer

Lady Capulet: Helen Morgendorffer

Romeo: Yusuke

Tybalt: Kouga

Juliet: Chi

Nurse: Serena

Benvolio: Miroku

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Setting: A hall in Capulet's house

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"Welcome, welcome, all!" Jake called happily to the various guests

assembled in the hall. "Start the music! Foot it! I expect to see everyone

out there dancing, unless, of course, you have corns!" He laughed outrageously

at his own joke, but was met with silence and raised eyebrows from the guests.

"Eh... Heh, heh..." He said awkwardly, backing out of the room quickly.

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Meanwhile, Yusuke's eye had been caught by the young Chi. He could

hardly stop staring at her. He tugged at Miroku's arm as the monk passed by,

talking merrily to a pretty young woman.

"Yes, Yusuke?" He asked mildly, reluctantly bidding the girl farewell.

"Who's that?" Yusuke asked, looking, entranced, at Chi.

"I know not," Miroku replied, looking her up and down with interest.

"Pretty, isn't she?"

She's beautiful, Yusuke thought, but didn't voice that. It was too

personal to tell Miroku, even. "Huh," Was all he said in reply.

Miroku smiled slightly, then left his friend to himself. He was obviously

infatuated with the girl. It looked like he would be winning the bet, after all.

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"What the hell?" Kouga muttered under his breath at the sound of Yusuke's

voice. "A Montague? Here?!" The wolf demon snarled and advanced toward the

unsuspecting young man, when Helen Morgendorffer's hand clamped down firmly

on his shoulder.

"And just where do you think you're going?" She demanded in a fake, sweet

tone.

"It's a Montague!" He snapped.

"Let him be," Helen replied smoothly.

"What?" Kouga demanded, spinning to face the woman, but stopping still

when he saw the steely look in her eyes.

"This is a very important dinner for me, do you understand that?" She asked

in the same fake tone. "If something were to happen here- For example, a fight- my

reputation would go down the drain. Is that clear?"

"Crystal," Kouga muttered reluctantly, giving Yusuke one last glare before

stalking off into the crowd.

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"Uh... Hi."

Chi looked up curiously at the young man standing in front of her. "Chi-ii?"

Yusuke smiled awkwardly. She was just so... Adorable. And beautiful. And

sweet... He shifted in his place uncomfortably. "I-I'm Yusuke....?" He almost

winced at the sound of his voice. How pathetic. Yusuke had never been shy, but this

was different...

"Chi." Chi paused, spacing out for a moment. Her eyes shone brightly as she

recorded the information. She then looked back up at Yusuke, pointed at him, and

smiled sweetly. "Yusuke! Chi calls this person Yusuke! Chi remembered it!"

Yusuke laughed in relief, feeling a lot more comfortable around Chi now. She

spoke... Strangely, granted, but she was just so sweet, and easy to talk to. "So, you're

Chi?"

"Chi!"

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Serena made her way through the crowd absently, having forgotten what she was

supposed to be doing. "Um... Let's see... Something about music, or, or... Oh! I give up!"

She shouted in frustration, throwing her hands up in the air, an awkward silence following

as many of the guests stared at her blankly.

"Eheheh..." She giggled nervously, blushing and edging away from the onlookers.

Oooh... Are those cinnamon buns? She wondered as her eyes caught on a certain

item on the buffet table, drawing her attention away from the scene she'd just made, and from

the problem at hand- what had Helen asked her to do?

Chi! She thought suddenly, staring at the persocom, who was talking cheerfully

to a young boy. Awww.... Love. That is sooo cute! .... Oh yeah! Something about Chi.

"Chi-chan!" Serena called happily. "Your mom wants to talk to you."

"Chi?" Chi chirped in response.

"Sorry to break this up, you looked so cute together too," Serena informed Yusuke

brightly as she dragged Chi away by the arm, leaving Yusuke to stare after them, blushing

furiously.

"Yusuke-kun."

Yusuke turned slowly to face Miroku, a dreamy look pasted on his face. "Uh-huh?"

Miroku regarded his friend solemnly. "I now know the identity of Lady Chi... She is

the daughter of Capulet."

"What?!"