Back To Where It All Started (Ryan and Sharpay)

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay had told the driver where she had wanted to go, but didn't tell Ryan at first so it would serve as a surprise. For her, it just made sense that now that they were together again, they should go back to where it all started, and start this new night together at their safe place, their kingdom - Lava Springs Country Club. This was the place where their romance had started just last summer, so it just made sense that they spend their "first" night together again at the very same place. After all, they had both agreed that this place was somewhat magical for the both of them. She had blindfolded Ryan using his handkerchief, and was trying to keep her thoughts safe as well knowing that he would have used their telepathy to find out where they were headed to. She just held his hand all the way as they sat there in the limo, her head resting on his shoulder, the excited smile on her lips never fading. Occasionally she would talk about their musical, and sing a few lines, and then talk some more, like she had admitted to feeling bad when Gabriella left and that she got jealous of Kelsi too, just to keep him distracted because she knew it was a long ride, and even Ryan would get bored.

And just when she was starting to get tired and her eyes were almost closed, Sharpay suddenly caught sight of the large golden gates of the country club. She sat upright once again and let out a squeal in her excitement, they are finally here again. "We're almost there, Ry," she squeezed his hand while she was literally jumping on her seat. It still brought back the same feeling every time she goes here, only now this place even mean so much more to her that it almost felt like home, so her reactions were even better...maybe even worse, depending on who would interpret it.

As the limo finally came into a stop in front of the building, Sharpay waited anxiously for the driver to open their door and as soon as he did, she excitedly jumped off and pulled the still blindfolded Ryan with her. With a tip and a wave of her hand, the driver finally left them alone once again. Sharpay took a deep breath and sighed. She really felt at home here at Lava Springs, and for a different reason this time around too. Before, she loved being here because she basically ruled this place, she could do whatever she wanted and no one would get in her way. But now, she loved being here because this is where they have admitted that they love each other in a way that is much more than platonic, this is where Ryan had asked her to be his girlfriend, and this is where they had agreed that they were both dreaming of the same future, it just meant so much more now, so much more.

After she was sure they were alone again, Sharpay turned to Ryan with a smile, giggling as she was reminded that he was still blindfolded. She turned him around so she was facing the building before she started taking the blindfold off. And as soon as it was off of him, she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tight from behind as she leaned up and whispered on his ear, "Welcome home."

[Ryan Evans]

If it had been with anyone else, Ryan would be rationalizing ways that this moment in time would probably be the night he was going to be dragged somewhere and beaten. That was how much he trusted Sharpay that he was willing to go to an undisclosed location, all by themselves, in the dead of night, while blindfolded-- it had the makings of a mafioso murder movie now that he thought of it, and yet at this moment he could care less because at least it had all ended on a high note. He'd given up prodding for answers long ago now, and stopped trying to pick her brain for information deciding that it just wasn't going to work, so now he just sat contented with his head leaned against the back of the seat, humming to himself softly.

To Ryan, it didn't really matter what was waiting for him once the limo finally stopped because all he could think was that this was really happening, they were really together again in the boyfriend-girlfriend sense which was more than he could have hoped for at this juncture in time. It just felt right that they had fallen back into their routine, just better than before, but as he listened to her talk it really seemed like if they had been suspended in time rather than having to endure all those months apart. He let out another content sigh which slowly seeped into a yawn as he leaned his head over onto hers, laughing slightly as he finally gave up trying to keep his eyes open under the makeshift blindfold. Ryan chuckled again when he heard Sharpay's breathing pattern alter slightly thinking that with their luck they'd wind up falling asleep-- a direct contrast from the lively atmosphere that he'd had a hard time coping with at prom.

It was only once Sharpay squeezed his hand and spoke that Ryan realized he had actually fallen asleep, which helped further solidify the fact that he was not dreaming after all. "Yes, but where is there?" He asked through a stumbling yawn, rubbing his eyes through the handkerchief he had over his face. "And can I take this off now?" He questioned pathetically, rubbing his temples uncomfortably due to the fact he wasn't used to having his senses taken from him this long. "and for that matter..." his train of thought leaving him as he felt her shifting excitedly beside him. "nevermind, I'll just wait and see." he finished in a feigned sound of defeat as he made a face at her, before settling back into a comfortable position next to her.

When their car finally came to a halt Ryan had the calming feeling of relief wash over him, knowing that soon all his confusions would be explained, or at least answered. The soft sound of the door opening reached his ears while he waited for any distinguishing sounds outside, but to his disappointment it seemed like there would be none. "Can I take the--" he started but his question ended in an "oooof" sound as Sharpay dragged him from the car and outside while he struggled to keep his balance. Ryan rubbed helpless at his blindfold, facing what he assumed was the car again as the sound of footsteps passed beside him. "Can I take it off--" once again being interrupted as he was suddenly wheeled around, Sharpay's giggle being the only sure sign that he was still safe. He blindly extended his hands, laughing as he tried to figure out exactly where she was beside him. "Shar, can I--" his words being taken as he felt her hands on his face again, the world suddenly coming rushing back to him in technicolor. Ryan looked up incredulously at the building in front of him as Sharpay's arms wrapped around him, not sure exactly which question to ask first. He leaned his head back to attempt to say something to Sharpay, but when her soft whisper reached his ear, all he could do was twitch again, his foot thumping slowly.

Ryan regained his senses slowly and shrugged himself out of Sharpay's embrace before turning around and pulling her close to him again, the beaming grin now glued to his face. "you have to stop doing that in public," he jokingly reprimanded. "you're driving me crazy." He admitted as he kissed her temple running his hands up her arms again. He was almost speechless, or wordless for that matter because it seemed like his trait of rambling was going to start flooding back by the end of the night. "So, Lava Springs?" His eyebrows cocked in an amused confusion. "Any particular reason, or just because?" He asked as he took his hand in hers, slowly leading their way to the door. "Because either way, I'm definitely not complaining." Stressing each word with a heavy pause before just staring back at her, unable to fight off his ridiculous, toothy grin anymore.

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay giggled as she watched Ryan's reactions, his twitch making her giggle some more. She sighed happily as he pulled her close to him again, closing her eyes as he kissed her temple, his hands running on her arms causing her to warm up again. "Oh, am I driving you crazy?" She looked up at him again, a mischievous grin was on her face. "Oops, sorry love," she answered playfully and giggly, nudging him slightly. As Ryan took her hand and started leading her to the door, Sharpay followed, slightly skipping on her way there, only stopping when he asked her the question she was actually expecting to hear from him soon. She turned to him with that familiar expression from last summer as she was about to say the same words she had said to him at that time as well. "It just makes sense," she said in the same mischievous tone and grin, before breaking out into giggles again. Once again, that side of her has disappeared, at least to Ryan, he knows her much better than anyone else does. As he stared back at her though, his blue eyes shining brightly even in this light, her heart raced once again, her cheeks slowly starting to heat up, as she returned a grin back to him.

"Though I don't exactly know why I wanted to go here, Ry," Sharpay shrugged her shoulders as she continued, "I just felt like it was just...right." With a smile, she tugged on his hand, this time she led him towards the door. "Plus, here...we're away from all the Wildcats...I'm pretty sure no one else would be here at this time. This would give us our badly needed alone time," she winked at him as she pushed the door open, entering the main lobby of the country club. As soon as she got the key card of their parents' suite from the receptionist, Sharpay grabbed Ryan's hand and led him to the stairs, in the most dominating-sisterly way she can as to not look suspicious to the other people in the lobby, even though there were only just a few.

Once they stepped on the floor of their parents' suite, Sharpay faced Ryan again with a wide smile on her face. "I've made the arrangements and all on the way here, that's why I had to have you blindfolded. I'm so glad we have Fulton," she chuckled as she slowly loosened her grip on his hand only to lace their fingers again more gently this time. "Consider this as the...getting back together gift. We basically can spend the rest of the weekend here, you know...doing anything we want, if you want," she took a step closer to him again, her excitement shown clearly on her face as she thought about that idea. "So now that we're finally alone and in a safer place, would it be okay if I get this close to you again?" she asked in a whisper, biting on her lip as her free hand went to his face again, her thumb brushing on his cheek gently.

