Title: Breaking Free At Last

A/N: Okay, this is my first ever fan fic so… be nice! ) Also, thoughts will be in Italics.

Summary: When Ryan is caught solving a computer problem, Zeke begins to wonder who the quiet boy really is. Then, the jocks get ahold of Ryan's Report Card and a secret is revealed. A competition for a trophy and another prize, which is a big secret, comes to East High. The new girl is Ryan's partner and Ryan and Sharpay compete for the win.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own anything! Only in my dreams!

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Chapter one: A Competition

The blonde teen with crystal blue eyes walked down the school hall next to his twin sister; she also had blonde hair but had deep, brown eyes. "Hurry up, Ryan!" She called to her brother.

"Coming, Sharpay!" The young boy replied. He hurried to catch up her as she walked through a group of students while Ryan went around them. When the siblings joined together again, they walked to Sharpay's locker.

"Okay, Ry. You can leave now. See you in homeroom!" she told her brother as she opened her locker and Ryan walked away.

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Ryan stood at his locker, pulling out the books he would need for the day and shoving them into the shoulder bag he carried. As he slid the last book into the bag, he slammed his locker and headed to homeroom.

When Ryan entered the classroom, he saw his sister and many other students that he knew. "Hey, Ryan!" Troy called from his seat as Ryan walked by.

"Hi, Troy." Ryan replied, sounding irritated.

"Someone's a sourpuss!" Gabriella teased from behind Ryan. She smiled at Troy and walked to her seat in the back of the classroom.

"Sit down!" Mrs. Darbus yelled as she walked in the room and the bell rang. "Now, I have an announcement. Some of you may be expecting information on the Spring Musicale. Well, there won't be one."

Sad sighs spread through the room, mostly from Troy, Gabriella and the Evans twins. Darbus raised her hand to hush the students.

"Let me finish!" She called. Everyone stared at her in silence. She began to speak, "We will not have a Spring Musicale. Instead, we will have a competition. It's for song and dance. You may sing, you may dance or you may sing and dance at the same time. The winner, or winners if you choose to perform in a group of two or more, will receive a trophy and another prize which is top-secret."

When the teacher finished speaking, the class erupted in excited chatter. "The sign-up sheet will be near the main office for those who want to compete. You will need to have your performance ready by next Wednesday, that is when qualifying will be. Those who qualify will go on to the actual competition that will take place the following week." Mrs. Darbus shouted over the excited teenagers.

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The final bell rang, releasing al of the students from school. "Ryan!" someone cried from Ryan's side. The voice belonged to none other than his sister.

"Hey, Shar. What's up?" Ryan asked her as he closed his locker and headed to the bus stop.

"Well, we need to sign-up for that competition and get started on a song! Troy and Gabriella beat us out in the musical but they won't beat us in this!" Sharpay cackled.

Ryan stopped suddenly. "Wait, I thought we were friends with them." He said to his sister. She rolled her eyes and then glared at him.

"Ry, we were never friends with them! Don't you remember? I'm the brains so you just do exactly as I say!" She said sternly. Ryan gulped, feeling a little intimidated by his sister. Her expression suddenly changed to a small smile. "Let's go. We'll sign-up tomorrow." With that, the brother and sister pair walked outside and stepped onto the bus.

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