A/N : My first chapter! Yay. I am really excited… although I told Theferretmenace that I would have this out earlier, when I was going to post, my grandpa came in and started yelling at me to get off the computer. So yeah… I hope you enjoy!

"Sis…" Ryan said quietly on the other end of the phone connection. His voice was one full of worry, and hopelessness. Sharpay could feel the bad vibe, even through the telephone she held to her ear.

"Hey, brother. What's the matter?" Sharpay asked calmly. She just knew something was wrong with her brother.

"It's about the results of my doctor's appointment today." His voice sounded even more defeated.

"What happened? What did they say?" His sister asked quickly. She was eager to know what the matter was.

"I… Uh-… I have to… I need to tell you alone." He said, trying to procrastinate.

"I am alone." Sharpay replied as she looked around her empty room.

"I meant… that… I want to tell you face to face. Nobody else there." Sharpay was now thoroughly worried about Ryan.

"Okay. Come pick me up?" She asked. He nodded, but then whispered, "Okay."

"I'll see you when you get here." She said.

"Okay… but hey…"

"Yeah?" she looked down at her feet, trying hard to hear what his quiet voice was saying.

"I love you, sister… No matter what… I will always love you." She furrowed her eyebrows, completely flummoxed.

"I love you too, brother." Ryan hung up his phone, as did Sharpay. She finally looked up, and around her bedroom. The flyers for all the school musicals she and Ryan had starred in were pasted on the pink walls. Sharpay's instinct didn't tell her that her brother was going to tell her something good. She turned to her outfit that she had picked out for the party tonight. It was a cast party for Darbus' 'Twinkle Towne Musicale.' After getting dressed, she applied more makeup.

A horn honked from outside, which told Sharpay that her brother had arrived in the driveway. She slipped on her high heels, and ran downstairs. When Sharpay saw her brother through the drivers' side window of his car, she definitely knew something was up. He was not wearing his hat, his hair was strangely out of place, and his cheeks were red and blotchy. She jumped into the passenger side. She immediately hugged him.

"Bro? What happened? What is wrong?" she asked, still holding onto him tight.

"It's what the doctor said."

"What did he say?"

"With me bleeding easily, and that cut that never healed… The doctor… Dr. Hull… He said… Oh, I love you sis…" he hugged his twin tighter than ever, and his body began to shake, from the sobs that filled the air.

"Ryan. What did he say?" she asked. He pulled back and looked into her eyes.

"He said that when he did the platelet count… that… they were super low… and that he said… that… there is a real good chance… of it being leukemia… because dad died of it." He said, trying to hold back the tears, making his voice sort of squeaky. Sharpay gasped, and hugged her brother tight to her.

"Are you sure that's what he said?" she asked, not wanting to believe this. She felt him nod his head. Tears leaked from her eyes, bringing along the mascara with it.

"I am so sorry Sharpay." He said. She pulled back.

"Why are you sorry?" he tilted his head.

"Because… If I die, then… You are left here all alone."

"You are not going to die." She told her brother firmly.

"You don't know that," he said, still sounding defeated.

"Yes, I do. I know that for a fact." He just hugged his sister again.

"Thanks for believing in me."

"You are welcome, and I love you brother."

"I love you sister. You should get to that party." Ryan was looking at the dash clock, which said 7:15.

"I'm late." She said simply, but not worried. She didn't want to go now.

"You take the car. I am going to go lie down. Ponder life's events." Ryan said.

"I don't think I am going to go." His sister said.

"No, you go, and tell everyone who asks that I got sick." She nodded, and got out of the car, and walked to the other side. He lifted himself from the vehicle, and hugged his sister. He wiped the mascara streaks off her face, and hugged her again.

"I love you." They said in unison. She got into the Lexus, and drove to Troy Bolton's residence. She fixed her makeup, and put on an ersatz smile before getting out. On the porch, there were a few people puttering around, but music came from inside, where everyone was dancing. She made her way inside, and was immediately bombarded my Kelsi, Gabriella, and Troy.

"Why are you late?" Gabby asked.

"I like to make an entrance…" Sharpay laughed. The others laughed as well.

"Well, that's Sharpay for you." Kelsi commented.

"Hey, where is Ryan, why isn't he here?" Troy asked. She let her smile fall a little, before replying with, "He didn't feel good, so he decided to stay home. He's been having some good nosebleeds, and they are making him tired." All four of them joked around for a few until Kelsi and Gabby went to the kitchen for a soda.

"Okay, out with it. What is wrong with you Sharpay?" he asked. Her smile totally drifted away.

"What do you mean?" she asked, hoping it wasn't obvious something was wrong.

"There is something wrong, and I want you tell me what it is. Does it have to do with Ryan?" he asked. Tear welled up in her eyes, and she barely nodded. He motioned for her to follow him, and he brought her into his bedroom to talk about it.

"What happened?" he asked. He sat on the computer chair, and she sat on the bed.

"He's been having these nosebleeds, and the week before last, he got a cut when we were rehearsing for the callbacks. It wouldn't stop bleeding, after an hour or so, it finally quit. And now, it still hasn't healed, so he made an appointment with the doctor, and he came back today." She sniffled.

"He came back today, and… well, you must know that our father died of Leukemia. My mom left some years ago, so our dad left us his house, and we emancipated ourselves so we didn't have to go into foster care. The doctor ran some tests, and said that since our dad died of leukemia, that Ryan also had a real good chance of getting it too. He is showing several signs of it too…" she broke down crying. Troy moved over to the bed, and hugged Sharpay.

"Oh Sharpay… I am so sorry. You know I am here to help or talk to if ever you need it." He said. He looked into her eyes.

"Kelsi, Taylor, and Gabby would be delighted to help you out anytime also." She nodded. She pulled away from the star of the show and tilted her head to the right.

"You've been a great help, thank you for that." Sharpay said. Troy was still staring at her intently. All of a sudden, Troy leaned in quickly, and kissed her. Passionately too. Sharpay shoved him away.

"Troy! You have a girlfriend!" She thought for a moment, "Downstairs no less!" she couldn't believe what he had just done. Gabby would be angry with her for that. Troy did the same thing again, but Sharpay couldn't pull herself into stopping him. After all, this is what she had wanted since 8th grade anyway. In her head, she knew that what they were doing was wrong, but, she didn't stop him.

After everything was over, what had occurred hit Sharpay like a ton of bricks. Tears filled her eyes, and she let out a heart-wrenching sob. She couldn't believe what had happened. Sharpay went into the room's personal bathroom, and got dressed, fixed her hair, and make up. She sprayed on some perfume, and made her way towards the exit. Troy stopped her.

"Sharpay, I'm sorry." He said. She wriggled her arm out of his grasp.

"Leave me alone." She said. Troy had already gotten dressed, so she ripped open the door, and slipped out the back door, so she didn't have to go through interrogation of where she and Troy were. She didn't think that she could ever face Gabby ever again.

Sharpay drove home, crying all the way. When she pulled into the driveway, she turned the car off, and trudged into the house. She bypassed her room, and went straight for the bathroom. She stepped into the shower, turned it on, and slid down the wall, shaking from her sobs. She hadn't even bothered to take off her clothing. She just let the water drench her.

Lord; just kill me now please. You've taken my Mother, my Father, now my Brother, and my innocence… Kill me please. She prayed. Sharpay wanted to die.