Gabriella sat on the sidelines watching Jordan and Tyler dance all over Chad and Samantha dance with Troy. Zeke however was talking to Michelle and Tina about How much alone time they had been getting with Troy and what they would want to see happen.

Troy was pulled away as Victoria and Anais held on to each of his arms. "Hey Troy." Victoria said with a smile.

"Hello ladies." He said looking at them both with smiles.

"We were wondering." Victoria said pressing her finger on his chest and swirling it round and round. "Do you think girls who drink a lot are attractive?"

"Not really." He said with a smirk. "No one wants to Baby sit a drunk."

"Because we noticed that Gabi really likes to drink." Anais said with a nervous face.

Troy paused for a moment and looked over at Gabriella sitting at the bar staring at drink. "I sure she isn't an obsessive drinker." He said looking back at Victoria.

"Well I just concerned for her." Victoria said with a pout. "She is really depressed."

"Almost suicidal." Anais said bringing a hand to her chest.

"Seriously," Troy said pulling arms away with a small laugh. "She's fine." He said placing a hand on their shoulders. "Everyone needs a drink once in a while." He said.

Just then Natalie walked past and he watched as she went to sit down by herself. "Ladies if you'll excuse me." He said politely and went to follow Natalie.

Confessional scene.

"I'm getting pretty annoyed with not getting alone time with Troy and if that means bouncing my but for his friend I'm going to do it." Crystal said. "I'm looking at all the other girls and they have all had alone time with him but it's my turn now."

Fade out Victoria fades in.

"I don't know about anyone else but there is one person I don't want winning that alone date tonight and I think we all know who that is." She said crossing her arms. "I think it's time miss Gabriella over there got her feathers plucked." She said with a smirk. "what better way to get a real hoe to fall on her face but to fill up with drinks."

Fade out.

Gabriella was looking at the bar top trying her best not to look back out onto the dance floor to see Troy and whoever dancing. She wasn't jealous, she wasn't even interested. She didn't even know him. Lifting her drink she drowned the rest of it and set it back on the bar. The sound of music humming around her, made her remember her past.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flash back.

"Gabi we rock." Sharpay said hanging her arm on the mic stand.

"Girl that song you wrote was awesome." Taylor said putting down her guitar. "We are so going to make it big." She said walking over to lean on Gabriella keyboard.

"I don't know you guys I just… music isn't the same for me anymore." She said looking down. It had been a month since she left David and the same songs she had once written about love and her happy memories just seemed so empty and fake. She couldn't sing them anymore, couldn't play them anymore. She didn't even think she could write anything anymore. "I think I reach a limit."

"Gabi it'll get better." Sharpay said with a smile as she came up to her. "We don't need David to mange us Taylor is studying law, I'm making it big in fashion, and you're our finance girl." She said with a hopeful voice.

"Gabriella we can't just give up." Taylor said looking down. Gabriella shook her head as she stared blankly ahead.

"When I fell in love with music I fell in love with him." letting out a sigh she paused. "Now instead of melodies and rhythm all I see are pictures and memories of everything good and bad." She said as her hands came down to her lap. "As long as music is a part of me I'm never going to get through this" she said looking back up.

"We can't do this without you." Sharpay said with a sigh.

"Yes you can, you can keep songs. Sing them if you want but I want nothing to do with music." She said letting a tear fall. "It just hurts so much." she said shrugging her shoulders. "I'm sorry." A sob escaped her lips and her shoulders dropped.

Sharpay and Taylor came around to her sides sitting beside her as they wrapped their arms around Gabriella.

"It's okay," Sharpay said with a tear rolling down her cheek. "We won't make you." She said rubbing Gabriella back.

"We're here for you." Taylor offered as she placed her head on her shoulders. "Band or no Band, friends forever."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Flashback.

