Here's Part 2 to Part 3 of The Crossroads of Romance. Enjoy!

Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

Plays 'Badaboom' by B2K

Shows cars driving down the streets of San Diego

Shows people dining outside of restaurants.

Gemini

Everyone was cheering once the bouncer allowed then access inside the club. It was all they needed for the perfect night on the time. The club had a huge dance floor, popping with different teens, tables and booths all around it and in the corners, and a bar on the front of the club, selling only virgin drinks and sodas.

Now the party officially began.

Everyone had soon hit the floor once they found a booth big enough for everyone and to separate the cliques. Troy had stayed behind to watch everyone's stuff and ordered himself a drink. Chad and Taylor were on fire on the dance floor, grinding and grooving against each other. Raquel and Alex were doing the same, while Jason and Kelsi were way on point. Kyndra and Sharpay ended up dancing with each other as friends while the guys just surrounded them. It was all great fun and Troy was happy to see his friends have a great time.

After a few songs, Sharpay saw that Troy was all by himself. Knowing her old self, she would've been all over him, wanting him for herself, but she was better than that.

"I'm gonna go grab myself a drink," Sharpay yelled to Kyndra. She nodded back as she continued to dance with Cameron while Sharpay made her way through the crowd to reach Troy.

"Hey Troy, why aren't you out hitting the dance floor like the rest of us?" Sharpay asked, sitting next to Troy.

"And hello to you too Sharpay," Troy said, sarcastically, sipping on his Pepsi.

"You didn't answer my question. Why are you sitting here by yourself? You should be having fun!" Sharpay stated.

"Well who's gonna watch our stuff?" Troy asked.

"We can always leave it with purse check," Sharpay replied. Troy still wouldn't budge so she just placed his drink on the other side of the table.

"Hey," he exclaimed.

"I can't not have anyone miss out of the time of their life while we're here in San Diego. You are going to get off your ass and dance with me," Sharpay proclaimed.

"What about Zeke? He's supposed to be here soon," Troy asked, not really wanting to get up.

"Well this all means that when Zeke gets here, I'll be able to have the energy to have fun with him too," Sharpay smiled, "now come on. This is my favorite song,"

Troy reluctantly agreed as the Veronicas' Untouched played. Sharpay pulled him into the dance floor and all the guys cheered as they saw Troy out of his seat and dancing. It took Sharpay a while to get Troy to really dance but he was. They had held hands while they danced a few feet apart from each other but as the song continued to play, they grew closer and closer until they looked just Chad and Taylor but more...sexual. Everyone soon started to take notice as they just couldn't believe it.

Troy and Sharpay?!

Chad and Taylor just looked at each other, knowing that this was to cause some drama, no matter how they put it. They were just glad that Gabriella wasn't here to experience it all....or Zeke.

For the time being.

Plays 'With Love' by Hilary Duff

Shows people walking on the beach in the moonlight.

Shows cars driving down the main roads.

Laguna Beach

Palms Baptist Church

The reception to the Montez/Manning wedding was still going on strong. All the traditional dances have been done and now everyone was either sipping champagne while chatting with other people there or dancing to the latest tunes from the DJ. Gabriella had changed out of her bridesmaid dress into a pink flutter-sleeved sequin Charlotte Russe shift dress and black round-toe GoJane double-strap Mary Janes pumps. She was recently talking with some of the guests when she left to refill on her second glass of champagne. Gabi had made her way to the bar to refill when she met up with her cousin, Marcus.

"Hey Marcus, how are you liking everything?" Gabriella asked with a smile.

"It's pretty good. Liked the way the wedding turned out and everything," Marcus commented, "You guys did a great job putting everything together,"

"Aww thanks Marcus," Gabriella said, blushing, "we tried."

"And we can tell," Marcus smiled, "say what happened to that old boyfriend of yours? Ryan, was it?"

Gabriella laughed as she received her refilled glass of champagne. "You have been missing out on my life the past few years. I'm over him now. He's with someone else," she replied.

