Okay, maybe some of you think 'where did Ryan go??' but I don't think I'm gonna put him in this story. Sorry, but I don't know what to do with him. If he was in this story, he won't say much. Maybe he'll enter this story later, not sure yet.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, only the storline is mine..

Last Time:

"I'll go talk to him tonight, at basketball practise. But one thing, I can't tell him that Gabriella likes him right? Then how am I gonna convince him to tell her?" Chad asked Taylor, who already had something in mind.

"Just tell him that, if he really likes Gabriella that much, he should just come out and tell her the truth. If Gabriella likes him as much as he likes her, it will only hurt her seeing him and Sharpay together. Especially since she's one of Gabriella's best friends." Taylor told Chad, who just smiled at her.

"You are the best, you know that?" Chad smiled at her, giving her a kiss, and pressing the 'play' button. Taylor layed her head back on Chad's shoulder and continued with watching the movie, while Chad put his arm around her waist.

-- That night --

"Hey man!" Troy greeted Chad in the gym, "What's up?".

"Hey dude! Oh, I don't know, maybe the fact that you're dating Sharpay!" Chad said, kinda shouting the last part, making it sound harsher then he meant.

"I already told you, it's kind of to make Gabby jealous.." Troy said, unsure if his actions were the right ones.

"Dude, I thought you knew Gabriella?! Because if you do, you know she'll be supportive and all, especially when your with one of her best friends! Even if she does like you, she'll put her own feelings aside, just to be happy for her friend, who also happens to like you a lot!" Chad told him, making sure to let Troy know he thought it was a stupid idea, "And to top that, how do you think she'll react once she finds out you used her best friend to make her jealous?!".

"Wow, when you put it like that it sounds like a very, very stupid plan.. O god, what have I done!! I'm gonna ruin a friendship, possibly even two!" Troy realizes, while smacking his forehead, "But I can't quit with it now, then I'll ruin two friendships for sure! Please dude, you gotta help me!".

Chad sighed, "Before I go any further, I'll let you in on a secret. And you don't have any right to get mad, because if it wasn't for her, I couldn't help you!".

"O..kaaay.." Troy answered his best friend confused.

"Okay, here it goes, I told Taylor that you like Gabriella. And don't worry, she promised me she won't tell a living soul! She can also help, she always has awesome ideas." Chad told him, hoping Troy wouldn't freak out.

"Sure, as long as she can help me with this, I don't care if you told her." Troy said while shrugging his shoulders.

-- ­While the boys are practising, with Taylor and Gabriella --

"So, how was it with Chad today?? What did you do?" Gabriella asked her best friend since kindergarten. They didn't go to school together, but their mothers are best friends. Taylor and Troy went to a different pre-school then Chad, Sharpay and Gabriella. When they went to high school, they chose the same school, East High. There, they introduced their friends to each other, who all became best friends, and Chad and Taylor hit it off instantly. They've been together since their freshman year (A/N: don't know if that's how it works at high school, because in my country, we have an entire different system).

"It was great, we didn't do much, just watched a movie with some popcorn, cuddled, kissed and talked. We actually talked a lot about Troy and Sharpay. I love them as friends, but I think they don't fit together.. What do you think?" Taylor asked Gabriella.

"Well, I also love them as friends, but I think they look cute." Gabriella said, kind of lying. Of course she thought they didn't fit together! It should be Troy and Gabriella, not Troy and Sharpay!

"Aren't you a tiny bit jealous?? Because I wouldn't blame you if you were. I'd be very, very jealous if Chad dated one of my best friends!" Taylor asked, trying to find out if Troy's plan actually worked.

"No way! I'm not gonna be jealous of my best friend, never!" Or at least not for now.. Gabriella answered, with a serious face. "Now let's grab a tub of Ben & Jerry's and watch some TV! How about 'Caramel Chew Chew'(don't own!)?? She said, trying to change the subject. And apparently it worked, "I absolutely love that flavour!! Yes please!! If you go and grab it, I'll try to find something interesting on TV." Taylor answered excited for her favourite ice cream. Every time the boys have a practise, Taylor, Sharpay and Gabriella hangout with the three of them in Gabby's room and eat some Ben & Jerry's. When practise is over, the boys, Troy and Chad, come and join them. Sharpay always follows acting classes on Monday evening, so she couldn't be there. Just when Gabriella returned with the ice cream, she heard the doorbell ring downstairs.

