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NUMBER ONE- HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope sll your dreams and resolutions come true this 2015! (AKA Sherlock Gnomes but idk guys im thinking it's gonna be 2016)

2. I hope you had a happy holidays! I did!

3. It occured to me that my one year anniversary of being on here has passed at some point in these days sooo s/o to that! THANKS TO ALL MY LOVELIES HERE (AKA BREEZY, MICK, JAZZY, PENNY, and co) for making this year great.

4. I DO HAVE A NEW STORY COMING and A NEW CHAPTER OF TYBALT too. JUST YOU ALL WAIT!

5. ALSO, i hope you are all relaxed and happy. If you need anything please let me know! I AM HERE FOR YOU.

6. R&R and have a great break!

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LOVE YOU ALL AND ENJOY

Juliet woke up and saw white. She thought she was dead in a panic and then she realized it was a silken sheet.

"She's awake! Thank goodness!" Nanette whispered. Juliet felt cold hands on her chest, and one of her legs was bandaged. She tried to speak but it came out more like a silent scream. Her eyes closed again but she did not sleep.

"She'll be alright with plenty of care and time." A male voice that must have been the doctor told Nanette.

"Everything's fine? For real?" Nanette whispered. "I know there were some stomach problems…"

"She's got the fractured leg, and some cuts on her hands and chest, but everything else is working fine. Taking it slow is the best thing you can do." The doctor explained.

"Thank God. I can't keep losing her." Nanette breathed.

"She's a special girl. I've never had a patient who has so many flowers and cards. " He laughed.

Nanette nodded trying to laugh along but she was fatigued.

"Well, thank you doctor. That really means a lot. I'll let you be on your way but are you sure you don't want some tea?"

The doctor shook his head. "No thank you, Miss Nanette. Please stop worrying yourself so. She's going to be fine. We're worried about the boy. He's barely holding on."

"I hope he makes it." She dropped her voice lower. "He's why she jumped off that burning building in the first place."

"We're doing our best, but it's up to him." The doctor said, as he walked out the door. Nanette followed him, not realizing that Juliet had heard the entire thing.

Slowly, Juliet began to heal.

First it was sitting up, than drinking water, and finally walking. The first time she'd been allowed to bathe alone, she'd stared at herself in the mirror for what felt like forever just because she was in shock. Her looks had completely gone awry. Her face was pale and thin and there were dark circles under her eyes. The natural flush of her cheeks was gone. She was deathly skinny and there were rough cuts on her hands and chest, plus the long scar on her leg where the clean break had been. She thought longingly of the first night she and Gnomeo had slept together. Juliet never wanted him to see her body like this compared to how it had looked. She resembled the corpse of a homeless fever victim, rather than herself. At least, she remembered, Gnomeo was alive. Surely, looks didn't matter anymore.

Much to Juliet's relief, Gnomeo survived the worst of his injuries and the doctor said he was doing better each day. She was in much better shape than he was though and she tried to receive updates on him as often as she could. Lady Bluebury wasn't allowing her to visit and was kind of trying to keep her from even hearing about him, but Juliet did. She longed to physically see him each day and each day the longing became more of a burning. It gave her a reason to get out of bed and walk around and ignore the pain. If she could see him, it would all be worth it. But everyone seemed to determine that it was not a good idea, and Juliet realized that they were trying to run her life and she knew she had no choice but to see him.

One night as Nanette helped her dress for bed she told her, 'Nanette, I have to see him. I'm sick of playing it over in my head and I'm sick of relying on the twisted words of other people. I am going to see him and you are going to help me."

Nanette sighed and sat next to her. "Juliet, it might not be the best idea."

"I don't care. I'm feeling better every day. "She paused. "I want to go tomorrow."

"That's not going to happen, sweet." Nanette tried.

"Yes. It is. I have to see him or else. I need to see him. And look, I'm only telling you what my plans for tomorrow are. I'm not asking your permission."

Nanette put her arm lightly around Juliet. "Your father won't allow it."

