Together and apart
Summary: It is now time to film High School Musical 2. When the day comes to leave their families and go to Salt Lake City Vanessa Anne Hudgens little sister Stella doesn't want to let Vanessa go. When Vanessa gets there she gets to see everyone again, and the love her life, Zac Efron. Zac loves her too but they just won't admit it to each other. Vanessa has to figure out a way to tell Zac how she feels and how to keep in touch with Stella so she's not sad. And still be able to concentrate while shooting the movie.
Chapter 1: Bye:
Stella's POV:
"Yeah. Nessa's leaving me tomorrow. She's going to shoot the second movie of High School Musical." I explained to her best friend Jenny.
A/N: Just to tell you in thisstory Stella is younger than she really is. She's 5 years old.
"That's mean." Jenny said.
"I know. This movie all she can talk about. I mean she doesn't even care that she's leaving me. She's gonna be gone for a whole year." I explained.
"A year? That's a long time!" Jenny said.
"Yeah. She says I can come and visit sometime but I don't think so." I said. Then Vanessa was about to come in my room when she heard us talking on the other side of the door. So she just listened. "I mean last year when she was shooting the first High School Musical she didn't call, or say I can visit. And that's exactly what's gonna happen this year. She's gonna forget all about me, and when she gets back she's gonna say: 'Oh yeah that's right. I have a sister. Oh well I'm going out for pizza'."
"Well didn't she invite you to the premiere of the movie?" Jenny asked.
"I guess." I said.
"And didn't she like spend the whole week with you after she got back?" Jenny asked.
"I guess." I said.
"And didn't she...?" Jenny said but I interupted.
"Yeah, yeah, she did that too! But the point is. High School Musical is such a big hit they're probably gonna keep on going with more and more movies. And the more movies there are the less time I get to spend with her. And plus she's like always so busy with paparazzi and stuff. She has no time for me any more." I said. Then Vanessa walked in.
"Hey Stella." Vanessa said.
"Hi Nessa." I said.
"So what you talking about?" Vanessa asked.
"Nothing." I said.
"Well then what ya doing?" Vanessa asked.
"Nothing. Just talking to you." I said.
"Well guess what. After we're done shooting High School Musical 2, I'm gonna ask Zac, Ashley, Monique, and Corbin if they want to come back here with me." Vanessa explained.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because they're probably gonna want to see you." Vanessa explained.
"Cool. But how long are they staying?" I asked.
"Oh. Probably just a week...or two." Vanessa explained.
"Great, now I get to spend even less time with you." I said then I stood up and walked around.
"What are you talking about?" Vanessa asked.
"What I'm talking about is, that I never get to spend any time with you! You're always either shooting movies or at autograph signings, or your just like hanging out with your friends here." I explained.
"Stella." Vanessa said.
"You never have time for me any more!" I yelled.
"Stella I'm sorry." Vanessa said.
"No! You're leaving tomorrow for a year. A whole year and you don't even care about how I feel about that!" I said.
"Uh. Jenny, can you let me talk to Stella alone for a second?" Vanessa asked her.
"Sure. I got to go home anyways. My mom's making her pizza." Jenny explained.
"I thought you didn't like her pizza." I said.
"Oh I don't. It's just fun watching it getting chopped up in the blender when my mom's not looking." Jenny laughed then left.
"Well. Don't you have to go pack?" I asked.
"Stella. I am so sorry. I didn't realize that it made you feel this way. I mean I am going to miss you so much. And you'll be able to visit when we have a weekend off. You'll still be able to see me." Vanessa explained sitting next to me.
"Yeah. Well last year you only had 2 weekends off and one of the weekends I couldn't come because mommy was gone and I had to stay at Jenny's house." I said.
"Well hopefully this year won't be like that. I mean I want to spend as much time with you as I can." Vanessa said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Really. Stella, you are my sister and I love you more than anyone in the world. You have to understand that I do have to go shoot movies a lot but I still love you and I still want to spend time with you." Vanessa explained.
"Really?" I asked.
"Really." Vanessa said.
"I love you too." Stella said then we hugged.
2 hours later. At dinner.
"So when is a good time for Stella to come and visit?" Our mom Tanya asked.
"Well I talked to Kenny on the phone a little while ago, and he said that the first weekend we have off is sometime in April." Vanessa explained.
"You see Stella. You'll be able to see Nessa sooner than you think." Tanya told me.
"Yey!" I exclaimed.
