Guilt, A Performance and Smoke

Troy raised his eyebrows in shock, he was kissing Sharpay Evans, not only did she have a boyfriend but she was his best friend, and she was responding. But he wasn't going to complain as he put his hands on her waist and hers were at the back of his neck. Troys heart was fluttering, oddly enough, this was no regular kiss it was so different ot any he had shared with Gabriella, it meant more to him it was making his stomach queasy, it made him feel weak at the knees like he wantedto keel over but he couldn't because he had the most beautiful girl, attatched to him and it was the best feeling.

"And how long has this been going on?!" Came a horrified voice from the side. Sharpay and Troy broke apart and looked at the person who had interrupted them, Sharpays horror streaked across her face, she quickly removed her arms from Troys neck andTroy removed his from her waist.

"Zeke!" She cried out at his turningback and rushed after him, "Its not what it looks like!" Troy could hear her say just before the doors closed behind her.

"Zeke!" Sharpay called running after him down the hall, he was walking in wide strides and it was hard to keep up, she was running in heels. She repeated, "Zeke!" He turned around and looked at her, all she could read was hurt and betrayal on his face, he took one look at her and looked away, shaking his head. They had been dating for a month and she had been cheating on him for how long?

"That was the first time thats happened Zeke." Sharpay said, her voice echoed in the long empty hall, and he looked at her with doubt spread across his face, Sharpay felt her heart fall heavy with guilt.

"Really Zeke, I didn't mean for it to happen...I didn't." She pouted a bit, but not intentionally.

"How long have you two been friends again? You've been lying to me about that too!" He exclaimed.

"I meant to tell you...but.."

"But what?!" he interrupted, Sharpay was slowly walking over to him.

"But you said you hated him, you wanted him to die Zeke. You can't have meant that, can you?" She asked, warily.

"I meant it then and I still do, especially now after seeing the two of you..." Zeke let himself trail off and he looked Sharpay firmly in the eye.

"I meant it then and I mean it now."

"I'm sorry." She muttered, looking at the ground and then back up at him.

"Yeah." Zeke paused and looked at Sharpay, she looked quite weak but he wasn't going to give into any charade, "Me too." He turned and began to walk away. Sharpay just stood there, she knew she deserved this, but she couldn't help feel a slight ray of hope when he turned back around and looked at her, he still had utter betrayal of her in his eyes though. She looked at him.

"And you know? I can't believe I ever fell for that act of yours." He spat.

"What?" She looked at him, confused and a little hurt.

"C'mon Sharpay, being all nice and stuff. Smiling and complimenting people, thats not you. You are an Ice Queen." He hissed at her, she looked taken aback.

"Zeke..."

"You are an Ice Quuen!" He repeated, looking at her before adding, "You're a bitch!" He yelled and turned around he walked away. His voice echoed through the hallway and it still echoed in her mind when he had walked out the main door of the school. Sharpay walked over to one of the walls and leaned her back against it, letting herself slip down so she was sitting on the floor. She couldn't believe what had just happened, she wasn't interested in Troy Bolton but why had she responded when he kissed her? Why had it felt so good? Sharpay smiled in her mind when she remembered the electricity she had felt shooting through her body, the chemistry, her stomach feeling like it might explode. She heard the theatre door open and turned her head to see Troy, he walked over to her and kneeled in front of her.

"What happened?" He asked, enveloping her in a cuddle, she just let him but she didn't respond.

"He said I was an act, an Ice Queen, and a bitch. He wishes you were dead Troy." She muttered into his chest, Troy nodded and tightened his grip.

"I'm sorry I kissed you, again." He whispered but to his surprise she shook her head.

"Don't be, I liked it. It was different to Zekes kisses, but we shouldn't let it happen again."

"You're right..." He whispered and trailed off as he lifted Sharpay to her feet, when she moved her head away from his chest he realised she hadn't been crying and to be honest, he was a little surprised. She stepped away from him.

"I'm going to stay in the theatre, if you don't mind. I'd rather be alone right now." She whispered, Troy simply nodded and turned away, he knew what he was going to do next, because he couldn't bear Sharpay to be alone right now if she was hurting. But he know in his mind, she didn't want to speak to him. Troy heard the door close behind him meaning Sharpay was in the theatre, he took out his phone and started to dial a number.

