Hello everyone. Welcome to my new story. I know I said I'd write a choy fic next, but I'm going to put that one on hold until Desperate gets more reviews. In this story, Chad is the main character. It's important to see that his life isn't as perfect as it Desperate this will be a companion fic between Troy and Chad, but slightly less graphic.

WARNING:Child Abuse, Self Harm, Sexual Content, Language

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of high school musical.

Chad Danforth walked into East High grateful to be away from his sorry excuse of a parents. Seeing Troy, best friend for seventeen years, he automatically walked to him. "Hey Captain" he said exchanging high fives," How was your Christmas break?" he asked. "You know same old same old" Troy said leaning against his locker."Coach going over new game plans making sure his all-star god of a son was ready for the play-offs"he said grinning as Chad rolled his eyes and started to make gagging sounds. Troy playfully shoved Chad causing him to gasp as some of the cuts on his back reopened.

"You okay Chad?" Troy said looking a little worried. "Yeah I'm fine" Chad said quickly as he got up. His back felt like it was on fire and he had to fight to keep a straight face in front of Troy who was eying him suspiciously. "Well see ya in homeroom" Troy said as he spotted Gabriella waling up to them.

Chad took this moment to rush to the restroom. 'Oh God please not now!' he mentally pleaded with himself as he felt the blood trickling down his back. Quickly taking off his shirt and putting on a new one, Chad couldn't but remember how he had gotten the cuts in the first place.....

Flashback:

"Chad get your ass down here now!" he heard his dad call. Running down the stairs as fast as he could, the moment he was in the living room a fist collided with his jaw causing him to cry out in pain. His dad just stood their smiling as his soon clutched his jaw, tears already pouring from his hazel eyes. "You worthless scum!" he said as he started kicking Chad in the side.

"Dad! Please stop!" Chad pleaded with all his might as he felt his father's shoe connect with his stomach. Just as he heard a crunch, the front door opened and in walked Ashley Danforth. "Hi sweetie" she said kissing her husband as if she were oblivious to the fact that her only child was on the floor moaning in pain. "Will you shut the hell up?!" she yelled as she jammed her heel into his side causing him to cry out.

"He still hasn't learned his lesson yet" he heard his father say as he took off his belt. Chad looked up at him, the fear shown clearly on his face. "Stand up Chad" he said coldly. Chad stumbled slowly to his feet, refusing to look his parents in their faces. His mother came up to him and slapped him in the face. "Look at us when we're talking to you" she said before slapping him again and sitting down on the sofa.

"Take your shirt off Chad" Tom Danforth said as he unwrapped the belt. Chad hesitated for a moment which earned him another punch in the face from yours truly. "OBEY ME THE FIRST TIME YOU IDIOT!" his father roared. "Now I said get that shirt off!" Chad slowly took off his shirt vaguely wondering what his father was about to do. He got his answer the moment his shirt was over his head. As the belt connected with his back, he let out a heartfelt shriek.

"Why are you doing this?" he cried out as the belt connected with his back yet again. "Why?" his dad repeated as though horrified at what Chad had asked. "We only do this out of love!" he said as he swung the belt again. "Yes Chad, we don't want a weak son so we have to mold you from the piece of trash you are now to a strong man we can be proud of!" his mother said laughing all the while.

The pain was incredible as though a thousand volts were suddenly traveling up his spine. "Dad! Please stop!" Chad pleaded as his father bought the belt down on him repeatedly. Chad could feel the buckle tear through his skin. Chad's father kept beating with the belt until Chad had collapsed on the floor. He was crying freely by now and it didn't help much as his mother kicked him in the side again. "Get the hell upstairs you worthless shit!" she said as she kicked him in his sides.

"You're getting blood all over the carpet!" she said as she kicked him one final time before joining her husband in the kitchen. Chad could hear them laughing all the while. Slowly he got up, hissing at the pain of his ribs and blistering back. As he was almost up, his legs gave away. Crawling towards the stairs, Chad used the railing to hoist himself up, biting down on his lower lip so he wouldn't cry out. He managed to make it all the way upstairs to his room before collapsing on his bed.

Why do they this to him? What kind of parents get pleasure out of seeing there child in pain? Tears cascaded down his cheeks as he asked himself the same questions time after time again. His whole body felt as if it had been tossed through a grinder and set on fire. Rolling slowly onto his stomach, Chad let the exhaustion take over his body as he was plunged in to another nightmare as his eyes closed....

Flashback End:

Chad felt tears well up in his eyes as he thought about what his parents had said. 'Out of love my ass' he thought as he stuffed his shirt into his gym bag and headed out the boys restroom. Making his way to his locker, Chad kept his head down all the while. Suddenly he crashed into something or someone I might say. "I'm so sorry" Chad said as he looked up only to have his stomach do a backflip at who he saw.

There right in front of him was his beautiful girlfriend Taylor McKessie. "Well look who we have here Mr. Clumsy" she said smiling at him as she got up. Chad got up and picked her books up quickly before kissing her gently on the lips. God it felt great to feel her soft lips against his again. "Wow Wildcat" Taylor said as she put her arms around his neck,"I think your kissing has improved since the last time I saw you" she said as she pulled him into a passionate kiss.

"Tay you have no idea how much torture i was in being away from you" Chad said as their lips parted. "I know it was hard for me too" she said as she walked with him to his locker. Stopping in front of it Taylor gave Chad another quick kiss before going to find Gabriella and Sharpay.

Chad sighed to himself as he opened his locker. Boy this was going to be a long day. First there was english with Ms. Darbus or the Devil's bride Chad liked to call her. Then he had....basketball practice! He had completely forgotten about it! How in the hell was he supposed to cover up all those bruises? If the team let alone Troy saw them, he'd never catch a break. His parents would probably beat the shit out of him for telling. They don't refer to it as beating though. It's "Out of love" so how could it be a beating?

Shaking his head Chad headed to homeroom. This was going to be a long day........

Well I'm Back! This time with a new story and a new attitude. Now I will update tomorrow and make it my first LONG chapter if I can get at least 15 reviews from this one. And I'm thinking about taking down desperate. I mean if it's to much then it shouldn't be posted. Anyways hope you like the new story as much I do! Until The Next Update Folks! Peace I'm Outta Here! LOL