Gabriella closed her eyes and the opened them again the music still in her head still in the air around her. She needed another drink she needed to stop the memories before David popped up in the corner of her mind. Suddenly Victoria appeared on her left and Anais on her right. Sandwich between the two Gabriella felt uncomfortable and leaned forward.

"So like what's you deal?" Victoria said as she motioned for the bar tender.

"Yeah I heard you playing the piano the other night." Anais added with a smile as she leaned her hip against the bar.

"You get on the show to be famous or something?" Victoria said in a teasing voice.

Gabriella rolled her eyes and ignored the girls. But Victoria wasn't going to give up that easy.

"So what are you like some singer by night and number cruncher by day?" she said then looked at the bartender. "Three tequila's."

"No I use to be in a band." She said tucking her hair behind her ear. "But I grew up."

"What was it called." Anais said reaching for a olive and popping it in her mouth.

"Guilty Pleasures." Gabriella said with a smile. "But times change and we all got into our careers." She said then made a huff noise. "Beside it was Dorky." she shrugged.

"Being in a band is not dorky." Victoria said. "It's effin cool." She said holding up a rock on sign.

"So you like music?" Anais said reaching for her drink.

"I did." Gabriella said looking at the shot glass before her.

"Well that's just stupid." Victoria said with a smile. "Hey bartender keep 'em coming." She said and lifted the shot glass to take it whole. "You rock in my book."

Anais did the same and then looked back out at the dance floor. "God I hate seeing him with other girls." She said reaching for the next shot glass.

Gabriella lifted her own and tossed her head back. The taste was bitter and dry hot and hard as it went down her throat. She could make a better shot then this. She thought looking at the next Shot glass. Victoria laughed and pointed over at Jordan and Tyler. "Now there are girls who are easy."

"And stupid." Gabriella added.

Nodding in agreement the girls took the next shot. "Let let lose and enjoy the night." Victoria said with a smile.

"I guess." Gabriella said looking at the next shot.

"Come on Gabi keep up." Victoria said, after two more shots Gabriella didn't notice that Victoria had stopped or that Anais was just passing along her shots to Gabriella. After the eighth one she felt very relaxed.

"Wow." Gabriella said swaying her body on the stool. "I can't believe I how good this song is." She said holding the table top still with her hands.

"Want dance?" Victoria said with a smile.

"Hell yeah." Gabriella said throwing a fist in the air. "Let's do this!"

Troy stood on the side with Chad and Zeke. "What about Samantha?" Chad said holding out a hand. "You need more alone time with her."

"I could see that." Troy said looking over at her as she was talking to Michelle and laughing about something. Samantha was a very smart and lively girl someone he could see his grandmother getting along with.

"Well is there anyone here that you might like?" Zeke asked lifting his beer. "I mean we'll choose who ever fits the bill."

Troy was silent for a moment as he looked out into the dance floor. The girls were all very beautiful and they all had qualities that he wanted in a wife. "I'll let you guys decide this one." He said with a smile.

Chad clapped his hands together and laughed. "Then I say Tyler." Looking at her from across the room he smiled at her and licked his lips. "She is good looking."

"Dude." Zeke said holding up a hand and looking at him with confusion. Rolling his eyes and looking over to the bar Zeke smiled and pointed."What about that ella chick."

"Gabriella?" Troy said instantly perking up from the mention of her name. Would it be fair to ask for more alone time with her? Could he get away with another date?

" she is so not digging it and she rubs off like a virtuous prude." Chad said with a disgusted expression.

"Just because she didn't throw herself on you doesn't make her a prude."

"It makes her crazy because any female is attracted to fine chocolate." Chad said using a hand to indicate himself.

"Hence the basis of her appeal." Troy chimed in with a laugh.

Chad shook his head the two laughed and he looked out into the dance floor to see said girl going low on the dance floor. "Well I take back virtuous." Chad said pointing to Gabriella. "But it is always the quiet ones." He said.

