High School Musical: The Series (Ricky Bowen X Reader) *DISCONTINUED*

4: Oblivious

Y/n found herself standing in a room in the school with many other students around her, some looking at the costumes that were hung up. Meanwhile, Kourtney stood around the girl, measuring her for her costume.

"So, you excited?" Kourtney asks, continuing to measure Y/n.

"Honestly, I don't know." Y/n replies. "I've only ever sung in front Nini, my moms, and Ricky. I feel like I'm going to mess up."

Kourtney placed her hands on the girl's shoulders. "Girl, don't worry. You sing beautifully. You're amazing, I promise."

Hearing her words, a small smile lifted up on Y/n's face. Eventually, Kourtney finished measuring her, letting the e/c eyed girl walk away. After a couple minutes, all the students grabbed their bags, finding themselves walking into the rehearsals room. As she walked in, Ricky and Big Red had caught up with their other best friend.

Immediately, Y/n could smell a strong scent on Ricky. "Woah, what the heck?" She covered her nose slightly. "What is that?"

"Remember that cologne I told you about? The one I got sprayed with when I was with Nini?" Ricky responds, raising a brow as he received a small hum. "Well, Nini said she liked it... and so did you."

Y/n nods, patting his arm. "Yes, I like it. But right now..." Y/n trails off, slightly shaking her head with a small smile.

"Could everyone take their assigned seats, please?" Ms. Jenn calls.

Giving one last smile to Ricky, Y/n took her assigned seat by Ashlyn, greeting the girl with a smile, getting an even brighter one back. As she got out her script from her backpack, the red head started making small talk with the girl.

While Ashlyn had been talking, Y/n couldn't help but overhear Ms. Jenn instructing Big Red to read the stage directions. A small snort left her once she saw the boy's confused, yet slightly terrified look. Ms. Jenn and Carlos sat down in their assigned seats, just like everyone else.

"I realize that you all walked in here as strangers." Ms. Jenn begins.

"Actually, EJ's my cousin!" Ashlyn interrupts with a smile.

"But after today, you're a family." Ms. Jenn continues, ignoring the red head. "One tribe, committed to lifting this classic film to new heights. Please take your neighbors hands."

Obeying, Y/n and Ashlyn took each others hands, Y/n's other hand going into a blonde boy's hand, who was playing Sharpay. Looking across from her, she had to stifle a laugh once she saw the annoyed look on Ricky and EJ's faces upon having to hold each other's hands. Looking to the other side of Ricky, her e/c eyes stopped on her sister, seeing how uncomfortable she was upon holding the boy's hand.

"Feel each other's energy. Let the silence speak volumes. In a world full of no, this is a space full of yes." Ms. Jenn annoucnes.

Before they knew it, she was singing 'We're all in this together', some of the teenagers sitting their awkwardly. Y/n was one of them. Biting her bottom lip nervously, she glanced around, not noticing Ricky turning his gaze to her and staring at her.

Zoning out, he didn't even notice Nini releasing her hand from his. Ricky continued to stare at Y/n. His eyes trailed to her soft and (long/short) hair, then to her beautiful e/c eyes, then her rosy cheeks before lastly, falling to her lips, noticing how her lip-gloss made her lips shine slightly. How he wondered what it'd be like to kiss- his thoughts were cut off when Ashlyn started clapping after Ms. Jenn had finished singing, hitting the high note.

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Y/n was sure she could fall asleep right about now, having her head resting in her hands as she leaned against the desk, all while listening to Big Red's monotone voice reading the stage directions all together. Eventually, Ms. Jenn had cut in, instructing him to add the punctuation into his reading.

That didn't work out so well.

Finally, Ms. Jenn called a break, to which Y/n instantly stood up from her chair, walking over to her bag, grabbing her phone. Ricky and Big Red joined her side. Glancing up from her phone, Y/n's eyes stopped on Ricky, seeing he was practically glaring at EJ and Nini, hands in his pockets.

"You know, Ricky, may as well just tell them you're watching them like a creep." Y/n comments in a whisper, making Ricky look at her.

Glancing to Big Red, the boy just shrugs and nods in agreements to what she was saying. Ricky lets out a sigh, shaking his head. Seeing his expression, Y/n opens her arms out, Ricky immediately hugging her around the waist as she slightly runs her fingers through his hair.

Somehow feeling eyes on her, she glances around, e/c eyes stopping on Ms. Jenn and Carlos, seeing both of them staring at her and Ricky. Once they notice her gaze on her, they look away, going back to talking with each other.

With furrowed brows, she looks back down at Ricky, resting her head on top of his before Ms. Jenn had walked over to them, needing to talk to the boy. Ricky reluctantly left Y/n's arms, following Ms. Jenn.

"You guys are really weird." Big Red comments as Y/n sat down beside him.

"What do you mean?" Y/n questions.

Big Red stares at her, raising a brow. "You mean you didn't notice Ricky staring at you the entire time during auditions?"

"What, no! He... He wouldn't be staring at me. You probably couldn't see right. He was staring at Nini, who had been sitting beside me at the time." Y/n objects, stammering in-between.

Big Red scoffs. "You're so oblivious, it's annoying."

"Oblivious to what? Why would Ricky be staring at me?" Y/n asks. "He's doing this all for Nini. He's trying to win her back. This has nothing to do with me."

"Whatever you say, Y/n/n." Big Red replies, rolling his eyes.

As he looked back down at his phone, Y/n couldn't help but let her eyes drift to her sister, watching her happily talk with EJ as they sat at two empty desks. She proceeded to let her e/c eyes fall on Ms. Jenn and Ricky talking, meeting the boy's brown eyes.

Immediately, Ricky looked away, looking down at his feet as Ms. Jenn continued talking to him about something Y/n didn't know. However, Carlos, who stood beside Ms. Jenn, noticed their little action, squinting his eyes slightly as he glanced between the two best friends.