A/N: So this is a story I've been planning on doing for a while. It's a re-written version of my Deleted HSM Scenes. I thought of another way to tell this story and I thought I would share it. That, and there's still a horrible lack of Chaylor stories right now and even though I should be focusing on my Princess and the Frog HSM version, I had to get something else going and spread the love of Chaylor! That, and I don't know where all my roleplaying friends went so there's been major deprivety (is that even a word?) of Chaylor roleplays. So basically there's a ton of reasons for there to be more Chaylor stories! So I will leave the author's note at this and let you guys get to the story. I hope you like the simple start of it and there will be an update when I get the chance. That, and as long as I don't lose power from the hurricane that's supposed to hit. So without further ado, here is Deleted HSM Scenes Version 2.0! (=

Chapter One: New Year's Eve

"What's the time check now?"

"Ten o'clock."

Jason Cross moaned hearing his friend Zeke Baylor's answer. It was New Year's Eve and the boys of Albuquerque's East High School basketball team weren't about to take any breaks. For a late winter night, it was fairy warm in New Mexico and for the past few hours Zeke and Jason have been practicing hard and talking about their plans for New Year's Day and how to celebrate, not to mention what they would be doing with their two weeks of vacation.

"What's up?" Zeke raised an eyebrow at his friend.

"I told my folks I'd be home by now. I totally lost track of time." Jason responded.

"That's ok, man. Looks like we'll be finishing our game next week." Zeke said.

"Aw man, don't tell me I'm missing the party already."

Zeke and Jason turned their heads to see their good friend Chad Danforth heading their way. Even in the distance, he wasn't hard to miss with his playful fro.

"Sorry man, I gotta get going." Jason apologized. He hit his friends high fives and then went on his way.

Chad turned to Zeke once Jason left. "You sticking around at all?"

"Only if you are." Zeke answered. "Jay and I were in the middle of a game but it looks like we're calling it quits. It's kinda hard to play a game by yourself."

"I got nowhere to go for a while, I'll play some one on one." He offered. "Besides I can't get much practice in either with Troy still away with his family."

"Sounds cool." Zeke smiled. He high fived Chad and they started their game. "So where were you off to?" he inquired, dribbling the ball around his friend.

"Nowhere, just seeing who was around." Chad responded snatching the ball. "My parents were going crazy with watching their marathons and getting ready to see the ball drop in a few hours, I had to get away from the madness."

Chad shot the ball through the net and Zeke caught it on the rebound. "If you need a break from your folks, you can always come back to my place and celebrate."

"Thanks man. But uh…I wouldn't wanna miss out on wishing my parents a happy new year." Chad said.

Zeke raised an eyebrow as he attempted a three pointer. "So you needed a break from them but you still wanna spend the rest of this year and the first hour of next year with them?"

"So?" Chad shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know," Zeke said as he cursed in his head for missing the shot, "it just sounds kind of weird to me."

"You forget how weird my family can be sometimes." Chad reminded him as he sped for the ball before Zeke could even move.

"It just sounded like you were thinking something else, I guess. But I could be wrong." He said.

"Sorry to disappoint." Chad said. "So got any plans for the rest of vacation?"

"More basketball practice," he answered as he tried once again to steal the ball, "but I've got a ton of homework to finish, too. And I got a babysitting gig lined up with one of my cousins."

"Bummer." Chad said.

"What about you?" Zeke asked as he watched Chad make another shot.

"Goofing off, sleeping, catching a few games…what else?" he said.

Zeke went over to pick up the ball. "No girlfriend hunting?"

"I don't need to look for a girlfriend." Chad retorted. He paused for a moment before adding, "I mean, why should I? The cheerleaders aren't only fawning over Troy. Why should I have just one girl when I can have three or four?"

"I guess." Zeke said, though a bit uneasily.

Chad rolled his eyes, "You don't get it dude." He glanced at his watch as he dribbled the ball. "Um…you know what, man? On second thought I'm gonna head out. I forgot there's something I gotta take care of."

"Where do you have to go on New Year's Eve?" Zeke inquired.

"You know, just somewhere." Chad said as he tossed Zeke his ball back. "I'll catch you later, man. Happy new year." He then jogged away from the basketball court, leaving Zeke there slightly confused. Once he was far enough, Chad let out a sigh of relief. He, Troy, Zeke, and Jason may have been best friends and told each other plenty of things, but Chad felt as though there were some things that none of them needed to know. Clearly Chad was hiding something from his friends and he was trying not to lead anything on. He headed down the street, looking for a particular house. Chad smiled finding the place he was looking for and walked up to the porch and rang the doorbell. He placed his hands and his pockets and waited for the door to open. When it did, his smile grew.

"Hey there pretty thing."

"Hey yourself." Taylor McKessie smiled back. "You're early. I thought you wouldn't be here until eleven."

"I just couldn't wait to see you." Chad smiled.

"How sweet." Taylor said. She leaned up to kiss him, but Chad stopped her. He glanced behind him, trying to make sure that no one was watching. He got into her house and closed the door behind him. "I'm ready for kissification." He smiled turning back to her.

