Chapter 1 - In The Beginning, For Gabriella
Chad Danforth groaned once more as he moved his arm up once again and banged on the bathroom door. This was a usual day in the Danforth Household. It would begin with Chad waking up, cursing for taking so long, and by the time his heavy feet reached the door, his sister of 10 years, Gabriella, would be in the bathroom. Taking a very long time. Once again, he knocked on the door.
"Gabi, open the door, I need in!"
"Will you wait a second?!"
Gabriella Montez-Danforth sighed, flicking her black mascara brush through her eyelashes again. Replacing the brush back in the container, she hummed a familiar tune. Hearing another loud knock, she let her anger take over, and she screamed.
"DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF 'WAIT'? I'M GETTING READY!" She sighed, trying to calm herself, waiting for his reply. Him, being her brother. And her infuriating, almost enemy at that.
"What are you doing thats taking you so long?"
"My make-up!"
"I dont know why you bother, it may be the first day of being a Junior, but all the guys will still be falling all over you"
As Chad commented this, he heard a faint giggle coming from the other side of the door. It was true. She did have every guy wanting her. And she knew it. Even Chad knew it, and he wasn't even at her school.
After a long time of arguments in the Household, it was seen as better that the new siblings didn't go to the same school. It would be too much bother and hassle. They just didn't get along. They didn't have the same genetics, due to the fact they had different parents.
So it was decided that Chad would go to East High, and Gabriella West High. Enemy schools suited enemy siblings. Simple as that. The schools were totally different, different morals, different types of people. Just plain different. They had both been attending the seperate schools for 2 years. Chad had made lots of friends, Gabriella, not so much. She had friends, but West High wasn't known for good grades. At that school, even though she had the looks, she had 'too much brains', as people would tell her, making her a geek. She didn't particularily like it, but it did. It was only a school.
Gabriella's eyes moved over to the bathroom clock as she groaned. Quickly fixing her hair, she loosened the lock and walked outside into the hall.
"You took your time" Chad added, and immediately wished he hadn't.
Gabriella's eyes were spectacular. There was something about them that made you melt to the very ground when you looked directly in them. Sweetness wasn't the only thing that came out them though. If Gabriella was angry, they turned a very dark brown, deadly. And right now she was angry with Chad.
He glanced away, and cursed under his breath, unable to keep the gaze any longer. If he had looked up, he would have seen his sister smile slightly, proud of what her eyes could do. To anyone, even her parents.
"The bathrooms free now" She added, gracefully floating to her bedroom.
"Thank you" Chad said stepping in.
"Your welcome"
And both doors locked at the same time.
Gabriella sank down to her bed, feeling more tired than when she woke up. She didn't like having her brother, he was an idiot, one that Gabriella didn't need. But, sadly, she had been given one, thanks to her mothers heart, and after that, nothing was to be the same.
Flashback
Gabriella let her backpack fall to the floor, as she entered her bedroom. She closed her door, but as soon as she did, it was opened again by her mother.
"Mum!"
Gabriella was 6 years old, a 6 year old with attitude. But Gabriella's mum didn't mind, she thought it was quite endearing, after all, she had been the same.
"I'm sorry but I need to talk to you. It's important" Maria said, closing the door behind her.
Hearing the seriousness in her voice, made Gabriella slightly worried. She sat down on her bed, waiting to be told.
"Gabriella, remember David, the one Ive gone out to dinner with a couple of times?" Gabriella nodded, and Maria continued "Well, Ive started to like him. Well, love him, with all my heart, and-" She stopped, surprised to see her daughter taking this so well, "We are getting married."
That was that. She had dropped the bombshell. Gabriella's jaw droped, her face falling.
"Wh-what?"
"Me and David are getting married"
Gabriella didn't know what to say. She was completely gobsmacked. She had not seen that coming. All she knew was that the same thought kept circling her head, and she needed to let it out. She rose her head, tears forming in her eyes.
"I thought you said no-one could replace Dad"
The tears slowly poured down her face. Maria's heart sunk. She didn't want to hear that.
"I did, and no-one ever will replace him honey, and David's not gonna try"
"Will I have to call him Dad?"
"Only if you want him too"
"Ok"
Gabriella let her mum hug her, her tears slowly drifting down her face.
"Oh, and there's a surprise!" Maria suddenly got excited.
"What?"
"You'll have a brother"
Gabriella again was completely shocked.
"His names Chad"
Gabriella's heart sunk. Her mum and David had met at her school, which meant that this, Chad went to her school too. In fact she already knew him. It was Chad Danforth. She was sure, but had to check.
"Chad Danforth?"
"Yeah honey"
Gabriella's tears came again. Great, an annoying brother was all she needed.
End of Flashback
Gabriella rose from her bed, suddenly realising she had been crying. Wiping away the tears, she proceded to her wardrobe, picking out her clothes.
The first day of school was always bad, but it couldn't get worse could it?
So... there you all go. As I promised, as soon as I could. I hope you liked it, I tried really hard, I didn't really know how to start it, so I hope it lived up to your expections. Please review and tell me what ya all think.
Next chapter up soon, as this was kinda Gabriella's point of view the situation, the next chappy will be Chad's.
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