Episode 1--- Unexpected Aquaintances

Narration by a Girl in Bold

Scenes: Italics (this is just here for this episode so that you guys know what's going on)

Normal: Music

Theme song: Our Time Now by The Plain White Tees

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

He's a basketball player

This is the dance for all the lovers

Shows Troy Bolton

In search of Real Love

Taking a chance for one another

Flashes to various pictures of girls

Will he be able to find it?

These are the times that we'll remember

Flashes to elimination round

Or will it be just another game for him?

Breaking the city's heart together

Shows Troy smiling with girls

20 girls

Shows girls

One Mansion

Shows mansion

Only one will be the real thing

Real Love

Finally it's our time now

The mansion was conveniently located away from the city-life and in the middle of Los Angeles in a quiet luxurious neighborhood. It was a modern building with a dark beige paint on the walls with various windows at each end of the house. Shrubs and vegetation surrounded it and there were many outdoor rooms from what the girls could see.

They all exited the stretch Hummer limo, a typical thing when discussing a reality TV show, and they straightened out their clothes, gathering themselves so that they were presentable when they met the man that they were trying to pursue. The girls were slightly intimidated by one another; they each had different likeable traits. There was a great range of girls amongst them; many for the star basketball player to choose from. Half of the girls that were standing before the mansion had some serious emotional issues; but of course, they were great for publicity and would raise the ratings of the show.

Gabriella looked down at her black strapless dress and matching heels and then looked back at the rest of the girls. Some were as elegantly dressed as her and others could care less about fashion but certainly covered the plastic surgery department. She was somewhat uneasy but what the girls did not know was that Gabriella had an advantage; she had already met Duncan, let alone, sleep with him.

The doors to the mansion opened and several girls held their breaths as they saw the gorgeous man walk towards them. He had black pants on; Calvin Klein, with a white polo shirt from O'Neill. Gabriella knew her fashion.

Becka 20 Miami, Fl--- When he came out, my heart just melted. He is beautiful!

Sharpay 22 Albuquerque, NM ---- (screams and fans herself) Oh my god!!

"Hello ladies, welcome to my home." Troy said. As he spoke to them, he noticed how ridiculously dressed some of them were and how 'plastic' the others were. He had only himself to blame for actually thinking he'd find that special girl on reality TV. "Inside you will see 7 rooms. You must pick a bed; I don't care which one it is and that will be yours until you leave the house. Before we do that, I have to tell you there is an elimination ceremony tonight." There were looks of astonishment amongst the girls. "Yes, in four hours, four of you will be sent home. Come in, ladies and some guy over there will tell you what to do." Troy said as he went inside the girls squealing behind him. He couldn't help but to roll his eyes.

Troy--- I don't know what to say. (laughs) Some of them are….cute. I don't know let's see how it all turns out. (bites lip and makes face then laughs)

Troy sat in a chair that was covered in cheap red velvet. So much for 'real'. The staff and crew informed him that the girls would now tell him their name and other interesting facts about them. Troy knew this would certainly be amusing; at least it would keep his mind off of other things. He tapped his fingers along the velvet and laid his head back on the large comfortable chair as the girls made a line before him. The people at MTV had wanted him to give them nicknames but he had simply refused; they had respected his decision.

He quickly took out a sheet of paper to write down their names and a small description for them. This way when it came to elimination he would remember all of their stats and things that he would need to know. Some of these girls probably were not mentally capable of being here. Not that they were retarded or anything but they didn't seem like the regular people on the streets. He would have better luck at a club than here.

A small girl with very long chestnut colored hair made her way to him. She had a bright hot pink tube top and short black mini skirt with pumps. Her smokey eye makeup would normally make her seem very 'experienced' but her goofy smile blew all those thoughts away. She swayed back and forth; her smile wouldn't disappear. It kind of scared Troy.

"My name is Laina. Some people say Lana but it isn't Lana; it's Laina. But you can call me Lana if you like it better. It's just that my name is Laina. That's the name my mom gave me. Laina's a cool name, though. At least I think it's better than Lana." She widened her eyes and smiled, her teeth biting her lip childishly. Before she said anything else about her name Troy interrupted.

