"please don't let our love turn out into a tragedy like it was for juliet."

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the date was the 11th day of january. we third years were close to graduating from our last year at u.a high. unfortunately, after high school i'm going to have to take over my parents' company. that's something that i'm not looking forward to. for now though, i'm going to take in the fun times i have left in high school with my best friend, kyoka jirou.

jirou would often talk to her girlfriend, momo yaoyorozu, in the morning, so during then i'm left alone with my thoughts. i don't mind it though. it's nice to have some peace and quiet every now and then. the bell had rung and everyone in the class scattered to their seats before our teacher, mr aizawa, could scold us.

"alright class, take your seats. we have a new student joining us today. please come on in and introduce yourself." mr aizawa spoke as he walked to the front of the class.

all of a sudden, a tall boy with striking black hair and dark, mysterious eyes walked into the classroom. 'wow.. he's so pretty...' my heart skipped a beat.

"yo! my name is hanta sero. nice to meet you all." the black haired boy greeted with a warm smile. 'what a nice name.'

"alright, sero. you can sit next to kirishima. kirishima, raise your hand." mr aizawa instructed. 'oh my god, wait, that's really close to me.' as sero walked to the empty seat, my eyes couldn't help but follow him. it wasn't long before mr aizawa started his lecture. i was already waiting for our break to start.

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once our break finally started, i stood up and made my way to momo's desk, knowing that jirou was gonna go there too. i always go there so the three of us can talk together during the long awaited ten minutes.

as jirou and momo talked, i noticed the new kid, sero, was sitting at his desk and looking at a couple papers with headphones placed around his neck. kirishima had started a conversation with him as sero's eyes were placed upon the papers he held. his mouth was moving, so it didn't seem like he was ignoring kirishima. i leaned a bit forward to try and get a peak at the papers.

i'm a bit nosy, yes. i was interested in the new kid and those papers he held seemed to be something that peaked his interest. what i saw as i peaked over were a bunch of music notes plastered on lined rectangles. i quickly looked away before i could get caught by someone. 'huh.. i didn't peg him as a musician. that's sorta cool.'

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once lunch came, i walked outside to get a bit of fresh air. every now and then, i excuse myself from the cafeteria, where i sit with jirou, and eat by myself outside. i brought my bento with me and tried to find a place to sit.

as i walked around the courtyard, i came across a familiar figure sitting behind one of the trees. so i made my way up to it. it's the same striking black hair as this morning. 'it could just be someone else, but i still wanna make sure.'

and i was right. hanta sero was sitting on the floor, looking over some music sheets. from the moment he stepped into the classroom, he struck me as interesting. 'well.. pretty AND interesting. pretty interesting.'

"wow, you must really like music, huh?" i spoke out of nowhere. i forgot that i had just completely snuck up on him, because he immediately jumped and slammed his notebook shut.

"w-when did you get here?!" sero stammered as he tried to remain calm. he looked up at me and had his notebook in his left hand while his right was placed on the grassy floor.

"oh shi- sorry! i didn't mean to scare you! i got here like a minute or two ago, so don't worry i didn't see much." i explained, panic filling my voice.

sero sighed as he closed his eyes. he turned back forward and laid his back on the tree. "well, you must've seen enough to ask me a question like that." he stated as he placed his notebook in his lap.

"ah, yeah.. sorry about that. i just noticed you sitting here and you're in my class, so i wanted to.. like, uh.. befriend you, i guess?" i responded before revealing the bento in my hand that i had brought with me from the cafeteria. i did wanna eat alone, but sero was new; i knew how hard was to be the new kid in such a big school. i noticed before that he doesn't seem to have any food with him, so maybe i can share mine with him?

"i noticed you don't have any food. i can share mine with you, if you want? i wouldn't want you to stay hungry or anything.." i pointed out as i plopped myself on the floor next to him.

he looked at me before shaking his head. "no, it's fine. it's your lunch, you can have it." he responded.

"boy, i swear-" i replied as i opened my bento box. "i offered for a reason, now here." i stated as i gave him my extra pair of chopsticks. i always keep an extra just in case i drop my original one or if jirou wants to try my food.

"no, seriously it's okay-" sero dismissed as he pushed the chopsticks away. 'do i have to spoon-feed him or something?'

