Moving Onto Another Love

by RabbitDork101

Disclaimer- If I owned High School Musical do you think that I'd be writing my ideas on FanFiction?

Summary- Troy doesn't want her... but when someone comes to comfort her in her time of need, will she move on? Corny... No?

"TALKING"

THINKING

Chapter 1

"Troy, I don't understand..." Gabriella said, even though she knew perfectly well what he was saying. He wanted to see other people. He didn't like her anymore. He thought she was scum. OK, so maybe that last one wasn't true, but it sure felt like it.

"I'm sorry Gabi; I just don't see 'us' in the future." He said, looking at the floor and then back up. She simply nodded, and walked out of the empty classroom they were standing in. It was free period, so no one saw the silent tear escape her eye and down her cheek. Gabriella wasn't sure where she was going, but when she found herself in the auditorium, she sat down and silently cried.

Gabriella heard the door open, and she quickly wiped her tears and smeared eyeliner away. She looked over and saw Ryan. He looked like he was hiding from Sharpay... one can only wonder. They were more acquaintances than anything, but she wouldn't mind if he were there to comfort her. Ryan looked in her direction and smiled, as he made his way over to her.

"Hey, How's it going?"

Gabriella was a bit shaken up, so her voice cracked when she responded with a quiet fine. Of course, Ryan didn't buy it.

"What's wrong?" He said frowning, "did Troy hurt you?" Ryan said, feeling very protective. Why do I care so much? He thought, as Gabriella started to loose it again. For some reason or another, he felt like had needed to make all the pain disappear. He wrapped her into a tight hug.

As Gabriella cried, she was thinking of her own things. Why does this feel so right? Wait- I can't be over Troy already... can I? She was so wrapped up in her feelings she didn't feel Ryan's grip tighten around her as Troy, Chad, and Taylor walked in the Auditorium.

"Gabriella?" Taylor asked as she walked over to the hugging 'couple'. They pulled apart and Ryan said something about finding his hat, and left. "What's wrong?" Taylor asked sitting down with her friend. Then Gabriella told her of the break up with Troy, and how she walked over to the auditorium and how Ryan was there.

Taylor smiled, why? Don't ask questions, just read. Gabriella noticed, but shrugged it off. "Well, I'm sure Troy had some good reasons."

"Whose side are you on?"

"Yours 100 percent, but I'm just saying, you make it seem like it's horrible."

"That's because it is horrible."

Taylor was getting mad. Didn't Gabriella understand that now she could be with Troy? Yes, she Taylor McKesie was in love with Troy Bolton. She was using Chad as a way to get closer to Troy. And everything she said about him being a lunk-head basketball player was all a lie. "Taylor, baby, we're going to be late for class." Chad said.

Taylor had been daydreaming about Troy, and responded by saying "Sure, Troy."

Since Troy was standing next to Chad, he didn't think anything of it.

AFTER SCHOOL- TAYLOR'S P.O.V.- IN THE GYM

Chad thinks I'm watching him, but in reality, I'm watching Troy Bolton. He's so sexy. Watching him dribble the basketball up to the hoop and then making a shot is so... what's the word? Irresistible? (sigh)

AFTER SCHOOL- GABRIELLA'S P.O.V.- IN THE AUDITORIUM

"Ms. Montez, I expect you and Mr. Bolton will be auditioning for the upcoming Musical." Ms. Darbus said, and walked over towards the set and me I was painting.

"Umm... maybe not with Troy." I said uneasily. Ryan head what Ms. Darbus has said and came over.

"She'll be auditioning with me." He said, putting his arm around me. I smiled weakly. \

I can't like Ryan can I?

LATER- NORMAL P.O.V.

"Gabriella!" Ryan said, catching up with her as she stopped and looked at him.

"What's up?"

"I was wondering if you actually wanted to audition with me? I mean if you don't want to, I'd totally understand..." Ryan continued on with his ramblings.

Gosh, I wish I could run my hands through his hair. It looks so soft. And his lips they look so kissable.

"Gabi?"

"HUH?"

"I asked if maybe you wanted to get something to eat?"

"Umm... sure... where do you want to go?" She asked.

"I don't know, you choose, my treat."

"Oh, no, Ryan I couldn't..." Gabriella said trailing off. She was beginning to feel her cheeks redden and she knew she looked pretty stupid. She felt Ryan grab her hand and pull her towards his car.

"Come on, I didn't see you eating anything at lunch, you have to be starving." As if on cue, her stomach grumbled.

"OK, maybe I am a little hungry, but you choose."

