Hey everyone. Yes, this is a new story. I think it's going to be a fast story because it's based on a real movie. I'm not sure if you any of you heard of "Crossroads" with Britney Spears. But this is based on the movie and I'm calling it "Crossroads" because I'm not really changing anything from the movie, well the names, and some of the stories. I hope you like this. I keep wanting to write this since the first time "Crossroads" was starting to show again on television but I haven't had ideas but then I'm watching it again today and now I know how to do it. I hope you enjoy it. Oh and only the first part before it jumps 8 years ahead and the last part of this story will be in Gabriella's point of view. This chapter is going be almost just like the part in the movie but I'm going to try and put other twists in it. There are things different in this chapter than from the movie. I hope you like this.

I don't own anything from Crossroads or High School Musical. All rights go to their rightful owners.

Chapter 1

Graduation Night

My name is Gabriella Montez and I have two friends. They are Sharpay Evans and Taylor McKessie and we were the best of friends, more like sisters. Right now, we were in a park burying a box. Each of us put something in it like a dream we have for the future. We would open it on graduation night at midnight. Each of us had a different dream but there was one dream that we all shared and that was to be friends forever.

But that dream never happened as we all went our separate ways.

[8 years later]

Gabriella was dancing and singing around her room. She was very excited because it was graduation day. The day, you say goodbye to high school and start a new life. Just as she was about to sing more, her door was opened and her mother came in which caused her to turn her stereo off.

"Gabriella, today is a big day for you," Maria Montez was holding out her graduation gown, "you can't be just dancing around the room. Have you practiced your speech?"

"I almost have it," she gave her Mom a small smile.

"Well you better get ready because your last day is coming," she gave her daughter a smile, "oh and I made a few contacts with a law firm, the one Mr. Ryans works for and he said that you can start you internship on Monday."

Gabriella nodded with another small smile, "That's great."

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"Can you believe it?" Gabriella's lap partner of three years looked at her, "We're finally graduation and you know what that means."

"Yes graduation night," she gave him a small smile, "I remember, Jason."

Jason smiled at her, "These are our final walks in these halls, you should be happier. Have you finished your speech?"

"Yeah, it's…" Gabriella was about to finish what she was saying but she was knocked down by a girl and she looked up seeing who it was.

"You should watch where you're going."

"You bumped into me, Shar," Gabriella said as she got up and Jason picked up her books for her.

"Right because you are too good to bump into anybody," Sharpay shook her head fixing her Gucci purse on her arm, "miss little perfect."

Gabriella shook her head, "I'm not perfect."

"Wow shall we?" She looked at her friends before looking back at her, "You get straight A's, valedictorian, you probably have a lot of awards at home, probably also have a boring summer of an internship coming up at a law firm, and most of all, you're a virgin."

"I'm not a…"

"You're a virgin," Sharpay laughed before walking away with her popular friends.

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A pregnant Taylor walked down the halls getting hit on by bunch of guys. Not the way, you would want a guy to hit on you. They were calling her names and such because she was pregnant. She couldn't wait until this day was over. Graduation meant getting away from this town, away from these people that live in the town. But there was one thing that she knew there had to be done. Tonight at midnight. She just had to make sure the other girls were going to be there as well. They did make a pact, so they had to be there, right?

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"Just another picture," Sharpay's Mom said looking at the group of girls before handing the camera over to her husband, "Here click this button."

Sharpay saw her Mom coming over and she groaned a little, "Mom what are you doing?"

"Just a picture with the girls," Mrs. Evans smiled and then stood next to Sharpay, "Smile, keep smiling, smile bigger."

This caused Sharpay to groan again, "Mom, I'm smiling."

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"Congratulations Gabriella," her music teacher smiled at her, "That was a lovely speech. I hope you're thinking about keeping up with music in college."

"Ah well Gabriella here is going to fine school to study law," Maria smiled at the teacher.

"Well music is always a great extracurricular activity."

"Yes but she will be busy majoring in law and then have a minor in business," Maria gave her another smile, "We want her to get into one of the best law schools, right Gabriella?"

Gabriella gave her Mom a smile, "Right Mom."

Maria then looked at Jason, "Let me go remind you how to drive a stick."

Jason nodded before the two of them walked away before Gabriella gave her teacher a smile, "We already have everything planned."

"I see that," she gave her a nod before giving Gabriella a hug, "Congratulations again, Gabriella."

Gabriella pulled away before giving her one last smile, "Thank you."

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"Here it is, your diploma, another achievement to add to the wall," Maria smiled before placing the frame onto the wall before turning around to see Gabriella crying, "Sweetie, what's wrong?"

"Is this it?" She looked at her Mom, "Is this the end? High school is over but I don't feel like that I have lived it. I never went to football games, parties, or anything. I spent all four years either at the library or here getting ready for college. I'm a good girl who didn't do anything but be a good girl, I feel like something is missing."

Maria sat down next to her daughter placing her arm around her shoulders, "Sweetie, you worked hard for everything you have achieved. You wanted this and now you have it. You will become one of the best lawyers in the country, maybe the world because you want this so much. I know, it may feel like it's the end now, but you'll realize it's just the beginning."

"I know," Gabriella gave her a smile, "I guess I was just realizing that high school really was over. It feels like it has just begun."

"It always feels that way," Maria gave her a kiss on the cheek, "come on, clean that pretty face of yours because Jason will be here soon."

