Love, Lies and Kisses
Chapter 1: Sleepover
Gabriella Montez took one final glance at herself in the mirror before going to answer the knock at her door. She had invited her five closest friends over to spend the night while her parents were away on vacation.
The first to arrive was Troy Bolton, her boyfriend of two years; sweet, tanned and absolutely gorgeous. His deep blue eyes could put a trance on any girl, and were deadly once combined with his perfect Hollywood smile. He shot Gabriella a quick smile before greeting her with a kiss. Before Gabriella could close the door, Troy's best friend Chad waltzed in hand in hand with girlfriend, and Gabriella's best friend, Taylor. They both had dark skin and hair, Chad's a big afro and Taylor's flowing casually below her shoulders.
"Hey Gabs!" Taylor greeted, momentarily releasing Chad from her grip to pull Gabriella into a friendly hug.
"What's up, guys?" But before anyone could respond, they were interrupted by the familiar squabbling of the glamorous twins they had all grown to love.
"But Shar-"
"Damn it, Ryan, just drop it already!"
"What's up guys" Troy asked, between chuckles.
Sharpay Evans flipped her highlighted blonde waves over her shoudler and flashed a winning smile. "Oh, nothing. Ryan wants to borrow my Mercedes for his trip to New York this weekend, but I need it."
"But Shar, you have, like, six cars!" Chad said.
"Yeah, but so does Ryan. Besides, my Mercedes is my baby!"
"All your cars are your babies…" Ryan grumbled, taking of his blue leather jacket and hat, revealing a blonde head of hair matching his sister's.
"Anyways," Gabriella said, changing the subject, "now that we're all here, let's get this party started!"
Everyone laughed and followed Gabriella into her basement, where Gabriella had five pizzas and countless bowls of chips and popcorn ready. Troy sat down in a chair, and placed Gabriella on his lap. Chad did the same with Taylor on the couch next to them, where Sharpay and Ryan also sat. Little did the group know, this was going to be the beginning of the last night of one of their lives.