Charlie and I had been sitting in my room for hours now, both completely blanking on what to write about; neither of us could relate to Luke and Elena's relationship; the two of them are so clearly in love despite the things holding them apart. While Charlie and I seem to always be pushed together, despite our disliking for one another. For the most part, we sat in silence, Charlie playing random melodies on his guitar, while I jotted down lyrics, scribbling over them frustratingly when I realized how bad they were. It wasn't until Charlie started playing a random melody that I looked up at him.

"That's it," I exclaim; Charlie looks up at me, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "what you're playing right now, it's perfect for what Kenny wants." Charlie reaches for the notebook on my lap and hurriedly begins writing down the chords.

"I came up with this a while ago," He shrugged nonchalantly; I wanted to scold him for being so nonchalant; it sounded amazing, but Charlie and I weren't friends, so why would I?

"Well, it's good," I tell him; Charlie glances up at me for a moment, shocked by my compliment, "Good for something by you," I finish, Charlie scoffs.

"Can't be nice for once?" He asks; I smirk proudly, shrugging my shoulder, innocently, "Okay, here is what I have so far; it still needs fixing though." I nod, taking the book from him, squinting slightly at his writing.

"Geez," I say, trying to decipher what he wrote, "you're writing is horrendous."

"Well," Charlie reaches for the book again, harshly ripping it out of my hands, "unlucky for us, you'll never have to decipher it alone." The two of us spend the next two hours working on the chords, bickering quietly every once and a while, careful that Sav and Lilly wouldn't hear; we finished a little bit later when someone knocked on my door,

"Owen and Jeremy are here," Savannah called into the room; I sigh; Charlie and I had spent the hours alone in my room, I was excited to see other people. On the other hand, being around our friends meant acting like a couple the entire time, so no matter what, it kind of sucked.

"Hello lovebirds," Jeremy greeted as soon as Charlie and I exited the room; I cringe at our new title but slide my hand into Charlie's anyway. "How's the song coming?"

"It's going okay," I shrug, "we have the chords figured out, just having a hard time with lyrics." All of them nod while Charlie guides me over to the couch.

"We'll figure it out, though," Charlie reassured, wrapping his arm around my shoulder once we sit, pulling me into his side. I hate how he always does this; why does us being a fake couple mean him contently dragging me around and grabbing me? Why can't we be one of those couples who sit on the opposite sides of the room and barely talks?

"So," I say, ready to change the subject from Charlie and I's unfinished song, "what are we watching?" Lilly and Savannah share mischievous smirks; they clearly had some ideas.

"Well," Lilly began in a sing-song voice, "we were thinking..."

"High School Musical 3!" Savannah finishes for her, waiting for all of our approval.

"Why not High School Musical 1 or 2?" Owen asked, shaking his head in amusement.

"We may or may not have watched the first two this afternoon," Lilly admitted, instantly covering her face with her hands; I gasped playfully, throwing a pillow in their direction.

"You had a high school musical marathon without me?" I frown playfully, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Only the first two," Lilly reminded me.

"Yeah," Savannah agreed, "we saved the third for you because it's you're favorite."

"definitely not because we didn't have time to finish them," Lilly mumbled.

"What was that?" I ask her, chuckling lightly at my roommates.

"Nothing," Lilly says quickly, grabbing the remote off the couch, "Okay, so High School Musical 3?" She asks, changing the subject; we all agree, and Lilly sets it up. Sav comes and sits on the other side of me, which I'm thankful for; I'll just jam out with her instead of focusing on Charlie. Jeremy takes the spot next to Charlie, leaving enough room for one more person to sit on the couch. After Lilly has it set up, she leans against the couch, leaving the seat for Owen, but he slides off the couch, choosing to sit next to her on the floor instead.

"oh, you don't-"She stutters, taken aback by his small gesture.

"It's alright," He shrugged, cutting her off; He grabbed the large blanket she had around her legs, placing it, so they were sharing the blanket. Savannah and I share a glance, both happy for our best friend.

"Does Lilly like Owen," Charlie whispered into my ear as the first song starts, his breath tickling my neck slightly.

"Does Owen like Lilly?" I smirk, switching the question around; I'm not going to tell him how my best friend feels; it's up to her whether she wants to share it or not.

"He says he doesn't," Charlie whispers back; I frown slightly, sad on behalf of my friend, "but I think he's figuring it out," I nod, shifting my eyes back down to the two of them, both we're in their own little world, singing along with Troy.

"They act more like a couple than the two of us," I point out quietly.

"That's because they don't hate one another," He reminds me; I smirk, sliding his arm off my shoulder. I lean closer to Sav, singing along to the lyrics on the screen, all while Jeremy films us, sending videos to Carolynn. We do this for about half an hour; us girls singing along and quoting the movie while the boys watch in amusement.

"This is my favorite song," Lilly announces; Savannah and I nod in agreement, despite the fact that Lilly cannot see us; I watch as Gabriella leads troy around the rooftop; it's funny how when Charlie drags me around, I find it annoying; but when Gabrielle leads Troy around, it's adorable. Savannah, Lilly, and I sing along quietly, all stopping when I gasp quietly.

"You okay?" Savannah asked, glancing over at me; I nodded, jumping up from my spot on the couch; I grab Charlie's guitar from my room, bringing it out to him.

"I've got it," I tell him, grabbing his hand to pull him off of the couch, "I know what to write." I drag Charlie over to the door, "we're going to the rooftop," I yell to our friends, sliding my shoes on, gesturing for Charlie to do the same.

"Don't stay out too late," Lilly called out.

"We won't, mom," I teased, shutting the door behind Charlie and I; I dropped his hand as soon as we were outside of my apartment, gesturing for him to follow me. "Okay, so, know how Kenny said we could do whatever we want with the song, as long as it's romantic." Charlie nodded, not sure where I was going with this, "Well, what if it's a dream sequence, Elena and Luke slow dancing, paying homage to Troy and Gabriella."

"I hate to admit it, but that's not bad," Charlie nodded approvingly, joining me in the elevator.

"I never have bad ideas," I correct him, sending a small glare in his direction, "so, I'm thinking, a song about people who live in two different worlds, but despite that, the two of them love one another." Charlie nodded, pulling his phone out of his pocket; I groan; right when I thought the two of us could maybe get along, he begins playing on his phone instead of listening. "do you realize how-"

"I'm ordering coffee," He cuts me off, holding out his phone to me, showing the mobile order screen, "we've got a long night ahead of us, Summers."

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After an insane amount of coffee and zero sleep, we finally finished our song❤️

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owenjoyner
When do I get to hear it?!

jeremyshada
They left high school musical to write, that's dedication!!

toricaro
Yay...

user1
Did you write a song for the show together

user2
I ship it tbh

themadisonreyes
How is he so happy after not sleeping??

aubreysummers.xo
I have no clue, all I want is to go to bed😅 @themadisonreyes

charles_gillespie
Nothing I love more then creating perfect harmonies with you❤️

carolynnrowland
^^ y'all are too cute🥺

aubreysummers.xo
I see what you did there😉 @charles_gillespie

lilly.young
You stayed out way past your curfew young lady!!!

savannahleemay
^^ we were worried sick!

aubreysummers.xo
I'm sorry!!! It'll never happen again, promise❤️ @lilly.young @savannahleemay

kennyortagablog
When do I get to hear this masterpiece?

aubreysummers.xo
Tomorrow?☺️ @kennyortagablog

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This chapter was so fun to write!! Hope you all enjoyed💛