Author's Note: Sorry if I took so long with this! Enjoy the sequel of Holiday In Handcuffs!
Chapter One: Cooking Class
Cooking class was one of Zeke Baylor's favorite classes.
Of course, there was english, math, science, and social studies, and all the electives, but Zeke just favored cooking class abit more than those other classes, even if he did well in them.
"Zeke, what are we doing here? I know how to cook!" Sharpay Evans hissed, while she sat by Zeke at the table where they were sitting at.
Zeke knew Sharpay never cooked in her life because she and her twin brother, Ryan, had all those kitchen staff to cook the food for them.
And heaven forbid she would never order take-out!
He smiled as he responded with, "Sharpay, cooking is fun, and didn't someone's mother told them to take an elective other than drama class?" he asked, while Sharpay scowled and sat back in her chair.
"Besides, you have me at your side, remember? Even if you don't know how to--"
"I know how to cook!" Sharpay repeated, and Zeke sighed.
"I bet you do, but Mrs. Branch doesn't know that." Zeke replied again, and that brought a smile to the blonde girl's lips as she sat back in her chair once more.
The bell finally rang, and Mrs. Branch got up from her chair, and she walked around it so she was facing the class.
"Good morning, class. My name is Mrs. Branch, and I'll be your cooking teacher for next few weeks." she explained, gazing over at the students.
"For today, I want you to show me what you can do the in kitchen. Behind you are six kitchens. As a pair or in a group of three, I want you to make a simple dish. It doesn't have to be anything fancy or anything like that. Just simple."
With those instructions in mind, Zeke and Sharpay went to a kitchen, and Zeke started to think of suggestions, but Sharpay already had something in mind:
"How about your chocolate chip cookies?" Sharpay asked, and Zeke smiled.
"Are you sure?" Zeke asked.
"Mother never really had a special recipe when we were young." Sharpay stated, and Zeke nodded.
"Okay. Chocolate chip cookies it is then." Zeke replied, and instantly got right to work.
He was working just fine until a voice said:
"Your suppose to be working with your partner."
Zeke looked up from his bowl of batter to glance a cross to a girl who was glancing right back.
"I...uh...well." Zeke started.
"Is your partner Sharpay Evans?" the girl asked, and Zeke nodded.
"Yeah--"
"Then she should be helping you instead of filing her claws!" the girl stated, and Zeke widen his eyes, and looked at Sharpay, who barely heard their conversation.
"Well, she helped me pick out a dessert." Zeke replied.
"Don't defend her. You know what I mean: she's treating you like some slave!" the girl said.
The girl looked no more than a junior, a year younger than Zeke and the rest of the Wildcats: with green eyes with curly, almost red locks.
"I'm sorry, but that isn't Sharpay anymore: she still is the Ice Princess, but she isn't all that mean." Zeke told her.
"I heard that she is mean as mean can be. She ruins relationships, she--"
The timer dinged, and Zeke knew the cookies were done.
Zeke took them out, and placed them on the stove to cool.
"That's in the past. She isn't like that anymore." Zeke stated, and Sharpay walked over to Zeke.
"Mmm...those smell great!" Sharpay explained, and Zeke smiled while the girl glared.
Sharpay noticed the girl, and glanced back.
"Excuse me, but it's not polite to stare."
"Well, it's not polite to use your partner as a slave!" the girl protested.
Sharpay gasped.
"How dare you!" she said, and Zeke smiled uneasily.
"I think I treat my boyfriend way better than that." Sharpay insisted.
The girl laughed.
"Please! Boyfriend? You wouldn't give him a second thought! All you ever thought about was Troy Bolton!" the girl prompted.
"I'm over Troy. I like Zeke now." Sharpay said.
"Really? I don't think so." the replied.
"Would you bug off?" Sharpay asked as she plucked a cookie from Zeke's plate, and as Zeke looked after her, he wondered:
Did Sharpay really like him like she said she did?