thanks as always for the awesome reviews!
and of course, i still don't own high school musical. i don't own the two songs that are sung in this chapter either. oh well, still enjoy!!
oh, and Happy 2nd Anniversary to High School Musical!! It came out two years ago today!!
In about ten minutes, all the pizza had been devoured.
"So, what do we do now?" Troy asked, as he finished his seventh slice of pizza.
"I wanna see your audition performances, you know, since I won't be here." Gabriella said.
"OK. Shar, you can go first." Ryan said.
"No, you should." Sharpay replied back.
"How about we flip a coin? Shar: tails, Ry: heads. Loser goes first." Gabriella reasoned
"OK." They both agreed. Troy flipped the coin and it landed on tails.
"Yes! I won!" Sharpay cheered in her brother's face.
"Darn it."
"Ryan, Natalie, you're up first." Gabriella said.
Ryan put in the CD and pressed play. Music flooded the room as they performed the song with some dance moves here and there.
"Wow! That was great! You sound really great Nat!" Gabriella said, applauding their show.
"Yeah, you do." Sharpay said as well. She had never actually heard her brother's girlfriend sing.
"Thanks. Your turn." Natalie said, handing the microphone to Sharpay. They put the CD in the player and the music once again came through, flooding the room. Gabriella recognized the song. It was the first song her and Troy had sung together. She kinda felt a little jealous. It was kinda 'their song'. Or maybe that was "Breaking Free"? But, she wasn't gonna show it. She was happy for them. They finished and Gabi clapped for them as well.
"Great job guys!" Gabriella applauded her friends.
"Thanks." Troy and Sharpay said together.
The rest of the night went by really quickly and they had a great time. There were no pranks played on anyone surprisingly (wow, that's a shocker!). Well, except for when Troy put a fake spider on Sharpay's sleeping bag and she screamed at the top of her lungs, thinking it was a real spider. That was the only prank, though.
The next morning, unfortunately, Gabriella had to go home.
"Bye Gabi." Sharpay said as she hugged her really close friend.
"Bye Gabi. It was really great getting to know you." Natalie said as she gave her new friend a hug as well.
"Yeah. You're a really awesome person."
"Bye Gabi." Ryan said, also giving Gabriella a hug.
"Bye Gabs." Troy was the last one to give their friend a hug good bye.
"Bye guys." They had one big group hug before she left.
Ryan, Natalie, Sharpay, and Troy spent the rest of the weekend practicing for their auditions. They had been changed to Tuesday and callbacks were on Friday. The auditions were originally on Friday, with callbacks the next Monday. They had three less days than they thought they did.
It was now Tuesday afternoon and everyone who was auditioning headed for the auditorium.
"Hey you. Are you ready?" Ryan asked as he found his girlfriend backstage. Natalie was very nervous and Ryan noticed.
"Yeah, just a little nervous." She said as Ryan grabbed her hand and held it.
"Hey, don't be. It's OK. You'll do great. I know it. Once you start singing, you'll forget everyone out there and it'll be just like singing with me in the practice room."
"OK. Thanks. That really helped." Ryan gave her a hug as they went and sat down next to Troy and Sharpay in the auditorium audience. As soon as they sat down, Ms. Darbus walked on stage.
"This is where the true expression of the artist is realized. Where inner truth is revealed through the actor's journey. I commend you and all other young artists to hold out for the moon, the sun, and the stars. Shall we soar together? Sharpay and…oh, what do we have here? The Evans' twins are not auditioning together? Very well then. Sharpay and Troy."
