SNOW DAY!! YAY! Hey everyone! I'm beyond excited right now because my Christmas break has started a day earlier than planned! There's like a foot of snow outside right now! Well, this chapter is kind of like a filler and I'm not really liking it, but Enjoy!


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Chapter eight

A Day All Together

Gabriella, Taylor, and Sharpay were all standing at the front of Misty's Grand Putting Place, waiting for Troy, Chad, Zeke, and Charlie to get their golf balls and golf clubs, which they had insisted on getting for them, minus Charlie. Taylor sighed and squinted as the sun blinded her, making her immediately pull her large sunglasses over her brown eyes. Gabriella smirked and looked over at her, nudging her softly with her elbow.

"Cheer up, Tay." Gabriella smiled.

"I can't believe Charlie insisted on bringing Chad." Taylor said with a shake of her head. "Now there are three girls and four guys. It makes everything uneven!"

"I'm sure Chad will be fine today." Sharpay said with a small laugh.

"Please! Like he'll suddenly change now." Taylor said with an eye roll.

Gabriella and Sharpay exchanged a look and smiled as the guys appeared with their stuff. Sharpay, of course, got the pink golf ball and putter, while Troy got Gabriella green and Taylor got purple. Gabriella smiled at Taylor, knowing that purple was her favorite color and that it probably wasn't a coincident that Chad picked that out for her.

"Alright, if I estimated correctly, this can take forty five minutes." Taylor said as she started to walk over to the first hole.

"What's the rush?" Gabriella teased her with a smile.

"Like you have to ask?" Taylor sighed, setting her ball down, not caring if there was a certain order they were planning on going, and lined the ball up with the first hole, sending it rolling down the small green area and into the hole when she hit it softly.

"Taylor is on fire everyone, watch out!" Chad hooted making the group laugh together, getting a loud, annoyed sigh from Taylor.

"Okay, who's next?" Gabriella asked as she looked at the group.

"How about girls go first, and then we'll figure it out from there?" Zeke asked with a shrug.

"Sounds good." Sharpay said with a squeal, setting her pink golf ball down and concentrating intently on the hole a few feet away from her.

Once she was ready, she swung lightly at the ball and it fell into the hole with a hollow thud. They guys exchanged a look as they watched Gabriella too get a hole in one.

"Are they like pro put-put golfers?" Chad asked in astonishment.

"They come here all of the time. They have this place practically memorized." Troy explained with a nod.

"Dude, I didn't even know that and Gabriella is my sister." Charlie said as he shook his head, setting his golf ball down. "You're whipped."

Troy opened his mouth to respond, but before he could Charlie grunted with the impact of Gabriella's hand on the back of his head.

"The only thing that's whipped is your ass when we're finished here today, brother." Gabriella said as she gestured towards Taylor and Sharpay as the guys laughed loudly.

"Yeah right! I could beat you at stupid put-put golf." Charlie said with a nod.

"No way!" Gabriella said as she glared at her brother.

"If I win you have to keep your friends away from mine when we're at the house and you can't bug me until mom and dad gets back." Charlie said as he glared back at his sister.

"Thank God." Taylor mumbled.

"Dude, are you sure that's such a good idea?" Chad asked with an unsure look on his face.

"Yeah, I don't know if I like that bet." Zeke said with a shake of his head.

"Deal." Gabriella said as she shook her brother's hand, squeezing it tightly as she looked at him with a competitive sparkle in her eyes. "And if I win, you have to do all of the laundry and the dishes until mom and dad get back from the business trip."

"Done." Charlie said as he let go of Gabriella's hand, finally swinging at the golf ball. It rolled right into the hole and he smirked as Gabriella gasped. "We have good genes. You didn't think you were the only amazing put-put golfer, did you?"

"I hate you." Gabriella mumbled as she walked back over to Taylor and Sharpay.

"The feeling is mutual!" Charlie shot back with a glare.

