Glad I didn't leave you with a cliffhanger last time? Good cause this one, I might. xD After a long week of studying for 1st semester final exams and 2nd quarter assessments, I'm free to write! Woo! Let's hop to it! ;D
Juliet's P.O.V.
I woke up in Gnomeo's arms just like every normal day. I smiled as he was still asleep. I leaned up and kissed him gently and then loosened from his grip and got up. I went to the bathroom to wash my face and went to check on Katie. She was still sleeping peacefully in her crib. I smiled and leaned down to kiss her cheek. I felt so blessed. I went back into Gnomeo and I's room to find him beginning to stir. I stood at the door waiting for him to get up. Eventually, he opened his eyes and noticed me by the door.
"Well you're up early." he gestured. I giggled lightly as he began to sit up. "No breakfast I'm assuming?"
"Nah, I'll wait till Katie wakes up." I replied.
"Did you check on her already?"
"Yup, she's still asleep like a little angel."
"Our little angel." he added. I smiled as I reached for the door knob. "Hey, where are you going?" he asked. I stopped and looked at him.
"Just outside to see if Featherstone and them are up. Why?"
"No reason." he smirked. I smirked back as I realized he was trying to flirt with me. I decided it was my turn to do the flirting.
"No reason, huh?" I replied. "Cause, you know, I'll bet you no one's up right now." I smirked at him.
"Well, I don't know. Why don't you go check?" he teased.
"Cause then I wouldn't be able to stay and have some alone time with the man I love." I flirted.
"Who? Shroom?" he teased again.
"Well, he is pretty cute." I teased back as I began to walk towards Gnomeo.
"Cuter than me?"
"Well," I thought.
"Then why don't you just marry him instead?" Gnomeo laughed.
"Cause nobody compares to you." I told him. I then noticed that my corset was coming loose. "One second." I said. I took off the corset and tossed it to the side. "Do you mind?"
"Not at all." he replied, smirking. I giggled and walked over to the opposite side of the bed and sat on the edge. Gnomeo began to scoot closer to me but I stood up.
"Nuh-uh, not now." I teased.
"Can I just say how beautiful you are, then?" he flirted.
"Say it all you want." I told him.
"Boy, is it hot in here or is it just you?" he flirted. (Psh, typical flirt line.)
"Actually, it is pretty hot in here." I said, taking off my shirt. Gnomeo's eyes were glued to me as I walked back over to the door and leaned against it. I began playing with my skirt. "Still think anybody's up?" I asked him. Gnomeo chuckled."Can you come here? You drive me crazy." he admitted. I giggled as I walked over to him. He pulled me into his arms, still sitting on the bed. Our lips locked quickly as he began to lie back, taking me with him. We continued to kiss while I was on top of him. We quickly shifted which made me giggle. He began to kiss my neck as I tried to pull him as close to me as I could.
"Maybe we should save this for later." I teased.
"For you, I'd wait. But I need you now." he murmured as his lips moved from my neck to my lips. We continued to kiss as I began to undo the buckle on his belt and pull his waistcoat off. He quickly wrapped his arms back around me and kissed me hard as if he'd never kissed me before. I quickly pulled his shirt off and he came back down to kiss me again. He began slipping off my skirt as I giggled. Once it was off, he came back to me and pulled me back into the kiss. He pulled the covers over us which made me pull away from the kiss and he began to kiss my neck.
"I love you; I love you so much." I told him, smiling. He then pulled his lips away from my neck and smiled down at me.
"And I love you." he whispered. We began to kiss again, but as we were about to strip ourselves of the rest of our clothes, the door swung open.
"Good morning my gnomeys!" A voice shouted excitedly. Gnomeo and I quickly let go of each other and lay down side by side. And there was Featherstone there to get us up.
"Hey, Featherstone, what are you doing up?" Gnomeo asked awkwardly.
"It's 10 a.m., why wouldn't I?" he replied. Gnomeo and I looked at each other. "So, did I miss anything?"
"Nope. Not a thing." I said.
"Well alrighty then. You better get your lazy bones up! Katie's been waiting."
"Wait, Katie's up? I haven't heard her." I replied, wondering.
"Niagara and I have been singing to her to keep her calm and quiet cause we thought you two were still asleep and we thought you two could use some rest." Featherstone happily replied.
