MUMUS: I Wanna Be
So this is my first Chelsi (Chad/Kelsi) story and I kinda like it :-D I'll be writing a Valentine's Day themed sequel for it...so expect that next month :-D
Username: Capricornus152 @ ff.net
Couple: Chad & Kelsi
Rating: T
Quote: "I'm armed with a brain and not afraid to use it." or "If you're stalking me, Chad, at least stop your sneakers from squeaking. It ruins the approach."
Setting/Event: First date (asks in school)
Random Stuff:
- male possessiveness
- lemon-scented
- a leather jacket
I Wanna Be
Tear streamed down Kelsi Nielsen’s face as she sat on the curb in front of 7eleven. She knew she was probably ruining the skirt she had borrowed from her friend, but at that moment she didn’t care. Her brain was working over time still trying to comprehend what had happened in the last fifteen minutes.
She had been on a date with her boyfriend of six months Jason Cross and they had just finished eating dinner and were trying to figure out what to do next. She suggested a movie and he said he’d rather go to the ridge, the popular make out spot. When she declined he said the words she never thought she’d hear come out of his mouth.
“I think we should break up,” he said as he started his car.
He said it so casually that Kelsi thought she had misheard him at first. “You think we should break up?” He nodded. “What? But why?” She thought things were going great between the two of them.
“Why?” Jason repeated as if it was the most obvious thing. “Because things are going too slow.”
“What do you mean by too slow?” Kelsi asked. She had an idea of what he meant, but she was hoping she was wrong.
“We’ve been dating for six months, Kelsi,” he stated. “I should have at least gotten to second base by now.”
“You’re breaking up with me because I won’t let you feel me up?” Kelsi said as her suspicions were confirmed.
“You won’t let me do anything,” Jason stated. “And I know plenty of girls that will do anything I want them to do.”
“Pull over,” Kelsi told him.
Jason did as he was told and pulled into the the parking lot of 7eleven. He shut off the engine and took Kelsi’s hand. “I don’t want to break up with you, Kelsi,” he said. “I just need more from our relationship.”
Kelsi snatched her hand from his and slapped him across the face. She grabbed her purse and got out of the car.
“Where are you going?” He called.
“No where with you,” she snapped.
“Fine,” he shrugged. He started his car then drove off.
The squeal of squeaky breaks startled her out of her thoughts. Even with her eyes blurred with tears she knew her rescuer was here.
“Kelsi?” Chad Danforth said, his voice full of worry. “Are you ok? Where’s Jason?” Chad took her hand and helped her up then wrapped her in a hug.
“He broke up with me,” she choked out.
“He what?” Chad asked. “Why?”
Kelsi knew telling Chad the truth would cause problems between him and Jason, but at this point in time she didn’t care. Chad was her best friend first and she was number one in his heart.
“He said things were going too slow,” she told Chad. “That he needed more from our relationship.”
“More as in sex?” Chad asked. Kelsi nodded and Chad felt his blood boil. “What I get my -”
“Chad, can you just take me home?” Kelsi asked.
“Yeah, come on,” Chad nodded. He led her to his car and drove her home.
Home for both of them was a duplex a couple blocks from where they went to school at East High. Chad, his parents and his sister lived on one side and Kelsi, her grandma and her mom lived on the other. Their families had lived there for as long as Kelsi and Chad could remember and they had been best friends since they were little. Over the years, they had made other friends and done things separately, but they had always been each others number one.
When they got home, Chad walked Kelsi to her front door and gave her an extra tight hug. “Jason is an idiot,” he told her. “You’re too good for him.”
“Will you stay with me tonight?” Kelsi asked. “I don’t want to be alone.”
“Yeah, sure,” Chad nodded. He followed her inside and up to her room. He laid down on her bed as she went into the bathroom to change into her pajamas. When she came back in she turned off the light and laid down next to him. He wrapped a protective arm around her and let her cry herself to sleep.
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The next morning Kelsi awoke to the sound of giggling and shushing. Confused, she sat up in bed and pushed her curly hair out of her face before grabbing her glasses. Once she could see she was surprised to see her three female best friends standing in her bedroom.
“Good morning,” they greeted.
“What are you guys doing here?” Kelsi yawned. The last thing she remember was falling asleep in Chad’s arms.
“A little birdie told us what happened last night,” Taylor McKessie said. “How are you doing?”
“Alright, I guess,” Kelsi shrugged. “What exactly did Chad tell you guys?”
“That Jason broke up with you,” Sharpay Evans stated as she picked up the skirt that Kelsi had worn the night before. “What happened to my skirt?”
“Forget about the stupid skirt, Sharpay,” Gabriella Montez scolded. “Our friend had her heart broken.”