While Taylor had predicted forty five minutes for this innocent game of put-put golf, it was lasting a lot longer than she wanted it to. Gabriella and Charlie were at constant battle and they insisted a few times that the other one was cheating and had to redo a few turns. And Chad, well, Chad had no golfing skills at all. He was terrible, taking ten to fifteen swings at the ball before it fell into the hole, making everything much longer.

"Don't mess up." Charlie said loudly as Gabriella got ready for the last hole.

"I won't." Gabriella said quickly as she carefully swung at the ball, sending it down a small hill, throw a tunnel, and over another hill.

"I think she has it, man." Zeke said as he watched the ball float down the course.

"Yup, she has it." Chad said with a nod.

"Thanks for the support, guys." Charlie said with an eye roll as he watched the ball fall into the whole.

Gabriella smirked and her friends clapped excitedly as she walked over to them, watching Charlie. Troy and Gabriella exchanged a look as Charlie hit the ball, sending it towards the hole.

"I win!!" Gabriella squealed as the ball missed the hole, making Charlie have to hit it for the second time to get into the hole. "I can't wait to see you doing laundry!" She laughed.

The guys laughed with her, knowing that Gabriella was going to win from the very beginning. Charlie glared at her and an evil smile spread on his face as he walked towards her.

"What are you doing?!" Gabriella asked as she saw her brother's mischievous look on his face.

She followed his gaze to the bridge a few feet away from her and the large pool of water under it and her eyes widened.

"Don't you dare!" She said angrily as she backed up slowly.

"Dude, Charlie, don't throw her in. She won fair and square." Chad said with a nod as he watched his friend walk closer to his sister.

He saw Taylor smirk slightly, but quickly hide it when she realized she did it and Charlie laughed quietly with a shake of his head.

"Don't!" Gabriella said as she shoved her brother away from her.

Charlie grabbed Gabriella securely around the waist and walked over to the bridge. Gabriella kicked and screamed as her friends tried to pull her away from her brother.

"Charlie, let go of her!" Sharpay demanded as she grabbed Gabriella's outstretched hand and held it tightly.

"Help me!" Gabriella screeched to Taylor and Sharpay.

"Dude, she doesn't want to go in." Troy said as he, Chad, and Zeke watched from next to Taylor and Sharpay.

"And I don't want to do laundry!" He said as he lifted Gabriella up in his arms and tossed her into the pool, watching as her hand let go of Sharpay's in order to keep from pulling her in too.

"CHARLIE!" Gabriella screamed as many of the put-put golfers stopped their game to look at her.

She was soaking wet and her clothes were heavy and pulling her down into the shallow water. She watched as Taylor and Sharpay exchanged a look and she couldn't help but smile when she realized that they wouldn't let him get away with pushing her in.

"One!" Sharpay screeched.

"Two!" Taylor hooted.

"Three!" Gabriella smiled.

Taylor and Sharpay grabbed Charlie and shoved him towards the water, but as he tumbled forward, he grabbed Sharpay and they both went into the water, causing Zeke to go in after Sharpay. They were all laughing hysterically and Troy and Chad jumped in with the group.

"I still won!" Gabriella laughed as she shoved Charlie under the water.

"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" They heard as they all laughed.

The group in the water slowly looked up at the bridge where Taylor was still standing and a very angry manager was looking down at them, fuming with obvious anger.

"Uh-oh." Chad said as everyone's eyes widened.

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The group walked into the Montez house, laughing in their almost-dry clothes. They had gotten kicked out of the Putting Place and couldn't come back until next year, where they would have to pay full price even on half off days. It had all been worth it in the end, knowing that they had a good laugh and would remember this moment for a long time. They were now in the kitchen, talking about the long speech the manager had given them about safety and the expense of the pools and bridges around the place.

"Do you guys want to stay over for dinner?" Gabriella asked the group from her spot at the island bar stool.

"What are we having?" Charlie asked as he leaned back in his chair at the kitchen table.

"Lasagna." Gabriella answered.

"Definitely." Chad said.

"Sounds good to me." Troy said with a nod.

"I love lasagna." Zeke said with a smile.

"You all have to help though." Sharpay said as she started getting the ingredients out of the pantry.

