Sooo, I decided to post up the second chapter straight after the first. So, please do tell me what you think. I really want some good feedback.
Best of Both Worlds
Chapter Two
Secret Smiles
Zeke's new Jeep Wrangler pulled up in the school parking lot. Gabriella was sitting shot gun.
"Thanks for the ride." She thanked her brother. Zeke nodded.
"No problem Ella, everyone wants to be seen in this car." He smiled, running his hands over the steering wheel. Gabriella rolled her eyes, she loved her brother, but sometimes he was a dork. She gathered her books and got out of the jeep. She looked up at the clear sky and smiled, it was just another beautiful day in Albuquerque. This was the reason why she loved the fact that her secret was just that, a secret. If the whole world knew who she was then she wouldn't be able to just walk the streets calmly without any worry.
"Later Z" She bid her brother goodbye and began her walk up to the school. Normally she would walk to school but the concert last night gave her jet lag and she couldn't be bothered to walk. She could've taken the day off, but then she would be stuck at home just looking out at the beautiful weather and wishing that she had gone to school.
So here she was, at East High School. She walked into the front entrance and smiled. It was like walking into a spirit factory. The school was painted in red and white, the school colours. There was also an image of a Wildcat posted everywhere. That was the school mascot. The Wildcats were the school's basketball team and they were unbeatable. So Gabriella was proud when she said that her brother was on the team.
"Gab!" Gabriella's thoughts were interrupted as she heard a familiar voice call her name. She turned around, letting her curls whirl through the air until they landed back on her shoulder. She spotted one of her best friends jogging over to her.
"Hey Ry" She greeted him with a bear hug. Ryan Evans pulled away and swung his arm over her shoulders as they walked to her locker.
"So, we have to go and grab our new schedules today. That should be fun." Ryan muttered as they walked past all the white lockers. Gabriella grinned as they stopped in front of her locker.
"Yup, it's always an exciting experience." She joked back. Ryan grinned and leaned on the locker next to hers as she dialled in her locker number. She opened the small door revealing lots of pictures and notes stuck inside.
"You've still got that picture?" Ryan said pointing to one of Ryan, Taylor and Gabriella when they were small. Gabriella laughed, touching the picture with her index finger.
"It's cute. I love it." She said, it reminded her of their amazing friendship. They were inseparable when they were small. Gabriella looked away from the picture and placed some books into her locker. Ryan began drumming his fingers on the lockers and Gabriella knew that he was getting restless. "Come on then..." She said, closing her locker door and pulling him along with her.
It was their senior year at East High, and they were both looking forward to it. They had all the same classes but Ryan was exceeding in the Arts whilst Gabriella exceeded in her writing. But the pair had a whole year of dance classes to bond in since Ryan had practically begged Gabriella to join the dance class as well. The pair reached the office and smiled up at the secretary.
"Hey Miss Keaton" Ryan flashed the young blonde receptionist one of his million dollar smiles. Miss Keaton shook her head and smiled back. She searched through a large pile of papers before handing two of them to Ryan. "Cheers." Ryan thanked her with a little wink. Miss Keaton blushed slightly and looked away. Gabriella held back her laughter and smacked Ryan on his arm as they walked away.
"You're insanely unbelievable." She said, taking her schedule off him. Ryan just shrugged and laughed at her comment.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I heard you were mind-blowing at the concert last night." Ryan whispered to his friend.
"Cheers." She said with a wink, earning a laugh from Ryan at her attempt of imitating him.
"Gabriella! Ryan!" Taylor McKessie ran up to her friends, her papers in her hands. She ran and grabbed both of them in a huge hug. Gabriella and Ryan laughed as they hugged her back.
