Author's Note: You've been warned. Not the best chapter...the ending sucks. Please bare with me...I love the reviews, and I love you guys! Always, schoolgirl 101

Chapter 10- Opinions

Gabriella hadn't bothered with her school bag for the remaining of the day, only to eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich Troy gave her, and to take notes on a few sheets of folder paper. Gabriella was still oblivious to the fact that her prized possession was in the hands of the star basketball player.

Gabriella exhaled softly as she turned the corner and walked towards her locker. Shuffling the books in her hands, Gabriella opened the locker slowly depositing a few books with it, and closed the locker with a swing of her hand.

Gabriella walked out of East High doors just as everyone else did forty-five minutes ago when school ended and set off for her house. She had spent some time at the library, Gabriella loved the silent feeling, and she seemed to lose track of time.

"I think I'm forgetting something..." Gabriella thought softly as she stopped in front of the East High lawn.

"I'm sure Troy wouldn't mind driving you to school and home every day. Right Troy?"

Gabriella groaned as she remembered the conversation at dinner last night. "God...where do I find Troy..." Gabriella sighed as she turned her body around and walked back towards the school doors.

"If I were a lunkhead...where would I be?..." Gabriella thought as she scanned the primarily empty hallways. "The gym." Gabriella said softly as she steered herself slowly into the direction of East High's gym.

As Gabriella got nearer towards the door, she could hear noises coming from the gym.

"Hope that's Troy..." Gabriella said softly to herself as she opened the gym doors flinching at the loud screech the door made when opening.

Gabriella's eyes widened as she watched the site in front of her.

Troy smirked as he ran his hands up and down some blonde's body, his mouth attached solely to her neck.

"Mmmm...Troy..." the blonde breathed as Troy bit down softy on her neck trying to leave his mark.

Troy grinned as his mouth moved from her neck to her mouth, as he began to viciously attack her lip-gloss stained lips.

The blonde moaned softly as she ran her hands all over Troy's already bare chest. Somehow between the midst of their "rendezvous," Troy had his shirt thrown onto the floor.

Troy was used to this kind of stuff. He did it before, so did it really make a difference if he was doing it now...in the gym...with another stupid blonde?

Troy liked it like this. He didn't have to worry about blondes wanting to attach themselves to his arm 24/7. No strings attached right?

Troy knew he was smart enough not to get into those kinds of relationships that were...you know...serious.

Troy smiled smugly as his arm inched slowly up the blonde's skirt.

The blonde smiled closing her eyes and throwing her head back breathing deeply.

Troy's head shot in the direction of the gym doors when he heard a loud screeching sound.

His cold blue eyes met up with horrified brown ones.

Troy watched as the eyes quickly disappeared and the gym doors closed once more, leaving the blonde and himself in silence.

"Troy, baby...did you hear something?" the blonde said opening up her eyes to look at Troy.

Troy looked down at the blonde and removed his hands from her pushing her away from him slightly.

The blonde, wearing, enormously high heels, stumbled and fell to the floor.

"Troy..."

"Hey, sorry. But I got to bounce. I'll catch you later." Troy said as he grabbed his bag in the corner of the gym.

" But Troysie..."

"Yeah...whatever." Troy said as he pushed open the gym doors and scanned the hallways for a certain brunette while pulling his shirt back on.

Troy picked up his pace and ran outside finally spotting the brunette slowly edging herself towards home.

"Montez." Troy said loudly making sure Gabriella could hear him.

Gabriella made no sign of hearing Troy, ignoring him, as she continued her walk.

"Montez!" Troy said running up to Gabriella and touching her arm ever so slightly.

Gabriella jumped and took a step back from Troy cutting the closeness their two bodies had just shared. "Don't touch me Troy..." Gabriella said softly.

"Wait...what?" Troy said touching Gabriella once more to turn her around to face him.

"Don't touch me Troy..." Gabriella shivered her eves transfixed and frightened.

"What is it Montez?" Troy asked.

"Just...just don't touch me." Gabriella said softly.

"Montez..." Troy said as his hand touched Gabriella's arm. "I will keep on touching you until you tell me why I shouldn't.

Gabriella froze and looked deeply at Troy.

Troy sighed moving his hand up and down Gabriella's arm.

Gabriella jumped back. "Please...Troy..."

"Montez..."

"Troy..."

"Spit it out Montez."

"Ummm...uh, germs." Gabriella said softly.

"What?" Troy asked confused.

"Well I, I…don't even want to know where your hand has been..." Gabriella said in a voice barely audible as she removed herself from Troy and began once again walking.

Troy looked at Gabriella and laughed slightly. "You're definitely a keeper Montez. C'mon. Let's just get you home."

"I can walk..." Gabriella said softly.

"Then that would be violating parents rules." Troy said as he motioned Gabriella to follow him towards the parking lot.

"And since when do you follow parent's rules..." Gabriella muttered softly to herself.

Troy was able to catch that phrase and raised an eyebrow at Gabriella. "Wow Montez...I never knew you had it in you to be, hmm...harsh."

Gabriella looked at Troy and blushed. "I didn't mean it Troy…sorry."

"Hey Montez, I'm not taking it personal, all right? I live for moments...moments like this, moments where I receive, well, the unexpected." Troy said his eyes wandering on Gabriella for a moment or two. "Let's just get you back at home in one piece."

Gabriella nodded as she reluctantly followed Troy to his car.

"Again Montez...I'm not going to bite." Troy said as he looked at Gabriella's weary face.

Gabriella shyly blushed at Troy and stepped into the front seat of his car and buckled her seatbelt.

"Well we're off to see the wizard..." Troy said cheesily as he started the engine of his car.

"The wonderful Wizard of Oz." Gabriella said to Troy softly a small smile appearing on her face.

Troy looked at Gabriella and gave a cheeky grin. Somehow, Gabriella was changing Troy, slowly. It was like her opinion mattered to him. A geek's opinion. This wasn't cool...right? Troy shook his thoughts from his head and focused on getting back home.

Maybe he could figure things out...by reading Gabriella's diary perhaps?