“I guess I can have daddy buy me a new one,” Sharpay muttered. “So why did el stupido break up with you?”
“Because I wouldn’t let him go past first base,” Kelsi sighed.
“No wonder Chad sounded like he wanted to kill Jason,” Taylor shook her head.
“That makes two of us,” Gabriella stated. “Boys can be stupid.”
“Even the perfect Troy Bolton?” Taylor teased.
“Troy is far from perfect, believe me,” Gabriella rolled her eyes. “But we’re getting off topic.”
“Seriously,” Sharpay stated. “Some of us don’t want to hear about your perfect relationship, Gabriella.”
“I’m declaring today a no guy day,” Taylor said. “Text Zeke and Troy and I’ll text Ryan. After that we’ll have no contact with any guys for the rest of the day.”
“Does that include me?” The four girls turned to find Chad standing in the doorway. “How you doin’, Kels?”
“Yes, that does include you,” Taylor said to her ex-boyfriend.
“Well, then, I guess you guys don’t get the ice cream I brought over,” Chad smirked. “I guess I’ll have to go back to my-”
“You can help us eat the ice cream, but then you’re gone,” Taylor told him.
“I thought you’d see it my way,” Chad smiled as he came into the room and sat down next to Kelsi on her bed. “So how’s Ryan, Tay? Did he ask you to prom yet?”
“You’re such a girl, Chad Danforth,” Sharpay shook her head as she took the pint of ice cream from his outstretched hand. “You’re always digging for the latest gossip.”
“I was just asking a question,” Chad stated as he gave Taylor and Gabriella their ice cream.
“Then how about you tell us why you and Taylor really broke up,” Sharpay suggested.
“There’s nothing to tell,” Chad stated. “We went out a couple times, decided we were better off friends and here we are.”
“Nothing is that cut and dry, is it, Gabs?” Sharpay asked.
“I think it is in this case,” Gabriella shrugged.
“Oh, come on, don’t you want to know if there is some big secret between the two of them?” Sharpay asked. “I mean, Chad hasn’t a girlfriend since he and Taylor broke up. That has to mean something.”
“It means you’re nosy and you spend too much time worrying about other people instead of yourself,” Chad muttered.
“Or it means your secret is that you’re gay,” Sharpay stated, causing Chad to choke on his ice cream.
“You think I’m gay?” He said, staring at her in shock.
“It’s a logical conclusion,” Sharpay shrugged. “You haven’t dated anybody since Taylor and before her you dated a bunch of girls casually.”
“Did it ever cross your mind that maybe I have my eye on a girl and she hasn’t been available until now?” Chad asked. He mentally kicked himself as he realized what he had said. He glanced at Taylor who was smirking into her cup of ice cream before he looked at Kelsi and was relieved to see that his words hadn’t caught her attention. “I’m going to go. I’ll call you later, Kels.”
“I’ll walk you out,” Taylor offered. “I need to talk to you anyway.” She followed Chad downstairs and they stepped out side. “You can’t tell her yet, Chad.”
“I know,” he sighed. “It’s just that I’ve been waiting so long to tell her.”
“I know you have,” Taylor smiled. “You know what you should do? You should ask her to prom. I know she was planning on going with Jason and she already has a dress.”
“You think she’d still want to go?” He asked.
“What girl wants to miss their senior prom?” She asked then laughed when he stared at her blankly. “No girl does. Now go get yourself a tux and call Kelsi tonight.”
When Taylor got back to Kelsi’s room she found Sharpay digging through Kelsi’s closet and Kelsi was nowhere to be seen. “Where’s Kelsi?” She asked.
“She’s showering,” Gabriella replied. “We’ve decided we’re going to go to the mall for awhile and do a little retail therapy.”
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That night as Kelsi was climbing into bed she heard two swift knocks on the wall that separated her and Chad’s bedrooms. Smiling, she knocked back then grabbed her cell phone as it started to ring.
“Did you have fun today?” Chad asked her.
“Oh yeah, because shopping with Sharpay is relaxing,” Kelsi shook her head. “What did you do today?”
“Played basketball with Troy, Zeke and Jason,” Chad said.
“You didn’t hurt Jason too bad did you?” Kelsi asked.
“No, we’re in the middle of baseball season, we need him,” Chad said. “But I think he thinks I’m going to beat him up, so he’s afraid to sit near me.”
“What did Zeke and Troy say?” Kelsi asked.
“I told them he broke up with you, I didn’t tell them why,” Chad replied. “But yeah, they told him he was stupid because you’re a great girl.”
“Thanks,” Kelsi smiled.
“No prob,” he said.
The line went quiet for several minutes and he tried to figure out how to ask her to prom. He didn’t want her to feel obligated to say yes to him asking her to prom, but he didn’t want her to say no.
