Hey ya'll! I just watched HSM and got this crazy idea that I hope you love! Don't worry, I'm still workin on Welcome, but I have so many ideas for this story it might be a while before I get to that one.


It was their junior year of highschool and so far, everything was going perfectly. Kelsi, Jason, and Zeke were off in Italy on a forgien exchange trip. Troy and Gabriella were happily dating and were beginning to become friends with Sharpay and Ryan. The first school dance of the year was coming up and everyone was overjoyed. Excitement buzzed in the air as Troy and Gabriella sat down to eat.

"I'm telling you, Gabbs, I tried to make that decathalon! But, but, well, Coach insisted that I was at practice! I'm really sorry!"

" Sorry, sorry, what does it matter? You've been so preoccupied with your silly basketball that you've hardly had any time for me lately! I missed my first three practices for that thing to come see you in the try-outs! I almost missed out on being on the team! If it weren't for Taylor, I wouldn't be on the team right now!"

"Look, Gabbs, I'm really sorry, but it won't happen again! I promise!"

"You're right! It won't. You know why? Because its over. Yes, I'm dumping you. This isn't working out. You were right. Jocks and Geeks don't mix. That is all that there is to it. Sorry. Bye Troy." Gabriella got up and walked off, a mixture of sadness and anger on her face.

"Gabby!" Troy called after her, but she simply ignored him. Sighing, he quietly finished his lunch.


Ryan surveyed this scene with a sensation of joy. He'd been waiting for the opportune moment to ask Gabriella to the dance, and this was the perfect one! Troy and Gabriella were over, and now she was a free woman! Walking up to her at her locker, he asked slowly,

"So, Gabriella, uh, do you want to go to the dance with me? You know, as a date?" Gabriella turned her head towards him. She opened her mouth to decline, but when she saw Troy's surprised face coming up behind Ryan, she agreed quickly.

" I'd love to! Pick me up at seven, okay!" She hugged him quickly and then strutted past Troy with a smug look on her face.


Troy was stung by the cool, unfeeling gaze of Gabby. As he saw Sharpay walking towards his locker, he decided he could play this game of spite as well. Walking up to her, he called,

" Hey, Sharpay!" Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gabriella spin around with a surprised look on her face.

"What, Bolton?" Sharpay asked warily. Losing a bit of confidence, Troy continued,

"Uh, so, I was wondering if you wanted to, you know, go to the dance with me?"

"Yeah, right. What's the true reason? Hmm?"

" Well, I just want to get to know you, um, better, ya know?" Narrowing her eyes, Sharpay studied him for a moment before answering.


R&R! I know this was a short chapter, with not much of a cliffhanger, but I hope you enjoyed it none the less! I promise the next chapters will be longer!