[Ryan Evans]

Ryan felt as if they had stepped into a time machine as they passed through the lobby doors, all the memories they had here rushing back slowly as he looked around slowly with a small smile gracing his face. He opened his mouth to speak, ready to agree happily about their needed alone time, but as soon as he saw the night receptionist he shut his mouth again and gave Sharpay a sideways glance. Even if they had gotten away from the Wildcats, they still hadn't gotten away from everyone they knew, which hadn't been an issue for them again until tonight. They had gotten so accustomed to playing the sibling roles while they were together that it had come naturally, and even more natural still when it was the only roles they had to play. He chuckled inaudibly as Sharpay grabbed the card key, knowing that here and now their acting challenge was beginning again.

Ryan had remained almost silent as Sharpay dragged him up a few flights of stairs, his hand sweating in hers still, watching the number of people passing them gradually tick off as the ascended to... well he wasn't actually quite sure where they were going yet, but knowing Sharpay it would probably amaze him. As soon as he was sure they were safe from prying eyes he moved closer to her again, leaning his head near her ear. "So am I allowed to know the master plan yet?" He asked in a small whisper, his lips brushing against her earlobe softly with a chuckle, hoping that not only would this be their needed alone time, but it would also serve as payback for all the teasing she had done to him in the previous minutes. He was about to press with further questions but his attention shifted when they reached they stopped at their parents' suite. When Sharpay slowly faced him again Ryan couldn't help but match her beaming grin. "Wow..." he said, silently wondering how many more times he would abuse that phrase before the night was over.

The same nostalgia feeling that Ryan had felt in the lobby came rushing back to him again as they stepped on to the floor, knowing that this place of any held most of their fond memories. Ryan snapped to attention when Sharpay started speaking again, trying to helpless bite back a laugh "You're glad we have Fulton?" he asked with his eyebrows raised. "Well that's a new one," He quipped thinking back to all the times Sharpay had abused the poor, balding manager even going back to when they were kids. Ryan started to gaze around the suite again, repeatedly breathing and sighing as he drank in all these moments with Sharpay again. He was still convinced that maybe he had hit his head or something, but as she laced her hand hand softly in his he couldn't help but think that if it was a dream it was a least a really good dream to be having. As Sharpay moved closer to him, he felt his breath hitch and his heart start to beat rapidly again, not quite hearing the words she was saying over the rush of blood in his ears. His foot thumped lightly as she whispered to him again, moving closer still as her thumb brushed on his face. "Whatever we want?" He asked breathlessly as he ran his other hand up her arm. "All weekend?" he continued, knowing that he was ready to start full on wheezing. "In that case, I don't want you any further from me than this." He finished as he leaned in again and kissed her, his foot foolishly tapping again when he did.

[Sharpay Evans]

At Ryan's silent "Wow", Sharpay couldn't help but smile excitedly, it just felt so rewarding to see his reactions at her little surprise for him. At least that most probably meant that he loved it, that was what matters. She nodded as he repeated what she had said about Fulton, chuckling as well. For once, she was glad that they have the old man who was always willing to bend to their every whim. It makes situation like this so much easier to manage. As Ryan looked around the suite, her eyes followed him, just observing his every reaction. It was really so cute to see him amazed, it almost felt like they were little kids again at times. She understand how that feels though, to be back here again, and to go back here as they had left this place...as lovers. It all just felt so surreal to be with Ryan again as his girlfriend. When they have broken apart at the start of the school year, she had never thought she could hold him like this again, that she could stand this close to him again and be able to touch his face tenderly like she was doing at that moment.

As Ryan repeated her words in questions, Sharpay giggled, nodding at his every question. She could see he was as excited about this as she was, and that makes it all so worth it. It was just amazing to be on the same page again, their minds perfectly in sync and working together as one just like how it was before. Once Ryan's face got closer to hers though, her mind suddenly stopped thinking as the loud pounding of her heart took over. And as their lips touched once again, it felt like it had been a long time since they had done that when in fact they were just kissing at the school parking lot before they left the prom completely just a few moments ago. The kiss back at the parking lot was so much safer though, they had to be safe. But this time, it was so much more different...this time, Sharpay thought, she wouldn't hold back anymore, she didn't need to. As soon as they kissed again, her arms went around his neck instantly, her feet standing on tiptoes as she tried to reach for him even more. She had dropped everything that she was holding as she got more into the kiss, her hands now on his head, slowly messing with his hair, now letting out everything that she couldn't say through words in this kiss.

