Back again! Decided to continue!

They all looked perfect. Stuffed animals in hand, wide smiles across their faces. A perfectly matched sleeping bag hanging on their sides. What the hell was she wearing?

"Hey, girls!" Kelsi said, though only focusing her attention on one.

"Kels!" Gabriella responded, giving her a hug.

"Hey, come on in you guys." The girls traveled in, scanning the living room closely.

"Well, the party's upstairs."She said, leading them into her room. This was undoubtedly the toughest part. If they didn't approve, if she didn't approve! The girls piled into the room, one after the other.

"Wow." Gabriella said in awe. "Nice job Kels. This looks amazing." Kelsi forgot to thank her, seeing as she was subconsciously staring at Sharpay.

"Yeah, and this is my song!" Taylor followed, setting down her bag and beginning to move. Kelsi giggled, slightly.

"Your room's bigger than I thought." Her smile dropped. Was that a compliment? She would take it that way.

"Um, thanks Sharpay. Can I offer you girls some snacks?" She asked, grasping a bowl of Nacho's from behind her and ramming them forward.

"Oh, I don't eat chips, not good for performers. You know that." Sharpay retorted, strolling around to the other side of the bed.

"I'm starving." Taylor said, but easily missed the bowl as Kelsi threw them back down on the table.

"Can I offer you something else? Gummy bears, chocolate, soda?" She held all three items up.

"No thanks, I'm fine." Sharpay said, raising her hand up in Kelsi's edgy face. Bad sign.

"Oh, ok then."

"We'd like some," Gabriella said, plucking the candy from Kelsi's hands, without the tense brunette noticing. Her eyes were stuck on her bed, where the ruthless blonde now lay. Food was out of the question. Next option.

"Ok, how about some games? Truth or dare presumably?"

"How about we unpack first?" Gabriella offered. "Just get everything settled?"

"Oh, yea, of course. I'll let you, do that. " While they weren't looking, Kelsi smacked herself on the head. Obviously you would have to be unpacked before any activities started. She wondered if she should help them; that would be something the hostess does, right? But from the looks of it, they could do it on their own, so she stepped back.

"Thank god for AC, it's so hot outside." Taylor remarked, spreading out over her sleeping bag.

"You're right," Sharpay agreed. "What time is it?"

"6:17." Kelsi responded immediately. Inwardly she gave herself another smack; she didn't want to freak the girl out! Keep it cool.

"Damn, it's so early." Sharpay closed the blinds. "No need for the sun to boil us. Can we watch a movie or something?" Both Gabriella and Taylor nodded their heads to the suggestion.

"Movie?" She hadn't thought of that. Her sleepover plans strictly consisted of games, dancing and food. NO Visual Entertainment. "Uh, sure. What do you want to see?"

"Well, what do you have?" The blonde questioned. "I'm in the mood for something actiony."(AN not really sure if that's a word)

"Action, I have plenty! One sec." Kelsi rushed down the stairs and tore open the closet.

What possessed her to say she had action movies? She hated action movies! Her thing was romance and musicals, not guns, bad guys or anything of the sort. What am I supposed to do? She didn't want to suggest a movie so they could just reject it. So instead she carried them all, all 30 DVDs upstairs. Shocking, that she didn't trip.

"I'll let you guys pick." She declared, stumbling into the room.

"Yikes! I can't even see you, do you need help?" Gabriella offered.

"No! That's alright. She said, dumping the DVDs onto the bed. "I'm just short. Go ahead, pick." The girls dove into the pile, something that made her a bit uneasy. She didn't really watch DVD movies and most of these were her mother's.

"I like this." Taylor said holding up an action movie.

"No, I wanna watch this. It looks romantic." Gabriella countered.

"No! Girls we are watching this." Sharpay. Kelsi averted her attention to Sharpay and froze. She couldn't play that. She'd die.

"Kelsi's first trip to Disney World." Sharpay read. "We have to watch this."

"No!" Kelsi made a grab for it, but Sharpay held it out of her reach.

"Come on Kelsi. I always show my baby videos to you guys." That was different. Sharpay's video's usually consisted of her lead role in a play, or a solo dance that got people's attention. "It can't be that bad."

She was wrong. It could be bad. It could be very bad. While she didn't have a clue on the content, Kelsi knew there was no comparison. It would be embarrassing, and Sharpay knew how to gossip. But if she didn't__

She was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of her mother, coming from the VCR. What? The girls had all scrambled on the bed.

"Can you cut the lights off?" Sharpay questioned. "And turn off the music."

When had she given permission to play the tape? Was this how sleepovers went?

"Ok." Kelsi flicked off the switch and hurried to the bed. Unlike the others, she hated her baby pictures, video's, everything. She would forever regret not checking the tapes first hand, before bringing them upstairs.

"OMG, is that you?" Sharpay pointed to someone on the screen.

"Yes?"

"Aw, baby fat." Kelsi's breath caught in her throat. How could she forget? She didn't look anything like she did now. She was chubby. And mean.

"Kelsi! Do you want to go on the slide with Mommy?"

"No!"

"How about the pool?"

"No!"

"What about a ride?"

"No!"

She was panicking. And they were laughing. Great.

"She's a little feisty one."

"George!"

"Hey, just saying. Come here baby girl!"

"No!"

For goodness sakes, was that the only word she knew? Kelsi bit her lip, hoping back then she knew more vocabulary.

"I think she's a little cranky. Did you change her diaper?"

"I'll do it right now."

" Good! Take the camera!"

Eject. She wouldn't dare let them see more.

"Kelsi! It was getting good!" Taylor complained.

"Why don't we choose another movie?" Kelsi suggested, packing up the tape and shoving in into her closet. The girls exchanged looks.

"Fine," Taylor responded. She searched through the pile. "Let's watch this one."

"That looks nice."

"Yeah, that's great. I'll pop it in." Kelsi took the DVD and pushed it in the player. It was one of her favorites, and they were sure to enjoy it. 30 minutes into the movie, and her assumptions were correct. At this rate, she was sure to win them over.

Then Gabriella's phone rang.

Cliffy! Unfortunately I won't be able to update for a week due to the fact that I'm going on a cruise! Thanks for reading!

_Veronica