Disclaimer: I do not own the High School Musical cast… But if Lucas Grabeel is for sale, someone let me know! I also own Sara Bolton and her friends…

You Wouldn't See It Coming

Chapter Five

I blinked and looked at the doorframe again, "Chad?" My eyes grew wide, "Why would you even care?"

Chad shrugged, "Because both your brother and father are paranoid." He said, glaring at Ryan, "And now that I've been assured that they have reason to be…"

Ryan looked at my brother's best friend, "It was a hug." He retorted, getting annoyed with all the jocks attempting to keep us apart. "We are just friends." He added, as if reassuring the point that it was nothing.

Chad looked at Ryan, "Oh yeah, I believe you…" Chad said, but disbelief lingered in his voice, his glance changed to me, "Troy on the other hand."

"Give it a rest Danforth." I exclaimed, glaring at my brother's best friend, "If this is another way that Dad is trying to get me to switch to sports, it's not happening."

"I was just getting water when my eyes caught sight of you two." Chad replied, throwing up his hands in defense.

I sighed, grabbing Ryan's hand, "Let's go somewhere else." I said, looking at my best friend who was a guy.

He stood up, "Sure." The two of us walked away from the school, leaving Chad in the doorway.

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"You know, I'm getting a bit tired of the precious Wildcats always seeming to find us, wherever we go." Ryan said, smiling as we sat on the couch in the Evans living room.

I looked at him, "How can they miss us? With your bright hats." I stuck my tongue out at him.

Ryan took off the light blue hat he was wearing and put it on my head, "Now it'll be your bright hat." He said, laughing.

"Great!" I exclaimed, "Now we'll both be the reason we get caught all the time!" I smiled, a genuine smile as the two of us began laughing hysterically.

Sharpay bolted into the living room, "Ryan! I finally figured out how we're going to do it!"

"A working plan?" Ryan asked, looking up at his twin sister.

Sharpay huffed and sat down on the other side of Ryan, "Troy's championship game and Gabriella's decathalon are on the same day, right?" She asked us.

Ryan and I both slowly nodded, "The day after callbacks." I said, as if the nods weren't enough.

"We tell Mrs. Darbuss that Thursday is not a good day for the callbacks, and it would be in the best interest of the musical that we move them to Friday." Sharpay said, a smirk crossing her face.

Ryan and I looked at each other, "That could work." Ryan replied. "But one thing…"

"What?" Sharpay asked, "What flaw is there?"

"When will we tell Darbuss this?"

Sharpay's hand shot to her chin, pondering the question Ryan had asked, "We get to school early tomorrow, and tell her before Troy and his Wildcats get there."

I looked at Sharpay and Ryan, "That could work…" I said, nodding, absorbing the information.

Sharpay smiled, "You're right. It could, and will work."

I opened my mouth to say something, but was interrupted by my phone, "Hang on." I said, I flipped open my phone and put it to my ear, "Hello?"

"Sara, I really need to talk to you, where are you?" It was my brother, and he sounded a bit concerned about something. But the concern in his voice could have been an act to get me away from Ryan. I never knew with Troy anymore.

"Why?" I asked him, "What do you need to talk to me about that you couldn't have Chad tell me?"

Sharpay and Ryan both sat there, intently listening in on my conversation, and I really didn't care.

"What does Chad have to do with anything?"

"I'll pretend that you had nothing to do with the encounter I had with him," I muttered, "But really, what do you need to talk to me so desperately about that you can't simply ask me on the phone?"

"Sara," Troy sounded desperate, "Please just come home just for a few minutes at the least."

I looked at Sharpay and Ryan, "Don't go!" Sharpay exclaimed, "He's just absorbing you into his sport-crazed idiocy."

Ryan looked at me, "It could be important…" He said, taking a hold of my hand, "I'll call you later."

I wrapped my arms around his neck, "Thanks Ryan, I'll talk to you later." I returned my attention to my brother, "I'm on my way."

I felt as if Troy was smirking, but I wasn't sure, seeing as I couldn't see him, "Alright, I'll see you in a few minutes."

