Chapter started: April 17, 2009.

Chapter finished: April 17, 2009.

Trivia answer: Tiara Gold (or just Tiara).

Trivia Winners: tessababy1, girlpower8900, Jeanette, Kro22.

Author's Note: Well, I just got an over load of WWII information today at both the Eldred WWII Museum and the Potter County Historical Center. I'm still in amazement…and I don't know about you, but I LOVE learning history by going to the museums and everything INSTEAD of sitting in class…I think its really truly because I love being able to look at it in real life, face on (instead of just pictures…like we say an old WWII machine gun) and because I think its just a BETTER way of learning.

Well, anyway anywho on with my new chapter. Enjoy, please R&R, and tootles.

=HSM3: Senior Year=

-Chapter 38: U of A & Applebee's-

"Alright. Alright, everyone settle down. NOW!" Jack yelled to the Senior class as they stood in the lobby of East High waiting to leave to go on a field trip to visit and tour the University of Albuquerque (U of A).

Everyone did as they were told and stopped chatting before turning to look at Jack, Ms. Wiltrout, Ms. Darbus, and Principle Matsui.

"Stand still so we can do a head count, please," Ms. Wiltrout said before her and Ms. Darbus began head count.

"Seventeen girls and eighteen boys. All of the Senior class accounted for," Ms. Darbus reported to Mr. Matsui.

"Alright, good. Now listen up and listen up good," Mr. Matsui said getting into his principle voice before continuing, "If any and I mean any of you misbehave their WILL BE consequences such as 20 laps in gym, spending a month in detention with Ms. Darbus and helping out the drama department, suspendment, or NO PROM OR GRADUATING, but that all depends on how bad the misbehavior is. Got it?" Mr. Matsui asked them.

"Yes, Mr. Matsui," was heard as all of the Senior classed said it together before heading out to the school busses, number 14 and 7, but before getting on they stopped and waited for the chaperones to tell them what bus they were on, all praying that they were with their friends or their crush.

"I hope we're all on the same bus," Kelsi stated.

"I know, by the way you look cute today, babe," Jason told his girlfriend as he admired her outfit that consisted of green AE strapless print dress, white AE rubber flip flops, chocolate brown wooden beaded jewelry, her make up lightly and naturally done, her hair was done in her soft shoulder length waves, her contacts in to make her eyes pop, a chocolate brown AE festival plaid tote, and a pair of gunmetal black AE front row sunglasses sat over her brown eyes.

"Thanks," Kelsi replied with a blush.

"Well, I think Brie-Ella looks to the cutest," Sharpay stated from her spot where she had looped one arm with Zeke and another with Gabriella, that gave of the warning that if they were going to separate everyone that she WAS AND WOULD drag Zeke and Gabriella with her no matter what.

Gabriella blushed as everyone turned to admired her outfit that consisted of a red flutter ruffle sleeved and belt tied bow at the empire waist of the red harbor cove HCO tank top, her super light wash destroyed Capo beach destroyed flare HCO jeans with rip and repair destruction details and over worn holes and unique bleach stains, and a pair of chocolate brown ankle strap platform faux leather bow side detailed 5 inch pumps from AMICLUBWEAR. To top off her outfit her make up was lightly and naturally done with her red lips, her hair was in her cascading waves, a pair of black framed rhinestone CC sunglasses sat over her eyes, a black CC tote sat on her left shoulder, her T necklace sat around her neck, a pair of ruby dropped earrings sat in her ears, a wooden bangle around her right wrist, an Irish wedding band (a Claddagh ring) sat on her right ring finger (heart pointing in), her engagement ring on her left ring finger, her ruby 'Daddy's Girl' bracelet sat next to her black leather band CC diamond encrusted watch on her left wrist, and draped over her right arm was her…well, Troy's letterman jacket incase she got cold, but highly doubting it.

"Sure she does," Troy stated before kissing the side of her head with a smile before he put his aviators on, giving a protective sun cover for his beautiful and brilliant (loving and caring) electric blue eyes.

"...Baylor…Bolton…Cox…Cross…Danforth…Evans, Ryan and Evans, Sharpay…McKessie…Montez…and Nielsen. You're all on the bus with Coach Bolton and Ms. Wiltrout. Bus number 14," Mr. Matsui told them as he read it off his list before adding, "And since its just you ten plus the bus driver, Coach Bolton, and Ms. Darbus you CAN sit boy and girl unlike the other bus WHO IS sitting boy with boy, girl with girl. So I'll see you when we reach U of A."

