Author's Note: I thought this chapter would be fun to write. I am an actor so that's where I got the idea from. Romeo and Juliet Alive! (This happens on Monday)
Disclaimer: I wished I owned Twilight but I don't.
Romeo and Juliet Alive!
Edward didn't leave my side during the weekend except when I showered. Well, he wouldn't have if I didn't object. I was able to get away from him long enough to look at the clock and realized it was 6:30. "Edward, shouldn't you go change for school?" I asked. He groaned and pulled himself up from the bed, before he left he kissed me on my forehead muttered something along the lines of, "I'll be back with the car in 10 minutes." Then he jumped out the window and ran home.
When he left, I got up and went into the bathroom to get ready. There was a note from Henry saying he will be away until Friday on a business trip. Huh, just like him to take off without giving me earlier notice. I took a quick shower and changed into a jeans and a blood red tank top. Edward was already back when I got out of the bathroom. I went over to my vanity mirror and put on some perfume. He went over to me and sniffed the side of my neck thoughtfully. "Lavender," he guessed. I smiled and nodded. "You look and smell irresistable." He swept my hair to the left side of my neck and began running his nose up and down the right side. I shivered feeling the electrical charges he caused to run through my body. My alarm clock sounded telling us it was 7:00 and time to head out. I pulled away and grabbed my bag before heading out the door. When I got outside I realized that I had forgotten my jacket, I imagined my closet and the red jacket hanging on the left. Come to me! Edward appeared at the doorway and ducked when he saw the flying jacket. I caught it in my hand and put it on swiftly.
"Bella?" he asked. "What the heck was that?"
"I forgot my jacket so I got it to come to me," I replied in a casual tone. His mouth dropped open.
"You can move things with your mind?" he asked in disbelief. I nodded laughing.
"Come on or we'll be late," I said pulling him towards his Volvo. He rolled his eyes and straightened himself before opening the door for me. I got in and he closed the door before going to the driver's side. I turned on his stereo but there was no CD and his radio was fixed on an all talk station. I looked at him curiously. "What happened to your CD's?" He glanced at me quickly and turned back to the road.
"I threw them away because they reminded me of you and that just hurts too much," he muttered.
"Oh," that's all I could say. I remembered that Alice told me about it but I wasn't really listening then. We pulled into the parking lot and Edward took his usual parking space. I got out and spotted Rosalie's M3 a couple spots down. Alice ran to me and gave me a big hug laughing wildly.
"I knew it was just a matter of time. I'm so glad you forgave us!" she shrieked. I hugged her back, happy to see her too. When she let go Emmett gave me a giant bear hug, hurting me a bit as hard as that may be to believe
"Emmett, you're hurting me," I complained and he let go.
"Sorry, just nice to have you back," he said.
"Nice to see you all too," I smiled. Rosalie was smiling sheepishly at me and I went over and hugged her myself.
"Hey Rose," I said in her hair. She was surprised but she hugged me back muttering a hello too. I heard Edward growl quietly and let go of Rose to look at him. His eyes were on a group of sophmores across the lot. "Edward, what is it?" He didn't take his eyes off them and he didn't reply. One of the boys from the group walked in my direction and Edward's eyes turned the color of coal. He looked me, Alice, and Rose up and down seeming to be rating us in his scale.
"You ladies want to go to the beach with us this weekend?" he asked in a fake deep voice. I frowned in disgust and so did Rosalie. Alice and Jasper was trying to restrain Emmett and Edward from ripping the boy to shreds.
"In your dreams," I snapped.
"Too bad I was going to show you a good time," he said sourly and walked back to his group. The Cullens were laughing loudly behind me.
"Bella, you have changed." Edward said stepping up and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Did you expect me to always be the damsel in distress?" I asked.
"Well, yes but you never fail to surprise me." We were making a scene, I pulled away from Edward and said goodbye to the family before heading to class. I went through the rest of the day happily despite the constant droning of Troy.
Fifth period-Theater
I walked into class and Edward had a wide mischievious grin on his face. I walked over to my seat not sure what to think. He slapped a packet on my desk with the heading Romeo and Juliet on it. I stared at him and he laughed.
"We're doing Romeo and Juliet for a class play. We are reading for parts today, you are my partner," he said. My mouth dropped open and I wanted to scream. I loved that play but to be on stage doing it was a whole different aspect. I don't want to do this.
"Class, pick a partner of boy and girl. You will be reading the classic balcony scene, pick a paragraph and read from it. Any volunteers to go first?" The teacher asked. Edward began to raise his hand.
"If you dare then don't even think about touching me ever again," I hissed and his hand retreated back on the desk.
"No? Then I'll just have to pick myself. Cullen and Swan" Edward's eyes lit up, he didn't even volunteer and he got it. He cleared his throat and began to read.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
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 thou her maid art far more fair
than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal
livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast
it off.
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.
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!
He read it perfectly! It was my turn, I gulped and stared at the paper. A little below his line was one just about his length.
Thou
know'st the mask of night is on my face,
Else would a maiden blush
bepaint my cheek
For that which thou hast heard me speak
to-night
Fain would I dwell on form, 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
Then
say, Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it
faithfully:
Or if thou think'st 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.
In truth, fair Montague, I am too
fond,
And therefore thou mayst think my 'havior light:
But
trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true
Than those that have
more cunning to be strange.
I should have been more strange, I
must confess,
But that thou overheard'st, ere I was ware,
My
true love's passion: therefore pardon me,
And not impute this
yielding to light love,
Which the dark night hath so discovered.
The words bounced off my tongue easily and my voice complimented the ancient language. Everyone clapped when we finished and Edward starred at in shock. I shrugged, I actually didn't know I could do that either. For the rest of the period, the class took turns reading and the teacher took notes.
"Alright, thank you. I will have the roles picked by next period so we can start rehearsals." he concluded and went back to his seat.
"Bella, you sounded like the real Juliet," Edward said scooting his chair until it was only inches from mine.
"You sounded like the real Romeo himself too," I replied. He laughed.
"Alice is telling me that we will get the parts," I wasn't surprised. We didn't trip over the words once and they actually made sense coming out of us rather than complete jibberish out of the others. "Bella, we are Romeo and Juliet alive," he added. I laughed at the analogy. The bell rang and Edward grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the class and into the parking lot.
Author's Note: Can you imagine Edward in a costume saying his lines? I said those same lines that Bella did for my Theater finals. Trust me, not tripping over them is the hardest part about it.
