Back To Where It All Started (REUNION)

[Ashley Marie Danforth]

Four years ago, 1576 days ago Ashley and all her friends graduated from these halls. Its been a while since they've seen each other, let alone talked to each other. They all promised that they would come back to the music room once they got older, to remember where they came from.

Walking down the hall to the music room instantly reminded her on the dramatic, horrible, and best moments that happened at East High.

While looking around, almost to the music room she bumped into someone. Looking up in her disbelief, if was their beloved music teacher, Mrs. Darbus.

Ashley, how wonderful to see you. What brings you here?

Still surprised and speechless, Mrs. Darbus! How are you, We were all supposed to meet here, Ryan, Chad, Martha, Miley, everyone

Mrs. Darbus smiled and pointed to the room, It's open, I'll be right back she gave Ashley a quick hug and then ran off into the teachers lounge.

Ashley walked in and sat down at her usual desk and pretended class was about to start, anxiously looking at the door waiting for a familiar face to appear.

[mikayla renee johnson]

It had been a while. New York had treated her, her husband, her children, and her best friend's family well. Sure, it was a lot colder than New Mexico, but she always loved the chill. The twins were at Joe's mother's house, and her lover had promised her he'd try to make it, but wasn't sure if he could. He had to work on things for his album. So, she was stuck with the baby. Nova was seven months old and snoozing away in her stroller, which she rolled down the hollowed halls of East High. She'd graduated at nineteen, and it had been five years since she left Albequerque for Julliard. She'd been in a hurry to make her escape. Now she was a lot older and a whole lot wiser. Nova began to fuss, so she picked her up and strolled into the music room after running into Mrs. Darbus, who had exclaimed over how her little prodigy had grown up and wow the baby was so cute and would she be the new star at the theatre programme in about fourteen years, to which Mikayla replied yes. She smiled when she saw Ashley. "Oh my god!" she squealed, rushing to her while making sure her baby was held properly. "Ashley Tay- Danforth." she corrected herself. "It's been forever. Oh, this is Nova Lee." she introduced, cooing down at her baby.

[Ryan Evans]

Walking through the halls of East high school just seemed to bring back a plethora of memories, with every locker Ryan's pale blue eyes fell upon he smiled, every square inch of the corridors had a singular memory, the faint laughter from his twin sister, the sound of a basketball echoing against the tiles, the way Gabriella and Troy used to stare at each other hopelessly and how every morning without fail he'd go over his lines for the school musical in his mind, now as a successful choreographer - with his six year old daughter Amber ...it all seemed so strange to have his teenage years come up and practically hit him in the face. A reunion with all of the people that made Ryan who he was, it was insane...but the good kind of insane. One deep breath as he approached the music room (and he almost did the old warm up techniques he used to do with Sharpay) before entering, he saw Ashley at her desk, his heart jumped into his throat and then Mikayla, holding a beautiful little girl. "wow" he exclaimed without a formal hello, he was too taken aback and he just stood there at the front of the classroom, kind of speechless.

[chad michael danforth]

As soon as Chad had parked his car in the vast East High School parking lot, he had felt a sense of nostalgia overcome his body. He turned his head to see the school in all its glory. The proud East High flag flew in the wind, and the school looked just as he left it. As he began walking towards the front door, he was reminded of the outdoor pep rallies that always made him feel obligated to play his best when he was on the basketball court, which was his stage. Walking through the halls, he pictured himself running and greeting all his teammates by their lockers and going to talk to his friends before classes. He came across a glass case, and there stood the East High Championship trophy from when he won it along with his team his junior and senior year. He placed a hand on the glass case, and he was taken back to that moment where he held the trophy for the first time. A great smile appeared on his face.
As he kept strolling along the halls, he saw Ryan Evans, who had stopped right in front of the music room, with a shocked expression on his face. Chad approached him, and put a hand on his shoulder, which startled him a little and brought him out of the shocked trance. Still the hat guy, hey Evans? Chad gave Ryan a smile, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ashley and Mikayla. He turned to them, waved to them, and also gave a small wink to Ashley. He passed Ryan, and entered the music room. Of course, he remembered the seat he always took when he attended East High, his basketball in hand as always. He sat down in that very exact seat, and more memories came flashing back. Good to be back, huh? Chad said with a relaxed expression as he put his feet up on another desk. He looked at Mikayla, and asked, And who's this? referring to her baby daughter. He awwed as she cooed while in Mikayla's arms.

