diff --git a/ext/v8/context.cc b/ext/v8/context.cc
index edae705..809f9b8 100644
--- a/ext/v8/context.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/context.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "rr.h"
 
 namespace rr {
-  VALUE ContextClass;
 
   VALUE New(VALUE ContextClass) {
     v8::Persistent<v8::Context> context = v8::Context::New();
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ namespace rr {
   }
 
   void Context::Init() {
-    ContextClass = defineClass("Context");
+    VALUE ContextClass = defineClass("Context");
     RR_DEFINE_SINGLETON_METHOD(ContextClass, "New", &New, 0);
     RR_DEFINE_METHOD(ContextClass, "Enter", &Enter, 0);
     RR_DEFINE_METHOD(ContextClass, "Exit", &Exit, 0);
diff --git a/ext/v8/extconf.rb b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
index 46cba61..b8cec01 100644
--- a/ext/v8/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ have_library('objc') if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/
 #since find_header() does not actually work as advertized.
 #see https://github.com/cowboyd/therubyracer/issues/91
 $INCFLAGS.insert 0, "#{libv8_include_flags} "
-
 $CPPFLAGS += " -Wall" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-Wall"
 $CPPFLAGS += " -g" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-g"
 $CPPFLAGS += " -rdynamic" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-rdynamic"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ $LIBS << ' -lpthread '
 
 
 CONFIG['LDSHARED'] = '$(CXX) -shared' unless RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/
+CONFIG['warnflags'].gsub!('-Wdeclaration-after-statement', '')
+CONFIG['warnflags'].gsub!('-Wimplicit-function-declaration', '')
 
 create_makefile('init')
diff --git a/ext/v8/init.cc b/ext/v8/init.cc
index f76d310..16c0432 100644
--- a/ext/v8/init.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/init.cc
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ using namespace rr;
 extern "C" {
   void Init_init() {
     Context::Init();
+    String::Init();
+    Script::Init();
   }
 }
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diff --git a/ext/v8/ref.cc b/ext/v8/ref.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 22a5d45..0000000
--- a/ext/v8/ref.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include "rr.h"
-
-namespace rr {
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T> Ref<T>::create(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass) {
-    return Ref<T>(new Holder(handle, klass));
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T>::Ref(Ref<T>::Holder* holder) {
-    this->holder = holder;
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T>::Ref(VALUE wrapper) {
-    Holder* holder = NULL;
-    Data_Get_Struct(wrapper, class Holder, holder) ;
-    this->holder = holder;
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T>::operator VALUE() {
-    return holder->value;
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T>::Holder::Holder(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass) {
-    this->handle = v8::Persistent<T>::New(handle);
-    this->value = Data_Wrap_Struct(klass, 0, &Holder::enqueue, this);
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  Ref<T>::Holder::~Holder() {
-    this->handle.Dispose();
-  }
-  template<typename T>
-  void Ref<T>::Holder::enqueue(Holder* holder) {
-    holder->value = Qnil;
-    printf("enqueuing a reference for garbage collection (should actually do something)\n");
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/ext/v8/rr.h b/ext/v8/rr.h
index 5ad9a70..ea09f6d 100644
--- a/ext/v8/rr.h
+++ b/ext/v8/rr.h
@@ -5,38 +5,86 @@
 #include <ruby.h>
 
 namespace rr {
-  /**
-  * A Reference to a V8 managed object
-  */
-  template <class T> class Ref {
+
+class Value {
+public:
+  Value(v8::Handle<v8::Value> handle);
+  Value(VALUE value);
+  operator VALUE();
+  operator v8::Handle<v8::Value>();
+  static void Init();
+protected:
+  v8::Handle<v8::Value> value;
+  VALUE object;
+};
+
+class String : public Value {
+public:
+  String(VALUE value);
+  operator v8::Handle<v8::String>();
+  static void Init();
+};
+
+/**
+* A Reference to a V8 managed object
+*/
+template <class T> class Ref {
+public:
+  Ref<T>(VALUE wrapper) {
+    Holder* holder = NULL;
+    Data_Get_Struct(wrapper, class Holder, holder) ;
+    this->holder = holder;
+  }
+  virtual operator VALUE() {
+    return holder->value;
+  }
+  virtual operator v8::Handle<T>() {
+    return holder->handle;
+  }
+  static Ref<T> create(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass) {
+    return Ref<T>(new Holder(handle, klass));
+  }
+  inline v8::Handle<T> operator->() const { return holder->handle; }
+private:
+  class Holder {
+    friend class Ref;
   public:
-    Ref<T>(VALUE wrapper);
-    virtual operator VALUE();
-    static Ref<T> create(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass);
-    inline v8::Handle<T> operator->() const { return holder->handle; }
-  private:
-    class Holder {
-      Holder(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass);
-      virtual ~Holder();
+    Holder(v8::Handle<T> handle, VALUE klass) {
+      this->handle = v8::Persistent<T>::New(handle);
+      this->value = Data_Wrap_Struct(klass, 0, &Holder::enqueue, this);
+    }
+    virtual ~Holder() {
+      handle.Dispose();
+    }
+  protected:
+    VALUE value;
+    v8::Persistent<T> handle;
 
-      VALUE value;
-      v8::Persistent<T> handle;
-      friend class Ref<T>;
-
-      static void enqueue(Holder* holder);
-    };
-    Ref(Holder* holder);
-    Holder* holder;
+    static void enqueue(Holder* holder) {
+      holder->value = Qnil;
+      printf("enqueuing a reference for garbage collection (should actually do something)\n");
+    }
   };
-
-  class Context : public Ref<v8::Context> {
-  public:
-    inline Context(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Context>(value) {};
-    static void Init();
+  Ref(Holder* holder) {
+    this->holder = holder;
   };
+  Holder* holder;
+};
 
