1 month later...

Aurora stared at her reflection while she waited for her flat iron to heat up. It was the first dress rehearsal of Grease. Opening night was a little less than two weeks away and Aurora thought she was going to burst from excitement. She was born to play Sandy. When her flat iron was hot, Aurora straightened her hair, did a quick makeup touch-up, then headed to the stage. When everyone was there, Mrs. Rabbit began.

"Let's start from the opening scene and run straight through," Mrs. Rabbit said.

As everyone was taking their places, Naveen strolled in late, as usual. Aurora couldn't believe Mrs. Rabbit casted him as Danny; he was always late, never prepared, and had no acting experience. As they did the run-through, Naveen kept getting his lines wrong and missing his cues. Everyone did their best to cover for him, but Mrs. Rabbit was getting frustrated.

"Naveen! What is going on with you?" Mrs. Rabbit demanded. "We are eleven days away from opening night; get your act together!"

Naveen nodded and they picked up from where they left off. Only eleven more days, Aurora thought. She was definitely excited, but also nervous. Mrs. Rabbit had two choir concerts a semester and choir took up a lot of her time. Running both choir and drama overwhelmed her and she usually only dedicated a month and a half to the plays. Aurora was frustrated with Naveen just as much as everyone else, but she also couldn't blame him. Everybody only had a month and a half to learn all of their lines, the songs and the choreography. The students who had been with Mrs. Rabbit for a year or more were used to this and could get it done. But the newcomers, like Naveen, struggled.

It was now time for the school dance scene. Everyone did a quick costume change, then met back on the stage. Naveen was doing well in this scene until he messed up the choreography and tripped Aurora. Aurora stumbled and fell off the stage. She let out a small scream when she landed on her ankle. Everyone rushed over to her. Mrs. Rabbit pushed everyone away and gently touched Aurora's ankle. Aurora gritted her teeth in pain.

"It doesn't feel like it's broken," Mrs. Rabbit said. "We need to get you to the hospital, though, just to be safe." Mrs. Rabbit grabbed the nearest student, who happened to be Wendy. "Wendy, call 911."

"No," Aurora said. "Philip is here, at a student council meeting. Go get him; he'll get me there faster than an ambulance will."

Mrs. Rabbit nodded at Wendy and Wendy hurried off to find Philip. Andrina brought Aurora a pillow from backstage and propped up her ankle. Aurora leaned back against the stage and fought back the tears.

XXX

It had been about a month since the Red and White Ball and things between Belle and Adam were going very well. Adam managed to control his temper and Belle was finally able to relax around him. They were now sitting in the library and Belle was helping Adam study for Mrs. Radcliffe's big Edgar Allan Poe test. A girl Belle didn't recognize approached their table.

"Excuse me," the girl said. "Belle, I was wondering if I could schedule a tutor session with you."

Adam slammed his fist on the table and both girls looked at him.

"Can't you see we're in the middle of something?" Adam yelled.

Belle looked around to see that everyone was staring at them. "Adam, be quiet," she hissed.

"No. She's being rude!"

Belle shook her head and looked back at the girl. "I'm sorry about that. Of course you can set up a session with me. What day is best for you?"

The girl still hadn't taken her eyes off Adam. "What are you staring at?" Adam demanded.

The girl took a step back. "Um... I think I'll just go set it up with Jane." The girl turned around and quickly walked away.

Belle turned back to Adam and gave him a dirty look. "What is wrong with you?"

"She interrupted us, that was really rude," Adam said.

Belle started gathering up her stuff. "No, Adam, you were rude."

Belle got up and walked out of the library. Adam hurried after her and grabbed her arm.

"Belle, stop, I'm sorry," Adam said.

Belle pulled her arm away. "You're sorry? You just cost me a-"

"I know! I'm so sorry. I just snapped."

"Oh, you just snapped. That's ok then," Belle said, sarcastically. She continued walking down the hall, but Adam followed her.

Adam stopped in front of her. "Belle, I'm so sorry."

Before Belle knew what was going on, Adam wrapped his arm tightly around her and pulled her close. He grabbed the back of her head with his other hand and kissed her. Belle was taken off guard for a second, but then gave in and kissed him back.

"Belle?"

Belle quickly pulled away from Adam and bit her lip. Philip and Wendy were standing there, looking at her with concern.

"Belle, Aurora fell off the stage during rehearsal and hurt her ankle," Philip said.

Belle followed them back to the auditorium. Philip gave Belle his car keys and she pulled his car up to the door. Philip and Adam helped Aurora outside. Belle opened the door to the backseat and they helped her get in. Belle got in behind her and propped Aurora's leg up on her lap. Philip and Adam got into the front seat and Philip sped off. It didn't take long for them to get to the hospital. Philip and Adam got Aurora inside and Belle followed after them.

XXX

It had been a month since John broke up Pocahontas and he hadn't talked to her since. Pocahontas had been a mess for a couple weeks, then just shut herself off from everyone. Sally wanted to help Pocahontas, so she invited her to go to Pleasure Island with her for a girls' night. Pocahontas refused at first, but eventually Sally convinced her. When they first got there, Pocahontas just dragged behind Sally. After a while, Pocahontas got into it and started having fun.

"Let's go on the Ferris Wheel!" Pocahontas suggested.

As the girls hurried over to the Ferris Wheel, neither of them were really paying attention to where they were going. At the last second, Pocahontas saw she was about to run into someone and quickly ran around them. But in the process, Pocahontas bumped into someone else. He muttered something under his breath and Pocahontas noticed that she had spilled his nachos down the front of his shirt.

"Oh, my God. I'm so sorry," Pocahontas said.

He started wiping his shirt with his napkin. "Don't worry about it."

When he finally looked up, he smiled at Pocahontas. Pocahontas smiled back at him, then started walking away. Her and Sally had only gotten a couple feet away when he came after them.

"Ya know, I should get your name and number," he said, "just in case my injuries turn out to be more serious than I thought."

Pocahontas raised an eyebrow. "I'm Pocahontas."

He pulled out his cellphone and Pocahontas told him her number.

"I'm John Rolfe," he said, putting his phone back in his pocket.

Pocahontas nodded, then waved at him and walked away.

"I can't believe John Rolfe just hit on you," Sally said.

"You know him?"

"Rolfe is a senior and the most popular guy in school."

"I don't even know who he is," Pocahontas said as they got on the Ferris Wheel.

"He doesn't really venture away from his clique. Only hangs out with other popular kids, mostly seniors. And only dates cheerleaders," Sally said.

"I guess it works out then, because I have no interest in dating anyone right now."

Sally put her hand on Pocahontas'. "Pocahontas, you have to try to move on."

"This isn't about John. I'm just too busy." Pocahontas didn't even believe herself.

Sally stared at her for a few seconds. "Pocahontas, you're a terrible liar."

"I know. But, I'm just not ready. I still love John and I know he still loves me. Dating someone else would just be wrong," Pocahontas said.

Sally shook her head. "If you two love each other, then why aren't you together?"

"He thinks I'm too busy for him."

"Then you need to show him that you're not," Sally said. "If Jack ever broke up with me, but still loved me, I would do everything I had to to get him back. You need to fight for your man, Pocahontas. Now, before it's too late."