Hey everybody, I am UNBELLIEVABLY sorry for the delay for this chapter. The only place I upload Fanfiction is on my laptop, and right now it has somekind of virus, and it won't let me write anything. So I am using my mom's computer, which is something I am not aloud to do. So I don't know how long the net chapter will be, but I am trying really hard. Again, I'm so sorry, and hope that people will still read!

Anyway, the trivia I made was easy because I wanted to start making trivia questions about High School Musical two…which I DO NOT OWN either. The answer was the music/band room. So here are all the people who got it right, and the chapter is dedicated to: Horse Jumper, cutiexxgirlxxwithxxattitudexx, TimsQuerida, xXJust.Like.ThatXx, HairSpray60, Blabsey91001, aanningb, LaurFoSho, hsmandhmluver, 'tippy'foots', highvoice, Aprilgirl, x-ImAgInE-x, Corbin's My Man, marebear11, LITTLEMISSEVILGAL, zanessa101totally, xxBetOnItxxEverydayxx, suzy5, FanFicFreakForever, aznphreak1218, Sarah590, xlovelyloserface, Stacey, nickinik09, xZanessaxHudfronx, Angelic Ami, lala11111, IlUvRoN14, and troyellaforeva23.

Ryan sat on his bed staring at his cell phone, with Sharpay's number typed in. All he had to do was push the call button, but, even with his finger barely hovering above the call button. Somehow, he could not find the strength to merely press his thumb down. His stomach and heart were fluttering and he felt a tingle run down his spine every time he thought of their kiss.

What if she doesn't really want me to call her? What if she didn't feel what I felt? What if she doesn't remember me? Ryan felt like he was going to be sick and he quickly slapped his phone shut, and flopped back onto his bed.

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Sharpay sat at her desk staring at her cell phone, waiting for it to ring or vibrate…or something. Every once and a while, she'd open it up to check if it was on or not. After checking for an eighth time, she felt a feeling of sudden weakness come over her. There was a burning sensation at the bottom of her eyes, as Sharpay let a few tears slip, unable to hold them back.

He's not calling...he's not going to call. I probably scared him. I mean I did just go up to him and kiss him... Sharpay let a few more tears ripple down her face, but she quickly wiped them away.

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"Gabriella!!" Gabi's mother yelled, "Troy's here!"

Gabriella flew down the stairs and grabbed her book bag, before kissing her mom on the cheek and running to Troy's car.

"Hey babe." He greeted, and she blushed at the pet name.

"Hey."

"Ready for school?"

"I'm always ready for school…" she stated in a 'duh' tone.

"I know, but are you ready…today?"

"Shouldn't I be…?" She asked knowing exactly what he meant, but avoiding the subject.

"Well…Brie, you know…I don't want to sound egotistical, but the girls at our school probably won't be very happy with us…you know," Troy took a gulp before saying, "…dating."

Gabriella froze for a second; she never really thought of how the rest of the female population would react, so she took a minute to. They pulled into a parking place at East High.

If one girl, Sharpay, got angry enough at her, for getting Troy's attention, to lock her in a closet, cut off from everything…what would all girls in their school do if they found out that they were together?

"Oh my god! Turn the car around, I'm going home!" Gabriella said, buckling her seatbelt again.

"Brie, it's going to be alright…okay?" he stared right into her eyes, holding her gaze for a moment, and she had no other response but to drop her head down in defeat, she couldn't miss school, or say no to Troy.

He smiled and opened her door for her, "Let's go…"

Gabriella held his hand and walked through the doors of the school. It had begun. Girls gave her dirty looks from every direction. A couple of girls had their hands in fists, like they were ready to lunge at her, she squeezed Troy's hand tighter and kept her head down while mumbling softly, "…if looks could kill…."

"Hey guys!" Chad greeted, distracting Gabriella from some of the female's pointed glares.

"Hey Chad, have you seen Taylor?" Gabi asked looking around desperately for the only girl in the school who wouldn't want to chop her head off.

"I think she stayed home today actually…" Chad answered, sounding slightly disappointed.

"Oh, well I-" Gabriella started, but was cut off by another voice.

"Hey Gabi!" Sharpay said sweetly.

"Uh…hi." Gabriella replied, confused.

"Could you help me with something?" Sharpay asked, pulling Gabi with her.

Troy cut in, "What so you can lock her in a closet again? I don't think so!" Troy then pulled Gabriella's arm back, bringing her away from Sharpay and closer to him.

"No!" Sharpay whispered harshly, then she calmed down a little, "…this is…really…important." Sharpay whispered something to Gabi, seeming to make her change her mind about going with her, but she still looked partly unsure.

"Umm, Troy, I'll be right back," Gabi gave his a quick kiss on the cheek, but then cringed when she heard a cheerleader scoff.

Sharpay wasted no time in pulling Gabriella into the girls' bathroom. She then began to pace back and forth nervously, playing with her fingers every few seconds.