"Sweet." Zeke said with a smile as he stood up from his chair at the kitchen table and walked over to the stove where Taylor was get the pots and pans ready.

"Charlie, you can set the table." Gabriella said as she dumped a box of lasagna noodles into a boiling pot of water.

Charlie sighed, but did what he was told and after a half hour of getting the noodles boiled and the meat with tomato sauce cooked, they were halfway done with dinner. Sharpay, Zeke, and Charlie were sitting at the kitchen table, talking while, Troy and Gabriella got the salad ready and Chad and Taylor put the lasagna together. Troy nudged Gabriella as he listened to Chad and Taylor next to him and Gabriella giggled quietly as she glanced at them.

"Chad, gosh, it's not that hard to remember." Taylor said. "It goes Lasagna noodles, meat sauce, mozzarella cheese, lasagna noodles, meat sauce, and parmesan cheese." Taylor said with a sigh.

"How is that not hard to remember?" Chad asked as he set two lasagna noodles down on the bottom of the pan.

"You know, Chad, just put the darn cheese on it." Taylor said after she put the sauce over the noodles.

"Fine." Chad mumbled as he tossed some cheese on the sauce, missing the corners and sides.

"You have to get the corners." Taylor said as she tried to be patient with him.

"'Kay." He said as he concentrated on getting the cheese just right. "Wait, I think I missed a spot." He said as Taylor was about to put another layer of noodles on it.

"It's fine." Taylor told him.

"No, it really isn't." He said as he flicked cheese right at her, smiling.

"What was that for?!" Taylor asked.

"I told you. I missed a spot." Chad smiled.

Taylor grabbed some cheese and threw it right at his face and he threw some back at her. Troy smiled and tossed a handful of lettuce at Gabriella, smiling as she gasped.

"Troy!" She said with a laugh as she pulled some lettuce off of her shirt and threw it back at him.

He laughed as he caught it and smiled, pulling a piece of lettuce out of her hair and tossing it into the sink behind him.

"Sorry, I had to join in on the fun." He smiled as he looked over at Chad and Taylor, who were now getting pretty intense with the cheese throwing.

"Chad!" Taylor screeched angrily.

"Taylor!" He said back as she threw some more cheese at him. He grabbed some of the sauce and Taylor's eyes widened.

"Not the sauce!" Taylor said as she ran from the kitchen with Chad following close behind.

The group in the kitchen laughed as they heard the two running around the house and within a few minutes and a shout from a surrendering Taylor, they both appeared back into the kitchen, only this time, Taylor was thrown over Chad's shoulder and he was smiling brightly.

"Chad, let go of me." Taylor said as she dangled from his shoulder, hearing her friends laughing from around the kitchen.

"You know, I've never really been this close to you. It's nice." Chad said as he walked back over to the lasagna with Taylor still over his shoulder.

"You're a perv." Taylor groaned as she tried to look up, but swung back down, facing Chad's stomach.

"Are you really going to keep Taylor up there?" Gabriella laughed as she put the lasagna into the oven.

"For as long as I can." Chad smiled as he patted her on the thigh, where his hand was secured so she wouldn't fall forward.

"Chad!" Taylor said as she whacked him in the leg.

"Ow!" He groaned as he bent forward, holding his leg.

Taylor took that chance to wiggle out of his grasp and jumped off of him, shoving him away from her.

"Looks like your time is up." Troy said with a laugh.

"You annoy me." Taylor said to him.

Chad smiled and pulled her towards him, wrapping his arms around her waist, and leaning towards her ear with a smile. Gabriella raised her right eyebrow and exchanged a look with Troy as they watched them.

"You know you want me." He whispered to her, getting shoved harshly by Taylor as his breath brushed against her neck.

"Yeah right." She said angrily.

After waiting for the lasagna to cook, the group sat around the Montez's kitchen table and ate their dinner as if they did it on a regular basis, talking and laughing as they told stories to each other. With the darkening of the sky and the laughter of the friends, the day slowly came to an end with Troy leaving last, waving to Gabriella when he got to the end of the street when he looked back to see her on her balcony.


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