Summary: At the after party, Chad and Taylor are being very shy to each other (hence that they like one another), so Troy and Gabi try and get them together. But with difficulties around the corner, will their newly found relationship survive? New Chaylor Story!

Distribution: I do not own HSM or Mandy Moore.

Chapter 1- Not Just An Ordinary Girl

Walk me home

I don't wanna go all the way alone

Baby would you walk with me home

Baby would you take my hand

Come with me now to our special land

Baby would you walk with me home

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Chad's House, 7:32 p.m.

Chad was in his house flying clothes out of his closet. He was trying to find the perfect outfit for the after-party, which was hosted at his house, and more importantly when he would pick Taylor up. He promised her that he would pick her up before the party started. While Chad was trying to find the perfect shirt, Nikki, his older sister, came into his room to check what he was doing. What she saw was always expected from his room, a BIG disaster!

"Wow, I think El Nino hit three times already and is coming back for another strike," Nikki said as she entered the room. Chad came out of his closet with a shirt half on his face, half on his head.

"Help!" Chad replied muffled. Nikki sighed as she helped him take the shirt off.

"No, I wanted to put that on," Chad said.

"The color didn't match the rest of your outfit anyways. That's why I took it off," Nikki responded.

"Oh, man. Now I gotta get another shirt to wear," moaned Chad as he walked back into his closet.

Nikki worked her way around the messy room to his bed. She was very exhausted because Chad begged her to help him get everything ready for the after party, which, of course, he didn't help with. Their mom was out of town for the weekend so Chad decided that it would be the perfect time to throw the party.

"So when are you going to pick up the girl you asked out?" Nikki asked.

"FYI; her name is Taylor," Chad replied, "And I promised her that I would pick her up before the party started."

"Oh, really," Nikki sighed. She looked at Chad's basketball clock on his wall. "And when was you going to do that?"

"Uh, 7:35. Why?" Chad asked.

"Because it's 7:38 right now. How long does it take you to find a shirt?" Nikki replied.

Chad ran out the closet to look at the clock. Nikki was right; he was 3 minutes late! "Damn it; I'm three minutes late!" Chad exclaimed. He ran across his room to get the keys to his car.

Nikki looked at him in shock. "He never worried about the time. He was always late for everything. Maybe I'm in an alternate dimension, like the Twilight Zone or something" Nikki thought. She looked at Chad's outfit. He had on a grey shirt and nice, IRONED blue jeans and his grey sneakers. "You look pretty decent for a girl. Are you sure she's not just some ordinary cheerleader girl that you always have your eye on or something" Nikki asked.

Chad turned to look at her, with a serious look that meant it was the total opposite of what she thought. "She's not just an ordinary girl, not even a cheerleader. She's very smart, beautiful, nice, sweet and she totally understands me," Chad replied. He grabbed his keys and left out of his room in a flash.

"Uh, Chad!" Nikki yelled as she ran out of the room behind him. Chad turned around when she called for him "What?" he asked.

"You might wanna do something about that sock on your head," Nikki giggled. Chad reached on the top of his head to get the footie off his hair. He threw it at Nikki who jumped back avoiding to touch the nasty sock. Lord knows where that sock has been.

"I'll be back in about 5 minutes!" Chad yelled out the door. Nikki went into the living room and layed on the couch. She couldn't believe that Chad had actually liked someone that wasn't a cheerleader! "Something is wrong with the world these days" Nikki thought as she turned on the TV to watch the TV Guide and wait until Chad came back with his "date".

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"Taylor, hurry up. I really gotta use the potty!" Briana cried.

"Hold on for 2 seconds, please!" Taylor yelled back. "Go use the bathroom downstairs!" Taylor was in her bathroom, trying to finish curling her hair. After school, she took a nap that lasted until 7:00 and Chad said he was going to pick her up at 7:35 for the after party. She already had on her outfit and her makeup applied. All she had to do was finish her hair and to find some comfromtable shoes to wear.

"It's so far away and I can't hold my pee any longer!" Briana cried again.

