Author's Note: Hey!!! My god it's been a month since I last updated but if you've looked at my profile recently, you'd have seen that all my fanfics were on suspension because I had exams. But no they're over, and I'm back! My GOD, I missed you all! Abyway, here's the next chapter you've all been waiting for!

Chapter 23: Stinky Scents and Sharpay-type gifts

Troy, Gabriella and Taylor are on the tennis courts and Troy is about to challenge Taylor to a game when out of nowhere, Zeke comes sprinting across the courts to them.

Zeke: Guys!

Troy: Hey man what's up?

Zeke:(out of breath) Lydia...going...checking out...saw her...in...the lobby...and...I'm...seeing spots...

Troy: Woah, Zeke. Slow down, did you just say Lydia's going?

Zeke nods.

Gabriella: Really? Oh my god!

Taylor: I can't believe it

Troy: The brat is finally leaving!

Zeke: But she wanted me to tell you this...

Troy: Zeke, honestly, i couldn't care less about anything she has to say.

Zeke: But...

Gabriella: Me neither. She's not worth the space. Or that bleeding Prada bag she carts everywhere.

Taylor: Actually, remember she has three

The four of them laugh.

Taylor: Right, now I'm about to whip Troy's butt at tennis, anyone care to watch?

Sharpay sprints (well, in a way Sharpay would sprint) across the corridor to Ryan's room. Without even bothering to knock she storms in. Ryan was busy colour-coding his hats.

Sharpay: Guess what? Guess WHAT???

Ryan: You just saw Jake Gyllenhaal downstairs?

Sharpay: No, but now that you mention it, that was a great day...

Sharpay goes in a daze.

Ryan: Sharpay?

Sharpay: Huh?

Ryan: You had news? And I thought you weren't talking to me?

Sharpay: Oh, well this is so big that I can't keep it to myself. And I accept your apology.

Ryan: But I didn't say sorry?

Sharpay: Oh but you are. Just deep, deep down.

Ryan: Ah.

Sharpay: Yeah.

Sharpay looks over to the mirror and starts to admire herself

Ryan: Sharpay?

Sharpay: Mhmmm?

Ryan: You still haven't told me the news

Sharpay: Oh, well...wait for it... Lydia is leaving!

Ryan: Oh my god! This is the best news since...since... they made a movie of Tony Award winning production of Rent!

Sharpay: I know! And after she said something to Zeke she saw me and shot me the dirtiest look I have ever seen. It was fantastic!

Ryan: My god, I wish I had been there.

Sharpay: I know, you should have been. Anyway, enough of that, what are you doing? And why do you stink?

Ryan: Its a little thing called aftershave.

Sharpay: I never understand why guys wear aftershave. I mean, please, couldn't they just use soap?

Ryan: We could say the same thing about a girl's perfume. Why do you need endless bottles of Chanel No5?

Sharpay: That's different. A part of a women's beauty is her scent. And I just happen to like the expensive kind. Anyway, why on earth are you wearing aftershave?

Ryan: I'm meeting Chelsie in half an hour.

Sharpay: Who's Chelsie?

Ryan: Chelsie's that girl we were talking to earlier on. You practically yelled at her? You asked her what conditioner she used?

Sharpay: Ah yes, the redhead. You asked her out?

Ryan: Yeah, I think she's attractive and pretty and smart and ...

Sharpay: alright, alright, alright i get the point. I mean okay, she's pretty cute but attractive? I'm not sure, i mean..

Ryan: Are you kidding? Those eyes? That smile? That sense of fashion?

Sharpay snorts.

Ryan: Fine you can laugh, but I am now going to go be early for my date.

Ryan puts on a very sleek hat brushes himself off and struts out his room and closes the door. Sharpay sits on the bed.

Sharpay: And I hope she chokes on your scent.