Sharpay couldn't help but smile through the kiss as the soft sounds of Ryan's foot tapping on the carpeted floor of the suite reached her ears. It was so cute to be able to see him react like this, once again, it all seemed too much like a multi award-winning romantic movie in the making. Boy and girl fell in love, got separated due to their differences, and reunited once again after the realizations. And the fact that their romance had to be kept secret from everyone, at least for now, was what makes this love story so much more epic. Sharpay knew now that no one else could really take Ryan's place in her heart, no one could ever fill his role in her life, no one. She couldn't even imagine someone other than him fitting perfectly together with her, it just wasn't possible, she thought, as she held him tighter, her body molding into his as the kiss deepened. She was just so glad that now that they were alone, she wouldn't have to stop kissing him for as long as she can. She had been waiting for this moment again for so long since they had separated, and so she was so sure at that moment that there was no way that she would let him go away from her again. Nothing could keep them apart now, she thought, as she took a step back, taking Ryan with her, wanting to make this as comfortable as she can without breaking the kiss.

[Mr. Fulton]

Fulton clucked his tongue irritably as he looked at his watch and hastened his steps down the corridor. The sound of his footsteps echoed greatly as he then raised his arm and glanced at the watch again, even though only a few more seconds had ticked away. Frowning, he took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat off from his forehead. This series of actions had become his habit recently whenever he's nervous or on the edge, especially when things are not going properly as he had planned. A few steps before he finally reach his destination, Fulton stopped to wipe his sweat again before he proceeded any further, making a right turn into the kitchen that was quite a bit hectic to watch. At the scene, he sighed, rubbing his temple before faking a cough to attract his workers' full attention.

"Is Miss Evans' stuff ready yet?" He asked grimly, and judging from their distressed expressions, the answer was most probably a 'no'. Shouldn't have let the newly hired workers prepared it. Fulton shook his head to himself, as he signaled the workers to hurry while he helped too. It was really no laughing matter when the situation concerned Miss Evans. They would all be out of their job even with just a flick of her fingers. Sooner than expected, no thanks to the new workers, all the things were set and placed neatly on the pink food trolley. By right, the stuff was supposed to be all prepared and in the suite before Miss Evans even arrived, but right now he could only deliver the stuff himself and apologize to her.

Fulton sincerely hoped that she was in a good mood as he hurried to the Evans' suite. Arriving at the doorstep, he took his handkerchief and wiped his sweat off yet again to make himself more presentable. He knocked on the door twice, after taking a lungful of air, and stepped back a little, glancing at the food and red wine on the trolley. He thought Miss Evans probably wouldn't be hungry or needed such service, but since she had ordered him to prepare everything, this was included and it would be best for him to do so.

[Sharpay Evans]

Sharpay was starting to get so lost in the kiss she and Ryan were sharing, and everything around her was starting to fade. The moment was so perfect at that time, but that was until a loud knock was heard from the door, only just a few meters away from where they were standing. She pulled back from the kiss with a gasp and jumped back from Ryan's hold on her, a look of panic on her face as she looked at the door, then back at him. She suddenly thought that it might be possible that it would be their parents who were knocking at that door right now. She started to think, because she doesn't know what she would say if they asked her and Ryan what they were doing in their suite alone on their prom night, if they even knew it was their prom night. She so definitely didn't see that one coming, because she thought they could not be back from out of the country so soon, but of course with their parents...anything is possible.

Sharpay motioned for Ryan to hide somewhere, as she tried to fix her face, hoping to wipe away any lipstick or make-up mess on her face that was caused by the intense kissing just a few seconds ago, and prepared to face whoever was on that other side of the door right now. After clearing her throat to make sure her voice would work properly, she approached the door, and fixed her hair for the last time before finally opening it, a fake practiced smile plastered on her face.

"Hi -" she stopped as soon as she saw who was at the door, the fake smile was gone in an instant. Ugh...why did I say I'm glad to have Fulton again? She glared at the old manager who was standing in front of her. "Did I call for you or something?" she asked, her voice gentle at first. "Because as far as I remember, I didn't!" she yelled at him, her frustrations of being interrupted once again from her alone time with Ryan. Ironically, this was not the first time Fulton did this, he had also done the same thing last summer. Sometimes she wishes they could just tell him what's going on just so he would stop doing this. "I'll repeat what I've always been saying to you over and over again, Fulton, and this will be the last time. I will only call you when I need you, but otherwise, you'd have to leave me alone! Got it?" She emphasized every word, hoping that this time, the old manager would finally get it. She just didn't want any more interruptions, especially now that they're time together is limited, unlike last Summer.

