AN: mhm... you guys are gonna love me after this chapter! Why you ask? Well your job is to read and find ouuut.

I also forgot to mention in the other chapters. Thoughts are in italics

Disclaimer: sigh I still don't own the characters in High School Musical, if I did, I wouldn't be writing stories that I don't get paid for.

The song used in this chapter is by Justin Timberlake. I don't own the song or him (thank God)

Chapter Four – What Goes Around, Comes Around

It was Friday again, and to be truthful Gabriella didn't really feel like tutoring today. She just felt like going home and crashing on her couch, but here she was, waiting for Troy to meet her at her locker. It's funny how they have all the same classes together but by the end of the period he always seems to disappear.

She looked down the hall and saw Troy walking down with his whole basketball team. She then saw him stop in the middle of the hall and wait for them to walk by him. Typical, Gabriella thought, he doesn't want his basketball crew to see him with me. She put her math book back in her bag, that's when she saw Troy standing right beside her.

"You ready to go?" He asked.

"Troy, I could sense how uncomfortable you are when you are seen with me. Its okay, I get it. If you don't want me to tutor you I don't have to. You could easily get another one."

"But, I wanted you to tutor me." He pointed out.

Little did they know that Sharpay was in a corner watching and hearing them.

"And it's not working out. I'm sorry Troy, but maybe we shouldn't do this any more."

Before Troy could respond, the only thing he saw was Gabriella's back walking towards the exit doors.

As if things couldn't get any worse: now he heard Sharpays loud and annoying voice calling for him.

"Troy!"

He tried to run away from her, but how was he supposed to know that she was already right behind him?

She tugged on his sleeve and he turned right away. "Yes Sharpay?" He said sweetly.

"I wanted you to take me out to dinner tonight, and yes, don't worry, you get to pay!"

"Actually, Gabriella is supposed to tutor me today."

"But she just practically ditched you."

Troy thought, yeah she had a point there, but…

"Wait, how did you know about that?" He asked.

"I was watching you from the corner." She pointed to the wall behind her.

"As much as I want to go out with you tonight and pay for… you." He said through clenched teeth. "I can't, I need to go get math help. If I fail math, I'll get kicked off the team. And right now, Gabriella is practically my only hope."

"I can't believe this." Sharpay sighed. "You hardly know her and she's got you wrapped around her finger already."

"No, look, all I need is math help so I won't be kicked off the team."

"How will you be kicked off the team, Troy? First of all, you're the coach's son; wouldn't it be pretty hard for you to get kicked off the team especially by your own father? Second of all, you're the team captain; the team will practically fall apart without you. And third of all, you're the best player on the team. You're the one that's scoring the most points in games, without you, the team would lose."

Troy absorbed every word that she said, and it was true. It was pretty much impossible to get kicked off the team. He was considered to be the playmaker without him; the team would be in shambles. But hey, what's wrong with getting a good grade in math? He knew what he needed to do; he wanted to be good in something. He wanted to prove to his father that he could do well in more than just basketball. He could be smart in math too.

"So tell me Troy, why would you need good grades in math when your future is pretty much destined to be basketball?"

"No one said that I was going to have a future in basketball, okay?"

"Well that's what the school thinks. And most importantly, that's what you're father thinks."

"I don't care what the school thinks. Or what my father thinks for that matter."

"How about me, Troy?"

"What about you?" He asked kind of rudely.

"I mean, who else is going to be able to support me. Think about it, if you're a huge basketball player and I'm an actress, we will be rich, and famous. Rich and famous, Troy! That's like the most amazing life ever."

"So is that all you want from me, Sharpay?"

"Well, duh."

Troy frowned. He couldn't even get acknowledged by his own girlfriend, or even his own father. To come to think of it, no one has really acknowledged him, not even his friends, he knew that his friends would be peeved if they lost a game. The only person that really acknowledged him was Gabriella. Whenever he got a math question right, she would give him a little sticker on the paper. It wasn't even about the stickers; it was about how much she understood him. She didn't look at him as some basketball star. She looked at him as just a regular guy. And she didn't know it, but he really appreciated it. A lot.

