A/N IS AT THE BOTTOM!
Things had gotten better since Troy and Gabriella made up. The nerds and the jocks were getting along better than ever. Troy and Gabriella practiced after school, after basketball practice, and practice for the Scholastic Decathlon.
Tuesday, the week of Callbacks, Scholastic Decathlon, and the Championship game...
Gabriella, Riella, Taylor, and Martha were standing outside of East High, in an area close to the entrance. They girls were near a ledge next to ledge with Riella sitting criss-cross and Taylor sitting, with her legs hanging off, on it and Gabriella and Martha standing in front of them.
Gabriella was wearing a light purple knit sweater, black skinny jeans, and Riella's tan ankle lace-up boots. Her ebony hair was down in natural curls, but pulled back away from her face. Gabriella went for the natural look for her makeup.
Taylor wore a maroon top that flaired out at the end, a pair of of dark blue skinny jeans, gold sandals, and gold bangles. Her bangs were pulled to the side. Taylor only wore eyeliner and mascara today. She usually only wore mascara.
Riella was wearing a black cardigan that went an inch or two past her red hip-hugging shorts, a white-and-black striped short-sleeved shirt, and white Converse high-tops. Riella was wearing her softball necklace that had a jeweled softball and her number on it. Her black hair was pulled up into a Dutch braid, but she had little curls falling around her face. She wore her usual eyeliner and mascara that she made sure was completely black.
Martha wore a maroon beanie over her permed hair, a white long-sleeved shirt, a green vest, a big multi-colored scarf, a pair of barely-ripped bue jean capris, and gray ankle boots. She had silver bangles and a silver watch. Her make up consisted of nude eyeshadow, brown eyeliner, and brown mascara.
The group of girls were waiting for some of the boys to show up. Jason had shown up to school already, but had to go to one of his classes to catch up on work and get some help.
"Why do the boys take so long to get here?" asked Martha.
"Because they are guys." responded Taylor.
"That and because none of them have their licenses yet." added Riella.
The four laughed for a couple minutes and then saw one of the school buses pull up. Several students poured out of the bus's door and the girls saw Zeke and Zach come out. The two boys were joking around, smiling wide as they laughed at something Zeke had said. Eventually, Zach saw the four girls out of the corner of his eye and motioned to Zeke. The two guys, with their longs legs, strolled over to the group.
Zeke was wearing a pair of light blue jeans, a plain white t-shirt with a black plaid button-up over it, and grey Vans.
Zach wore a red-and-white baseball tee, grey distressed jeans, and red low-top Converse.
"Finally, some of you are here. I was starting to get bored with no one to make fun of." Riella smirked at Zach.
"Well, you didn't respond this morning to my texts, so I had to see what remarks you had for today." Zach stated as he got closer to Riella.
Zach's head, being the tall person he is, reached Riella's chest and was able to put his large hands on Riella's waist. She put her black-cardigan covered arms around his neck as she slightly leaned down to kiss him. He slightly lifted his chin up and met her lips halfway. It was soft, short, and simple. As they pulled away, Riella placed her forehead on his. After a moment, Riella lifted her head up and looked into his eyes.
"Maybe I didn't respond because I was getting ready for school, even though you sent the messages last night." She laughed.
"Then I'm sorry. By the way, you look beautiful today." Zach smiled as he turned around to join in the others conversation. Riella blushed hard as Zach leaned against her knees, resting his arms on her legs.
Chad had shown up about five minutes later, chilling next to Taylor on the ledge. He was wearing a black long-sleeved that said "I'D FLEX BUT I LIKE THIS SHIRT," dark blue jeans, and black Nikes. Jason had come back after catching up on his work and was now talking to Martha. Jason wore a blue jean button-up, khakis, and white Vans. Gabriella was talking with Zeke, Zach, and Riella. The group of friends were now waiting for one more. Troy Bolton was on his way as he rode the bus to school since his dad was a history teacher and needed to be at school earlier.
Riella was leaning her chin on top of Zach's head. She had put her input on the conversation with her friends, but she wasn't really paying attention. Riella looked out into the parking lot and saw a bus coming. As the bus stopped and the door opened, Riella looked at all the students exiting. Some were just some plain old students who were just going to class and not doing any clubs, others were jocks, and then she saw Troy coming off the bus. He looked around, saw the group of friends, and started heading over.
Troy wore a grey pull-over, distressed dark blue jeans, and grey Nikes.
"Hey, Bolton." Riella called out.
"What's up Cruz?" Troy responded.
Everybody saw him and then started to head towards the school entrance.
When inside, Troy stopped by the callback sheets that was at the front of the school. Next to him was Kelsi Nielsen, the pianist and composition writer for the musical coming up. The whole group stopped and looked at the callback sheet.
CALLBACKS HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY AT 3:30 PM!
"That's the same time as the game!" exclaimed Zach.
"And the Scholastic Decathlon!" Gabriella exasperated.
The question of what they were going to do surrounded the group.
"This smells like a rat. I'm guessing Darbus." stated Chad.
"It's more like two of them and neither of them are named Darbus."
"Do you know something about this? Uh, small person?"
"It was Sharpay and Ryan. They convinced Darbus that it would benefit the Drama Club. But it's only going to benefit them. It was the only way to protect themselves." Kelsi ranted.
"What are we going to do?" questioned Zeke.
"We're not going to do anything, except sing. Maybe." answered Troy.
"I think I've got an idea." Riella spoke.
"What would it be?" asked Martha.
"I'll explain, but we'll need all of the Chem club and basketball team to do it." responded Riella with a grin on her face.
Hey guys! I wanted to finish this in time for Christmas or any holiday that my readers celebrate. That was my personal goal when I started this chapter on Friday going into my winter break from school. I passed all of my classes for the semester and finishing this chapter was a great way to celebrate that and Christmas. "I hope you all have splendid holidays" to paraphrase Ms. Darbus from High School Musical and an earlier chapter, I believe that it was Chapter 2. Also, if you have seen the new Star Wars, I am severely jealous of you! And, please, no spoilers!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL EXCEPT FOR THE BOOKS AND I HAVE RECORDED THE MOVIES.
May the Force be with You!
-Megara the Jedi