“Hey Chad, Sharpay’s calling me, so I’ll talk to you tomorrow ok?” Kelsi said.
“Uh yeah,” Chad nodded. “Do you want a ride to school?”
“No, Sharpay said she’d take me,” Kelsi replied. “Night.”
“Hey Shar,” she greeted after clicking over to Sharpay. “What’s up?”
“I’ve been thinking about what you said about getting back at Jason for breaking up with you because you wouldn’t have sex with him,” Sharpay said. “And I think I’ve figured out what you can do.”
“Do tell,” Kelsi said.
“It’d be better if I could show you,” Sharpay stated. “Do you think your mom would let you stay the night tonight?”
“I can ask,” Kelsi replied.
“Great, call me back,” Sharpay said before hanging up.
Ten minutes later, Kelsi was waiting for Sharpay to come pick her up. When her friend got there, Kelsi climbed into the front seat and asked, “So what’s the plan?”
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The next morning, Sharpay entered the building before Kelsi and smiled as she stopped to greet her boyfriend Zeke Baylor in front of his locker where he was handing with Troy and Jason.
“Morning,” she smiled. She greeted Zeke with a kiss then smiled at Troy and ignored Jason completely. “Where’s Chad?”
“He’s somewhere,” Zeke replied. He started to smile at Sharpay but something behind her caught his attention. He slapped Troy’s arm.
“What?” Troy asked. He looked where Zeke was pointing and his eyes grew wide and he slapped Jason’s arm.
“Is that?”
“Mmm hmm.”
“And are her-”
“Mmm hmm.”
Sharpay smirked behind her pink coffee mug as Kelsi walked passed them in a tight white shirt that showed off lots of cleavage and a short jean skirt.
No sooner had Kelsi walked past when Sharpay saw Chad enter the doorway. She saw the moment he saw Kelsi and saw the shock, anger and other emotions flash in his eyes. He stormed towards Kelsi, tugging his leather jacket off as he did.
“Kelsi,” he called and she cringed when she heard his voice. She hadn’t wanted to run in to him today, but she stopped anyway.
“Hey Chad,” she smiled, turning to look at her best friend.
“What are you wearing?” Chad asked, looking her up and down. “This isn’t you, Kels.”
“This is apparently what guys want,” Kelsi shrugged.
“Only jerks like Jason want this,” Chad stated. “Put this on.” He held out his jacket.
“I’m not wearing your jacket,” Kelsi shook her head. “I don’t need it.”
“Kels, believe me when I say dressing that way will only bring you attention that you don’t want,” Chad stated. “Just take it for later.”
“What if I do want the attention?” Kelsi asked him. “Did you ever think about that?”
“Since when?” Chad asked. “Two days ago you broke up with Jason because he wanted the two of you to have sex and you weren’t ready.”
“You’re looking hot, Kelsi,” a passing senior guy called out.
“Keep your eyes off her, Mitch,” Chad ordered. “All of you!” He turned and saw Kelsi had walked off. He ran after her and followed her up the stairs.
“If you’re stalking me, Chad, at least stop your sneakers from squeaking. It ruins the approach,” she sassed stopping on the landing of the stairs halfway between the first and second floors of the school.
“I’m not stalking you,” he stated. “I’m protecting you from the guys in our school who only have one thing on their minds.”
“And what would that be, Chad?” Kelsi asked. “That I’m sexy? That they want to date me? That Jason is an idiot for dumping a hot girl like me?” She shook her head. “I’m not the little girl next door anymore, Chad. I’m 18 years old, I’m a woman, in case you haven’t noticed.”
“I have noticed,” Chad stated. “All too well.”
“What is that supposed to mean?” Kelsi asked.
“I was telling the truth yesterday when I told Sharpay that I haven’t dated anybody because I’ve had my eye on a girl and she was in a relationship,” Chad told her. “That girl is you, Kelsi. I broke up with Taylor because I realized I was in love with you.”
“Yo- you’re in love with me?” Kelsi asked, staring at him in shock. Chad nodded. “But how? Why?”
“I don’t know how or why,” Chad shrugged. “I just am. I guess I first noticed it when you started dating Jason and I got jealous whenever I saw him hug you or hold your hand. It felt like he was butting in on my territory. You’re mine and I don’t want to share you anymore.”
“That doesn’t sound like love,” Kelsi stated. “That sounds like a little boy who doesn’t know how to share.”
“That’s what I thought, too,” he stated. “Then I started dating Taylor and every time I kissed her I realized that I wished it was you I was kissing.”
“Really?” Kelsi asked.
“Yeah,” Chad nodded. “It freaked me out at first, because we’re best friends. But I’ve had a lot of time to think about this and I think because we’re best friends that it will work between us.”
