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A/N: These are all deleted or extended scenes from The Secret of Christmas, obviously. All of them will be posted in here and in a couple of cases, they'll be more than one scene in a chapter. There weren't any deleted scenes from the first chapter, so these were originally in the second. The first one is Zeke and Sharpay discussing Ryan and Kelsi - and later their own relationship. The second one is the girls discussion in the kitchen after the first movie they all watched. Neither one was really important for the story and took up space, which is why they got cut. In the final chapter of Secret of Christmas I talked about bonuses. There'll be a couple of special scenes in here. There's also the opportunity for more bonuses, but that all depends on you all. See, I loved writing the Secret of Christmas, so much so that I don't like being done with it. So if after reading The Secret of Christmas you happen to think of other scenes you'd like to see that take place at some point in the story, let me know and I'll write it for you and put it in here. It can be any scene you think of and for any character(s) that you want. There'll probably be a bunch of quick updates for this since, aside from any scenes anyone may request, all the scenes (9 total, I think) are already done. Let me know what you think!

Takes place right after "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep"

"Check out your brother and Kelsi," Zeke nudged Sharpay.

"They are pretty cute together," she admitted.

"I wasn't sure if you approved or not," he said. Sharpay nodded in understanding.

"I can be a terrible sister, I can treat people badly but...at the end of the day I want my brother to be happy. He deserves it," she said. "Actually out of all the couples here, him and Kelsi may be the best suited for each other."

"What do you mean?" Zeke asked, intrigued.

"It's a wonder Chad and Taylor haven't killed each other, they're so different. Gabriella and Troy are sweet...disgustingly so sometimes," she grimaced playfully and he laughed softly, nodding in agreement. "But he's sports and she's a brain. Same problem with Martha and Jason, though I know they're technically not a couple yet. I'm theater, you're sports...and baking," she smiled at that. "Not that it can't work. I think everyone is matched up with who they should be with." At that comment, Zeke raised an eyebrow and tried not to smile as he wondered if Sharpay realized what she had just implied. "But Ryan and Kelsi...they just make sense."

"They're both music," Zeke added. "Well he's into dancing, but even so. He dances to her music."

"Right," Sharpay said. "I don't think there is a better match for my brother." Zeke furrowed his brow and pressed his hand to her forehead. "What are you doing?"

"Trying to see if you have a fever," he joked. "That was logical and even...nice." He let out a mock gasp of shock. "Are you coming down with something?"

"I have my moments," she chuckled in spite of herself. Zeke's expression slowly turned more serious.

"You do realize you implied that we were a couple," he said finally. She froze momentarily.

"I guess I did," she raised an eyebrow at him. "Do you think you can handle that?" He grinned at her.

"Sharpay, I've been in love with you from practically the first time I saw you. If you're ready to let your guard down, I assure you that I can handle it."

"I guess we'll find out."

"I guess we will."

Girl Talk in the Kitchen

"Come on girls," Sharpay stood and led the way, with Taylor and Martha trailing after her. Kelsi and Gabriella looked at each other as they got up to follow. Gabriella shrugged as if she was also a little confused about what this meeting was about.

Upon reaching the kitchen, both Sharpay and Taylor were smirking and Martha was still looking confused.

"Okay, what is this about?" Gabriella asked.

"Just some girl talk," Taylor glanced back and forth between Martha and Kelsi. "Seems to me that a few of you were looking awfully cozy with a few of the guys."

"Jason did reach for my hand at one point..." Martha admitted, smiling. "Kind of random, but still very sweet." Her smile changed to a smirk of her own when she decided to shift the focus from herself to Sharpay. "But enough about me. Sharpay, I noticed you seemed a lot more comfortable with Zeke."

"I guess we're kind of official now," Sharpay shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal, but there was a twinkle in her eyes all the same. "Not officially official, but...close."

"Finally. It's about time you started seeing him for what he is," Taylor put in. Sharpay nodded.

"I haven't wanted to," she began, looking thoughtful. "But he's very persistent." Her gaze changed from thoughtful to mischievous and Kelsi dreaded what she had a feeling was coming. "Now, if we're talking about cozy and comfortable..." she started, grinning. Taylor chuckled.

"Yeah, speaking of those words, they could be used to describe certain other people," Taylor continued.

"Troy and Gabriella? That's not news, they're always like that," Kelsi said, in an attempt to hold off the inevitable.

"As true as that is," Gabriella piped up, "I don't think they were talking about me and Troy."

"No, I was thinking more of Kelsi and my brother. How about you guys?" Sharpay looked at Taylor for confirmation.

"That is exactly who I was thinking about," Taylor agreed. "Nice attempt at averting the topic though," she added to Kelsi. "You two have looked pretty cozy all day, but something seems different. Has anything changed?"

"He did almost kiss me," Kelsi admitted, blushing slightly. "Well we almost kissed each other actually." At her words, both Gabriella and Martha squealed while Taylor's brow furrowed.

"Almost? What happened?" she asked.

"Troy. That's what happened," Kelsi answered.

"Troy?" Gabriella looked confused. "What'd he do?"

"Asked what movie we should watch now," Kelsi said. "It's probably for the best."

"I agree," Sharpay nodded. "It'd be better to do that without everyone else around. Especially for you two."

"That's not what I meant. I mean...that would've probably messed things up between us...I don't know what to do," Kelsi sighed.

"That's easy. Don't be like Sharpay about it," Taylor advised.

"Hey!" Sharpay switched her gaze to Taylor. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You've been fighting off Zeke's feelings for you and denying the ones you have for him," Taylor said simply, holding her hand up in defense. "I guess I might have done that with Chad a few times too. But it never gets anyone anywhere. Sometimes you just have to go for it. I mean, you can take it slow like Martha and Jason are. You don't have to rush into anything, but don't try to suppress your feelings when it could lead to something great."

"Even if you're right," Kelsi started. "I still don't know what to do about it. What if he tried to kiss me again and it's terrible? Or if I was..."

"Kelsi," this time when Sharpay spoke up, her voice was unusually kind. "I know my brother better than anyone else on the planet. And I have never seen him look at anyone the way he looks at you. He would never even consider the idea of you being terrible."

"Sharpay Evans," Taylor began, incredulous. "That is one of the nicest things you have ever said to anyone."

"Everyone always acts so surprised," Sharpay shook her head.

"Well...can you blame us? You have kind of terrorized all of us," Gabriella said. "We know you're working on becoming a better person, and you're doing that, but it's still a little strange."

"A good kind of strange," Martha offered.

"In any event, I agree with Sharpay. First of all, Kelsi, you're not terrible so stop thinking that. Second of all, Ryan is pretty obviously smitten with you," Gabriella smiled, "And third of all, if the opportunity presents itself again just let it happen. You guys have a definite chemistry together, so I would bet that it would be incredible."

"Providing, of course, that Gabriella's boyfriend keeps his mouth shut," Martha joked.