"Really now?" Marcus asked, following Gabriella.

"Yeah, he's right over there," Gabriella pointed out, showing Marcus the dancing couple on the floor that was Ryan and Victoria.

"Hey, don't you hate that girl?" Marcus asked her.

"Like I said, you miss out on everything. Yes I do, but now we're friends and I'm glad," Gabriella said.

"Well, who knows? It may not stay that way forever," Marcus commented.

"Yeah I know. I'm just playing out my options as I go," Gabriella said as she and Marcus sat down in a nearby table.

"Speaking of options, how would you like the option of coming out to lunch with me tomorrow? Before I head back to uptown," Marcus asked, looking at Gabriella.

"Smooth criminal, are we?" Gabriella laughed as she crossed her legs, "well, I don't know. I might be busy or sleeping or something"

"Well I was just asking. You don't have to if you don't want to," Marcus said, looking back out to the dance floor.

Gabriella was stumped. Why wasn't she accepting a date out to lunch with one of her cutest guyfriends from back home? Was it the fact that she was stuck on Troy? 'We're not even dating for crying out loud,' Gabriella thought to herself, 'I shouldn't even be having this conversation with myself. Who knows what Troy's doing in San Diego?'. As she continued to think about what to do, she caught Ryan's glimpse at her. She only smiled as he smiled back. Victoria took slight notice of it but since her and Gabriella were friends, she simply shrugged it off.

She made up her mind, eventually, and touched Marcus's arm. He turned to look at her as she smiled. "When do you want to meet for lunch?" she asked him.

"I'll pick you up at 2:30," Marcus smiled back as he heard his mother call for him. She waved bye to him as he walked away. Gabriella placed her glass on the table and propped her elbow on the table as well. Why was she so worried of what Troy might think? He's probably having fun too. They'll just make up for it when he gets back; no worries.

Plays 'He Said, She Said' by Ashley Tisdale

Shows fast timeline down coastline from Laguna Beach to San Diego.

Shows downtown bird's eye view.

Gemini

They had all been in the teen club for over an hour or so and everyone had at least taken a break or two from dancing, probably lost a few calories. The only couple that didn't stop, or maybe didn't want to stop was Troy and Sharpay. They changed their positions every once in a while but it was always the same: very close and very sexual. Chad, Taylor, Kyndra, Alex, Raquel and Cameron were back in the booth taking another break from dancing and they were able to see Troy and Sharpay still not moving from their very close position.

"I swear, I didn't put her up to that this time," Kyndra stated.

"I can't believe Troy's doing this; he knows that Sharpay is technically Zeke's," Alex said.

"This is just so unbelievable. I knew Sharpay wouldn't change worth a crap," Taylor whispered to Chad.

He only nodded as he scanned the entrance door to the club, silently praying that Zeke wouldn't come anytime soon so Troy and Sharpay could at least stop what they were doing before Zeke found out.

"I wonder what Zeke would do if he found out about this," Cameron wondered.

"Well, you can ask him yourself. He just came in and is coming over here," Raquel said, pointing out Zeke in the huge crowd.

Plays 'Heartless' by Kanye West

Zeke made his way through the tight crowd while reaching his friends in the booth. "Hey guys, what's going on?" he said.

Everyone was surprised to see Zeke as they all gave him high fives and hugs all around. He took a seat next to Cameron as he scanned the club.

"So where is everyone? They didn't leave already, did they?" Zeke asked.

They all just looked at each other before Chad gave a response. "Well Kelan, Lexie, Cami, Jason and Kelsi are still out on the dance floor and I think Shar and Troy's out there too,"

"Sweet, my lady's already out there. Let me go find her," Zeke responded, before letting anyone stop him. He made his way through the dancing teens to spot his blonde beauty. He saw her beautiful hair and followed it close....until he saw her all up on his best friend. It seemed like they wouldn't stop if the world had ended, which it did for Zeke. He was distraught and sickened, and everyone else at the table can see it too.

"God, now I feel bad for Zeke," Raquel said, shaking her head.

