Chapter 8 Never Tell

Sharpay just looked helplessly at Ryan, who started to turn very red indeed upon her gaze. She quickly looked at the wall to save him any more embarrassment than he had already suffered.

"Sharpay…" he said gazing at her, he started to walk very slowly and cautiously towards her picking up his journal on his way. "You read this then I guess, huh?"

She nodded and started to cry quietly, he slowly sat down on the end of her bed, as she hugged her knees tightly to her chest and leant her head back against her pillow. "Sharpay," he said pointing to his journal, "we need to talk about this…" He opened it up and started to read some of his more recent entries to himself, he sighed and shut it again, "How much didya read?" he asked her.

"Enough," she simply replied. He nodded and put it on the floor next to her bed.

"I don't want it…and what happened downstairs…to come between our friendship…cos I couldn't bear it if we weren't friends…" he said, managing a small smile to creep onto his lips. She started to smile too, "Ryan, don't be stupid – we'll always be friends…!" She reached behind her and pulled out her pillow and playfully hit him over the face with it. He started to laugh, but then his smile hardened and he looked at her evilly, "You know, I'm gonna have to get you back for that." She looked at him as if to say, bring it on, and with this invitation, he reached forward and started to tickle her mercifully. She started to laugh, quietly at first, but then she threw her head back and burst out into full fits of laughter, arching her head back into the bed. He smiled, and started to tickle her harder. "No…Ryan…stop…!" she screamed in between her laughter. He simply ignored her, tickling her up and down her body, suddenly she looked at him curiously when he happened to brush against a certain part of her chest. He suddenly stopped tickling her and looked at her, straight in her beautiful chocolate brown eyes, it was only now that he realised just how close he had gotten to her. She seemed to notice this too, but did something that he never thought possible of her, she leaned in and closed the gap between the two of them. Their lips met for the second time that evening, only this time they were a lot more passionate without the watchful gaze of their judging friends.

Ryan slowly pushed his tongue into her warm mouth as he deepened their kiss, he put his arms around her waist and she placed hers around his neck as they continued to kiss. Finally they broke apart, and gazed deeply into each other's eyes, both knowing exactly what they wanted to happen next. Sharpay suddenly started to pull Ryan's shirt up over his head, he lifted his arms willingly speeding up the process. She then pulled her own top off, and Ryan stared at her bra, he had been longing for this moment for a long time now. They grabbed each other and started to kiss again, everywhere they could get to, he kissed her on her forehead, her lips, her neck, her collarbone, her tummy…

Meanwhile, downstairs the others were starting to wonder where the twins had gotten to. Troy and Gabi decided to go take a look upstairs to see if they were ok. They crept up the stairs, to Sharpay's bedroom door where they heard some unrecognisable noises coming from. They ever so carefully turned to doorknob and peeked their heads around the door silently. They were met with a very unexpected sight, Ryan and Sharpay entwined together on Sharpay's bed. Troy and Gabi looked at one another and gasped, "Oh my god!" Troy said quietly to Gabi.

"I know…" Gabi answered, gaping wide eyed at the twins. Suddenly, the twins looked up from their unholy activities and both gasped in horror at Troy and Gabi stood at the door. "Oh no…" Ryan cursed under his breath.

"I…I…I, what are you two…doing up here…?" Sharpay panted, rushing to her bathroom, her clothes in her hands, she left Ryan sat naked on her bed to explain themselves. "Oh great…" Ryan sighed looking at their friends. "Well I can see this is going to be sufficiently awkward…" The two came and sat carefully on the edge of Sharpay's bed whilst Ryan pulled the covers over his bottom half. Gabriella bent down and picked up Ryan's journal, he quickly tried to pull it from her but was unsuccessful in his efforts. "What's this?" she asked, Troy pointed to what was written on the font cover, "It's his journal," he said pointing at a red faced Ryan, "so what sorta stuff you write in here?" he asked taking it from Gabi and flipping through it.

"Oh…just stuff…"Ryan said shuffling around uncomfortably on the bed. Troy nodded reading extracts, "So I guess you've had a crush on your sister for a while then?" Ryan nodded and blushed, looking down at the bed.

"You won't…tell anyone…will you…?" he asked, worriedly looking at Troy and Gabriella. They both looked at one another, and then shook their heads, they could never grass up their friends, even if they were doing illegal things. Sharpay emerged from the bathroom, this time fully clothed and sat down on the bed next to Ryan, she looked at her friends then grasped her brother's hand. She smiled at the others, and said quietly to them, "Never tell," they nodded and Gabriella motioned for them all to go back downstairs as the others would be getting suspicious. They nodded and the four went back downstairs, smiling at the others as though nothing had happened.

The rest of the night was a blur for Ryan and Sharpay, a surreal awkward blur.