The next few days have been great for Sharpay. She's been her happy self without any bad moments. Right now, the girls were going shopping at the mall while the guys were at the house playing video games.

"Shar this on definitely." Gabriella threw a cute blue tank top at her with a white tank top sewed to it underneath. Sharpay held it up in front of her and tilted her head.

"Me likey." She laughed as the girls rolled their eyes. "I think I'll go try it on." she happily skipped to the changing room.

"I'm liking the fact Sharpay has been much better." Taylor said as she sat on a bench outside the changing rooms. "I hope she doesn't have any more 'moments'." she put air quotes around the word moments.

"I hope so too. She's seriously happy." Gabriella agreed, taking a sip of her pepsi.

"And Troy too." Kelsi muttered, making the girls laugh.

"If Sharpay's happy, then Troy is too."

Sharpay came out of the dressing room sporting the new tank top and strutted down the walkway in front of the girls. "Well? What do you think?" She did a little twirl.

"10."

"10."

"10."

Sharpay smiled and sat down next to them. "You think?"

"Definitely Shar. You look amazing in it." Gabriella smiled and Sharpay nodded her head.

"If you say so. I'm going to change." She skipped back into the dressing room.

Once Sharpay was in, she looked at herself in the mirror. She tilted her head and really focused on herself. What she saw scared her. She saw her stomach bigger then what it really was. It was hanging out over her pants. Her arms looked much bigger then she last remembered and she had more than one chin. "What the...?" Sharpay whispered and put her hands on her stomach. She turned sideways in the mirror and quickly turned back to face it front, not liking what she saw for that split second. The tears began to well up in her eyes as she rubbed her stomach. She quickly turned away from the mirror and changed out of the shirt and put her own on. She grabbed her bag and fled from the changing room.

"So let's head to the register." Kelsi said as she stood up, walking towards Sharpay.

"On second thought- I don't really like the shirt. I didn't like the way it looked on me." Sharpay lied, shuffling her feet.

"But you looked-"

"Let's just walk around or something ok?" Sharpay interrupted, putting the shirt on the rack and walking out of the store. The girls exchanged glances before following her.

"I am beat." Taylor sighed as she flopped down onto a chair in the food court. The girls had been shopping for two hours after the incident in the changing room. The rest of the girls followed suit and sat down in a chair. "Shar, how come you haven't bought anything yet?"

Sharpay immediately looked up from the table she didn't realize she was staring at. "Oh- I'm just tired. Not really in the mood for shopping." she lied, looking back down at the table again.

"Are you ok Shar?" Gabriella asked as she grabbed Sharpay's hand and gave it a squeeze. "Because you can tell us anything."

"I know. Like I said- I'm just tired that's all."

"We don't have to go shopping anymore. Let's get something to eat then." Kelsi said, earning nods from everyone. "What do you guys want? I'll get it."

Gabriella looked around at the different food shops until she found the one she was looking for. "I'll have 2 egg rolls please."

"Oh that sounds good. I'll have that too." Taylor added, shuffling through her bag to get her wallet. She pulled out a five dollar bill and gave it Kelsi along with Gabriella.

"And you Shar?" Kelsi asked

"I'll just have a salad please." Sharpay said, handing Kelsi some money too. She wanted to eat something light after what she had seen in the store.

"Alright. I'll be right back chicas." Kelsi walked away to retrieve the food.

"So Shar, you and Troy seem to be getting serious." Taylor said and nudged her in the side with a smirk.

Sharpay smiled. "Not really. Hopefully in the future though. I can't imagine my life without him." she said dreamily. Gabriella and Taylor awwed.

"You and Troy are so cute together." Taylor gushed

"Thanks. But what about you and Chad huh?" Sharpay asked, as Taylor blushed a bit.

"What about us?" Taylor asked grinning hugely.

"You guys are so made fore each other." Gabriella answered with a smile. "He's pretty dumb and your smart. He's funny and you're not, he's-"

"I am too funny thank you very much." Taylor said mater-of-factly.

"Ok. I look like a freaking pig with all this food girls. Hurry up and take yours." Kelsi said as she set the tray down on the table and took her seat.

Gabriella and Taylor quickly grabbed their plates of egg rolls and immediately started eating them. Sharpay hesitantly grabbed her salad and started moving it around with her fork. She eventually put some on her fork and ate it. She chewed it slowly and swallowed it, not wanting anymore. "I had a big breakfast. I think I'll take this home for later." she said as she put the lid back on the container and putting it in her bag,

"You sure?" Kelsi asked after swallowing a bite of her pizza.

Sharpay nodded her head. "Yeah. I'll finish it for dinner or something." she lied, having no intent on finishing it.

