For the French in this chapter I used an online English to French translator. There are some things that I'm sure that you might be able to figure out. Like Oui. (Means Yes!) The other things that might not be so easy to get are translated for you. (I don't really know if the translations are correct though!) I myself don't speak French.

Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical! But I really wish that I did! That would be awesome!

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Summary: Troy and Gabriella each went their separate ways after high school- Gabriella a Chemistry teacher, and Troy, a NBA star. When they both meet up again, on a dating website, romance blossoms again. Troyella. And one unexpected pairing at the end!!!

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Gabriella pulled on her dress and looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a short black dress with some black sequins under the bust. Her shoes were black heels, with a pointed toe and an ankle strap. (pics in profile!!) Her hair hung in loose curls and she had some gold eye shadow, and some black mascara. She did a quick double-check and smiled.

She grabbed her purse off the bed and grabbed her hotel key-card off the table. Closing the door behind her, she headed off toward the elevator.

The doors slid open, revealing the nearly empty lobby. Gabriella stepped out of the elevator and looked around. She didn't see Troy anywhere. All of a sudden, someone's hands covered her eyes.

"What the?" Gabriella span around and Saw Troy standing behind her. He was wearing a black Tuxedo.

"Guess who?" Troy smiled.

"Oh, I don't know. Chad?" Gabriella teased.

"Not unless his foot healed overnight." Troy looked at Gabriella's outfit. "You look amazing."

"You look pretty spiffy yourself." Gabriella said.

"I know." Troy complemented himself. "So we're going to a fancy dinner. And then do you want to go to the movies? There's a great new movie out called 'Hairspray.'" Troy offered.

"Sounds great!" Troy led Gabriella out of the lobby. "So how long will it take to get to this fancy restaurant you speak of?" Gabriella asked him.

"Oh not long. It's only a block away. Do you wanna walk? It's a nice night." Troy looked up at the sky. The stars seemed very bright that night, which was something uncommon in the city.

"Yes, it's beautiful." Gabriella agreed. "Walking sounds perfect."

Troy took Gabriella's arm in his and led her down the sidewalk.

"So how's the hotel room?" Troy asked her.

"It's great. They called my room last night and offered me champagne." Gabriella thought back.

"Oh really. Do you like champagne?" Troy asked.

"I liked it. That was the first time that I have ever had it before. It was delicious!" Gabriella licked her lips.

"Well you can have some more tonight. I think the restaurant serves it." Troy laughed at the gleam in Gabriella's eye. "Oh, we're here." Troy opened the door for Gabriella and she walked into the Restaurant.

"Troy," Gabriella whispered, "can you even pronounce the name of this restaurant?"

"No, but I do know that it's something French." Troy whispered back.

The restaurant was very bright, there were round tables scattered everywhere. They were covered with white tablecloths. There were champagne cups on every table.

A woman walked up to them. "Hello I am Maria. Do you have a reservation?" She asked.

"Yes, under Bolton." Troy told her.

She flipped through her reservation book that was on a podium. "Ah, MonsieurBolton. This way please. She led the two to a table in the back. "Can I get you anything to drink?" She asked them, handing menus to them.

"Champagne for both please." Troy told her.

"Oui." Maria walked away from the table and through some double doors.

"Troy." Gabriella got his attention. "This menu is all in French."

"I know." Troy smiled at her. "That's the fun of it. You pick something off the menu, and you have no idea what it is. When you get it, you either like it or don't like it."

Gabriella laughed. "Hilarious Troy." She looked over the menu. "I think I'm going to get the Le foie couvert dans la Sauce. Sounds interesting."

(I'll translate Gabi's meal later in the chapter. Be patient!)

Troy closed his menu. "I'm getting Escargot."

Gabriella laughed. Troy looked at her. "What?" He obviously didn't know that Escargot was snails.

"Oh nothing." Gabriella decided that Troy should find out what Escargot was by himself. She couldn't wait to see the look on his face.

Maria came back with a bottle of Champagne. "Here you are." She poured them both glasses. "Are you ready to order?" She asked them. They both nodded.

"I'll have the Le foie couvert dans la Sauce please." Gabriella handed her menu to Maria.

"I'll have the Escargot." Troy handed his menu to Maria.

"Very well." Maria jotted everything down. She walked off and headed through the double doors that she had come from.

"So how's Chad?" Gabriella asked.

"Great. He's supposed to get out of the hospital in a few days." Troy took a sip of his champagne. "And Sharpay picked out the color that his cast would be."

Gabriella choked. "Oh no. How did he agree with that?"

"He didn't have a choice. He was sleeping." Troy told her. "Chad will be really surprised when he finds that he has a hot pink cast on his foot."

"I don't want to be there when he finds out." Gabriella joked.

"Neither do I. He might rip the cast off." Troy said. "So how's your mom?"

"Oh she's great. I get to meet her boyfriend tomorrow. Honestly, I don't want to meet him." Gabriella sighed. "But I have to meet him."