They walked on stage and the music started. Troy began to sing
Troy: Living in my own world Didn't understand
That anything can happen When you take a chance
Sharpay: I never believed in What I couldn't see
I never opened my heart To all the possibilities
Both: I know
Sharpay: That something has changed
Both: Never felt this way
Sharpay: And right here tonight
Both: This could be the start of something new
Sharpay: It feels so right
Both: To be here with you, oh
And now looking in your eyes
Sharpay: I feel in my heart
Troy: Feel in my heart
Both: The start of something new
Troy: Now who'd have ever thought that
Both: We'd both be here tonight
Sharpay: And the world looks so much brighter
Troy: Brighter, brighter
Sharpay: With you by my side
Troy: By my side
Both: I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
Sharpay: I know it for real
Both: This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
Sharpay: The start of something new
Troy: I never knew that it could happen till it happened to me oh yeah
Both: I didn't know it before
Sharpay: But now it's easy to
Both: See, oh
It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
That it's the start of something new
It feels so right
Troy: So right
Sharpay: To be here with you, oh
Troy: Oh
Both: And now, looking in your eyes
Troy: looking in your eyes
Sharpay: I feel in my heart
Troy: Feel in my heart
Sharpay: The start of something new
Troy: Start of something new
Both: Start of something new
They finished the song and took a bow.
"Thank you very much. Ryan and Natalie!"
As Troy and Sharpay walked off the stage, Ryan and Natalie walked. As they passed each other, Ryan and Natalie told the others great job, and Troy and Sharpay told the others to 'break a leg'.
The music started playing, and Ryan and Natalie started to sing.
Ryan: Once in a lifetime means there's no second chance
So I believe that you and me should grab it while we can
Natalie: Make it last forever And never give it back
Ryan: It's our turn and I'm loving where we're at
Both: Because this moment's really all we have
Ryan: Everyday of our lives
Natalie: Wanna find you there wanna hold on tight
Ryan: Gonna run
Both: While we're young and keep the faith
Ryan: Everyday
Both: From right now
Gonna use our voices to scream out loud
Natalie: Take my hand
Ryan: Together we will celebrate
Natalie: Celebrate
Both: Oh, everyday
Natalie: They say that you should follow
Ryan: And chase down what you dream
Natalie: But if you get lost and lose yourself
Ryan: What does it really mean
Natalie: Oh, no matter where we're going
Ryan: Oh yeah, it starts from where we are
Natalie: There's more to life
Both: When we listen to our hearts
And because of you I've got the strength to start Yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyday of our lives
Wanna find you there
Natalie: Wanna hold on tight
Both: Gonna run while we're young
And keep the faith
Natalie: Oh
Both: Everyday
Ryan: From right now
Both: Gonna use our voices to scream out loud
Take my hand
Natalie: Together
Both: We will celebrate
Natalie: Oh, everyday
Ryan: We're taking it back, we're doing it here, together
Natalie: It's better like that, and stronger now, than ever
Ryan: We're not gonna lose
Both: Cause we get to choose
That's how it's gonna be
Ryan: Everyday, of our lives
Natalie: Wanna find you there, wanna hold on tight
Ryan: Gonna run, while we're young
Both: And keep the faith, Keep the faith
Everyday of our lives
Ryan: Wanna find you there
Natalie: Wanna hold on tight
Ryan: Gonna run
Natalie: Gonna run
Both: While we're young and keep the faith
Ryan: Oh, yeah, yeah
Natalie: Everyday
Ryan: Everyday
Natalie: From right now
Ryan: Right now
Both: Gonna use our voices and scream out loud
Ryan: Take my hand
Natalie: Take my hand
Ryan: Together we, will celebrate
Natalie: Celebrate
Both: Everyday!
As they finished, the other auditioners were cheering them on, as they took a bow and left the stage.
"Thank you." Ms. Darbus said as she proceeded to the stage. "Callback list will be posted tomorrow and final callbacks will be Friday."
"Hey, you did great." Ryan said as he hugged his girlfriend.
"Thanks. You were right, once you're up there, it's like no one else is there and you're in your own little world of music."
"Of course I was right. I'm always right." Ryan said, as Natalie just laughed at him.
"Oh, and you did great too." Natalie complimented him.
"Thanks." Ryan said, as Sharpay and Troy walked up to them.
"Hey, great job you guys!" Sharpay told her brother and his girlfriend.
"Thanks. You two did great too!" Natalie replied to her blonde friend.
woot!! longest chapter yet!! well, i didn't know when i'll update again, so i hope ya enjoyed this chapter! oh, and adding on to my disclaimer from earlier, i don't own ms. darbus's little speech before the auditions. that was from the movie. it's what she actually says if you didn't catch that.
anyways, review please!! they make me happy:)