“What happens if we break up?” Kelsi asked him. “We’d lose over fifteen years of friendship.”
“I’m willing to risk it,” Chad stated. “Because I can’t see me ever getting over you.”
“Before I say yes, there’s something to we need to do,” Kelsi said.
“Anything,” Chad nodded.
Kelsi smiled and pushed him against the wall. She closed her eyes and kissed him, causing fireworks to go off in her head. She pulled back shyly and smiled as she took his leather coat from him and put it on.
“Is that a yes?” Chad called as he watched her go up the stairs.
“Yes,” Kelsi called back.
Chad smirked and he ran up the stairs after her. He grabbed her hand and spun her around so he could look at her. “Then as my first official act as your boyfriend, I want to ask you to prom,” he told her. “As our first date.”
“Ok,” Kelsi smiled.
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Saturday night, Kelsi paced in her living room in her sapphire blue strapless beaded bodice and beaded tulle skirt dress waiting for Chad to show up. Their mothers had been thrilled upon learning that Chad and Kelsi were not only going to prom together but dating. Apparently it had been a secret wish the two women had shared for years.
Kelsi froze when she heard the doorbell ring.
“Go upstairs,” her mother ordered. “You’re going to make a grand entrance.”
Kelsi rolled her eyes and went upstairs. From where she stood at the top of the stairs she could hear Chad and his parents talking with her mom and grandma.
“Alright, Kelsi, come on down, but slowly,” she heard her mom instruct.
Kelsi did as she was told and tried to smile as her mom took picture after picture of her coming down the stairs. Chad greeted her at the bottom of the stairs and her mom took nearly a hundred pictures of him putting her corsage on her wrist and her putting his boutnier on his tux. Another hundred pictures were taken with them posing for their parents, with their parents and by themselves.
“Fresh air, finally,” Chad cried as he and Kelsi finally escaped.
Kelsi chuckled as he breathed in and out deeply several times. “It wasn’t that bad, Chad,” she stated.
“You mean you can’t see all the little light speckles everywhere you look?” Chad asked.
“Come on,” Kelsi smiled. “I thought you said we have reservations.”
“We do,” Chad nodded. “And the others are probably waiting for us.”
He opened the car door for her then climbed in on the driver’s side. He drove them to the restaurant their friends were waiting at and they all enjoyed their meals. Then they headed to the venue where the prom was being held.
They dropped their stuff off at a table and Kelsi took a seat while Chad went to get them something to drink.
“Hi Kelsi,” she turned and found Jason standing behind her. “You look really pretty.”
“Thanks,” she replied.
“So you’re here with Chad?” He said.
“Yeah,” Kelsi nodded. “He’s my-”
“Get lost Jason,” Chad said from behind Kelsi.
“Chill out, Chad, I’m just trying to talk to her,” Jason replied. “I want to explain-”
“You had your chance to explain things,” Chad stated. “But it’s not my fault you didn’t explain them very well.” He wrapped sat down next to Kelsi. “You’re the idiot who broke up with her.”
“Don’t call me an idiot,” Jason said. “I’m armed with a brain and not afraid to use it.”
“Maybe you should use it more often,” Kelsi suggested as she stood up. “I’m with Chad now Jason, so please leave me alone.” She looked at Chad. “You wanna dance?”
Chad nodded and followed her out on to the dance floor.
“Alright, now I don’t usually do requests, but this guy named Chad talked to me a few minutes ago and told me he was on his first date with Kelsi and asked me to play “I Wanna Be” by Chris Brown,” the DJ said. “So this song goes out to Chad and Kelsi.”
Kelsi rested her head against Chad’s chest as they slowly swayed to Chris Brown’s love song about best friends becoming more.
A couple hours later, they said goodbye to their friends and drove home. He parked his car in his normal parking spot and killed the engine.
“I had a really good time tonight,” Kelsi smiled as she undid her seatbelt and turned to look at him.
“I did, too,” Chad grinned as he tapped his lemon-scented air freshener hanging from the review mirror. “Come on, I’ll walk you to the door.”
Kelsi smiled and waited for him to come around and let her out. After he did, they walked over to her house and onto the porch.
“I really wanna kiss you,” Chad confessed.
“What’s stopping you?” Kelsi asked him.
“The fact that if our mothers see they’ll probably start planning our wedding and name all of the kids we’d have,” he stated.
“I think they started planning our wedding the minute we told them we were dating,” Kelsi grinned.
“Your probably right,” Chad nodded. He looked at her eyes then down at her lips. “Oh what the hell.” He cupped her chin and kissed her.
“Guess you’re stuck with me for life then,” Kelsi giggled after they parted.
