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Summary: Just take note of this:

"Kels, jealousy is an emotional disease…"

- Jason Cross

Time Line: High School Musical 2


Officially Together

It was very late in the evening, almost eleven o'clock, and everything seemed really peaceful. The employees of Lava Springs already went home hours ago. There was silence all over the place except for the sobbing of a young pianist resting against a tree near the golf course…

"Jason Cross… I hate you..." Kelsi said softly then sobbed again.

Flashback

(a few hours ago…)

"Hey Kels!" Jason greeted her while wiping his 'last plate of the night'.

"Uhm, Hi Jason.." Kelsi then replied but she didn't look at him because she was busy scribbling some notes, probably the list of things she needs to do for tomorrow.

"..uhm Kels, I was just wondering…if you wa-wanna go g-get something to eat…with me... la-later…after wo-work.." the boy stuttered.

She looked up at him and frowned. The boy thought he was rejected because of the look on her face but the truth of the matter is that, Kelsi just couldn't believe it; she thought it was a joke or maybe a dream…

"Well, uhm, if you don't want its ok with me...maybe some other time then…"Jason said and was just about to go the door, 'broken hearted', when Kelsi called out to him.

"Jason! Wait!" Kelsi yelled.

"Yes?" He turned his back to face her and much to his disappointment, she was still frowning.

"You really mean that?" the 'playmaker' asked.

"Yes, I do...I really mean it…but if you don't want I comple-" he said but was cut-off.

"Then, yes. What time? And where?" she said. The frown was gone and she was smiling that stunning smile.

'She looks more beautiful when she smiles…wait, did she just said yes?!' Jason said to himself. He was staring at her for a few minutes…stunned by her smile and of course by her answer.

"Hello? Earth to Jason Cross…" Kelsi came closer to him and started wave a hand in front of his face.

"Huh? What?!" Jason finally came back to earth.

"Are you ok? You spaced out awhile ago…"Kelsi asked with concern.

"No, I'm fine...but what did you say?" Jason replied.

"I said yes, I'll go with you. But what time and where?" Kelsi answered back, she had the smile again.

"Really?! Ok then, uhm, around 8:00pm? It's still (looks at his wrist watch) 7:00pm...We still have like an hour…"the 'Wild Cat Superstar' happily replied.

"Ok, sounds fine with me...but where? I hope its some place nice and not expensive…"Kelsi said.

"It's my treat so you don't have to worry about the bill…uhm, it's a surprise so I can't tell…sorry" Jason excitedly replied. Kelsi just nodded and smiled, she was out of words.

Jason smiled back at her.

"Well, I..have to go somewhere now. Don't worry, I'll be back before 8…I'll see you later Kels.." Jason then said as he went out the kitchen door.

"Ok" was the only word that came out from Kelsi's mouth. She was really surprise by the sudden 'date'. She smiled to herself and went back to scribbling but her mind was wandering off somewhere and her heart…its beating way, way past the normal heart beat. Looks like someone is deeply in love…

(55 minutes later…)

Kelsi is so excited about the 'date' that she finished all of her work just a few minutes after Jason 'invited' her. She then decided to take a stroll outside to hide her excitement, but as she was about to turn another corner…she saw Jason kneeling down in front of this girl, as if proposing, and then to Kelsi's dismay these words escaped from Jason's mouth:

"I love you…will you be my girlfriend?"

As fast as those words were said, it was also as fast as the playmaker ran away from the 'scene' and so she was not noticed but as she fled, she was crying and heartbroken… little did she know what the continuation of the earlier statement was…

"Cousin! You're so corny! Don't kneel…as if you're proposing for marriage already." the girl replied.

"But Phoebe…come on cousin! How will I do this?" Jason spat out to his cousin as he stood up.

"Like this, when you're done eating…take her to some place private or maybe a romantic spot then that's where you'll propose…" Phoebe then replied.

"Ok…wait, how?" the boy asked curiosly.

"Uhm…let's make it simple…, find the right moment to say it, and try to relax a bit and be more comfortable so you can say it clearly to her, gather all the confidence of a Wildcat superstar in you…then, just propose…" his cousin replied, with a little tone of irritation in her voice.

"Phey, it's not that easy you know? I thought I was doing right, and then you said it's corny… (Sighs) sometimes girls like you are really hard to understand…" Jason answered as he sat on a bench near them.

