Thanks to you all for the amazing reviews. I love you all. Here is the last chapter of my first High School Musical story, though it wont be my last, seen as I've just posted first chapter of my new one... Anyway, on with the story.

Disclaimer; I don't own Troy, Sharpay, Taylor, Chad or any of the other High School Musical characters. And therefore I don't own HSM either.

When Will They See?

Chapter 21.

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Maybe it's a fairy tale,
but I believe in happily ever after.

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People were friendly.

The minute Sharpay and Troy stepped into the school, the students near the door greeted them like they'd been best friends for ages. Well, some of them might have.

Gabriella and Taylor both pulled Sharpay into hugs, and they giggled, chatting away at the second.

Chad greeted Troy too, having finally realized that things would be ok.

"Have you seen the cast list?" Troy asked, looking at Gabriella.

"No!" she shook her head, "Ry and I wanted to wait for you and Shar. He's right down the hall. You wanna go look?"

"Sure thing, Gabby!" Sharpay smiled, and then they went down the hall, found Ryan in a make-out session with Kelsi, pulled him away, and dragged him with them until they found the sheet of paper.

"Ok!" Gabriella said, nudging Sharpay forward, "Good luck."

Sharpay took a deep breath and looked at the papers. Then she turned around, a huge smile on her face, "We got it, Troy!"

"Really?" Troy asked. He pulled her into a deep hug and held her there for ages.

"Well, you deserved it more than we did, anyway." Ryan said, smiling at Gabriella.

"Yup." Gabriella smiled.

"Anyway…" Sharpay said, looking at them, "My dad has told me to invite all you guys for dinner tonight. Plus Chad, Taylor and Kelsi too." She turned to Troy, "And your parents."

"Really?"

"He said he wants to catch up."

"Great." Troy mumbled.

"Uhm?" Gabriella smiled, "I'd love to come. Is… Aaron gonna be there?"

"Sure." Sharpay said, crooking an eyebrow, "Why do you ask?"

"Not for anything really…" Gabriella said, "I was just curious."

"Oh!" Sharpay said, getting a huge smile on her face, "You like him!"

"No, I don't!"

"Oh, yes you do!" Sharpay giggled, "Well, I won't blame you. He's hot. He has to be, he's my brother."

Troy shook his head, and dragged Sharpay away from Gabriella, who was seriously turning red. He stopped by her locker and she opened it to find her books. "That's cute, isn't it? Gabby likes Aaron."

"Yeah." Troy smiled, leaning against another locker while Sharpay fixed her hair. "But I'll go to your house right after school, okay?"

"Of course." Sharpay said, "Because you just can't get enough of me."

"Ha!" Troy mocked, "That was the joke of the year."

Sharpay shook her head, "Now, that was the joke of the year." She said, referring to what he just said.

Troy chuckled and pulled her into a kiss. She happily obliged, knowing that the school knew about them and were supportive.

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The whole day, people came to them and told them they were sorry for the way they'd treated them, (especially Sharpay), and they always said that it was ok, even though they didn't even know some of the students.

After school, Troy dropped himself on Sharpay's bed, seriously tired.

Sharpay giggled and laid herself next to him, "Hmm… Everything is going good now, ain't it?"

"Pretty much." He murmured, kissing her neck.

"That feels good." She said, adjusting herself better. She didn't want Troy to stop the kissing, she had a soft spot just below her left ear.

He did though, when he had to talk; "Of course, I'm doing it, ain't I?"

She giggled, "You sure are. And you're doing a good job doing it."

Troy laughed, and pulled her lips to his. They continued to make out for awhile, enjoying each others presence, until Sharpay pulled him up, and dragged him downstairs to go lie in the grass.

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At 6 o'clock, all 11 of them were seated in the big dining room in the Evans' house.

Troy and Sharpay were seated next to each other, holding hands beneath the table, because even though they were public about their relationship now, they weren't that comfortable by showing off in front of everyone. Especially not Gabriella, even though she said she was alright with it.

Troy's parents were seated together, looking happily and proud at their son and his girlfriend, thinking that things just couldn't get better.

