Chapter 1

Troy is a 24-year-old cocky car racer. Everyone knew him but he never really stuck to one team. When he get bored of working on his current team, he moves to another. The next team would surely take him since he was one heck of a racer. He never really lasted 3 months in one team. (I really don't know if that's possible but in this story, it is)

"Welcome to our team." Gerald Montez, the manager of his new team greeted happily.

"Thanks." Troy smiled confidently as they shook hands.

Gerald showed Troy all the cars and was pretty surprise that a cocky boy like Troy really knew his stuff.

"Great cars!" Troy complimented as the whole crew smiled proudly.

"Do you mind if I try that Celica?" Troy asked, pointing at a certain car.

"No go ahead." Gerald said as Troy hopped onto the car in the race track. There was another person driving in another car but Troy couldn't see the driver since the person was wearing a helmet. The car suddenly stopped right next to his.

"Wanna race?" Troy asked with a smirk. The other driver nodded as they both went to the starting line. Gerald sighed and held the flag up high.

"READY! SET!… GO!" Gerald pulled the flag down and off the two cars go.

"Let's see how good you are!" Troy mumbled to himself. He looked at his rear mirror and saw that the other car was right behind him.

"He's pretty good." Troy said as he sped up. Finally, they reached the finish line with Troy winning less than a second.

The two drivers went out of the car with a smile.

"Nice driving, dude!" Troy complimented as he approached the other driver.

"I'm not a dude!" A girl voice said as she took off her helmet, letting her long curly brown hair rest on her shoulder.

"I'm Gabriella Montez. Nice meeting you." Gabriella said and walked away.

"WOW! The driver is a girl. A beautiful girl might I add."Troy thought in amazement.

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Gabriella walked over to her dad and sighed.

"Dad why did you take him in the team?" Gabriella asked Gerald.

"Gabi you know that he's a good racer and Johnny is injured. He can't compete for the next race and we need a replacement." Gerald told his daughter.

"But he never really stick to one team. I bet he's gonna ditch us in a middle of a race or something." Gabriella whined.

"Gabi be nice." Gerald chuckled and hugged her daughter.

"Get your butt out of here before your mother gets mad." Gerald whispered.

"Alright. See you dad!" Gabriella smiled and left.

"Your daughter?" Troy asked, rather politely.

"Yes. She's gonna help you train." Gerald said while Troy raised his eye brow.

"A girl?" He asked confusedly.

"Yes why?" Gerald watched in amusement as Troy tried to reason with him.

"Well umm.. She's you know.. Oh whatever." Troy said and left.

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The next day, Troy showed up with a smile.

"Hey guys!" He greeted happily to the crew.

"Hey! I'm Chad by the way. These are Ryan, Zeke and Jason. Welcome to the crew!" Chad said happily.

"I'm Troy. Nice meeting you guys." Troy said politely.

"So umm.. Where's Gabriella or something?" Troy asked, acting like he didn't really care.

"She's gonna come any minute now." Ryan answered while Troy sighed.

"Gabi is a very nice girl." Zeke said while Troy just stared at them.

"Got the hots for her?" Jason suddenly asked.

"What? No way." Troy denied quickly.

"Just a head up. She's not very easy to get." Chad chuckled at the memories of guys who desperately tried to ask Gabriella out but she always rejected them.

"I'm gonna get her."Troy thought with a smile.

"Hey guys!" Gabriella greeted happily. She flashed Troy a smile which melted him inside but he still played cool.

"Hey Gabi!" Everyone greeted back.

"Come on Troy! Let's start." Gabriella said while Troy just followed.

"So…" Troy started lamely.

"So…" Gabriella mimicked with a giggle.

"Before we start training for the next race which is still in a few weeks. Let's get to know each other first." Troy flashed Gabriella her million dollar smile as he rested her arm on her shoulder.

"If that's what you want." Gabriella said and took off Troy's arm from her shoulder placing it back to his lap.

"What do you want to know?" Gabriella asked, slightly irritated since Troy was really cocky.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Troy asked without hesitation.

"Is that question necessary?" Gabriella said, trying to control herself from smacking Troy.

"I'm a boy. You're a girl. I need to know." Troy shrugged while Gabriella stared at him confusedly.

"You don't make sense you know that. I don't have a boyfriend." Gabriella said, finally answering his question.

"I don't have a girlfriend either." Troy said as Gabriella glanced at him, shocked.

"Are you serious?" She exclaimed, clearly surprise.

"What? I haven't found the right girl." He defended himself.

"Touché." She giggled which made Troy smile.

"Let's get to work." Gabriella said, pulling Troy up and pushing him in the car.

"Go around the track one lap and I'll time you ok?" Gabriella said as she grabbed her timer.

"Ok." Troy said and hopped onto the car. He winked at Gabriella before going in the starting line.

"Typical racer." Gabriella mumbled and rolled her eyes.

The training ended and Troy was a little tired. He walked over to the bench were Gabriella was sitting and sat next to her.

"Hey!" He started.

"Doing great Troy." Gabriella complimented.

"Can I take you to dinner?" Troy asked with a smirk.

"No." Gabriella replied shortly.

"Did she just reject me? No one rejects me!"Troy thought, shocked.

"You busy?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah kinda." Gabriella replied with a smile.

"Its our first day working together and he's already asking me to dinner?"Gabriella thought unbelievably.

"Oh ok." Troy answered sadly. Gabriella looked up and saw the disappointment in Troy's eyes which made her feel guilty for turning him down.