Sharpay lay on the stage trying to work out how she could have been so stupid, she had really liked Zeke but she had betrayed him. Her heart felt so heavy, she felt so shameful. A tear trickled down her cheek as she sat up and hugged her knees. You shouldn't be crying over a boy you weak little girl! She shrieked to herself in her mind and hastily wiped the tear away, she stood up and walked across the stage once, then twice, listening to the satisfying click, click of her heels on the linoleum stage floor as she went. She stoppd at the piano and sat down, beginning to play the tune of 'Breaking Free' to herself she slowly hummed along, not singing or moving, she let her emotion be poured into the piano, the music for once in her life. Then she heard the theatre door slam shut, and Ryans voice ringing through the theatre, although she didn't make out what he was saying, she could hear him running down the aisle to her and she abruptly stopped, turning to face him just as he jumped up onto the stage.

"Sharpay! Troy phoned me, are you okay? He told me everything." Ryan walked over to her, out of breath he must have ran the whole way here.
"Did you leave your dinner to come here?" She asked quietly. Ryan shook his head, dismissing it.

"We were nearly done anyway Gabriella understood. I heard though, are you okay?" Ryan asked again, slowly pulling her into a hug. She hugged him back tightly.

"I'm fine, really. I just don't want to think about it." She said, and Ryan nodded.

"Well then we had better take your mind off of it!!" He grinned and walked away from her over to the CD player, she giggled as he bent down and put a cd in it that was sitting on the floor.
"What are you doing?" She asked, looking over at him and giggling. He stood up and tossed her a microphone which she caught swiftly and looked at him. He held his up.

"You tell me." He smiled as the music started and Sharpay laughed out loud, it had been so long since they had practised this song.

"Mucho Gusto" Ryan spoke into his microphone and the rest, as they say is history. They danced and sang for as long as they could, anything Ryan would do to take Sharpays mind off her recent heartbreak seemed to be working and this pleased him as he danced along with her to 'Bop The Top, 'Breaking Free', 'What I've Been Looking For' and a few more songs from the Spring Musical, it was a real blast to the past for them. By the end Sharpay was giggling on the stage and the time had passed by quickly. It was already 5pm and the only people left in the school by now would be janitors and the cafeteria ladies, they began to clear up all the mess they had made.

Meanwhilst in the cafeteria the workers had finished preparing the food for tomorrows lunch, they were just washing the dishes and one of the women once she had finished drying some of the more valuable dishes that couldn't be put in a dishwasher she threw the dishcloth onto one of the worktops without a glance backwards and called to the others, they walked out of the cafeteria and shut the door behind them, happy their day was over. But the gas cooker was still on, and the dishcloth caught fire.

"Ryan do you know where the keys are?" Sharpay called as she cleared up the CD's they had left lying around, referring to the keys Mrs Darbus entrusted unto them to lock up the theatre in the school. They also had a key to the main door but it probably wasn't locked, the janitors were still roaming around the school.
"Yeah I have them with me!" She heard Ryan reply from backstage and smiled, she sat down on the stage humming the tune to 'Bop To The Top' and waiting for Ryan.

Once Ryan was finally ready - Sharpay felt like she had been waiting a lifetime - they began to walk up the theatre aisle when she smelt a funny smell in the air and looked at Ryan who was also confused.

"Do you smell that?" She asked and he nodded.

"Is something burning?" He asked to himself more than her and overtook her, he opened the door and was surprised to open it to a cloud of smoke. Him and Sharpay coughed and tried to see where it was coming from, at one end of the hallway they could make out the bright orange of flames licking the walls and scorching them, the alarm was on the wall and it had been burnt and melted. Sharpay stared at the sight open mouthed, stunned.

"Oh...My...God..." She breathed as the twins both stared wide-eyed.

Sorry this took so long for me to write! I've been soo busy with Christmas and New Year and tomorrow I am going away for a few days so I won't be back until the 8th! Hope you guys all had a fantastic New Year, I know I did!

Lanalang79: Hope you had a really good Christmas! I did:D Well heres the update, I'm sorry it took so long!

AnimeRose93: haha here you go, longer than expected though! Hope you had good holidays!

zashleyalways: Heres your update! Again, it took AGES sorry. :(

Mac'squeaky: Yes they kissed! And maybe they do love eachother..but will they ever manage to get together?

Zefron Obsessed: Yum Troypay, hah thanks so much. :)

ZASHLEYFAN4EVER: Okay yeah...you can date Zeke...He is hot but I LOVE Troy so much better...

Jenny1991: Thank you so much! I'm flattered haha, and well you see what happened. Poor Shar.

Next update won't be till after the 8th Okay guys? Sorry but thats it really! Bye!!!!

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