Summary: The gang are seniors in high school. Zeke and Kelsi are siblings. Sharpay and Kelsi are ex-best friends who fight all the time. Ryan is fed up with Zeke. Then, magical creatures cast a spell on them. R&R!
Disclaimer: This story was originally written in movie format. I do not own High School Musical (sadly enough). I do not own anything related to it…cough cough Lucas Grabeel cough cough. (Sadly I do not own him…I wish I did…sob)
Chapter 1: School Interview"This is Kelsi broadcasting live, from East High School, reporting that five students went home sick today after eating the cafeteria's banana-nut muffins. Was it the banana? Was it the nut? Or was it the muffin?" Kelsi spoke into the camera.
She was standing in one of the emptier hallways of East High. As the camera stopped recording, she sighed. Zeke looked up at her from behind the camera and smiled at her. "What do you think?" she asked him.
"I think you were great." Zeke smiled warmly at her as he turned off the camera. "Really?" she asked him nervously, because if I wasn't, we could try it again over there, where the light is better." "Kelsi, you were great." Zeke reassured her, staring her in the face, "Just keep it up."
She smiled brightly at him. Ever since her mom had married hid dad, the two got along like a real brother and sister would. They had taken her in and treated her like an original part of the family. "Thanks." She responded and the two started walking in the direction of their lockers. "So, do you have any idea why Ms. Darbus is making us put together this pod cast for the school site?" Zeke questioned to keep the conversation going.
"I don't know, it must have to do with 'expanding the art of the theatre.'" Kelsi answered, doing her best imitation of their English teacher. The two laughed at that joke. "Then, why isn't she making Ryan and Sharpay do it?" Zeke asked, "They're made for this stuff." Kelsi shrugged and the two split heading for their lockers.
Meanwhile…
"So, for the talent show, I was thinking more of a Fab Flip." Sharpay was saying to Ryan and three of her best friends, "Then again, I could go for Twirly Curls. As for my outfit, I was thinking…maybe a dress in a nice shade of pink." "To match that pink barrette for you hair?" Ryan asked. "That's right!" Sharpay praised, "Wow, you catch on fast. I'm so glad you're my brother. Girls?" She turns to the other three girls with her and they applauded with mini hand clapping.
They were walking down the hallway in an attempt to reach Sharpay's locker unstopped, but there was no suck luck. Only a second later, a girl, dressed completely in black walked up to them. She was short and had the strangest dull pointed ears. "Hey!" she said enthusiastically.
None of the girls had ever seen her before and neither had Ryan. "Hello." Sharpay responded in a 'don't bother me' tone and stopped the group. The girl just smiled creepily at them. "Excuse me. Is there something we can do for you?" Ryan asked politely, in an attempt to get to the point.
"Maybe." The girl responded, a bit unsure, "Guess what I'm doing tonight?" Everyone in that group was a bit scared of the girl. They had never seen her before and they were already seniors in high school. That probably meant she was new to East High. "I'm going to an Evanescence Concert! Aren't you totally excited for me?" the girl asked excitedly.
"No!" Sharpay responded stubbornly and attempted to walk away, but the girl blocked her escape. "You should be!" she stated, "Evanescence is awesome! So are elves, but right now, Evanescence rocks." "All right." Sharpay attempted to end the conversation, but the girl kept going on.
"You should go with me." The girl said to the group as Sharpay managed to sneak passed her and keep the group moving as the girl followed, "We could buy tickets online and then hang out. Or you guys could buy the tickets and I'll give you guys a ride. We could be best friends!"
When she got no response, she continued saying, "I know all about you. Sharpay's middle name is Paula; Ryan's is Paul. Paula and Paul…it only makes sense. You are co-presidents of the Drama Club, have starred in all of the musicals except last year's, and your three friends' names are Destiny, Hope, and Jackie. And…" Ryan stopped the group and cut the girl off, "Um…who are you?" They were all surprised she knew so much about them.