“Eh, there are worse things,” he shrugged as a grin spread across his face.
Story Index
Username: Capricornus152 @ ff.net
Couple: Chad & Kelsi
Rating: T
Quote: "I'm armed with a brain and not afraid to use it." or "If you're stalking me, Chad, at least stop your sneakers from squeaking. It ruins the approach."
Setting/Event: First date (asks in school)
Random Stuff:
- male possessiveness
- lemon-scented
- a leather jacket
I Wanna Be
Tear streamed down Kelsi Nielsen’s face as she sat on the curb in front of 7eleven. She knew she was probably ruining the skirt she had borrowed from her friend, but at that moment she didn’t care. Her brain was working over time still trying to comprehend what had happened in the last fifteen minutes.
She had been on a date with her boyfriend of six months Jason Cross and they had just finished eating dinner and were trying to figure out what to do next. She suggested a movie and he said he’d rather go to the ridge, the popular make out spot. When she declined he said the words she never thought she’d hear come out of his mouth.
“I think we should break up,” he said as he started his car.
He said it so casually that Kelsi thought she had misheard him at first. “You think we should break up?” He nodded. “What? But why?” She thought things were going great between the two of them.
“Why?” Jason repeated as if it was the most obvious thing. “Because things are going too slow.”
“What do you mean by too slow?” Kelsi asked. She had an idea of what he meant, but she was hoping she was wrong.
“We’ve been dating for six months, Kelsi,” he stated. “I should have at least gotten to second base by now.”
“You’re breaking up with me because I won’t let you feel me up?” Kelsi said as her suspicions were confirmed.
“You won’t let me do anything,” Jason stated. “And I know plenty of girls that will do anything I want them to do.”
“Pull over,” Kelsi told him.
Jason did as he was told and pulled into the the parking lot of 7eleven. He shut off the engine and took Kelsi’s hand. “I don’t want to break up with you, Kelsi,” he said. “I just need more from our relationship.”
Kelsi snatched her hand from his and slapped him across the face. She grabbed her purse and got out of the car.
“Where are you going?” He called.
“No where with you,” she snapped.
“Fine,” he shrugged. He started his car then drove off.
The squeal of squeaky breaks startled her out of her thoughts. Even with her eyes blurred with tears she knew her rescuer was here.
“Kelsi?” Chad Danforth said, his voice full of worry. “Are you ok? Where’s Jason?” Chad took her hand and helped her up then wrapped her in a hug.
“He broke up with me,” she choked out.
“He what?” Chad asked. “Why?”
Kelsi knew telling Chad the truth would cause problems between him and Jason, but at this point in time she didn’t care. Chad was her best friend first and she was number one in his heart.
“He said things were going too slow,” she told Chad. “That he needed more from our relationship.”
“More as in sex?” Chad asked. Kelsi nodded and Chad felt his blood boil. “What I get my -”
“Chad, can you just take me home?” Kelsi asked.
“Yeah, come on,” Chad nodded. He led her to his car and drove her home.
Home for both of them was a duplex a couple blocks from where they went to school at East High. Chad, his parents and his sister lived on one side and Kelsi, her grandma and her mom lived on the other. Their families had lived there for as long as Kelsi and Chad could remember and they had been best friends since they were little. Over the years, they had made other friends and done things separately, but they had always been each others number one.
When they got home, Chad walked Kelsi to her front door and gave her an extra tight hug. “Jason is an idiot,” he told her. “You’re too good for him.”
“Will you stay with me tonight?” Kelsi asked. “I don’t want to be alone.”
“Yeah, sure,” Chad nodded. He followed her inside and up to her room. He laid down on her bed as she went into the bathroom to change into her pajamas. When she came back in she turned off the light and laid down next to him. He wrapped a protective arm around her and let her cry herself to sleep.
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The next morning Kelsi awoke to the sound of giggling and shushing. Confused, she sat up in bed and pushed her curly hair out of her face before grabbing her glasses. Once she could see she was surprised to see her three female best friends standing in her bedroom.
“Good morning,” they greeted.
“What are you guys doing here?” Kelsi yawned. The last thing she remember was falling asleep in Chad’s arms.
“A little birdie told us what happened last night,” Taylor McKessie said. “How are you doing?”
“Alright, I guess,” Kelsi shrugged. “What exactly did Chad tell you guys?”
“That Jason broke up with you,” Sharpay Evans stated as she picked up the skirt that Kelsi had worn the night before. “What happened to my skirt?”
“Forget about the stupid skirt, Sharpay,” Gabriella Montez scolded. “Our friend had her heart broken.”
“I guess I can have daddy buy me a new one,” Sharpay muttered. “So why did el stupido break up with you?”
