Author's Note: I hope you guys like this chapter. It's kind of…well I don't really know how to explain it. I think this chapter is mostly about being together as one, hence the title of the chapter. Some fluff here and there included. This is my longest chapter yet. Always schoolgirl 101
Chapter 36- We Go Together
The bus came to a stop the doors slowly opening.
Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled, her head still resting gently on his shoulders. "Hey...Gabi...let's go." Troy whispered softly in her ear.
Gabriella stirred gently, awake, but tired. "Mmmm...okay Troy." Gabriella said opening up her lustful brown eyes.
Troy grinned and grabbed Gabriella's hand, the other hand holding Snowball's cage. "Okay Gabs...let's go."
"Lunch right?" Gabriella yawned softly as she watched people leave the bus.
"Not exactly." Troy said softly.
"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked looking at Troy.
"We have drama rehearsal." Troy said as he stood up from their seat.
"Oh...god...I seriously forgot everything about that." Gabriella said softly.
"Yeah...while you were in the hospital...I had to rehearse for some insane musical." Troy stated.
Gabriella looked at Troy and laughed. "Hey...I don't want to be in this thing as much as you do. But you sing awfully good Troy. Might as well share it with the world." Gabriella giggled softly.
"Ha ha...very funny Ms. Montez." Troy said sarcastically. "But...I have no idea why I have to be this Danny guy, when I didn't even ask for the role."
"Well, I didn't ask for the role I got either Troy. And it just so happens that we get paired up with each other every time..." Gabriella smiled softly.
"Is that a good thing?" Troy said grinning at Gabriella.
"Maybe..." Gabriella said leaning towards Troy and kissing him on the cheek.
"As much as we love you two being together...we have to get off the bus." Taylor said smiling.
Gabriella blushed and pulled away from Troy. "So, off to practice then huh?"
"Yeah..." Troy said pulling Gabriella in gently for a short hug before they got off the bus.
"I swear those two..." Sharpay muttered underneath her breath.
"Are soulmates." Kelsi said looking at Sharpay smiling.
"Ah...glad to see you back Ms. Montez!" Ms. Darbus said clapping her hands together.
"Good to be back Ms. Darbus." Gabriella said smiling gently.
Now that we are all here...oh...where is our Doody?" Ms. Darbus said looking at her cast list.
"You mean Chad?" Taylor piped.
"Oh yes...dear me...Chad. Mr. Danforth, yes...where is he?" Ms. Darbus asked.
AN: Troy (Danny), Gabriella (Sandy), Zeke (Putzie), Sharpay (Rizzo), Chad (Doody), Taylor (Frenchy), Jason (Sonny), Kelsi (Marty), Ryan (Putzie) Random Girl (Jan)
"I think he might be arriving late..." Taylor said looking at the doors softly.
"Ah...that's no good. If you guys want enough time to eat lunch, we must do this as fast as possible." Ms. Darbus said shaking her head.
"Oh, that's not necessary! I'm here Ms. Darbus!" Chad said running into the auditorium doors.
"Ah, Mr. Danforth! Splendid! All right...we can begin now."
Chad nodded walking up to Taylor. "Hey."
"Hey." Taylor smiled back at Chad grinning shyly.
"I hope you missed me." Chad said grinning.
"Um...no." Taylor said smiling.
Chad's face fell.
"But like Troy...I'd be lying if I said that." Taylor said smiling.
Chad looked at Taylor eyes shining.
"All right now..." Ms. Darbus said holding out a music sheet. "Let's begin with another song...we can freshen up your voice Ms. Montez. I presume you neither practiced your role nor sang because of your absence from school."
Gabriella nodded blushing.
"No need for that Ms. Montez! I am perfectly fine with how well you sing and act, you just need to freshen up." Ms. Darbus replied to Gabriella's blushing face.
Gabriella nodded at Ms. Darbus.
"All right...let's see here. Ah, the closing song..We Go Together'! Now, let's just work on song right now, no blocking (AN: In theater, this kind of means movement on stage)!" Ms. Darbus said.
