New chapter! So, people, since this chapter revolves around the first movie plot, it would have many of the movie's dialogues. Therefore, if I got them wrong, please let me know.
Okay, also, thanks to: digigirl02, jenpen1027, krfan, Sony89, Dramione x3 and KiNoMoTo18 for their lovely reviews and to everyone who added this to their story alert list.
Warning: Is this a good time to tell you I'm a bit of Ryella shipper? Don't kill me! LOL. Also, I don't like Gabriella that much (weird, huh?) and I absolutely despise Troyella (cheesy!) but I believe it works better than Tropay (because Sharpay is way too cool for Troy). Why am I telling you this? Oh, you'll see…
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Chapter 38.
The pleasures of ordinary high school's days.
Sharpay parked in her usual place and waited. Ryan was staring absent-mindedly outside the window and hadn't even noticed they had arrived to school. The girl frowned. He wasn't ready. It was just plain obvious he wasn't. Yet, he couldn't keep just randomly skipping school. And, from her point of view, the sooner he faced Kelsi, the better.
"We're here, Ry" she informed him, nudging him softly. He nodded his head and got out of the car; she sighed "Ryan, wait" he stopped and turned to face her "are you sure…?"
"I'm fine, Shar" he shrugged "I need to get over this"
Yeah, he needed to do so. But getting over someone you really loved is not that easy. Or so people say; Sharpay simply refused to believe she had ever been in the same situation. She gripped his arm and rested her head against his chest, which by some weird reason always succeeded in calming him down. "We're in this together, right?"
"Yes" he kissed the top of her head and smiled a bit "Besides, I'm almost sure you have already come up with a scheme to get me to feel better"
"Revenge solves nothing" she said, smirking as she started walking towards school's entrance.
"Oh, but it would make me feel way much better, don't you think?"
And so, Ryan's promise to never again be mean towards Kelsi was about to be broken.
She walked through the hallways as if she ruled the school which, in a way, she did. She was, after all, Sharpay Evans, East High's Drama Queen and supreme Ice Princess. Everyone feared and respected her. And she liked that. Oh yes, she liked that very much.
Although, lately, she had been acting a bit more… mortal-like. She didn't walk or act as if she was better than everyone else. She actually smiled and talked nicely to other people. And that, people thought, was very strange and very wrong.
But now, it seemed, she was back into her icy self. And that was better. At least, now people knew what to expect from her. She flashed smile at random cute guys, who almost fainted and she smirked happily to herself. Her brother, walking next to her, just rolled his eyes. Evil old Sharpay was back!
And so was Ryan's old self, girls were happy to notice. He walked as if he owned the place, smiling sweetly at also random pretty girls, almost instantly sweeping them of their feet. Troy Bolton was East High's Golden Boy and made every single female sigh longingly because of his casual and not self conscious charm. But Ryan Evans was East High's Casanova and he was well known for his… umm… 'abilities' (namely, his amazing 'kissing-skills')
So, Drama Queen and King were back to the game. No one knew why or how, but they were. And that was good, because things could finally go back to normal.
Or maybe not. 'Cause they were about to meet a girl who, teamed up with Golden Boy, turned the whole school upside down.
They walked past the Wildcat team. Troy was chatting animatedly with Chad and the rest of the team followed them faithfully. Sharpay passed right between them, completely ignoring their comments (including Chad's about 'Ice Princess coming back from the North Pole') as she keep texting Zeke. Yes, she realized she had just passed him by but she could no longer allow people to actually see them together. Because things were going back to normal and in normality, Zeke chased her and she ignored him.
So, said boy guessed, normality really sucked.
Ryan was talking to his sister in their homeroom's classroom. The bell was about to ring and in a few minutes Mrs. Darbus would start her speech about a new school year. Not that the boy really cared, but…
A girl entered the room and approached to the drama teacher. She was wearing a long skirt that in Ryan's opinion didn't suit her that well but he had to admit she was kind of pretty. The girl walked between them, whispering an apology and he followed her with his gaze to her seat. Sharpay was now busy flirting with Troy and didn't notice.
