Genre: Romance/Humor

Pairing: Noah/Cody and Duncan/Courtney

Warning: Slash, but only lightly, really.

Plot: It's Romeo and Juliet for the TDI/TDA cast!

Spoilers: Nuh uh. Takes place between TDI and TDA.

Disclaimer: If I owned this would be reality.

Chapter Two: "Kill the envious moon"

Courtney sighed in relief when Noah and Cody walked into rehearsal holding hands. The two had been casting stolen glances at each other for days, but neither of them had seemed to notice. Sometimes smart people could be really stupid.

"Thank goodness I never make that mistake," she thought.

Izzy had been beside the two boys since they first stepped into the auditorium, buzzing around them like a bee (1). She had also dragged a very angry looking Eva with her, but what Eva was angry about, Courtney didn't know. The girl always looked like that.

Courtney looked back down at her lines and huffed. Of all people, she had to be Juliet. It wasn't the part that bothered her, because she thought of herself as a very good actor, it was… Romeo.

Duncan. He stood off to the side with Geoff and Trent, talking about who knows what. They laughed, and Courtney narrowed her eyes.

He was the cause of all her problems. Geoff had been Romeo until just a few seconds ago, when Duncan had, er, talked to Chris about his part, which had been Tybalt. Then it was announced that Geoff and Duncan would switch roles, much to Courtney's dismay.

Duncan hadn't talked to Courtney since then, but she had a pretty good idea of why he did it. Still frowning at the trio of guys, she got up to go see Noah and Cody.

"Hey, guys," she said, waving. They looked up at her in surprise, but Izzy smiled and waved back. Eva, well… she could have been smiling.

"Oh my gosh, hi Courtney," Izzy exclaimed, jumping up and down. "I think it's so cool that you get to be Juliet!"

"Yeah, congrats," Noah said, sarcastically. "Have fun making out with Geoff."

Courtney scowled. "Actually, Geoff's not Romeo anymore."

Cody raised an eyebrow. "Really? Who is?"

"Duncan."

Suddenly, Courtney heard someone laughing. To her surprise, it was Eva!

"What's so funny?" She asked.

"Oh, nothing. Chris really is good at these mind games, though."

"What? What is she talking about?" Courtney directed this at Noah, who shrugged.

"Who knows? It's not really a coincidence that you got Juliet and Duncan is now Romeo."

"I know that! Oh, this is terrible. How am I supposed to act with that monster? I'll never be able to concentrate on my lines!"

"Noah could help you," Cody suggested. "He helped me a lot with mine; maybe it would be good for you too."

"Cody…" Noah started, but for some reason he didn't say anything afterwards. Instead, he looked over Courtney's shoulder at something. "Okay, I'll do it. I already have Romeo's lines."

"I don't think that's such a good idea," Courtney said, but she was cut off by Izzy making some odd noise.

"Just go with it, Courtney!" She said, pushing Noah forward. He looked down at the paper he was holding and started to read.

"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night."

"Wait a second," Courtney said. "This is the kissing scene."

"Oh, is it? I hadn't noticed," Noah smirked. "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

Courtney sighed and looked down at her script. "G-Good pilgrim, you do wrong with your hand too much." Courtney sighed as she skipped the next part of her line. "Noah…"

"Shush. Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?"

"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer."

Oh great, here we go, thought Courtney as she and Noah put their palms together.

"O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do."

He wouldn't actually kiss me, would he? Courtney looked over at Cody, who was looking over her shoulder, smiling at something. What's gotten into him? His new boyfriends about to kiss me!

"Courtney, it's your line."

"Oh. Saints do not move, they grant for prayers' sake."

"Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged."

Courtney closed her eyes, anticipating something, when a loud crack rang through the auditorium.

"Noah!" Cody shouted, and Courtney opened her eyes to see him rush past her. Noah was lying on the ground, rubbing his cheek, but with a small smirk settled on his face. Cody was kneeling next to him, helping him up, then looking back at Courtney and glaring at her.

No- not at her. Behind her. But who was there? Slowly, Courtney turned to find herself faced with a familiar green mohawk.

"Duncan? What do you think you are doing!"

"I think that I'm punching the dork that tried to kiss you just now."

"Idiot! We were just practicing. You know, for the play we're in?"

Duncan's face fell. "You- what?"

"Yeah, because Noah was nice enough to help me practice, while someone was off doing who knows what!"

"Sorry, Princess. I thought-"

"Yeah, you thought wrong. Honestly! Noah's dating Cody now, for goodness sakes!"

She motioned to the two boys, who weren't really paying attention now. Courtney guessed that Cody was seeing if Noah was okay.

"Really? Well, how was I supposed to know that!"

"Ugh! You are so annoying! Then have my lips the sin that they have took?"

Duncan raised a pierced eyebrow. "What?"

"I, er- nothing?"

Duncan looked at the sheet of paper in Courtney's hand. His mouth formed an 'o' shape.

"Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again."

Courtney had absolutely no idea how Duncan knew his lines already, but found herself not really caring. She leaned in and gave Duncan a small peck on the lips.

"You kiss by the book."

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"Noah, you knew that would happen, didn't you?" Cody asked, holding the icepack to Noah's cheek.

"I did not, you were the one who suggested I help Courtney."

Cody grinned sheepishly. "Sorry about that."

"S'fine." Noah mumbled, wincing as the icepack hit his cheek again. Cody removed it and gave him a small kiss on the bruise that was already forming.

"That looks like it hurts," Cody commented.

"He jests at scars that never felt a wound," Noah replied. Cody groaned.

"Please, no more Shakespeare."

End Chapter Two

A/N:

No comment. I'm terrible at similes and metaphors and stuff.

I actually think Duncan would have been a good Tybalt.

I think this might have been about the same length as the last one, right? Anyway, thanks to you who reviewed. Even though there weren't quite a lot, I appreciated your help!

So, please continue to review, and I'll continue to write!

~Arkadian Toad