Juliet shrugged. "See if I care."

The next morning she got up, took her medicines, bathed, and dressed. Nanette helped her find a dress that managed to hide how thin she was and cover most of the cuts. There was one on her right cheek that hadn't healed yet and Juliet was glad, because it stood as reminder of what she had been through to anyone that saw her. Her dress was light purple and her hair was back. Nanette put rogue on her cheeks, and explained that she had told Lord Redbrick that it was imperative to Juliet's recovery that she is out and about. Nanette grabbed her coat and together they set out for Bluebury Manor.

When they arrived, Juliet's heart began to pound.

"Do you want me to go in with you?" Nanette offered. Juliet shook her head.

"No, you can stay. I have to do this myself." Nanette stayed in the carriage while Juliet was helped down. She did not look back as she walked up the marble steps with purpose. A house cleaner let her in, and Juliet's breath caught in her throat.

"Can I help you Miss?" The wide-eyed maid asked.

"I'm here to see Gnomeo." Juliet said.

"It's not allowed, I am sorry. Only family is allowed to see him." She stated.

Juliet frowned, realizing that the maid had no idea who she was. Slowly, she removed her hat so that her hair tumbled down her back and the scrape across her face was more visible. "I'm Juliet Redbrick, and I'm asking you let me see Gnomeo. I do think that he would approve of my presence." The maid than realized who she had, and looked away.

"I was given directions not to allow you in, Miss Juliet Redbrick."

Juliet felt like she had been punched. Suddenly, she had an idea. She unclasped her pocketbook and pulled out some bills. "How much will it take?" Juliet asked, fanning the money.

The maid squinted and counted the bills. After a moment, "I suppose Lady Bluebury is resting and would not mind. Follow me." She led Juliet up the stairs and down the hall. She opened a door and peeked inside. "Right in here, Miss."

Juliet took a deep breath and entered the room, closing the door softly behind her. She was not prepared for what she saw.

The room was darkened, but sunlight shone in through the light blue curtains. Gnomeo lay sleeping on his back, a blanket drawn up to his waist. There were bandages around his head, his left arm was in a sling, and his leg was slightly elevated. Juliet gasped quietly, and ran to his side. From there she was able to study his face. She thought he was so beautiful and so strong, even wounded like this. She was so happy to see his face that she wanted to kiss him. Instead, she grabbed his hand gently. She ran her finger gently along his hands. Tears started to form at the corners of her eyes. It was never supposed to end like this. They should not be here. She pressed their clasped hands to her lips, wishing she could be here laying there all in bandages.

Quietly, she began to sing.

"OLD MONEY" by Lana Del Rey (u guys should listen to this. I think it is so pretty!)

Blue hydrangea, cold cash, divine,

Cashmere, cologne and white sunshine.

Red racing cars, Sunset and Vine,

The kids were young and pretty.

Where have you been? Where did you go?

Those summer nights seem long ago,

And so is the girl you used to call,

The Queen of New York City.

But if you send for me you know I'll come,

And if you call for me you know I'll run.

I'll run to you, I'll run to you, I'll run, run, run.

I'll come to you, I'll come to you, I'll come, come, come.

Ohh, Ohh.

Ahh, Ahh.

The power of youth is on my mind,

Sunsets, small town, I'm out of time.

Will you still love me when I shine,

From words but not from beauty?

My father's love was always strong,

My mother's glamour lives on and on,

Yet still inside I felt alone,

For reasons unknown to me.

But if you send for me you know I'll come,

And if you call for me you know I'll run.

I'll run to you, I'll run to you, I'll run, run, run.

I'll come to you, I'll come to you, I'll come, come, come.

Ohh, Ohh.

Ahh, Ahh.

And if you call, I'll run, run, run,

If you change your mind, I'll come, come, come.

Ohh, Ohh.

Ahh, Ahh.

Blue hydrangea, cold cash, divine,

Cashmere, cologne and hot sunshine.

