The next month was a busy month for everyone. The exams had started and they were all studying most of the time. Troy had not yet gotten over his disappointment over not playing basketball, but, he was dealing with it. He still had his arm in a sling, but, it would come off the next day.
The exams ended. Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Chad all passed with good marks. They were extremely happy about that and had decided to go celebrate together. They went to get large ice cream sundaes.
"Okay, so now that basketball season is over, and all the exams are over," Troy said. "What do we do now?"
"PROM!" Gabriella and Sharpay said together.
"Oh, that's right. It's the Saturday after the next, right?" Troy said. He turned to Chad. "Do we really have to go to that stupid thing?" he asked, earning a poke in the ribs from Gabriella.
"I'm not going," Chad joked. "Ouch! Shar," Chad groaned, rubbing his arm where Sharpay had punched him. "Having you as a girlfriend is hard…but, amazing."
"So, Ella," Troy turned to her as Sharpay and Chad started a small make out session. "How about going shopping, tomorrow, for your prom dress?"
Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy in a hug. "I am so lucky to have a boyfriend like you," she whispered. "If it had been any other guy, they wouldn't have gone shopping, or yet, even offered to go."
"I'm not like any other guy, am I?" Troy asked. "Because, of all the guys who had fallen in love with you, I was the only one lucky enough to get you. So, when shall we go? Tomorrow?"
"That'd be great," Gabriella smiled.
"We'll go with you," Chad said.
"Okay," Troy shrugged. "I have to go, now."
"Why? It's quite early," Gabriella pointed out.
"I know," Troy smiled, at her as he got up. "But, I've got an appointment with the doctor to get this stupid sling off."
"You're getting it off?" Gabriella asked. "Troy, that's great."
"I know," Troy smiled. "I'll see you, tomorrow, Ella."
"Wait," Gabriella said, as she got up. "I'll give you a ride home."
The next afternoon, Chad and Troy had taken Sharpay and Gabriella to buy the prom dresses. Chad and Sharpay were waiting outside the changing rooms for Gabriella and Sharpay to appear.
"Come on, you guys," Chad called. "How much longer?"
"Chill, Chad," Troy said.
Chad's eyes widened as Sharpay stepped out of he changing room. She looked beautiful in a white spaghetti strap dress that reached up to her knees.
"Whoa," Chad said. "You look beautiful, not that you always don't."
"Thanks, Chad," Sharpay smiled.
"You know, Sharpay, most of the time I would have disagreed with Chad," Troy said. "But, this time it's impossible to do so, because he's right."
"Had to happen some time," Chad shrugged, as Troy and Sharpay laughed.
Gabriella stepped out of the other dressing room. Troy's mouth fell open. His girlfriend looked stunning in a red strapless dress that reached her ankles. She had a shawl wrapped around her arms. She waited expectantly for a comment from Troy. When he did not say anything, she turned around to go back to the changing room, thinking that he did not like it.
"Gabriella," Troy began. Gabriella turned around again. "You look gorgeous."
"Really?" Gabriella asked. "For a moment there, I thought that you did not like it."
"Are you crazy?" Troy asked.
"Yeah," Gabriella smiled. "I'm crazy…about you."
Troy laughed as he kissed her. "I'm pretty crazy about you, too," he whispered.
"I can't wait for prom," Gabriella said.
"There's one question, though," Sharpay said. Everyone looked at her. "I mean, it's obvious that Gabriella is going to be the prom queen, but, which one of you guys is going to be prom king?"
"I don't know," Troy said glancing at Chad.
"I guess we'll find out when the time has come," Chad said glancing at Troy.
"But, either way, there won't be any hard feeling between us, right?" Troy looked directly at Chad.
"No hard feelings," Chad agreed.