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Gabriella knocked on the door at eight-thirty, scraping her long dark hair behind her ear. Troy flew down the stairs and out the door without alerting his dad. He glanced over his shoulder quickly and threw a hurried smile at Gabriella.

"Ready to go?"

"Uh, yeah," Gabriella frowned slightly but walked quickly out the gate with him. Troy gave her the first real look and tried not to whistle.

She's hardly wearing anything! Troy raised an eyebrow. She wore white short s and a white halter neck, carrying her books and cell-phone in her arms. And I thought the cheerleaders were show-offs. But the way Gabriella walked and acted, it didn't seem as though she was showing off. She began filling Troy in about Blue Water High and Troy immediately enjoyed her company.

"…So, you're a cheerleader?"

"Yeah…but I'm also one of the highest academic achievers," Gabriella replied with a cheeky smile.

"That's a weird mix," Troy said. They both started laughing.

"Yeah," Gabriella said again, still giggling. They rounded the corner of the school and were bombarded by four people. Jesse slipped an arm around Gabriella's waist and Taylor and Lisa began babbling about some movie they had seen the night before. "Hey, guys…guys!" Everyone went quiet. "This is Troy; his dad is the new basketball coach." Gabriella slipped an arm around Jesse's waist as well and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Troy felt a surge of jealously flow through his body.

Chad and Jesse started talking to Troy and the six made their way to school.

"I'm more in surfing," Jesse was saying. "But I play basketball as well…just not as seriously as the other guys." Troy nodded.

"Surfings cool." As they walked into the school, a bunch of other guys and a few cheerleaders joined up with them. Troy was somehow pushed away from the group. He watched as Gabriella became the centre of attention. She didn't do anything, really, just stood there and everyone seemed to try to everything for her.

The bell then rang, and everyone walked off. Gabriella dropped out of the crowd and hung back, waiting for Troy to catch up. Troy walked alongside her.

"Can I see your schedule?" Gabriella asked. Troy handed it over and Gabriella scanned over it. "We're in homeroom together, so I can show you where that is. Chad has the same Math and English classes as you, so you're covered until Interval," Gabriella assured him. "And then I got Drama with you, then it's Lunch." Gabriella stopped outside a locker and quickly opened. There were pictures of Jesse McCartney, Hayden Christensen and a bunch of surfer guys on her locker wall. Then there was a picture of her, Lisa and Taylor pinned to the far wall with stickers around it.

"Don't we have to get to class?" Troy asked as she rummaged around.

"It's alright," Gabriella replied. "'S'all good. Teachers expect you by the second bell, they start yelling if you're after that." She slammed her locker door shut and she and Troy carried on down the hallway. They entered a room which had music pumping out of a stereo and people were talking, laughing and on cell-phones. "Oh, yeah, welcome to Blue Water High!"

"So school was cool?" Gabriella asked as she walked him home.

"Yeah, it was okay," Troy replied, running a hand through his sandy blonde hair.

"Oh, come on! It was better than that!" Gabriella pressed in a playful tone. Troy cocked his head to one side, teasing her. "You know you did!" Gabriella reached for his arm and squeezed mischievously. Troy felt tingles go down his arm.

"Okay, it's a good school," Troy relented. Gabriella grinned and let her hand slowly let her hand drop to his. Troy was surprised, but held on. They reached his gate and Troy reluctantly let go. "I was thinking of going to the beach later…you wanna come?"

"Sure, I'm always down there--when I'm not with the rest of the cheerleaders. I usually study on the beach as well," Gabriella replied. "I'll meet you somewhere along there around, uh, four-thirty." Troy nodded and then walked up the path to his house. Gabriella smiled and then walked to her house.

"How was school, Gabi?" Eva called as Gabriella walked in.

"Fine--better than usual," Gabriella said with a wistful smile.

"Troy?" Eva asked knowingly. Gabriella smiled. Eva didn't ask any more questions, but gave Gabriella a cheeky smile. It wasn't the first time Gabriella was glad that she lived with her older sister. Gabriella walked upstairs to her room and lay down on her bed.

The double doors were wide open, and the summer breeze blew in, bringing in the salty air. Gabriella just lay on her bed and breathed, letting the air from her balcony doors wash over her. After ten or so minutes, she got up and started working on her Math homework. It was easy, especially since she was so smart, and it was quickly finished. Then, after changing into a bikini and another cotton shirt over top, she pulled out the English and strode down the stairs after collecting a pen.

"I'm going to the beach!" Gabriella yelled.

"Cool," Eva replied as Gabriella strode out the back door down the stairs into the sand.

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