Author's Note: I have to admit it: there's going to be a vartiey of pairings through the story, but mainly Rylie, Trylie, and maybe abit of Ryella. Sorry if it's short, and enjoy!
Chapter Two: Poster Boy
Ryan always knew that Troy was favored by every girl in the school.
Except Haylie, of course.
Haylie and Troy were just really good friends, from what he could tell from drama class, lunch, and among other things that slipped his mind as he stared at her in sixth hour Creavite Writing And Poetry.
"Today, I'm going to pair you up into partners, and you can work on your semster project together. It doesn't have to involve poetry, but it does have to be about creavity. So, music videos, journals, skits..anything." Ms. Zismar was saying as she sat on a medal stool that stood in front of the room.
Ryan looked at Haylie again, and he saw her smiling at him, and he gave her a smile back.
"So, when I call your partner's name, you will go over and sit near them. I want you to just have an idea today. Don't work on your projects, because you have all the time in the world to work on them. So, here are the pairs:
Sharpay Evans and Zeke Baylor
Taylor McKessie and Chad Danforth
Jason Cross and Kelsi Nielsen..."
Ryan hoped he was going to be with Haylie, if he wasn't, he would have surely been paired up with Sharpay, the very least.
"Troy Bolton and..."
When she said Troy's partner's name, the room just went silent:
"..Haylie Anderson."
Ryan slumped back in his seat, and he shook his head.
Was their teacher mad? Metal?
No, she was trying to ruin two good relationships, is what she was doing!
"And the final pair is Ryan Evans and Gabriella Montez. That's it! Get to work!"
Gabriella came over to Ryan, and sat down.
"I'm sorry, about Haylie." Gabriella said as she looked as Haylie and Troy started to talk.
"Likewise about Troy, Gabby." Ryan responded.
Gabriella Montez was nice, and Ryan admitted having a small crush on her when she came after winter break, but he knew he couldn't have her, and when Haylie came into his life, Gabriella the crush was completely gone.
"Did you want to switch partners? I mean, it'd be fun working with you, but if you wanted to work with Haylie, that's just fine with me." Gabriella contuined, and Ryan gave her a smile.
"No worries, Gabriella. I don't mind working with you." Ryan stated, and Gabriella gave him a warm smile.
"Alright then, but if you are sure..."
Ryan laughed at her statement, and took his notebook.
"Gabriella, I think you'd make a fine partner. Let's not worry about it, okay?" he asked, and Gabriella nodded.
"Okay." Gabriella replied, and they came up with some ideas, and Ryan liked it that Gabriella suggested doing a music video, even though it'd be weird to dancing with your friend's girlfriend, but Gabriella said it'd be fine, and Troy would be cool with it.
Ryan caught up with Haylie during the passing of seventh hour, and leaned against a locker as she got out her stuff.
"So, what are you and Troy going to do for your project?" he asked, as Haylie closed her locker shut.
"Were creating a song. Not a music video, but just the song itself. How about you and Gabriella?" Haylie asked.
"A music video. What else? I was surprised when she suggested it." Ryan said as he and Haylie walked to Haylie's last hour.
"She was just being nice, Ryan. I think she felt abit uncomfortable because she wasn't with Troy...but, before we got out, she told me that you'd make a good partner, Ryan. And I agree with her."
Ryan smirked at the mention of Gabriella being uncomfortable.
When was one of the super-couple uncomfortable? Well, he guessed that she would be, but it wasn't like Ryan was going to do anything terrible to her, now was he?
"Oh, well, that's nice." he stated.
For odd reason, he wanted Haylie to say that Troy looked uncomfortable, but Haylie didn't mention anything of the basketball player.
Was it just him, or Ryan was jealous?
He never got jealous, not even of Sharpay (well, okay, that was a lie)!
Was he jealous?
