One Too Many - Chapter One.
"SHIT!" Sharpay screamed before jumping out of bed and hurriedly pulling on a worn out designer mini skirt and an oversized chequered shirt.
"Whats up sweetie? Why don't you come back to bed?" Troy slurred, patting the mattress next to where he was lying.
"No, I can't, Ive got to go and meet Gabi at the airport. Sorry" Sharpay spluttered at the boy, before he had chance to protest the blonde had run down the stairs and out of the front door, searching for her car keys wildly in her purse praying that she didn't lose them last night. Eventually she found them in the bottom of her bag, she leapt into the drivers seat and sped down the freeway towards the international airport "Spain here I come" she said with a slight smirk on her face.
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"Sharpay, I thought you weren't going to make it" Gabriella, Sharpays concerned best friend breathed with huge relief.
"Chill out babe, Weve got plenty of time"
"Shar, Our flight has been called twice. Theyre going to stop letting people on soon." The concern lifting in Gabriellas voice so even Sharpay could sense the urgency.
"Well we had better get going then, weve got a plane to catch" Sharpay said, linking arms with Gabriella and winking at a passing boy causing his girlfriend to slap him and walk off, causing a huge stir with the curious tourists.
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"See I told you we would make it on time" Sharpay said to the concerned brown haired girl sitting next to her, scowling at her. Scrutinizing her every move. Watching Sharpay winking and smiling at the boys, trying to attract there attention until one came over.
"Hey, Im Jack" The tall, tanned, slim figure said in a satin silk voice before the drooling Gabriella and calm Sharpay.
"Im Sharpay and this is-" The girl turned to introduce Gabriella to the guy but noticed the expression on her face and decided against it "It doesn't matter, Im sharpay!" She repeated, causing Jack to laugh at the two girls.
"So my friend sent me over here to talk to you as a dare" Jack pointed over his shoulder at the other tall, tanned, slim figure who was in hysterics on another bench.
"Truth or Dare is a game for kids between the ages of 7 and 11, Don't you think you're a little past that stage now?" Sharpay teased
"Not the way we play it" Jack winked back at Sharpay, playing her game just as well as she does herself.
"So your that type then?" the blonde quizzed at the still standing boy.
"What? A rebel? Totally" he joked back, leaving Sharpay in fits of the giggles.
"Ok, you've won me over with your jokes and super cuteness."
"Well Im glad, as there is another part of the dare I sort of forget to mention to you" Jack said cautiously, not quite sure how the highly strung teenager would take it.
Sharpay stood up in one slow, gliding motion "Maybe I can sort that out then"
"You don't even know what it is" Jack laughed, slightly nervous. Recoiling back from the proceeding girl while his friend watched in horror as Sharpay put her slender arms around Jack's neck and gently kissed him.
"As I said, a game for the age range of 7 to 11" She breathed into his ear before releasing the blushing boy. Gathering her stuff and a shocked Gabriella, she turned on her heels and boarded her plane.
"Sharpay, you just kissed a boy you barely know?!" Gabriella exclaimed
"So what? I do it all the time"
"Wow, you've changed since our last summer expedition" Gabriella chuckled
"Or maybe you've just stayed the same" Sharpay pouted whilst swinging into her springy, worn out seat which would be hers for the next 12 hours.
"…Isn't that the same thing?" A confused Gabriella asked
"Hakuna Matata" Sharpay said dismissively, staring out the window at the last piece of California she would see for two weeks.
"Sharpay, you cant quote Lion King" Gabriella laughed
"Gabi, I can do what I like. We can do what we like. No adults telling is what to do for two weeks, and what does that equal?" Sharpay smirked to herself, knowing exactly what the answer was.
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"This is our room then!" Sharpay said, standing in the doorway with Gabriella behind her, still out on the balcony.
"Shar, Just go in! You can still admire it, just from inside" An agitated Gabriella snapped
"Ok Miss Kranky Pants, Geez somebody is a little jet lagged" The light hearted teen joked, Clearly not impressing the not-so light hearted teen. "Oh C'mon Gabi, were in Spain! Just us two, no one to tell us what to do! Isn't that exciting?"
"Not when you've been throwing up for the past 12 hours, No. Funny enough im not sharing that same excitement" Gabriella growled back at Sharpay through gritted teeth.
