It was 11 at night, the dance was officially over at 10:30, and so there were only three chaperones, and a couple of students stayed behind to clean up the cafeteria.

"You two kids can go home now, you're probably way past your curfew anyway," Ms. Laurals said to Gracelynn and Ryan.

"Okay, see you Monday." Gracelynn said aimlessly walking up the steps one last time.

As she gathered her stuff for one last time, she reached up to her necklace and took it off, and rubbed her neck tiredly. She had noticed some writing, so she held it closer to read it, 'You mesmerize me with your eyes.'

"Ready to go," she heard over her left shoulder.

"Uh, yeah," she replied tiredly to an equally tired Ryan.

They started walking to their houses, which were actually only a block apart.

"I'm going to sleep until noon tomorrow," Grace said barely picking up her feet. Luckily, they lived in Albuquerque; there was also no snow that winter so it was actually a rather nice night.

"I second that,"

They were about half way to where they went their different ways, when instead of splitting Ryan stayed next to her.

"Is your house, that way?" Grace asked awkwardly pointing over her shoulder.

"Yeah, but even in this part of town, a woman shouldn't be alone after dark." Ryan said shuffling his feet, looking away.

Gracelynn linked her arm through his, "I have a question, did you write those notes?"

His breath became shallow, and he appeared nervous, "Yeah, I did," he choked out.

"Why me? Out of all of the other girls in school?"

"The truth is, I think you're the most beautiful girl in school. Everything is beautiful, about you." Ryan said looking down at his shoes.

"Wow," Gracelynn said choking up, no one had EVER said anything that magnitude to her. "I feel the same way, I just didn't know how to show it. So I kept it hidden."

Several more minutes of silence passed, when Grace spoke up, "Uh, this is my house. I see you later, I guess?"

As she started down her walkway, Ryan followed her yet again.

"I've never done this before, but would you like to go to the movies with me tomorrow at 6?" Ryan asked hopefully,

"Like a date?" Gracelynn asked unsure.

"Yes," Ryan said once again inspecting his shoes.

"I'd love to, see you tomorrow." Gracelynn said finishing the walk inside her house, and Ryan turned on his heel walking back to his house with a smirk on his face.


Gracelynn couldn't believe Ryan had actually asked her out of a date. She walked into kitchen to get some water.

"What you so happy about?" Troy asked with a mouthful of sandwich

"Oh, nothing, you just go back to your sandwich. I'm going to bed, 'night."

Gracelynn turned and the stairs to her room, and went to bed.


Sharpay was also in her kitchen taking the curls out of her hair, and rehydrating herself from that nights dancing. She heared the front door close, and since the kitchen looked into the entryway, she saw her brother practically doing a victory dance.

"What was that about?" Sharpay called, surprising her brother.

"Nothing, 'night sis." He said also going to his room.

Man, he's weird, Sharpay thought as she also went upstairs to her room.


Gracelynn was eating breakfast with her family on Saturday morning, she had actually woken up at 8:30, much earlier than her last night estimate.

"So, kids, what are your plans for this evening?" Troy and Gracelynn's mom asked.

"I gouadatwithaby" Troy said with his mouth full.

"Troy Anthony! Swallow before speaking, I don't want to raise animals.'

"I got a date with Gabby," he said after swallowing.

"Okay, much better. What about you Grace?"

"I got a date, also." Grace said suddenly poking her scrambled eyes with her fork.

"A date?" her dad looked up from the paper.

"Yes, dad, a date. Troy, can you pass the orange juice."


Gracelynn's Saturday was rather boring, pretty much dance streches and then cleaned of her room. It was 2 in the afternoon, she was on voice chat with Gabriella, Sharpay, and Taylor. Sharpay was rambling about the last nights dance and other random things.

"So, what are you doing tonight Grace?" Taylor asked, "Another rambling to your posters."

"Nope," Grace said, "I have a date."

"You let me ramble on for an hour and a half about crazy things, and you have a date!" Sharpay exclaimed.

"It was more fun that way."

"Who? Where? When?" Gabriella asked.

"Oh, will you look at the time? I'm going to go wash me hair? Bye," Gracelynn said hanging up the voice chat then went to take a shower.

Thirty minutes later, Gracelynn was out of the shower dressed back into her PJ's, with her hair up in a towel, reading another magazine in living room.

Sharpay walked into the house like she owned it, "We came over as fast as we could." She said referring to her, Taylor and Gabriella.

"For?"

"Your date, come on." Sharpay said grabbing her arm and dragging her upstairs.

"I'm too young to die," Gracelynn said dragging her feet up the stairs.


Sorry for the short chapter, but this is a filler! Tell me what you think about this here chapter!