After a very long hiatus I decided to write more to this story. It's actually done in the 3 notebooks I wrote it out in by hand. Its just the typing it out that takes way to long. But here's Chapter 2. When it comes to the Julius Caesar lines they are not from the real play because I couldn't find the part that said this line because I don't have the play book! So please forgive my paraphrasing. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Except Gwen.

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"You cant talk to her, She's new!" mocked Gabriella in a whisper to Troy, "Then why is Sharpay talking to her?" Troy rolled his eyes and leaned in closer to her, "Because Sharpay is evil. You know she probably doesn't even plan on being nice to the new girl." "Her name is Gwen." Gabriella snapped back. "Well whatever her name is. You can talk to her if you feel that bad about it." Troy said. "What? Now your suddenly changing your mind?" Gabriella said angrily. Troy shook his head and gave up. "Troy!" Gabriella whined. He didn't answer. The bell rang and they all left home room. Except Ryan, Sharpay, and Gwen.

They all had Drama Class for first period. Gwen stayed slumped in her set as Ryan and Sharpay conversed silently to each other. "So what do you think of Gabriella?" Sharpay asked. Gwen looked over at the twins who looked at her coolly. "Oh she seemed nice." Gwen replied. Sharpay scoffed and made her way over to Gwen's desk, Ryan followed. "What?" Gwen asked. "Oh, nothing. Just Gabriella and Troy got the roles in the Winter musical last year." Sharpay said glaring, "My brother and I got the leads every year. Until that musical." Both Ryan and Sharpay had a sulking look on their faces so Gwen tried to cheer them up. "Well, that's not fair." She said. Sharpay smiled, "I know. But this year we plan on getting our leads back! Right, Ryan?" "Yep." Ryan said back with a smile also on his face. After a moment of silence Sharpay decided to talk again, seeing as Gwen and Ryan were both being quiet.

"So I see your in Drama class. What drama did you do at your old school?" She asked, secretly sizing up her new competition. She better not be another Gabriella. "Oh not much. Just Bye, Bye Birdie, Sound of Music, Carousel, and The Phantom-" Gwen was cut off. "of the Opera!? I love that musical." Ryan blurted out. Gwen smiled at him, "I love it, too. But I always had very small extra roles. Like the chorus." Ryan and Sharpay both gasped as if Gwen had said something horrible. "You've only ever had a small role?" Sharpay asked, looking horrified, but internally thankful that this girl wouldn't try to take her throne. "Well yeah. But there are no small parts. Only small actors." She beamed. "You've been lied to." Ryan simply said. Gwen looked taken back as Sharpay nodded in agreement with her brother.

"Maybe this year you can get a bigger role in my performance. But not the lead roles." Sharpay said with a smug smile. "I can't sing that well so I wouldn't get the lead anyways." Gwen sighed. "Oh nonsense! Anyone can sing, it's just some of us," Sharpay cast a look at her brother, "can do it better then others." Ryan smiled back at his sister. Gwen was beginning to like these people. She silently hoped that they would invite her to sit with them at lunch when a girl stumbled into the room holding to many books. "Hi, Sharpay. Ryan." said the girl adjusting her glasses and picking up a book.

Ryan rolled his eyes and Sharpay glared. She walked over to them and dropped all her books on the ground. "Hi! You must be new. What's your name? My name is Kelsi." She said sticking her hand out Gwen. Gwen looked at Sharpay who had her lips twisted in a way that suggested she ate something sour. "I'm Gwen." She replied shaking Kelsi's hand. "Woah, that's a pretty name. Short for Gweniveir I presume?" Kelsi asked. "Um yeah." Gwen replied.

"Kelsi?" Sharpay asked her scowl melting away into an all to friendly smile. "Yes?" Kelsi asked suddenly looking very timid. "Where's my mocha-latte!?" Sharpay snapped. "And my strawberry frappuccino with extra whipped cream!" Ryan pouted. Kelsi seemed to shrink back and her happiness dissolved. "I forgot." She said. Sharpay glared and looked straight into Kelsi's eyes. "Who are your superiors?" She asked. "You." Kelsi choked out. "And who should you listen to?" Sharpay scowled. Kelsi was silent. "WHO?" Sharpay snapped. Kelsi sighed, "You." Sharpay smugly smiled, "Exactly. We'll let you off easy. But next time I won't be so nice." Kelsi sank into her seat as more students entered the room.