Phoebe (or Phey) smiled at him, she knows he's tired. The last fifty five minutes he's been practicing on how to propose to his 'special girl' and still he's not that confident. Then, recalling his last statement, she laughed and then sat beside him.

"Yes cousin, girls like me, are really like that…" she replied still giggling.

"Yeah, tell me about it…" Jason tiredly replied.

She laughed again then stood in front of him then started to explain.

"Jason Sanborn Cross, my beloved cousin…" she paused, then…

"Girls are special beings created by the Maker.

If you praise her, she thinks your lying,

And if you don't your good for nothing.

If she talks,

She wants you to listen.

If you listen,

She wants you to talk.

If you kiss her,

You're not a gentleman.

If you don't,

You're not a man.

If you agree to all her likes,

You're a wimp.

If you don't,

You're not understanding.

So simple yet so complicated.

So weird yet so beautiful.

That's a girl…" Phoebe then finished, grinning at her cousin.

Jason grinned back at her. He knows she was a hundred ten percent right. And so he added...

"Yes, my dear cousin, Phoebe Keith Cross Werble, your right. A girl is a non-understandable creature, but yet, truly spectacular...that's the reason why I fell for one…"

"Woah cousin! Where did that come from huh?" Phoebe replied...she was surprised by what Jason said.

"From here…" he said, pointing to his heart.

Phoebe was about to laugh because she thought it was so corny of him, but when she saw the sincerity and seriousness in his eyes, she held it back.

"You're really in love with her, aren't you?" Phoebe said then sat beside him on the bench.

"Yes…" Jason replied then sighed.

"What's the matter?" his cousin asked.

"Well, I'm not sure if she feels the same way I do for her…" he answered…somewhat saddened by what he himself said.

"Don't worry cousin! I'm sure she feels the same way too…by the way, is everything ready for the date? And what time will you be going back to her?" Phoebe said trying to cheer him up.

"Yeah, everything is ok. I said I'll be back before 8…its (look at his watch and to his horror) 8:03pm. SHOOT! I'm late! I have to go now Phey thanks for the 'help'..." he said as he hurriedly headed back to the kitchen.

"Yeah, sure…break a leg Jason!" Phoebe yelled at him.

"Thanks cousin!" Jason yelled back having a last look at his cousin.

He ran as fast as he could until he reached the kitchen and to his dismay, Kelsi was not there…

"Kelsi, where are you?" he said to himself as he went out of the kitchen and started looking for her all over Lava Springs. He was afraid that maybe she got mad and left already because he was late.

'Maybe I should ask Phoebe to help me' he thought to himself again.

(End of Flashback)

"I'm sorry Kels, I was just playing around with you…" Jason said then he laughed.

"You mean the date was not true?" Kelsi replied, as tears we're forming in her eyes.

Jason laughed again, "Who told you it was a date? For me it was a joke and NOT a date…and I can't believe it…you fell for it!" he said, then laughed again.

"How could you?!" Kelsi exclaimed as the tears finally fell from her eyes.

"Sorry Kels, but I already have a girlfriend. Well, actually we became official a few hours ago…you know that, you were a witness remember? " he said to her in a very cold manner.

"But I thought yo-" Kelsi said but was cut off.

"What? You thought I love you? Please Kels, don't dream…you're not my type and you will never be…" he said to her.

"Jason, please hear me out…" she begged to him as she was on her knees.

"I DON'T need to Kelsi…in fact I DON'T need you, goodbye…" he replied to her as he walked away.

"JASON please!!!" she last yelled then everything went black…


"Kelsi! Kelsi! Wake up!" Jason said.

"Huh?! what?" Kelsi said. 'A dream?...it was just a dream…' she thought to herself. She fell asleep due to her tiredness and not to mention…broken heartedness.

"Kels, are you okay? I was really worried about you, I've been looking for you everywhere…uhm, I'm really sorry if I didn't came early fo-'" Jason said while trying to help her stand but was cut off when Kelsi pushed him away from her.

"What's the matter Kels?" Jason asked…confused.

"Are you really worried about me? Or that girl?!" she asked then faced him as she wiped the tears that started to fall down from her eyes.

"That girl? what ar-" he was cut off by someone who was calling out to him.

"JASON! COUSIN! Did you found her already?" Phoebe yelled as she approached her cousin.

"Yeah cousin, she's here" Jason yelled back.

