The start of something new: Ricky Bowen

Chapter two

Charlie's POV

"I'll do it!" Someone else yelled, I looked up and saw Ricky slowly standing up. "I'll do it."

"Great! You know the words?" Ms. Jenn asked. Ricky slowly nodded.

I looked at EJ and Nini they looked surprised. EJ looked at me and and gave me a shrug. I rolled my eyes.

He walked on to stage next to me. He looked at me. "Hi I'm Ricky, you probably already knew that though." He said giving a awkward chuckle and holding out his hand for me to shake.

"I'm Charlotte but you can call me Charlie." I said awkwardly. Why would he do this out of all people. Does he not know I am friends with his ex-girlfriend? I shook his hand and shocks went up our hands. We both let go quickly, giving awkward chuckles.

Some people that were helping out grabbed two microphones and the microphone stands and got them ready.

"Ok ready kids!" Ms. Jenn exclaimed. We both nodded and the music started playing.

( Ricky's part, Charlie's part, both )

"You touched me and it's almost like we knew, that they would be history between us two. We knew someday that we would have regrets, but we just ignored them the night we met."

I looked at Ricky. The way he sings this song is beautiful. I kept looking at him until he made eye contact with me and I quickly put my head down. He looked away.

"We just danced backwards into each other, trying to keep our feelings secretly covered, you touched me and it's almost like we knew that there would be history."

"But there's no way that it's not going there," I sang with him as he looked at me and smiled, I smiled back. Man this boys smile is contagious. "With the way that we're looking at each other. There's no way that it's not going there, every second with you I want another."

"But maybe we could hold off one sec, so we could keep this tension in check. But there's no way that it's not going there,  with the way that we're looking at each other.

"I wish I could make the time stop, so we could forget everything and everyone." I started to sing by myself. I wanted to stop, embarrassed, but I looked at Ricky who was staring at me with a smile on his face that made me keep singing.

"I wish that the time would line up, so we could just give in to what we want." I sang taking the microphone off the stand.

"Cause when I got somebody you don't and when you got somebody I don't mm," We both sang, as Ricky takes his microphone off the stand, staring straight into my eyes.

"I wish that the time would line up,"

"So we could just give in."

"But there's no way that it's not going there, With the way that we're looking at each other. There's no way that it's not going there, every second with you I want another."

"But maybe we could hold off one sec, so we could keep this tension in check. But there's no way that it's not going there,  with the way that we're looking at each other."

"We just danced backwards into each other, trying to keep our feelings secretly covered,"

"You touched and it's almost like we knew that there would be history."

"But there's no way that it's not going there, With the way that we're looking at each other. There's no way that it's not going there, every second with you I want another."

"But maybe we could hold off one sec, so we could keep this tension in check. But there's no way that it's not going there,  with the way that we're looking at each other."

"We just keep on dancing, right into each other. We just keep on dancing, right into each other."  I finished. Everyone was quite. This is embarrassing.

"Ok well that's it. The roles will be up soon." Ms. Jenn said getting her stuff together.

I looked at Ricky who was still looking at me, but kind of in a confused way. He walked away quickly and grabbed his stuff and left the auditorium with his friend. Your not getting away that easily.

I ran and got my stuff and then ran after him.

"Hey!" I said making them turn around.

"Um hi Charlie," Ricky started.

"Why did you do that?" I asked cutting him off. He sighed, I could see he was trying to think.

"Would you believe me if I said I don't know?" He asked me. I was about to answer but Nini ran over to us.

"What are you doing here?" Nini asked, clearly pissed off.

"I'm auditioning." Ricky stated.

"You hate musicals," Nini said.

Ricky scoffed. " that's a little harsh."

"We got kicked out of the greatest showman because you kept yelling 'that's not realistic!' at the screen." She said.

"Really?" I asked, clearly not helping the situation.

"That's was the old me, the new me," Ricky starts to say, "thinks musicals are awesome."

"Well let me tell you about the old me. All right? The old me. Got her heart broken. Okay? And then she went away and she found herself. And you don't get to show up now. Just to try and... confuse things." Nini said. Good job Nini stand up for yourself.

"You think that's why I'm here? No, no Nini," Ricky said shaking his head. Believe in you. In us." I felt something weird in my stomach after he said that. I mentally shook it off. "Even if I sucked at showing it. That's why I'm here."

"Clear!" Carlos screamed holding papers.

"Carlos is posting the cast list!" Kourtney exclaim dragging me and Nini out of this awkward situation.

We looked. Oh. My. God.

Nini and I looked at each other. She had a huge smile on her face. How could this happen?

"Congrats." Gina said to the both of us.

"Chad! She thinks I'm a Chad?" EJ said upset. Nini tried to sooth him.

"Holy crap dude," Rickys red head friend said as Ricky looked at the sheet. He got the role Troy. I was really paying attention, since i was still in a daze. How?!?

"Charlie isn't this great! Look at what role you got! And you didn't even fully audition!" Nini pointed out. I just nodded. I have so. Many. Questions.

Like this one:

How the hell did I get casted as the understudy for Gabriella?!?

END OF EPISODE ONE!

(Do you like it? I mean it's sucks but hopefully you enjoyed it. Lol)