Now that I'm sitting in my room, I just realized that I don't have a life...ha,ha...

I spend the day yesterday uploading videos on youtube and organizing my brand spankin' new totally awesome freewebs site. Plus I wrote a couple more chapters for my published stories and worked on my new one that will be coming out soon as I have said before.

That's all for now. Keep in store for more notes in the beginning of my chapters and at the end.

What will Gabriella and Taylor choose? And where does Sharpay head off while they are looking?

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CHAPTER NINETEEN

Pulling out sketch after sketch, Gabriella looked in awe at the exquisite designs that Sharpay had in mind. Not only was she a talented Broadway performer, she was a gifted wedding gown artist.

"Do you see any that you like Gabi?" Sharpay asked, slurping up another lo mien noodle.

"Which don't I like?" she replied. It was the truth, there were so many amazing choices and Gabriella didn't know where to start. "It's going to be so hard for me to pick just one."

"Well, take your time. We've got all day. It's only..." she looked at the time, "...about noon."

Flipping through all the ideas, each one appealed to Gabriella in at least one way, whether it was the color or the details or the length of the train.

"Oh, Gabi! I like this one!" Taylor shouted, taking a sketch from her hands. It was a champagne colored mermaid style dress. It had two layers, the upper layer having Victorian details and the lower layer being just a solid gold. A gold satin belt clinched above the waist attached to a gold train-like cape.

"Yeah, I like it too, but I was looking for something that...flowed a little bit more," Gabriella responded, glancing at it. Taylor placed it down on the table, carefully avoiding the spilled stir-fried rice that she had accidentally knocked over.

"Guys, I'm going to head over to the street and grab a cappuccino. Do you want anything?" Sharpay stated, getting up and primping herself.

"No, I'm good," Taylor answered, her attention on the pictures in Gabriella's hands.

"Gabi, what about you? Any coffee? A cookie? Donut?"

"No thanks Sharpay, but thanks for the offer," Gabriella replied, giving her friend a smile.

"Alright, I won't be long," she announced before picking up her sparkly pink purse and walking out the door. Gabriella and Taylor's search for the perfect wedding dress continued.

The next one they looked at was a white sheath styled dress with halter straps and a sweetheart neckline. The bodice was encrusted in beads and it came down to a point. The rest of the dress was moderately beaded and a cape-like train followed.

After that was a white medieval-inspired dress. Above the waist was pretty plain but below the waist would catch anyone's eye. With criss-crossing lines of gems, the A-line dress had drapes of material flowing from strategic points around the waistline.

Looking through the rest of the sketches, Gabriella didn't feel that any of them was what she was looking for, but she didn't want to tell Sharpay that. Sharpay had probably worked so hard on these ideas. Taylor took the sketches and looked over them again, inquiring Gabriella whether she liked one every few seconds. After shuffling through the pile again, Gabriella was about to pick the one Taylor had liked when she noticed that another one was stuck to it.

"Taylor, did you look at this one yet?" Gabriella asked, peeling apart the two sketches.

"No, I must have accidentally picked that one up along with this one. Let's have a look-see," Taylor said, placing the pile on her lap.

It was a white strapless organza A-line gown with pleated band at waist and apron back with satin edge. The satin was a light blue color that wrapped around the organza, which was a sheer transparent fabric. The front was plain with just the ribbon around the waistline, but it was the back that captivated Gabriella. The way that Sharpay had drawn the organza draping around the back was a unique touch and something that was expected from her. At the edges of the paper, Sharpay had written notes to herself.

"Satin color pool...Accesories for sure: long veil, tiara, think of more later...Make sure Gabi see this one, favorite thus far!" Gabriella read Sharpay's curly handwriting and smiled. She had been right, this one was the most appealing to Gabriella and it was her favorite.

"Tay, what do you think of this one?" she asked, holding it up.

"Gabriella, I love it! It's reminds me of you!" Taylor squealed, hugging her friend tightly, "Let's show Sharpay!"

They both looked up at where Sharpay had been last. She hadn't returned from the coffee shop across the street. They looked at the time, 12:10. What had been taking Sharpay so long?

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An hour and half later, Sharpay returned to the Chinese restaurant only to find that Gabriella and Taylor had left. Her phone went off.

"Hello?"

"Sharpay? Now you pick up. Where have you been? We were waiting for you forever!" Taylor answered.

"Where are you guys?" Sharpay asked, walking back out the restaurant.

"At the theater watching Ryan's latest practice session. Where have you been?"

"I'll tell you when I get there," Sharpay secretively replied.

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When Sharpay walked into the theater, Ryan had finished his number and Gabriella and Taylor broke into applause.

"Thank you, thank you. I know how my fans love me," Sharpay joked, "Now you all can get down on your knees and pledge you loyalty to me."

"That's typical Sharpay for ya," Ryan said from atop the stage.

"Ryan you know I was just kidding. I'm glad you're practicing. When our next show?"

"I don't know the exact date, but it's in a month or so," Ryan took a seat and hopped off the stage.

"Sharpay! Where have you been?!" Taylor shouted. Then she turned to Ryan for a second, "Lovely performance Ryan. Bravo!"

"Thanks!" He wiped the sweat off the brow of his head.

"Guys, I know that you're probably really angry at me for disappearing like that, but I have a perfectly good reason," Sharpay explained, meeting the angry stares of Gabriella and Taylor.

"Yes, Sharpay, what is this 'perfectly good reason?'" Gabriella asked, using air quotes.

"Okay, okay, give me a second to gather my thoughts," she spotted her sketchbook in Gabriella's hands, "Wait, do you have a choice for your wedding dress yet?"

"Yeah, I do. It's the one that you said that I had to absolutely see," Gabriella explained, opening it to the page that held the picture.

"The one with the organza with the pool colored satin?" Sharpay asked, "Yes, that one took the longest to figure out how I wanted it to go. I thought that you probably like that one best."

"And you were right," Gabriella paused and realized that Sharpay was begging the question, "Whoa, whoa, whoa...Sharpay stop that! Anyway, where were you that you left us waiting at the restaurant for an hour and a half?"

"Okay, okay, Gabi...geez. Who knew you had a nasty side to you? Does Troy know about that side of you?" Sharpay joked, only to received cold stares, "Alright, I'll tell you..."

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What was Sharpay doing? Did she meet a special someone? Stay in tune for the next chapter!

I'm not too pleased with this chapter, but that's just my opinion. Anyway, I'll get the picture of the dress posted up soon. I'm revamping my profile and starting a freewebs again. Credit for finding the dresses goes to Christine, one of my loyal readers.

Now in one of my reviews, musiclover Valerie asked where the wedding will be held. At this point I don't really know. So, she posted a couple of suggestions and once again, you people get to choose! I don't know what chapter the wedding will be, but it would probably be nice to know where it would be held. If you don't remember, the wedding date is August 17th, the day HSM2 comes out! Yay! I did that on purpose because that is going to be the day that I die from the all the Troyella fluffiness in that movie.

If you have a preference, speak now or forever hold your peace:

A. church: traditional
B. garden: lovely summer feel to it, fragrant and colorful flowers, white arch covered in flowers for the bride to walk through
C. beach: sunset, too romantic!, what else do I need to say (bonus: that was where the first captured Zanessa kiss picture was caught!)

I don't anything else to say right now, so yeah...

With much love,
KAT