Hey guys sorry its taken me so long to get all my stories updated but I just had mid semester break and went home where the internet was broken :(
But I hope this makes up for it!!
"Hey! Amanda! Wait up!" Gabriella called as she jogged down the hall after school on Wednesday, her gym bag bouncing against her hip as she tried to catch up to the red head
"Hey gabs. What's up?" Amanda asked as she stopped and turned to Gabriella
"I need your help" Gabriella said as she fell into step beside Amanda
"Don't worry. I've sorted Trudy. I think. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it would be"
"Nah it's not that. I think me and Trudy are ok for now… it's about Friday"
"I know were playing the Knights, but don't worry. None of the guys will let anyone do anything to you"
Gabriella laughed, "Trust me; I'm fine when it comes to that part. I'm talking about numbers"
"Numbers?" Amanda asked looking confused
"Yeah. Numbers. How many people usually come to the games?"
"A couple hundred sometimes"
"Cheering for the Wildcats?"
"Oh. About 20…"
"20? Is that it?"
"Yeah. I mean, you've seen our sides grandstand before. We get about 30 people at a championship game"
"But the teams so good! Why don't people come?"
"Honestly? I don't know"
By now, the pair was standing outside on the grass in the middle of the running track. Gabriella turned to look at the rest of the team stretching, obviously only just finished their run
"Hey, I got them to warm up for you. I figured that way we could get into it faster" Trudy said as she moved to stand beside the other two
"Thanks for that"
"It's all good. I'll never admit to saying this, but the way you work is kinda fun" Trudy said with a small giggle
"Good to know"
Gabriella removed her bag from over her shoulder and let it drop to the ground
"Alright ladies! The game is in two days. You've all done amazing for the short time we've been practising, and I'd like to thank you all for allowing me to control your lunches and free periods" Gabriella said with a small laugh, "now this is where its gonna get interesting. In all honesty, East High has fark all school spirit. And that's not good"
Gabriella took a long look at the group of girls in front of her. In two short days, many of them had gone from complete sluts, to actual cheerleaders. The rest were almost there.
"Look, the guys out on the court do their best to psych out the opposition. We do our best too, but there's only so much that can be done on our part"
"What do you mean?" one of the girls spoke up cautiously
"I mean, we need the school to back us. What's the point in a home game if the home supporters aren't even there to cheer on the team?"
"What can we do?"
"That's what were gonna sort out today. I've shown you how to work with the crowd to get them amped and into the game, but now we've gotta figure how to actually get the crowd to the game"
"Hey Gabs!"
Gabriella turned around to see Taylor and Sharpay walking onto the field
"Hey guys. What're you doing here?"
"We came to see how you're going with your squad"
"Well the teams going great, but…" Gabriella trailed off as she had an idea
"But what?" Taylor asked
"But there's no point cheering, if there's no one there to get pumped up" one of the cheerleaders finished as she sat on the grass stretching
"Oh. Yeah people don't really come to the games do they?" Sharpay said as she flopped down
"No they don't… but if we had people on the inside of all the cliques…" Gabriella said as she looked around to see if anyone understood what she was aiming at
"Whaddya mean?" Amanda asked
"Well we have a 'control' I guess over the jocks of the school. Sharpay here, has control over the drama club, and Taylor over the Brains of the school"
"And that's pretty much the whole school covered" Amanda said
"I still don't get you" Trudy said, moving closer
"We have people inside all of the major cliques. All we have to do is convince them all to come to the game"
"Right. Cos they're really gonna wanna do that"
"It's worth a try Trudy" Amanda said
"I agree. It's the only idea we've got" Sharpay said
"So you guys are in?"
"Hell yeah!" Taylor laughed
--
"Hey! Brie! Wait up!"
"Hey Troy" Gabriella giggled as she turned around to see Troy jogging towards her
"So from what I hear, you had a pretty good training today"
"Oh? And where'd you hear that?"
"Some of the girls were talking about it after practise. So you've got a plan to get people to the game?"
"Sure do"
"Well that's awesome. So…"
"So?"
"So… do you wanna go to the after party with me on Friday night?"
"There's an after party?"
