I'm seriously insulted, but I suppose part of it is my fault. I didn't say there were any pairings, but I didn't say there were. So now, I'm writing this so it's in black and white: THERE ARE NO PAIRINGS IN THIS STORYThis story is entirely for fun.(and I like to be evil to characters)

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket or Romeo & Juliet.

Chapter 6

Before long, a month had passed and the performance was looming closer and closer. And, much to Matoko Takei's chagrin, Kyo and Yuki still promptly refused to do any love scenes, which is what has made "Romeo and Juliet" famous.

"But you have to!" whined Takei, his patience wearing thin. "It's in the play."

"NO WAY AM I DOING A GODDAMN STUPID LOVE SCENE WITH THAT STUPID YUKI!" yelled Kyo for the thousandth time.

"And there is no way I will do any sort of love scene with that stupid cat," said Yuki.

"But you have to!" insisted Takei. "The play is this Friday, and if you don't do the love scenes, the play will be a complete disaster!"

"THEN THE PLAY WILL BE A DISASTER!" said Kyo.

Takei, Kyo, and Yuki were in what was now becoming the daily argument of doing the love scenes(A/N: the only scenes they are really mad at doing is Act I, Scene 5, and Act V, Scene 3, where they're actually supposed to kiss. Other love scenes are Act II, Scene 2, and Act III, Scene 5). The rest of the actors suggested switching one of the parts, but Takei insisted that Yuki and Kyo were perfect for the two lovers. No one else, save some very insistent members of Yuki's fan club, agreed.

Takei started getting mad. "The play will not be a failure because you two will be in it and play your parts!" he yelled.

"WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER!" yelled Kyo.

Takei sighed and rolled his eyes. "Then consider hell to be frozen over! You're both doing the damn parts!"

"Matoko Takei," said someone. "Perhaps someone else should play one of their parts."

"NO!" said Takei. "No one else will play these parts!"

"He's too damn stubborn," huffed Uotani.

"Perhaps," said Hanajima. "But they really do make a good couple."

Tohru laughed nervously. She knew Kyo and Yuki were ready to jump at each other's throats. It was only a matter of time until their anger boiled over. And once it did, she was pretty sure one of them, if not both, was going to end up hospitalized.

They were rehearsing the entire play, as the whole week was going to be spent making final preparations. The stage crew was ready with all the props and sets, and most of the lighting was done. They just needed to hang the curtains, which was turning out to be trickier than they thought. The rest of the play, save the scenes where Yuki and Kyo were acting together, had gone together pretty smoothly. Momiji was very good at playing Tybalt, to everyone's surprise. And Uotani's portrayal of Mercutio had stunned everyone.

Right now, they were trying to practice the balcony scene. Kyo and Yuki weren't cooperating, fighting as hard as they could without destroying the sets and causing physical damage to anyone in the play, although they both wanted to put Takei in a coma.

"Try it once more, from the beginning of the scene," said Takei.

Yuki went offstage as Kyo went to stage left.

"Begin."

Kyo started reciting his lines. "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."

Yuki entered the makeshift balcony.

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the East, and Juliet is the sun- do I really have to say that line?"

Everyone sighed. "Yes," said Takei. "You have to say that line. It's in the damn script."

Later...

Yuki and Kyo were completely silent over dinner. Tohru was quiet, and Shigure was out visiting Ayame. After a few more tries, they had somewhat completed the balcony scene. But, they still refused outright to do the party scene. And they weren't very convincing with the death scene.

Who could blame them? thought Tohru. After all, they're both guys and they do hate each other.

They finished eating dinner. Kyo went up to the roof and Yuki helped Tohru with the dishes.

"Honda-san," said Yuki.

"Hm?"

"I was curious...what do you do if you don't want to do something, but someone else keeps insisting you do it?"

Tohru thought for a minute. "I compromise."

Yuki nodded and smiled slightly. "Maybe I can compromise if that stupid cat can."

Later...

Damn rat, thought Kyo. I don't wanna do a damn play with that stupid rat where I have to...ugh, don't think about it.

"Kyo-kun?" asked Tohru, her head sticking up onto the roof.

Kyo looked over at her. "Huh? What?"

Tohru just smiled and sat down next to him. Kyo looked at the sky, slightly blushing. He ignored the butterflies in his stomach. "Hey...what do you think is gonna happen?"

"Huh?" asked Tohru.

"With the play and all," muttered Kyo. "D'you think we can pull it together?"

Tohru smiled. "Yes!"

Kyo looked at her in disbelief. Then he smiled. "Yeah...maybe I can," he said softly to himself.

Tohru was confused, but she continued to smile. It will be interesting to see what compromise they come up with, she thought.

Thursday afternoon...

"That's a rap!" said Takei, still in denial about Yuki's and Kyo's sudden change of attitude. They had talked to each other and had decided to fake the kissing by having Kyo step in front of Yuki. Takei wasn't ecstatic about this, but it was the best that they were willing to offer.

Most people were still stunned. Uotani took the opportunity to tease Kyo mercilessly. Momiji also joined in, but unlike Uotani, who Kyo couldn't hurt because she was a girl, was pounded ten times as hard as he normally was. Haru had to drag Momiji away from Kyo. Yuki was also being teased by the boys, but after one glare, they backed off.

Tohru was the only one not really surprised by a compromise. She was just as surprised as everyone else about what the compromise was, but she wasn't surprised about their willingness to compromise.

Now, the play was tomorrow, and everyone had butterflies in their stomachs. I wonder how this play will turn out, thought Tohru.