Author's Note: Here's my newest story, Cinderella! Enjoy, and happy reading!
Chapter One: Childhood Memories
Haylie Anderson remembered playing dress-up with Mackenize, and reacting certain book fairytales, such as Sleeping Beauty (Haylie's ulimate favorite princess tale), Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid.
So, when Ms. Darbus did Sleeping Beauty as a school play, Haylie was over-thrilled.
"I wonder if Ms. Darbus is going to do another fairytale as a school play." Haylie reported to Sharpay Evans, and Sharpay looked at her.
"Not likely. I mean, not that she would, because fairytales are very popular to do as a play."
The two girls were sitting at the island in Haylie's kitchen, sharing a bowl of Corn Pops and drinking bottled water.
"Not likely? I mean, we all fun doing Sleeping Beauty! It was a blast!" Haylie explained, and Sharpay smiled at the small girl.
"That was untill you got over being scared of being kissed by Ryan infront of the entire school!"
Ryan Evans was Haylie's boyfriend, and Sharpay's twin brother, who was a senior just like they were.
"Yeah, but I had a blast afterwards!" Haylie said, and Sharpay grabbed a piece of Corn Pop from the bowl, and grinned.
"Why don't you suggest one, then? Ms. Darbus is looking for suggestions right now." Sharpay told her, and Haylie looked at her.
"Really?" she asked, and Sharpay nodded.
"Yeah...suggest one of your fairytales or something. I'm sure Ms. Darbus will go for it."
"I think I will." Haylie stated, and the girls sat there for a minute or two, drinking water.
Suggesting a fairytale would be excellent, but which one though?
The Little Mermaid?
No...her mother wouldn't like the outfit she would be wearing.
Jasmine from Addlin?
That was more of Gabriella Montez, another one of Haylie's best friends.
Then, it hit her:
Cinderella, the rags to riches princess.
"Cinderella!" Haylie suddenly burst out, and Sharpay looked at her oddly.
"Cinderella?" Sharpay asked.
"Yeah! We can do Cinderella." Haylie commented.
"Haylie, really? Cinderella?" Sharpay asked.
"What? Another fairytale will be good." Haylie said as she hopped down from the stool to throw away from her bottle water, and then got up to sit next to Sharpay.
"True. Fairytales aren't protrayed alot like The West Side Story or Footloose." Sharpay agreed, and Haylie nodded.
"Excately."
"What if Ms. Darbus doesn't agree, though?" Sharpay asked.
"She will. She has too." Haylie explained.
If she didn't get any other suggestions, that is. She knew Sleeping Beauty was successful, but will the follow-up top it?
And like they always said: sequels are always better than the original!
"Alot of other drama club memebers will probably pitch in their ideas, too. Some might be even better than yours. Some might just want even a original too, so you have to think about that." Sharpay pointed out.
What?
Didn't East High's students have any creavity?
Apparently not.
"Well, I know she has to say yes!" Haylie said as Ryan came walking in, and grinned at the two girls.
"What are you guys talking about?" he asked.
"Haylie's idea for another school play. Her idea is Cinderella." Sharpay said, and hopped down from the island to join her brother.
Ryan looked at Haylie, and he smiled.
"I think someone's inner child is showing again." he joked, and Haylie rolled her eyes.
"I think it's a good idea. People liked Sleeping Beauty, right?" she asked.
"Sure..."
"So, Cinderella will be perfect." Haylie responded, and the Evans siblings looked at each other before turning back to her.
Haylie noticed something was wrong with their glances, and she frowned.
"You guys think it's a bad idea, right?"
"Of course not!" Ryan explained, going over to her, and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"And I already said go for it, Haylie. Even if you don't end up getting the idea you hoped for, chances are you and Ryan will be in the play anyways, and Kelsi will be the composer."
Ms. Darbus always seemed to like switch between Troy Bolton and Gabriella, and Haylie and Ryan, and Kelsi Nielsen was a friendly face to look for when Haylie got nervous.
"I guess your right, Sharpay." Haylie said, and Sharpay smiled.
"Haylie dear, when I have ever lied to you?"
"Well, there that one time where you spread that rumor that Troy--"
Sharpay gave her a look, and Ryan grinned.
"Sharpay, she's joking." Ryan told her, and Sharpay's glare turned into a friendly glance.
"Yes. Of course she is."
Haylie knew that Sharpay was still gulity about her Mountain Lion ways, so she hopped down from the stool, and gave her a hug.
"I was joking, Sharpay. You'd never been your Mountain Lion self since junior year."
Sharpay smiled as Haylie pulled back.
"Yeah. I knew that."
Just then, Ryan's cellphone rang, and the two girls looked at him, and Ryan looked at his cellphone.
"Thanks for ruining a perfectly good friendship moment, Ryan." Sharpay hissed, and Ryan smiled sheepishly at her.
"No problem, Shar." Ryan explained, and as he talking into his cellphone, Haylie looked over at her friend.
"So, you think I should give my idea a shot?"
"For the last time, Haylie, yes!" Sharpay exclaimed, and Haylie laughed as Ryan hung up.
"Mom wants us home, Sharpay. We better get going."
With a departing kiss from Ryan, and a smile from Sharpay, Haylie was left in the kitchen, thinking about her Cinderella idea.
Will her idea make it to consideration?
She thought it was a good idea, and even Sharpay agreed with her.
Haylie shook her head, and started to clean up the island.
After Haylie was done in the kitchen, she sat on the couch in the livingroom, and she called Gabriella.
"Hey, Haylie! How was your day with Sharpay?" the brunette asked, and Haylie smiled.
"Good, Gabby. How was your afternoon?"
"Also good. Being by myself is really relaxing."
But, company was better!
"Listen, Gabriella. You know that suggestion thing that Ms. Darbus is doing?" Haylie asked.
"Yeah..."
"Well, I came up with the suggestion, Cinderella, and I talked to Sharpay and Ryan, and they said it was a good idea."
"And I agree with them. That's a good idea, Haylie.
"Really? Your not just saying that so you'd make me feel good?"
She heard Gabriella laugh.
"Of course not! I really think it's a good idea!"
"Okay, good."
Well, her friends seemed to like it, but will Ms. Darbus agree with them?