Shows Gabriella walking in the park

Gabriella's POV (Dirty Little Secrets by All American Rejects plays in the background)

This is my new home, Albuquerque, New Mexico. I go to East High. In East High, you can be whoever you want to be. It's my senior year. I'm going to miss all my friends, especially my best friend Taylor. shows Taylor and Gabriella having fun No matter how bad the drama got, I knew I could count on Taylor.

Taylor has a boyfriend, Chad. shows Chad making free-throws. He's on the basketball team. He's like my big brother and he's always there for me.

My other best friend is Sharpay. shows Gabriella and Sharpay shopping She used to not like me because we were head to head on a lead part for a musical. But now she's so much fun to be with. I'm going to room with her at the University of New Mexico, UNM for short. I cannot wait.

But Albuquerque isn't just the place for friends; it's also the place for enemies. Katie, she's a junior, shows Katie tanning at her pool everywhere she went, drama followed. Everybody thinks she's hot and she loves to show it. She can't stand me. I guess it helps that she's friends with a bunch of guys. She could probably get any guy she wanted in the whole school. But she already has a boyfriend by the name of..

Troy. He's my best friend in the whole world. shows Troy smiling We met at the ski lodge for New Years Eve last year, forced to sing together for a karaoke competition and the rest was fate. I moved here without knowing that I would see Troy, or that he was basketball captain. We automatically were around each other the whole time. We auditioned for the winter musical, which changed the school forever. Over this time period, I developed feelings for Troy. I never actually told Troy that I liked him more than a friend but before I could Katie all ready got to him. It was the regret of my life. He's going to UNM with Sharpay and me on a basketball scholarship.

And me? I'm Gabriella. My friends call me Gabi, Brie, Gabs, sometimes Ella. Ever since the new girl vibe wore off I felt more comfortable in my skin. I realized that it's my last year and that I need to be able to tell Troy my feelings more than ever.

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"Hey darling." Sharpay called out while sitting in a table in Starbucks. shows Sharpay's name at the bottom She got up and gave Gabriella a hug. Gabriella took a seat.

"I can't believe it's senior year." Gabriella was shocked.

"I know. It's hard to think it's our last year. We need to have a party" They both giggle.

"Yeah!" East High needed an end of the summer party.

"Let's start planning." Sharpay got up.

"Do you want to come to my house?" Gabriella asks. Sharpay nods anxiously.

In Troy's back yard….

Troy, Chad, Zeke, and Jason are practicing basketball.

"Are you guys going to Sharpay's party tonight?" Shows Chad's name on the bottom the boys were taking a break from a tense game. Troy and Chad were winning.

"I'll ask Kelsi if she wants to go." Jason answered. shows Jason's name and under says team mate Kelsi was his girlfriend ever since last year when they won the championship. Kelsi was a shy composer in drama club. It's rare when you would hear her talk. Ever since she started dating Jason, she's been happier.

Everyone was looking at Zeke. "Yeah" show Zeke's name and under team mate Zeke was also Sharpay's boyfriend. People think that Sharpay is using Zeke for his wonderful food creations. But then again who could blame her? But that wasn't true though.

"I'm probably going." Troy said. shows Troy's name

"Is Katie going?" Chad asked. None of his friends were too fond of Katie. They just never showed it. They all knew that Troy was trying to distract himself from Gabriella because they knew he did have feelings for Gabriella.

"Don't know yet. I haven't seen her in a few days." He replied. "Is Brie going?" Everyone nodded back at him. Troy smiled.

"Dude, look at yourself." Zeke was pointing at Troy's face.

"What?" Troy had his hands up in the air with confusion.

"Every time you ask if Gabriella is going to this party or we just randomly start talking about her, you have this dorky smile on your face. You don't have that face when you talk about Katie."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Troy was blushing but shaking his head.

"Zeke has a point, Troy." Chad said. "You have feelings for her."

"WHAT?!" Troy blurted out in annoyance. "Brie is like my little sister." He was lying through his teeth. "Besides, I'm dating Katie. Okay?" His team mates nodded. "Okay subject change. Where is this party?"

"I think at the Albuquerque Hilton." Zeke answered.

"God, why is she paying so much to have a party with people we see five days a week." Troy said. Everybody laughed.