"I love you!" the girl said to Ryan, then turned to the others and added, "Bye." She walked away, leaving the speechless group to stare in shock. "Okay. That girl officially scares me." Jackie spoke first. "I know. It's like she knows exactly where we are." Hope pointed out. "She's kind of creepy." Destiny pointed out the obvious.
"Lets get back to more important things" Sharpay began and they kept moving, "like me and my…" Ryan cleared his throat and Sharpay rolled her eyes before continuing. "…our…talent show. Now, we've settled almost everything about my outfit." She continued and then stopped the group abruptly, as she realized, "But wait! What kind of shoes will I wear?"
"How about those pretty pink Pumps with the roses on the toes that you just bought?" Ryan stated quickly, tired of all the constant stopping. "Girls?" Sharpay asked and they joined in as the four said, "Fabulous!" "That's right." Sharpay sighed at her satisfaction and the group finally made it to her locker. They walk by Phil as he is going to his locker with his camera equipment. As she opened her locker, Zeke wandered over to her.
"Hey, Paula!" he said excitedly, then looked at the others and added, "Girls…Ryan…" Ryan raised an eyebrow in acknowledgement, while the three other girls laughed among themselves. "So, are you planning anything new for the talent show this year?" Zeke continued, ignoring everyone, but Sharpay, who rolled her eyes, "You look great!"
He decided to take a different approach, "And I bet you'd look even more spectacular on film." Sharpay buried herself even more into her locker, but Zeke ignored her neglect and continued, "That way, when you perform, I could film it and even help with the special effects." This time, Sharpay started shoving books into her locker in an attempt to drown out Zeke's voice.
"And I could make it into a DVD and sell it to the whole school. I bet they would sell out. If you want I could…" Zeke began to suggest, but Sharpay looked at him with a sharp glare. "Leave me alone?" she finished for him, "Great news. You can start now!"
Before he could open his mouth to say anything, Sharpay slammed her locker door into his face, before closing it and turning away from him. She snapped her fingers twice and pointed in front of her, as she walked away with the girls in tow.
Ryan approached Zeke and looked him in the eye. "Look, Zeke…" he began, "I know my sister can be a little bossy, but for her sake I'm sorry that…" "Ryan!" Sharpay called for him and he cringed slightly at the sound of his name. "Gotta go!" he rushed, turned on his heal, and followed his sister.
Zeke sighed before following the group; determined to be noticed. He had been constantly ignored ever since he'd first met Sharpay. That was about to change. "All right," he stated when he'd caught up with them, "I know that you don't want to be seen talking to me…or anywhere within miles of me. But…you can't keep ignoring me…at least…not forever." He stepped in front of Sharpay and stopped her.
Automatically, everyone else stopped and watched. Zeke looked directly into Sharpay's eyes and noticed her non-amused expression. "There's something I've always wanted to ask you." he began, took a shaky breath, and continued, "Do you want to go out with me sometime?"
He held his breath and waited for an answer. Sharpay immediately slapped him. Kelsi, seeing this, ran over to him and asked, Zeke! Are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm fine, Kels. Let's just go." He managed to say, placing a hand to his cheek. "No." Kelsi stated defiantly, "You're not going to just let her get away with that, are you?" Zeke looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
Kelsi pouted and put her hands on her hips. "I'm thinking that you will…" she began, then grinned, "but I won't." She turned from him and walked over to Sharpay, who had sauntered back to her locker with the group. "So…" she directed at Sharpay, who turned around to face her, "lets play social limbo. How low can you go?"
Zeke stayed behind, wondering where this was going. "Oh, that's right, you already won." Kelsi continued, as Sharpay's nose crinkled as if she had smelled something really bad. "Excuse me?" she asked with a mixture pf shock and disgust.
Ryan saw what was coming next. His sister would get into another fight with her ex-best friend. It happened almost every other day. "You continually ignore Zeke, and then you embarrass him by slapping him without warning?" Kelsi asked, demanding an acceptable answer.