"oh my gosh, you know what?" i huffed before adjusting the extra pair of chopsticks into my dominant hand and grabbing a piece of food before trying to force-feed him. "here! take it! i'm not letting you starve!" i grumbled as i tried to get the food into his mouth. he kept moving around and grabbing my arms so that the food wouldn't go into his mouth. this went on for a couple minutes before the both of us got tired.

when i noticed that he had been distracted by his own panting, i quickly took the chopsticks and shoved the food into his mouth. he was caught off-guard and made a "mph!" noise. he slowly began to chew as he glared at me. once he gulped it down, he silently grabbed the chopsticks from my hand and began eating from my bento. "if you insist." my lips formed a huge smile when i noticed that he was gonna eat with me. i grabbed my chopsticks and began eating as well.

"so, uh.. what's your name?" sero asked me after a while as he turned his head towards me. 'oh yeah, i don't think i ever introduced myself to him..'

"y/n." i responded as i looked at him with a closed-mouth smile.

sero mirrored my smile and nodded his head. "nice to meet you, y/n."

after that, we talked the entire lunch time. we just talked about stuff like getting to know each other and complaining about school. we even managed to exchange numbers.

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school had finally ended. when i opened the doors to my house, i was greeted by my personal maid and house butler. "welcome back, mistress." my maid greeted me with a small bow.

"miss, your parents are waiting for you in the dining room. they want to discuss something with you." my butler stated. my parents usually never talk to me, what could they possibly want? the only times they ever call me over is for mealtime. i made my way to the dining room, where my mom and dad sat, side by side, at the table. i sat down in the chair in front of them and waited until they dropped the bomb on me.

my dad slowly slid over his phone with a website that looked all too familiar to me. it was the website that contained my grades. i could've sworn i was doing well in my academics. "wanna tell me what's up with these grades?" my dad asked. he looked pissed.

"how are you supposed to take over the family company if your grades are this shitty?! if you don't get these grades up soon, i'll have you taken out of ua. i knew it was a mistake transferring you to that excuse of a school." my dad scolded. his expression got red with anger by the second.

i was used to my parents yelling at me, but threatening me over a bunch of letters was a whole new level. "what?! daddy, you can't do that! i swear i'll get my grades up, just don't transfer me out!" i swore. 'i literally just made a new friend, i can't just leave now.'

"y/n, you should have no excuse for those wretched grades." my mom stated.

"except for the fact that it's literally the hardest thing in the world to get good grades? don't you think i've been trying?!" i defended myself as i stood up from my seat and slammed my hands on the table. i was going way out of line. i knew this and yet i still continued.

i felt a violent sting on my cheek and it was then that i noticed my dad had slapped me. "enough! it is very clear that you are not trying. now i've said this once, i'll say it again, but after this i will not repeat myself! if you don't get your grades up in a matter of a few months, i will be transferring you out of ua and into a private school. maybe then, you'll finally learn to pay attention instead of slacking off with friends." my dad yelled out.

my palm touched the cheek that was stinging. my eyes were brimming with tears and i tried my hardest to hold them back. i didn't want my parents to think that i'm weak. i pushed my chair back and walked out of the dining room.

"where are you going?! kid, get back here and tell me that you are going to get your grades up this instant!" i heard my dad yell from the dining room. i didn't look back and instead i ran up to my room and locked my door. the only thing my parents care about are my grades and their stupid company. they only see me as a product of their company. the product of excellent breeding.

i threw my backpack onto the floor and jumped into my bed with my phone in my right hand. 'why can't anything just go my way?'

i let the watery substances leave my eyes as i let out little, quiet sobs. this lasted for around ten minutes before i saw my phone screen light up. i got a text.

i sat up and looked at my phone before noticing it was sero. oh yeah.. we exchanged numbers during lunch. i opened the message and read it.

chopstick idiot ;)

thanks for the food btw :)

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i felt kinda appreciated in that moment. i wasn't expecting any 'thank you's from him, but this still felt nice.

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omg sero u didn't have to say thank u

i'm just feeding the hungry 🙄

chopstick idiot ;)

let me be polite 😒

fine fine whatevs ur welcome shawty 😚
read

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a smile snuck onto my lips as i reread his 'thank you' text. i slowly closed my eyes and began to fall into a slumber with the thought of sero on my mind.

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a/n: hi everyone! i hope you enjoyed the first chapter of romeo and cinderella :) sorry it was kinda long, i have a map planned out in my head of how i want these chapters to go and i needed to fit these details all into the first chapter. my updates might be super slow since i'm a procrastinator and i'm busy 24/7, so if people do end up liking this book, i DO hope you guys can wait. i will to try and update often, but i can't promise anything. thank you for reading :)