Romeo & Juliett: A Forbidden Love Story

Romeo & Juliett: A Forbidden Love Story: Ch. 12 - Edited.

Romeo's POV:

On the bus today, I caught Juliett sitting with Randy, but that's not even what bothered me the most. It was the fact that she was sitting on his lap! Even today at school, she was seen sitting with him at lunch. What was going on? What was she doing? Did she even know what she was getting herself into?

No, I reminded myself. No she doesn't.

So, why don't you just tell her? Anyone else would've asked and the answer was simple: I couldn't. It was a family secret and no matter how much I wanted Juliett to stay away from Randy, I knew she wouldn't without a valid reason. But, I had none to give to her without being forced to explain the whole story to her. It was just too much to take in or to put out there in the first place.

And I knew it wasn't just that specific reason as to why I always got so pissed whenever those two were together. There was a whole other reason behind as to why my heart always beats faster whenever Juliett comes around and why I always got hurt when she was upset over something or the other.

I was falling for her and fast. It wasn't something I was ready to express to her or talk about with anyone else, but it was something that I knew was inevitable from the start. Juliett acted like she really liked Randy and sometimes, the same went for with Riley - even when we were kids she was like that, mostly since I was such a jerk to her as a kid - neither of which I was happy about. 

And right now, if Juliett didn't want me like that, then I wasn't going to push her for that. I could wait and I would, because I was determined that one day or another, I was going to end up winning her heart. It was just going to take some time and patience.

But, I swear, if Randy ever hurt her then.... Well, I don't know what I'd do, but I'd certainly do something - regardless of the fact that he was my older brother. I mean, he wasn't normal; he had such an anger problem that even scared me sometimes. He might not mean it or perhaps he would, but I just knew in my gut and heart and head that one day Randy was going to end up hurting Juliett and not just in the emotional way.

My whole day was ruined today starting from lunch till after school because of those two. As soon as I got into the house, I plopped my ass down on the couch and started up the TV. I was too pissed off to see anything normal, so I went with cartoons. Riley had abandoned me long ago to get started on his homework and Juliett was still standing in the spot she was when Randy first walked into the house and then to his room.

She must've been surprised. She probably thought he was going to hang back and watch TV with us, maybe she thought she could do homework with him and then they'd spend the rest of the day together. I scoffed, how stupid of her to think that. She should've known better by now, it's been, what, a day since she's seen Randy's temper act up and she still doesn't know she should stay away from him.

"Are you planning on standing there the whole day?" I finally found the courage to venture out and ask. "'Cause if you are, then would you mind moving to the right a little, I can't see the time if you're going to be standing in front of it."

Juliett huffed, then stalked over to me. She dumped her thin body on the other side of the couch and started watching Tom and Jerry along with me.

All of a sudden then, before I could even rethink what I was about to do, I wrapped my arms around Juliett's frail waist and pulled her into my lap, like I saw Randy do on the bus. As expected a loud gasp came from her mouth and Juliett stared at me for a few beats in utter curiosity. When I didn't give her a proper explanation, she went out and asked herself.

"Uh, is there any special reason as to why I'm on you?" Juliett asked, but she was smiling and that made me feel less embarrassed.

"No," I could feel my tongue drying up and knew that I would soon be stumbling over my words, trying to find a good enough lie for her. "I just...felt like holding you? I mean, you looked like you needed a hug...you know, from the long day you just had."

"You are such a weirdo, Romeo Rogers." she laughed.

What surprised me the most was that Juliett didn't move or even make any attempts at it. After a while, I got used to her weight on my thighs and the strong smell of peaches coming from the back of her neck and hair. I had to stop myself several times from leaning forward and pressing my nose against her head to inhale in her beautiful scent.

It was when Riley came bounding down the stairs and right in to the living room that my face instantly bloomed up and I jerked my head back as far away as it could.

"She's on your lap," he pointed out. "Why?"

"I just felt like it, ok!" I didn't mean to say it so loud, but it just came out that way.

Riley laughed and Juliett just shook her head.

"I'm, uh, gonna go get something to eat...so you can let go of me now." Juliett's eyes peering into mine made my heart go absolutely mad and I actually had to work to keep myself under control.

I hesitantly slipped my arms away from her and she slid off my legs, heading into the kitchen. Riley took a seat next to me after she was gone and just stared at me.

"What?" I asked, finally getting annoyed.

"You like her, don't you?" he mused.

"No!" I answered, too loudly once again.

"Don't lie to me; I know you do."

I sighed, giving up.

"Who wouldn't like her?" I started raking my fingers through my hair, messing it up but not caring enough to stop.

Riley sighed deeply. "Ah, you're so right about that and I should know." He chuckled to himself.

I stayed silent then, slowly realizing just what Riley meant by that last statement. I couldn't believe that Riley too had once liked Juliett or could possibly be crushing on her right now just like I was. But, what I found the hardest to accept was that he had just admitted it, maybe not too openly, but hey, at least he had the guts to actually do it. That was probably something I could never do with Juliett. That had to be a first for me - not being able to confess my feelings for a girl. I guess that was just the effects of Juliett's charm though.

"It's so complicated." I groaned.

"I know," Riley placed a hand on my shoulder. "It was that way with me at first though. I first couldn't tell if it was even real or not - my feelings for her, I mean - I was only like what seven or eight when we first started out as friends. I assumed it was just this friendly feeling at first, but as the days went by, I started thinking otherwise."

"Wow."

"Yeah. And she was always so crazy about you when we were kids, so I knew I didn't have any chance and I learned to move on without her."

"But, we're not kids anymore," I reminded him. "And there's a very good chance that she hates my guts now."

Riley nodded. "Yeah. But, you shouldn't let that stop you. And besides, she looks a lot better with you than me."

I looked up in surprised. "You really think so?"

Riley shrugged. "Yeah, I guess."

"Thanks so much, dude." I could feel my heart swelling up in gratitude.

"Eh, what are brothers for?"

"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" I heard Juliett's familiar voice ask.

We both looked towards the kitchen entryway and saw her standing there with a few cookies in her hand.

"Nothing, just talking about this...movie we saw." I lied to her.

"That's what you said last time," she scowled. Riley and I both shrugged, not knowing what to add to that. "Fine, don't tell me." Juliett strutted into the room. "I'll figure out what it is myself."

"Ha, good luck, Princess!" I retorted back. Juliett didn't say anything back to that, just stared at us with her eyes set. She turned on her heel then and stomped up the stairs to her. "Whoo, I see the Wild Cat's still got it!" I said loud enough for her to hear, but Juliett still didn't say anything back.

I wondered if she could be serious about what she had just said, but then shook it off as nothing more than an empty promise.

A/N: So sorry it's so short and sorry again for keeping you all waiting for so long. Will right some more of this tomorrow. Maybe. I don't know yet.