"I sure missed those." Gabriella said as Taylor let go. Taylor smiled, her dark chocolate eyes twinkling. Gabriella looked at her other best friend, seeing that she had changed over the summer. Taylor was – in other words – a geek. But she was beautiful; she had long, wavy jet black hair that covered her dark skin stopping at her shoulders. Gabriella had also noticed that her friend had lost a lot of weight. This was due to Taylor's major exercise system and dance classes. Yes she too was a dance freak. Taylor was also in her senior year, specialising in science and math based subjects.
"So did I, and by the way you were totally fabulous last night." Taylor cried, yes she also knew about Gabriella's other half. Gabriella grinned glad that her friends loved her performance.
"Thanks Tay. It was totally awesome from where I was standing as well. The crowd was brilliant and I felt as if I was on top of the world!" Gabriella gushed. She wasn't one to brag but last night was just too great. "Plus those dance lessons paid off. My choreographer, James, was amazed at how quickly I picked up the steps. So thank you Ry for being such a pest!" Gabriella said and hugged her best boy friend.
"You're welcome Gabs, and I'll let the pest comment go…for now." Ryan said and hugged her back. Gabriella just grinned and linked arms with Taylor. She dragged her friends with her down the corridor, smiling at all the people they knew.
"Oh look who it is, the social rejects of dance!" The three friends looked around to see who was talking. They rolled their eyes as they spotted one immensely annoying blonde.
"Sharpay" Taylor spoke with venom in her voice. Sharpay Evans was the most infuriating, self-obsessed, boy-crazed girl at East High. She was also Ryan's twin sister; yes it's hard to believe but it's true. The rest of the students never quite grasped the concept of that fact either. What with him being so nice and her being the Queen of all that is mean. It was hard to imagine that they were even related.
What added to that was the fact that the twins themselves hated each other. They loathed the fact that they looked quite similar and had the same blood running through their veins. Their parents had divorced a couple of years ago, thus separating the twins and creating a distance between the two. They were fighting a battle that wasn't even theirs. But explaining this to them was a hard job.
Sharpay was the more outgoing of the two. She wasn't into dance at all like her brother, instead she specialised in the Art of acting and singing. Maybe that was because she couldn't move to the beat like her brother. She was also surprisingly good at History. Sharpay was, on the first sighting, an attractive girl. She had long, flowing blonde hair that reached her shoulders; it was always styled and sometimes she added in different coloured extensions. She was a little of the skinny side, but she had tanned skin to go with it. Her eyes were a sparkling brown and were mainly covered by her fringe. She had small, but quite plump lips that were always glossy and her face had a permanent smirk plastered across it. To the outside world she was seen as a model and role model, but to the students of East High, she was just the Ice Princess.
"This is coming from the girl who can't even dance the hokey pokey." Gabriella defended herself and her friends. Sharpay glared at the brunette. "Don't dish out what you can't take." Gabriella smiled angelically.
"That's rich coming from Geeky Gabi and her two pathetic minions, Daft Ducky and Wimpy Whiz." Sharpay replied with a smirk on her face. Gabriella automatically thrust her arms out to stop her friends from lunging at Sharpay. The blonde backed away a few steps, making Gabriella scoff.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but name calling will never hurt me." Gabriella said in a sing-song voice. "You know that stupid excuse of an insulting nickname doesn't hurt me. It actually makes me laugh." Gabriella backed up her words by laughing. 'Geeky Gabi' was a term given to her when people realised that she was smarter than them. It soon disappeared when people realised that she was Zeke Baylor's sister. Having a brother on the basketball team was brilliant.
"Well you might be immune to name calling, but they sure as hell aren't." Sharpay pointed to Gabriella's two quiet friends. 'Daft Ducky' was actually Sharpay's fault. Ducky was what Ryan's mother called him, in the most loving tone ever. But obviously Sharpay had to twist that and embarrass Ryan at school. Soon enough people got over it when they found something new. Sharpay was the only one who never got tired of using it. 'Wimpy Whiz' was also another nickname and just like the other two, it was forgotten.
