I was at the table eating lunch with Carlos and my mom when my phone started blasting its ringtone. I looked down at it. Troy. "Who's Troy?" Carlos asked, glancing sideways down at the screen.

"A friend." I told him, standing up to answer the call.

"A boy?" Carlos asked.

I nodded before skipping out of the room. I heard Carlos say something under his breath behind me and I rolled my eyes before answering the phone. "Hey."

"Hey, Brie, you almost ready? We'll be at your house in a few."

"Yup, I'm good to go. By the way, you almost got me in trouble."

"How?" Troy asked.

"When you called I was with my dad. He saw your name on the screen. So if I get grounded, it should be on your conscience."

"But I--"

"Gotcha!" I giggled. "I'm totally joking."

"Well, good, cause we're pulling up to your house right now and I couldn't stand being with you all day if you're mad at me."

I smiled as I flipped the phone shut and called goodbye to Carlos and my mom. I walked out the door, slamming it closed behind me.

Troy opened the van door. "Hey," he greeted with a gigantic grin.

"Hi," I said, through a smile almost as wide as his own. I climbed into the van and Troy shut the door behind me. I climbed into the empty seat next to him. Chad was driving, Taylor was in the passenger seat, and Zeke and Sharpay were in the three-seater behind us.

"Hey, Gabby," Sharpay said. She looked suspicious.

I could see past that innocence she was trying to put on her face. I gave her a weird look. She giggled and I hit her from over the seat. "Shut up."

"What's going on?" Troy asked.

"Oh, Gabby just--" Sharpay started. I cut her off.

"Missed you all so much!" I lied. I felt the heat creep up my cheeks.

"Yeah, especially T-"

"Chad!!" Taylor yelled, thumping him on the head, which didn't seem to effect him, because of his fluffy hair/helmet.

"Oww!" He cried. Everyone gave him a quizzical look. "It hurt!" And then it all went from there. Talyor was yelling at Sharpay for ever were saying anything. Sharpay was half-paying attention to Talyor and half-yelling at Chad for being an idiot and opening up his big fat mouth.

"Guys, shut up!" Troy and I yelled at precisely the same time. Our heads snapped toward each other and our eyes locked for a moment.

"I don't get this!" Troy laughed nervously. "Can someone please tell me what's going on?"

Everyone stayed quiet. Sharpay began to open her mouth but Zeke put his hand over her mouth. I leaned up to Taylor as Chad started the engine and we began driving down the street. "Why did you tell Chad?" I hissed.

"Are you crazy, girl? I can't keep a secret from him! And plus, I could get him to find out if Troy likes you too…"

"No!" I said. "Because then he'll no I like him."

"We'll cover--"

"Guys!" Troy cried out. We all turned to look at him. Well, all except for Chad, who looked back in the rearview mirror, glancing at the road every once in a while.

"What?" We all asked.

"What the hell is going on? And why won't anybody tell me? If all of you guys can know this little 'secret' of Gabriella's, then why can't I?" He asked, looking back and forth between all of us.

"You just can't, okay?" Zeke said. It was the first time he's spoken since I'd gotten in the car.

"And why not?" He asked. He looked hurt.

I bit my lip. I could tell him. And then it would all be over and I wouldn't have to worry about it… But it could ruin our friendship and mess the whole gang up. I didn't want to do that. I'd grown to love them all only in the two days I'd known them. They were the closest thing I really ever had to a 'gang' of friends. And I wasn't going to lose them that easily. "Because." I said, crossing my arms over my chest and letting out a huff.

"Fine," Troy mumbled. He reached across me and pulled my seatbelt over me, buckling me in. It was as if I were a small child. Then, he turned away and looked out the window.

I swiveled around in my seat and gave a sort of mean glare at Sharpay. Well, as mean as I could be. I wasn't normally mean. When I turned around, Taylor was looking at me. 'Sorry' she mouthed. I shrugged. There was nothing she could do about the fact that Sharpay had a big mouth. I slowly began to chew on my nails, which was a new habit I picked up when I was nervous. And truth be told, I was nervous. I was nervous to death that Troy was angry with me.

Taylor reached over and turned the radio on. LoveDrunk by BoysLikeGirls. I sighed and began to hum the song quietly to myself. The windows were rolled down and the wind from Troy's window was cool on my face and softly blew my hair. I closed my eyes and let the music take me away. I loved music. It shaped my life. It helped me to just go with the wind. I frown graced my features.

"Why are you frowning?" I heard a whisper of a voice.

My eyes flicked open. Troy was leaning over to me, only inches away from my face. His breath was sweet and warm on my face. I stared at him for a moment. Suddenly a smile took over my face. I couldn't help it. There was something about him. It just made me smile.

"There. Much better. You shouldn't frown. You never know when someone's falling in love with your smile."

"Where did you hear that?"

"No where. Just thought of it…"

"Well, it's sweet…" I said with a sigh.

