We Are All In This Together

Chapter 7 by CallmeMaddy

Disclaimer: FAN fiction, people. FAN

A/N: I've decided MICHAEL and LOLA are going to be a couple. STILL TROYELLA. STIL DL. I'm feeling better now.  Enjoy Chapter 7.

Chapter 7

"You two are dating?" Troy choked on his words.

"Problem, Troy?" Gabriella said, innocently.

"No, no problem at all…" Troy lied.
Dana gave Gabi a weird look.

"Logan and I are trying out for the spring musical together," Gabriella announced, "Isn't that right, Logan-y?"
Dana rolled her eyes.
Logan nodded.

"Oh, yeah?" Troy countered, "So are me and Dana!"

Dana gave him a look, "No way in hell. I can't even stand watching musicals, nevertheless be IN one!"

Troy looked at her.

Dana sighed, "Fine!"

--

"Ugh!" Sharpay left out an offended noise, "RYAN!"
Ryan ran up to Sharpay, who was in the quad, "What is it, Sharpay?"
"LOOK AT THIS!" Sharpay screamed.

Spring Musical Auditions

Roles of Sarah and Curtis (Leads)

Sharpay and Ryan

Logan and Gabriella

Lola and Michael

Troy and Dana

Any supporting roles

Zoey

Nicole

Zeke

Glenn Davis

Vicky

Brad

(Anybody auditioning for the lead and does not get it.)

"What about it?" Ryan asked.

"That girl! Lola! She's auditioning!" Sharpay screamed, "I told her not too!"
Ryan had a puzzled look on her face, "So?"
"I told her not too!" Sharpay repeated.

"Scared you'll be beat again, Sharpe?" Ryan taunted, "Speaking of beating out, why aren't Troy and Gabriella auditioning?"
Sharpay looked back at the list, "THEY ARE. Just with other people…"

"But if they audition with other people, there is no way they can both get the part…right?" Ryan asked.
"No. They can. Remember Remy and Alex in preschool? Only people who ever beat us out before Troy and Gab?" Sharpay corrected Ryan.
"Why don't ya think they are not trying out together?" Ryan asked.
"I dunno. But I DO know it's good for us," Sharpay smiled. It was an evil smile.

One of those Sharpay smiles that tells us she's up to something.

--

After geometry, Lola went over to Michael and Ollie's dorm. Michael was there.
"Are you ready to practice?" Lola asked.

Michael sighed, "What have I gotten myself into?"

Lola laughed, "Come on! We have three days."

Michael sighed, "What are we singing?"
"Some song that girl Kelsi wrote. It's actually in the play," Lola informed him. She handed him the lyrics.

(A/N: This song is written by ME. It isn't very good, mainly because I am way too lazy to actually spend a lot of time on it. Please don't take without permission. I mean if you want it, I will give it to you. I just want to be informed AND credited.)

Lola and Michael start to sing:

Curtis: (speaking) Hey, hey, look at me.

(Sarah turns around, Music starts playing.)

Curtis: (singing) You and Me

Me and You

Isn't it obvious?
Sarah: (speaking) Isn't what obvious?
Curtis: (singing) I like you

You like me

(Sarah is resistant)
Sarah: (starts singing too) It will never work

Come on

Who are we foolin'

Curtis: It can work

Come on babe

We will make it work

Sarah: Curtis, I like you

Curtis: Then let's forget—

Sarah: But I can't be with you

Curtis: You can stop me from being with you…

But I was always….

Sarah: Always?
Curtis: Always love you

(Music stops. Sarah and Curtis Hug. Lights fade. End of Act I.)

"You're…um…a very good singer," Michael complimented.

"Thanks, you too," Lola told him, sort of uncomfortable. Singing with Michael about love was weird. But on the other hand, it sort of felt like she wasn't acting.

Michael sat on his couch, "Potato chip?"
Lola smiled, "Love one."
"So, um…Chase is a good writer, huh?"
"Well, yeah, I guess. And Kelsi's a good composer," Lola added.
"I think you're a much better singer than that Sharpay character…"
Lola smiled.

"You have a nice smile," Michael told her.

Lola blushed.

"Ooo! Look! MI-KAY-L made that girl blush!" It was Ollie.

"Uh…I better go Michael…" Lola said, uncomfortable.