Troy looked over to the dance floor to see Gabriella dancing with Esha in a sexual manner. She body was lost in the music and she had a smile on her face. A smile he hadn't seen before. Breaking away from the guys he smiled as he made his way through the girls who tried to capture his attention as he got close to her. Gabriella's body did have the curves of a forbidden concubine or that of an incubus, however she knew it or not was another story.

As she turned around she smiled as she seen Troy. Smiling she wriggled her finger at him and he came willingly. Her hands rested on his shoulders and slid down as her boy went down with them as well. Dipping low and coming up slowly. She was defiantly and incubus in another life.

He came closer to her and he could smell the faint alcohol. She swayed with a lazy motion in her body. Her cheeks were flushed as she pushed her hands up and moved her hips. Taking her in for a moment he paused and smiled with amusement. Reaching for her hand he brought her close. "You're drunk" he said to her.

"Drunk?" She squeaked with a smile. Doing another dance move she twirled around and latched on to him. "I don't think so." She sang as she pointed a finger at him.

"Trust me." He said looking at her a bit concerned. "Your drunk." Taking a step to the right she stumbled a bit and Troy caught her. "You alright there tenderfoot?"

"I'm great." She yelled over the music before turning around and moving away from him to dance between Tina and Jordan.

Keeping an eye on her as she staggered off he looked over at the bar were Victoria and Anais were giggling and laughing as they watch Gabriella wobble around. Before he could walk over to the girls or grab Gabriella. Becky came into the room and the room grew quiet. Leaving Troy helpless to go after Gabriella or question the other girls. "Ladies it's time to announce the winner of the dancing queen to night." She said bowing her head. "Hopefully the men have by now reached a conclusion." She said with a smile. "Chad, Zeke who have you picked as our dancing queen?"

Chad stepped forward and smiled. "We pick Tl-." Zeke elbowed him in the gut and smiled as he winked over at Troy.

"Let me say that this room is filled with many dancing queens," he said looking around at the girls. "Many of you could benefit form this one on one date." He said coming over to Troy side. "But personally we think Troy should spend a little more time with Natalie."

Natalie let out a shriek and jumped up and down as she ran over to Troy.

"Congratulations, Natalie." Becky said with a smile. "You win an alone date with Troy." she said as everyone clapped. Just then a man in a suit came out with a crown. Every one watched as the man placed the Crown on Natalie head. Troy smiled and looked at her admiringly as her curls came down around her face. She was sweetheart. Some one kind and polite, different from the rest of them and he couldn't thank Zeke enough.

Confessional scene.

"Son of a Bitch." Crystal said as she shook her head. "Of all the girls? Really?" She said questioning the men's choice. "Bitch doesn't even speak half the time."

Fade out and Victoria fades in.

"Hey as long as it wasn't Gabriella I don't care If they picked Jordan." Victoria said with a smirk. "He isn't going to like her and when he finds that out he going to off her." She said making a cut throat motion. "Natalie is not a threat."

Fade out.

The music started and Troy reached for her hand to hold her close as they danced.

when I look in your eyes
there I see
Just what you mean to me
Here in my heart I believe
Your love is all I'll ever need
Holdin' you close through the night
I need you, yeah

I look in your eyes and there I see
What happiness really means
The love that we share makes life so sweet
Together we'll always be
This pledge of love feels so right
And, ooh, I need you

Here and now
I promise to love faithfully [Faithfully]
You're all I need
Here and now
I vow to be one with thee [You and me], hey
Your love is all [I need] I need

Troy leaned his head down just a bit to take in the smell of her perfume. It was softer then Jordan's more Subtle then Gabriella's. As if the thought was a splash of cold water he looked up immediately to see Gabriella leaning on Chad who was setting her in a chair. As soon as she was seated she looked up and said something to him. Something that made Chad lurched back and shook his head. He felt bad for her. Maybe he should have let her go. She was only miserable here and if what Victoria and Anais said were true. Maybe it was time she went home.