A/N: Tahh for the reviews! Okayy So it took ages to put on... But i really had a block, and damn school exclusion... I got into REALLY big trouble :S ..

Have any of you heard about Monique's new film role? She's going to be playing Lisa Lopez AKA Left Eye From TLC in a biography of her life!! Whooo!

Now, Chapter 9... !

Enjoy :) !

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The rest of the week passed by quickly. It was now Friday, the night of the dance. For the past 5 days, Sharpay, Kelsi, Gabriella and Taylor had been making the final preparations to their costumes; Cinderella, Tinkerbell, Snow White, and Belle.

The boys had been less fussy. All the girls had hinted at their characters, so the guys had a vague idea what to wear. Chad had asked Taylor what she was going as, and she sharply cut back, "Why? We're not dates, we don't need to match," After considering his options, Chad had finally settled on a navy blue suit and white shirt. He didn't do ties, though. He just hoped Taylor's choice of outfit wouldn't clash with his.

God, he was beginning to sound like Sharpay.

"Chad? Chad Danforth? DANFORTH!!"

Chad shook his head of his thoughts, and turned towards Ms Darbus, his homeroom teacher, who was going red in the face. "Yes Ms D?" He asked nonchalantly, trying to ignore Troy's snickers from behind him.

"Can you please focus? There is homeroom, not free period!"

"Yes Ms D, I will try to," He smiled, Troy's snickers finally catching up on him.

Ms Darbus nodded, and continued to drone on about the theatre, when it was clear only Ryan, Sharpay and Gabriella were paying attention. Chad sighed and turned around to talk to Troy, but he had has head on his desk, as did Zeke. Jason was silently muttering to himself, as per usual. Kelsi was working on another music piece, and Chad could see 'Troy and Gabriella's song' written on the top of it. To the side of Kelsi was Kayla, who smiled at Chad, and hitched up her short skirt a little further. Chad rolled his eyes and looked away, only to see Taylor.

She wasn't looking at him, in fact she was scribbling down revision notes to something; possibly science. He smiled as he continued to look at her. Her hair had fallen over her face in the rush to get her notes down before the bell, framing her face. Her look of concentration looked cute, and her seriousness made him laugh. He remembered how many times he used to tempt her from her work, and the extremes she would go to resist him.

Flashback

"Tay, can't you stop that?" Chad whined like a 5 year old, as he sat on Taylor's bed.

Taylor barely even looked up from the paper she was writing "Nope,"

"Nope? But Tay - ,"

"This is important, Chad, aight?" Taylor finally replied, turning around from her desk where she was typing on the computer. "This essay thing is 40% of my final grade!"

Chad sighed dramatically and pulled up the chair beside Taylor. "You know you don't need that 40% to pass with your grade average," he said seriously, sitting down beside her, and planting a kiss on her cheek.

She smiled, but didn't stop working. Chad, frustrated at that point, gave an aggravated sigh as he flung his head in his hands. It was at that moment he assessed what his girlfriend was wearing; booty shorts and his warm up jersey. A sly smile crept across his face as an idea pinged in his head. Taylor saw this smile and a confused look spread across her own face.

"Chad, what's that look for?" She was still typing furiously.

"What look?" Chad replied innocently, as he started to run his hand subtly up Taylor's thigh.

"That look. And, why are you touching me up? Perv," She replied, picking Chad's hand off her thigh and back into his lap.

"Just making my girlfriend seem wanted," Chad shrugged; tucking a stray piece of hair that had fell in front of Taylor's face behind her ear.

"Well, can you not do it while I'm working?" Taylor shot back sweetly, with a hint of aggravation to her voice.

"Well baby, that takes all the fun out of it," He replied huskily, as he leant forward and started to kiss her neck.

Taylor stopped typing. "Chad, I said - ,"

But her words died on her lips as Chad bit her pressure point. It felt as if she was hypnotized. Chad knew exactly what to do to her, that was the annoying thing. Her hands left the computer keyboard and found their way into Chad's curls, pulling on them as he continued to nuzzle her neck. "Mhmm, Chad," she moaned, as he kissed deeper. He smiled into her neck; working wasn't such an issue now.

