A/N: Hey Hey.... Dance Chapter!

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Yea, I hate Kayla too... And you lot saw sense. Chad DOESN'T like her!

I just wanna say, i am a Chaylor supporter ONLY... I do not write Traylors, Zekelors, Rylors, Chadpay, Chadella. SO DON'T ASK! Lool.... I could be persuaded to write slash... If the reason was good enough!

Okay... On with Chappie 10!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. If I did, Gabriella and her annoying voice would be gone. If I owned Disney therefore, Miley Cyrus and Sabrina Bryan would follow the same way :)

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"Dude, where are our girls?" Zeke asked, exasperated.

They had been sitting at their designated table in the community centre for the last 20 minutes. The girls still hadn't turned up. Troy, Zeke, Ryan and Jason were getting more and more agitated as the minutes ticked by. All around them, people were dancing, couples making out, and West High picking fights.

Chad sat in his seat next to Troy, fidgeting. He was excited about dancing with Taylor, and couldn't stop thinking about the kiss yesterday. Okay, so it might only have been on the cheek, but the sparks that ran through his body were exactly the same as if she had kissed him on the lips or told him she loved him.

"Chad, calm down man," Ryan said, picking up on Chad's agitation. "She'll make it,"

Chad nodded, knowing he was right. Suddenly, the doors banged open and everyone looked up, Chad's heart beating a million miles a minute already.

It slowed down immediately when he saw who it was.

Kayla Symmons stood there in her supposed 'dress ', exposing more flesh than humanly possible. Her dress stopped at the top of her thighs, and the neckline dropped almost down to her bellybutton. To finish her look, she was wearing white sky-scraper heels and a tacky plastic tiara in her fake hair. Her best friend and fellow cheerleader Claire, stood next to her dressed a little bit more decent. Her Ariel outfit consisted of a short green skirt that fell mid-thigh, and a red bikini top, with her brunette hair curled and hung down.

What a way to make an entrance.

"What the hell?" Ryan hissed.

"She's practically falling out of that top!" Zeke replied, astonished.

"I can see her ass!" Troy exclaimed.

"Eww," Jason stated summing up everyone's words.

"Ugh, can you move your ugly ass?"

The boy's heads shot up as they heard Sharpay's unmistakable voice.

Sure enough, Sharpay, Kelsi and Gabriella were looking in disgust at Kayla and Claire, but Taylor was nowhere to be seen. Chad's heart dropped a bit.

"Shar, girls, over here!" Ryan shouted, and the girls looked over, catching the boys, and making their way over to the table. The boy's smiled, and pulled the chairs out for their girlfriends.

"Hey Gabs, where's Taylor?" Troy asked, giving her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Ohh, she just went to the bathroom before she comes in. She needed to – "

Gabriella was cut off as the door that had just recently been banged by a scantily clad Kayla and Claire was flung open again.

This time Chad's breath caught in his throat; and stayed there.

Taylor stood in the doorway, almost the whole hall staring at her. She felt her face heat up as the eyes fell on her, and thanked the lord for her dark skin so it wasn't as obvious (AN: Happens to me when i blush too!) and scanned around the crowd. With T-pain and Chris Brown Freeze playing in the background, she saw guys checking her out, girls throwing her jealous glances, and her friends smiling at her. But It was a pair of light hazel eyes she wanted to see.

For Chad, the music was playing, but he wasn't acknowledging it. He was too busy staring at Taylor; who he saw looked a little uncomfortable of all the attention. He couldn't blame the looks though, because Taylor looked fantastic. Her dress screamed sensuality; with the tight corset and bare shoulders. Her make-up and hair were done perfectly, and, most importantly, she had an air of confidence around her, which made her aura scream sexiness. She looked as if she was searching something out, someone. And, finally, she and Chad locked eyes.

Taylor felt as if she was in a trance. Chad's eyes were intoxicating, sub-consciously pulling her forward. She moved slowly, as if being quick would break the moment they were sharing. Everyone had since gone back to whatever they were doing, but Chad and Taylor couldn't break the eye-contact, couldn't even dare to smile at one another.

"Watch where you're going, slut!"

Taylor rolled her eyes and faced the girl that had just barged into her. "Excuse me?"

Kayla gave her a dirty look and said again slowly, "Watch where you're going, slut,"

Taylor snorted, letting her eyes glance over Kayla's outfit. "Me, a slut? A little hypocritical don't you think?"

"No, not really. I can pull this off," Kayla smirked.

"Hunny, if you actually had anything to fill it out with than you might be able to pull it off. But, seeing as it is, you look like a little kid in dress-up,"

Kayla saw red and hit Taylor round the face. "Take that back you little slut!"

