Hey guys! It's me AGAIN! You all wanted a sequel so you're going to get it. I'm glad you all loved 'In Need Of A Saviour' lol don't worry, no deaths in this one.

This is called 'Are We Meant To Love?'

Summary: Corbin, Tays and Chad's son and Lucy, Gabi's and Troy's daughter have always felt that spark there. Best friends since they were babies! Corbin is on a mission to win Lucy's heart…but when he hurts her…will he ever manage to win it over?

Chapter 1 – Friends Or More?

"CORBIN! I WILL NOT CALL YOU AGAIN! YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE!" Taylor Danforth screamed to her sixteen year old son who was busy looking for his basketball in his bedroom.

"I'll be down soon Mom. Wait there!" Corbin complained angrily.

At that precise moment, the young and beautiful Lucy Michelle Bolton walked into the Danforth's house and found Auntie Taylor screaming to her son by the stairs.

Taylor giggled and held up a finger, "Watch this, it's a new trick." She said to Lucy.

She readied herself before yelling, "Fine! I'm sure some other boy can take Lucy to school. I'll phone her and tell her you're going to be late."

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

With that Corbin came bounding down the stairs, his dark brown afro bouncing all over the place. He caught sight of his best friend in front of him and froze.

"Damn it Mom!" He snarled at her and Taylor made to smack him across the head, he ducked reasonably quick under her swift movements.

"We're leaving." He called and he and Lucy left, their bags slung over their shoulder and laughter ringing from their mouths.

Taylor shook her head smiled, "When are they ever going to learn?" She asked herself before she continued through her days work.

"SO…you're coming over to watch a movie tonight, right?" Corbin asked hopefully.

"Maybe, what are we watching?" Lucy asked, Corbin very much looked like his father, Chad with his wild hair and his dashing smile. But he had his mother's eyes and nose and her very gentle nature, though sometimes Chad's obnoxiousness shone through. He was very handsome and muscular.

"I don't mind, I've got the new Harry Potter film! We could watch that!" He said brightly, he was so eager to please Lucy and she loved Harry Potter.

"Sure! Hey, my arms are hurting; will you carry my books please?" Lucy asked gently.

"No way, you made me do that last week." Corbin said shaking his head.

"Please Corbie, 'Lucy asked batting her eyelashes, "Please."

At the sound of his nickname, which only Lucy called him, Corbin fell apart and melted. You see, Corbin was madly, passionately and desperately in love with Lucy Bolton. His best friend. He'd always wanted to date her but there was a little problem called the 'Status Quo' everyone in school knew Corbin and Lucy were friends so they hardly spoke in school unless it was important. Everyone put up with it because Corbin was a jock and no – one would question him. The other jocks had threatened him with his reputation, saying if ever decided to date Lucy then he could kiss goodbye to his popularity. That's where Chad and Corbin were very alike.

"Okay, hand them over!" Corbin chuckled and he was passed four books and he took them in his hands and smiled down on his best friend.

He couldn't believe how wonderfully beautiful Lucy was. She had her mother's soft curled hair but it had lightened as she had gotten older and was a mix between her mother and father's colour. A light brown. (this can actually happen, my sisters hair was ginger when she was a baby and then it went blonde, same with me, I had blonde hair when I was a baby and it went brown. Mad huh?) She had her father's eyes, rich ultramarine gems and bold and defiant. She had her mother's elegant dainty nose, so perfect and round. Her body was sleek and desirable. If it wasn't for the fact that everyone knew she was a nerd, she would've been considered a popular!

Just looking at her brought him back to the day they almost kissed…

………Flashback………

They had been thirteen at the time and Corbin had never kissed a girl! He was always curious and wanted, like the other boys, to have experience with things like that. They were sitting in the park and he watched, riveted as Lucy got absorbed in her book. Their parents were off somewhere with their other auntie's and uncles having a picnic. They had managed to sneak off, abandoning their siblings with their parents. They had even managed to avoid their older, protective cousin, Damien's stare.

"Do you know what kissing's like?" He mused.

Lucy's head snapped up from her book and she looked at her best friend with confusion.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Have you ever…kissed anyone before?" He asked.

She shook her head and blushed.

"Oh…me either." Corbin replied.

They sat in an uncomfortable silence and Corbin sat closer to her, it was darker under the trees. They wouldn't be seen and they were alone…

"Do…do you want to try?" He suddenly asked.

"Kissing? Uh…Corbie…we can't kiss…we're best friends." Lucy protested incredulously.

Corbin was determined that his first kiss should be with Lucy, he was besotted with her. He didn't want his first kiss to be with anyone else, he had dreamt of kissing Lucy!

