Disclaimer: Well, here we are again going through the same old boring routine. I don't own High School Musical, I don't own any of the characters, and I don't own any of the actors. I keep imagining that I see the actors everywhere, I'm crazy, and I'm seeing things. I found so many look-alikes for most all the characters in HSM! Ignoring that…

Chapter 5: The Talk

"I can't believe you made me ask out your brother!" Sharpay screamed. "I can't believe you made me say no to yours!" Kelsi screamed back. The two girls sighed in frustration. They were both at the Evans' house in Sharpay's room, sitting on her bed.

"All right." Sharpay began, "I know we're two different people…" "And we don't usually get along." Kelsi added. "We never get along." Sharpay cut her off, "Never!" Kelsi glared at her, daring her to continue. Sharpay growled in defeat.

"Fine." She grimaced at what she was about to say, "But just this once, we could work together and try to be each other. Just this once!" "So I'll dump Zeke." Kelsi stated, "Even though, you should really get to know him."

Sharpay ignored that last statement. "And I'll go out with Ryan." She promised, rolling her eyes as she did so, "Though, I don't see why…" Kelsi sent her a sharp glare, resembling one, which Sharpay would have currently possessed, if she weren't so busy working out the details of what could have happened.

"Fine." She caved and picked up her phone, "I'll call him now. He's at your house right?" "He should be." Kelsi confirmed, "He said he was hanging out with Zeke." "Oh!" Sharpay exclaimed, "Now he wants to ruin the system, too!" With that, she dialed the phone.

Meanwhile…

Ryan and Zeke were in Zeke's basketball themed room, sitting on his bed. There were cameras and a laptop on the desk and a few blank DVDs scattered here and there. Ryan's phone started ringing and he opened it. "Hey, it's Ryan." He stated with a slight smile, "Kelsi!" Why was she calling him now? He listened to what she was saying.

"You want to accept my offer and meet…tonight?" he said and paused while he listened, hoping he'd understand what made her change her mind. "A double date…with Zeke and Sharpay?" he asked, double checking, "You got it! Tonight at 8…at the Diner. All right, we'll see you then."

Ryan hung up the phone and turned to Zeke, who was listening to Ryan's half of the conversation. "So, you heard your sister, we're going on a double date." Ryan explained. Zeke let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness." He stated, then caught Ryan's questioning glance, "Not that anything's wrong with your sister, but I was getting kind of nervous that I'd make her mad and not know what to say. I need you there."

Zeke cast Ryan a meaningful look. Ryan shrugged thoughtfully. "And I'm kind of nervous about being with your sister." He stated with a smile, "I mean, she's nice, smart, funny…cute." "Off limits, if it means your trying to change who she is." Zeke warned, remembering why he'd asked Ryan to come over.

"What are you talking about?" Ryan asked, getting suspicious. "Well, she hasn't been the same recently." Zeke started to explain and Ryan shifted uncomfortably, "I think that your sister told her something that made her a self-conscious snob."

Zeke looked Ryan, as if to ask his opinion on the matter. Ryan got up and walked over to the center of the room, considering the thought. "That's possible, but I think Kelsi did something to Sharpay that made her a more fun, go-getting, chocolate bar eating, psychic." Ryan stated, getting overexcited as he usually did.

He turned to Zeke and noticed his questioning expression. "What?" Ryan asked innocently, "She knew I was hiding Sugar Grahams!" Zeke stood up, shaking his head. "This is just what I mean." Zeke explained and then switched to a more offensive tone, "They've been meeting at your house! I think you set them up!"

"Yeah? Well…you're the one with all the technology!" Ryan retorted, "I think put them under some kind of hypnosis and made them nice to each other. Then, they started to change." The two pauses at the awkwardness of that last statement. "You did something to stop their arguing!" they both accused suddenly.

In Pansie's office…

Mushu, who was watching the giant TV screen displaying the fight, laughed softly to himself so Pansie wouldn't hear. "Well, I think this calls for a magic touch." He grinned almost wickedly, "Pansie normally does this stuff, but I am…after all…in her body."

He picked up his wand and stood in front of the giant TV screen. "If Pansie can do it, so can I." Mushu stated smugly, checked to make sure Pansie wasn't coming, and quickly pointed his wand at the guys on the screen and chanted the switching spell.

You both argue too much

And you just won't stop.

Now you two will walk in each other's place

Until your fate is touched.

Meanwhile…

"So, is that any way to treat the brother of your date?" Ryan asked angrily after Zeke had punched him in the stomach. "What did you expect me to do?" Zeke asked without a trace of an apology, "Laugh and say, 'yeah, I hypnotized them'?"

"Well, that's not what I had in mind, but it's better than this." Ryan answered weakly, as he clutched his stomach. "What are you going to do about it?" Zeke challenged the way all the basketball jocks did before they broke out into a fistfight.

"Nothing." Ryan stated as he straightened himself and left the room slowly. Zeke just stared in sho9ck. He'd half expected Ryan to punch him back or say something to him. But no. He'd simply walked out and left. Zeke guessed it was typical behavior from the Drama King of East High.

(A/N) Hey! This was my favorite chapter to write! Actually, I hope you enjoyed reading this because I really would like to know if what I'm saying has inspired you at all or just kept you hanging on. What do you think happens next? What do you want to see happen to these characters? R&R!