High School Musical: The New Students
I was going to wait a little longer to post this, but I was so surprised by the positive reviews, I thought I'd post up the next bit!
By the time Monday came around, Sam, Harry and Jenna had moved into their new houses in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They lived opposite ends of the street from eachother, which was the best their fathers could get at such a short notice. On arrival, Jenna stormed up to the biggest room, and threw her suitcase down, followed quickly by Harry.
"My room." She said simply, as she started opening her bag, and throwing things out of it.
"Why should you get the biggest room! It's your fault we're here!"
"Yeah great, change the record will you?" Jenna rolled her eyes again.
"Don't you even care that we're further away from mum?!" Snapped Harry, grabbing hold of her arm. Jenna froze, and glared at him.
"Don't you DARE mention--"
"Quiet!" They both heard, and they turned to see their dad coming in the room. "I just got a call from your new school. You can start there tomorrow."
"But dad--" They both protested.
"I'm not listening." He replied. "You start tomorrow, and that's that." He walked out the room, and Jenna, still angry at Harry for bringing up such a sore subject, grabbed her things, and gave up the room to Harry.
Meanwhile at East High, everyone was getting back from Summer vacation - some happier than others, as Ryan trailed behind Sharpay, who was storming off in front of him.
"Sharpay! I said I'm sorry about the Star Dazzle--"
"DON'T think I'm talking to you ever again, Ryan Evans!" Replied Sharpay, melodramatically.
"We need to be on form, Shar. I mean we've got auditions, rehearals--"
"I am ALWAYS on form!" Interrupted Sharpay again. "And it's not like we won't get the parts we deserve."
"Well, you know what I mean." Stuttered Ryan. "We didn't see the competition coming last year, and look what ha--" Ryan was silenced at Sharpay's shriek.
"THAT was a fix Ryan. And if they want to sing again... well, we'll just convince them they don't want to, won't we?" Sharpay's gaze looked past Ryan though, just as she saw Troy and Gabriella walk in, their arms linked together. Ignoring her brother's presence, she rushed over. "Hi Troy!"
"Um..hey..." Troy stuttered, and looked over at Gabriella for help. She simply smiled, and looked over at Ryan.
"Hey Ryan, how was the rest of your summer?"
"It was--"
"It was great!" Interrupted Sharpay. "And how about you two? Tiring I expect, so you'll be wanting to take things easy this year, right?"
"Hey um, Gabriella..." Said Troy, nervously. "Weren't we supposed to meet Taylor. You know...at the place...with the thing..."
"Oh...oh yeah." Smiled Gabriella. "Well...I guess I'll see you at the auditions for the next musical, Sharpay." She winked, knowing it was the one thing that would wind her rival up, and walked past. Ryan covered his ears as he heared Sharpay let out another shriek, and followed Troy and Gabriella into home room, where Sharpay eventually followed.
Sam and Harry had left Jenna at home that morning, not wanting to wake her, and not caring if she missed her first day at school.
"Do we really have to go...In there?" Asked Sam, looking down at her schedule, and matching the room number to that on the door in front of them. "It sounds like...a zoo." Harry laughed.
"I'm sure it'll be fine. Come on, you're not alone, I'm here. We'll be fine." He reassured.
"But they're all so beautiful! And styled!"
"So are you!" Replied Harry, before blushing. "You know...styled, I mean..." Sam blushed equally, before grabbing Harry's hand, and pulling him into the classroom, and taking the two spare seats at the back of the room. Harry sighed with relief, thinking the worst was over, when a girl with dark hair turned round to speak to them.
"Hey...Are you guys new?" She asked, smiling.
"Um...yeah...I'm Harry, this is Sam." Harry stuttered.
"Wow, you guys are British!" Exclaimed the girl. "I'm Gabriella. I only started just after New Year so, I can show you around? I have free period next, and this schools a pretty big place."
"Really? That'd be great, thanks." Harry whispered back, just as their teacher, Ms. Darbus, strutted into the classroom.
By lunchtime Jenna was finally up, and had wondered into school. After getting her timetable, she realised that most people would be in the cafeteria now, and not wanting to make her introduction there, she looked around, and found herself heading towards the gym, and her eyes lit up when she saw a sign that read "CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS". Tying her hair back, Jenna entered, just as the cheerleaders were finishing up. Their faces told her their tryouts had been unsuccessful.
"Is this where the tryouts are?" Asked Jenna, putting her bag down. Several of the cheerleaders looked over, and one walked forward.
