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Walking hand in hand?

No, it was not like she would hate doing it. It wasn't her style, simple right. Then Gabriella Anne Montez-Blake, whose hand is holding yours at the moment? And why are you smiling like a bloody fool? That little annoying voice kept going the entire hour. More like complaining about how her own ideas and game had fallen, fallen like the walls around Jericho. But on the same time an other part of her liked the feeling that was bubbling up inside of her. Walking next to Troy in his jacket with the red numbers 14 on the back. Yeah, she kind of liked her life right now. If only the thick brain of his could react on all the posters in the corridor and ask her out to the Dance in two weeks. No wonder it where so many happy cheers and couples out and going. It had been a huge news flash for the entire student body three weeks ago, The basket superstar and the head cheerleader FINALLY a couple. Some had even put bets in, on when they finally would tell everyone. They hadn't told anyone, it sort off just happened to be kind of obvious with the hand holding and walking each other to class. You had to be an idiot to not realizing what was going on. The only dark cloud on Gabriella's pink sky, were the fact that she hadn't been able to kick Maggi off the squad. She was still a pain in the ass. Amber was the only reason for Gabriella not to kick Maggi of the squad. After all, Maggi's dad just happened to be the good old principal. Dame, when it came to the squad in all, she was an asset. Maggi had her own style, which Gabriella took a good look at. If only you could take away her big fat mouth and it all would be like the haven she wanted.

I mean, could you have a better life then it was right now. She was way to popular, had the high boyfriend with the name of Troy Bolton, and she had a mass of friends she didn't need to lie to anymore, and she was head cheerleader. And on top off that the dance where coming up. Nope, it could not get any better. Maybe worse, but what could happen to her right now?

Gabriella had after a little argument with her inner voice taken a good bye kiss from Troy and walked inside her house. Accepting to find her mother in the kitchen with lager dinner then the school could offer. She wasn't to found of the kitchen lady in school, she didn't make the food… well how to put it? To taste anything. After eating at Zeke's house a few times these two months, she had tasted so many different kinds of pancakes and buns and food, she couldn't eat at school anymore. But she still loved her mothers Mexican food, nothing could take that away from her mother. She was the queen on that one.

But as she entered the kitchen she got a chock, it was a chock, but a good one.

" DAD!?! " The both grown ups turned around to see a running brown haired girl come towards them.

" Hey, girly! " Her dad greeted her with a huge hug and a spin around, almost kicking the china of the table. She was so happy to see him, it had been more then five months, and she had missed him terribly. He had been her hero since she was born, watching all his games. If it was live or on the TV, she just had to see them all. Learning how to play, he had been the father figure who had always been there for her " Hey, G, how have you been? " Sitting down by the table waiting for the food to arrive in front of them.

" I'm good! " She smiled back. Just to get shot down by her own mother.

" Gabriella, you're not good " She smiled, putting the salad between her and her dad. She turned to the man in the room " She has a boyfriend, Troy, very charming young man "

" Mum!?!? " Gabriella was stunned.

" Really G? Now tell me about this ' young man ' " He imitated Anne as good as he could, receiving a kick on his leg from her.

" Hey I know! " Her mother cut in "Why don't we invit him and his family, Why don't we throw a party? " She looked at two shocked faces.

" Mum? Wouldn't that be like telling the media we're here? " Anne looked at her daughter, giving her a smile. She was done by the stove and took her seat on the third side of the kitchen island (is it called like that? I just translated that from Swedish, literally, so tell me if I'm wrong) they had in the middle of the kitchen. Taking some of the salad she took up the subject again.

" Gabby, they will find us. If not now. Then it will be next year or in three years. And I'm not moving away from here, I like it here " She stated more then telling her. Looking over at her ex boyfriend/husband, she gave an 'I give up'-look " So if I'm going to live here, I want to know my neighbors, to know your friends families. Even though I already know Helen Evens, but that doesn't count really "

" Helen? She lives here to? " Her dad asked surprised.

