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Gabriella was laid on the beach, the hot afternoon sun beating down on bikini clothed body. She should be school but she really didn't care for it anymore. As long as she knew how to count money, add up and subtract... She was good. Besides... Who'd want to be stuck in a stuffy classroom when the weather was like 35 degrees outside? Just then, she heard commotion near her and looked up just in time to see a tall, male creature trip over her outstretched legs.

'Whoa ! Oh, Dios , lo siento! Lo siento mucho , yo no te vi allí...' The guy trailed off as his eyes connected with Gabriella's. They stared at each other, until Gabriella started to blush and ducked her head, her long hair hiding her smile.

'Está bien ... erm ... Estoy Gabriella' Gabriella introduced herself, holding out her hand for the guy to take.

'Gabriella, hermoso nombre ... Estoy Cole' Cole introduced himself to her, holding her hand longer than was necessary. Gabriella blushed at the compliment and bit her lip, trying not to smile at the same time.

'Encantado de conocerte, Cole... ¿Qué estaba centrando en tanto que le hizo tropezar sobre mí?' Gabriella asked, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear. Cole was gazing at her so intently, he almost didn't hear her.

'Ah ... erm ... Voleibol con mis amigos ... ¿Seguro que estás bien. Creo que pisoteado en la pierna?' Cole asked. Gabriella chuckled.

'Estoy bien, de verdad ... Así que, Cole ... ¿Qué más se puede hacer además de jugar al voleibol? ¿Hablas ... cualquier otro idioma?' She asked, gazing into Cole's sapphire blue eyes.

'I speak English, French and Spanish...' he smirked, before nudging Gabriella slightly. 'What about you? What else do you do besides sunbathe?' he teased, smiling, showing off his gleaming white teeth.

'I love sunbathing, as you can tell' Gabriella said, motioning to her things scattered around her, however Cole's eyes went straight to her body, before quickly going back to her face before she caught him staring. 'And I can speak English... I love going to parties and my new obsession is cars...' Gabriella continued. Cole's eyes lit up at the mention of cars.

'You like cars? In fact I'm working on a car in Dad's garage... If you wanted to have a look?' Cole offered. To others, it may have seemed strange to be inviting a girl had only met ten minutes ago to his house, but she intrigued him.

'Erm... Sure... I'll have to tell my sister I'm leaving. I don't want her to worried' Gabriella said, looking round to try and find her sister. After not seeing her sister anywhere, she pulled out her phone and typed a message.

Sender: Gabriella

To: Letty

I met a friend. We're going for coffee. Call you later! Love you x

She sent the message and smiled up at Cole, who was now on his feet standing.

'Ready?' he asked. Gabriella packed everything into her beach bag and took Cole's hand to help herself to her feet, throwing her short, white throw-over dress over her white bikini and slipping her feet into some black jewelled slip on sandals.

'Thank you' she blushed. She had had a boyfriend before, but he hadn't treated her well, so to have a guy even show her the simplest gesture, made her swoon. He acted like the perfect gentleman by opening the passenger door for her and shutting it.

'You want to stop for a drink first? An iced coffee or something? Or I could make some iced tea of something at my Dads house? Sorry, I'm rambling...' he chuckled nervously. He never usually got nervous around girls, but this one... she was different. Gabriella giggled, a sound like music to his ears.

'Iced tea will be fine' she said, smiling brightly. Cole started up the red convertible and sped off, away from the beach and towards his house...


'Wow! Nice house' Gabriella said, as Cole pulled up next a house, that had windows wide open and the look of fresh new paint around the windows, doors and even the mailbox at the end of the drive had a repaint. Cole stepped from the car, while Gabriella was admiring the neighbourhood. He opened the passenger door and helped her out.

'Thank you' Gabriella blushed again. Cole smiled and shut the door, leading her up the small garden path and into a large garage, where two cars were stood still, one of them having its roof propped open.

'This is the one I'm working on. Feel free to have a look round... I'll go and get us some drinks' Cole said, however Gabriella stopped him.

'Erm... What's wrong with your car?' Gabriella asked, looking all the parts that were plugged in the engine fuse box.

'Oh... I'm just making some minor adjustments while checking the engine' Cole replied. He made sure she was okay before he left her in the garage, to make them both some drinks. Gabriella looked at the car and peered into the engine. She saw a fuse that was connected to the fuse box. She found a clipboard and saw a check list at what had been done. She looked back at the engine and set the clipboard down, before tying her hair up with a hair band from around her wrist and getting to work...


After making a stack of sandwiches and two glasses of iced tea, Cole made his way back down to the garage when the sound of a car revving brought his attention to the garage. He frowned and rushed into the garage, shocked to see Gabriella behind the wheel. He quickly set the sandwiches and drinks down and rushed to the car.

'What are you doing?' he asked, panicked.

'I've fixed it. Calm down...' Gabriella replied, frowning as she realized something still wasn't right. She switched the car off and climbed out, heading back to the engine. Cole watched as she bent back over the engine and reconnected the ECU/ECM fuse properly. She double checked everything and stood back, wiping the sweat off her forehead, leaving a trail of oil behind.

'How... How did...' Cole was rendered speechless. He had never met a girl who could repair a car, let alone know anything about a car.

'One of the benefits growing up with a sister and a Dad who loved cars' Gabriella said. Cole nodded and looked at her.