Taylor and Chad were seated together, having one of their many arguments. Taylor meant that it wasn't polite for Chad to leave the table to go to the bathroom. Chad meant it was, well, more polite than peeing on the chair.

Kelsi and Ryan were seated together, chatting quietly about the upcoming play. Ryan had gotten a small part, his own request for Mrs. Darbus, because then he would be able to help Kelsi more with the changes in the script and the music. And that after all, was what he wanted to do.

Aaron and Gabriella were hitting it off. Seriously. No-one had a problem with it. Aaron was single, and even though he was two years older, he and Gabriella seemed like the perfect match. Gabriella had always seemed too mature for boys her age. She proved that by dating Troy…

And also, maybe things could work for them, even though it would be a long distance relationship. But summer was coming up soon, and Sharpay would definitely be going to New York to visit her brother. Maybe everyone could tag along and then Gabriella and Aaron could spend some time together…

The last person at the table was Mr. Evans. He was proudly sitting in the end, representing everything that was right in the world. He was sweet, kind and friendly. He opened his house to all his kids' friends, and his own too.

He smiled by the sight of Sharpay, listing so closely and interested at what Troy was telling her. He could tell that she wasn't acting, he knew her that well. She would never pull a face like that unless she truly was interested in what she was being told.

Dinner was lovely.

They all ate until their stomachs were full, and even Chad couldn't get another bite down.

The Evans' always made sure that everyone got what they wanted.

After dinner, the party broke up a little. The guests didn't leave the house, they were having dessert later, and who would want to miss that?

Gabriella and Aaron went for a well deserved walk together, discussing important things.

The three grown ups went into Mr. Evan's bar, and got a Martini or two. Maybe a Scotch on the rocks.

Taylor, Chad, Kelsi and Ryan plopped down in the living room, talking about this and that. On whether or not Gabriella and Aaron would make a cute couple, or if Troy and Sharpay would end up getting married.

Troy and Sharpay however, ended up sitting on the garden swing, rocking back and forth, enjoying each others presence.

Sharpay was leaning against Troy's chest, almost sleeping. Troy had his arms around her, holding her tight. They rocked back and forth. Back and forth.

Sharpay let out a content sigh.

Troy chuckled, "What was that, Pay?"

She opened her eyes and squinted her head to look at him, "I'm just happy, Troy, that's all. I'm just really, really happy."

"Me too," Troy said, kissing her forehead quickly, "It has after all, worked out, hasn't it?"

"I really think it has." Sharpay said. She moved around a bit, so she was facing him, and smiled brightly at him. "Can you believe it? Just two months ago, I had nothing. I had no friends, I had no real family. I had no rights to express myself the way I felt for it. But now I have all that, plus one thing, that is way better than it all. Combined!"

Troy looked expectantly at her, waiting for her to continue.

"Now I have you…"

Troy smiled and captured her lips in a kiss. "I love you, Pay."

"I love you too, Troy."

"In fact…" Troy said, adjusting himself, "I have something to tell you, so will you please sit there?"

Sharpay was confused, so she just did what he told her to, and sat beside him on the swing, with his hand still firmly closed in hers.

"Um, Sharpay…" Troy began, looking very serious, "This is important, and I've wanted to do it for a long time, but I haven't felt like the time was right, with our… relationship being a secret and all."

Sharpay nodded, wanting him to continue.

"I love you." Troy said, "I love you so, so much, that sometimes I doesn't even know what to do with you. I mean, when you wanted me to wear that red satin shirt, I couldn't say no to you even though I hated it. I couldn't even get myself to tell you that I hated it, because I knew it'd hurt your feelings. And I don't ever want to hurt you, not now, not ever."

Sharpay giggled, "I knew you didn't like it."

"Yeah, lucky for me." Troy said, squeezing her hand, "But anyway… I know they say that it takes a long time to find true love, or to find the only one, but I believe that I've found my soul mate. At the age of 16. And it may seem crazy, but right now… I can't even imagine myself growing old with someone else than you. I want to have it all with you, Pay, I hope you know that."