"Wait, cousin?" Kelsi replied. 'this girl is Jason's cousin meaning…' she thought to herself, now she's the one confused.

"Finally! I've been looking for her everywhere too you know? and it's getting late…" Phoebe said as she quickly approached them and then stood beside Jason.

"Uhm, yeah she's my cousin" Jason said to Kelsi. Phoebe noticed that they needed some time alone so, being the understanding cousin that she is, she said…

"Ok…I guess I'll just leave you two now…" but before she ran away from the 'scene' she winked at Jason, like it was a body language saying: 'this is the right time cousin…go for it!'. Jason got the hint (thank goodness!) and when his cousin totally disappeared from their sight, he gathered up all his courage and confidence and went near to Kelsi, only to hear her say…

"Is she really your cousin?" Kelsi asked.

"Yes, she is Kels. Why do you ask?" he replied.

"Because I saw you proposing to her a few hours ago…" she answered to him. Then there was a moment of silence until Jason started laughing.

"What so funny?" the 'playmaker' inquired, she was serious.

Jason held his laughter (but he was still giggling a bit) then said, "I was practicing Kels, it was not meant for her and besides she's my cousin…wait, she's more than that…" he paused. Making Kelsi a little uneasy, it made her think that maybe she really is his girlfriend but as he continued what he was saying she felt a little better…

"…she's like a sister to me…" he paused again then stood right in front of her and teasingly said, "…you were jealous weren't you?"

"I was NOT jealous!" she retorted while staring down at her shoes, and with that reaction it triggered Jason into thinking that she was indeed jealous.

"Kelsi…" he said softly as he went closer to his 'special girl' who backed off a little, only a little. Then he held her face up so that they could make made eye to eye contact and said…

"Kels, jealousy is an emotional disease…"

"I said I was not je-?" she was cut off because Jason suddenly kissed her on the lips. At first, she didn't respond because she was in shock and so this made Jason nervous because he was afraid that maybe; just maybe…she might pull away and slap him…but to his surprise… NO pulling away and NO slapping instead she even kissed back but not that intense. Then a few seconds later they parted and both started to blush madly, then fell an awkward silence. Until…

"SAY IT JASON!!! SAY IT!!!" someone shouted and both of them heard it yet no one was in sight, after all it's very late and it was becoming a little darker, a little only, if it weren't for those several clouds covering the beautiful full moon, the place would be dim lighted. Anyway, from the voice itself obviously it was Phoebe, who Jason and Kelsi thought was out of sight but the truth of the matter is that…yeah, she was NOWHERE in sight but that didn't meant she was NOWHERE near the site. All along, she was hiding behind another tree near the two.

At that moment Jason knew that this was he's cue, he didn't care what would be her answer as long as he was able to say what he truly felt inside and without further hesitation he took something from his right pocket and said,

"Kelsi, will you be mine?" at the same time revealing in his hand, a beautiful bracelet with the word 'Jelsi' plated in gold for its pendent. The 'playmaker' was in shock for a few seconds then…

"..Yes…" was all she said.

Jason thought he was in cloud nine when that word, that single word escaped from Kelsi's mouth. He slowly put the bracelet on Kelsi's wrist.'the pendant is like a combination of our names' they both secretly thought. Then as if on cue…

"I love you" they both said to each other at the same time. And under the beautiful moon, that finally became visible, they shared one last kiss before they both went home, hand in hand, forgetting about the 'date' that they should have had and just being satisfied for the fact that they are now offically together.


A/N: First of all, my sincerest apology to all of you if I was not able to update that much, really sorry (I hope "Officially Together" and "The Best Excuse" will make up for it). Coz you see, the blue notebook of my sis went missing a few days after my last story..I don't know where it went and I also became busy with school (sigh)..Science Research...Exams etc. Luckily after several months we found the notebook, then here I am again, writing. I wanna thank xXPhilippineSunshineXx for giving me a (Private Messege)PM about the update.thanks!. And of course to all of you who gave a review for my previews stories.Thanks!!(and to those who didn't gave any but read..thank you still), to those who put Blue Notebook under their story alert.thanks!. and also to those who added Blue Notebook as one of their fave stories..thanks, you inspire me guys!. By the way, if you have noticed I've placed Time Line this is where you'll see when each story takes place, either during the HSM 1 or 2 or 3(i'm excited about this.lol.) Anyway, hope you'll give me a review again.lol.Thanks in advance!. God BLess you aLL!!.;)