Red racing cars, Sunset and Vine,

And we were young and pretty…

Juliet didn't know how long she sat there, holding his hand. Suddenly, she felt him stirring. She gasped quietly. Gnomeo opened his eyes, and for a moment she became lost in him all over again. Tears slid down her face without her even realizing.

"Hi" She whispered, her cheeks wet.

"Hey Juliet." He whispered back, his voice rough.

"I've never been so happy to see you" She told him, still clasping his hand.

Gnomeo smiled lightly and drew her hand to his lips. "Me too."

She sighed. "H-How are you feeling?"

"Now that you're here? Better than ever." He replied.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't come sooner." She whispered.

"You're here now, and you're alive." He reassured him.

"I couldn't have survived this, if I'd known you were dead." He told her.

Juliet squeezed his hand tighter. "Me either." She gently leaned over and kissed him.

Just then, the door flew open. Lady Bluebury stood there in her dark blue gown, her face completely surprised. "Oh my!"

Juliet and Gnomeo both looked up. Lady Bluebury tried to remain composed. "Juliet? I didn't know you were visiting today."

Juliet nodded, still holding his hand. "It's good to see you too. You look well."

Lady Bluebury nodded curtly. "Have you been here long?"

Juliet tilted her head. "Not especially."

"Either way, I'm sure my Gnomeo is very exhausted, so if you wouldn't mind me showing you to the door-"
"No!" Gnomeo cut in. "I want her to stay with me."

"Gnomeo, I don't really think that it's a good idea. You need your rest."

"She's staying, Mother. I need her." The desperation in his voice was real.

Juliet bit her lip to keep from telling Lady Bluebury her real thoughts. Lady Bluebury already hated her enough.

"Fine." Lady Bluebury scowled and left the room probably to complain about how Juliet had been able to get in the first place.

Juliet finally breathed once she left. "I'm sorry" She started.

"Jules." He smiled faintly. "We've got nothing to be sorry about."

She exhaled and kissed his hand again. "How did we get here? This is not how we were supposed to end up at all. How could we think our plan could have worked?" She felt anger and sadness surge in her chest.

"We're together." Gnomeo said firmly. "That's all that matters. Our goal was to be together. Here we are."

"And we're going to stay together no matter what." She finished.

Gnomeo shifted and pushed himself up so he was more sitting and less reclined. "Jules, come sit with me."

Juliet gingerly sat next to him. "Listen," He began. "When I get better, it's going to be crazy out there." Juliet knew he meant the city, society, people that they knew.

She turned to look at him. "It already is."

He sighed heavily. "They're going to do everything to keep us apart."

"I'm not going to let that happen." Juliet replied.

"Me either." Something in his eyes wasn't right still and Juliet could tell.

"What aren't you telling me?" She asked, stroking his face gently.

"Sowden's alive."

Juliet felt her stomach sink and she felt very sick.

"Oh my god." She whispered.

"He came to see me. I was only awake for a second to see him and he looked really worn down." Gnomeo continued.

"Did he say anything?" Juliet asked.

"I didn't hear him if he did." He stated.

"But he's alive." She confirmed.

"Yeah, dammit. Jules, I feel like they're all waiting for us to come out like vultures or something so they can tear us up." He exclaimed.

"I'm scared too." She confessed. "But we can't let them stop us. You'll get all better and we're going to be together for a long time. They're irrelevant." She wished she could make herself believe her words too.

"God, I love you." He responded.

"I love you too."

They laid there for a while not saying anything. Finally, Gnomeo closed his eyes and fell asleep. Juliet watched his face until she felt the rays of sunset on the bed. She slowly got up as not to wake him, kissed his unshaven cheek and left into the sunlight.

Juliet became a frequent visitor in the Bluebury household much to the displeasure of Lady Bluebury and Lord Redbrick. In reality, the relationship between the two heads of the families was still very icy. They regretted that their actions had caused such extreme measures but they also regretted not raising their children better so that maybe the whole thing wouldn't have happened.

Juliet had decided to ignore them completely, but as she and Gnomeo strolled through his garden one afternoon, she realized it would be harder than she thought.

