Chapter one- 'New Beginning'

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"Ah, finally." Gabriella exaggerated as she dropped her bags onto the floor. "That plane ride felt like forever." She said, plopping onto the bed.

"Tell me about it." Sharpay agreed as she sat in the beanbag chair. The room had already been decorated for them. Since Sharpay had plenty of money she was able to pay someone to decorate it for her and Gabriella before they moved in.

"I just want to crash for about twelve hours." Gabriella yawned.

"That sounds nice." Sharpay agreed, getting comfortable and closing her eyes. A few minutes later her eyes shot open when she realized something. "Oh My God." Sharpay practically yelled.

"What?" Gabriella asked crankily. She didn't like when people woke her up while she was trying to sleep.

"We're here." Sharpay said with excitement. "Come on Gabs, let's go explore the campus." She offered, going to the window.

"I'm sure it's just like the last three boarding schools we've been to Shar. It's nothing new." By now Gabriella had practically already fallen asleep.

Sharpay drew the curtain open to reveal the ocean view they had. "Wow...this place is beautiful." She said as she looked in amazement out the window. "Gab-" Sharpay started as she turned around to find Gabriella asleep on the already made bed.

Sharpay smiled at her best friend and placed a blanket over her before leaving to check out the campus.

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Sharpay looked around her new school, taking it all in. Gabriella was wrong about this place. It's definitely not like all out other boarding schools. Sharpay thought to herself as she watched all the kids hanging out and talking, laughing, and looking like they really enjoyed going to school here. Sharpay and Gabriella had been to three boarding schools in the last two years because of 'reasons', but Sharpay like it here. Although she had only seen half of the campus, she was hooked.

As Sharpay was looking around she accidentally ran into someone. "Oh, I'm really sorry."

"No, it's no problem." Said a guy. Sharpay and him looked up at the same time as Brown eyes met blue.

"Sorry about that. I'm Sharpay." She introduced herself.

"Troy, and it's okay." Troy smiled at the gorgeous blonde. He was mesmerized by her. Troy Bolton had been with quite a few girls, but he had never actually been mesmerized by one.

They stood there for a little while just looking at each other until a guy with a large afro ran by fastly with a girl trailing behind him, yelling stuff about shaving off his hair. Troy chuckled as he watched the two run off. He looked over at Sharpay who was looking confused and a little shaken up.

"That's Chad and Taylor." Troy said. He could tell by the look on her face that she didn't know them.

"Oh...are they always like that?" She asked, resuming eye contact with him.

"Pretty much. Actually they're the golden couple of the school. They've been together for over a year."

"Really?" Sharpay asked surprised. The way they were yelling at each other and threatening one another it didn't look like they were even a couple.

"Yeah...they really love each other. They just don't like to show it." Troy joked, making Sharpay giggle. There was something about her giggle that just made Troy smile. "I take it you're new here?"

"Yeah, I just got here about thirty minutes ago actually."

"Well welcome to East High Academy." (A/N- I know it's a lame name, but I couldn't think of anything else.)

"Thanks." Sharpay blushed slightly.

Troy studied her for a minute. "You know, you look kind of familiar."

Sharpay shrugged. "My twin brother goes here." She said, hoping that would explain it.

Suddenly something clicked in Troy's head. "Oh My God, you're Ryan's sister?" Troy asked, chuckling a bit.

Sharpay nodded. "Yeah, you know him?"

"Yeah, actually he's a really good friend of mine." Troy smiled even more. "I guess we're gonna be hanging out together quite a bit now." Troy said aloud, although it was partially meant it to only be in his head.

"Yeah, I guess so." Sharpay smiled. She didn't exactly hate the idea of hanging out with Troy everyday.

"Hey Troy." Chad called as he ran up to the two, panting.

"Hey I saw yours and Taylor's little show. Did you lose her yet?" Troy asked, chuckling at his friend.

"Yeah, at the pop machine. That girl has a serious weakness for root beer." Chad chuckled as he stood up straight again.

Troy chuckled then looked over at Sharpay. "Hey, this is Sharpay. Ryan's sister." Troy introduced the two.

"Hey, I'm Chad." He smiled at the blonde. He studied her for a moment like Troy had done earlier. "You know you're a whole lot cuter than your brother."

Sharpay giggled. "Thanks."

"Chad!" Called an angry Taylor as she ran up to her boyfriend in a huff.

"Save me." Chad whimpered as he hid behind Troy.

"Oh yeah, get me killed." Troy threw his arms in the air dramatically.

