A/N: And we are getting there finally. Into the beginning of this fic. I cannot imagine how many chapters this is going to have, but alright. Now that we know Riku's punishment... -snicker.- Yes. Onto the next chapter.

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Oh he knew this was going to be a long rest of the year.

Why did they have to punish him for the rest of the year? Why not just a week? Or two? Days that is. Besides feeling a little odd and miss-placed in this classroom, Riku felt that the girl-boy that could not peel his eyes away from him, was a little "miss-placed" as well. The boy who called himself Sora, was a very odd Shakespearian. All the punished delinquent could do was wait. Wait until his fifty-five minutes of torture from these faggots was over. He felt queasy at the thought of having to be in this room full of Shakespearian-huggers every weekday for another three months.

The brunette stirred around in his seat with pure glee and excitement. He always loved the journey of new students coming into the dedicated class to broaden their learning on one of the greatest play writes in history, William Shakespeare! He knew he wanted to become this new students friend however way he possibly could to show him to ropes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" all the way to the tragedy of "Hamlet"! This was going to be wonderful. More wonderful than that time Sora's parents had given him "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare : Poems" for his sixteenth birthday. Oh yes, this, this would definitely be so much more exciting than that!

Riku could not help but try and ignore that face that seemed to be growing more and more with excitement. What the hell was with that kid? What was he thinking? Oh geez just please make him stop starring at me. Please...

Sounds of clamorous clapping filled the room. Ah Riku's savior. Everyone in the class seemed to turn their attention to Ms. Edna. Woah. They were all like little puppies. The noise continued until the class had settled down, followed by the elder woman's cheery tone of voice saying something that did not come from the norm. But then of course, what was he really expecting anyway?

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!"

What the hell did that mean? Seriously. And who really says that? Seriously.

The curly gray haired woman dusted off her bird-patterned blouse and fiddled with her medium sized pearl earrings. Her smile grew wider as she almost paraded over to her desk, plopping herself gracefully down onto the metal roller chair. Her bony, slender fingers tampered with the stack of books in front of her. Oh those book seemed to give Riku a uneasy feeling in his lower stomach. Something was not right. The silver-haired boy forced himself to glance over next to him at the spiked jumping-bean, bouncing unnoticably up and down in his seat. Yup. Something bad.

Ms. Edna scanned the room, then to Riku, grinning further and taking in a slow, deep breath. "Actors. We are going to be putting on our spring play!" Oh that set Sora off with fireworks going off in his pants. He bounced higher, almost causing him to get up from his seat. That same statement caused Riku to slam his face down onto the desk in front of him as hard as he could. No one said that he has to participate in a PLAY! Oh well, maybe he will do some of the backstage work. That way, no one will notice him and he can be let off easy.

The anticipation was killing all of the class but the new kid. Ms. Edna got up from her chair, grabbed a piece of chalk, and began to write the horror story on the blackboard. "R" Was the first letter... Oh god. R as in Riku right? That has to be what she was writing. "Riku - Backstage" Oh god she was moving faster now. That R seemed to be written so slowly. Yes... R... R as in... She quickly moved to the side and out of the way. The blackboard was clearly in sight for all to see. "Romeo and Juliet"!? Oh god no. Not that play. Anything but that play.

Sora shot out of his chair with excitement. There he went. The firecracker was lit. The class was stirring with rejoice, as the spring turned to Riku, his grin bigger than anyone could have imagined. "Did you hear that!? We have been waiting for years to do this play! I love Romeo and Juliet. It is so exciting, filled with drama, romance, and sword fights!" Riku quirked a brow and tilted his head to the side, snorting. "Uh gay, gay, and sword fighting?" Sora glared at him, puzzled, then shrugged it off.

That insane clapping that seemed to save Riku from that weird kids looks commenced again.
"Class, please settle down now and take your seats. I have already assigned the roles to each and everyone of you, so please, listen up!"

Oh great.

The class grew silent as they all sat back down into their chairs, awaiting their roles. Sora basically fell over in his chair, now trying to regain some composure. The teacher grabbed her list of students and called out their names followed by their character. Riku could feel himself sink lower and lower in his chair, trying his hardest not to be noticed. Every student gave a whispered "yes" that followed their name. Then a thought crossed Riku's mind as all of the roles were basically named. Riku had just gotten there! But of course. There was no way he would be getting a role, this was, after all, his first day in class! Oh joy he was saved!

"Now for the main roles. Our Romeo and Juliet." Sora had almost died, as he was not called yet. Riku snickered, now assuming the boy's dream would probably come true for playing the part of Romeo. After all he was the only boy...left? Oh god. Riku's eyes scanned the room. Shakespearians. All of them. Yes... all of them... were... boys. Wait a minute. He was in an all boys classroom? Who the hell was going to play the role of Juliet. How the hell were they supposed to pull off this play if they did not have any girls to participate.

"Sora. You will be playing the role of... Juliet."

Riku just about fell over with laughter as Sora's face lit up even further. No way. He had just confirmed he was a flamming Shakespearian. Ah yes all was well. He did not have to participate. The bouncy kid was a girl. And well, this class.... This class was-

"Riku..." Oh god no. Please don't say my name. Please...
Ms. Edna grinned further as she gave him a curt nod.

"You will be playing the role, of the handsome, heart-throb.... Romeo."
His life had ended. There it was.

Grim reaper? The devil? If you are there. Spare me. Spare me please.

A/N: Oh what's in a name? Hahah. I am having so much fun writing this.