" Yeah, she's Sharpay and Ryans mum " Gabriella answered " How do you know her? "

"Oh, not her, I know her husband. He was my lawyer a couple of years ago " Her dad said giving her the bread again " So you want to throw a party Anne? "

" Yes, where have you been? Mars? " Gabriella rolled her eyes. Even though her parents had been divorced more then eight years, and had broken up several times. They still acted like they where together, and acting like twenty years old. All she could do was to look at them, and roll her eyes. They ate up under a discussion about basketball and school. Gabriella was glad her dad forgot about Troy. Even though they had been together for more then two months, she didn't know exactly when they 'got' together. And somehow she hadn't told her dad about Troy, she didn't know why, or maybe she did. The accident that happened in Chicago. How her boyfriend had used her to get himself up in the world. Something told her, that her dad would give her a lot of reasons not to be together with a basketball star. And she honestly liked Troy a lot. She had in her mind told herself that she would tell her dad at Christmas as she was suppose to be with her dad this year. As her mother did the dishes, father and daughter took a seat in the living room.

" I hope, G, that you don't let that women in there to ruin your life " Her dad joked knowing her mother overheard him. They only heard her laugh in the kitchen. "So care to fill me in about your little lover then, ey, G? " He had been calling her G, since she where five. With the explanation that it was faster to say then her whole name.

" Troy? "

" Yeah, who is he? And why haven't you told me you where a girlfriend all of a sudden " He looked at her with, what Gabriella had been recognise as a dad look " As I recall from the airport, you didn't want anything to do with boys " He said in a more serious tone. Gabriella rolled her eyes again at him. She had been saying a lot of stupid thing this year. Which with all of them she had to regret every thing.

" Well, I kind of really like him " She tried to get the look of his face, didn't work.

" Okey, so how is he? Is he a good guy? A study librarian? " She pushed him in the side.

" Well, no. He is a basketball player " Her dad looked at her, with a concern look " Dad he is not like Chicago. I promise, if you where to meet him, you would really like him "

" Does he smoke? "

" Kind off " Her dad let out a sigh, dame, she forgot. The first thing that he had notice with her ex boyfriend. This could not end well. Troy, need your help. NOW!!!

Next Day

Troy was waiting outside Gabriella's house. The car he had seen the day before were still on the drive in. He had never seen it before, and he knew her mothers car where red not black. And the registration plate told him it wasn't even from this state. Yeah, he was curious. Not because he though Gabriella was cheating, absolutely not. He trusted his girlfriend totally. But this car got his little detective genes at work. He didn't get out of his own as he saw Gabriella walk out the door. A man following her out. Gabriella in her normal heals, short skirt for the day, and a top that where a perfect match to her over all perfect body. She knew how to dress herself, no wonder when she had one of the world greatest designers as a mother. She and Sharpay had a lot in comment. He knew he should know the man walking with her, but he couldn't place him.

" Hey Troy! " Her voice where like sweets to him. She had a very nervous smile on her face, giving the mans identity away for him, it was her dad. Holly Shit!

" Hey Gabbs! " He looked at her as she opened the door to sit down, but froze as she realised something.

" Oh, crap! Dad this is Troy, my boyfriend! "Troy looked at her, that was a presentation. All he could do was to swallow the thing he had in his throat and take the mans hand to greet him. This was his life idol, shaking his hand.

" Well, good morning Troy. I'm Gabriella's father, Michael Blake " Troy nodded, okey not to bad. He didn't kill him for dating his only daughter and child anyway. Just breathe, he still hasn't pulled out a gun or anything.

" Hi! Nice to meet you " Was all he could say, the man moving away from the car. Hugging his daughter saying something and turning to walk back to the house. Troy couldn't believe it, he had shaken hand with Mike Blake. He, Troy had spoken to him. He was stunned.

" Hey, babe! Where are you? Jupiter? " Her heard the voice of Gabriella laugh now inside the car. Leaning in to kiss his cheek.

" No, I'm right here " He answered as he shock his head back to reality.

" Good, Could you be so very kind to drive me to school. I got gym the first " She smiled. God, he loved this girl beside him.

Gym Class

Gabriella and, Chad's at the moment girlfriend, Taylor where seated together with Sharpay and Kelsi on the benches in the gym. Waiting for the class to start, which would be in likely ten minutes. The teacher where always late to the morning classes. Normally it would be the students that where late, but in Gym, it was the teacher. Taylor were explaining what she at them moment loved about Chad. They had somewhat complicated relationship, not even Gabriella could count all the times these, only, two months they had ended and started their relationship. Right now Taylor seemed to be very pleased to be together with their friend with the large amount of hair. He decided to let it grow for three more weeks. In Gabriella's head, she believed Taylor had something to do with why the three weeks. Not something she would say to them or anything.

