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Her breath quickened. She stood in front of the same people that always auditioned, or were apart of the Drama club. Sharpay tried to avert her gaze from Troy but it was hopeless. She watched him sitting next to Gabriella with his arm around her. He'd looked up and met her eyes for a second before she turned away and sat down at the piano. Everyone was surprised that she wasn't doing something extravagent with flashing lights and most importantly, Ryan. It was finally time to show her true talent, and express her self.

Her fingers touched the piano gracefully before closing her chocolate brown eyes and playing the first note.

The city sleeps So silently Wish I could say the same for me But I've got this dead ended street To keep searching

For a tunnel underneath the bitter truth Or a bridge invisible I won't fall through

And I don't know how much I can keep Letting you unravel me 'Cause the more you learn the more we share We were worlds apart and you see It was so much easier to be 'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair

I never meant Most of those pretty words I said But I wanted you to think I did 'Cause telling you all this makes no difference It's useless

'Cause those who get to know our hearts the most They always seem to be the ones we'll never hold

And I don't know how much I can keep Letting you unravel me 'Cause the more you learn the more we share We were worlds apart and you see It was so much easier to be 'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair

Can't you see it's destroying me?
I can't stand the closeness But don't you dare go avoiding me It kills me and yet it keeps me going

And I don't know how much I can keep Letting you unravel me 'Cause the more you learn the more we share We were worlds apart and you see It was so much easier to be 'Cause now I know what we can't have and it's so unfair

She finished her song and everyone applauded with happiness and joy filled in their hearts, well everyone except Troy. He couldn't help but feel bad for what he did, what he put her through. Troy just couldn't decide what he it was time for Gabriella and him to audition he just couldn't do it. He broke away from Gabi's hand and started walking towards the exit. "Troy, where are you going? It's time for us to audition!" Gabriella stood in the walkway with a hand on her hip.

Troy looked back at Gabi and felt like he was looking at stranger, not his girlfriend. "I can't do this anymore." Then he walked out of the theater and knew exactly where he was going.

After finishing her audition all Sharpay wanted to do was get out of there, especially when it looked cloudy enough to rain. As she reached her pink convertible somebody called her name. God no. It was him.
She turned around and was face to face with Troy. You could tell he was running from the pitch of his breath. "What do you want Troy."

"Was that song about me?" Of course it was, he just didn't want to believe it.

Sharpay sighed, "No Troy it was about Zeke."

Troy froze in place. What? He raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"No dumbass. Of course I wrote it about you. Jesus!" Sharpay opened her car and got in. Then her eyes widened, "Wait, aren't you supose to be auditioning with Gabriella right now?"

"I needed to see you."

She closed her eyes and groaned. "No you don't Troy. Please do us both a favor and go back in there before you ruin things with your girlfriend."

"And what if i wanted to ruin things." Troy retorted back.

Her eyes darted up at Troy's blue ones, those intoxicating eyes. But she couldn't deal with the drama, the pain. Sharpay felt the tears welling up, and she sure as hell wasn't going to let Troy see her cry. She started her car and took off. Leaving him with mixed emotions.

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The thunder shouted within the clouds of the midnight sky. And then it began to shower raindrops all over Albequrque. Sharpay stared out her window in a dazed state; watching the rain pour down on streets and cars.
Then she noticed something in the rain, the same beat-up truck that belonged to Troy Bolton. She looked around and finally found Troy, standing outside her house where her bedroom window was. Holy fuck.
It was like thirty degrees outside. Sharpay screamed in frustration, slipped into her slippers and ran out. She walked out in the rain and ran over to Troy. "Yo-you're insane BOLTON. What the hell are you doing at my house, in the pooring rain."

Troy shivered, rain drops sprinkled all over his face and body. "You're right, Pay. I didn't even talk to you before the shooting. And ever since then, I can't stop thinking about you...and that kiss." He had to shout over all the thunder and noises.

"What about Gabriella? She's your girlfriend, Troy!" Sharpay yelled back.

He frowned, "I still care about her, a lot. But I'm not in love with her, I'm in love with you Sharpay."

Oh my god. If anyone told her that Troy Bolton would confess his love for her in the pouring rain she would've called them crazy. But it was happening. The guy she'd had a crush on since fourth grade, loved her. Troy loved Sharpay, not Gabriella. "WHY? Wh-why are you in love with me?" She cried to him.