"Well, we'll just hurry up and finish then we'll get going." Gabriella said, finishing up her last egg roll and wiping her hands on a napkin.

The girls walked into the house and has worried about how quiet it was. They dropped their shopping bags, well not Sharpay since she didn't buy anything, and walked into the living room. They 'aww'ed at the site in front of them. All the guys were fast asleep. Troy on one couch, Chad on the other, Jason laying in the recliner and Ryan and Zeke on the floor. The tv was still on ESPN giving recaps of baseball games.

"We're gone for a few hours and they fall asleep." Taylor said, rolling her eyes and walking over to Chad. She patted hos head in a loving way and kissed his forehead. "I think they have the right idea though." she yawned, standing up and walking to the stairs. "I'm going to take a nap too."

"Me too. I'm beat." Sharpay agreed and walked up the stairs with Taylor.

"Well I'm not so I'm going to make something." Gabriella said with a smile, walking into the kitchen with Kelsi following after agreeing with her. "Zeke taught me a new recipe."

Sharpay walked into her room and changed into something much comfier than what she was in. She grabbed her sweat pants and one of Troy's t-shirts and walked into the bathroom. She took of her shirt leaving her in her bra and pants, before catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She saw the same disgusting girl that she saw in the changing rooms. She closed her eyes, disgusted with herself and threw on the shirt quickly before changing into the sweat pants. She threw her clothes in the laundry bin and walked out into the room just in time to see Troy walking in, yawning and stretching his arms above his head.

She laid down on the back to Troy, acting like he wasn't there and blinked back the tears forming in her eyes. He looked at her worriedly before laying down next to her and wrapping his arms around her. "What's wrong Pay?"

She turned to face him and gave him a fake smile. "Nothing I'm just tired. Nothing to worry about." she added after seeing the worry in his eyes. She laid one arm on Troy's chest and laid her head on his shoulder.

"You sure?" he asked as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, smiling softly.

"Positive. I'm just going to get a nap in." she snuggled her head into the crock of his neck and shuffled closer to him.

He happily held onto her tighter and laid his head atop of hers. "Sweet dreams Pay."

"DINNER!" Gabriella screamed up the stairs. Sharpay stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes slowly. She looked around the room and was met with Troy's chest. She smiled and snuggled into his side, getting a sigh of contentment out of Troy.

"Good evening." Troy greeted after looking at the clock. He turned back To Sharpay and kissed her forehead. "I believe it's time for dinner."

Sharpay shook her head stubbornly with a smile, locking her arms around Troy tighter. "No. I'm nice and comfy here." she rubbed her head against Troy's chest and closed her eyes again.

He shook his head with a chuckle and rubbed her sides. "Pay, Gabi made dinner and..." he trailed off after realizing what he had said. "On second thought you're right- it's so much comfier here."

Sharpay rolled her eyes and sat up, yawning. "Gabs made dinner so let's make her happy and eat it." she tried to get out of bed but Troy pulled her back and rubbed his cheek against her back.

"But Gabi made it." he whined

"I know, but you just have to suck it up and eat it. Everything will be just fine." Sharpay said as she turned around and patted his cheek gently.

"Everything will be just fine?" he asked incredulously, flapping his arms around. "I ended up getting food poisoning the last time I ate something made by her." he pouted, crossing his arms over his chest. Sharpay giggled, obviously flash backing to that event. Troy glared at her and she covered her mouth with her hand."It's not funny."

"You're right- it's not. But do this for me ok?" she asked with a pout, both hands on his cheeks.

He rolled his eyes knowing you couldn't take the pout. "Fine. But I'll get something from you in return." he winked and started for the door. He turned around and held his hand out. "Come on."

She quickly got off the bed, smiling, and grabbed his hand as he happily interlaced their fingers smiling broadly.

They walked down the stairs and were immediately greeted with the smell of lasagna, making their mouths water. Sharpay leaned up and whispered "Remember what I said Troy- be nice." she looked him dead in the eye with a 'be nice' look on her face.

"I'll try." Sharpay smacked him on the head. "I mean I will?" he said, more like asked followed by a chuckle after seeing Sharpay roll her eyes and walk ahead of him, muttering 'lunkhead' under her breathe.

He quickly caught up to her and hugged her from behind. "I was kidding Shar. I'll be nice- I promise."

She patted his hands that were on her stomach, grabbed on of them and gave it a kiss. "You better." She grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers before walking into the kitchen.