[Ryan Evans]

When Sharpay moved closer to him, Ryan finally decided to forgo all the hesitancy he had been feeling about this moment, he was almost certain now it wasn't a dream. His hands traced absentmindedly over her arms as he realized that even now kissing Sharpay, at Lava Springs, on prom night, with no one around to catch them, it couldn't be a dream-- not even dreams were this good. It just seemed so improbable as she pressed close to him again, it was like nothing had changed, which it had and given everything that had happened between them and everything that was even happening now they were going to have to discuss somethings...later at least. At the moment Ryan was just going to enjoy this unprecedented amount of freedom, it was true that they were used to having absentee parents, but there was always someone around, but here it was like it could really be just them and for this weekend he was going to abuse that fact. As Sharpay's hand laced onto his head Ryan was met with two conflicting thoughts, he couldn't quite remember where his hat had gotten to, but on the opposing crux all he could think about was how even if it had been months since they had been together like this and yet they had been able to slip back into it like any routine-- proof enough to their perfection together that maybe, just maybe he didn't need his hat right now.

Ryan felt himself being pulled forward slightly, chuckling slightly into the kiss as he compensated for the steps she had taken by awkwardly moving closer to her again, knowing that once again like so many other times tonight they were really perfectly in sync again. His hands finally found her face again as he continued to take each metered step, wanting just as badly not to ruin their kiss before it had even started. He wasn't even sure exactly where they were trying to get to, but anywhere was good as long as they could continue what they were doing without being interrupted. Ryan's wishes however were short-lived as the sounds of the heavy knocking, causing him to initially pull away with an exasperated groan which soon turned to panic. When he pulled away, Ryan gave Sharpay an awkward look of confusion and worry before laughing quietly as she gestured for him to hide-- which at the moment he was gladly going to do. Ryan shuffled around awkwardly for a second as she went to the door, trying to find a logical place to hide in their entryway. He sighed again in exasperation as he wound up gracelessly diving over the couch and flopping onto his back with a grunt of discomfort, his head resting back on the carpet as he listened.

He peered his right, rolling his eyes slightly as he saw the pair of shiny shoes in the doorway. It didn't take a genius to figure out who it was, and Sharpay's bitter tone only amplified it. lucky to have Fulton, yeah right. The whole scene only got more humorous to Ryan after Sharpay started yelling at Fulton, the poor guy probably didn't deserve it, but then again most of the victims of Sharpay's wrath didn't anyways. With each passing second Ryan had to stifle his laughter more and more, he couldn't help it, there was always something endearing and humorous about Sharpay's trademark frustration. Ryan let out a soft sigh of relief as he linked his arms behind his head and closed his eyes, at least it had only been Fulton, there were worse people it could have been he thought as he shuddered involuntarily. He sighed again trying to get the thought out of his head, waiting for Sharpay to quicky end her torture with the manage so they could get to more important things.

[Mr. Fulton]

Fulton flinched as he swore mentally. He knew somewhere deep in mind there was a voice telling him not to disturb the Evans princess but he ignored that much, determined to get his job done. But right now he was regretting his choice, when Miss Evans changed her face immediately after seeing him in the door way and yelled at him. Supposedly he had enough experiences of being yelled at by Miss Evans for years, but still it was not a memorable event for him to remember. Right now his brain was working overtime, trying to get him out of the situation without making the princess even more angry than she had been.

He coughed, trying to clear his somehow now-aching throat and took a deep breath without looking too conspicuous before starting to speak. "I'm terribly sorry for interupting..." he paused, his mind searching for the right word to use,"whatever business you have, Miss Evans." He coughed again before continuing. "However this," Fulton's hand gesturing over the tray he was pushing " was supposed to be delivered to your suite beforehand but something came up at the kitchen and delayed it. That mainly was the reason why I had to deliver it personally to you instead of the newly-hired workers."

Out of habit, Fulton grabbed his handkerchief and wiped his sweat off. "Once again, I'm sorry for the interruption. I'll just, well, leave the thing outside here for you to decide what to do with it. You can leave it here outside if you want. I'll have the worker collect it later." He apologize once again. "I'll take my leave now." He said, bowing slightly before hastily leaving.

