hearts on fire, we're no liars.
[ ricky bowen x original character ]
[ book two in the goddess series ]
[ part of the good times and the bad ones series ]
[ high school musical: the musical: the series season two ]
STATUS: COMPLETED
[ STARTED: may 1...
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chapter twenty-five: and you're a part of me !
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NOW AT SALT Lake Slices, the whole theater group gathered around the tables for an opening night party. Athena — now practically glowing at this point — sat pressed up to Ricky as her and her friends joked around. Violetta looked happier, too. Just like the night they came here when they found out their roles in the musical, her, EJ, Athena, and Ricky shared a table.
Ashlyn raised her cup of soda. "Tonight was one for the record books."
They all cheered. Athena laughed as she tried to clink her cup of soda with Ashlyn's, who was seated at the table behind her.
"I literally don't even remember being on stage," Carlos admitted.
Seb placed his hand on top of Carlos'. "The rest of us will never forget it."
Athena nodded in agreement. "For real, Carlos. You absolutely slayed in Be Our Guest."
The bell then chimed, signaling somebody was entering the restaurant. Her eyebrows knit in confusion — it was closed for a private event and everyone was here, so who was it? However, when she turned around, she instantly felt the urge to roll her eyes. It was Lily and Antoine themselves. What did they want now? Seriously, hadn't they done enough? Apparently, everyone else agreed, because they all boo'ed once they walked in.
"Okay, easy, easy, easy, easy, Wildcats," Lily began. "We just came to congratulate you all."
Athena blinked in shock at that. "Congratulate us?"
"Especially you, Athena." Athena raised an eyebrow, but Lily seemed completely serious — there was no malice in her tone or fake expression on her face. "I mean it."
"Uh . . ." Athena trailed off, not quite sure how to take that. "Thanks, I guess."
"It is true," Antoine added. "Your show had a beginning, a middle, and an end. It was wonderful."
All of them stared at him and Lily incredulously.
"And Big Red, you were also in it."
"Okay, well, thank you guys for dropping by, but this is kind of a private party," Ricky stated. He then stood up from his chair and locked his pinky with Athena's, forcing her to get up as well. "So if you could, uh—"
