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Just the Beginning, Ch. 4

Back at school, the rest of the gang was sitting in Mrs. Darbus's class. "Alright we are going to continue our exploration of different cultural music. Since we are going to Japan in a few weeks I figured it would be a good idea to brush up on our J-pop. So today we are going to listen to Lenne Leingod."

"This is going to be boring," Gabi said to herself.

Ryan looked back at her, "Be quiet." He was still angry at her for upsetting Sharpay.

"What, it's true," said Gabi.

"Who cares it's not Fifty Cent," said Taylor.

"Besides everyone knows that it's the US that people look to for entertainment," Chad said.

"All right, that is enough," Ms. Darbus said, interrupting them. "Now I would like to play a song..." She was interrupted by the bell. She sighed, "Well we will continue this discussion tomorrow," she said.

"Aw darn, we ran out of time," Gabi said sarcastically as she got up from her seat.

"Will you shut up!" Ryan yelled.

"Ms. Montez I hope to see a new change in attitude tomorrow along with the respect for other cultures as well. Or would you like to earn that respect in detention," said Ms. Darbus.

"No Ms. Darbus. I'm good. I am sorry," said Gabi.

"Well that was kinda boring," troy said.

"Really, I thought it was kinda interesting," said Kelsi.

"You would," Gabi said under her breath, low enough so that Ms. Darbus wouldn't hear her.

Ryan gave Gabi a look as he passed her. Why was she acting so rude? He walked outside and waited for Sharpay to come, since she said she would pick him up, considering the fact that she had the car.

Sharpay pulled up a few minutes later, "You look kind of...mad," she said as he got into the car.

"Yeah well, can you blame me? I had to put up with Gabi the whole afternoon," said Ryan.

"Point taken," said Sharpay with a smile.

"I don't get it. One minute she is acting all nice and what not and then next..." Ryan trailed off.

"And the next she acts like a two-faced bitch," said Sharpay.

"Well that is one way to put it," said Ryan.

She shook her head and looked at the console and saw that her CD was right there. She quickly picked it up and placed it in the door.

"What are you doing," Ryan asked.

"There was some...paper here and I just put it away," she said, hoping he wasn't going to get too suspicious. She put the car in drive and started driving home.

"Yeah all right," he said, not completely believing her.

'That was close. The last thing I need is for Ryan to question where and what I did in the last 10 years of my life.' Sharpay sighed and drove home.


The Next Day…

"All right everyone please settle down," Ms. Darbus said as the bell rang. No one listened. "QUIET!" She yelled.

Everyone looked at her and did as she said.

"Anyway," she said, composing herself, "Today in our World Music class, we are going to continue our discussion of J-pop and listen to a selection of one of Japan's greatest artists, Lenne Leingod."

Sharpay, who was fumbling around, looking for something, sat straight up, 'Uh oh,' she thought to herself.

"What's wrong Sharpay," sneered Gabi.

"I shouldn't have eaten McDonalds today," said Sharpay as she held her stomach for added affect.

"Yeah right," replied Gabi.

"I think I'm going to…" Sharpay then bolted up and ran out the door and down the hall.

"Ms. Evans!" Yelled Ms. Darbus.

'That was a close one. I just needed to get away. Ah crap, I left my stuff in the room,' thought Sharpay.

Back in the classroom, Gabi, whose desk was right behind Sharpay's, saw a CD lying on top of her books in her bag. 'Well, well, well, what's this,' she thought, quietly taking the CD since Ms. Darbus was still looking out in the hall for Sharpay. Gabi placed the CD in her bag and sat back down.

Ryan saw her go back to her seat, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing," said Gabi a little too quickly.

'Yeah right. I should tell Shar that Gabi took something. But I am a little curious as to what she took,' thought Ryan. "What did you take," whispered Ryan.

"I'll show you later," said Gabi with a smile as she was finally glad to get Ryan on her side for once.

He nodded, "All right."

Sharpay emerged from the bathroom and saw Ms. Darbus. She placed her hand on her stomach, "I'm sorry, Ms. Darbus. My stomach was just...upset." She walked into the room.

Ms. Darbus sighed, "Fine, but I don't want you disrupting the class like that anymore, Miss Evans," she said sternly.

Sharpay nodded, "Yes ma'am." She sat down at her desk and was about to take out her book when she noticed something was missing. 'Hey where did it go,' thought Sharpay as she looked around her desk.

"What is wrong now, Miss Evans?" Asked Ms. Darbus.

"I can't find my...I mean…nothing," said Sharpay.

