Hey everyone, this is my first fanfic, so I'm just starting to do this thing. Please bear with me... Also the story will be a little to TroyxGabriella at first, but that's because I wanted to take things slow, and create a story that is realistic in how the characters evolve and change. Whether or not it happens is a different story. I fully intend to make this a Troy and Ryan story, so don't you worry. Also, if i don't update, please harass me. I probably forgot to update, and need a little reminding. With all that said, I hope you guys enjoy the story, the first chapters a little quick, but i hope to change that by next time. This is a revised version of the same chapter. I was tired last night, and I wanted to go to bed, so I just finished it off. Sorry. Well here's an extended (slightly) version of the beginning. I hope it's better.

Chapter 1

The sun rose lazily, piercing the darkness of the night. It crept over the many neighborhoods of the town of Albuquerque, and for one home, the light broke through the thin curtains and right into the face of a young teenager. The summer sun was strong, and the brunette's eyelids were no match for the intensity of it. Slowly the teen began to stir, cursing himself for purchasing them just because they had his favorite sports team on it.

" It figures that my new curtains would do something like this..," muttered one Troy Bolton as he slowly crept out of his bed. He mentally noted to himself that he was probably going to have to put up his old curtains, and put the new ones over it.

The teen sat up in his bed and looked around the room. His room wasn't large, nor was it small. It was cozy, and a little too bright in his opinion. The sun caught his trophies and nearly blinded him. Troy was the schools basketball superstar, and the golden child of the entire school in many peoples opinion. He didn't feel much like a hero right now, he felt like a teenager who was in desperate need of a shower. The summers in New Mexico were very hot, and not even the night could keep him from perspiring a bit.

The brunette peeled off his shirt from his sticky torso, and the other articles of clothing followed. He made his way to the shower in the hallway, knowing that his parents were already downstairs getting ready for their day. He cheered up a bit when he realized that the new fluffy towel was in the towel closet, and happily took it with him into the bathroom. Sure it was his mom's, but she was already dressed for the day, and today was laundry day, so it would be available tomorrow anyways.

He stepped into the shower and shivered a bit as the water warmed up, he didn't have to wait long for it to warm up though,and soon the entire bathroom was full of warmth. Yes it was summer, and it was hot, but that didn't mean that Troy wanted to start the day off with a cold shower. He stood there under the water and tried to recollect the dream he had last night. It was too fuzzy for him to remember, but he did remember the feeling of another person holding him. He supposed that he was having a dream about Gabriella, he was just surprised that he was just happy being held by her. Normally his dreams were much more explicit. His relationship with Gabriella was real, but he was also a hormonal teenager, and he also desired so much more.

Gabriella and himself had first met less than a year ago at a New Year's Eve party, they had been randomly selected to perform on stage to sing karaoke. At first both had been hesitant to perform, but with each other, they had managed to steal the show. It was a miracle that they met again at Easy High, and another miracle that they got together. The student body hadn't been all too accepting of their relationship, and preferred that they stick with what they knew and who they knew. 'Stick to the status quo,' they said...

It was only last week that they had shared their first kiss, and for the first time he felt like they were becoming a real couple. The days they spent working at Lava Springs were great, they got to be in the most luxurious spot in miles, and even though they were the help, they got to spend time together there. In about a month, the country club would be closed for the summer, and they would have a few weeks to enjoy the remaining summer with their hard earned cash. He planned on taking Gabriella on a lot of dates.

The athletic brunette stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around his waist. He felt so much better now that he was all clean. The teen made the short trek to his room and closed the door. Once inside, he went through his closet and picked out an outfit. He chose to wear a blue and white striped shirt and blue jeans. It wasn't special, and he wasn't even going to wear it for long, after all, he had to wear the uniform that the club had given him. But that didn't mean that he had to wear it after work, and he wanted to look nice for Gabriella after work. That was when they usually got to spend some real time together.

There was a knock at the door.

" Troy, you almost ready? You have to be at work today, and I don't want you to be late," his mother called through the door.

" Yeah mom! I'm just finishing up," Troy walked over to the door and opened it, his mom had already went back downstairs. 'Whatever' he thought to himself, and went back to getting ready.

