Author's Note: I didn't wanna wait too long to post again, cos i have like the next 6 or so chapters written and it's killing me! I know i said in earlier chapters that there would only be a few more chapters... yeah, well that's gone out the window! I just kinda started writing a week or so ago and couldn't stop! There is so much i can do with this story and i don't wanna stop (plus i don't know where to stop so =S)

I'm dedicating this chapter to breathewithyou94 - thank you for making me happy with your review and also sorry if i weirded you out! It was very, very late when i messaged you and i was kinda drunk on lack of sleep so =S

Anywho, i hope you enjoy this, i had a lot of fun writing it =)

Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing. Except the laptop i'm typing this on... and even then my parent's bought that for me so =/

Chapter 13

"Hey, any of you seen Sharpay?"

"Evans? Yeah, she was heading upstairs, I think."

"Thanks." I pushed a group of skaters out my way and took the stairs two at a time. My legs were starting to hurt but I didn't slow down. I knew where she was heading; it was the only place that was any sort of private at this school.

The door to the roof was just swinging shut as I got to it. I caught it and pushed it open again, stepping out into the bright sun of Albuquerque. I could smell the heat and the flowers; it made me dizzy as it all hit me at once. But the second my eyes landed on the beautiful blonde everything else disappeared.

"Sharpay… Shar?" I stepped closer, letting the door shut behind me. She didn't move, didn't turn, just stood there. "Please-"

"No."

"Sharpay-"

"Leave me the hell alone, Montez!" Her voice was so cold, it stung to hear her use my last name like she used to before… before all this happened…

"I'm sorry, Sharpay! You have no idea! I don't… I don't even know what happened!"

She turned then, and a part of me wished she hadn't, because the look she shot me was of pure hatred. I found myself taking an involuntary step back.

"You don't know what happened? Really? Well how about we recap then!"

"Shar, please!"

"First," she ignored me and instead started pacing towards me, making me back up as her voice rose steadily. "You tell me you love me; that you miss me. You make me care about you, feel something for you… you make me feel special but when I tell you how I feel you throw it all back in my face, saying I'm not good enough for you!"

"That's not how it-"

"Then! Then you come in here, the very next day, and start making out with the first girl you see. So tell me, Gabs, how I'm meant to react. Because I have no. Fucking. Idea!"

She finally stopped just as my back hit the door. I tried to swallow the lump in my throat and speak but I just couldn't. I could see how bad this all looked, I could see why she would be so mad, but I just could not find the words to make it all okay.

We stayed stood there, staring at one another for a long time. Her eyes boring into mine, daring me to speak, to try and explain… but I couldn't. All I wanted to do was wrap my arms around her and hug her to me. I wanted to kiss away that anger, that pain, feel her mouth on mine, her hands in my hair…

My eyes flickered to her lips, only for a second, but I knew she noticed. I waited for the yelling to start again… but it didn't. She just let out a low growl, somewhere between anger and annoyance that was the sexiest thing I'd ever heard. Then she was slamming me back against the door and smashing her mouth to mine in a bruising kiss.

Her hands gripped my arms, pinning me in place as her tongue pushed into my mouth, fighting against my own. I wasn't going to let her win, I couldn't let her consume me, I needed to show her I wasn't scared anymore… She bit down hard on my bottom lip when she realised I wasn't giving in.

She ripped her mouth from mine, taking the air from my lungs with her, and attached her lips to my neck. She knew my weakness, it wasn't fair! I tried to hold out, I swear I did, but the second I felt her teeth- God! Her tongue- on my skin, I was gone. Moan after moan slipped from my mouth, it didn't help that her knee was pushed up hard between my legs and her body was flush against mine.

