Author's Note- Hey ppl! This chapter is filled with all the drama and excitement you have been waiting for! R&R! BTW- I want to change the name-Gossip Girl- to something else for Massie's secret identity. If anyone has ANY ideas or suggestions, please tell me, by making a review for this story!! What do you think of the name- Scandalous Schoolgirl or Sexy Schoolgirl? I'm bad at making up SNs!! HELP PLEASE!! THANKS! R&R!

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Cafeteria

Monday- 12:45 P.M.

Massie walked over to her usual table and saw that Claire was already there.

"Claire!" Massie hissed.

Claire turned around, "What?"

"Come here," Massie said, motioning to Claire to come over. "I need to talk to you about something."

"Um, ok, one sec." Claire said, turning back around. "Be right back, you guys." she told Alicia, Kristen and Dylan.

Claire got out of her seat and walked over to Massie, who was standing a few feet away, cocking her hips.

"What's up?" Claire asked, wondering about what Massie had to tell her.

"Well, did you find out about the news?" Massie asked.

"What news?" Claire asked, looking confused.

Massie sighed. "Ok, well, there's going to be a Christmas play and EVERY 8th grader has to participate in it. And if you aren't in the play, then you can't go to the dance."

"Cool!" Claire exclaimed, her eyes instantly lighting up. Then she quickly said, "Well, I mean about the play part, not the part about not being able to go to the dance."

"Sure, whatever. And the play is going to be a modern Cinderella." Massie continued on.

"Ok, so why do you need to talk to me?"

"Well, since everyone is going to try out, I was wondering if you could not try out for the part of Cinderella." Massie said, quietly.

Claire was silent for a moment.

Massie grew worried. What if Claire said no? Then she would be doomed.

"I guess, but why?" Claire finally answered.

Massie sighed with relief. "Because, I'm going to try out for that part and I want to get that part. And I'm pretty sure if you tried out, you would be chosen for Cinderella."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Claire said. "Then who should I try out for?"

"Maybe you could be one of the evil step-sisters." Massie suggested.

Claire laughed, "I don't think so."

"Well, we'll see the choices after school. Thanks again!" Massie said, giving Claire a huge smile and hug.

Claire hugged Massie back. "No problem."

"How is the play going to fit every 8th grader?" Claire wondered out loud, as they walked back to their lunch table.

Massie laughed, "I have no clue."

"What were you guys talking about?" Alicia asked, when Massie and Claire got back.

"Nothing much." Massie said. "Just about the upcoming play."

"There's going to be play?!" Dylan asked.

"Yeah, and every 8th grade has to participate in it, otherwise you can't go to the dance." Claire explained.

"What?" Kristen exclaimed. "That's no fair! I suck at acting."

"Yeah, me too!" Alicia agreed.

"Damn, that sucks." Dylan said.

"Yeah, but what can we do?" Massie asked. "We can't miss out on the dance, so we have to be in the play."

"Well, at least someone is going to have fun." Alicia said, staring pointedly at Claire.

Claire blushed.

"Yeah." Massie chuckled.

Before anyone could say anything else, the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. The five girls got up and threw their lunches away.

"See you guys at 3:00 sharp, got it?" Massie asked.

"Got it." all four girls replied.

"Good."

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Arts and Recreational Room

Same Day- 3:00 P.M.

Massie stood outside the door of the Arts and Recreational room, waiting impatiently for the other girls to arrive. They were already late.

Finally, Massie saw the four girls running towards her as fast as they could.

"What took you guys so long?" Massie demanded.

"Sorry, my stupid teacher kept us in late." Kristen said.

"I had to clean up the science room." Claire said.

"And I-" Alicia began to say.

"Whatever. Save your excuses for later. We're late!" Massie said, dragging the girls''arms and pulling them towards the Art and Recreational Room.

When the girls got inside, they saw that they were the first ones to arrive.

Massie was glad that no one had arrived yet.

A middle-aged women came up to them and said, "Hello girls, are you guys here for the try outs?"

No, we're not. We're here to shop for clothes. What do you think? Massie thought sarcastically. She wanted to say that, but what she said instead was, "Yes, and you are?"

"Well, I'm surprised you don't know me." the women said.

How would we know you? We don't even come near you, this is the first time we've seen you!

"My name is Mrs. Hallaway, the play director." the women said.

"Nice to meet you." Claire said brightly.

"Uh, yeah, nice to meet you." Massie quickly said, "My name is Massie Block."

The rest of the girls all mumbled their hellos to Mrs. Hallaway.

"Nice to meet you, Massie." Mrs. Hallaway responded.

"Alright, since you guys are the first ones here, let's get started!" Mrs. Hallaway said.

"What part do you want to try out for?" Mrs. Hallaway asked Massie.