"You know what princess I suggest you keep those collagen injected lips closed before I whack you and they go back to their normal size!" Gabriella raised her fist and Sharpay took another step back. She raised a hand to her lips making Taylor let out a snort.
"I always knew they were too big for her face." She muttered, not aiming for Sharpay to hear but the blonde heard it anyway. She glared at Taylor before Ryan stepped in front of her.
"Just get lost Sharpay, you're clearly not wanted here." Ryan stated simply, Sharpay raised an eyebrow at her brother.
"Why should I brother?" She asked with the added sarcasm. Ryan answered her with a glare.
"I may be your bother, but I do wish I wasn't." Ryan whispered in a low, cold voice. Gabriella and Taylor looked at each other and then at Ryan with concern. Gabriella placed her hand on Ryan's shoulder.
"She's not worth the stress Ry." Gabriella spoke softly and Sharpay let out a loud laugh.
"Aww Ry has some mates to stand up for him and look after him. How freaking adorable."
"Yeah, how adorable" A small girl stepped out from behind Sharpay. Gabriella rolled her eyes. Great, Kelsi Neilson was here to join the party. She was the oh-so faithful minion, sidekick, lackey or whatever you wanted to call it. She was just the added annoyance.
She hadn't always been so... Sharpay-ish. She was once a shy, quiet girl only at school to educate herself in hope of creating a career for herself. But Sharpay took her under her – horrible – wing and put a stop to her dreams and innocence. Kelsi was now Sharpay number two. The jester in Sharpay's court.
Kelsi was really petite and much shorter than Sharpay. Her hair was cut short and a rich brown with wild curly locks. Her hair was always covered by a branded hat/cap that was also stylish and matched her outfit. She had an average figure, not too skinny and not too fat. Plus Sharpay had her on a diet so she wouldn't put any weight on. Kelsi had also worn glasses once upon a time, but as always Sharpay put an end to that issue. Now Kelsi wore clear contacts showing the world her sky blue eyes and her smoky eye make up only enhanced the effect of her eyes.
"We are so out!" Sharpay said clicking her fingers. Kelsi clicked her fingers as well and the two walked away. Gabriella rolled her eyes and resumed walking with her friends. They walked another few feet before they were stopped again.
"Guys, guess what!" Gabriella looked up to see Martha Cox running up to them, looking awfully excited.
"What?" Taylor asked. Martha stopped before them and took a deep breath.
"Troy is back in Albuquerque! He arrived at Chad's house yesterday and he's coming to school today!" Martha exclaimed. Gabriella looked confused and looked at Ryan who looked at Taylor with a smirk on his face.
"Chad's house eh? Did you happen to see him there then?" Ryan nudged Taylor. "If he stays there, then that means that he'll be arriving with Chad. What time does Chad arrive at school Taylor?" Gabriella bit her lip, stifling back her laughter as Taylor turned a bright shade of red.
"Yup, I guess so." Martha answered Ryan's question. "But can you believe it? Troy Bolton! He moved away with aspirations to become and actor..." Martha was about to recite Troy's biography, which she had no doubt memorised, when Gabriella cut her off.
"Martha did you say Troy Bolton?" Gabriella asked and the frizzy hair senior nodded in response.
"Yup, THE Troy Bolton in our school, walking these very halls...." Martha's voice trailed off as she walked away. Ryan and Taylor turned to face Gabriella.
"I bumped into him when I attended the Sundance Festival. He's a bit of a jerk." Gabriella finished. Ryan just shrugged.
"He was okay when he was here. But fame doesn't do anyone any good." Ryan stopped when Gabriella glared at him. "Except for Brie of course. She's as humble as ever and by far my favourite." He grinned.
"Nice save." Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Well, Troy was always pleasant towards me." Taylor spoke quietly. Ryan snorted.
"Sh'yeah, cause he knew that you were madly in love with his best friend." Ryan teased and Gabriella couldn't help but burst out in a fit of giggles. "So Tay, when you gonna put the moves on him?" Ryan carried on, wiggling his eyebrows at the blushing senior.