"Is it ok if my friends come to dinner with us?" Gabriella suddenly asked.

"Why do I have to be so nice??!!"She exclaimed in her mind.

"Sure." Troy smiled and walked away.

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For the past few days, everything went great between Gabriella and Troy. They actually became friends but Gabriella still didn't trust him completely.

"Good morning Troy!" Gabriella smiled as Troy rubbed his eyes.

"Why would you want me to come and train at 6am?" Troy asked, annoyed as he sat on one of the benches.

"You have to have your morning run!" Gabriella exclaimed happily.

"That's just great!" Troy mumbled sarcastically.

"100 laps around the race track." Gabriella commanded as Troy's eyes snapped open.

"What?! Are you crazy??!!" Troy exclaimed in shock.

"Glad you're awake. Just kidding. Do 5 laps." Gabriella laughed at Troy's shocked expression.

"That was not funny." Troy mumbled and started running.

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Its finally race day and Gabriella was a little nervous. She had a feeling that something would happen.

"Chill Gabriella!" Chad said to her friend.

"Everything will be fine." Ryan reassured Gabriella as he patted her back.

"I just hope so." Gabriella said, staring at Troy who was talking to Gerald in the race track.

"Afraid your Troy will get hurt?" Jason joked as Gabriella glared at him.

"My Troy? What the heck? I don't like him!" Gabriella exclaimed, a little bit too loud which made her friends laugh more.

"He sure likes you though." Zeke pointed out the obvious.

"He's not gonna take me seriously!" Gabriella said. That's what she thought though.

Everyone settled down as all the cars and racers headed to the starting line. Troy was smiling the entire time since he had a plan stirring in his mind. Gabriella, Chad, Zeke and Jason put on their headphones and microphones so they could talk with Troy who was already inside the car.

"Can you hear us?" Chad checked.

"Yeah I can." Troy said over the microphone that was connected to his headphone. There was a silence and Troy wanted to have a little fun.

"BOO!" He shouted to the microphone, making the others pull their headphones off.

"What the heck?!" Gabriella exclaimed and looked at Troy who gave her a thumbs up.

"Let the race begin guys! On your mark, get set… GO!!" The announcer said loudly on the microphone. The crowd roared as the cars sped off. Troy was already in front of the others but the cars were still close together. Troy smirked and went faster, making a huge gap between him and the second.

"Nice Troy!" Zeke said over the tiny microphone.

"That's me! Mr Nice." Troy said coolly.

"Puh lease…." Gabriella said and rolled her eyes.

The race continued and Troy was really doing a good job. He was way in front of the others and was surely the winner because it was the second last lap.

"Hey Gabi! I have a question before I win." Troy said as he kept his eyes on the road.

"What is it?" Gabriella asked confusedly.

"Will you be my girlfriend??" Troy asked confidently but inside, he was a little nervous. The other boys who also heard what Troy said over the microphone, started laughing while Gabriella's jaw just dropped.

"WHAT?!! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I haven't even known you for a month and you're already asking me to be your girlfriend right in the middle of a race?? No! Hell no." Gabriella exclaimed, shaking her head.

"Fine! You know, I can just pull back and let the others win. Its up to you Gabi." Troy blackmailed with a smirk.

"This is so not fair. I'm not gonna go out with you!" Gabriella said and crossed her arms stubbornly.

"Ok." Troy started to slow down and Gabriella couldn't believe that he was really doing it. She let out a sigh of frustration as the other cars slowly caught up with him.

"Gabi come on! Just say yes!" Ryan pleaded her friend. Gabriella was biting her bottom lip so hard that it was turning white.

"Fine! If you win the race, I'll be your girlfriend!" Gabriella gave in.

Troy smiled when he heard her answer. He stepped on it and sped up. He was already in front again so the crew sighed in relief. The race finished with Troy finishing first.

"I'll pick you up at 7pm tonight Gabi!" Troy said over the mic one last time before stopping his engine.

Troy went out of the car and took off his helmet. Flashes of cameras immediately blocked his view. He ran to the benches where the whole crew was.

"Congratulations Troy! You did an amazing job!" Gerald said happily.

"Thanks." Troy smiled. The crew congratulated him and shook his hand. After all the chaos was done, Troy didn't get the time to talk to Gabriella which he really hated.

"Why do I have to fall madly in love with Gabriella??!!"Troy thought.

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At exactly 7pm, Troy arrived at Gabriella's place. He rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open up.

"Coming!" Gabriella's voice echoed in the quiet house. She opened the door and smiled. Troy couldn't help but stare at Gabriella.

"Wow. You look, gorgeous." Troy managed to say.

"Thanks." Gabriella said appreciatively.

"Ready to go?" Troy asked.

"Yup." Gabriella nodded and entered Troy's car.

They finally arrived at the restaurant and sat at a table. They ordered their meals and was immediately met by silent. Troy could tell that Gabriella really didn't want to date him.

"You know what. Its ok Gabi. You don't have to go out with me if you really don't want to. Its wasn't right of me to frame you up. It was stupid." Troy said honestly. Gabriella haven't really seen this side of Troy and it amazed her.

"I'm just nervous Troy." Gabriella smiled warmly.

"So.. We're still together?" Troy asked hopefully.

"I guess." Gabriella shrugged and giggled when Troy let out the biggest sigh of relief she'd ever seen.

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I hope you like this chapter! This story won't be long but I hope you'll still enjoy it! Please review.