Sharpay rolled her eyes before continuing. "Duh! Of course…that's what I do." She explained, "And…he deserved it!" She quickly cast him a glare over Kelsi's shoulder. "For what?" Kelsi asked, drawing Sharpay's attention back to the conversation, "Admiring you and finally picking up the courage to ask you out?"
Sharpay let out a frustrated growl. "Yeah!" she screamed clearly frustrated, "Everyone knows that I have a system of guys I will and will not date." Kelsi narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists. "Well, you know what I think of you and your dumb system?" she asked, "This!"
She pushed Sharpay backwards and she fell into the three girls. Every one of them there stared in shock as Kelsi turned around and walked back towards Zeke. "How dare you?" Sharpay screamed, full of rage. She got to her feet, walked up behind Kelsi, and pushed her into Zeke, who caught her.
Kelsi got right back up and dived for Sharpay's feet. Sharpay was pulled to the floor and, pretty soon, the two were kicking and screaming as they pulled at each other's hair. Ryan motioned for Sharpay's friends to leave and they immediately ran. Zeke and Ryan glanced at each other before jumping in, attempting to separate their sisters, who were at each other's throats.
In the depths of the magical realm…
A pixie stood watching the fight from the gigantic TV screen in her office. She shook her head and groaned. "I can't stand all this noise! It's interrupting my reading of the Magical Rule Book." she whined. For as long as she could remember, those same two girls had been fighting, fighting , fighting. Constant bickering between the two was all she ever heard. Back and forth…it was all so draining.
The pixie looked around. Where was that pesky sprite? He was usually there, mainly to bother her. "Mushu?" she called, but got no answer, "That lazy slug! He probably knows that we have actual work to do. I'll just have to do everything myself, I guess."
She pulled out her wand and cradled it in her hand with such care. "I'll just make them stop arguing." She thought out loud, as she picked up a huge tattered book and carefully flipped through the pages, "I know there's a spell to make them stop."
When she stopped, she carefully read the writing scribbled onto the page. "Here goes." She stated, before clearing her throat and readying herself to perform the task ahead of her. She stood up straight and pointed her wand at the screen showing the two girls fighting. Then, she began to recite the spell and perform her magic.
You both argue too much
And you just won't stop.
Now you two will walk in each other's place
Until your fate is touched.
She sighed at her accomplishment and lowered her wand, carefully placing it and the old book on a bookshelf. "Now they'll finally be quiet and won't be freed until they learn their lesson." She stated, quite satisfied. Picking up the Magical Rule Book, she sat down in a comfy armchair and continued reading, laughing to herself.
Back at East High…
Ryan lunged for his sister's waist and managed to pull her back away from Kelsi. "Calm down, Sharpay!" he screamed at her, afraid that someone was going to get hurt, "Stop resisting! Let go of her!" Sharpay was still grabbing hold of Kelsi's wrist and digging her nails in. "Kelsi, come on! Lets go home…now!" Zeke demanded as he grabbed Kelsi's arm, trying to get her to walk away.
Instead, Kelsi lunged forward and bit Sharpay's hand. Sharpay screamed and released her grip, growling in rage as she watched the crimson liquid flow in a little stream down her wrist. "You…you…" Sharpay stuttered, trying to break free of Ryan's grip, but failed.
"Kelsi!" Zeke urged, "We're leaving…now!" At that, he pulled on his sister's arm and yanked her towards him. Sharpay broke free of Ryan's grasp for two seconds and lunged, again, towards Kelsi before Ryan grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
The two guys gripped their sister's wrists even tighter and yanked them off in different directions. The less time the ex-friends were with each other, the better it would be for all of them. Lucky enough, no one else had been around to witness the fight.
The moment neither group could see each other, the guys sighed, but didn't dare stop nor let go for even a second. What had just gone on would never be revealed to their parents…if they could help it. The moment they left school at different ends of the building, they headed home…very unaware that the pixie's magic was taking its toll.
(A/N) So, how was chapter 1? Trust me, it gets much better in chapter 2. That's when all the excitement happens…well, the first half…quarter…you get the point. R&R!