I hung up and put my phone in my pocket, I turned to Sharpay and Ryan again, "I'll show up early tomorrow. To be with you guys to tell Darbuss." I said, smiling.

"Bye Sara." Ryan said, smiling as well.

I walked out the front door of their house and walked towards my own house, I was there in 45 minutes.

"Since when is 45 minutes a few?" Troy asked, throwing the door open, "Jodie's house is only 10 minutes away, and Nichole's is only 20!"

"Who said I was at Jodie's or Nichole's?" I asked, throwing myself onto the couch, "What was so important that you needed me to come home for?"

Troy smiled, "I never said it was important." He flopped down beside me, "It's just that we don't hang out like we used to." He said, throwing one of the couch pillows at me.

I looked at him, grabbing another pillow and threw it back at him, "We don't, but that's because we're getting older. And we're just growing apart."

He threw the pillow back at me, smiling, "So? There's always time for a good pillow fight." He threw another one at me.

I caught one and the other hit me in the stomach, I fell off the couch, purposely and sprawled out on the floor, "You got me!" I exclaimed, throwing my hand to my head and closing my eyes.

This was the time I missed with Troy, ever since he started high school, we didn't hang out like this anymore. And I had no idea why he was doing this now. He rolled off the couch and poked me, "Attention, I think we lost her!" He smiled, "But there's only one way to find out!" He began tickling me non-stop, it didn't feel the way it had when Ryan did it, but it still caused me to roll all over the living room floor, trying to get him away from me. "Never mind folks! Sara Bolton is alive and well."

I stood up and put my hands on my hips, smiling. "Wow, I feel 10 again." I exclaimed between laughs.

Troy grabbed my legs and pulled me back to the ground, "Nothing wrong with that."

I was still trying to figure out why he was being like this again. I had told Dad about the musical yesterday, and I had assumed that Troy had gotten in trouble for that. And I'm sure that if Troy had gotten in trouble that he would get mad at me for getting him in trouble. Also, I hadn't been the best sister in the world lately. "Hey Troy," I said, sitting up, "Why?"

"Why what?"

"I mean, we haven't been that close lately, we've already covered that, but here you are attacking me like you used to when we were younger." I said, looking at him, confusion painted all over my face, "I haven't exactly been the best sister in the world lately."

"I know." Troy said, smirking, "But I thought about it, and I haven't been the best big brother either. I should be happy that you've found a guy that you really like, but I've let this musical thing get to my head, and I've been ignoring what's good for you."

This was the Troy Bolton I missed. The one that was always there for me, through good and bad. The one I used to flee to whenever something was wrong. I gave him a hug, "At least you finally realized you were wrong." I said, allowing a smile to cross my face.

He poked me in the stomach, "Let's mark the calendars." He said, sticking his tongue out.

I pelted another pillow at him and the pillow fight started again.

"Sara? Troy? Is everything okay in there?"

"Yeah Mom!" Troy shouted, "Everything is… oof." I had smacked him in the stomach with a pillow.

"Oof?" Mom asked, sticking her head in the door.

Troy hit me in the head with another pillow, "I meant to say fine."

Mom nodded and went back in the kitchen.

I've decided to reunite Troy and Sara. But you never know, they might start being mean to each other again. I'm not really sure yet.

And who was surprised by it being Chad in the door?

Mufflebit: I actually had considered 3 of your suggestions before I got your e-mail! But decided on Chad.

Gabriella Montez-Bolton: One of Troy's friends would be correct. lol

kuramazlilsis: Glad you find it interesting… That was the main point.

twin of a HP freak: My reason for that, is he is mostly a cheeseball when he is with Sharpay, but when he's away from her, he's a different guy. That's why I put him OOC.

dancerlittle: Let's say this chapter is devoted to you in a way?

ZacEfronLuver: Nope, not Troy. But here's an update anyway!

nativewildmage: Like I said to another reviewer, movie Ryan is the around-Sharpay Ryan. My Ryan is the away-from-the-overly-perky-twin Ryan.