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Twist of Love
Chapter 5.
They had everything packed for their tour. It was gonna go great, Sharpay knew it. It would be the three of them. See, ever since Troy and Gabriella started dating, it was never just the two of them. It was always the three of them.
Not that she had a problem with that, Troy was a cool guy and all. She just wished that she sometimes got her best friend to herself. They used to have so much fun together, doing all sort of crazy things, especially when they were on tour. It used to be their special time together to have fun, but now Troy was going, and it kinda ruined the plans they made before they even met him.
But she just had to deal with it, she just had to deal with it.
That was why, they that morning, loaded their bus with all their luggage and gear. It was Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Mr. B., and a few other people. Gabriella and Troy took the seat in the back, but Sharpay placed herself next to Mr. B. because she just couldn't stand to watch the happy couple fool around for one more second. It was starting to make her gag. The only thing was, she didn't know why. She never used to feel that way with Gabriella's boyfriends before.
"So…" Mr. B. said, shooting her a soft smile, "You seem a little unhappy. Something wrong?"
"No." Sharpay said, crossing her arms, "I'm just annoyed. No biggie."
"You wished you had someone to bring around to these things too?" Mr. B. asked, glancing to the back of the bus, where one of his stars and his son were making out.
"Yeah, kinda." Sharpay admitted, "I mean, I always have trouble finding boyfriends and dates. It's not because I'm not sweet or anything, plenty of guys think that, but… Sometimes, I feel like they only like me for my money and because I'm famous. I don't really trust anyone enough to give them a chance."
"Well, you should be more like Gabby." Mr. B. said, "Y'know, have some fun, and just let loose. Give them a chance sometimes. You might find someone great because of it."
"I know…" Sharpay awkwardly bit her lip, "Anyway… So, how's everything in your life? Going good?"
"My wife just got to the hospital again." Mr. B. said, "Her cancer is back."
"Oh no!" Sharpay said, "I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"
"Yeah, they believe she'll make it again."
Sharpay sneaked a glance back to Troy, who was currently stroking Gabriella's hair, and sighed, "Have you told Troy yet?" she then asked Mr. B., hoping she wasn't getting too personal.
"No." Mr. B. said, "We don't want to worry him, unless she gets more sick. We'll take it step by step and see what happens. You can't tell him either."
"Don't worry, I wont." Sharpay smiled. She stood up from her seat, and gave Mr. B. a huge hug. Then she took another seat, by herself and turned on her Ipod. Music was always a good way to relax.
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Last day of the promotion tour had arrived, and tonight they were performing 'Jingle Bell Rock' on the 'Tyra Banks Show' (first thing that came to mind, as there was Top Model last night.) Normally, Christmas songs weren't performed on the show, but having The Sweethearts perform there, would really boost up it's popularity.
It was very early in the morning, when there was heard a loud crash in the tour bus. Troy and Gabriella woke up immediately, as they were the only one's still asleep. They went out of their 'room' to see, what was going on, and they weren't surprised to see, that it had something to do with Sharpay.
There, centre of it all, stood Sharpay and bit her lip, she knew she'd woken them up. Her bag was lying on floor with her clothes everywhere. Gabriella's guess was, that it had fallen down from where Mr. B put it. She looked at Sharpay and wondered how it happened, and Sharpay obviously read her mind.
"I thought I heard ticking, and then I tried to get my bag down from up there to check, and then BAAAAM!! Clothes lying everywhere."
"And the ticking?" Gabriella asked, she was tempted to laugh, she really was, but when you were used to this, it wouldn't continue to be funny, so she held in her laugh.
Sharpay looked down at her feet and replied; "The bus was turning right next."
"Sharpay..." Gabriella said, calmly, "Why do you always do this? You know the ticking is from the bus, you know there's not a bomb in your bag. You've watched Spiceworld too many times!"
"Sorry." Sharpay said, barely audible, looking from Troy to Gabriella. They weren't really mad, they were just surprised, that she had done it yet again.
"And I don't know why, I was surprised, because you do this almost everyday. It's almost a routine for you, and I should've guessed."
Finally, Troy couldn't take it anymore, and he burst out laughing, like he'd been tempted to do, since they stepped out and saw Sharpay. Gabriella shot him a look, but Sharpay just started giggling too. It wasn't funny, not at all. She didn't do it to make them laugh, she was really serious about it. The thing was just… That while she did all that crazy stuff, she really meant it. She had really been thinking that the ticking came from a bomb.