"I do," Sharpay said, "And I want to have it all with you… Even the kids."

"Really?"

"Yeah…" Sharpay trailed off, "I've been thinking about it, and even though we're only still in High School, I can see myself having kids with you. And I guess that… that having a boy who looks like you wouldn't be so bad after all."

Troy chuckled, "And our daughter will look like you. All beautiful. I'm gonna have a hard time trying to keep the horny teenage boys away from her."

Sharpay giggled.

"But on with my speech…" Troy said, biting his lip, "We're nowhere near old enough to get married or anything. We're young and we've got some years in front of us until we're ready for that, but…" he took out a small box from his pocket, "I want you to have this."

Sharpay curiously took it, and looked at it. It was a light pink velvet box, and it felt good against her skin.

"Open it." Troy whispered, excitement running through his features.

Sharpay opened the box with shaky hands, having a feeling that this was a really special moment for their relationship. When it popped open, it revealed a beautiful silver ring, with three stones in it. The one in the middle was a little bigger than the other two, and it was a shade of pink. The other two were right next to it, and they were both white.

Sharpay stared at the ring, not knowing what to say. It was really beautiful.

"So?" Troy asked, nervousness in his voice.

"I don't… I don't know what to say." Sharpay whispered, tears in her eyes, "It's really beautiful."

"Well, it's for you." Troy said, taking the ring out of the box, "But you can only have it, if you promise me, to agree to marry me, the day that I ask you."

Sharpay's eyes finally spilled over with tears, and they started rolling down her cheeks, leaving a wet trail. She covered her mouth with her hand, swallowing hard. She could barely nod, but she managed to do so.

Troy smiled and took her hand. Slowly and carefully he slid the ring onto her finger. It fit perfectly.

"What do you know?" he said, looking at her hand, "It suits you."

Sharpay laughed through her tears, and reached in and gave him a long hug, tears still streaming down her face. "I love you so much, Troy." She whispered, "I'd agree to marry you any day you were to ask. It doesn't matter when or where, all the matter is that it's you who's asking."

Troy hugged her back, and buried his face in her long blonde hair, sniffing in the smell of her strawberry shampoo, "Good, because I didn't know what I'd do if you'd told me no."

She laughed again and pulled out of the hug. She gave him a quick kiss, and looked at the ring again, "It's really beautiful Troy. How have you paid for this? It must have cost you a fortune."

"I wont tell." Troy said, "It doesn't matter, I'd give everything for you. But I can say that my mom had a part in this."

"Remember me to thank her later." Sharpay smiled, still not tearing her eyes away from the ring. Her ring.

"So, one day we'll get married?" Troy asked, "And have kids and all?"

"Yeah…" Sharpay said, finally looking up at him, "One day we will."

Okay then. Wasn't that a wonderful, beautiful and perfect moment to leave Troy and Sharpay to themselves? Now they can figure out the rest of their lives, without us reading along, huh? Oh, who am I kidding, I'm gonna miss writing this story so much, but it is the end now. I know some of you have asked me to continue this forever and forever, until they died, but I didn't really feel like it. I'm glad though, that so many enjoyed this story. Some of you gave me the most wonderful reviews, and they just brightened up my day every time. Someone even thought this would make a great movie; thank you a lot! ;p I wish it didn't have to end, but I've just started my new story too, and yeah… Hope you enjoyed the last chapter of this? And now I'm gonna do something; I'm gonna ask, beg, scream for you to review me one last time. For old times sake, eh? Don't you feel like it? It would make my so happy if you did so. All of you guys! Please, pretty please?

A Friends quote, to fit a sad moment (for me it's sad at least);

Ross: (crying) Yeah, but this can't be it, I mean.

(Pause)

Rachel: Then how come it is?

Ooh, that's one of my least favourite episodes of Friends. I cry like a river every time I watch it… They're breaking up, ooh.. Anyway, sorry to leave a novel for an authors note, but this was my last one for this story, so I got a little carried away. I'll probably talk to some of you later with other stories or something… Remember to review! Tootles, Stessa H.

Maybe it's a fairy tale,
but I believe in happily ever after.