Author's note: Another one that I've taken from my poll. I haven't got many ideas for this so I'm sorry if I don't often update, plus I have soooo much studying to do. I hate exams with a passion. They're now around sixteen in high school.

"I'll kill her." Wally groaned as he looked at his clock on the wall. He'd tried shoving the pillow over his face, he'd tried throwing the closest thing to his grasp (In this case, a book that he didn't even know was there) at the wall for her to get the hint. But Kuki would not turn that damn music off.

Wally threw the blanket aside and stood up groggily. He walked over to the wall and thumped on the wooden wall. "Cut it out!" He screamed.
When he got no answer from that, he stormed out of his room and burst into Kuki's.

"It's 1 o'clock in the morning! You've been playing that since nine, will you shut up! I need sleep!" Wally hyperventilated.

"Oh, sorry Wally." Kuki said as she turned down her stereo. "I didn't notice how loud I was being."

Wally looked at her in interest. "Were you singing?" He asked.

Kuki glanced up at him then nodded shyly. "I was kind of practising for auditions tomorrow."

"Auditions?" Wally shrugged, then gave a yawn. "Auditions for what?"

Kuki smiled again. "This years school play."

Wally nodded showing that he understood, then realised that his eyes were closed. Opening them he looked back at Kuki.
"Well, do you mind just quieting down a little?" He asked with another yawn.

She nodded. "Yeah, sorry. Night."

He shrugged and walked out of the room. Throwing his head to the pillow and falling asleep almost instantly.

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The next day really dragged. Wally was sat in third lesson, his head on the desk.
"Wallabee Beatles!" The teacher sighed.

Wally grunted in acknowledgement.

"What did I just ask?" Mrs John asked.

Wally shrugged, without removing his head from the desk. "A question?"

"Wallabee. Will you please pay attention?" Mrs John sighed.

Wally did the total opposite and gave a yawn. He drew on his piece of lined paper as the teacher rambled about nothing. Mrs John made him jump when she pulled the paper from under him.

"Wallabee, do you really not have the attention span to just listen?" Mrs John whined. She scanned the paper and became enraged when she saw a clearly labelled drawing of her, including her thick rimmed glasses, rabbit teeth and large breasts and rear.

Then she said those three syllables harshly, the one that makes any teen groan and sigh. 'detention'.

The bell rang. "I'll see you at lunch Mr Beatles. I'll be in the auditorium." Mrs John told him.

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Wally did as he was told. During lunch he walked down to the auditorium where Mrs John was already stood.

"Wallabee, well done for arriving...and on time." Mrs John said with a slight smile. "What can I give you to do?...oh!...The light box up there."

She pointed up the stairs to the top of the auditorium where there was a small room.

"Up there, I want you to try all of those lights and take note of any switches or things that don't work." Mrs John said. "they're pretty easy to handle, you'll get the hang of it."

Wally walked up the steps into the room and looked around, deciding where to start and how to work the lights.

"Okay, first auditionee please!" Mrs John called as she sat on the front row.

A young blonde girl came in. She had blue eyes and was very pretty, tall and very thin. Yes, Becky Mathews was well known around school as the 'most popular girl'. Wally looked down from the lighting box then rolled his eyes and ducked down. Becky had a crush on him since eighth grade and was now really beginning to irritate Wally.

"Hello Becky, good to see you again this year." Mrs John smiled.

"Same to you Mrs John." Becky gave a sickening sweet smile as she handed the pianist some music. She stood centre stage and began to sing Nothing from Chorus line. Becky then performed a piece from the Cherry Orchid. When she'd finished she did a small curtsy to Mrs John who clapped her.

"Very good Becky! As outstanding as usual!" Mrs John clapped. "Next please!"

Becky walked off and Wally peeked out of the lighting window to see who was next, he stopped what he was doing when he noticed that it was Kuki. Wally stared out of the window.

"Kuki Sanban? Hello, are you here to audition?" Mrs John asked. 'well duh' Wally thought. Kuki just nodded and handed music to the pianist.

"I want to audition for Iris." Kuki said shyly.

"Go ahead dear." Mrs John smiled.

Kuki took a deep breath then nodded at the pianist, telling him to play. She then began to sing Maybe this time, from Caberet. Wally unknowingly swayed to the music, a huge goofy smile on his face (operation nugget).

When Kuki finished she looked down to the floor shyly. Mrs John smiled.

"Kuki, did you bring a drama piece?" Mrs John asked.

Kuki's face dropped.

"Oh, I didn't know that we had to..." Kuki stuttered.

"It's okay love." Mrs John waved it off. "here, I'll give you a script...I'm afraid I only have Shakespeare."

Kuki took the script and read it.
"The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse...at half an hour she promised to return...perhaps she could not meet him...that is not so...oh she is lame!...Loves herald should be thy thoughts, which ten times faster glide than the suns beams..." (Sorry if it's wrong, that's just a part I remembered)

"Stop there! Can I ask you something Kuki?" Mrs John asked. Wally listened intently to her. "Why have you never auditioned for a show before?"

Kuki beamed, Wally gave a smile as he listened in.

"You've got nothing to worry about Kuki, you did very well. You'll see the results at the end of the day by the list on my door." Mrs John smiled.

Kuki smiled then walked out. Wally grinned as he watched her, then continued to work on the lights. Wally saw many people perform after Kuki, Wally didn't realise how popular this show actually was to kids in the school, he was sure that half of the school auditioned.

The bell rang for next lesson, Wally came down from the lighting box. "I've nearly finished Mrs John."

"Oh, Wallabee, I forgot that you were up there." Mrs John smiled. "Thank you very much."

"Want me to come after school and finish?" Wally muttered, shoving his hand in his pockets.

Mrs John shook her head. "No, you don't have to. I think that you've paid off your detention. Just pay a little more attention in class okay?"

Wally nodded. "But I don't mind finishing off with the lighting."

Mrs John gave him a sly look. "Are you getting interested in the performing arts Wallabee?"

"No!" Wally exclaimed. "I just think that...the lights and stuff are pretty interesting."

Mrs John smiled. "Well if you want to help out, you're very welcome to."

As soon as the final bell rang, Wally to Mrs John's room to he read the cast list:

School Play cast list

Fame

Carmen: Shelly Arnold
Jose 'Joe': Lance Harvey

Iris: Becky Mathews

Tyrone: Maurice Wilson

Serena: Kuki Sanban

Nick: Ace Jones

Mabel: Lizzie Devine

Grace (Lamb chops): Fanny Fulbright

Schlomo: Max Perry

'Goody': Freddie Dawes

Miss Sherman: Rachel Mckenzie

Mrs Bell: Cree Lincoln

Mr Meyers: Chad Dickson

Mr Shienkopf: Alex Gibbs