That was actually a good memory of one of the first times she and Gabriella had been singing together, as weird as it sounds…
…14 year old Sharpay made her way onto her dressing room, confidence written across her face. It was going to be a big night tonight. She was singing for the mayor. Her parents were so proud. Of course she wasn't singing alone, she had her best friend Freddie with her. They just had to do a quick change, and then they'd be ready to hit the stage, singing for the most powerful man in their little hometown.
She sat down on a chair, waiting for Carina to come do her hair and makeup. She brought her clothes with her, ready to change. Freddie and she was wearing matching outfits, and everything. She was so excited! She couldn't believe she was actually singing for all those people tonight. She hoped she wouldn't mess up. Nothing could bring her cheery mood down. Not even the nerves she had because of it. She could handle them.
Just then Carina burst through the doors to her dressing room, and Sharpay could tell by the look on her face, that something was wrong. Oh God! "I have bad news!" she breathed, "Really bad news… Freddie's not able to sing. He has a throat infection."
"What!?" Sharpay shrieked, jumping out of her seat, "How come? He was fine yesterday! What am I gonna do? I can't sing alone! That's not possible!"
"No!" Carina agreed, "But I found a girl, she lives in the other end of town. She is a very good singer, and she'd like to do it with you. You can rehearse until you're on, if you want to?"
"Okay." Sharpay agreed, "Anything. I'm not getting my dream ruined because of this. This moment is too important to lose, y'know, considering my future career." She paused and took a deep breath, "When is this girl gonna be here then?"
"Oh, she's right here!" Gabriella smiled and waltzed into the room, her eyes open for applause, when nothing happened she took them down, and gave Sharpay a big hug.
"Uhm okay…." Sharpay mumbled, hugging her back, "Way to surprise your best friend, Gabs. How come you didn't tell me you'd do this?"
"Oh, I just found out this morning." Gabriella smiled, "Anyway…" she took a deep breath, "Shouldn't we start getting dressed, and then maybe… Rehearse the song? I hope our voices mix well together. We haven't really sung that many song with each other."
"Don't worry," Sharpay said, taking a seat in her chair again, "I'm sure they do."
2 hours later, they were still rehearsing the song together. However, things weren't going as smooth as they could have hoped. One of the parts in the song was for a boy, and none of them wanted to sing it, so until now, they'd been arguing over that.
For.About.An.Hour.
"I was here first!" Sharpay argued, stomping her foot into the marvel floor, "I was supposed to sing this no matter what! You can't just waltz in here with your arms open and steal my part! If you had to take Freddie's place, you have to sing his lines!"
"That doesn't make sense!" Gabriella argued.
"It makes more sense, than yours does!" Sharpay said, "Look Gabriella, we need to figure this out. We can't lose more hours of this. There's three hours until we're supposed to sing, okay? We can't argue over this. It means a lot to me, okay? It's for my future career."
"Future career?" Gabriella questioned, "You mean… You really want to be a singer?"
"It's my dream come true." Sharpay smiled, getting the dreamy look in her eyes, "I thought you knew that? It's all I've ever wanted to do. Since I was a little kid and watched Madonna sing." She paused, "So can we please do this?"
"Sure…" Gabriella smiled, "I didn't realize this meant so much to you. I just did it because I thought it'd be fun. Didn't even stop to think that maybe you've been practising for weeks for this. I'm sorry, Sharpay."
"That's okay." Sharpay said, "So… You wanna sing my part? I can sing Freddie's."
"Not, that's not fair." Gabriella said, "I came second, so I wont change what you've been rehearsing."
"Thank you a lot!" Sharpay squealed, enveloping her in a hug.
Gabriella giggled, "Don't worry about it."
They looked at each other for a second, and they both started to feel that maybe they had something going on. It could turn out so great, it was the start of something amazing. Maybe their friendship was strong, but could it be a possibility that their voices would sound amazing together too? Just then Sharpay flinched, as she heard a tickling sound. She looked around, a little afraid.
"Oh my God!" she said, going for her bag pack, "Someone put a bombe in here!"
"What?" Gabriella questioned, hands on hips.
"It's a bombe!" Sharpay said again, quickly turning her bag around, so all her stuff landed on the floor, with a huge clunk. "I can hear it! It's tickling!"
Gabriella looked at her best friend for a second, watching as she started going through her bag too. But then she started laughing, as she realized where the sound was coming from. Sharpay turned around, and shot her a weird look. Gabriella just smiled, and held up her left hand, where her watch was showing, making a tick-tick sound.