Sharpay resumed sitting in Gabriella's old seat, and Ryan moved back by Gwen. The last bell rang as one last student hurried into the classroom. Mrs. Darbus began class announcing that she would pair up everyone with their first semester partners. Mrs. Darbus went through the whole entire class until she was down to Sharpay, Ryan, Kelsi, and Gwen. Sharpay smiled over at her brother. "Kelsi with-" Mrs. Darbus paused as she read through the list, "Well, I was going to put Gwen and Kelsi together, but I think one of the Evans' would make a better partner for Gwen." "What?!" gasped Sharpay. "Kelsi will be with Sharpay. And Gwen will be with Ryan." Mrs. Darbus decided. "Mrs. Darbus is this some kind of a joke! Ryan and I are always partnered together. This is…just an outrage!!" Sharpay cried. Ryan nodded his head in agreement. "Calm down, Ms. Sharpay." Mrs. Darbus said. "But you split me and Ryan up!" Sharpay shrieked. "Sharpay, please. Go sit over by Kelsi. Ryan sit next to Gwen." Mrs. Darbus said shaking her head. Sharpay gathered her books and sat down next to Kelsi in a huff.

Ryan cautiously took his new seat next to Gwen. She was staring at him curiously, but when he looked over and caught her she immediately looked away, blushing as she did. "These our you first semester partners. With them you will act out different scenes from various plays." Mrs. Darbus proclaimed, "The plays will be all the Shakespearian greats such as: A Midsummer's Nights Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and, of course, Romeo and Juliet." Gwen didn't quite like the idea of acting out some dramatic love scene with this boy she hardly knew. She looked over at Ryan who seemed more excited about this news then freaked out. Mrs. Darbus handed out a scene from Julius Caesar to every group in the class.

Sharpay squealed with glee when she received hers. "I get to be Cassius! Of course, Kelsi is Julius Caesar!" She said, her lips curling into a sneer. Ryan and Gwen looked down at their sheets as Mrs. Darbus sat it in front of them. "Now Ryan," She said, "you're my best actor here at East High so I would like you to really help out Gwen. That's why you shall be Brutus and she will be Porcia in this scene." Ryan nodded silently. Mrs. Darbus smiled before walking off. Gwen read over the short scene and soon realized that Porcia was Brutus' wife! She swallowed down hard and looked up at Ryan. "You are to present these to the class by the end of the week. And then we shall move on from there. So please starts to rehearse! Let your muse soar!" Mrs. Darbus said smiling. Ryan turned to Gwen and smiled, "You ready?" Gwen nodded.

Ryan began reciting his line with such feeling and enthusiasm that he actually started leaning closer to Gwen as if he was talking to his beloved wife. "For Porcia, thy beauty surpasses the Great Goddess of Love herself!" He finished. Gwen had been so into his act as well that she had to blink a couple times before reading her own line. "Brutus fair husband, you flatter me to much. I know something is troubling you, a deep quarrel that you will not tell me! What secrets of thou been keeping from me? Dous thy not love me?" She said, trying to sound as good as Ryan.

"Then CAESAR shall die at the hands of thy noble Cassius!" Sharpay said becoming over-dramatic and pulling all the attention in the room to herself and a scared Kelsi. Sharpay smiled at everyone before acting like she was embarrassed. "I'm sorry! Did I say that to loud?" She asked coyly before sinking into her seat with a smug grin. Kelsi rolled her eyes.

Ryan and Gwen turned back to facing each other after Sharpay's outburst. "Is she always that dramatic?" Gwen asked. Ryan thought for a second then smiled, "Pretty much." They were silent before Ryan broke it. "So how do you like East High?" He asked. "Well, it's only first period. But I'll let you know what I think of it by the end of the day." Gwen said. The bell rang, and Mrs. Darbus gave them a extravagant farewell before they all left. Sharpay had left by the time Ryan and Gwen left the room.

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