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The last bell rang indicating the end of the day and the students rushed out of their classes, Kelsi and Gabriella in the midst of the crowded halls.

"Hey, Gabs," she said as they met up, "I nominated you for prom queen."

"Thanks." Gabriella replied.

Kelsi could tell that she was a little uneasy about it. "What's wrong?"

Gabriella shrugged. "It's just that last year and even this summer, I've been competing against Sharpay. Honestly, all I want to do is enjoy myself at Prom. Prom queen's cool and all, but who cares if I don't win. Just as long as I'm with Troy nothing else matters."

Kelsi suddenly began to feel a little down herself. All day long she had been trying to think of the possible reasons why Jason didn't want to go to prom and came up with one final conclusion. Maybe he just didn't want to go with her.

"Did you find a date yet?" Gabriella asked, as if reading her mind.

Kelsi shook her head. "Nope. Not yet."

"Don't worry," Gabriella reassured her. "We'll find you someone. Look there's Jason. What about him?"

Kelsi watched Jason make his way down the hall and she looked away, feeling too embarrassed to look him in the eyes.

"What's up, Gabriella." His smile weakened. "Hey, Kels."

"Hey, Jason," Gabriella started, "we were just talking…"

"You guys, I have to go." Kelsi interrupted. "Lot's of homework. See you tomorrow." She quickly walked down the opposite side of the hall and vanished into the crowd.

Poor, Kels. Gabriella thought. Since she was too shy to confront Jason herself, she would have to do it for her.

"So, Jason. Are you taking anyone to the Prom?"

A confused look spread across Jason's face. "But I thought you and Troy were going together."

Gabriella giggled. "I'm not asking for me, silly. I'm asking for Kelsi."

Jason scratched the back of his neck. "No. I don't have a prom date. Mostly because I'm not going."

"What? Why not?"

He hesitated. "Promise you won't tell anyone. Especially Kesli."

"I promise."

Jason took a deep breath and leaned over to whisper into Gabriella's ear.

It was finally the end of the school day and Mina was entering her jail cell for the afternoon. She glanced around at the atmosphere she came to know too well due to her repetitively getting her phone confiscated. Right now she could be doing something much better with her time, but because of Ms. Darbus and her need for production help, she was trapped there. Accepting that fact, she pulled back a chair and took a seat at a table where the scripts where assembled. She dropped her purse on top of the table and began to order pages.

"Need some help?"

Mina looked up to see Ryan take a seat next to her and looked away, already annoyed. Ryan, realizing that he wasn't welcomed took seat and started putting the script together silently. Mina sighed. As much as she really didn't like this guy or his overly done dance moves, having someone to talk to during that long and torturous hour could possible help her from going insane.

"Are you trying out?"

Startled by the sudden conversation, Ryan looked up at her. "Yea. Are you?"

Mina scoffed at the sound of that. "Please!" Her in a musical? She would rather try out for the Math league. She winced. Or not.

"Crazier things have happened," Ryan reminded her. Right, she thought. Troy Bolton was not only a star basketball player, but also a singer. Still, Mina liked where she stayed and she wasn't planning on changing anytime soon. "Maybe you should give it a shot." Ryan handed her the now ordered script.

Maybe talking to him was as bad of an idea as it sounded. "I don't think so." She took the pages and pushed the black bind through the holes.

"I just..." Ryan started.

"So anyway!" Mina interpreted him, waiting for him to continue working.

Ryan got the hint and started stacking the pages on top of each other. "And I thought I would be away from my sister for an hour."

Mina shot her eyes his way. "What's that supposed to mean?" Did he just compare her to Sharpay?

She could tell that Ryan was holding back his resentment. But instead of acting on it he shook his head. "Nothing."

"You know what?" Mina grabbed the pages that he was holding. "I think I can manage on my own."

Ryan raised an eyebrow. "Fine." He slid back his chair and walked away.

Starring down at all of the unbounded papers, Mina began to regret her dismissive attitude. She actually began to feel sorry for Ryan. All his life he had to deal with a starlight-hogging sister who he had no other choice, but to follow like a lost puppy. As much as it would hurt her, she had to apologize. Especially if she wanted people to vote for her as their prom queen.

"Ryan!" she got up and spun around to see him talking with Chad near a huge star still under construction.

Ryan and Chad both looked her way and she froze in place. This was the moment she had been waiting for. Now was the time to show Ryan her own acting skills. If she wanted votes, and Chad, now was the opportunity to grab them.

She put on a sympathetic face and walked over to Ryan. "I'm sorry!" she sighed.

After sharing a look with Chad who couldn't believe his ears, he turned back to her. "Huh?"
"I was upset about landing in detention and I took it out on you. Forgive me?"

Startled and utterly speechless, Ryan gave a sigh of relief. "Yea. Absolutely. Apology accepted."

"Thank you." Mina smiled warmly. "And to answer your question. Yes, I really could use some help. That is, if you still want to."

Chad smirked at Ryan who's face seemed to redden. "Go ahead, man! I'm going to go take a nap under the cardboard bridge over there." He patted Ryan on the back and gave a smile to Mina before walking off. She returned it with a skipping heart.

"Let's get started," Ryan said holding out his hand for Mina to lead the way. She smirked to herself. She had him right where she wanted him. And those seats weren't a bad view of her real target. This could actually be fun.