"Well that's exactly why we should! We should practice on each other so then…so then when we're with someone really special, 'He regretted even saying that, but he knew Lucy didn't feel what he felt for her, he didn't want her to feel awkward around him, "we'll know what to do and then we won't feel stupid."

He saw Lucy blush a little and he smiled softly, "Do you think we should?" She whispered.

"Well it can't hurt to try can it?" He asked brightly.

Lucy shook her head and then said timidly as she placed her book beside her on the grass, "But Corbie, I don't know how." She said softly.

Corbin felt himself blush, "Well we've seen it on TV right? And YUK! We've seen our parents do it. We should just…do what we saw."

"All of it?" Lucy gasped, thinking about a lot more than just kissing, she wasn't ready for anything more! She had accidentally once, walked in on her parents doing something that youngsters weren't supposed to see. She had sneaked away before her parents had even noticed her and she had never mentioned it to anyone except Corbin.

"NO! Just the kissing part!" Corbin said quickly, he felt a blush creep over his dark skin.

"O…okay." Lucy said.

Corbin felt his stomach flutter excitedly.

"Right, so I tilt my head to the left and you the right!" He told her.

"My right?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah and then you put your hands in my hair and I put mine around your neck…maybe we should do that now?" He said and Lucy lifted her trembling hands into his wild hair and he put his hands around her neck.

"And…then we just…put our tongues in each others mouths too." He said trying to hide his eagerness.

"I can't do that! You have spit!" Lucy said pulling away looking disgusted.

"Yeah but that's what they do. It's not dirty." Corbin explained.

"I…I guess." Lucy stammered and she put her hands back into Corbin's hair and he placed his hands back around her neck. They both tilted their heads and their lips were coming closer and closer to one another.

BUMP! Their noses collided together and they both pulled away holding them.

"Ouch! That hurt." Corbin said.

"You're telling me, 'Lucy laughed, "Is that supposed to happen?"

"No! Their just supposed to touch." He said.

"Okay, well we'd better try again then. Try not to hit my nose again." She said running a hand nervously through her brown locks.

"Sorry." Corbin said and they resumed their positions and once again their lips were almost touching again.

Their lips were almost touching when suddenly, "CORBIN! LUCY!" They turned their heads and found Damien looking at them.

"What are you two doing?" He asked frowning.

They yanked themselves from each other and blushed, "Nothing." Lucy muttered.

"Well come on, Mom say's you're going to be in trouble if you keep wandering. And Auntie Gabi isn't impressed with you Lucy. Come on." He said and he walked off leaving Corbin and Lucy blushing at each other.

"Should we –" Lucy began.

"No, we'd better get going, sounds like my Mom and yours is going to have a fit if we're away any longer." Corbin said.

Lucy started to walk off and was just out of the trees. Corbin watched her go before he picked up her book and darted after her. They turned to look at each other and Lucy had smiled and said softly, "I don't think we should try and kiss again! Maybe it is better if we just save it for that special person. They'll understand if they like us enough, right?"

Corbin nodded dejectedly and they walked off together…slowly following Damien, three days later…Corbin kissed Sarah Rodgers and he hated it because it wasn't Lucy…

………End Of Flashback………

"Are you alright Corbie, you're quiet?" Lucy asked bringing Corbin out of his reverie.

"Oh yeah, yeah I'm cool. Come on, we're going to be late if we keep dawdling." He laughed and they walked faster glancing at each other occasionally.

LUCY was on her way to see Corbin. It was nearing the end of the school day and she was so happy. She knew she shouldn't go and see him but she wanted to tell him the good news. She had won the lead in the school Musical. Corbin had told her that no matter what or where they were, he wanted her to tell him if she got the lead and she was just so pleased.

She really wished that when she told him, he'd give her one of his famous Corbie cuddles. She loved them! You see, Lucy had been in love with Corbin for so long she could hardly recall when she had realised it. She always loved the stories her mother used to tell her, like when they were little, old enough to crawl, Gabriella and Taylor had found them sitting under the bed babbling to one another. Apparently, they were inseparable even as babies. Corbin always tried to be there for her, especially when she was upset. She knew she had a twin once but he had never made it into the world. Her mother's cruel ex was violent and caused a lot of trouble in the family. Even though Richard Sullivan was dead, he still haunted Lucy's dreams. Corbin often held her tight, clinging to her as she sobbed into his chest. He was her protector!

She dodged her 'cousin' sort of, Auntie Sharpay's and Uncle Zeke's daughter, Mindy and called down to her, "Sorry can't talk! I'll see you at the family barbeque next week."

And Mindy laughed and waved to her.