"What's wrong?" He asked. He looked concerned. His eyebrows furrowed together in a thoughtful cute adorable way.

"Nothing. Just thinking." I replied softly, twirling a curl around my finger.

"About?" He asked. He unbuckled his seatbelt and moved over to the seat next to me.

"My life," I whispered. "And how differed it may have turned out if I never came here."

"How would it be different?" He asked, getting close to me, so that our faces were only centimeters away.

"Well, I never would of met you…" I said dreamily, before catching myself. "Or Chad, Taylor, Shar… Any of you guys."

"I wouldn't of liked that."

"Me either," I agreed.

"What are you two lovebirds chatting so secretively and cozy about?" Chad asked, looking at us in his mirror.

We both sat up fully. "Nothing." We both said quickly.

"Doesn't sound like nothing to me," he chuckled, his hair bouncing as he laughed.

"Yup, to cozy to be nothing," Taylor nodded.

I blushed and looked away. I turned around to look at Sharpay. Her head was resting on Zeke's shoulder and her eyes were closed. Her breathing was slow and uneven, so I guessed she was sleeping. Zeke must've been sleeping too, for his head was rested on the back of his seat. "Aww, well, would ya look at that?" I cooed.

Troy turned around. "Haha."

I elbowed him in the stomach. "It's not funny. It's cute… Does he likes her?"

Troy threw a glance up at Chad who was trying to stifle his laughter. "Well, as long as you guys don't tell her… He's liked her for years if it wasn't obvious…"

"Aww," Taylor said, rubbing her hands together. "They would have cute babies!"

Every head -- besides the sleeping lovers --- snapped over to look at her. "What?!" We all exclaimed.

"Moving a little fast there, aren't we?" I giggled.

Taylor shrugged. "Well, wouldn't they?"

"Sure, if you want little baking drama queens running all over the place," Troy joked. We all burst out into laughter at the thought.

A few minutes later, we pulled into the parking lot of the fair grounds. It was crowded. We finally found a parking place, fifteen minutes later and woke Sharpay and Zeke up. They yawned and stretched and avoided each other's gaze, trying their best to act like nothing had ever happened. Troy and I laughed so hard we almost pissed out pants as we stumbled out of the van.

"I have to pee!" I cried out as soon as we got through the gate.

"That's a little too much info, Gabs," Zeke teased.

I shook my head. "I don't care! I HAVE TO PEE!"

"Well, I'M HUNGRY!!" Chad roared. Everyone stared at us like we were mental. Which we were.

"Well, come on then," Troy laughed, taking my hand and pulling me over to the bathrooms. "We'll meet you guys over there at the food place!" He called toward the gang, motioning to the nearest food place. They all agreed. When we reached the bathrooms, Troy and I split off in different directions. "See you in a bit!"

I hurried into the bathroom. There was still one stall open. I hurried over to it and went in to pee. When I was done, I rushed to wash my hands, not wanting to keep Troy or the rest waiting. When I got out, Troy was standing there waiting on me. Aw, what a gentleman. I smiled as I reached him. "Thanks for waiting."

"No prob," He grinned. We linked arms and walked over to the food stand.

The gang was already sitting down and eating. "Thanks for waiting," I giggled, watching Chad stuff his face with his own food, and sneak some of the others' too.

"Sorry," he muttered through mouthfuls of food. "I was hungry."

"It's okay. C'mon, Brie," Troy said, taking my hand again. His hands were nice and warm and soft. I loved it. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. He lead me over to the food stand and walked up to the open lady.

"What can I get for ya?" She asked.

"Brie, what do you want, sweetie?" He asked softly, pulling out his wallet.

My heart fluttered. Did he just call me sweetie? "I can pay for myself--"

"I got it. Don't worry." He winked at me.

"Okay, I'll just take a cheeseburger and a Coke."

"I'll have the very same. Wanna share fries?"

"Sure," I smiled. My heart still felt like it was about to come up out of my throat.

"Is that it?" The lady asked, writing it all down on a notepad.

"I think so… Yeah." Troy nodded.

"That'll be fifteen dollars and thirty cents," She smiled.

Troy pulled out two twenty dollar bills out of his wallet. He handed it to her and she handed him back his change. We pulled over to the side and waited on our food. "I'm paying you back," I told him.

"No, you're not," he said, shaking his head with a small laugh. He took both of our food into his hands and turned to walk away.

"I can help!" I said.

"I got it," he laughed again.

"I'm still paying you back," I said out of no where.

Troy rolled his eyes as he sat down by Chad, who was still stuffing his face. Taylor was on the opposite side of him. I sat down by Sharpay on the other side, who was sitting on the other side of Zeke. "Yes I am!" I said determinedly. I stuck my tongue out at him.

"What's going on now?" Taylor asked, a smirk upon her face.

I looked at her. "He won't let me pay him back for buying my food!"

"So?" Chad asked, finally looking up from his food, but for only a second.

"Yeah, so what? The guy is supposed to pay for the girl."