Troy took a deep breath and wiped a piece of wet hair out of her face. "You're the only one that doesn't put me on a pedistal and expect the best of me. The school shooting made me realize what I was missing all along. You and me have this kind of spark; connection. I know you can feel it."

"None of that matters!" She through her hands up in the air. "You're with Gabriella, and that's how it should b-"

Troy grabbed her cheek and pulled her mouth in to his. Their mouths made perfect rythym in the rain. Sharpay finaly eased in to his mouth and slipped her hands into the back of his hair, playing with it mindlessly.
They kissed until both of them ran out of oxygen. Breaking away, gasping, Sharpay looked into those eyes of his and smiled. "You really love me?"

He smiled and held the sides of her face. "Yeah." Troy smiled and kissed her with more eagerness then before. Wanting to feel as close to her as humanly possible. They stayed out in the rain for another few minutes, enjoying eachothers embrace and kisses.

Sharpay finally broke away; her forehead still connected to Troy's. She closed her eyes and whispered, "I can't be with you unless you break up with her."

Troy nodded against her and then lifted his head up to look her in the eyes. "I'm going to her place after I leave."

Biting her lip, she nodded and smiled. "Why don't you come inside and get warm? You can borrow some of Ryan's clothes."

He smiled and followed her inside the mansion. It felt nice to be inside a nice warm house. They went up to Ryan's bedroom and found something for Troy to wear, a long white-sleeved sweater and blue jeans.
"You know I don't think Ryan's ever worn those." Sharpay joked, referring to the pants. Ryan Evans never wore blue jeans.

Troy laughed, and looked around Ryans room. It was purple and had a whole bunch of trophies hung up. Typical Ryan. "He's really talented."

"Yeah." Sharpay walked over and sat down on his bed. "I even think he's more talented then me."

"No one's as talented as you, Sharpay. Ms. Darbus we'll be stupid not to give you the main lead in the musical." He said in total honesty.

She smiled, "Honestly, I don't really care if I get the lead or not. Because I have you.."

Troy blushed a bright pink. He couldn't believe he was in the Evan's home, in Ryan's room with Sharpay. If someone told him that he'd be in Sharpay's house under theses circumstances, well, he would've laughed in their face. But now this was all so real. It was real that he was about to break up with Gabriella. For Sharpay.

A half an hour later Troy was walking out of the Evan's home. Sharpay walked him outside since the rain had stoped. "So I'll see you tomorrow?" She leaned against the huge doorframe and stared up at him with dreamy eyes. All of this just seemed so surreal to her.

"Yeah, I'll see you at school." He said, sheepishl and gave her a light kiss on the cheek good bye. Troy walked down the driveway to his truck and got in. He drove away and headed to Gabriella's. Boy was this going to be hard. He arrived at the Montez's five minutes later and walked up to the door. After knocking for the second time Gabriella answered in her night gown. "Hey." She said in a soft whisper.

"Can I come in?" Troy asked.

Gabriella nodded and opened the door up wide enough. Once he was inside the house he looked around and noticed how quiet it was, "Where's your mom?"

"She went to go drop off my grandma at the airport. But what're you doing here this late? Are here to talk about today or." Gabriella said nervously, she didn't know what was about to happen.

Troy looked down at his shoes, "I don't think we should keep seeing eachother."

Her eyes widened in shock. "Y-you're... you want to break up?" The tears started to well up in her eyes, then she looked him in the eyes. "Because of Sharpay."

"I didn't mean for it to happen-"

"WHAT?" Gabriella cried.

"I think I'm in love with her." Troy said with guilty voice.

That was it. Something in Gabriella snapped at that momment. A look of discust appeared on her face, then she picked up her hand and slapped Troy as hard as she could. "Fuck you." She screamed will hurt and anger.

On instinct, Troy grabbed his face and looked at Gabriella in a shocked manner. Both of them were shocked.

"Just get out of my house Troy." She fought back the tears that were threatening to spill from her eyes.

"I'm sorry-"

A tear escaped her eye, "JUST GET OUT!"

Troy felt his own tears welling up inside. He'd hurt her so badly. It almost wasn't worth it. Gabriella was a good girl, his first true love. She didn't deserve any of that. But he didn't want to make matters worse. So he turned on his heel and walked out the front door. Gabriella slammed it behind him and started to sob. When Troy got back in his truck he hit the steering wheel and let the tears fall. That was the hardest thing he'd ever done.

A.N~ Okay so that was a very short chapter, sorry guys. But I think I'll right more if I get some more reviews, maybe even some suggestions. Consider it, please? Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed.