Sharpay blinked herself awake the next morning and looked around her room confusedly. How did I get here? Wasn't I in the kitchen…with Troy? Do I have amnesia?! She thought wildly, vaulting out of bed and running down the hall to Troy's room.
She burst through the door and jumped onto his bed. Troy, who had been peacefully sleeping, yelled and would have fallen off if Sharpay hadn't been sitting on his chest. "What happened last night?!" Sharpay barked.
Troy blinked dumbly back at her, "Huh?" He asked dazedly.
"What did you do to me last night?!" She demanded. Troy finally woke up and pushed her off of him so he could sit up, "I didn't do anything to you!" He hissed, "You fell asleep on my shoulder in the kitchen so I carried you to bed!"
"Yeah right, pal." Sharpay didn't know why she was being such a bitch. All Troy had done was carry her to bed, nothing more, nothing less. So why was she chewing him out? Stop, Sharpay! Her subconscious screamed. Stop what? Sharpay asked it back, falling off of Troy and landing on the end of his bed.
Ryan, who had been awake ever since he left Gabriella's, ran from his room through Troy's open door, ready to beat someone up. He froze when he saw Sharpay lying on Troy's bed.
"What the hell are you doing?!" He had to keep from shouting.
"Ryan!" Sharpay and Troy yelled simultaneously. "It's not what you think!" Sharpay added.
"Oh? Then what is it?" Ryan asked, too tired to stay angry.
"I-uh-we…" Sharpay tried to explain but started laughing. Troy and Ryan stared at her as she grew more and more hysterical, clutching a blanket to her mouth to stifle it. Ryan leaned against the doorway tiredly while Troy reached over and poked Sharpay's shoulder.
"I'm sorry-I'm sorry!" Sharpay gasped, clutching her stomach, "It's just, I can't-explain-but-oh my God…" She broke off into peals of giggles again.
Ryan sighed heavily and walked out of the room and into the bathroom, filled a cup with cold water then came back in, "Stand back." He warned Troy.
Sharpay stared at him while laughing, "What are you-" She started to ask then Ryan tossed the water onto her face and stepped back quickly. Sharpay gasped and froze then screamed at the top of her lungs and threw herself at Ryan. He caught her in his arms and let himself fall backwards, laughing at her now. Troy started laughing too and got up, pulling Sharpay off of Ryan before she started hitting him or something.
"Ryan, you are such an ass!" She shouted at him.
"Love ya too, sis." Ryan grinned at her. Troy let go of Sharpay, who stormed out of the room muttering about how idiotic boys are.
"Dude, that was awesome." Troy broke the silence that had descended on them.
"Thanks man. So, uh, what happened?"
"I honestly don't know…" Troy laughed awkwardly, "She just stormed in and jumped on me, demanding what happened last night." At Ryan's horrified look, Troy quickly added, "We both couldn't sleep and were in the kitchen and she fell asleep at the table and I carried her upstairs. Anyway, then you came in and yeah, you know the rest…"
"Wow, nothings ever simple around here." Ryan muttered, nodding at Troy and walking out of the room. He showered and pulled on a pair of dark jeans and a black long sleeve shirt then went downstairs.
"Ry-guy!" Naomi cheered, sitting at the breakfast bar drinking coffee and reading a magazine.
"Hey Miss Nay!" Ryan greeted, feeling a bit more cheerful after the Sharpay incident.
"What was all the ruckus?" Ryan rolled his eyes and they both said, "Sharpay."
"Do you want some breakfast?" Naomi was half-way off her seat but Ryan shook his head. "No thanks, Nay, I think I'm going to go for a walk or something."
"A walk or something?" Naomi repeated slowly, "Are you feeling alright, Ryan?" She walked over to him and held her hand against his forehead. "Well, you don't seem to have a fever…" She muttered.
Ryan ducked away, "I'm fine, really. I'm just not hungry."
"Okay, well, bring your phone and be back soon." She warned.
"Yup, I will…" Ryan mumbled then ducked out of the house and started walking until he reached a park near his house.
He meandered through it, smiling and nodding at the old ladies and young mothers who were scattered on the grass.
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Gabriella waited until almost 10 before she actually went downstairs, pretending to have just woken up. Her mother was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping tea and watching the news.
"Morning sweetie, how'd you sleep?"
"Great." Gabriella lied; in reality, she never fell asleep, what with Mr. Daniels then Ryan then her mind yelling at her.
"Do you want to do something today?" Her mom offered, "Go see a movie, go bowling, shopping?" On any other day, Gabriella would have jumped at the chance but she really wasn't feeling up to that today.
"Uh…No thanks, Mom. I have homework to do." Actually, she did have homework but she had no intention of doing it.
