+Chapter One: The Spice Master

'Bbbrrriiinnnggg!' The shrill ring of the alarm clock rang through the room of Gabriella Montez. "Morning already? I need to go to bed earlier!" She said to herself. She climbed out of bed, slipped on her silky dark blue slippers, and shut off her alarm clock. Then she went over to the closet. "What to wear today? So much to choose from." She asked herself. She decided on a long blue denim skirt and a baby blue cami. After she got dressed she climbed down the stairs, still half asleep. She walked to the kitchen tripping over her backpack in the process. When she got in the kitchen her mom was standing over the stove making her famous breakfast burritos. "What would you like on your burrito, mija?" Her mother asked. "Ummm… how about some very spicy linguessa, extra spicy salsa, and some melted Mexican cheese on the top, please." She replied politely. She walked over to the coffee pot and poured herself a cup. Then she walked over to the fridge and instead of grabbing the milk like she intended to do she grabbed the orange juice. She walked to the table and sat down about to pour the orange juice into her coffee when a pair of strong arms pulled it away from her. She looked up and standing over her was a boy with medium length sandy blonde hair, nice blue eyes, and a smile that could make you melt. "How did you get in?" Gabriella asked confused. "Well, it would help if you locked your balcony door once in a while!" He replied with a grin. Then she realized that she was about to pour the juice into the coffee instead of milk. She blushed, turning her face a deep red. Troy noticed this. "What would you do without me? And also, what is that smell? It smells sooo good!" He exclaimed. "It's my famous breakfast burrito. And Troy, you do know that you can use the front door, right?" Ms, Montez asked. "Yes but I find it fun climbing your daughters balcony. Where else would I get this awesome build?" With that reply Gabriella spit coffee all over the table, just missing Troy. "What was that for?" Troy asked. Gabriella was laughing so hard she could barley speak. "You… balcony… nice…body…" She replied through laughter. After cleaning up the coffee mess Gabriella got a plate and placed the burrito on it. "Looks good! Mind if I try a bite?" Troy asked with a pleading face. "I don't know Troy. It's kind of spicy." Gabriella replied. "Spicy? I love spicy! I can take any level of spice! I am the spice master!" He replied. "Well… in that case I guess." Gabriella cut a piece of her burrito off for Troy. He stuffed it in his mouth and sat down. After chewing for a bout three seconds he jumped up screaming for some water. "Hot! Hot! Hot! Ahhhh! To hot!" Troy raced around the room. All the while Gabriella was laughing again. "Spice master, huh? And that's only my breakfast!" She said to Troy who had calmed down, but his face was still all red. "I can help you with the burning sensation in your mouth if you want. I have the perfect remedy that will make the burning sensation go away." Gabriella told Troy. "Ya right. Like I would trust you after that? I think not!" He replied. Gabriella glanced at the clock to see how much time they had before the bus came to take them to yet another dull first day of East High. "Oh snap! We missed the bus!" She sighed loudly. "Never fear! Freaky callback boy is here!" Troy said with a laugh. "Oh boy." Gabriella said rolling her eyes. "Let's go! We already missed the bus! Do you want to be late for school now too?" He asked running out the door. "Bye, Mami! See you after school!" Gabriella hollered behind her to her mother before dashing out the door and getting into Troy's new black and shiny BMW convertible.