"Being a manager has never been so tough." Fulton muttered to himself, still wiping his sweat as he proceeded away from the suite to check on the rest of the workers.

[Sharpay Evans]

Seeing how sorry and nervous the Lava Springs manager was while standing before her almost made Sharpay feel bad...almost. But thinking at how perfect her moment with Ryan was and how Fulton interrupted just because of this, it's pretty much fair in her mind. She rolled her eyes at the continuous and superfluous coughing, while still tapping her foot on the carpeted floor as she listened to his apology. Once again, she almost felt bad for him, but that was not the time for it. She had more important matters to get back to, and Fulton was not helping speed things up at all. "Yeah, whatever," she put a hand up to stop Fulton from speaking, she didn't need to hear more of his petty excuses. "Look Fulton, I honestly don't care about those, I just want some uninterrupted time, clear?" She said, her eyebrows raised for clarity. "And that means, no coming here unless I called for you, comprender? And you might want to tell the other employees, unless they want to talk to me face-to-face, just like this. Isn't that nice?" She added in her threatening tone.

"Now go." She commanded before turning around and slamming the door behind her, without even looking back. Once the door was closed, she leaned on it and let out a sigh, her eyes closing as she tried to calm down from once again her pleasant encounter with their manager. She was really hoping that it will be the last time this weekend that they will be interrupted, they didn't have much time left until they had to go back to the real world, and as much as possible, Sharpay wanted to make this time with Ryan so much memorable...just the two of them. After just breathing in and out, and when she was sure her mind was clearer now, she finally pushed herself away from the door, her eyes scanning the room for Ryan. "Ry?" She giggled as she saw his feet from the back of the couch. She skipped over to him and laughed as she saw him lying down on the floor, not really doing a good job at hiding. "Come on Ducky, coast is clear." She bent down and extended her hands to him to help him get up, laughing as she recalled those times they did this as kids. Ryan would always hide behind the couch while she tries to charm their parents so they wouldn't get caught for whatever mischief they were planning to do.

As soon as they were both standing up, Sharpay leaned against Ryan again, wrapping her arms tight around him. "I really just want this weekend to be perfect for us. Just the two of us." She closed her eyes and breathed out again, once again starting to feel stressed out and worried that her weekend with Ryan wouldn't go as planned with all these interruptions around them. "I just really want to make up for all of those times lost," she said, once again feeling regretful as she recalled that time that they broke up. She looked up at him, one of her hands reaching out to touch his face once again.

[Ryan Evans]

Ryan laughed as he took Sharpay's hands, sliding on to his knees slowly before standing. "You know, you have called me Ducky in a long time" he stated nostalgically, a slight smile forming on his face. "I missed you calling me, anything really." As soon as Sharpay leaned closer to him, Ryan took softly embraced her, taking a step closer to close the gaps between them. "hey, no worries." his voice coming out in a whisper. "We have plenty of time to make up for stuff," He continued as he ran his hand slowly along her arm. "If anything the set back make it..." Ryan paused, with a thoughtful look on his face. "I think interesting works." He finished as he chuckled softly.

Leaning down and kissing Sharpay's cheek softly, Ryan stepped away lightly and squared off towards the door. "Plus, I think you've scared Fulton off for at least the next twelve hours or so." He shook his head at the door pitying the poor manager for a second, but by now he probably knew what he was getting into knocking on the Evans' door, especially if Sharpay was on the other side. "So, I mean, we could do anything we wanted." a crooked grin crossing his face as he spoke. "whole hotel, whole suite-- just saying, I think the weekend has just begun." A full beaming grin now on his face again as he faced towards Sharpay again.

He hopped on the edge of the couch and eased his tie off slightly, running his hand through his hair. "You even said yourself, we missed a lot of time together." Pulling his tie over his head, making a feigned strangled face before tossing it on the floor. "but it doesn't have to be perfect". He added as he used air quotes to accent his words. "it just has to be time for you and me." Ryan said with a nod as he kicked off his shoes slowly. Ryan stood up straight again and moved close to Sharpay. "What do you think the chances are that the pool's deserted right now?" He questioned nonchalantly before shooting her quick glance. "it just makes sense." He quipped with an added shrug for effect, before pulling a mischievous face at Sharpay.

