Author's Note: Very short, and cute. Enjoy chapter eight! The last chapter will be up tomorrow!
Chapter Eight: Just So You Know
After some talking to from the principal, Ryan was sent to class, with everyone asking how he had gotten that black eye.
Ryan didn't want to talk about it, and neither did Haylie, because he knew she felt like this was all her fault.
The Wildcats were the first to know about the black eye, and they basically want to beat Mark up, but Ryan told them no.
"Dude, he gave you a black eye, and he almost hurt Haylie! You should atleast tell someone what he did!" Chad stated, and Ryan looked at them.
"Somehow, the principal knew about the fight, and they are taking Mark out of East High. That's all they can do." Ryan reported.
"They should do something else besides that! A restraining order...something." Chad said, and Ryan shook his head.
"They are transfering him back to Xavier. That's all what they can do." he said, and Ryan went into the classroom.
He knew Chad was right: they should do something else besides tranfsering Mark back to Xavier, but was only left to just pray that he didn't try and break into the school.
After school, Haylie was nowhere to be found, so he called her house, and Mrs. Anderson anwsered.
"Oh, hello, Ryan. Are you looking for Haylie?"
"Yes...is she there?" Ryan asked.
"She is, but...she doesn't want to talk to anyone right now. I'm sorry." Mra. Anderson said.
"Well...tell her if she wants, she can call me." Ryan instructed, and clamped his cellphone shut, heading towards the auditorium to meet Sharpay.
While Ryan was waiting for Sharpay to get her stuff from the backroom, Haylie called.
"Hey...your mom told me you didn't want to talk to anyone." Ryan told her.
"Yeah, but she told me you called, and I had to take it." Haylie explained, and Ryan felt some teasing in her voice, and he was slightly relieved that she was talking atleast to him.
"Well, that's good. You know, when you were with Mark, I was afraid you were going to get hurt..."
"But, you got hurt!" Haylie stated.
"So, I'd hate to see you with a black eye! That's why I stood up for you." Ryan said.
"You didn't need too!"
That's when he heard Haylie burst into tears, and Ryan sighed.
"Why shouldn't I have not stood up to him?" he asked gently.
"Because you'd end up like Chad...that's what Sharpay said.." Haylie replied.
Oh, yeah.
The ever famous fight between Chad and Demtiri, when Chad came out, looking like a wounded solider.
"But, I'm okay! I only gotten a black eye. It would have been worse if he did anything else."
"I know, and I'm really sorry...he should have never came...he should have never liked me."
"Haylie, don't say that! Alot of guys like you, but for different reasons."
"Your the only guy I like, Ryan. Noone could change that."
Ryan smiled, and asked, "Are you still coming to the carvinal tomorrow? You know, you can get your free kiss."
Haylie laughed, and said, "I might. You'd never know."
That's when Sharpay came out from behind the curtain, and glanced at him.
"Are you ready to go?" she asked, and Ryan nodded.
"Listen, I just want you to know that whatever happens, I will always protect you...you need to understand that."
"I do."
"Good. I love you, Haylie."
"I love you, too, Ryan."
As Sharpay and Ryan made their exit, Ryan wondered if this string of drama is ever going to end.