Lucy had lots of Auntie's and Uncles and cousins though she didn't know why. They weren't really related; she had Uncle Zeke and Auntie Sharpay and their children, Damien and Mindy. She had Uncle Jason and Auntie Kelsi and their child, a daughter, Amber, and Uncle Chad and Auntie Taylor and their children, Corbin, Mathew and Kia. She also had a great Uncle Ryan and Auntie Mina and they had a son, Raymond. The only one Lucy refused to call her cousin was Corbin, because she was so desperately in love with him and she didn't want to be in love with her cousin. He wasn't after all, they weren't even blood related, to any of them actually. They were just all good friends. Lucy's thoughts turned to her brother and sister. Leo and Hannah! They were sweethearts though their sometimes annoyed her to no end…

She came to the basketball courts where Corbin and his pig headed friends were hanging out and she froze when she heard their conversation…

"LOOK! I like her, she's a good friend, can't you guys just put up with her?" Corbin asked as he made another basket again.

"She's a freak! She likes maths! Who likes maths and what's up with that Musical thing she's trying out for? She can't even sing!" A boy named Alex queried.

Corbin didn't reply, Alex was an idiot. Lucy had the most heavenly voice, so strong and sweet. If she got the part in the Musical, she deserved it!

"Why do you even hang out with her anyway? Is her Daddy paying you to?" Alex said in a baby voice.

Everyone knew that The Bolton's were the wealthiest family in Albuquerque. Neither Lucy or her family made a big deal about it, Lucy hated all the wealth though she did enjoy the family holidays and so did Corbin. He loved walking on the beach with Lucy and playing volleyball with Lucy and splashing…wait he was getting caught up!

Suddenly every eye was on Corbin and he felt the pressure build up! He'd have to lie!

"Look, she's just some stupid girl. My family knows her family and that's it. I just hang out with her when I'm bored. She means nothing and gosh you're right, have you heard her singing, its terrible. I fake enjoyment every time she's singing." He said, he felt terrible, he was so glad Lucy wasn't listening to this.

"Dude, why don't you just tell her to get lost?" One of the boys asked.

"Yeah, she helps me with my homework. She even finishes bits off for me when I can't get it. Do you think I'm going to stop that? Thanks to that, I'm getting 'A's' and 'B's' for that! Would you stop using her?" Corbin lied.

"Um…Corbin, you'd better turn around!" One of them said softly and Corbin turned and saw the most down heartening image he had ever come across. An image that broke his heart.

There Lucy stood, tears running down her cheeks, her face red with embarrassment and a script in her hands with the words 'The King And I' And then Corbin realised why she was there. She had won the lead in the Musical.

"Oh Luc, Luc I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that!" He said softly.

"It's alright…I…I understand, 'Lucy sobbed, ignoring his tender words, he always called her 'Luc' when he was sorry or when he was trying to be endearing, "I'll stay out of your way."

"No! I don't want you to." Corbin said walking forward as the guys laughed at their situation.

"I guess you're not interested if I tell you I won the lead in the Musical." Lucy sobbed and she dashed away dropping her script on the floor and not bothering to come and pick it back up.

Corbin picked up the script and swore under his breath. He chased after her but Lucy was gone and he felt his heart sink in his chest.

He flipped through the pages of her script, "She's Anna! She got the lead!" He snarled and he walked back to the guys feeling downhearted and sick…what had he done?

HE knocked the door frantically and he could hear soft sobs of protest outside the Bolton's. A moment later Gabriella answered the door and he saw a slumped version of Lucy walking slowly up the stairs.

"Auntie Gabi! I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have said what I said. Can't I just apologise to her?" He asked hopefully.

Gabriella smiled sadly, "I'm sorry Corbin. Lucy's upset. I think you'd just better leave it."

"But… LUCY! LUCY! I'm sorry Luc! He called as he heard Lucy's door close behind her.

"Corbin come back when she's feeling better sweetie. I guarantee you she'll listen. She's too soft with you." Gabriella said smiling gently.

"I am sorry Auntie Gabi! I really am." Corbin said truthfully.

"I know you are sweetheart. She'll come around I promise. Now, I think you'd better go home. I actually don't want your Uncle to hear about this." Gabriella said looking around nervously.

"How come?" Corbin asked.

"You know he's very protective over the kids, especially Lucy. He won't be too impressed if he finds out she's upset." Gabriella explained.

"Oh! Well…tell Lucy I'll see her soon." Corbin said.

"Okay, see you at the barbeque next week." Gabriella said waving smiling.

Corbin waved and walked home feeling sulky and low. He turned back once to see Lucy's little sister Hannah waving to him through the window. He'd hurt the girl he loved and he no longer wanted to do that! He had to make things better! He just had to!

There you go, I thought that went great, I think this is only going to be a three shot though I'm not sure yet. Do you think Corbin and Lucy are cute? And they totally love each other. I was quite pleased with the flashback; tell me what you thought of it. xoxMusicalxox/ Si xx