Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical 2 or any of the series. I do, however, own most of the book series.
Sitting in homeroom for the last thirty minutes of school, Riella Cruz could barely contain her excitement. She was wearing high-waisted, white-washed jean shorts, a white, long-sleeve crop top, and white Converse high-tops. Riella's makeup was flawless with winged eyeliner and long eyelashes. She was also wearing the softball necklace that her mother had gotten her for her seventeenth birthday. Riella's ebony hair had been cut into a different style soon after the end of softball season. Her bangs now went to the right instead of the left and swooped a little bit over her eye.
As Riella looked around her homeroom, she noticed that no one was paying attention to Ms. Darbus drone on. Zeke Baylor was sitting next to Ms. Darbus, wearing a dunce hat that said "SHH!". He had been whispering earlier to Zach. Zach Montgomery, Riella's boyfriend, was sitting in front of her, doodling on a spare sheet of paper. Chad Danforth was twirling the basketball that he carried around with him everywhere absent-mindedly. Taylor McKessie was sitting next to Riella in the row second closest to the door, doing some type of equations. Sharpay and Ryan Evans, East High's most dramatic siblings, were doing something other than listening to their drama teacher. Sharpay was writing notes to Ryan, while Ryan was looking out the window. Troy Bolton, who sitting right in front of Ms. Darbus, looked as if he was paying attention, but was probably daydreaming. Gabriella Montez, Riella's cousin who lives with her, was shuffling her desk in excitement of her first summer in one place, occasionally hitting the back of Riella's seat. Martha Cox, was somewhat dancing in her desk, listening to music. What a better way to ignore Darbus. Kelsi Nielson, sitting closest to the classroom door, was looking down at composition sheets, probably writing a song. Jason Cross was intrigued by what Ms. Darbus was saying.
Soon as Riella stopped looking around the room, Jason had raised his hand.
"Ms. Darbus?"
"Yes, Mr. Cross?" Ms. Darbus stopped her speech.
Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked towards Jason in the back of the room.
"What's your favorite summer memory, Ms. Darbus?" Jason asked hopeful.
Every student in the classroom groaned, wondering why Jason asked that question.
Riella soon tuned Darbus out, wishing that she had her headphones. Sadly, she left them in her locker, as she usually did after her teacher's aide period. She then focused on the back of Zach's head. He had recently cut it and to Riella, his hair looked like Dylan O'Brien's. Whether it was down or up. Zach's hair was only a little bit darker than Dylan O'Brien's, though. She had to resist running her hands through his hair. Riella looked at the clock and noticed that there were only five minutes left. She started to count the seconds down.
Soon, Riella was ten seconds away from freedom, when the rest of the class was counting along with her in a whisper.
"Ten."
"Nine."
"Eight."
"Seven."
"Six."
"Five."
"Four."
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
The bell shrilled to life, only to be blocked out by the sound of students, even some teachers, being excited for summer.
Taylor, Kelsi, Martha, Gabriella and Riella walked out of Ms. Darbus's after the boys ran out. The girls started laughing at how ridiculous the boys were.
"They practically flew out of the classroom." Martha laughed.
"Zeke barely got that hat off his head!" grinned Riella.
The girls continued to laugh. As they settled down, Riella talked.
"Hey I'll meet you guys soon. I have to get some stuff out of my locker."
"Okay." "See ya!" The four girls chorused.
A/N: Hey, guys! This is the beginning of A Wildcat Summer! Please review, favorite, follow, or all three!
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Megara The Jedi