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In Too Deep

Part 5.

Chad looked awful.

That was the first thing Sharpay noticed Monday morning, when she entered East High, waltzing down the hallways. He looked like hell to be exact. Like he'd been dragged out of bed at two in the morning, pushed into the sea, ran over by a truck, and dropped in the dirt. His hair was not as curly as it used to be. His smile was not as bright. His eyes weren't shining, and he looked unhappy.

Sharpay felt bad. She wasn't usually one to feel like that, over anything, but she had taken away the guy's girlfriend. Kinda. Sorta. And she was feeling bad. But right now, she couldn't care much, because her head needed to be at other things. She had Taylor to worry about. She wanted to wander down the halls with the black beauty, and she was gonna do it. Even if she had to walk with the other math 'nerds' as well. Not that she considered Taylor as a nerd, it was just the people she socialized with.

Homeroom was just finished, so she went to her pink locker, finding her books for first period. They had science first, and if she was lucky, their teacher had graded their papers. She couldn't wait to see if Taylor's help had gotten an A or at least a B+.

She turned around as she felt a presence behind her. She came face to face with Troy, who shot her a short smile. "Gabriella and Taylor are on their way to science. Gabby texted me and said we should go ahead an wait for them."

"Goodie!" Sharpay smiled, closing her locker, and turned down the hall, Troy by her side, "So, what did you do this weekend? Were you out with Gabby?"

"Nah, I…" Troy paused, and breathed in, "I was with Chad, actually. Playing some cheer-up basketball y'know? His girlfriend just dumped him."

Sharpay sighed, "I'm sorry, and for once I actually mean it. I feel awful. But I can't help it, Troy… I think it's the way you feel about Gabriella, that's the way I feel about Tay."

"I know," Troy simply replied, "Gabriella went on and on about it yesterday when we were speaking on the phone. Apparently she had just come home from Taylor's place. She spent the night at your house Friday, right? Well, Taylor told her just about everything, from the make out sessions, to her meeting with Derek. She really do love you, Sharpay. Gabby says she's never been happier."

"Neither have I…." Sharpay sighed, getting a dreamy look in her eyes, "And to think about it, it's already first period, and I haven't been bitchy towards anyone, that's progress."

"I like the new Sharpay." Troy just told her, sitting down in his seat.

Sharpay took a seat too, waiting for Taylor to get there. She wondered what was gonna happen with Chad and Taylor. It would, obviously, be very uncomfortable sitting next to each other like that. She stared at the door, waiting for the two girls to come in, and when they finally did, her face lit up by the sight of a very gorgeous Taylor.

Her eyes went wide, when she watched Gabriella sit down in Taylor's seat, and Taylor took the one Gabriella usually sat in. She turned to Taylor, opening her mouth to ask what was up, but the other girl beat her to it:

"We switched. Gabriella offered so I wouldn't have to sit next to Chad, and even better, this seat is next to you."

"That's sweet!" Sharpay said, a huge smile coming onto her face, "And good morning by the way."

"Good morning to you too.." Taylor smirked, and then she leaned in a placed a gently kiss on Sharpay's lips, not caring if anyone saw them or anything. They just wanted to tell everybody, because that way they could be themselves.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Troy mumbled from behind them, "No PDA!"

"Sorry," they chorused, turning around to find a very shocked Chad Danforth, "Oh hi, Chad."

"What…" He looked from Taylor to Sharpay and then back to Taylor again, his eyes wide, "What the hell was that?"

"Oh that?" Taylor asked, casually opening her science book, "Yeah, I'm dating Sharpay now. Could you go to your own seat? Gabriella and I switched."

"But if you're dating Sharpay, then you're like.. lesbians?" Chad stated, crossing his arms.

"No kidding, Sherlock." Sharpay said, leaning back in her chair, locking eyes with the afro boy. She saw the hurt in his eyes, and quickly decided that she shouldn't be mean to him. She was the one who stole his other half, it wasn't the other way around, "For what it's worth though.." she begun, swallowing hard, "I'm sorry, Chad. I didn't mean for this to happen, but I couldn't help it. And I want us to try and be friends. I'm dating Tay, who's best friends with Gabriella, who's dating Troy, who's your best friend. It's a straight line, we're gonna have to see more to each other. If you can handle that."

"Chad man," Troy said, from behind them, "She really is sorry. And she's not a bitch. She's actually pretty cool. Give her a chance once you're over Taylor or something."

"And I'm sorry too, Chad." Taylor replied, thinking that one had to be there too. She owned him an apology as well.

"Fine," Chad replied, taking his seat next to Gabriella, "But I'm not happy about this. And I'm shocked too."

"That's cool, I guess." Taylor mumbled, shooting him a small smile. Then she turned back to Sharpay, her smile getting bigger, "So, excited about your homework?"

