Girls' Table:

"Was everything so quiet before I came in?" Gabi asked curiously.

"Eh, not really," Taylor said.

"Then why was it so quiet all of a sudden?" Gabi said.

"Bec----" Kelsi started.

"Wait, don't tell me it's about me and Troy..." Gabi pleaded.

"Sorry girl," Taylor said handing each of them a drink.

"How many months?" Gabriella asked Sharpay.

"Eight," Sharpay said.

"Woah, I missed a lot," Gabriella said.

"Don't worry, we all kinda drifted apart too," Sharpay told her.

"I guess, you and Jason?" Gabriella asked Kelsi.

"Nope, not that I know of," Kelsi said sipping her punch.

"Yeah, like Sharpay said, everyone just drifted apart," Taylor said knowing Gabi would ask her too.

Gabi nodded.

"So any guys in your life?" Taylor asked Gabriella back.

"Had one," Gabi said.

"Really?" Taylor said suspisiously.

"Not like that," Gabi said.

"Then what?" Taylor said with a laugh.

"Well, he kept hitting, and punching me and stuff," Gabi said, unfortunatly the guys had been going to the girls' table and Troy heard about Gabriella's not so good experience, Chad saw Troy's fingers curl into a fist.

"Not here Troy," Chad whispered to his best friend.

"Hey, guys!..." Sharpay said also seeing Troy's fist.

"Uh...we were thinking of heading out of here for pizza. You guys wanna come?"Chad suggested.

"Sure," the girls answered.

Pizza Place

Jason, Kelsi, Sharpay, and Zeke are sitting on one side of the table, while Taylor, Chad, Troy, and Gabriella are sitting on the other side, in that order.

"Oh yeah, Gabi, what's your job? You've never told us yet," Sharpay said trying to start up a converstaion.

"Chemistry teacher, you guys?" Gabriella said.

"Actress," Sharpay said.

"Banker," Jason said.

"Basketball player," Chad said.

"Same here," Troy said.

"Cook," Zeke said.

"Chemistry," Taylor said.

"Play writer," Kelsi said.

"Can't say I'm surprised," Gabriella said with a laugh.

'How can she be so happy?' Troy thought staring at Gabi.

'Why is Troy staring at me?' Gabi thought.

"Where do you guys want to go?" Troy asked as they headed out of the pizza place, avoiding Gabriella's eye contact.

"Let's go shopping!" Taylor suggested with Sharpay agreeing with her.

"Why did I bother asking?" Troy muttered to himself.

"Cuz your stupid," Taylor said smacking Troy against the head with the palm of her hand.

"Lemme rephrase the question. Where would we go that we all agree on?" Troy said.

"Why not the girls go shopping while you guys play basketball, and we meet back at the court?" Gabriella compromised.

"Okay, let's go!" Taylor said dragging Gabi before the guys could respond.

Kinda short, but hey, try juggling four fan fictions, and exams next week. :S

-bridgette

Will post soon I hope:D