[gabriella katherine montez]

Gaby pulled into the East High parking lot in her black Suburban. All the thoughts and emotions going through her head were out of whack. After she parked the SUV she looked back and said to her children, "Someday you two will be wildcats too, just like I was" She saw the look on her 6 year olds faces, she could tell that they were born wildcats. As she unbuckled her seat, she was wondering who was going to show up first. She hasn't seen any of her friends in such a long time, being a single mother wasn't easy for Gabriella.
After Gaby got her kids out of the car, she took their hands. Walking into that school was bringing back memories. All those times she has walked into the doors of East High, this was the first time she felt like she was coming home.
She started walking faster as she almost approached the music room, she let go of her children's hands and they ran down the halls, Gaby playfully ran with them, telling them which way to go. Once the three of them got to the music room, they both stopped at the doorway. The biggest smile that came upon Gabriella's face. This was a moment she was waiting for, for a long long time.
Her two kids were so excited to see Chad, they haven't seen him since he left for Boston. Chad treated that boy and girl like his own. It was hard for the two kids to see him leave. As for Gaby, she was happy for him. He is getting to live his dream while she can live hers. "Hello everyone!" Gabi said in her sweet, soft voice. Waving to everyone in the room.

[sharpay elizabeth evans]

New York was a gorgeous place. There were skyscrapers, parks, taxis, big businesses, and booming streets as well as booming parties. Sharpay had worked her ass off at Julliard, and upon graduating, she had auditioned numerous times to get into Broadway. However, she decided that modeling and acting would help, so she did just that. Newt was also at home (allegedly helping Joe watch his and Mikayla's kids, but also watching over their six-year-old daughter, Victoria), but Sharpay had no problem wandering into East High in Albuquerque, New Mexico one last time. She hadn't seen Ryan since Christmas or Easter, and Mikayla she'd seen just last week. She'd kept in contact with a few people, but this was perfect for her. Her boots tapped along the tiles of the school hallway until she made it to the doorway. Without much of a second though, she wrapped her arms around her brother's waist from behind, giving him a little appreciative squeeze. "Ooh, Ry! Been working out, huh?" The brunette smirked as she gave him one last squeeze (then a pinch to the hip) and walked around him to sit down easily. "I feel left out. I didn't bring any children," she mumbled, adjusting her wedding and engagement rings around her fingers.

[joesph adam johnson]

Recording a new album all by himself proved to be rather difficult for Joe, but he managed to make things work. He wasn't awful at it or anything; he was quite good at working by himself and bouncing ideas off of new producers and writers, but he loved when his wife or Sharpay or Newt came along to help. Speaking of them, he was driving along in a rented car to get to East High, stopping to park next to Mikayla's car, smiling once he was parked as he noticed the small child's seat in the back for little Nova. He made sure the door was locked as he closed it and jogged his way to the high school, glad that the halls were seemingly empty as he ran his way towards the classroom. He thought he'd gotten turned around until he heard the voices from the room of his old friends. A smile came to his face as he rounded the corner. "Hey, guys!" he came closer to them all, sitting down in front of Mikayla to kiss her sweetly then planting kisses all over their little girl's face. "Hey, little one. Hope you didn't miss your daddy too much," he cooed, fixing one of her small little pigtails. "Sorry. What are we talking about?" he asked, looking up from his baby girl.

[Ms. Martha Evans]

As the taxi pulled up to East High, Martha's eyes lit up. It has been years since she has been here. She glanced at her watch and sighed. Late, as always. She handed the driver the appropriate amount of money and hurried up the steps. Her red hair was a mess, as was her outfit, though not purposly. She rushed into the front doors and down the hall so quickly she didn't even have time to awe at the changes to the school. Her heels clicked quickly toward the doorway to the music room, and she felt butterflies in her tummy. It has been so long since she has seen everyone, of course with the exception of her husband, Ryan, though even then, its been atleast a week. What with her constantly flying back and forth to London, she was utterly shocked that her boss even let her off. She walked into the room and saw everyone but her eyes immedietly landed on Ryan, and she felt her heart skip a beat. She felt nervous and spoke out in a shakey voice.
"Hello everyone." She smiled as she walked right over to her husband, "im so sorry im late darling. The flight was delayed and then trying to get a cab was a nightmare."