***

Troy stepped out of his truck and made the familiar path to the kitchens of Lava Springs Country Club. The drive to the club was long, and it usually took a while to get there, so the brunette would try to get there early. He was early today, so the only one there was Zeke, and he was consumed in his work at the moment. Pastries were hobby of Zeke's, and the boy was very passionate about it. He made his way to the time punch clock, and swiped his card.

Not feeling like starting work early, Troy stepped outside and looked around. The desert landscape looked dry and arid, and the country club was lush and green. It was too unnatural in the brunette's opinion, and wondered how much money must go into this club to keep it green everyday. Too much.

" Hey there Wildcat," said a sweet voice in his ear.

Troy turned around, and met the gaze of a lovely dark haired girl. Gabriella was smiling at him, and holding her hands behind her back. Troy often wondered if she had taken acting classes, because she was an unnaturally sweet person.

" Hey Gabi, when did you get here?" He pecked his girlfriends cheek with a quick kiss.

" Just a moment ago," Gabriella wrinkled her nose, that nickname annoyed her, but she would never tell him that. " Do you know that your late? Everyone else is working, and asking where you are. Fulten doesn't know yet, so I'd hurry if I were you," Gabriella pointed to her name badge to prove a point.

" Oh geez! I completely zoned out, I'd better go-," Troy looked at Gabriella. " Is everything okay?"

Troy stared at Gabriella, her eyes were slightly swollen and pink, like she had been crying earlier.

" Hmm? Oh yeah, I was just a little upset this morning. You know how moody us girls can be." She smiled at him, but wouldn't look him in the eye. Troy didn't completely trust her, but he was running late, so he bade her goodbye and promised to talk to her later about it.

Once in the kitchens, he just barely made it before Fulten had walked in. His boss had given him a long list of things that needed done, and soon the events between him and Gabriella were pushed from his mind. The chores weren't what he normally did, but they were miscellaneous tasks that were rotated between the staff, and it was a pain for anyone who received that list.

***

After a few hours of labor in the hot summer sun, Troy was wishing he was back to bussing tables with Chad. It was indoors, and you got tips, even if some of the patrons were a bit of a pain. He was in the golf course, pulling weeds. The machine that could normally do this thing faster was broken, and of course it had to break when it was the dark haired teen's turn to pull weeds. He had his shirt off- which was against club rules, but he didn't want to spend the day in a stinky shirt- and the sun was beating down on his tan back. It was near unbearable, and Troy was starting to feel light headed. He wasn't sure if he was alright, but he wanted to finish his job, so he could move back inside.

He was almost finished with the weed pulling, and glad of it. Many patrons were starting to make their way over to the golf course, and he was tired of getting cat calls from all sides. The fact that he had taken off his shirt seemed to invite everyone stare at his body, and he didn't like it. He was only a teen, and underage at that! So, feeling satisfied with his less-than-acceptable yard work, he decided to go inside and take a quick break.

He was near the end of the course when he thought he heard a voice. It was hard to tell, his head was starting to ache, and that was distraction enough. He kept on going, fully intending to escape the heat, but he heard that voice again. He turned around, and saw someone blonde coming toward him. 'Great,' he thought to himself. He had better try and get away from her as quick as possible.

" Listen, I don't really have time for this-," the ground under him shifted, and he fell over. The fall wasn't that bad, but he stayed on the ground, because he wasn't sure if he could get up again. The voice was getting louder, probably closer if he guessed right. His eyes were unfocused, and the figure in front of him was too fuzzy to recognize. He saw a pale hand come towards him, but he couldn't keep his eyelids up any longer. Suddenly everything went black...

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So, that was the first chapter, nothing happened much, but it did set the ground for chapter two, which should be much more interesting. Please tell me what you think, chances are that I will accept some ideas, because I do have some fuzzy details that need sorted out. I should have new chapters up soon, I just fixed this one, because I was being lazy last night. There shouldn't be anymore revisions now, so yeah.... Thank you everyone who favorited and alerted this story. I was suprised that people responded in less than a day. Thank you again ^^