"I have to go."

He started to walk away, but stopped in the middle of the hall when he heard Sharpay say, "To go see Gabriella, right?"

He turned around and he was facing her, and by her facial expression, she didn't look to happy. He nodded. Very. Slowly.

She walked up to him and put her face right in front of his. Their faces were only inches apart.

"Now you listen to me!" She began talking. "This Gabriella girl is no good. You have been spending way too much time with her, and when I talk to you, you get those wandering eyes! You're probably constantly thinking about her. I'm sorry, but she's no good. I forbid you to see her. That's it, you will not see her no more."

Troy looked at her and smiled, "Fine."

Sharpay smiled back.

"I guess this means I can't see you anymore than either."

"Wait… What?!"

Sharpay looked confused, angry, and sad. No one has ever rejected her or dumped her. But then again the people she dated weren't Troy Bolton.

"I'm sorry Sharpay, but if you think I'd cheat on you with Gabriella then you're wrong. That just proves to me that you can't trust me. I'm sure in time you will find a guy that you can trust."

"But you can't break up with me! No one has ever broken up with me, since I was in diapers."

"Well Sharpay, for the longest time you've been in control of this relationship."

Sharpay looked at him confused.

"Karma hits big, huh?"

Sharpay nodded sadly as he walked away.

Gabriella's house

"…And then I told him I can't tutor him anymore if he feels uncomfortable."

She finished telling her story to a very alert Taylor.

"Good job, Gabriella. I'm proud of you."

"Why thank you."

The girls both giggled while watching the movie they popped in twenty minutes before.

"But there is one thing." Taylor said breaking the silence.

"What's that?" Gabriella asked.

"Are you sure that was the right thing to do? I mean, I saw the way you looked at Troy and the way your eyes glowed whenever he walked through the halls. Or the way your smile could brighten the room when someone talked about him. Or the way you're blushing right now."

"Taylor, I can't believe you notice those non-existent things!"

"Non-existent? Oh hun, trust me, their pretty existent, and not to mention, obvious."

"Just don't tell anybody, kay?"

"My lips are sealed."

Another long moment of silence as the girls continued watching the movie.

"So, I saw you and Chad today in philosophy."

"What happened in philosophy?" Taylor asked, like she didn't know anything happened.

"Oh please! Taylor, I never knew you could be such a flirt."

"All he wanted to know if I was doing anything tomorrow."

"So wait? He asked you on a date?"

"Um, I guess."

"And you said yes, right?"

"Yeah. Why was it a bad idea to say yes? Did I make a mistake?"

"No!"

"Okay, good."

"Do you like him?" Gabriella asked. This was awkward; she never had this type of conversation with Taylor throughout the three years they've known each other.

"I don't know." She replied honestly, and it was true, she didn't know.

Only time will be able to tell.

For both of them

AN: Told you that you guys are gonna love me! But then your probably gonna hate me in the later chapters, but that's not important is it? And by the way, karma does hit back, and probably very bad most of the time, Sharpay learnt her lesson. And just so everybody is clear, Sharpay isn't a bad girl in this story; in the passing chapters she's going to be miss popularity bitch into the nicest girl imaginable.

So, I need help. I need a storyline for Chad and Taylor. I obviously have one for Troy and Gabriella, but im out of ideas. If you guys could help me come up with some Chaylor ideas I'd really appreciate it! I'll let you know if I'm going to use you're storyline and I'll give you credit for it. Thanks in advance!

Next chapter: Troy and Gabriella sing… together, and get rather close. No not like that! And…

Sharpay goes to Gabriella for advice. But what about?...

…hmm I wonder?

No actually I already know, and the only way you can find out is by… REVIEWING!