I am sick of making excuses all the time! I am so sorry! This month I think I have plenty of time so I might get a couple or a bit more chaps done! I hope! Just please guys don't give up on reading my fics!
People are you all familiar with Midsummer Night's Dream? If you don't here is all you need to know for this story although I suggest you better go to the link I put after this paragraph. There are 4 young people. Lysander and Hermia love each other but Hermia's father is against it so the punishment in Athens is when a girl disobeys her father is execution or be a nun. Egeus (Hermia's dad) wants Hermia to marry Demetrius who is in love with her and he hates Lysander. Egeus complains to the duke Theseus who is going to marry soon. Theseus gives Hermia till his marriage to reconsider or she will be punished. Afterwards Lysander tells Hermia that he has an aunt who loves him as her son and all her riches will belong to him if she passes away. The aunt lives far from the Athenian laws so they will be safe if they escape there. They meet Helena who loves Demetrius who was her former fiancée and he used to love her back until he saw the beautiful Hermia. They tell her of their plans then she go tells Demetrius. Helena is hermia's friend but now she is jealous of hermia's beauty because Demetrius fell in love with hermia's beauty. Anyway, Hermia and Lysander run off at night. Demetrius goes after them to find them followed by Helena. Demetrius threatens Helena if she follows him but because she loves him she went after him anyway. Now, this a major part of the story but its not important in mine but u still got to know it. Oberon and Titania are husband and wife, king and queen of the fairy world. Titania had a little Indian boy she raises instead of his mother who passed away and was the queen's friend. Oberon was jealous and wants him part of his crew. Titania refuses and they fight. Oberon tells puck to get a flower pierced by cupids arrow that makes any person fall in love with the first thing they see whether it's a human or a beast. He told him to put it in Titania's eyelids so she will fall in love with something and then he can get the boy from her. On his way, Oberon found Helena and Demetrius fighting. He took pity on Helena and tells puck to put it on an Athenian boy's eyelids when he sleeps so he will fall in love with Helena. Puck instead sees Lysander sleeping and puts it on his eyelids. Then he finds out his mistake and he puts it on Demetrius eyelids. By coincidence, Helena appears when each of them wakes up. The result both guys are willing to fight to the death for her. Hermia gets into a fight with Helena. Helena gets scared and Hermia is angry. Puck was ordered to make amends so he lured all of them in one place. But they all didn't know because he put a fog that will make them see nothing. They all got tired and slept next to each other without knowing it. Puck then put the potion once more on Lysander's eyelids and Lysander falls again in love with Hermia. Demetrius still loves Helena who loves him back. In the end they all get found by egeus, Theseus and his bride-to-be Hippolyta. They all marry on the same day. The end. That's all u gotta know for my fic.
For a better explanation check out this link. http/ www . sparknotes . com/ Shakespeare / msnd / summary. Html
Or go to sparknotes . com and search midsummer nights dream then go to the summary and read it. It's only a page long and more properly explained then my crappy explanation.
DRAMA CLASS….
"Hello Sakura-san. I see we happen to be in the same class." Neji spoke to her in a rich, deep voice.
'Even his voice is beautiful…sigh…' sakura thought dreamily. "Yes, I really am glad we are in the same class! Thank you for saving me a while ago. I really didn't need another injury."
He smiled. "It's nothing, really."
"Um, how do you know my name?"
"I heard you friend in the café."
"Oh I see!" She exclaimed almost too enthusiastically. 'What the hell is wrong with me? I am acting like a halfwit ditz! Geez!'
There was silence after their little exchange of greetings and conversation. Such an awkward silence that made Sakura fidgety. The silence however was cut short by their teacher.
"Alright class. The English and Drama class decided to work together to make a great production at the end of the semester! After the exams and before the winter break!" Kakashi explained.
'English class? This doesn't look good…this doesn't look good at all…' Sakura dreaded what she will hear next.
"We'll work together to play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by the English playwright William Shakespeare!"
Many students were excited to do a foreign play, some didn't care, and a person was sulking in dread of what's to come.
"This should be interesting. I enjoy reading Shakespeare's plays. " said Neji. Sakura frowned and muttered something under her breath.
"You don't like Shakespeare?" Neji asked.
"Um…" she smiled weakly.
"I like Shakespeare."
"ME TOO! I am such a great fan of his work!" Sakura lied. She felt guilty.
Neji smiled. Sakura's guilt was forgotten. 'He is sooo beautiful…and sweet…unlike someone…like that DAMN Uchiha! Now why did he pop up in my mind for a second there when I am with this heavenly creature? He isn't worth getting angry at! Forget him!'
"Class! Now all of you understand the play since you just learned it in English either yesterday or today. I don't have to go through the story. During this period I will hand out important lines and character developments. We will discuss these developments next class. Today, you will get to choose which character and you all get to practice for an entire two weeks. The second Tuesday from this Tuesday we will post which characters will tryout in which day from Wednesday to Friday."
