Author's Note: Here's the final chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter Twelve: And The Winner Is...
After confronting with Coach Bolton, Taylor sat in the director's chair that was between Ryan and Haylie.
Chad was talking to Coach Bolton, and Coach Bolton did not look happy.
"It's all my fault! If I didn't enter him in this contest, Coach Bolton wouldn't have found out!" Taylor stated.
"Taylor, it's not your fault! So quit saying that." Haylie told her, but Taylor still felt unconvinced.
Taylor looked over at Chad and Coach Bolton, and when Coach Bolton left, Chad walked over to the small group of Taylor, Haylie, and Ryan with a frown on his face.
"Well?" Taylor asked, and Chad shook his head.
"I'm so toast, guys. Coach found out anyways, even when Troy did lie to him...now he's going to tell my dad and everything, and I'm going to get kicked off the team!" Chad replied, and the small group looked at each other before glancing back at Chad, who looked really worried.
"Chad, it'll be okay. Just tell Coach that you did it because--" Haylie started, but Chad glared at her.
"Tell him what? It was all Taylor's idea? I'm not telling him that!" Chad said, cutting her off.
"Chad, really. I'll ask you the same question before: what's more important? The team, or--"
"And were back! The winners have been selected! Let's see who won!"
Haylie, Chad, Taylor, and Ryan crowded around the stage curtain to peek out to see Alicia holding a white, small envolpve.
"For third place, we have...Sharpay Evans and Demtiri Sanchez!"
As always, Sharpay made a huge scene about how the contest was rigged, but she accepted the prize anyways, and walked off the stage in a huff, Demtiri behind her.
"For second place, we have...Haylie Anderson and Ryan Evans!"
Chad and Taylor cheered when Haylie and Ryan went onstage to get their prize from Alicia, and joined Sharpay and Demtiri.
"Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for...drumroll, please?"
There was compete silence, as Alicia read the winning team.
"...Chad Danforth and Taylor McKessie!"
Everyone went wild as Chad and Taylor came on stage, wearing simliar expressions of shock on their faces.
How did they manage to beat Sharpay and Demtiri, they'd never know.
"Congraulations, you guys! You won!" Ryan told them as they made their way down the stairs.
"Yeah...I can't believe it!" Taylor stated as Haylie gave them a smile.
"Well, now that you are champions, what are you going to do now?" she asked.
"I know what I'm going to do!" Chad responded, and rushed over to Demtiri, while Haylie, Ryan, and Taylor laughed.
So, in the end, Taylor and Chad both got something out the competion: they both learned to trust each other, and most of all, shine like noone has ever shined before.