When There Was You And Me

"A date?!" Gabriella gushed, "Are you serious? Oh my gosh, why are we standing still here? Why aren't we finding the perfect thing to wear? Okay, what kind of date is this?"

"We're going to Chez Baylor" Kelsi replied. "So, I'd say…

Dress up!" Sharpay squealed, "I love these kind of dates. So, I'd say…little black dress. This is the perfect time. How about this one?" She pulled one out of Kelsi's closet that was about five years old. "For something in you're before closet, it's really cute…chic."

Kelsi stared at it distastefully. "It's really…little," she remarked. "I wore it fore a dance recital years ago. You don't think I'd wear that…" She had a feeling that no matter what she said Sharpay was going to make her wear this outfit. Because when it came between Sharpay and clothes her word was law.

"Why not?" Sharpay asked. "It's sexy."

"You'll be able to see my underwear under it," Kelsi complained.

"No you won't I promise."

A few hours and many arguments later, Kelsi was waiting at the top of her stairs in that little black dress with even littler heels. The three girls had organized a stair runway for Kelsi, making her appear more magnificent when Jason arrived.

At 6:58, the doorbell rang. "He's early," Taylor squealed, "he must really like you, Kels." She gracefully swung open the door. "Good evening, Monsieur Cross." He gave her a strange look.

"Are you okay?" he asked her. She didn't answer. "Taylor?"

"Hi, Jason," Kelsi said from the top of the stairs. Jason stared up at her, mouth open in awe.

"You look..." he stuttered.

"Gorgeous," Sharpay finished for him rolling her eyes. "He means to say you look gorgeous."

"I'm not gay, Sharpay, I meant to say beautiful." Sharpay gave him a dirty look before briskly saying, "Have fun", and prancing away in a Sharpay style.

"Shall we get going?" Jason asked Kelsi. Jason could not believe that he was on a date with Kelsi. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever known. He only wished that he would have realized it sooner. He knew that he could no longer live in the past. He had to live in the now.

The date started out awkwardly, with little words being said. They were silent the whole car-ride until Jason finally came up with the courage to utter a compliment towards Kelsi, "so um…I like your dress."

Kelsi resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Of course, he would like it. It is Jason. "Thanks," she mumbled, "Sharpay picked it out. She picks out a lot of my clothes…she does a really good job." Why am I telling him this? Kelsi asked herself. I only babble when I'm nervous. Why am I nervous? It's only Jason. It's not like it's someone I actually like. "Um yeah," she finished.

Jason smiled. "Well I think you look nice always." Kelsi felt herself blushing. Wait, why am I doing that? I HATE JASON!

"No I don't, I used to dress like an alien."

"Well I don't think you looked like an alien," Jason replied, "but if you insist upon saying you looked like an alien, you were a very beautiful well-dressed alien."

"Is there such a thing?

"Nope, that's why you aren't an alien." Kelsi laughed.

"Hello," a snooty man interrupted them, the waiter. "My name is Francois Jacque De Rettalini. I will be your server this evening. Our specials are Broccoli Chicken Alfredo with a side if shrimp with sweet ruby sauce." He talked with his hands so much that Jason and Kelsi could not help giggling.

He gave them a suspicious look and continued. "We also have spaghetti and

meatballs with Alfredo sauce. It's a new creation of ours substituting the wonderful marinara for the precise delicate art of the Alfredo sauce and it is a wonderful panorama of tastes flowing through your palette all at once. I highly recommend it. Shall I give you two a few minutes to decide?" Both Jason and Kelsi nodded their heads furiously, targeting another suspicious look. "Okay, then".

Right on cue, both teenagers burst out laughing as soon as he was out of earshot. "Have you ever met a man like that?" I Really need to talk to Mr. Baylor about the people that he hires to work her.

"Never in my life and I probably never will again," Kelsi barely managed to get out. "Wow."

They delved into the menu, exploring the many options. Before they knew it, Francois was back at their elbows, accent and all. "And what you prefer, mademoiselle?"

"Isn't that French?" Kelsi wondered.

"No," he said quickly. "Just order."

"So, Kelsi, what have you been doing lately?" Jason asked her later while they were waiting for their food. "I mean, it's definitely been a while. How have you been?"

