Alright, guys, I'm sorry this chapter is so short. But I've completely run out of inspiration! Leave me reviews with some ideas and I'll give you credit, I promise :D –Arielle Valentina Carmen Brook

Chad walked through the halls of East High, hand in hand with Gabriella. Everybody was looking at them oddly, and Chad felt somewhat like a zoo animal. He held Gabriella's hand tighter, not afraid to show everyone that he was now going out with her. It seemed that just because Gabriella and Troy had the main parts in the musical they were "destined" for each other and Gabi could never go out with anyone else, like Chad, for example. And everyone was asking about it, including some of their friends, like Kelsi, Zeke, and their not-friends, like Sharpay and Ryan. Sharpay was clearly just interested in finding out if the break up would effect their chemistry onstage, but after a rehearsal that day, she had figured out that it wouldn't and wasn't interested anymore.

Chad realized why he loved Gabi so much when he looked at her. She kept on walking, unfazed by all the looks and whispers. Whenever people asked if she and Chad were going out, she would just smile, say yes, and keep walking. It didn't seem like Taylor or Troy had told anybody about how they got together, so he wasn't too worried. He didn't want to get a reputation for that kind of thing, and he knew they might loose some of their friends if they found out about it.

"Chad, I've gotta go to math now. I'll see you after school, okay?" Gabi smiled, turning towards him in the hallway. Just as she did, he saw her face cloud over.

"Gabi? Are you okay?"

"Oh, uh, yeah, I'm just not used to seeing that," she said, pointing over to the lockers.

Troy was pressing Taylor against the locker as they kissed. That hit Chad somehow, even if he knew he didn't love Taylor anymore. He thought it was probably just because Taylor looked so… unhappy, really. He didn't know why, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know, but he was thinking about that look on her face as she looked up from kissing Troy all day, during his date with Gabi, and even when he fell asleep that night.