Here is it. I'm sorry it took a few days to get up I've been busy with things and I'm going to be out of town the next few days. I'm leaving at 7 am to go to college and then from there leaving with friends to go out of town to see Fall Out Boy, Plain White T's, Cute Is What We Aim For and Gym Class Hero's therefore I wont be updating again until Sunday or Monday. I'm sorry about that but life comes before writing and I haven't spent much time with my friends lately so they take number 1! My sister's 13th birthday party is also on Sunday so I'm not sure around what time I'll be able to post Chapter 4 but I will get it up Sunday.

Also, this is more of the goodbye so if you're going to get upset don't read it. Trust me when I say every chapter in this story matters and like it says this is an angsty romance story so it wont be all rainbows and butterflies but it will end that way, or that's what I have planned now that can change in the snap of my fingers. The next chapter concludes all the goodbyes and starts with them moving on without Sharpay at East High and Sharpay getting sucked into the whirlwind life of stardom. I know people in the music industry so most of what I write that has to do with being famous is true.

I hope to have plenty of reviews when I return. I probably wont update unless I get at least 10 reviews on this chapter. There's really no point to be honest. Thank you to those of you who are reviewing! You have no idea how good it feels to read even something as small as 'great chapter'. It's what ever writer wants to hear. Thank you again! You are the people that keep me writing! The more reviews I get the happier the chapters will get!


Thank you,
-MandaElyse

Chapter 4

The limo ride to the airport was filled with silence. No one knew what to say and no one dared to upset Sharpay anymore then she already was from having to leave her friends and family behind to peruse her dream. However, they all knew that it was bittersweet because even though she was saying goodbye to something she didn't want to leave behind she was embarking on a journey that would take her so many more places then she would have ever dreamed of going. Life wasn't going to be easy but then again life wasn't easy for anyone but she had the support of a loving family, wonderful friends and of course her mother would be by her side every step of the way not only acting as a mother but as her personal assistant.

Sharpay's eyes were glued to the window that she sat by. She watched as the trees flew past and the places she had over looked so many times and now regretted. She watched as the ice cream parlor she spent so many hours at with her brother laughing and carrying on jokes at passed them by, she watched as the movie theater that she first met Taylor at flew by and suddenly she felt a twang of guilt in her chest, then passed the theater where she starred in so many performances with her brother in flew past causing a few tears to build behind her eyes and finally the park. The park didn't mean much to anyone else but it was at that park that she had met the one and only Troy Bolton.

Laughing to herself she closed her eyes and moved her hand to the window. Tears slid down her porcelain cheeks as the cool window came in contact with her warm hand causing a fog like substance to surround her fingers but she didn't care. The only thing she cared about right now was the memory that flashed through her mind. She could remember everything about that day. She was in a pink sun dress, she was 4 and Ryan was off on the swings with their nanny who pushed him as high as he wanted to go. Sharpay could remember the giggles the came from her brothers mouth as he chanted higher and higher causing their young nanny to laugh as well. She could remember the smile that was on her face as she stood and watched not much for playing and she remembered the weight on her back that sent her tumbling to the ground and the tears to spring from her eyes.

Flashback

A young blonde girl laid face down on the ground with fresh tears falling from her brown eyes as she tried to push herself up but failed miserably due to the weight on her back that held her down. She didn't understand why she couldn't get up until she felt the weight suddenly gone and rolled to her back. She wasn't hurt besides the small scrape on her knee but it had startled her to the point of tears. She wasn't expecting to be thrown onto the ground and that was enough to scare any girl.

Looking up she saw a darker skinned boy standing with wide as he looked down to the young girl below. He looked about her age and held a ball that was almost as big as him in his hand. "I-I'm sorry." He stumbled over his words as he turned and took off running obviously afraid to get in trouble for what he had done.

Sharpay sat up on and looked down at her hands instinctively and brushed them together getting the sand off of them before looking down to her knee. She frowned and moved her finger down to touch it gently but a hand quickly stopped her.

"You shouldn't touch it." The voice said causing her to jump slightly.

Looking up she saw a boy with bright blue eyes kneeling on the ground next to her. She opened her mouth to say something but before she could he had yelled out for his mother who she could only guess was the woman with flowing dark hair that made their way towards them.

"Chad knocked her over and she's bleeding!" He exclaimed pointing to her knee causing his mother to chuckle softly as she kneeled next to Sharpay and looked at the cut closely. "Is she going to die?!" He asked partly excited and partly scared.

Sharpay's eyes grew wide because she knew she wouldn't die from a cut but the idea of it scared her to death. She looked to the woman quickly waiting for an answer but the woman was too busy laugh and shaking her head to even notice the fear in Sharpay's eyes.

"No. No, son. She isn't going to die." The woman smiled brightly and looked into Sharpay's face before placing a hand on her cheek. "It's just a cut. I have a bandaid in my purse. I'll be right back."