"Okay, Laina. Um you can follow that guy over there somewhere that's not here." He really didn't know where they would lead these girls. MTV had send a tall skinny man to accompany him and give him directions on what to do. But Troy knew as much as the girls did. Well, he knew a little bit more since some of them were a little dumb.

Troy—Laina could not shut up! (smiles) Or was it Lana? I can't even remember anymore. (laughs) She made me laugh, that's for sure. Oh boy…(runs hair through fingers and shakes head)

"Hi! I'm Taylor. My friends call me Tay. I like to workout and stay fit. I'm funny, too. Or at least I think so." Taylor paused and waited for Troy to say something but nothing came out of his mouth except he wrote the word normal on his piece of paper.

"Kay follow that dude." He pointed with his pen and sunk even lower in his chair. Even if Taylor was more normal than the rest she still wasn't what he was looking for; she didn't have that alluring charm about her.

Taylor 22 Brooklyn, NY-- I think I did pretty good considering how hot he is. (laughs a toothy smile. ) Now them other girls? I don't know about them. Laina or whatever her name was, was frickin' crazy!

The girls continued to come, every time scarier and more frightening. One of them, he couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman; she was definitely going home tonight. He wasn't exactly interested in men or women that looked like a men, for that matter. Another was a pretty regular person but had somewhat of an obsession with the color pink. He could live with that but Troy couldn't help picturing living in a pink apartment every time he saw her. He shuddered at the thought. There was also a very fat African-american girl named Henrietta who couldn't stop talking about her weave and her new Michael Jordan sneakers.

Troy--- Hmm…Henrietta…(shakes head and laughs) I'm sure she was a sweet girl but not really what I'm looking for. (modest)

There was two more left and Troy didn't even bother looking up at them. Just by their voice he would be able to tell if they were crazy or if they were manageable. He doodled away on the piece of paper he had drawing hearts, but not around anyone's name. He outlined it continuously as the other girl passed and in came the last one.

"Hi, I'm Gabriella." Troy sat up straight in his seat and the paper fell from his hand. He looked at her nervously and picked up. After gathering himself he cleared his throat professionally.

"Gabriella?" He thought about asking her about the other night at the club but maybe if the producers knew they had met before they would take her off of the show and that was one thing he certainly did not want to happen. They both looked at each other knowingly.

"Yes. I work at Def Records and-."

"Hmm. Really? I've been there before and haven't seen you around." Troy responded sarcastically. Gabriella clenched her hands together.

"Well um. Nice meeting you," she held out her hand for him to shake it. "Troy." He shook it and Gabriella followed the other girls outside.

Gabriella 21 Los Angeles, CA-- There's definitely some chemistry there. (winks and then giggles)

All the competitors looked at the breathtaking view before them. There was a very large pool with a waterfall in the middle and about two acres of land spread across. The beach was not too far away; they could see it from where they were standing. Behind the waterfall were five wave runners and a few kayaks for the girls to use at their discretion. It was heaven on earth what these girls were experiencing. A few of them went to explore a bit more and found a dozen massage tables hidden and laid out.

Before they knew it, music boomed through speakers that weren't even visible to them. That's when the girls noticed various tables with food on them and a bartender awaiting their order. At every unbelievable sight, the girls yelled with excitement. The loudest one was Feena, a short blonde haired girl a bit on the chubby side. She had brown roots indicating that she wasn't a natural blonde. Probably nobody here was. To top off all the commotion, Troy appeared through the double French doors and the girls yelled once more. Tomorrow they would barely have a voice to speak and Troy was in a way thankful for that.

Troy—They can't stop screaming!

Some of the girls went to his side and wrapped their arms around him playing tug of war. Troy separated himself and the girls pouted with a frown on their face. Several others chased after him and he couldn't help but feel wanted. Not loved, but wanted. What he really wanted to do at the moment was talk to Gabriella about why she had left. He spotted her at the bar with another girl, Champagne was her name. Or was it Sharpagne? Ah it was Sharpay! He moved towards them and pushing his body in between as to separate them from one another.

"Hello, girls." He put his arm around both of them as the bar tender added another drink to the bunch. "You two look beautiful." Troy flashed a smile to each of them.