"Do you know what you need? A nice relaxing lie down by the pool, come one grab your stuff! Were going" Sharpay instructed the tired looking teen, Gabriella not really willing to do what was suggested but having no energy to protest so she went along with it anyway.
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"See! How much fun is this?" Sharpay smiled, lying down on a white plastic sun lounger in her bikini that caught light on the sequins and flicked up into peoples eyes as they pass by, for a few nanoseconds rendering them blind.
"Yeah, I guess" Gabriella sighed
"Babe what's up? Your not being your normal outgoing self" Sharpay said, propping herself up on one elbow, white and silver shades in one hand and in the other a guys number that had been given to her 30 minutes ago.
Gabriella pouted and looked at Sharpay "Well I guess your doing enough of that for the both of us"
Feeling slightly sorry for the girl Sharpay decided to try and redeem herself by offering to go get them a drink. Gabriella agreed to this gesture, but accepting only a glass of water. No cocktail that Sharpay named could tempt her so off she went to the bar alone.
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"What do you mean you cant serve me?! it's a bar isn't it? You have drink? So pour me one!" An agitated Sharpay pushed forcefully
"Im sorry Miss but you have no I.D and that means I cant sell you alcohol" The bar tender stated to the livid blonde
"Well fine fuc-"
"Its ok, shes with me" came a deep masculine voice from behind
Sharpay wheeled round to protest to the voice about buying her drink and how she doesn't want other peoples hand outs but somehow got lost in the deep emerald green eyes that belonged to the voice.
"Are you sure shes over 18 Ethan? I don't want to go fired…" The bar tender questioned the life guard that had offered to buy Sharpay a drink
"Erm…Hello? I am here yknow!" Sharpay waved her hands in front of the bar workers face to ndicate she wasn't just a figment of his imagination.
"Im sure, Otherwise I wouldn't be buying her a drink would I?" Stated Ethan matter-of-factly. He was one of those people that whatever he said was the law and everybody had to abide by it, including the bar workers.
"Well if your sure E, Heres your drinks" The bar tender reluctantly handed them over to the smug Sharpay whilst Ethan threw some loose change over to the worker and turned round to face the blonde, sipping her martini.
"Your welcome" he said bluntly, turning on his heels and walking away
"Hey, you didn't give me a chance! Thank you oh mysterious knight in shining armour" she joked, bowing before him. He didn't laugh. Instead grunting a 'strange americans' remark and carrying on with his work duties.
"So you're a life guard eh? Nice!" Sharpay questioned, although rather rhetorical but she needed to keep this conversation going, she was intrigued by this guy. She felt something she had never felt before and wanted more of it. Now nearly jogging to keep up with his gaint strides, like a loyal Labrador puppy trotting along at her masters ankles.
"All in a days work, saving peoples lives." Ethan replied, clearly not too impressed by the immature school girl.
"So how can I repay you E?" Sharpay asked but she clearly touched a nerve with this unique boy.
"Only my friends call me 'E'…Your not one of them." He snarled.
"Well maybe we can be more than friends?"
They both turned a corner which seemed to lead to know where, Ethan suddenly turned to Sharpay, pinning her up against the side of the white washed wall of the building "Im fed up of you trying to act like an adult when clearly your just a naïve schoolgirl trying to fit in by becoming a slut"
Sharpay smiled "And your just an angry life guard who likes nothing better than getting girls up the side of buildings" she played her game well, gently flicking the end of his nose. That was it. He leaned in and forcefully pushed his lips against Sharpays, causing her to drop her martini and the bottle of water she had dutifully carried all this way for her friend, her best friend. But this was the make it or break it moment, she had to take this opportunity. It was once in a lifetime.
"Where is your room?" Ethan demanded
"Right this way" Sharpay led him up two flights of newly painted stairs, ready for the new season. She hurriedly found her key card for the room and shoved it in the door lock, pulling it out gently and waiting for the green light to appear which felt like an eternity but eventually it flashed indicating she had the permission to enter her air condition room with Ethan the lifeguard in tow.
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I hope you like, Please review with what you thought, Chapter two will be up asap! I would like to thank Alice for being my 'Go To Googler' whilst I was writing this! Much appreciated!
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