"Okay People settle down would 'ya?" shouted Ichigo Kurosaki,

"Ichigo Lets Fight!" Shouted Kenpachi Zaraki.

"No you psychotic Demon from the Depths of Hell. I won't fight you, now leave me alone you son of a bitch." Shouted back Ichigo.

The eleventh squad captain was driving everyone nuts. This guy already has a part in the show. In fact many of Ichigo's acquaintances were perfect for the show. The Eleventh Company would make for a good crowd in the first scene, since they always were fighting. The Director just had to harness the energy of the squad and be able to get them to stop when it was time to move on. Ichigo didn't envy the Director of the performance

"Alright Now then, lets get this over with." Said Ichigo to the crowd. Much to his chagrin he wasn't loud enough to be heard over all the noise.

Rukia noticing this immediately came to his rescue by shouting, "QUIET DOWN NOW!" Now that's better. Now I have enlisted a man to help in the production of the play. Who is it? Is he really just going to pass off the directing job onto some other poor schmuck? Thought many of the assembled crowd.

A Caucasian man with a pronounced bald spot and a regal bearing then took center stage. "Thank you Ichigo-Taicho. As you pointed out, I am here to help with the Production of Romeo and Juliet."

"And who are you exactly?" Said Yumichika pompously.

"Why I am non-other than William Shakespeare, the playwright of the show. Ichigo here looked me up in Rukongai and asked for my assistance. I will be observing the auditions for the show, and will make all decisions pertaining to the show. All who are here to audition please make a line. I will watch auditions two at a time with the roles you want and someone to help you. If you don't have anyone to help you then I will help you myself, however if you can't get someone to help you, it will severely dampen your prospects. While not taking you out of the running, Working well with your fellow cast members is important to a successful performance."

The auditions proceeded without much uproar, which means that Kenpachi only tried to kill someone two or three times before he was cast as a villager on the side of Montague. Byakuya Kuchiki was immediately cast as lord Capulet as he was so much like the part to begin with, not to mention his mannerisms were spot on. After about three hundred auditions for Romeo, Ichigo and Rukia were up. They had decided on the death scene for their audition as it was the climax of the show.

Hitsugaya Toshiro tried out for the part of Romeo with Hinamori portraying Juliet, they actually did a decent job. But then came Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki's auditions, Ichigo and Rukia almost literally blew all other tryouts out of the water, they knew the play by heart and could easily and believably portray Romeo and Juliet.

The rest of the auditions went well all things considered. Renji put on a good performance of and got the part almost at once. Hisagi got the part of Benvolio as he gave the most convincing performance of the first scene of Act III. Where he was trying not to start a fight, while any member of Squad eleven could portray the part of

The next Day The Casting decisions were put up.

After hearing the casting decisions the majority of the cast was in uproar. Byakuya kuchiki demanded Rukia be cut from the show, renji challenged ichigo to a fight, and William sought the sou-taicho's aid in calming everyone.

He did, after telling everyone they knew wwhat they were getting into when they took the job, the people shuffled away.

When Ichigo asked William why he had chosen Rukia and him for the title roles, he responded with, "You both know the lines of the show by heart, you both need to have the title roles because they have the most lines out of all of them. Also I can tell the chemistry is perfect between you two.

"There is no Chemistry between us!" shouted Ichigo.

"There is. The lines you two chose were said with feeling. Deny it to others if you wish, but I can tell the difference between acting and feeling. You aren't that much of an actor, but those lines were believable. You care for that short brunette."

"Argh." Said Ichigo, cowed by the man's logic and intellect.

Meanwhile…

"Quit the play Rukia." Byakuya ordered.

"Ni-sama I cannot. The play is required and I am required to perform unless I am unable to complete the part. I am capable, therefore I must." Rukia told her brother.