Chapter One

Of course, Ryan and I fought. We're siblings, what do you expect. But this was the last straw. Ryan has been accepted by the Wildcats. I know I should be happy, but he's been ignoring me. He's aloud to have friends, of course, but I want to know that he still loves his baby sis (if he still does).

Not that I wasn't acepted too. I was. It's just that, I just don't belong with them. Taylor's too smart. Kelsi's too shy. Martha's too "hip-hop". And Gabriella is Troy's girlfriend. I might be too much for them to handle.

But not Ryan. Ryan fits in perfectly. He can play sports. And if you can play the game, you're one of them. I've been lonely lately. Other than Zeke. I've been hanging out with him for a while. He taught me how to bake. I taught him how to dance. He's been nice to me, but I haven't told him about the lonely feeling I've been getting from Ryan.

"Pay-Pay!" my mother called as she walked into my room. "Are you ready?"

I hopped off my bed and headed towards the door. "Yes mom." I responded.

My mom smiled and grabbed my shoulders. She admired me for a moment then said, "Go get your brother."

I nodded and walked down the hall and knocked on Ryan's door. He answered. "Hey, Shar." he said.

"We're going to dinner, come on." I explained.

He nodded. "One sec." he told me and shut the door right on my face.

I was growing angry. I bit my lip and banged my fist on the door. "Ryan Michael Evans! Open this door right now and get out here!" I shouted. "No one slams a door on Sharpay Evans' face!"

After a couple minutes. Ryan came out. I glared at him. "Didn't you hear me shouting?" I asked.

He shook his head. "I-pod." he laughed. "I learned to drown you out."

Something seemed to stab me in the heart. For some reason, I wanted to cry. "What, did Chad teach you that?" my voice quavered.

"Yeah, why?" he asked.

I turned my head, flipping my hair in his face. "Never mind." I sighed and picked up my pace. Ryan was never the sharpest tool in the shed, but he should've realized how I felt betrayed by that. Ryan always would listen to me. I don't completely love myself for ordering him around, but I hate him not listening to me at all!

I walked downstairs in the large dining room of Lava Springs. I saw my parents and saw Chad as their waiter. I rolled my eyes as Ryan ran up and did the Wildcat handshake. I took my seat, next to my mother and the empty seat at the table(where my dad would sit), and watched Chad and Ryan talking about the next baseball game. I rested my hand on my chin and watched Troy walk in with waters.

"What would you all like to drink?" he asked.

My mom ordered a pepsi, Ryan got a Sprite. "I'll just do with the water, thanks Troy." I said and sipped my water. He smiled and headed back to the kitchen.

Troy was a really sweet guy, but was dating Gabriella. He was nice to me though, and my brother. Sometimes it seemed like Troy was my brother instead of Ryan.

I completely went into a daze for the rest of dinner, except I ordered the Clam Chowder soup. I wasn't too hungry.

"Mom, I'm going to hang out with Troy, Chad, Jay, and Zeke after dinner out at the B-Ball court, kay?" I heard Ryan ask. It sounded so weird comming from his mouth.

"Okay, honey." my mom just let him go.

After dinner, I headed with mom back to our suite as Ryan went to the "b-ball" court with the other Wildcats.

"Pay-Pay, why don't you go with the Montez girl and that Taylor?" my mom asked.

I looked up at her, my face was drooping in sadness. "I'm just going to hand out with Tracie, Jill, and Kelly." I sighed.

"Sharpay?" my mom asked concered. "Are you alright?"

I looked back at her, my eyes welling up with tears. "I miss Ryan is all." I said, blinking back tears. "We used to be so close. N-n-now...I gotta go, sorry mom." And I ran off to meet up with the Sharpettes down by the pool.

They were all there, all three of them. Tracie, Jill, and Kelly. "Hi Sharpay!" they all chimed in unison.

"Girls." I greeted and took a seat in my chair as Jill handed me a Strawberry-Banana smoothie.

"So what's up for the evening?" Kelly asked and sipped her smoothie.

I shrugged. "You guys choose." I said.

They looked at me like I was sick. Tracie came up and felt my forehead. "Shar, are you okay?" she asked.

I shrugged again.

"I think you're sick." Kelly said, "We can all hang out tomorrow."

I smiled weakly. "That sounds great." I said and headed over towards the golf course. I sat on the grass and leaned back, lowly singing. "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a...Makihiki malahini-who" I smiled thinking of past talent shows. We'd always do that together. But last talent show, the Wildcats ruined it. I miss being with Ryan.

"Sharpay!" I heard a squeel.

Couldn't understand who it was, so I just ignored it and put my head in on my arms.

"Sharpay!"

I looked up and saw Ryan running towards me. I smiled lightly. "Yeah?" I asked, hoping he'd want to hand out with me.

But my hopes were shot down as Ryan spoke. "I won the one-on-one game against Chad!" he said excitedly. "But that's not why I'm here. You think you can sleep out tonight? The guys are staying over and Chad and Jay don't feel comfortable with you there."

Rage infuriated it me. "No! No! No! No! I WILL NOT!" I shouted. "Now leave!"

"Shar?"

"LEAVE, RYAN!" I screached. "I'm done! I'll be your sister and nothing else! That's what you want! We have no friendship anymore! Just get out of my sight you lame excuse for an Evans! You were adopted anyway!"

I haven't bellowed out on him since last year. But not once have I began crying like I was now.

"Shar." he whispered and tried hugging me.

"Don't touch me. Didn't you hear? I'm done. I want nothing to do with you Ryan Evans." I explained and trotted back to my suite.

I felt mean, like my old self was. But I was through with Ryan ignoring me, or asking me things for his team. I don't want anything to do with him or the Wildcats again.

Someone knocked on my door.

"Go away, mom!" I shouted.

I knew it was her because Ryan wouldn't come check on me, and daddy was out on bussiness.

"Shar, open up." Ryan said through the door.

I doubled the lock and touched the door with my hand. "GO away! I told you, I'm done!" I hollered.

"Sharpay.."

"No. I'm sorry, Ryan. But no. Now leave."

"I'm not leaving. Shar-"

I popped my i-pod in and put it on full blast as he would do to me, and ignored Ryan. I flopped down on my bed and wiped my eyes. "Stop crying." I scolded myself and shut my eyes. But I was finished, I will not be ignored. I'll be the one ignoring.