You know I will

Kelsi/Ryan or Gabriella/Ryan

Kelsi was playing along on the piano. She knew the music by heart so was generally on autopilot. She was playing along listening to Sharpay singing in the background. Her mind wondered back to the earlier performance of watching Troy and Gabriella. She was envious, she really felt annoyed at there display of affection when they were rehearsing. They were going fir the winter musical after Lava Springs. Sharpay and Ryan had still decide to perform together for old times sake and to spend a little bit more time with each other. Though not entirely controlled by Sharpay, Ryan still did most of what she said as he hated arguments being a very quiet guy.

Sharpay looked at Kelsi after singing her bit and was amazed to see Kelsi not focusing on her but her mind else ware.. She stormed up to Kelsi, Kelsi only noticing her at the last minute, picked up her papers from the piano, ready stepping back, tripped over her chair sending paper flying behind her and also falling off the seat, when she felt something cushioning her and stopping her falling off the seat but stopping her running. A voice behind her said

"Shar, chill girl, Kelsi was doing fine,"

"She was off in her own air headed world, we have rehearsal and I think she wants that Bolton and Montez girl to win, i et she is trying to sabotage her"

"Chill Shar, she doing her best,"

"Hmmmp she's useless anyway, why the hell did Darbus pick her piece again, you know we lost the summer musical roles?

"Yeah but we won the spring roles, look Shar, lets take 5, I need to rest anyway"

"No I am going home I will practice at home, I will get more work done without this airhead, we rehearse again tomorrow at 3pm!"

"Kelsi spoke for the first time "I have other rehearsals tomorrow at that time"
"Well re arrange it!!"

"I can't..."
"Look stop favouring that Montez girl over me"

"Shar don't you have you spa treatment tomorrow at 3.30?"

"Crap...lucky for you Kelsi, Fine lunch time and free period, no excuses, Ryan want a lift?"

"Don't worry I need to practice more as I don sound too good, I;ll see you back at ours later"

"Good idea you were rather...flat today and the walk home will help you get rid of those excess pounds"

Ryan knew she was trying to goad him as she was angry that everything had not gone as according to plan. She left and slammed the door, he glanced down at himself and Kelsi saw an expression on his face as if he thought she might be right.

"But Ryan you were perfect today hitting all the right notes, if anything at one point you were a bit high..."

"Kelsi I know she knows nothing about music, I know I was OK and was slightly high but I want more practice, I really want this part this time and I have so many ideas and I want to be perfect, sorry Kelsi I know your friends with Troy but..."

"You know you don't need to work any weight don't you, your perfect if not a little too skinny."

"Thanks"

"...I understand, it must have been hard losing out Troy and Gab's..."

"It was harder losing out to Troy than Gab's, I mean she sounds amazing! And she can act OK, not great but not too bad But Troy if he hadn't been able to sing, he would have sucked, he wasn't great at acting"

"Un huh..."

"So how is there practice going? Sharpay's really paranoid that you are spending more time with them?"

"It's going well, I've decided to challenge them a little and given them a slightly harder piece that i they can pull it off with be great...well for Gab's anyway Troy has already m missed 2 rehearsals due to basketball and is having trouble hitting the right notes, Maybe you could...I don't know talk to him..."

"What? Help him! You have gotta be...oh your not, OK maybe I'll try, but I'm only doing it for Gab's and you so your work shines, I'm not doing it for Troy deal?

"Deal!, Ok lets practice..she looked at the floor for her papers but couldn't see them

Looking for these said Ryan lightly handing them to her with a smile.

"Right help me practice...if you please"

After they had finished. Kelsi smiled at Ryan "That was amazing, I don't get you, why do you audition with Sharpay? I mean you have a great voice alone"

"Hmm the main reason I guess is its kinda hard breaking away from Sharpay but while I appear confident on stage, I'm not that confident on my own, besides Miss Darbus said that just because you audition as pairs does not mean you will be pairs, so maybe shar will be chosen for a main role and I can do a solo supporting role"

"Maybe...I gotta go, Fancy a lift?"

"What and miss the opportunity to walk of my extra pounds..." He said

"Ryan, like you need to, you are perfect now come on I'll give you a lift and personally I think Shar should take her own advice, since summer she's put a bit on"

"Don't let her hear you say that...For 2 reasons she'll get angry, then she'll go and starve herself to get herself thin, and make herself ill...and Kelsi Thanks."
"For what?"

"The compliment and the lit your about to give me"

She smiled and nodded before linking her arm with his and walking out of the theatre.