A/n: Thanks for the review Loz :)
Secrets
12-year-old Kelsi Neilson was standing in her front driveway, a basketball held between her two small hands. She bounced it a couple of times then looked up at the big hoop above the garage. Her dad had just put it up the day before. And Kelsi couldn't help but think it was about time, she had been asking her parents for one for over a year.
"Kelsi Neilson's got the ball, the crowd is silence as she lifts the ball into the air, she shoots and she scores"
The ball however hit the garage flew back and rolled down the driveway.
Kelsi Sighed " well I guess I didn't quite score".
She rushed for the ball just as it was rolling across the road.
Picking it up the determined young girl walked a little closer the hoop and threw it up above her head. Her technique didn't seem to work as it came crashing down hitting her forehead the force making her fall flat on her behind.
Not having made his presence known till now, Her onlooker burst into loud laughter.
She sighed in frustration, she knew that laugh, standing up she shook her head and with her most menacing stare turned around, with her hands on her hips.
The older boy grinned "What on earth do you think your doing Mozart"? He asked teasingly, using his nickname for her.
It was all she could do to keep from rolling her eyes. Troy Bolton was standing in her driveway, a boyish grin plastered on his face. He walked closer. And Kelsi couldn't help but think he was the most annoying creature she had ever met.
" You've practically killed that poor basketball. If that's the way you treat it, I can only imagine what you do to those piano keys" he gave a fake shudder.
Kelsi finally let a small smile creep on her face, annoying or not, he was her best friend.
"So are you going to continue to tease me or help me"?
"Um" he answered in deep thought.
"Troy"! She admonished.
"I'll help you," he conceded as he took the ball from her hands.
"Firstly you're holding the ball wrong" he stood behind her and placed her two hands in the right position.
Kelsi's breath caught in her throat, she had never been this close to Troy before.
"Now move back a few steps"
"Ok so now you hold your arms up just about here" he directed as he moved her arms slightly "And now we shoot, " he said as they together threw the ball, it made a perfect goal.
"Wow" Kelsi whispered.
Troy laughed; "Now you try, " he said catching the ball and handing it to her.
Kelsi positioned herself and threw the ball; it hit the rim of the hoop and moved around once before going through.
"Not bad" said Troy
"Thanks"
"So Kels what's with the sudden interest in sport" he asked his musical friend as they sat down together on the front lawn.
"I mean it's not really your thing"
Kelsi sighed, " I just wanted to try something new, I mean how do we know if it's my thing or not till I try"
"Ok" Troy nodded "So what do you think, going to give up Mozart for basketball?" he asked slightly amused.
"Why Can't I do both? " she asked slightly offended, is it cause I'm a girl"?
"Kelsi what's up? you're never usually this sensitive when I pick on you"
Kelsi rolled her eyes "I know, it's just…"
"Just what?" he prompted
Kelsi shook her head "forget it"
Troy took a hold of her arm as she went to stand up
"Come on Kels, you can tell me ".
She sighed sitting back down "Fine, it's just since you left school and started at East High your on the team and you have the guys to hang with, and I feel kinda alone so I thought if I tried it we'd be able to talk more and hang out more and we'd be together, I miss spending time with you Troy"
She looked down feeling embarrassed
"I miss hanging with you too"
"Really" she asked looking up
Troy Nodded, "Your still me best friend Kelsi" he said reassuringly.
"Tell ya what, meet me out side of East High everyday after school, you can come to practice then afterwards, we can play some one on one"
"Really"?
"Sure" he answered, "I'll give ya some lessons"
She smiled "ok I'd like that"
He nodded and put his arm around her "Mozart I think you show a lot of potential"
Fin