Chapter 4 is finally here! Yea! I'm glad y'all liked the 3rd chapter, and although we will not be focusing on Sharpay and her conflict in this chapter, it will come up again in future chapters! This chapter is mainly about Troy and Ryan's date, a little sweet moment between our two little love blossoms! Enjoy and submit a REVIEW! If you ever want to see a chapter 5, do it or else! Thanks to all who reviewed for chapter 3!

Chapter Four

(Ryan)

Troy and I started our date the usual way, with deciding where we wanted to eat.

"Oh! There's this great sushi place downtown! We should go there!" I said, clapping my hands together. Troy smiled.

"Whatever you want," Troy replied. "But I should tell you, I'm kinda new to the sushi scene."

"What? You meant to tell me you've never tried sushi?" I was in complete disbelief. It was now no longer a date, it was now my mission to introduce Troy to the wonderful world of sushi.

We arrived at the restaurant and got a table. We ordered sodas, and I got a big plate of assorted sushi's, explaining what each one was.

"What's that stuff?" Troy asked, pointing at a green lump in the middle of the plate.

"It's called Wasabi," I replied. "It's a spice that you put on your sushi. Watch." I put a little wasabi on my sushi and ate it, watching Troy's eyes glimmer in interest. "Try it!" I urged. I took a napkin and wiped my mouth, turning around just in time to see Troy take a huge chunk of wasabi and put in on sushi, before eating it. "Troy! You're not supposed to use that much! It's really---˝ Troy's eyes bulged, his face turned red. "---Spicy." Troy chugged his soda while I laughed and gave him some of my drink.

"Thanks," He smiled at me. "How 'bout we go for something simple. Pizza okay with you?"

"Sounds perfect." I smiled, as I walked out to Troy's car, Troy still shaking his head in shock from his rather bizarre experience with wasabi.

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"Gotta go!" Troy pulled up to the pizza place, and sprinted to the bathroom. I laughed to myself, and sat at a table. When Troy came back, I smiled.

"Ya know," I said. "If you hadn't chugged your whole soda and most of mine, you probably wouldn't have had to pee so much."

"Well, if you had warned me about the evils of wasabi, maybe I wouldn't have chugged so much."

"Are you implying that this is my fault?" I scoffed. "I'm surprised with you Troy Bolton! I've never, in all my life, been so---˝

My fake argument was ended when Troy's lips were pressed against mine. We looked at each other, and I took in Troy's beautiful eyes. Those deep, soulful eyes that dragged me into Troy's mind, and taking over my body.

"I love you Ryan." Troy smiled.

"I know," I giggled. "I love you, too. And I also love pizza!" I took a big bite of my pizza. Troy grinned, and began to eat.

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Getting back into Troy's car, Troy looked at me.

"I wanna take you somewhere." He said. "But it's a surprise."

"I'm an actor, I can act surprised." I said, Troy chuckled.

"No, I mean, I want you to close your eyes. I really wanna surprise you." I smiled and rolled my eyes, but closed my eyes anyway. It was easier said than done to keep them closed, though, because Troy kept going over bumps and my head kept lurching forward and back, but I was determined to keep them closed until we had arrived at our destination.

"Alright, we're here," Troy said. "Open your eyes."
I opened my eyes and was taken back. Troy had driven to the top of a very large hill that overlooked the town. It was beautiful, and I was speechless as I gazed around. The stars in the not sky were glowing with a special radiance tonight, and I knew that they were for Troy and me. I smiled to myself, and I felt tears come to my eyes. Apparently, Troy saw them, too.

"What's up?" he asked, scooting closer to me, putting his hand in mine. "You're not supposed to be crying, silly…"

"No, it's not that," I giggled slightly. "I'm not sad, I'm just…so happy." Troy smiled, his eyes shone with the passion of a perfect dance, I loved him so much… "I'm just so happy that you're here…with me now…I…this is the happiest I've ever been Troy, and…"

"Shh…" Troy held me close to him. "You know that the only thing I wanna do is make you the happiest guy in the world."

"You're doing a great job so far..." I whispered, feeling the first tears slide down my face. Troy took his thumb, and traced the path of my tears down my face, and wiped them away.

"Hey," he said softly. "This is supposed to be the happy part of our date. Why are we wasting it by bringing up sadness? This moment is for you, Ryan. This life is for you to live. But this world is for us, and nothing's gonna change that."

