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Chapter 2: Who I Am.

Ryan closed his locker door and there, on the other side of it, stood Sharpay. "Hey, Sis," he said, completely unphased by the fact that she had appeared practically by magic.

"Where were you during lunch?" She snapped. "I looked for you in the drama room but Darbus said that she hadn't seen you since homeroom. Explanation, now."

"I got caught up in the music room."

"With what?"

"With stuff." He turned around and walked down the hall, Sharpay chasing him.

"You're being very cryptic. Why won't you tell me what you were doing?"

"Because I don't need to."

"Yes you do."

Tired of arguing, Ryan caved. "I ran into Gabriella."

A smirk intruded on Sharpay's lips. "Well, well, well, little miss hopeless. Was she a complete mess?" Her tone was happy, making Ryan feel horrible for Gabby.

"No," he lied.

"You're such a bad liar."

"She wasn't a total mess but she was a little upset."

"Perfect!" She squeaked, smiling and continue to walk along.

Ryan stopped walking and watched his evil twin continue to walk. "Why do you get such pleasure out of other people's misery?"

Sharpay stopped and looked back at her brother. "I don't get pleasure from other people's misery, I get pleasure from my happiness." She took several steps towards him. "And it would do you some good to remember who you're talking to, got it?"

"Yeah, I got it," he replied.

"Good." She spun around and walked away.

Ryan continued through the hallway and saw Gabriella digging through her locker. Walking up to her he said, "Hey, Gabby."

"Hey," she replied quietly.

"Are you okay?" He asked, looking at her intently.

"I'm just confused."

"About what?"

She sighed, closing her locker and leaning against it. "About my life."

He leaned against the lockers with her, intrested in what she had to say. "Explain."

"Before I met Troy, I hadn't even thought twice about a solo career in music or theater or anything like that. But then he changed my life. And now, I have no idea what to do without him. I have no idea who I am."

"I do. I know who you are."

"You do?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Then why don't you tell me?"

"How about I tell you on our way to get ice cream after school?"

Gabriella smiled. "Sure." She hesitated. "Thanks for being so nice to me, Ryan."

"It's no problem." He smiled at her. "Let me walk you to class."

Gabriella followed him down the hall, a little confused to why Ryan was being so nice to her all of the sudden.

But in a nearby doorway, Sharpay stood with her arms crossed and a glare pasted on her face. Troy came up behind her and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Hey there," he said. "What's with you?" He added, seeing the look on her face.

"It looks like your exgirlfriend has started to dig her claws into my brother."

Troy laughed. "Are you kidding? Ryan and Gabriella? That's unbelievable."

"Yeah, but it's true. I think I'm going to have a talk with him after school."

AN: Sharpay's evil. Anyways, please R&R!