20 MINUTES LATER- AT MCDONALDS

"So Gabriella, why didn't you eat at lunch today?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Well, usually, Troy would buy my lunch, and not expecting him to break up with me, I hadn't brought any money." She said eating a french fry.

"Why didn't you just borrow money?"

"I was ok with not eating, and besides I wasn't that hungry."

"OH."

"Actually that's a lie, I was hungry, starving actually, but I saw Troy flirting with a cheerleader, and it made me feel really bad."

"Don't worry about him. He was stupid to have dumped you. Any guy that would willingly give a girl as pretty and as smart as you is crazy."

"You're just saying that."

"No, Gabriella, you're beautiful, smart and talented and so many other things. Any guy who can't see those wonderful things is out of his mind." Ryan said sincerely. He didn't understand why he had said those things. Well, part of him did, but he was afraid to admit it.

The silence between them was both comfortable and uncomfortable. Soon Gabriella found herself staring into his eyes. They just sat there enjoying each other's company, when Ryan's phone went off. Gabriella was clearly shocked, and jumped and fell out of her chair.

Ryan, still listening to Sharpay, the caller, mouthed, "Are you ok?" And helped hr up. Gabriella nodded. "Yes Sharpay, I know, but I'm auditioning with Gabriella I don't care, you think the world revolves around you, whatever." And the conversation ended with a click of his cell phone being shut. "Sorry, are you ok?" He sat down next to her, and grabbed a french fry out of her hair. She laughed, and reached up and felt her dark hair.

Ewe... here I am sitting with Ryan, who I like, and I have ketchup in my hair. Wait- did I just admit to liking Ryan Evans? So? What's wrong with that, he's cute, sweet, and I bet he's a great kisser.

Before she had time to react, Ryan had a napkin, and was wiping the ketchup out of her hair. "Thanks"

"NO, problem, do you need to be somewhere?"

"I don't think so, why?"

"Did you want to get started on the audition piece? Sharpay just left the house just to go out with Zeke, so we could go to my house."

"Sure I'd love to."

AT RYAN'S HOUSE

"Wow, your house it's...it's HUGE." Gabriella said as they entered the house.

"Ya, my parents seem to think they need a big fancy house that don't actually stay in for more than an hour. My parents are almost never home." He said.

"Oh, so it's just you and your sister most of the time?"

"Ya, what about you. Do you have any siblings, or is it just you and your mom?"

"Well my dad and mom got a divorce when I was 6, and my dad remarried. He has four kids. They don't really like me that much; so, I don't see them that often." Gabriella said, walking into his room, avoiding all eye contact.

"Oh," he started out, slightly uneasy, "So, do you want to do a fast song, or a slow song? Don't worry, I usually have nothing to do with remaking songs, that's all Sharpay."

"Well could we do a fast song? With Troy, we always did slow songs, because he hated doing choreography and Kelsi always remade the songs so they were slow, that's why 'Bop to the Top' was slower than usual."

"OK, so let's see what Kelsi gave us?" Ryan said, shifting through his backpack and grabbed two scripts and a CD. (I'm going to use songs sung by other artists, because I can't write a song to save my life.) The first song was a fast duet, called 'Party for Two'. (Shania Twain, featuring Billy Curington. Don't Own.) The song started out and Gabi read the words. When it got to the chorus, the were standing up.

"I'm having a party-

A party for two,

Invitin' no body-

No body but you...

You'll be sexy in your socks"

"Let's polish the floor-" Ryan sang.

By the end of the song, they collapsed into a fit of laughter.

"Ok, moving on. Let's try... 'A Whole New World'(Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. Don't Own)

"Okers."

Ryan started the song, and they found out that it was a slower song, The song had a lot of words that brought them closer to each other. The passion in their eyes could be found in their voice too. At the end of the song they slowly brought their heads together and kissed. Ryan and Gabriella dropped their scripts and wrapped their arms around each other. Ryan was the first to pull away. "Sorry," he mumbled.

"Why?" Gabriella asked confused.

"Well, you probably didn't even want to kiss me. I just kind of leaned in and kissed you. You're probably still in love wi-" Gabriella cut him off by kissing him.

"Ryan, I'm over Troy. I just realized that when we were at McDonalds, I like you, I don't know, I might even love you. And what I do know is that I don't want Troy, I want you." Adding more emphasis by kissing him again. This time Ryan kissed back. After the kiss, Ryan pulled her into a tight hug. Gabriella buried her head into his chest and sighed. I just told Ryan Evans that I liked him, possibly love him.

"I love you."

"I love you, too." Ryan said into her hair.

So what did you think? Tell me if I should continue. Review- thank you.