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"So who is she?" Gabriella asked her boyfriend, as they were walking back to her house. Troy looked down at her.

"She's my ex girlfriend. She moved away when we were in 7th grade." He explained. Gabriella nodded, not saying anything and looking down at the ground. Troy looked at her with a concerned expression. "Hey, what's wrong?"

She looked up and faked a smile, "nothing." She lied.

"Something's wrong Gabi. If something is bothering you, you can talk to me." He said. Gabriella smiled, for real this time, "yea I know Troy, thanks."

"So?" he questioned still wanting to know what was bothering her although he already had some sort of clue.

She sighed. "It's just…I don't want to lose you." she said softly as they were walking up the steps to her porch. He stopped and furrowed his brow. "Gabi, Im not going to leave you. Celine was my ex; I don't like her any more. I have you now, I don't need anyone else." Gabriella smiled and kissed him softly. Troy wrapped his arms around her, making the kiss deeper. Gabriella wrapped her arms around his neck and finally broke off. They were both panting and Gabriella leaned her forehead against his. She looked into his eyes and smiled. The moment was interrupted by Gabriella's cell phone went off. She groaned and reached into her pocket and took out her phone. She pressed a button putting it to her ear.

"Hello?"

-A pause-

"Im right outside mom, ill be in a minute."

-A pause-

"Ok. Bye."

She hung up the phone and put it back in her pocket and looked back at troy. "My mom. Dinners almost ready she was wondering where I was." She explained to him.

"oh." He said which made her giggle a little. "So, I better go. And you better hurry home; your dad will get mad."

He scoffed. "My dad is still at practice with the boys, and my mom usually expects me to come home with my dad so she won't expect me home early."

"But you said…" Gabriella started confused.

"I had to get us out of there somehow didn't I?" he said, smirking. Her jaw dropped and she laughed. "Troy!"

"Gabriella!" he came back in the same tone.

"So I'm taking it you don't like her?" Gabriella asked.

Troy shrugged, "No…not really. She has changed in the last few years. Probably her old school made her like this."

Gabriella placed her hand on his arm, "or maybe you're the one that changed."

He smiled softly, "Hopefully for the better."

She nodded, "Yes for the better." She slid her hand off his arm and brought it up in the air to wave good bye. "I better go now Troy. Bye." She opened the door to her house and gave him one last smile before closing the door. Troy sighed and placed his hands in his pockets and turned and walked toward his house.

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The yellow school bus pulled out in front of East High and the doors opened and a rush of students piled out. Among them was Troy Bolton. He had his back pack slung over one shoulder and he was looking around for someone. He saw someone waving over a crowd and lifted up his head in acknowledgment. He pushed his way through the crowd of people and met up with his best friend Chad Danforth. Chad put a hand on his shoulder as they started walking toward the entrance of the school, "dude you will not believe who I saw earlier."

Troy looked at his friend, "who?"

"Celine Meyers." Was all he had to say.

Troy chuckled half heartedly, "yea I know. I saw her yesterday. I had the misfortune of running into her."

"Misfortune? I thought you liked her?" Chad asked confused.

"Yea. I did. Four years ago! And dude did you talk to her? She is a total snob."

"She was always a total snob you just were too blind to see it before." Chad laughed.

Troy gave him a playful shove. "Well then she got worse because it is totally evident."

"Or maybe, your mind is taken off of her so you notice it now." Chad said smirking.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Troy questioned.

"Gabriella."

Troy rolled his eyes. "Yea. Well maybe."

"Troy!" that shrieking voice seemed to echo throughout the whole school although nobody else seemed to notice except Chad and Troy.

Both boys winced and turned around and saw Celine pushing her way through the crowd. She finally reached them. "Chad! Oh my gosh! How are you?" Celine asked rather happily.

"I'm good." Chad asked a questioning tone in his voice.

"Good." She responded and turned back to Troy. "Hi Troy!"

"Hi." Troy simply responded. "We only got to talk a little bit yesterday. Come lets walk and talk." She says and links her arm with his and walks down the hall. Troy looks at Chad like "help me!" and Chad just shrugs as if saying "what am I supposed to do?"

"So…Troy. Tell me about this musical business."