" So? Thy high and might Gabriella, and no Troy! God, did someone break you up? " Gabriella's headache where back. Maggi.

" What do you want? " She so hated these moments

" Me? " Maggi acted surprised " Oh, just wondered when Troy would dump your lazy ass! She sad frankly. The nerve she had claiming that Gabriella had used dark magic to seduce Troy. Oh, that was the story two weeks ago. The stories she came up with where more and more fantasy then reality. But always the same, Gabriella was the mean old witch who had taken Troy away from his beloved Maggi. She had to live in some fantasy world of her own. Gabriella didn't even give her a look. She didn't think she was worth it. Sharpay on the other hand, took her friends side. Standing up looking Maggi up and down.

" You didn't even look twice at Troy last year, Maggi. Why do you do it now? " She asked her once, now long time ago, friend. Sharpay had no idea how this cute, because no matter what she did she and Sharpay had been friend since kinder garden, girl had became this obsessed girl.

" I have always loved him " She said truly. With a high cheek " We where meant to be, and then she came here. Waving her hips around here " She added with a discussed voice " She took him away from me " Maggi was sounding like a five year old girl, talking about her lost Barbie.

" Troy never thought about you that way " Sharpay said to her. Pointing her index finger in her chest " And it has never been Gabriella's fault. Get over it! " Gabriella was surprised to see Sharpay push the other girl away from them. The thing about her defending her was not surprising, but she had never pushed Maggi or any other girl. Sure argued, she was after all the queen of drama. Ryan, Sharpay's twin, walked out of the boys locker room. Walking over to Sharpay and Gabriella. He wasn't looking that happy. The normal smile and happy puppy eyes he was known for.

" Hey, Ryan what's the matter? " Amber asked. Looking at him, laying a arm around him.

" Nothing….

" Hey class, sorry for the delay! "

Lunch

Gabriella and Sharpay where already seated at their table. Kelsi and Jason where walking towards them, they had a steady coarse towards theirs table. They where the ones with the long lunch break, the others would come soon. Still, Gabriella did not like the kitchen lady and her cocking art. She had the normal salad, as she knew it was made somewhere else in town. That and a orange juice. Kelsi always complained about her food habit, it would not gain her any ponds. And she where still growing, she so sounded like a mother, shorter addition. Finally they saw Troy, Zeke and Chad in the line for the food. Sharpay waved them over, as if they didn't know where they were seated. The table was more or less a huge sign that it where theirs. In the middle so everyone could see them.

" Hey Babe! " Troy kissed her cheek on his way down beside her. She just smiled and to discuss him she smiled with he salad in her mouth. " Discussing! " He grunted- Making the others laugh. They ate in peace, discussing all kind of things as Taylor and Ryan joined the table a few short minutes later. But their peace where not ever lasting as Maggi turned up between Troy and Gabriella.

" Hi Troy! " She said with a high voice, making everyone ground around the table. But she didn't seem to notice. Troy just sigh and turned around, annoying Gabriella that he even noticed the annoying blonde between them.

" What do you want., Maggi? " Gabriella turned her eyes back to the salad, he shouldn't have asked her. He knew that she wouldn't leave now. How stupid a guy could be.

" Do you want to go to the dance with me? " The over exited girl asked him " As a girlfriend? " This made Gabriella throw up.

" Maggi, I'm going with Gabriella " This, on the ither hand, made Gabriella furious. Turning her head around to face him, her eyes where burning " What? " Oh, he asked 'what'? Gabriella was sick. Standing up she stormed out from the lunch hall. Making the entire room fall into silence. Only one person spoke. Maggi.

" Pick me up at seven. Bye! "

He took her for granted, just like that. Gabriella wanted to hit something, someone. Here she were waiting for him to ask her out to the dance. And he had taken it for granted that he didn't need to. Who did he think he was? Some superstar or what? Angry, no she was pissed right now. Walking up and down one of the science hall. The only sound were her heals clicking as she was sure she would break them any minute now. But honestly she didn't care at the moment. She was to pissed to even care about the shoes. This hallway would give her some free space for five more minutes, no one walked this hall if it wasn't necessary. In frustration she hited one of the lockers in the hallway, leaving a almost handprint in the metal that were in her way. Just as a result her hand were in pain in two or three minutes. When she realised she wasn't alone in the hallway. A blonde boy sitting in the stairs on the way up to the roof. Ryan.