I looked up at Troy. The tears were flowing freely now, but Troy only held me tighter. He pulled me close to his chest, and while we sat under the radiant stars, I heard Troy's voice ring through the air, as soft as a lullaby, but as clear as anything I could've ever thought of.

We're soarin', flyin', there's not a star in heaven that we can't reach…

"Troy, I can't imagine ever wanting to stay in one place longer than right here with you. I feel like I could die happy, knowing that you would be beside me, always there to hold me, no matter what life throws our way."

You know the world can see us in a way that's different than who we are…

"I'll always be there to hold you, no matter how far apart we are, our hearts and souls are forever entwined and nothing will ever change that." Troy stroked my hair as we lay across the front seats of his car, gazing up at the stars. "No matter where life takes us, we'll always be right here, together, for the rest of eternity."

Can you feel it building, like a wave the ocean just can't control…

I looked a Troy, and it was in that very moment that I felt like I was him, and he was me. I could see and feel his hair being blown around by the gentle night breeze, I could feel his breath on my forehead, I could see his chest rise and fall with each lovely breath…

Connected by your feelings, in our very souls…

..I could feel his heart beat in time with mine…

…I wanted to stay here forever with Troy, school didn't matter anymore. No drama production was worth pulling away from this moment. Troy's body and mine's clung together like the strongest magnet, our souls laced together and refused to budge…

…Troy leaned in, his deep eyes and unique scent once again took hold of me, and I couldn't bring myself to deny them.

…And then Troy kissed me; only this time, it was different. It was different from our kiss at the pizza shop, it was longer for sure, but it meant something totally different. For the first time, I could feel Troy pouring his entire self into me, sacrificing anything and everything for the moment, living it through to the last…

..I closed my eyes and cried on the inside. I had been a thorn in Troy's side just last year, what did I do to deserve something like this? What action did I make that made me worthy of something so perfect? It must've been a miracle…

I knew that I couldn't fight it, and I didn't want to, so I did the same. I let all my life, all my emotion, flow into that kiss, and I was ready to die when Troy slowly pulled back.

"I guess we should get you home," He said, softly.

"The night is still young," I said, still clinging to him. "Our love has no curfew."

Troy smiled. "While I appreciate and agree with that statement, you have a sister to get home to. We can't totally forget that Sharpay did stick up for us in school today."

Shit, he was right. I had totally forgotten that Sharpay was still at home. I had seen the note mom and dad left before I left with Troy, but it hadn't occurred to me until just now that Sharpay was all alone. The thought bothered me all the way home.

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"G'night Ryan," Troy smiled and kissed my forehead as I got out of the car.

"I wish I didn't have to leave…" I said, morosely. Troy kissed me again.

"I know baby, but we can't forget that we have family still. Look, I'll call you when I get home. I love you."

"Yea…" I kissed Troy, hard, and watched him pull out of our driveway, and down the road until he was out of sight. "I love you, too…"

Walking into the house, I noticed the cutest sight just short of a cute little kitten sleeping. Sharpay lay sprawled out on the couch, the credits of her favorite romance movie droning on the TV. I noticed a tub of chocolate ice cream that had been full before I left with Troy on our date lay empty on the table near where Sharpay lay asleep. I laughed softly, it looks like you had a fun night…I thought. I decided that I would make up the night with Sharpay tomorrow, we'd have Troy over, and she could invite everybody else, and we'd all have a big party.

I draped a blanket over Sharpay, and plopped down on the smaller couch next to her.

"Ryan.." Sharpay was moaning in her sleep. I went over to her.

"I'm here Sharpay, I'm back. You have to get some rest, we're gonna have a party tomorrow. Everyone's coming just to see you."

"Well, of course they're coming to see me!" Sharpay yawned. "Would we need to have a party for any other reason?" Sharpay fell back into her deep sleep, and I returned to my bed for the evening. Then, from within my pocket, my cell phone flashed a green light, I had a text message

I'm home, I miss you. What are u doin' tomorrow?

I smiled to myself as I sent a message back to Troy.

Havin' a party my place, everyone's invited. I figure that by inviting everybody else, Sharpay can have fun and we can still sneak off for some alone time.

Troy's response came almost instantly.

Cool. I'll be there. Can't wait!

I put my phone on the table, and started to fall asleep…

…Cool…I thought to myself. …I can't wait either, please God, make tomorrow morning go fast so I can see Troy again! It would mean more to me than anything! You can even void our contract on making me the best actor in the world. I don't care, as long as I have Troy…I'm soarin'…flyin'…There's not a star in heaven baby…

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See y'all in chapter 5!

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