A/N: First official chapter of my new story. Turned out differently than I thought but I still like it. Remember, Gabriella's fourteen and Troy's twenty.

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HSM

The Grand hotel (there is one in my town so I don't own it obviously)

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Storyline

Chapter 1 – Not a big fan

Gabriella ran into the Grand hotel where she worked with her best friends, Sharpay and Zeke. "I can't believe we started high school!" She laughed, holding onto Zeke for support.

Sharpay giggled. "I know, right? And I can't believe Zeke fell for the old booger joke again."

Zeke rolled his eyes. "It wasn't funny. And a load of hot chicks were walking past!"

"That was the point." Gabriella explained as she walked over to the candy counter.

"But you humiliated me on my first day of high school!" Zeke whined.

"We're freshmen. No one will notice." Sharpay explained.

Zeke shrugged. "Whatever. We better get to work. Come on." He dragged Sharpay to the hotel restaurant where they worked.

Gabriella shook her head. Her friends were so weird. She looked around the hotel lobby and saw that hardly anyone was there. It was Monday and anyone who arrived on Mondays arrived in the morning. She looked around for the manager to check he wasn't looking and plugged one of her earphones in and started listening to Troy Bolton's music.

She was his biggest fan and everyone knew that. Sharpay and Zeke didn't appreciate Troy the way she did though so she couldn't really talk about him. She was also in love with him. But, she was smart and knew that she would never get together with him because he was a celebrity and he would never come to Albuquerque and he was twenty.

She started fiddling with her necklace. It was a dog tag which had Troy's gorgeous face on it. (A/N: I have one like it lol)

"Hi, can I have a pack of raisins, please?" A voice asked.

Gabriella turned around and grabbed the raisins. "Two fifty, please?" She turned back around and gasped. "You're Troy Bolton." She whispered.

Troy smiled and handed her the money, swapping it for his snack. He saw the magazine article and then reached over, taking her dog tag in his fingers. "Not a big fan, huh?"

Gabriella placed the money in the till and blushed. "Is it that obvious?"

Troy laughed. "I like your style."

Gabriella shrugged, flicking the collar of her red uniform blouse. "I try."

Troy stared at her for a while. "How old are you?"

"Fourteen." She answered simply.

"Really? You're really cool for a freshman." Troy said sincerely.

"I'm glad someone thinks so." She muttered, grabbing a stack of magazines and walking around the counter to place them on the coffee tables.

"What?" Troy asked, following her.

Gabriella shook her head. "It's just it was my first day of high school and I'm already branded as a geek. And I can honestly say there's a grand total of three people in this world that thinks I'm cool. And I cannot believe Troy Bolton is one of them."

"Well, believe it." He smiled broadly. He glanced at his watch and gasped. "Hey, I've got to bounce but, what time does your shift end?"

"Six. Why?" Gabriella asked in confusion.

"I'll see you later." Troy said with a mysterious smile before running off.

Gabriella stood there, folding her arms and shaking her head in confusion. She had just met Troy Bolton and he had just confused to death!

Gabriella's eyelids were getting heavy. They were almost closed when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She jumped up quickly. "I'm up, I'm up!"

Troy smirked. "I can see that."

"Why didn't you let me sleep?" Gabriella moaned, rubbing her eyes.

"Because I wanted to give you something." He said proudly, handing her a pink shopping bag.

"Why did you get me something? We've known each other, what? Two hours?" Gabriella asked, tentatively taking the bag.

Troy shrugged. "I know. But, the thing is, I'm living here for a while since my manager said I could have a vacation and you are my first official friend. I mean, I have friends but I meant-"

"I know what you mean." She smiled. She reached into the bag and took out a dress. It was pale pink with a piece of silver ribbon tied around just under the chest where there was a high waist line. "Troy, this is an Atora Vitali."

Troy shook his head. "An original."

"I can't accept this!" She exclaimed.

"You already have and it's not like I need the money I have so I thought I'd buy you something so I did." Troy grinned.

Gabriella laughed, folding the dress neatly and replacing it in the bag. "But, why would you want to be friends with me?"

"Because you're obviously a fan and haven't screamed or fainted yet." He raised his eyebrows.

Gabriela shook her head. "You're a cool guy, Troy. But, not for the reasons the world thinks."

Troy smiled at her. "I've got to go to my suite. I'll see you later, yeah?"

Gabriella nodded. "I'd like that."

Troy and Gabriella held a gaze for a while, soft smiles playing on their lips. He nodded his head slightly before walking over to the elevators.

Gabriella turned around, leaning against the counter and took deep breaths. She always thought she was in love with Troy Bolton but now she knew it was true.

"Gabby?" Sharpay asked.

Gabriella turned around to see her friends. "Oh, hey guys."

"Are you okay?" Zeke asked the girl he thought of as a sister.

She turned her head to the elevator that was just closing and she saw Troy smile at her just before they clicked shut. "I'm just fine." She said quietly, placing the 'closed' sign on the counter.

"When did you go to New Look?" Sharpay asked, looking at her friend's shopping bag.

Gabriella grabbed her bag, walking around to stand with her friends. "Oh well, you see..." She tried desperately. "It's a long story. I'll tell you about it later." She knew they would full on freak out if they found out a twenty-year-old had given her it.

As she started walking home with Sharpay and Zeke, she started thinking. She knew fully well that she loved Troy. He was so sweet to her only after two minutes of knowing each other. But...why would Troy Bolton love her? She knew it would never happen.

A/N: Okay, that was the first chapter so tell me what you think. Please be nice and push the nice 'submit review' button but no 'update soon' I will update as soon as possible. Love, Chelly -x-