Author's Note: Here's chapter five! Enjoy!

Chapter Five: Not Always A Fairytale

"Your doing The Lion King?" Lilly asked, as she sat between Haylie and Ryan on a Friday night, watching Cinderella, a Disney classic.

"Yep." Ryan replied, fixing his eyes on the television set.

"That's so romantic! Your going to be like a prince and a princess!" she explained, as she snuggled up next to Haylie.

"Well, not really, Lilly. Were not going to be a prince and a princess by singing." Haylie said.

"But, Nala and Simba are the princess and prince! And you guys are the prince and princess of East High!" Lilly stated, and Ryan held back a laugh, and Haylie kind of had to agree with him.

"Lilly, me and Ryan aren't the prince and princess of East High...Gabriella and Troy are."

"More like king and queen." Ryan explained, and Haylie and Lilly glanced at him.

"Then that'd make you prince and princess!" protested Lilly. "Because Troy and Gabriella are your friends, right?"

"Yeah, but--"

How useless was it to explain to Lilly that she and Ryan weren't the next king and queen of East High?

Her cellphone rang, and Ryan looked at her, shaking his head.

"Haylie, I thought we agreed we wouldn't take calls from people when were baby-sitting?" he asked, and she could tell he was joking.

"It's probably Troy or someone...they always do this." Haylie stated, and she clicked 'send'.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Haylie?" the voice asked, and Haylie deflated, realizing it wasn't one of her friends, but Connor instead.

"Oh...hey." she stated.

"Where are you?" he asked.

"I'm baby-sitting with Ryan. I thought my mother told you that." she said.

"I didn't ask because I didn't want to bother her." Connor replied.

"Well, next time you should. I don't take calls while I'm baby-sitting." Haylie explained.

"Did your mother ever tell you to never to date a drama geek?" Connor asked suddenly, and Haylie's cellphone almost hit the groumd.

"Excuse me?" she asked.

"You shouldn't date Ryan. Your too popular for that."

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ryan frown while Lilly was curled up, sleeping on his lap.

"Connor, you don't know Ryan. Stop judging him." Haylie explained.

"I will if you go on one date with me."

Haylie's eyes widen.

"What?" she asked.

"Go on a date with me, and I won't judge Ryan ever again." Connor repeated.

"Connor, that's silly. I won't go on a date with you because I love Ryan, and not you."

"Haylie, please? Just one." Connor stated.

Haylie looked at Ryan, and Ryan shook his head.

"Alright...fine."

"About Tuesday at seven?" Connor asked.

"Sure."

"Okay, I'll seeyou then!"

Haylie clamped her cellphone shut, and she took a deep breath.

"Haylie, what did he want?" Ryan asked.

"He will stop judging you if...I..."

And that's when Haylie began to cry, and Ryan frowned.

"What did he excately say?" he asked.

"If I went on a date with him, he'd stop judging you, but I don't because that means I'd betraying you." Haylie told him quietly.

"Haylie, if you want him to stop judging me, you should. It doesn't bother me." Ryan stated.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"I will never be bothered by something you think is right." Ryan told her.

But, what if something happened?

Will he trust her then?