Hello again! Here is another High School Musical one-shot, by me. (I mentioned it in the epilogue of I Need You)

I haven't given up on Harry Potter. I still expect my newest one-shot to be up by next weekend, but because I've been VERY sick with the flu, and have been unable to get on the computer, I'm pushing the date back from Friday to Sunday.

This is just something that popped into my head while I was trying to sleep, in one of my feverish delusions during my flu. Which I still have.

This is still a continuation of Lee's birthday present. Hehe, I'm not going to stop dedicating things to her till I get her complete birthday present up ;)

Disclaimer: Don't own it.

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Gabriella Montez and I aren't dating. I wish I could say we were. The problem is, I don't know how to change it. Our current status I mean. Everyone says that we'd be good together, and that she likes me. But I just don't know how to do it. I've never been really good with all the romance stuff. Or with words.

See, there have been times when I should have said it. Gotten it out. But I stumble over the words, and they refuse to come out of my mouth.

There was first that time on the roof. I should have told her then. But the bell rang. And I wouldn't have known what to say anyway. The second time was on her balcony. I should have said it. But she had just forgiven me. And, well, I didn't want to chance it. The last time was right after we won the championships. I should have said it. But I didn't. I was just going to go for it. I was going to kiss her. And then Chad… Well, Chad was Chad. Damn him.

I just don't know how to do it. I've changed my mind so many times. Not about the fact that I want to do it, but how I want to do it. I'm not so good with planning either.

So one day, we were all planning on going to… actually, come to think of it, I don't even remember where we were going. But anyway. We were sitting in the car, it was just me and Gabriella. Taylor with Chad, and Ryan with Kelsi. We were… Oh! That's it! We were all headed to the bowling alley. We, for whatever reason, had all decided to go in separate cars. So Gabriella was with me.

"So, do you bowl a lot?" Gabi asked me.

"Yeah, the team goes all the time. Have you bowled much?"

"Never," She said.

"Really?" I asked. "We bowl all the time here."

She shrugged, and then we continued on in silence.

She leaned over, and clicked the radio on.

There wasn't anything interesting on for a while, mostly some commercials, and some recent stuff.

Then a song came on. I didn't really recognize it. I had heard it once or twice before, I knew.

It was about seizing the moment, and not letting go. I was thinking about the words, and thinking about how hard I had been trying to tell Gabriella how I felt.

But then I realized.

Maybe I didn't have to.

I kept my eyes completely focused on the road, but pulled one hand off the steering wheel. I reached over, and grabbed her hand.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her look at me. And I knew she understood.

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That's it! Just a little fluffy one shot. This IS done. No sequel, no chapters. Nothing else. This is a one-shot for real.

Hope you all liked it!

Be on the look-out for an update of My Dad Taught Me VERY soon, as well as some new Harry Potter stuff.

Love,

Monica