Okay I know I promised to update around Christmas, but you guys know family time, also my dad got me a job, so I had like no time. But you should be happy that I'm updating at all. I'm on the plane right now going back to college from my spring break. Oh turbulence, fun times. Well in this chapter the casting list will go up. So R&R will comments and suggestions.

Thinking About You Lately

Chapter 7

Casting

Fi awoke the next morning feeling like she hadn't slept a wink. She and Clu almost kissed last night. There was no way they could pretend like that never happened, Clu had made some grand confession that pretty much said that his feeling for her were far from platonic. Also since she didn't move away when he tried to kiss her he must know that she feels the same way for him. How was she going to face him this morning? She shut he eyes and decided to pretend to be sick today. She was bolted awake when someone jumped on her bed and continued jumping up and down not allowing her to rest. She sat up and glared at the assailant.

"Annie will you stop that!" Fi shouted with her hair partially covering her face. Annie immediately stopped,

"Geez, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. But come on, today the casting list is going up after school." Even that exciting news wasn't enough to get Fi out of bed. She fell back against her bed. Annie was in shock, "Come on you have to get up!"

"No," Fi said burying her face in her pillow, "I'm not going to school today." Annie sighed,

"Fi, I know you're not sick so you have to go."

"You can't make me," Fi said, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"Oh yes I can," Annie started jumping on her bed again.

"Annie cut it out," Fi shouted.

"Nope," Annie shook her head, "not until you get up."

"Go ahead," Fi said, "I'm not getting up." Annie stopped,

"Well I guess I'll just have to get reinforcements. If I can't get you up by myself maybe Clu and I together can get you up." That got Fi up, the last thing she needed was Clu coming into her room and waking her up, especially after last night.

"Okay, okay," Fi sighed, "I'm up, I'm up."

"I knew it," Annie said triumphantly, "I knew the prospect of getting one of Clu's wake up calls would get you out of bed. Now get dressed quick and come down for breakfast." Annie then left the room. Fi tried to dress as slowly as possible; she did not want to face Clu this morning, even though she knew she would have to.

Fi made her way downstairs,

"Morning everybody."

"Morning Fi," Annie said.

"Morning sis," Jack said. Fi then noticed that Clu wasn't at the table, neither was Carey. Jack noticed her sister's questioning gaze, "Clu refused to get out of bed this morning so Carey is attempting to get him up at this very moment. I gave up five minutes ago." Annie's eyes widened,

"Really, that's weird, Fi refused to get up this morning too, I had to threaten her with a Clu wake up call." Just then Carey came up with a triumphant smile on his face.

"I have done the impossible," Carey said as if he was a knight of the round table, "I have awoken one Cluett Bell, and lived to tell the tale, I demand a feast in my honor with a roast pig." Everyone arched an eyebrow at him; the whole feast speech had pushed the act a bit too far. Carey noticed all of there expressions, "I had to read some of the tale of King Arthur last night, I'm still in that mode." Clu then trudged out looking worse than Fi did. His hair was a mess, everyone always teased him on all the time he spent on his hair, but it looked as if he hadn't spent one minute on his hair. His clothes clashed and he had on two different colored socks.

"Oh yes Sir Carey," Annie said, "you sure did a swell job of getting him up." Clu was so out of it he didn't realize that he plopped down across from Fi. He grumbled and buried his head in his arms. Fi decided to be the bigger person,

"Mornin' Clu." She continued to pick at her food so she didn't see Clu's head shoot up at her voice. He saw her through his hair. She glanced up slightly and gave a small smile.

"Hey Fi," he said then noticed his appearance, "excuse me one moment everybody." He dashed off to his room. Carey shouted at his retreating form,

"You better not go back to sleep!"

They all finished breakfast when Clu came out hair combed and properly gelled. His clothes matched, as did his socks. They then rushed outside to catch the bus. Clu and Fi were stuck sitting together in the back. There was an awkward silence between them both trying to avoid their inevitable conversation. Suddenly they couldn't stand it any longer,

"Fi."

"Clu," they said at the same time. They both laughed. "You first," Fi said.

"About last night…" Clu started. Fi waved her hand,

"Clu it's okay, just forget about it, we can pretend like it never happened if you want." Clu put a hand on her shoulder for her to look him in the eye,

"Fi this has happened more than once, we can't just keep pretending it didn't happen, we need to talk about what's going on between us." Fi bit her lip, and then got an idea. A grin slowly slid on her face as she faced forward again,

"You know what I think?" She paused as Clu looked at her expectantly. She smiled at his expression, "I think that since you gave your first kiss to me you can't get enough of my kisses." Clu let out a laugh and a smile slid on his face,

"Oh come on you didn't even kiss me back." Fi then looked at him,

"Well you have to give a girl a little bit of warning before planting one on her."

"But then I never would have seen that look on your face, it was priceless," Clu mimicked her look, "for the first time Fi Phillips looked clueless."

"A look that is regular for you," Fi responded under her breath, but purposely loud enough for him to hear.

"Oh that's it," Clu looped his arm around her neck and pulled her to him and gave her a gentle noogie as she kicked her legs and squealed.

The school day was over and the casting list was up. Since everyone who tried out got a part each person got an envelope and in it was their lines and their character's parts were already highlighted, also there was a complete cast list. The group managed to grab their envelopes and ran outside to open them. They all sat underneath their willow, as they had dubbed it. Everyone opened their envelopes.

"Oh my God, I got Lady Capulet," Julie shouted.

"Well I guess I better start calling you honey," Jack said, "Cause I got Lord Capulet."

"NOOOO!" Annie cried, "I got the Nurse, I'm going to be old, and ugly." Everyone laughed except for Fi who was staring at her script. Julie looked over at Fi,

"Hey Fi what did you get." Fi looked up at them with a shocked look on her face,

"Juliet."

"Oh my God congratulations," Julie hugged her, "sweetheart." Julie planted a kiss on her forehead. Fi wiped her forehead off,

"Gah, what was that for?"

"Well you're going to be playing my daughter, just getting into character." Clu quickly tried to get his script out and his face dropped. Everyone saw his expression.

"What is it Clu, did you get a bad part?" Fi asked. Clu shook his head,

"No, I got Mercutio."

"That's an awesome part!" Julie said. Clu gave her a look,

"Yeah, but I die in the middle of the production."

"It's still an awesome part bro," Carey said. Clu looked at him,

"So what part did you get bro, if you got Tybalt I'm quitting."

"Ah, yes, every brother's dream, killing their younger brother," Jack said as he rolled his eyes. Carey pulled out his script,

"Nope bro, but I do play your best friend."

"Benvolio?" Clu questioned.

"Nope," Carey paused, "Romeo." Carey seemed so nonchalant about it but everyone else was in shock. Especially Fi, she did want the part of Juliet, but they casted the wrong Romeo.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Now some Fi and Carey, probably not romance, but they'll be good actors, arising jealousy in two certain people, also Annie may be experience some as well…actually she definitely will. Okay, sorry if it seems short, but I have like no time, it's getting close to the end of the school year, about three weeks! YAY! So during the summer I will have plenty of time. The next chapter will begin the research also it may contain the first rehearsal. R&R!

PR