Hola! Sooooo, this is my first EVER fanfic & I am super excited! I didn't have time to edit it so be nice with grammer mistakes! :/ Kay I'll stop bothering you! Enjoy the first chapter!

Chapter 1- Embracing a New Life

"Annabella Montez! Why is my coffee not here in my hand? I asked for it an hour ago!" Gabriella mentally rolled her eyes when she heard the annoying voice sound from the crowd of people. Her boss could never get her name right. Since the first day she started working for the most famous fashion designer in the world, Miranda Olander, she had been called Annabella. Her real name was Gabriella, Gabriella Montez.

Actually, it had been only a mere minute ago when Gabriella's boss had asked for her no fat latte. She quickly rushed up to the tall women and shoved her coffee into her hands.

"I'm so sorry Miranda, there was a line and….." Gabriella was cute off by a perfectly manicured hand being shoved into her face.

"I don't want to hear it Annabella, I have things to do here. The models are getting hot in their outfits and aren't very happy about it! You of all people should know unhappy models make for an unhappy shoot!" Without saying another word, Miranda stalked off, shouting orders left and right.

Gabriella stood there, anger rising from the pit of her stomach. She tried not to throw her things down and shout out in anger. She needed this job it was paying for her schooling and her rent.

As Gabriella tried to calm herself down, she saw a group of models walking towards her.

"Hey you!" one of them called out. Gabriella ignored them, knowing that they probably weren't talking to her. She bent down to pick up the notebook she had dropped and the next thing she knew, the sun was being blocked from above her. Gabriella slowly looked up and saw a group of about five models standing in front of her.

Gabriella quickly stood up, pushing her glasses up as they slid down her nose.

"Hellooooo? Can you not hear? I was calling your name over there!" a small blonde girl stepped ahead of the others and right up to Gabriella. Gabriella subconsciously took a step back, slightly scared of the girl.

"I-I'm sorry I didn't know you were talking to me," Gabriella shifted the pile she was holding and pushed her glasses up once again, "is there any way I can help you?"

"Um yes there is! Me and my friends are supposed to be here for the Miranda Olander shoot, and no one has told us where we need to be! You need to do your job better, who hired you anyway?" now the girl was right up in her face, her nose almost touching Gabriella's, yelling at her.

Gabriella felt her face heat and tears prick the back of her eyes. Sure Miranda had said things degrading to her, but never had one of the models yelled at her like this.

"I-I'm…." Gabriella couldn't form the words. She pushed her glasses up nervously and quickly raked her hand through her hair.

"Oh, so now you don't talk? Where's your boss? I will have you fired in the blink of an eye so help me…." The blonde was now yelling at the top of her lungs. Gabriella shrunk back and squeezed her eyes shut. She felt her bottom lip quiver, but willed herself not to cry. Not in front of these people.

"Sharpay, that's enough. Leave her alone, she's done nothing to you!" Another voice sounded. Gabriella took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes. The blonde model was now joined by the others. The voice had come from a short dark skinned girl with beautiful brown eyes.

"I am so sorry about her sweetie, none of this is your fault we know that. We're all just a little stressed out, that's all." She put a gentle hand on Gabriella's arm, smiling softly.

Gabriella starred around the group. There were three other guys. One dark skinned one with bushy hair and another with dark hair and bright eyes. As Gabriella's eyes reached the last one she gasped softly. Here eyes met the most gorgeous blue eyes she had ever seen. They belonged to a tall guy with sandy blonde hair and a tan, toned body. Their eyes held for a moment longer before Gabriella tore her gaze away from him to turn her attention back to the others.

"I-…I'm really sorry. I'm only…I'm only Miranda's assistant. I honestly don't know anything about the shoot." Gabriella stared down at the Jimmy Choo pumps Miranda had assigned her to wear for the shoot and shoved her glasses up. In case you haven't noticed, that was something Gabriella did a lot.

"Don't worry pretty girl, its fine. Shoot, we don't even want to be here!" the guy with bushy hair exclaimed. He gave Gabriella a large smile and winked.

Gabriella giggled nervously and wiped her sweaty hands on her dark skinny jeans. She was actually talking to some of the worlds top models right now.

"Sorry about Shar here, she gets a bit of a temper when we're on set." The other darker guy said, pulling Sharpay to his chest. The girl smiled sheepishly.

"Yeah, I'm really sorry about that. I do get a temper when I'm doing these things. I really didn't mean to lash out on you." Then, surprising Gabriella, the girl reached out and hugged her. Gabriella didn't know what to do at first, but the girl kept hugging her, and hard.

"Alright Shar, let the poor thing breath." The other girl spoke up, coming to Gabriella's rescue yet again. Once Sharpay pulled away the group smiled at her again.

"I'm Taylor by the way, Taylor McKessie. This is Sharpay Evans, as you already know." The girl said. Gabriella smiled and nodded in their direction.

"I'm Chad Danforth and these are my boys Zeke Baylor and Troy Bolton." The bushy haired boy said. The taller dark skinned boy smiled and stuck his hand out, gently shaking Gabriella's.

When Gabriella looked to the other boy, she saw his eyes already on her. Smiling softly he stuck his hand out to her. When Gabriella took it, his large hand enclosed around hers and sparks shot up her arm. He held her hand there for a moment, looking into her eyes the whole time.

The moment was suddenly shattered when a loud voice boomed from the speakers overhead.

"I need all models to the stage now please, all of the models for the Miranda Olander shoot to the stage…now please."

Gabriella quickly dropped Troy's hand and pushed her glasses up and her hair behind her ears.

"Well then, I guess that's our cue. Hey I'm sure you've had a long day, especially after having to deal with Shar," Taylor shot Sharpay a look, causing her to smile apologetically at Gabriella, before moving on, "why don't you meet us after the shoot and come to Zeke's house for our movie night? It's tons of fun I promise!"

Gabriella felt her eyes widen, a group of models had just asked HER to their movie night…at one of their HOUSES! She quickly looked around the group, all of them giving her thumbs up or an encouraging smile.

"Uhm….alright?" she agreed nervously.

"Okay then, it's all set up! We have to go now, but Troy will meet you afterwards to go get some things from your house since I'm sure your gonna want some comfy clothes!" Taylor gave her a quick hug before taking Chad's hand and hurrying off towards the stage.

Sharpay and Zeke said their goodbye's before following them, leaving Gabriella alone with Troy.

"So I guess I'll meet you after the shoot?" he asked after a moment of silence. Gabriella shot her gaze up to Troy's and nodded.

"Alright then, I'll see you later?" he asked softly. Gabriella nodded again and shoved her glasses up. She looked down at her shoes quickly before meeting his gaze again, causing her glasses to slide halfway down her nose. She reached to fix them but felt a warm hand wrap around her wrist and stop her. Gabriella's eyes widened as Troy gently reached up and gently pushed her glasses up her nose, his hand lingering on her cheek for a moment.

She met his eyes and saw him smiling softly. Then, just like that, he was gone.

Gabriella stood there, breathing deeply and trying to calm herself. In only a matter of twenty minutes she had met a group of famous models, been asked to come to their movie night, and fallen for Troy Bolton.

"Annabella where are you? I need another latte!" Miranda's voice lifted her out of her daze.

Gabriella pushed her glasses up and took a deep breath before making her way to the coffee store once again.

Okay…it's over! (biting my nails.) how'd you like it? Criticism is welcomed! But if you didn't like it…REVIEWS let me know and I'll fix it! Please review if you DID like it also! A little inspiration never hurts! Thanks a bunch!

-Caddy