"Better you than me man."

"Chad Danforth, come out from behind Troy now!" Taylor demanded.

"Uh..hi Tay." Chad said nervously.

"Come here now." Taylor commanded.

"Tay, have you met Sharpay? She's Ryan's sister." Chad motioned toward Sharpay as he tried to get the attention off of himself.

For the first time, Taylor noticed Sharpay. She smiled and turned toward her. "Hi, I'm Taylor."

"Nice to meet you." Sharpay replied, shaking her hand.

"Sorry about all that. I just have a stupid boyfriend." She glared at Chad.

Chad gulped. "I love you." He said nervously.

Taylor rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

"Well um...I'm just gonna show Sharpay around for a bit. You two...just don't kill each other." Troy said, grabbing onto Sharpay's shoulders and leading her toward the place where they ate lunch.

"Wow...they're...quite the couple." Sharpay laughed as her and Troy sat down at a table.

"Yeah, but they are entertaining." Troy added, chuckling.

"But they seem nice." Sharpay said honestly as she looked out into the ocean view.

"Yeah." Troy agreed as he followed Sharpay's eyes onto the ocean. "You like it here so far?"

Sharpay snapped out of her daze and looked at Troy. "Yeah...it's really nice here."

And it just got better. Troy thought to himself as he looked at the dazzling beauty before him.

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Sharpay and Gabriella stood outside Ryan's door as they waited for him to open. Neither of them had seen him for a few months and they both missed him. Sharpay missed him because it was her brother, and Gabriella missed him because it was her boyfriend. Both girls smiled widely when Ryan opened the door.

"Oh my god." Ryan cheered happily upon the two girls standing in front of him. He swept them both up in a group hug. He kissed Sharpay's forehead, and gave Gabriella a passionate kiss on the lips.

"Eww." Sharpay complained as they two began to make out.

They separated. "I've missed you so much Ry." Gabriella said, jumping into his arms.

"I've missed you too." He said, giving her another kiss.

"Guys, I'm still here you know."

Ryan sat Gabriella down and looked at his sister. "Sorry sis. I heard you already met Troy, Chad, and Taylor." He said as they walked into his single room.

"Yeah when I went to walk around earlier." Sharpay casually shrugged as she sat on Ryan's couch in front of his plasma screen television. Sharpay and Gabriella also had one in their room since they could afford it.

"That's good because we hang out a lot and they're usually here." Ryan said, sitting down with Gabriella in his lap.

"It's because you have the plasma isn't it?" Sharpay smirked to her slightly older brother.

"Maybe." Ryan smirked back. They sat in silence for a few moments before Ryan broke it. "So...what did you think of Troy?"

Sharpay shrugged, curious to know why Ryan asked. "He was nice, why?"

"Nothing it's just..." Ryan began. Sharpay gave him a confused face and Ryan decided to drop it. "Nothing, never mind."

"Okay then." Sharpay giggled slightly at her brother's behavior.

"So, how have you been feeling?" He asked with concern.

Sharpay shrugged it off. "I'm fine."

Gabriella decided to step in. "Except that she still has the black spot on her leg."

Sharpay gave a glare to her best friend. "Gabriella."

"Sorry, but he should know." She shrugged.

"Wait, I thought that was removed a long time ago?" Ryan asked, looking intently at his sister.

She nervously shrugged her shoulders. "It's just a little dark. No big deal."

"Sharpay you know it's a big deal." Ryan said in a some what harsh tone. He just wanted to keep his little sister safe.

"Don't worry. I have a doctor's appointment next week. I'll have him check it out." Sharpay tried to play it off.

"Great, then you won't mind me going with you to make sure he does?" Gabriella smirked. She was always the one to rat Sharpay out, but she was also the one who was making sure that Sharpay was okay and didn't let anything bad happen. Sharpay was her best friend and she just didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

"Fine Gabby." Sharpay sighed as she plopped back on the couch. "You win."

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I know it's pretty boring right now but it'll get more dramatic trust me. As for Troy, he's kind of a player in this story but he's still a good guy. Chad and Ryan are the ones who try to keep him from getting to cocky. And also, in this Gabriella is gonna be more outgoing. She's probably gonna end up being like Vanessa. And if you're wondering about the school, it's kind of like PCA on Zoey 101 cuz I couldn't think of anything else and I love that campus and think it would be awesome to actually get to go to school there. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. Infact, for the first time, I'm begging you for reviews!

-Peace!