Pretty girl indeed. New one too. Well, wasn't this year full of surprises? She caught him looking and blushed a little, while smiling shyly. He winked at her, before taking his seat when the bell rang.
What Ryan didn't know was that 'pretty girl' was about to 'steal' his sister's leading role and convince Troy to 'steal' his.
Unbelievable! Mrs. Darbus had taken their mobile phones away and had given them detention! What the hell…?! Had the world gone crazy or something? He strolled furiously towards his next class. People got out of his way as usual and he was quite glad to realize he hadn't lost his 'touch'. Potentially, this year could be good. Because routine was good. There's nothing wrong with routine. Seriously, it wasn't.
Kelsi of course had thought otherwise. Which was why she had 'dumped' him. Well, that wasn't very accurate yet that was the boy's version and he was sticking to it!
And speaking of the devil… where was she? She hadn't been at homeroom. Not that he particularly cared (Liar) however he was a bit… curious. Yes, just curious. Nothing more. Just plain simply curiosity.
Why did that thought give him a sense of déjà vu?
Sharpay watched intently Troy talking to 'new girl'. No, she hadn't even bothered to learn her name. It was none of her business, anyway. However, since she had decided going back into her 'hunt' of Troy Bolton, she was determined to scare every single woman that approached him away.
"Yeah, yeah, that's completely impossible" Troy said, trying to look nonchalantly and hardly succeeding.
"What impossible Troy?" Sharpay asked, appearing from behind the school's board, looking as flirtatious as she could "I wouldn't think that impossible is even in your vocabulary" she laughed a little and looked down at the other girl "so nice of you to be showing our classmate around" oh, 'Ms. New' had caught her sarcasm. How charming! Smart girl! Hopefully, she would be smart enough to stay away from her 'almost-boyfriend' from now on.
Smirking, the blond wrote her name on the musical's audition's list. Not that she needed to do it; after all, her brother and she had almost already the leading roles. But it was all part of the act…
"Oh! Were you going to sing up too?" she asked, pretending to be kinda sorry but her sarcasm was quite evident "my brother and I starred in all the school's productions. And we really welcome newcomers. There are a lot of supporting roles in the show. I'm sure we can find something for you" she informed, smiling sweetly, acting all nicely.
"Oh no no no" the other female said, shaking her head lightly "I was just looking at all the bulletin boards! There's a lot going on at this school" small fake smile "nice penmanship" she smirked (damn that woman!) and walked away, sending one last smile in Troy's direction. Sharpay huffed and frowned.
That little bitch! How dare she talk to her like that! Didn't she know who she was? Oh, she'll teach her…
And now Troy was walking away… Wait a second! He was walking away! Damn that man! He was really unapproachable!
"Hey Troy!" she exclaimed, approaching him, managing to still look 'casual' "I missed you during vacation. What you did?"
"You know… ah… played basketball, snowboarding, more basketball…"
Oh, wasn't the man deep? Why was she interested in him anyway? Oh, right, popularity. "When's the big game?" she smiled lovely, as if she really cared.
"Ah… two weeks"
Good, good, two weeks. That's nice. Very interesting. Please, do note the sarcasm. Just the kind of conversation that just a woman in love can put up with. Or a woman who really believed in sticking to the status quo.
"Oh, you're so dedicated. Just like me" she laughed. In truth, she believed they didn't have anything in common, but hey, no harm done in letting him believe they did! "I hope you come and watch me at the musical. Promise?" smile, smile, act if you cared. Boys love that.
He nodded his head, no spoken promises, but that was okay. That's good enough. He started walking away. "Tootles"
"Tootles" he responded and now really walked away.
She glared at the direction where 'Ms. New' headed. Stupid girl. She'll show her. After all, no one can fight the school's queen, right?
