14 Days of Valentines Chapter 16: Captured, a high school musical fanfic

Hello! I can't believe its already March and I'm still not done with this. So I'm posting the 14th and final story of this series.

As you all know, this is a Ryelsi story. I don't think this is the best story I've written here or the best Ryelsi story I have written but I've been lacking inspiration for a fluffy fic. So I apologize if this will not meet your expectation.

I don't own this song. I'll place a link on my homepage if you decide to listen to this.

Thanks once again to celestiallove56, krfan, digigirl02, Dramione x3, and ylc. Heheh....

Kelsi Nielsen frowned as she looked around East. Everybody has received their Valentines surprise and she hasn't. Even her friends were already feeling the love, Sharpay and Zeke were in the cafeteria, sharing the cake the blond baked for her boyfriend, Taylor was currently inspecting Chad's new hair style and Troy was at his secret spot preparing a romantic picnic for him and Gabriella.

What about her? She was currently standing alone in the middle of of the crowded East High halls looking for a guy named Ryan Evans.

Failing miserably with her hunt, she went to her locker to get her things for the day when something inside it surprised her. She picked up the hat that was sitting inside her locker and inspected it. It looked exactly like the hat Ryan wore from the winter musical auditions last year. There was a card attached to it with her name written on it. She opened the note and read it.

I was captured the moment we met
Carried away with every word you said
It's a mystery how you got to me
I fell in the spell of your charms
With your siren's smile you caught me off guard

Kelsi smiled as she finished reading the note. Now, she really needed to see him. Thinking that maybe Ryan decided to come early to class, she rushed towards their homeroom.

She was disappointed to see that there was no Ryan insight but instead another hat was seen on top of her desk. It was now her hat from the last day of classes, before summer began. Like the first one, there was another card lying on top of it.

Just one glance took away my breath
Then you drew me in with your tenderness
You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured
You knocked me out and you locked me up
Stole my heart like a thief at love
Keep me here in your happy ever after
I'm captured

Finishing the message, Kelsi placed the note with the hat inside her bag together with the previous gift she received. Se sat in her seat and waited patiently for Ryan's arrival as her fellow wildcats started to enter the room.

Ms. Darbus had already arrived a started her ever popular lecture about cellphones, but there was still no sign of Ryan. Kelsi became really worried and was not able to focus on what their teacher was saying. Only one thing played on her mind, 'Where the hell is Ryan?'

The bell finally signaling the end of first period. Kelsi quickly grabbed her bag of the floor and rushed towards her Calculus class where Ryan was also her classmate. But like in homeroom, there was still no Ryan, but now, there was also no hat. She felt a little disappointed at this but shrugged it of. There were more important things to worry about, a missing drama king to be more specific.

Calculus class flew by quickly without her noticing it. It was finally her free period. 'More time to look for Ryan' she thought.

She first went to the theater where they usually hung out during their free time.

"Ryan?" her voice echoed through the hollowed halls. Nobody responded to her call so she went to the backstage with hopes of seeing Ryan there. But like before, Ryan was still missing.

Kelsi was getting tired of his little "game". She decided to cool off some steam. What better way to relax that to play the piano. She approached the upright piano that was resting in the middle of the stage. As Kelsi came closer to the instrument, she recognized two familiar hats sitting on top of it, one was a blue and white stripped hat and the looked exactly the same except it is colored blue and dark blue.

Once again, she noticed a familiar note attached to the hats. Mimicking her earlier actions, she opened the note and read it.

By the way just in case you care
I'm here to stay, I'm not going anywhere
I took a dive in your deep dark eyes
And I'm never coming up for air
I lost myself in this bond that we share

Kelsi shook her head and smiled. "At least I know he's still alive." She placed the hat in her bag with the previous ones and started to play the piano. She played and wrote some music for the next musical when the warning bell signaled the beginning of her next class, which was Chemistry.

Nothing interesting happened during her Chem class except for the surprise quiz their instructor gave.

The class soon ended and it was lunch time. Kelsi pretty much gave up looking for Ryan. It seems to her that he will only show up when he wants to. She got got her lunch and went to the table she shared with Taylor, Gabriella and Martha. The girls were not yet there but she noticed something else on the table. A white fedora with a pink bang was on the center of the round red and white table. The note was like the second one with only some changes.

One sweet kiss took away my breath
Then you drew me in with your tenderness
You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured
You knocked me out and you locked me up
Stole my heart like a thief at love
Hold me tight in your happy ever after

"Weird..." Kelsi commented as finished reading the note.

"What's that?" a girl's voice asked from behind her. It was Gabriella.

"A hat." the composer responded.

"Way to state the obvious Kels!" Taylor shook her head. "Isn't that Ryan's hat?"

"Nope. Now that I've noticed it, the pink band on hat is thinner that that of Ryan's. But this really looks a lot like it." she answered taking a seat beside Taylor.

"You know, you and Ryan are really meant for each other. You guys are the only people I know who notices every detail of a hat." Martha commented.

"Right!" Taylor added. "It's a little freaky actually." Kelsi just rolled her eyes on the comment.

Gabriella smiled at her friends before turning her attention to Kelsi once again. "I'm guessing that's from Ryan, right?"

"I think so. I think this is like the fifth hat I got today. Each of them, kind of represents every special point in our relationship." she answered showing the girls her bag full of hats.

"Wow..." the three girls reacted at the same time.

"Speaking of Ryan, where is he?" Martha inquired. "We had the previous period together and he wasn't there."

"I don't know. I haven't seen him all day either." Kelsi responded, taking a bite off of her sandwich.

