CHAPTER FIVE

The next few days went by quickly and Viola was in heaven living in Illyria. Everything was working out perfectly, especially working on the soccer team. It was so much different working with the guys team then being on the girl. The guys were a lot more aggressive in all their actions.

Viola and Duke spent a lot of time together on and off the field, she also started to become friends with Toby and Andrew and few of the other guys on the team. Viola thought she was making some progress with Duke and his nervousness around girls.

Sebastian swore he could see something going on between the two of them but that they were either too blind or stupid to realize. Him and Olivia talked about it all the time, except she described it as cute. Sebastian thought that Duke would make a much better match for her then Justin did and besides the fact that he trusted Duke a lot more with his sister.

The carnival was Saturday and Viola was dreading it. Olivia tried to convince her it was going to be fun while they were sitting in their room getting ready.

While they were fixing their makeup in their mirror Olivia asked out of the blue, "You look like Duke don't you?"

"Of course I do, he's really great and easy to talk to." Viola said smiling at Olivia.

"Easy to talk to, he barely gets a sentence out to me in more situations." Olivia said laughing.

"Well you just have to get threw that rough exterior and he is really great." Viola said.

"Of course, so why don't you ask him out?" Olivia asked.

"Um," Viola said, "I don't know if he would say yes to begin with."

"Vi, I see the way he looks at you, I know he would, but the question is would he ever get it out to ask you." Olivia said laughing.

Smiling Viola said, "I have a plan."

Olivia listen to the plan and thought it was genius so they called Sebastian because they would need him.

Viola can't believe what she was doing, but hanging out with Duke she realized that Justin really treated horrible and being with Duke made her feel great. They got along so great together and she was really happy with all the time they spent together.

When they were finally finished they looked into the mirror at their reflection. Olivia was wearing a pink summer dress while Viola wore a red dress that went just past her knees.

When they arrived they met up with Viola's mother who started to gush about how much Viola looked like a lady. Viola just shock her head and headed out to enjoy the carnival before she had to take her place in the kissing booth.

Viola and Olivia walked around the carnival going on a couple rides, starting to wonder where the guys had gotten too, but after half an hour Viola really hopped that her plan would work when she got the kissing.

While Viola and Olivia took their places Sebastian and Duke walked into the carnival.

"Come on man admit it, you like my sister." Sebastian said, he had been pestering Duke since earlier this afternoon.

Sighing Duke just shrugged his shoulders.

Sebastian just smiled and said, "Cause I got it on good authority that she has a thing for you."

Duke blushed at this comment which made Sebastian say, "Knew you liked her."

"But she just ended things with Draeton, is it fair for me to be going after her so soon after they ended their relationship?" Duke asked, he felt a little weird talking about this to the brother of the girl he liked.

"Believe me man she likes you, go for it seriously. Forget about Draeton, he really meant nothing to her in the end." Sebastian said. "Now come on I know what will make you feel better."

Sebastian said dragging Duke toward the kissing booth and when there he bought two tickets. They saw that Viola was about to replace Olivia on the kissing booth but when they saw Duke and Sebastian Olivia stuck around to kiss Sebastian because she knew that Viola wouldn't be able to.

Sebastian came up onto the stage and sat down on the stool in front of Olivia. Together they made this dramatic scene kissing the stage, so much that they got an applause when they pulled about.

Olivia laughed and blushed and Sebastian took her hand and they walked off the stage leaving Duke next in line.

He walked nervously on the stage and sat across from Viola.

"We really don't have to do this if you don't want to." Duke said really nervously.

"Did you buy a ticket?" Viola asked thinking how Duke was when he was nervous.

"Um, your brother did." Duke said then added, "Maybe I should just shut up and kiss you."

Viola just smiled and leaned forward until their lips met for the kiss. They kiss was gentle at first but they got more into it as the kiss intensified. The kiss could have gone on forever if it hadn't been for the kid who yelled for them to get a room.

Duke pulled back completely embarrassed by the kiss.

"Wow, that was some kiss." Viola said smiling.

Duke nodded to her comment unable to say anything and stood up and started to walk away but stopped and asked, "When are you done here?"

"About ten more minutes. I'll come find you guys." Viola said looking back at the line of guys waiting to be kissed, she rolled her eyes with the thoughts of kissing all of them, then winked at Duke.

Duke smiled back and walked away to find Sebastian and Olivia. He can't believe that he just kissed Viola, maybe Sebastian was right and he should just go for it with her, and he was right that kiss did make him feel better.

Ten minutes later Viola's replacement came to relieve her. Viola couldn't be happier, when she promised her mother she would do this whole debutante thing she didn't think it included kissed half the male population. She wished the girl replacing her good luck and headed out to find Duke, Sebastian and Olivia.

When she found them she winked at Duke which made him blush and asked Olivia, "Now you think that part of the debutante is fun?"

Olivia laughing and said, "I guess its part of the process."