"All work and no play." Her mom teased.
"Yeah…right…" Gabriella faked a smile. "I'm gonna go…shower."
"Are you okay, sweetheart?"
"Yeah, just want to wash my hair, you know?" Gabriella laughed then practically ran out of the room, to her bathroom. She took a long, hot shower then pulled on a pair of jeans and a long sleeve, red shirt.
"Gabi, I'm going to go shopping. Will you be alright by yourself?" Her mom yelled up the stairs.
"Yeah, Mom, see you later!" Gabriella waited until her mother's car disappeared down the road then she pulled on her shoes and ran out the door.
She ran until she reached a park then slowly started wandering through the paths. She reached a swing set and got on it, dragging the toes of her sneakers in the bark surrounding her.
Ryan saw Gabriella and was going to hide but he saw her swinging and he had to watch. She had her head tilted back, her legs stretched out in front of her and her hair was flying around her.
He sighed and walked quietly behind her then grabbed her waist and pushed her gently. Gabriella's eyes flew open and she almost screamed then saw that it was Ryan, "God, Ry, you scared the hell outta me!" She scolded.
"Sorry, Gabs, I didn't mean to." He pushed her harder then got onto the other swing and pumped himself so he was even with her.
"Did you sleep?" He asked after awhile. "Did you?" She shot back.
Ryan sighed, "Yeah…"
"If you were given one day where you could do whatever you want, what would you do?" Gabriella asked suddenly.
Ryan laughed awkwardly, "Seriously?"
"Duh!"
"Uh…I don't know. Everything I like to do, I guess…"
"Come on, Ryan, let's go do something!" Gabriella jumped off her swing.
"Like what?" Ryan jumped off as well. Gabriella grabbed Ryan's hand and dragged him behind her. She dragged him downtown, where all the cool shops were.
"Come on, you need a new wardrobe!"
"What are you talking about?!" He asked incredulously.
"Well, that's not bad.." She eyed his jeans, "But those sparkly shirts and dress pants have to go!" She hauled him into a store and began piling clothes into his arms.
"Try those on while I look for better accessories." Ryan chuckled and began trying on the different clothes. Gabriella walked into the men's room without blinking and stared at him, "Hmmm…Love the undershirt, hate the shirt, and put this on!" She thrust a new shirt in his arms and he pulled it on. "Much better!" She approved.
They spent over 300 dollars in 3 different stores and finally realized how hungry they are. "Come on, I have the perfect place!" This time Ryan pulled Gabriella into a dark, cool, quiet restaurant.
The lady knew Ryan and immediately brought him to a table towards the back. It was a low table with pillows around it and Ryan helped Gabriella onto one then flopped across from her.
"Ryan, what is this place?"
"The best sushi you will ever eat," He replied as a lady slid the sushi in front of them, "Thank you. It's the sampler plate, Sharpay and I always split it." He explained.
Gabriella wrinkled her nose, "Ew…"
"Aw come on, Gabriella! Try it!" Ryan coaxed, popping some seaweed wrapped fish into his mouth.
"No, I refuse!" Ryan slid around the table so he was next to her.
"Open up." He commanded. Gabriella pressed her lips together and shook her head.
"Gabriella, open up." He repeated, looking highly amused. Gabriella shook her head harder.
"Fine, you can starve…" Ryan shrugged. "Hey, that's not f-" Ryan lunged forward and shoved a bit into her mouth. Gabriella gasped, her eyes wide as saucers.
"Okay, chew." He instructed. The brunette reluctantly chewed. "Now swallow." Gabriella painfully swallowed it. "And sip." He handed her a glass of water. Gabriella snatched it then threw it back, downing almost all of it in one swallow, "Or chug." Ryan laughed.
"That's disgusting!" Gabriella exclaimed, wiping her mouth on a napkin.
"No it's not, you liar." Ryan teased, going back to his seat.
"It's the worst!" She insisted, while picking up a different kind and putting it in her mouth.
"Oh really? Then why are you eating it?"
"I'm too hungry to care!" She lied.
"Or you're just pretending to not like it!" Ryan called.
"Shut up!" Gabriella snapped, blushing a little. Ryan smirked at her and she rolled her eyes. They finished their meal and walked back out into the sunshine, "Thanks for the meal, Ry." Gabriella said quietly.
Ryan slid on his new aviators and smiled at her, "No prob, Gabs."
"Hmmm…what now?" Gabriella looked around.
"You didn't get any clothes." Ryan pointed out.
"I have enough clothes!" She laughed.
"Come on! Let's go!" Ryan imitated her and pulled her into a store.
