Gabriella sat on the airplane watching looking at the sky. she was going to go live with her cousin and his family for a little while until her father was out of rehab. "were are now arriving in Alberqurque New Mexico." Gabriella sighed, and picked up her bag and walked off the plane. when she got to the aiprort she looked around for Aunt and Uncle. she found them and ran over to them. "Hi Uncle Greg, Hi Aunt Gina..." she said giving them a hug. "you've grown up so much since we last saw you...are you ready to go.." Gabriella nodded, "as ready as I'll ever be." Chase sat in his room lifting weights. Troy sat on the bed and looked at him, "so when does your cousin come in?" Chase let the weight down, "My parents are coming back with her soon...but umm when you meet her don't mention anything about her dad, his a scum bag.." Troy looked at him, "that's horrible." Chase shrugged, "well the only reason she's here is because of him." then the door opened downstairs, "Chase, get down here Gabriella is here!" Chase looked at Troy, "Time to meet the cousin." when they came downstairs Chase smiled, "Gabriella!" she smiled running to him, "Chase!" she hugged him, 'How are you doing? wow, you got so older, and you got breast." Gabriella rolled her eyes. Chase looked at Troy, "This is my friend Troy." Gabriella smiled, holding out her hand, "Hi Troy."

Troy reached for her hand, gripping it firmly, feeling odd sparks come up his arm but he passed it off as...something to look over later. "Nice to meet you Gabriella." she blushed at his voice, loving how he said her name. "Uhm, my friends call me Ella...you can ca-call me that if-if you want..." He and Chase smiled, chuckling, "yeah well, we'll remember that." Gabriella nodded, looking down at their hands that were still intertwined by the fingers, "uh my hand?" Troy looked, his eyes and smile faltering, "right...sorry." he pulled his hand away and stuffed it in his pocket, "uhm Chase, I'll be uh out side shooting hoops.." Chase chuckled, "what's wrong with you?" Troy looked at him, "Nothing, I just have the urge to you know..uh.." all four them stared at him, "none of your business!" he said running outside. Gina laughed, "Gabriella, do you want me to show you to your room.." Gabriella nodded, "I would like that.." Gina smiled and showed her to the room. Greg looked at Chase, "what's wrong with Troy?" Chase shrugged and ran outside, "yo, pass the ball." Troy passed him the ball and he shot it through the hoop. "so uhh what was that in the kitchen.?" he asked.

Troy licked his lips nervously, "uh I don't know what you're talking about..." Chase sighed, bouncing the orange rock once, twice on the pavement, "Come on dude...she's my cousin-wait, you're not ..like thinking of making her your next 'booty call' are you?" Troy sputtered his water that he was drinking, "a-are you seriously asking me that?" Chase looked at him, "that's not a no, bud...try again. She's my cousin, she's not going anywhere near you..." Troy frowned, "Chase, come on..I wouldn't do tha-oof!" Chase had tossed the ball into Troy's chest, and sneered, "come on...I know you Troy, the girlfriends you've had...hell! They weren't even girlfriends they were booty calls that lasted only minutes to hours!" Troy cleared his throat uncomfortably, and spun the basketball on his middle finger then transferred it to his pinky (Like in Zac Efron in 17again), "Dude, I've had a girlfriend-" Chase looked at him, "Sharpay Evans the show dog doesn't count dude!"

Troy sighed, "ok, look she's really pretty, but she's too innocent.." Chase looked at him, "and those are mostly the ones you go for Troy." Troy looked at him, "look, if you don't want me to chase her, I won't..I'll stay away and just be her friend." Chase nodded, "that's all I ask.. don't ask her out or anything.." Troy nodded, "I promise." and they tossed the basketball to each other. "my question to you is that when are you actually gonna settle down and stop sleeping around with every girl you see?" Troy chuckled, "that's funny Chase." Chase looked at him, "you know, one of these days your gonna fall hard for a girl, and she finds out what type you are, your gonna lose her.." Troy chuckled, "I can't fall inlove Chase, I'm Troy Bolton."

Chase looked at him, "Troy..everybody falls inlove, maybe not now, but maybe in the future." Troy sighed, "look, I can't fall inlove, my dad raised me to just sleep with girls." Chase chuckled, "so you just do the three F's?" Troy raised an eyebrown, "what's that?" Chase chuckled, "Find Them, Fuck Them, Forget Them." "Come on, Man," Troy said shooting the ball and aiming for the net, "I don't do that...I respect them." Chase snorted hiss laughter, and stole the ball away, "yeah right, Bolton, do you...do you even know what respect is?" Troy's eyes narrowed, and he crossed his arms over his chest, "not funny dude-now come on give me the ball." Chase smirked, and bounced it once or twice, Troy scowled, "I think you need a recourse on the rules of this game-" "Who needs rules?" The boys turned to see Gabriella standing on the back porch, smirking, she began to walk towards them and she stole the ball away from her cousin and shot it into the net without bouncing it first.

Gabriella smiled turning around to face them, Chase chuckled, "wow, when did you get so good at playing basketball?" Gabriella rolled her eyes. Troy began bouncing the ball and shooting it. Chase's dad called for him, "be right back guys.." he ran towards the house. Gabriella smiled and looked at Troy, "Give me the ball." she said, walking over to him, Troy looked at her, "Make me." she tried to grab it from him and she grabbed it dribbling it down the court. Troy tried to grab it from her then she whimpered, "ow, ow, ow, ow.." Troy looked at her, "are you ok." then she shot the ball through the net smirking. "You devious little devil..." Troy said, she giggled, waggling her eye brows, "Ah, soy un diablo? No no no, soy es perfecto angel.." he looked at her confusedly, picking up the ball and twirling it on his fingers, "I have no idea what you said..." she giggled once more, "I'm a perfect angel, my horns hold up my halo." Troy chuckled, "ha ha very funny...seriously, where'd you learn to play?" she stuffed her hands deep in her pockets, "I once scored the finishing point at a championship game..." his eyes went wide, "No way!" She smirked, "uh huh, right after I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn." He smirked, "again Montez, haha, seriously-hey!" Gabriella had stolen the ball out of his hands, she was moonwalking backwards, "that's very bad traveling!" he chased after her and caught her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Hey Bolton!" it was Chase's voice, "the coach just called, he wants me and you at a special practice tonight with the guys..."

Troy let go of Gabriella's waist, clearing his throat. "uh yeah.." Gabriella tossed the ball to Troy. "I'll see you guys later.." she ran off and ran inside. Troy watched her dissapear, "Troy.." chase called out. no response, he kept looking to where she had disapeared. Chase poured so water from the water bottle down his neck. Troy jumped, "what was that for?" Chase crossed his arms, "I told you, I don't want you flirting with her, she'll get the wrong message, and she'll get hurt, she's been through enough.." "Dude, chill, I was being friendly...I have no intentions of getting with her." Chase crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes, "Seriously!" he tossed the ball at him and grabbed his water bottle, "come on my dad's gonna be pissed if we show up late." They left through the backyard gate, unaware that a certain brunette was watching from the top attic window.