Hello everyone! I had just recently fallen absolutely in love with Teen Beach Movie. It's such a fun movie to watch, and let's not forget the incredible music and dancing! Anyway I've always loved the actors/actresses like Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps and Ross Lynch. I mean I'm sure every girl who reads this will agree that Ross is simply an adorable, loving babe lol. Anyway I gave my own little twist of events with the characters and their back stories. Wet Side Story does exist with characters who only have different names. Leila and Tanner and maybe the rest of the sixties movie group will appear in the real world with Mack and Brady. I'm excited to see where I'll go with this, hope you enjoy!
{Mack's POV}
I was standing on the side of the stage behind the curtain watching all of it. For years I dreamed of performing, but as a result of my timid attitude, the closest I could get was helping out on the side of any play the school performed. If I thought no one could see me I probably would've started dancing right there. I had to be there for every rehearsal and knew the choreography like the back of my hand. I even did it at home sometimes when no one else was in the house. Brady was right in the middle, he was the best dancer you'd meet. I had practiced with him a lot before the performance. The instrumental parts of the song started when he stopped and took the microphone,"Alright I wanna finish this with someone special." He looked over and me and flashed his charming little smirk.
I felt my eyes go wide. I shook my head instantly.
"She's gonna kill me." He turned to the audience and laughed before running over to where I was and taking my hands.
"What are you doing?" I questioned with a smile a couldn't contain.
"You'll be great I promise just trust me." Before I could reply, he pecked my head with his lips and pulled me out on stage. I instantly felt my stomach turning upside down inside me. The bright stage lights blinded me until my eyes adjusted. I kept my eyes on him, it gave me a sense of comfort.
"Just pretend it's just us." He added in quickly before the singing had to start up again. He stopped me at the microphone next to him. I looked at him, waiting for him to cue me.
I gave me a nod...
Let's go back to where this all started about...
-A year ago-
I walked into school as I walked out on stage. Alright so I wasn't really on stage. In my head I was. This was normal for me. Being to shy to actually get up on a stage, I used my fantasy life to compensate for it. Once my headphones went in, I became the proud and confident person I wanted to be. Dancing on stage is exactly where I wanted to be. So you can probably imagine how upset I got when someone broke me away from my world.
I felt a hand on my shoulder, getting my attention. I turned to see Leila. I took out my headphones and grinned,"Hey." I said as she smiled happily. Leila has been my best friend since 3rd grade. Not that long I guess, I mean in comparison to other best friends who have known each other since birth. But I can't really remember not having Leila, so to me we've always been friends.
"I missed you so much!" She grinned as she hugged me.
"I missed you too." I smiled full heartedly this time. "How was Maryland?" I asked as we linked arms.
"Ugh my mom was looking at house." She said.
"What?" I said abruptly stopping.
"Yeah..." She said sadly.
"No. No houses! You're parents wanna move?"
"Well..they're thinking about going in a year or two so it's not right away." She tried to lighten the mood.
"A year or two? Leila, that's worse you'll be a senior that's not fair!"
She sighed,"I can't help it."
I huffed. The thought of not having Leila wasn't a good one. I spent everyday with her. She was basically my only friend.
We kept walking to my locker. I always used my locker, Leila on the other hand didn't use hers at all.
"I heard there's a new kid." She said changing the subject.
"Guy or girl?" I asked as we came to my locker.
"Don't know." She shrugged. "Hope it's a cutie." She smirked.
I laughed. She was always thinking about guys. It's not like I didn't, cause I did. My school was my main priority.
The first period bell rang sooner than I'd expected, luckily I had first period free.
"I gotta go. Still coming 5th period?" She asked as she walked away.
"Yep." I confirmed before she turned. I went into my locker and put everything in its place. I had cleaned it out the last day of school, being it was the first day I liked to bring everything back. Other people only brought a notebook or two. I felt the hallway clearing behind be.
I looked around to see the hallway was completely empty. I took this opportunity to sit and do a thorough job. I put my headphones in and I went through my things making sure I had everything, placing everything in its proper spot. In my head, I was dancing up a storm. I was surprised how I wasn't scared when a gentle hand came on my shoulder. I looked up and well...he was certainly cute. He was knelt down to my level, this gorgeous pair of brown eyes fixed on me. I took my headphones out and paused my music.
I watched a light smile grown into his face,"Sorry, I didn't wanna scare you or interrupt you." He said gently.
I shook my head,"It's okay." I didn't recognize him, he was either an older student, or the new one who was rumored to come here this year.
"I know I hate it when people talk to me when I have my headphones in." He gave a small laugh.
He seems nice. I took my binder off my lap and went to stand when he rose up before me and offered a hand. I took it and smiled once again,"Thanks."
"So um...I am uh..." He huffed,"Well I'm awkward." He laughed as I did,"And my name's Brady." He finally smiled.
I gave a nice grin. I've found smiling to people like they're your friend makes them more comfortable with you and he seemed a little too uncomfortable. "Well join the club, I'm also awkward. And my names Mckenzie."
"Mack. It's nice to meet you." He smiled. Mack? No ones ever called me Mack. What made him call me Mack?
I don't usually talk to people like this, But talking with him for the past 4 minutes was nice.
I gave a smile back,"You too Brady." There was a small pause and awkward silence surrounded us.
"So are you new?" I finally asked.
"Oh yeah! That's actually why I came up to you...I'm kinda lost." He confessed.
"Oh," I closed my locker,"I have a free period right now, I could show you around." I offered.
He smiled,"That'd be great, thanks."
"Can I see your schedule?" I asked.
"Oh yeah." He handed me the paper he'd had in his hand and I examined it. Not bad. He had some good teachers. We had three classes together, plus our free lunch period together later in the day.
I brought him around the school, showing him where his schedule was, cafeteria, main office, basic places. By the time I finished showing him around the bell to conclude 1st period had rang.
"Well...I uh...i better get to class. Can you get to your first class?" I asked, not wanting to leave him more lost than before.
"Yeah I think I got. Thanks again." He said, flashing that smile again.
"No problem." I said returning a smile.
"So...I'll see you around hopefully." He added.
I gave a nod,"Yeah, hopefully."
We exchanged one last smile and wave before going our separate ways. I didn't have much luck with guys and like I said, opening up to people wasn't something I typically did. But I will admit, I did hope to see him again soon.
As you can see the title is pretty good explanation of the story. But anyway, first chapter is done! Hope you guys enjoyed. Please be sure to comment your thoughts I always like seeing what people have to save, good or bad. Suggestions and requests are always welcome if you have any! Not sure how often I'll update unfortunately, but hopefully enough! Till next time!