Zeke decided that he saw enough until Sharpay took notice of him standing there. She gasped and pulled away from Troy.

"Zeke, it's not what you think," Sharpay started, yelling over the music.

"Yeah, sure whatever. If you didn't like me, why didn't you say so?" Zeke said back before leaving.

Sharpay pulled his arm back but he yanked it again. "Zeke, we were just dancing," she explained.

"And if you were dancing up on any other guy, I wouldn't be so mad, but it's my best friend. The one you should be hell over with. You're just your girls; you're a slut," Zeke replied angrily.

Sharpay looked up at him, shocked at what he said to her. "You don't mean that," she said.

"Yeah, I do. Have fun dancing with my best friend, slut," Zeke concluded before leaving the dance floor and a shocked Sharpay behind. She turned to Troy who was kinda pissed himself. He only walked away to get a drink from the bar, leaving Sharpay all alone. She tried to go find Zeke but he was already heading for the door.

"Where is he going?" Alex questioned.

"Probably back to the hotel. I should go check on him or else he might do something crazy," Chad said, reaching for his jacket.

"I'll go too. I'm kinda sleepy too. Goodnight guys," Taylor replied, waving to everyone and sending a glare to Kyndra.

As they left, Sharpay was walking over where Cami and Kelsi were dancing with Jason to tell them of what happened.

"Zeke caught me dancing with Troy. It's over," Sharpay told them.

"OMG! Seriously?!" Kelsi asked, coming over to her best friend.

"Yeah," Sharpay sighed.

"What are you going to do now?" Cami asked.

Sharpay only had one clue and it had to do something with explanations.

Plays ending of 'Heartless'

Shows the sun rising over the water.

Shows birds flying over the marina.

San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina

Sharpay and Kyndra's Room

The morning light shined on Kyndra's face as she woke from her slumber. She heard some rustling behind her so she turned to see Sharpay, looking underneath the bed.

"Mmm girl, what are you doing up so early?" Kyndra groaned, sitting up.

"It's 8:42," Sharpay said, still searching under her bed.

"That's still early to me," Kyndra smiled, stretching her arms, "what time is breakfast?"

"9:00," Sharpay said again, getting up from the floor.

"Well you're dressed pretty early again. I know you're not that hungry," Kyndra chuckled.

"I'm not. Zeke texted me," Sharpay replied, stopping to look at her friend.

"No way," Kyndra said, "What did he say?"

"He wants to meet me down by the docks, said that we needed to talk," Sharpay answered softly.

"Oh wow. Wonder what's on his mind," Kyndra wondered, crossing her legs Indian style.

"Yeah, not that he already said enough last night," Sharpay groaned, "I should be going now. I don't know how long Zeke's gonna wait on me,"

"Well, you look nice," Kyndra complimented. Sharpay smiled as she looked down at her purple BB Dakota cap-sleeve dress and purple ballet flats.

"Thanks Kyn," Sharpay thanked. She grabbed her room key and opened the door before she heard Kyndra come up behind her.

"Good luck. Hope you get things sorted out," Kyndra said, hugging her friend.

"Thanks Kyndra. I'll see you at breakfast," Sharpay replied, leaving the hotel room. It was time to get it over with, once and for all. She needed to figure out where she stood of her relationships with Troy and Zeke. The worst was yet to come.

Plays 'I Hate This Part' by The Pussycat Dolls

Shows the city from bird's eye view

Shows bird's eye view of the marina and docks.

San Diego Marriott Marina & Docks

Sharpay walked slowly down the docks of the marina, trying to find Zeke. She soon saw him sitting at one of the unoccupied docks, his legs dangling in the water. She softly smiled and slipped off her flats, sitting a few inches away from Zeke.

"Hey," she said softly.

"Hi," he replied back as softly.

It was silent for a while; just the two of them listening to the water beneath them and the boats around them.

"I'm sorry for calling you a slut last night," Zeke apologized.

Sharpay only shook her head in response. "No, I totally deserved it. I didn't notice that we were dancing that long,"

"So, you wanted to dance with him?" Zeke asked.

