Non-Dating Ring
A/N: Thanks so much to everyone who subscribed, put this story on favorites, put the story on alert, me as a favorite author and of course reviewing! Wow! This is the most reponse I've had with any of my stories. It definitely made me want to write more! So here it is the 2nd chapter! And I'm glad that so many you are enjoying this story! By the way, I might even do more than the 4 chapters that were intended earlier!
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Chapter 2
It was finally the end of the first day at East High and it was time to go home and relax. Gabriella invited Zeke and Sharpay over to her house to hang out and do some homework. Neither of her parents could pick them up, so the three friends walked to Gabriella's that day. It was nice and sunny in Albuquerque, so the teens weren't too upset about it.
Gabriella was deep in thought thinking about the first day of school. Everything was replayed over in her head. She couldn't stop thinking about Troy. He was one of the most amazing guys ever. Gabriella was surprised that she could even think Troy was amazing after only knowing him for less than a day. She could tell that Troy was different though. There was something about him that she liked that couldn't be explained with words. Somehow she knew Troy was the guy for her. She wanted to be with him so bad. Gabriella snapped herself out of her thoughts when she looked at her non-dating/purity ring. She had to force herself to not think about Troy. Thinking about a relationship with Troy would be like a child wanting desert before dinner. As much as it was wanted, you would have to wait no matter what. No exceptions.
Gabriella tried to think of anything to get her mine off of Troy. "That tree kind of looks like Troy." Gabriella said pointing. Her eyes grew wide realizing what she just said. Dang it! So much for not thinking about Troy.
Gabriella, Sharpay, and Zeke stopped walking and stared at Gabriella. "What?" Sharpay asked."Were you thinking about him?"
"Um. I have no idea what you are talking about Sharpay." Gabriella responded twisting her hair with one finger.
"Gabi. You are the worst liar ever!" Zeke exclaimed.
"How could you tell?!" Gabriella asked panicking.
"Whenever you lie you twist your hair." Zeke explained.
"No I don't!" Gabriella responded twisting her hair unconsciously.
"See like that!" Zeke said pointing at Gabriella. Gabriella immediately put her hand down and played with her fingers.
"And you fidget with your hands when you know you're wrong." Sharpay said looking at Gabriella's hands.
"Wow! You guys know me way too well! It's scary!" Gabriella said emphasizing the word too. Sharpay rolled her eyes at Gabriella's comment.
"Well, if you don't, who will?" Sharpay challenged. Gabriella shrugged her shoulders in defeat. No one knew her as well as Sharpay and Zeke did besides her parents. "So anyways, what is it about Troy you were thinking about?" The three friends started to walk again.
"Oh. Just stuff." Gabriella answered.
"Oh, really. Stuff about the non-dating ring perhaps?" Sharpay questioned. Gabriella sighed. She couldn't lie to her friends and get away with it.
"Yea." Gabriella said.
"Gabriella, you've kept your promise 2 years already. I think your dad wouldn't care if you skipped the last 2." Sharpay said.
"But Sharpay, I told my dad the night of the promise that I could do it. You know that I like to stick to my word." Gabriella retorted.
"Shar, Gabriella is right. I don't think it would be right to just break a promise. My parents always told me it's important to honor our promises. To just go against it would be morally wrong." Zeke said agreeing with Gabriella. Sharpay sighed.
"Gabriella, as your friend, I want you to do whatever you are happy with. That's all I want." Sharpay said. Gabriella leaned in to hug Sharpay.
"Thank you Sharpay." Gabriella whispered and pulled away.
"So, anyways, what did you guys think of the first day?" Gabriella asked walking with the wind blowing her long brown hair.
"It was pretty good. There are already flyers up for the fall musical so I'm definitely excited about that!" Sharpay said excitedly. Gabriella laughed at her friend. Sharpay has been into theatre and music ever since she was a little girl. Sharpay was destined to be a star and so many people knew it. However, Sharpay was a very modest person and never flaunted her talents around.
"I had home economics and this quarter we're working on baking!" Zeke said grinning. Zeke loved to bake and he sure didn't hide it. Whenever he had the chance, he would bake Sharpay and Gabriella cookies, crème brulee, or whatever it was their hearts desired. Zeke was probably one of the most thoughtful guys in New Mexico. He always considered others feelings before his own.
"That's cool! I'm actually thinking about trying out for the talent show that is coming up next month." Gabriella said. "I have no idea what I would be doing though."
"Isn't it obvious what you should do Gabi?" Zeke asked. Gabriella shook her head.
"Singing!" Sharpay shouted. Gabriella looked at Sharpay unsure.
"I don't know Shar. I mean I haven't sung for a while." Gabriella said tilting her head to the side.
"Maybe we should change that." Zeke commented.
"Huh?" Gabriella said confused.
"When we get to your house, let's sing, you know just like old times." Zeke said brightly.
"Oh my gosh! Yes! That would be so much fun!" Sharpay said clapping her hands.
Gabriella smiled. It would be nice to relive the old memories she thought. "Ok! I still have a bunch of the old CDs that we used to sing to back in middle school and some new ones so it should be cool." she said. Sharpay and Zeke nodded. They finally reached Gabriella's house and opened the front door. Seeing that no one was home, they dropped their book bags on the floor in the living room and sat on the stools in the kitchen counter.
"Do you guys want some soda? Maybe some chips?" Gabriella offered looking at Sharpay and Zeke.
"Sure." Zeke said.
"That'd be nice. Thanks." Sharpay said. Gabriella stood up and walked to the refrigerator to grab three sodas and set them in front of Sharpay and Zeke. She opened up the kitchen cabinet and found some chips and took a bowl out to pour them out. After getting all the snacks settled, Gabriella sat back down and opened her can of pop to drink. She was able to take a sip when the door bell rang. There was a look of confusion on the teenagers' faces. They couldn't possibly think of anyone that would come over since all their close friends were already there and all their parents were at work.
"Coming!" Gabriella called to the stranger behind the door. "I wonder who that is." she said quietly. Zeke and Sharpay shrugged and looked at the door. Gabriella walked over and opened it up. There in front of her stood the guy she was constantly thinking about and his best friend.
A/N: Updates of all my stories are going to be really slow since its been hard for me to juggle everything in my life. I hoped you liked this chapter though. Short, mostly a filler, but I'm working on the next chapter. So, please review!