"I've been pretty good," Kelsi replied, "writing musicals. It takes up a lot of time, but I wrote Twinkle Towne."

"That was pretty good. The whole team went to see Troy in it," he explained. "I hate musicals I must say, but I actually enjoyed that one."

Kelsi suspected he was lying, but oh well. At least he was trying. "I thought it was okay," she said. "It was only my first one I ever finished, so I've been building off of that one and using it as inspiration. You see I've written two since then, and you know how long they take to write, so I basically sat in my room and wrote all the time when I wasn't writing at school for two whole months. I'd stay up their for so long that my parents would begin to worry.

And now, Sharpay's reading one of them I wrote called Just Like Kindergarten, and she's thinking about persuading Darbus to do it next year, because it's really good. See it's based on a true story. it's about a guy and a girl…" Kelsi caught herself babbling again, became shy, and stopped talking. "It's nothing important."

"Yes it is," Jason answered, "you seem really excited about it. I'm sure it's even better than Twinkle Towne."

"Oh it is," Kelsi assured him. They were interrupted by the food. "Oh look, here's our food."

Enjoy, Monsieur and Mademoiselle," the man said in a French accent.

"Italian, my eye," Jason mumbled.

After dinner, the couple went for a walk in the park. "It's so nice

"Yeah," Jason added. "It sure is. The stars look nice tonight. and peaceful," Kelsi commented. "It's like heaven." They're nice and bright. I wish every night were like this."

"Yeah I love the weather. A slight breeze, just warm enough to not need a coat. It sure is nice."

"No, Kelsi, that's not what I mean," Jason replied. "I wish every night were like this, but not for the weather. I wish I could spend every night like this, with you. I really like you, Kelsi."

"I really like you too, Jason," Kelsi answered immediately, not sure if she actually meant it or not. Jason leaned into kiss her. When she noticed this she turned her head, causing him to graze her cheek. She didn't feel right kissing someone she didn't want to kiss. Sure, she could stand Jason, now. He wasn't as awful as he used to be, but she was only on friend feelings for him right now, or so she thought. It just didn't feel right to her yet, and also, it sort of went along with

Sharpay's advice. Play hard to get. She wasn't going to succumb to him that quickly.

Jason didn't give up there. Instead of going for her lips, he attacked her cheek, kissing it longer. "Jason," Kelsi moaned. He grunted in question. "I'm just not ready yet."

"For what?" he asked confused." What you're doing," she replied.

"How do I know you won't hurt me again?"

"I won't," he answered, "you only have my word, and I give it to you. Kelsi see I still have my ring the same one that's on your finger the one we have each other when we got married when we were 5. When we said that we would always be there for each other. I may have lost my way but I'm back Kels. There's no asshole globetrotter anymore. It just me its Jase the person who used to always used to comfort you when you were sad. The thing is Kelsi Neilson, I think I might love you."

Kelsi laughed. "You think you might? How can you think you might? You do or you don't, Jason. It's as simple as that."

"I love you." He gave her no time to turn away. He lightly kissed her lips, and she found herself kissing him back. Her mind was screaming at her. Kelsi Neilson, what are you doing? Everything you've built up to protect yourself? Why are you letting it go?

This is the not the same little boy that gave you this ring he's gone. This is Globetrotter Jason Cross. This is what he does. Why do you keep falling for it? Contrary to her head, her heart was convincing her that this was right.

She had so much desire, so much, hidden for so long. This brought back a familiar feeling, one that was an old friend to Kelsi. She hadn't felt this for years, now, and she wasn't even sure what it was. It was desire and passion mixed together with a feeling of sadness, possibly Kelsi's brain knowing something like this could never work. She and Jason were not meant to be and nothing in the world could ever change that.

Wow who new Jason had it in him. Looks like this story isn't going anywhere after all. I would like to thank the people who convinced me to keep it up. Fan Fic Forever, Our Everyday Song, and Mystic Gohan 88. If it wasn't for them I would have deleted this story. Sorry that I didn't update last week I was having my friend retrieve this story from my laptop that broke and I didn't feel like re writing the ending. So I hope you like this chapter, remember 10 reviews for a update and don't stop breaking free