Sharpay batted her eyelashes at him so that it seemed like she had an uncontrollable twitch and Gabriella continued to drink some of her alcoholic beverage. But she wasn't here to play hard to get; she wrapped her free arm around Troy's waist and Sharpay, becoming somewhat jealous, followed suit. The other girls observed the situation and whined. Some decided to talk amongst themselves while other took of their shoes and some even their tops, and jumped into the pool. The remaining girls went over to the bar to try and grab his attention but Troy only had eyes for the two with him at the moment.

"Let's go sit over here." Troy led them to a huge circular comforter. Big enough for six people but it was beside the pool yet hidden by some bushes. It wasn't a bed but it wasn't a chair. It was like a round sofa with curves to adjust itself to the human body.

Troy tossed himself onto it and the girls went to his side laying beside the basketball player. "So what do you do for a living, Sharpay?" he asked. She was amazed at how he was talking to her of all people. She turned to face him better and put one hand on his chest.

"Well I currently work at the Macy's make up department but I'm applying for an internship at Allure." Sharpay said excitedly. She was very proud of her accomplishments and now was the perfect time to inform them of it. Maybe her success would come across as intimidating. "I'm so excited."

"Sounds good." Troy nodded and took another sip of his drink.

Sharpay 22 Albuquerque, NM- He's so interesting. He isn't one of those stupid lunkheads. Oh he is just so perfect! ( clenches fist and grits teeth then laughs)

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"Yay! Duncan's ours right now." The blonde short girl, Feena, said as Troy led her and another girl to a different sitting area. She plopped down next to him on the couch and the other girl, Regina (a/n crossover Mean Girls), sat comfortably next to him. They both squeezed him to the center so that he could barely move, but neither of them noticed since they were each patiently awaiting his next words.

"Yep I'm yours for right now." Troy said between breaths.

"All mine." She licked her lips seductively and Troy felt somewhat scared about her next move. Feena just sat on his laps and started dancing. Troy just laughed and modestly told her to stop but she continued and to add to it, she made awkward noises as she did so.

Troy pushed her off and went somewhere else. Like he told Ron; he wasn't here to just 'bang' a girl; he wanted to find someone special. Feena pouted and called his name numerous times but he just said that he needed to get a drink or two. Regina went after him and grabbed his arm, tugging on it. She begged him to come back.

"Troy can we at least talk?" Regina pleaded.

"Yeah. As long as you don't plan to do what she did, we can talk." Troy stopped and waited for to say something. "So what's your name again?"
"Regina." She nodded and smiled.

"So Regina, are you here to find love or just to be in a relationship for a while?" Troy asked. He was already a little tipsy from the drinking. He didn't know why he had done it especially on a reality TV show where there were no friends looking out for him.

"I think everyone wants to find love but sometimes they just end up in a relationship for a while. You're never with someone if you don't want to find love in them." She said.

Troy--- Wow. I didn't expect that answer especially from a girl like her who scared me the first time I saw her. Hey; it works for me.

After having a good talk with all the girls and knowing where they stood in this competition Troy found himself wondering where Gabriella had gone off to. He scanned the pool trying to dodge the girls that were shaking their stuff in front of him and then he saw her sitting talking to a few other girls. Amongst them was Brooke(crossover One Tree Hill) and Vanessa (crossover Tila Tequila). Vanessa wasn't his type of girl; she had a drunken look about her and she was a bisexual which didn't really appeal to him. Brooke was very amiable and friendly; she seemed like a nice person. Gabriella though had this mysterious aspect and a loveable smile that he found himself grinning at every second he thought about it.

"Look whose come to join us." Brooke said, notifying the girls that he was there. "Hungry for more, Troy?" she asked. The only girls that had called him Troy so far had been Brooke, Gabriella, and Sharpay. He didn't even think the others knew his real name.

"Oh definitely." He played along and sat down at the foot of Gabriella's long chair. "You guys having fun?" Troy rested his hand on Gabriella's ankle. The other two girls noticed this and decided to make themselves known also.

"We could be having more fun." Brooke played with her tongue. She was the first to have a clever thought come out of her mouth. Vanessa was quiet when he had come, which was strange since she had been known to be rather loud. Brooke put one hand on his shoulder.

"Who are you thinking of eliminating?" Vanessa piped in to ruin the flirtatious tension.