The gang stood up, and raced over to Taylor, who was seeing red.

"Take it back? No sweetie. You see, my mom always brought me up to be honest!"

"Your mom must've also brought you up as an ugly, no-hoping nerd then!"

"Can you hear yourself? Jealous, much?"

"Of you McKessie? Pfft, don't make me laugh. I can have any guy i want, even Chad,"

Chad stiffened at this; he didn't want the argument to escalate into a full scale fight, like the one in the gym just the week before. But Taylor had already jumped back in there with her next insult.

"Even Chad? Do you not keep up with anything? Oh no, i forgot, your never off your back with your legs closed long enough to keep up to date,"

Everyone smirked as Kayla looked outrage. After about a minute, a smug grin appeared on her face. She leant forward, so she was almost touching Taylor's face with hers, and replied, "At least Chad was on my back with me,"

Taylors face turned in an instant. She launched forward to attack Kayla, but felt two strong hands grab around her waist and pull her back. "Tay, calm down. Now,"

She knew almost immediately whose voice it was.

"No. Get off me, Chad. Oh so help me, that bitch is getting what's coming to her," Taylor replied, pounding on Chad's chest as he pulled her back to the table.

"Taylor, i mean it. Calm down,"

Taylor immediately stopped resisting and sat on the chair next to Chad. It was the first time in a long while Chad had called her by her full name, and it felt cold and un-responsive as it reached her ears.

"What happened Taylor?" Zeke asked. Taylor stared at him in disbelief.

"Did you not just see it?" She snapped back, her palm rubbing the huge red mark Kayla had left on her cheek.

Everyone grew silent at Taylor's hostility, even Chad. As if on cue, the song changed to Single ladies by Beyonce, and the couples all left the table. Even Ryan, who loved being single, asked Martha is she wanted to dance. Chad sat there, basking in the silence surrounding him.

Taylor took a sip of the drink that Sharpay had handed to her and screwed up her nose in disgust. Trust Sharpay to give her something alcoholic. Oh well, Taylor thought, and, bracing herself, downed the vodka and coke in one.

"Whoa Tay, calm down," Chad said, placing a hand on her arm.

"Why should I Chad? That bitch took everything away from me; my trust in people, the man i love, and now my god damn dignity!"

Chad didn't notice Taylor cursing for once, the second part of her sentence struck him hard. The man i love.

"You love me?" He blurted out, almost forgetting who he was talking to.

Taylor stopped her inaudible mumblings, and looked up at Chad in shock. Had she really said that?

Damn, she had.

"Umm, maybe?" She responded as a question, when it was meant to be a statement.

"Maybe ain't a possibility. It's a yes or no answer Tay," Chad pushed further, as he saw the tears slip from Taylor's eyes.

"I...I...We can't have this conversation Chad," Taylor said, breaking away from the table and running towards the doors. Chad took off after her and grabbed her arm before she reached the door, forcing her to turn around and look at him. She tried to resist him, but it was no use. Chad was too strong.

"We need to have this conversation Taylor," He whispered slowly, willing her to understand.

"But, why, Chad? Every conversation we have turns into an argument, and we drift further and further apart. What if I'm happy like this?" She shot back, tears dripping from her lowered eyelids.

"What about Saturday? We didn't argue then," Chad reasoned.

Taylor remembered that day at the mall, when she had promised Chad a dance, and let her head fall to place on his shoulder. Smiling, she let weak laughs escape from her mouth.

Chad was confused. "What's so funny Tay?"

Taylor walked closer to him. "Saturday. I promised you a dance, remember?"

Chad smiled and brought the tips of his thumbs to Taylor's cheek, wiping away her tears. "That you did. I kinda forgot about that,"

"Good thing I didn't then, hey?" Taylor replied, smiling slightly and leading their ways onto the dance floor.

Bow Wow and Omarions "Let me hold you" blasted through the speakers as Chad cautiously wrapped his arms around Taylor's waist. She responded almost immediately by wrapping her arms around his neck and looking up at him. They swayed slowly to the smooth beat of the R&B tune, just content with being in each other's arms again.

"You look beautiful tonight Tay, by the way," Chad said, as he glanced down at her.

"Thanks," Taylor blushed, "You don't look too bad yourself,"

"What, this?" Chad gestured to his outfit, "Just an old suit. Nothing special like yours,"

Taylor shook her head. "Nuh-uh. You look really good. I like it. Especially the hair,"

Chad smiled. "Thought you would,"

They continued to dance together; their friends looking on in amusement.

"Taylor?"

