Summary: Gabriella has a plan and pulls poor Ryan into it. But, what happens when Ryan's feelings for Gabby get in the way of their act…will it be an act anymore? Eventual Ryella…

AN: This is my first…if you have any suggestions personal message me to tell me what you wanna see happen…that or leave it in a review…thanks! Also…to explain a little…Gabby is a little out of character and she and Troy aren't going out, just friends.

"Ryan!" Sharpay's earsplitting scream echoedthrough the third floor of our mansion. Startled, I jumped up running down the endless hallway to her bedroom to see what "emergency" I was in store for this time.

"Yes your royal highness?" I bowed jokingly as I said this only to catch a glimpse of my sister glaring daggers at me. Clothes were thrown everywhere, littering any open space there was on the floor. Slowly I cleared a path to where she was standing, arms folded upon her chest.

"Shut up!" she snapped at me. "I have NOTHING to wear, now help me look!" I sighed knowing this was gonna take forever. Now don't get me wrong, I love my sister, but she treats me like dirt. I'm nothing more than her lapdog, her shadow. Wonderful, isn't it?

For the next half hour, (yeah, a whole THIRTY minutes), I rummaged through the clothes explosion holding up outfit after outfit after outfit.

"No, too small, wore it yesterday, ugly, so two days ago, no, no, no, no, NO!!" Sharpay threw her arms up in frustration, grabbed an outfit I had held up fifteen minutes ago, and stomped off to her bathroom to change. It was going to be a long day.

We finally arrived at school after enduring Sharpay's morning crisis. East High…a clique jungle…survival of the fittest…if you weren't with the right people, or as Sharpay says you were destined for social failure. The students split like the Red Sea as she pranced down the hallway, me following close behind. This Moses routine was beginning to get annoying. I dropped my books off at my locker and loaded the ones I needed into my messenger bag, slamming the door shut as I did. Quickly turning around I found myself face to face with Gabriella Montez.

What could I say about Gabriella? She was beautiful, with that classic kind of beauty, not the fake Sharpay type (sorry sis, its true) like every other girl at EHS. Her brown curls framed her face perfectly and her hazel eyes (AN: I don't know what color hers are. If I'm wrong tell me) could make any guy melt. I guess I've had a huge crush on her since I'd met her. What could I say, she was just different. But she was a brainiac and I was a drama kid…WE could never happen…or so I thought.

"Hey Ryan!" She smiled and I blushed, my heart pounding as I mustered up the strength to talk to her.

"Um, hi Gabriella, what's up?"

"Oh, nothing really, I just, uh, need your help." My help? Gabriella never asked anyone for anything, she was pretty independent. Now she was asking ME for help.

"Sure, what do you need?"

"You know Troy Bolton right?" Of course I knew Troy, everyone knew the Golden Boy basketball kid. I shuddered at the thought of him.

"Yeah I do."

"Well we're kinda friends, and I think of him as a great friend, like a brother, but he REALLY likes me and won't leave me alone and it got really annoying…so I sort of told him I had a boyfriend." The last part came out really fast.

"But, wait, you don't have a boyfriend." This was leading to something I didn't want to get involved in.

"Exactly, that's where you come in. I need you to pose as my boyfriend." My eyes I knew were as big as saucers. CRAP. She has no idea I like her and wants me to pretend to be her boyfriend.

"Oh, um, I don't know. I…"

"Please!" She looked at me, pouting the best she could…I couldn't turn her down.

"Alright." I gave in. Gabriella smiled and jumped at me, giving me a huge hug. I didn't know what to do other than just stand there and pray she didn't notice my horribly red face. We started down the hallway and to my dismay Golden Boy came around the corner.

"Shoot! Quick, hold my hand!" Gabriella hissed at me and I quickly intertwined my fingers with hers, my heart keeping time with the speed of sound. (AN: Hairspray quote) We strolled right past Troy. He started to wave at her, but noticed our hands and his jaw dropped. Gabriella looked at me and smiled flirtatiously. She glanced back at Troy who had now walked into a door. Reaching homeroom she pulled her hand away and stopped.

"Thanks Ryan! You're an awesome friend! See ya at lunch." I smiled sheepishly and followed her into the classroom. This was going to be a REALLY, REALLY long day.

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