They had arrived in their respective rooms. The girls dropped their luggage on their respective beds. Gabriella flopped down on her bed and took in the lavender scented pillows and sheets; Taylor had already started rummaging through the channels of the TV, trying to find something that will catch her attention; While Sharpay was outside in the balcony taking in the salty air.
They stayed like that for a few minutes but then, the door burst open and revealed the three boys walking towards them.
"Hey girls!" Chad said as he sat beside Taylor and pecked her temple. She giggled,
"Hey guys" Gabriella said as she sat up and smiled at the three boys,
Ryan looked at her with an eyebrow raised, "What are you doing lying down right now? You can't possibly be sleepy, can you?" He teased her,
She giggled and shook her head, "Just getting some rest, Ry; so I can get a lot of energy for later when we rock the beach front!" She said with a laugh. He joined her.
Troy sat on what was supposed to be Sharpay's bed. He noticed her cell phone lying on the bedside table; that rang a bell.
"Hey, where's Sharpay?" He asked them,
"She's in the balcony," Taylor said as she tried to maintain her calm and posture while Chad flirted with her.
His eyes shifted to the balcony and saw Sharpay standing there. He smirked and grabbed her cell phone before walking outside where she stood.
Sharpay was peacefully looking at the sea and the seagulls that flew overhead; she sighed deeply and continued to stare. She heard someone clear his throat from behind her; she turned around came face to face with Troy.
"Hey," she greeted as she sent him a smile,
"Hey, yourself" He greeted back; Troy then walked over beside Sharpay and leaned on the railing, also taking in the fresh air.
"I just wanted to give you your phone, you got a new text message" Troy broke the silence,
Sharpay looked at it and back at him, "Uh, thanks!" She said as she flipped it open, seeing no new messages. "There's no new message" she said.
Troy brought out his cell phone and typed something in; a few seconds later, he slid down his phone and suddenly, Sharpay's phone started to buzz.
She smirked at him and looked at the message.
'Play along w/ me 4 now.'
Sharpay laughed at the message then looked back at him,
"Who was that?" He asked, "
She smirked at him, "A stalker." she teased,
He chuckled, "Of course it is" he said sarcastically
She giggled, "So, what's up?" Sharpay asked,
"Eh, nothing much; I just wanted to bring the missing link back into that room. Care to join us inside?" He asked her.
"Sure," She said as they walked back inside,
Everyone was watching a movie. They noticed the movie that was playing on TV was 'Take the lead'. Taylor and Chad watched it from her bed, while Gabriella and Ryan watched it from the floor.
The two silently walked over to Sharpay's bed and stayed there to watch the movie with them. Troy leaned down on Sharpay's pillows while she sat on the end.
After an hour, the movie ended and they sat up to prepare for lunch. Sharpay looked behind her and saw Troy peacefully sleeping on her bed. She giggled; she started to have a flashback of what happened earlier that day.
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Sharpay woke up from her sleep and felt warmer than the way she felt when she was still about to sleep. She saw Gabriella, she was already awake and reading a magazine; her eyes moved from Gabriella to her own body. She was wrapped in a blanket. I don't remember having this when I fell asleep, she thought. She shrugged the thought of and leaned on what she was leaning on before. That's when she noticed that she was leaning on Troy Bolton's chest. She looked up at him and saw that he was peacefully sleeping, and at that same moment, she noticed his arms around her. She smiled. He is so generous, she thought.
She continued staring at this angelic face before her… wait, what? No! She shook the thought away from her mind once she noticed what the hell she was saying. She didn't want to think of Troy that way. They were friends, growing friends. She didn't want to ruin that by ending up having a crush on him. But still, she stared at his sleeping face for a while before resting her head on his chest again getting some more sleep before they land.
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She smiled at the memory; then, she walked over to where Troy laid. She tapped his shoulder and his eyes snapped open.
"Time to get up, sleepy head. It's lunch time" She said. He let out a soft chuckle before sitting up and running a hand through his hair.
"Thanks." He muttered under his breath. He stood up and checked his reflection in the mirror. He shook his head when he saw his face.
"Do you girls mind if I use your bathroom for a sec?" He asked them. "No" The three girls said.
"Thanks!" He replied before walking in. He stood in front of the faucet and mirror. He looked at himself again and shook his head. He turned the tap on and cupped the water in his hands. He bent down and splashed water on his face. He let out a breath of relief; he grabbed the face towel in one of the drawers nearby and wiped his face. He looked at himself again in the mirror and was satisfied. He looked more awake now.
He went out to go meet the five of them looking at him impatiently. He gave them a small smile and then they headed out the door.
They were looking for a special dining restaurant where they can eat lunch in. They saw in the brochure that was available for the guests in each room that there were restaurants for almost every liking. There was a Chinese restaurant, an Italian restaurant, a steakhouse, a Mexican restaurant, and even a bar.
They decided to eat in the Italian restaurant. They were seated in the table by the window. They ordered a plate of pasta each and one big pizza for everyone.
