AN: Hey you guys! Sorry for being a little late with this chapter, but I've been sick and not able to write. It's not much, but I wanted to at least get this up for you guys! Lots of thanks to everyone who reviewed! It means a lot! Now on with the story!
Disclaimer: Don't own a thing sadly.
Lunch Time Part 1
Last time: Once they were out in the hall way, they slowed as they heard low voices ahead of them. "It really seems like Gabriella was telling the truth Ryan. I don't think she would lie about it." Sharpay told her brother.
"I just don't want you to get your hopes up Shar." Ryan told her softly, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"You don't think she would want to be friends with me?" Sharpay asked him, not meeting his eyes.
"I don't know Shar. I mean, she doesn't really know you. Not the real you anyways. And she is best friends with the group that makes fun of you all the time." Ryan said, wrapping his arm around her.
"Well, I hope this is for real." Sharpay said in a soft voice. "I love you Ry, you know that. But sometimes it would be nice to have a girl to talk to. It's kinda hard to talk to you about guys or "girl problems" with you putting your hands over your ears and humming to yourself." Sharpay grinned up at him.
"Hey, you're my baby sister. I don't care to hear you talk about any of that stuff!" Ryan defended himself.
"Well, anyways, I think she was telling the truth. It seems like maybe that group wants to give me a chance, and if they do, I don't want to waste it." Sharpay said determinedly.
"Yeah." Ryan said looking worried, as he and Sharpay disappeared around the corner and out of site.
"It looks like its working Troy!" Gabriella exclaimed. "Sharpay seems to want to be our friend!"
"Yeah, but Ryan isn't buying it that much." Troy reminded her.
"Well, everything will be different after lunch, you'll see." Gabriella told him confidently.
Neither of them had any idea just how different things would be after lunch, and not necessarily in the way they had hoped.
By the time lunch rolled around, there were four very nervous Wild Cats and four very oblivious Wild Cats heading toward the cafeteria. When Ryan and Sharpay reached the cafeteria, Chad, Taylor, Zeke, and Kelsi already had gotten their food. Troy and Gabriella were at the back of the lunch line, so the twins got behind them.
As they were getting their food, Gabriella, Ryan and Sharpay all laughed as Troy's tray seemed to keep getting fuller. "Hey! I need my strength!" He defended, looking down at his two hamburgers, large fry, chocolate chip cookie, and piece of cheese cake. "I have basketball practice after school!" He added as he grabbed a coke and placed it on his very full tray. "You just have science club after school." He told Gabriella looking at her tray of a hamburger and side salad and water that seemed to disappear next to Troy's tray.
"Speaking of practice," Ryan began eyeing his sister with her tray of a salad and water. "you'll never make it through practice if that's all you eat."
"Would you really be wanting to lift me if I ate that?" She questioned with a grin gesturing at Ryan's burger and fries.
"I'm a little hungrier than usual. Will you split a burger with me if I get two?" Ryan asked.
"Will you leave me and my salad alone if I do?" Sharpay countered, while rolling her eyes toward Gabriella, telling her that she knew what her twin was doing.
"Yep." Ryan said with a smirk.
"Then ok." Sharpay, Troy, and Gabriella laughed as the words weren't out of her mouth before the second burger was on Ryan's tray.
"See! Troy exclaimed, as he paid for his food. "I'm not the only one who understands that food equals strength!"
"Whatever Troy." Gabriella giggled as she moved to pay for her food.
"I paid yesterday. Your turn today." Sharpay told her brother. Ryan nodded and pulled out his walled and paid for his food and his sister's food.
"Oh, just in time! Before my two stars sit down, I would like to talk to you for a minute." Mrs. Darbus said as she approached the group, looking at the twins.
"Well…." Sharpay said, looking at Gabriella.
"You two go ahead. We'll save you seats so when Mrs. Darbus is done talking to you, you can come and sit down with us." Gabriella told Sharpay smiling.
"Ok." Sharpay responded, smiling slightly back. With that, Ryan and Sharpay followed Mrs. Darbus to a table in the corner. Troy and Gabriella walked towards their table, both nervous and excited with what lunch time with the Evans twins would bring.
"Hey guys!" Troy greeted the others as he and Gabriella took their seats beside Chad and Taylor and across from Zeke and Kelsi.
"Hey! You two took long enough!" Chad exclaimed.
"Wow that really didn't take long." Troy whispered to Gabriella, who looked up and saw Ryan and Sharpay walking towards them. "We didn't even save them seats yet!"
Gabriella grinned as she whispered to Troy, "I have an idea." She turned and looked at Kelsi, "Kelsi, would you mind sliding down two seats?"
"Umm, sure, not a problem." Kelsi said slowly, giving Gabriella a weird look.
Troy grinned at Gabriella. "Perfect!"
Gabriella turned and made eye contact with the twins and motioned to the seats across from her. They nodded and both looked to slightly blush as they switched sides walking so that Ryan would be sitting by Kelsi and Sharpay would be sitting by Zeke. They both stopped to take a minute to calm their nerves before they came up to the table.
"Hey guys." Ryan greeted everyone as he and Sharpay arrived at the table.
"Hey!" Zeke and Kelsi exclaimed together, Zeke staring at Sharpay who was looking down, and Kelsi grinning up at Ryan who smiled back.
"You two gonna stand there all day? Or are you gonna sit down?" Gabriella teased lightly. She and Troy both laughed as Gabriella was shot identical looks of annoyance from the twins as they sat down. They were quickly silenced when they saw the look of disbelief and confusion Chad was sending them.
"So, its not enough that we have to deal with her during class? Now we have to do it during lunch too???" Chad asked with disbelief gesturing towards Sharpay.
Gabriella remembered what Ryan had said about being able to read Sharpay's eyes, so she glanced into them quickly and grimaced as she saw the flash of pain before it was "iced over".
Troy groaned to himself and bent down to pick up his napkin he had dropped. He was surprised when he saw Ryan's hands clenched into fists because his face seemed calmed. Just as he re-clenched his fists, Sharpay moved one of her hands over Ryan's. It seemed like she was trying to calm him down. At the same time, he noticed her hands were slightly shaking. Troy swore under his breath as he realized that this lunch seemed to have the potential to make things worse then ever, and he realized that he had no idea at all which way things would go, but judging by the way things were starting out, it was enough for him to be afraid. Very afraid.
AN: Yes I know this isn't much, but like I said in the beginning, I've been sick and haven't been able to write. I wanted to go ahead and get this out so I can concentrate on what will actually be said during lunch. Like always, please review now that you have read! I would love to know what you guys are thinking! Constructive criticism is always welcome! Thanks for reading! I'll have more up soon! Katie
