Chemicals React Chapter 4: Breaking Free, a high school musical fanfic

Chapter Two: Breaking Free

We're soaring, flying,
there's not a star in heaven that we can't reach.

Callback day, along with Scholastic Decathlon and the game. Elaine knew this had to do with Sharpay, but Ryan, it doesn't sound like him. He's just his sister's sidekick, right? Gabriella was close to tears. She had this planned, and then, the game stopped. Perfect.

If we're trying,
so we're breaking free.

Today was the day to breakaway. No more hiding, no more lies.

You know the world can see us,
in a way that' different then who we are.

Different, all right.

Creating space between us,
till we're separate heats.

Separate hearts, why did it sound so familiar? Yes, her and Ryan, everyone said she couldn't be with him, and they've became seprate hearts.

But your faith,
it gives me strength,
strength, strength to believe.

She was already strong, but she feels so much stronger, she wanted to ask Ryan out, but no one knew. Inside, she was tearing up. Elaine felt a tear roll down. And then put on a fake smile as she got into the music.

We're breaking free!

Elaine thought, Yes, we are all breaking free of something. Gabriella looked so happy.

We're soaring.

She wanted to get up, but she wouldn't show weakness. She couldn't, it's just something else about her.

Flying.

Elaine knew that her time to shine will come soon. But for right now, it's only a moment in time.

There's not a star in heaven
that we can't reach.

She smiled, no; there really wasn't a star that they couldn't go for.

If we're trying,

Yes, they are trying. And they're winning.

Yeah, we're breaking free.
Oh, we're breaking free.
Ohhh.

She smiled for once, this one genuine, and she started swaying unconsciously.

Can you feel it building?
Like a wave the ocean just can't control.

Yes, she could feel it. It was shaking her more then anything ever before.

Connected by a feeling,
Ohhh, in our very souls.
Rising till it lifts us up,
so everyone can see.

Elaine got in with the crowd, she really could feel everything, and just showed her weakness, and unwillingly.

We're breaking free.
We're soaring.
Flying.
There's not a star in heaven that
we can't reach.
If we're trying,
yeah, we're breaking free.
Running,
ohh, climbing.
To get to that place
to be all that we can be.

music fades out to next scene.

Elaine looked around, she saw what she though she saw, and she said to Gabriella, "Nice callback." She went over to Ryan, and a couple of people snapped some photos, Ashley as well, and she told her she'd make doubles. Elaine smiled, and wondered what the next rumor would be. Something about her dating Ryan Evans, like that would ever happen.

She loved the after party, it was so high spirited, and Chad interrupted Troy and Gabriella from kissing, and Elaine looked at him with a death glare, but he didn't notice. Elaine then saw him asking out Taylor and she wished she could warn her about his 'playa' attitude. Then Sharpay refused Zeke's baking, stupid move anyway, and Ryan took the cookies, and said something. She smiled, she was sure he said something nice.

Then a memory came to her, it was about her break-up with Troy. She nearly cried, but she held on.

Flashback, Elaine's POV (song is "Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne.)

So much for my happy ending
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…

"Hey, Ella, listen, can I talk to you," said Troy to me. The same story, once again, and she swore to herself this time she wouldn't cry. Troy took a deep breath, and said, "I know that this will probably hurt, but…" I cut him off. "You're breaking up with me. Thanks a lot for acting like you cared. Sorry if I was wasting space in your memory," I said angrily, and once again was single.

Let's talk this over,
it's not like we're dead,
was it something I did?
Was it something you said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead,
help up so high,
on such a breakable thread.

"Wait, Ella," said Troy; he didn't mean to say it like that. He forgot that every time someone broke up with me, they said it would probably hurt. But I was already gone. He felt stupid, why did he do that?

You were all the things I thought I knew,
and I thought that we could be

I was once more alone, and I knew that he probably didn't mean it that way, but it came out like that.

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending,
so much for my happy ending
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…

I thought, So much for a happy ending. I must be cursed to not have a relationship lasting longer than a month at the most, I can only hope to last four months before something like this happens. Why was he pretending? This isn't what I wanted, and I disliked the fact I actually fell for it as well!

You've got your dumb friends,
I know what they say
They tell I'm difficult,
But so are they
But they don't know me,
do even know you?
All things you hide from me,
all the shit that you do

I thought back on everything, and wonder what he had hid from her. Well, it didn't matter now, they weren't a couple anymore. I hated him just for breaking up with me just like all the other guys. Couldn't we just go back to being friends?

You were all the things I thought I knew,
and I thought that we could be

Everyone had thought we were East High's golden couple. Well, look how East High's golden couple ended up, broken apart, just like the other nine boyfriends I ever had, ever since I started dating in the seventh grade. I really thought this one could work out, but it didn't and the same thing happened to my heart again.

It had felt nice knowing he was there. I was glad that he, unlike the rest of the guys, had let me know we were through, instead of just going around behind my back and cheating on me with my friends, like I wouldn't find out. I also cried at the thought of him making me think I was the only one, and he just stood back watched me fall, almost literally, and never going to go help me. Everything so dear to me, I just felt those memories slipping away as I cried into my diary once more.

It's nice to know that you were there,
Thanks for acting like you cared,
and making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all,
thanks for watching as I fall,
and letting me know that we were done

I slammed down my diary angrily, I knew he still cared, but I figured it was too late, the biggest mistake of my life. I was sure that Sharpay had already made her move on him, even though she hadn't yet.

Flashback and POV ends

Elaine looked around after the after party, along with the flashback and saw it almost was done, so she ran off to cry again.