“Because I wouldn’t let him go past first base,” Kelsi sighed.
“No wonder Chad sounded like he wanted to kill Jason,” Taylor shook her head.
“That makes two of us,” Gabriella stated. “Boys can be stupid.”
“Even the perfect Troy Bolton?” Taylor teased.
“Troy is far from perfect, believe me,” Gabriella rolled her eyes. “But we’re getting off topic.”
“Seriously,” Sharpay stated. “Some of us don’t want to hear about your perfect relationship, Gabriella.”
“I’m declaring today a no guy day,” Taylor said. “Text Zeke and Troy and I’ll text Ryan. After that we’ll have no contact with any guys for the rest of the day.”
“Does that include me?” The four girls turned to find Chad standing in the doorway. “How you doin’, Kels?”
“Yes, that does include you,” Taylor said to her ex-boyfriend.
“Well, then, I guess you guys don’t get the ice cream I brought over,” Chad smirked. “I guess I’ll have to go back to my-”
“You can help us eat the ice cream, but then you’re gone,” Taylor told him.
“I thought you’d see it my way,” Chad smiled as he came into the room and sat down next to Kelsi on her bed. “So how’s Ryan, Tay? Did he ask you to prom yet?”
“You’re such a girl, Chad Danforth,” Sharpay shook her head as she took the pint of ice cream from his outstretched hand. “You’re always digging for the latest gossip.”
“I was just asking a question,” Chad stated as he gave Taylor and Gabriella their ice cream.
“Then how about you tell us why you and Taylor really broke up,” Sharpay suggested.
“There’s nothing to tell,” Chad stated. “We went out a couple times, decided we were better off friends and here we are.”
“Nothing is that cut and dry, is it, Gabs?” Sharpay asked.
“I think it is in this case,” Gabriella shrugged.
“Oh, come on, don’t you want to know if there is some big secret between the two of them?” Sharpay asked. “I mean, Chad hasn’t a girlfriend since he and Taylor broke up. That has to mean something.”
“It means you’re nosy and you spend too much time worrying about other people instead of yourself,” Chad muttered.
“Or it means your secret is that you’re gay,” Sharpay stated, causing Chad to choke on his ice cream.
“You think I’m gay?” He said, staring at her in shock.
“It’s a logical conclusion,” Sharpay shrugged. “You haven’t dated anybody since Taylor and before her you dated a bunch of girls casually.”
“Did it ever cross your mind that maybe I have my eye on a girl and she hasn’t been available until now?” Chad asked. He mentally kicked himself as he realized what he had said. He glanced at Taylor who was smirking into her cup of ice cream before he looked at Kelsi and was relieved to see that his words hadn’t caught her attention. “I’m going to go. I’ll call you later, Kels.”
“I’ll walk you out,” Taylor offered. “I need to talk to you anyway.” She followed Chad downstairs and they stepped out side. “You can’t tell her yet, Chad.”
“I know,” he sighed. “It’s just that I’ve been waiting so long to tell her.”
“I know you have,” Taylor smiled. “You know what you should do? You should ask her to prom. I know she was planning on going with Jason and she already has a dress.”
“You think she’d still want to go?” He asked.
“What girl wants to miss their senior prom?” She asked then laughed when he stared at her blankly. “No girl does. Now go get yourself a tux and call Kelsi tonight.”
When Taylor got back to Kelsi’s room she found Sharpay digging through Kelsi’s closet and Kelsi was nowhere to be seen. “Where’s Kelsi?” She asked.
“She’s showering,” Gabriella replied. “We’ve decided we’re going to go to the mall for awhile and do a little retail therapy.”
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That night as Kelsi was climbing into bed she heard two swift knocks on the wall that separated her and Chad’s bedrooms. Smiling, she knocked back then grabbed her cell phone as it started to ring.
“Did you have fun today?” Chad asked her.
“Oh yeah, because shopping with Sharpay is relaxing,” Kelsi shook her head. “What did you do today?”
“Played basketball with Troy, Zeke and Jason,” Chad said.
“You didn’t hurt Jason too bad did you?” Kelsi asked.
“No, we’re in the middle of baseball season, we need him,” Chad said. “But I think he thinks I’m going to beat him up, so he’s afraid to sit near me.”
“What did Zeke and Troy say?” Kelsi asked.
“I told them he broke up with you, I didn’t tell them why,” Chad replied. “But yeah, they told him he was stupid because you’re a great girl.”
“Thanks,” Kelsi smiled.
“No prob,” he said.
The line went quiet for several minutes and he tried to figure out how to ask her to prom. He didn’t want her to feel obligated to say yes to him asking her to prom, but he didn’t want her to say no.