" Hi! " She took the stairs slowly as she took her seat next to him, watching the students walking. Just in time, she thought.

" Hi! "

" What are you doing here, Ryan? " She asked. Forgetting about her own problem for a second, focusing on Ryan. He looked really down. Probably an even worse problem then she had. Looked like someone had died.

" Tried to be alone, didn't work! " He gave an attempt for a smile. But it didn't hold for long.

" I can leave if you want " She tried to cheer him up, he didn't even notice she wasn't really meaning it.

" No, no you can stay. I'm just… just… eh, forget about it. Why are you here? Oh, yeah right. Troy " She nodded as an answer. She didn't know Ryan that well, but she didn't like to see him down like this. He, as she knew him, was more cheer then the cheer squad.

" What is it Ryan? Seriously " The bell rang, classes began, for her it would be math. But for Ryan's sake, she could skip it. He didn't look like he should been left alone at the moment.

" Don't you got classes or something? " He asked, really sounded down. Gabriella got really worried about Sharpay's brother.

" Don't you? " Ryan just looked at her " See, what's the matter? Tell me? "

" Girl " Oh, the boy had girl problem. No wonder he was down. Gabriella smiled and laid and arm around him.

" Okey, your with the expert. Tell me your problem, and I can help you! " She tried to make a deal with him.

" You don't want to know " He tried to get away from it.

" Ryan, your one of my friends here. Sure, we don't know each other that well, now " She added quickly when she realised how it sounded " But I think I might be able to help you, after all I am a girl "

" And anything to get your mind of Troy? " The guy had a point, he sure as hell wasn't blind anyway.

" Yeah, that to " She admitted " But doesn't change the fact that I can help you. Want it? "

" Okey, so I found out Amber already got a date " He admitted to her, catching Gabriella of guard.

" You like Amber " She busted out. Making Ryan flush like a tomato " Oh! Shit, sorry, I wasn't quite expecting that one "

" Yeah, figure! "

" Hey, nothing wrong. I didn't know she had a date, who? "

" Someone on the football team " He said shrugging his shoulders.

" Okey, but how do you know this? I mean, Amber tells me everything, and she hasn't even mention any football dude " She tried to force some self-confident in to the guy next to her.

" I over heard it in the locker room "

" So that was the sad face " She finally got one and one together " You know what..." A small idea forming in her head " I will talk to Amber " Ryan looked at her in horror "... To see what's going on " She made it more clearly. Seeing Ryan breath out in relief.

" Thanx! "

" Your very welcome " She said, feeling a bit better now. She didn't think amber had a date with a football player. She was the one who actually warned Gabriella for them, then why would she say yes to them in that case.

" So your angry at Troy? " He took her off guard again " Troy? Before? You looked kind of pissed "

" Yeah, well. He really upset me before. You were there " She said. He took her back to those feelings again. Remembered she still was angry at Troy.

" Because of the dance? I thought you were going together " Ryan looked confused.

" He didn't ask " She explained, Ryan's eyes showed how his thought went around, just before the light came.

" Dame, bad call then ey? "

" Kind off. It's just, you know, I thought he would ask. And he just took me for granted " She gave him all his feelings away for what she felt in that moment.

" Maybe he just didn't think about it " Gabriella gave him a look " Or maybe, he would have done it today. Maggi came, she was annoying him. He just had to say something " He offered as an explanation. Wasn't really help that much, but he was at least trying to lighting her up.

" No, he took me for granted "

" Who's taking someone for granted now? " He shot back, forcing her to smile. He was right on that point.

" Doesn't really count " She said back " He should have asked me before. It's less then two weeks away, and he hasn't asked me yet. He is suppose to be my boyfriend " She exclaimed, near drying now. Why couldn't Troy just had asked her, then she wouldn't have to be like this.

" Yeah, and he is a basketball star here " He said, with a smile. Gabriella laughed at this, he was right. Might be his only real excuse now to. Gabriella looked down in the empty hallway.

" How long to the bell? " She asked, since she didn't have a watch. Which she had spotted on Ryan's wrist.

" About twenty " He answered with a tired look on his face.

" You wanna go up? " Gabriella asked, knowing that the stairs they where seated in were the way out to hers and Troy's secret spot. Getting up there and breath some fresh air was what they both needed. Seemed to calm both of them down, getting back to earth, talking about other things then the school dance, or missed love and boyfriends.

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