-  VALUE defineClass(const char *name, VALUE superclass = rb_cObject);
-  VALUE defineModule(const char *name);
+class Context : public Ref<v8::Context> {
+public:
+  inline Context(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Context>(value) {};
+  static void Init();
+};
+
+class Script : public Ref<v8::Script> {
+public:
+  inline Script(VALUE value) : Ref<v8::Script>(value) {};
+  static void Init();
+};
+
+VALUE defineClass(const char *name, VALUE superclass = rb_cObject);
+VALUE defineModule(const char *name);
 }
 
 #define RR_DEFINE_METHOD(klass, name, impl, argc) rb_define_method(klass, name, (VALUE(*)(...))impl, argc)
diff --git a/ext/v8/script.cc b/ext/v8/script.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..768d25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/v8/script.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "rr.h"
+
+namespace rr {
+namespace {
+
+VALUE New(VALUE klass, VALUE source, VALUE filename) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  return Ref<v8::Script>::create(v8::Script::New(String(source), Value(filename)), klass);
+}
+
+VALUE Run(VALUE self) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  return Value(Script(self)->Run());
+}
+
+}
+
+void Script::Init() {
+  VALUE ScriptClass = defineClass("Script");
+  RR_DEFINE_SINGLETON_METHOD(ScriptClass, "New", &New, 2);
+  RR_DEFINE_METHOD(ScriptClass, "Run", &Run, 0);
+}
+
+}
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diff --git a/ext/v8/string.cc b/ext/v8/string.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e29c387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/v8/string.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "rr.h"
+
+namespace rr {
+  String::String(VALUE object) : Value(object) {}
+  String::operator v8::Handle<v8::String>() {
+    return v8::String::New(RSTRING_PTR(object), (int)RSTRING_LEN(object));
+  }
+
+namespace {
+  VALUE New(VALUE StringClass, VALUE string) {
+    return Ref<v8::String>::create(String(string), StringClass);
+  }
+}
+
+void String::Init() {
+  VALUE StringClass = defineClass("String");
+  RR_DEFINE_SINGLETON_METHOD(StringClass, "New", &New, 1);
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ext/v8/value.cc b/ext/v8/value.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34b9a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/v8/value.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#include "rr.h"
+
+namespace rr {
+  Value::Value(v8::Handle<v8::Value> value) {
+    this->value = value;
+  }
+  Value::Value(VALUE object) {
+    this->object = object;
+  }
+  Value::operator VALUE() {
+    if (value.IsEmpty() || value->IsUndefined() || value->IsNull()) {
+      return Qnil;
+    }
+    if (value->IsExternal()) {
+      return Qnil;
+    }
+    if (value->IsUint32()) {
+      return UINT2NUM(value->Uint32Value());
+    }
+    if (value->IsInt32()) {
+      return INT2FIX(value->Int32Value());
+    }
+    if (value->IsBoolean()) {
+      return value->BooleanValue() ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
+    }
+    if (value->IsNumber()) {
+      return rb_float_new(value->NumberValue());
+    }
+    if (value->IsString()) {
+      return String::Value(value);
+    }
+    if (value->IsFunction()) {
+      // return Function(value);
+    }
+    if (value->IsArray()) {
+      // return Array(value);
+    }
+    if (value->IsDate()) {
+      // return rr_reflect_v8_date(value);
+    }
+    if (value->IsObject()) {
+      // return Object(value);
+    }
+    return Qnil;
+  }
+  Value::operator v8::Handle<v8::Value>() {
+      switch (TYPE(object)) {
+      case T_FIXNUM:
+        // TODO: use this conversion if value will fit in 32 bits.
+        // return Integer::New(FIX2LONG(value));
+      case T_FLOAT:
+        // return Number::New(NUM2DBL(value));
+      case T_STRING:
+      return (v8::Handle<v8::String>)String(object);
+      case T_NIL:
+        return v8::Null();
+      case T_TRUE:
+        return v8::True();
+      case T_FALSE:
+        return v8::False();
+      case T_DATA:
+      return Ref<v8::Value>(object);
+      case T_OBJECT:
+      case T_CLASS:
+      case T_ICLASS:
+      case T_MODULE:
+      case T_REGEXP:
+      case T_MATCH:
+      case T_ARRAY:
+      case T_HASH:
+      case T_STRUCT:
+      case T_BIGNUM:
+      case T_FILE:
+      case T_SYMBOL:
+    //  case T_BLKTAG: (not in 1.9)
+      case T_UNDEF:
+    //  case T_VARMAP: (not in 1.9)
+    //  case T_SCOPE: (not in 1.9)
+      case T_NODE:
+      default:
+        rb_warn("unknown conversion to V8 for: %s", RSTRING_PTR(rb_inspect(object)));
+        return v8::String::New("Undefined Conversion");
+      }
+      return v8::Undefined();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/v8/context.rb b/lib/v8/context.rb
index 9f54f07..4f962dc 100644
--- a/lib/v8/context.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/context.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ module V8
     end
 
     def eval(source, filename = '<eval>', line = 1)
-      nil
+      @native.Enter()
+      script = V8::C::Script::New(source.to_s, filename.to_s)
+      script.Run()
+    ensure
+      @native.Exit()
     end
   end
 end
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