"Well, yeah. He was all alone at the table and I thought he should have some fun," Sharpay stated, "It's not that I still have feelings for him,"

"Last night, it looked like you did," Zeke said.

"I know and I'm sorry," Sharpay replied, "I really want us to work,"

"Me too but I'm scared that if stuff like this with Troy is going to keep happening," Zeke said before being interrupted by Sharpay.

"It's not, I'm sure. Last night was the last time, I swear," Sharpay assured.

"How do I know that?" Zeke asked, looking at Sharpay for the first time, "You just might as well be fighting your feelings between me and Troy,"

Sharpay kept silent, knowing it was true. She has been fighting this fight for a long while and was hoping that this trip would help her with it. It only made matters worse.

She looked up at Zeke, trying not to cry, "Zeke, you know how much I like you," she said.

"I know, and I like you too, but I don't want to be your stand-in for a Troy you can't have," Zeke replied with a straight face.

Sharpay nodded, looking out into the water. She wanted Zeke so badly but will there ever be a part of her that can let Troy go?

"I know but we can work this out," Sharpay pleaded.

"But there's only one way to work it out, and that's making a choice. Do you like me or Troy, because right now, you're on the borderline and I need to know," Zeke questioned.

Sharpay bit her lip, not knowing what to say. She really liked Zeke but she still had feelings for Troy. What was a girl to do?

Zeke sighed, pushing himself up off the dock. "Well I guess I'll leave you to it," he said as he put back on his shoes.

Sharpay looked up at him, following his actions. "No, wait. What about us?" she asked.

Zeke didn't know what to do, so he just grabbed her hand and kissed it, "There's is no 'us'. I wish it was but I can't go on knowing I'm standing in for Troy. I need you to like me for who I am," he stated

"I do, Zeke," Sharpay interrupted.

"It doesn't seem like it, Sharpay. I'm sorry," Zeke finally said. He squeezed her hand once more before leaving the dock, breaking Sharpay's heart with every step. With every minute that passed, Sharpay thought that Zeke would come back and forgive her but he never came back. It was past 9 o' clock and time for breakfast. She straightened herself up and wiped her small tears away from her face as she walked back up to the hotel. As she entered, she saw everyone sitting at the table in the restaurant, waiting to be served breakfast. She came in and sat next to Kyndra, who tried talking to her. When Sharpay didn't say anything back, Kyndra only nodded and hugged her. Sharpay tried to catch a glimpse of Zeke but he seemed to avoid her at all cost. Kyndra saw it too and held her close, telling her that it was going to be ok. It was just going to be hard to convince Sharpay of the same thing.

Plays ending of 'I Hate This Part' by PCD

Shows overview of Marriott Hotel & Marina

Fades out to the view of the city as it pans back towards the ocean.

Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

Next time on Laguna Beach...

Shows Gabriella and Taylor talking at the beach.

"So what happened down in San Diego? I bet it was a lot of fun," Gabriella asked.

Taylor smiled as she looked down.

Shows Sharpay and Troy having lunch.

"We need to talk about what happened at San Diego," Sharpay stated.

"What is there to talk about?" Troy asked, "it was your fault you and Zeke aren't on good terms,"

Sharpay looks at him in shock.

Shows Zeke and Jason playing pool at Jason's house.

"You think you might go back with Sharpay?" Jason asked.

"I want to but..." Zeke says.

"But what? Just go for it. Forget about Troy, forget about all that San Diego crap, and get her," Jason explains.

Shows Sharpay at Zeke's door as he opens it. (Jason's statements plays through this scene)

Alright, my peoples. Thanks so much for all your time. I know it's been FOREVER since I've updated but since it's New Years', I wanna make it up to you all. I'm going to try to update as many stories as I can from now until I go back to school, which is on Tuesday. Hope you all enjoyed this very long chapter of High School Musical meets Laguna Beach. Thanks for everything! Have a great New Year! You know you still love me.

x.o.x.o.

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