Gunther


I woke up to the annoying repetition of my alarm going off. I finally got the energy to hit it off, and crawl out of bed. I took a quick, hot shower, and got dressed. I checked myself in the mirror in the hallway, fixing my hair and adjusting my new shirt.

Today I was going to show Ty Blue, prince of the music industry, my demo CD. I hoped he would like it, I really wanted to be discovered. Sure, I was on a dance show, but it was really only local.

"Tinka! Wake up!" I yelled through her door, and she only groaned in response. I chuckled, knowing only one thing could get her up in time today,

"Ty's coming here today," I said. I heard something fall, and I guessed she had jumped out of bed. I laughed again, and went into the kitchen to get some cereal.

Tinka came out, wearing the dress she bought yesterday, and Cece's shoes. I was surprised she got ready so fast, and that her hair was actually down. She never wore it down. She must really want to impress Ty today. I briefly fantasized about her and him dating, music's 'it' couple, and me along side them, with my own music career building.

"Come on, we got to get to school," She said. I put away my dishes, and followed her out the door. I grabbed a jacket, a realized it was the one I had got from Candy Cho. I still don't know why I dated her, but it still hurt when I learned she died in a car accident. But, that was a year ago, and I had moved on.

When we arrived at school, I immediately saw that most everyone was dressed up, even some teachers. Oh dear, I thought.

Tinka was able to push through the crowd that had formed around the school entrance. I laughed when she shoved aside the captain of the basketball team. She managed to make it inside the school with only her hair being a little ruffled up.

We went to Cece's locker, and Tinka opened it, and fixed herself in the mirror inside. Deuce and Cece came over, both wearing what they bought yesterday, the redhead noticably taller. Cece playfully pushed Tinka into the lockers so they could both look in the mirror.

After several minutes of patting down, and Tinka putting Cece's hair up, they deemed themselves ready. I sighed when Deuce pushed them out of the way to check his eyebrows. Of course, that didn't stop me from checking my own hair in the reflection from my phone.

"Would any of you happen to know where the biology room is?" We almost ignored the person, but Tinka and Cece seemed recognized the voice. They both spun around, Cece almost falling from her heels, and came faces to face with Ty Blue.

"Oh meh gawd!"


After Deuce and I had held the girls back, and got them to calm down and say something other than 'oh meh gawd', we all turned to Ty, who had a smug expression.

"So this happens a lot?" I asked, and he nodded.

"Oh yeah, all the girls do this. Some of the guys too, but let's not get into that," He waved it off, a look of distaste on his face. Couldn't blame him, though. I've seen some of his fanboys.

"Well, anyway, I'm Deuce, Blondie is Gunther, the redhead who keeps saying 'oh meh gawd' is Cece, and the one who won't stop playing with her hair is Tinka," Ty laughed at Deuce's introductions, and I did too when he mocked Cece's almost catchphrase.

"Nice to meet you all. As you know, I'm Ty Blue, but the honey's can call me anything they want," He winked at my sister, and I swear she almost fainted.

"By any chance, do any of you know where the Shake It Up! Chicago studio is?" As soon as he said that, Cece, Tinka, and I jumped towards him.

"Yes!"

"Yup,"

"Oh meh gawd,"

Seeing his confused face, I explained, "The three of us dance on the show, so we can show where it is after school if you'd like,"

"Oh, yeah, sweet. Can my sister come along? She doesn't really like new schools, so maybe you guys can help her,"

"You have a sister? Why do I not know this?" Cece yelled, pulling out her phone to check.

"Because, she doesn't want anyone to know. Too bad, because dad's making her try out for your show, so everyone's gonna know who she is,"

"What's her name?" Cece asked, frantically going through all his information.

"Rocky,"

"Nothing," The redhead sighed in defeat, putting her phone away.

"Well, I'm gonna go, see you guys here after school?" We nodded and he walked away, obviously not knowing where he was going.

Cece's eyes followed him, a thinking look on her face, "You know, I thought he would be taller,"