The house was like something you'd see in a horror film. It was very big, and was made of mostly wood. The wood of the house looked like it was thousands of years old, and it probably was. Everyone eyed the house warily. It didn't look very safe. Troy took a deep breath and put his hands on the door. If they were all going to stand there he would have to be the one to open the door. It was a massive wooden door and looked really heavy. He only put a small amount of pressure on it before it swung open. Troy stopped, surprised. Sharpay was the biggest surprise to him though. She walked past them all, took a deep breath and proceeded to walk through the door. Troy, after recovering from the shock of seeing her being so brave, reached out and pulled her back. Sharpay looked at him, confused. Troy shook his head.
"Uh-uh. You're not going in there first." He said. Sharpay rolled her eys. "Troy, is this you trying to be the leader again? Cos really it's…" Troy interrupted by leaning down and kissing her softly.
"No" he replied softly, "I don't want you to get hurt" Sharpay smiled at this. "Aww…Troy". Gabriella turned and glared at Ryan. "Why can't you be like that?" she huffed. Ryan rolled his eyes. "Because I'm not gay."
Troy heard this and glared at Ryan. "Just cos I care for someone doesn't mean I'm gay," he snapped. Ryan just raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
"I'll go in first," Chad offered. Surprisingly, Troy agreed. Chad walked through the doorway and the others followed him in. They all gaped at the house. It was massive inside, with wooden beams and dusty paintings lining the walls. As soon as they were all inside, the big heavy-looking door swung shut behind them.
Taylor jumped and looked back at the door. "Wow. How horror-film is that?" The others agreed. Troy looked at the door. "We should try to open it. To check we're not locked in," he suggested. Chad nodded. "Yeah. Ryan, you help too." Sharpay snorted at this. Ryan turned to face her. "What's so funny?"
Sharpay raised an eyebrow and replied simply "You're too weak to even open the postbox, Ryan."
Ryan just answered with a glare and turned to help Chad and Troy open the door. This time it was heavy, and they couldn't open it no matter how hard they tried.
Gabriella let out a little nervous squeak. "Are we..you know…locked in here?" Sharpay nodded sympathetically. Gabriella and Sharpay had become good friends since Sharpay had become nicer after summer. Gabriella looked terrified, which was what the rest of them felt. They were all thinking the same thing: how did that door close by itself?
Sharpay got impatient and banged on the door, causing noise to echo through the house. "I can't believe we're in this mess!"she groaned bitterly. Troy was annoyed too, and the noise Sharpay had made gave him a headache. "For God's sake Sharpay, stop complaining!"He yelled, his voice full of venom. "It's your fault we're in this mess!"
Everyone was shocked at his ouburst. He never yelled at Sharpay. Gabriells thought she would defend her friend, because she knew it wasn't her fault.
"Troy! Don't yell at Shar! If it's anyone's fault it's Chad's!"
This made Taylor angry. " Don't yell at my boyfriend! It's not his fault!"
Ryan didn't like seeing his girlfriend get yelled at. " It was Chad's fault!" Chad glared at him. "Don't blame me baseball boy. I least I know how to drive and I don't have to get my sister to drive me around in a pink convertible!"
Everyone was yelling at each other, and the noise of the shouts bounced around the house.
"Troy, how is this my fault?"Sharpay snapped.
"Because, you didn't complain enough and stop us from going!"
"That doesn't make any sense!"
The group was in chaos. Finally Gabriella came to her senses, and she was the only one to stop yelling. "GUYS!!" she screamed. They all stopped. "What we're doing is silly! We need to find a way out of here. We should split up and look around." Gabriella was out of breath by the time she'd finished. Taylor nodded. "She's right,"she agreed.
Gabriella smiled. "Okay. Me and Ryan, Taylor and Chad and Troy and Sharpay,"she ordered.
Sharpay shook her head. "I'm not going with Troy, He'll probably yell at me again." She said stubbornly. Troy sighed. Taylor rolled her eyes. She'd have to take charge. "Fine. I'll go with Troy, you go with Chad."
Sharpay nodded, happy to get her own way.
Taylor and Troy went down an old, plain coridor. Troy looked upset. Taylor noticed this, and turned to him. "Troy, what's wrong? Was it that fight with Sharpay?" Troy nodded sadly. " I-I feel so bad, Taylor. It wasn't her fault, but I just took my anger out on her." "Troy, it's ok. She'll forgive you, you know she will. She loves you. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that you love her too."
Troy brightened up a bit. "Yeah, you're right. I'll apologise later."
Sharpay and Chad went down a corridor similar to Troy and Taylor's. They were walking along, until Sharpay let out a blood-curdling scream. Everyone rushed to see if she was okay. "Shar? What's wrong?" Chad asked, looking worried. Sharpay finally calmed down. "It was a-a mouse." Ryan stifled laughter. Sharpay hit him. "It looked scary okay?"
"Ummm..okay. Well, Chad why don't you come with me? We'll all split up again." Taylor suggested. Troy looked at her gratefully, and she nodded. Everyone split up again and only Sharpay and Troy were left.
Troy sighed. "Look,Shar, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you." He looked up blushing. "I love you." Sharpay smiled. "Troy, it's okay."
He smiled and leaned down and kissed her. They got so into the kiss and he pressed her up against the wall. Suddenly, the wall she leant against, fell backwards, sending Sharpay and Troy tumbling into the darkness.