"Oh I got to go." Zeke said looking at his watch. "I promised Sharpay I would help her get the party room decorated."

"Yeah, me too. Taylor is helping me with algebra." Chad gathered his stuff.

"Good because I have work in an hour." Troy got up.

Katie in her room

Katie was painting her nails and her cell phone rings. Katie's name shows She picks up her cell phone. "Hello?" Katie pretty much looks like Kristen Cavallari

"Hey it's me." The voice said.

"Oh hey Lauren." She answered to her best friend.

"Do you want to hang out later?"

"Actually I do. First I was going to see Troy at work and then I'll go to your place."

"That's fine with me" her friend replied. "How are you and Troy?"

"We're doing great." Katie smiled.

At the store Troy works at "Teenager" by Jordan Pruit plays in the background

"Hey Troy!" Katie gave Troy a hug.

"Hey Kay." Troy hugged back and kissed her lightly on the lips. A/N IT KILLS ME TO TYPE THAT

"What are you doing after work?" Katie asked.

"I'm going to Sharpay's party" Troy answered. "Are you going?"

"Not if Gabriella's going." She scoffed. "Besides I promised Lauren we would hang out tonight."

"Oh okay." Troy said. He was happy. Well maybe it's not good to say happy, but he didn't want Katie to be starting any kind of fight.

"I have to go to Lauren's house." Katie hugged her boyfriend, kissed, and left.

At the party

Gabriella was sitting at a table. Taylor couldn't go she was grounded after her parents saw her kissing Chad while she was helping him with his homework. She smiled thinking about that. She was pretty bored. Sharpay was busy greeting all her guests. Troy was probably not coming because he would be hanging out with Katie or something, as she thought. Ryan was the D.J. Chad and Jason hasn't arrived yet. Zeke was the chef. Everyone else was too busy "busting a move" on the dance floor.

"Hey Taylor. I'm at the party right now. I'm pretty bored. Everyone's occupied but call me when you get this." Gabriella left a message on Taylor's voicemail.

"What are you guys doing after?" Gabriella asked Chad, after he arrived.

"We're going to go bubble-bathing."

"What?"

"When you go and put bubble baths in hot tubs."

"Don't you have to take the water out of the hot tub?"

Chad looked at her in confusion. "No, we're not using my hot tub."

"Then who's?"

"We're like going to hotels."

Gabriella gasped. "No, that's mean.

Chad looked at Jason. "She's so considerate. She's the smart one."

"Remember when I was the smart one?" Jason asked.

"You never were." Chad and Gabriella laughed.

Suddenly she heard someone yell Troy's name. She smiled.

"About time you got here. Gabriella has been doing nothing." Sharpay shouted over the loud music.

"Hey Gabi." He gave Gabriella a hug and then started messing with her hair.

"Hey." She said back and managed to get his hands off her hair. They both took a seat. Troy sat pretty close to her so he'll be able to listen to her more clearly since the music was really loud. He put his arm around her shoulders.

"Is Katie coming?" Gabriella asked loudly.

Troy shook his head. "She's hanging out with her friends."

"Oh." Gabriella smiled.

At Lauren's house

"Use this color." Lauren said to Katie passing her a nail polish. Katie nodded. "Where is Troy?"

"At Sharpay's party." Lauren looked at Katie confused.

"Is Gabriella going?" Lauren asked.

Katie nodded. "Probably."

"How come you're not going?" Lauren looked at Katie. Katie looked up.

"I don't want to go to a party that Gabriella is at. She's such a brat. She thinks she's so great because she's a genius and that she and Troy had some kind of fling last year because of some stupid musical."

"I heard the party was going to be at the Hilton."

"See, now that's stupid. She's making her parents pay a fortune for a party to see the people that you see five days a week." Lauren laughed. Yeah, Katie and Troy were alike in many ways. But Gabriella was the girl who changed him for the better.

"Aren't you worried that Troy would do anything with Gabriella at the party?" Lauren actually dared to ask that question.

Annoyed, Katie answered the question. "Troy would never cheat on me, especially with a skank." Both of them laughed.

Back at the party

'Could It Be by Christy Carlson' started playing. Troy asked Gabi. "Do you want to dance?"

Gabriella blushed a bit. "Sure." She smiled. They walked to the center of the dance floor. He put his hands on her waist and she put her arms around his neck. She blushed and turned away every time their eyes made contact.

