"Robertson passes to Mendoza, Goldberg clears the front of the net, Mendoza shoots, scores! Ducks win 2-0." The announcer screamed as the stands irrupted.
The rink was practically shaking as Eden Hall students and fans cheered to their hearts content. Kate was sitting in her usual seat and like usual she was joined by Liz and the other team girlfriends. It had been a spectacular game from a Duck's fan stand point with a splendid last minute goal by Luis and an early one by Banks with an assist by Charlie. The game however didn't count toward the record, it was simply a fun game. Eden Hall's rivalry with Blake was set so deep that every year before Halloween weekend a grudge match game was held. Half the time the ex-warriors took home the make shift trophy the other half the bears got the award. It was tradition.
"GO DUCKS!!!!" Kate squealed jumping out of her seat, knocking over her soda in the process. The sticky lemon lime flavored liquid spilled down the bleachers and splattered all over the back of one of the board of director's coats.
"Portman's going to be so happy, I might even be able to talk him into watching 'She's all that' with me tonight." Liz declared, as she bounced along side her friend in a wave of light colored curls.
"I just hope he's not to tired to get through dress rehearsals, tomorrow's opening night."
"We better get out of here and get over to the auditorium before we get stuck and you're late to call practice to order."
Lizzie, Kate and a few miscellaneous cast members who hadn't seen fit to go to the game busily put up sets, dug out costumes, set up chairs for the audience and arranged everything while they waited for the rest of the students to show. They knew Luis, Portman and Goldberg were going to be extra late since they still had to shower and change, so once everyone else started to come in, the group still had to be patient. Kate flopped down into a chair in the front row and looked at her clip board, two red circles on the small calendar taped to it scared her. One was on the next days date meaning opening night, the other on the following day, reminding her of the fall ball and her date. The anticipation was nearly giving her an ulcer.
"Thinking about Dark Haired Wonder?" Liz asked knowingly, sitting down next to her.
The other girl smiled and looked up.
"How'd you know?"
"You talk about him in your sleep." Her friend teased.
"I do not."
"No you don't, but it would be funny if you did. You know if you want I can look up his account info and find out who it is."
"That would be cheating."
"That's the benefit of being roommates with the inventor."
"Nah, I'll just stick it out. What's two more days?"
A few minutes later the rest of the cast had arrived and they all went to work. It was the hardest rehearsal yet and for that reason only Kate almost forgot about her blind date, almost. On top of being the most important rehearsals it was also the most eventful. The pink satin jackets they'd ordered for the pink ladies arrived that afternoon and the girls finally got to try them on. Unfortunately Nina Wesley and Crystal Mace had gotten the wrong jackets. Nina a plus size beauty who was suppose play 'Jan' had received small rather then the large she ordered and petite Crystal who was 'Frenchie' had gotten a extra large. The jackets had to be rushed to the home ec department so the names embroidered on the front could be unstitched and reattached to the opposite jacket. Then the extra large still had to be take in a size.
But costume mishaps weren't the worst of it, Reagan and Luis were still having a hard time working together, they were both so much a like that they couldn't' stand each other. Luis was having a hard time with the drive in scene, while Reagan was stumbling on the steps in the dance scene and neither wanted to stop working on the one they were having difficulty with to work on the other's.
"They're so frickin identical, I'm surprised they didn't just get married and have beautiful but stubborn babies." Kate declared rubbing her temples.
Greg nodded.
"So what are we going to do?"
"You going to go play Danny for Reagan in the scene she needs to work on, I'll go be Sandy for Luis and the rest of the cast can keep doing what they're doing now."
Kate and Luis were deep into their scene about two hours later and it seemed that the handsome hockey player was beginning to get the hang of it and Kate even found herself having a good time. The rest of the cast had already left to get some much needed sleep, but across the stage Goldberg and Reagan were still working too. Liz had passed out from exhaustion on her boyfriends lap in a chair and Portman looked pretty dead to the world himself. That was all until a thunderous crack echoed off the walls and got everyone's attention, waking up so quickly she feel off of Dean and landed on her butt.
"What was that?" The girl asked groggily.
"She smacked me." Luis accused pointing at the short student director.
"He kissed me." Kate yelled in her defense.
"It says right here, 'Danny kisses Sandy'." The boy explained.
"No where in the stage directions does it say I'm suppose to taste your tongue Mendoza! I swear to god if you pull that on Reagan tomorrow night I'm pulling the curtain!"
Reagan rolled her eyes as she walked over.
"Ugh, he better not."
"You know you miss me Ray, just admit it." Luis winked at her.
"As if, I've got a man, well sort of. He's from Liz's site, we're meeting at the dance."
Kate's eyes widened.
"Really me too."
"Me three." Goldberg interjected.
"Same here." Luis added.
The room fell silent then, people running around picking up their belongings. Kate never officially dismissed the remaining six people, but no one waited around for it. The air in the room had suddenly became think with tension, they all had to escape to breath. What if they were meeting each other?