"See love, you're doing better each day!" She was telling Gnomeo. She was so proud of him. He was walking with a cane now and the bandages on his head had come off. Soon, he might be able to get rid of his sling.

"I couldn't have done it without you though." He replied.

"Me either." Juliet told him. Every day, she was grateful that they were both alive and together.

They strode along in silence, but there was something on both of their minds. It was something they had both been afraid to discuss since the accident.

The future.

Both were searching for the right words on how to start the discussion.

Finally, Juliet decided the silence was wearing her down.

"Gnomeo?"

"Yeah?" He replied.

"What's next?" She asked.

He looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, for us. What are we going to do after this?" She looked at him

Gnomeo understood the brevity of the question and she was right to bring it up. They had to figure out what their future held. Maybe it wasn't straightforward but he knew they would have to be together. He thought of his life before Juliet. It was the same old thing. Partying, Drinking, Messing with Tybalt, Getting pushed around by Sowden, and feeling like something was missing was all he remembered. That missing piece was Juliet and knew that she had made him to be a better person and she had given him everything he couldn't give himself. How do you repay someone that? He knew his answer to his question.

"Well Jules, the truth is that I want to marry you." Gnomeo felt amazing as soon as he said it.

Juliet grinned. "I want to marry you too." She whispered.

"Then what are we waiting for?" He exclaimed, pulling her into his embrace.

"What about our parents?" She asked, her face falling slowly.
Gnomeo thought for a moment. "Well, it's like you said: They're irrelevant."

She grinned and kissed him. "You're right. You're so right."

All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera

(Gnomeo)

No more talk of darkness,

forget these wide-eyed fears;

I'm here, nothing can harm you,

my words will warm and calm you.

Let me be your freedom,

let daylight dry your tears;

I'm here, with you, beside you,

to guard you and to guide you.

(Juliet)

Say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment;

turn my head with talk of summertime.

Say you need me with you now and always;

promise me that all you say is true,

that's all I ask of you.

(Gnomeo)

Let me be your shelter,

let me be your light;

you're safe, no one will find you,

your fears are far behind you.

(Juliet)

All I want is freedom,

a world with no more night;

and you, always beside me,

to hold me and to hide me.

(Gnomeo)

Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;

let me lead you from you solitude.

Say you need me with you, here beside you,

anywhere you go, let me go too,

that's all I ask of you.

(Juliet)

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime.

Say the word and I will follow you.

Together

Share each day with me, each night, each morning.

(Juliet)

Say you love me...

(Gnomeo)

You know I do.

Together

Love me, that's all I ask of you.

Anywhere you go let me go too

Love me...

that's all I ask of you.

The next day, they called their parents to meet them at the Bluebury's. Soon a time was agreed on and the day came. Gnomeo and Juliet got there before their parents on purpose. They waited in the grand foyer, anxiously.

"Are we really doing this?" He whispered smiling.

"You bet we are." She'd replied, fixing his lavender tie.

"If things go too terribly?" He looked her in the eye.

"We'll stick to our plan." She replied.

At that precise moment, Lady Bluebury entered the room, her heels clicking on marble. Her gray dress and tight bun were severe. Behind her was Lord Redbrick looking equally as somber.

"Alright, let's get this over with. What do we need to talk about that it simply couldn't wait?" Lady Bluebury began as she sat down.

"Well, first of all thank you for coming." Juliet replied her voice even.

"Julie, what's this about?" Her dad asked.

Juliet took a deep breath, remembering what Gnomeo and she had practiced.

"Okay, so as you now know, Gnomeo and I were-"She struggled for a second to find the right words to describe their relationship to their parents.

"Romantically involved." Gnomeo interjected and she nodded.

Their parents looked at them oddly. "And we are inviting you here to tell you that we plan to get married." He finished, taking Juliet's hand which was ice cold.

"Married?" Lord Redbrick repeated.

"Yes, Dad. Married." Juliet looked him in the eyes.