Taylor glanced up and met Chad's look, dead in the eyes. "Yeah?"

"About earlier? I...I just want to say...I...Umm..."

"What Chad?" Taylor asked, feeling a little humoured at Chad's inability to talk.

"I love you too," Chad breathed, relieved he'd finally said it. "I always have done, always will do. You're the one Taylor McKessie, and I was stupid enough to lose you. I know in the past I've said this, just throwing the phrase around, using it casually. But, losing you has made me see sense. I can now say it with meaning," He paused, catching his breath, his eyes showing deep sincerity. "I love you,"

Taylor's eyes glazed over as the shock set in. Everything seemed muddled and confused, and it was the three words ringing in her head over and over again. I love you, I love you, I love you.

She leant forward and met Chad in a mind-shattering kiss. He responded almost immediately, cupping Taylor's cheek with his hand, the one around her waist pulling her closer. Her hand's latched tighter around his neck, afraid to let go, and ended up playing in the hair she always loved. He took the next step, and ran his tongue across Taylor's bottom lip, which she responded to almost straight away, letting his tongue in with hers, his mouth slant to fit hers.

After a short while, she pulled back, and looked up to face his smiling, shocked face.

"I love you so much Chad. And, you never lost me, Chad. Not in my heart, anyway," She rested her head in the crook of his neck as the song winded down. He rubbed her back soothingly, amazed they had just gotten back together, after everything. He turned and caught the eyes of the gang. Troy and the guys were giving him thumbs up, while the girls looked excited. Sharpay even looked a bit teary.

The song finished, and was replaced by Paramore's misery business. After sharing another loving smile, Chad and Taylor made their way back to the table, where the whole gang were waiting, huge grins on their faces. Chad sat down, as Taylor sat on his lap.

"So...," Kelsi started, hoping Chad or Taylor would finish.

"So, what?" Chad responded, squeezing Taylor's hand.

"Are you two together?" Sharpay said, impatient of all the beating around the bush.

Chad and Taylor looked at one another and grinned. Taylor leant down and kissed Chad softly on the lips. "Yeah," She breathed slowly, as she pulled away.

"Oh my god!" All the girls squealed simultaneously as the guys nodded their heads in appreciation. Chad and Taylor smiled at their friends, linking hands.

They chatted amongst each other for a while, until Taylor got hungry.

"I'm going to the buffet stand Hun, do you want anything?" She asked Chad, as she got off his lap.

"Yeah, just get me a sandwich or something, ok?" He replied.

"Uh-huh," She smiled back sweetly, and followed Sharpay and Gabi, who were also on the way to the food table.

Once they got there, Taylor started to pile her plate, knowing Chad would eat way more than just a sandwich.

"Eating rather a lot, Mckessie? Careful, you might get fatter than you already are,"

Before even turning, Taylor knew who it was, and rolled her eyes, as did Gabriella and Sharpay. "What do you want, Kayla?"

"Are you back with Chad?" Kayla asked, completely matching Taylor's disgusted tone.

Taylor smirked. "Wow, word travels fast. And, yes, to answer your question, me and Chad are back together,"

Kayla's face turned in an instant. "What?"

Sharpay rolled her eyes this time. "What is there not to understand? Chad and Taylor are back together. They're in love. Better now?"

"But why?" Kayla asked, her face a cross between anger and sadness.

"That's easy. He loves me, and always has done," Taylor shrugged, still smirking.

"Ohh, remember when he made-out with me, Taylor? He really loved you then, didn't he?" Kayla knew she'd hit a sensitive spot with her patronizing tone.

Taylor threw her a dirty look and gave her a forced sympathetic look. "He was drunk, sweetie. Believe me, he wouldn't touch your skanky white ass if he wasn't completely out of it,"

In a sudden movement, Kayla had grabbed her drink and chucked it all over Taylor's dress. "Oops," She replied, flinging a hand to her mouth in mock shock, as Taylor's eyes went wide. "My hand must've slipped,"

"You twisted, jealous bitch!" Gabriella screamed, grabbing napkins and helping Taylor wipe off the drink that had stained her dress.

"Ohh suck it up Montez. Taylor? One word of advice," Kayla said.

"What?" Taylor replied through gritted teeth.

"Stay away from Chad. He's mine," With that, she stalked away, leaving the three girls to stand there, dirty looks etched across their faces.

"Is that girl for real?!" Sharpay stated, shaking her head.

"I think she is," Taylor replied, smiling back at Chad who was looking at her, "And that's what scares me,"

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A/N: Yay! That was the dance!

Chad and Taylor got back together :) ...

But is Kayla out to cause more trouble? Will Taylor be able to take it this time?

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