The girls continued to chat about everything that happened that morning, from Sharpay's baking skill to Chad's new Do. Their conversation was cut short by the bell signaling the continuation of classes.

Kelsi had Physics for her next class. Ryan also had the same but based on the occurrences that morning she expected him to be absent once again. Sure enough, no Ryan showed up.

After Physics was Drama class which she shared with the Evans twins. Arriving at the classroom, she saw Sharpay sitting at her usual throne. Kelsi approached the drama queen, hoping to get some information about Ryan.

"Hey Sharpay!" she greeted.

"Oh... hey sis! What's up?" her not-so-obvious future sister-in-law greeted back.

"Do you know where Ryan is? I haven't seen him all day." the composer asked.

"He's sick. He didn't come to school today." the blond answered evenly.

Kelsi found the blond's answer rather odd. If Ryan didn't come to school then how does she explain all the hats she has been receiving.

Before she could ask Sharpay another question, Ms. Darbus entered the room and asked everyone to take their seats.

Kelsi, followed the teacher's instruction and turned to her seat. It was for the first since she entered the room, did she recognize another hat was again waiting for her. She quickly grabbed the hat and placed it inside her messenger bag as she sat down on her seat. She grabbed the note attached to the hat and read it underneath her table so she will not alert the teacher who was already beginning her lecture.

Now you've got the best of me
No one else could hold the key
I'm captured

Kelsi smiled once again as she finished reading the note. It was short but very sweet she thought.

"Am I right, Ms. Nielsen?" Ms. Darbus suddenly asked, shocking her out of her trance.

Not knowing what her teacher was talking about, she nodded her head affirmatively, hoping that it was the correct response.

It seemed that her answer was indeed right since the Drama teacher raised her proudly at the class and continued her lecture.

Kelsi didn't bother to listen anymore. It was her last class and she could wait to get out of there. She knew for a fact that she'll be seeing Ryan as she gets out of there.

Finally, after what Kelsi thought was an eternity, the final bell rang and school was done for the day. Kelsi grabbed her things and went directly to her locker.

She opened her locker and was greeted by a bowler hat that looked exactly like the one she wore during the callback for the winter musical. Yet again, another note was attached to it.

Just one touch took away my breath
When you drew me in I could not resist
You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured
You knocked me out and you locked me up
Stole my heart like a thief at love
Keep me here in your happy ever after
I'm captured

Meet me at the Music room?

Love,

Ryan

Kelsi didn't waste anymore time. She shoved her whole bag into her locker, only keeping the last hat in hand as she dashed off to the school's music room.

Reaching the said room, she slowly opened the door and smiled as she saw a blond boy, wearing the same hat she was holding(only there was a flower pinned to his hat), seated behind the piano and was playing an unfamiliar tune.

She slowly entered the room and approached the piano. Ryan smiled at her and began singing to the tune he was playing

I was captured the moment we met
Carried away with every word you said
It's a mystery how you got to me
I fell in the spell of your charms
With your siren's smile you caught me off guard

Kelsi raised an eyebrow. 'Where did I hear that before?' she thought as Ryan continued to serenade her.

Her eyes widened as she finally recognized that the words he was singing were the same to the ones written on th cards she received.

By the way just in case you care
I'm here to stay, I'm not going anywhere
I took a dive in your deep dark eyes
And I'm never coming up for air
I lost myself in this bond that we share

She took a seat beside Ryan as she continued to listen to his beautiful song. His voice was not in it's best shape due to his cold but still beautiful.

Ryan smiled at Kelsi when she decided to join in on the chorus. He always knew she had a beautiful voice and he was glad that he was fortunate enough to hear her sing since she rarely does it.

Now you've got the best of me
No one else could hold the key
I'm captured

He sang loudly. His powerful voice echoing throughout the whole room. The ecstasy from this moment giving him the strength to sing louder, fuller. He wanted to express his feelings to the person who was sitting right beside him, how strongly he feels about her.

Kelsi joined Ryan in singing once again, he voice powerful as his. Their voices blended wonderfully as the song neared it end.

The couple just stared at each other as Ryan played the final notes of the song.

"That was beautiful!" Kelsi commented. "Did you write that yourself?"

Ryan nodded ever so slightly. "Yeah, but I know that it's not as good as yours..."

Kelsi shook her head in Taylor like fashion. "That's where you're wrong, Mr. Evans. This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. Take it from me, I'm a composer."

Ryan smiled brightly at her. "Thanks..."

Kelsi smiled back,s lowly leaning in to kiss him. Much to her surprise, he pulled back.

"What?" she almost shouted, obviously taken back by his actions.

"You know how much I love to kiss you, but I'm sick." he explained, pulling a tissue from the box placed on top of the piano. "I don't want you to get sick too."

"You're not getting away that easily." Kelsi smirked at him.

"But-" Ryan started.

"I'm sorry, Ryan but do you really expect me not to return the favor after you went to all this trouble to get me these hats and writing me this song?" she said.

"Actually, Sharpay was the one who placed the hats in your locker and tables. I was at home all day, sick." he responded.

Kelsi glared ate him, knowing exactly what he was trying to do.

"Fine..." Ryan sighed in defeat. "But don't blame me if you have a cold in the morning!"

Kelsi nodded enthusiastically before leaning into Ryan and planting her lips firmly onto his.

Wow! I can't believe it! I'm finally done! Yes! This was long mostly because I typed the song twice. I didn't know why I did it, I just did Haha...

I don't know if the phrase "Save the best for last" applies to this. I placed Ryelsi at the end so that I will have a motivation to finish this series.

So, for the last time, please let me know what you think of this story. Thanks! Ciao!!!