"Thanks Matsui! You're the best!" Chad exclaimed before Mr. Matsui got onto the bus, laughing as he heard Chad.

Smiling all the Wildcats got on the bus and grabbed the back seats leaving all of the front seats open with only two of the front seats filled with the teachers.

Smiling Sharpay and Gabriella sat down in a seat together as their boyfriends sat in front and behind them, Zeke in back and Troy in front of them. While Taylor and Martha sat with each other while Kelsi sat with her boyfriend across from Zeke, and with Chad and Ryan sitting in front of their girls across from Troy.

"Just remember Anne, she's MINE on the way back," Troy reminded Sharpay as he popped in a navy colored iBud earphone in his ear with a smile.

"I know because on the way back I'm sitting with Zeke," Sharpay told him as she slipped her white rhinestone CC sunglasses over her chocolate brown eyes before she grabbed the other white iBud earphone of Gabriella's and put it in her ear so, they both could listen to Gabriella's iPod portion of her iPhone.

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"Alright, who's singing and giggling?" Chad asked as he got disturbed from his sleep.

"Sharpay and Gabriella," Troy said with a chuckle as he listened to the girls sing A Friend is a Friend by the Muppets.

"Oh, alright. Well, I'm going back to bed," Chad said before yawning and resting his head against his hoodie that was somehow propped up against the window.

Troy just rolled his eyes and mouthed the words to Secondhand Serenade's Fall For You as his dad looked back to check to see if everything was okay and everyone was behaving or as they heard Ms. Darbus say to him, that no PDA was going on.

"My best friend say she sick of me cryin' on the phone. Tellin' how the men are doggin' me," Sharpay sung with a closed fist in front of her mouth, pretending that she had a microphone in her hand as did Gabriella as they both sung along to Missy Elliott's Best Friends.

"My best friend say, if she was me she'd let you go long, long time ago. My best friend say, my best friend say, I'll be there," Gabriella sung the last verse before they both sung the chorus and chorus repeat before the song ended.

"I'll still be there for you in your time of need. You can lean on me, come on. I'll be there for you," Sharpay sung.

"I'll be there for you, in your time of need. You can lean on me, come on. I'll be there for you," Gabriella sung the last of the song before her and Sharpay took a picture of each other with their tongues sticking out, their eyes covered by their Chanel sunglasses, and their hair down in their natural cascading waves.

"That was beautiful Ms. Evans, Ms. Montez," Ms. Darbus told them from her spot up front with a smile on her face.

"Thanks Ms. Darbus," they chorused before they turned to look at everyone. Seeing that everyone was either sleeping or so in grossed in their music, they quietly and carefully moved up towards the front, but not near anyone from their group or the teachers before they got down to business.

"So you got in on volleyball too?" Sharpay asked Gabriella.

"At which school?" Gabriella asked.

"UCLA," Sharpay replied.

"Yeah and basketball, a full ride for both," Gabriella told her.

"Same, but with volleyball and theatre."

"I still can't believe they want us to leave a week early though just for all that extra and before physical training and everything," Gabriella said, speaking of how they would have to miss graduation if they wanted to head to UCLA the week that the volleyball team would meet and began physical fitness before the actual training began.

"But the think is you can't because you're the Valedictorian and we're both in the Top 15 of the class," Sharpay told her.

"Exactly, and plus its GRADUATION, you know the moment that every teenager remembers and can't wait for because it means no more high school," Gabriella added.

"Exactly. Plus we were…are…were…forget that were-are crap because the point is that we are SUPPOSE to spend our last few weeks with our guys and the others incase…incase…" Sharpay started, but stopped because she couldn't force herself to finish that sentence.

"Incase we don't all go to the same colleges or incase none of us go to the same colleges," Gabriella finished sadly and shivering at that thought, both sinking down in the seat at that thought, making it were no one could see them as they held themselves in the seat by pushing their knees against the back of the seat in front of them.

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"Hey, where'd are girls go?" Zeke asked Troy.

"I have no clue," Troy told him before he looked to Taylor and asked, "Hey, do you know where Sharpay and Gabriella went?"

