"Come along, Miss Montez. Are you ready for your day of Sharpay-free fun?" Troy asked when he picked up Gabby at noon and helped her into the car.

"Why, yes I am, Mr. Bolton!" Gabby giggled.

"Good, 'cause I have our entire day planned!" He got into the car and they drove away from Gabby's house.

"Seriously? You have the entire day planned?" Gabby was shocked…Troy never planned ahead.

"Yes, I have the entire day planned. You didn't think we were gonna just do whatever comes to mind today, did you?" he laughed, and looked over at her.

"Well then, what do you have planned?" She asked with a sweet smile on her face.

"That, Miss Montez is a secret." he laughed again. Troy knew exactly what they were going to do all day, but the only thing he didn't plan was when he was going to give her his gift.

"Wow, Troy, I never knew you could plan ahead or keep secrets!" she laughed "Just kidding, Troy!" She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Ha-Ha. You're hysterical, Gabriella, but that comment hurt. Maybe another kiss will make it better?" He gave her a puppy dog look; he knew she couldn't resist them.

"Oh fine!" She giggled, and then leaned over to kiss his cheek again, but he turned and she ended up kissing his lips. "Troy!"

"Now that made it better!" he laughed again, and flashed a smile to the pouting Gabby. "Aww…Gabby. I was just kidding. Plus, you can't tell me you didn't enjoy that." A smile slowly appeared on Gabby's face, which made Troy smile.

"Where are we?" Gabby asked, suddenly realizing she didn't know where they were. Troy just smiled…he knew where they were.

"Gabby, I said I'm not saying anything about today. Not even the tiniest little detail." he reached over and took her hand, her smile grew bigger.

"I know, but…" Gabby started, but stopped as they pulled into a parking lot. She looked around. "Why did Troy bring me to a park?" she wondered. "A park?"

"Yes, Miss Montez, a park. Come on!" Troy took her hand and led her to a path between trees and bushes covered in flowers.

"Oh my gosh, Troy!" she ran over to a near by swing set and sat down on one of the swings. "I haven't been on a swing since I was little. Will you push me?" Troy looked at her. She was filled with so many childlike wonders; happy, excited, sad, intrigued. He laughed at the smile on her face, walked behind her, and started pushing. Gabby giggled and Troy smiled at how wonderful she was.

"Come on, Gabby." he picked her up off the swing and spun her around in the air.

She laughed and giggled. He set her back down on the ground and they continued to walk down the path. "Want some ice cream?"

"Sure!" they walked over to the ice cream cart, got their ice creams, and sat down in the grass. Gabby licked her ice cream and looked around at the different sights the park had to offer. Troy would have looked around too, but he was too preoccupied looking at Gabby.

"What?" Gabby asked when she noticed Troy looking at her.

"Nothing." he laughed. He looked at his watch; it was getting late. He reached out for Gabby's hand, indicating that they should keep walking.

"So, what else do you have planned?" they walked hand-in-hand down the path. Suddenly, a gazebo appeared. It was surrounded by flowers; lily's, roses daisies.

She opened her mouth to say something, but shut it again when nothing came out. Her eyes went from the gazebo, to Troy's sparkling blue eyes. He took her hand, and led her through the garden and into the gazebo.

"Ready for your gift?" he held both of her hands and was looking into her eyes. She smiled and nodded her head, unable to say anything. Troy reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. He opened into to reveal his class ring. He slipped the ring onto one of her fingers.

"Troy…I…"Gabby attempted to say, but stopped.

"Now, Gabriella Montez, you are officially my girlfriend." Troy kissed her forehead and hugged her. They pulled away, Gabby smiled and then yawned. Troy smiled at her. "Let's get you home." and they made their way back down the path back to the car.

They drove to Gabby's house, and arrived there at nine o'clock. They walked onto the front porch.

"Thanks for an amazing day, Troy." Gabby said to him with a smile on her face that shined brighter than the stars.

"It was my pleasure, Gabby. Want me to drive you to school tomorrow?" he gently stroked her cheek.

"Sure! I'd love that!" Gabby answered happily.

"I'll pick you up at seven. Ok?" Troy said.

