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Green Eyed Monster 1

Okay, so, funny story... This was requested by thejennachu , and I know I said I wasn't planning on doing anything 'romantic' yet, but inspiration struck, so sue me(please don't, I'm broke).

So I had an idea and I was about six paragraphs in when I realized I hadn't asked for any extra details, so I did. With the extra info, I realized that my original plan wouldn't work. Like, at all. It wasn't a big deal, like I said, I'd barely started. But I really liked what I had planned out already, so I figured I'd write both.

This is the one with the extra information. I've posted the other one on FanFiction.net, but not on here yet. They both are still based on the same request so they have similar plots and I wouldn't want to bore anyone, but if you guys want to read it just let me know and I'll post it on here too!

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"Hey Jenna! Whatcha up to?" Race asked, dropping down to sit on the stoop next to her.

"What does it look like?" She asked softly, barely glancing up from the book that was balanced across her knees.

"Ooh, there's no need for that sarcasm Miss Jenna, I was just bein' polite," Race smirked. "Whatcha readin'?"

"Romeo and Juliet," Jenna responded distractedly. "Davey said that they read it in school and he lent it to me."

"That sounds dumb, what's it about?"

"A boy and a girl who fall in love, even though they can't be together," the seamstress replied.

"Well why can't they?" Race asked, nose crinkling in his confusion.

Jenna sighed, gently closing the book and setting it next to her. With Race around, it seemed as though she wouldn't get any more reading in. "Their families hate each other. But one day they meet and Romeo falls madly in love with her and she him, but Juliet's engaged to a man named Paris and-"

"He should leave her alone, she seems terrible!" Race scoffed.

"He's in love! And she's not terrible!" Jenna argued. "What's the matter with her?"

"Engaged to a man, then in love with another? She sounds like a tart to me."

"Well she's not!" Jenna said, smacking his arm. "They're star-crossed lovers! It's beautiful and so terribly romantic!"

"I didn't know you liked reading sissy stories like that."

"It's by Shakespeare! He's practically a genius!"

"Whatever you say," Race laughed, rolling his eyes.

"A girl can dream about love every once in awhile, can't she?" Jenna asked, annoyance creeping into her voice.

"That depends," Race grinned. "Who are ya dreamin' about?"

"No one in particular!" Jenna quickly answered. "I didn't mean it like that!"

"Sure you did," Race continued. "So, who was it? Who has the honor of runnin' through your mind all day and night? It ain't me, right?"

"Of course not, don't be absurd!"

"Romeo?" Race tried again. "Elmer?"