Kakashi handed out booklets about the story's plot, characters, developments, and important quotes. The students went through them.
"Which character will you be choosing Sakura-san?" Neji asked.
"Not a lead part that's for sure." She replied instantly. 'No way will I do a lead part again after today's class!' She involuntarily glanced at Sasuke. She couldn't see his face. He was looking outside the window and was paying absolutely no mind to the teacher. She sighed and looked at her paper. "I might be Hippolyta or maybe one of the fairies that stay with Titania and sing to her when she sleeps. I sing well with others. At least I think so."
"What? Just a minor role that has little importance?" he looked disappointed.
"I….I had bad experiences with lead roles and its not stage fright!"
"I think you will be great as Hermia…beautiful and intelligent." He stared off to space deep in thought. Sakura stared in awe at his beautiful profile and intelligence.
'Oh my God! He is too perfect! Do guys like him really exist?'
"M-me? Beautiful and intelligent?" she blushed. "What gave you that impression? I am nothing like that!"
He turned his gaze towards her. He looked very serious. "You can talk to me without going in circles that lead to a pointless conversation. You don't seem like other girls. I know you are more brain than air in your head."
She blushed even harder. She looked down at her feet and involuntarily touched her forehead. "But beautiful?"
"Sakura-san, even though you have an injured nose you are cute." He smiled brightly at her with a slight redness staining his pure pale cheeks.
'He didn't notice my forehead…is he being nice or does he really think I am…cute?' Sakura looked up at him and once more thought there couldn't be a man more beautiful and sweeter than him.
"Excuse me!" said a happy voice. They both turned to see Ino and her friends behind them. "Hi Neji-kun! Welcome to our School!"
Neji smiled slightly at the girls. "Thank you."
Ino blushed. "S-so, have you chosen a character yet? I am thinking of being the fairy queen Titania. I definitely do not want to be Hermia anymore!"
"Yeah, unless Lysander is your lover boy loner over there!" Tenten joked. Neji looked at whom Tenten was pointing at and his eyes darkened. No one seemed to notice except Sakura. 'Why is he looking at Uchiha like that? Does he know him from somewhere?'
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
Neji's head snapped back to her in surprise. He was so intent in his stare that he didn't realize his features darkened. 'Damn…I shouldn't got distracted by that bastard…I cant let her think I know the likes of him. It could ruin my image in her mind!'
He smiled a wonderful smile at her that made Sakura's heart skip a beat. 'Thatta boy Neji! She's caught in the web of your charms once more!'
Ino was done scolding the laughing Tenten and turned her attention to Neji and Sakura. "Sakura-chan, who are you gonna be?"
"A minor role like Hippolyta or one of the fairy servants."
"WHAT!" Ino exclaimed. "Why not a lead role like Helena? You were an awesome Helena in English class! Your acting was amazing! You really did seem helpless and desperate!"
"Iwasdesperate and helpless!And like you, it was a bad experience."
"My experience was bad! The entire time I was professing love to Naruto and was ditching Sasuke-kun! Can you believe it! Naruto of all people had to be my Lysander!"
Sakura smiled sheepishly. Naruto was definitely not a Lysander-type of guy.
"What's so bad about acting Helena when Sasuke-kun is your Demetrius?" Ino demanded. Both girls were oblivious now to Neji.
"Well for one thing, that jerk enjoys tormenting me! He was mocking me the whole time!" Sakura explained.
Neji found this information very useful in his future plans.
"Sasuke-kun wouldn't do that!" Ino defended her crush. "He might be a bit of loner and he is a bit cold but he is not cruel!"
"Ino-chan…I really can't argue with you when you are blind to how really evil this man is! I know no matter what I say, it won't get through to you." Sakura didn't want to argue with her friend. Ino was blind to how really a jerk Sasuke is.
Ino smiled in triumph. Neji cleared his throat and the girls just realized he was there the whole time, listening. They both turned scarlet in the face.
"U-um…"
"We didn't mean to be so rude! Neji-kun!" Ino apologized.
"Y-yes…sorry Neji-san." Sakura apologized.
Neji laughed softly. "It's okay! Really! There's nothing for you to be embarrassed about! I don't want you to feel uncomfortable with me!"
Both girls smiled at him.
"Hmmm…about the character's choice, I really do agree with Ino-san. Sakura-san I think you would be a much better suited as Hermia."
"Hermia?" Ino considered the option thoughtfully. "That would be interesting."
"Yeah! Sakura has a gutsy side in her that she showed very well in front of Anko-sensei today!" Tenten added her opinion.
"Yes…and Hermia is a gutsy and intelligent." Said Temari. "Sakura-chan has both."
"I really am flattered but you guys give me way too much credit. I really am not all that! And Hermia is beautiful. I definitely, certainly am not beautiful!" Sakura stated stubbornly.