"Ok. Good night." she turned the knob on the front door, but he turned her back and kissed her. She giggled.

"Good night." He walked down the steps to his car and drove away. Gabby looked up and down the street. No Sharpay in sight, but it was tomorrow that Gabby was dreading.

"GABBY!" Mrs.Montez called from the bottom of the staircase. "Gabby, Troy's here!" a door slammed and Gabby rushed down the stairs, where Troy and her mom were standing.

"Ready!" she brushed a piece of hair away from her eye and straightened out her shirt. "Hey Troy."

"Hey Gabby. We better get to school…since you took so long getting ready!" he laughed and touched her nose teasingly. Gabby giggled.

"Bye Mom!" Gabby yelled as her and Troy walked out the door. They got into the car and started driving to the school. Troy looked down and saw his ring on her finger, and smiled to himself. He took her hand and held it.

"Are you sure you're ready to do this?" Troy asked her. She knew exactly what he was talking about because she had been thinking about it all morning.

"Yes…I'm sure." she said confidently.

"I'll be right there with you the whole time. You have nothing to worry about." he leaned over and kissed her gently.

"Ok…" she responded. He looked at her, not entirely believing her when she said she was ready. She smiled faintly at him. Troy stroked her hand.

They arrived at school and parked the car. They front lawn was already covered by half the student body. Gabby swallowed hard. Troy took her hand and squeezed it.

"It's gonna be fine." he kissed her check, and they started walking toward the front doors…holding hands, of course. People stopped what they were doing and turned to watch Troy and Gabby.

"What's going on?" one girl whispered.

"Are they actually holding hands?" said another.

"Where's Troy's ring?? I don't see it on his finger!" another girl said a bit too loud. All of the students heard this conversation and saw Troy and Gabriella holding hands. Gabby and Troy made it to the top of the steps at the front of the school, and turned to face all the students. A girl named Hannah immediately saw the glitter of Troy's ring on Gabby's finger and yelled:

"TROY AND GABRIELLA ARE DATING!!" the students went quiet, but after a minute they burst out in cheer. A smile appeared on Gabby's face, and she realized that it was going to be ok…as long as she had Troy, everything would be perfect.

Troy looked at her and smiled. "Let's go inside." he whispered in her ear.

"Ok." she whispered back. They walked inside and the students who were there apparently heard everything that had happened outside because when they walked in, the students inside cheered as well.

Sharpay stood watching angrily in the corner. "They announced it!?" she screamed at Sydney. "Them announcing it was not part of the plan!!"

"I know! I mean, you can't ruin her life by announcing it if she already announced it." Sydney said. Sharpay glared at her.

"We need a new plan!" Sharpay grabbed Sydney's arm and dragged her down the hall.

Troy and Gabby sat together at the table in the center of the lunch room, surrounded by class mates. Gabby was still nervous, but she didn't show it. Underneath the table, Troy held her hand.

"Gabby, when did he give you his ring?" Katie, a freshman, asked eagerly.

"Last night." Gabby answered happily. People have been asking her questions like this all day.

"Has he kissed you?!" a cheerleader sophomore named Emma asked with a huge grin on her face.

"You really want to know?" Gabby said.

"YES!!!" all of the girls surrounding her yelled.

"Ok…"she started, "Yes! Yes he did kiss me." the girls squealed in excitement.

Sharpay stood on the balcony watching. Sydney stood by her side. Their new plan was ready, but when to put it into action?

"You ready?" Sharpay asked.

"Whenever you are." Sydney answered, she knew not to argue with Sharpay.

"This plan is only going to work if we have another person." Sharpay looked around, and spotted a sophomore named Julie; she pretty much worships the ground Sharpay walks on. "Sydney, get Julie. Now."

"Julie? Okay." Sydney ran off to get Julie. Sharpay looked down at Gabriella, enjoying every minute of her new found popularity.

"Enjoy it while you can, Gabby. Soon your perfect world is going to fall apart." She whispered to herself and laughed her evil laugh.

haha! sorry i made you wait so long! i've been busy! well, hope you enjoyed this chapter! not too much drama, i tried to make it less dramatic! lol more drama will be ahead though! Reviews make me happy! Please review!