"Shut up." She said in a muffled voice.
"Ooh defensive. You must be in love with him Troy." Gabriella chimed in, using one of her favourite lines from Step Up. Taylor just shrugged and Ryan laughed.
"Okay ladies, as much as I do love this topic, I need to get going know. It's homeroom time." He said, looking down at his paper. Gabriella mimicked his actions and groaned when she looked at hers.
"I got the crazy D again! Someone please help me!" She threw her hands in the air for dramatic effect. "Why do you hate me so much?" She asked the ceiling. Ryan and Taylor looked up and rolled their eyes at Gabriella's behaviour.
"That just proved that you do belong in crazy D's class." Ryan snickered but stopped when he met Gabriella's glare. "Hey!" He stepped back with his hands in front of him as Gabriella tried to hit him. "It's not my fault okay. Tay and I have really got to go. Mr Thompson and the sane people are waiting for us." Ryan grabbed Taylor and dragged her along with him as he bolted away from Gabriella.
"By Gabs!" Taylor called out. Gabriella gave her a little wave and groaned.
"Why me! I am so going to hate this semester." She muttered as she began to make her way towards her homeroom. Whilst she was walking, she decided to take out her iPod; she needed something to get her through those dreaded thirty minutes. She looked though her bag and when she located her iPod, she glanced up. By that time she was too late and had already dropped to the floor.
"Ow!" She complained as she sat up. She looked up to see which idiot had collided with her and rolled her eyes when she saw the face of the devil. Literally.
"You should really watch where you're going." Okay, so he wasn't the devil. But Troy Bolton was close enough to being the devil, maybe he was the nephew of the devil. Gabriella shook her head of her thoughts and glared at Troy.
"Same goes to you..." She scowled as she spoke. She looked around and saw that all her papers had scattered all over the floor. She looked up at Troy, only to find that he was preoccupied with some girl.
"You look amazing Troy..." The redhead spoke to him in a voice she imagined was seductive. Gabriella rolled her eyes at Troy as he winked at the redhead.
"Yeah Troy, you're just too amazing for words." Gabriella spoke with heavy sarcasm. The redhead walked away and Troy faced Gabriella with a look on his face that was partially annoyed and partially amused.
"Thanks. So... you just gonna sit there all day? Or are you planning to get up any day soon?" Has asked her. From where she was on the floor, and where he was standing over her. Troy couldn't help but notice that she was, in other words, hot. She was wearing an orange top which was slightly low cut, alongside a denim miniskirt. Troy grinned as he admired her legs from where he was standing. Gabriella rolled her eyes at his behaviour and stood up, bending down to wipe the dirt off her clothes.
"Thanks for helping me up." She said her sarcasm was as clear as glass. Troy just shrugged whilst noticing that she wasn't wearing any makeup and that her hair acted like a frame for her face. As if she was a great piece of painting.
"No problem." He said with a smirk. "All in a day's work." He added. Gabriella just gave him a look before gathering her papers.
"Yeah you're a regular Prince Charming." She scoffed. She sauntered past Troy and he just glared at her whilst enjoying her anger as well. He watched her with a smirk as she walked away, her hips swaying to some inaudible beat.
"Yo Troy!" The brunette snapped out of his trance and looked around and saw Chad walking up to him with two papers in one hand and a... picture of Troy in the other? "Your papers... oh and Miss Keaton wants an autograph for her daughter. I didn't even know she was married, let alone have a daughter. She looks totally awesome though. Her husband is a lucky, lucky man." Chad said as he held out the picture for Troy to sign. Troy grinned and pulled out a black marker.
"There you go." He handed the signed picture back to Chad. He waited as Chad went and delivered the autograph to Miss Keaton.
"Dude, I so love you." Chad came back out a few seconds later with lipstick on his cheeks. "This is something to boast about in the locker rooms." Chad grinned, pointing at it. Troy just shook his head and laughed at his best friend.
