Author's Note: Here's the final chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter Seventeen: Ryan's Question

Haylie smiled as she was congraulationed by Gabriella, Troy, the basketball team, her sister, and even Sharpay gave her a half smile, which she guessed was good on her part.

She couldn't believe she and Ryan had won the parts of Deliah and Duke.

Speaking of Ryan, where was he?

She broke away from her congraulating party, and went to go find Ryan. Haylie found him out in the hallway, gazing down at the ground, with his fedora brim shading his eyes.

Haylie walked over there, and snatched it off his head, competely startling him.

"Hey!" he replied, but when he knew who it was, he smiled.

"Sorry...what's up?" he asked.

"No, what's up with you? Why aren't you back stage being congraulated?" Haylie asked him.

"Well, that was more for you, so I stepped out here..." Ryan said.

"Ryan, we both won! Someone should have congrulated you too!" Haylie responded.

"I had my share of congraulating, Haylie. I don't need anymore congraulating from anyone." Ryan said.

Haylie frowned.

"Of course you do, Ryan. Don't say that." Haylie replied.

"Haylie, I've been in seventeen productions, so I don't need anyone's congraulations. You, on the other hand, do."

Haylie sighed, and stood next to him.

"But that doesn't make it any different. Atleast Sharpay should be congraulating you."

Ryan laughed.

"I don't think so. She wouldn't even look at me in the eye."

Haylie shook her head.

Sharpay was Ryan's sister. Atleast she should be congraulating him instead of avioding him.

She knew Ryan didn't want to talk about it anymore so she closed her mouth, and contuined to watch streaming students passing by, they congraulating her, but not Ryan.

"Haylie, before Ms. Darbus annouced the winners, I wanted to ask you something."

Haylie turned her attention towards him.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I wanted to see if you wanted...to..."

Haylie smiled as she patiently waited for Ryan to finish.

"If it'd be alright, would you consider going out with me?"

Haylie didn't know what to say.

She had been asked out before, but not by guy she liked.

Haylie leaned in, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

Ryan looked startled when she pulled away.

"Was that a yes?" he asked.

Haylie laughed.

"Of course."