Their orders have arrived and they started to chow down.
"This is so good." Chad commented as he put yet another whole slice of pizza in his mouth.
Sharpay looked at him with shocked eyes; Gabriella just shook her head and continued eating her pasta; Troy looked as if nothing happened; Ryan let out a chuckle; while Taylor just looked at him with adoring eyes.
It was a miracle those two ever got along. Taylor was very prim and very organized, while Chad was almost the opposite. Sharpay chuckled and thought, Ah, must be love.
When they had finished eating their meals, they asked for the bill and signed it under Vance Evans' name. They started to go to their respective rooms to get dressed for their day in the beach.
In the girls' room…
Sharpay brought out her black monokini and showed it to the girls.
"What do you think? Is this good enough? If it isn't I still have the bikini version of this in my bag…" Sharpay said. Gabriella and Taylor studied the swimsuit and imagined Sharpay wearing it. They approved.
"Wear the monokini, it looks cute on you." Gabriella said as she brought out a white bikini and her red one piece.
"Okay, I'm in dilemma here; which one should I wear? I really love the bikini, but this red swimsuit has sentimental value! Troy and Chad gave it to me for my birthday years ago; and I always wore it, but me and my mom went shopping for this trip and bought the bikini. I would love to choose the bikini but they might get mad and…"
"Girl, go for the bikini! Troy would definitely understand and as for Chad, well, I'm sure he won't mind, either" Taylor said as she smirked.
Gabriella bit her lip, "Okay!" she said happily as she started to take her clothes off and put on the bikini.
They didn't mind seeing her naked; actually, they didn't mind if the three of them strip their clothes off in front of them. After all, they were best friends, and they were all girls; and what with their numerous sleepovers where they wear different outfits and put on makeup and pretend that they are in a runway; and their numerous shopping trips. It was nothing inappropriate or anything, they were just really good friends.
"Oh, by the way, Taylor, what will you wear?" Sharpay asked as she also took off her top,
"Oh, right! Let me go get it!" She said as she rummaged through her bag, she brought out a purple tankini.
"That's cute!" Gabriella said as she just finished putting on the bottom part of her bikini,
"Yeah…" Sharpay said as she finished putting on her monokini and sat behind Gabriella to help her tie up the knot of her swimsuit top.
"Thanks" Gabriella muttered.
Taylor beamed. She started to take her clothes off when the door burst open.
Gabriella's eyes got wide, "Hey!" she squealed as she threw herself in front of Taylor to cover her body. She also grabbed the sheets of her bed to give them a better cover.
Sharpay, on the other hand, threw herself to the person who entered, hoping to stop them from getting too close to her naked best friend.
Troy, Chad and Ryan raised one eyebrow each at first; they didn't really understand what was going on, but when they saw what Sharpay was wearing, and the fact that Gabriella had bed sheets covering her body with Taylor behind her rang a bell.
They blushed.
"Don't you ever knock?" Sharpay asked the boys. Ryan noticed how Chad and Troy were gaping over his sister's figure. He hissed at them before smacking their heads with his palms at the same time; he didn't really like people looking at her like that.
Chad shook his head, as if he was trying to snap out of something; while Troy scratched the back of his head.
"Sorry, sis, we thought it was okay to enter." Ryan said.
"How did you even get in here? The door was--" Sharpay said, but she was cut off by Troy,
"Not locked" He finished for her, she raised an eyebrow, "Really?"
"Yeah," he answered. He suddenly felt like the collar of his t-shirt has gone tighter around his neck; seeing Sharpay in the way how she looks like now is…well, something for Troy.
"Oh. Well, I'm… sorry for…snapping at you" Sharpay said as she also felt shy in her current outfit. She grabbed the nearest possible item to cover her body, which was, to her dismay, Troy's jacket.
Troy looked at his jacket and back at her. A playful smirk playing on his face, she blushed,
"Umm… I forgot to return this to you…so…here it is!" She made up quickly as she handed him his jacket.
He chuckled, "No, its fine. You can keep it for now… it seems like you need it more than I do" He said as he handed her back his jacket while glancing and raising his eyebrows at her outfit every now and then.
She faked a laugh, "Thanks," she said as her blush got deeper.
"Umm… can you continue your little chatter later? I'm naked over here!" Taylor almost yelled.
Chad's eyes got wider before nodding, "Okay! Guys, let's go!" He said as he grabbed the two boys' shoulders and dragging them out the room. He might fantasize about some girls sometimes but his heart was with Taylor, and he didn't want any other boy fantasizing about her in the way that only he was supposed to.
Author's Note: I'm sorry if this chapter is too short. I'll make it up to you guys in the next
Now, tell me, what do you really think of this story? Am I going too fast?
BTW, aren't you glad that Troy is finally friends with Shar and Ryan? I am! The drama is so close now! A little spoiler: The drama starts to unveil itself when they finally meet Grandma Evans.
Anyhow, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter! Please leave a review and tell me what you think. Thanks!
With Hearts,
LA2021~
