Chapter One

The click clack of high heels echoed down the crowded halls of East High. The owner of the heels was busily typing away at her sidekick as she flicked her blond hair over her shoulders. A boy nearly the same height as her, with hair as yellow as hers, walked beside her, gaze wandering along the tops of the walls where various posters and signs hung.

"Ohhh…Ice Twins are back from Iceland!" a voice shouted behind them.

Without missing a beat, Sharpay turned to face a bushy haired boy, the one who had thrown the sorry excuse for an insult. "Oh yeah," she said, glaring at the boy, "That's just so funny Chad…but uh…for the next time you try to insult us, you might want to get your geography right…Iceland is warm, Greenland is the cold one."

Chad let out a snort putting an arm around his girlfriend Taylor, and looking over at his friends on the East High Basketball team, before returning his gaze to the blondes. "Right…and that would be why it's called Iceland."

For some reason, he was the only one laughing. He looked around after a moment, his questioning gaze landing on Taylor. She must know why no one was laughing, she sighed, "She's right Chad. Iceland is warm and Greenland is cold."

He cocked his head to the side as he stared at her, "Then…why's it called Iceland?"

"No idea," she mumbled.

Sharpay rolled her eyes as Ryan laughed at Chad's expression, "Yeah," he said, "And anyway, we spend breaks in California with our cousins." He paused for a moment, "Except for this time…we spent it with out parents on a cruise for their 20th aniversery."

Chad's eyes widened slightly, "You have cousins?" They nodded, "What are their names?"

"Wyatt, Chris, Mel, Henry, Charlot, Bri, Penny, Patty, and Prue," Sharpay answered, listing off the nine people as though she were reading a list, no pause for thought or anything.

Chad's eyes narrowed slightly, "Say that again."

"What?" Sharpay asked, "You don't think we actually have cousins?"

"Oh, I don't doubt that you have cousins," he answered, "I just doubt that there are people out there that would actually want to spend time with the two of you."

Sharpay's mouth dropped open as she turned to look at her brother, he merely shook his head and turned to Chad, "Wyatt, Chris, Mel, Henry, Charlot, Bri, Penny, Patty, and Prue." He repeated, Sharpay's exact order of their cousins.

And with that they turned and walked straight down the halls towards Homeroom with Ms. Darbus, everyone's favorite teacher…right…

IOI

After school would find everyone sitting around outside. Some were waiting for rides, others waiting for the second bus, and others just didn't want to head home yet. Those who didn't want to return home yet would be none other than Sharpay and Ryan Evans. It wasn't that their home life was bad or that they hated being around their house…it was just that they knew what would await them when they did return home. There were two possibilities, and they weren't sure which one was the worst outcome. Their parents were either making kissy faces at each other after their aniversery cruise, much like they had been doing the day before when they arrived back, or talking to their aunts in California about how things were going there. At this point it would seem like the second option was the worst.

Ryan let out a sigh as a frown graced the otherwise flawless face of his sister. He could hear snickering from beside them and looked down a ways to see Troy, Chad, Taylor, and Gabriella, along with the rest of the basketball team, sitting there on the stairs snickering at the two twins who sat down on the wall that boardered the front of the school. He turned to Sharpay, seeing her bit her lower lip, something she only did when she was about to cry.

He scooted closer to his sister, "What's wrong Shar?"

She looked up, glancing to see everyone staring at her, apparently Ryan had spoken a little more loudly than he probably should have…now everyone knew something was bothering her. She sighed, "It's just…I miss them Ry…We've never missed a trip to see them. Never!"

Ryan quickly put an arm around his sister, knowing that it would help calm her down. It was perfectly normal for her to be upset about missing their trip to California. They were really close to their cousins, and, had it not been for their father Jake Evans job being based in Albaquerque, they were sure they would have gone to live in California with the rest of their family. It sucked, it really did to be so far from the only family and friends you had, it especially took its toll on Sharpay. It really wasn't good for her to get worked up like that…it wasn't good for either of them, but especially her. He felt her lean against him, a soft sniffle excaping her. He looked up, he could see Chad wiping his eyes in a mock up of Sharpay's pain. He could see the girls giving the boys exasperated looks and rolling their eyes. At least they knew that Sharpay really was upset.

