Chapter 7 Movies and Games
After everyone arrived, the party began with snacks and a movie - they decided to watch Hairspray. They all sat squashed into a few chairs, Troy, Gabi, Chad and Taylor on the main sofa and Kelsi and Jason and Zeke sat on the floor. Ryan and Sharpay were sat snuggled together in a big armchair, occasionally throwing popcorn at each other and giggling. Troy sat and watched them for a while instead of the movie, and eventually nudged Gabriella and pointed to them.
"Look at those two…" he started.
"Oh my god, what're they doing?!" Gabi asked.
"I dunno, but they seem to be enjoying it," Chad piped in.
The four on the sofa nodded and continued to watch in amazement as the twins not only snuggled close and threw the occasional piece of popcorn at one another, but also as one of them would get a piece in their mouth and then let the other take it from them and eat it.
After the film had finished, Kelsi went to switch on the lights, whilst Sharpay and Ryan told everyone to wait in the living room while they went to clear up.
While they were in the kitchen clearing everything up, Troy and the others were busy deciding what they should do next. "I think we should play truth or dare," Gabi said.
"Good idea, and we could use it to our advantage to find out if those two are hiding stuff from us," Troy said pointing to the kitchen. The others nodded and dimmed the lights and sat in a circle on the floor, waiting for Ryan and Sharpay to return. After a few minutes, the pair returned and joined the circle, "So what we playing?" Sharpay asked eagerly.
"Truth or dare," Troy said, a slight smile creeping onto his lips.
"Ooo…I love truth or dare," Sharpay smiled, and the game began.
The gang were using an empty bottle to choose their victim, and firstly it landed on Gabi. "Truth or dare?" Troy asked.
"Dare."
"I dare you to lick Chad's big toe," Troy smirked.
"Ok…" Gabi said, moving closer to Chad and lifting his leg onto her lap, "D'you mind if I borrow you toe for a moment?" she asked him.
"Not at all," he said laughing. She took off his sock and counted to three before licking his toe.
"There," she said, smiling in triumph, "someone else's turn."
"Ok," Troy said spinning the bottle again, it landed on Taylor. "Truth or dare Taylor?" Troy asked.
"Dare."
"Ok, I dare you to lick beer outta Jason's bellybutton," Troy smiled at her.
"Ew, that's gross!" she gypped.
"If you forfeit, then you have to remove an item of clothing," Troy said amused.
"I forfeit," Taylor sighed and took off one of her socks.
"Hey, hey, that doesn't count!" Chad exclaimed.
"Sure it does," Kelsi said.
"Fine," Chad sighed, disappointed.
"Anyway," Zeke said, "moving on."
Troy spun the bottle again it landed on Ryan. Troy smiled at the others, then asked, "Truth or dare?"
"Dare, as if I say truth then you'll just ask if I'm gay as you always do – which I'm not by the way!"
"Ok, dare it is," Troy said.
"I dare you to kiss Sharpay," Gabi blurted out. Ryan just looked at her, then Troy, then the others helplessly. Troy nodded, and Ryan turned to Sharpay and blushed very hard as he leaned in. Sharpay's face was full of lots of different emotions all mixed together, and as Ryan placed his lips on hers, no one could tell if she was loving or hating it. They stayed pressed together, time seemed to stand still as everyone around them watched in silence. Finally, Ryan surfaced from Sharpay's lips and gasped, he felt exhausted, as though he'd just run a marathon. Sharpay also looked exhausted, as though she'd been waiting for that moment all her life. The others just sat there, stunned and after a moment, Sharpay ran out of the room and to her bedroom.
When she got there, she flung herself onto her bed and started to cry, she was upset because she now knew that she was definitely in love with her brother. That kiss just felt so god damned right. She sat up in her bed and looked around, she noticed Ryan's journal on her bed and picked it up and threw it at the door, just as the door opened and Ryan walked in.