Chapter Twenty-Three

A/N - Happy New Years! Chapter could be rated Teen...but there isn't aything really bad...

Troy and Sharpay couldn't have been happier! They had spent Sunday just hanging out with their friends and being together. Chad and Taylor had apologized to them for what had happened. They had forgiven them of course, and Gabriella had even pulled them aside to give them her blessings! The week had been even better than that. They were finally able to walk down the halls of the school hand in hand. The students had stopped and stared at them, whispering slightly, but they quickly got over it. It was almost like they expected them to get together. They had expected them to get together, at least before Gabriella showed up. Every Queen needs her King, they had said as Troy and Sharpay walked by.

It was now Thursday and the musical had been a success! Troy and Sharpay had been amazing in their roles and the songs and performances had been flawless. Sharpay had been pleasantly surprised when the curtains opened for curtain call and there was a standing ovation waiting for them. They had all celebrated a little back stage as they handed back their costumes to the prop people and wiped their makeup off. It had been great!

They had all gone back to their own houses afterwards, everyone was exhausted from the stress of pulling it all together. It was raining out which put a damper on their partying moods slightly. Sharpay had gone straight home with Ryan after dropping off Gabriella, who appeared to have gotten closer over the week. She had caught them sneaking glances at each other; she couldn't wait till they got together.

She collapsed on her bed as soon as she had changed into her pajamas, falling asleep before her head hit the pillow. But sleep was not in her future. She awoke a few hours later from yet another nightmare. She rolled over, groaning as glanced at her glowing digital alarm clock, 2:17. She sighed before getting up off her bed and making her way towards her desk. She clicked on the small lamp and opened the notebook laying on her desk, writing down her dream…

She wasn't the only one who had been getting a fitful night's sleep. A few blocks away a young man tossed in his sleep…but for a slightly…different…reason than a nightmare. Troy Bolton rolled onto his back as his dreams continued. He grabbed at his sheets, now feeling like they were smothering him, bunching the sheets beneath his grip as he twisted in bed, a sheen layer of sweat forming over his body. He took deep breaths, gasping for air, as the dreams seemed more and more real. He turned, letting out a groan as the dream reached its peek.

He jolted awake, breath coming faster as the dream flooded back to him. Visions of Sharpay and him filled with heated passion rose in his mind. A rage of burning need swept through him like a fire. He glanced out his window, seeing the rain pouring down…but he didn't care…

He threw the sheets off his bed, making his way to the window. He pushed it open and leaned out, grabbing onto the drainpipe that was just next to it. He made his way down the pipe, before taking off into the night…he knew what he wanted…what he needed…

Sharpay sighed as she finished up the last notes of her dream. Ever since she was little, she kept a notebook to write down her nightmares…even as a child she knew that they were important. She was about to write the last details down when her phone started to vibrate. She looked over, glancing at the name on the screen. TROY flashed across the surface as her eyebrows furrowed. Why would he be calling her at nearly 2:30 in the morning?

She picked it up, accepting the call as she placed it to her ear, "Troy?" she asked.

"Open your door," he said desperately before he hung up.

She shut the phone down and looked out the glass windows of her balcony only to see Troy climbing over the railing of her balcony, wearing nothing but a plain white T-Shirt and shorts. Her eyes widened as she watched him straighten up and walk towards her door. She got up and ran to the door. "Oh my god! Troy!" she shouted, opening the door. "You're soaking wet."

She waited till he had stepped into her room and she shut the door before turning to him, "What happen…"

She wasn't able to finish her sentence as Troy smashed his lips to hers, pushing her back against the wall by her bed. He held her arms above her head with one of his hands, while the other roamed her body. Passion consumed her as well while she whimpered and squirmed against him, wanting to touch him, as he was her. A few moments later he released her arms, her withering getting to him. Her arms gripped his shoulders as she pushed off the wall, her hands roaming down his body, taking in the muscles of his abs before making their way to the end of his white shirt, sticking to his body from the rain.

Troy stepped back with Sharpay tugging slightly at his shirt before tripping over something on the floor and falling to the ground with Sharpay on top of him…a second later…his shirt went flying across the room…

Troy lay on his back, arm wrapped around Sharpay's waist as she slept beside him. He lifted the edge of the comforter to cover her as he watched her sleep serenely. They were still on the floor, in a makeshift bed of Sharpay's comforter and some throw pillows. He watched her breathing slowly, probably exhausted from their little…excursion…

He smiled gently as he brushed a strand of hair from her face, trying not to wake her. He failed, a few seconds later her eyes fluttered open to stare into his own. His smile grew as he saw the unadulterated love shining in her eyes, "Hi…" he whispered to her.

"Hey," she replied yawning slightly as she sat up on her elbows.

He gazed at her as the comforter fell down slightly, "Did I…hurt you?" he asked.

Sharpay shook her head. She had had that talk with her mother and knew all about what happened during sex. Some women bled, some didn't, some felt pain, some didn't. She had been lucky; she hadn't felt anything besides an enormous pleasure unlike anything she had ever felt before in her life. She looked down at the comforter they were laying on, giggling slightly as she looked back at Troy, "Maybe next time we'll make it to the bed."

"Next time?" He asked, his eyebrows wiggling in a suggestive manner as he gave her a boyish grin.

She rolled her eyes before smacking him lightly on his chest, "Not any time soon," she reaffirmed. "Just because I'm on birth control is no reason to…"

"Oh my god!" Troy shouted sitting bolt upright, the mention of birth control had sparked something in him. He lifted the cover and peered at himself quickly before turning to Sharpay. "We didn't use protection!"

Sharpay laughed at that, earning an 'are you crazy?' look from Troy, "I just said I'm on the birth control pill." She was about to laugh again when she caught the look in Troy's eye. She blushed embarrassedly, "Not…not because I expected anything like this to happen…"

"Right…" he said sarcastically, smirking at her.

"I'm serious," she pressed, "I use it to control my period." He gave her a confused look that she rolled her eyes at. "Trust me, you do not want to have me PMSing during the final week of the musical."

"I'll take your word for that," he said laughing. They fell into a comfortable silence when Troy suddenly turned to Sharpay, "So about next time…"

Sharpay's eyes widened, "No!" she said, "I already told you not any time soon!"

He smirked slightly, "It might be sooner than you think…" he purred seductively. He leaned forward, the action causing Sharpay to lean back to the ground. He reached out, stroking her inner thigh before slowly reaching across her flat stomach. He grazed her breast on his journey to her cheek. His thumb brushed against her cheek as he leaned forward more to plant a kiss on her lips.

Sharpay started to respond to the kiss when Troy moved away. He trailed kisses across her cheek and down her neck before making his way back up to her sweet spot just below her ear. He heard her gasp, smiling into the kiss.

Sharpay's eyes nearly rolled back into her head when Troy found her sweet spot. 'Oh god…' she thought to herself.

A moment later, she couldn't help it. "Oh god," she said before pushing up and rolling them over for an encore performance…

A/N – Wow! Bad, bad Troy and Sharpay…doing the naughty, lol. Next chappy will probably be about the new level of Troy and Sharpay's relationship and whether or not other will notice it. Might also include a surprise from Troy…only about three more chapters left!