Troy sat beside Gabriella with sly smile formed across his face, "Hey, Gabbi."

"Hi," Gabriella said shyly, but slightly annoyed.

Ryan watched with an intense glare as Troy, who tried to sound as innocent as possible, spoke to Gabriella.

'Something's not right,' he thought.

"Why do you like Ryan so much?" Troy asked curiously.

"Excuse me?" Gabriella asked with annoyance.

"I mean, he's..." Troy paused briefly, "he's Ryan."

Gabriella sighed, "I love him, and nothing can change that."

Troy opened his mouth to speak, but Gabriella interrupted him, "Not even you."

Troy's eyes met Gabriella's.

A thought crossed his mind, "She's serious."

Troy had to gain Gabriella's trust like Sharpay said. This wasn't the way to begin.

"I'm sorry," Troy said trying to sound pathetic, "I just want us to be friends."

Gabriella looked at him in disbelief, "I can't be your friend, Troy. Did you forget what you did to me?"

"I regret that. I really do. But you love Ryan now. What's the big deal?"

"The big deal?" Gabriella laughed, "The big deal is that I don't want to be friends with an asshole who can't keep a promise to save his life. Honestly, you're not worth the effort. Don't you get it? You're a speck of dust in my eyes."

Gabriella turned to the front of class. Troy didn't know what to say. For the longest time, he just stared at Gabriella is disbelief.

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Gabriella never looked back at Troy. She just stared straigh ahead while he stared at her. He never cried, not once, for he couldn't. He was unable to show any emotion. He still loved Gabriella more than anything. He needed to talk to Sharpay.

After the bell rang, Troy found Sharpay outside her locker grabbing her books for the next class. She looked at him as he walked up to her.

"She loves him," he said not letting her be the first one to speak.

"Excuse me?" Sharpay said with a humorous tone.

"She loves him. Not me."

"I know," Sharpay slammed her locker, "for now."

"You say that. What happens when they break up? What makes you think she'll come running back to me? I'm the one who will kiss her. They'll break up because of me."

"Ryan will break up with her. She'll look to you for comfort."

"She'll look to me to hate, because I'll be the reason they're not together."

Sharpay laughed, "No, she won't."

Troy swallowed, "He's your brother, why do you want him so unhappy? Do you really want his heart broken?"

Sharpay stroked Troy's cheek with her thumb and whispered, "I'm afraid that you don't have the authority to ask a question like that."

Sharpay kissed him, "Are you in or are you out?"

Troy sighed, "I'm in."

Sharpay grinned, "Good."

"I just have to ask one thing."

"What's that?"

"Is it really that important for you to break them up?"

Sharpay's smile faded, "I'll tell you this, if I can't be happy then he can't be. We're sibilings. We're not suppose to live happily while the other soaks in misery."

Sharpay turned and walked away leaving Troy behind.

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"What was that about?" Ryan asked Gabriella after class.

"What?"

"You and Troy...talking."

"Oh that. He just wanted to be friends."

"And?"

"I told him the truth. It can't happen."

Ryan looked supicious, "Something's not right."

Gabriella smiled and kissed Ryan, "Everything will be fine."

Ryan smiled and reached down to hold Gabriella's hand as they walked to their lockers.