"Oh yeah," Sharpay replied, nodding like crazy, "I think you might have helped me get an A for the first time in science."

"No, we didn't do the conclusion." Taylor reminded her, flicking her forehead with a finger.

"Oh, I was about to," Sharpay said, narrowing her eyes in on her girlfriend, "But it wasn't good enough for you!"

"Telling Mr. Sindal that I have a nice ass is not gonna give you a good grade, girl!"

"Oh please," Sharpay scoffed, "How did you know I was gonna write that anyway?"

"You were getting to '…a nice pair...' when I stopped you, so I assumed you were gonna finish that one!?"

"How does 'ass' fit in there?" Sharpay questioned, tapping her heel against the floor, looking mad in a playful manner, "Jeez," She mumbled, when Taylor didn't answer, "And you call yourself the smart one."

"Just close your mouth, Shar." Taylor decided, and just then the bell was heard, and people started storming into the class. A few had been there, and heard the conversation between the four people, and was now busy passing on the rumour on their cell phones and whatever, so during lunch, it would be out to the whole school, which really, didn't bother the Shaylor that much.

-- Sharpay – Taylor – Sharpay – Taylor --

The bell rang, signalling the end of their science class. Sharpay threw her pencil on the table, stretching her arm, while Taylor had to finish the thing she was doing, she couldn't just stop in the middle of it, now could she?

"No offence, Tay," Sharpay said, grabbing her books, "But you're working too much."

"And you're working too little." Taylor just said, slapping her book close, "But that's okay too." She stood up and grabbed Sharpay's hand, "Now c'mon! We have drama class."

"How could I forget?" Sharpay exclaimed, "That's like my favourite class!"

Taylor giggled, and the two girls made their down the hall, entering the auditorium. They took two seats next to each other, and two seconds later, Ryan joined them, taking the seat next to Taylor.

"Hi Ry!" Sharpay giggled.

"Hey…" Ryan replied, "I just got the weirdest message from Derek. He said for me and Sharpay to go to the park at 7 o'clock tonight." He locked eyes with Sharpay, "Do you know what's going on?"

"No, he didn't tell me."

"That's because I'm supposed to send you a message later when school is out." Taylor said, looking at the twins, "You see, D and I have a surprise for you two. Our 'other halves'" she finished, using air quotes.

"Ooh…" Sharpay smiled, getting a soft expression on her face, "That's so sweet! You're partnering up with Derek to do something nice for me, you must really like me!" she let out a giggle, "Anyway, what is it?"

"Can't say." Taylor replied, "You have to wait and see, sweets."

"I guess I can do that." Sharpay mumbled, letting out a deep breath.

"Gosh!" Gabriella said, sitting down next to Sharpay, Troy and Chad right behind her, "I was so worried we weren't gonna make it on time! I was so not up for detention this afternoon, it's like gah – I have plans, and then Troy said-"

"Gabriella!?" Sharpay cut her off, placing a hand on her arm, "Chill, okay? Darbus is not even here yet."

Gabriella's eyes widened, as she realized she had been rambling again, "Sorry," she mumbled.

"You do tend to ramble, Gabby." Troy laughed, hugging his girlfriend close, "But we love you anyways." He turned to the other guys, "So, where are you doing after school?"

"Double dating, apparently." Sharpay said, leaning back in her chair.

"Double dating with who?" Gabriella asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Ryan and Derek." Taylor said, "D is like the coolest guy ever. He's so random, and so funny. You would love him Gabby, you too Chad, seriously."

"So you're gay too?" Chad just asked, turning to look at Ryan.

"Yeah," Ryan said, "But that wasn't such a surprise was it? Look at what I'm wearing, seriously."

"Yeah, okay." Chad mumbled.

"Hey Chad?" Sharpay said, chewing her gum in a relaxing kinda way, "If you want to come tonight… I have to perfect girl for you. Troyella could come too, and we could double-double date?"

"Troyella?" Troy questioned, cocking an eyebrow.

"Shaylor." Sharpay just told him, motioning for Taylor and herself.

"I guess D and I could rearrange some things so all of us could go." Taylor mumbled, locking eyes with Chad, "If you guys want to?"

"We're there." Gabriella smiled, and then they all turned to look at Chad, expectations written across their faces.

"I'll be there too." He then mumbled.

-- Sharpay – Taylor – Sharpay – Taylor --

Sharpay made her way across the path, holding on to Ryan's hand excitingly. Isabella was trailing behind them, dressed in a simple outfit of shorts and a top, along with snickers. She wasn't really the dress up type, and Sharpay suspected that that might be a good thing with Chad. She was a very sweet girl though, and she had the looks too.

