Me and My PlayMaker (Chyan)

Bottling up feelings

Kelsey would be lying if she said she hadn't been the slightest bit relieved upon hearing about the Chad/Taylor break up.

Not just because she was sick of the longing looks Ryan would give Chad and vise versa, but also because the thought of the adorable, chocolate-skinned brainiac known as Taylor, being single, wasn't completely terrible.

So here she was, hidden behind a corner in East High, approximately two hours after school had ended.

It wasn't completely abnormal for Kels to be seen at school after-hours, but this was different from the afternoons she spent helping her favorite teachers for extra credit. Tonight, Kelsey was on a mission.

The rest of the Wild Cats wouldn't have to go any longer watching Chad and Ryan pine after each other with out doing anything about it, not if she had anything to say about it.

It was a bit of a bizarre plan, something that resembled one of Sharpay's schemes. But this was different, this was for good. Not selfish reasons.

Kelsey then thought about Taylor again and smiled.

Okay, maybe partially selfish reasons.

Kelsey wasn't given enough time to dwell on it, as she was snapped out of her thoughts from a loud, lonely sound of sneakers being dragged against the shiny tiled floors of East High.

  Quickly, the small girl jumped up from her hiding spot, straightened (A/N: LMAO ME TOO) her outfit, and casually set herself up against one of the lockers that lined a main hall of East High, the one that Chad would no doubt be walking down to exit the school through the car garage, to hitch a ride with one of the engineer kids.

Saying that Kelsey did her research was an understatement.

Eventually, the Afro-headed wild cat came into view, looking mildly flustered and completely consumed in his own world, so much so that it took until Kelsey cleared her throat for him to notice her.

He furrowed his eyebrows and started walking down to where the lone piano player was, looking unnatural in her trying-to-be-casual-and-cool position.

'This is it.'
Kelsey thought to herself,
'No going back now.'

The girl gulped, she had put a lot of effort into this plan, and had a lot riding on it. She tried to remind herself that it was for not only her friends, but herself.

"Kelsey?" Chad inquired, and she confirmed with a small nod, which was followed by a forced smile.

"H-hey Chad." She squeaked, then cleared her throat. It was game time.

"You ok? What're you doing in the dark, Kels?" Chas chuckled, clearly confused and unsure.

  "I'm good!" The shorter brunette assured, "I was just waiting for you to come out, to- uh- y'know... talk."

Now it was Chad's turn to be nervous. He had a feeling he knew where this was going.

    "Oh- uh, ok." The boy hesitated before sitting against the lockers Kelsey was standing next to, the girl following suit. "What about, exactly?" Chad specified once they were settled.

"Well, you know, the break up.." Kelsey stated, but hesitated when seeing Chad's face full of regret. "O-or just life in general! That's cool, too." She assured quickly, earning a small smile from her companion.