Well, here's my first chapter!!
It was the first day back at school after the summer holidays, and everyone was still buzzing from their break. Troy Bolton was leaning against a locker, his three best-friends next to him, Chad Danforth, Zeke Baylor and Jason Cross. They watched critically as everyone poured in through the gates, girls hugging and guys slapping each other on the back. Troy had a black hoodie on, the hood pulled up and shadowing half his face. Chad, Zeke and Jason were talking amongst themselves; all shooting glanced at Troy every now and again. Several cheerleaders walked over and smiled at the boys, striking up a conversation with the basketball players. Several times, they tried to involve Troy, but he just grunted and looked away with disinterest. Troy was the only one the girls were truly interested in, but they would settle for the other boys. His eyes were trained on the door, as though he was waiting for one person in particular. Chad, Zeke and Jason all had a fair idea about who that person was, and when she walked in the door; they leaned back on the lockers and waited for the fireworks to erupt.
Gabriella Montez walked in, paying no attention to the looks she was getting from the people around her. Her three best-friends, Taylor McKessie, Sharpay Evans and Kelsi Neilson, all strode alongside her, none of them paying attention either. Gabriella looked gorgeous as usual, her long hair held back up a black headband, it tumbling down her back. She had a white hoodie on, unzipped to her middle, and a pink singlet underneath, with skinny-leg, black jeans to top it off. Taylor was wearing a low-cut, black top and jeans, her long her pulled back in a ponytail with a black hair-tie in it. She was holding AP Chemistry books and advanced Math books in her arms. She was babbling about some Science test which was coming up, even though none of her friends seemed to be paying much attention. Sharpay had a bright pink top on; her blonde hair was held back by a pink barrette and a white mini-skirt. Her held was held high and her lips were in their usual pout. Kelsi had her head down, and was scuttling after the other two, a paper-boy cap on her head, cargo pants and a green sweat-shirt. She wasn't as forward or into fashion as her three friends, and she kept her eyes on the floor, her brown eyes flicking behind her round-rimmed glasses. On any other kid they would look geeky, but on her, they looked rather cute.
When they past the boys leaning against the lockers, Troy had stepped out, into the path of Gabriella. She averted her eyes and side-stepped, but he put out an arm to stop her. When her eyes came up to his face and met his, they were flashing and annoyed.
"Get out of my way, Bolton," Gabriella told him. Troy smirked at her, and shook his head slowly, tilting his head to one side. "Get. Out. Of. My. Way," she said slowly, glaring at him. Troy laughed slightly and took a step closer to her, towering above her. Gabriella met his eyes with a look of defiance. Troy knew that she wasn't intimated by his height as most people were, but he knew exactly how to rile her up. It had taken years of practice, but he had finally found out how. He leaned close to her, his breath tickling her ear, before saying softly,
"No. I'm not going to." Then he leaned back. Gabriella leaned closer to him, so that her breath brushed against Troy's cheek. She lifted her foot without him knowing, and then brought it down hard on his toes. Troy grunted and moved away from her, leaning against his locker for support. Gabriella gave him a sweet smile and then walked away, her friends following, smirks on their faces. Troy scowled after her, and the cheerleaders glared after her. Chad leaned over and checked that troy was all right He had a feeling it was just his ego and pride that had been seriously damaged. And what was worse, was school had barely begun, and they were already arguing. Chad bit his lower lip and exchanged looks with Zeke and Jason, who both looked worried as well.
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" Bolton! Danforth!" Ms Darbus snapped as they walked into their classroom. "It is your first day back at school, and still you insist on turning up late for school. I'd appreciate it if you turn up on time!" Ms Darbus looked furious. Everyone watched in amusement as Ms Darbus looked as though she would explode. All except for Gabriella. She was too busy looking over Chemistry books to bother herself with looking up at her enemy entering the room with his usual smug smirk on his face. Sharpay flicked her hair away from her face and fixed her stern gaze on Zeke, sitting next to Troy, who smirked back at her. She rolled her eyes, and glanced away. Taylor nudged her.
"You so have a thing for Baylor," she teased under her breath, so that Gabriella couldn't hear. Sharpay blushed slightly as she shook her head. Taylor laughed slightly and nodded.
"No, I don't Tay, and don't let Gabi hear you," Sharpay added. Taylor's teasing continued,
"Why not? I thought you just said you didn't like him!" Taylor said. Sharpay narrowed her eyes and stuck out her tongue. Taylor laughed lightly. "Very mature, Sharpay." Sharpay shrugged and smiled. Ms Darbus cleared her throat at the front of the class and everyone turned to pay attention to her.
"As I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted—" Ms Darbus sent a glare in the direction of Troy and Chad, who were both talking, but she couldn't be bothered arguing with them to stop. "That I am very happy to have you in my homeroom this year, and that I hope you will all try out for the musical production this year." Then she proceeded to call the roll, and then the bell rang, and everyone left the room.
Taylor, Sharpay and Kelsi were all going in the opposite direction, so Gabriella walked alone to her next class. As she almost reached the door, someone jabbed her in the back, and she slammed up against the lockers lined up beside her. Laughter burst out as she spun around angrily and saw Troy looking at her, a mild look of amusement on his face, but the rest of his face set carefully.
"It might be a good idea to watch your back next time," he told her as he walked past. Gabriella glared after him, hating the fact she had let him have the last word. The rest of his mates piled into the class after him and Gabriella finally walked, getting a seat next to a girl who she knew through Sharpay from the Drama Club. The English teacher called out the roll and then got a girl to hand out the assessment results from the test that they had got last week. Gabriella, as usual, got A+, and Troy, as usual, flunked.
"Can I please have a word with Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton?" Ms Simpleton called. Gabriella and Troy both walked up to the teacher, glaring at each other. "Now, I have a proposition to make to the two of you…"
I'm sorry if it's not as good as you expected, but it will get better, promise!
