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Gabby awoke with a start, her breathing shallow, tears pouring own her cheeks. She glanced at the clock 5.45am. Only 15minutes until her alarm went off. She may aw well stay awake now. She reached over for the book on her bedside table. Twilight. She had read it so many times but each time she read it she grew to love it even more.

Gabriella Amelia Montez was not your average seventeen year old. Sure she loved shopping and boys just as much as the next person, but she had been through things that didn't bear thinking about. Her father had died when she was 13 and no-one could get her to speak about him. It was as if he had never existed. No-one, except her mother, knew how he had died or what he had been like. Gabriella's mom, Maria, had a very important job. She worked for the government and this meant that she and Gabriella had to move around quite a bit. Six months ago they had moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Maria had promised Gabriella that his would be the last time they moved until Gabriella graduated.

In the other places Gabriella had lived she had been the freaky math girl. She had had few friends and had certainly never had a boy friend. But the move to Albuquerque had changed this. Gabriella was now popular, but she was also probably the nicest person you could wish to meet. She had a close group of friends, Taylor Mckessie, Sharpay Evans, Chad Danforth, Ryan Evans, Zeke Baylor and Troy Bolton. Not only was Troy her best friend but she was also deeply in love with him. Not that she would ever admit it!

"Gabby, are you up?" Called Maria up the stairs.

"Yes Mom. Just getting in the shower and I'll be down." Gabriella called back.

Fifteen minutes later Gabriella entered the kitchen; her hair was damp, curling softly down her back. She had a blue and white skirt on, which fell to just below her knees, and a baby blue t-shirt. She looked cute but not over-dressed. She had a brush of blush on her cheeks and just a little mascara.

!Morning Mom" She said to her mom as she kissed her on the cheek.

"Morning Mija" Replied her mom. "What you having for breakfast?"

"Just toast, thanks."

"Okay, do you have that math test today?"

Gabriella was clever. No that's an understatement she was a genius. She was top of all her classes, unlike some people she didn't have to work to be clever. It came just as naturally as breathing.

"Yeah, it's pretty hard stuff but I'm not too worried."

She was cut off as a boy with dirty blonde hair and startlingly blue eyes bounced into the kitchen. Gabriella and her mom were so used to Troy just wandering in and out of their house that they didn't even look up or say hello.

"I'm sure you'll be fine." Said Maria.

"Hello?? Am I invisible? Gabriella, Mrs Montez? Okay then I'll talk to myself." Troy walked around the table and stood right in front of Gabriella. "I seem to be being ignored, and that won't do!" He reached out and tickled Gabriella lightly on the side.

"Argh!" Gabriella squealed.

Troy smiled. He knew that Gabriella was probably the most ticklish person he knew. He remembered one time that she had fallen out with Taylor and he had cheered her up. By becoming the tickle monster┘

Flashback

It was a warm day but Gabriella and Troy were inside with the curtains closed and the lights off. Gabriella was sobbing into Troy's chest.

"But Troy, what i-if she wo-won't see me again?" Gabriella sobbed.

"Shh, I'm sure she will see you again. You've fought before haven't you?" He asked stroking her hair soothingly.

"Yeah, but nothing like this. She said she hated me and that she never wanted to see me again. She said I had betrayed her. I didn't mean to tell Chad that she fancied him. I thought he already knew. Wh-what if she never forgives me?" Gabriella concluded and sobbed harder.

Troy sighed. This wasn't what he had imagined spending his Friday evening with Gabriella doing. He was gonna rent a few movies and have a popcorn fight. But that had gone out of the window when Gabriella had turned up on his doorstep in floods of tears. There was only one thing for it.

"Okay, Gabriella listen to me. I'm sure that once Taylor finds out that Chad likes her too, which he does, you two will hug and make up. In fact she may even thank you for telling him. I mean if you hadn't have told him then he might never have found out. So cheer up, eh?"

"You mean that he likes her too?"

"Yeah, and if I know Chad he has probably already asked her out in some goofy way. So cheer up"

"Ok, I'll try."

"That's not a very happy face! Now smile or I'll make you-"

Gabriella stuck her bottom lip out even further, she wasn't going to smile just because he told her too. He would have to make her. Troy reached out one finger and gently prodded Gabriella's side. She tried her hardest not to smile.

"Oh my lord, why did I have to become best friends with the president of the drama club? I know for a fact that you are extremely ticklish so give in and admit defeat."

"No"

Troy reached out and tickled her waist with both hands. Gabriella couldn't resist she just had to laugh."

"There we go. I knew I'd do it in the end. Now say : Troy Bolton is the supreme ruler of the universe and he is the hottest boy at East High!"

"N-No wa-way" Gasped Gabriella. Troy tickled her even harder.

"say it or you will die a very ticklish death!"

"T-troy Bolton is the sup-supreme ruler of the uni-universe and he is the hot-hottest boy at East High" Choked out Gabriella, tears streaming down her face.

Troy stopped tickling her, he was grinning widely. He stood up put one hand on his hip and pretended to flex his muscles.

"Well done Gabriella, you really are smart!"

"Shut it, Ego-freak" Gabriella retorted, but she was smiling.

As it happened troy did get that movie night, and he even got a popcorn fight! Which Gabriella won, of course.

End Flashback

"Troy, are you in there?" Asked Gabriella, awakening Troy from his thoughts.

"Yeah, sorry" Replied Troy, slightly dazedly.

"Come on Wildcat" Gabriella Laughed as she pulled him out of the door.

Gabriella loved times like this, when it was just her and Troy. She just wished that he felt the same about her that she did about him. But he didn't. That much was certain.