"Of course. There's always an after party" Troy laughed
"Of course. Why wouldn't I know that?" Gabriella laughed as the pair came to a stop beside Gabriella's car
"I thought you would have by now"
"So did I" Gabriella laughed
"So are you gonna go with me?" Troy asked quietly as he moved to stand in front of Gabriella, leaning against the car
"I'll think about it"
"Brie…"
Gabriella rolled her eyes at him. She was getting used to how easily she could frustrate Troy. She tugged on his t-shirt, causing him to lift his head to look at her
"Of course I'll go with you. You really are too easy to get Troy"
Troy chuckled, "I really wish you would stop doing that to me brie. It's not cool"
"No, but it keeps you on your toes" Gabriella said with a wink as she turned and got into her car
--
"Hey guys!" Gabriella said with a grin as she walked into the laboratory at lunchtime on Thursday. She had left the squad in the capable hands of Trudy and Amanda meanwhile; she was recruiting for Friday's game
"Hey gabs. Haven't seen you in a while" one of the girls on the scholastic decathlon team laughed as she gave Gabriella a hug
"Yeah sorry 'bout that guys. The teams kept me pretty busy"
"So we've heard" laughed another, "so, to what do we owe this pleasure?"
"I need a favour…" Gabriella said as she moved to the front of the room, "look, how many of you have been to a basketball game?"
Gabriella looked around the room to see everyone looking at her with blank expressions
"Our school basketball team are back to back state champions, yet no ones at their games cheering them on. We need you guys"
"I don't follow you. What can we do?"
"You can turn up. Cheer on the team. Team spirit guys!" Taylor said getting excited
"Why should we? They don't ever do anything for us"
"Have you ever asked them? Sure they can be pricks sometimes-"
"Especially Bolton"
"-especially Bolton" Gabriella laughed, "but I could guarantee to you that if you asked them for help with… anything, they would help you"
"HA!" one of the girls spoke up, "I highly doubt that"
"I'll tell you what. You guys need help with the state finals right? You need test subjects. I have a group of guys that will do whatever you ask them to do if you turn up to the game tomorrow night"
"You're serious aren't you?"
"Very serious"
Everyone seemed to turn to look at Taylor
"Come on guys! It'll be fun! I promise!"
"All right. We're in"
--
By Friday afternoon, most of the school had agreed to various deals with Gabriella. The only problem was whether or not everyone would turn up.
"Everyone ready?" Gabriella asked the group of girls standing in front of her
"Hell yeah!" Amanda called out
"Heya girlies! We got you some presents!" Sharpay yelled as she and Taylor made their way through the group of girls in the locker room
"Guys! I told you no presents" Gabriella laughed as she pulled the pair into a hug
"We didn't. Shars parents did" Taylor laughed, dropping a box on the floor next to the one Sharpay had dropped
"What is it?"
"Open it!" Sharpay half yelled
Gabriella giggled as she tore into the two boxes, holding up what was inside
"New uniforms?! Guys this is awesome!" Gabriella squealed as she inspected the pieces of red and white material. Their previous uniforms were pretty worn out, red short-skirt and a white singlet with a small wildcat logo on the front. The new uniform was a white skirt with red inserts and a white 'basketball' singlet with red stripes and a huge wildcat logo underneath their names on the back. And sparkles. Lots of sparkles
"Shar decided on the sparkles" Taylor laughed as the girls began pulling out their assigned uniforms
"Get changed! Quickly!" Sharpay said as she ran around trying to remove the girls' clothes to get them changed, "people are arriving! You gotta get out there!"
--
A roar went up from the crowd as the West High Knights ran from their changing room and onto the court. Gabriella tried not to look at the team, but Brody made a point of running onto the Wildcats side of the court
"Gabi" he said slightly yelling over the sound of the crowd
"Don't talk to me" she said, moving to the end of the squad beside the Wildcats entrance. She turned to the crowd and began to cheer along with them while they waited for the team to be announced onto the court. Then she heard it. Chad's voice just outside the entrance
"What team?!"
"Wildcats!" the crowd cheered
"What team?!"
"WILDCATS!"
"WHAT TEAM?!"
"WILDCATS!"
"WILD CATS!"
"GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!"
Suddenly, the Wildcat crowd erupted. Everyone was standing, stomping their feet on the floor of the bleachers screaming as the team ran out onto the court. Gabriella couldn't help but laugh when she saw the guys' faces. They'd heard she had a plan to get people to the game, but they obviously hadn't expected this
"Whoa gabs!" Chad laughed as he pulled her into a hug, when the two teams had been sent to their coaches
"Told you I had it sorted!" Gabriella giggled
"You did great" Troy whispered in her ear as he grabbed her from behind
"I done gooooood" she laughed
"Are you sure you're alright being here? I mean with Brody?"