"So what time do you have to leave tomorrow?" My dad Brian asked.
"Um. 9:00 am." Vanessa explained. "My plane leaves at 11:00."
"Ok." Brian said.
"Mom, can Jenny sleep over tonight?" I asked changing the subject.
"Oh...I don't know Stella." Tanya said.
"Oh come on mom. Let her have a friend over." Vanessa said helping me.
"Ok sure. But after we eat." Tanya said stopping me from getting up and calling her.
"Ok. Thanks mom!" I said giving her a hug.
"And thanks Nessa." I said giving her a hug.
"No prob." Vanessa said.
After dinner.
"Hey Jenny! Do you wanna sleep over?" I asked.
"Yes! I just need to ask my mom." Jenny said. Then she asked her. "She said yes."
"Ok. You can come over now!" I said.
"Ok I just got to get my stuff and I'll be right over." Jenny explained.
"Ok. Bye." I said then hung up.
"Hey mom. Can I have a few friends over for the night too?" Vanessa asked.
"Sure why not." Tanya said.
"Thanks mom. You're the best!" Vanessa said then called her friends.
5 minutes later.
"Hey Jenny!" I said as I opened the door and she walked in.
"Hi." Jenny said.
"Oh by the way Stella. I get the basement tonight." Vanessa said.
"Why? I'm the one with the friend over." I said.
"So am I. Kaylin, Jamie, Tye, Jared, and Alex are coming over." Vanessa explained. "We get the basement."
"Fine." I said. Then me and Jenny went into my room.
"So what ya want to do?" I asked.
"I don't know, you live here." Jenny said.
"Well...wait a minute I have to ask Nessa something. Come with me." I said as I ran down stairs with Jenny following.
"Nessa!" I said.
"What?" Vanessa asked.
"Did you say Jared's coming over?" I asked.
"Yep." She said.
"And doesn't his dad own that waterpark?" I asked.
"Yeah." Vanessa said.
"Well can you take us there?" I asked.
"Sure. I just have to ask Jared." I said.
"Sup Gabs?" Kaylin said walking down stairs.
"Hey guys!" She said.
"Hey Stella!" Kaylin said.
"Hi Kaylin." I said.
"Sup?" They all said.
"Hey Stella." They all said.
"Hi!" I said. "Jared?"
I gave him the puppy dog face.
"Yes the water parks open." Jared said.
"How'd you know that's what I was gonna ask?" I asked.
"Because whenever I come over you always start with 'Jared?' and then you give me the puppy dog face." Jared said.
"Well did it work?" I asked.
"Well what does Ness say?" Jared asked looking at me.
"I don't care. I'll go there." Vanessa said.
"Ok. So we'll just meet you there then. Cause we have to get our suits." Alex said.
"Ok." I said.
"Yey!" I said. "Jenny go get your swim suit on."
"Ok." Jenny ran out the door. Me and Vanessa got our swim suits on.
"Ok. Mom we're going to Jared's father's waterpark." Vanessa explained.
"Ok. Have fun." Tanya said.
"Bye mom!" I said then gave her a hug.
"Bye." Tanya said.
"Later." Vanessa said then we got in her car. Then Jenny came running over and got in the car.
"Ok. Let's go." Vanessa said and then we drove off.
At the water park.
"Nessa, can I go down the water slide?" I asked. I'm not really aloud to.
"I don't think so Stella. The last time you went down one of those you flipped around in the slide and hit your head on the floor when you got into the water." Vanessa explained.
"Yeah, well I won't do that again! Can I please go down it!" I asked. Then I gave her the puppy dog face.
"I don't know Stella. Mom wouldn't like that." I said.
"Oh come Gabs. She's 5. I think she's old enough to go down a water slide." Kaylin said.
"I just don't want her to get hurt like she did last time." Vanessa said.
"Please!" I gave her the puppy dog face again.
"Fine!" Vanessa said giving up.
"Yey! Thank you!" I said then ran to the slide and climbed up. "Watch me!"
"Ok!" I yelled back. Then I headed down the slide.
"That was fun!" I yelled.
"Ok. Well I guess you can do down it now whenever you want." Vanessa said.
"Yey!" I said. "But I'm gonna go swimming."
Me and Jenny got in the pool with everyone else.
"Let's play chicken!" Jamie yelled out.
"Ok. Me and Stella are on a team." I said putting her on my shoulders. We went against Alex and Kaylin, but they won. "That wasn't a fair match."
"Hey. You chose to be her partner." Kaylin said.
