Ok so people like it

Ok so people like it! Yay! I'm so excited now! Squeee! Lol

I think 9 reviews in 24 hours has to be a record for me, so thanks to all you guys who reviewed. And I'm serious about ideas from you guys, cos I only have a few… I know what's gonna happen in the last few chapters… and how its gonna end… but seriously, I need 6 weeks of vacation stuff for everyone to do!! Lots of Troyella bonding activities too guys!! Chop chop!! Get to it!! Lol

"Yay were here!" Gabriella exclaimed as she jumped on the bad in the room which would be hers for the next 6 weeks

"Come on! My driving wasn't that bad!" Taylor laughed as she flopped onto the bed next to Gabriella

Gabriella laughed, "It wasn't your driving that sucked; it was the anticipation of getting here!"

"Ok, I'll agree with you on that one! I say, we unpack, and then we spend the day on the beach working on our tans"

"Oh all right! You twisted my arm!" Gabriella laughed as she opened her suitcase to begin putting the contents into the drawers

Gabriella began to think about what the next 6 weeks had in store for her

She could meet a cute local who would take her to the beach, where they would spend the day laying in the sun and going swimming every so often to cool down.

She could meet an out-of-towner like herself who would take her to fancy restaurants and treat her like a princess

Or she could play the field. She could go to the beach, and end up talking to some nice guys, or she could go to clubs and beach parties and dance the night away with some hotties

Either way, she was excited

After she put on the skimpy back bikini Taylor had made her buy, she began to lose her confidence. She felt like she was going to the beach in no more than her underwear.

"Tay, I don't think I can do this…"

"Of course you can Gabs. The moment the guys start admiring you, you won't even remember why you were nervous. Trust me. Besides, East High Gabriella isn't here remember? She's still in Albuquerque doing her homework"

Gabriella laughed slightly before turning to look at the mirror again. She sighed and had one last overall inspection

"I guess you're right Tay"

"I'm always right. Now get your arse outside! Were spending the day at the beach!" Taylor cheered as she pushed Gabriella out the front door

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"Isn't this amazing? The sun, the surf… the talent…" Taylor drifted off as she saw yet another shirtless guy

Gabriella laughed and turned her head so she could see Taylor propped up on her elbows almost drooling

"You have a boyfriend Tay. Remember Chad?"

"Yeah I remember him. And he's probably at the mall with Bolton perving as we speak. Besides, I'm just looking"

"Uh huh" Gabriella laughed again as she too began to have a look around. Taylor was right. There sure was some good talent out today

Out the corner of her eye, Gabriella saw a figure getting closer and closer

"Tay…" she whispered, suddenly scared

"Sexy and confident. Old Gabs isn't here remember?"

She said as she stood up and walked to the ocean

"Hey" the boy said once he was closer

"Hey"

"Do you mind if I sit?"

"Go for it" Gabriella said as she sat up properly

"I'm Nate"

"Gabriella"

"That's a really pretty name"

"Thank you" she smiled at him, knowing very well he didn't care what her name was

"So are you here on summer vacation?"

"Yeah, me and my friend came down this morning. What about you?"

"I'm a local I live about a 5 minute walk that-a-way" he said as he pointed down the beach

"Surfer?"

"Of course" he laughed

Gabriella had been able to tell that before he had even sat down. His outfit was very 'surfer guy'. Board shorts and no shirt. And from his tan, she could tell this was the outfit he usually wore. He had those washboard abs only surfers get and his hair was sun bleached, wind blown and had that look you get when your hair dries after a swim in the ocean

"Are you and your friend doing anything tonight?"

"Not that I know of"

"Well there's a club down the road that I'm gonna be at tonight. Do you wanna catch up for a drink?"

"Yeah I'd like that" she smiled at him

"Cool, well I'll see you there I guess" he said looking rather pleased with himself as he stood up

"Yeah, bye" she smiled as she lay back down on the warm sand

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"Tay hurry up! I wanna go!"

"Does this have anything to do with cute surfer boy?"

"His name is Nate. And of course it is!"

"Just remember Gabs, he wont be the only one this summer, so pace yourself"

"Yeah yeah" Gabriella laughed

The one item Gabriella was thankful that Taylor had made her buy was the dress she was wearing. It was the ultimate 'little black dress' and was the one Gabriella had been trying to imagine herself in for months. She was glad she had finally found it

"Wow Gabs. See I told you buying that dress was a good thing!"

"Yes, you were right. I was wrong. Blah blah. Can we go now?"

"Hang on. Put these on" she said handing Gabriella a pair of strappy black heels, "and take your hair down"

Gabriella put the shoes on and pulled the hair tie from her hair, brushing it with her fingers

"Wild and wicked" Taylor smiled "now we can go"

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"So you even know where they are Chad?" Troy grumbled as he pulled his shirt over his head

"They'll be at the club down the road" Chad called from the bathroom

"Pffft. Like Gabriella would ever go there. She's probably at the house working on her summer reading list"

"Dude. We haven't had a summer reading list since 7th grade"

"So? There's no way she will be there. And if she's not there, Taylor wont be" Troy said as he fixed his shirt collar

"Man, why are you so mean to Gabriella?"

"I'm not mean to her. I don't say things to her face"

"So? That just makes you mean and a coward" Chad laughed as he stood beside Troy looking in the mirror

"Alrighty. Let's go and check out the talent" Troy said as he grabbed his keys and wallet, before following Chad out the door

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Gabriella and Taylor danced with Nate and his friend for what seemed like hours, before they decided they needed a rest. Sitting at the bar, the pair were giggling at how cute Nate and his friends were

"Nate wants you. Badly"

"Yeah? I think he wants her too" Gabriella laughed as she pointed to Nate and another girl sitting in a booth, both unable to keep their hands off each other

"Oh Gabs! I'm sorry!"

