Chapter 1

Gabriella's POV

As I walked into the large apartment complex I saw in the large floor length windows flashes going off wildly. I ignored them and kept walking, my heels clacking against the concrete. All I heard was

"Gabriella."

"Gabriella"

Over and over again the men taking the photos were loving my tight skinny jeans and short crop top. I should probably tell you that this is the least of my worries. Normally they are reporting on my latest conquest or my latest hook-up, or trying to spread rumours of me being pregnant or secretly engaged to the prince of some unknown country. But none of this is ever true, normally I just went on a date with a really nice guy but after seeing the rumours they run a mile and there goes my love life.

My name is Gabriella Montez, daughter of the famous actor Robert Montez and the famous singer Marie Montez. I'm a singer as well as my mom but sadly I can't do tours yet because I'm only 17 and my mom and dad are insisting that I finish high school, I've just moved schools and am going to be a junior at East High in Albuquerque. My new apartment is in an exclusive apartment complex that is seriously expensive to buy or even rent an apartment. We just bought one of the penthouse apartments that have two stories; I've come to it today from the hotel that we are staying at to talk to the decorators about my room. For being a singer I was surprisingly smart all my teachers are always suspicious of my intelligence because apparently singers are normally a bit ditzy.

When I eventually reached the complex's main door I turned around and out my hand on my hip posing for the cameras. Yep this is my life and I love it.

Troy's POV

"Dude did you hear that Gabriella Montez is coming to East?" my best friend Chad Danforth asked me after a long game of basketball.

"Seriously that singer chick? She's smoking I wonder why she's coming to East?" I told him.

Chad Danforth is my best friend and he has been since kindergarten. We met on the first day and have been inseparable ever since. He is Afro- American with crazy hair, always wearing t-shirts saying weird things. Today's said, "Basketball isn't a game its my life" on it.

I'm Troy Bolton. My mom is a businesswoman and my dad teaches basketball at East. I'm the captain of the team and the only junior in the history of the school to be chosen to be captain. Basketball is my life I spend so long playing it or training that my mom sometimes has to come outside and drag me inside. I live in a fairly large house that's about a 10-minute walk from East.

"Well I can't wait to see Sharpay's face when one of the most talented singer- songwriters in the country walks into East High." Chad said.

"Yeah that will be funny cause someone might actually beat her to a role in the play. That my friend will be something to see." I said, "Last one to 24 points has to help my dad clean the bleachers." I ran off into my garden picking up the ball and sinking 4 baskets in a row.

"Seriously dude that is so unfair." Chad said running out after me.

Gabriella's POV

I never had to wake up early for school before, all my other schools started at 10 and finished at 4.30 so unsurprisingly on the first day of semester waking up at 6am was a shock. My alarm clock started ringing and would not shut up. We had moved into the apartment 2 days ago and I was starting East High today.

After 5 minutes of trying to open my eyes, they finally surrendered and allowed me to open them. I looked around my new room and I loved it. It was eggshell green with pure white around the windows and the French doors. I had a large double bed with lots of pillows. I had a desk and a bookcase filled with my favourite books and lots of photo frames filled with pictures of all my old friends and all the red carpet events I went to with my parents. On one side of the room I had a large walk-in wardrobe filled with designer clothes, shoes and accessories. There was also a large en-suite bathroom decorated in pale blue marble. I was living the dream and nothing could ever take that away from me.

I slid out of bed and went into my wardrobe and picked out some distressed denim shorts that showed off my long, thin legs and a white and pink striped crop top, to finish it off some white-strapped sandals. I stepped into the shower and washed my hair and shaved my legs. Once I had done this I stepped out the shower and blow-dried my hair, straightening it perfectly. I put on my clothes and then put on mascara and eyeliner. I looked in the mirror and was satisfied, I picked up my new Gucci sunglasses and my Channel tote bag and I was ready to go to school. To get to school I took my car and it was a 10-minute journey to school, so I climbed into my new car and set off for school stopping at Starbucks on the way to pick up my mocha cookie crumble frappacinno. Drinking it on my way I pulled into the car park at my new school at 7am and was still yawning.

The school was very large and looked very neat, although it was decorated in red and white and said Wildcats all over the place, I assumed that the wildcat was the schools mascot. When I stepped out of my car several photographers surrounded me taking pictures and asking me questions, I just ignored them and walked into my new school with my head held high. Some of the photographers followed me and I simply turned around and waved before opening the door and walking through the large corridors looking for the office. I was getting close when I turned a corner and a boy walked back into me and stood on my foot.

"Fuck" I said before grabbing my foot and rubbing it.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry I didn't see you there." Said the boy turning around to look at me his bright blue eyes locking onto my deep chocolate coloured ones.

I looked at his friends over his shoulder and they were all gaping at me, I smiled at them and then said to the boy "It's fine accidents happen." I stuck out my hand "Gabriella Montez."

"I know. I mean you're a singer right? I'm Troy, Troy Bolton." The boy said shaking my hand.

"Well Troy, Troy Bolton could you tell me where the office is?" I said smirking at him as he recognised what I said.

"That's so funny," he said sarcastically "I can take you to the office is you want?"

"Yeah that would be good." I said, "are you sure your friends won't mind?" I looked back at his friends again; they were still staring at me and Troy.

"Nah they'll live, they can come with us though." He said before turning around "Chad, Jason, Zeke, this is Gabriella Montez, famous singer and our new classmate. Now boys we need to take her to the office, do you think that we can do that without looking too mentally deranged?"

I giggled at this comment and they stared at me again before all of them said "Sure."

"Great," Troy said before turning me in the opposite way than the way I was going and walking beside me to the office muttering to me "Took them long enough to decide, please ignore any weird or odd things they might do."

"I will bear that in mind." I said.

We turned a corner and we were faced with the office. "I'll wait for you out here," Troy said to me.

"Thanks, it shouldn't take too long." I told him before walking into the office.

After I got my timetable and my locker number and combination I walked out of the office to see Troy standing there, his friends gone but an older man in there place, he was slightly taller than Troy and was talking to him animatedly.

I stepped out towards them and Troy noticed me "Hey, you done there?" he said hey older man turned around and his eyes widened slightly looking at me.

"Yeah thanks, do you know where Miss Darbus' form room is?" I asked him after looking at my timetable.

"Yeah that's mine, we should probably go if we don't want detention from her, cause even if its your first day she wont hesitate to give you one." He said before looking at the older man smirking at him " Dad this is Gabriella Montez."

"I…I…I know that Troy she's one of THE biggest teen singers in the country." Troy's dad said. "Could I get your autograph for my wife she is a huge fan of your?"

"Dad she's not here to sign random autographs for you, and were going to be late to form in a minute." Troy told him groaning

.

"It's fine Troy, who's it to?" I asked bringing out a pen and a piece of paper.

"Lucille." Troy's dad said "I'm Coach Bolton by the way."

I gave him the piece of paper and looked at Troy "shouldn't we get moving?" I asked.

"Yeah." Troy said before turning to Coach Bolton "I'll see you in free period, dad try not to faint too much having just met a pop star."

"Troy you are so unfunny." Coach said before walking off.

"Let's go." He said pointing in the opposite direction to where his dad went, "Darbus awaits."