I apologize for all the new characters, but it's for the stories sake, and Vanessa's sake. The new characters are her friends from Between Seven, the new movie she's in. Sorry once again :(

Previously

"What's done, was done, Zac."

He looked at the speaker.

Ashley gave him a weak smile.

At the Hotel Where the "Between Seven" cast is staying at

"We are soooooo sorry, Vanessa," Jen apologized over and over again.

"Some of us," she glared at Brad, "Are just so immature."

"Well sor-rie," Brad said with attitude.

"God," Brad muttered under his breath.

Jen smacked Brad on the head.

Brad gave her the famous Picola glare and stalked out of the room.

Will turned on the t.v.

'Explain her reason of her quitting...' the t.v. said before Will turned the channel.

"Go back," Vanessa ordered.

Will looked at the others, as if to receive permission to turn back the channel.

"Ugh, give me that," Vanessa said grabbing the remote out of his hand.

Elizabeth shrugged.

Jen looked from Will to the remote then to Vanessa.

'Why did Kenny find you in a pool of blood in you room?'

Silence took over the air as Vanessa watched Confessions on television.

The doors blew open in the middle of the Prates of the Carabiean: Dead Man's Chest commercial.

Brad entered the room, handing very cast member a drink, well except Jen.

"Hey, where's mine?" Jen asked.

"Back at the coffee shop," Brad snickered.

"Whatever," Jen huffed, bragging her water bottle off the coffee table, only to find it empty.

Brad couldn't help but laugh.

Jen glared at him and turned back to the TV.

Brad leaned forward, "Embarrassed much?"

Jen raised her hand to slap him, but Brad grabbed her arm just in time and grinned.

Knock Knock

"I'll get it," Brad said dropping Jen's arm.

"Uhhhhh..." Brad said as he saw who was at the door.

"Liz! Audrey! Jen!" Brad called behind his shoulder.

Liz and Audrey rushed to the door.

"Not going," Jen said.

"Jen, now!" Liz said in a serious and loud tone.

"Fine."

Jen took her time to get to the door, but when she saw who was at the door, she ran to the door.

Jen gave Brad a "Get the hell outta here" look.

"What the hell are you doing here!" Jen hissed as Brad went back to watch Confessions.

"I wanna talk to Nessa," Zac said coolly.

"Dream on, Playa," Liz shot at him.

"I saw Nessa laying on Nick," Zac told them.

Elizabeth and Audrey looked at each other and grinned, while Jen said, "Point is?"

"Did you even hear what I said?" Zac asked Jen.

"You said you saw Vanessa laying on Nick," Jen repeated.

""Yeah, but aren't you worried?"

"Should we be?" Audrey asked him.

"Yeah?" Zac answered in question form.

"Look, we know Nick. He's not a 'playa' as Liz said. He loves her, and why should you care? You don't love her, and if you do...well shame on you. Wait 'till you Bitch hears that. So just back off," Audrey said quietly, her face only inches apart. Audrey had learned that if you talk quietly, it forces the other guy to listen hard, and generally pay more attention to something that they have to work at hearing.

"But..." Zac argues.

"But nothing."

"Hey, Liz! That slap was good..." Vanessa said, her last few words slurring together.

"What are you doing here?" Vanessa said surprised.

"I wanted to talk to you."

"We," Vanessa said pointing to him then at herself, "Have nothing to talk about."

And Vanessa walked off.

"Wait, Nessa-----"

Vanessa slowly turned around, and made her way back to the door. She was more or less the same height as Zac in her hells. She snapped Zac's head towards her, causing him to look into her puppy-brown eyes.

"You have no right to call me Nessa," Vanessa said coldly then walking off in tears.

"Loser," Audrey hissed before slamming the door.

"Guys are such losers," Jen said flopping on to one of the couches.

"Hey!" Brad said.

"No offence, Nick, Will," Jen said.

Brad pouted, but Jen just ignored him.

"What happened back there?" Nick asked as Vanessa sat beside him in tears.

"Our little friend Efron came for a visit," Liz told him.

"I don't know where he gets all that courage of his, but it's gonna get him into trouble soon," Nick mumbled.

"You got that right," Jen agreed.

"I'm gonna pay High School Musical a visit tomorrow," Vanessa said suddenly.

"What!" the group said shocked.

"I know, surprise surprise, but I just wanna see how they're doing, you know?" Vanessa explained.

"Fine, but we're coming."

"Jen. Please, just this once, I beg you," Vanessa pleaded.

"Nick's going, end of conversation."

"Conversation not done," Vanessa said turning Jen to face her, "Look, I know it seems weird, but I just wanna see how they're holding up. Please."

Jen sighed, "Fine, but only this time."

"Thanks a million," Vanessa said hugging Jen.

"I still don't understand why this is so important to you," Jen mumbled.

The Next Day

Vanessa yarned as she looked at her alarm clock. Peter, the director of Between Seven (B7) had given her the day off because of the drama yesterday.

a/n: Remember B7 throughout the story...Haha, B5, B7, lol.

She hopped into the shower after stripping off her pyjamas. The rest of the cast had already left to the building where choreography and rehearsals were done.

As Vanessa drove towards Evindale High-the school called East High in the movie- thoughts filled her head. She shook her head as she parked her car into a parking space. She heaved a sigh before entering the school with memories flooding back.

She walked through the school towards Kenny's voice.

She found the new HSM cast in the auditorium watching Zac and Marissa-Troy and Gabriella- lip sync to Breaking Free on stage. She leaved on the doorframe watching them sing. "Troy and Gabriella" were singing Breaking Free for the school Talent Show. She scanned the room, it was just like HSM1

Vanessa turned around just in time to see Marissa fall on the floor, face-first.

Clappings left the air in an instant.

Everyone wanted to laugh, but knowing how much of a drama queen Marissa was, everyone sucked in their laughter...Well almost everyone.

Vanessa's hand didn't fly to her mouth, neither did she suck in her laughed, she let her laughter low through the air.

Head snapped to look at her, but she didn't care, it was a free country. Sue her.

When Vanessa didn't stop laughing, people start to laugh with her. Even Kenny was laughing so hard he couldn't shout out 'cut!' By now, even Zac was laughing his head off. Marissa wanted to slap everyone who was laughing, but that might just cause her to lose her job. But she did glare at the person who had laughed first.

Three minutes passed...

Four minutes passed...

Five...

Six...

Seven...

Eight...

Nine...

Ten...

"SHUT UP!"

No one said anything this time, not even Vanessa.

"Good," Marissa said walking towards Vanessa.

"Now what's our little girl doing here?" Marissa said sweetly.

"Just came by to see how you were doing. Pretty good, I see," Vanessa chuckled.

"How's your family doing?"

Vanessa's hand shot up in an instant and had already reached Marissa cheek.

"Three things: One, leave my family out of this. Two, Mind your own business. Three, Don't EVER call me Nessa."

Vanessa glared at Marissa once more and stalked off to her car.

The author's note is on the top of this chapter if you haven't read it yet