AN// Heeyoo, sorry I know I'm pretty erratic with my updating and stories but I have to be in the mood or everything completely sucks. Hope you like this one.

Summary// This is the story of Troy and Gabriella, how they met and everything that makes and breaks them during their last year at university. THIS DOES NOT FOLLOW THE HSM PLOT LINE, IT ONLY USES THE SAME CHARACTERS.

DISCLAIMER// I DO NOT OWN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL OR ANYTHING RELATED TO IT.

The Big Goodbye

Gabriella Montez was top in her class at UCLA, she had the best boyfriend ever, three amazing friends and she considered to her life to be basically the best ever. Sure she had her hardships but she had lots of people who loved her to turn too and she had a very positive outlook. She was stunning, with gorgeous mocha eyes and luscious brown hair. She had an athletic body that anyone would die for and she was probably one of the nicest people you could ever meet.

Her boyfriend, Kieran Smith was everything she could've wished for in a guy, he kept her grounded and he treated her like a princess. They had grown up together in L.A and had started going out at the beginning of high school. Sure he got a little possessive and wouldn't let her go out a lot, but that was good for her she thought. All her friends loved him and he was as charming as could be. He was quite attractive himself, 6feet tall and had brown eyes as well. He was very strong and played basketball almost all the time.

Her three friends were Rachel Gladwin, Sharpay Evans and Troy Bolton. Rachel was her girl for advice and they loved watching thrillers together and just talking. They had been friends all through middle school and high school and were still great friends. Sharpay was a whole different type of friend; she was the girl you went to when you wanted to have a good time. We were such good friends, no one understood us we were so crazy and just bizarre when we were together but I wouldn't have it any other way. She was stunning, tall and blonde with a killer body from all her dancing. We had been friends for fifteen years and she was definitely my best friend. Troy now he was different, they had only met when he moved to California for university, he came from somewhere in New Mexico and went back every summer to see his friends and family. They had connected instantly when he had started up a conversation about sports, she adored sports and could talk about them forever if she had too. Later she discovered she could talk to Troy about anything and he was always a fun guy to be around, he had been trying to convince me to come back to New Mexico with him for the summer, but I had plans to stay with Kieran in L.A. and she relax. He was a little down but he understood and told me that the offer would always be open. So that sums up basically everything that matters most to me at the moment so now we can get on with it.

Troy and Kieran were playing basketball in the park and Rachel, Sharpay and I were sitting in the grass talking about everything we were going to do this summer. We had planned a road trip to Disneyland and lots of shopping. We still had to do some shopping for the big end of the year party that was going on tomorrow night. The next morning Troy would leave for N.M. and our summer would officially begin. We all got up to tell the boys we were heading off and Kieran blew me a kiss, and we were off to find something cute. It was at Club Sevilla in Riverside, L.A. so it was semi formal. They went and looked around in lots of little boutiques and stores and finally decided on a perfect three dresses, Sharpay was in a yellow strapless dress by Atria, Gabriella in a belted multi-coloured dress and Rachel in a navy and gold sequined dress by Jovani. They all went back to Sharpay's house to get ready since she had the biggest bathroom. They were going to meet the boys at the club at around 8 and it was 7 now. They had a car service coming but right now they were just sitting on Sharpay's bed talking and having a little pre-party drink.

"I'm gonna miss Troy this summer, it sucks he goes home every year!" said Gabriella out of the blue.

"Yeah but sweetie he always comes back, and were gonna have a kick ass time with or without him bitches!" replied Sharpay.

"We always do." Added Rachel.

After a little more talking the car had arrived for them and so off they went to the party just a little bit drunk. Once they got to Club Sevilla they stepped out of the car and went to find Troy and Kieran. They spotted them immediately and both looked very good. Kieran came up and gave her a kiss and they walked into the club and straight towards the bar. The guys got beers and the girls got cosmo's, and they went and mingled. Kieran and Gabriella stayed together after they had lost everyone else and then Kieran announced he was going to the bathroom, Gabriella let him go and soon enough his spot was filled by Troy.

"I think I'm gonna get out of here Brie, my flight is pretty early tomorrow." Said Troy sadly, he didn't want to leave her.

"Oh…okay well I guess this is bye then. I'll miss you and we better talk everyday mister!" she replied trying to keep her tears at bay, she would really miss him.

After a long hug he got up and left the building and Gabriella ordered herself another cosmo and turned around to see if she could find one of her friends and she spotted Rachel in a heavy make-out session with some guy who looked a hell of a lot like Kieran. She grabbed her drink and made her way over and tapped Rachel on the back. Rachel pulled away from basically eating Kieran's face to see a very angry supposed best friend staring at her.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing with MY BOYFRIEND?!!" Gabriella screamed, the music had stopped and everyone was staring at the scene unfolding before their eyes.

"Oh my god Gabi, I'm so sorry I thought it was another guy!" Rachel tried o work her way out of it.

"My ass. You bitch, how could you!? We're supposed to be best friends remember?" Gabriella was losing it now.

"Oh calm down, I know you don't see me as a best friend so you have no right to use that as an excuse. Sharpay and you are so exclusive and never invite me to anything, I get back from my holiday last summer and poof our friendship is over? Is that how you treat a best friend Gabriella? And I don't see you getting all pissy with Kieran, he initiated this entire thing." Retorted Rachel

"Oh Sharpay and I are exclusive are we? Its not my fault you ran away to laguna for the entire summer to be with your crack head boyfriend who dumped your ass, she was the only one to hang out with and so you know what you can't come running back as if everything is going to be the same. We try to include you in everything, you just act like you're so high and mighty and ditch us the majority of the time. And oh don't worry Kieran and I are more than over and I'll talk to him when I'm done with my dearest best friend in front of me." Gabriella all but screamed, like I said earlier she was one of the nicest people you could ever meet but you definitely did not want to mess with her.

"Oh like you don't think you're high ad mighty Gabriella. You have the world wrapped around your perfect little finger and you adore it. You love how much everyone loves you and now the one time someone doesn't you freak out. Its not my fault Kieran likes me better, probably cause im not a stuck up bitch." Replied Rachel

*SLAP* "DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT IM DONE WITH YOU AND OUR FRIENDSHIP AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE SO HAVE A NICE FUCKING LIFE TOGETHER." Screamed Gabriella as she stormed out of the club with Kieran following.

"Baby, come back please. I'm sorry!" yelled Kieran as he caught up to her.

"Don't you dare call me baby, I will never be your baby again. I loved you and you betrayed me beyond belief. Rachel yeah I understand we haven't been the best of buds lately but you…has everything you ever told me been a lie? Was our entire relationship a lie..?" cried Gabriella.

"No, Gabi Baby I love you and always will. This was just a mistake, come on forgive me." He pleaded

*SLAP* "Stop lying to me Kieran! If this was a mistake, which I doubt it was, then it was one mistake too many because it's over now and that is never going to change. So goodbye Kieran its been a good six years, too bad you fucked everything up." She said and she jumped into the cab she'd hailed and drove away. Drove away from him, from everything, she needed to find something else to do this summer.

So that was the first chapter, hope you enjoyed it! Sorry about the swearing but Gabriella was angry! I'll probably update like tomorrow or maybe even tonight, I'm kind of on a writing kick :p so please review! And it'll make me wanna write even faster, oh and I'll add all the outfits they wore on my profile if you guys wanna see :)

Have a good one,

Hayley xx