Gabriella nodded and looked at Troy. "Troy...I have no idea how to sing this song..." Gabriella whispered softly to Troy.
"Hey...hey...no biggie Gabi? I'll ask Ms. Darbus for the lyrics for you..." Troy whispered gently.
"Thanks Troy..." Gabriella whispered softly.
"No problem. And Gabi..."
"Yeah Troy?" Gabriella said looking into Troy's eyes.
"Be aware. The song is like crazy fast." Troy said grinning.
"I'm sure I can keep up Troy...it can't be that bad. Sure I've heard it on the movie, but I'm sure I can pull something off." Gabriella smiled at Troy.
"If you say so Gabi." Troy said getting up to get Gabriella lyrics.
Once Troy got Gabriella the lyrics, Ms. Darbus pressed play letting the song begin.
[Danny and Sandy: Troy and Gabriella
We go together like
rama lama lama
ke ding a de dinga a dong
remembered for ever like
shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yipitty boom de boom
Gabriella gasped at how fast the song was going. "Wow...Troy was not kidding..." Gabriella thought to herself. Gabriella's eyes widened as Ms. Darbus looked cautiously at Gabriella. "Oh no...I must really be bad..." she whispered softly to herself.
[Sandy, Danny, Rizzo & Kenickie: Gabriella, Troy, Sharpay, Zeke
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang
shoo-bop
That's the way it should be
Wha oooh yeah!
Troy looked towards Gabriella watching as her expressions turned wide trying to keep up. Troy smiled towards Gabriella but went back to looking at the gang. Gabriella face didn't leave the lyric sheet for a second. "Wow...she really must be having trouble..." Troy thought.
[All
We're one of a kind
Like dip di-dip di-dip
Doo-bop a doo-bee doo
Our names are signed
Boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy
boog-e-dy
Shoo-by doo-wop she-bop
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang
shoo-bop
We'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-waaa!
Everyone started to notice at how Gabriella was struggling to get through the lyrics.
"Poor Gabi..." Sharpay looked at Gabriella attempting to say the words.
"I feel so bad for Gabi..." Chad thought.
"Gabriella is struggling as much as we did when we first began practicing the song..." Taylor said softly to herself.
When we go out at night
And stars are shinin' bright
Up in the skies above
Gabriella took a breather. This part wasn't too hard, but Gabriella knew she had to try very hard.
Gabriella watched Ms. Darbus scribble something rapidly on her worn out clipboard. Gabriella frowned gently and let herself focus back onto the lyric sheet.
Or at the high school dance
Where you can find romance
Maybe it might be lo-oh oh oh-oh oh-ove
Troy looked at Gabriella and frowned. "God...she looks so sad..." Troy thought as he watched Gabriella struggle.
Troy leaned towards Gabriella and gave her a hug. "You're doing great for a first time Gabi...don't worry about it." Troy whispered to encourage Gabriella in her ear.
Gabriella looked at Troy and nodded softly. "Thanks Troy...I'm trying...really hard." Gabriella whispered softly to Troy.
Troy looked at Gabriella and nodded softly.
Ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka ding a da ding de dong
Shoo-bop sha wad-da wad-da yipp-it-y boom de boom
Gabriella took a deep breath before starting again. "Oh god..." she whispered.
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
Dip da-dip da-dip doo-wop da doo-bee doo
Boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-ed-y
Shoo-by doo-wop she-bop
Gabriella eyes widened as she scanned the paper. This was a lot. A lot of weird lyrics to memorize. Gabriella felt like she was on the break of crying. Gabriella watched as Ms. Darbus shook her head as she wrote more things onto her clipboard.
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na yip-pit-y boom de boom
Ra-ma la-ma la-ma ka ding-a de ding de dong
Shoo-bop sha wad-da wad-da yipp-it-y boom de boom
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
Gabriella couldn't take all the lyrics anymore. She broke into a small giggle. "This is so stupid..." Gabriella thought softly as she continued the messed up lyrics she had to read. "It's kind of funny." Gabriella thought softly to herself.