"Are you on the list?" She asked, nodding towards a blonde-haired girl, who looked down to check a piece of paper.
"No, I'm new here. But I am interested." She explained.
"Have you done cheerleading before?" Asked the girl standing in front of her. Jenna assumed she was the head cheerleader, and knew that without convincing her, there was no way she was going to get on the team.
"Of course I have." She said, before quickly adding, "I was head cheerleader at my school back in England." The head cheerleader seemed to consider this for a few minutes.
"Well, we're a few girls short at the moment, so if you were a head cheerleader, you might as well sign up. My name's Kim, I'm head around here. Second," she motioned to the blonde girl. "this is Carrie. The rest you can get to know in practise."
"Kim, we'd better get out of here. The team'll be here in a minute, and they'll wanna start practise right away." Said Carrie, picking up some papers from the table.
"Aw that's a shame, I'd like to meet them." Grinned Jenna.
"Oh, you can't miss them." Laughed Kim. "This school is very big on team spirit. I think you'll fit right in..."
By the end of their free period, Sam and Harry had been shown around the school by Gabriella, who had also introduced them to Troy, just before he went to practise.
"Oh, I'd better be going, I told Taylor we'd have a scholastic practise now!" Sam and Harry both looked at her with confused expressions. "Oh that's just...a thing...with math and science and stuff like that. It's really fun."
"Guess we'll have to take your word on it." Smiled Sam, waving her off. Quickly, she turned to Harry. "So, what do you think?"
"She's a nice girl." He replied, shrugging.
"She's gorgeous!" Gushed Sam. "She could be a model or something! I'll have to tell dad to sign her up!"
"Ask her if she wants to first." Laughed Harry, sticking his tongue out. "You think you're gonna get involved in any school stuff?"
"Well...I saw that blonde girl talking to our teacher about a musical.. I could get involved in that I guess."
"There you go. You can help with makeup and costume or something. You'd like that."
By the end of the day, Jenna was sitting about with Kim and Carrie, the school yearbook in front of her, as they 'introduced' her to the team.
"What's he like?" Asked Jenna, trailing her finger over a picture.
"Chad? Why, do you like him?" Asked Kim. "He's like...second in command to Troy. That's his girlfriend over there...Taylor." She said, pointing to where Taylor was sitting with Martha. Jenna looked over, and sneered a little.
"Hardly a contest, is it... I can take her on." Kim laughed.
"Well, aside from Troy, the rest of the team is pretty much available."
"Troy, the captain? He will be too, when I'm finished with him."
"I doubt that." Said Carrie. "Troy Bolton is pretty much as unobtainable as they get."
"No-ones unobtainable." Retorted Jenna.
"Troy is." Said Carrie. "His girlfriend was the new girl last year, and they had this weird...singing thing. They're pretty inseperable."
"Well a girl can try." Said Kim. "So, are you really gonna try and get Chad?"
"I see no reason why not." Grinned Jenna. "Getting what you want is much better than just sitting and saying you'll do it, and then not."
"Be careful of Taylor though." Added Carrie. "I bet her bites worse than her bark." Jenna looked back over.
"Like I'm scared of her."
Sam walked over to the drama board for the fifth time after school, after being unsure of whether to put her name down for the production side of things, or not. Suddenly, she found herself fall to the floor as someone knocked into her, and sheets of music flew everywhere.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Squeaked a voice, and Sam sat up, helping the girl to gather up her sheets.
"It's okay..It's my fault I was looking at the drama posters." The girl gasped.
"You were looking at the drama posters??"
"Yeah...I was just trying to work out where to go.." The girl grabbed her hand excitedly.
"I can show you!"
"Oh...great." Smiled Sam. "So, are you in the drama club?"
"Yeah! I wrote the spring show last year! Do you do anything, like, sing and dance?"
"No, not really." Said Sam, following the girl. "I mean, I used to but, I'd like to get involved in the production side of things, if that's not getting in your way?"
"No, It's fine." The girl smiled. "The name's Kelsi, by the way." Sam smiled at her.
"Sam." As they approached the drama studio, a guy Sam recognised from her first class came over.
"Hey, I couldn't help overhearing you were coming to the drama room." He smiled gently. "I'm Ryan, I was...in your class?"
"Oh hi, yeah I recognise you." Said Sam, nervously shaking the hand he offered.
"So, what brings you to Albuquerque?" He laughed.
