Two Lives
 Chapter 1 – Madeleine Simons and Gabriella Montez

" 'Cause, yeah, I'm telling you,
this story ain't gonna be furled.
'Cause I know,
I'm the luckiest girl in the world... "

Madeleine Simons just finished singing her last song. She was on tour in the United States during fall break.
"Thank you guys so much! I love you all!" the blonde beauty shouted to her audience, which contained several thousands.
Madeleine walked backstage, and was greeted by her manager. She had just finished her first tour ever.
"Great job, Madeleine!" he said.
"Thanks, Phil. Can I go home now?" she asked.
"Of course."
Madeleine walked to her dressing room, and locked the door. Then she removed her wig, and revealed her originally long, black hair.
"Ugh, this thing itches!"

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1 WEEK EARLIER:
Gabriella walked down the hallway of East High. It was finally fall break!
She saw students whose faces were covered with relief because of the fact that they would be without teachers and homework for one whole week.
Of course, Gabriella liked that fact too, but there was something else that she was more excited about.
She told everyone she was going to visit her friend, Jackie, near Hollywood. In fact, that's what she always did when she was being Maddie.
Because Gabriella Montez lives a double life as Madeleine Simons, the angel of Hollywood.
She was touring for the first time. The tour could've been a lot bigger, but because Gabriella needed to keep her secret, she asked for a small tour in the states around California.
Gabriella was drawn back to reality when she felt a couple of well-known, muscular arms snaking around her waist.
Gabriella smiled, turning around to face her boyfriend. In the corner of her eyes, she saw a few cheerleaders sending her a jealous look.
"Hello beautiful," Troy said.
"Hello very, very sexy," Gabriella replied, grinning.
No one knew about Gabriella and Madeleine, not her friends, not her parents, not even Troy, whom she loved more than anyone in the whole world. He already knew she was going away for the break.

"Are you going to be gone all week?" Troy asked her, disappointment and sadness visible in his eyes and voice as he spoke.
"I'm coming back Friday night, so we can still hang out for two days," Gabriella tried to sound cheerful.
Troy nodded. "Okay," he said, with a sad smile.

Honestly, Gabriella had been considering telling Troy about Madeleine several times.
"I'm sorry Troy, I know we haven't been able to spend much time together for a very long time," Gabriella started.
"No, baby, I'm not blaming you for anything. You do what you want, okay?" he said, and he almost convinced her.
She smiled a little.
"Convincing, Bolton. But seriously, I know I've been gone a lot, but I want to spend more time with you. I'll figure something out, okay? I promise."
Troy smiled, nodded and pulled her in for a hug. Gabriella rested against his chest, breathing in his scent, while she felt him kissing her forehead.
There was no place in the world she felt safer.
"Okay lovebirds, break it up!" one of their best friends, Sharpay, said.
Gabriella pulled slightly away from Troy, but stayed as close as possible.
"Guess what!?" Sharpay squealed excitedly, now that she had their full attention.
Her boyfriend, Zeke, came up behind her, with Chad and Taylor, who also was their friends.
"What?" Gabriella asked.
"I got tickets to Madeleine Simons' concert! Did you know she was touring here in LA on Friday?" Sharpay said.
Gabriella froze. Shit!
"Everybody knows!" Taylor shot in. "It's Madeleine Simons, duh!"
"Whatever! You can't come or what, Gabi?" Sharpay turned to Gabriella again.
Gabriella shook her head. "Sorry, I can't."
"It's okay, but Madeleine Simons is amazing! You're really missing a big event!"
"Yeah, she's pretty good, isn't she?" Gabriella grinned, mostly to herself.
"And she's totally hot!" Zeke said, earning a glare from Sharpay.
"Just kidding babe!" he put one hand up in defense, and the other around her waist.
"You better be!" she said.
"Anyway, I better get going," Gabriella said, trying to change the subject.
"I'll come with you," Troy said.
"Wait!" Both Taylor and Sharpay shouted, and before Gabriella even got the chance to respond, they threw themselves around her neck.
"Have a good time with Jackie, okay?" Taylor said.
"I will." Gabriella smiled, feeling a little guilty. Jackie wasn't even a real person.
"Bye, sweetie!" Taylor said. "We'll miss you!"
"Bye guys, I'll miss you too!" Gabriella turned back around and grabbed Troy's hand and they started walking.

1 WEEK LATER:
Back in the dressing room, Gabriella put her wig back on. She swung around in the chair and got up. She quickly gathered all her stuff and got out. Her two life guards were waiting outside. It was necessary, really. Paparazzi and fans were everywhere.
"Are you ready to go, Miss Simons?" on of them asked, Aaron, was his name, apparently. Appropriate for a lifeguard, she thought.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
"Follow us," the other said, and she did as she was told.
They led her out of the building, out the back way of course.
A limo was waiting and Madeleine got in it.
"Good night, Madeleine. Did you have a good show?" the limo driver asked. It was Harry, he usually was the one to drive her, he was very talkative, and Madeleine liked him.
"Yeah! Thanks Harry. I had fun," she replied.
"So where are we going today? The usual?" he asked.
"Yeah, just drop me off by the bridge, please."
"Of course."
She leant back in the seat, and stared out the window. She was sooo tired, and there was a reason why she'd wanted her last tour home in LA, so she could get to bed as soon as she came home.
Though she was tired, this had absolutely been one of the best experiences of her life. Well, one of her lives…