"So" Sharpay leaned against the lab table in order to be face to face with the Montez girl (yes, she had learned her name, showing how much of a threat she actually thought she was) "seems like you know Troy Bolton"
"Not really, he was just showing me around" Oh, how much she hated when people think she was an idiot or something! As if…!
"Well, Troy usually doesn't interact with new students" she laughed a bit, trying to sound nonchalant.
"Why not?" pretending not to care, huh? Funny, this girl was quite interesting… if she didn't find her so infuriating, they might end up as friends.
"Oh, he's pretty much the basketball 24/7 with him"
Gabriella ignored her, now talking to herself about an equation or something. Oh god, she was really a pain in the ass! How dare she to act as if Sharpay wasn't worthy of her full attention?
The Ice Queen rolled her eyes as Gabriella smiled happily when the teacher told her that she was right about the equation. Freaking brainiac. Now, more than ever, she was determined to show her who ruled East High.
She would regret the day her path crossed Sharpay's. Oh yes she would.
Ryan hated his new school's schedule. He wasn't with Sharpay in most classes, but he was with Kelsi. Which, in other times, would have been the most wonderful thing ever. Yet, now, it sucked. Because sharing classes with Kelsi meant opportunities to stare at her endlessly, feeling hopeless and fighting his urge to wrap his arms around her waist, press her against the wall and kiss her like there was no tomorrow.
He sighed and stared outside the window. Geography. He really hated that lesson. Mostly, because he was never good at remembering topographic data. Honestly, which was the use? Again, he sighed. Why did she have to seat in the front row? Now he couldn't even stare at the board, because she was in his line of sight. And…
"Mr. Evans, if you find the lesson so boring, please feel free to leave the classroom at any moment" he turned his attention back to Mr. Hodge, the teacher. Oh dear, he hadn't been paying attention and he was with the most severe teacher ever. Smart, very smart.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hodge" he said "It won't happen again"
"I hope so" the teacher responded, turning his attention back to the lesson. The blond boy sighed. Now he was expected to pay attention. As if it was that easy. Maybe, if he explained Mr. Hodge his problem he might…?
Yeah, sure. A snowball has more change of surviving in hell than you of making Hodge feel empathetic.
This was going to be a hell of a year…
Ryan was mussing to himself about how much he hated Geography, how much he missed sharing lessons with his sister and how much he wanted Kelsi back. The worst of it all? There was nothing he could do about none of that.
As he leaned against the stairs rail, waiting for Sharpay, he watched Troy Bolton staring at the musical's auditions' list. Wait a second. Troy Bolton? Staring at the auditions' list? What the hell…?
He left after a couple of seconds. Ryan arched his eyebrows. How very strange. Where the hell was Sharpay when he needed her?
She just walked by at that point and he gripped her arm, making her yelp. Still, after realizing it was her darling brother the one holding her, she relaxed and let him drag her towards the board.
"Troy Bolton was looking at our audition's list" he informed her, looking seriously distressed.
"Again?" she complained, an unsettling sensation growing on her stomach that she could not exactly name "You know he was hanging around with that new girl and they both were looking at it" she bit her lip, looking around, thinking fast and hard "there's something freaky about her. Where did she say she was from?"
Did she think he had been paying attention? Although, she hadn't been properly introduced to her classmates, had she? No, not that he remembered. Sharpay groaned and Ryan decided to follow her around.
This year had more surprises in storage than he had originally thought.
Oh, so she was going to 'google' her! How very interesting! Sharpay was actually jealous. Why could that be? It wasn't like she seriously liked Troy… He was just the cute popular guy that every girl in East High wanted and that was why Sharpay was after him too, not because she really cared…
Wow. Apparently Ms. New girl was smart. Perhaps a little too smart for her own sake. Funny she hadn't mentioned it. Taylor McKenzie would love to have her in the scholastic decathlon!