“Hey Chad, Sharpay’s calling me, so I’ll talk to you tomorrow ok?” Kelsi said.
“Uh yeah,” Chad nodded. “Do you want a ride to school?”
“No, Sharpay said she’d take me,” Kelsi replied. “Night.”
“Hey Shar,” she greeted after clicking over to Sharpay. “What’s up?”
“I’ve been thinking about what you said about getting back at Jason for breaking up with you because you wouldn’t have sex with him,” Sharpay said. “And I think I’ve figured out what you can do.”
“Do tell,” Kelsi said.
“It’d be better if I could show you,” Sharpay stated. “Do you think your mom would let you stay the night tonight?”
“I can ask,” Kelsi replied.
“Great, call me back,” Sharpay said before hanging up.
Ten minutes later, Kelsi was waiting for Sharpay to come pick her up. When her friend got there, Kelsi climbed into the front seat and asked, “So what’s the plan?”
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The next morning, Sharpay entered the building before Kelsi and smiled as she stopped to greet her boyfriend Zeke Baylor in front of his locker where he was handing with Troy and Jason.
“Morning,” she smiled. She greeted Zeke with a kiss then smiled at Troy and ignored Jason completely. “Where’s Chad?”
“He’s somewhere,” Zeke replied. He started to smile at Sharpay but something behind her caught his attention. He slapped Troy’s arm.
“What?” Troy asked. He looked where Zeke was pointing and his eyes grew wide and he slapped Jason’s arm.
“Is that?”
“Mmm hmm.”
“And are her-”
“Mmm hmm.”
Sharpay smirked behind her pink coffee mug as Kelsi walked passed them in a tight white shirt that showed off lots of cleavage and a short jean skirt.
No sooner had Kelsi walked past when Sharpay saw Chad enter the doorway. She saw the moment he saw Kelsi and saw the shock, anger and other emotions flash in his eyes. He stormed towards Kelsi, tugging his leather jacket off as he did.
“Kelsi,” he called and she cringed when she heard his voice. She hadn’t wanted to run in to him today, but she stopped anyway.
“Hey Chad,” she smiled, turning to look at her best friend.
“What are you wearing?” Chad asked, looking her up and down. “This isn’t you, Kels.”
“This is apparently what guys want,” Kelsi shrugged.
“Only jerks like Jason want this,” Chad stated. “Put this on.” He held out his jacket.
“I’m not wearing your jacket,” Kelsi shook her head. “I don’t need it.”
“Kels, believe me when I say dressing that way will only bring you attention that you don’t want,” Chad stated. “Just take it for later.”
“What if I do want the attention?” Kelsi asked him. “Did you ever think about that?”
“Since when?” Chad asked. “Two days ago you broke up with Jason because he wanted the two of you to have sex and you weren’t ready.”
“You’re looking hot, Kelsi,” a passing senior guy called out.
“Keep your eyes off her, Mitch,” Chad ordered. “All of you!” He turned and saw Kelsi had walked off. He ran after her and followed her up the stairs.
“If you’re stalking me, Chad, at least stop your sneakers from squeaking. It ruins the approach,” she sassed stopping on the landing of the stairs halfway between the first and second floors of the school.
“I’m not stalking you,” he stated. “I’m protecting you from the guys in our school who only have one thing on their minds.”
“And what would that be, Chad?” Kelsi asked. “That I’m sexy? That they want to date me? That Jason is an idiot for dumping a hot girl like me?” She shook her head. “I’m not the little girl next door anymore, Chad. I’m 18 years old, I’m a woman, in case you haven’t noticed.”
“I have noticed,” Chad stated. “All too well.”
“What is that supposed to mean?” Kelsi asked.
“I was telling the truth yesterday when I told Sharpay that I haven’t dated anybody because I’ve had my eye on a girl and she was in a relationship,” Chad told her. “That girl is you, Kelsi. I broke up with Taylor because I realized I was in love with you.”
“Yo- you’re in love with me?” Kelsi asked, staring at him in shock. Chad nodded. “But how? Why?”
“I don’t know how or why,” Chad shrugged. “I just am. I guess I first noticed it when you started dating Jason and I got jealous whenever I saw him hug you or hold your hand. It felt like he was butting in on my territory. You’re mine and I don’t want to share you anymore.”
“That doesn’t sound like love,” Kelsi stated. “That sounds like a little boy who doesn’t know how to share.”
“That’s what I thought, too,” he stated. “Then I started dating Taylor and every time I kissed her I realized that I wished it was you I was kissing.”
“Really?” Kelsi asked.
“Yeah,” Chad nodded. “It freaked me out at first, because we’re best friends. But I’ve had a lot of time to think about this and I think because we’re best friends that it will work between us.”
