Summary: High School Musical never happened. This story was inspired by Carrie Underwood's song Some Hearts.
A/N: I've finished writing this story, so the update rate is entirely based on your interest in it. So Review. 1 chapter left!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own High School Musical. I didn't even get the second one for Christmas. :(
The next morning Gabriella got up and waited for Troy. Of course, since they didn't agree on a time to meet Gabriella had to get up and be ready an hour before she normally would. Troy might be one of those kids who went to school really early, but she doubted that. Troy ended up picking Gabriella up at the time when she would leave to walk to school.
The car ride was really awkward. It was filled with quick glances and silence. Gabriella checked to make sure that Troy still wanted to sing, and Troy assured her that he did. They agreed to practice during music because Troy had a free period then, and Kelsi had apparently cleared it with the music teacher. When they got to school, Troy and Gabriella quickly separated.
Gabriella went to talk to Kelsi and get in some last minute practicing. Troy went to go break it to his team that he couldn't play basketball anymore. They were pissed to say the least. They kept trying to figure out why Troy was quitting, but when he explained the thing about his legs his true friends understood. Chad, Jason, and Zeke were upset that he was quitting, but understood. The rest of his team was under the belief that he should play and deal with the consequences later. Chad punched the kid who actually had the nerve to say that.
The day passed very uneventfully. Gabriella did not spill her lunch on the drama queen and she cemented her tentative friendship with Taylor..
When it came time for music class Gabriella was nervous about Troy hearing her sing. Gabriella went into class and greeted Kelsi. The teacher announced they had a transfer student, who was Troy. The teacher also stated that because he needed to put in grades for mid-quarter that Gabriella and Troy would need to perform something by the end of class. Everyone else in the class had given a performance right before Gabriella moved to Albuquerque. This announcement had Gabriella cursing her luck once again.
Troy came over and met Kelsi officially. Gabriella and Troy started practicing because Troy had the thought to perform the song that they'll be auditioning with. It was a disaster. Gabriella kept missing her entrances because she was so enthralled with Troy's voice. When Gabriella didn't mess up, Troy did because he had never sung with anyone else before. Since he had never sung with anyone then he kept singing her part.
The end of the period came all too fast. They hadn't gotten through the song once without some mishap. Gabriella was beyond panic mode, luckily was able to calm her down. He said something about kindergarten, but, with the hyperventilating, Gabriella didn't remember what he said. Kelsi cleared it with the teacher so Troy and Gabriella could use their music.
Troy and Gabriella got up on the mini stage and got ready to perform. Troy told Gabriella to take deep calming breaths and to just sing. He thought about telling her it doesn't matter if she messes it up because it was only one grade, but luckily he remembered that she was crazy about her grades. Kelsi played the intro and Gabriella came in on time. The entire performance was flawless; they didn't even need to use their music.
Gabriella looked out at the audience a couple times and she wasn't scared. Singing with Troy was very easy and all her stage fright just melted away. At the end of their performance everybody clapped enthusiastically. Gabriella blushed and looked over at Troy who was just eating up the praise. When Gabriella looked over at Kelsi she looked thrilled.
At the end of the day Gabriella was talking to Kelsi. Kelsi was expressing her delight over how Troy and Gabriella performed. She also shared a tidbit of news. Ms. Darbus didn't want to draw out auditions, so there would be no callbacks. Everyone got one chance to impress her. This got Gabriella freaking out, not that that is hard to do, but Kelsi calmed her down. The winning argument to keep Gabriella from dropping out of the auditions was the fact that it meant Sharpay wouldn't have a chance to intimidate her.
Meanwhile Troy was breaking it to his boys that he was trying out for a musical. They weren't that upset, seeing as he wasn't in basketball so he couldn't be distracted. Chad tried to tell him that he would have to wear tights and costumes, but Troy said he didn't care. When Zeke caught the love struck look on Troy's face it opened the door to teasing.
The boys grilled Troy about the girl for a little bit. But when they saw her, they agreed she was cute, for a smart girl. Troy smacked Chad on the back of the head. Troy ran to catch up with Gabriella, he was going to drive her home, but that wouldn't work if she walked home.
Gabriella saw Troy talking to his boys, so she figured she would just walk home. It was a nice day. Troy had other ideas. He caught up with her and drove her home. The ride was not awkward at all this time. Gabriella talked to him about everything and they agreed to meet during lunch to rehearse choreography. Troy said he was proud of her for overcoming her stage fright.
Before Gabriella could hop out of the car, Troy leaned over and pecked her cheek. Gabriella blushed and ran into her house. Gabriella finished her homework and then called Kelsi. They squealed for hours about Troy and Kelsi assured Gabriella that they would knock Sharpay off her pedestal.
Gabriella finished her conversation then went to go look for a star. She climbed out on her balcony and looked for stars. She wished on the first one she saw. However, since tomorrow was such a big day, she kept looking outside for a shooting star. Gabriella went to sleep, knowing that she only had one thing to do tomorrow. Beat the drama queen on her stage. Maybe her life was turning for the better, but she till wasn't a lucky one.
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