Lola left and closed the door.
Michael sighed, "Why'd you have to do that man?"
Ollie said, "Do what?"
"Lola's hot!" Michael told him.

"If she has a fever, you should not be with her!" Ollie was oblivious.

"No, I mean…" Michael sighed, "Nevermind…"
--

"I can't believe Logan likes Gabriella!" Dana ranted to Troy.

"Logan I can believe. He likes any living breathing girl. But Gabriella…" Troy commented.
"But just yesterday Logan was asking to make out with me!" Dana pointed out.

"Hey, he's a player. Gabriella just can't see that…"
"Will you stop about Gabriella!"
"Then stop about Logan!"
"Wait…you want Gabriella and I want Logan…so why don't we…"
"Pretend to be together?" Troy finished.
"YEAH!"
"We don't…um…have to kiss or anything?" Troy asked.

"Oh, god no!"
"Thank goodness!" Troy said, relieved.

"Ok, so are you ready to be my boyfriend again?" Dana asked.
"So, you and me are now officially pretend boyfriend/girlfriend?"
"Starting now!" Dana told him.

"Come on. Let's go to Sushi Rox," Logan suggested, "Food's apparently awesome."

--

"ZOEY! WAIT!" Zoey heard Chase's voice calling her.

"No!" She called.

"ZOEY! What's gotten into you?" Chase asked.

He grabbed her wrist. She pulled away.

"Hey! Wait!" Chase called, "Zo?"

"Go talk to your girlfriend!" Zoey snapped, emphasizing GIRLFRIEND.

Chase stood there…Was Zoey…jealous?

Zoey ran off.

--

Logan walked to Gabriella, Nicole, and Dana's room.

"Gabriella? Is that you?" Logan asked.

"Yes, why are you whispering?" Gabriella responded.

"I don't know…look is Dana there?" He asked.

"No, why?"
"Just let me in!" Logan hissed.

Gabriella opened the door.

"Ok, so we need to talk about Dana and Troy. They are—" Logan blurted but stopped when he heard two teenaged girls, besides Gabriella, giggled.

"What are Nicole and Taylor doing here?" Logan asked.
Gabriella giggled, "You asked if DANA was here!"
Logan glared.
"Whatever. It doesn't matter. They already know about us pretending to be a couple…"
"YOU TOLD THEM!" Logan said, enraged.

"They were going to find out anyways…" Gabriella pointed out.

"NOT THE POINT! Ugh…NEVERMIND! I'm going for a smoothie," Logan left.

"He is SO in love with Dana," Nicole gushed.
Logan came back in, "I heard that!" H pretended to be offended.

"Well, it is SO true!" Nicole defended.
"It is not! Well, ok it is, but NOT THE POINT!" Logan said and then added, "I don't tell anyone."
"Don't worry Logan, Gabriella has it just as bad for Troy…" Taylor assured him.
"Exactly…" Logan had a devilish smile on his face, "And that's why we need your help…"
"Uhh…yeah…" Taylor was trying to figure out how to get out of it.

"Rather not…" Nicole added.
"Nonsense! Come on Taylor!" Gabriella begged.
"I'll never hit on you again," Logan offered to Nicole.
Nicole sighed, "Fine…what do we have to do?"
"Taylor needs to get Chad to talk to Troy. Nicole…you need to talk to Dana. And Gabriella and I will just have to keep being a couple…"
"That's your brilliant plan?" Taylor asked, unimpressed.

"Well, you think of a better one then!" Logan said, defensive.

"Look, I KNOW Troy. He's crazy about Gabriella and he cracks under jealously. If you don't believe me, ask Chad, he read the diary," Taylor told him.
"Troy has a diary?" Logan asked.
"I know, not very masculine…" Taylor responded.
"No, I mean, Troy has a DIARY!" Logan repeated.
"Not following…" Nicole told him.

"Diaries generally have peoples deepest thoughts…" Logan told her.

"So?" Gabriella asked.

"How do you think Dana will react when he hears about Troy writing about Dana?" Logan asked.
"But that won't be good because then they'd break up…" Nicole said.

The other three stared.
"That's exactly what we want!" Gabriella stated the obvious.

A/N: Here is basically what is going on with the whole Troy, Logan, Gabriella, Dana thing because even I'm confused:
LOGAN overreacted and thought DANA and TROY liked each other again.