She awoke from what seemed to be just a short nap. Juliet sat up in the small bed that occupied her dorm room and noticed that she was running late for class. So she grabbed her bag, ran out to her car, and rushed to get there as quickly as she could. As soon as she walked into the class, she sat on the floor and began to change her shoes. She finished tieing the ribbons of her toe shoes and stood up to get warmed up for her personal lessons. Fulgencio would have nothing but the best for his little girl; nothing but the best educators, best dance instructors, and the finest men for his daughter. When Juliet was cast as the principle dancer in ABC's (American Ballet Company) production of "Sleeping Beauty," he and Caroline couldn't be any more prouder. In fact, when her father received the news that she was going to be the star of the show, he was in a meeting with his most prized employee--County Paris. Thinking about how much he would enjoy for Paris to join his family, he invited him to opening night so that he could meet his daughter and sparks would fly. Paris agreed to join the Capulet family at the opening night of the ballet at the ampitheater.

Upon returning home for the weekend from a long week in San Francisco, she ran into her cousin, Tybalt in the hallway. He said, "So I see my little cousin is becoming a beautiful young woman these days."

She blushed and said, "Thanks."

He said, "Congratulations on getting the starring role. I see that all those years of dancing are paying off really well for you."

She said, "Yes they are, but I still can't wait to open my own studio here in Los Angeles."

Juliet would've continued talking on that subject, but she noticed a slight scratch on the side of her cousin's face. She asked, "What happened here?"

She pointed to the scratch, and Tybalt answered, "It was that stupid Benvolio. He thinks he can just get any girl in the club. Well he crossed the line last night and..."

He didn't have to continue for she had heard it all time and time again. The Montague and Capulet feud just appauled her, even though she didn't quite understand the whole feud itself. She was just always told by her family that Montague's were up to no good. Although she had never met a Montague, she knew that their family were no do-gooders because she would always seem to hear of stories about her cousin getting into fights with one of them, or her father's business would lose accounts because of the Montague's sneaky tactics. Anyways, that is one of the main reasons why Juliet attended ballet school in San Francisco instead of in Los Angeles. And even though she loved her family dearly, her passion for dancing lead her out of town. Dancing was her only true way of expressing herself as an individual and not as a Capulet.

Juliet was so naive to the world around her. The only evil she even had chances on interacting with were that of the Montague family. Her father and cousin made sure of it that no harm would come to innocent, young girl. Throughout high school, no teenage boy would set foot near her in fear of Tybalt's fury. No outsiders would do anything to the girl in fear of her father's domination in the courtroom. Juliet didn't even attend her own senior prom because every guy was scared to ask her. Her family's reputation was ruining her life. Even though Juliet was away from the prying eyes of her family in San Fracisco, she was still somewhat of an introverted person. She never got out much, although her fellow dancers tried and tried. She would have much rather stayed in her dorm room, snug underneath the covers of her bed, and reading a good book. Stories of a man rescuing his love from the constraints of an overbearing family always intrigued her, and she'd often fantasize that one day she'd meet a guy that would do that for her. Women nowadays were more independent than in the past, but that didn't mean that her father was going to let her have any of her own independence. In fact, he even hired a private guard for his daughter for while she was in San Francisco to keep an eye on her. She felt as if she were Rapunzel, trapped in the highest tower, always hoping that one day her prince would come to rescue her.