He fixed his attention back to his sister, giving her a reassuring squeeze and rubbing her arm. He didn't even notice the gasp that escaped the two girls down the way or even when two shadows fell over them. He didn't look up until he heard someone speaking to them.

"Cheer up Shar!" a preppy male voice spoke.

"Tears don't suit you, you know," Another voice, more deep than the other added.

Sharpay's head shot up as she stared at the two men before launching herself at the taller of the two. "Wyatt!" she shouted, locking the much taller and more built man in a tight embrace. The man didn't even seem fazed when the girl latched herself onto him. He merely chuckled and hugged her back, his muscles rippling as he did so, clearly visible beneath his red sweater. His blue eyes shined with laughter, his light brown hair making them even more bright.

"Chris!" she shouted again as she threw herself at the second man. This one seemed a bit darker than the first, his dark brown slightly shaggy hair blended perfectly with his dark green eyes and dark blue shirt. She pulled away as Ryan made his way to give them each a guy hug.

She was grinning a million watt smile as Ryan joined her side staring at the two older men. "What are you doing here!?"

Wyatt smiled, "Well, you know us. We missed you guys."

Chris smiled as well, "Yeah, we've never not had you over the manor when you were on break, so we decided to come and visit our favorite Ablaquerque cousins."

Ryan laughed as Wyatt noogied his head, "We're your only Albaquerque cousins."

Sharpay opened her mouth to speak but shut it quickly as her eyes widened…a thought had struck her. "Ooh…Aunt Piper's going to kill you two!"

Wyatt merely laughed at that, "Kill us three you mean."

"Three?" Sharpay asked when suddenly Ryan turned around, his arms outstreched.

"Mel!" he shouted, catching a girl who had just jumped at him. He caught her in his arms and spun her around bridal style.

The girl, Mel, seemed to be about two years younger than Ryan and Sharpay, probably around 16 years old. She had a hair like the guy Wyatt, but eyes as green as Chris. Her hair was just a little shorter than Sharpay's, falling around her shoulders and held back by only two clips on either side of her head. She had a light green blouse on which, along with her dark green skirt, greatly brought out the green of her eyes. She giggled as Ryan slowed to a stop, she had been aiming for a piggy back ride, but this worked out just as well. She laughed, placing her arms around his neck as he stopped. She sighed, "I'll never get too big for this will I?" she asked.

Ryan laughed, shaking his head, "Nope, and if you do…I'll just have to work out more."

She laughed more as he set her down on the ground, "I don't think that's possible," she said, squeezing his biceps jokingly…well, it wasn't really a joke, his arms were as hard as a rock. He playfully smacked her hands away from his arm as she hit him back, soon it was a fun filled game of smack hands. She laughed, grabbing his hands in hes for a moment, before turning to Sharpay. "Hey Pay!" she said, reaching out and hugging the girl.

"Mel!" Sharpay shouted, pulling away, "How is everyone? How's Henry?"

"And Charlot," Ryan continued.

"And Bri…"

"And Penny …"

"…Patty…"

"…Prue?"

Mel laughed at the twins, they were just like Charlot and Bri with the finishing each other's sentences. "Why don't you ask them?"

She turned her gaze to something just over the twin's shoulder. They spun around to see six other people standing a few feet behind them. "Oh my god!" Sharpay shouted as she and Ryan went to greet their cousins.

From what the group on the stairs could see, there were three girls, one boy, and a pair of twin girls as well. The three girls were similar in appearance, each with long dark brown hair and brown eyes. The boy bore a striking resemblence to the girls as well, though with a slightly lighter shade of brown hair, but with the same dark brown eyes. The twins, well, they were identical unlike Sharpay and Ryan being fraternal. They both had strawberry blonde hair, the redish tints standing out more as Ryan and Sharpay made their way to them, their yellow blond hair contrasting the strawberry blondes. These twins were similar to Ryan and Sharpay in another aspect, they both had different eye colors. While Ryan and Sharpay had blue eyes and brown respectively, these twins had brown eyes and hazel.

After a few moments of excited chatter Sharpay calmed down a little, and Ryan turned to Wyatt, "Hey…Wy…um…is…did she…"

Wyatt laughed, "Spit it out Ry."

"Did she come with you?" he asked, looking hopeful.