"Not a clue, sorry," Taylor told him before she and Martha went back to going over something.

Before Zeke and Troy could continue their search for their "missing" girls, the bus stopped in front of the entrance to U of A and Jack stood up beginning to talk. "Alright so remember the rules Mr. Matsui set out. And please, please DO NOT TRAVEL ALONE. Now, let's get off and see what Mr. Matsui wants to do next."

"They're they are," Taylor told Troy and Zeke as she saw Gabriella and Sharpay stand up and walk single file down the aisle way and off the bus, looping arms and walking with Ms. Darbus over to the other group and teachers while Jack waited for them.

(U of A)

"What's up with Sharpay and Gabriella?" Jack asked the other eight wildcats as he walked with them towards the rest of the Senior class and the teachers, and Mr. Matsui.

"Don't know," they chorused before they listened to Mr. Matsui speak.

"Alright, now this of course is U of A here in New Mexico and these people are going to our tour guides today. Everyone say hi to Maddie and Matthew. Maddie is going to be going with the bus seven group and Matthew is going to be going with the bus fourteen group. At noon we'll all meet back here before heading to either Applebee's, Arby's, or Fox's for lunch. Sound good?" Mr. Matsui said.

"Sounds awesome!" Chad said as he high fived Jason and Ryan who was starving.

"Alright, so I'll start them with the housing and you can start them with the main campus, Maddie," Matthew told her.

"Alright, sounds great. Then we'll meet back here," Maddie added before taking her bus seven group and heading towards the housing buildings.

"Alright. So let's get started, but first who all applied to U of A?" Matt asked them.

Smiling everyone out of the group (minus the teachers) raised their hands and were surprised and happy when they found out they all applied for U of A, forgetting that they already knew that because they were accepted before they took their Spring Break trip.

"Great. So how many got in?" Matt asked them as he started to walk them somewhere. Smiling they all raised their hands again before he continued, "Alright so found in 1899, The University of Albuquerque, now occupies 600 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of the city of more than 700,000 people. As you know it's a great place to have a college because a, its close to home and b, because from the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits and panoramas.

Offering a distinctive campus environment with a Pueblo Revival architectural theme as you can see, the campus echoes the buildings of nearby Pueblo Indian villages.

An hour later, Matt said, "So do we have any basketball players?"

Smiling Jason, Troy, Chad, Zeke, and Gabriella raised their hands.

"Well, you'll enjoy this. This is the U of A basketball training facility," Matt said as he showed them the facility before moving on, "That building there is the Athletics Offices. There's the Cancer Research Center, Pharmacy, Postal Services, U of A hospitals, Telecommunications, and the University College. And here's the building I think all of you basketball players and or fans will love. The Pit which is what?"

"The Basketball Arena!" Chad and Troy said together.

After visiting all of the halls and the rest of the campus, they took a few fun pictures before getting back on their bus and heading to Applebee's on Yale Street for lunch.

After all being seated, Gabriella and Sharpay, sitting across from each other at a table with just the two of them and Ms. Darbus, they looked at the menu as Zeke and Troy sat on the table to the right of them with Jack, Taylor and Chad sat on the table left of them, Ryan and Martha sat on the table behind Sharpay, and Jason & Kelsi sat at a table behind Gabriella.

"So what can I get you to start with and your drink?" Their waiter, Alan, asked them, taking out his pad and pen.

"One hot tea and two Pepsis please," Ms. Darbus said with a smile, ordering the drinks for them.

"And a one order of Mozzarella Sticks," Sharpay said, adding their appetizer to start them off.

"Alright, I'll be right back with that," Alan told them before walking away.

"So I've been meaning to ask you girls, are you learning your lines and music okay along with the footwork?" Ms. Darbus asked them with a smile.

"Of course, we love doing it," Sharpay said as Gabriella smiled and nodded.

"Alright, well I was just wondering because a couple of weeks ago I think it was last month, you both seemed really out of it," Ms. Darbus said in a caring tone.

"Yeah, sorry about that. We were just so upset because we THOUGHT our boyfriends were cheating on us," Gabriella told her with a soft smile.

"Of well that's understandable," Ms. Darbus said with a soft smile.

"Ms. Darbus can we ask you a question?" Sharpay asked her.

"Of course," Ms. Darbus told them truthfully.

