There she was

There she was. Gabriella Montez was right in front of her, giving out balloons to the younger kids. Andrea Bolton had to admit that Gabriella was very beautiful. Sure, Gabriella Montez had aged, but if anything, it added to her natural beauty. Her long curly black hair, her brown eyes and she was still petite even though she had given birth to three children. For a while, Andrea thought she saw Amanda, her mother, giving out the balloons. She blinked her eyes and Gabriella was there again. Andrea and Sharpay walked towards Gabriella, Sharpay hiding herself behind Andrea. The others had gone to their respective bunks.

"Hi, I'm Andrea," Andrea introduced herself. Gabriella shook her hand, still busy giving out balloons, and not noticing Sharpay.

"Hey! That's my middle name! I'm Gabriella Montez," she said and handed the last balloon to a ten-year-old. She turned to Andrea. Sharpay was still hiding behind the petite teenager.

"Why did your parents name you Gabriella?" Andrea asked as if she were a five year old. Gabriella shrugged.

"My parents liked that name? Why did your parents name you Andrea?" Gabriella asked, deciding to play alog. Sharpay stepped out from behind.

"Maybe her parents liked you," she said, tears in her eyes. Gabriella's eyes widened and tears formed in her eyes.

"Sharpie?" she said, uncertain. Sharpay nodded and held out her arms. Gabriella collapsed into them. The next thing Andrea knew, they were both crying their hearts out. Andrea decided to leave the two alone and wandered off to her bunk. Upon reaching there, she saw a girl about her age. She had the same hair as Gabriella and the same eyes. Andrea gasped, realizing her roommate was Faith Montez.

"Faith? Faith Montez?" Andrea asked. Faith nodded.

"Andrea?" she asked. Andrea nodded and before she knew it, Faith was hugging her. After a few seconds, Mikayla, Brad and Paris came out of their bunks and pulled Faith away from Andrea.

"Sorry, I'm a hugging machine," Faith said, smiling sheepishly. Andrea burst out laughing and hugged her sister-to-be.

"Me too," she said, grinning. Savannah, Brandon, Clay and Tyler walked up to them.

"Looks like Sharpay and Gabriella would be like that for a while," Clay reported, pointing at the two women who were catching up on the past.

"Looks like it. When Mom starts talking, she won't zip it for another 3 hours," Savannah said and all of them burst out laughing. They soon quietened down when they saw Ryan walking towards Sharpay and Gabriella.

"Sharpay, instead of chatting with Gabriella, can you please help me unload YOUR luggage?" Ryan asked and walked started walking back to the car. Gabriella and Sharpay looked at each other and rolled their eyes.

"3… 2… 1…" they counted.

"GABRIELLA ANDREA MONTEZ!" Ryan screamed as he hugged his little sister. Gabriella laughed and hugged him back.

"Hey, Ry," she said and for the next 2 hours, the three of them caught up with each others' lives.

After finally catching up, Gabriella suggested that they three of them went to the kitchen to help, knowing full well that Zeke, Jason and Kelsi were there.

High School Musical – This is True, This is Fate

"Oh, Faith, this is Clay, Tyler, Savannah and Brandon," Andrea introduced her friends to her sister. Wow, sister. She like the way it sounded.

"Oh, right. This is Brad and Paris, my brother and sister. And this is Mikayla, my best friend in the whole world," she said.

"Let's go help Uncle Zeke in the kitchen," Faith suggested. Everyone nodded and went to the kitchen, only to hear a piercing scream.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ZEKE?"

High School Musical – This is True, This is Fate

"Hello to you too, Sharpay," Zeke said as he held out his arms. Sharpay smiled softly and hugged her ex-boyfriend, who I might gladly add, she still had feelings for. Ryan and Gabriella smiled knowingly at each other. Outside, Savannah and Andrea looked at Faith, Paris and Mikayla.

"Get them together?" Mikayla asked. The other three girls nodded. The boys rolled their eyes. Girls.

Back inside, Sharpay let go of Zeke. She had felt the sparks she felt during high school, but she ignored it while Zeke shook it off.

"Hey, what about us?" Kelsi asked, referring to her and Jason, and smiled. Sharpay squealed and hugged her and Jason.

"It's great to see you guys!" she squealed. Ryan covered his ears and walked over to his sister.

"Jeez, Sharpay. I hate it when you squeal," he told her and hugged his three long lost friends.

"She still loves you," he whispered into Zeke's ear and then let go. Zeke looked at him, shocked but soon got over it and smiled softly. At that same time, Faith decided to make a 'grand' entrance.

