College Struggles

Summary: The gang go through tough times at university with family illnesses to secrets as to two members accused of cheating. They are all attending UCLA and all the girls will be sharing an apartment just as the boys will. Someone's dad gets ill and causes them to withdraw from the gang and hurt the ones they love the most. One person's mom is killed just weeks into starting. How will they cope? Two people are helping each other out but with the amount of time they are spending together their other half's start to question them. Will they all still be friends by the time they've finished? Who will suffer heartache and will the pressures of being so different finally get too much?

Sequel to ST & SC

A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Sorry this isn't that long. I am going to do 2 more chapters like this, Taylor and Chad and Kelsi and Jason, and then start building up the drama from when they leave. I should be able to update again tomorrow because we have got the day of because it's going to snow bad here overnight and all the schools and home tuition services have been closed around here.. Anyway here's the next chapter. Thanks!

Disclaimer: still own absolutely nothing
Chapter 3

Sharpay had called Zeke to come over and help her because Ryan was at Annabelle's. They were lying on her bed watching TV programme showing people going to the fair reminding them of the day they spent at the fair and kept loosing Chad.

Sharpay's P.O.V.

Lying here with Zeke's arms wrapped around me makes everything seem perfect. It's hard to imagine that in literally a few days we will be on our way to California, meeting new people, leaving our homes. I'm scared. It's hard to imagine me, the ice princess of East High scared. Well I am. I'm worried we will all grow apart and will have to become independent, not having the others there to have your back. I allowed my eyes back to wonder back to the TV where it shows a group of friends at a fair. I heard Zeke laugh obviously thinking about the same memory I've had.

Flashback

"RYAN!" I screeched from my room as I was getting ready. Chad had kept asking if we could go to the fair that was in town and we finally agreed.

"What Sharpay?" he asked as he came in.

"Do I look ok?" I asked as he rolled his eyes at me. He just nodded as the doorbell rang. We waited for everyone to arrive before we started walking to the fair. We were having to, well Taylor was, hold Chad tight because he kept going on about pretty lights and all the big peoples rides. Please what is he five years old? I saw Troy wrap his arm around Gabi's waist as she leaned into him as they carried on walking. Zeke had got his arm around me as I had my hand in his back pocket. Ryan and Annabelle were discussing their trip to New York at the weekend. Annabelle was going to see some family and she had invited Ryan along. Jason and Kelsi were behind us whispering things in each other's ears. I smiled. Life was great right now and I wouldn't change it for anything even if it meant I had to never wear pink again I wouldn't.

An hour later we were in the fair and had all split up into groups. Troy and Gabriella were with Zeke and I while Jason and Kelsi were with Chad and Taylor. Ryan and Annabelle were off doing their own thing like normal. I'm actually happy for my brother because he and Annabelle seem really happy together.

"SHARPAY! GABRIELLA! Please tell me you've seen Chad." Taylor yelled coming up to us.

"No we haven't why?" I asked. Gabriella looked just as confused as me.

"We've lost him and trust me from all the sugar he's been eating he is going crazy." We all laughed a little.

"Come on we better find him before he makes a fool of himself if he hasn't already and us." Troy said as we all split off looking for him. We looked around the whole fair and couldn't find him.

"Hey seeing as we have done our fair amount of looking for Chad why don't we take a walk through the tunnel of love?" Zeke suggested as I nodded. We got our tickets and walked through listening to all the romantic music playing as well as looking at all the dolls and hearts stuff around. We were walking through when we heard a very familiar voice talking. Zeke and I looked at each other before moving closer to the voice.

"I love you a lot more than Taylor. She is so bossy and can't fill my sugar rushes like you can." I felt the anger rising in me as Chad talked. Zeke held my hand tight.

"Chad Danforth how dare you cheat on your girlfriend…" I stopped screaming as I looked at Chad "with cotton candy." Zeke and I burst out laughing as Chad looked at us quizzically.

"What?" he asked as I shook my head.

"Dude, were you ever dropped on your head at birth?" Zeke asked as Chad stood there thinking not understanding the sarcasm in the question.

"Erm I don't think so why?" He asked like a little kid.

"Come on." I pulled him towards the exit seeing the others all looking worried.

"Taylor did you know your boyfriend is cheating on you with cotton candy. We found him in the love tunnel." All the other laughed, as Taylor looked embarrassed.

"Oh I love you a lot more than Taylor. She is so bossy and can't fill my sugar rushes like you can." Zeke mocked as we all laughed apart from Taylor who looked very embarrassed and Chad just was confused.

"Dude I think you need to go home." Troy said as they walked off. Zeke walked me home before leaving.

End Flashback

"Thinking about the day we lost Chad?" Zeke asked as I laughed.

"You got it." We snuggled back up and continued to watch TV.

End P.O.V

A/N: There's chapter 3. The next chapter will be Chad and Taylor. I will be keeping Ryan and Annabelle in but they won't be in that much they will just pop up every now and then. Please review! Thanks!