Gossip (Bebe and Shar at first)

[Emma the Loyal Sharpette]

Emma's eyes widdened as Sharpay made quite a scene about Marco. She didn't really expect Sharpay to respond that way, especially about such a hot guy! Emma shook her head slightly, with a smirk playing on her lips, as Sharpay continued her freak out fest. Obviously, Sharpay had it all wrong about Marco. Emma just knew Marco was a great guy.

She grinned excitedly when Sharpay basically told Emma she could have him. "Thank you Sharpay! And I'm so glad those rumors aren't true of you and Marco!" Emma giggled happily, and thought of how she was going to approach Marco and make him notice her.

She looked at Sharpay and smirked. "Now that you've 'given' him to me, there is no taking him back, okay? He's all mine now." Emma laughed, really hoping that suddenly Sharpay wouldn't change her mind and want to go after Marco herself. Emma was already thinking about their future together...

Mrs. Ventura....Mrs. Emma Ventura...Mrs. Emma Lynn Ventura...

[Bebe Tenko]

"Why would you want such a sleaze?" Bebe questioned almost angrily. "You're way too good for that, Miss Emma. I recommend finding a sensitive, gaming-type kid. You need someone to balance your showy side."

Bebe hoped she wasn't being too harsh about this whole thing. "This Marco kid... what I've gathered from him anyway... is that he's a jerk, a total jerk, with good looks and no brain. You want someone with a brain, don't you, Miss Emma? And like Miss Sharpay said, eeewwww."

Bebe stuck out her tongue anime-style before rolling her eyes. "Thank GOD Chad has a bit of a brain."

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay nodded at what Bebe had said, in agreement. "Oh yeah, Bebe. Those things you've heard about Marco, they are so true. And yes, even if Chad was one of my least favorite people, I have to agree he is WAY better than Marco." She shook her head, groaning. She turned towards Emma again, looking at her knowingly.

"I really wish you could take him, Emma. He won't stop bothering me, and see, I've rejected him so many times but he just wouldn't give up!" She let out another groan, crossing her arms on the table and propping her chin on it. "Why ME?" She asked in desperation, sighing. She blew a lock of her hair that fell out of place.

[Emma the Loyal Sharpette]

Emma was shocked at how Bebe was telling her that Marco was such a bad guy for her. Obviously, they knew nothing of Marco! Well, technically, neither did Emma, but she knew she was a great judge of character and she knew Marco was a sweet guy on the inside.

"I'm sure he has a lot of redeeming qualities about him. You just need to get to know him, and then you'll see he's sweet, sensitive, funny, and definitely does have a brain." Emma rattled off, as if she already was dating him and knew him inside and out.

She frowned slightly when Sharpay mentioned that Marco wouldn't leave her alone. Why couldn't it be Marco wouldn't leave Emma alone? Well, once he got to know Emma, she was sure that Marco would be falling all over himself for her. She just needed a good plan to get him to notice her. She started to think about different ideas, when suddenly she realized she never asked Bebe how everything was going with Chad. Emma was definitely the kind of girl who had to know all the good gossip.

"Bebe!" Emma practically screamed. "I totally forgot to ask you how everything has been going with Chad! How are things? Is he just completely smitten with you?" Emma winked at Bebe, and waited anxiously for her to respond.

Maybe if I know how Bebe got Chad to notice her, I can use a similar plan with Marco!

In Emma's world, everything has to do with Marco now.

[Zeke Baylor]

Zeke looked around, seeing his usually table. He would sit there until he saw the guy with the huge hair and turned around. " I am not sitting with Chad, he is so stupid, him and Bebe, stupid couple, stupid stupid stupid." Zeke whispered to himself. He now had no one to sit with; he ALWAYS sat there, never sat anywhere else, even when everybody didn’t stick to the status quo! People came to him, so he didn’t have to move. "Where to sit? Crap, crap, crap." he said aloud. He then saw Bebe and Emma, two of his friends.

Zeke walked over to the table and sat down. "Hi guys, what’s up?" he asked. He smiled until he saw Sharpay. "Crap, I am so gonna get it." Zeke said to himself hoping someone wouldn’t hear him.

[Bebe Tenko]

Bebe, not noticing Zeke, continued. "Well, yeah, everything's going great with Chad! I can't believe it, actually... I think he does like me! I never thought he'd go for a girl like me, but this morning, we were in the gym, and we got into this huge tickle war... it was so..." Bebe looked up finally. "...cute."

She knew that this was going to be a problem.

"...Hi, Zeke," Bebe responded, voice cracking. "How's it... um... going...?"

[Zeke Baylor]

Zeke gasped hearing Bebe saying Chad and her are doing great. "I knew it!!! I thought you were going out with him. I mean you to flirting in the gym. I knew it!! I thought Chad just liked you, and you didn’t like Chad. I hate you." he said throwing his tray on the floor quieting the whole cafeteria. "I never wanna talk to you or CHAD ever again! I HATE YOU BOTH!!" Zeke yelled.

He walked over to the stairs and sat down and thought about the sucky stuff that just happened. "Stupid." he whispered.

[Emma the Loyal Sharpette]

Emma was about to greet Zeke, when he suddenly made a huge scene about Bebe and Chad. She honestly hadn't expected that. She thought Zeke was over Bebe by now. She watched everyone in the cafeteria turn to look at Zeke, and the three of them. A small smile played on her lips, as she realized everyone was staring at her, along with Bebe, Sharpay and Zeke. As Zeke stormed off, Emma turned back to Bebe.

"Well, that was weird...." Emma said, hoping Zeke was okay.

