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Hidden Desire

Chapter 1

Honestly, she really didn't think that this day could get any worse. At the very base of her bad day was the fact that she was even in New Mexico period. She so badly missed New England and all of her friends. Ever since her mother had surprised her with the "good" news of moving, once again, Gabriella Montez would not talk to her mother. She had finally begun settling into a town and home that she really liked; Boston.

Gabriella had met numerous friends, some who she considered to be the protective older brother she never had, others were the best friends that she had always longed for. The worst part was that her mother knew all of this, yet she still had the audacity to do it.

So not only was Gabriella pissed off enough off of that single reason alone, everything else humanly possible was going wrong with her that morning as well. She woke up to the radio being blasted through her room because she never turned it down from the night before. For some torturous reason Gabriella stepped into an ice cold shower, and it was clearly evident that that was as warm as it got. Her favorite white ballet flats that go with everything were now suddenly missing. The antique "good luck" locket given to her by her grandmother years ago suddenly broke when she tried to put it on. Her mother "forgot" to go food shopping the night before and now there was nothing to eat, even though Izzy Montez, Gabriella's mother, knows, that a Gabriella with no breakfast in her is a very very bitchy girl. Hmm, what else? Oh ya, Izzy Montez "forgot" to mention that she had to be to work at 7:00 in the morning and Gabriella would have to take the bus, on her first day of school, at a foreign school! That was just unbelievable; the two of them were going to have to have a talk when Izzy got home.

When Gabriella stepped off of the bus, she searched for the front doors of her new high school and headed inside. Once the main office was located, her schedule was given to her as well as a map of the enormous school. Making her way to homeroom wasn't as easy as she could have hoped considering she had never been inside this massive school before, and the only map of the school that could be found in the office was the one the secutary had just spilled coffee all over. Great. Just great.

Gabriella made her way up the stairs without taking her eyes off of the discombobulated map the entire time. She kept going like this after she got to the top of the stairs and continued on her way. That wasn't the smartest thing to do though. Within two feet of the stairs she found herself smashing into a fellow student and almost falling backwards. That is until she felt two strong arms circle her waist and pull her towards his chest.

'Oh my gosh! I am so so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going. Gosh, I can be so dumb sometimes,' stated Gabriella while not looking up at the stranger once, but instead bent down to gather up her belongings.

'Here, let me help you.' Wow, whoever that is has a really nice voice, thought Gabriella.

Gabriella let out a small 'thanks' before accepting her fallen items from him, flashing the extremely cute guy her award winning smile, and in return receiving a 'no problem' and a wink. Wow, he sure is cute.

Finally, Gabriella found her homeroom, introduced herself to the lack of students because the bell hadn't rung yet, therefore no one was in the class yet, was given her new locker and combination and then took a seat. Eventually the bell rang and the attendance was taken. Ignoring the stares that were darted her way, Gabriella once again introduced herself to the now full class. Thankfully, the bell rang soon after and Gabriella was on her way to her first period class.

To say that her first day went well would be a lie. For some strange reason, all of her teachers were in a good mood today and were up for some joking around. With this joking came one teacher pretending to be absolutely sure that she wasn't in his class, when it indeed said that she was on her schedule. Another teacher told her there were no more desks left and that she would have to stand up every class, where there clearly were 6 or so empty desks in the back of the room. And during one class, when she politely asked the teacher if she could go to the bathroom, the teacher responded with 'I don't know, can you?' It wasn't until the drop dead gorgeous boy that she had walked into earlier in the day helped her out by telling Gabriella to rephrase the sentence into 'May I go to the bathroom?' Gosh! Why did people have to take everything so literally?

Speaking of the drop dead gorgeous boy, Gabriella couldn't help but notice how he was always staring at her. He was in all of her class actually, and during every one she could always feel his eyes on her. She just tried to push that to the back of her head; she didn't need that drama in her life right now. School and getting good grades was her top priority at the moment.

