This and the last chapter are kinda slow chapters. The next one is where we find out what exactly Rachael is scheming. Please Read and Review!!!

CHAPTER TWELVE

Scripts and An Old Alliance Made New

Friday Morning, October 13th, After School- 2:59

The week went by pretty quickly and today was officially the first day of musical practice.

Troy and Gabriella, happy that musical rehearsals have finally started, walked into the drama room. They found that the seats in the front of the room where reserved for them.

The room was filled with loud chatter from the students who showed up to work on the crew to those who were painting the sets and to those who were lucky enough to get picked for the other roles in the plays.

Ms. Darbus walked in along with Kelsi Nelson.

Kelsi was a quiet reserved girl with musical talent. She was the composer or the play maker, as Troy likes to call her. She has red hair and green eyes. She usually wears hats to hold her hair back and glasses.

Ms. Darbus called for the room's attention with a clap of her hands. Immediately the room fell silent.

"I would like to thank you for making it to today's meeting. Now I would like to introduce our two main leads, Troy.."

Troy stood up next to his seat and waved to the room.

"And Gabriella Montez."

Gabriella was a bit more slower when she got up but she waved to the room with grace.

"I would also like to introduce our co-presidents of the drama club. Sharpay and Ryan Evans."

Sharpay smiled and waved flirtatiously to the room. Ryan just got up and waved confidently like Troy.

"Now, I would like to talk about our schedule. Today is our first meeting. Next week, we will meet in here to hand out scripts."

Kelsi stood in the background. She was pretty much used to being pushed back.

"Right now, I want anyone who is not performing in the play to sign up for a committee. We need people for our publicity committee, art department, costume committee, and stage committee. Troy, Gabriella, will you come up to the front?"

Hiding in the back of the room was Rachael. She was just observing. She was going to be an extra in the play. Fill in where needed to perform. She watched every move Troy and Gabriella made.

Ryan was off to the side watching Rachael. "What's going on in her head?" he thought to himself. He walked over and tried to start a conversation with her. "Hey."

"Hi, Ryan."

"How are you liking East High so far?"

"It's pretty cool. What is the opening day for the musical?"

"December 15. Encore night is December 16."

"That's nice. About a month and a half from today."

"Sooooo, are you doing anything after school today?"

"No, why?"

"Me and Sharpay are headed to the mall. Wanna come?"

"Sure."

Troy and Gabriella walked up to the front of the room. They were wondering what Ms. Darbus wanted with them.

"Yes, Ms. Darbus," Gabriella said.

"Troy, Gabriella. Since you two are the leads, you are going to need to receive your scripts today and practice with Kelsi over the weekend. On Monday, we are going straight to group work and I need you two to practice on your own. Is that doable?" she said as she handed them their scripts.

"Yes, Ms. Darbus," Troy answered.

"Great. You can start right now. Kelsi, take them to the music room."

Thought they did not expect this, they headed straight to the music room and started working on the duets.

Back in the drama room, Ms. Darbus noticed that the new student was among the group and that she was talking to Sharpay and Ryan. "Sharpay, come here."

Sharpay looked up and noticed that Troy and Gabriella weren't in the room. She hoped that Ms. Darbus reconsidered who the leads were and that she and Ryan were getting them. She walked up to Ms. Darbus.

"Sharpay, I've noticed we've got a new student here. Who is she?"

"Ms. Darbus, that's Rachael Simmons from homeroom."

"Yes, yes. That's right. What is she going to do in our musical?"

"She going to fill in where ever you need an actor."

"Okay. That's all I needed to know. You can go."

Sharpay walked away highly disappointed.

Rachael thought that this was a great time to put her plan into action. She looked over to Sharpay and said, "Sharpay, do you want to be the lead again?"

Sharpay's eyes lit up at the sound of it. "Of course!"

"Are you willing to do anything to get them?"

"Yeah!"

"Okay, here's the plan." She pulled Sharpay over and started whispering something in her ear.

Sharpay listened carefully to the plan and her eyes grew wide and a wicked smile appeared on her face.

Rachael, after she finished telling Sharpay her plan, asked, "What do ya think?"

"Brilliant! How soon?"

"Monday."