𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 | redlyn oneshots

the teen drama one

What happens in Season 2 (I think.)
The Redlyn scenes are adorable!!! I'm dying, I'm deceased.

Ashlyn's face in the trailer thumbnail is like a kid overdosed on sugar.

"Whoa," I laughed.

"That felt good," he chuckled.

I grabbed the basket of flowers. "Well, I should get going now. You're coming to the New Year's Eve cast party later, right?"

"'Course. Wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Great. See you later, Biggie."

Did I just call him Biggie? Well, the nickname seemed natural. It just rolled off the tip of my tongue.

That night at the party, we settled in to finish the Choosical game that we'd started a month ago but never finished.

"All right, finish the lyrics to Get 'cha Head in the Game while doing a handstand," Carlos dared me and Ricky. "Coach said to fake right, break left, watch out for the pick..."

I am not a good gymnast, so I tried flipping over when my back was safely aligned with the wall. I could see Ricky struggling to hold himself up.

"And keep an eye on defense, gotta run and give the go, and take the ball to the hole, but don't be afraid to shoot the outside," we sang.

I fell over onto my back and laughed. "Okay, that's enough of that."

We played for a few more rounds before Gina ran inside and shouted, "Five minutes to midnight! Come on, the fireworks are starting!"

We all sent each other excited glances and ran outside. Our neighbors, the Ramirezes, always set off fireworks early in the night. I could see Ricky with his guitar strapped to his back and a party horn in his mouth, Red had a bowl of lobster dip in his hands, and a party streamer, Seb and Carlos were throwing Oreo bits into each other's mouths, and Gina and Nini were holding hands. I guess everything's good between them.

"Hey," a  voice said next to me.

"Hey," I replied softly, scooting over on the bench for Big Red to sit. He was still licking lobster dip from his fingers. 

He looked at his watch. "Ten seconds."

"TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, HAPPY NEW YEAR!" we all shouted.

Red and I stared into each other's eyes for a moment.

"You know that tradition people have and they kiss at midnight on New Year's?" I asked.

"Yeah?" he replied.

I smashed my lips to his. "How 'bout that?"

That night, we were closing up the party when Miss Jenn walked in. "We are joining the Alan Menken Awards for High School Musical Theater. This semester's play will be Beauty and the Beast."

I suppressed a squeal as I looked at Red. Both of us had these incredibly cheesy grins on our faces. However, the reaction wasn't the same for everyone.

"Oh," Nini, Kourtney, Gina, and Ricky said.

"Huh, I was expecting more enthusiasm," Carlos concluded.

"Come on guys, it's theater. There will be unexpected twists and turns and lots of drama, but that's what we joined for. We're East High. It's time to do what we do best, sing and put on a goddamn amazing show that will sweep everyone off their feet!" I said.

"I agree with Ashlyn," Big Red answered.

"I guess that would be cool," Ricky shrugged. "You know, back in the day, Nini and I used to love acting out Beauty and the Beast. Of course, I was always the Beast and Gaston."