[Sharpay Evans]

As Ryan embraced her and filled the gaps between them, Sharpay suddenly felt like everything was alright again, his warmth making her feel secure again. "I've missed everything about you too," she said as she looked up at him, and her heart skipped a beat as their eyes met again, bringing back memories of the last time they were together in this place. That was one thing that will never change, he will always have this effect on her and she wouldn't have it any other way. She grinned as he talked, shaking her head gently. "Well, I guess you're right. And at least we're finally alone now," she said as she had slowly let go of him, her eyes never leaving his.

She sat down on the couch and watched Ryan's every move as he went towards the door again, smirking as he mentioned her scaring Fulton off for the next twelve hours, that should be enough for them to have their alone time. Someday she would have to apologize to the old manager for these behavior, but at that moment what matters most was that he had finally left them alone because the least thing that they need at that time was to be interrupted when their time together in this place was short. Sharpay brought her attention back to Ryan as he spoke again, and she could suddenly feel excitement once again as she listened to him, his words made sense a lot. She nodded at him with a smile on her face. "You're right," she said, her voice rising up a notch in excitement, "the weekend has just begun." She stood up again as he went towards the couch.

Sharpay was trying not to lose focus on what he was saying, but it was difficult not to as she watched him slowly take off his tie, it was only then that she had remembered they were still in fact in their prom clothes. She was trying to pay attention to his words, but memories from when they were home after summer came rushing through her mind when he took off his tie, and then kicked off his shoes, she was only catching a few words. She could feel her cheeks warming up as he stood close to her again, now her attention was brought back to him as he asked about the pool. "The pool?" She asked, her eyes lighting up in excitement. It really did make sense, the pool...that was where they had started, and now that they've just begun again, it really just made sense. She giggled as he did a good Sharpay impression, and took his hands in hers. "Give me a few minutes and I'll be ready, I promise," she said as she tiptoed and gave him a quick kiss, before dashing off towards her closet.

After a few minutes, Sharpay came back in her bathrobe and swimsuit, her hair has been let down again. She skipped towards Ryan and took his hands in hers again. "Ready to go?" she asked him, biting on her lower lip as she giggled.

[Ryan Evans]

Ryan couldn't help but laugh as he watched a series of reactions cross Sharpay's face. "yes, the pool." He said with a nod as he crossed his arms over his chest, shaking his head in amusement. He didn't need to explain why it just made sense, they both understood what this place meant to them-- especially a place like the pool. He was about to run his hand through his hair slowly, still chuckling to himself before Sharpay caught his hand, his skin instantly warming at his touch causing his laugh to crack awkwardly. He returned her kiss softly, watching her with a daze as she walked away, grinning. "Ummm, yeah," his thoughts swirling around unintelligibly in his head. "Take your time, I'll just be." He stopped talking and gestured pointlessly to his room, shuffling towards his room slowly.

It didn't really matter what he wore, he thought as he started rifling through the dresser drawer in his room, hoping he could find something clean from last summer. As soon as he pulled out something that looked like swimming trunks he smiled triumphantly, only because he didn't need an exact repeat of last summer, in the resort pool with full pants on, he could at least improve on that. He shook his head with a sigh as he replaced his prom garb with more appropriate pool gear. Ryan turned to walk out of his room, scanning the mirror once quickly, making sure that nothing was on backwards, before opening the door again--grabbing the hat that was hanging off his door knob and popping it on his head happily.

He shivered slightly as he exited the room, getting used to the colder air in the main entryway. Ryan slumped against the couch, sighing contentedly, staring around the room as he waited for Sharpay again. He wiped his hands on his swim trunks, swallowing heavily, started to feel inexplicably anxious about this. They hadn't been alone in a long time, what if it wasn't as easy as-- "Ready to Go?", Sharpay's voice interrupting his slowly building panic attack. The crooked smile fixed on his face again as he looked her over, his heart only beating faster as he met her eyes again. "uhhh," he uttered, giving a hopeless face. "I think yes," He answered running his hand over the back of his neck, mentally kicking himself as he felt himself losing any composure. "One second." He said holding up a finger as he leaned down to kiss her before pulling away again, holding his hand out to her. "Now we can go." He nodded with a serious face on, before cracking into a laugh again.