"See this is better than coursework, right?" Chad breathed, still attached to Taylor's neck.

At those words, Taylor's eyes shot open, wide. Shit. She'd fallen for Chad and his trickery. Again.

"Chad!"She shouted alarmed. Chad immediately pulled back, the smile still on his face. "What, baby?"

"I can't believe you! I tell you I'm working, and you do your damn most hardest to try and corrupt me!"

"Corrupt you?" Chad said, unable to stop the amused grin playing across his face.

Taylor glared at him. "Do you know what? I can't work here with you. You're distracting me. Either leave or sit," She said sternly, pointing to her bed.

Chad opened his mouth to protest, but was quickly silenced by Taylor, who was raising one eyebrow at him, as if daring him to speak. Chad got her hidden message, and traipsed unresponsive to her bed, where he flopped down, groaning.

Damn her for being studious.

End of flashback

"You okay there, lunk head?"

Chad shot up from his day dream, and locked eyes with the girl he'd just been remembering.

"Sorry, Tay?" He said, making it clear he had been miles away.

Taylor simply nodded. "The bell's gone. We've both got English together, do you wanna walk me?" Her tone was almost sweet, yet almost pleading; it took Chad by surprise.

"Uhh... Yeah, sure," He grinned, scrambling to get up and near to her.

Taylor laughed as she and Chad walked out, the silence comfortable and steady for the time being.

"Soo..." Chad said, glancing over at Taylor. Taylor concealed a smile. It was obvious what Chad was doing, trying to make the situation less awkward. "You still coming to the dance tonight?"

Taylor turned to look at him. "Yeah, why wouldn't i be?"

Chad held up his hands. "Hey, I'm just asking!"

Taylor giggled. "Ooohhkaayy,"

"Look, we're here," Chad said, pointing to room 302. The teacher was not yet in the room, and there was only a little amount of students in the class room. Chad opened the door, but before he could walk in, Taylor grabbed his arm.

"Thanks, Chad,"

"For what?"

"For everything," She whispered, shocking herself and him by giving him a kiss on the cheek. Hurriedly, she rushed to her seat, leaving Chad still standing at the door, his palm placed over the spot where she'd just kissed him.

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"TAYLOR ANNABELLE MCKESSIE!"

Taylor groaned as Sharpay's screech filled her ears. "What Shar?"

"How long are you going to be in there? The dance is in 3 hours and i need to do my hair!" Sharpay wailed, and once again banged on the bathroom door.

"I'm just coming now," Taylor replied rolling her eyes. She grabbed her liquid eyeliner. "Give me about four minutes,"

She heard Sharpay's exasperated sigh, and stifled a giggle. Pissing Sharpay off was one of her favourite games.

Unscrewing the eyeliner, she traced the brush thickly across her eyelid, careful to make it neat and not run into her gold eye shadow. At the very edges of her eyes, she made cat like flicks that shot upwards and stood out on her dark, flawless skin. The mascara she then put on added volume to her dark brown eyes, making them seem larger and brighter. Her cherry Victoria Secrets lip-gloss was the final touch as she admired herself in the mirror.

The dress was a perfect choice. It fell to her ankles, the swishy golden material making a full, puffy skirt as soon as it hit the knees. The corset was fabulous; tightening her waist, yet still leaving her with her famous curves. It also pushed her chest up, but not in the indecent way. The sexy way. The dress was off the shoulders, which she'd never noticed before, so hung halfway down her arms.

Her hair had been the next step. She'd curled the ends using tongs, so they ended up bouncy and full of volume. She'd clipped the front of her hair into a poofe, making it easier to see her face, and planting a tiara right in the middle of her hairline.

Finally, she was Belle.

"TAYLOOOOR!"

