Chapter 29
(Feb. 15, 2006, 4:49pm)
It was now time for the fifth and final scene of Act I of Romeo and Juliet . And Kim feared this scene as the worst one of the act, for she had to kiss Ron on the lips...without any Moodulating chip.
It is not a BF/GF kiss in any way, shape or form . she thought to herself, You are doing this only for a grade, nothing more.
Lord Capulet, played by Reeger, came on to the stage first. This was followed by Tybault, played by TJ (who doubled as one of the Chorus members and who Barkin gave to since he didn't announce who played the character), Zita as Lady Capulet. Kim, of course, came in as Juliet, and the Nurse, played by Ashley A. Half of the class made up the Capulets when not as the chorus
They then saw Ron, Felix and Arnie as Romeo, Benvolio, and Marcuito, respectively.
Kim gulped upon seeing Ron, while Ashley A gave an evil smirk.
Just you wait and see, Possible...
Reeger then proclaimed, "Welcome, gentlemen. The ladies who aren't shy shall dance for you! Ha, my ladies, which of you will refuse to dance now? Does this hit close to home? Welcome gentlemen. Come on musicians, play music!"
Amanda sighed from her desk and put out a CD player with a CD that says, "Lame-o 16th Century Elizabethian Music" in permanent marker. She put the CD inside the player and started to play it. She had been instructed by the Glee Three to stop at certain intervals in the scene.
The students on the stage began to dance to the Shakespearian music.
To one of the Capulet's Cousins, played by Earwin Lawson whom was a senior at the time of Middleton High and played defensive end for the Mad Dogs football team, Reeger then added.
"Ah, sir. These unexpected guests are welcome. No, sit, sit, my Capulet cousin. We're too old to dance. How long has it been since you and I last wore masks?"
Earwin replied, "I'd say about 30 years."
"What? No, it hasn't been that long. It was at Lucentio's wedding. No matter how quickly the years fly by, it's been just 25 years since we last wore masks.
Ron went to a servingman, played by Mikey Blumberg. Mikey, as well as his other friends from 3rd Street School from their youth, were all juniors at Middleton High.
He was looking at his longtime friend.
"Who is the girl on the arm of that lucky man over there?" Ron asked, trying to keep himself in character.
Mikey replied, "I don't know, sir."
"Oh, she shows the torches how to burn bright! Her beauty is too good for this world; she's too beautiful to die and be buried. She outshines the other women like a white dove in the middle of a flock of crows. When this dance is over, I'll see where she stands, and then I'll touch her hand with my rough and ugly one. Did my heart ever love anyone before this moment! My eyes were liars because I never saw true beauty before tonight."
Inside Ron's head, there was Joyous Ron, Angry Ron, Fearful Ron, Disgust Ron, and Sadness Ron.
"I don't know if we should do this..." Fearful Ron replied, "I don't know if we should kiss Kim. It could impact our friendship with her in a negative way. He's known her for almost 13 years!"
"Look at it this way..." Angry Ron said "...it's either this or getting an F on the course and not graduating on the stage!"
"But shouldn't we celebrate that we are actually going to get Ron to finally, for real, kiss Kim?" Joyous Ron asked. "It would be like getting the largest chimmerito that Bueno Nacho has ever made! Covered in sweet and spicy Diabo sauce!
"No...Kim's going to get mad at him...her parents are going to get mad at him...and he'll get grounded for life by his parents!" Sadness Ron whined before breaking down in tears.
"Ewww...I think she would totally use the wrong lip gloss to kiss Ron on the lips." Disgust Ron said.
Tybault, played by TJ, then came onto the scene glaring at Ron.
"I can tell by his voice that the man is a foul Montague!" Looking at the Page, played by Gus, who also was doing double-duty as one of the chorus members, he added, "Get me my sword!"
With his eyes back at Ron, TJ continued, "What, does this peasant dare to come here with his face covered by a mask to sneer and scorn our celebration?"
Gus gave TJ a styrofoam and grey plastic sword.
TJ added, "Now, by the honor of our family, I do not consider it a crime to kill him!"
Reeger intervened and asked "Why? What's going on here, nephew? Why are you so angry?"
"Uncle, this man is a Montague-our enemy!" TJ exclaimed, "He's a scoundrel who's come here out of spite to mock our party!"
"That must be Romeo, right?" Reeger asked.
"That's him, that villain Romeo." TJ exclaimed.
"Calm down, cousin. Leave him alone!" Reeger insisted, "He carries himself like a dignified gentleman..."
Ron was also picking his nose while waiting for his line.
"...and to tell you the truth, he holds a reputation throughout Verona as a well-behaved young man. I wouldn't insult him in my own house for all the wealth in this town. So calm down. Just ignore him. That's what I want, and if you respect my wishes, you'll look nice and stop frowning because that's not the way you should behave at a feast."
"It's the right to way to act when a villain like him shows up!" TJ countered, "I won't tolerate him!"
"You will tolerate him! What, little man? I say you will. What the...am I the boss here or you?" Reeger exclaimed "You'll start a riot among my guests! There will be chaos and it will be your fault.
"But uncle, we're being disrespected!" TJ shouted.
"Go on, go on..." Reeger mocked, "You're an insolent little man. Is that how it is, really? This stupidity will come back to bite you. You're a punk, get away! Keep your mouth shut or else!"
"More light! More light!" Reeger then called out to the lighting crews to intensify the stage lights. They did so.
Turning back to TJ, he added, "I'll shut you up!"