~* Who's hooking up with who, any ideas? Luis likes Kate, but he's perfect for Reagan, Goldberg has been crushing on Reagan, but Kate's his soul mate. So what's going to happen, who'll live happily ever after, will anybody? I'm not sure yet myself, but I'd like to see some guesses. If you get it right, I'll give you a shout out and guest spot in my next story.*~
The rink was practically shaking as Eden Hall students and fans cheered to their hearts content. Kate was sitting in her usual seat and like usual she was joined by Liz and the other team girlfriends. It had been a spectacular game from a Duck's fan stand point with a splendid last minute goal by Luis and an early one by Banks with an assist by Charlie. The game however didn't count toward the record, it was simply a fun game. Eden Hall's rivalry with Blake was set so deep that every year before Halloween weekend a grudge match game was held. Half the time the ex-warriors took home the make shift trophy the other half the bears got the award. It was tradition.
"GO DUCKS!!!!" Kate squealed jumping out of her seat, knocking over her soda in the process. The sticky lemon lime flavored liquid spilled down the bleachers and splattered all over the back of one of the board of director's coats.
"Portman's going to be so happy, I might even be able to talk him into watching 'She's all that' with me tonight." Liz declared, as she bounced along side her friend in a wave of light colored curls.
"I just hope he's not to tired to get through dress rehearsals, tomorrow's opening night."
"We better get out of here and get over to the auditorium before we get stuck and you're late to call practice to order."
Lizzie, Kate and a few miscellaneous cast members who hadn't seen fit to go to the game busily put up sets, dug out costumes, set up chairs for the audience and arranged everything while they waited for the rest of the students to show. They knew Luis, Portman and Goldberg were going to be extra late since they still had to shower and change, so once everyone else started to come in, the group still had to be patient. Kate flopped down into a chair in the front row and looked at her clip board, two red circles on the small calendar taped to it scared her. One was on the next days date meaning opening night, the other on the following day, reminding her of the fall ball and her date. The anticipation was nearly giving her an ulcer.
"Thinking about Dark Haired Wonder?" Liz asked knowingly, sitting down next to her.
The other girl smiled and looked up.
"How'd you know?"
"You talk about him in your sleep." Her friend teased.
"I do not."
"No you don't, but it would be funny if you did. You know if you want I can look up his account info and find out who it is."
"That would be cheating."
"That's the benefit of being roommates with the inventor."
"Nah, I'll just stick it out. What's two more days?"
A few minutes later the rest of the cast had arrived and they all went to work. It was the hardest rehearsal yet and for that reason only Kate almost forgot about her blind date, almost. On top of being the most important rehearsals it was also the most eventful. The pink satin jackets they'd ordered for the pink ladies arrived that afternoon and the girls finally got to try them on. Unfortunately Nina Wesley and Crystal Mace had gotten the wrong jackets. Nina a plus size beauty who was suppose play 'Jan' had received small rather then the large she ordered and petite Crystal who was 'Frenchie' had gotten a extra large. The jackets had to be rushed to the home ec department so the names embroidered on the front could be unstitched and reattached to the opposite jacket. Then the extra large still had to be take in a size.
But costume mishaps weren't the worst of it, Reagan and Luis were still having a hard time working together, they were both so much a like that they couldn't' stand each other. Luis was having a hard time with the drive in scene, while Reagan was stumbling on the steps in the dance scene and neither wanted to stop working on the one they were having difficulty with to work on the other's.
"They're so frickin identical, I'm surprised they didn't just get married and have beautiful but stubborn babies." Kate declared rubbing her temples.
Greg nodded.
"So what are we going to do?"
"You going to go play Danny for Reagan in the scene she needs to work on, I'll go be Sandy for Luis and the rest of the cast can keep doing what they're doing now."
Kate and Luis were deep into their scene about two hours later and it seemed that the handsome hockey player was beginning to get the hang of it and Kate even found herself having a good time. The rest of the cast had already left to get some much needed sleep, but across the stage Goldberg and Reagan were still working too. Liz had passed out from exhaustion on her boyfriends lap in a chair and Portman looked pretty dead to the world himself. That was all until a thunderous crack echoed off the walls and got everyone's attention, waking up so quickly she feel off of Dean and landed on her butt.
"What was that?" The girl asked groggily.
"She smacked me." Luis accused pointing at the short student director.
"He kissed me." Kate yelled in her defense.
"It says right here, 'Danny kisses Sandy'." The boy explained.
"No where in the stage directions does it say I'm suppose to taste your tongue Mendoza! I swear to god if you pull that on Reagan tomorrow night I'm pulling the curtain!"
Reagan rolled her eyes as she walked over.
"Ugh, he better not."
"You know you miss me Ray, just admit it." Luis winked at her.
"As if, I've got a man, well sort of. He's from Liz's site, we're meeting at the dance."
Kate's eyes widened.
"Really me too."
"Me three." Goldberg interjected.
"Same here." Luis added.
The room fell silent then, people running around picking up their belongings. Kate never officially dismissed the remaining six people, but no one waited around for it. The air in the room had suddenly became think with tension, they all had to escape to breath. What if they were meeting each other?
~* Who's hooking up with who, any ideas? Luis likes Kate, but he's perfect for Reagan, Goldberg has been crushing on Reagan, but Kate's his soul mate. So what's going to happen, who'll live happily ever after, will anybody? I'm not sure yet myself, but I'd like to see some guesses. If you get it right, I'll give you a shout out and guest spot in my next story.*~