A/N: it's late, I'm very bored, why not write a story? Review and tell me if I should continue, I will keep going if I have umm… 150 hits by the end of tomorrow. Please Review, favorite, and all that other junk.

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Disclaimer: I own nothing except for the characters I made up, the original items, and the plot.

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Summary: Gabriella is the most popular girl in school and gets every guy she wants. All guys want her except for the guy she wants, Troy –the outcast- Bolton

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Chapter 1:

Gabriella Montez stalked down the halls, catching the eyes of many guys. Her red heels clicked down the hall with her matching red flowing top and navy blue jeans. She opened her locker door to see Michael Danvers, the football team captain, leaning against the lockers beside her.

"Wanna go to the after party with me? Of course there will be one cause we will whoop West High's ass." Michael asked with a smirk.

"I don't go to party's with stuck up assholes." Gabriella answered emotionless before walking to homeroom, swinging her hips as she walked.

Gabriella sat at her desk in her homeroom class, Mrs. Darbus's drama class. She flipped her curly dark drown hair over her before starting a conversation with, her best friend, Kelsey Nielson.

"What's up Kels?"

"Nothing really, this weekend I am having my birthday party at my place. You want to come over on Friday and spend the night, and then we can get up and decorate?"

"Sure thing."

"Thanks Gabby."

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"You going to Kelsey's party on Saturday?" an afro-haired, dark skinned, guy asked the dude walking beside him who had gorgeous blue eyes and brown hair with natural blonde highlights.

"I don't know Chad."

"Come on Troy. You never go anywhere!"

"And that's just how I like it."

"Dude, Gabriella Montez is going to be there."

"And I care why?"

"She is the hottest, most popular, girl in school and she is available!" Chad told Troy in a "duh" tone.

"I don't go for stuck-up, full-of –themselves, prissy, girls. Down to earth is more of my type of girl."

"There aint none of those here."

"And now you see why I am single."

"No you're single because you don't get out there. You can't stay on the down-low forever."

"I can and I will." Troy said as Chad and him walked into Mrs. Darbus's homeroom class.

"Look at that" Gabriella whispered to Kelsey about the blue-eyed boy who just walked in the classroom.

"He's hott!" Gabriella whispered getting a nod in agreement from Kelsey.

"Maybe I will just have to start a conversation then." And with that Gabriella turned around in her desk to where the blue-eyed boy had sat down in the desk behind her. "Hey!"

Troy stopped on his conversation with Chad to turn to the brunette. "Hi." He turned back to Chad until he felt a tap on his shoulder. Bringing his face back around once again, to lock eyes with the chocolate brown eyes of Gabriella. "Yeah?"

"Are you going to Kelsey's party?"

"Probably."

"See you there then."

"Sorry but I changed my mind. I'm not goi-" Troy started to say until Chad stopped him.

"He'll meet you there." Chad said for Troy.

"Great." Gabriella turned back around in her chair.

"What the hell Chad!" Troy scolded his best friend.

"Be happy. I just hooked you up with the Gabriella Montez." Chad defended.

"I told you she is not my type."

"Too late!" Chad said as Mrs. Darbus came in right as the bell rang and started on the lesson for the day.

Troy banged his head on the desk. What did Chad just get me into? Gabriella is just a stuck-up, prissy, yet beautiful girl.

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The last period bell rang and all the students raced to their lockers. Troy walked up to Gabriella, who was walking around in the courtyard waiting for her mom to come pick her up, and took a deep breath. Without even turning around Gabriella knew who was there.

"Look if you don't want to go it is okay." Gabriella said then turned around to face Troy.

"Wh- How did you know?" Troy asked.

"I heard you talking to Chad after I turned around." Gabriella answered with her head hung down, looking at her shoes.

"Oh. Sorry but I don't like to be used as a toy." Troy replied in a harsh tone before turning around to leave.

Gabriella grabbed his arm and turned him to face her. "Is that what you think I do?"

"Well, you have gone out with almost every guy in this school and it never lasts more than a week."

"It's not like that."

"Then how is it?"

"I knew you were the kind to judge. I should've known." Gabriella said as she took a step closer to Troy. She couldn't handle it anymore. Just because she went out with a lot of guys didn't mean she was some kind of whore.

"Still, answer my question or what am I supposed to think?" Troy said taking a step closer to Gabriella.

"I go out with several guys because I am trying to find the right guy. At least I even look for one, unlike you. You just sit around in your room, listening to your prized music collection, your only friend is Chad Danforth, and you like to make your self invisible."

Troy chuckled then replied. "You think you have me figured out huh? At least I don't sit on my roof and read books, make sure I write in my diary every night, dress like a tomboy at home but then totally change when I come to school, like I have a split personality. Unlike someone."

Gabriella was dumbfounded; he just said everything true about her. "Well-… at least-..." She didn't have a comeback. "At least I'm not a stalker!"

Troy and Gabriella were now right against each other.

"I am not a stalker I live next door to you. Have been for 5 years and you've never noticed. I guess I do a pretty good job at making myself invisible."

Gabriella crept into deep thought. Has he really lived beside me for 5 years and I not notice. God, what have I become. A wave of guilt came over her, she had totally blocked out the important things in life. I'm a horrible person. Tears came to her eyes and no matter how hard she tried to fight it, rolled down her cheeks. She ran off, leaving a very confused Troy, to her house.

She sent her mom a text message that she did not need to pick her up from school and that she would be home in about an hour. She ran to the spot she always did to think when she was stressed. A lone oak tree by a pond where her and her dad used to have as a secret spot, until he passed away.

A/ N: Like it? I know there are still a few things unanswered but they will unfold in the next chapter. I know I kind of left you confused, but the next chapter the things in Gabriella's life will be mended. Secrets will be unveiled and a friendship MIGHT start.