What I Been Looking For
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they rightfully belong to the greatest music director Kenny Otega. I own parents though, and some additional students.
Summary: This takes place after where the musical left off. It gives you a prospective of Kelsi's life from her own eyes, and from Ryan's eyes.
What I Been Looking For
I slammed the front door as I ran out of my house, and hurried to school. When I got to the school, I opened my locker and stared at my bruised eye, "I hate my father," I reached into my shoulder bag, and looked for my compact, and quickly covered the still visible bruise, "Looks a little better." I looked at the time on my cell phone, and saw that I was still an hour early, so I decided to go to the auditorium and practice some music that I was writing for the next show, and to think of what to tell my now found friends, if they were to ask about my eye. I ran my fingers across the old piano keys:
"Hey there Kelsi," Ryan knocked on the piano top, causing me to jump, "Have you seen Sharpay?"
"No, I haven't, sorry Ryan," I kept my eyes on the keys, trying not to show my eye. Not only because of my bruised eye, but also because I had a crush on him since last year.
"Good, I wanted to talk to you Kelsi," He sat next to me, on the hard piano bench.
I grabbed my sheet music, and stood up, tripping on the bench leg (I'm clumsy a little) and causing my papers to fall from my arms, "Shit!"
Ryan was down on the floor, gathering the music sheets, "Kelsi, you need to watch your step," he handed me the papers in his hands, and froze when he met my gaze.
I knew what he was staring at, and just shrugged my shoulders, "I hit my face on locker after school…."
"Oh, Really," Ryan grabbed my wrist, "Kelsi…"
"Ryan, I am okay," I lied.
"Hey, was wondering if you wanted to go to the mall with me tonight, after rehearsal," He got to his feet, and helped me to my own two.
I smiled a little, "I would really like …."
Ring! Ring!
I looked at my cell phone, and saw it was my dad's number, "Hello?" I saw Ryan looking at me, then turned my back towards him, while talking to my dad on the phone, "Dad? I can't. I got drama club. How long is drama club?" I looked at Ryan, "How long is drama club, Sharon?"
Ryan looked at me confused, "Sharon?"
I got back on the phone, "I'll be home at seven dad," I closed the phone, and slid it back into my pocket.
"Sharon?" Ryan, looked at me with a small smirk on his face.
"Well I didn't want a million questions why Iwas talking to boy," I pretended to tease (even though it was true that my father didn't like me dating.)
"So I take it, that you telling your dad you were going to be home by seven, and that me knowing that drama club is only till four thirty, that means your going to the mall with me?" He raised his eye brow, smiling, already knowing the answer.
I smiled, "Take it how ever you want."
He raised his eye brows again, and grinned, "Take it however I want?"
I blushed, then smacked his arm as we walked towards our first class, "You pervert."
"You said it, not me," He pointed out, when we reached our desks in homeroom (We had four classes together.)
4:30pm
I sat in Ryan's car, as we drove to the mall, I looked at him as he sang along to his sound track to , 'Sinatra's Greatest Hits.'
He smiled when he noticed me staring, "What?"
"Just wondering how you ever got the lead in all the school musicals?" I teased.
"Voice overs," He answered seriously, then grinned, "How did you ever write that song 'What I Been Looking For'?"
"Well everyone is always looking for that someone they feel comfortable with, and I just imagined how it would be to have that someone…" I looked away, "I don't know."
"Your parents must be proud," Ryan pulled into the parking space, once we reached the mall.
"Mom passed away three years ago," I got out of the car after Ryan opened the door for me, "And…..and I don't want to talk about my dad."
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, "So…"
I winced as his touch reminded my body that there was another bruise, "So?" I tried to stay calm, even though my arm was hurting.
Ryan let go of me, and stared, "You alright?"
I smiled, as I took his hand, "So what are we going to do first?"
He just looked at me worriedly, then squeezed my hand, and started walking, "Well walk around the mall, and have dinner."
We looked inside a couple of music stores, and a book store. I bought a couple of sheet music books, and a soundtrack to 'Phantom Of The Opera', and Ryan had gotten a couple of Frank Sinatra CDs for himself.
After we ate, we started back towards the school, around six.
"I could drop you off, at your house Kelsi," Ryan was holding my hand as he drove, "It wont be any trouble."
"I could walk, it's just a couple minutes away," I smiled at him, "I had a really nice night, thank you."
He leaned over to where I was sitting, and kissed me softly on the lips, then pulled away smiling, "So did I."
I blushed as I stared down at my shoulder bag hiding my new purchases inside, so my dad wouldn't know, "I got to go…"
Tap! Tap!
My dad was outside my window, "Kelsi," he opened the window, "There you are princess, who is this young gentlemen?"
I got out of the car, and looked behind me, "This is Ryan, he was going too give me a ride home after practice."
Dad looked at Ryan, and smiled, "Thank you, but I could take her home now, young man," he slammed the door shut, and took my arm, and waved as we walked away from Ryan.
