Author's Note: Here's chapter five! Enjoy!
Chapter Five: Clone Alert
"Just what do you see in Ryan?" Mark asked as he and Haylie walked to drama class, which got changed to a study hall instead because Ms. Darbus had a conference.
"Everything about him, I guess: he's smart, funny, romantic, sweet, nice--"
"Haylie, don't give me that. Pretty soon your going to tell me he dresses nice."
Haylie frowned at him, and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"He is all those things, Mark. And why do you care? You weren't all those things to begin with, anyways."
Mark smirked, and looked at her.
"I believe I was. Remember?"
Haylie felt a faint blush dawn to her cheeks, and walked a few feet away from him, and Mark caught up with her.
"I'm just saying he looks abit cocky." Mark tried again, and Haylie turned around.
"He isn't cocky. The only person who is cocky is you!" Haylie stated, and Mark widen his eyes, still walked beside her.
"The guy walks in his sister's shadow, Haylie!"
"No, he doesn't anymore. You got your facts wrong." Haylie said.
If he was trying to get Haylie to go against Ryan, he'd have to try harder than this.
They finally reached the study hall wing, and Haylie opened the door to Ms. Quest's room (she was also a science teacher) and walked inside, Mark following behind her.
"Are you sure he doesn't do it secretly--"
Ms. Quest looked up from her desk, and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"No, not at all, Ms. Quest." Haylie exclaimed, glaring at Mark and headed towards her usual table, where Taylor, Gabriella, and Kelsi were sitting at.
Gabriella was the first to notice Haylie, and she frowned.
"Is everything alright with you and Mark?"
Haylie looked at her before getting out her homework.
"If you mean that he's trying to make me go against Ryan, then yes: everything's fine!"
That's when Sharpay came strolling to their table, and looked at Haylie.
"Mark's jealous because your with my brother. Of course, how could he not? You guys are like Gabriella and Troy." Sharpay explained, looking at Gabriella, and then back at Haylie.
"If your saying that this is going be like the time that Connor came--"
"No. Except I think Mark is abit different than Connor. Mark actually could fit in if he wasn't out to get my brother." Sharpay pointed out.
"I don't think Mark is jealous of Ryan." Haylie said, bringing her science book to the table.
Sharpay held a surprised look on her face.
"Haylie, you know as well as I do that any guy would kill Ryan to be in his position. Your almost the perfect girlfriend to some guys. Even Troy had a secret crush on you." Sharpay stated, and Haylie looked at her textbook, thinking that Sharpay was right.
It did seem right: alot of guys would ask her why she was going out with Ryan, when she could be going out with them, and that was what Mark was doing, but asking in his own way.
But, above else, why she went out with Ryan was because he was truely different from any guy she had dated, even the madman Connor, and Mark would just have to accept that.
"I know. But, he will not get to me." Haylie told the blonde simply, and Sharpay shook his head.
"I've seen guys like these, Haylie. Actually, I can name one. Remember when Demtiri came, and almost killed Chad? If you don't do something soon, Ryan's going to end up like that."
With those said, Sharpay walked away, and went over to sit by Ryan, was silently reading an english book.
"Don't listen to her, Haylie. I'm sure Mark isn't like at all." Gabriella ressured her, but Haylie wasn't so sure:
What if Sharpay was right?