"I'm really happy for you Bebe! That's so exciting! I knew something good would happen if you talked to Chad and told him you liked him!" she winked at Bebe, remembering their conversation at Lava Springs, while getting the paint out of her costume. It seemed like that just happened yesterday, when it was actually a few months ago.

"So are you guys going to go on a date or anything?" Emma asked, leaning forward towards Bebe.

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay was just fiddling with her pink phone when Zeke made a huge scene about Bebe and Chad going out on a date. Having been used to "huge scenes", she just looked up at Zeke and rolled her eyes, and went back to fiddling with her phone, browsing through pictures of her and Ryan, shaking her head at Zeke's desperation. After he left, she shut her phone off and looked knowingly at Bebe.

"Honestly, he's the only guy I know who won't just move on after being dumped," she stopped when she realized what she had said. Marco won't move on as well. "I stand corrected. Zeke's not the only guy, he's just the only guy who would make a huge scene about it." She said, shaking her head.

She listened to Emma's question, and she decided not to wait for Bebe's answer as she answered it herself. "Yes, they're going on a date and I'm gonna help her prepare for it." She said, smiling proudly at the fact that Bebe came to her for fashion advice, not that she's the first one to do that, anyway.

[Emma the Loyal Sharpette]

Emma squealed as Sharpay told her about Bebe and Chad's date. She knew that Bebe picked the right person to go to for fashion advice. No one was more fashionable than Sharpay. Emma had defintely had her fair share of advice taken from Sharpay.

"That's so exciting! You must tell me all about it, Bebe!" Emma giggled.

She turned towards Sharpay, looking at her with wide eyes.

"What are you thinking of doing with her Sharpay?" Emma always loved watching Sharpay makeover people. It was like watching the master at work. She changed so many girls into beautiful young ladies. Fashion was definitely something Sharpay had an upper hand to.

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay smiled at Emma's eagerness to find out her plan on what she would want to do to Bebe. "Well, I know Chad's type, and he likes girls who are not so uptight. Like, one of the boys, but can still look like a girl...a sexy girl." She said, grinning towards Bebe, looking her over. "Honestly, she doesn't need much change. Her personality is perfect, I'll just have to make her look cute, fun and sexy all at the same time."

She tapped her chin as she thought about the perfect outfits she could recommend. "Her outfits should be appropriate for a fun date, like in the arcade. I know Chad likes to take girls to the arcade, unfortunately for Taylor." She said, shaking her head as she remembered what she heard had happened at that date. She suddenly looked and winked at Bebe, knowing that she would have no problem about that, giggling at how perfect this girl and the afro man are for each other.

[Bebe Tenko]

Bebe had zoned out. She couldn't believe that Zeke was still acting like he had sole onwnership of Bebe, when, in fact, there were tons of people who had more claim to her than he thought.

"Imagine how he'd react if he knew about Jacob," Bebe said, more to herself than to the others. She turned back to Sharpay and Emma. "Well, I'd love to go to an arcade. You know me. Video games, nerd humor, sex comedies, comic books... I'm mentally a guy." Bebe laughed at the self-depreciation, but it was to cover how awkward she felt. "...Man, that was really awkward with Zeke. Really awkward..." She turned to Emma and Sharpay. "Why me?!"

Bebe slumped over next to her Zune. "I want boys who are friends, not boys who like to stalk me. Ugh!"

[Emma the Loyal Sharpette]

Emma sat in silence. She looked down at her salad, and now popped it open. She began to eat it very slowly, keeping her eyes down. She really didn't feel like listening to either of them talk badly about Zeke. Not after everything Zeke had done for her that day. He was truly the only one to be nice to her, and help her out. He took her to the counseling office, he showed her around the school, he gave her his old map of the school, he helped her get to homeroom, and he comforted her when she broke down.

Emma had gotten to know Zeke, and she truly considered him a friend. After the realization that Emma didn't have a best friend, Zeke was probably the closest thing to it. She had a slight frown on her face, as she continued to munch on the cold lettuce.

She looked up slightly at Bebe. "Well I'm really happy for you, Bebe! I can't wait to see how Sharpay has transformed you! She's a miracle worker you know?" Emma smiled at her idol, and suddenly wished that Sharpay and her were as close as they used to be when they were kids.

[Bebe Tenko]

"A miracle worker? I don't believe in miracles," Bebe said a little coldly. "...But if a helper, that she is." Bebe frowned. "Yoda-speak. I am completely LOSING MY MIND... augh..."

Bebe slowly stood up, her shoes clattering on the ground. Everything - Zeke, Jacob, Chad - Chad! Oh my God! Bebe sat back down quickly.

"I forgot to tell you, with everything else -" Bebe frantically looked around, making sure Zeke was out of range. She beckoned for Emma and Sharpay to move forward. Once their huddle was uncomfortable and virtually unpregnable, Bebe whispered, "He kissed me this morning."

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay, who was still holding her pink phone with her elbows propped on the table, suddenly dropped the phone on the huge round table. It made a noise that made her feel worried about it, but she was still in a slight shock. "You kissed...Danforth?" She asked in a voice slightly above a whisper. Her tone was kind of surprised, with the slightest hint of disgust. She shook her head lightly, though she was completely disgusted at the thought of kissing the Chad Danforth, she was more happy for Bebe. A smirk tugged on the corner of her lips.

"Details, girl. We need details." She said with a wink, patting on Bebe's arms. She quickly shot a look at Emma though. "And no, Emma. Please, don't ask if he's a good kisser." She pointed at her Sharpette, kind of like a warning. The last thing she wanted to hear was how Chad kisses a girl, unless it was embarrassing, which by the look on Bebe's face was not the case.