They spent another day reshooting some scenes around "Status Quo" and finally, the day for "When There Was Me and You" came. Vanessa was extremely nervous and threw up that morning.

Ashley ran in when she heard someone retching then blanched and ran to get Monique. Monique rolled her eyes at Ashley and kneeled next to Vanessa with a glass of water.

"Hey Nesquick, you alright?" She murmured.

Vanessa moaned, "What do you think?"

"No need to sass me." Monique replied, "Drink this, slowly!" She instructed then helped Vanessa raise the glass to her lips.

Vanessa finally stood up and thanked Monique then sent her out of the bathroom. She quickly jumped in the shower and shakily sang through her song to practice.

"Come on, Nessa, we're going to be late!"

Vanessa pulled on a light blue sweat suit and clipped her wet hair back then ran out after the girls. Vanessa spent the van ride in complete silence and Ashley stared at her, growing worried.

As soon as Lucas slid into the seat next to her, she practically pounced on him. "Something's wrong with Vanessa." She informed him.

Lucas glanced from Ashley to Vanessa and rolled his eyes, "Ash, just because she isn't as bright and bubbly as you, doesn't mean something's wrong with her." He replied.

"No!" She thumped him on the arm, "She is! She threw up this morning and she hasn't spoken since!"

"Did you ever think she was just nervous or something?" He asked, looking back at Vanessa again.

Ashley sighed, "You're such a spoil sport!" She moaned.

Zac, who had overheard their conversation, stood up and sat down next to Vanessa. "Hey, what's the scene, jelly bean?" He asked. Vanessa looked up at him as if realizing he was there for the first time. "Huh?"

"Ness, are you alright? You look a little green around the gills." Vanessa gripped her stomach tighter.

"Just not feeling myself." She mumbled.

"Are you nervous? Because if you are, don't be. You're not really going to be singing, and we'll all be there so you're not alone."

"I'm not nervous." Vanessa insisted. Zac raised his eyebrows at her and she sighed in frustration, "Okay, I'm a little nervous. But what if I mess up?!" She groaned.

"We all mess up all the time. Just laugh it off and continue the scene. You'll do great." Zac reassured.

Vanessa smiled a little, "Thanks Zac, I feel better."

"Anytime." He replied, putting an arm around her shoulder and squeezing it. Ashley squealed and Lucas clapped a hand over her mouth.

"They are so in love." She sighed. Lucas rolled his eyes, "Come on cupid, we're gonna be late." He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the van.

Long after Lucas had released her hand, Ashley still felt tingles and sparks inside it.

WDCT

"Alright Vanessa, here's how it's going to work," Kenny was explaining to Vanessa, one on one for once, "Monique is going to do her scene. We're going to cut then Zac is going to stand off camera and say his lines to you instead of running the tape. Then we'll cut again and we'll start your scene. I'm going to send Ken with the main camera unit to follow you and then we'll have other guys around with cameras to get certain shots. I'm going to stay here with everyone else and watch the feedback. Any questions or suggestions?" He told her patiently.

"Um…I'm going to be alone?"

"Ken will be there and Jerry and Kyle will be placed strategically around the hallways and such so no, you won't be alone." He clapped a hand on her shoulder. "You'll be great. Can we get hair and wardrobe check on everyone please?" He yelled suddenly.

Vanessa jumped then wandered towards Adrienne who quickly re-glossed her lips and sprayed her hair with hairspray. "You're perfect." She chimed, then patted her on the head.

Vanessa smiled faintly and headed back towards her stool. Lucas, who had been walking by the classroom they were in, paused then strode over to her.

"Hey superstar, what's shakin?" He asked, pulling a chair over and straddling it so he was facing the back.

"Hey Lucas, nothing really, you?"

"I'm not the one who's got a big solo coming up." Vanessa's smile faltered.

"Yeah." She replied shakily.

"Listen, don't pay attention to the camera or anyone else. You're just in the shower, singing about that stupid boy who broke your heart. No one else is around. And better yet, all you need to worry about is matching your mouth to the words."

"I never thought about it that way."

"Just think like that and you'll do awesome. We all have faith in you." Then he squeezed her shoulder and left the room. Monique came in and they began to shoot the scene.

They got up to Monique's improvised "Oprah Winfrey" line before they all started laughing and had to restart that section. Then, in came Zac, Ashley, Lucas and Chris.

They joined Chucky along the back wall and Zac went over to talk quietly to Vanessa. Chucky popped open a bag of chips and they passed it around.

"Look at them. They so belong together." Ashley sighed. The boys rolled their eyes and began to mouth along with her as she went on and on about them until finally, Lucas took a few chips and shoved them in Ashley's mouth.

"Okay people, let's get started." Kenny yelled.

Ashley, Chris, Lucas and Chucky quietly observed as Zac cleared his throat and began to speak. Vanessa stared at him and imagined he was really saying this to her.

'He's so cute and nice and funny…NO Vanessa! Resist him! Okay, focus, think sad, you need to cry! Oh, oh goodness, I think I like him!' Vanessa realized this and felt tears welling up in her eyes and slowly run down her cheeks as Monique walked on screen and invited her to lunch.

