Gabriella shut the door behind Chad and locked it. Chad had walked to about 3 metres away, stood at the end of Gabriella's bed. He was grinning at her. She grinned back.

She ran at him and jumped on him, contacting her lips with his. As they both fell back onto Gabriella's bed, Chad held her by the hips. Her knees were hugging his own hips. As she caressed his lips, she ran her hands down his chest, sighing as she felt how toned it was. She reached the bottom hem of his shirt, and sat up, pulling Chad up with her only by her kiss. She pulled his shirt up, and momentarily broke the kiss to pull it over his head. She met his lips once again as she threw his shirt across the room.

Chad looked into her eyes. His hands were under her pyjama top, stroking her silky back. He wasn't too sure where this was leading. On the one hand, she knew about Sharpay leading him on and how it got to him, and he hoped she wasn't as cruel as to do it too. But on the other hand, he didn't want her to think she was obliged to do anything.

Still, glancing at his shirt on her floor, he lifted his hands and pulled her pyjama top over her head. He smiled as he looked down at her black lacy bra.

Gabriella's hands ran down his chest. She opened her eyes and looked at him as she reached the button of his jeans. She undid the button and unzipped his jeans. Chad pulled away from the kiss.

"You, uh…" He stuttered out in a whisper. "I mean.. are we gonna…."

"Yeah." She smiled. "Well, only if you want."

"Yeah." He stated, with no doubt. "Are you sure you wanna?"

Gabriella nodded at him.

--

Gabriella was stood at her locker, rooting around and sorting out her books. She suddenly felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist.

"Hey Gab." Chad's voice flowed through her veins.

"Chad!" Gabriella whispered nervously. "What if someone sees?"

"So what if they do?"

"Well…" Gabriella turned round to face him. "I dunno. I mean you only really broke up with Sharpay yesterday."

"I don't care what she, or anybody else, thinks about it. No one else matters, Gab."

"I guess you're right." She grinned and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him.

And at that very moment, Sharpay turned the corner. She stopped dead in her tracks, and watched Gabriella peck him on the lips. She saw Troy turn round the corner at the opposite end of the hallway, and greet Chad, who took him aside for a quick word.

A minute later, Troy spotted her and approached her.

"Hey, Shar." He said quietly, standing alarmingly close to her.

"What's going on with them two?" She enquired, trying to make it sound like she didn't care.

"Dunno. I thought you two ended last night anyway."

"Yeah, well…" Sharpay started. She looked at Chad and Gabriella, and grabbed Troy's face, and kissed him.

--

Chad sat down in English class, and a couple of minutes later, Troy joined him, sitting next to him.

"Troy." He said, flatly.

"Hey man." Troy cheerfully said, unaware that Chad was glaring at him.

Troy opened his English book and stared at the page for a few seconds before turning to look at Chad.

"Woah, what's up, man?!"

"Dude, me and Sharpay broke up last night. And already you're jumping in my grave?!"

"What's the problem man, we both saw you kissing Gabriella. Aren't you being a bit hypocritical?"

"It's different and you know it. You're my best friend." Chad threw his arms up and huffed.

Troy slowly looked away from Chad and stared back to his book.

"Anyway…" Chad said, sounding slightly calmer. "She won't have sex with you."

"Maybe that's not the only thing on my mind, Chad."

"Yeah, maybe." Chad snorted and looked down at his own English book.

--

As Gabriella left class and made her way to her locker to meet Chad for lunch, she was stopped by a sharp tap on her shoulder.

She turned round to see Sharpay standing there. Gabriella's mind immediately told her to flee, but her feet weren't getting the message. She looked down to the ground and said nothing.

"Gabriella…" Sharpay said in a sharp, angry voice. Gabriella was waiting for the rest of the sentence, but Sharpay was having difficulty finding words.

Sharpay was frustrated. She didn't quite know what to say to Gabriella, she instinctively wanted to intimidate her but she didn't really know why. Yes, she loved Chad, and it hurt that he'd found someone so quickly. And part of her knew that Chad meeting Gabriella must have played some part in their split… but she wasn't angry at this. She felt bad for leading Chad on, and she welcomed the split.

So, she concluded she wasn't angry with Gabriella. However, she couldn't help but think Gabriella would probably be able to give Chad what she herself had never been able to give him - and little did she know, Gabriella had already given it to him.

The thought of it hurt her. The thought of someone else being intimate with her Chad… it really hit a nerve.

"Don't hurt him." Sharpay whispered, reduced to a sad, almost teary, quiet girl. She slumped off. Gabriella let out a sigh of relief, with just a hint of confusion.

--

"Hey Chad!" Taylor smiled as she walked past Chad, standing at Gabriella's locker.

"Hey!" Chad shook his head, snapping himself out of a daydream, and smiled.

"I heard about you and Sharpay. I know she's trying not to show it but.. She is upset."

"I'm upset too. But it was necessarily."

"Wasn't it a bit early to move on though?"

Chad looked up at Taylor. He could tell she was just concerned for Sharpay, but he didn't want to have to explain himself to her. He was sure, anyway, he'd be getting this type of thing a lot.

"I think it was a natural progression in mine and Gabriella's friendship. I wasn't prepared to hide it, either."

"Okay." Taylor walked off, just as Gabriella approached.

"I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of grief." Chad groaned and threw himself back onto the lockers.

"Screw them." Gabriella said, putting in the combination for her locker. "Sharpay approached me…"

"Oh?"

"I think she was about to let rip. But then she just told me not to hurt you and walked off."

Chad took Gabriella's hands and squeezed them.

"It's all a bit of a mess right now, isn't it."

"Yeah. Just 3 weeks until summer though, Chad."

"Oh, yeah! That's just what we need." Chad smiled.

--

Sharpay sat at home, sulking. She knew it was stupid, but she couldn't help being upset that Chad had moved on so quickly. Sure, she had a little thing with Troy at the moment, but that didn't really mean anything to her. And she could tell that Gabriella meant something to Chad.

A tear or two fell down her cheek, and she got up and wiped her face.

She grabbed her car keys and ran downstairs.

--

Troy answered the door to Sharpay, who was standing, fidgetting, on his doorstep.

"Oh, hey cutie." Troy winked. Sharpay didn't react.

"Can I come in?"

"Of course." Troy stood to the side and Sharpay entered.

"Are your parents in?" Sharpay asked as she started her way up the stairs, signalling Troy to follow.

"No, they're out to dinner. Why?"

"No reason." Sharpay smirked as she opened Troy's bedroom door and beckoned him inside.

Troy went inside and sat on his bed.

"I was just so lonely… at home, all alone…"

"Where are your family?"

"Not that kind of lonely, Troy." She rolled her eyes and giggled. "I was craving the company of a big, strong man who knows how to take care of a woman."

Sharpay stood in front of Troy, and ran a hand through his mop of brown hair. He stayed silent, just looking up at the grinning blonde.

She gently pushed on his shoulders, and he let himself fall back onto the bed. She climbed onto the bed, and straddled him. She leaned down and placed her lips on his.

"I want you, Troy." She whispered in his ear.