High School Musical: A New Start
Summary: A High School Musical –REBOOT– of "What If's". What if Troy had walked off the Karaoke stage at the New Year's Party? What if Gabriella had still sang, only with someone else saving her the embarrassment of singing alone? While she may not have developed feelings for the basketball captain, she did feel something when she sang. What if she wanted to do it again...? What if someone else was there to help her? What if...?
Genre: Romance/School Life
Movie: High School Musical
Pairing: Gabriella/Ryan
Rated: ...T for Teen
A/N: If I write REBOOTS of the Second and third movie, then maybe the Rating will change for those. We shall see!
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Jimmy Choo's
And
Secrets!
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'Okay, so maybe I didn't think this out all the way through,' Gabriella sighed as she looked over the music sheets in her hand. The song wasn't difficult, that wasn't what had her so frazzled. It was the fact that Sharpay, as Ryan had even made her dreadfully aware that she would, was making her life at school miserable. But what could she do? Cower? Shrink away in fear of another high school student? No! ...well, yes actually. She was currently sitting in the Gym watching her friend practice with his team. It was an interesting way to spend her free time, but really she was just reading the lyrics and wondering what Sharpay would do if she didn't step down from the Call Backs.
"Hey, Gabriella!"
She jumped and glanced up, seeing Troy waving for her to come over, she stood and walked towards him and his team, which, really, most had left for what she guessed were the showers, only three other guys remained with Troy. "Hey, sorry for coming in here while you were all practicing."
"No, it's fine. We know the wrath of the Ice Princess isn't one to be reckoned with."
Troy nodded to the one who had spoken, "that's Chad, and these two are Zeke and Jason. Listen, if you find yourself in a situation where Sharpay is being...well...Sharpay, just being around one of us usually will cause her to back off." Troy said, "She doesn't want the guys to think badly of her, after all."
Chad and Zeke laughed, "no," Chad said, bouncing the ball in his hand, "she doesn't want you to think badly of her, Troy. She could care less, what the rest of the student body thinks of her." He bounced the ball towards Gabriella who caught it with ease, bouncing it a few times herself. "He's right about one thing though. If she's bothering you, just find one of us. While she doesn't care what we think, we aren't afraid to let her know what we aren't afraid of her either."
Smiling, she shot the ball over their heads and watched it fall straight through the hoop. Getting a round of applause from Zeke and Jason, Troy and Chad merely seemed impressed by the shot. "Thanks, but I don't think I'll get any respect, from Sharpay, or the rest of the students, if I run to the Basketball team whenever there's a problem between me and Sharpay. I'm a big girl, I can handle myself." The door to the Gym opened and she saw a familiar face enter. "Ryan!" She smiled, running over to her bag and grabbing it along with the music sheets she'd been reading over. "Thanks again Troy, but I'll deal with my problems in my own way." She called back before walking out with Ryan. Though, before the door shut, the blonde gave a curious look over his shoulder to the Basketball team favorites.
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"I was wondering where you'd gone off to in such a hurry. Sharpay was...equally curious."
Laughing a bit, she shook her head, "I'm sure she was. I'd like to avoid her for as long as possible until she's had time to simmer down. It's strange how she makes me feel as if I took her favorite doll and ripped its head off."
"More like you took her favorite pair of Jimmy Choo flip-flop's and tore out the Swarovski crystals in the straps."
"I honestly don't know what that means..."
"...which part?" He asked, genuinely curious.
"Um, who is Jimmy Shoe...?"
A silently laugh followed her question until he realized she was completely serious. "No..." he gasped, "Before we practice, you need a lesson in Fashion!" Ryan took her hand and pulled her down the hall.
"But Kelsi is waiting for us in the Practice room."
"Actually," Ryan pulled out his phone and sent a text message with agile fingers. "She's heading outside to meet us at my car, which should be here in about ten minutes."
"Wait, what?" Gabriella didn't argue, she was just shocked at the way things had just changed. "Are Jimmy Shoes so important?"
"Until you say the last name right...yes." He pocketed his cellphone once he finished two other messages.
"Who all were you messaging?"
"I was texting my driver, and Sharpay, oh, and you should let your mom know that you're going to be late..."
"But, not too late, right?" She asked.
He shook his head, "not too late."
"Are we still practicing the song?"
"Yeah, don't worry about that. You and I will just hijack Kelsi and bring her to my house to practice. We have two practice halls and one of them is mine," he said while pulling out a key and jingling it. "This means that my sister can't kill anyone since she doesn't have a key to it."
Kelsi was outside waiting for them when they finally walked out of the school doors. Gabriella was pulling out her cellphone and texting her mom, as Ryan had suggested, when his own cellphones started to ring. He of course answered it, and both Kelsi and Gabriella jumped at the loud yelling that immediately followed the phone being answered.
Ryan sighed, hanging up on his sister. "It's going to be a long school year, I can just tell." He pointed to a black car that was pulling up to the pick-up and drop-off, "ladies, before practice, retail therapy, then we sing! After you both are taken home though...I'm thinking I'll give my Yoga instructor a call..." he said as an afterthought as he waved the driver off and got the door himself for both Kelsi and Gabriella.
Gabriella thanked him, while Kelsi gave him a curious look, not understanding really what was going on. She had personally never seen him act in such a way. He was nice enough, sure...but he wasn't the type to go out of his way to be help someone, and he'd been doing just that the last couple of days. She climbed in after Gabriella, and pulled her own cellphone out, sending a quick little text to Ryan's phone as she did.
Ryan glanced down as his phone buzzed and sighed, thinking it was his sister, he shut the door and headed to the other side of the car as he pulled his phone out again. "...Kelsi?" he muttered before flipping his phone open and reading the text. "What are you up to?" he smirked, 'hm...she thinks I'm 'up' to something. Clearly, she doesn't know me all that well. Oh well, I'll let her fidget, I may not have anything mean or evil planned, but I do so enjoy making people wonder.' He sent a text back.
Kelsi turned her hand and peeked down at her phone, 'Worried?' her eyes widening as her head snapped up and she looked at Ryan, but kept her mouth shut. Ryan didn't scare her, no...only Sharpay did. Still, she wasn't sure what he was doing, so saying something and not having facts was never a good idea. Yet still...that text did little to calm her nerves.
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Me: Here is chapter Four! Tell me what you all think, nyan!