"I can handle it. Just go out there and kick his arse" Gabriella said, pushing Troy out onto the court
The first half of the game was close with the Knights leading by 3 points at half time. The guys were getting shoved around on the court and a few of them had come off with 'accidental' blood noses and similar injuries
"Come on guys. Your letting them get to you. You can beat them without even breaking a sweat!" coach Bolton yelled above the noise
"They're playing dirty coach!" Zeke spoke up, wiping the last of the blood from his face
"I know they are. You just have to find a way to fight back"
Gabriella moved away from the group feeling guilty. It was her fault the Knights were playing dirty. Brody was trying to get to her. And trying to ruin Troy at the same time.
"Don't stress Gabs. It's not your fault" Trudy said
"It is. This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't – "
"What? Broken up with your cheating scumbag of a boyfriend? Just let Troy and the team deal with it. Trust me"
"But – "
"Gabs. You gotta talk to me"
Gabriella turned to see Brody standing, once again, right beside her.
"Go away Brody"
"Not until you talk to me. Properly. Let me explain"
"You were screwing my friends behind my back Brody. What more is there to explain?"
"At least give me – "
"Fuck off Brody"
"Go to hell Bolton. This has nothing to do with you"
"Leave now or I'll – "
"Troy!" Gabriella yelled as she turned her back on Brody, staring up at Troy, "forget about him!"
"Gabs quit tryina get him to back off. I can take him"
"I'm not worried about you" Gabriella shot back, "Troy look at me"
"Brie just let me sort him out"
"Brie? What kind of a name is that?" Brody snorted
Just like their last confrontation, the two teams had moved to stand behind their captains
Gabriella saw a muscle in Troy's jaw bulge as he tried to force his temper down.
"Troy" Gabriella said with more force as she pulled his head to look down at her, "don't let him get to you"
"I'm trying"
Gabriella moved to whisper in Troy's ear, "just remember who's taking home the girl"
When she pulled away from him, she saw him send a smirk in Brodys direction. Then he looked at Gabriella with a less evil smile, before he lent down to press a kiss to her lips. Gabriella laughed slightly into the kiss before wrapping her arms around his neck and deepening the kiss
"If you two are about done fighting, we'd like to get back to the game" the referee said as Troy and Gabriella pulled apart
"This isn't over Bolton" Brody said, storming off
Gabriella saw the look on Troy's face, showing her that he had a plan
"Troy whatever you're planning, stop it. I don't want you or the boys getting hurt"
"Don't worry" he said kissing her nose before he moved to stand with the coach and the rest of his team
"I've got us a plan boys"
"And what might that be?" asked coach Bolton, looking annoyed at what had just happened
"Gabriella"
"How is that a plan?" Chad asked
"That's Brodys weakness. All I gotta do is play with it" Troy said with a grin as he jogged back onto the court
--
"Two minutes left!" Trudy yelled as she screamed with the crowd, "Get the ball!"
Troy knew everyone was yelling, but all he could hear was Brodys out of breath voice in his ear
"You know she's gonna come back to me"
"You've got problems man. She's with me"
"Dude, I dated her for a year. I know what kinda girl she is. And she ain't your kinda girl"
"She's changed"
"Yeah right. You need someone who puts out. That cold fish would never give you what you want"
"Man, she puts out for me every night"
Brody stopped and Troy took the chance to run past him and steal the ball, scoring a 3 pointer right as the buzzer went
"They won!" Sharpay screamed as she ran past the cheerleaders and onto the court to jump on Zeke
"You did it! You won!" Gabriella said as she ran at Troy
"What? Didn't you think we could do it?"
"Of course I did" she laughed
"Troy, whatever you did, it worked. Keep it up" coach Bolton said as he patted Troy's back, moving through the team. The bleachers had emptied and now the court was filled with Wildcat supporters
Gabriella turned to look for Chad and Zeke, but instead she saw Brody standing in front of her with a furious look on his face
"You're a slut. You know that?"
"Don't you dare talk to her like that" Troy said clenching his teeth
"Well she is. She held out on me, but went around screwing everyone else. She's a dirty little – "
There was a loud crack as Gabriella's fist collided with Brodys jaw
"Fuck Gabriella!"
"DON'T talk to me again" Gabriella yelled in the now silent gym
Troy pulled her away from the crowd and watched as her face softened from her furious glare to an innocent smile
"How'd you do it?"
"well it's pretty easy… I mean I punched you…"
Troy laughed and pulled her into a hug, "I meant how you got everyone here?"
"Oh. Let's just say, you owe a few favours" Gabriella laughed
Lots of Lub,
GreaseGurl