"So where to man?" Troy asked as Chad scanned over their papers.
"To the Darbus' Lair!" Chad shot his fist into the air and Troy let out a groan.
"Great, first day back and I have Darbus first thing. It gets better... I have to see her face every day in the morning!" Troy exclaimed. "Let's just hope she got over Shakespeare." Troy prayed. Chad shot him a look. "Yeah I know fat chance of that happening." Chad nodded as they made their way towards their homeroom. There was a moment of silence as all eyes landed on Troy. He smiled and waved, as well as winking at a couple of girls.
"Ah Mr Danforth and oh Mr Bolton how nice to have you back!" Ms Darbus greeted Troy with a handshake.
"Why thank you Ms Darbus, it's great to be back." Troy said as he searched for an empty seat. There was one next to Chad. Troy walked over and occupied the seat.
"So when is she going to start going on about drama?" Troy asked. Chad looked up at the clock.
"5…4…3…2…1…" Chad counted down the seconds. And just as he said one Ms Darbus began to talk and the whole class put some headphones in their ears or started quiet conversations of their own. Surprisingly Ms Darbus was too wrapped up in her lecture to notice this. Troy was impressed.
"Nice." He said. Chad just grinned.
"Not mine. G came up with it. She's cool like that." Chad said, turning to face the brunette who was sitting in the seat next to him. Troy watched as her face broke out into a smiled as she spotted Chad. Then she saw Troy and frowned. Troy smirked; it was hot girl from the hallway.
"So C, how were the Bahamas?" Gabriella asked her bushy haired friend. Chad grinned.
"Awesome." He replied. Gabriella laughed to herself.
"Yeah and I see that your vocabulary still consists of one adjective." She said, referring to his use of the word 'awesome'.
"Gabriella here is my dictionary that walks." Chad said, turning to face Troy. Troy nodded, trying not to look too bothered. So the hot girl had a name. Gabriella rolled her eyes at the sight of the blue eyed actor. First of all she had Ms Darbus for yet another year and secondly she had to spend that time with Troy Bolton as well. The universe really did hate her. "G, this is Troy Bolton." Chad introduced the pair.
"Yeah I know who he is. He is also impolite and, to put it nicely, a jerk." Troy glared at her as she spoke those few words.
"I don't get paid to be polite and nice." He said. Gabriella shot him a look.
"Its school, you don't get paid to do anything." She said smartly. Chad laughed at the pair.
"I see that you two have already met." He said. All he heard after that were murmurs of yes and unfortunately from both parties. Gabriella looked down at her notebook. She was currently in the middle of writing a new song. Usually her songs were written by someone else, but she wanted to have a say in some songs. This one was about her growing up. She didn't want it to mirror another song from her album 'B', called 'Drive'. That was about searching for answers and going after what you want. This was about shedding the old her and embracing the new her.
"What you writing?" Chad asked. Gabriella closed her notebook.
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing." She said calmly. Her mind was blank. Troy looked at her whilst she was thinking. He was wondering why she hadn't fallen head over heels for him. Usually that's all that girls did. But she was different. He stared at her until she looked up at him with an annoyed expression on her face.
"Do you know that it's rude to stare?" Troy just carried on staring at her. Gabriella rolled her eyes and stood up. She gathered her belongings and walked to the back of the class. Troy's eyes were glued to her the whole time. "What?" She demanded.
"Nothing." Troy said with a shrug and then turned to one of the many girls who were demanding his attention.
Gabriella rolled her eyes again. This was going to be a long year.
AFTER HOMEROOM
Gabriella rushed out of the room as soon as the bell rang. Her bag was hanging off her shoulder and her phone was placed in her hands. She laughed to herself as she read Ryan's texts about teasing Taylor and Taylor's texts about how frustrating Ryan was. Gabriella almost died of laughter when Taylor asked what Chad was wearing that day. Whilst Gabriella laughed and texted, Chad crept up behind her.