"The combination of forced patience and pure rage is making my body tremble!" TJ insisted, holding onto the plastic sword, "I'll leave here now, but Romeo's prank, which seems so weet to him now, will turn bitter to him later."
As TJ left, the other students on the stage resumed the coordinated dancing. Amanda then whispered something to the head student of the lighting crew to focus on the attention of Kim and Ron, whom were also dancing as well up to this time. This was also when Amanda turned the video camera to focus on the pair as well as zooming in to make sure she got some grade-A footage for Bonnie and her co-horts.
When the lighting focused on them, Kim gulped as she held both hands with Ron. Both of their cheeks began to blush at the fluttering language of the next few lines.
"Your hand is like a holy place that my hand is unworthy to visit." Ron said to Kim with his cheeks blushing. "If you're offended by the touch of my hand, my two lips are standing here like blushing pilgrims, ready to make things better with a kiss.
Kim gathered the strength to read her next line, despite her nervousness.
"Good pilgrim, you don't give your hand enough credit. By holding my hand, you show polite devotion. After all, pilgrims touch the hands of statues of saints. Holding one palm against another is like a kiss."
Amanda meanwhile focused the video camera on them.
"Don't saints and pilgrims have lips too?" Ron asked, leaning in closer to Kim.
"Yes, pilgrim!" Kim replied, "They have lips that they're supposed to pray with."
It's only a play, Possible. It's only a play.
"Well then, saint, let lips do what hands do" Ron replied with his cheeks blushing even more. "I'm praying for you to kiss me. Please grant my prayer so my faith doesn't turn to despair.
Kim replied nervously smiling, "Saints do move, even when they grant prayers."
Ron then replied, "Then don't move while I act out my prayer."
As he said this, Ron leaned in, took a deep breath and kissed Kim on the lips for a small six seconds. Amanda zoomed in with the camera with glee.
"Now my sin has been taken by your lips." Ron said with a slightly higer voice over this act.
"Do my lips now have your sin?" Kim asked, her cheeks just flush with red.
"Sin from my lips?" Ron wondered, "You encourage crime with your sweetness. Give me my sin back."
And with that, both he and Kim kissed a second time on the lips. This time, it was a five second kiss.
"You kissed like you studied how." Kim replied after composing herself upon kissing her best friend twice in that span of 15 seconds.
Ashley A, upon seeing that Amanda has done her job in capturing both kisses of Team Possible for Bonnie, pushed Ron to the side and said to Kim while slightly pulling up her bib down overalls. The pin to her belt broke earlier in the day and it was no good in doing up the strap since she manipulated both buckles so Ashley A was forced to hold them up by the hand.
"Madam, your mother wants to talk to you."
Ron then asked to Ashley A, "Who is her mother?"
Ashley A said with a slight grin, for she and the rest of the Mean Cheers agreed to meet at Bonnie's house at 7:30pm tonight. Bonnie also texted that she was at ballet practice, for that was her routine every Wednesday.
"Indeed, young man, her mother is the lady of the house. She is a good, wise, and virtuous lady. I nursed her daughter, whom you were just talking to. Let me tell you, the man who marries her will become very wealthy."
Ron then stood alone and said, "Is she a Capulet? Oh, this is a heavy price to pay! My life is my enemy's debt."
Felix then came to Ron and said, "Come on, let's go while everything is still perfect.
Ron replied to Felix over what had happened. "Yes, but I'm afraid I'm in more trouble than ever."
Reeger came up to the pair and said, "No, gentlemen, don't get ready to go now. We have a little dessert coming up. Is that really true, Well then, I thank you both. I thank you honest gentlemen. Good night. Bring more torches over here. Come let's get to bed. Ah, my man, I swear it's getting late. I'm going to get some rest"
And with that, almost everyone left the stage except for Ashley A and Kim. Kim's blushing from those two kisses had faded away.
"Come over here, nurse." Kim insisted to the Mean Cheer member, "Who is that gentleman?"
Ashley A replied , "He is the son and heir of old Tiberio."
Kim then asked, "Who's the one who's going out the door right now?"
Ashley A then said, "Well, that one, I think, is young Petruchio."
"Who's the one following over there?" Kim then questioned, pointing, "The one who wouldn't dance?"
"I don't know his name." came Ashley A's reply.
"Go ask." Kim insisted. Ashley A ran off the stage while holding up her bib-down overalls.
Kim thought to herself.
It's a good thing I didn't see the MC Honey-Britina video. My parents would freak if I wore them like that. And Ashley A needs to get herself a belt.
"If he's married, I think I'll die rather than marry anyone else." Kim said while the blush returned to her face.
Ashley A returned. This time, she managed to refasten the left overall strap, leaving the right one undone.
"His name is Romeo. He's a Montague." Ashley A replied, "He's the only son of your greatest enemy."
Kim turned to the audience, which consisted only of Amanda, Barkin, and a few of the Drama students, including the Glee Three, plus a scientist and one of the Golden Dancers awaiting her ride because she ended up in detention. Her name was Lisa.
She said. "The one man I love is the son of the one man I hate! I saw him before I knew who he was and learned it too late! What a monster love is to make me love my worst enemy."
Ashley A then asked, "What's this? What's this?"
"A rhyme I learned just now from somebody I danced with." Kim replied.
Gus called from off-stage, "Juliet!"
"On our way! Come on, let's go!" Ashley A insisted, "The strangers have all left!"
The two girls exited and mercifully ended the first act.