I don't own this! Just the story not the characters.

Chapter 3

Zeke and I kept out love a secret for awhile. Well as long as we possibly could. It was pretty hard to act like nothing was happening between us. Drama club queens and basketball jocks just don't mix. We had started hanging out at lunch and I had a sudden urge to go to school games to cheer on my Wildcat.

So about three weeks after our first date, I, donned in red and white, tried to force Ryan to come with me to the last basketball game of the season.

"Why in the world would you want to go? You hate our school!" he said stuffing microwave nachos into his mouth. We were standing around a little island in the middle of our kitchen.

"Ha! You really think I'm going to promote being full of school spirit? You're joking." I stage whispered.

"Oh so this is about Zeke then. I honestly don't get what you see in him. He's not especially smart or anything. And he is friends with Troy and Gabriella, you know your sworn enemies?" he shoved another nacho in his mouth and said "But I guess I'll let you have your fun while it last right?"

"What is that supposed to mean?" I leaned over the island and stole a chip.

"It means," he started getting up to throw way the plastic dish with left over cheese in it, "that this little romance of yours can't last very long. Dad will find out sooner or later and it'll be over."

"Oh what do you know? Dad wouldn't make me stop seeing Zeke. Not if he knew I loved him. Would he?" I asked myself more than Ryan.

But Ryan answered for me. "Heck yes he would. Dad doesn't see Zeke as a person Sharpay. Zeke is just some thug that his daughter shouldn't be associating herself with. It wouldn't matter if you loved him or not."

"I do love him, Ryan."

"Do you really? Really, Sharpay, you two have only known each other for like a month. How could you know him well enough to love him?" At this point Ryan was staring at me with this deer in the headlights look. Was it really that surprising? That I, Sharpay Evans, loved Zeke Baylor with all of my heart?

"Yeah, Ryan I do love him. It's not that big of a deal. Now please come with me to the game."

"Shar, I didn't know you were so serious about him. It has only been a month! You hardly know him! He could be an ex-convict for all you know!" He was almost yelling at me now so I must have been in big trouble.

"Okay 1: It has been like a month and two weeks. And 2: I do love him, Ryan. There's nothing I can do about it. This whole thing would have been a lot easier if it wasn't Zeke, but it is. Fate has brought us together and there isn't anything we can do. Did Romeo and Juliet just give up when their parents didn't approve? No!"

"No, they didn't, but look how it turned out! They both died in the end!" Ryan replied sarcastically.

"Yea, together. Wow, what a way to do." I turned on my heel and left the kitchen. Why couldn't he understand this? What Zeke and I had was special. True love only comes around every so often and you have to grab hold of it while you still have the chance. And right now I had to grab hold of mine. I was going to the game even if Ryan didn't approve.

Ebony and Ivory

The gym was covered in red and white. Red and white banners and streamers and balloons. The bleachers were a mix of white and red student apparel. The basketball team was already on the court warming up by the time I got there. Zeke saw me come through the door and waved. I waved back and laughed as someone, jokingly, threw a ball at him to get his attention back on the game.

I scanned the bleachers for a place to sit. The stands were practically full. I was about to go to the opposing side of the gym when I heard, "Sharpay! Hey, come sit with me."

It was Gabriella.

Since Zeke and I had gotten together, I had been hanging around with his friends more. I still couldn't stand most of them, but Gabriella and I had gotten a little closer. Not exactly friends, but close.

I climbed up the metal stairs to get to where she was sitting. She scooted over on the bench as I went to sit down. Although I wished I had one of my real friends to sit with, Gabriella was better then nothing.

"So did you come to see Zeke play?" she said, "Oh that was a stupid question! Of course you're here to seen him. Why else would you be at a basketball game?"

"Uh, yeah I'm here to see him. I figured since it's the last game of the season I-"

Buuuuuuuuzzz

I jumped up out of my seat and yelled, "Oh my god! Fire!"

I heard some chuckles and giggles behind me and I could feel people's eyes on me. What they heck was wrong with these people? Don't they know a fire alarm when they hear one?

"Um, Sharpay?" Gabriella said, suppressing her own laugh, "That was just the buzzer. The game is about to start." She pointed down at the court where both teams were lining up at half court.

"Oh." I sat back down on the plastic bleacher, embarrassed. How stupid did I look just then? Very.

Ebony and Ivory

"That was a great game, Zeke." I said as we rode home in his car. I didn't really know if it was great or not considering that I was confused most of the game. Troy had made the winning shot of the game which I think is what usually happens. Him being the star player and all. Gabriella was ecstatic.

"Thanks." He said, "So…"

"So…" I said imitating his low voice.

"So we're here." Zeke pulled up into my drive way and parked. We sat there for a second or two just looking at each other. Finally, Zeke started to lean towards me. I turned sideways in my seat to make the kiss less awkward and leaned in to meet him halfway. The kiss was wonderful as usual. It felt like it did every other time we had kissed. Like fireworks were going off behind us in 4th of July fashion. His lips left a trail of fire on mine.

Then worst thing possible happened. The lights in the garage came on. The door showed a silhouette of a short and stocky man. None other my dad. Great.

Uh-oh, looks like there's trouble in paradise! Sorry its taken so long and the chapter is so short, but I wanted the story to be 4 chapters so I had to end this one somewhere. I've been writing more lately, but just not on this. I'll finish it soon though! R&R