"G!" He yelled in her ear, causing her to jump. Gabriella placed a hand on her heart and turned around to face her Chad. Her eyes narrowed at her friend.
"Chad Michael Danforth don't you dare do that again!" She screeched. Chad put his hands up in surrender and took two steps back.
"Relax G, no need to use the full name card." He said. Gabriella sighed and managed to give him a small smile.
"So what did you want?" She asked.
"Urm I just wanted to ask if you're still on for tutoring me in free period." He asked. Gabriella thought for a moment.
"Yup…oh actually I can't. Ryan wants me to come watch his audition. So I'll meet you after school." Gabriella informed Chad. He nodded.
"Great, Joey's?" Chad asked. Gabriella nodded and then spotted Ryan.
"Okay, see you then Chad. Bye Troy." Gabriella said to Troy who was quietly listening to every word they said. Troy just gave her a faint bye as she walked over to Ryan. Troy watched the two hug and walk off, arms linked.
"Is that her boyfriend?" Troy asked out of curiosity. Chad shook his head.
"Nah, Ryan and G are like best mates. Along with Tay." Chad smiled at the mention of her name.
"Tay?" Troy asked. Chad sighed.
"Taylor McKessie. The most wonderful girl in the world. Well in my world anyway." Chad said. Troy nodded.
"Oh right. The Taylor you always go on and on and on about." Troy said. Chad rolled his eyes.
"Whatever mate, she's worth every word." Chad said as he led Troy down the corridor. "So Chemistry room 501." Chad said leading Toy into a lab. Troy sat down and watched as many girls tried to grab the seats behind him. In the end two lucky girls got them and didn't intend on giving them up.
"Hey Troy." The blonde one waved her fingers at him and smiled. Troy looked at her and recognised her.
"You were at the Brie Hudgens concert last night, right? I remember seeing you on E!" Troy said. Sharpay nodded vigorously.
"Sharpay." She smiled and held out her hand. Troy took it and she scooted closer to him. Troy smiled as she gazed into his deep blue eyes. "Your eyes are gorgeous." She said faintly. Troy smirked; no woman could resist the Bolton eyes.
"They're not the best part though." He said with a wink. Sharpay giggled lightly and Troy flashed his million dollar smile. He knew that coming back to East High would be great.
FREE PERIOD
"That was brilliant Ry! You were ten times better than Sharpay!" Gabriella gushed as she walked out of the theatre with Ryan in tow. She had just seen Ryan's audition and Gabriella knew that Ms Darbus thought that Ryan was better than Sharpay. Ryan just blushed at her compliments as they walked through the hallways.
"I wasn't that good Gab, just a little better than normal." Ryan said with a casual shrug of his shoulders. But Gabriella knew Ryan better than anyone; she knew he was jumping up and down on the inside. She also knew that Ryan was way too modest sometimes.
"Whatever Ry, you were better than the best and that's coming from Gabriella Montez and Brie Hudgens." Gabriella made sure to whisper the last part. Ryan grinned. "So where was Tay?" Gabriella asked about their third friend.
"Oh, she just had to go and watch Chad play basketball." Ryan smirked. "He invited her especially." Gabriella giggled as Ryan winked at her
"You should be glad that she turned you down for Chad and not Troy." Gabriella said, hoping that that was somewhat reassuring.
"That's a good point. I'd rather be stood up for Chad than for all-star Troy Bolton." He said as Gabriella gave him a small hug. She let go as Ryan opened the door and gestured for her to go first. "Ladies first." He said politely. Gabriella smiled.
"Why thank you Mr Evans." She thanked him in a posh British accent. Ryan laughed as he followed her in unaware of the fact that Troy was watching them from afar.
"Dude, they should just get together, I mean they act like a couple anyway." He turned to tell Chad who looked like he was going to burst with annoyance.
