Invisible

Gabriella Montez threw her head back in laughter at her best friend's, Troy Bolton, joke. The two teenagers were in the middle of their morning routine. They stand at Gabriella's locker, Troy says something and makes Gabriella laugh, Troy smiles, Gabriella smiles. She absolutely adored the first few minutes with him during this ritual. It was just her and Troy, together. No one else. It was just them acting like they always have; best friends. But that's all they were and Gabriella wished that it would change, every day.

But every morning shewalked by. And every morning Troy stopped paying attention to Gabriella and was wrapped up in his dreamland. A land where Gabriella didn't exist.

Flipping her blond hair, and stomping down the hall in her Jimmy Choo boots she held her handbag on her arm with her brother, Ryan Evans behind her. Gabriella frowned, knowing what was coming.

Troy stopped in the middle of his conversation with Gabriella, and followed Sharpay down the hall, grabbing her small hand, interlocking their fingers. She gasped, a horrified expression on her beautiful face.

"What the hell, Troy?" she spoke harshly. "I just got my nails done."

Troy glanced at the floor, scratching the back of his neck. "Sorry."

Gabriella sadly watched the two. This happened every single day. Troy would do something that a normal boyfriend would do with his girlfriend and Sharpay would shove him off, and walk away leaving Troy standing there alone. And every day Troy would turn around, face Gabriella and shrug, turn back around and run after Sharpay.

And every day when this happened Gabriella wanted to scream.

Sighing, she closed her locker door to see two of her best friends standing there, Kelsi Nelson and Taylor McKessie. She gave them a sad smile, holding her books closer to her.

"Again?" Kelsi asked, knowing how much Gabriella liked Troy.

"Of course," Gabriella spoke.

"Gabby, he's too blinded by that girl to see what's standing right in front of him. Just forget him," Taylor tried convincing her best friend.

"Yeah, I've been trying that for a long time. Is it ever gonna work?"

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In school the next day, Troy sat next to Gabriella in Biology. Their teacher was explaining something up in the front of the classroom as Troy tried to hide that he was texting Sharpay, who was sitting across the room. Gabriella wished that she could be on the end of that conversation. She just wanted to show Troy that she was much better fit for him than Sharpay. But Gabriella never had the guts to just tell him. To tell him that she's had this huge crush on him since they were six and that she's falling in love with him.

"Alright, get with your lab partners!" the teacher clapped, as the class began talking among themselves.

Gabriella nervously looked over at Troy. What were they supposed to be doing? Neither of them were paying attention to what the teacher had said to do. She watched as Sharpay got up from her seat, and waved Troy over. He got up following her out into the hall. This happened every time they had a lab to do. Troy and Sharpay would sneak out into the hall and make-out for the whole period while Gabriella and Sharpay's lab partner were stuck doing all the work by themselves. The teacher was more oblivious than Troy, so he obviously never noticed that two students were always missing, but if he did it seems like he only asked to keep up the appearance of a good teacher.

And when he would ask Gabriella where her partner is, she lied, never ratting Troy out.

"Miss Montez," a deep voice boomed. "Where is your lab partner Mr. Bolton?"

"Oh, I, uhm, don't know," she lied, scanning the direction sheets that were passed out earlier.

"Well if he doesn't contribute to any of the labs, he will fail. Be sure to tell him that."

Gabriella sighed, running a hand through her hair when Taylor walked up to her. She held her clear goggles in her hands, giving Gabriella a weak, sad smile.

"Did he go with her?"

She nodded. "You think I would used to it by know; doing the work by myself, always coming in second and him not noticing me."

"Give it times, Gabs," she spoke softly.

"I've given it ten years, Tay. Ten years of my life I've wanted to tell him, and he still hasn't noticed."

"Then it's his loss." She sighed, glancing back over to her lab station. "I have to get back there. You alright?"

Gabriella nodded, putting on her best smile. "I've lived so far."

--

That night, Gabriella sat on her balcony reading through her English notes for the big test tomorrow. She sighed, not able to concentrate. All she did was think about Troy and how she could get him to notice her, to get him to give her a second glance, just make him think of her the same way. She wished that he would see that Sharpay was no good for him, that she was the one.

Her eyebrows scrunched together as she heard leaves rustling on the ground below her. She peeked through the railings, not getting up from her spot on the balcony floor. Her insides lifted, along with her frown, as she saw it was Troy.

He swung himself over the ledge, and sat down across from Gabriella.

"Of course you're studying," he teased.

She smiled, "What's up?"

Running his hands through his chestnut hair, he let out a deep sigh. "I can't stand her. I just want to break up with her."

Gabriella tried to hide her joy of this statement. Could this really be happening? Was he finally dumping that horrible girl? Gabriella held back her smile as she spoke. "What happened?"

"She's mean, annoying. And I don't think she really even likes me."

Gabriella slowly nodded, not able to understand. How couldn't she like her boyfriend? And especially when her boyfriend was Troy Bolton. How couldn't she notice the way his eyes shine when he laughs, or the way he just stares at her when she walks down the hall? And how couldn't he see what Gabriella feels for him? She tried hiding it every day, but failed miserably with the looks she gives him, and tiny smiles.

Gabriella would love to be with him if she ever had the chance. More than anything she wanted to have the courage to tell him how she felt.

"Why won't you just end it then?" Gabriella finally asked.

He scoffed, shaking his head. "What's the point? It's not like there's any other girl out there."

At that point Gabriella wanted to scream and cry. How could he be so oblivious? Was he really that blind to see what was standing right in front of him this whole time? Why would he rather be with a girl that doesn't even like him than with a girl who he's known his whole life and the girl that knows everything about him, has helped him with almost everything in his life. And the girl that is completely, head over heels, in love with him.

"No other girl?" she asked hesitantly, holding back tears.

He shook his head. "Not any I'm interested in."

Nodding her head up and down, Gabriella looked back to her notes, trying to maintain a steady voice. "I really have to study. You should go."

"Oh," Troy said sadly. "I'll see ya tomorrow."

She didn't even watch him climb down like she usually did. She had to force herself to let go of him, and the feelings she felt towards him. She was just invisible and that's all she ever would be.

A/N: Okay, so I want to make like a bunch of one-shots based off of songs by Taylor Swift. This one was obviously based off of Invisible. I'm not that proud of it, I thought I could do better. Tell me if you guys have any ideas, or want any certain songs. Review please.