"Shar- Sharpay…" I could hardly get the words out. "Shar, please, I can't-" Then her lips were back on mine, cutting me off. I wrapped my arms round her neck keeping her firmly in place, thankful that she was too far gone to remember that she was meant to be in control. I felt, more than heard, her moan, the noise drove me crazy, making me kiss her harder, hold her tighter, love her more…

Suddenly she pulled away, panting, her lips swollen from the kiss, her eyes unbelievably dark, clouded with lust. "Gabbie… If you aren't careful I'm not going to be able to stop."

"Maybe I don't want you to."

She closed her eyes tight and let out a shaky breath. "God… How the hell do you do this to me?"

I chuckled, kissing her again, slowly this time. "I could ask you the same thing…" I felt her smile against my lips.

"I don't have the faintest idea. You're just so… irresistible. It takes everything I have not to kiss you every time I see you. You have no idea how hard it is!" She sighed, pulling away to rest her forehead on mine, her eyes still closed.

"Oh, I think I do. I've wanted you the moment I laid eyes on you. I've had to deal with this for more than a year already."

"Why?"

"Why what?"

She opened her eyes and looked straight into mine. "Why did you want me? I was an absolute bitch to you; I tried everything to hurt you!"

"I know. At first I just thought it was because you were so damn beautiful," she blushed and looked away, but I pushed on. "But then I saw how passionate you were about music and how much you loved Ryan… I see the way you are with him when you think no one is looking. Your smile is softer, your voice- gentler, your eyes- kinder… I wanted to get to know that Sharpay, the one that no one else gets to see."

She was silent for a second, thinking. "But… still…"

I grinned and kissed her firmly. "No buts. Okay? I know what I'm talking about. I'm seeing it right now." She smiled shyly, the blush spreading even more.

"But, Gabs-"

"I said no more buts!"

"I know! I was just… I was wondering about you and… and Kelsi."

"Oh." I frowned, wondering about that myself.

She sighed and pulled away from me before I had a chance to stop her. I missed her instantly, my hands reaching out for her, to pull her back to me.

"Gabbie," She folded her arms tightly across her chest so she wouldn't be tempted. "What's going on with you two?"

"Honestly? I don't know. She started saying all this stuff about maybe liking me and having options and then she kissed me, and, I don't know, it felt nice, familiar… everything I should want in a relationship." I closed my eyes as I remembered the kiss. A smile settled on my lips. I had liked kissing Kelsi, she was a good kisser, but there had been something missing… My eyes flickered open again.

Sharpay was watching me intently, her jaw and hands clenched tight. "Maybe you should be with her then." It was impossible to miss the hurt in her voice; it made me want to run to her.

"Maybe I should. Maybe I should be straight and date Troy, maybe I should already have my life planned out, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe!" I saw her lip curl in disgust at the mention of Troy's name and I had to bite back a chuckle. "There are a lot of maybe's there, a lot of things I should want, things that would make my life easier, normal. But I don't want any of that. Because… because there's no spark.

"And I need that spark. I need it to keep me going, make me work harder, reach further, be better… There was no spark with Kelsi; there was definitely no spark with Troy! But with you… every time I'm near you, every time I think about you, every time you touch me, kiss me, look at me… God! Sharpay, you're what I want. No one else. Just you."

I waited. Waited for her reaction, for her to say something, anything… then I saw a tear slip from her eye and down her cheek. I crossed the roof and had her in my arms in seconds. She wrapped her arms round my waist and I felt her shake, crying into my shoulder. I wasn't sure if I'd said something terribly wrong or not, but she wasn't pushing me away so that was a good sign… right?

I found myself whispering to her, telling her I was sorry, that I loved her, that I wasn't going anywhere… it only seemed to make her cry harder…

"G-Gabs… Gabbie, I'm sorry. I-I just… I love you so much and I j-just don't know w-what to do!" I frowned and kissed the top of her head.

"You don't have to do anything. I just wanted to know that you feel the same way."

She pulled away suddenly, tear tracks marking her perfect face, and kissed me over and over. "I do! I do feel the same, Gabs! I swear I do!"

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed it, guys, will be more to come soon, i promise =) lemmie know what you all thought, peace out =)