"Why don't you ask her?" a voice said from behind him. The group by the stairs did a double take, where had that girl come from, she wasn't there a minute ago. A girl with long black hair and pink tips stood just behind Ryan, clad in a pair of torn jeans, a black top, and black flipflops.

Ryan spared no time in pulling her towards him and into a hug, that was pretty normal to the group, but what really shocked them was when Ryan dipped her to the side and planted a kiss similar to the one Tom Cruise and Katie were famous for.

The group on the stairs could do nothing but stare at the couple before them. Never in their lives had they ever thought they'd see Ryan with a girl…there had been a rumor that he swung on a different branch than the rest of them…nor had they thought that they would ever see him with a girl like that. She seemed well…different…than what they expected Ryan to look for in a girl…different than what they expected Sharpay to find acceptable in a girlfriend for her brother.

"My, my, my," Sharpay said crossing her arms at the girl as soon as her brother had let her go for air, "If it isn't Missy Sparks."

Missy crossed her arms at Sharpay as well, "If it isn't Miss Sharpay Evans," she faked a sigh, "Can't even give her best friend a hug I see."

Sharpay's face broke out in a grin as she and Missy hugged. Now that was shoking to the group on the stairs. Sharpay hugged someone? They were friends? Not only that, they were supposedly best friends? When did this happen?

"Well, look at you Paypay," Missy said pulling away, but still holding Sharpay at arms length, "What kind of a get up are you in? I don't think I've ever seen you in anything more than a pair of jeans and a sweater?" She looked her up and down, taking in the flashy outfit that Sharpay was dressed in. A bright light blue sequin halter and uncomfortably tight skirt along with dark blue heels seemed foreign on her friend.

Sharpay actually blushed at that statement and waved her hand dismissively, pushing the girl back towards her brother. She laughed slightly at her friend when she felt someone step up beside her. She looked up to see the face of her oldest cousin Wyatt staring down at her, a concerned look on his face.

"Are your friends alright Sharpay?" he asked.

She gave him a questioning look, "My friends?" she shook her head as if not understanding who he was talking about. All her friends were currently gathered around her. He nodded towards the stairs where she saw the group of her peers staring at her with mouths agape and eyes wide, obviously in shock. She frowned slightly, turning back to Wyatt, "They're not my friends Wy," she replied quietly so the group, which reallly wasn't all that far away, couldn't hear her.

His brows furrowed in confusion, "Why not?" he asked, this time it was his turn to shake his head in confusion, "You've never had trouble making friends in San Fransisco."

She sighed, he just had to say that so the group could hear right? "Well, this isn't San Fransisco, it's Albaquerque…" she trailed off as she looked at the group, her gaze lingering on Troy a second longer than the rest before returning her attention to her cousin. "And besides, all my friends in San Fran are like Missy, like us." She shot him a meaningful look which he quickly understood.

He nodded slowly, "Well, how about we head over to your house?" he asked getinng nods of approval from the cousins, "We should probably tell Aunt Prue that we're here so when mom calls she won't freak."

"Good idea," Chris said stepping next to Sharpay and drapping an arm around her shoulders. Sharpay had always been Chris' favorite cousin. She laughed at his antics which immediately brought a smile to his face as they started to walk off down the street, the large family talking admantly amongst themselves.

There was silence among the group of students who were still staring down the path the twins had taken. But with Chad there, the silence could only last a few moments, "What the hell was that?!" he shouted.

A/N - Okay! I know that Sharpay and Ryan's parents aren't Jake and Prue Evans...but in this story they are. Oh, yeah. HSM2 happened, but just imagine that you never got to see Sharpay and Ryan's parents, or that it was only their dad you saw. I know that in the movie, they were supposedly at the club all summer...but in this fic, Sharpay and Ryan were only there for the beginning of summer (remember? All for one, this summer has just begun...or something like that), the rest they spent with their family in California. This story takes place their senior year, just after winter break like in the first movie :) Also, I remembered from like elementry school something about Iceland actually being warmer than Greenland. I checked. Greenland is a little colder.

Also...this will be a Troypay fiction. And just to warn you guys...I don't think that Gabriella and Ryan will be together in this fic, it'll be Ryan/OC A.K.A. Missy Sparks. More about her later.