Disclaimer: Same as the first chapter.

A/N: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and a special thank you to digigirl02 and Darcehole for reviewing the last chapter! In a perfect world, the person who was wrong (or at least mostly wrong) would be the first to apologize/call a truce. Unfortunately, a lot of times that doesn't happen. Sometimes the person who was wronged ends up having to take the first step and they do it because it's the right thing to do. That happens here. This doesn't mean the girls are going to be friends now, all it means is that they care about Ryan. This is going to be silly since I'm the one who wrote it, but I'm proud of Kelsi in this one. Hope you all like it. Reviews are like a nice cup of hot tea (or cocoa, whichever) on a freezing cold day. That's a hint. ;)

Word Count: 100


Take My Hand

"We have to talk about Ryan."

Sharpay winced at the mention of her brother. "He turned his back on me. For you."

"He protected me from you," Kelsi countered. "But you're his sister and the distance between you two is hurting him."

"I'm hurting too!"

"I know," Kelsi sighed. "You let yourself be blinded by your ambition and it backfired. Now I've become your enemy. But here's the thing: Ryan cares about us both. And we both love him. So let's just call a truce already." Kelsi held out her hand. "For Ryan."

Sharpay slowly took her hand. "For Ryan."