"I won't have it." Lord Redbrick and Lady Bluebury said at the exact same moment.

There was a slight pause.

"Excuse me, but I don't recall asking your permission about this. We told you we were getting married." Juliet pointed out.

"I will not have my daughter seduced away by some Bluebury cad, I in no way want any part of that family of no good, scummy idiots."

"Dad-"

"What did you call us? My mother may be flawed of judgment, but you have no right to say that and I won't sit back and let you!" Gnomeo exclaimed angrily.

"Oh! If that's how you want to be Redbrick?" Lady Bluebury shrieked, standing out of her chair. 'I will not have my son marry some tramp from your family of idiots."

Lord Redbrick opened his house but Lady Bluebury beat him to it. "And you," She turned to Juliet.

"You cannot steal my only son from me. You try and so help me God-"

"Mother please-"

"Is that a threat?" Juliet jumped up. "Because I can guarantee you that he will choose me over you. I promise you that. And if you dare say anything about my family like that-"

"He will be doing no choosing of you because you are not going to be chosen by anyone ever!" Lord Redbrick yelled at Juliet making her cringe.

"You can't be serious!" Gnomeo rounded on him.

"Absolutely I am!" Spit flew from his lips. "She is all I have. Tomorrow morning, I ship her off to a convent far away from here where you son-of-a-bitch will never find her!"

"I won't let you take her!" He shouted.

"No! I won't go!" Juliet yelled. "I'm not your property anymore!"

"Gnomeo, don't you see? She's insane! She's a Redbrick! Haven't I raised you better than this? Do you want to disappoint me?" Lady Bluebury tried to reason but Gnomeo turned his back.

"Juliet, he's a Bluebury. He's not in it for you, he's in it for something else. Do what's right. You've always been a good girl." Juliet turned away also.

"Julie, if we give up now we can pretend that this never happened and everything will go back to the way it was. Just tell this fool that it is over. Do it. Do it. Don't think just do. Just say it. SAY IT NOW!"

"Please I can't-" She tried to say.

"Son, we can leave this behind. I'll give you whatever you want. I'll fire Sowden and give you the company. I'll buy you yachts and anything you want. Except that tramp of a girl." His mother begged.

"You can't buy me the only thing I want." He responded rebelliously.

"We will not allow this marriage and that's final."

Juliet took a deep breath. What she was about to say was going to change everything.

"I don't think that's final at all. I'm pregnant and I know it's his."

The room was silent.

"Juliet." Gnomeo was in shock and unsure of what to say. It was a happy shock. "Is this really true?"

She nodded, feeling happy tears at seeing his face. "This isn't how I wanted to tell you at all but-"
"Jules! It's amazing!" Gnomeo ran over to her and embraced her happily. "God, this is great! I'm gonna be a daddy!" His hands found their way to her abdomen. "You're carrying my child!" He laughed.

"Isn't it wonderful?" She smiled.

Their parents sat there in shock. "We'll leave you two alone." Lord Redbrick said quietly. "I think I need some time to myself right now."

"For once I agree with you Cleon. Obviously there is more to think about here than we thought." Lady Bluebury left. Her parting words hung in the air.

As soon as they left, Juliet collapsed into his arms, laughing.

"Do you think they bought it?" He asked her.

"Of course! You're a natural actor!" Juliet cried. "We're going to get married!"

"I know! And I mean, I can't believe we're pretending to have a baby." He exclaimed. "I wish it hadn't had to come to that."

Juliet laid her head on his strong chest. "I know, but I'm sure we'll make the lie a truth soon being married and all."

"Like how soon?" He teased.

"I'd say now but our parents can't be far." She whispered, biting her lip.

"Have I ever showed you the secret room?" Gnomeo asked her, his lips close to her neck and his voice low with desire.

"What room?"

"Follow me!" He told her and they disappeared together.

-OKAY THAT WAS GOOD! THERE MAY BE A WEDDING NEXT! IDK JUST STICK AROUND GIRLIES

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