"Well, you see the thing is…" Gabriella started, but then stopped when she caught out the side of her eye that Troy and Zeke were listening in.

"Can we talk about this sometime when its not so crowded?" Sharpay asked her seeing what Gabriella saw as did Ms. Darbus.

"Of course, how about this Saturday you girls come over to my house at noon and we'll talk and have tea then alright?" Ms. Darbus said in a very caring and understanding tone.

"Alright, thanks Ms. Darbus," Gabriella said as Ms. Darbus wrote down her address on two napkins and handed one to Gabriella and one to Sharpay, both who put them in their bags before taking out their iPhones. Bringing up the calendar on their cells, they clicked on this Saturday's date, tomorrow's date, and texted in a message that would remind them to meet at Ms. Darbus' house at noon for tea and for their talk, before they put them back in their bags.

"Thanks a bunch Ms. Darbus really," Sharpay said as Alan brought their Mozzarella Sticks and drinks out.

"Alright, so are you beautiful ladies ready to order?" Alan asked them as he tried to look down Gabriella's and Sharpay's shirt which Ms. Darbus caught.

"Yes we are," Ms. Darbus told him as she gave him a cold glare that would kill him and put him six feet plus more under before she ordered her lunch, "I'll have a medium bowl of Tomato and Basil soup."

"Alright," Alan said as he quickly scribbled it down.

"I'll have the shrimp cocktail and the buttered lobster, please," Sharpay told him.

"Alright," Alan replied as he quickly wrote it down.

"And I'll have the T-Bone steak with melted Mozzarella cheese on top with the fried mushrooms, and the glazed carrots, please," Gabriella ordered.

"Sure thing. Alright, I'll be right back with you lunches," Alan told them before quickly walking away.

"Oh! Ms. Darbus I have a question about what I reread last night in the play Romeo and Juliet and I was wondering if I understood correctly. Could you help me to see if I did?" Gabriella asked him.

"Of course," Ms. Darbus told her after swallowing a sip of tea and whipping her mouth out.

"When Juliet says 'Wherefore art thou Romeo' she means why is Romeo a Montague correct?" Gabriella asked him.

"Correct. See not many people understand that famous line from the famous and beloved balcony scene I'm glad some people," Ms. Darbus said with a smile that was sent towards both Gabriella and Sharpay before continuing, "Understand and respect that. Nowadays, there're really aren't that many that do if you want the truth."

Gabriella and Sharpay smiled and nodded in understandment as she continued even when their food was set down in front of them, both really loving this side of Ms. Darbus that was so soft, caring, and actually fun and loving.

TBC…

Well, there you all go. I hope you enjoyed that chapter. So what oh what will Sharpay and Gabriella do and what oh what will they talk to Ms. Darbus about on Saturday? Hm, you'll just have to wait to find out, sorry.

Well, I hoped you all like seeing a different side to Ms. Darbus, I know I loved writing this side of Ms. Darbus. Oh and that line Gabriella asked Ms. Darbus about does mean what Gabriella thought it meant, believe me I'm reading the play as a play right now in my English class.

By the way Claddagh rings are: is a traditional Irish ring given in friendship or worn as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old walls of the city of Galway. The ring was first produced in the 17th century during the reign of Queen Mary II, though element of the design are MUCH older. Claddagh's distinctive design features to hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The heart (of course) stands for LOVE. The hands stand for FRIENDSHIP. And the crown stands for LOYALTY.

The expression which was associated with these symbols in the giving of the ring was: "With my hands I give you my heart, and crown it with my love." Yet, the expression, "Let love and friendship reign forever." can be found as another meaning for the symbols.

The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof. Traditionally, if the ring is on the right hand with the heart pointing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship. When worn on the right hand but with the heart pointing inward toward the body, this indicates the person wearing the ring is in a relationship, or that "someone has captured their heart". A Claddagh worn on the left hand ring finger, pointing outward away from the body, generally indicates that the wearer is engaged. When the ring is on the left hand ring finger and pointing inward toward the body, it generally means that the person wearing the ring is married.

Trivia Question: True or False- Is there a REAL U of A in New Mexico. (No cheating!)

Laugh your heart out. Dance in the rain. Cherish the moment, ignore the pain. Live, laugh, love. Forgive and forget. Life's too short to be living with regrets. SO DON'T!