"Well...it's a long story, but basically...my dad moved here for work. He has a big fashion business in the uk but they got offered a contract he--"
"Fashion??" Came another voice, and Sam was slightly scared when a girl came from around the corner. "Hi! My names Sharpay, did you say fashion?? What do they do??" Ryan sighed, and looked apologetically at Sam, knowing there was nothing he could do to stop Sharpay from asking questions now.
"They're PR...manager types. They kinda...put girls in touch with agents and stuff..."
"Like me? Would they like me??" Grinned Sharpay.
"Umm...They might. You're really pretty..." Sam stuttered, and Sharpay squealed. "Come on, I'll show you around!" Before Sam could explain that she had already been shown around by Gabriella, she was grabbed by the arm, and pulled away from Ryan and Kelsi.
Just as Jenna was about to leave school for the end of the day, Kim stopped her.
"Looks like your dreams are coming true,..." Jenna looked confused, and Kim pointed to where the team were coming out of practise, having just showered, and changed. Jenna grinned and followed Kim over.
"Hey boys." Kim grinned. "This is Jenna, my new cheerleading friend. Jenna this is Troy, Chad, and Zeke."
"Hi" Grinned Jenna.
"Woah, another English one." Said Troy, laughing. Jenna turned to him.
"Is that a problem?"
"Well, no." Said Chad. "We love the accent over here. So, are you here for the rest of the school year?"
"I guess so, lucky you." Said Jenna, smiling flirtily.
"Well, if you're a good cheerleader, you'll have to come along and cheer at every game. You should come and hang with us sometime, we like getting people involved." Winked Chad. Jenna smiled back.
"I might have to take you up on that offer." She replied.
"Oh, you'd better. I'll have to think of a way to initiate you--"
"CHAD!" Interrupted Troy. "Um, we should get going, my mom said she'd pick us up like, now."
"Yeah, I guess he's right." Chad said, laughing nervously. "So, I'll see you at practise? Gonna cheer me on to make me look good?"
"Oh, of course." Smiled Jenna. "I'll see you later." Giving Chad a little wave, Jenna walked off with Kim. Once she was out of sight, Chad let out a whistle.
"Ouch." He laughed, once Troy had left. "Zeke, I'm in trouble man."
"What? Why?" Asked Zeke, confused.
"You know..." He said, motioning his head towards her. Zeke however, looked equally confused.
"Anyway..." Said Zeke eventually. "What have you got planned for the Wildcats Halloween outing? Or is Troy the guy arranging it?"
"Nope. It's all under control, my friend." Laughed Chad. "Just a few things to arrange, and we can start inviting the team...and the cheerleaders, of course."
Harry, seeing the display between Jenna and Chad, stormed over to his twin sister angrily once she left the building.
"What are you doing! Why are you hanging around with a cheerleader!"
"Uh, because I am one now? Go away." She sighed angrily.
"No! If you get us thrown out of another school..."
"I know I know, you'll never talk to me again. Big woop. Get lost, Harry." She sighed, "And do you know where dad keeps his chequebook? I need to buy the uniform."
"Why?" He snapped back. "to reel the team in?"
"Only two have girlfriends, and one of those is already interested." She shrugged. Kim laughed at Harry's angry face.
"You're actually going to do it with the whole team aren't you?" he said, shocked. "Forgetting their girlfriends, and the number of diseases you probably have. You need help! I'd rather move again than have the embarrasment of being related to the town bike..."
"Get lost Harry!" She was about to storm of when Harry stopped her.
"Hey Jen, I've got an idea on how to get the money for your uniform." She turned to face him. "Well...you can always start charging them!" Jenna glared, and grabbing Kim's hand, stormed away. Harry was about to follow, when Sam caught up to him, with Kelsi following her.
"Hey, I just got introduced to the drama club. I'm gonna help write the next show." Sam smiled proudly.
"Yeah I can't wait to read some of her things." Smiled Kelsi, excitedly. "It'll be nice to have someone else for Sharpay to boss around.."
"What's the deal with her always getting the lead anyway?" Asked Sam. "I saw she wasn't last year, what happened?"
"It's...complicated." Smiled Kelsi, awkwardly. "Troy and Gabriella are AMAZING just...don't tell Sharpay I said that, she'd have my head."
"Is Ryan the same?" Asked Harry, getting into the conversation. "I caught him researching us earlier, he said it was for her..."
"Don't judge Ryan by what Sharpay tells him to do." Said Kelsi. "He's a nice guy really."