Hey guys! Oh i suck at updating don't I? Oh well... At least I'm here now! xD
So, this is not my best, but it will get better soon. I promise :)
Enjoy! And thanks to everyone who reviewed, read and have continued to support me through this! I love you guys!
I do not own PJO, CoD, Shakespeare, The Tempest, Leo DiCaprio, or a panini. Even though I really want one now.
Connor and Travis sat in their shared bedroom on opposite sides lounging on their separate beds. On one side, Connor was tapping away on his iPhone chatting up a poor girl trying to enjoy her weekend, while Travis scanned through his Shakespeare book as Katie insisted for the day.
"Dude! You've been glued to that piece of junk for hours! Can we please play some Call of Duty now?!" Connor cried, throwing his expensive black phone on the bed.
Travis looked up at his younger brother. "Sorry man, I can't. You know how Katie is with her plans and stuff, I just gotta follow along now."
With a pout, Connor sat down next to his brother and snatched the booklet from his hands. "What's with you and Gardner now anyways? All of sudden you two start dating? It's been six years since we've known her and you spontaneously decide to hook up now? Besides I thought you liked Macy Lewis."
Travis stared at his brother so was impatiently waiting for an answer. He contemplated whether or not to tell the other Stoll about the plan. After another moment of looking at Connor with a blank expression, and recieving weird looks in return, Travis answered. "I-uh, I guess I've gotten over Macy, and Katie came into the picture...?" Travis muttered.
Not fully believing what Travis was saying, Connor eyes him suspicously. "I will get this secret out from you soon or later Travis."
With a shrug, Travis took the Shakespeare book back, marked the first page of "The Tempest" with a pink sticky tab, and set it down on the nearby table to sit along with his white iPhone, and empty Cheetos bag. "Now? Where's this plan of gaming you were whining about?" Grinning excitedly, Connor squealed like a little girl and grabbed his older brother's hand, leading him down into the basement.
In a classic white and green bedroom, sitting on her green and blue covered bed was Katie. Clutching her Shakespeare book in hand, the green-eyed girl read through it with an intense interest. The assignment being to pick a famous William Shakespeare play and to perform a scene in front of the class, Katie Gardner wanted her performance to be perfect. The fact that Travis Stoll would be her Romeo, or her Lysander was a bit nerve-wracking, but nonetheless, Katie would ace this assignment.
"Pick a famous Shakespeare play with any type of genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama etc. From that play, choose a scene or part of a scene that you think really expresses emotion. Whether that emotion be serious, comedic, or romantic, as long as you the student believes that this part really displays a great amount of said emotion." Katie scanned through Mr. Martins instructions one more time as she decided on what play Travis and her would do.
Knowing that Travis wouldn't decide on a play by himself, Katie took it upon herself to choose one for them. Out of pure common sense, Katie knew that Romeo and Juliet would be the one play that three-quarters of her Drama class chose on pure instinct. So, to be unique from everyone else, this brunette wanted to choose something different. Yet, this plan of hers to be different from everyone else, was not going well.
Katie just did not have the time to read through all of these plays to pick just one scene, so she opted to search the internet for famous William Shakespeare romance scenes. The results you ask?
-Romeo and Juliet
-Romeo and Juliet
-Romeo and Juliet
-Leoardo DiCaprio
-Romeo and Juliet
Deciding not to go through the next fifty pages of the words Romeo and Juliet appearing in every search result, Katie chose a Midsummer's Night Dream. However, in this play, the love hexagon was very much confusing and the green-eyed teenager just could not pick one scene.
With a groan, Katie threw her William Shakespeare book (With english translations) on the floor and fell back against her mattress with a thud.
-The next day-
Ding! Opening an eye, Travis tiredly picked up his phone and looked at his recent message. "Could you meet me at that panini café down on 75th street? I have to talk to you!" Katie, sent at 11:12am.
"11:00?! Are you serious?" Groaning, Travis rolled off of his bed and threw his blanket in a heap onto his messed up bed. He crawled towards the washroom and wearily washed up.
-20 minutes later-
"Gardner!" Katie jumped in surprise and turned around to see her "boyfriend" Travis Stoll behind her
"Oh come on Stoll! A simple hey, or coming to face me would do. No need to exclaim it!" The brunette huffed.