Troy, Gabriella, Zeke, and Taylor were walking through the lobby. Taylor was extremely happy because she did in fact whip Troy's butt at tennis and was now swinging Troy's shoes back and forth. Troy was barefoot.

Troy: Okay if i step on a piece of glass, cut my foot open, all the blood from the body dripping out and can't be stopped and i end up getting a hamoorage then it's all your fault.

Taylor: Okay, number one, haemorrhage is pronounced hem-or-age, not ha-moor-age, and you wouldn't get a haemorrhage from a cut foot, unless, you know, it cuts of your entire leg. Number two; no one forced you to make a bet with me. We could of had a nice simple game with no bets at all but no, you were so proud that you couldn't face that fact that you were likely to lose to a girl that you sucked up and made a bet to prove you were as confident. Now, your barefoot and sulky, and I got your shoes. Taylor, one, Troy, zip!

Troy: Oh my god, is that Oprah Winfry?

Taylor:(looking around frantically) Where? Where? Where?

Troy starts to laugh.

Troy: Now we're even!

Zeke and Gabriella laugh as Taylor wallops Troy with one of his own shoes. Then Zeke notices Chelsie standing by the staircase. Wearing dark blue jeans and a delicate green spaghetti strap top with small gold flowers printed on, her red hair tumbling over her face as she searched through her purse for something, Zeke thought she looked absolutely beautiful. He was just about to walk over there when he saw someone approach her. Someone with a very jazzy hat.

Zeke: (thinking) Ryan??

Ryan presented Chelsie with a red rose, which she accepted, smiling sweetly. Ryan held out his arm, which she took and they started to walk towards the exit.

Zeke:(thinking) Wait a minute, is this a date?

Troy: Zeke! Hurry up! What are you waiting for?

Zeke came back to reality and saw that his friends had continued walking and were now standing impatiently at the elevator. Zeke took one last look at the new couple and hurried over to group.

Sharpay took one last look at herself in her mirror before picking up her purse and leaving her room. After being dumped by Ryan twice in one day, she was in need of retail therapy. And in Sharpay's world, that meant shopping trips with absolutely no spending limit. She was strutting along the corridor towards the elevator and pressed the button. It appeared almost immediately and was full of people she instantly recognised.

Troy: Oh, hey Sharpay.

Sharpay: Hello

Sharpay was not in the mood for small talk so she walked into the elevator silently as the group walked out.

Gabriella: So, uh, where's Ryan?

Sharpay: DON'T know, DON'T care!

The doors on the elevator closed as Sharpay made the last statement leaving Gabriella a little taken back.

Jason paid the cab driver for taking them back to the hotel and as the cab left, he beamed at Kelsi, who smiled back.

Jason: So, did you have fun?

Kelsi: More than you can ever imagine!

Kelsi gently kissed him as Sharpay walked past. She merely glanced but kept walking towards her BMW. She unlocked it, opened the door, got in, closed the door then turned on the engine. Suddenly, she turned off the engine, opened the door, got out, closed the door and quickly strutted over to Jason and Kelsi. Noticing her strange behaviour, the couple broke apart from their kiss.

Sharpay: Sorry for bothering you, but, are you two a couple now?

Jason: Um...yeah

Sharpay claps her hands and squeals.

Sharpay: Oh, I'm so happy for you two! Especially after what i told Jason about you.

Kelsi: Told Jason what?

Sharpay: Oh it's nothing. Anyway, I better get going, i might even get you two a I'm-so-happy-you-two-are-together-now gift.

Jason: What? No, no, you don't have to.

Sharpay: It's no trouble. It is partly my fault you two weren't together sooner. Anyway, gotta run. Toodles!

Sharpay walks back to her car while Kelsi and Jason just looked at each other confused.

Kelsi: I'm sorry. Did i hear that right? Was Sharpay nice?

Jason: Do you think we should ask the others for…um... I'm-so-happy-you-two-are-together-now gifts?

To be continued…

A/N: You know what to do!