Brooke 21 Chicago, IL –What type of question is that? Vanessa just needs to go home tonight. I don't think she likes guys that much. (raises eyebrows)

"Can't tell you that. You'll find out in about an hour, though." Troy reassured and then Brooke moved his face to look at her. "Sit." He said. She sat on his lap and that's when Gabriella's mind and body kicked in. She stood up straighter and came closer to Troy. Before this moment she thought she had Troy's heart in the bag, but now she wasn't too sure by the way he was acting with Brooke.

Troy—Brooke's hot. I'm not going to lie.

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Elimination Ceremony

Troy stood in front of twenty girls; some beautiful and others not so beautiful. He had 16 miniature trophies on a desk behind him. Four girls would leave tonight and he was very sure that these four had to go. He waited for the girls to stand in their correct positions and then the staff motioned for him to begin to talk.

"Tonight I got to know each one of you and I want to get to know 16 of you better. Unfortunately four of you will be eliminated in the next few minutes." Troy stated. A few of them looked around the room indicating that they were obviously not the ones leaving. "When I call your name, come up here take a trophy and go back to where you were. If I don't call your name, there is a limousine waiting outside for you to take you back home."

Troy's smile widened now that he got to call the names of the people that would stay. "Brooke." She had a huge smile across her face as she stepped down to grab the trophy. Brooke approached him slowly and he handed her the trophy. "You want to keep playing this game?" That was the line that the producers had given him. It was terrible, but that was one of the minor things they wanted him to do.

"Yes." She kissed him on the cheek and retrieved to her spot.

Brooke—I was the first one! Yay! (smiles wide) I think that means something (speaks in childish tone)

"Regina."

Gabriella waited for her name to be called. She would surely continue on. He couldn't deny the feeling he had when they were together. And yet he still hadn't called her name. She was becoming somewhat irritated and even nervous.

"Sharpay."

"Taylor."

"Becka."

"Paulina."

"Stacey."

"Feena."

"Marie."

"Vikki."

"Sandra."

"Rebecca."

"Jenna."

"Gabriella." He finally called her name and Gabriella happily went down to receive her trophy. "Gabriella, do you want to keep playing this game?" he asked as he handed her the trophy.

"Absolutely," Gabriella said. He kissed her on the cheek and Gabriella excitedly went back to her spot.

After calling the names of the last girl to stay, he looked upon the other four that remained; Henrietta, Laina, Vanessa, and an odd girl named Scotsialova. Laina's smile that was constantly spread across her face had disappeared and a frown along with tears replaced it. Henrietta pursed her lips and strutted her way to the limousine without another word. The other two girls stood looking at Troy with hate as if he had broken their heart. He didn't want them to feel bad or hurt, but they had to understand that they evidently weren't Troy's soulmate. Scotsialova sent him a death stare as she walked past him. He could hear her whisper some type of voodoo in his ear as she left. Troy was glad he had eliminated these girls because they would only bring drama to the mansion and that was one thing that he really did not want.

"Alright ladies. Let's drink!" They each grabbed a glass of champagne and drank it. Some drank rather quickly and searched for more bottles while other sonly took a few sips. Gabriella went over to Troy's side and grabbed his hand. He looked over at her questioningly but all she did was drink out of her glass. Troy smiled at her and pulled her into a hug. "You didn't really think I was going to elimate you after our little adventure?" he whispered so that nobody else would hear.

"I have to admit; you scared me there for a second." Gabriella said, using her glass to hide her lips.

Troy kept his arm around her and Brooke shot her eyes at Gabriella. They recognized that they were severe competition to one another. Gabriella had a connection with Troy, but Brooke had been called first that round. As soon as Gabriella saw her, she went closer to Troy, wrapping an arm around his waist.

Gabriella 21 Los Angeles CA- Oh, it's on, honey! (smiles hiding her concern)

Next time on Real Love:

The girls face their first challenge as they battle in the mud to find Duncan's legendary golden good luck ring.

Shows girls fighting through mud.

And Feena has a break down.

"I don't even know what to do anymore. I just want to go home."

While things get spicy with Gabriella

Shows Troy kissing her

Who will be eliminated?

"Sorry but you're being benched"

Did you guys like it? Do you have any suggestions? Anything really??? Please review. That last part was kinda rushed…sorry. :( Um be sure to check out my friend, lyricaLVirtue's stories, "Poetic Justice" and "Untouched Passion" and my other story that I just finished before this one called "My Phoenix". Thanks a ton guys!