"Thanks, Featherstone. That's really nice of you guys." Gnomeo chuckled.
"Well, Shroom helped out too." he added. Gnomeo nudged me and we all giggled.
"So are you guys getting up or what?" Featherstone chuckled. Gnomeo and I's eyes grew wide.
"Yeah, uh, just a sec." Gnomeo informed him. When Featherstone left the room, we got out of bed and threw our clothes back on. "So much for some alone time." Gnomeo groaned.
"Well, there's always tonight." I smirked, putting on my corset.
"Until then." he smirked back, pressing his lips to mine. We then walked hand-in-hand to Katie's room. We walked in and saw Featherstone and Niagara singing softly to Katie. "Mind if we take over?" Gnomeo asked.
"Not at all." Niagara replied. We looked down on Katie whose eyes were wide open as she giggled at the site of us.
"Come on, baby, its breakfast time." I said, picking her up.
"I know." Gnomeo said.
"Not you!" I chuckled, pushing him playfully. We all walked into the kitchen where we noticed food already set out. "Did you guys make breakfast?"
"Well, you guys were asleep and we thought we'd go ahead and make breakfast for you guys so you'd have less to worry about." Featherstone explained. Gnomeo and I smiled at them.
"Wow, thanks guys." Gnomeo replied.
"It's no problem at all. Momma taught me everything and I taught Featherstone everything." Niagara chuckled.
"It's true." Featherstone admitted. We all laughed as we got our food and sat at the table. I put Katie in a high-chair and put a bib around her, which was a baby present from Benny and Tybalt. One half was red where it said "I love my uncle!" and a blue side that said "I love my other uncle more!" Gnomeo cracked up every time he saw it. We all sat down and began to eat. I fed Katie her baby food which the guys found hilarious. Niagara thought it was adorable!
"My mom always used to say 'Here comes the airplane' when she fed me which explains my phobia." Niagara explained, chuckling.
"Exactly why I say 'Here comes the spoon with the food on it.'" I laughed.
"My mom always used to say 'Here comes the train! Quick, open the tunnel!'" Gnomeo exclaimed, adding himself into the conversation.
"My mom just handed me a spoon and said 'Eat it.'" Featherstone stated. We all laughed.
"Beats what my mom used to do. She'd simply say 'Screw this, your father can feed you.'" I said. We all started cracking up again. "But she still loved me as much as any mother would love her daughter." I added.
"And we'll do the same with Katie." Gnomeo added, smiling at me. Katie giggled at that which made me and Gnomeo chuckle along with her. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect family and I'd never wanna change that.
...
That night, Featherstone, Niagara and Shroom all headed off to sleep while Gnomeo and I put Katie to bed. I cradled her in my arms slowly and sang to her softly.
Rock-a-bye baby in the treetop;
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Baby is drowsing, cozy and fair.
Mother sits near in her rocking chair.
Forward and back, the cradle she swings.
And though baby sleeps, he hears what she sings.
From the high rooftops down to the sea,
No one's as dear as baby to me.
Wee little fingers, eyes wide and bright;
Now sound asleep until morning light.
When I finished singing, I placed the sleeping Katie in her crib and tucked her in. I then looked over and noticed that I put Gnomeo to sleep while he was in the rocking chair. I giggled and quietly walked over to him and sat in his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. He weakly opened his eyes and smiled. "Is she asleep?" he asked in a whisper, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Yes, she's out like a light." I whispered.
"Well, then I think I remember owing you a little something." he smirked.
"I think we need some sleep instead." I yawned.
"Mmm, you're right." he replied and let out a yawn. He then stood up, picking me up bride-style which made me giggle.
"Is this necessary?" I chuckled.
"You're tired. The least I can do is carry my sleepy wife to bed." he teased. I rolled my eyes playfully as he carried me out of the room and off to bed. He lay me down and we pulled ourselves under the covers. I clicked the lamp off as Gnomeo pulled me into his arms and kissed me gently.
"Night, sugar." he whispered.
"Goodnight." I chuckled. "Love you." I whispered.
"Love you too." he whispered back as we drifted off to sleep.
...
