A/N: Hey everyone :D I had this idea the other day and thought I'd start wrting it, I've just finished the first chapter and wondered what you all thought. Please R&R it for me xxx love you all so much! xxxx

~~~Chapter 1~~~

"Daddy please, I promise I didn't do anything, I swear it." Gabriella begged her father as she backed across the room.

"Come here you whore!" He shouted but Gabriella violently shook her head, her body shaking. "You slept with them didn't you!" He boomed and Gabriella shook her head again.

"No Daddy, I promise I didn't!" She sobbed but it was too late her father already had her by the arm. He sobs were useless as she was thrown against the wall.

"Gabriella!" Sharpay called as she saw her friend stood by her locker; her face instantly fell as she saw what she was wearing. "Oh Gabby are you alright?" Sharpay asked gently and the brunette nodded. She was in a long sleeved purple jumped and black jeans even though it was 25 degrees outside.

"He's an asshole Gabriella." Sharpay comforted rubbing her friends arm.

"I know Shar, but it still doesn't make him stop." Gabriella whispered then her eyes travelled past Sharpay and she lit up. Sharpay turned to see Troy Bolton striding down the hall and shook her head, thank god for this mutual hatred otherwise her friend might break down completely.

Troy's locker was right next to Gabriella's which meant this interaction happened every morning.

"Morning Basketball Freak!" Gabriella greeted enthusiastically.

"Bite me!" He spat hiding his grin.

"Bite you?" Gabriella asked incredulously.

"Yeah, bite me." He retorted.

"Where? There's nothing left of you under all that gear." She shrugged, this caught him off guard and he flashed her a look. Gabriella didn't seem to understand it but Sharpay did Troy looked like he wanted Gabriella to bite him.

"Where do you want to bite me?" He leered and she rolled her eyes.

"Pig." She snorted.

"Bimbo"

"Ass"

"Moron"

"Retard"

"Bitch"

"Freak"

"Loser"

"Asshole" She sneered but Troy shook his head.

"Doesn't count you already said ass." He grinned, grabbing his rucksack and backing away from her, his grin still in place.

"Fine, bastard!" She snapped.

"Wench"

"Idiot"

"Chit!" He called and dived round a corner ending the argument. Gabriella turned back to Sharpay rolling her eyes.

"He is so.... irritating!" She announced loudly.

"Yeah I noticed you didn't like him." Sharpay laughed making Gabriella smile. "Come on you, let's go to class." Sharpay grinned linking her arm through Gabriella's and sauntering off down the corridor.

Gabriella had just finished her art project and realised that it was 6 o'clock; god damn it!

"He's going to kill me." She muttered as she hurried down the corridor.

"Talking to yourself? That's the first sign of madness." Troy's voice echoed towards her and she spun on her heel.

"I don't have time for you Troy, I'm late!" She snapped her speed never slowing as she ran backwards.

"Aw, no come back?" He asked in mock hurt.

"Seriously, Troy." She called pushing the door open.

"What you late for, princess land?" He asked referring to the massive house.

"Try a beating you can't even imagine." She muttered as she disappeared outside, but Troy heard her.

"What the bloody hell's that supposed to mean?" He frowned.

Gabriella swung the door open and ran straight into the housemaid, Jenny.

"Is he here Jenny?" Gabriella asked nervously scanning the room.

"He's in the study if you sneak upstairs I m-might be able to cover f-for you." Jenny whispered and Gabriella nodded hurriedly moving up the stairs. She waited for a good 3 hours on the edge of her bed staring at the door and willing him not to come in.

Jenny slowly pushed the door open, she never knocked, she knew knocking scared the hell out of her. He always knocked when he was about to hurt her.

"It's alright sweetheart he thinks you've been here all night." She comforted and Gabriella nodded. "How bad was it last night?" She asked and Gabriella pulled her jumped off.

"Not too bad, it's been worse." Gabriella sighed as she looked at the bruises that littered her skin.

"What about your legs?" Jenny asked.

"No new ones and the old one's are almost gone; I could probably wear a skirt again soon." Gabriella replied with false enthusiasm.

"Good sweetie, why don't you get some rest?" Jenny whispered and Gabriella nodded lying down on her bed. Jenny smoothed back Gabriella's hair and kissed her forehead before shutting the door and locking it with the spare key. There was a bolt on the inside but the last time Gabriella had locked it she'd got one of the worst beatings so far.

Sharpay was getting more and more worried as the day went on. Gabriella wasn't in school, she wasn't sick and she wasn't answering her mobile. She daren't call the house just in case. The last time this had happened she hadn't been seen for three days and Sharpay worried that she wasn't going to get through the night.

By the end of the day she still hadn't heard anything and was now in a full blown panic.

"Hey Blondie, where's the brunette princess?" Troy asked as he caught up with Sharpay. She whirled on her heel and grabbed Troy's shirt startling him. Sharpay had never had a problem with him but she looked like she was ready to kill him right now.

"Don't fucking talk about her! Some days I thank god you can make her feel things but others I just wish you wouldn't cause her anymore fucking pain! You have no idea who Gabriella is and yet you still hate her! And now I don't know where my best friend is or if I'll ever see her again!" Sharpay ranted slapping Troy across the face with an almighty crack.

"Bloody hell Sharpay!" He swore but she ignored him marching away. "I don't hate her; she means more to me than anything in the world." He whispered, tears in his eyes.

Sharpay had driven passed Gabriella's house seven times now but daren't knock, she knew what knocking did to Gabriella and god forbid if Hank answered. On the eighth pass the front door swung open and Gabriella stepped out. She had on a pair of baggy jogging bottoms a light blue baggy hoddy and a long black trench coat. Sharpay pulled over and jumped out running up the gravel drive.

"Gabriella!" She waved and the brunette looked up panic in her eyes but she relaxed when she saw it was Sharpay. "What happened to you?" She whispered standing in front of her friend.

Gabriella's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at the blonde. "My legs, they had cleared up so I put on a skirt. H-he caught me b-before I left the house and took one l-look at the skirt a-a-and..." She trailed off when the blonde shook her head.

"It's ok Gabriella, I know." She whispered, she wanted to hug her but couldn't she knew that when she'd taken a beating like this no one should touch her.

"He left with some blonde about half an hour ago and told me to be here or else." Gabriella shuddered and Sharpay frowned.

"What should I do Gabriella?" She whispered but Gabriella shook her head.

"It's alright Shar, I can take it." Gabriella sighed and turned on her heel walking back into the large white house.