Travis rolled his eyes and took his seat across from Katie. Setting his arms on the empty table her faced the girl. "So, why'd you call me up here?" Travis asked.
"Ah, I needed lunch. Plus, the Shakespeare project and we need to figure out how to make Macy and Brendan jealous." Katie stated while calling over a waitor.
Nodding, Travis leaned back in his seat gazing over the Panini menu. The waitor came up to the small table in the corner and greeted the two. "Hiya! My name's Alice and I will be your server today. What can I get yah?"
Katie smiled back and glanced back at her menu. "Could I get an iced tea and a Pesto Chicken Panini on whole wheat?" Alice quickly wrote down her order and turned to Travis.
"And what you like today sir?" Travis looked up and grinned.
"Could I get a Bacon, Tomato and Cheese panini on white, a root beer, and feel free to give me your number on the side." Added with a wink and a dazzling smile Travis ordered his meal.
With a roll of her eyes Alice nodded and headed back to the kitchen.
"Really Travis? Do you have to hit on every single girl you see?" Katie groaned.
Laughing Travis shook his head. "Not everyone. I never hit on you have I?"
Katie gasped out loud and kicked Travis in the leg with as much force you could get from a feather.
The curly-haired boy clutched his leg dramatically and cried. "Katie-kat! You have hurt me! I will never forgive you!" He exclaimed, recieving annoyed looks from people around them.
"Just shut up would yah!" Katie hissed and banged her head on the table in frustration.
Moments later, Alice returned with the two teenager's lunch.
"A Pesto Chicken for the lady, and a Bacon, Tomato and cheese for you." She carefully placed the sandwiches before them. "Enjoy your meal!"
Travis looked down at his plate and chuckled holding up a napkin that read. "I've got a boyfriend dip-wad. Have a wonderful day!"
Laughing loudly, Katie obnoxiously applaused Travis. "Oh wonderful job Mr. Stoll! You have just won the most prestige award ever! Congratulations!"
"Oh why thank you Ms. Gardner! I would like to thank my mother, and my brother, and most importantly, the wonderful lady who helped me achieve this." He exclaimed in a horrible british accent.
The pair quickly finished their lunch while laughing along the way. After a long argument, Travis was stuck with the bill and slapped twenty bucks on the table before following Katie out the restaurant.
"Okay! So, first lets talk Macy and Brendan, how are we supposed to make them jealous?" Katie asked as they walked down the street.
"Hm, we could be really obnoxious in front of them. Act like we're really in love all the time?" Travis suggested.
Snorting, Katie turned to Travis and smirked. "And how are you supposed to pretend that you 'love' me? You'd crack on the first attempt."
"I would not! In fact, I know exactly what to do!" He defended.
"Uh huh okay. Let me guess? You'll open all the doors for me and carry my books? Nah, you wouldn't do that."
"Well, that is what they do in those chick-flicks." Travis shrugged.
Katie laughed out loud once again, "You watch those? Bahah!"
Travis shook at the girl turning red beside him. "Just whatever! What about Shakespeare?" He asked as they turned the corner down the street towards their neighbourhood.
After catching her breath, Katie shrugged. "I haven't found anything yet. And I highly doubt that you found anything either."
"Actually, I did find something." Travis said.
Looking up in surprise, Katie crossed her arms. "Oh really?"
"Yes really. I was looking at that Shakespeare book last night and scanned through "The Tempest." He explained.
Katie stopped in her tracks and thought about it. After a silent minute she turned to the curly-haired boy.
"Never thought you had it in you. Well done Travis."
So? How was it?!
Sorry if there were any mistakes. I wrote this on my iPad because I can finally do that!
Updates will be uncertain as school starts in a couple days and I had to quit piano lessons to work all day at my parents Basketball League... blah!
Thanks again for all the support and I promise to be a better updater!
And a special thanks to Xynny and Time. To. Vaporize. A. Maths. Teach for encouraging me to update!
AND! to Time. To. Vaporize. A. Maths. Teach for giving me the idea of using "The Tempest." Go read her stories! They're awesome!
Love, Chrissy :)