"Come on Nessa! We can beat them!" I said.
"No we can't." Vanessa said.
"Yes we can. How about Jenny gets on Jared and we go against them?" I asked.
"I guess that'd work. Then it'll be even." Vanessa said.
"Ok. Jenny, get on Jared's shoulders." I told her. Jenny got on Jared's shoulders. Then we fight. And we won!
"Whoa!" I yelled.
"In your face!" Me and Vanessa both said at the same time. Then she gave me a high five.
1/2 later.
Me and Jenny are standing along side the pool. Then I slip into the pool, and it's the deep end where I can't touch. No one else was in the pool.
"Oh my gosh! Stella! You guys help!" I yelled as she watched me start to drown.
"Help!" I yelled.
"Oh my god!" They all yelled.
"Stella!" Vanessa yelled.
"Help!" I yelled. Vanessa jumped in and got me. By now I had swallowed tons of water. They grabbed me so Vanessa could get out of the pool. Then Vanessa wrapped me in a towel. I was spitting out a whole bunch of water.
"Stella? Stella are you ok?" Vanessa cried. But all I could do was spit out water. But then when I was done I was crying.
"What happened to her?" Vanessa cried.
"She slipped in. I sware I did not push her." Jenny said innocently.
"Ok. I believe you." Vanessa said picking me up and carrying me to our stuff. "I think we need to leave."
"Yeah." Jared agreed.
Back at the house. I was all better now.
"Oh my god! What happened?" Tanya said running up to me.
"I'm ok mommy. I just almost drowned at the pool. That's all." I said.
"You almost drownened?" Tanya exclaimed.
"Yeah. But I'm ok now." I said going up to my room.
"Night mom." I said running down stairs with my friends.
"Night." Tanya said confused.
"So what now?" Jenny asked.
"I don't know." I said. "I'm just up set."
"Why?" Jenny asked.
"Hum...let's think, I just about drowned a little bit ago, and my only sister is going away for a year to shoot a movie." I explained. "That's why Jenny."
"Oh. Right." Jenny said understanding.
"I can't believe she's leaving tomorrow." I said.
"Yeah well you'll have me to play with." Jenny said trying to cheer me up.
"Ah huh." I said.
Downstairs.
"Gee I'm really glad Stella is ok. I mean I was afraid she wouldn't make it." Tye said.
"Yeah. Poor girl." Kaylin said.
"Well at least she's ok." Alex said.
"Yeah. She's perfectly fine and happy." Jared said.
"Yeah. Happy." Vanessa said thinking about earlier and what Stella said.
The next day. 7:00 am.
"Hey Jenny." I said as I woke up.
"Hi." Jenny said.
"I'm hungry. Let's go eat breakfast." I suggested.
"Ok..." Jenny agreed.
Downstairs.
"What's for breakfast?" I asked my mom.
"Waffles." Tanya said.
"Oh yum." I said.
"Morning." Vanessa said coming up with her friends. Then she kissed me on the forehead. That's weird. She usually doesn't do that. "Ok. I have to leave in about an hour."
"Well maybe you should just forget the movie and stay here with us." Kaylin suggested.
"Yeah! I totally agree!" I added.
"Yeah right." Vanessa said.
"Well can we visit?" Tye asked.
"Yep. You can come and visit in April when Stella comes." Vanessa explained. "That's when we have our first weekend off."
"Ok." They all said.
1 hour later.
"You all packed?" Tanya asked Vanessa.
"Yep." Vanessa said.
"We're gonna miss you." Kaylin said as they all recieved a hug from me.
"Oh. I'm gonna miss you guys too. But you'll see me in April if you can make it." Vanessa explained.
"Ah huh." Kaylin said. Kaylin is my bestest friend.
"Ok. I'm ready." Vanessa said. Giving my mom a hug.
"I love you." Tanya said.
"Love you too." Vanessa said. "Where's Stella? I need to say good bye to her."
"Stella! Vanessa's leaving! Come down and say good bye!" Tanya yelled. I came running down the stairs.
"Bye Nessa!" I yelled wrapping my small arms around her waist.
"Bye Stella! I'm gonna miss you." Vanessa said hugging her.
"I'm gonna miss you too." I said.
"I love you." Vanessa said.
"Love you too." I said. Then Vanessa gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Don't leave, Nessa."
"Oh I wish I didn't have to. But I guess I do." Vanessa said giving me another kiss.
"Bye." I said letting go of her.
