A/N: okay I know I said that Troy (as Gabriella) would be singin B-e-a-utiful at the dance, but I had a quick change of mind and changed it to Cali Cali Cali by Alyssa Bernal, youtube or google it, it's an awesome song. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and don't forget to review!

A/N (2): this story is going to end soon, so I'm going to make the chapters really really good and juicy, at least i hope I can, co many stories already...hahaha anyway, ENJOY AND REVIEW!


"Uh, earth to Gabi, you said it yourself, she's a bitch...and a major one." Troy nodded, making a decision to ask Gabriella about it tomorrow, maybe after the dance would be better. No other words were shared on the ride to Gabriella's foster home, in fact it was a quiet ride and Troy was thank ful; he had a lot of thinking to do. When Sharpay pulled in front of the foster home, she spoke, "So, you're singing at the dance?"

"Uh, yeah, most definitely," Sharpay smiled,

"Great, you said that you keep your copy of the original lyrics for the song in your diary under your pillow...rehearse from tonight on. Okay?" Troy just nodded as Sharpay left, he definitely had a lot of questions now. He just needed to find answers.

'What have I gotten myself into?' Troy wondered, pulling at Gabriella's long locks, squeezing her brown eyes shut. Sure, he told Sharpay-the hyperactive blonde that he'd rehearse but when he got in he saw that Gabriella's room had been ransacked and gutted. Clothes were everywhere and it...for some odd reason, reeked of day old cheese and crazy glue. He squinted and pinched her small nose. "I'm screwed...Montez is going to kill me. I mean, I'm going to kill me..I mean...aw, i should just shut up right now."

"Why are you talking to yourself Gabi?" He turned, seeing the little girl, what was her name?- Charlotte! Troy smiled slightly and sat on the disheveled bed. Charlotte crawled next to him, "Austin was in here if you're wondering." Troy rose Gabriella's thin eyebrows,

"Why?" he asked, Charlotte shrugged her little face scrunching up; making her look like a baby bull dog.

"I don't know, but, he said that he was looking for something...he said that he knew you were leaving?-" suddenly she choked on a sob and flung herself at him, at first he was shocked and didn't know how to react. "You're not leaving are you? Please don't leave whose gonna teach me how to draw bunnies and kitties!" Troy felt it hard not to cry himself, 'must be girl hormones' he thought, but that didn't stop the tears from sprinkling out of Gabriella's tearducts.

"Hey, listen," he said looking at her straight in the eyes; however she was looking at him strangely, 'of course she is, she thinks I'm Montez'. "I promise you that Gab-I mean, me, I promise you that I'm not leaving." It was silent for a few short seconds, until Charlotte sniffled.

"Can I ask you something?" The five year old said, Troy nodded. "What happened to Gabi?" and that is how his face fell to the floor

"Huh..what? What do you mean?" Charlotte merely spoke with no smile, so she must of just figured it out.

"Well, Gabi doesn't say 'hey listen' before she comforts, she usually just gives me a hug and she ..."

"Yeah?" Troy said, his interest peaked because of this little girl.

"She likes to sing, usually Cali Cali Cali."

"What-y what-y what-y?" Charlotte sighed, and shook her head. She was smiling.

"See, you're not Gabi, you don't know the name of the only song that she wrote. So who are you?" Troy sighed, and looked at a wall, his eyes landing on a lonesome picture of Gabriella. He felt his heart swell, she had her in braids along the side of her head and falling on her shoulders and freckles all along her nose and cheeks. He smirked, that must be a recent picture, she didn't look any different from now.

"My name is Troy Bolton.." he said, Charlotte gasped, and he held up a quick hand to silence her, "I know it's weird but it's a long story- me and Gabriella got switched..." his voice trailed off, cause he nor Gabriella knew why they switched, just that they did.

"And...?" Charlotte prompted, Troy looked at her. "about you?"

"what about me?" Troy sighed, leaning back on the mattress, suddenly he remembered. Shit! he thought, "I'm supposed to rehearse a song that Mon- I mean, Gabriella wrote." Charlotte smirked, and clasped her hands behind her back.

"The only song she wrote is 'Cali Cali Cali'" she said, Troy gave her another confused look and she sighed, walking to her pillow and pulled out a purple velvet book. 'Her diary,' Troy concluded as Charlotte sat next to him again and opened it to the only page that was written on. "This is it," she explained, "why do you have sing it Troy?"

"As Gabriella, I made a promise that I'd sing it at a dance."

"You aren't gonna hurt her are you?" Her eyes got big, and Troy saw that this little girl really looked up to Gabriella. He smiled, looks like he's been misjudging her a lot, he nodded and pinky swore to this five year old that he would do no such thing.

"I promise I won't" they looped their pinkies together, both smiling. "Tell me about this song..."

"It's a love song, I don't know Gabi wrote it, but it's really nice." Troy listened as she explained, and when she left, he just sat there with the diary in his lap staring at the words before his-Gabriella's-eyes.

Cali Cali Cali California

I won't forget that day

The sunlight opened my eyes

First kiss on the beach is like paradise

Cali Cali Cali California

I won't forget that night

The palm trees swinging above

One touch and I knew it was California love

"Why would write this Gabriella?" He asked to no-one, suddenly he got an idea, picking up her phone, he scrolled through her contacts and hit 'Pay Pay'

"Hello?" he bubbly voice greeted, he rolled his eyes,

"Hey,"

"GABI!" he yanked the phone away from his ear and winced,

"Yeah it's me, hey um...can I be at your place to rehearse this song...um..."

"Ohh...well my parents are here with a gathering of their friends, but before school starts tomorrow would be good, I'll tell Kelsi and also...then after ...seeing as the dance is tomorrow."

"WHAT?" he shrieked, Sharpay giggled,

"Love ya! Bye!" she hung up. Oh great!