"UNCLE ZEKE! WE'RE HUNGRY!" she shouted at the top of her lungs. Gabriella, Zeke, Jason and Kelsi just rolled their eyes. They were used to Faith's 'grand' entrance. Ryan and Sharpay, on the other hand, had never met or seen Faith before and felt like they were looking at Gabriella in her teenage years.

"Gabriella. Have you really built a time machine?" Ryan asked. Gabriella laughed, remembering that every one of them had expected her and Taylor to build a time machine.

"No. Why?" she asked, expecting Ryan to answer. Instead, Sharpay did.

"Because it looks like you've brought yourself from the past into the future and you're standing in front of us," she said. Gabriella chuckled and put her arm around Faith.

"Well, Sharpay and Ryan, meet Faith. Faith, meet Sharpay and Ryan. We were best friends in high school," Gabriella told her. Sharpay squealed and hugged Faith. Soon, Brad and Paris came in. Again, squealing started and hugging as the rest entered the room. Sharpay and Ryan purposely introduced one person the last.

"Gabriella, I assume you've met Andrea. Andrea, you've met Gabriella but I'll just introduce you guys, anyway. Gabriella, meet Andrea Kelsi Bolton, Troy and Amanda, and Andrea, meet Gabriella Marie Montez," Sharpay introduced them.

"It's about to be Bolton," Andrea thought to herself.

"Hi," she said to Gabriella shyly.

"You look like mother. Except for your eyes, they're you father's," Gabriella said softly. Andrea nodded and hugged Gabriella. Gabriella hugged her back. When Andrea hugged Gabriella, it was so different from the hugs she had with Sharpay or Taylor. She felt as if everything was going to be okay. That Gabriella would always be there for her. She knew Sharpay and Taylor would always be there for her, but it was more comforting with Gabriella. And she knew why. Gabriella Montez was meant to be her mother.

"Everyone says that," Andrea told her. Gabriella smiled and let go. Gabriella was about to say something but someone interrupted her.

"Umm…Hi. Sorry to interrupt your reunion but the kids are starving and we have to set up tables and everything," a blonde woman with curly hair said. She had light grey eyes and she was taller than Sharpay and probably only two inches shorter than Ryan. Now, that is what you call tall.

Wow, she's beautiful, Ryan thought to himself. For a moment, she looked at him and both of them felt an electricity jolt through them. They have not even touched! She smiled at him. Brandon, noticing the sudden change in his father, and knowing his father was numb, decided to spoil everything.

"I'm hungry," he said. Clay rolled his eyes.

"When are you not?" he joked. Brandon glared at him as Faith and Andrea giggled.

"What are you laughing at?' he barked at Andrea and Faith. Andrea, being used to Brandon being grumpy, rolled he eyes. Faith, on the other hand, thought he was rude.

"What's your problem?" she snapped at him. Brandon looked at her, shocked. No one, and I mean, no one, had ever snapped at him like that except his father or Aunt Sharpay. He was about to retaliate but the blonde woman decided to break the two up.

"Okay, I think that's enough! I'm Alana Ritchie, the assistant cook," she introduced herself. Ryan finally decided to talk.

"Hi, I'm Ryan Evans. This is my sister, Sharpay Evans. Beside her is Gabriella Montez, followed by her twin children, Brad and Paris. And then you have Mikayla, Savannah, Tyler, Clay, Andrea, Faith and you've met my son, Brandon," he said, giving Brandon a dirty look.

"Excuse my boyfriend. He's always grumpy. I don't even know why I'm with him!" Faith said, not wanting to ruin anything between Ryan and Alana. She had sensed their chemistry.

"He's your boyfriend?" Alana asked, confused. Faith nodded solemnly, as if she was regretting 'dating' Brandon. Alana smiled at her sympathetically while Brandon raised his eyebrows at Faith. Deciding he needed a form of entertainment, he decided to play along and kissed Faith roughly on the lips. In front of EVERYONE. Faith was too shocked to kiss him back and her eyes were wide open.

"Do you forgive me for being grumpy now, honey?" he stressed on the last word. Faith shook her head and Brandon smirked and walked out of the kitchen. Everyone's mouth was still wide open except Alana's.

"Well, let's get everything outside," she said and walked out of the kitchen. As soon as she walked out, Faith ran to basin and started rinsing her mouth.

"THAT. JERK. KISSED. ME," she said repeatedly as she rinsed her mouth.

A/N: Anything between Faith and Brandon? And next chapter: Troy and Gabriella meet! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and please REVIEW!