Author's Note: Goes to show that I'm a big, fat liar. I'm updating.

But seriously, though. I never update.

BTW, the voice will probably be different in this chapter. I actually wrote the first two chapters last year and never got around to uploading them until now. Needless to say, the second chapter was half-way done when I found it. You can tell which half I wrote last year and which half I wrote last month. It's horrid. XD

But enough of that. On with the fic!

Oh, geez, it's so short. XD

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"And so, if I audition, I'm bound to get the lead!" Scoops walked along the hallway with Becky and Violet on either side of him, not realizing that he was talking a little bit too loudly for the rest of the hallway's occupants' liking. "I'm a master actor, after all."

"But it's a musical, Scoops," Becky pointed out to him. "And you can't sing."

He looked shocked at the accusation. "Who says I can't sing? I'll have you know that I've been taking private singing lessons since I was four years old!"

"No, you haven't," Violet reminded him.

"Okay, I haven't. But I might as well have. I'm a master singer, after all."

Becky resisted the urge to slap her palm onto her forehead. "Yeah, but you're a freshman," she said, still trying to convince him that he wouldn't get a lead part at all. "There are a lot of really good actors at this school, you know. Actors that can sing, and dance, and...well, you catch my drift."

Scoops shot her a look. "Oh, yeah?" However, he brightened up considerably at the last second and asked, "You two going to audition?"

Violet shook her head. "I can't sing...for the life of me," she murmured quietly, so quietly that she could barely be heard over the sounds of the hallway. "I'll wait until there's a play to audition."

Becky jumped in with her reply quickly after Violet had finished. "Of course I'm going to audition! I love to act! And I'm actually a pretty decent singer, if I do say so myself!"

She didn't notice Scoops and Violet making weird faces at each other behind her back as she basked in the glory of her happiness. "I know I'll get a part!"

"Yeah, right..." Violet said, uncertainly and not at all sarcastically (really). "Break a leg, Becky..."

"Yeah, please, break a leg," Scoops said, his words actually sarcastic, and Violet shot him a glare.

Scoops shot back a look that clearly said, 'We can't let her do this, she'll make a fool of herself.'

But Becky noticed none of this as the three freshmen reached their classroom. She was still glowing with anticipation. "I can't wait to try out!"

As they stepped through the door, once again, Scoops and Violet exchanged silent, panicked looks, but their faces were bright again as Becky turned back to them to ask them a question. "Hey, you guys, where do you want to sit?"

Violet had a little forced smile on her face. "How about the front?"

Scoops also had something on his face that he probably hoped was a smile but really looked more like a grimace. "Nah, the back."

"We'll go middle, then!" Becky exclaimed excitedly. As they all chose seats and sat down, Becky quickly added, "I. Cannot. Wait. For. AUDITIONS!" She squealed it, actually. Loudly.

And somehow, she managed to miss the horrified looks on Violet's and Scoop's faces yet again.