Chapter 11

Troy was so pissed that he wasn't even listening to Gabriella. "Right, Troy? Troy?" Gabriella asked.

Troy looked at her. "What?" he asked with a slight attitude. Gabriella was taken aback. Troy immediately regretted it when he saw her face fill with hurt. He wrapped her in a hug. "I'm so sorry, Gabby. I was mad. I didn't mean to take my anger out on you. You mean a lot to me and I'm really sorry. I love you, Gabby," he said. Sharpay heard that and it broke her heart. She turned back around went back to the table and sat down.

"That lying asshole!" she exclaimed once she sat down.

Zeke looked at her. "Pay, you alright?" he asked.

She shook her head. "Troy is a damn liar! He told me he liked me! Then he turned around and told Gabriella that he loved her," she said angrily.

A tear rolled down Sharpay's cheek. Zeke pulled Sharpay on his lap and hugged her. "Now, Sharpay, I'm sure he meant he loved her like a sister. He probably doesn't know what to think after witnessing what we did. Now, you go up there, do what you need to do, and I promise everything is going to be alright," he said.

Sharpay sat up and sniffed. "Thanks, Zekie. You're a real sweetheart and any girl would be lucky to have you," she said.

Zeke gave her a half smile. "Even you?" he asked hopefully.

Sharpay shrugged. "Who knows? It might," she said.

Then Sharpay kissed him on the cheek and stood up. She walked up to the DJ. "Hey, cutie. What song you wanna hear?" he asked.

"Actually, I would like to make an announcement," Sharpay said.

"A'ight, shortie," he said. Then he stopped the music and spoke into the mic.

"Alright, people, listen up. We gonna get back to the music, but first, my girl here got an announcement to make," he said. All eyes were on Sharpay as she walked on stage. When she looked out at the crowd, she got completely nervous, something she doesn't get often. She searched the crowd for Zeke.

When she finally found him, he gave her a thumbs up and a smile. Sharpay smiled and took a deep breath. "Hi. I can see you guys are having fun. I guess you guys are probably wondering about that little show me and Zeke put on," she said. There were a few cheers.

"Yeah! So HOT!" some random person shouted out. There were more cheers. Sharpay and Zeke smiled. Troy, on the other hand, wasn't as thrilled.

Sharpay continued. "I'm glad you liked it. But…the truth is…it was just a show. We, I, set it up to make Troy Bolton jealous," she in the room, except Zeke and Ryan, gasped. Sharpay continued. "I had originally wanted to come to the dance with Troy, but he was already taken," she said.

'I knew it,' Troy thought.

Sharpay continued. "The truth is…" she trailed off.

Sharpay looked at Zeke. He nodded and mouthed, "Go."

Sharpay smiled and said, "I'm in love with Troy Bolton." Everyone, except Zeke and Ryan, was shocked. The whole gym was filled with gasps from everyone. Sharpay sighed in relief after she said it. Then she continued."I know some of you would think that I couldn't feel anything like that. Well, the Sharpay you knew wouldn't. But this is the real me. I'm no longer putting on that "icy" act. The real Sharpay is standing right here and the real Sharpay loves Troy Bolton," she said.

The room was quiet. Then, out of nowhere, the whole gym burst into applause, cheering, whooping, cat calls, whistling, and lots of other stuff. Zeke and Ryan ran on stage and hugged Sharpay.

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Troy was still in shock. He knew Sharpay liked him, but love? He was confused all over again. Deep down, he was jumping for joy and wanted to run to Sharpay and kiss the life out of her. But on the real, he didn't want to hurt Gabby, seeing that he came to the dance with her and the fact he knew she still liked him from the thing they had awhile ago.

Troy looked at Gabriella. She looked at him and smiled. Troy was wondering why she was smiling. "I know what you're thinking, but I'll be fine. I just want to see you happy," Gabriella said. Troy hugged her.

"Thanks, Gabs," he said.

"No problem. Besides, I already have a boyfriend. Now, go," Gabriella said. Troy pulled away and smiled. Then he started walking towards Sharpay.

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Sharpay saw Troy walking toward her. She looked at Zeke and Ryan. "Alright, you two. I wanna talk to Troy alone. So, beat it," she said.

"Go get 'em, Tiger," Ryan said.

"Do yo thang, Pay," Zeke said.

Sharpay smiled. "Thank you for everything. I love you guys," she said.

She hugged them again before shooing them away. Troy tapped her on the shoulder. Sharpay turned around and smiled. Troy rocked back and forth once before asking, "Soo…You love me?"

Sharpay put her hands on her hips and said, "That's what I said." Troy nodded.

"Well, I guess I was wrong," he said.

Sharpay looked confused. "About what?" she asked.

Troy smiled and said, "That you liked me."

Sharpay shrugged and said, "Told ya." Then she pulled Troy to her. They were now face to face. Troy smiled.

"Well, Sharpay? I love you, too," he said. Sharpay couldn't take it anymore. She pulled Troy into one of the most passionate kisses she ever had.

All of their friends watched them. "Awww," they said together.

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It was after the dance. Troy and Sharpay sat on a table talking. "So that's why Zeke was at your house that day?" Troy asked.

"Yep," Sharpay said.

"You planned the whole thing?" Troy asked.

"Yes," Sharpay replied.

"So, there's no way you like him?" Troy asked.

Sharpay smiled and said, "Oh, I like him alright. Just not as much as I like you."

Troy smiled. Sharpay's eyes drifted to the cake in her hand and she smiled. "Troy? You remember when I said I was gonna get the last laugh?" she asked.

"Uh-huh," Troy said.

"Well…" Sharpay trailed off. Just then, Sharpay smashed the cake in Troy's face! Then she leaned over to his ear and said, "Ha ha." Then she jumped off the table and ran.

Troy wiped the cake out of his eyes as he yelled, "SHARPAY! Give me a kiss, Sweetie!" Then Troy jumped off the table and chased after her.

A few seconds after Troy ran out the door, Sharpay screamed, "Troy, NOOO!!"

THE END

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A/N-Well, that's it. Once again, I want to thank all those who reviewed my story. Soon, I will be posting a Kim Possible story called Love At Last Sight. So, keep a eye out for it. Bye!