Troy paced around his room; not sure what he's supposed to do. He had upset Sharpay, and he didn't want that. He didn't want them to go back to being 'enemies'; he was surprisingly happy when they started to be friends. After their argument, Troy went straight to the guys' room for him to be alone, and to think clearly. He didn't know where Sharpay was, but he hoped she'll feel the urge to talk to him just like the way he feels right now. He wanted to talk, to explain… but she didn't want that.

However, he wasn't so sure, maybe she wants to, too, but still trying to get rid of the shock. He'll give her time. That's what she needed; some time.

Hours have passed and Chad and Ryan entered their room. They were shocked to see Troy lying down on his bed with his hands covering his eyes.

"Hey, what's up?" Chad asked his best friend. Troy sat up and gave Ryan a small glance.

"Um, nothing…" Troy replied. He hesitated whether to tell Ryan or not. He thought that if he did tell Ryan, then maybe he'll be the understanding twin and help him out… but then again, there's also another chance that he'll yell at him much harder than little Sharpay had.

He decided not to. "Nothing; I just kinda wanted to take a nap. So how was the beach after I left?" he asked; he obviously wanted to change the topic.

"Well, we surfed; trust me, man! Taylor is a hottie in a surf board!" Chad said with pride. Troy and Ryan chuckled at the vile thoughts of their friend.

"Well, I'm glad I didn't see that, Chad" Troy teased his best friend. Chad just rolled his eyes as a reply. Suddenly, Ryan asked the question Troy dreaded the most.

"Have you seen Sharpay? I was looking around for her earlier today but I couldn't find her. I assumed she was with you…was she?" Ryan asked. Troy immediately thought of a rational response.

"Ah, well… she was, but we just took a walk, but then I decided to take a nap and so she said she'll head out, too. But, she didn't tell me where." He responded. The look on Ryan's face made him guilty. He couldn't just lie to him.

"Oh, I see… well, she's probably with Gabriella and Taylor anyways. Where else could she go" Ryan said… although, he was mostly talking to himself.

Troy gave a small smile to Ryan before heading outside, "I'll just go for a jog in the beach front… I'll see you guys later" Troy said.

"Don't be too long, though. We'll have to prepare for dinner soon" Ryan said.

"Yeah" Troy replied before sauntering out the room.

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Sharpay sat inside the girls' bedroom whilst staring blankly into space. She regretted ever yelling and walking away from Troy, but, what else could she do? The secret she wanted to keep to herself, and the two people she loved the most, was known to someone else. And to make it worse, it had to be Troy. Troy Bolton who had loathed her for quite some time now and suddenly just became friends with her. She wanted this fact about her life to become a secret to her new life in Albuquerque; but she wasn't having that.

She heard Taylor and Gabriella's voices outside the room. She heard the door open and then, she finally saw her two friends.

"Hey, Shar; where were you?" Gabriella asked, with her hair still a bit wet from the sea water.

"Just decided to go up here a few hours ago, to take a nap" Sharpay lied.

"Oh… well, Ryan was looking for you today" Gabriella said as she wrapped her hair up in a towel. Sharpay fake-shrugged and said, "Oh, well, I guess I'll just ask him what he wanted".

"You do that, I'll just go take a shower" Taylor said as she entered the marble-floored bathroom.

"Gabby, do you think you can come with me?" Sharpay asked Gabriella as she stood up,

Gabriella huffed and gave Sharpay a guilty smile, "No can do, Shar… I'm wiped out!" she said.

Sharpay nodded softly, "Alright. I'll be right back" Sharpay said as she left their bedroom.

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Troy's jog was shortened when he felt the cold air of the night. He hadn't brought a jacket with him since he was in a rush to get out of their room, and, he didn't really expect it to be so cold. He was in a beach, for crying out loud.

He jogged back to the resort and passed by Sharpay's and Ryan's parents.

"Troy!" He heard Vance call him. He stopped in his tracks and turned around to face the 'rents.

"Hey, Mr. Evans; Mrs. Evans" He greeted. Derby offered him a small smile.

"Oh, pish posh, call us Derby and Vance, will ya?" Derby said with a soft chuckle.

Troy let out a soft laugh, "Will do, Derby"

"That's it." Derby gave him a playful wink.

"So, what's up?" Troy asked,

"Oh, nothing much; just wanted to check on you. So, just came from a jog, huh, young man?" Vance asked.

"Yeah, I did. It felt great. But, the wind got too cold, so I'll be heading in now" Troy said.

"Oh, fabulous; well, I don't want to hold you back, so you go on ahead, son" Vance said. Troy nodded with a smile.

"Thanks" he said before jogging back inside.

When he arrived in his floor, he ran towards his bedroom but was shocked to see Sharpay coming out of her hotel room which was across the hall from his.

"Shar?" He called. Her head snapped up and immediately, her eyes met his.

"What?" she asked; her voice was small, and shy, even. But, worry is the most notable expression in her eyes.

"Listen, I know it's…umm… can we talk? Please?" Troy begged.

Sharpay looked at him for a while before sighing deeply. "Fine." She answered.

She grabbed his hand and led him to a secluded corner in the hallway.

"Look, Sharpay, I'm sorry if I didn't tell you sooner… I knew it would upset you so I just decided to keep it to myself. I thought it wouldn't hurt back then" Troy reasoned.

Sharpay took a while before she could answer, but when she did, she said, "its okay. You just have to promise you won't tell anyone"

"Oh, I promise! I promise! I promise!" Troy emphasized his promise as he grabbed Sharpay's hand for reassurance. He didn't want them to go back to what they used to be: enemies,

Sharpay smiled, "Thank you, Troy. And I forgive you"

Troy beamed and couldn't resist giving Sharpay a small hug; she was shocked at first but then decided to hug him back.

"Goodness, Troy… missed me, much?" Sharpay teased. Troy chuckled before leaning away and giving her an embarrassed smile.

"You bet I did" Troy teased back.

Sharpay giggled, "Let's go back to the gang, shall we?"

"We shall" Troy agreed before they walked back to the rooms.

Author's Note: There's the second part of the Tenth Chapter of "Figures". Thanks again to xopeaceQTx13 for giving me the idea for this chapter! Thanks for reading! And please leave a review! Thanks!

With Hearts,

LA2021~