Chapter One

Ryan and Sharpay Evans were at home, not doing much in particular. Tomorrow was the last day of their Junior year, so naturally they were ready to throw a big party.

Ryan was in his bedroom starring into the mirror trying to think of how he should dress for this big party. For once, he wanted to dress himself the way he wanted to, not the way Sharpay intended to. Sharpay, meanwhile, was in her most fantastic outfit with the best shoes she had. Ryan had better wear what she picked out for him.

Ryan glanced behind him at his king sized bed where Sharpay had laid out a shiny blue hat, black pants, and a white sparkle shirt. Sighing, he walked over to it and started to put it on, but he stopped and headed over to his closet.
Sharpay was finally finished with her outfit, so she walked to Ryan's closed door and knocked on it, "Did you put on what I laid out for you?"

"Um, yeah!" He yelled out to her. He had finally developed a plan. When Sharpay was entertaining guests he would sneak up into his bedroom and change his clothes into what he wanted to. He glanced to the back of his closet, behind all the clothes Sharpay had bought him. He found a leather jacket his father had given to him, a blue T-shirt with a picture of a dragon on it, and a pair of loose fitting jeans. He pulled them out, laid them beside Sharpay's outfit, and began to throw her choice of clothes on.

"Good!" Sharpay stated, walking down the stairs.

Ryan finished putting on his hat and made his way out of the room and down the stairs to help finish setting up for the party. Their guests would be arriving in a half an hour.

Sharpay was looking around for her choice of CD's, but couldn't find them. Where were they? "Ryan!" she called," Where are my CD's?"

He walked up behind her and looked where he had placed them, on the marble coffee table. "I placed them on the coffee table, maybe mom picked them up? She has OCD remember?"

"Oh...Could you go find them for me? Thanks" she replied, setting the speakers up.

Ryan rolled his eyes, because he didn't even say he would. He walked towards the kitchen and noticed that there was something shiny flashing from Sharpay's pink jacket pocket. Cocking his head, he headed over to the coat rack and reached his hand into the pocket. Feeling something plastic and square, he pulled it out. "Here's your mixed CD!" He yelled out to her. "Will that work?"

Sharpay looked back up at Ryan. "I guess it will" Sharpay said, taking the CD back into the living room and putting it in the player.

Rolling his eyes, Ryan headed for the kitchen and opened up the fridge, and then he took out the can of sodas and placed them on the island. Then he walked over to the cupboard and took out the red plastic cups and placed them by the punch bowl. "What else do we need?" He yelled out to Sharpay, who was in the room beside the kitchen.

"Food? Ryan, use your brain for once!" Sharpay said, cleaning the speakers still.

Ryan chuckled at himself, but what Sharpay didn't know, was that today was the day he was going to be using his brain and break from her clutches. He grabbed out the chips and a vegetable tray and also put them on the island. He looked across it and saw that there was nothing else to be laid out. There were already chips, fruit, cookies, cake, pie, drinks, and caviar out. He starred at the caviar and stuck his tongue out, "That stuff is so disgusting."

Sharpay noticed what Ryan had done, then noticing his smug face, she said," Good job, Ryan"

"Why thank you. So are we all set now?" He asked glancing around the kitchen and out into the living room. There were banners and decorations everywhere, and if they weren't done, he sure was. They were up late the night before decorating the place to Sharpay's perfection.

Sharpay looked around the house satisfied. They had been up practically all night, and it showed in their faces. Ryan and I did a good job. We deserve a prize. She thought. "We are all set. We did a pretty good job if I do say so myself."

Ryan nodded in agreement. "How late were we up anyway?" He asked, admiring their work, which was odd for him to be doing.

Sharpay thought about it for a second then said," Around 1 or 2 at the latest. Do you want to sleep in tomorrow?"

"Of course I do. Thank goodness it's the weekend before the last day of school, or I would have to be rushing through homework. So, when are the guests supposed to be showing up? I'd figure there would be some here by now." He said looking towards the door.

Sharpay looked over at the door as well. She then looked at her 'S' watch attached to her wrist, which read 7:30pm. "Maybe they want to be fashionably late?"

Ryan laughed. "They don't want to make you mad by coming early or on time, I see." He rolled his eyes and headed for the living room to sit down. Sharpay shrugged and followed Ryan. She sat down in her personalized chair and took a deep breath. People better arrive.

Slowly but surely people did start to arrive. At about 8:30, Troy, Chad, Gabriella, Kelsi, Taylor, Jason, Zeke and alot of other popular drama, basketball and football players arrived at the Evans' home. Music was playing loudly; it could be heard from at least a mile away.
Ryan watched as Sharpay was hanging over Troy, while Gabi was in the restroom. "Now's my chance." He muttered to himself.

"What?" Kelsi asked. He was talking to her about the upcoming musical playing at the town's theater.

"Oh, nothing." He mumbled. "Will you excuse me, miss?" He asked smiling at the girl he had had a crush on for two years now.

"Yes, no problem." She said, grinning her little smile back at him. "Jason's getting a little jealous, so I better go over and talk to him for a while." Ryan nodded and headed up the stairs quickly to his bedroom.

Sharpay walked around, looking for Ryan. Where could he be? She pulled a girl around, "Do you know where Ryan is?"

"Am I supposed to?" The girl replied. Sharpay rolled her eyes and found another girl.

"Do you know where Ryan is?" She asked her.

"Yeah...he disappeared upstairs I think" Sharpay groaned and made her way upstairs. Walking to her brother's bedroom, she knocked on his once again closed door.

"Who is it?" He yelled out. He was just slipping on the jacket. He walked over to the mirror, took his hat off and threw it on one of the three hat racks in his room.

"It's Sharpay. Are you ok?" Sharpay said impatiently, trying to open the door.

"Oh, yeah. I am fine! Just...taking some aspirin and laying down for a while. Too much excitement in one night." He lied to her. He grabbed his gel and began to spike his hair into perfect points.

"Do you want me to call off the party? You don't sound very good." Sharpay said, concerned. She didn't want everyone catching what Ryan had.

"I'm fine, promise. Please don't call off the party; I will be down in five minutes." Ryan felt an ache in his stomach, Sharpay, even though she was bossy, always cared about him when he wasn't feeling well. He regretted lying to her, it was the first time he had. Even when they were in kindergarten they told each other secrets and the full out truth.

"...okay, but if I don't see you downstairs in five minutes this party is coming to and end" Sharpay said, walking down the stairs again. She greeted a few of her friends, but it wasn't as much fun knowing Ryan was probably sick on the day of their annual school's-ending party.

Ryan checked himself over once again in the mirror. He was satisfied with his look and walked over to the door. He slowly opened the door, hoping and pleading Sharpay would forgive him. Ryan left out a sigh, "Here goes nothing." He whispered to himself and he started down the stairs, as if nothing was different.

Sharpay was looking around for Ryan: it had been 5 minutes since she walked down the stairs. She walked towards the stairs and saw Ryan walking down them, but he was wearing something completely different.

Sharpay was speechless.