"Ha!" Troy said.

I sighed. "Fine. Be that way."

"I will," he nodded, passing my cheeseburger across the table to me. He put the fries in between us.

"Let's ride the Wild Claw!" Taylor shrieked as we watched it spin around and around. People screamed.

I shook a little. It wasn't that I didn't like heights. And no, I wasn't scared. I just didn't like the feeling of having no control over myself.

"You wanna, Brie?" Troy asked, looking at me with a sideways glance.

I bit my lip, deep in thought.

"C'mon, it'll be fun," he said with a pout. "I'll be with you. I won't let anything happen to you. I swear."

I sighed. "Okay…"

"Well, we don't have to if you don't wanna…" He said quietly.

"No, I'll be fine," I said.

"You sure?" He asked, looking me in the eyes.

"Of course," I nodded, swallowing hard.

Troy took my hand again. I was starting to love the feeling it gave me, the adrenaline. I smiled widely and blush crept up my cheeks. The line wasn't very long, because the Talent Show had started and most of the people were there. The man operating the machine let the people on before us on and the entire gang were the last group of people to make it on this one.

"Troy, come over here, bro!" Chad yelled, motioning over to Troy to sit by him.

"No, don't make me be by some creep!" I exclaimed.

Troy looked at me. "I'm not going to."

I nodded.

"Dude, I'm going to put Brie in the middle, okay?" He asked.

Chad nodded.. "Oh, okay." He pulled Talyor over to him and sat her down next to him. Sharpay sat next to her and Zeke next to her. I sat on Chad's other side and Troy sat on my empty side. The operator came around and buckled down our little latches or whatever.

I was shaking so much that the metal was rattling.

Troy laughed quietly and put his hand on my leg. "It's okay. Honest."

I shook my head. "The last time I went on something that went upside down, I made my cousin Layla sit on one side of me and my other cousin Jared on the other side and I made them hold my hand the entire time."

"Well, we can get that settled," he grinned, taking my hand and holding onto it firmly. "I won't let go, alright?"

The ride started and we just swung side to side at first, gradually getting higher and higher. I gripped Troy's hand tighter and Chad's forearm. Chad was bursting out laughing. Troy let go of my hand for a fraction of a second to put his hands up in the air. I began struggling to hit his arms and push them back down. "Don't!" I screamed over the wind.

He just laughed and grabbed my hand again.

I glared at him. We began going upside down and back and forth and I closed my eyes, feeling the wind in my hair and ruffling my clothes. "Are you alright?!" Troy yelled.

I just threw him a cold look.

When the ride finally stopped, I struggled to get the buckle off and jump out of the seat. I pushed it off and ran out through the exit gate.

"Gabriella!" Troy yelled, jogging up to me. "What's wrong?"

"You said you wouldn't let go," I said lowly, my arms crossed over my chest.

"Aw, I'm sorry," he said. "Seriously. I was just joking around. Brie, please don't be mad at me."

I walked back to Taylor and Sharpay, who were whispering and giggling madly. I wondered silently how long I could keep this whole being mad at Troy thing going. And I wondered why it bothered him so much. I giggled to myself.

"Shit! Brie, we gotta get you home!" Troy said loudly, pulling out his phone.

I pulled out my own phone. It was 9:45. I groaned.

We all ran like a pack of wild idiots back to the van and piled in. Once we were all situated, we sped off toward my house. I didn't talk to Troy the whole way home. He tried to talk to me at first, but seeing as I ignored him, he finally gave up. When we pulled up to my house I unbuckled my seatbelt and ran up to the door.

"Wait! Brie!" Troy yelled. I turned around. He ran up to me. "Please forgive me. IT was stupid. I know I promised you and I broke that promise but--"

I burst out into fits of giggles. "Troy, I'm not mad at you."

"I know, but-- What?!"

"I was kidding. I don't care if you let go of my hand for a fraction of a second. I really don't."

"Really?"

"Yes, Troy," I laughed. "I have to go, or I'm going to miss curfew."

"Wait, do you wanna meet up again tomorrow? The gang wants to go to the mall."

"Sure," I agreed. "Goodnight, Troy," I placed my hand on the doorknob. "I had a great time." I turned around and reached up on my tip-toes and kissed him on the cheek. A smile graced my face. "See you tomorrow." I turned around and went inside the house, just as Carlos came down the hall.

"Good. I thought I heard you. You made it here with three minutes to spare… Was that a guy I heard?"

I gave him a bitter look. "Yes, Carlos. It was a boy. Oh my gosh. Is that such a sin?"

"I don't know why you have this attitude with me. But, yes it is a problem with me and if it's this boy that's making you act out like this, then I might have to forbid you from seeing him."

My jaw dropped. "No, you can't!"

"Go to your room. We'll talk in the morning."

I stormed up to my room, slamming the door extra hard behind me. Tears stung at my eyes. I climbed into bed and buried my head into the pillows, not caring that I was still fully dressed.