Sharpay smiled a toothpaste model smile. She was starting to annoy Ryan, who was showing it. He squirmed in his seat.

Gabriella walked in, holding thousands of papers. She tripped in the aisle, right next to Ryan's seat. Papers flew everywhere. (A/n: Part of Ryan and Gabbi's evil plot.)

"Gabriella, Are you alright?" Ryan said getting down on his knees to help her.

Usually he wouldn't do this. Sharpay thought to herself. "Ryan." She said aloud. "You don't need to help Gabriella. In fact, she might need to leave." She smiled an -I'm-going-to-eat-you- smile at Gabriella.

Mrs.Darbus heard the news from the desk in the front of the auditorium. "Gabriella's finally here?" She said flipping through some pages. "Unless she can find a partner, she needs to exit the auditorium."

Gabriella looked extremely hurt. "Troy, you need to tell her the news." Sharpay glanced at Troy.

"Yeah, um, Gabbi, we're, um…"

"Over. Troy's dating me now." Sharpay finished.

Gabriella looked even more hurt. She had hit rock bottom. "Well, I guess I'll go then." She picked up the remaining papers, and walked toward the door. Just as she was about to open the door,

"I'll sing with you Gabriella." Ryan said. She spun around, with happiness, though she tried really hard to cover it up.

"Ryan!" Sharpay shouted, standing, her blonde curled hair flying with the movements of her body. "What are you doing, trying to hang out with that wanna be prima donna?"

Ryan ignored her, and Gabriella pranced down the aisle. Sharpay took her seat. She laughed at the sight of her brother, an actor with experience, hanging out with a fake actress.

The music started. Ryan positioned himself on the stage and Gabriella the same on the opposite side.

"In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came. That voice which calls to me, and speaks my name. Do I dream again, for now I find. The Phantom of the Opera is there, inside my mind." Gabriella sang. Troy looked entranced. Sharpay tried her hardest to distract him with her cold touch. Her own catty words about Gabriella.

The song had progressed quite a bit since Sharpay had finally given up all hope. Gabriella was at the vocalization part at the end of the song.
she could hit no notes. She tried. Sharpay stood in her aisle walking down to Ms. Darbus.

"Ah—ah." She sang perfectly. Ms. Darbus was now looking at Sharpay, who was smiling.

"Well, I think we have found our Christine Daae." She put her hand over her chest. "Our Phantom, is" she paused, "Ryan Evans."

Everyone knew the old days were coming back for Sharpay. Gabriella knew it the most.

"Ryan…" Gabriella said tears filled her eyes. "Nothing is working."

"We'll have something on her." He said, holding her hand.

She smiled. "Thanks."