Taylor snapped out of her daze and unlocked the Evans' un-suite bathroom, stepping out to see a blue glittery Sharpay, who had her back to her. On hearing the door unlock, she turned around. "About bloody – wow," Sharpay said, her perfectly arched eyebrows almost shooting past her forehead as her eyes followed suit. "Tay, you look gorgeous!"

Taylor blushed. "Thanks, you too,"

It was true; Sharpay looked beautiful in a similar dress to hers. It was light blue, and glittery. Hidden underneath the many layers was a pair of light silver heels. Sharpay's hair was in a very sophisticated up-do, with a black Alice band at the front. Her make-up was minimal, a bit like Taylor's.

As if on cue, Kelsi and Gabi popped out of nowhere in there Disney princesses outfits. (A/N: Okay, I know tinkerbell isn't, just bear with me :) ) Gabriella looking every inch Aladdin's love in her silk two-piece, with Chinese slippers placed on her feet, her hair cut short. Kelsi looked equally as stunning in her glittery green mini-dress, ankle boots and up-doed hair. Her glasses had been replaced with contacts.

"Wow, is that you Taylor?" Gabi giggled.

"Yeah It's me. Gabs, you look beautiful, and, oh my god, Kels!" Taylor squealed.

Sharpay cleared her throat. "Ahem. Everybody looks good. Now if you don't mind, we have... 2 hours and 47 minutes left to get ready!" She shrieked, running and locking herself in the bathroom that Taylor had recently vacated. Gabi and Kelsi looked equally as scared, and ran back to whatever room they had been in.

Taylor sighed and went to find her heels.

This was gonna be a long night.

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"Chad! Come on, man!" Troy moaned, as Chad stood in front of the bathroom mirror, slicking his hair back into a ponytail, as he knew Taylor liked it like that.

"This takes time, Troy," Chad reasoned, glaring at his best friend through the reflection in the mirror.

"So does mine!" Troy shouted back, equally as frustrated.

Chad sighed as he tied the elastic band around his hair. Troy was so stubborn.

Just like Taylor.

"There," He said, moving away from the mirror.

"Finally!" Troy screamed, and leapt in front of the mirror, comb and gel in hand.

Chad rolled his eyes and smoothed down the creases in his navy tux jacket. Troy was wearing the same, just his was black, and he had on a light blue silk tie to match whatever his girlfriend was wearing.

"Is that Tux to match Taylor or Kayla?" Troy snorted, not taking his eyes off the mirror.

Chad gave him a dirty look. "Fuck you," He replied, walking into Troy's bedroom.

Zeke and Ryan had gone to Jason's to get ready, so that left Chad and Troy to get ready at Troy's; as Chad's sisters would have got in the way anyhow.

Troy was right though. The word currently going around East High was that Chad had cornered Kayla in the gym at lunch, made out with her, and promised to be her date at the dance.

Everyone, especially Taylor, knew that wasn't true, as Chad had spent lunchtime with them, at their usual table. But that didn't stop the rumour spreading and Chad becoming pissed.

What he didn't know was that Taylor was becoming pissed too.

She had done well to hide it; but Kayla Symmons really needed to be put in her place.

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A few roads away, Kayla was straightening her fake blonde hair. Her tiny blue dress barely covered her backside, and the material over her chest just about covered it enough.

Just about.

Her Cinderella wasn't exactly Disney friendly, but it was sure to get many a-guys attention.

Especially a certain Chad Danforth.

Taylor McKessie's stint as popular Lady Wildcat was over.

It was Kayla's turn to shine.

And tonight, she would shine brighter than anyone ever has, even Taylor.

Tonight, she would enter as Kayla Symmons, East High's head cheerleader.

She would leave as Kayla Symmons, Chad Danforth's girlfriend.

Oh yes, Taylor is going to be put right in her place tonight.

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A/N: FINISHED! Bit off a crappy ending, but, hey, the dance can't be rushed, right?

Yeah, you guessed it, the dance will be next chapter!

HINT: Drama!! Kayla Vs Taylor... Who will come out on top?

Most importantly, who will get Chad?

Find out next time!

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-EmilyGrace x3