"Oh, this is so you!" He squealed comically, holding up a bright orange mini skirt.
"Ew, Ryan, that's worse than the sushi!" She exclaimed, smiling embarrassedly at the sales people who were gawking at them. Ryan grinned at her and tossed a hat at her, "Try that on."
Gabriella jammed it on her head and did a sexy pose while Ryan whistled and clapped. After that, they ran around the store, getting each other ridiculous outfits and accessories.
At one point, Gabriella paused in front of a mirror to see how her hair looked and saw Mr. Daniels watching her sadly. Gabriella gasped and spun away from the mirror, breathing hard.
"Hey, you alright?" Ryan asked over his shoulder while trying to disentangle a necklace from a rack.
"Yeah, sorry, I scared myself." Gabriella laughed it off and Ryan smiled at her. Next, Gabriella and Ryan rented a two person bike and began whizzing around the open shopping center.
"Are you even pedaling?" Ryan teased.
"Yes! You're just going too fast!"
"Yeah, sure, whatever you say!" Gabriella was in front so their power was coming from the back and eventually, she just let her legs go out to the side.
"Hey! Get your feet back on the pedals, missy!" Ryan panted.
"Make me!" Gabriella laughed.
"Oh, you just wait until we get off this thing!" Ryan "threatened." Gabriella shrieked and they slowly drifted to a stop. They returned the bike reluctantly then
Ryan grabbed Gabriella around the waist and spun her around.
"RYAN!" Gabriella shrieked, laughing hysterically. He tickled her sides and spun her around again.
"Ryan, put me down!!" She demanded.
"Why?" He asked easily.
"Because I said so!"
"Hmmm, I'd rather not." He decided.
"Ugh!" Gabriella groaned and finally, after attracting a lot of attention from the people around them, Ryan dropped Gabriella onto the ground.
"Thanks for letting go without warning!" Gabriella grunted as she pulled herself back up.
"Anytime, baby." Ryan laughed.
"I think it's time for…" Gabriella trailed off, eyeing Ryan and he understood, "Ice cream!" They both shouted simultaneously and ran to the ice cream shop.
"One chocolate and one vanilla cone, please." Ryan ordered for them.
"How'd you know that's what I wanted?!" Gabriella demanded.
"Uh, I was just guessing…I figured you'd yell at me and change it if I were wrong." He shrugged. The girl handed them the cones then they walked out onto the street.
"Hey, come on, I have the perfect place!" Ryan tugged her back to the park they'd started in and sat on the swings.
"Today was so much fun, Ry." Gabriella giggled, licking her cone happily.
"Yeah, I had a great time…hey, let me have a lick!"
"Ew, Ryan, you have your own!"
"So? I really want chocolate now!"
"Get over it!" Gabriella quipped and Ryan did perfect puppy dog eyes at her.
Gabriella sighed, "Fine, but try to keep the cooties down to a minimum!" She held out her cone while holding the chain to his swing to bring them together and he cleanly licked a perfect swirl while offering some of his to her.
Gabriella tentatively licked some and he meanly mashed it into her face. "Ryan Evans!" She shouted, jabbing her cone into his chin. Ryan was laughing so hard he wasn't making noise.
He wiped his chin and licked the ice cream off his fingers while Gabriella tried to get the ice cream off her nose and lips. "That was really mean!" She mumbled, while rubbing at her face.
"No it wasn't!" Ryan reached over and swiped some more ice cream off her nose. "There, all gone now. Happy?"
"Yes…" Gabriella giggled and titled her face into the fading sun. Ryan watched her with a small smile then they both watched the sun set. Gabriella and Ryan were still holding onto each others chains and when Gabriella turned to face him, he was right in front of her face.
She tilted her head and subconsciously licked her lips while Ryan reached out with his other hand and brushed the blowing hair out of her face. He trailed his fingers down her cheek then cupped her chin while turning his head. Gabriella leaned forward and finally, Ryan crashed his lips against hers gently, tasting her lip gloss and ice cream.
Gabriella ran her fingers through his hair and rested her free hand on the back of his neck while she slowly opened her mouth and allowed his tongue to enter her mouth. Ryan slid his hand through her hair and kissed her with growing passion while Gabriella pressed her lips hard against his.
After what seemed like decades, they pulled apart with a funny suction cup being ripping off a wall noise. Neither said anything, but released each other and continued to swing gently in the twilight, and eventually, Ryan's hand entwined its way around Gabriella's softly and she squeezed it in understanding.
So cute! It's totally fluff, I know, but it was so much fun! I'll try to put way more Troypay in the next chapters! Thanks for the feedback and keep it coming! Love ya 200 blue M&Ms. XOXO