"Cinderella, of course!" Massie immediately answered.

Mrs. Hallaway nodded, "Very nice, that's a good choice. Follow me this way, girls."

Mrs. Hallaway led the girls to another room that was filled with costumes and scripts. She rummaged through a folder and produced a packet, and handed it to Massie.

Massie glanced down at it. It was thirty pages long!

"I have to read all this?!?" Massie exclaimed.

"No, no, silly girl." Mrs. Hallaway shook her head, "For today, you only need to recite two pages. You can choose which two pages you want to read."

"Oh, ok." Massie said relieved.

"Yes, and if you get the part of Cinderella, then you will have to memorize the whole thing."

"Memorize the whole thing?" Massie exclaimed.

"Why, of course." Mrs. Hallaway answered,smiling pleasantly at Massie. "That won't be a problem, will it?"

"No, no. Of course not." Massie managed to squeak out.

"Good, then you can start reading whenever you're ready."

"Ok." Massie said, kind of unsure about what to do. "Can I have a few minutes to go over it?"

"Sure, take your time." said Mrs. Hallaway.

"Thanks."

Massie glanced down at the script, browsing through the whole thing. She flipped

back to the first page to see who the characters were. She found out that the play wasn't actually going to be Cinderella, it was just based on Cinderella.

Characters

1. Cinderella a.k.a. Tracy Summers

2. Prince Charming a.k.a. Trevor Montgomery

3.Evil Step-Sister #1 a.k.a. Lucy Smith

4. Evil Step-Sister #2 a.k.a. Katharine Smith

5. Evil Step-Brother #1 a.k.a. Devin Smith

6. Evil Step-Brother #2 a.k.a. Justin Smith

7. Evil Step-Mom a.k.a. Jennifer Smith

8. Cinderella's friend #1 a.k.a. Julie Brethart

9. Cinderella's friend #2 a.k.a. Ashley Landall

10. Eastwood Academy's principal a.k.a. Joe Hunt

11. Dance DJ

12. Extras a.k.a. All the other people who didn't get the other character parts.

So that's how every single 8th grader is going to fit in the play. Massie thought to herself, as she finished reading the list.

She then started reading the scene that she was going to recite. She finally decided to read the part where Cinderella arrives at the ball and meets the prince.

Scene 22: The Masked Ball

As Tracy entered through the doors of Eastwood Academy, she saw that the masked ball dance was already in full swing. She paused, touching her mask to make sure her mask was on correctly, and then she proceeded on into the room.

As soon as she walked into the room, the whole school seemed to turn their heads and look at her. Tracy gasped, was it because she looked weird and out of place?

She looked frantically scanned the whole room, trying to find her two best friends. They told her that they would meet up with her at the entrance.

Tracy continued walking until she saw her two friends, chatting with some boys.

By then, people had stopped staring at her.

Tracy: Oh my god! Where have you guys been? I was looking all over for you!

Julia: Oh, you were? Sorry.

Ashley: Yeah, we were talking to some people.

Tracy: Well, I'm glad you guys are here. Everyone was staring at me when I entered.

Julia: Really?

Tracy: Do I look weird or something?

Ashley: No! You look gorgeous.

Julia: Yeah, they were probably staring at you because you looked so hot.

Tracy blushes.

Tracy: Thanks.

Ashley: So, you should go out and dance with someone.

Tracy: Who is going to dance with me?

Julia: I don't know. Just ask any guy.

Ashley: Maybe your Prince Charming is here.

Tracy: Maybe.

Julia: Go on, we'll be right here, waiting for you to report back to us. Nudging Tracy to go dance.

Tracy: Ok, you guys. I'll go. Don't go anywhere.

Ashley: We won't!

Tracy goes to the dance floor and starts looking for people to dance. Suddenly, she feels a tap on her shoulder. She turns around and sees herself staring into a pair of gorgeous blue eyes.

Trevor: Hey, want to dance, Cinderella?

Tracy: Sure!

Trevor leads Tracy to the middle of the dance floor and puts her hand on his shoulder.

Trevor: So, how come I have never seen you around school?

Tracy: Um, I don't know. I have never seen you either.

Trevor chuckles

Trevor: Really? Do you know who I am though?

Tracy: No, sorry.

Trevor: That's ok. Then it's your job tonight to find out who I am.

Tracy: Ok, then it's YOUR turn to find out who I am.

Trevor: Deal.

Massie kept on reading and finished a little while later. By then, more people had arrived to try out. People like Derrington and his group of friends.

Feeling confident, Massie walked up to Mrs. Hallaway and said, "I'm ready now to try out for Cinderella."

At the same time, Derrington said, "I'm ready to try out for the role of Prince Charming."