"Don't worry about it Tay," she laughed, "He wont be the last right?"

"Right. Man I need to pee! I'll be back in a minute!"

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"Can you see either of them?"

"Look for the geek with the book"

"Quit it will you Troy. Were gonna be spending 6 weeks with them, so you're gonna have to learn to be nice to her"

"Hey! You're gonna be spending 6 weeks with them! Just cos were both staying at my parents house, doesn't mean that im gonna be spending much time there… speaking of which, I think I just found my bed for the night. Laters man!" Troy called to Chad as he headed in the direction of the bar

"Yeah whatever man. Oh! Stop looking! I've found her!" Chad said, knowing that Troy wasn't looking anyway

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Gabriella was about to order another drink, when someone lent on the bar next to her

"Can I interest you in a drink?"

"You can try" she flirted as she turned to look at the person beside her. When she saw the familiar face, her smile turned into a confused frown

"Troy?!"

"Gabriella?"

"What are you doing here? You and Chad are supposed to be staying in Albuquerque!"

"My parents lent us their holiday home and we – wait, what happened to you? When did you get a body like this?!" he asked her as he trailed his hand from her shoulder to her elbow

"Ugh! You're a pig!" she exclaimed as she got off the stool and stood in front of him

"you've never talked to me other than for answers for your homework, and you think that by telling me I have a nice body, I'm gonna sleep with you?"

"Hey! Come on! That's not fair!" he said as she began to walk away, "I never knew you had an ass like this" he said as he ran his hand over her backside

Gabriella stopped and turned to look at him

"Do me a favour? Stay the hell away from me" she said as she shoved his hand away from her and walked towards the bathroom to find Taylor

"Whoa Gabs! What happened to you?"

"Taylor gave me a makeover" Gabriella laughed as Chad pulled her in for a hug

"Obviously! You look great! Good thing me and Troy are here to beat off the guys!" Chad laughed

"Pffft. Like Troy gives a crap what happens to me" she mumbled

"Chad came up to surprise me! Isn't that sweet?

It sure was. Only now she'd have to spend summer vacation either alone or as a 3rd wheel

"Yeah it is. I never thought you had it in ya Chad"

"Thanks for the vote of confidence Gabs"

"Well I'm tired, so I'm gonna head home and sleep. You two can stay and catch up"

"Are you sure Gabs?"

"I'm sure Tay"

"You really shouldn't walk home alone. We'll come with you" Chad offered

"Nah I'll be fine. I don't wanna ruin your evening"

"Hey Troy! What are you doing?" Chad called out

"I was gonna head home"

"Perfect. You can take Gabi on your way"

"Uh… sure…" he said, sounding slightly worried

Oh how fun.

Gabriella gave Taylor a hug and said her goodbyes, before walking outside into the crisp night air

Troy walked over to his car and unlocked it, waiting for Gabriella to get in

"Don't worry about me. I'm fine walking"

"Not looking like that you're not. You won't even make it to the corner before someone attacks you"

"And since when do you care whether a girl gets home safely or not?"

"Since I was put in charge of looking after Taylor's best friend. Do you know what she would do to me if anything happened to you? Now you either get in the car, or I will come over there and put you in it myself"

As much as she hated to admit it, Troy was right. She probably shouldn't be out alone at this time of night. Especially dressed like this

"Fine" she snapped as she yanked open the door and got inside

She saw Troy roll his eyes as he got inside the car

"Don't get your panties in a twist. Believe it or not I'm looking out for you"

"And what if I'm not wearing panties?" she asked as she glared at him

He looked at her with a shocked look plastered on his face

HA! That shut him up!

He swallowed hard and shook his head before starting the engine and letting go of a breath he hadn't realised he was holding

They sat in silence for the entire journey

Gabriella sat brooding, while Troy couldn't help but be amused at her immaturity

"This house on the left"

Troy pulled into the drive way and cut the engine, not sure if he should say anything or not

"Thanks for the ride" she mumbled as she slammed the car door shut

"Goodnight!" he called as she made her way to the front door

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"Arrogant… pig-headed… disgusting… cowardly… egotistical… idiot…" Gabriella muttered as she yanked off her dress and pulled her pyjamas on. The night had been more or less perfect until Troy goddamn Bolton turned up

"Stupid jerk face… go to hell…" she continued grumbling as she ripped the blankets back so she could get into bed.

1 down, 42 days left

Fuuuuuuun….

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How the hell did this happen? 2 days ago, if you had of asked Troy to point Gabriella out in a crowd, the only way he would have been able to do it, is if she was with Sharpay or Taylor

Now… he was pretty sure if you asked him to point her out, the crowd would part and a spotlight would fall on her

Gone was the shy and timid Gabriella he knew from homeroom, instead was this new, confident, exciting, sexy… gorgeous Gabriella

He knew he was attracted to her. He knew he wanted her. He knew he was gonna get her. He just didn't know how

He also knew no matter what happened he would never be able to see her as Gabriella goody-two-shoes Montez again.

Well there it is guys. Chapter 2!

So in the next chapter or two, I there's gonna be a huge leap, and you will probably think that its moving too fast, but it just makes it all the more fun! Lol I want Gabriella to become more or less completely opposite to her school self ASAP. She's broken out of her shell, but she's still finding it difficult to do some of the things she's never done before (cough, things with boys cough) lol

So keep reading and I should update soonish... I gotta go and update my other stories now lol

Laters!

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