December 24th

Gabriella had been standing on the porch of the Evans house for quite a while now. Her mother had dropped her off about half an hour ago but the girl still couldn't make herself press the doorbell. She just stood there, staring at the white double door entrance. Her mind was rushing with thoughts about how she let herself in this situation.

'What am I doing here? I should have just gone to Boston with my mom. Is it too late? Maybe I can call her and say that I changed my mind and that I want to go with her. But she's probably at the airport right now. Maybe it is too late. Argh! How could I let myself get in this situation?!' the girl mused as the door suddenly opened, revealing a gorgeous blonde wearing the cutest winter outfit Gabriella has ever seen, complete with fluffy white ugg boots and a beautiful pink scarf.

'Oh, that's why.'

"Hello." Greeted the blonde bombshell with a smile.

"Hi." Gabriella said timidly.

"So, how long have you been freezing out here?"

"I, I… Not long. I was just, erm, admiring the stained glass windows on the door." She said blushing profusely. 'Can you be anymore pathetic Montez?'

Sharpay looked at the stained glass on the door and then looked back at Gabriella with a knowing smirk on her face. "They really are something, aren't they?"

When Gabriella said nothing and just stood there, face red as a strawberry, Sharpay decided to give the girl a break. "C'mon in. As much as I know you love to stay out here and stare at the door, I think we should get you inside before you freeze to death." And with that she helped Gabriella with her things and closed the door.

Gabriella stepped inside and noticed right away a beautiful crystal chandelier hanging from the high ceiling. The entrance hall was big and spacious and all the furniture looked antique and she guessed, very expensive.

"Wow! Your house is gorgeous!"

"Thank you. As soon as we get you settled I'll give you a quick tour." She smiled and led Gabriella to her bedroom on the second floor.

"Okay, so this is where you'll be staying. I hope you like it. My room is right down the hall to the right. I'll show you in a minute."

The room was beautiful and very cozy. It had a queen size bed with pale purple bedding and many cream color pillows on it. There was a small wooden desk on the corner and an armoire of the same shade on the other corner. Everything was either pale purple or cream colored. "Wow! This is… This is great Sharpay. Thank you."

"I'm glad it is of your taste, Miss Montez," She joked. "Now, do you need help unpacking?"

"No!" Gabriella said a bit too quickly. "I mean, I don't want to bother you, it's okay. I'll just do this and meet you right away for that tour?" She asked a bit embarrassed. Truth was that Gabriella didn't want Sharpay to see her christmas gift beforehand. Gabriella took the longest time to decide what to give Sharpay. She wanted to give her something special. She was in love with the girl; she wanted it to be perfect.

"Oh, okay. I'll be in my room waiting then. Just meet me there when you're done." She said a bit disappointed and left the room.

Sharpay was on her way when she decided to stop by her brother's room. Gabriella would probably take a while, so she had time. She knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Came a reply from inside the room.

"Hey Ryan." She said as she entered the room and closed the door.

"Sharpay. Hi." He said a bit surprised. His sister was sitting on the window bench in the living room the whole morning, anxious for Gabriella's arrival. So what was she doing in his room? He didn't hear the doorbell so Gabriella couldn't be here yet.

"Gabriella's here." She said sitting on the bed beside him.

"Really? When did she get here? And most importantly, why are you not with her?"

"She's unpacking. I offered to help but she refused it. Now I'm just waiting for her to finish so I can show her around."

"I see," A moment went by before he spoke again. "Sooo… What's your plan?" he smirked at his sister.

"Plan? What plan?" She asked playing innocent, but as her brother just stared at her she sighed deeply and looked away from him. "My only plan is to make it through the holidays without making a fool out of myself."

"Oh c'mon Sharpay. It's christmas, the girl is staying at our house, spending the most magical night of the year with you, she doesn't have a boyfriend anymore and… It's christmas!" He said, surprised at his sister's lack of excitement. "What more do you want? For mom and dad to be caught up in a snowstorm and don't make it to christmas dinner while I suddenly disappear the same night so you and Gabriella are alone at the house? Because that can be arranged."

Sharpay giggled at her brother's joke. Ryan was always looking out for his sister. Even when she treated him like a lap dog, he was always there for her. He knew Sharpay was in love with the brunette for quite a while. It was his shoulder that she cried on when Gabriella started dating Troy. He was the one that held Sharpay as she cried after her fight with Gabriella at the country club. Ryan was the only one Sharpay trusted with her secret.

"See? A smile looks better on you. And it doesn't give you frown lines." They both laughed. "Now as I pointed out, there's nothing stopping you from telling Gabriella. And christmas is always the perfect time to declare your undying love for someone."

"How about the fact that she's completely straight? That and she hates me." She stated like it was an obvious fact.

"First of all, if she hated you she wouldn't be here. I'm still surprised you had the guts to invite her, by the way. Second, how can you be so sure she's straight? The whole East High also thinks you are straight." And when the blonde didn't say anything he kept on going. "C'mon Shar. It's christmas. And on christmas you tell the truth. And the truth is that you love her, so go think of a way to win her heart!"

A small smile appeared on her face as she got up and walked to the door. As she was about to leave she turned to her brother.

"Ryan, I…" She started.

"Your welcome. Now, go! You're a slow thinker, so God knows how long it will be before you come up with something." He joked.

"Oh shut up!" And then she was gone.

Sharpay was lying down on her bed with her dog when she heard a light knock on the door.

"Come in."

Gabriella timidly opened the door and stepped inside the overly pink room. It was much bigger than her own bedroom. It had a four post canopy bed, a beautiful table with two chairs, a desk, a vanity, a hallway that led to a walk-in closet, a balcony and a door that Gabriella imagined led to her own bathroom. The whole room was Victorian style in pink and white. "Hi. Sorry it took so long."

'It didn't really take me a long time to unpack, but to actually have the guts to come and find you.' Gabriella added in her thoughts.

"It's okay. Come sit here." She said as she patted the corner of her bed.

As Gabriella approached the blonde, Sharpay's little yorkshire terrier jumped from the bed and started jumping on Gabriella's legs, as if asking to be picked up.

"Aww... He's so cute." She said in a baby voice as she picked up the little dog and he greeted her with a lick on the cheek.

Sharpay chuckled at Gabriella's baby voice. "That's Boi. He's my little baby."

"I've always wanted a dog, but my mom never let me have one. She said it would be hard to carry it around, since we moved a lot." She sat on the floor and started playing with Boi.

Sharpay just stood there, mesmerized by the scene unfolding in front of eyes. It was the cutest thing she had ever seen. She watched the brunette play with him for what seemed like hours, smiling, as she listened to Gabriella's cute giggles and Boi's little barks. Life couldn't be more perfect right now.

I know I should be updating 'Loving You', but it's almost christmas so I decided to write a christmas Gabpay story! Yay!

It will have 6 chapters. I'll post a new chapter everyday, the last one being posted on christmas. I hope you guys enjoy it and please leave a comment.

Love,
Nini

Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical or any of the characters.