Vanessa's voice felt too full to speak and she shook her head. "Cut! That was awesome!" Kenny yelled and handed her a Kleenex. Vanessa smiled her thanks and Leo checked on her makeup.

"Okay, can we get the music set up please? Vanessa, go over to the window and get ready." Kenny told her.

Vanessa nodded while Zac went over and stood with his four cast mates. "When There Was Me and You" began to play and Vanessa mouthed along with the words then pushed off the table and walked forward as Ken moved backwards with the camera unit.

Everything went smoothly until they got to the balcony, where Vanessa was to do a "swoopy" move on the railing. Her heel slid out from under her and she slammed to the floor.

Ken cut the tape and helped her up. Chucky ran down to her and taught her the move again then they resumed filming. This time, Vanessa did it almost perfectly and continued towards the stairs.

While she was spinning on the railing, her feet gave out from under her and she slid down the stairs until she bumped into the camera at the bottom.

"Oh my God, are you alright, honey?" Ken asked, rushing to her side. Vanessa rolled over and burst out laughing.

"Vanessa," Ken said carefully as she cackled, "listen to me, are you hurt?" He asked.

Vanessa shook her head and held her hands to her red face.

"I'm fine." She gasped then finally stood up. They finished the scene, finally and took a quick lunch break before finishing that part of the movie. All during the meal, Vanessa kept avoiding Zac's eyes and blushing whenever he talked to her.

"I think our plan is working." Ashley whispered to Lucas. "But we haven't done anything."

"Shhh, that's beside the point."

"What are you two whispering about?" Monique asked.

"Nothing!" they replied in unison, leaping away from each other. Monique eyed them warily then continued to attempt to get Vanessa to talk.

After an awkward lunch, they returned to the set to finish the scene right after Gabriella's solo. "Hey." Zac as Troy said, walking up to Vanessa, who was stuffing things into her locker. He leaned against the locked and Vanessa stole a glance at him and felt her knees go weak.

He was saying his lines but she wasn't paying attention at all, the only thing she could focus on were his eyes.

Evidently, it was her line but instead of blowing him off, she dropped the books and papers she was holding, pushed Zac into the locked and kissed him passionately.

Ashley grabbed Lucas' hand and gasped, "Did you see that?!" she hissed.

"No, Ashley, I've gone temporarily blind." Lucas replied sarcastically. Ashley scoffed and stared in rapture.

Lucas stared at Ashley and a small smile formed on his face. Kenny cleared his throat, "Excuse me?" He called and the two broke apart.

Vanessa blushed and buried her neck in Zac's shoulder while Zac rubbed the back of his neck and bit his lip.

"Sorry Kenny." They mumbled.

"Um, it's fine, let's finish the scene first though." They quickly finished the scene then Kenny gave them all a break. As soon as Kenny walked away, Ashley pounced on Vanessa.

"I knew you liked him!" she screamed, "I so called it!"

"Yes, yes Ashley, you're a genius." Vanessa gave in, too happy to care.

"Finally you all recognize my intelligence."

"Or lack there of." Monique chimed in. They all laughed and Kenny walked back on set with a water bottle.

"Let's get outfit changes and continue with our scenes please." That afternoon, they finished the montage of Gabriella and Troy ignoring each other and got up to Monique's apology.

Lucas and Ashley spent most of the day playing cards because they weren't in any of the scenes. The only scene they did do, was the one before "When There Was Me and You" when Taylor and Chad form their plan.

Ashley strutted down the hall with Lucas in tow and pretended to notice Chad walk into the science lab. She stopped short, causing Lucas to stop short,

"Something isn't right." She told him then marched to the doorway and leaned against the frame. They began to scheme but Ashley didn't notice most of the scene because she was too busy being well aware of how close Lucas was to her and how nice he smelled.

"Ryan, we need to save our show from people who don't know the difference between a Tony Award and Tony Hawk." She said with conviction then turned and sauntered off.

After that, they went back to playing cards.

"That's cheating." Lucas complained.

"No it's not!"

"You can't pick one up then put it back! It's like double dipping, only more sanitized!"

"No it's not! You get one chance to do a redo!"

"That's not in the Poker rule book!"

"There is no Poker rule book!"

"Yes there is!"

"No there isn't!"

"Yes there is!"

"Nu-uh!"

"Yeah-huh!"

"Nu-uh!"

"Yeah-huh!" Finally, Ashley gave up and put her cards down. "Fine, let's play Spit!"

Lucas rolled his eyes but they set up the game and began to play. Towards the end of the third round, they both slammed their hands down on the same pile.

Lucas' hand was over Ashley's and she blushed and slid her hand out from under his.

After a few moments, Lucas cleared his throat, "Okay, I lied, there isn't a rule book."

I'm sorry for not updating over the weekend but I had to finish my science project! Right now, I'm home sick so it just worked out that I could update. Technically, I should be studying for Latin and History but that's okay! Sadly and happily, I figured out part of the ending of this story. It's good because normally I have no idea how to end anything but it's sad because I don't want this story to end. Don't worry, we have to get through the whole movie and most likely, there will be an epilogue! So anyway, yay for Zac and Vanessa! Don't worry, Luley will happen soon! Ish…maybe…Oh well! As always, thank you for the reviews, you all rock! XOXO