I do not personally know, nor have met any of the members from the HSM cast. This is my first piece of writing on fanfic; please enjoy.

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Chapter 1

Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep... The sound of a loud, annoying alarm clock rang in Gabriella's head. The clock read 6 AM.

"Ugh…" she said as she crawled out of her sheets and stretched her arms. She sat up in her bed and looked out the window of her 18th floor apartment room in the center of Manhattan. Yes, Manhattan, New York.

She smiled as the sun shone on her face. 'Another beautiful day,' she thought.

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"ROCKETS, ROCKETS, ROCKETS," the crowd chanted when the Houston Rockets' MVP basketball player, Troy Bolton, made the final basket as the buzzer rang, making the score 67-69.

"BOLTON DOES IT AGAIN," his team mates cheered, carrying him into the locker rooms.

Troy and his team mates took showers and changed, getting ready to go out and celebrate their victory. Troy had separated from his high school basketball team, his college basketball team, and was now a part an NBA team. He missed his old basketball buds, especially Chad, Zeke, and Jason.

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"For the month of September, STAR Magazine's concept will follow along the lines of Fall styles and 'back to school'. To start off…" STAR Magazine's assistant manager, second chair, total drama-queen, 100 perfectionist, Christine Russo rambled on about preparing for next month's magazine.

Gabriella played with her pen and doodled on the paper laid in front of her.

'Another boring meeting, no new ideas. What in the world is the point of her telling us what to do…' Gabriella thought, sitting in her regular meeting seat.

"As you know, going back to school means new experiences and opening doors for teens so we need to brainstorm ideas that will capture their attention. 98 of STAR Magazine readers range between the ages of 8 and 24. You ladies don't know the first thing about working in this office in this company," Christine rambled on, "Do you ladies even deserve the job? Miss Gabriella Montez, it would be nice of you to join us. Excuse me? Excuse me Miss Montez."

Gabriella sat up in her chair, waking up from her day dreams, "Yes. I'm here," she said. Her cheeks turned a light shade of red with embarrassment.

Christine checked her watch and said, "Ladies, you're dismissed," as she rolled her eyes and stomped out of the room in her $600 Jimmy Choo designer heels.

"What a total bitch. 'Do you even deserve the job ladies,' Gabriella's co-worker, Jessica mimicked. Gabriella couldn't help but laugh. She was used to being fired at by Christine. Christine had something to say about everything and everyone. It was something Gabriella had to deal with to keep her dream job as a magazine writer and editor.

Gabriella walked back to her desk next to the window, just as she requested when she first started working two summers ago. It was the last time she saw Troy Bolton, the guy she longed to see again, even if it was just one more time.

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Flashback

"Troy! Stop it! You watch it, I'll get you back," Gabriella squealed when Troy splashed water at her.

It was the first month of summer and the gang had all decided to take a vacation to the beach side after their last year of college. They had kept in touch and were excited to see one another again.

They days and night went by quickly and soon, the week was over. The friends were feeling glum and definitely did not want to leave each other.

"Gabriella wait," Troy said before Gabriella left. "I know after today, we won't be seeing each other in a while, since you're leaving to New York soon. But I want you to remember me… please."

He reached into his pocket and took out something. He took her hand in his and slipped a silver ring on her finger.

Gabriella looked up at him as his eyes met hers. He leaned in to give her a kiss on the lips. He pulled back and looked to read her eyes; they gave him permission to kiss her again. He deepened the kiss until he felt a tear roll down Gabriella's face. He wiped her tears and promised, "This won't be the last time we see each other."

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Troy was getting ready to head out. He got home late with the guys last night and he was feeling pretty tired.

He took his car out and went to the Houston Cafe. After a 5 minute wait, a tan, pretty girl came in and said, "Hey Troy. Sorry I'm late," she smiled.

"That's alright," Troy said, giving her a kiss.

It was his girlfriend.

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I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Just an introduction on what Troy and Gabriella are doing. This is no doubt, a Troyella, for all you Troyella lovers :). Voice your opinion, R&R.