"Wow. Look who graced us with their presence." Chad joked, as he took another huge bite from his lasagna, grimacing a bit at the taste. Sharpay and Troy rolled their eyes and took a seat. They grabbed their plates and quickly scooped a piece on. Gabriella watched, wanting to see what their reaction would be when they try it.

He looked at Sharpay with a pleading look to which she rolled her eyes and motioned for him to try it. He looked at Gabriella and gave her a weak smile before taking a little piece on his fork and bringing it up to his nose and smelling it. He gave Sharpay one last look and closed his eyes, thrusting the fork in his mouth. He pulled it out and chewed on the horrid substance, while giving Gabriella thumbs up and a fake smile, trying to stop the urge of puking it up. He finally swallowed and managed to say, "It's great." before drinking his cup of lemonade in one gulp trying to rid the taste.

Gabriella sighed with relief and wiped her forehead jokingly. "Good. I thought you weren't going to like it." she smiled as everyone gave her a thumbs up and a smile.

"Well," Jason started and swallowed a bit more. "We love your cooking Gabs." he lied, downing his glass of lemonade too.

"Thanks. I try my best." she beamed and continued eating hers, having no problem with it.

Everyone looked at each other and decided to keep quiet. She was happy and proud of the outcome and that's all that mattered. Soon enough everyone managed to finish their dinner, Sharpay with some difficulty, and put their plates and utensils in the dishwasher before making their way to the living room.

The couples were all cuddled up with each other while Zeke sat in the chair alone. They were talking about what senior year would be like and how much fun they would have. "Gabs you should totally try out for the school musicals." Sharpay said excitedly while tracing designs on Troy's arm with her finger.

Gabriella was currently sitting on Ryan's lap, leaning her head on his shoulder. "I don't know. I need to focus my attention on the scholastic decathlon that we are so totally going to win this year!" she said as she looked at Taylor.

"Oh yeah. We're going to kick butt this year." Taylor agreed. Taylor was laying down on one of the couches with her feet on Chad's lap who was giving her a foot rub.

"What about basketball?" Jason asked, changing the subject from smart people things to something interesting.

The girls groaned as they rolled their eyes. They watched as the guys' faces lit up with excitement. "We are so going to kick ass." Troy said, pumping his fist in the air. He turned his head to Sharpay when she slapped him. "I mean butt. We are so going to kick butt this year." he muttered, glaring at the guys who were now laughing.

"Much better." she pinched his cheeks and smiled.

"Yeah Troy- much better" Chad mocked in his best Sharpay voice. He started laughing but stopped when Taylor kicked him on his thigh and glared at him. "Sorry." he mumbled the started to rub her feet again.

The others rolled their eyes at the seen. "Now it's time for dessert!" Gabriella announced, sitting up from the chair. "I made cake!" she announced happily and skipped off into the kitchen.

"She..." Troy started, looking frightened

"Made..." Chad looked up petrified. Normally he was one for food, but not when Gabriella makes it.

"Cake?" Jason groaned, letting his head fall onto Kelsi's shoulder. Everyone sighed and reluctantly stood up and braced themselves for the stuff Gabriella called food.

"Here goes nothing." Sharpay said as she entered the kitchen, quickly putting on a fake smile for Gabriella. "It looks delicious Gabs." she lied, looking at the brown lump on a plate.

"This is an insult to food everywhere." Zeke muttered, ashamed for him and his fellow chefs.

Gabriella put a piece on everyone's plate and waited for them to start eating. "Dig in!" she said excitedly.

Everyone looked at each other and held back a sigh. They scooped a bit on their forks and put it in their mouths. They tried their best not to gag but Chad accidently did. Gabriella looked at him with a hurt expression on her face. He caught sight of it and made up a lie. "Too much in my mouth at once." he said and sighed with relief when he saw she bought it.

Everyone downed their cake as best as they could and put the dishes in the sick. "Well I think I'm going to go to bed now." Sharpay announced as they left the kitchen.

"Me too. We'll see you guys in the morning." Troy said as they headed up the stairs, holding hands.

Once they made it to their room, they immediately ran to the bathroom and grabbed a cup and drank some water. "That was the nastiest food I've ever tasted." Troy said as he started brushing his teeth.

Sharpay agreed with a head nod, not being able to talk with a mouthful of tooth paste. She spit it out in the sink and gurgled some water. "I know. It was terrible. But she tried." Sharpay said and washed her face.

What they didn't know was Gabriella was outside the bathroom and heard everything that they said. She turned around and wiped away a tear falling down her cheek and headed to her room, not bothering to say goodnight to anyone.

Well...I must say I am extremely sorry for the long wait on this! I think this is my longest update yet!

Thank you sooo much for the reviews from the previous chapter. I appreciate them all.