"Well it happened accidentally, I was picked to sing at a ski resort and I figured out that I could sing and I liked to." Troy explained, leaving the part out about Gabriella.

"Really, and you just let them. That's not like you Troy Bolton." Celine said.

"Well I have changed since you've left Celine." He said and slid his arm out from hers. "And I plan to stay that way." And with that said he walked off toward his homeroom.

Celine scoffed and placed her hand on her hips, "well, you want to play hard to get. Let the games begin." She said watching him walk away.

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Troy walked into his homeroom and for once he actually wanted to be there; He would be anywhere as long as it was away from Celine. He sighed leaning against the wall and soon snapped up fast as he heard, "Mr. Bolton, will you please not lean against the wall." It was Miss. Darbus. He sighed and walked to his seat and sat down and put his head down on the desk.

Gabriella walked into the homeroom; she saw what happened with troy and Celine. She was actually about to approach troy when she heard the high pitched call of her name and she recognized the girl she saw yesterday. What made her cheer up was that he didn't look happy about her being there. Then she saw Celine take his arm and walk down the hallway. She followed closely behind and saw Troy rip his arm out of hers and say something to her and walk away. Celine placed her hands on her hips and walked in her direction. Gabriella backed out of the way so she wouldn't see her and Celine walked past like the Queen of the world. Gabriella rolled her eyes and headed toward her homeroom, when she walked in she saw Troy with his head down on his desk. She cocked her head in confusion and walked over and sat in the desk beside him. "Hey." She called softly.

Troy picked up his head and looked in her direction, his face lit up and he smiled. "hey." He sat up all the way.

"Are you alright?" Gabriella asked concerned.

"Yeah. I'm fine; my day is not going as planned."

"And what was your plan?" she asked.

"To avoid Celine at all costs." He replied smirking.

Gabriella smiled and the bell rang. "I better go to my seat. Bye." Gabriella got up and walked over to her seat, when she got settled and looked straight ahead she saw Troy turned toward her and smiling. She smiled back and waved a little; he waved back and turned forward.

"Attention class!" Mrs. Darbus said from the front of the room clapping her hands together to get the classes attention. "We have a new student today joining our homeroom…normally I wouldn't announce it but she wants a full introduction."

Troy turned his seat to look at Gabriella and she smiled weakly at him. Troy groaned slightly and switched back in his seat as Celine walked into the class and smiled at Troy.

Mrs. Darbus rolled her eyes from behind and said with an uncaring voice, "Just find an empty seat."

Celine made her way down the rows to find a new seat, Troy sighed in relief when he saw no seats near him but he got concerned again as the only seat open was next to Gabriella. He watched silently as Celine sat next to Gabriella giving her a glare while Gabriella just tried to keep her eyes on her desk and away from Celine.

'This girl is everywhere and she just won't leave me alone.' He thought to himself as he watched this.

"Bolton!" Troy snapped up and faced forward when he heard his name snapped out by his teacher. "face forward! And pay attention!"

"Yes Maam." Troy replied swiftly.

"Well alright then today we're going to discuss…" Mrs. Darbus' voice faded away as she turned to the board and Troy stared ahead as if he was paying attention but really was going into his thoughts.

Soon the bell rang and Troy jumped out of his seat but remained by his desk waiting for Gabriella. Celine passed him giving him a flirtatious smile, and he just returned with a cold stare which made her humph and throw her bag over her shoulder and strut out of the room. He lost his cold glare when Gabriella approached him; it was replaced with a warm smile. She smiled back at him and took his hand in hers. "I'm afraid she's not going to give up Troy." Gabi told him and Troy nodded sighing. "I know, but theres nothing to worry about Gabi, I would never leave you…for her none the less." Gabi smiled again and nodded as they headed out of homeroom. They roamed around the halls for about a minute or so just holding each others hand not saying anything, it comforted them both just to be holding the other one.

"Well…we better get to first period." Gabriella stated after she saw students start to pick up their pace a little bit. Troy nodded, agreeing.

"Yea, I've been late a few times and Mrs. Doorson is strict so if im late one more time I get detention…which wont make my father happy."

Gabriella nodded, "yea or Mrs. Darbus." She leaned up and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "See you later!" she called as she headed down the hall, Troy smiled a bit and headed off to his first period class as well.