Troy looked at Gabriella and smiled. "At least she seems better now" Troy thought happily. "I'm happy for Gabriella..." Troy grinned as he looked at Gabriella closely.
Dip da-dip da-dip doo-wop da doo-bee doo
Boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy
shoo-by doo-wop she-bop
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na yip-pit-ty boom de boom
Gabriella grinned. "Having fun makes the lyrics so much more easier to say..." Gabriella smiled towards herself.
Now, Gabriella could say the lyrics with ease, and Gabriella was glad for that. Gabriella smiled as she continued singing the lyrics until the guys part came.
[Guys
A wop ba-ba lu-mop
[Girls
A wop bam boom
Now, the whole gang seemed to be getting into the song. Everyone seemed to be having a lot more fun now that Gabriella was relaxed and situated into the environment.
Sharpay got up and starting to sing running around the stage in movements.
Taylor laughed, and got up, singing to the beat as she ran around the stage following Sharpay's movements.
Prettty soon, the whole gang had all stood up and moving around laughing. They continued to sing the lyrics together as one.
We're for each other like
A wop ba-ba lu-mop and wop bam boom
Just like my brother is
Sha na na na na na yip-pit-y dip de boom
Gabriella grinned having tons of fun. She felt suddenly happy, what she thought was going to be bad actually turned out to be pretty fun. Gabriella watched everyone having a good time.
Taylor and Chad were dancing and singing in a circle around each other. Gabriella smiled as she watched Chad grab Taylor on the hips and spin her around.
A laugh from Sharpay made Gabriella focus her attention on the blonde girl. Sharpay stood laughing on the floor on top of Zeke. Apparently, Zeke grabbed Sharpay's hand when he tripped on the floor, pulling her down.
Gabriella also smiled at Kelsi and Jason. Kelsi was shyly dancing to the beat with Jason opening her mouth widely to sing. Jason was grinning at singing with Kelsi matching her pitch perfectly.
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
We'll always be together
Wha oooh yeah!
We'll always, be together
We'll always be together
We'll always be together
The gang ended the song smiling widely at each other holding hands. For that moment, everything seemed to fade out, a perfect moment.
"Bravo! Brava!" Ms. Darbus said smiling widely. "Wonderful characterization!" Ms. Darbus said twirling herself around in a circle.
Everyone looked around towards each other and smiled.
"A great job in working together. The melody was splendid!" Ms. Darbus replied. "Ms. Montez..."
Gabriella looked at Ms. Darbus shyly. "I'm sorry Ms. Darbus. I understand if I'm going to keep the role, I'll have to be a lot better...I didn't mean to-"
"No...no...no. Ms. Montez!" Ms. Darbus said shaking her head. "That performance...it was...it was...splendid for a first timer! You seemed to be quite nervous in the beginning of the performance, but I assure you, you came through!"
Gabriella looked at Ms. Darbus in awe. "Oh. Thank you."
"No need to thank me for your hard work Ms. Montez. Amazing performance. And if you don't mind me saying, the whole cast struggled with this song just like you. Do not feel bad."
Gabriella looked at Ms. Darbus and smiled. "Thank you."
"For that performance, you may leave and go off to lunch. Bravo, and see you next lunch period!" Ms. Darbus said waving her hand to signal everyone to leave.
The gang eagerly got up and began to walk towards the lunch room.
"You know what I learned?" Chad piped up as they exited the auditorium hallway.
"What Chad?" Troy asked holding onto Gabriella's hand.
"Ms. Darbus is a whole lot nicer to us when we're drama geeks."
Sharpay and Kelsi shot Chad looks, but ended up laughing wned Chad decided to hide behind Taylor for protection.
"Chad..." Taylor moaned softly.
Everyone started to laugh again.
"This never gets old..." Troy laughed as he wiped away a tear from cracking up.
"Yeah...never." Gabriella smiled squeezing Troy's hand.
Author's Note: The song used in this chapter was "We Go Together," by Jim Jacobs, and Warren Casey. The characters in this chapter were also from the movie Grease, so please don't sue or anything for use of these characters and the song! Always, schoolgirl 101