Sharpay watched the woman stand up and walk off leaving the two sitting on the ground in the middle of a sandbox. She could still hear her brother's giggles and her nanny's laughter, she could see the dark skinned boy across the playground sitting on the edge of the sandbox with another boy about their age talking about whatever it was they were and then she looked to the boy who looked like he was about to poke her 'owie'.

"Don't!" Sharpay squealed squirming back a bit. "You might hurt it!"

Troy jumped and nodded as he quickly retracted his hand back to his side and looked from her back down to the cut. "It's soo cool!" He exclaimed trying to reach out to touch it again.


"Stop!" Sharpay scolded him again. Her eyes narrowed and a frown formed on her face as she watched the little boy retract his hand again.

"Sorry!" He said holding his hands up giggling lightly. "I'm Troy."

Sharpay couldn't help but giggle when he did. She noticed his mother coming back and smiled. "Sharpay."

"Well aren't you the little hero, son." A male voice rang out from behind the woman as she knelt down beside Sharpay. She watched as the boy grinned proudly and nodded his head quickly. "You've got yourself quite the little damsel here."

Lisa reached behind her and smacked his leg causing both of the kids to giggle wildly as she cleaned up Sharpay's cut the best she could and informed her that she was going to live with an extra emphasis on the word live before she shot Troy a warning glare.

"Thank you." Sharpay said standing up in her place. She bent her knee a few times laughing at the feeling of the bandaid as it moved with her leg before she looked to the boy. "Thank you, Troy!" She waved and ran off in the direction of her brother and nanny not knowing that she would see that boy again the very next week in her preschool class.

End of Flashback

It had been such a simple way to meet someone yet so odd and out of place. It wasn't often that people could say that the boy they loved rescued them from death, or near death in a 4 year olds eye. Sharpay couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips as she remembers everything about that day causing a few odd looks to be sent her direction in the limo. She didn't care what looks she was getting at the moment because she was reminiscing and enjoying it eminsly. Her hand slid from the cool glass causing a sigh to escape her lips as her eyes slowly opened and she turned to face her brother and father with a slight grin on her face.

"I'm going to miss you both. So much." Her voice cracked slightly as she admitted that. They didn't need to hear it because they knew she would but hearing it made everything so much better. They were getting used to the Sharpay that showed emotion and they were all scared that once she ran off to Los Angeles the closed up Sharpay would return.

"Hey! I get to say that my sister is famous and I get to use your closet for storage now so I'm not going to miss you that much." Ryan lied with a wink getting a gasp from his sister and a light punch on the shoulder.

The limo ride went similar to that. Playful teases and punches admittance of how much they would miss one another and promises to call and visit whenever she possibly could. They all knew that her life was going to get busy and hectic and she probably wouldn't have time for anyone but herself which is why they were thankful that their mother was going to be going along for the ride. Sharpay had never done well alone and the last thing they wanted to do was send her out on a journey without anyone by her side.

Feeling the limo come to a halt, Sharpay's heart almost dropped in her chest. This was it and she knew it. This was where she would say goodbye to her brother and father and not know when she'd see them again. This is where she would say goodbye to Albuquerque, New Mexico as her home and hello to Los Angeles. The door open and her mother slid out beside her, followed by her father before she watched her brother disappear out into the sun as well. Suddenly she couldn't move or breathe and she wasn't sure if this is what she wanted. She was panicked. Looking around she frantically tried to come with a reason as to why she couldn't go but before she could say anything she felt someone take a hold of her hand.

"It'll be okay, Shar." The voice of her brother soothed her nerves almost instantly. The smile on his face proved that he knew exactly what he was talking about. "I'm so proud of you, sis."

In her entire life she had never heard her brother say those words to her. She knew that he was proud of her but she also knew that he was very ashamed with some things she had done in the past, especially to people at school, but that was the past. The frantic look on her face was now replaced with a large smile as she nodded her head, not speaking, and slowly slide from the back seat of the limo and out into the New Mexico sunlight. Suddenly she wasn't afraid of the future.

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is an opportunity." She whispered quietly as she looked up at the airport in front of her.

Feeling an arm around her shoulders she knew to be her fathers she leaned her head against his side and released a soft sigh. A man came and checked her bags before leading them to a private check in counter for first class riders and got her boarding passes before they lead them off to a secluded airport to take her through security check. Sharpay couldn't help but laugh quietly at the way they were treating her like she was an A list-er when she didn't even have a name for herself yet. It wasn't that she didn't like the attention but it was definitely something she was going to have to get used to.

Once at the security check point she knew her father and brother could go no further and quickly turned throwing her arms around her father's neck. She allowed a new set of tears to fall from her chocolate orbs as she held him tight and close. Sharpay had always been a daddy's girl and everyone knew it so to leave him was like hell to her. She whispered 'I love you's' into his ear causing her brother's lip to quiver a bit as he hugged his mother.

