Chapter 1

Summary; Troy and Gabriella are just friends and at college together.

-Wednesday_

It had started off a wonderful day for Troy Bolton. The sun was shining, he'd settled into college and had his best friends there with him, what could be better?

"Hey Wildcat" Gabriella said approaching infront of him, with a huge smile on her face.

"Hey Montez" He replied, pleased to see her. As always. He'd be in love with her for so long, not that he'd admit that to anyone.

They stood there smiling at each other for what seemed forever but was only for a brief second until interrupted by his phone.

"Stay right here, I should take this" Troy said sighing, he walked off as he answered his phone.

"Hello?"

"Troy!" His Aunt had yelled down the phone to him, he pulled the phone away from his ear.

"Ouch, not so loud! Anyway what's up?"

"I have called you because I haven't seen you at any of the family reunions in the past three years! So this year I would very much like you to be there, your grandparents are getting older and they ask where you are every year!"

"Fine, I promise I'll be there, when is it?" He sighed, not wanting to disappoint his Auntie Nina.

"This weekend, sorry for such the short notice, I had to search everywhere for your number. Make sure you bring someone this year, I know you will have someone's heart" His Aunt said, without getting a chance to reply she hung up quickly, leaving Troy staring at his phone in disbelief.

He made his way back to Gabriella still looking shocked.

"What's up Wildcat?" Gabriella was now concerned.

"Huh? What? Who said anything was wrong?" Troy stuttered.

"Well the look on your face says it all!" Gabriella giggled for a moment.

"I have to go to a stupid family reunion this weekend, even worse that I have to bring someone, yet I have no idea who" He sighed agitatedly.

"I see the problem, so what are you going to do?" Gabriella said now concerned, she longed for Tony to take her but she doubted it would even cross his mind.

"Well there is someone I could ask" Gabriella's heart sank.

"Well ask her then" She replied bluntly.

"Gabriella, do you think you could accompany me this weekend and pretend to be my girlfriend, pretty please?" He said batting his eyelashes and flashing her his best smile.

"I'd love too" She now felt as if she was on Cloud nine.

"Great, well uh we leave Friday morning, so if you want you could stay at mine tonight, that's if you want it saves driving over to yours and picking you up early and its -

She cut him off.

"Sure Troy, I'll see you Thursday night". With that she walked off smiling to herself, little did she know that this weekend would change everything.

-THURSDAY NIGHT-

Gabriella stopped packing and started to worry"What if they don't like me? What if I let Troy down, this could all go so wrong". She then shook her head and muttered to herself" It'll all be fine". With that she began to pack again.

She packed a few more dresses and girly things than she normally would because even though it was not for real she wanted to make an impression and also make Troy look good too. After that she headed to Troy's. This weekend was going to be a very exciting long bumpy road with the Bolton's.