"Good. Now, getting back to what we were discussing..." Ms. Darbus continued.

Sharpay searched her bag for the CD. 'It was just here,' she thought to herself.

Gabi sneered at Sharpay; she wasn't about to tell her that she had exactly what Sharpay was looking for.

The bell rang and the gang headed to their next class. "Miss Evans I expect we won't have any more interruptions," stated Ms. Darbus.

"Of course not," said Sharpay.

"Good," replied Darbus.


Lunch…

Gabi placed her tray on the table and sat down. She took out her headphones and CD player which she always carried with her, along with the CD she had "found" in Sharpay's bag that morning. "I wonder what's on this that she wanted to keep so secret," she said.

Troy looked at her, "What are you talking about?"

'Oh I said that out loud,' thought Gabi. "Nothing Troy," said Gabi.

"Hey is that what you took from my sister earlier," asked Ryan.

"Yeah it is," said Gabi.

"Gabi, stealing is wrong," said Taylor.

"Sorry. I just want to know why Sharpay is acting strangely, that's all," said Gabi.

"Okay," Taylor said skeptically.

Gabi placed the CD into the player and put her headphones on. "Oh my gosh," she said quietly.

"What is it," Ryan asked.

"It's nothing," said Gabi quickly. 'What are you hiding Sharpay? Whatever it is, I am going to find out,' thought Gabi.

Ryan looked over his shoulder, "Gabi, Sharpay's coming."

Gabi quickly put the CD into her bag along with her headphones. 'It's showtime,' she thought to herself.

Sharpay walked over to the table, still upset about 'losing' her CD.

"Hello Sharpay," Gabi said, drumming her fingers on the table.

"Hello Gabriella," said Sharpay as she sat down.

"Is your lunch alright," asked Gabi.

"I wouldn't know. I haven't eaten it," said Sharpay.

"Oh well that's too bad," said Gabi as she looked away.

"What the hell is your problem," asked Sharpay.

"Nothing," Gabi said as she turned to face Sharpay. She leaned over, "But I know your little secret," she whispered.

Sharpay's eyes widened, "What are you talking about," she asked through clenched teeth.

"What secret!" Sharpay yelled. The entire cafeteria went silent and all eyes were on Sharpay and Gabi.

"You know exactly what I am talking about," said Gabi.

"No I really don't," said Sharpay.

"Oh yes you do," said Gabi.

Troy decided now was a good time to intervene, "What the heck are you two talking about," he asked.

"Ask Sharpay," Gabi said. "She will tell you what she's been hiding."

He looked at Sharpay, "What is going on? Are you hiding something?"

"If I knew what I was hiding, I would gladly tell you," said Sharpay.

Troy just looked at the two girls. "Sharpay are you sure there is nothing you would like to share?"

"Positive. Even if I had a secret worth sharing, I still wouldn't tell people who don't know what the meaning of privacy is," said Sharpay before she stormed out of the cafeteria in her usual ice queen demeanor.

Troy watched as she left and then looked over at Gabi, "What did you do to her now," he asked.

"Nothing, Troy," she said innocently. "I just think you should hear something," she said as she took out the CD along with her headphones and CD player.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Just listen," she said as she placed the headphones on him and pressed the 'play' button.

"Miss Montez, Mr. Bolton you know very well that electronics are forbidden in the school. Now you can reclaim your items after school, after detention," said Ms. Darbus as she walked over and picked up the CD player.

"Sorry Ms. Darbus," chorused Troy and Gabi.

"Sorry Troy," said Gabi.

"It's alright," said Troy.

"I guess it'll just have to wait," Gabi said to herself.


World Music Class…

Ms. Darbus walked into the room relieved to see that everyone was actually sitting down and ready for class. "All right, we are going to continue discussing what we were talking about yesterday," she said as she took the CD player she had in the room and placed it on her desk. "Now I recently obtained Lenne's new CD before even a release date came out," said Ms. Darbus.

Sharpay sat nervously in her chair knowing that she couldn't escape. She knew that this was going to be a long class period seeing as it was taking for ever for Ms. Darbus to hit play. Sharpay was consumed with her own thoughts but was suddenly awoken from them when she heard the familiar music of the song she recorded from last night.


Flashback, 4 years ago…

"Meet me in the garden. I have something for you. Skywalker-sama, don't leave me. Don't let them take me away."


She couldn't stop thinking about what she had so desperately wanted to tell Rose before being taken away…


Cliffhanger! So what is Sharpay hiding?