“What happens if we break up?” Kelsi asked him. “We’d lose over fifteen years of friendship.”
“I’m willing to risk it,” Chad stated. “Because I can’t see me ever getting over you.”
“Before I say yes, there’s something to we need to do,” Kelsi said.
“Anything,” Chad nodded.
Kelsi smiled and pushed him against the wall. She closed her eyes and kissed him, causing fireworks to go off in her head. She pulled back shyly and smiled as she took his leather coat from him and put it on.
“Is that a yes?” Chad called as he watched her go up the stairs.
“Yes,” Kelsi called back.
Chad smirked and he ran up the stairs after her. He grabbed her hand and spun her around so he could look at her. “Then as my first official act as your boyfriend, I want to ask you to prom,” he told her. “As our first date.”
“Ok,” Kelsi smiled.
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Saturday night, Kelsi paced in her living room in her sapphire blue strapless beaded bodice and beaded tulle skirt dress waiting for Chad to show up. Their mothers had been thrilled upon learning that Chad and Kelsi were not only going to prom together but dating. Apparently it had been a secret wish the two women had shared for years.
Kelsi froze when she heard the doorbell ring.
“Go upstairs,” her mother ordered. “You’re going to make a grand entrance.”
Kelsi rolled her eyes and went upstairs. From where she stood at the top of the stairs she could hear Chad and his parents talking with her mom and grandma.
“Alright, Kelsi, come on down, but slowly,” she heard her mom instruct.
Kelsi did as she was told and tried to smile as her mom took picture after picture of her coming down the stairs. Chad greeted her at the bottom of the stairs and her mom took nearly a hundred pictures of him putting her corsage on her wrist and her putting his boutnier on his tux. Another hundred pictures were taken with them posing for their parents, with their parents and by themselves.
“Fresh air, finally,” Chad cried as he and Kelsi finally escaped.
Kelsi chuckled as he breathed in and out deeply several times. “It wasn’t that bad, Chad,” she stated.
“You mean you can’t see all the little light speckles everywhere you look?” Chad asked.
“Come on,” Kelsi smiled. “I thought you said we have reservations.”
“We do,” Chad nodded. “And the others are probably waiting for us.”
He opened the car door for her then climbed in on the driver’s side. He drove them to the restaurant their friends were waiting at and they all enjoyed their meals. Then they headed to the venue where the prom was being held.
They dropped their stuff off at a table and Kelsi took a seat while Chad went to get them something to drink.
“Hi Kelsi,” she turned and found Jason standing behind her. “You look really pretty.”
“Thanks,” she replied.
“So you’re here with Chad?” He said.
“Yeah,” Kelsi nodded. “He’s my-”
“Get lost Jason,” Chad said from behind Kelsi.
“Chill out, Chad, I’m just trying to talk to her,” Jason replied. “I want to explain-”
“You had your chance to explain things,” Chad stated. “But it’s not my fault you didn’t explain them very well.” He wrapped sat down next to Kelsi. “You’re the idiot who broke up with her.”
“Don’t call me an idiot,” Jason said. “I’m armed with a brain and not afraid to use it.”
“Maybe you should use it more often,” Kelsi suggested as she stood up. “I’m with Chad now Jason, so please leave me alone.” She looked at Chad. “You wanna dance?”
Chad nodded and followed her out on to the dance floor.
“Alright, now I don’t usually do requests, but this guy named Chad talked to me a few minutes ago and told me he was on his first date with Kelsi and asked me to play “I Wanna Be” by Chris Brown,” the DJ said. “So this song goes out to Chad and Kelsi.”
Kelsi rested her head against Chad’s chest as they slowly swayed to Chris Brown’s love song about best friends becoming more.
A couple hours later, they said goodbye to their friends and drove home. He parked his car in his normal parking spot and killed the engine.
“I had a really good time tonight,” Kelsi smiled as she undid her seatbelt and turned to look at him.
“I did, too,” Chad grinned as he tapped his lemon-scented air freshener hanging from the review mirror. “Come on, I’ll walk you to the door.”
Kelsi smiled and waited for him to come around and let her out. After he did, they walked over to her house and onto the porch.
“I really wanna kiss you,” Chad confessed.
“What’s stopping you?” Kelsi asked him.
“The fact that if our mothers see they’ll probably start planning our wedding and name all of the kids we’d have,” he stated.
“I think they started planning our wedding the minute we told them we were dating,” Kelsi grinned.
“Your probably right,” Chad nodded. He looked at her eyes then down at her lips. “Oh what the hell.” He cupped her chin and kissed her.
“Guess you’re stuck with me for life then,” Kelsi giggled after they parted.
“Eh, there are worse things,” he shrugged as a grin spread across his face.
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