"Dude, get over it. They're JUST friends. Sheesh." Chad practically yelled at his best friend. Troy stepped back and gave Chad a look. In response Chad closed his eyes and took a deep breath – another technique Gabriella had taught him – he grabbed the basketball and threw it into the hoop and gave a satisfied grin to Troy.
"Bet I can get it half way." Troy said with a shrug, he was feeling so sure of himself. Chad gave him a look.
"Pfft, yeah right. But dude…you are so on, 40 bucks." He said as he watched Troy retrieve the ball. Troy snuck a glance at Gabriella and Ryan who had just reached Taylor out in the bleachers.
"Hey Gab, Ry how was the audition?" Taylor asked as the pair sat down next to her. Gabriella turned to face Taylor.
"It was wicked Tay, Ry here smoked 'em all!" Gabriella said and punched her fist into the air. She looked over at Ryan and beamed up at him. Taylor looked down, feeling a little left out, even though it was her own fault.
"Oh right." She spoke quietly. Ryan and Gabriella noticed the look on her face and gave each other a look. Ryan stood up and walked around to place an arm around the African-American's shoulders. .
"Don't feel bad that you weren't there, I mean what kind of friend would I be if I made you miss the practise Chad invited you to? I mean you two are practically betrothed so y'no…" That was all Ryan was able to say before Taylor slapped him on the head. Ryan pushed her and she fell off, all that was seen then was Ryan and Taylor running after each other around the school. Gabriella looked at her friends and just burst into another fit of laughter. She had been doing a lot of that throughout the day.
"Yo G!" She stopped laughing and looked over at the court. Chad was holding up his hand and calling her over. Gabriella left her bag on the steps and ran down towards the court.
"Yeah?" She asked once she reached the boys.
"Troy here thinks he can shoot from halfway court. I bet him a hundred bucks." Chad said pointing to the nicely toned teen. Gabriella couldn't help but notice how his muscles flexed as he dribbled the ball. She snapped out of her trance and snorted.
"Him? Yeah right. C, Troy boy here thinks he can do anything." Gabriella said, Chad just laughed and Troy just…well he just glared at her.
"At least I can play basketball. I bet you can't even get the ball into the basket, let alone shoot halfway court." Troy said as he bounced the ball around, he thought that Gabriella was smoking hot but he didn't like her attitude. Okay he just didn't like the fact that she wasn't trying to get him to make out with her. Now it was Gabriella's turn to glare.
"Actually I can play; I just don't put the time and effort into it. I, unlike you, have better things to do." Gabriella said and turned to walk back up the steps. Troy watched as she sat down and pulled out her notebook and began to write. After snapping out of his trance, Troy turned to face Chad with a questioning look on his face.
"What? She can play." Chad said seriously. Troy raised an eyebrow. "I'm serious dude, but G loves to dance more than playing b ball." He stated. Troy just nodded, not really interested in the subject. He shook all the thoughts about Gabriella away and concentrated on his shot. He walked halfway court and relaxed. "You're not gonna make it!" Chad said from the sidelines.
Troy just gave him a glance before looking at the hoop. He narrowed his eyes and stuck his tongue out. Gabriella giggled a little at his face. If she had a camera that was completely precise then she would've taken a photo. Troy took in a deep breath before throwing the basketball into the air. Chad followed the orange ball with his brown eyes, open and wide. Gabriella dropped her notebook and stood up; her eyes were also on the ball. It was as if the world was going in slow motion.
Troy closed his eyes and when he opened them, he was happy to see that the ball had gone in. Troy pumped his fist in the air and jumped up with a whoop! Chad groaned and covered his face with his hands. He was never going to hear the end of this. Troy looked up at Gabriella who was smiling and pointed at the net and then at her. Despite herself, she blushed and just sat down again.
"Swish; swish." Troy muttered as he walked up to Chad to collect his winnings. He looked up at the brunette again and gave her a million dollar smile. Gabriella just looked away, but secretly returned the smile.
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