You Would Be The First

by simplyawfulx3
a.k.a.
Srijoni Rhea

Author's Notes:

Things you need to know: Troy & Gabriella aren't dating. Chad and Taylor are dating-ish… They obviously like each other, but they haven't really given a name to their relationship. No kiss there either. In my story, I'm assuming that everyone in the group is a junior, meaning they're seventeen and can drive. I think that's all you need to know.

Side note: In the first paragraph, Gabriella might seem a little like Lorelai from Gilmore Girls, because of the whole winter and snow thing. I'm sorry about that, but it's the way that I would prefer it to go. I just wanted to clear that up in case I got any reviews saying that I stole Lorelai's characteristics, because I most definitely did not. Speaking of stealing…

Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical or Lorelai's love for winter and snow. I don't even own any money because I lost my purse two weeks ago. So sue me, and you get nothing. All I own is this plotline and my obsession for this movie.

Thanks to Chantal, Lisa, and Alyssa for helping me with this fic. Chantal, hon, I don't think I could have done this without you. Thank you so much!

This is my first HSM fanfic. I've seen the movie 6ish times, and I am totally obsessed. This is another one of my midnight fics. You know, the ones for which the storylines and ideas come when you're trying to sleep and you go "Huh, that's a really cute idea. Maybe I should post it…" I don't speak Spanish at home. I've been taking classes since the 5th grade and I'm in the 8th grade now, so you do the math. I apologize for any Spanish mistakes. If you have experience in Spanish, and would like to correct me, PLEASE go ahead. I will take your criticism very nisely. Also, I've never actually been ice-skating Takes place in later chapters. I've been roller-skating, but never ice-skating. So any description that I give of the rink is based solely off of what I saw in Disney's Ice Princess. So I apologize for any inaccuracies in descriptions. Sorry. Anyways, I'm done with this author note, and you can go ahead and read the fic, and preferably review. Thank you for flying Rhea's Rambling Airways. You may now exit the flight.

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It was a clear Saturday in January. There was a fresh layer of snow on the ground, adding to the feeling of giddiness the teen felt when she stepped out of the house that morning to get the mail. Gabriella took in the sight around her. It was a peaceful day. The sun was shining brightly, causing the snow to glisten and if she stared at it too long, she felt the snow blinding her. She inhaled, taking in the feeling of the season. She loved winter, especially the snow. Some of her favorite moments in life had occurred when it was snowing. She had celebrated her first sleepover with her three best friends in the fourth grade in the winter. The morning after, they had woken up and bundled up so they could have a snowball fight outside. When she was ten, Gabriella and her father had gone caroling on Christmas. It was the last Christmas that they had spent together as a family. The following May, her father had been involved in a car crash. He had died on the spot. That had made that year's caroling extra special, and she still remembers the day like it was yesterday. And of course, last New Year's she had met Troy. She remembered looking for Troy after wishing her mom a happy new year, and seeing a thin layer of snow coating the ground. Another item to add to the list.

Troy and Gabriella had been obviously spending more time together. They hadn't expected the musical to take so much time out of their lives. Many days they had to come into school early and stay after school to rehearse and learn new songs. Needless to say, however, they didn't complain. Neither could think of a better reason to get up in the morning or stay later at school than spending time with the other. Not that they would ever say it out loud.

Gabriella picked up the newspaper, and brought the mail inside. Rubbing her hands to bring some warmth into them, she hurried over to the kitchen and started making some hot chocolate. After successfully warming herself up, she bustled around the kitchen and took out the ingredients to make some breakfast for her mother and herself. She contemplated over chocolate chip or blueberry pancakes. She finally chose the chocolate chip, and soon, the house was filled with the pleasant smell of food. A middle-aged woman walked into the kitchen and smiled at Gabriella, who was too engrossed in the pancakes to notice her.

"Breakfast smells amazing," she complimented, breaking the silence.

"Oh, mamí, you scared me! I didn't hear you come in," Gabriella jumped, startled.

"I didn't want to disturb you. You looked so calm making breakfast," her mother replied. "Which you didn't have to make, by the way."

"Oh, it's nothing. I was bored and hungry both, so I figured I might as well," Gabriella smiled at her mother.

"Well, how long until It's done?" her mother asked.

"I think it's just about done. Want to hand me a plate?"

Mother and daughter finished breakfast, after which Gabriella went upstairs and curled up into her bed to read. No more than five minutes after she started reading, her cell phone rang. She checked the caller ID and smiled to herself.

"Hey Troy," she said, trying not to sound over-cheerful.

"Hey," Troy's warm voice answered. "You doing anything today?"

Gabriella could feel her heart speed up. Was he going to…?

"…'cause me, Chad and Taylor were going to go ice-skating, and we were wondering if you wanted to come," he continued. Gabriella thought about it for a moment. She had never learned how to skate well. She had started taking lessons after her dad shared his dream where his daughter would be a world-famous skater. Contrary to her father's vision she was never really good. She had only taken three weeks of lessons before the accident, and after he passed away, she quit. It hurt her too much to skate again. In the last seven years, she had not attempted to skate again, but the idea did not hurt anymore. She was afraid of making a fool of herself in front of Troy though, since her skating skills were a little below good.

"Gabriella?" Troy's voice broke into her thoughts, and jerked her back to the present. "Can you come?"

"I don't know Troy, I don't really feel like skating today," Gabriella said hesitantly.

"Oh. Okay then. I'll talk to you later," Troy said, quite evidently disappointed. "Bye."

"Bye Troy," she replied.

She put her cell back on the desk, and turned to pick up the book again. She was startled to see her mother sitting on her bed, looking at her.

"Qué pasa, míja?" Her mother asked her.

"Nada mamí," Gabriela sighed.

"Gabi," she said, using the nickname only used by her, "you have never been very good at hiding things from me."

"It's nothing, really mamí. Troy, Chad and Taylor asked me to go skating, and I said no," Gabriella stated dully.

"Oh míja, why didn't you go? You need to go and spend time with your friends," her mother chastised her.

"But I don't know how to skate. I never really learned, remember?"

"I'm sure they will understand. Just go out and have fun!" Ms. Montez said.

Gabriella consented, and called Troy back.

"Hello?" Troy answered

"When are you guys leaving?" Gabriella asked him.

And if she could have seen him at his house, she would have seen Troy break into smile.

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End Author's Note:

Before you guys kill me, I'm going to tell you that I KNOW it's really short. I have a LOT more typed up, but this seemed like a good place to end the first chapter so you guys can tell me whether or not I should continue. I probably will anyways, just because I like the story. I promise that this will have an actual plot the next chapter. Please just take 30 seconds of your time to tell me what you think. Thank you.

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Srijoni Rhea