Author's Note: Here's chapter nine! Enjoy!
Chapter Nine: The Boy-friend Stealer
"Tell us everything!" Gabriella protested.
Haylie gazed at her friend with a smile.
"And why should I?" Haylie asked.
"Duh! That's what girls do when they go on a really fabulous date." Taylor explained, mimicking a cheerleader.
"Well, maybe I'm a type of girl who doesn't kiss and tell, Taylor." Haylie told her simply, but she grinned.
"Okay, but I'll tell you anyways!" Haylie stated, and Kelsi, Gabriella, and Taylor leaned in while Haylie filled them in on her date with Ryan at the zoo.
"But, that was untill Alyssa called..." Haylie finished.
"She called while you guys were on your date?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah. She has been calling Ryan whenever he is with me." Haylie said.
"You really need to watch out for her now, Haylie. A few days isn't what she needs to win over Ryan." Taylor advised.
"Are you sure? I mean--"
"That girl has been best friends with him! I think she knows him abit more than you do, even if you are his girlfriend." Taylor explained, as the bell rang for first hour.
As Haylie walked out of the classroom, she realized Taylor was right. She didn't know everything about Ryan, and Alyssa did, considering they have been friends since preschool.
She was so wrapped in her thoughts, she bumped into something solid, and fell to the ground.
"You know, we really have to stop meeting like this...or, you can watch your going. Remember your prank?"
She laughed as she looked up to see Ryan, standing behind him was Sharpay, wearing her signature scowl, and no Alyssa in sight.
"Okay...I think I can manage that." Haylie replied, getting up as she looked at the twins.
Sharpay looked at her watch, and commented, "I have to go meet Alyssa...save me a seat, will you Ryan?"
And with that, she was off.
"What's up with her?" Haylie asked as she and Ryan walked to first hour.
"She's just being Sharpay. Nothing you need to worry about, I'm sure." Ryan said, giving her a smile.
As they sat through history, Haylie couldn't get Sharpay's sudden leave out of her head. She knew the blonde-haired girl was up to something, and she didn't like it one bit. Of course, noone liked Sharpay's schemes, after what she tried to do to Troy and Gabriella.
After history got let out, Haylie was walking with Ryan when Alyssa beckoned to him.
"Ryan! Over here!"
Ryan glanced at Haylie, and Haylie nodded.
Ryan walked over to Alyssa, and they started walking together.
Soon after Ryan left, Troy and Gabriella joined her.
"Aren't you worried that Alyssa will do something?" Troy asked her.
Haylie smiled at him.
"Of course not, Troy. Alyssa and Ryan are only friends." Haylie explained, but once she turned the corner, she was dead on wrong.
Standing beside some lockers were Alyssa and Ryan, and their faces were inches apart, and before her very eyes, their faces touching, and finally, they kissed, which made Haylie turn away in angry, sad, tears.
"Haylie..." Gabriella replied, and Haylie burst into quiet sobs, while Troy and Gabriella made sure that noone saw her crying, before retreating to the next hour class.
All through that hour, Haylie had a million thoughts in her mind:
Alyssa and Ryan are just friends, right?
So, did that kiss meant nothing?
Did Ryan enjoy it?
But, the worst thought came to her head, and she almost burst into tears again:
Am I going to be replaced?
