Forty six

It was another grease rehearsal. All of Elm tree house were at the rehearsal purely as Mike didn't want to come and get everyone at different times. Elektra was busy painting the set and Tee was sat doing some costume designing. She had been specifically asked to make some of the dresses for the show. At that moment she was pinning some fabric around Jessie. Tee put the last pin in place.

"There," she said. "that fits. Alright you can take it off and I can start sewing it," Tee told Jessie. Jessie slipped the dress off over her leggings and vest top. Jessie went back on to the stage to run the next scene. Faith was currently working on a scene with the other pink ladies while the T-birds were also working on their scene. Blake was stood waiting for her on stage. Jade, Zach, Holly, Lily, Carmen, Johnny, Tyler and Frank were all just sat in the audience watching.

"Ok. So we are going to run the first scene when Danny and Sandy meet each other on the beach and share a kiss," Miss Gooden explained to Jessie and Blake. They stared at each other and bit their lips. The eight in the audience all made silly noises. Jessie glared at them. "Now obviously in the film this doesn't happen but in our version it does." Jessie and Blake nodded and walked into position. Jessie sat down on the stage floor as if it was the beach. Blake strolled in, looking as cool as he could. Jessie then jumped up.

"Oh Danny," Jessie said with her American accent. "I thought you weren't coming. I would have been so upset if you hadn't come."

"Well I'm here now Sandy," Blake said in his accent.

"Why did summer have to go so fast Danny? I want to spend more time with you. But now I'm off to Australia and I won't see you," Jessie said sadly as she dropped her head to look at the ground.

"I know," Blake replied, lifting her chin up. "I'm going to miss you," he said.

"And I, you," Jessie added. They leaned in towards each other. By this time everyone in the auditorium had gone quiet to watch. Their lips collided with each other and they kissed, counting to five in their heads like they had been told. They broke apart. "I love you Danny. Remember me," Jessie said as she walked away from Blake. As she walked off, she saw Josh holding Rick tightly round the waist to stop him jumping at Blake. She giggled quietly to herself at the sight. Everyone clapped and Miss Gooden called them both back on stage.

"Well done guys. That was brilliant. Josh put Rick down," she said spotting the two boys. Rick was still struggling against Josh and grimacing. Jessie smiled at him and he relaxed a little. "take five." She said and walked off to see the pink ladies and to look at what they had been practising. Jessie walked over to Rick.

"Aw Rick's jealous," she teased. She kissed him gently. "Remember, You're the one that I want, you are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey," Jessie sang to him. He grinned as the T-birds and Blake joined in.

"The one that I want, you are the one I want, ooh, ooh, the one I need, oh yes indeed. You're the one that I want," Jessie and the boys sang. Rick burst out laughing at how ridiculous his friends looked as the declared their supposed love to him. Blake patted him on the shoulder.

"Mate I'm not going to steal your girlfriend. It's acting," he said. "Though she is a great kisser," he added as an afterthought. Jessie just stared open mouthed at him while Josh and Rick both hit him on the shoulder. He laughed. "What it's the truth?" he said. Josh shuddered.

"I don't want to know thanks," he said. Jessie giggled at her brother's face. At that moment the T-birds were called off to do a scene so Jessie went and sat with Faith and the pink ladies who were running through lines for the sleepover scene.

"Oh no. I couldn't do that," I said as I walked towards them. Faith looked up and grinned at me. It was the part where she was trying to corrupt me.

"You have a really good American accent," Faith told me honestly. I shrugged. "how?" she asked.

"You know I used to go to a private school. Well it was a boarding school as well and a lot of the kids were American so I just used to hear the accent like constantly. It was a little bit annoying but I suppose hearing it helped me to pick it up for this," I explained. The other girls nodded. All the pink ladies were getting on really well. Lori was still working on the production but she was now helping Elektra with scenery, mainly so Elektra could keep an eye on her as Lori was scared of her.

"girls and boys that is a wrap for today. You may all go, although I would like a word with the Elm Tree house kids before you leave," Miss Gooden shouted. Faith and I went and joined Rick, Blake and Josh on the edge of the stage. The other Elm Tree house kids came and stood at the edge of the stage while Elektra just popped her head out from behind a tree. Tee brought her sewing over with her. "Listen. I need a few extra people to be like extras in some of the bigger scenes such as the school car park scene and the school dance as there needs to appear to be an entire school on stage rather than just one class which is Sandy and Danny's who have all been set. I was wondering, seeing as you lot are often here with them if you would like to be these extras. You don't even have to speak but you will have to learn a dance." There was a murmur of approval by everyone. "Elektra and Tee you can do it as well," she added. Tee and Elektra nodded as well. "Excellent. Thank you so much girls and boys. See you all tomorrow then," she said. We all nodded and walked out.

"Well that was successful," I said as Zach explained to Mike what had happened. Josh nodded and we curled up together in the minibus.