"Wow, an Einstenette. So why do you think she's interested in our musical?" what he really wanted to ask was 'why do you think she's interested in Troy?' but that would have been rude and Sharpay would have been mad at him.
"I'm not sure that she is" she said, smiling mischievously and Ryan figured out she had already planed something "and we needn't concern ourselves with amateurs" she smirked. Oh, so damn right she was! "but, there's no harm in making certain Gabriella is welcome to school's activities that are… well… appropriate for her. After all, she loves Pi." Oh, how he loved when she was being all evil and sarcastic!
"I hate this" Sharpay complained, as she helped her brother to paint the ladder. He smiled at her.
"So do I" he whispered "but, I must say that, so far, this has been the best part of my day"
"How come?" the girl asked, arching her eyebrows.
"Kelsi's not here"
The female sighed. Should have known. "Ryan, are you sure…?"
"I'm perfectly fine, Shar. I can handle a little heartbreak. It wouldn't be the first time a girl dumps me for someone else" he sounded bitter but Sharpay didn't say a thing. Instead, she watched him worriedly.
"Bro, maybe we could…"
But just then Taylor stormed down the place, squealing happily and rushing to Gabriella's side. So, her evil scheme had gotten into motion. Okay then, Ryan's heartbreak could wait.
Ryan eyed his sister suspiciously. So that had been her plan all along! Clever girl! No doubt they were related…
"Well, what a perfect way to get caught up! Meeting with the smartest kids in the school! What a generous offer, Taylor!" yes, the both caught her sarcasm but she didn't care. Smartest kids on school? Well, no. That would mean the Evans twins. Okay, maybe they were the second smartest kids in school. Still, it was a good chance for Gabriella.
Mrs. Darbus interrupted them and Sharpay was back at his side. Ryan smiled proudly at her and she giggled.
"Feeling any better, baby bro?"
"Your schemes always make my day, sister"
Indeed they did.
"It's finally over!" Sharpay exclaimed happily, as they exited school and headed towards her car.
"Finally" Ryan agreed and his sister stared at him worriedly. After lunch, he had been more and more depressive. It was expected though, seeing that Kelsi had decided to sit with the rest of the drama members, meaning at their table. She sighed.
"Ryan" she said, once they were inside the car "we've got something we need to discuss"
"About?" he asked, arching his eyebrows.
"Winter musical. That's now spring musical, but Mrs. Darbus…"
"Your point?"
She sighed again, wondering if they should be discussing it right then. "I… well, you do remember that when Kelsi and you…"
"We're making her musical, I got it" he said, crossing his arms "don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm a professional, sis, I won't let a thing like that get in our way…"
"That's not the point" she said, taking a bunch of papers out of her bag and handing them to him "we're supposed to sing 'what I've been looking for'"
And just like that, his whole world crumbled. He should have known. It was the most important song of the show, Kelsi had made it so because that song meant so much to them… it was their song. Their very first song. The one they had composed together. When they were happy AND kind of together.
"I can't do this" he said, panicking "I really can't" he continued, placing the papers over his lap and Sharpay held his hand, smiling supportably.
"I know" she whispered and hugged him "that's why we're changing it"
What? He eyed her confusedly and she smiled sadly, putting the sheets back in her bag. "We'll change the key and the rhythm"
"But… Sharpay, we can't…"
"Mrs. Darbus won't mind"
"But Kelsi…"
"Are you really going to think about her opinion? After what she did to you?"
He frowned and Sharpay knew she had won the argument. Of course, she was trying to make this easier to Ryan. However, she was also helping herself.
With another rhythm, the song would fit her voice better. And that was what really mattered.
So, how do you liked it? I do. Sharpay's all evil again, but she's funnier to write this way. And well, that's what happens during the movie, so blame the writers, not me! LOL
Okay, so I hope you thought this was okay. Next chapie we'll be seeing Kelsi's point of view of this 'marvelous' new year. I shall update as soon as I can…
Thanks for reading!