"Is this guy cute?" Isabella asked, catching up with them.

"My girlfriend used to date him, she has good taste." Sharpay replied, "Or ask Ryan, he's the one who likes guys."

"Yes, he is cute." Ryan replied, "Not my style, but he is cute. Don't worry, Bella, you'll like him. Sharpay knows how to set people up."

"Honestly.." Sharpay said, "I just wanted to make him feel better, Bella. I thought you might want to be his comfort whore."

"Hey!" Isabella exclaimed, slapping her cousin on her arm, "That's not very nice, Shar!"

"I'm kidding, okay? Jeez, calm down girl!" Sharpay exclaimed, as a cute little setting showed in front of them. It was like a little restaurant, with food and everything, "Do we have the best boyfriend and girlfriend or what!?" she asked Ryan, her eyes lightening up.

She started to run across the grass, to where Taylor was waiting, and jumped into her arms, showering her face with kisses. Taylor caught her lips, and let out a giggle, as the two girls caught up since they last saw each other after school.

"I missed you!" Taylor exclaimed.

"I missed you too!" Sharpay said, "I can't believe you and Derek did all this! Is the other's here yet?"

"Yup, they're picking up some stuff in Derek's car!" Taylor said, "So, who's this girl you brought to keep Chad entertained?" she questioned, looking at Isabella.

"That's my cousin, Isabella." Sharpay said, "Remember Tom? From the jewellery store? It's his daughter, Taylor, Isabella. Isabella, Taylor."

The two girls shook hands, and the other 4 came from the cars, food in their hands. They put it on the table, and everyone went to greet each other, and Sharpay was happy when she saw Chad and Isabella immediately talking about basketball.

After their dinner, which was quite romantic, but also fun since everyone was there, and they were having it in a park, beneath the stars on a blanket, Taylor grabbed Sharpay's hand and they strolled away from the other couples, and stopped by the sea, where they sat down, close to each other, Taylor's head resting on Sharpay's shoulder.

"This is a nice evening." Sharpay whispered, playing with Taylor's hand, which was still linked to hers.

"Yes, and dinner was good. Chad and Isabella are hitting it off." Taylor replied, "That's so good, Chad's moving on already, that way we can all be friends you know? They were cool with Derek too. Does Isabella go to West High also?"

"Yes, actually, she's in the same homeroom as Derek. They're a year older." Sharpay told her, kissing the back of Taylor's hand, "But let's not talk about that right now. Let's talk about us."

"Us?" Taylor questioned, moving her head away from Sharpay's shoulder, to be able to look at the blonde girl, "What about us?"

"We're great." Sharpay giggled, but then she turned serious, as she placed a hand on Taylor's cheek, "There was nothing to be afraid of Tay, everybody at school was cool with it. They didn't say a thing."

"The only thing left is our parents." Taylor replied, smiling at the girl she loved so much, "But it doesn't matter. I love you, Sharpay. And we'll figure this out, even if my parents disapproves of this relationship, I will not give you up."

"I won't give you up either, Tay." Sharpay whispered, rubbing her thumb gently across her cheek, "You mean too much to me, you're too special."

"I know." Taylor smiled, slowly leaning in to kiss the petite blonde in front of her. She caught her lips in a kiss, parting them almost immediately for her tongue to fight with hers. She let it wander around her mouth, placing her hands on her shoulders. Sharpay's hands wound around her waist, and she leaned back, taking the black beauty with her.

"I love you, Tay." She whispered, between kisses, as she trailed her hand beneath Taylor's shirt, stroking her skin.

"I love you too." Taylor said, looking down at the blonde girl from where she was lying, above her. "I'm so glad all this happened. I'm glad you were flunking science."

"Hey!" Sharpay exclaimed, smacking her girlfriend on the arm, "That was kinda mean! I'm rubbing off on you!"

"It's the truth!" Taylor whined, getting off of her.

"Yeah, but you could have wrapped it up so it wouldn't hurt that much!" Sharpay argued, sitting up to look down at Taylor,

"Oh, I'm sorry," Taylor replied, and then when Sharpay didn't know what to say back to that, they just looked at each other, falling into a comfortable silence. Sharpay's eyes were glistening with a happy spark, and Taylor had a dumb smile across her face. Sharpay was just about to lean in again, when Gabriella's voice was heard across the moonlit park:

"Shar? Tay!? We're leaving now, wanna go!?"

"Yeah!" Sharpay yelled back, getting up, "Be right there, Gabby!" she took Taylor's hand, and helped her up, "Let's go, Tay." She smiled.

"Right behind you, babe." Taylor replied, and then they liked hands and rushed across the ground, getting ready to have fun with their friends.

Passion, Is our passion, In the moonlight...
– Alphabeat.