Taylor sighed as she unplugged her flat iron and opened the bathroom to let her little sister into the bathroom. Briana raced to the toilet and unbuttoned her pants really fast before she did it in her underwear. Taylor sighed at her sister and she went back into her room. She already had four pairs of shoes to choose from: her black X-Appeal high heel shoes, her new blue Skechers shoes from Christmas, her grey ballet flats and her favorite blue slides. Taylor was wearing a blue tank top with a star in the middle, light blue low rise jeans with stars on the back pockets and her new skechers blue striped socks (A/N: I'm actually wearing that outfit so it just came to me. Continuing the story!) She already eliminated her X-Appeal shoes when she heard the doorbell rang. She looked out her front window and was surprised to see Chad looking very nervous at the door. (A/N: Taylor's room is on the front part of the house. She also has a balcony like Gabriella's room and it is in the front of the house too. That's how my room is too! Continuing it again!) She smiled as she saw him putting his hands in his pockets and rocking back and forth. So out of random, Taylor grabbed her blue Skechers and put them on out her door.

Chad was very nervous when he reached Taylor's house. He looked at his watch one last time. 7:45. The party starts in 30 minutes so I should have time to chill with Taylor when we get back to the house. Chad thought as the door opened to reveal Ms. McKessie

"Hi Ms. McKessie. I came to... uh... pick up Taylor. Is...is she ready yet?" Chad asked nervously.

"Hi and she should be ready in a minute. Please come in and have a seat," Ms. McKessie replied back. She moved back from the doorway to let Chad in. Chad came in and sat down on the recliner chair near the stairs in the living room. Ms. McKessie closed the door and headed to where Chad was in the living room.

"Would you like some water while you wait...uh what's your name again?" Ms. McKessie asked polietly.

"Oh...uh sorry. My manners. Uh... Chad. And yes i would love to have some water please. Thank you," Chad replied.

"Ok then, Chad," Ms. McKessie said as she went into the kitchen to fix him some water.

Chad was amazed of how elegant Taylor's house was. In the foyer was a high rised chandelier and a couple of vases filled with white roses. The living room was more amazing. It had 2 big couches, 2 smaller ones and a recliner chair, all tan with a 58 inch plasma screen TV on the wall. The walls were painted white and the fan above the room was tan also. Taylor has it made! Chad thought. She's smart and has a big ass house. What more can you ask of a girl?

Ms. McKessie came back into the living room with 2 glasses of water. "Here you go. Where were you going to take Taylor?"

Chad took a sip of his water before he answered her question. "Um... I'm taking her to my party. There will be no drinks or anything bad. It's just a couple of our friends over for a while," Chad replied.

A slamming of the door and feet running down the stairs signaled Chad that Taylor was ready. He turned around to see Taylor trying to tie her shoes while coming down the stairs. He sighed and he got up to help her tie her shoes. He held her in balance and he put her foot on his leg and he tied her shoe for her. Taylor smiled at him and Chad blushed when he caught a glimpse of her smiling. When he was done tying her shoe, he let her foot and held out his hand ready to leave.

"Is my lady ready to go now?" Chad asked in a British voice.

Taylor giggled at his change of voice. "I will be as soon as I get my purse," she replied. Taylor went into the living room and grabbed her purse.

"I'm leaving now mom," Taylor yelled to her mother.

"Ok, then. Call me if you need me, you hear?" Ms. McKessie yelled back.

"Ok," Taylor replied as she went out the door.

"Thanks for the water, Ms. McKessie," Chad said.

"Oh, no problem. Just treat my daughter right and protect her. Can I trust you to do that?" Ms. McKessie asked.

"You can trust me, Ms. McKessie. Bye!" Chad replied as he went out the door to his car.

Chad unlocked the car door and opened the passenger car door for Taylor. Taylor giggled again "Like a real gentleman, thank you," Taylor said.

"Nothing to it, my lady," Chad joked as he got in the driver seat of his car and drove off into the night.

"So we're you trying to impress my mom back there?" Taylor asked after a few minutes of silence.

"No, not really. I just wanted to see if she can trust me," Chad replied back.

"Oh, ok." Taylor said.

Silence again. They were nervous to have a conversation with each other. Ever since Chad asked Taylor out to the after party he was throwing, she had a lovey dovey feeling for him. But she wondered if he felt the same way for her. The same thing ran through Chad's mind. Both didn't know that they could have the relationship of a lifetime.

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That's all I'm gonna write for now. Next chapter- Taylor meets Chad's sister, the after-party and chemistry starts up between Chad and Taylor. You guys know what to do. R&R! Thanx a bunch. Look out for the next chapter of Walk Me Home!

P.S. I actually wrote this story while listening to the song Walk Me Home by Mandy Moore! Look out for more chapters. I need reviews and ideas for how the next chapter is going to be. Thanks a lot. I'm out!

-ThunderbirdWildcat