thanks as always for the reviews! and i still own nothing except for natalie and the plot of the story. enjoy:)

The rest of the week and the weekend went by very quickly. They had performances Thursday, Friday, and Monday and Tuesday of the upcoming week. Wednesday was the last day before Winter Break, and Thursday morning, the gang was leaving for their ski trip in Colorado.

Tuesday Night: Right After Final Show

"Wow! I can't believe it's all already over. This has been so much fun!" Natalie said as the gang was hanging out backstage, after they had changed out of their costumes.

"I know! I love doing musicals and they're so much fun!" Sharpay added.

"Hey are you guys ready for Thursday?" Troy asked his friends.

"Oh yeah!" Sharpay said.

"Yep." Ryan added.

"Yeah!" Natalie said last.

"Great! I can't wait either. It's gonna be so much fun." Troy said.

"I know!" Sharpay said hugging her boyfriend.

"Hey, why don't you guys just spend the night tomorrow night? Since you are riding with me anyway, and we have to leave early." Troy suggested.

"Sure!" Sharpay said, and Ryan and Natalie nodded to show they agreed with her.

"Great. Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow. I'm gonna head home and start packing. Bye guys!" Troy said.

"OK. Bye Troy." Sharpay said as she gave her boyfriend a hug and a kiss and Troy left.

Wednesday Night: Troy's house

"Hey Troy. Thanks for inviting us." Ryan said as he, Natalie, and Sharpay all came inside Troy's house with all of their luggage.

"No problem. I figured it was probably easier for you guys to stay over night and you wouldn't have to get up as early." Troy told them.

"So, what time are we leaving in the morning?" Natalie asked.

"Uh, I think 6:30?" Troy told them.

"6:30?! AM?!" Sharpay asked, shocked by what she had heard.

"Yeah. But all you have to do is get in the van. You can even wear your PJ's if you want to. I am. It's more comfortable."

"OK." Sharpay said, even thought she still didn't want to get up that early while she was on break.

"So, what are we gonna do now?' Ryan asked.

"We could watch a movie." Troy suggested.

"OK." The other three agreed.

They watched the movie and then fell asleep. They were tired from all of the rehearsals and performances for drama.

"Troy! Everyone! Wake up!" The sound of Troy's mother's voice woke up the four high schoolers that were sprawled on the floor.

"Ugh." The four groaned. It was 6:15 and they really didn't want to get up.

"It's too early." Sharpay said, putting her pillow over her head.

"Yeah." Natalie agreed, and they both fell back asleep right away.

"Well, come on. You can sleep in the car." Troy said, as he and Ryan both reluctantly got up.

"I don't think they're gonna wake up to get in the van." Ryan said as he looked at the two sleeping girls.

"I don't think so either. Should we just carry them to the van?" Troy asked Ryan.

"No. Let's wake them up…with ice water." Ryan said, evilly.

"Ooh, good idea." Troy said, as the two guys grabbed two buckets and filled them with ice water.

"OK. 1…2…3!" Ryan said, as they dumped the water on the girls' heads, but not on their clothes, so they wouldn't have to change from being wet.

"AHH!!!" The girls screamed as they jumped up off the floor.

"Well, that finally got them up." Troy said.

"Ugh, you two are so evil." Sharpay said.

"Look, if you get into the van, then you can go back to sleep." Troy told his girlfriend.

"OK." Sharpay said as all four of them climbed into the van. The seats had been turned to where two people rode backwards, and two rode forwards, and they all faced each other. Ryan and Natalie decided they would ride backwards, and Troy and Sharpay rode forwards, facing Ryan and Natalie.

The girls fell asleep right away, leaning against the guys, and the guys fell asleep soon after.

A couple of hours later, Ryan woke up, but everyone else was still asleep. He started to think about how much fun they were going to have. They would be there through New Year's and were going to have tons of fun. He figured it wall probably good that Sharpay and him wouldn't be home. It would be really hard on them without their parents there. He was the only one awake right now, so he, carefully without waking Natalie, pulled out his iPod and started listening to music. He had decided it was too quiet. Soon after that, though, Natalie woke up.

"Good morning sleepy head." Ryan said as he kissed his girlfriend's head.

"Good morning. Where are we?" Natalie asked.

"Troy's car." Ryan simply replied.

"I know that. I mean, how much farther?" Natalie replied to her boyfriend's simple answer.

"I don't know. Probably seven or eight more hours. It's only 9:00."

"Ugh. I hate sitting in cars."

"I know, I do too. You wanna listen to music though? It helps time go by faster."

"Sure." Natalie said as Ryan gave her one of the ear buds that were connected to his iPod and they both listened to music.

A couple of hours later, they stopped to eat.

"OK guys, we should be there by about 5." Troy's father told the four.

"OK." Troy replied.

They quickly ate and got back in the car. Troy pulled out his iPod, so he and Sharpay were also listening to music, just like Ryan and Natalie. Soon after they left from where they had eaten, they had all fallen asleep for the rest of the drive.

"OK guys, wake up. We're here." Troy's mom told the four sleeping teenagers. It was now 5:00 and they had finally arrived at the cabins.

"Yay!" Sharpay said.

"Finally." Troy said, as they got out of the car.

"So, there's your cabin and ours is over there. Since you guys are old enough, we're basically going to let you be on your own. Can we trust you?" Troy's dad told and asked them.

"Yes, you can trust us dad."

"OK then. You can go get settled in and do whatever."

"OK. Thanks again for letting us come." Sharpay told Troy's parents.

"No problem. We knew Troy would have more fun with his friends." Mrs. Bolton told her, and then Ryan, Natalie, Sharpay, and Troy went to their cabin.

Once they got there, they walked inside.

"Wow. This is so cool!" Sharpay said.

"This is awesome!" Natalie added.

"OK, so, there's two bedrooms, one for the girls, one for the guys, but we could all camp out in the living room if you want to." Troy told them.

"Yeah, let's all sleep in the living room." Ryan replied, and the girls nodded their heads yes to agree with Ryan.

"Ok then. Well, anyone else hungry?" Troy asked.

"I am!" Sharpay and Natalie shouted at the same time.

"How about we get dressed and then go get something to eat?" Troy suggested, since they were still in their PJ's.

"OK." Sharpay said as she and Natalie took their stuff up to the 'girls' bedroom' and got dressed, while Ryan and Troy took their stuff to the 'guys bedroom' and did the same. Twenty minutes later, they all met downstairs.

"So where are we gonna eat?" Sharpay asked mostly Troy, since he had been here last year.

"Well, there's a buffet around here somewhere. How about there?" Troy suggested.

"OK." Ryan and Natalie replied.

"Let's go then." Troy said as they left and headed to eat.

well, i hope ya enjoyed! they are now on their winter break trip, so this part of the story will be ending soon. i'll put up a sequel(if you guys want me to) with their second semester. it's all up to you guys!

please review! they make my day:)