"Eww. You're not serious. You're seriously gonna drink that, take a forkful of that, bite that, and then drink that?" Ryan asked Jacen.

"Yeah. I used to do it every morning in Australia." Jacen said. In front of him was a glass of raw eggs, a bowl of Ramen Noodles, a chocolate chip cookie, and a bottle of Sprite.

"That's disgusting." Gabriella said.

"Yeah. But I can take it." Jacen said.

"Alright then. Let's see it." Troy said. Sharpay was staring at the stuff. It looked so sick.

"Ready?" Jacen said. They all nodded.

"Go!" Troy said. Jacen took the glass of raw eggs and drank it. He grabbed the fork in the noodles and ate some of it, then bit into the chocolate chip cookie and swallowed. He then took asip of the Sprite. After swallowing, he shook his head.

"That's nasty." Sharpay said.

"Yeah. But you just gotta do it." Jacen said.

"Alright, let's practice." Troy said. They picked up their scripts.

"What are we practicing?" Ryan asked.

"Um. You guys want to try the restaurant scene between Sharpay and Jacen." Gabriella said.

"Don't forget about my henchmen and Ryan." Jacen said.

"Alright. Let's do it." Ryan said.

"Action." Troy said.

"So have you come up with a plan yet?" Jacen said, beginning to read his script.

"No boss. But-" Troy said, acting in for one of the henchmen.

"Why do you insist on making me angry? Why are we even here if you don't have a plan? I need Jonathan dealt with immediately. No more incompetence is what I remember telling you two days ago when I hired Zander, here. Get it together. The only reason your part of this 'company' is because you're my cousins, you bozos. Not including you Zander. Your credentials are excellent, plus this is your first job."

"Sorry boss. We're working on it." Ryan said acting as his character, Zander.

"Yeah well- It's her."

"What?" Troy said.

"Her. The girl I met on my way to lunch with my dad. What is she doing here? She has to be a college student."

"Sir?" Ryan asked.

"Um. I'll be right back." Jacen said.

"Where are you going?" Troy asked.

"No that's what it says in the script." Jacen said.

"Oh. Sorry." Troy said.

"So are we practicing the song too?" Jacen asked looking at Sharpay.

"Yeah." Troy said.

"Definitely." Sharpay said.

"OK." Jacen said. He stood up and began to pace around the living room.

Jacen:
You never know what you're gonna feel, oh
You never see it comin' suddenly it's real
Sharpay:
Oh, never even crossed my mind, no
That I would ever end up here tonight
Both:
All things change
When you don't expect them to
No one knows
What the future's gonna do
I never even noticed
That you've been there all along
Both:
I can't take my eyes off of you
I know you feel the same way too, yeah
I can't take my eyes off of you
All it took . . . Was one look
For a dream come true

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, oh
Jacen:
Yeah, we got a good thing goin' on
Sharpay:
Oh, right here is right where we belong
Both:
You never really know what you might find
Jacen:

Now all I see

Sharpay:

Is you and I
You're everything I never knew
Sharpay:

That I've been looking for
Both:
I can't take my eyes off of you
I know you feel the same way too, yeah
I can't take my eyes off of you
All it took . . . Was one look
For a dream come true

Jacen:
Can't take my eyes off of you
Oh, oh, oh

Both:

So let the music play
Jacen:

Can't take my eyes off of you

Sharpay:
Yeah, the feeling's getting' stronger
Both:

And I never ever felt this way
Alright, I see everything
In your eyes. . . Oh oh
Alright, something's happening
Cause everyone's around but
You're the only one I see

I can't take my eyes off of you
I know you feel the same way too, yeah
I can't take my eyes off of you
All it took . . . Was one look
For a dream come true
I can't take my eyes off of you
Feelings like I never knew
I can't take my eyes off of you
From the start. . . Got my heart
Yeah, you do
Can't take my eyes off you

"How was that?" Jacen asked.

"That was great." Ryan said.

"Excellent." Gabriella said.

"Let's continue." Sharpay said.

"OK." Troy said.

"Hey! You're the girl I met that day, right?" Jacen said.

"Yeah. I'm Cassandra." Sharpay said.

"I'm Carmine. So, what are you doing in a place like this?"

