1Chapter 2: Return to East High

The day that everyone came back to East High was pretty quiet. Everyone sat silently in Ms. Darbus's homeroom. She was surprised by the silence.

Darbus- So how was everyone's vacation? Did anyone do anything interesting?

Chad- Me and the boys spent Spring Break in Miami.

Darbus- The boys and I.

Chad- Whatever.

Darbus- And what did you do in Miami?

Zeke- Karaoke?

Everyone began laughing, including Ms. Darbus.

Darbus- Does anyone want to tell us about their experience?

Troy- I sang. It was fun. End of story.

Darbus- Mr. Bolton sang without Ms. Montez?

Troy- Sorta. I don't really want to talk about it.

Darbus- Ms. Montez, would you like to enlighten us with your Spring Break story?

Gabriella- I went to see my dad in New York.

Darbus- How exciting? Did you go see any Broadway whie you were there?

Gabriella- My father took me to see 'RENT".

Darbus- Marvelous. Could you please critique?

Gabriella- It was good. Pretty diverse. I liked the songs, though.

Darbus- Oh, we should recreate it as our final production for the year.

Sharpay-That would be brilliant, Ms. Darbus.

Ryan- Could I be in it?

Sharpay- Shut up Ryan.

Darbus- ok, we'll talk about this another time. You are all dismissed.

The bell rang and everyone exited the classroom, except for troy and Gabriella. Ms. Darbus called them to her desk to discuss the final production.

Darbus- You two really brought in the audience with our twinkle town musical. I would love it if you joined us in this production.

Gabriella- I'll have to think about it, Ms. Darbus.

Troy- Yeah, me too.

They left the classroom and walked towards Gabriella's locker. She opened her locker and started bustling around with random objects.

Gabriella- So, you went to a karaoke bar?

Troy- Yeah.

Gabriella- Cool. Met anyone interesting?

Troy- Yeah, I guess I made a new friend.

Gabriella- Is it someone from Miami?

Troy- Not exactly. She goes to the University of New Mexico.

Gabriella- Oh, it's a girl.

Troy- A college girl, that I'm not interested in.

Gabriella- Are you sure? I mean, it seems like you had fun with her.

Troy- Look at me. She is just a friend.

Gabriella- So, you sang with her?

Troy- Yeah, it was just for fun.

Gabriella- What did you sing?

Troy- "I can't take my eyes off of you". It didn't mean anything, I dedicated it to you.

Gabriella- You did? Oh, that is so sweet. Oops, I have to get to class. Bye hun.

She gave him a peck on the lips and walked off. Troy began to feel guilty. He slowly walked down the hall and slipped into a classroom.

At the end of the day, Troy and Gabriella met up in front of the school. Troy was worried that one of the guys let the story slip, but Gabriella didn't seem to know a thing.

Gabriella- Hey sweety.

Troy- How were your classes?

Gabriella- Fun. So, what's on the agenda for today?

Troy- I thought we'd start by going to my house and watching a movie, have some dinner and finish off by yours truly escorting you home.

Gabriella- Could we grab some snacks on the way?

Troy- Sure, there's a deli down the block.

They walked silently, hand in hand, to the store. When they walked in, Gabriella grabbed a large bag of tortilla chips, a 2 liter bottle of Dr. Pepper, a bag of Skittles and a package of Big Red gum. She put everything on the counter, Troy had attempted to pay, but she wouldn't let him. Then, they left the store and continued walking in the direction of Troy's house. He wanted to ask her what was up with all the junk food, but decided not to, it might offend her. When they reached the house, they stood in front of the door for a good 5 minutes before walking in. They ran up to Troy's room. Once there, Gabriella dropped her groceries and tackled Troy onto the bed. She was lying on top of him, staring into his pool blue eyes for a moment, before she leaned in to kiss him. It began with a few slow pecks, but turned into open mouth kissing. They didn't even notice Mrs. Bolton come into the room.

Mrs. Bolton- Troy, I just came in to check on you, but you seem busy. Don't get carried away, now.

They both lifted their heads to watch her exit. Troy got up and shut the door tight. Gabriella came up behind him and reached around him to lock the door.

Troy- Why are you locking the door?

Gabriella- I think we need some privacy.

Troy- What?

Gabriella had pulled him back onto the bed and climbed on top of him.

Troy- What are you doing? Get off.

Gabriella- Ok. What is up with you lately? You can be honest, did something happen between you and that girl in Miami?

Just then, Troy's cellphone began to ring. They both stared at it for a minute, until Troy grabbed it offf the night stand. He managed to get Gabriella off of him.

Troy (into the phone)- Hello?

Madison- Troy? It's Madison.

Troy- Oh, hi.

Gabriella- Troy, who is that?

Troy- Noone important.

Madison- Now, I'm not important?

Troy (to Madison)- I didn't mean it that way.

Gabriella- Didn't mean what, Troy? Is it that girl? Let me talk to her.

Troy- Not right now, Gabriella.

Madison- With your girlfriend?

Troy (to Madison)- Yeah.

Gabriella- Come on, Troy. Give me the phone.

Troy- No.

Madison- I'm gonna let you go. Bye.

Troy (to Madison)- Bye.

He puts the phone down on the night stand.

Gabriella- Why wouldn't you just give me the phone?

Troy- I don't want you talking to her.

Gabriella- Why not, Troy? Is it because you had something with her and didn't want me to find out about it/

Troy- That's not it. I'm sorry. It was an accident.

Gabriella- I'm sorry, too, Troy. I'm gonna go home.

Troy- Are you breaking up with me?

Gabriella- No, not yet.

She walked out of the room with her bags of junk food, ran down the stairs, said goodbye to Troy's parents and ran out of the house. Troy just sat on his bed staring at the door that Gabriella had just slammed behind her, when she left. He picked up his cellphone and called Chad.

Troy- Chad!

Chad- Troy? Why are you calling? Me and Taylor are about to have dinner.

Troy- First of all, it's Taylor and I, second of all, Gabriella knows.

Chad- Knows what?

Troy- About Madison.

Chad- WHAT? Did she break up with you?

Taylor (in the background)- Broke up with who, hun? Who are you talking to?

Chad (to Taylor)- You heard me answer the phone.

Troy- She didn't break up with me, yet.

Chad- Well, good luck with that. I have to go, dinners on the table.

Troy- Ok. Bye.

He put the phone back onto the night stand. He lay back onto his bed and stared at the ceiling, pondering his wrong doing. Guilt was eating at him from the inside out, just like an internal virus that isn't noticed until it reaches the surface.

Ok, guys. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I do not own anything in this fan fiction except for the character of Madison, she's my alter ego, and a few songs I may put in, in future chapters. Anyway, Madison is in almost every story I write so you'll get used to her. Well, this is the end of chapter 2, 8 more to go. Yes, I am makin this 10 chapters long. I'm really sorry but I'm not telling if this is going to end as TxG, because I want to keep up the suspense. Reviews are highly appreciated. Keep posting and I'll have the next chapter up soon. Thanx.