Chapter 2: What Musical?

"Hey, Sam Puckett!" I turned around to find the red head from class, Cat was her name, standing in front of my table.

"Hey there," I said feigning interest. She smiled and sat down in the chair across from mine.

"How are you?" She asked.

"I'm good." I said hoping she'd leave me in peace.

"I heard you humming," she said. "Are you practicing for the auditions?"

"Auditions for what?"

"The musical," she explained.

"What musical?" I asked.

"Wicked." She said.

"Why would I be practicing for that?"

"You're in my Acting I class aren't you?" She asked. I honestly didn't know. I knew I had the class but I couldn't remember her being in it. "With Sikowitz...at 10:30..."

"Oh right," I said. "You were the girl with the red hair who sat in that one seat. Cat."

"Yeah! That was me." Cat said.

"Wait, what does that have to do with a musical?" I asked.

"Don't you remember?" She asked and I shook my head. "It's required for Sikowitz's students to be in one musical or play for the year."

"It is?" I asked.

"Yeah," Cat said. "He told us today ad e said he'd have information for the auditions tomorrow."

"Oh," I said. I really wasn't interested being in a musical but I guessed I could probably play a tree or something.

"I can't wait," Cat said. "Wicked is my favorite musical. I'm going for Glinda."

"Glinda?" I repeated having no idea who she was talking about. Cat's phone buzzed and she looked down at it.

"Yep," She said. "I've gotta go now; see ya, Sam!" She stood up and flashed a smile and a wave before heading out.

"Who was that?" I jumped at the voice before looking down at my laptop screen and seeing Carly with a smirk on her face.

"That," I said. "Was Cat Valentine… she's odd."

"Do you like her?" Carly asked.

"What? No. I'm not here to make friends, Carls, we've been over this." I said. Carly put her hands up in surrender.

"Okay, it just wouldn't hurt for you to have someone besides me to talk to."

"Carly," I sighed not wanting to hear this speech again.

"I know, sorry," she said. "So, you're trying out for a musical?"

"Apparently." Carly looked down and started laughing. "What?" I said getting a little defensive. Sure it's me in a play but I could do it if I wanted to. I was a pageant girl after all. Carly finally stopped laughing and looked up at me.

"I just never imagined Sam Puckett starring in a musical." She said.

"Hey," I said. "I could do it if I really wanted to."

"I know you could do it," Carly said. "And that's why I want you to try."

"You're not gonna convince me."

"Yes I will."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"How did you even know I had to be in a musical in the first place?" I asked trying to change the subject.

"I heard your conversation with… Kate? Was that her name?" Carly answered.

"Cat."

"Right, I heard you talking with Cat about it." Carly repeated with the correct name.

"Oh," I said. After a short pause I continued with another question. "So, tell me all about Italy. Any boys whose heads need to be bashed?" Carly laughed.

"No, no bashing of heads. Italy is great though." She said. Then she continued to tell me about her new school and how much fun she was having and I started to miss her. She was having fun without me.

"But I really think you should try your hardest for this musical." Carly said, shaking me out of my thoughts.

"Carls,"

Carly somehow convinced me to actually try for this musical. It was not because of her puppy face, so don't ask. Anyway, I was sitting in Sikowitz's class waiting for him to start talking about the musical. According to Cat, he'd have the information by now. Speaking of Sikowitz, that guy was weird. He didn't wear shoes and he drank from cocoanuts. I was pretty sure he along with his teaching methods was a little weird. He threw himself down a flight of stairs to know pain. Who does that? Suddenly I felt a jolt of pain on my chest and I looked down to see a ball on the floor next to me. What the hell, I thought.

"Are you paying attention?" Sikowitz asked me.

"Did you just throw a ball at me?"

"Yes." I stared at him disbelievingly. The nut job threw a ball at me because I wasn't paying attention. Go figure. "Were you paying attention?" He asked again.

"Nope."

"Well you should be because I have important information about the musical." He said and turned around toward the tables that were behind him. I picked up the ball from the ground and threw it as hard as I could at his back. The ball hit him and he turned around, giving me a pointed look.

"I thought you'd want it back." I shrugged nonchalantly.

"Indeed," he said. "As I was saying, on these tables I have the parts you can audition for; Elphaba, Galinda/Glinda, Fiyero, etc. After class you can come up and get the sheet for who want to try out for. Auditions will start next Saturday and one pm sharp. And now, back to improvisation…" After that, I stopped paying attention again. Class was almost over anyway. Class was dismissed about ten minutes later, and I made my way over to the tables with the parts on them. I felt an arm link through mine and when I looked to see who it was, none other than Cat Valentine.

"Hey!" She said enthusiastically.

"Hi," I said.

"Who are you going to try out for?" She asked as we walked down the rows to the tables.

"Um I don't know yet. I thought I'd just grab a paper and see where it takes me." Cat furrowed her brows.

"I thought the person controlled the paper." She said confused.

"It does, I was just- never mind." I said. Once we got to the papers, Cat let go of me and scanned all the papers before grabbing one that said "Galinda/Glinda Upland" in big bold letters. I remembered her telling me that's who she was going to try out for. I looked at all the papers, trying to decide which I should pick. I really didn't want a main part, so I had to pick carefully. I felt a hand grab mine and then I was pulled over to the left side of all the tables. Cat took a paper and handed it to me.

"Here," she said. "I think you should try out for this one." I looked at the paper and like Cat's it had a name at the top, only this one said "Elphaba Thropp."

"Okay," I said and took the paper from her hands.

"I think you'd make a good Elphaba." Cat said.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." We stood in silence for a moment before Cat stepped forward and hugged me. Again.

"Not a hugger." I stated and she giggled. Again.

"Oh right." She said and let me go. "I'll see you later!" She headed towards the door but when she got to it she turned around. "And don't forget to practice!" She said with a wink and a wave.

I got to my dorm and Elizabeth was at her desk on her laptop. She for once didn't pay any attention to me. She must have been working really hard. I set my stuff down on my bed before sitting on it myself. I pulled the audition paper out of my bag and took a look at it. Under the name was information about the character. She was green skinned, a witch, her sister, Nessarose, was handicapped, and she was a main character- the main character. Oh chiz, I thought. I definitely didn't want this part. I figured I could switch parts if I got back to the classroom before Sikowitz was gone, so I grabbed my bag and ran out of the room.

I practically sprinted across campus until I got to the classroom. I entered and the tables were gone, but Sikowitz was still there. I walked over to him and his back was still turned to me.

"I need to switch parts." I said bluntly. He stopped what he was doing and jumped around and faced me.

"No take backs!" He said.

"No, but I really need to switch parts." I tried to explain.

"No take backs," he said again. "You'll have to try your hardest with part you have." Then, he left the classroom, leaving me by myself. I threw my arms up.

"Unbelievable." I said. I looked at the paper again, reading the information I hadn't yet. My character is roomed with Cat's character and they hate each other but they later become best friends. Is that why Cat wanted me to take this part, I wondered as I made my way back to my dorm. I figured that was exactly the reason when I thought about it. She did wink at me after telling me to practice.

I got back to my dorm and sat on my bed again. I flipped the audition paper over to reveal what I would have to sing at auditions. There was one problem: I couldn't read music.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry about the long wait. Teachers love giving us a lot of work before breaks don't they? Thanks to all the people who reviewed, favorited, and followed! Tell me whatcha think and remember: reviews are like cupcakes; they make me happy.