I finally got around to writing this after my High School Musical folder got deleted, and I hope it lives up to everyone's expectations.

It's continuing from the other Chronicles of Blue Water High and it's going to be the last one (once I've finished this story) for a few months, while I get another one written down and posted.

Disclaimer: I only own the plot, none of the High School Musical charactrs, only the ones you don't recognize.

Gabriella Montez pulled her hair back in a pony-tail and pulled of her skirt which she used when waitressing at the shop. Her two best friends, Taylor McKessie and Lisa Arnold, were all dressed and getting ready to head down to the beach for the rest of the day.

"Ya coming with us?" Lisa asked, running a brush through her blonde hair. Gabriella thought for a moment.

"Um, no, I'm going to stay at the house for a bit," Gabriella replied. Lisa and Taylor exchanged looks. They knew the real reason that Gabriella didn't want to come down to the beach. She didn't want to meet up with Troy Bolton. Gabriella was unaware of what they were thinking as she picked up her waitressing clothes and put them in her back-pack.

"You coming down later?" Taylor called after her. Gabriella shrugged and called back,

"Maybe!" She walked home, scuffing her sandals on the concreted path. She got home and pushed open the front door. No-one was home. Her brother, who was visiting from Uni, was on the beach, along with Troy Bolton, a boy who was staying with them. Her sister, Eva Montez, was out at work. Gabriella walked inside and up to her room, dropping her stuff on the floor. She went to her window and looked out.

Down on the beach, she could see her two other mates joining up with the rest of the group. Squinting, she could make out her brother's figure along with Simon Lester and Troy Bolton. Troy was saying something to Taylor and Lisa, and then he looked up at the house. Gabriella quickly stepped back from the window. When she looked back out the window, Troy was walking up the steps toward the house.

Gabriella pursed her lips and walked downstairs to get her bikini from the lounge. When she got downstairs, Troy was just opening the door. Their eyes connected for a moment before she dropped her gaze and started to sift through the washing for her black and purple bikini. Troy stood in the doorway uncomfortably.

"Gabriella, we need to talk," Troy began.

"There's nothing to talk about, not really," Gabriella said. Troy breathed in deeply and tried to calm himself down. Gabriella was not making this easy at all. Troy tried again.

"Gabriella, we can't go on ignoring each other."

"It seems like a perfectly good solution to me," she said bluntly.

"Gabi, please!" He shouted. Gabriella blinked at him in shock. Troy quickly calmed himself down and crossed the room to where she was standing. "I was going to tell you that Jeanette was my sister, but I didn't think it would have this effect on you."

"And it shouldn't! I shouldn't care!" Gabriella yelled at him. "But I really like you, and I feel I should've known that it was your sister that Simon got pregnant!" Troy sighed.

"Hey! I like you too, and I don't even know what happened to you!" Troy protested. Gabriella cast her eyes downward. "You can't exactly blow up at me if you won't even tell me what happened to you!" Troy took a step closer to her and Gabriella took another step back, so that she was against the wall. Troy stepped closer still. Gabriella gulped and bit her lower lip. Her eyes were trained on the ground, avoiding Troy.

"Yeah…I'm…Sorry," Gabriella finally managed to murmur. Troy lifted his hand and cradled Gabriella's chin. She finally looked up at him and he moved himself a little bit closer and his breath was warm against her mouth.

"I'm not askin' to know, I'm just askin' for some space," Troy murmured. Gabriella nodded, her eyes going back to the floor. "Hey, look at me," Troy said, lifting her chin again and forcing her eyes to connect with his. "I still love you," he told her softly. Her eyes visibly melted.

"I love you too," Gabriella murmured. Troy dipped his head closer, and kissed her firmly on the mouth. Gabriella sighed happily against his mouth as he pressed her harder against the wall. Both of his arms went around her waist and hers went around his neck, pulling him closer to her. Troy felt her fingers entangle themselves in his hair and he was glad to have talked with her.

Suddenly, someone cleared their throat behind them and they broke apart and looked up.

"Troy," Mr Jack Bolton said. Troy felt himself go cold.

There was a bit of fluff near the end.

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