Ino and Tenten sighed. "Sakura-chan…you have no clue how cute you really are!" Ino told her tiredly.
"Yeah, Sakura. After your nose is healed just look in a mirror and you'll see it yourself!" Tenten tried to raise her friend's self-esteem.
"B-but my forehead, its so…big!" sakura still held on to her opinion of herself stubbornly.
Ino held Sakura's shoulders. "Sakura-chan! You are soooo stubborn!"
"Ino-san, please do not force Sakura-san on a role she doesn't want to play." Neji interfered. Sakura looked at him thankfully and Neji smiled at her.
"Neji-kun…its not that. We are tired of seeing Sakura-chan belittling herself."
"Please guys can you drop it." Sakura got tired of the seemingly never-ending topic.
"S-sure Sakura-chan." Ino said. "Who are you planning to be Neji-kun?"
"Lysander or Demetrius."
"Oh? A lead role? That's pretty cool." Tenten remarked. "And both of them love Hermia…"
'Oh yea…if I get to play Hermia then either way in the play he will be in love with me…' the idea appealed to Sakura. She made her mind up to play Hermia.
"Okay class, this period is about to end. All of you should have decided already on a role. If you haven't, you have until next class or your role will be decided for you. Remember once you choose you can't change. Now then…Kin-chan what did you choose?"
"…I still didn't choose." She replied with absolutely no interest.
"You have until next class. If you don't choose I'll choose for you and it could be either part of the cast or the stage crew."
"I really don't care."
"You should. It's your grade not mine. Anyway…Tenten-chan?"
"Helena…"
"Whhhaaaattt? I didn't expect you to get a girly part Tenten!" Ino exclaimed. Tenten blushed.
"Yea well, I wanted to do a lead role this time. So I figured if Sakura wanted to be Hermia I'll take Helena."
"Tenten, you'll be acting like a lovesick ditz!" Ino told her.
"Hmmm, like you?" Tenten teased. Ino went red.
"Why you little-!" she was cut off by her teacher.
"That's enough girls. Ino-chan what did you choose?"
"Titania!" Ino said.
"Oh? That's strange. You always aim for the lead role." Kakashi remarked.
"Like Tenten I wanted a different type of role this time."
"Oh? Everyone's changing their usual type of roles. This should be an interesting play. Okay, Yuichi-kun?"
"Lysander."
"Kaede-chan?"
"Hermia."
And the list goes on with a few Demetruis's, one more Lysander, three pucks, two Helena's, two Hermia's, and the rest minor roles.
"Shikamaru-kun?" Kakashi called to the end of the class where a boy was dozing off.
"H-huh?" he started to wake from his slumber.
"What character?" Kakashi asked, exasperated by the dozing student.
"Oberon." He went back to sleep.
"Oh no…if he gets Oberon and I most definitely will be Titania I have to be his wife! This sucks!" Ino placed her hand on her forehead in distress. "I want to change!"
"You c-can't." Tenten can't help but snicker at her friend's trouble.
"This is definitely not my day!" Ino whined.
"Sakura-chan? What did you choose?"
"Hermia."
"Oh? A lead role? Did you do lead roles before?" Kakashi asked.
"Sadly, yes." Sakura flinched at the memory of English class.
"I see. So you have experience on stage." A bit confused from Sakura's strange reply.
"Not really. I just like to act. I never really did major roles on stage. This could be my first."
Kakashi smiled at her. "Okay…Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke turned to look at his teacher uninterestedly and then turned his gaze back to the window. Kakashi sighed in frustration. 'Not another one! First Kin-chan now him! Well, no teacher ever succeeded in getting him to participate anyway…'
"Okay…if you don't choose by next class I will choose for you."
Sasuke didn't look back, didn't move, and didn't reply. Kakashi sighed again. 'What a frustrating guy!'
Sakura didn't notice but she was holding her breath the whole time. She was afraid he will choose Lysander to torment her again. 'I guess he got bored and isn't interested again. My day is finally getting better! Neji-san and I will act together!'
"…Neji-kun? Did you choose?"
"Yes, Lysander."
"Alright! I guess that's I-!"
"Lysander!" someone said in a sharp low voice.
"Huh?" Kakashi, Sakura, Neji, and everyone in the class turned to the source of that voice. It was Sasuke.
"Lysander." Sasuke glared challengingly at Neji.
Neji glared back at Sasuke. The two set a challenge and will duel till the end. On the other hand no one was aware of the gaping pink-head weeping inside fearing what sort of doom she will meet in the days to come.
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That's it for this chap! I hope you all enjoy it! I had such a hard time writing this chap! I hope you all like it and sorry if its not long enough! A tip for all of you who don't know a midsummer night's dream, I suggest you read the summary in sparknotes . com
Its short and easy to understand. Just search for the title and look for the summary.