"You'll do great, princess. You've always had amazing potential and I can't wait to see you fly." He whispered before kissing her cheek softly. "I love you. Don't ever forget that."

"I won't." She sniffled slightly pulling away from him after giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Her eyes wandered from her father to her mother and brother who were hugging tightly. Ryan looked annoyed but they both knew he wasn't. He had always grown up a momma's boy. Sharpay couldn't help but laugh to herself as she watched her mother practically sob on her brother while he sat there patting her back. Folding her arms over her chest she tapped her foot on the ground and looked down at her watch acting like she was timing what was going on causing her father to laugh quietly and her brother to roll his eyes.

"Mom, I love you and all but I'd like to say goodbye to my sister." He laughed causing their mother to release him and nod before making her way towards her husband.

Sharpay slowly moved towards her brother with a smile on her face. She wasn't sure how to say goodbye to the one person that stood by her side no matter what. She felt her heart break as she watched his playful smile fall to a frown. They stood there looking into one another's eyes, so different yet so alike, afraid to speak and afraid to move. Since birth the twins had been inseparable and some called them odd and others told their parents it was a miracle in the making. They balanced each other out and helped one another out no matter what. They were each other's best friends and confidants. She couldn't imagine not seeing him everyday because that month over the summer nearly killed her.

"Ry…" She whispered softly looking down at the ground in front of her desperately trying to hold back the tears that were welling in her eyes. However, it was no use because before she could get anything else out a sob escaped her lips and her arms had flung around the boys neck. "…I don't want to go." She whispered softly as she buried her face in the crook of his neck allowing her tears to roll down his skin.

Ryan didn't know what to say. He felt his heart torn in two at the moment. He wanted nothing more then to tell her to stay and forget about the contract she had bonded herself to but he also knew that she needed to get on with her life because they couldn't be by each others side for the rest of their lives. They both knew that. Neither of them expected the day they would have to go their separate ways to come so soon. They had planned to go through senior year together, get the leads and blow everyone away and graduate side by side with smiles plastered on their faces and now none of that was going to happen. Their lives were taking them separate ways and although it hurt them both terribly they knew it was time.

"I know you don't but look at all the amazing things you're going to accomplish. You have a chance that many people would die to get." His voice was barely above a whisper but his parents watched with smiles on their faces. They had been apart for long periods of times before so their goodbye was short enough giving them time to watch their children. The two they were both so proud of. Ryan's hand slowly ran up and down Sharpay's back as he released a heavy sigh. "It will always be you and me but right now this is about you. I will have my time to shine and I will expect you to be there to watch but right now it's my turn to watch you."

The security guard was almost afraid to interrupt but he knew that the first boarding call had been called for the flight Sharpay and her mother were to board and if they didn't get through security now they would never make it. He bit his lip and looked at the time deciding to give them another minute before he had to interrupt and pull the family apart.

"Promise me something, Ry…" Slowly Sharpay pulled from her brother grasp. Looking into his eyes she couldn't help but smile as he smiled back at her. He wasn't crying and she knew that it wasn't because he didn't want to but it was because he didn't want her to see him weak. He was trying to be the strong one once again and the gesture warmed Sharpay's heart more then he knew. She watched him nod urging her to continue as she reached down and took a hold of her brother's hands holding them tightly in her own. "…promise me that one day it will be me and you again."

Laughing quietly, Ryan shook his head no causing Sharpay to frown slightly. She didn't understand why he wouldn't promise her that small thing. "Shar, no. We both knew that it couldn't be you and me for the rest of our lives. Yes, this is sooner then expected but it is time and you know that. I promise you that I will always be by your side supporting you and cheering you on but it will never be the way it's been again."

Sharpay's eyes slowly closed as she drew in a deep breathe. She knew that her brother wasn't trying to be mean and that he was just telling the truth but right now the truth hurt. She was only 17, she wasn't ready for this but she had no choice. This was her time and he was right. However, he was wrong about so many things.

"You're wrong." She stated firmly as she opened her eyes to see him looking at her confused. She couldn't help but giggle softly as she thought about how much she would miss that look on his face. "It will always be you and me no matter what."

With that said the twins leaned it and gave one another warm hugs. It would be their last for a while and they both knew it so they just enjoyed the feeling of warmth and security that blanketed them at that moment. It was a feeling that neither could explain and neither would ever try but it was a feeling that neither ever hoped to lose.

"I hate to interrupt but Mrs. And Ms. Evan's you really must be going." The small Mexican man frowned to the 4.

They all nodded and said one final good bye; this time without tears, before Sharpay and her mother crossed security closing one chapter of Sharpay's life and starting a brand new one.

Also, just to let everyone know I am going to be writing in an older sister for Ryan and Sharpay . She is going to give them both more depth and help explain a lot about Sharpay and the way she is the way she is. I'm not going to to mention her name before she comes in the chapter or explain where she's been because that's part of the story. However, just be warned in my story Sharpay and Ryan aren't the only children.

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