I'm Just the Girl Next Door

"What team?"

"WILDCATS!"

"What team?"

"WILDCATS!"

You could hear the war cry going throughout the whole school. It was the day of the championship game for the East High Wildcat Basketball team. The team was led by my next door neighbor, Troy Bolton. Troy was the "I want to be him" kid. He was the kid that everyone depended on to win our school the game. He was the "school hottie" or "head jock" if you will.

At school, he is the popular guy, the cool guy, the "I love everything about him" guy. But at home, he's the nice guy, the smart guy, the "I still love everything about him but he isn't such a jerk" guy. Someone his friends would never see. But though he didn't see me, I saw him.

"Hey Gabs!" my best friend Taylor McKessie greeted me as I put my books into my locker, "How's your day been?"

"Oh it's been great!" I answered her, "In Pre-Cal I…"

PHOOM. I was shoved into my locker by the one, the only, Troy Bolton.

"Oh my god!" he exclaimed, "Are you okay?"

"Leave her!" some of his friends jeered, "She's just one of those nerds! Let's get to the pep rally!"

He gave me an "I'm really sorry look" as he started to turn away.

"It's fine." I told him, "I'll just talk to you after school."

"Apple Trees?" he asked.

"3 o'clock" I answered.

And he went his separate way.

"It looks like you know Troy Bolton!" Taylor taunted me, "You had the connection going on there!!"

"Oh he's just my neighbor," I answered, "simple as that."

And I left her standing there to think about what just happened.

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"Hey." He said right when he saw me, "Look I'm really, really sorry about today."

"It's okay." I said again, "You're a different guy in there Troy."

"I know," he said sadly, "I just hope you realize I want to be the guy you see back home."

"But your friends wouldn't accept you like that," I continued for him, "Or would they?"

"I don't know," he answered, "I'm known as the basketball and jock type guy, I don't know if I can change that."

"You just have to be who you think you should be Troy." I answered, "True friends stick with you no matter what."

I walked leaving him with that to think about.

"Wait Gabriella!" he yelled after me, "I want to make pushing you over up to you. Will you meet me by the lake house tonight?"

"Depends." I answered, "What do you classify as "making it up to you"?"

"Oh you'll see!" he answered smiling, "But I'm pretty sure you'll like it!"

"Oh okay! Maybe I'll invite all of your friends to watch!" I laughed, "See you tonight!"

"Tonight…" he whispered to himself, "Tonight."

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"Mom I'm going out!" I yelled as I walked out of the door, "I don't know when I'll be back but I'll call you!"

"Okay hun! Have fun!" she answered me.

I was off to find the lake house where I would meet Troy Bolton. I don't know why he did this for me but he was being that nice guy he was around me. And I liked it.

"Gabriella!" he exclaimed when he saw me, "Oh I know you can walk faster than that! You'll never make it to the lake house!"

"Oh really?" I asked, and started to sprint.

Of course he was able to catch up to me. He grabbed me and put me on top of his shoulders and started running as fast as he could towards the lake.

"Troy Bolton!" I exclaimed, "What are you doing! You're going to fall straight into the lake!"

"That's the fun of it!" he yelled, "Cowabunga!"

And we both splashed into the lake.

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"Troy!" I yelled, I couldn't seem to find him in the lake, "Troy? Oh my god did he drown?"

I felt something under me and I screamed.

"Shark?" I asked nervously, it was circling now.

"Oh my god!" I screamed.

But then Troy popped up.

"Did I scare you?" he asked slyly.

"Oh no." I answered, "Not at all!"

"Sure." He said, "I wasn't the one screaming "SHARK! OH GOD HELP ME!""

I splashed him. I couldn't fight the urge.

He splashed back.

"WATER FIGHT!" I yelled as we continued splashing each other.

After hours of playing in the water we ended the night by just sitting on the old swinging chair outside the lake house.

"I had an amazing night." I said, "You're right this does make up for everything."

"I'm glad I could do something to make it up to you," he answered me, "I had a lot of fun too."

He put his arm around my waist, I leaned in…

And he kissed me.

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Yay!! So I hope you liked this… this might end up being a one shot… but if I get good reviews and I can think of some good stuff for the sequels this might become a series. :D