'So, does your Dad work in a garage or something?' Cole asked, handing Gabriella an iced tea and a cheese sandwich.

'Thank you... erm... No. He passed away earlier this year' Gabriella said. Cole immediately felt guilty.

'Oh god, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you or anything' he apologized. Gabriella smiled and shook her head.

'It's okay... He loved cars, so my sister kept on the tradition, but lately she's been secretive, like she fixing cars but then you don't them again' Gabriella said, frowning. Cole was silent for a few minutes.

'What's your sisters name?' he asked.

'Leticia... Well, Letty' Gabriella quickly amended. She noted Cole's look. 'What?' she asked nervously.

'Oh nothing... Just that name rings a bell' he quickly said, making Gabriella frown slightly and turned her head to the side slightly. Cole looked at her, his blue eyes raking over her tanned and toned body. He walked slowly towards her, setting his drink besides Gabriella's. He gazed down at her, his thumb going to her bottom lip. He stroked it gently, before his hands cupped her cheeks. Gabriella gazed up at him, her brown eyes entranced by his bright blue ones.

'You're beautiful' Cole whispered. Gabriella's eyes darkened before she connected their lips. She brought her arms up round his neck, pulling him closer to her. It struck him what he was doing as he felt her hands slide under his thin cotton t shirt and he pulled back.

'Shit. I shouldn't have done-' his sentence was mute as Gabriella reconnected their lips. She may have only just met him, but she felt a connection growing, a deep one... One what she knew she wouldn't forget. She felt him lift her into his arms and placing her on the work bench, as he stepped between her legs, pulling her closer to him...


A loud ringing sound awoke Gabriella from her dream. She groaned and sat up, a sad feeling washing over her. She remembered the first day she met Cole like it was yesterday. Just then, banging on her door made her jump.

'Gabriella? Get up, now!' Inez yelled. Gabriella groaned loudly and stomped to her bathroom, starting her morning ritual. By the time she had gotten downstairs, Letty was up and seated at the kitchen table with a scowl on her face.

'This is ridiculous! She doesn't need school, Mom!' Letty shouted

'I had to pull out a lot of strings for this! She's going whether she likes it or not!' Inez fired back. Gabriella leaned against the table with her arms crossed. Letty looked at her sister before she noted what her sister had on.

'You're going to school, not a job interview' Letty said. Gabriella scoffed and looked down at her body. Light blue, destroyed skinny jeans adorned her legs while a white cami shirt covered her torso with a black leather jacket covering her arms and shoulders.

'No, I don't!' Gabriella retorted. Letty scoffed quietly and went back to eating her breakfast.

'Right, come on. Grab some toast! You're going to be late' Inez said, before she headed for the front door. Gabriella went to follow, but Letty grabbed her wrist.

'I'll meet you at Lunch. Meet me outside your school gates... I checked and your allowed off school grounds for your lunch if your a senior' Letty said, smirking. Gabriella smirked back and nodded. Letty let her go and watched as Gabriella slipped her feet into some high heeled boots and closed the front door with a slam...


East High was nice enough Gabriella thought as she made her way to her homeroom, with the map she had in her hands. She walked down some steps and headed down a corridor and found the room she was looking for. She stood in the doorway and sighed. People were sat on desk, talking and catching up with what they had done in the Summer, others where highlighting things in their books and one of the students was even asleep on his desk. Gabriella rolled her eyes and found a desk near the back, not seeing a pair of blue eyes following her. She sat herself down at her desk and pulled out her phone, typing a text to Letty.

Sender: Gabriella

To Letty

Hell on earth already! Help me! X

Gabriella hit send and opened up a new message.

Sender: Gabriella

To: Cole

Baby, save me! My mother has enrolled me back in school! Only been here five minutes and it's hell! Come and get me... I love you X

A shadow loomed over her as she hit send. She looked up, her sense on high alert and shot to her feet, coming face to face with a blue eyed boy with sandy coloured hair.

'Who are you?' Gabriella asked, her eyes taking in the stranger clothes, trying to decide what clique he was in. Judging by his clothes and stance, he was popular.

'I'm Troy Bolton. Basketball Captain' Troy introduced himself, holding out his hand. Gabriella looked at it, but ignored it.

'Gabriella Montez' she introduced herself, folding her arms. Just then, a pink clad figure with long blonde hair attached itself to Troy's side.

'Troysie! Whose this?' the blonde girl asked, snootily.

'Gabriella Montez, the new girl we heard about this morning' Troy said, before turning back to Gabriella. 'Gabriella, Sharpay Evans. East High resident Drama Queen and my ex' Troy introduced, unwrapping Sharpay's arms round around his waist, making Sharpay scowl and stomp over to her seat.

'Cool' Gabriella answered with a bored look on her face. She saw her phone ping and sat back down, opening her text message from Letty.

Sender: Letty

To: Ella

Haha! Just hold on till lunchtime... Big sis to the rescue! X

Gabriella was about to reply when she noticed Troy still standing over her.

'Can I help you?' She asked being slightly rude. Troy shook his head and headed back to his seat, while Gabriella went back to her text message conversation.

'Who's that?' a guy with a large afro asked Troy. Troy turned to look at his best friend since pre-school, then to Gabriella and then back at Chad.

'Gabriella Montez... The new girl' he said, looking back at Gabriella. And my new crush he thought silently with a smile...


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