"Yeah the old drooling guys were a joy." Viola said still grossed out by the thought of kissing the old men.

"I'm sure you had at least one good kiss up there." Olivia aid referring to her kiss with Duke.

"Well I guess." Viola said smiling at Duke.

Seeing how embarrassed Duke looked Viola took his hand and said, "Come on Duke lets go ride the Ferris Wheel."

Once they were settled in their seats and the Ferris Wheel started moving Viola said, "So you having fun today?"

"I guess so, I can think of one part of today that was fun." Duke said smiling at her.

Viola smiled thinking that he was much more easy going when it was just the two of them, put him in a crowd and try to say something like that he would clam right up.

"Yeah well maybe I should have thrown you up there to kiss all those guys and see how much you had." Viola said laughing.

"You mean you didn't have fun kissing all those creepy old men." Duke said laughing.

"Yeah it was a dream come true. I'm only doing this because it was the only way to convince my mother to transfer me to Illyria." Viola said.

"I guess it's a small price to pay, soccer's important to you and I'm sure you'll do anything to play." Duke said, although personally he was glad she did it, if she had stayed at Cornwall then all of this wouldn't be happening nor would they be here together.

"Well not just soccer." Viola said smiling looking over at him. "You know when we were talking and you said everything happens for a reason I think my breakup happened so that I would get to meet you."

"Are you always this forward with everything you say?" Duke asked.

"Life's too short to keep quiet, better to say what you want to say when you feel it." Viola said smiling.

"Is that how you always live your life?" Duke asked.

"I would like to think so." Viola said.

Viola looked over and noticed that Duke seemed to be trying to work up the courage to ask her something so she asked, "Did you want to go out for dinner tonight?"

"I hope you mean as a date." Duke said smiling.

"Of course as a date." Viola said leaning over and kissing him on the cheek. "I have something to admit to you."

Duke looked over and said, "And what is that."

"I set up the whole kissing booth thing. I called Sebastian and told him to make sure that you got a ticket." Viola said laughing.

"You know if you wanted to kiss me you could have just asked, I'm sure I wouldn't have objected." Duke said laughing, "Especially for some one who doesn't mind being so forward."

"But it was much more fun this way." Viola said, "I may be forward but I also like to have my fun too."

Duke just laughed.

Their turn ended on the Ferris Wheel and Duke took Viola's hand as they got off it.

They didn't get two steps away from the Ferris Wheel when a hand grabbed Viola's other arm and pulled her away from Duke.

She came face to face with Justin.

"What do you want Draeton?" Duke asked coming up behind Viola and looking angrily at Draeton.

"This is none of you business Orsino, this is between me and Viola." Justin said angrily.

"Actually Justin we don't have anything to talk about so I think you should get lost." Viola said.

Completely ignoring Duke being there, Justin said, "Come on baby, you know we all make mistakes, but you know that we love each other."

"You know what you're an idiot Justin, an even bigger one if you really believe I would ever come back to a lying, cheating tool like you." Viola said.

"What are you doing with Orsino?" Justin asked angrily, "You think you can get back at me by dating him."

"He is a hundred times the guy you will ever be, besides that fact that he is also the better everything and that you need to get away from me." Viola said talking Dukes hand and started to walk away but didn't get more then a few steps away when Justin grabbed Viola again and pulled her away from Duke.

Duke stopped when he felt Viola being pulled out of and turned angrily at Justin ans said, "Don't make me make you cry again Draeton, let go of her."

Justin completely ignoring Duke looked at Viola and said, "Come on baby don't tell me you would give up what we have for him."

"We Justin don't have anything." Viola said now getting really angry and said, "And don't call me baby."

Viola went to walk away but this time when Justin went to stop him Duke grabbed his arm and said, "I think she wants you to leave her alone Draeton."

Smiling Justin said, "You want to play like that do you?"

Justin then punched Duke in the face which Duke responded by hitting his back and the two started to wrestle around. Viola tired to break them apart and yelled at them to stop but every time she got clothes to them to try to pull them apart she got shoved back out of the way. Just then out of no where Sebastian showed up and tried to break them up but they ended up being broken up by security and being kicked out of the carnival.

Viola looked at Olivia and shook her head.

"If you didn't figure it out that was my ex." Viola said, not believing what had just happened and really hoped Duke was OK.

Olivia laughed a little bit but before she could say anything Viola's mother showed up and looked at Viola angrily.

"I hope you had nothing to do with this dear." She said.

Viola trying to act all innocent said, "Wrong place at the wrong time."

"Was that your brother I saw being escorted out of here with those other two boys?" she asked not seeming shocked if he had been.

"Wrong place at wrong time." Viola said shrugging trying not to laugh.

She just shock her head and walked away.

"Come on Olivia lets go back to Illyria and meet up with the guys." Viola said completely done with her duties that day as a debutante and the two left to get a cab.