Gabriella backed away slowly, "Sharpay…umm, I'm only here because you said that this was unbelievably dire and important. So, if could get on with the-"

"It's Ryan…he hasn't called. Is it weird if I call him? Should I? What if he hates me? Did I embarrass him, when we….in front of everyone…?"

"What….kissed?" Gabriella asked only to be quietly reprimanded by Sharpay.

"Shhhhhhhhhhh! God we don't want the whole world to hear our conversation!" Sharpay whispered harshly.

"There's no one in here, but us!"

"Focus!! What do I do?" Sharpay asked desperately, he large brown eyes looked lost and confused.

"Wow, Sharpay…you really like him don't you?" Gabriella smirked.

"What…..no I don't," she replied unconvincingly, looking away.

"I think you do…"

"Well you think wrong…because I do not." Sharpay said stubbornly.

"Maybe I should just go tell Ryan that." Gabriella threatened, walking toward the door.

"OK! I like him! Fine! You got me! Are you happy now???" Sharpay said exasperated.

"Very…"

"…good. Now please help me." Sharpay pleaded, "How do I get him to notice me?"

"Well…maybe you could…"

"…I'm going to wear a super short mini-skirt, and a really tight, low v-neck top!" Sharpay squealed.

"Whoa, that's not how you are you are going to get Ryan's attention. You don't need to be a slut to get a boys attention."

"I don't have to be dressed cutely?"

"I didn't dress like you to get Troy's attention."

Sharpay looked Gabriella clothes over and scoffed, "Obviously not. I would never wear that."

Gabriela opened her mouth to protest, but shut it knowing that it would lead nowhere, "Sharpay do you want my help or not?"

"Yes! I'm sorry…go ahead."

"Why don't you just go up and talk to him…I mean, you have more qualities than just your looks."

Sharpay looked up at Gabriella fondly, "Thanks Gabi, you're a real friend." Sharpay then pulled her into a huge hug.

Gabriella awkwardly patted her on the back, "umm, yeah you're welcome."

"Oh, and sorry for the whole 'locking you in the closet' thing" Sharpay giggled.

Sharpay confidently walked out the bathroom door with Gabi close behind. She saw Ryan across the hall talking to some girl.

Her confidence faded, as did her smile, "Bendleshintz, he forgot about me. Oh well, time to turn around."

Gabriella stopped her in mid turn and said, "You can do it," before giving her a small push, which Sharpay wasn't ready for, because she stumbled across the hall until she fell into the middle of Ryan's conversation.

"Sh-Sharpay?" Ryan asked, stuttering slightly.

"That would be me…" he said quietly, not making eye contact with him.

"Ry, I catch up with you later, okay?" the girl said, and Ryan nodded in response.

"So…what have you been up to lately?" Ryan asked uneasily.

"Well I was waiting for you to call," Sharpay thought out loud, before slapping a hand over her mouth, "Well I meant…I'm sure that you were busy and just had time…It's not like I was waiting by my phone…" Sharpay looked away again and laughed dryly.

Ryan smiled at her and soon they fell into a comfortable conversation.

Gabriella watched from afar as Sharpay giggled at a comment Ryan had made. Feeling quite proud of herself, she started to move closer in an attempt to hear what they were saying. Sharpay saw her though, so Gabriella ducked behind a locker where no one could see her. She still could her them clearly though and was about to come out of her hiding space, but heard two people, who were talking, coming toward her. They must not have seen her, because they continued their conversation.

"I can't believe you did too!!" One girl said.

"I know, wait when did you do it, because I did yesterday." The other asked.

"I slept with him yesterday."

Gabriella suddenly felt very uncomfortable and was about to make her presence known, but the next thing she heard made her stop in her tracks.

"Now he's dating some science nerd…Montez…Ugh."

"Troy Bolton…I can't believe it…Troy Bolton," One said, putting more emphasis on his name the second time, "…the captain of the basketball team, dating a geek. I'll have you know that I waited in the retarded line for months to get to him, and this girl just coming in and cutting straight to the front of the line was just wrong!"

"Don't worry, we'll find a way to get back at her…I promise." Just then the bell rang signaling class.

Gabriella slowly crept out of the place she had been stashing herself, and walked slowly down the hall.

Troy and I just got together this morning, how could he have…no, why would I believe those random girls. Troy is my boyfriend and he loves me…right? Yes that is right! Then why do I feel doubtful? While Gabriella had an internal battle, she didn't notice Troy come up behind her.

"Hey," he said slowly.

Gabriella jumped a bit, and gave him a small smile, "Hey."

"Why aren't you in class?"

"Why aren't you?" she asked, not meeting his eyes.

He gave her a strange look, "I'll walk you to your next class okay?"

She nodded weakly, as he gave her a kiss on her cheek.

There you go. Sorry again for the long wait!

I want to credit xxLARREN'GARRENxx33 for giving me the word Bendleshintz! lol

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#12. What are the names of the Sharpettes? Name at least two!

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