"I'm sure you can handle him. Your elevated IQ can solve any problem." Troy teased.

"Haha funny. My IQ isn't that high." Gabriella told him.

"Yeah right! Your 22 years old and you work for a college!" You didn't even go to college!" Troy laughed.

"You didn't go to college either." Gabriella pointed out.

"That's a different story." Troy told her.

"No not really. I am a genius, I work for a college. I didn't go to college. You're a basketball star. You have aLOT of talent. You didn't go to college either!"

"Wow. You are the smart one." Troy teased.

"I know!" Gabriella laughed.

Maria came up carrying two plates. "Escargot." She put one plate in front of Troy. "And Le foie couvert dans la Sauce. Enjoy your meal." Maria walked away.

Troy looked at his plate. He gagged. "Okay even I can tell what this is. Snails! Ew!" (No offense to French people- or people that like Escargot! I have personally never had it, and I'm not judging it.)

Gabriella laughed. Troy pointed at her, "You knew!"

"Yes!" Gabriella clutched her side.

"And you didn't tell me?" Troy accused her.

"Yeah, I wanted to see the look on your face!" Gabriella told him. "Eat it!"

"Do you really want me to eat it?" Troy asked her, giving puppy-dog eyes.

"Of course." Gabriella replied.

Troy stuck his fork into a piece, and slowly brought it up to his mouth. Gradually, he chewed the snail, and swallowed it." Troy smiled after it was over. "Hey, that wasn't that bad."

"Really?" Gabriella asked. Troy nodded. Gabriella reached over the table and stuck her fork into one. She stuck it in her mouth and quickly swallowed it. "Hey, you're right!" She grabbed another bite and ate it. "This isn't that bad." She ate two more and Troy pulled his plate away from her.

"If you haven't noticed, this is my food." He joked. "And I haven't even eaten my second piece yet!"

"Sorry." Gabriella apologized. She cut off a piece of her food and ate it. "Hey, this isn't that bad either." Gabriella took another bite. "I wonder what it is?"

"I have no clue." Troy responded taking another bite of his Escargot.

Maria walked by them, on her way to another table. Gabriella stopped her. "Maria?"

"Yes ma'am?" Maria asked.

"What exactly is this?" Gabriella asked, taking another bite.

"You like it, Oui?" Maria asked, Gabriella nodded. "That particular dish is liver covered in Gravy." Maria smiled.

Gabriella gagged. "L-liver?"

Troy laughed. "Thank you Maria." He dismissed Maria. "You okay?"

"Oh yeah I'm fine, despite the fact that I just ate liver." Gabriella pushed her plate away. "I think I lost my appetite."

Troy laughed even more. He finished the last piece of his Escargot and asked Maria for the bill.

Maria came back a minute later and handed him the bill. "Here you are." Troy handed her his credit card.

"You don't have to pay for mine Troy." Gabriella told him.

"What kind of date would this be if I didn't pay for your food?" Troy asked her.

"Good point." Gabriella grabbed her purse from off the ground. Troy took his credit card from Maria and stood up. He helped Gabriella up and walked her to through the door.

"So to the movies now?" Troy asked her.

"Of course." Gabriella linked arms with him and the crossed the street to the Movie theater.

"Two tickets to 'Hairspray' please." Troy asked the man that was behind the counter.

"$16." The man told Troy. Troy handed the man $16 cash and took the tickets. They gave their tickets to another lady, who let them proceed into the hallway that held the theatres and the concession counter.

"Popcorn?" Troy asked Gabriella.

"Uhh, are you crazy?" Gabriella teased him.

"Just asking. Don't yell at me because you lost your appetite from the liver that you ordered." Troy poked her in the stomach.

"Hey, don't blame me. It's not like I can read French!" Gabriella poked him back. They walked together into the theatre. They took seats in the top row. Troy put his arm over Gabriella's shoulder, and Gabriella rested her head on Troy's shoulder. They stayed that way for the whole movie.

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Gabriella walked out of the theater holding Troy's hand. "Wow, that was a great movie!" Gabriella exclaimed.

"Yeah it was." Troy agreed.

They walked back to the hotel in a comfortable silence. Troy stopped at the front entrance and kissed Gabriella's hand. "I'll call you tomorrow Ms. Montez."

"Bye Troy." Gabriella waved. She walked into the lobby and straight to the elevator. As soon as the doors slid shut, and she realized that she was the only one in the elevator, she started to Dance and sing. "I met a hot guy, Oh! He took me on a date, oh!" Gabriella immediately stopped when the elevator doors slid open and elderly couple walked into the elevator. She smiled at them and walked out, and ran down the hallway to her hotel room. She quickly opened and shut the door. She sat on a couch.

Tonight was the best night of my life! Gabriella thought.

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So how do you like it? I like it! WOW! This is probably my favorite chapter yet! Please review and tell me what YOU think about it!