Authors Notes : Well. This is my first HMS fanfic. Its mainly a Troy-Gabriella fic with a tiny bit of Ryan - OC and an even tinier bit of Chad - Taylor . I hope u like please R & R

Chapter 1 - Summer Break Starts

" I'm broke, Dad! I'm telling you. I really need some money to go on with life! " Troy Bolton complained, " I mean it. I can't keep borrowing ."

"Troy, its high time to learn to save. We are not increasing your pokect money. If you are that desperate, find yourselves a job. After all thats wat Miss. Darbus said too right? Its your summer assingment. Find a Job," Mrs. Bolton replied.

Troy immediately recalled the last day at school

- - - Flash Back - - -

"This summer you have 2 assingments," Miss Darbus had told them, "First. Find a summer job. This assingment will help you understand the importance of money and the disgrace of wastage of green notes. The second assingnment is a result of the first. So, you will find that it is not very difficult. Mr. Danforth , please pay attention!"

"Yes Miss. Darbus , your honors. Please go on too tell us about the easy assignment," Chad replied cheekily, earning a frisson from the class and a glare from Miss Darbus herself.

"Well Mr. Danforth , the second assignment is not easy as you say! It is just not difficult. But I daresay you'll find it difficult. Very difficult. Your second assignment is to ' Stop being a Burden to your parents'."

The class just didn't know how to react. Perhaps she expected them to laugh or something? But they were saved by the bell.

- - - Flash Back - - -

" Will saying ' Please ' help?" Troy asked politely.

"No, son,"Mr. Bolton replied not removing his eyes from the newspaper that he was reading.

" Oh come on! How am i supposed to find myself a job when half the high school population in Albuquerque is looking for one too?" Troy argued.

"Well that is your assignment, Troy. It'll show your talent," Mr. Bolton said, still not looking away from his news paper.

Troy rolled his eyes and left room.

Oh well ! It was worth a try. I wonder how Gabriella is doing .

Just then his cell phone rung and he saw that it was from Gabriella.

Think of the angel and the angel appears.

"Hey Gabriella. Hows life treating you?" Troy asked as he made his way out of the house.

" Not Bad. How are you?"

" I'm great!"

"Of Course you are. You are the Troy Bolton after all."

"Ha Ha Ha! Very Funny. So, hey, wanna grab a soda and catch up with things?" Troy asked casually though he was praying inside for a 'yes'

"Catch up with what?? Its just two days since school ended. Anyway, I was going to invite to to Tony's Cafe. Chad and Taylor are meeting there. So I planned walking in on them and..."

"Ruining their date," Troy finished. "Sure why not? I'll come over in five minutes. Bye."

"Yeah. See you. Bye," and Gabriella hanged the phone.

He's coming! He's coming ! He's coming.

Gabriella Montez jumped up with joy. She hadn't seen him for a long time, that is two days. But he was her ' best friend ' after all. Not that she likes him the other way or anything.

Denial Denial.

Okay. Maybe she liked him a bit.

Fine. I like him very much.

He was probably one of the fewest who knew her for what she really is and not for what she is known for.

Wonder if he found himself a job.

No. If he did he must have told me before. This whole assignment thing drives me mad. Aren't we supposed to be enjoying the break? But it wouldn't really hurt to find a job. I'll keep me occupied for one thing and it's probably the first step to success.

Scratch the last. I'll stop with keeping myself occupied. Maybe I could get a job with the others.That's going to be difficult. Considering what Sharpay Evans told her.

- - - Flash Back - - -

"What! Why should I work? I mean I get enough pocket money a week to last for a month in this place. And I'm going take a vacation. Maybe I'll ask my parents to arrange a vacation to Hawaii. That'll be great. You could come too, Ryan! We will have a great time," Sharpay had said.

"Of Course we will! Who wants to go to work anyway!" Ryan had replied. Ryan Evans was Sharpay's twin brother who nursed a huge admiration for his sister.

" What about Miss.Darbus?" Taylor had asked.

"What about her?" Sharpay replied checking her reflection on her pocket mirror, "My parents will talk to her."

- - - Flash Back - - -

Well, it figures. We now know the reason why Sharpay is spoilt.

But she isn't really that bad. It's just sometimes and it comes out naturally. She never intended to show off. Usually, that is.

Her thoughts were disturbed when she heard the door bell.

"Hey!" Troy greeted Gabriella.

"Hi Troy!" Gabriella greeted back moving out into the doorstep, " Ready to go? I can't wait to see them on a date. I still can't beleive they are actually dating!"

"Yeah! Tell me about. Chad is dating? That's completely in a different world. He is the basket boy guy!" Troy said walking on the pavement while Gabriella was right beside him.

Gabriella nodded with agreement.

"So what have you been doing ?" Troy asked.

" Nothing much actually. Holidays are times when I spoil myself completely without doing a thing," Gabriella replied, "What about you?"

"Well... I've not done much yet. I saw a few movie and all thats it," Troy said," Hey, did you start off with Darbus' assignment?"

"No not yet. I'm having a bit of a trouble in that, I'm still a bit new to this place. So you'll have to get me a job too," she said smirking.

"Yeah right... seeing that I'm having trouble there too - Ryan and Sharpay! Hi!" Troy shouted spotting the twins at the end of the road.

"Hi Troy. Gabriella! God to see you two. So where are you heading to?" Sharpay Evans asked while her twin brother smiled at his friends.

"Tony's Cafe. Want to join us?We were going to meet Chad and Taylor" Gabriella asked.

"Sure. So found a job yet?" Ryan asked.

"Nope. We were just talking about it. So are to going to Hawaii?" Gabriella asked keenly.

"No No. My parents won't let us! They say we should be a bit more independant. I mean... Duh! Aren't we already?" Sharpay replied angrily.

"Hey you it'll be cool if we all get a job together. Troy, me ,you both and Chad and Taylor, Zeke, Jason. Of course I guess no place will employ so many people," Gabriella sighed.

"As a matter of fact, One place will," Sharpay said with a meaningful look at Ryan and he caught up.

"Yeah Of course!" Ryan said as though he couldn't believe that he didn't think about it before.

"Lets head to the cafe and you can tell us all about it."

Author's Notes again : Liked it? Hated it? Was it just ok? Please Review and motivate me. Best reviews will be posted along with Chapter 2