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"You eloped?"
"Yes."
"You eloped?"
"Yes, Dad."
"You eloped?"
"Oh, for goodness sake, Derek! Yes, they eloped!"
"B- but! SHARPAY MARGERET EVANS!"
All hell broke loose in the Evans' household the moment her father started screaming. While Sharpay Baylor nee Evans had a strong urge to correct her father on her new name, she kept mum and held her new husbands' hand tighter as Derek Evans continued shouting at his daughter and Charlotte Evans screamed at her husband to stop shouting.
The glare Ryan had been giving her before she announced her marriage was replaced by an expression of pure shock while Kelsi sat herself beside Sharpay and Zeke to offer comfort should it be needed.
Okay, so Sharpay could admit that she shouldn't have just stomped into the room and shouted at the top of her lungs that she was married. And maybe, she shouldn't have made her father spit out his orange juice, her mother faint and her brother fall out of his chair. And maybe, just maybe, she shouldn't have sarcastically remarked that she was pregnant when asked by her brother the sudden reason for her elopement. But hey, she was Sharpay Baylor, wife of Zeke Baylor, sister of Ryan Evans and President of East High's drama club since the day she joined the school. So it really wasn't her fault that she tended to make simple things look overly dramatic.
"Why?"
Sharpay frowned at her brother. "Why what?"
"Why did you suddenly decide to elope and get married? Just a week ago, you said so yourself that you weren't ready."
Sharpay inwardly flinched and groaned when she felt Zeke's hand slip away from hers slowly and she watched as insecurity took over her husband. She narrowed her eyes dangerously at her brother and felt a sense of satisfaction when Ryan gulped.
"It's actually thanks to you and Kelsi," she said through gritted teeth and Ryan and Kelsi listened on for details of her marriage while Zeke listened on to make sure that their marriage was not a mistake.
"Sharpay, are you okay?"
Her future sister-in-law's question brought her out of her daze and for the first time in a while, Sharpay took the time to analyze Kelsi and only came to one conclusion.
"You're not good enough for him."
Kelsi blinked. "Excuse me?"
"You're not good enough for him!" Sharpay shrieked as she got up from her seat, ignoring the fact that Ryan and Zeke were walking towards her and Kelsi with looks of concern etched on their face.
"What's going on?"
"You guys can't get married!"
Ryan looked at his sister in disbelief. "Excuse me?"
Anger clouded her heart when Kelsi slipped her hand into Ryan's to comfort him. The small, unconfident and untalented composer marry her brother?
"You heard me!"
"If I remember correctly, Sharpay, you were squealing so loudly the people in China could've heard you when I told you I was proposing to Kelsi. You even set me up to propose to her today. What's with the sudden change of heart?" Ryan glared at her, hurt etched on his face at her sudden reaction.
"Her father is a policeman, Ryan! Her mother is a housewife! She's not fit to be an Evans!" Panic gripped her tight. Why was she saying these things? Kelsi was her friend. She had loved the idea of having Kelsi as her sister-in-law so why was she suddenly so reluctant of the idea of her brother getting married to the composer?
"I don't care! It's never mattered to me before and it never will! What the hell is your problem?"
"I told you! She's not good enough for you!"
"I'm not good enough for her! You know, I'm starting to understand why Mr. Nielson was reluctant to give me his approval." Kelsi shot him a surprised look that both siblings promptly ignored. "You're the reason we'll never be happy together! You're the reason I've always hurt her! Well, guess what? You are not getting in the way of my happiness this time, Sharpay! Kelsi and I love each other and we are going to get married whether you like it or not."
Ryan grabbed Kelsi's hand gently, despite the anger he was feeling, and together, he stomped out of the yard with her. Kelsi gave both Zeke and Sharpay apologetic looks before she disappeared behind her fiancé.
Tears threatened to spill from her green eyes, the very same she shared with her brother, and she blindly looked for something to sit down on before just settling down on the ground. A pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around her and she looked up to Zeke. He gave her a smile, one only for her, to all her tears out. And she did. Because with Zeke, she need not worry about appearing weak.
When her tears had finally subsided, she wiped her eyes and gave him a shaky smile. "I don't know why I did that."
"You sure about that?" he asked her softly, his arms still wrapped tightly around her, his face still a close proximity to hers since he knew that little action of kissing her on her forehead calmed her down slightly. "You want to know what I think?"
She nodded.
"I think you're still jealous of Kelsi."
Sharpay scoffed. "Still? I have never been jealous of her, Zeke."
"Really?"
"Of course. I mean, what does she have that I don't?"
"Ryan?"
"I am the number one girl in my brother's life. I am his twin sister and I was his first friend. Kelsi –"
"Is the first person who saw Ryan's full potential before you did, the first girl he fell in love with and she makes him happy. I think that makes her perfect for him," Zeke said.
Sharpay merely stared at him. How had he managed it? How had he managed to calm her down and make her understand how perfect Ryan and Kelsi were for each other? How had he known the right things to say and do? And the perfect answer came to her.
He had never given up on her when everyone else, including Ryan, did. He took the time to get to know her when she didn't want him to, cared for her when no one else did and understood her even when she didn't understand herself. He, Zeke Baylor, was the only one for her and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him and only him.
As excitement flooded through her and adrenaline pumped into her veins, she turned to face him and gave him the most passionate kiss she had given him. He arms locked themselves around his neck and his hands caressed her face as he returned the kiss, no doubt surprised at the sudden gesture although he was enjoying it.
As they broke apart for air, Sharpay kept her gaze on Zeke. "Marry me. Now."
His eyes widened in absolute shock and he looked at her, too stunned for words.
Her heart was beating a million times faster as she put her hand to his face and repeated herself, "Marry me. Now."
He blinked at her before a grin spread across his face. His laughter, a musical sound to her ears, emitted from him and he jumped from his spot, picked her up bridal style and nodded.
"Yes," he grinned. "Always."
And two hours and twenty-seven minutes later, Sharpay Evans was officially Sharpay Baylor.
"Aww… You guys, that was so sweet!" Kelsi squealed and hugged them while Ryan clapped Zeke on the back. Sometime between Sharpay's recount, Sharpay's parents had left to argue in a more private environment and Zeke's hand had slipped into hers and Sharpay was still amazed at how perfectly their hands fit even though it had been a full year since they had gotten together.
"Kelsi, I'm so sorry. I really –"
"It's fine, Sharpay. We're cool," the composer smiled genuinely and Sharpay looked at her brother next. He shrugged and gave her a small smile before hugging her and then Zeke. Kelsi gave the couple a kiss on the cheek each and grinned at them as she radiated happiness and wrapped her arms around Ryan.
The female blonde looked at her new husband and grinned cheekily. "You ready to tell your parents?"
Zeke gave her a small smile and brought her hand to his lips before kissing it tenderly. "With you? Always."
A/N: Please review! :D
P.S. If you guys noticed, I didn't include the wedding vows yet. That'll be another chapter! :) Please review! Chaylor is next!
