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Disclaimer: I own Natalie. That's it.
Previously…
They gave each other a group hug, then walked to the list.
"Wow." Sharpay said as she saw the list first.
"What?" Troy asked as he went to look at the list with Sharpay.
"Only one of us made it." Sharpay said.
"Really? Who?" Natalie asked.
"Ryan."
Everyone turned to Ryan, who just had a shocked look on his face.
"R-really? I made it?" Ryan stated, shocked.
"Yeah. It says so right here." Sharpay said, pointing to the list.
"Wow." Ryan said, still shocked.
"Congrats Ry!" Natalie said as she hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks." He said as he returned the kiss and he and Natalie stood there hugging each other.
"It says here to go inside and get your schedule for rehearsal dates." Troy said.
"OK. I'll be right back then." Ryan said, and headed inside.
He came back out a few minutes later and they all walked back to the hotel. Troy and Sharpay decided to stay there while Ryan and Natalie went for a walk. Natalie noticed that Ryan seemed a little upset, even though he had made it to Broadway, which was his dream.
"What's wrong Ry" You made it! You should be happy!"
"I know. It's just that no one else made it and it won't be any fun without you guys. I don't know what I'm gonna do if I can't hang out with you for months."
"I know, I'm really gonna miss you too. I really love you Ryan."
"And I love you too. That's why…I want you to come with me."
"What?! But, how? I didn't make it, remember?"
"Yeah, but they said I could bring one person along with me. And I want to bring you."
"Ry, I'd love to come with you. But, what about Shar?"
"I don't think she'd want to leave Troy. Besides, I don't want to leave you. I would go crazy without you."
"Aww, Ry, that's so sweet." She said as they gave each other a kiss. "And I'd love to go. But, what about graduation?"
"Rehearsals don't start until after then. So we can graduate and then go."
"OK. I would love to come along with you to New York to see you perform on Broadway." Natalie finished, as they kissed again, and then headed back to the hotel.
When they got back to the hotel, they found Troy and Sharpay sitting in the room watching a movie.
"Well, I've decided to go and Nat's coming with me." Ryan announced as him and Natalie walked into the room.
"Congrats Ry. You'll be great!" Sharpay said as she got up and walked over to hug her brother.
"Good job dude." Troy said as they did the one arm hug thing.
"And Nat, I'm sure you'll have fun too." Sharpay said, giving her a hug as well.
"Yeah, it will be fun."
The next day, the gang woke up extra early so that they could go explore some more. It was their last day in New York, and they hadn't really done a whole lot due to the auditions and all of that excitement. Tomorrow night, their plane would leave for Albuquerque and a couple of days later, school would start back.
Right now, Ryan and Natalie were eating breakfast in the lobby while Troy and Sharpay were in the room getting ready."I wonder if life will be any different once we get back." Natalie said to Ryan.
"How and why would it be different?"
"Well, like, ya know, when people find out you're a Broadway star, are people going to treat you differently? Will all the girls be all over you since you're going to be famous?"
"OK, first of all, I doubt that will ever happen. I'm still just going to be Ryan Evans. And, second, even if that does happen, you guys are my friends that have always been there for me and always will be, not just because I'm famous or something. I would never leave you guys."
"Really?"
"Really. And no matter how many girls may be all over me, you're still the one I love."
"Thanks Ry." Natalie said, as Ryan leaned over and kissed her forehead, then tore off a piece of his bagel.
"Here, open up." He said ,trying to feed her some.
She shook her head 'no' and refused to open her mouth.
"Please?" He said, giving her the puppy dog look.
Once again, she shook her head.
"Fine, you leave me no choice then." Ryan said as he stomped on her foot. Hard.
"OW!" Natalie screamed, as Ryan took that chance to stuff the piece of bagel in her mouth.
"Haha. Gotcha!"
"Ryan Evans, you are so mean!"
"But you still love me, right?"
"Hmm, that's questionable." He started to pout and gave her the puppy dog look again.
"Please?" He asked.
"Fine, I guess I still love you."
"Thank you." He kissed her again and they finished their breakfast, without anyone else getting hurt.
Ryan and Natalie headed back up to the room, where they found Troy and Sharpay finishing getting ready.
"Hey guys." Natalie said as they entered the room.
"Hey. Was breakfast good?" Sharpay asked.
"Yeah. Except for Ry stomping on my foot. On purpose." Natalie said, as she turned to look(OK, maybe more like glare) at Ryan.
"Ryan! Why did you step on her foot?!"
"Well, I was trying to feed her a piece of bagel, but she wouldn't open her mouth. So, I stomped on her foot, knowing she would yell 'ow' or something, and it worked." Ryan simply stated.
"OK. Whatever." Sharpay said, as she looked at her brother like he was crazy or something. "Anyway, what are we doing today?"
"I don't know." Troy replied.
"Ooh, let's go shopping." Sharpay said.
"Yeah!" Natalie agreed.
"NO!" Troy and Ryan both replied very quickly.
"Gosh. Fine then." Sharpay responded.
"How about we go to the park and have a picnic lunch, like Ry and Nat go together and me and Shar go together?" Troy suggested.
"OK!" "Sure!" "Sounds fun!"
"Great! Let's go!"
Once they got to the park, Ryan and Natalie went one way and Troy and Sharpay went another way.
"Gosh, I can't believe there's only two more months of school left." Natalie said, as she and Ryan were holding hands and walking to find the perfect spot.
"I know. And then we'll be back here again."
"I can't wait! I'm really looking forward to it."
"Me too." Ryan said. The two kissed and then started eating their picnic lunch.
Meanwhile…Troy and Sharpay
"So, what are you going to do after Ryan and Natalie leave? I mean, you'll be the only one left at her house, and that might be kind of awkward, just you and Nat's mom."
"I haven't thought of that yet. Gosh, I don't know." Sharpay said, as her and Troy were also holding hands and looking for the perfect spot.
"You can move in with me. And then we go off to college."
"Scary thought."
"What? Moving in with me?" Troy replied, looking fake hurt.
"No, college. But, now that I think about it…moving in with you could be scary, too." Sharpay replied, with a smirk on her face.
"Hey now!"
"I'm just kidding Troy. But seriously, I mean, college is a scary thought. I mean, there are some people we won't ever see again."
"I know. But, you'll always have me, Ry, and Nat."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I love you Troy."
"I love you too Shar." They kissed and then enjoyed their picnic lunch.
Well, what do ya think??? Please review, they honestly make my day to read...if anyone is still reading this story. It's been a while...