Sharpay blushed, and quickly looked into the floor… Oh God, good way to embarrass herself in front of a her friend! But Gabriella didn't seem to mind, she was used to it by now. She just rushed across the floor, and enveloped Sharpay in a big hug, which made them both giggle like crazy…
…Sharpay giggled lightly at the memory. It was one of the best days in her life. Already there, when Gabriella and her had been hugging for the third time, she'd felt that something amazing was gonna come out if. And Gabriella was the best friend she'd ever had, along with a singing partner. It was amazing how one day can change so much. It was right that day, they'd realized just how well their voices worked together.
Too bad Gabriella was so busy with Troy now. She never really had time to her. Urgh, that was what she'd feared. Getting someone so close to you, can only mean they'll hurt you.
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(This is when Gabriella sings. This is when Sharpay sings. And this is when they sing together.)
"They're simply the biggest girlband around today, and they are here today singing live." Tyra said, introducing Gabriella and Sharpay on stage, "They're gonna perform their first ever Christmas single, which is out the day after tomorrow, so make sure to get your copy. Here they are; The Sweethearts!"
The audience cheered, as Gabriella and Sharpay went on stage and did their thing.
"Jingle bell, jingle bell
Jingle bell rock
Jingle bell swing
And jingle bell rings
Snowin' and blowin'
Up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun.
Jingle bell, jingle bell
Jingle bell rock
Jinge bells chime in
Jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin'
In jingle bell square
In the frosty air
What a bright time
It's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time
Is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one horse sleigh
Giddy-up, jingle horse
Pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mingle
In a jinglin' beat
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock"
"Thank you!" Gabriella and Sharpay said in unison with a wide grin on their faces.
Mr. B was backstage, waving at them, indicating that they should get off stage at that very second, so they could head home right away. They had a busy sceduhle, they were gonna be home early next morning, and then they had the day off to relax, but after that day had gone by, it was on the road again. Single signing. Sure, it was fun meeting their nice fans and all, but being on the road was tiring. And when they finally would get back again, there would be no time off, they'd be recording their christmas album, which release was december 5th, and then it was on road yet again, performing their christmas songs.
Mr. B got a call yesterday. In the middle of december they'd be flying off to England for a couple of days for a photoshoot in an english mag called OK!. That would put their 'christmas album tour' on pause for awhile, and that would probably disappoint their american fans. A shame, but it would be nice for the girls to get some time off from the tour, go to another country and do a photoshoot in gorgeous clothes. Yay! They loved clothes, which for many wasn't a surprise, after all they were girls.
Once the girls got off stage, Mr. B was all stressed out. Sharpay knew, that it probably had something to do with his wife, and that he probably wanted to be back as soon as possible. When he spoke to them, he sounded stressed out as well.
"Good performance, girls, very good performance." He said, as they walked outside, where the bus was. Mr. B pulled Sharpay to the side, as Gabriella walked into the bus, where she found Troy waiting for her. "Sharpay, I need to tell you something."
"Sure, what is it?" Sharpay asked, kinda scared. Then Mr. B let a tear slip down his cheek, and that got Sharpay really worried, "Oh my God, Mr. B. What's wrong?"
"It's Lucy. Her cancer has gotten worse, and I'm really worried for her life. I need you to tell Troy for me, will you do that?" He replied, his voice shaking. He looked pale, and Sharpay was afraid, that if his wife died, he wasn't gonna be all that ok, he might not even be the same. So she did, what she had to do to take some of the pain away. To take the pain away from telling his only son, that his mother might die. She did the only thing she could to help. She nodded. "Thank, Sharpay. That means alot. But don't tell him on the bus on our way back. Don't tell him tomorrow, don't even tell him, when you go on the road again. Tell him, when he asks, why I'm not there on the bus with you."
Sharpay looked surprised, he wasn't going with them on their 'single signing tour'? Why? She had to ask; "And where would you be?"
"I'll be at the hospital with Lucy." He said, letting another tear slip. Of course, he was gonna be at the hospital, du'h. He continued; "Mr. McKessie will be covering for me, when I'm gone. He has a daughter, who's 17, your age, and she's coming on the road with you, so you be nice to her. I don't want Mr. McKessie to find any reason to quit, he's one of the best manager's I have working at Bolton Records, so you have to be nice. Gabriella too, you tell her that, ok?"
Sharpay felt sad for Mr. B, she really did, so she was gonna help him by being nice to this girl, so she nodded. After that, she surprised Mr. B by giving him a big, warm hug, and that made him smile, and it looked like it was a real smile. He put his arm around one of his best singers, and they walked into the tour bus together. They were now heading home.
AK-tutti: Wrapping up chapter 5. Both stessa and I wrote alot in this chapter. You won't get an author's note from stessa after mine, cos I'm posting this chapter behind her back as a birthday surprise. Happy birthday, Stessa. Please review, it would make a great birthday present.
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