When I woke up, I felt weird. I groggily opened up my eyes and noticed something. I wasn't in Gnomeo and I's room; I was in the red garden! Not only was that, but the fence that separated the red and blue gardens was there like it used to be! I was freaking out. I was positive that I was just dreaming. But I couldn't risk anything. I raced towards the gate but was stopped by Nanette.
"Whoa, slow down, speed racer. Where do you think you're going?" she asked, blocking me from the gate.
"Nanette, what am I doing here? And why is the fence back up?" I asked, worriedly.
"What are you talking about? You've always been here. That's always been there." she replied, confused.
"Let me out, I need to go see Gnomeo!" I begged.
"Who?" Nanette asked even more confused. I gasped.
"Gnomeo, you know. My husband." I explained.
"Whoa, wait, you're married!?" Nanette squealed in shock.
"Quit playing around, Nanette! If this is a joke, it isn't funny! Now let me out, I need to go see Gnomeo and Katie right away!" I demanded.
"Who are you talking about? Who's Katie? Who's Gnomeo?" Nanette questioned.
"How can you not remember them? Gnomeo's my husband and Katie's our daughter!" I exclaimed.
"I think you need to lie down. Are you feeling okay?" Nanette asked.
"Yes! I'm fine! Just let me out!" I demanded more sternly.
"Juliet, you're freaking me out." Nanette sputtered.
"Please, just let me out!" I cried. Nanette looked around nervously and then stepped out of my way. I quickly ran to the gate and swung it open.
"Don't blame me if you get caught!" she shouted. I closed the gate and rushed to me and Gnomeo's garden. But when I got there, I was in complete shock. It wasn't set up like it was. It was back to the way it was before; Over-grown, mucky, unfurnished, and Gnomeo and I's stuff wasn't here. I freaked out and looked all over. Nothing! Then something slipped my mind.
"Featherstone!" I called. "Featherstone, where are you!?" I called again. God, where is he!? "Featherstone!" I called, louder. Nothing. I ran into what used to be Katie's room. It was completely empty. I was about to cry at this point. "Gnomeo!" I called. I ran out of the garden and ran back to the alleyway where I saw reds and blues on separate ends of the alley setting up for a lawn mower race. I saw Tybalt setting up on his end and on the blue's end, I saw Gnomeo! Without hesitation, I ran out into the alleyway and up to Gnomeo. "Gnomeo!" I cried, throwing my arms around him. Everyone looked around ever so confused.
"Juliet? What in the world are you doing!?" Tybalt called, angrily.
"Um…" Gnomeo stuttered. I released my grip from him and looked him dead in the eyes and noticed gnomes whispering.
"Gnomeo, thank God I found you! Do you know what's going on? I'm freaking out!" I exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, um, who are you?" he asked, completely confused. I froze.
"What do you mean who am I? It's me, Juliet!" I stuttered.
"Um…I'm sorry, I don't know any reds named Juliet. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a race to win." Gnomeo explained, walking away from me.
"Wait!" I called, grabbing him by the arm and turning him towards my direction. We looked each other dead in the eyes. I was completely shocked. We froze in place and just stared at each other. "You…you really don't remember me?" I asked, shaking.
"…No, I'm sorry. I think you have the wrong gnome. Especially the wrong color of gnome." he chuckled. I felt tears filling up in my eyes.
"Excuse my annoying cousin." Tybalt told Gnomeo, walking over to us. "Come on, Juliet. Let's get you back where you're supposed to be." he demanded. He began pulling me away from my love which made me angry.
"No! No, please, you have to remember me! Just wait!" I cried as Tybalt began pulling me away and I tightened my grip on Gnomeo's arm. But it slipped and I quickly reached for his hand but it slipped as well. Gnomeo looked down at his hand and then back up at me. I was about to cry now. Then Tybalt dragged me back into the red garden and the last thing I saw was my love. And he didn't even remember me.
Holy chiz, guys! Over 2,000 words! This is a huge accomplishment for me! xD Sorry about the little cliffhanger but oh my gosh! What happened here? Only time will tell. Fingers crossed that we'll find out soon! I've gotta get to sleep now because life. xD Thanks for all the wonderful reviews and kind p.m.'s. I love to talk to you guys and make new friends like my bro, TPATFan16. ;D Love you all! Peace! c:
~Breezy B.