"Hey girls!! Did you leave some ice cream for me?" Chad smiled as he came in, his hair still a bit wet from the shower he took after practise.

"I guess you're in luck, we just started eating it!" Gabriella laughed, opening the door wider so he could come in. When Chad stepped in, he gave Gabriella a big bear hug.

Then she noticed, "Hey, where's Troy? Is he coming late or something?". Chad's smile fell, "No, I'm sorry Gabster, he's not coming at all..". Now Gabby's smile fell as well, "Oh, why not?".

"He went to pick up Sharpay from her acting class and then they were going to hang out at her place. Now come on, let's get your mind off of that and have some F-U-N!". Gabriella giggled and followed Chad upstairs to her room.

"Hey hun!" Taylor greeted Chad with a kiss, "let me guess, Troy is going to hang out with Sharpay?". "Yup, that's exactly it."

"Chad, I'm going to get you a spoon, be back in a sec!" And with that, Gabriella left.

As soon as he heard her descend the stairs, "Babe, I told him what I thought about it and that you know about it. He realized that he's making a big mistake and wants us to help him get out of it.". Taylor's eyes went big. She whisper yelled, "What?! No way I'm helping him hurt my two best friends!"

"Come on Tay, maybe you can come up with some plan that might help him a bit.. Please? I don't wanna see my best friend get hurt too. And if he looses Gabriella, he'll be heart broken!" Chad pleaded with his girlfriend.

Just when Taylor wanted to reply that, to let him know how angry she was with Troy right now, Gabriella walked in. She put her index finger on her lips, to tell her not to let Chad know she was in the room.

Silently she walked in the room, tiptoeing her way to her queen-sized bed. When she got there, she decided to jump on top of Chad. That made him scream like a girl. Taylor just laughed her butt of, as well as Gabriella.

"I didn't know.. you could.. scream like a.. little girl!" Gabriella said between fits of giggles.

"Ha ha, very funny." Chad replied sarcastically.

"Anyways, here's your spoon" Gabriella said while handing him his spoon. The rest of the night the three of them had lots of fun while watching random programmes on TV and eating ice cream.

-- The Next Day --

Troy walked in the classroom and immediately Sharpay got up from her seat and hugged him very tightly. When he looked to the side, Troy swore he saw a glint of sadness and maybe even jealousy and hurt in Gabriella's eyes. But when he looked again, it was gone.

When Sharpay finally let go, he could see the sparkle in her eyes. When he compared that with the hurt in Gabby's eyes, he knew for sure he made one hell of a big mistake using Sharpay to get Gabriella. Stupid, stupid! I hope Taylor agreed with helping me, or else I'm screwed. He was brought out of his thought by Sharpay.

"I had fun last night, you too?"

"Yeah, it was fun!" Troy responded with a smile that was half fake. Yes, it was fun hanging out with Sharpay, but he didn't enjoy all the kisses. After a few he just pictured himself kissing with Gabriella, which helped a lot. And right now, he pictured it again, because Sharpay gave him a passionate kiss.

When Gabby walked into class with Taylor and Chad, she saw something she wished not to see. Troy and Sharpay hugging. She knew she had to stay supportive, for Troy may get suspicious. But if she had to put up with this everyday, for 2 more years, she was sure she could never handle that without being jealous. She was jealous already, she noticed. She tried to hide it, and lucky for her, successfully. When they started talking, she walked to her seat. Suddenly it got very quiet. She looked up to see the two lovebirds kissing.

"Gabby, you wanna join me to the bathroom??" Taylor asked, sensing she was very very uncomfortable with the scene in front of her. "yes, of course" She said, before mouthing a 'thank you'.

Sharpay and Troy parted and each went to their own seats, which were on the other side of the classroom. Troy sat in front of Chad.

"Dude, why are you kissing in class?!" Chad asked Troy, shocked by the fact he actually kissed back.

"I thought I should continue making her jealous for another week, and then I'll stop. I swore I saw a glint of jealousy in her eyes just then!" Troy answered.

"Whose eyes?" the voice of a familiar girl asked suddenly, startling both boys.

So, that was chapter 2, what do you think?? Please tell me by a review, or a PM, doesn't matter which one!

xox Debby