"I'm having lunch with my brother. You?"

"Same. Only with my business associates. Look, I've been looking for you everywhere. I wanted to ask you out sometime."

"Cassandra. There you are. Come on." Gabriella said.

"Coming Rose. Um, I have to go."

"Um, me too. My cousins are probably wondering what's taking so long."

"OK. Well, I guess we'll meet again." Sharpay said.

"Wait. We won't be able to if I can't find you." Jacen said.

"Here's my number."

"Wait. What's your last name?"

"Well, what's yours?"

"Can't tell you that."

"Well then I'm not telling you mine."

"Cut!" Ryan said. They laughed.

"So. What scene's up next?" Troy said.

"How about the scene between the three of you?" Jacen said.

"Sounds fun." Gabriella said.

"Alright. Action!" Jacen said.

"Cassandra, what took you so long?" Troy acted out.

"Nothing." Sharpay said.

"Don't lie. We saw you with that guy." Troy said.

"Yeah. Who was he?" Gabriella said.

"Just a guy I met the other day." Sharpay said.

"Since when am I just a guy?" Jacen said.

"Shut up and let us continue our scene." Sharpay said, hitting Jacen with a pillow. They laughed as the pillow hit him.

"Alright. Go on." Jacen said.

"Anyway. What's his name?" Gabriella said.

"Carmine." Sharpay said.

"Carmine what?" Troy asked.

"I don't know. He didn't tell me his last name." Sharpay said.

"Casey, be careful who you trust." Troy said.

"I'll be fine. Trust me." Sharpay said. They rehearsed another two hours before trying to think of a song idea.

"I can't believe we didn't think of anything." Troy said.

"I know. We have to get it done soon though." Gabriella said.

"Gabi's right. I'm gonna take Ryan and Sharpay home. I'll be back later."

"Alright. See ya when you come back." Troy said. He threw Jacen the keys and Jacen, Sharpay, and Ryan headed to the car.

"Well, the song should be about us not knowing each other, but wanting to." Jacen said.

"OK. But how?" Sharpay said.

"Um. ♪ I've been wonderin' if it's right. To say what's on my mind♪. What else could we put?"

"Well. You don't know how to come up to me. I mean your character. And the same with my character."

"OK. ♪ But I'm in the dark so what's in your heart♪."

"♪ What's in your heart. I don't even know your name, but the thought of you remains♪." Sharpay sang.

"♪ Suddenly my pulse is jumpin'. Do you feel the same♪." they sang at the same time.

"We should write that down." Jacen said.

"Yeah." Sharpay said grabbing a pen. As time went on, they came up with more verses. They chose the ones that sounded the best and had finished the song.

"This is awesome." Jacen said as he read through it.

"Yeah. It was so easy. Why'd it take us so long?" Sharpay said

"I guess it was because we didn't know what we wanted to write. Then, we narrowed it down to exactly what we wanted. Well, I gotta go. Troy's gonna wonder what happened to me."

"Yeah. See you on Monday." Sharpay said.

"Yeah." Jacen said. He walked out her room and walked down to his car. When he left, Ryan walked in Sharpay's room.

"So. What were you two doing?" Ryan asked.

"Writing a song for the musical." Sharpay said.

"Really? Nothing more?"

"Ryan, I don't like Jacen for the last time. You've asked me that a thousand times since he moved back out here."

"Well, I simply remember you having a huge crush on Jacen in freshman year."

"No I didn't" Sharpay said, turning her back to her brother.

"So did. No need to deny it. The whole school knows. And they think you guys make a cute couple."

"First off, I don't like Jacen. Second off, I have a boyfriend, Zeke." Sharpay said as she wrote something down.

"Yes. But is there a spark between you? Think about it. Anyway. Let me see the song."

"I don't have a copy. Jacen has the only copy." Sharpay said.

"Alright. Well, dinner's almost ready." Ryan said. He walked out the door. Sharpay thought about what Ryan had said. Was there a spark between her and Zeke?

A/N: I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You is an actual song on the HSM soundtrack and I thought it'd be perfect for that part. Anyway, updates come up pretty late at nights on weekends. Please read and review my other stories also. Hope you like it!