I know we've been friends forever
But now I think I'm feeling something totally new
And after all this time I opened up my eyes
Now I see you were always with me

"Oh my god." Sharpay blurted out. Zeke and Sharpay were also dancing.

"Huh?" Sharpay pointed to Troy and Gabriella.

"Good job, man" Zeke whispered to himself.


[Chorus
Could it be you & I
Never imagined
Could it be suddenly I'm fallin' for you
Could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew
Could it be that it's true
It's you and it's you

"Taylor, you're never going to guess who is slow dancing together." Chad said to his cell phone.

"Who?" she asked anxiously

"Gabi and Troy!" yeah he probably squealed like a girl. "And guess what song they are dancing to?"

"What?" she replied.

"COULD IT BE!" everyone was looking at Chad. Chad soon tried covering his face.

It's kinda funny you were always near
But who would ever thought we'd end up here
And everytime I need you, you've been there for me
Now it's clear I've been waiting for you

[Chorus

Ryan noticed that Gabi and Troy were dancing, too. He signaled the "light person" to point the light at them. The light shone brightly. Troy and Gabriella smiled. Everyone started turning their heads to them. Gabriella heard a few "Isn't he dating Katie?" or a few "Finally!" Troy couldn't help but hear "They are so cute together." Or a few thumb-ups from his team mates.

cause today is the start of the rest of our lives
I can see it in your eyes
and it's real and its true
and It's just me and you
could it be, that it's true, that it's you

Gabriella was too caught up into looking into Troy's gorgeous blue eyes. Then she realized, "Are you sure Katie is going to let you dance with another girl?" Gabriella asked Troy.

All he did was smile.

[chorus
could it be you and I
never imagined
could it be suddenly Im fallin' for you
could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew
could it be that its true, That it's you
and It's you and it's you

could it be that its true that its you.

that its true,oh its true

Once the song ended, everyone was yelling. Gabriella looked in his eyes and was motioning towards him and was about to kiss him until,

"Time for a dance-off!" Ryan yelled in the microphone. The next song was "Push It to the Limit." Everyone knew that the boys loved to do their freestyle dances to this song. It was also a cue for Chad. "Push It to the Limit" was his favorite song. He also loved Corbin Bleu (in a "man-ish" way), especially his hair.

Everyone started yelling and the boys were really dominating the floor. Chad was already winning though. He was already the clear winner.

Gabriella and Troy were getting tired so they both sat down again.

"Do you want to come over?" she asked him.

"Yeah sure." They got up and told their friends they were going to leave. All their friends smiled at each other.

Later at Gabriella's house

"Where's your mom?" Troy was looking around the house.

"She has to work tonight really late."

They went up to her room. (A/N don't get any ideas) "What do we do now?" Troy asked. He was lying on her bed and she was sitting right next to him.

Gabriella smiled. "We sing to girly songs, watch Titanic, and then talk about our feelings!"

"More like, we watch ESPN all night." Troy laughed. "Oh and then we'll watch wrestling after that!"

"Hell no." Gabriella laughed. "Let's make a bet." Troy looked at her confused. "If I beat your ass at Super Mario 3, we do everything I want to do. If you beat my ass at Super Mario 3, you watch ESPN all night and I'm going to be listening to my iPod." He laughed.

"That's a bet." He shook her hand. That was a bet he probably shouldn't have taken because he lost.

"What song do you want to sing?" she started laughing. They sang "Glamorous" by Fergie. It was funny. They were singing in her sunglasses. She could tell he was having fun.

"Troy, are you crying?" she heard Troy sniffing a bit. The part in Titanic of Jack freezing up and eventually dying seemed to have gotten to Troy a little bit too much.

"No way. There was just something in my eye." He said while wiping his tears.

"Oh really manly, Troy." Gabriella laughed. Remembering that he probably didn't bring his pajamas, she said. "Before you infect my guest bed with your dirty clothes, why don't I give you some of my brother's clothes."

"Okay." He laughed. She came back with the clothes.

After begging, Troy finally got to watch the basketball game. A little after that, Gabriella fell asleep. Troy carried her to her bed. He didn't really feel like going to the guest room. He asleep right next to Gabriella holding her.