A/N: Okay! Thanks for the reviews! Although I only got five for the last chapter I posted. So that's like seven less that the chapter before that. Come on! I know you guys can do better than that! Well anyway thanks to my new reviewer: Racey Lacey x BoudoirBeauty.
Beautiful-Romantic: thanks for taking the time to make a longish review! and I don't really think a kiss counts either. That's why I made Sharpay do it.
Anyway, here's part two! It's kinda short but I hope you guys like it!
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To Kiss Or Not To Kiss
Chapter 5: We're Moving Where? (Part 2)
"…That was the biggest mistake of my life. Don't let it be yours." The old man said as he handed Troy back his change.
"Thank you sir."
"Anytime kid."
Troy exited the souvenir shop and kept thinking about the old man's words, Don't let it be yours. Even though Troy doesn't want to admit it, he's right. He should tell Gabriella what he really feels about her. But he just doesn't want to get hurt again.
A few minutes later, the announcer said that it was now okay to board their plane. They did and then a few minutes later, the plane was taxiing and finally took off. I can't believe I'm just leaving my home like this. Troy thought.
A couple of hours later, they were in New Jersey. They got off the plane and got their luggage from the carousel and finally rented a cab and got to their new house.
Their house was just as big as their old one. The first floor had a living room, a kitchen, a family room, a dining room, a bathroom, and a small study room. The second floor had one master bedroom, three smaller bedrooms, and three bathrooms. And there was an attic.
"So what do you think?" Jack asked Troy.
"It's cool. It's a lot like the one we had in Albuquerque."
"That's why we picked it." Troy's mom said. "Go ahead and pick which room you want. Just not the master bedroom because that's our room, of course."
So Troy went upstairs to check out the rooms. The first one he checked had too many windows. It's almost like there was a window everywhere you looked. The second room he checked out was too cramped. And he finally picked the third one he looked at. It was big, it was next to the bathroom, and there were only two windows. There was already a bed (a full sized one), so he laid there for a little while and then he called Gabriella.
"Hello?" Gabriella answered.
"Hey Gabby, it's me."
"Oh hey Troy! So what's up?"
"Oh nothing. Just the fact that I moved to New Jersey."
"You moved here? When?"
"Just now. I've only been here for about forty-five minutes."
"What part of New Jersey though?"
"I don't know."
"Okay, but what school are you going to?"
But before Troy could answer, the phone went dead because there was no signal and Troy's batteries ran out. Since only his clothes are with him right now, he can't charge it yet.
"Oh man!"
So he finally gave up and went to sleep. He just spent the weekend painting his room the way he wanted it. He also unpacked some of his stuff. He put his clothes in the closet and cabinets, he put linens on his bed, he got his pictures and hung them on the wall along with some posters, and he got his computer set up. He hasn't talked to Gabby or anyone yet because he still didn't get his cell phone charger and they didn't have a phone yet. So he just went to bed and then went to school the next day.
Meanwhile with Gabriella, she tried calling Troy but for some reason, she couldn't reach him. So she just gave up and went to bed.
The next day, she woke up, took a shower, got dressed, ate breakfast, brushed her teeth, did her hair and went to school. It was already a week and she still hasn't made friends with anybody yet. She went straight to her locker and put the things she didn't need in. And then she noticed someone opened the locker next to hers. Finally, someone occupied that locker. She thought. She got her favorite book out and started reading. She and the person next to her closed their lockers at the same time. Gabriella was so engrossed with her book that she and the person collided, so she dropped her book and everything else she was holding and there was paper everywhere. Both of them started picking everything up. They didn't look at each other.
"I am so sorry." Gabriella apologized. Without looking.
"It's okay, it's my fault too."
"You know, you're the first person I talked to since I started coming here last week."
"Really? Same here. Except I just start here today."
"So you're a newbie too?"
"Yeah. Although looking at how many stares I got from the girls, I'm not gonna be a newbie for long."
"You're the ladies man huh?"
"Sure. I guess you can call me that."
And finally, the person looked up to hand Gabriella back her things... And what a surprise he got. He was speechless at first, but then he said…
"GABRIELLA!"
Gabriella looked up startled that the person new her name. And then she saw him.
"TROY!"
They were both speechless at first but then Troy came to Gabriella and hugged her. And then he broke the silence.
"What are you doing here?"
"I go to school here. But the more important question is, what are you doing here?"
"I go here now! But I thought you said you went to 'NJ High'? This is "New Jersey High".
"Um… Troy, New Jersey's initials are N and J, so 'NJ High' is short for "New Jersey High".
Troy thought for a moment.
"Ooooohhh…" He said. He never really thought of it. It wasn't that he wasn't smart. He just didn't think about it. So they started walking to class.
"So you're gonna be going here now?"
"Yeah, since my parents decide to move to New Jersey. Which means I'm gonna be seeing more of you after all."
"It must've been hard for you to leave your childhood home."
"Yeah, it was. It must've been hard for you too."
"Well, my mom's company transfers her a lot all over the country so I'm kinda used to it. But Albuquerque was the first city that I felt like I actually belonged. And when I heard that I was gonna be leaving, just after three weeks, I couldn't help but cry."
"I know how you feel." And then Troy put his arm around Gabriella. The stares that the other girls gave Troy were now gone since they see that "the new good-looking boy" is not available.
They had all their classes together. And during lunch they sat together.
"So, what do you think the guys are doing right now?" Troy asked.
Gabriella checked her watch. "Probably still in first period."
"Oh right." Troy said. He forgot about the time change.
"So you wanna go look at the bulletin boards after we're done eating?" Gabriella asked.
"Sure."
So right after they were done, they cleaned up their area. Then Gabriella subconsciously grabbed Troy's hand and led him to the bulletin boards. Troy blushed a little when she held his hand. They looked at the bulletin boards.
"Oh look! Basketball tryouts!"
"Even though basketball season is over?"
"Maybe they're looking for someone to play next year. You should sign up!"
"Maybe I will! Right after gym, I'll ask my dad if I could sign up."
"Your dad?"
"Yeah, my dad's the new coach here."
"Cool!"
"Hey look! There's a scholastic decathlon sign-up sheet. Apparently, they haven't finished the scholastic decathlons here yet. Maybe you should sign-up!"
"I will! Just because you said I should! Hey look, there's a sign up sheet for a spring musical. You wanna sign up?"
"Yeah, but just for the supporting roles. I don't wanna start out with the lead yet."
"Me too."
They signed the sign-up sheet for the supporting roles and then the bell rang so they went off to class.
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Okay so not the best chapter I could come up with, but it's the only idea I have. Sorry to leave you guys hanging. But I promise I'll try to post longer chapters! I hope.
Coming up next chapter: The tryouts, the auditions, and Sheila's plan. (I'll try to add more than that)
Coming up in later chapters: The results of the auditions, the musical, the agent, and much more! So wait for them!