"Bye. Love you guys!" Vanessa said.
"Love you!" We all said.
"Bye Nessa!" I yelled one more time.
"Bye Stella!" Vanessa said waving one last time. Then she was gone.
"Well. I got to go. Bye Stella!" Kaylin said.
"Bye Kaylin." I said. Then the rest of them left.
"I can't believe she's already gone." I said.
"Yeah. Well you'll see her in April." Tanya said.
"Yeah. I guess." I said.
Vanessa's POV:
On the plane. I was looking at pictures of me and Stella. I already miss her. But I cannot wait to see Zac again! And hopefully I'll find the guts to tell him how I really feel. Oh I'm so excited.
6 hours later. At the hotel we have to stay at.
"Ashley!" I yelled as I got into our room.
"Nessa!" Ashley yelled as we hugged.
"I missed you!" I said.
"I missed you too." Ashley said as we broke apart.
"I can't wait to start shooting." I said.
"I know. Me neither." Ashley said. "I bet I know why you can't wait to shoot the movie."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because you want to see Zac." Ashley said smiling.
"Ok yes! I mean I couldn't wait to see him again. And I still cannot wait!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah well I already talked to him down in the lobby. They're in the room right next to us." Ashley explained.
"Really? Who's in the other room?" I asked.
"Lucas and Chris. Zac and Corbin are in share a room." Ashley explained.
"Oh. Well do think he'll come over?" I asked.
"I don't know. Let's call him." Ashley said.
"What? Call him?" I asked.
"Yeah. Don't you want to talk to him?" Ashley asked dialing their number. "Hey Corbin. You and Zac need to come over here right now."
"Why?" Corbin asked.
"Because Vanessa's here!" Ashley exclaimed.
"Vanessa's here!" Corbin exclamied.
"Yeah. Now come over. She wants to see you guys." Ashley said then hung up.
"Hey did I hear you say something about Vanessa?" Zac asked.
"Yeah. She's here. We have to go over to Ashley's room." Corbin said. Then Zac and Corbin came running over. And then we heard a knock at the door.
"That's them." Ashley said excited. Me and Ashely went and got the door.
"Hey guys!" I said as Zac ran up to me and gave me a hug.
"Hey Nessa!" Zac exclaimed.
"Hey Vanessa!" Corbin said giving me a hug too.
"Hey!" I said.
"I missed you so much!" Zac said.
"I missed you too!" I said.
"Uh Corbin why don't we give them some privacy?" Ashley suggested.
"Why?" Cobin asked. But Ashley just pulled him out the door.
"So what's up?" Zac asked.
"Well nothing." I said. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing much." Zac said. "I just can't wait to start shooting again!"
"I know, me neither." I explained. "I can't wait to see what happens with Troy and Gabriella. It stinks we can't find out until we look at the script."
"Yeah. But that's already tomorrow." Zac said.
"Yeah." I said. "But I have to call Stella. She almost didn't let me go when I left. So I better call her."
"Oh. I want to talk to her too." Zac said.
"Ok." I said pulling out my cell phone.
"Hello." Stella answered.
"Hey Stella! It's me!" I said into the phone.
"Nessa! Hi!" Stella exclaimed.
"Hey. So what's up?" I asked.
"Nothing. Daddy's going to to Spain for a month." Stella explained.
"What? Since when?" I asked.
"Since about an hour ago." Stella said.
"Why?" I asked.
"I don't know." Stella said.
"Well Stella, here's Zac." I said.
"Hey Stella!" Zac exclaimed.
"Hi!" Stella said.
"What's up?" Zac asked.
"Oh nothing. But I almost drowned yesterday." Stella explained.
"What?" Zac yelled. "You almost drowned yesterday?"
"Yeah. At Vanessa's friends dad's waterpark. I fell in and I couldn't touch, and I couldn't swim." Stella explained.
"Wow. Are you ok?" Zac asked.
"Yeah. I'm ok." Stella said.
"Well I let you talk with Vanessa again." Zac said.
"OK. Bye." Stella said.
"Bye. Stella." Zac said.
"Ok. Well I got to go Stella. But I'll call you tomorrow." I said.
"Ok. Bye." Stella said.
"Bye. I love you!" I said.
"Love you too." Stella said then we hung up.
Author's note:
Ok. Well that was my first chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! Don't worry there will be more of it! But also be sure to read my other story "The reunion" It's totally completed. It's long but people seem to absolutly LOVE IT! So ya, try to read that one too!