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Chapter 1 – Sharpay

Sharpay drummed her fingers on her desk in homeroom. Behind her, Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton were making – what sounded like – baby talk to each other. Great, she thought, first day back at school and their already at it. What made it even more annoying was she had just wasted a whole summer trying to break the two up. Well there's always this year, she thought menacingly.

"At least someone is happy to be back", Miss Darbus called out loudly, looking down at Sharpay – mistaking her smile for a love of school, not a love of plotting.

"Of course Miss Darbus", she replied sweetly, "Who couldn't be excited to be back. What with our fall production coming up", she said, grinning over to her brother Ryan, in the next desk. A small groan erupted from the back of the class. Sharpay turned round and scowled at Chad – Troy's best friend, and basketball jock.

Miss Darbus always put on a production in the fall – usually a classic, unlike the winter musical – and Sharpay had always been the lead. That was until this winter. One of the reasons she despised Troy and Gabriella so much is they had beaten Ryan and her out of the lead roles. That would not be repeated this year; Sharpay would make sure of it.

The bell rang and Sharpay gathered up her things. Linking arms with Ryan, they headed down towards chemistry, pushing people out of the way to get there first – she needed to have the best desk in all her classes.

As they passed the drama club bulletin board in the hall, Sharpay stopped suddenly, causing Ryan to bang into her. "Watch where your going", she snipped. Ryan pulled a face at her back. Posters and glossy photos hung all over most of it – much to Sharpay's annoyance – of the winter musical. Staring Troy and Gabriella was flashed in her face wherever she looked. Looking at another poster, she seen Miss Darbus had already posted the next play. Romeo and Juliet. Sharpay let out a squeal, causing her brother to turn around sharply.

"What is it?" he asked voice full of concern. He followed his sister's gaze to the poster, and matched her smile. This was a part they were made to play…if not slightly strange in an incest type of way.

"Auditions are in three weeks", she said to Ryan, "That means Miss Darbus will post the sign-up sheet in two", already making a note in her planner.

"Think they'll audition?" she heard Ryan mutter. Sharpay turned around to see who he was indicating. 'Troyella' had just walked past with their usual group of Wildcat cheerleaders and basketball players. All the smiling and giggling was enough to make her feel sick.

"Doubt it", she said, finally answering her brother, "They only get excited when singing is involved. You need real talent to act in this play". Linking arms again, they headed down the hall to the classroom.

Turning into the room, Sharpay's mouth dropped open. Gabriella and her sidekick Taylor were already sitting down in the class – this of all classes. And they were in her seat! This was too much. "Sharpay, Ryan, do you plan to join us anytime soon?" the teacher asked sarcastically. Throwing her a fake smile, she sat down at the only available desk – right behind Gabriella.

"This is your entire fault", she snipped at Ryan, "If you hadn't stopped us at that drama board, we would have had better seats". Ryan started to protest, but the teacher cut them off with the beginnings of her lesson.

The other periods seemed to drag by just as slowly as the first had, but finally the bell for lunch rang. Making her way to the cafeteria, Sharpay went to her usual table and sat down at the head of it. One of her drama club worshipers had already collected her lunch for her – as Sharpay was full used to by now. "As long as no one starts singing this semester, I'll be fine", she told everyone privileged enough to be sitting at the table with her. A small titter of laughter broke out among them. Sharpay stared sharply at them all, no trace of a smile on her face. "I was deadly serious", she warned them.

Switching her cell phone on, a text message vibrated through her phone. "Huh", she said looking at the name. Kate Rose. Wonder what she could want, she thought, opening the message. Kate was her best friend all through elementary and middle school. Two years ago her family relocated to New York when her dad was transferred at work. Kate and Sharpay did everything together, including trying out for all the drama club productions.

"Oh My God!" Sharpay yelled out.

"What? What is it?" Ryan said jumping up from his seat. Most of the hall had turned around to stare at the scene of the sudden outburst, as the twins gathered round the cell phone.

"Kate Rose is moving back to East high!".

Below them, every head turned to look at Troy Bolton.

Everyone knew Kate and Troy used to date – everyone but his current girlfriend, anyway. The pair of them were inseparable. When Troy joined the middle school basketball team, Kate became a cheerleader just so she could be in practises with him. Troy was devastated when Kate moved away – he didn't go on a date for almost a year. And his first relationship since then had been Gabriella.

Sharpay's smile widened. This was going to be fun…

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