During last period Gabriella received a text message from her mom saying that she wasn't going to be able to pick her up after school, and that she wasn't going to be coming home at all that night. She would be able to stop by in the morning, but Gabriella simply responded with a 'don't bother.'

Once the bell rang, Gabriella realized she had no idea as to how to get home. Basically, she was screwed. Shit.

When she made it to the door to start her never-ending journey home all she could do was laugh. Laugh, laugh, and laugh. She was laughing so hard that tears were coming to her eyes. She just couldn't believe it, not at all. It was raining. No, correction, it was pouring, and the wind was unstoppable. Oh. My. God.

Without letting this depressing news process in her head, she pushed open the heavy doors and made her way out into the freezing rain.

'Hey! New girl!'

Gabriella spun her head around to try to see if she was being called. Surely she was, and the caller just happened to be the drop dead gorgeous boy.

'Me?!' she responded.

'Yeah, you! You need a ride home?'

'Umm, no. I think I'm okay. Thanks anyways!' Gabriella had to scream so he could hear her through the loud wind.

'You sure? This weather isn't going to settle down any time soon, and I doubt you know your way home anyways!'

'Well, I mean, I don't want to be a hassle, I'm sure you have somewhere to be!'

'Nope, just home. Come on, let me drive you home, I promise I won't kidnap you.'

'Promise?!'

At this the drop dead gorgeous boy had to look away with a huge grin on his face. 'I promise.'

And with that, Gabriella ran over to his apparently brand new dark gray Nissan Xterra and hopped right into the passenger's seat.

'Thank you so much for the ride home. That was a really nice of you to do,' stated Gabriella.

'No problem, I mean, what kind of a person would I be if I just let you walk home in this disastrous weather?' Replied drop dead gorgeous boy.

'So then you do this like all the time, I'm not just special?' Without realizing it, Gabriella started to flirt with this nameless guy.

'Actually, no, this would be the first time I've ever driven someone home. So yes, you are special.' Nameless boy flirted back. 'I'm Troy by the way. Troy Bolton.' He extended his hand towards her to shake it.

'Gabriella Montez, nice to meet you.'

'You too.'

They both couldn't help but stare at one another. Gabriella was never one to ask a guy out. Sure she was scared of being rejected, but also, she figured that there were more important things in life then guys, so she just didn't bother with them. But even with this, she couldn't help but notice Troy's bewitching crystal blue eyes. She figured he used them as his secret weapon to get out of trouble. In addition to his stunning eyes, he had dirty blonde hair that looked uncared for and gave off an 'I just rolled out of bed' appearance. This made him look even sexier than he already did which quite frankly, Gabriella didn't think was possible. Falling over his noticeably toned body was a blue stripped collared shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch. All Gabriella wanted to do was grip his biceps. The beat up deep blue jeans made him even more desirable. She just couldn't keep her eyes off of him.

Troy felt the exact same way. All he wanted to do was run his fingers through her long chocolate brown hair. Her hair was in perfect curls today as they cascaded down her back. For her "first day in a new school outfit," she chose a pair of dark skinny jeans, and a gray tunic adorned with sequins at the neckline, with a black sweater over it to keep her warm. Her favorite black pumps were on her feet in replace of her white ballerina flats that she just had to find. Troy so badly wanted to just grab her and give her the most passionate, meaningful kiss he could, she simply looked irresistibly stunning to him.

'So, um, you house. Where exactly do you live?' Troy asked trying to clear up the attraction that filled the car.

'Oh yeah, um, it's 124 Wyndmere Ave.'

'Ahh, the high rent district? I see I've befriended a girl with money.'

'Well, um, not really, that's just the house my Mom's company got for us. Really, I'm not rich and spoiled or anything.' Gabriella replied not wanting Troy to get the wrong impression of her.

'Don't worry; I was just joking with you. Actually, it seems that we're neighbors. I live in the house next to yours. Wow, what are the odds?'

'Yeah, what are the odds? That's so weird…'


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