Gabriella nodded before giving her Mom a hug. Maria then got up before walking out of her room. Gabriella sighed looking at the wall that had all of her achievements on it. This couldn't be the end, could it? She still felt like there was something missing.

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Sharpay walked into the building of where the prom was being held with her friends and they walked by Gabriella which she nodded, "Gabriella."

Gabriella nodded before they walked by, then Taylor walked in and over to Gabriella, "Are you coming?"

"What?" Gabriella looked at her confused but then realized what she was talking about, "Oh my God, Taylor, I totally forgot."

"Well are you going to come or not?"

"I got the key," Jason walked over with a key in his hand and walked up a couple steps but then noticed Taylor and placed the key to his side.

Gabriella looked at Taylor and pointed up the stairs, "I have to do something."

Taylor nodded watching them walk up the stairs and then laughed slightly when Jason tripped on one of the steps. She sighed walking away from the stairs.

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Sharpay was in the bathroom doing her make-up when Taylor walked in and over to her, "Are you coming tonight?"

"Excuse me?" Sharpay then looked at her, "Oh not that Taylor."

"Shar, we made a pact."

"Yeah well that was the past," Sharpay shrugged, "I don't need to go back to find out what I wanted when I was ten years old."

"Fine whatever," Taylor then walked out of the bathroom again as Sharpay watched her in the mirror.

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Sharpay was dancing with her friends on the dance floor when she looked up on the stage and saw the guitarist who was cute, "Wow he's cute."

"His name is Troy," one of her friends nodded towards him, "I heard he just got out of jail, killed a guy."

Sharpay looked at her shocked, "That's not true."

"Everyone is talking about it," the girl shrugged.

Sharpay then looked at Troy, "Too bad."

"Yeah," the girl looked at Sharpay, "I mean if anyone could get him, it would be you."

"Yes but if you remembered," she placed her hand up with a ring on her finger, "I'm engaged."

Her friend then scoffed a little yeah, "Yeah Chad who's at UCLA doing god knows what with god knows who."

"Nuh-huh," Sharpay shook her head and walked away when the girls nodded their head sarcastically, "Whatever."

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Taylor had a flashlight in her hand trying to count the steps until she heard a voice, "It's 10 steps to the left."

She turned around and flashed the light on her and she smiled a little, "You came?"

"Yeah well there was nothing going on at the moment," Sharpay walked up to her and grabbed the flashlight, "Where's Gabriella?"

"She's not coming," Taylor reached out for her flashlight, "Give me my flashlight."

Sharpay shook the flashlight away from her but then Taylor reached out and got it and then they went around the tree to see Gabriella with a shovel standing there, "Let's just get this over with."

The girls nodded before walking over to Gabriella who started to dig it up. She kept digging with the shovel in her hand before they saw a box. All three of the girls bent down and Taylor started rubbing the dirt off of it and takes the bag off before opening it.

Sharpay saw a doll in there and took it out, "Awe my bridal doll."

"It looks like you're getting your wish," Gabriella smiled at Sharpay.

Sharpay nodded, "Yeah I guess I am."

"Hey," Taylor smiled before reaching in for a necklace handing it to Gabriella, "I believe this is yours."

"Oh wow, my locket," Gabriella opened it to see two pictures of her and her father when she was younger.

Sharpay looked at the pictures, "Did you ever find your Dad?"

"No," Gabriella shook her head before looking between Sharpay and Taylor, "I think that's the thing I'm missing, I know I'm still going to try."

Sharpay nodded before Taylor reached in and took out a world keychain and she giggled sarcastically, "A keychain? Really?"

"No, the world," Taylor sighs, "my dream was to get out of this town, leave and maybe going to LA."

Gabriella giggled as she showed her LA on the world keychain, "That's a nice dream."

"A dream that I'm turning into reality," Taylor reached back in her pocket to take out a flyer and gave it to Gabriella, "I'm planning on going to LA this summer."

Gabriella opened the flyer and both her and Sharpay looked at it and Sharpay looked at Taylor disbelieving, "An audition for a record company? Are you serious?"

"I have a pretty good voice," Taylor gave her a look.

"Right," Sharpay nodded.

Gabriella shook her head at Sharpay before looking at Taylor, "How are you getting there?"

"I got a ride from this guy," Taylor shrugged placing a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Taylor," she gave her a look, "you're pregnant."

She then shrugged again, "So?"

"It's not safe getting a ride from some guy," Gabriella sighed, "you shouldn't be going by yourself with a guy."

"Then come with me," Taylor gave them a smile, "I can sing lead and you two can sing back up."

Sharpay shook her head, "I have better things to do than that."

"I wouldn't be able to."

"Whatever, I'm leaving," Taylor stood up and kicked the box before she started walking away.

Gabriella saw something fall out of the box before she reached out to grab it and it was a picture from when they were younger, "Oh my God, look at this."

Taylor turned around and walked back over and bent down between them, "Oh wow."

"I was so chubby then," Sharpay shook her head before she sighed and looked at the girls, "I guess I should go back to my friends."

"Yeah," Gabriella nodded as they started getting up, "It's getting late."

Gabriella grabbed the shovel and the three girls took their dreams with them but then Taylor turned around, "Hey I'm leaving seven thirty in the morning on Saturday at the school's parking lot, if you want to come."

Sharpay and Gabriella looked at each other before they kept walking. Each girl went their separate ways with things on their mind. What would happen on the road trip?

So what did you think? Like I said, this chapter was mostly from the movie. I will change it somewhat which I did already. I hope you liked this. Should I continue? Please leave a review. Thank you!