Author's Note: Here's chapter two! Enjoy!
Chapter Two: Sharpay's Shadow
Haylie almost thought her life was like a movie.
Drama, comdey, friendship, and music would be in her movie--if she had one, that is.
And of course, romance.
"You don't know lucky you are to have Ryan in your life." Taylor stated as she and Haylie went down to the kitchen when their shift from taking care of little charges was over, and they could have lunch.
"So I've been told." Haylie said, as she grabbed a plate, but someone grabbed the plate away.
"Haylie Anderson, your seriously not eating in here!"
Haylie looked up to see Ryan placing the plate back, and he smiled at her.
"Uh, and why not? I'm hungry." she said, and Ryan held up an old fashioned picnic basket, topped off with a red and white checkered blanket.
"Because you and I are going to have a picinc out on the golf course today."
Haylie frowned as she thought back to when Troy and Gabriella did that, and they got into trouble.
"Ryan, are you out of your mind? This is sweet, but--"
"We will not get into trouble, because I already asked Mr. Fulton. Come on."
Haylie shook her head, and glanced back at Taylor, who gave her a smile, and sat down next to Chad, who welcomed his girlfriend with a hug. Haylie and Taylor planned on eating together after their shift, and Haylie was slightly looking forward to it, but she didn't want to upset Ryan, who went through all that trouble.
"Ryan, really, this is sweet, but I sort of wanted to eat with Taylor today."
Ryan looked at her, and frowned.
"I know, but I wanted to do something special today. Just today, is all I ask, and then you can contuine your routine with Taylor."
Haylie gave him a small smile.
"Okay. Fine."
Ryan gave her a smile back, and they headed towards the golf course, which noone was on.
"I'm not the best cook in the world, so I asked Zeke to make us something, and he fully agreed when he realized what I was doing." Ryan explained, as he laid out the food.
"I don't care if you can cook, Ryan. There are more to you than your lack of cooking." Haylie told him.
"Yeah, such as?" he asked.
Haylie took a drink of her water before replying.
"Well, you can dance, sing, and act. Your a triple threat." she replied.
Ryan smirked as he took a bite out of his snadwich.
"Yes, but I can't play basketball." he pointed out.
"Ryan, that's what Troy and the Wildcats are good at. I'm telling you what your good at." Haylie said, and Ryan grinned.
"Not every girl likes a guy who dances."
"But, I do."
"No, you like the guys who come after you, and come after me like a lion on a food frenzy."
Haylie laughed, and she looked at him.
"I just have crazy ex-boyfriends. Every girl needs a boyfriend who is crazy every once and awhile."
"I'm sorry, but you don't have one. You had two." Ryan explained, and Haylie smiled as she placed her empty bags into the basket, and kept her water out.
She and Ryan just sat there for awhile, untill Ryan said, "I love it out here..everytime I come here, I feel like a different person than I am at school."
Haylie looked at him, with an eyebrow raised.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because when I'm here, I feel like I'm accepted more. You know, for the talent shows and stuff. At school..."
"At school it's like that too. Remember? Alot of people came out when Sharpay stopped ruling over everyone." Haylie explained.
"Not always. I feel like I'm still Sharpay's shadow, even though I'm not."
He got up, and Haylie did the same, and glanced at him.
"But you shouldn't feel like that, Ryan."
"Well, sometimes I do...let's go before I make you late."
Haylie followed Ryan back into the Lava Springs, and with a departing kiss, she joined Taylor in the kitchen, who was finishing up her lunch.
"Hey, Haylie. How was the picnic with Ryan?" she asked.
"It was good...I guess." Haylie said as Taylor looked up at her.
"What's wrong?" she asked almost instantly, and Haylie shook her head.
"Nothing..just nothing. Let's head back to the daycare."
Taylor frowned, but said nothing else as she followed Haylie out of the kitchen.