Taylor leaned up and pecked his lips, but retreated fairly quickly. She sighed as she headed over to the couch. "How long is it going to be like this?"

"What do you mean?" Chad wondered.

"I mean the sneaking around." Taylor answered. "We've been doing this for a while, hiding from and lying to our friends and keeping our relationship a secret."

"You know we can't tell anyone. We shouldn't even be talking to each other let alone date." Chad said.

It was true. At East High School, there was a major separation of the cliques. Jocks were at the top of the food chain; they were the most popular kids at school, and Chad was one of those people. Drama kids were also high up there. The self-proclaimed queen bee of the school along with her brother was co-presidents of the Drama Club and practically ran the school. Taylor was one of the nerds, the kids who loved school, were academically ahead, and could be total teachers' pets. Those students were at the bottom of the social food chain. Ever since elementary school, the jocks had been the ones to pick on the nerds and bring them down. But Chad and Taylor were different. Although they had started out like every other member of their cliques, completely hating each others' guts, out of that hate they found something more. It started with one night locked in a building and although throughout most of that night they had been arguing, along the line a connection developed. The rest is history; the two of them have been together since. Unfortunately, if any of their friends found out that they were dating, then they would be social outcasts. Not only was stepping out of one's clique the worst thing a person could do, but a romance between members of two different cliques was absolutely forbidden.

"I know." She sighed. "It would just be nice to tell my friends."

Chad slipped his arm around her. "At least forbidden romance stuff is pretty hot."

"The sneaking does add some excitement to it." She admitted.

"We just have to keep this going until graduation." He promised. He kissed her cheek and smiled. "Onto happier subjects. What do you have planned for tonight?"

"Well my parents are still away on business and my older sister's celebrating with her friends. So I thought we'd make tonight special." Taylor explained.

"How special?" he smiled.

Taylor grinned and moved onto his lap. "A freezer full of ice cream, movies to keep us awake all night, maybe a few games…"

"And kissing?" Chad asked hopefully.

Taylor smiled. "Plenty."

"Sounds like a dream come true." He smiled.

"I know it is." Taylor said. She looked at the wall clock, then back at Chad. "We'd better get up to my room."

Chad raised an eyebrow, obviously intrigued. "What's in your room?"

"Only the best view of the city a girl can have." She answered. "It'll be a perfect place to watch all the fireworks go off."

"Let's do it." Chad agreed. They rose from the couch and went upstairs to Taylor's room. The couple climbed onto her bed and then sat on the windowsill, taking in the view of Albuquerque. Taylor sat first and Chad sat beside her. Taylor rested her head on Chad's shoulder as the clocks counted down the moments until the new year.

"So have you made any new year's resolutions?" she wondered.

"Only to show everyone that Troy's not the only Wildcat at school who's a hoops master. At the end of this year, his name isn't gonna be the only one the school's gonna be cheering." Chad said.

"Well you know I'll always be cheering for you." Taylor smiled.

"I know." Chad grinned. "It'd just be nice to hear everyone, too. What about your resolution?"

"The same as last year. Just for everyone to know about us and we can stop lying and hiding." She told him.

Chad wasn't sure how to respond to that. He had considered telling his friends about them, but it was just too risky. Zeke had almost found out tonight with random questions and Chad didn't how he or anyone else would handle it, especially Troy. His pride wasn't helping too much either; he just didn't want his reputation to be ruined because he was dating a nerd who happened to be smart, fun, cute, and someone he really, really liked.

"I don't know if that's going to come true this year." He admitted uneasily.

"I know." She nodded. "But it will someday."

"Yeah." Chad nodded as he looked up at the sky. The clock struck midnight and fireworks went off celebrating the new year. Everyone else may have been happy, but for Chad and Taylor it just meant they were fine hiding their relationship for now and it could only be a matter of time before their friends found out. And even though Chad was trying to hide how much he wanted everyone to know, he knew Taylor wanted this more than anything, no matter what anyone thought. He looked at his girlfriend lovingly as they shared another kiss.

"Someday."

Did you like it? I hope you did. I know it's a little on the short side, but I didn't want to voerdo it either. After all there's only so much a person could put in for a night of new year's. Anyway, yes this is the other version of the deleted scenes, not where Chad and Taylor fight and try to rip each other apart, but they're secretly dating! :O Anyone else see that coming? They totally had that conncetion in the movie, so there's a chance that they were dating, I just know it! Wow I am falling really short of what to type in these author's notes now. I blame My Little Pony for that. DX So now it's ice cream and My Little Pony time! If you guys wish to review, feel free too because I love hearing your opinions and I also love knowing that my stories are being enjoyed, which I hope they are! c: So with that I will leave you for the night and wish you a happy Saturday! Oh yeah...and for any of you who are supposed to be getting some sort of taste of this Hurricane Irene (like me), I think it's supposed to get really wet outside so stay inside and don't lose power. So until my next fanfic update, good night peoples! =3