Chad Danforth was a regular teenager; he was popular and one of the best basketball players in his school, he had pride for both himself and his school, and he had an ego. He knew he was hot, and he knew that nearly every girl in school wanted to be his girlfriend. His family wasn't rich, but they were definitely not poor and lived in the better part of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents liked to teach him morals, however, and therefore, Chad had no car. They refused to buy him his own – used or new. He had to 'earn' the money for the car by himself, like a lot of teenagers.

He was eighteen and he had NO CAR! His parents were so cruel. He couldn't imagine being a senior and having no car – it was unethical, especially for his status at the school. He simply HAD to get a car by the end of the summer.

The only unusual thing about Chad was that he had a girlfriend – a secret girlfriend. A girlfriend that his friends would freak out about if they knew he was dating her. The two have been dating since they were in seventh grade, which is a good five years. Nobody knew about their relationship, with the exception of his girlfriend's parents, her brother, Chad's own parents and Taylor McKessie – all of whom had been sworn to secrecy.

Nobody suspected anything between the two of them, because they always appeared to hate each other, to detest even the sight of each other. It was common knowledge that Chad Danforth and Sharpay Evans loathed each other, so why would someone suspect them being in any kind of relationship besides the relationship of enemies?

Chad and Sharpay were very similar; they both had egos the size of Russia, they were both very popular, and they often times saw only one thing – basketball or theatre. They hid who they truly were from everyone but their family and each other. Everyone knew Sharpay to be cold-hearted and bitchy and a complete Drama Queen. Her nickname was Ice Queen, and in public that was what she portrayed. It wasn't the real her, however. With Chad, she was much more – she loved to laugh and smile, something that the Ice Queen ever did unless for a good reason. Everyone knew Chad as the lunkhead basketball guy, who loved basketball, and to have a good time. He did like to have a good time, but what nobody knew that while he loved basketball, he did enjoy dancing – hip-hop and even the occasional ballroom dance – and playing guitar or drums, or that he was romantic. The Chad Danforth everyone knew was not romantic, but rather the opposite. He was the school 'playboy' – or actually just a bad flirt, because Sharpay would kill him if he ever cheated on her, even if it were just for show. He never meant any of the flirting, of course.

Nobody would believe that they were dating. Nobody would believe that Sharpay Evans could get Chad Danforth to dance. Nobody would believe that Chad Danforth taught Sharpay Evans how to throw a few good hoops on the court. Nobody would believe...unless they saw it for themselves.