A/N: Thank you guys for reviewing! I recieved 11 reviews for the last chapter! That's the same amount I got for the chapter before that! Anyway, thanks to my new reviewers: Soccerbabe12, Nick-'n-Zacs-Babe31, INSANITY411, and Iluvhsm. And thanks to my regular reviewers!

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Anyway, here's chapter 7. It's kinda long but I hope you guys enjoy it!

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To Kiss Or Not To Kiss

Chapter 7: There Can Only Be One Sharpay

On Wednesday, there was an announcement on the bulletin board that they can now see the results of the basketball tryouts. They can get the results in the gym at free period.

Troy went to the gym at free period to see if he made the basketball team. He was the last one to be there. There were only six of them left. The other three were dismissed because they failed to do three of the five requirements in a row. Finally the seniors arrived. They had their clipboard and they were ready to begin.

"Okay, let's get started…"

A few minutes later, there were only three of them left and only one spot is open. The three were, Travis, a kid named Stanley, and Troy.

"Okay, the last spot goes to Mr. Tr-" Immediately Stanley left the group since his name didn't start with a "Tr".

"That was weird. But anyway, the last spot goes to Troy Bolton." With that, Troy had a smile on his face and Travis leaves the gym.

"We will be practicing here at the gym everyday after school. So always be prepared and ready."

"Yes sir. Thank you sir."

"Don't call me 'sir'. Call me Max," said the senior.

"Okay. Thanks Max! Catch you later!" And then Troy ran to the auditorium to meet with Gabriella. When he got there, he went up to Gabriella who was practicing both the supporting role's songs and the lead's songs.

"Guess what?"

"You got a spot on the team."

"How'd you know?"

"What other news would you have?"

"Good point."

"Ms. Garret said that the callbacks are on Friday at free period."

"Okay. Let her know I'll be there. I'll see you later."

As Troy ran out of the auditorium, Kayla spoke.

"Are you going out with him?"

Gabriella just sighed and shook her head.

"Do you want to go out with him?"

Gabriella just sat in silence.

"I'll take that as a yes." After that, they resumed to practicing.

On Friday at free period, Troy rushed to the auditorium for the callbacks. He saw Freddy, and a skinny tall guy was there too. He also saw Gabriella and Sheila in the audience. He was up first. He sang "Beautiful Soul" by Jesse McCartney. He was determined to get the part. After him, it was the skinny tall guy. And after him was Freddy. And then the auditions were finished. Ms. Garret said she's gonna post the cast list on Monday. Troy was anxious to see if he got the part.

Meanwhile, that same Friday in Albuquerque, Sharpay and the rest of the gang were sitting at lunch.

"Me and Ryan have terrific news!"

"What?" Chad asked.

"We're-" Ryan started but got cut off because Sharpay put her hand in front of Ryan's face.

"We're going to visit Troy and Gabriella!" Sharpay finished.

"Really?" Taylor asked.

"How?" Kelsie asked.

"Daddy bought us tickets. He already sent a note to the principal saying that we're gonna be gone in the next week." (A/N: Just pretend Sharpay and Ryan are filthy rich)

"Take us with you!" Zeke shouted.

"No can do. We're leaving tomorrow." Ryan answered.

"Oh. Then just tell Troy and Gabriella that we said hi." Jason said.

"You can count on that." With that, the gang kept talking about their trip.

The next day, Sharpay and Ryan are on the plane, ready to take off. Sharpay was reading a magazine while Ryan was already asleep.

A couple of hours later, they arrived at New Jersey. They pulled over a cab and gave the driver directions to their hotel.

On Monday, Sharpay and Ryan woke up early, excited to meet their old friends again. But they would meet them later, when they're having lunch.

Meanwhile with Troy, he had no idea who he was gonna see at lunch but he is excited about whether or not he make the cut. When he got to the school, he rushed to the nearest bulletin board. He saw that… he…… did…… not…… have basketball practice that afternoon but he did make it into the musical! He was so excited. He ran to Gabriella's locker.

"Guess what?"

"You made the musical."

"Right. And I don't have basketball practice later."

"Congratulations!" Gabriella then hugged Troy. They walked to class together and finally started their day.

A couple of hours later, it was lunch. Gabriella got her lunch and headed for her table. But when she saw who was sitting at her table, she became excited. She ran to her table and slipped. But luckily, Troy was right behind her and caught her before she could hit the floor. He saw who was sitting at their table too. They rushed to the table, but this time just speed walking, and sat down.

"Sharpay! Ryan! What are you two doing here?" Gabriella shouted excitedly.

"Don't tell me you moved here too!" Troy said.

"Relax. We didn't move. We're just visiting you guys." Replied Ryan.

"How did you guys get here?" Asked Gabriella.

"We rode the plane. Duh." Sharpay said.

"You paid for it?" Troy asked.

"Are you kidding? That costs too much! That's why we asked dad to pay for it." Ryan said.

They talked for a little while and suddenly, Sheila, Ronald, and Freddy approached their table.

Uh oh.Gabriella thought.

"Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in boys." She said, looking at Gabriella and Troy and completely ignoring Sharpay and Ryan. She was looking at Troy up and down.

"So you're going to be performing with me? I think Ms. Garret just likes you because of your looks. But definitely not your talent."

Troy just looked at her. Then Sheila was looking at Gabriella. "I heard you were going to be my understudy. All I know is, if you go out on stage, you better look as good as me. Because looking at you now, you don't even look as half as good."

Gabriella just stared at her. Troy narrowed his eyes. Sharpay, who is fed up with all this nonsense, stood up and started yelling.

"HEY!" Sharpay shouted. Sheila looked at Sharpay.

"Look Blondie, I don't know who you are, but no one, and I repeat, NO ONE insults Troy and Gabriella, but me!" Sharpay said.

"Um… if you haven't noticed, I wasn't talking to you." Sheila said.

"So? That doesn't mean I can't talk! You apologize to them right now!"

"Why should I?"

"Because I said so!" Sharpay said demandingly.

"Who made you the boss of me?"

"No one! Because I don't wanna be the boss of some spoiled, brat, like you!"

"Who said I want you to be my boss?" Sheila quickly shot back.

"No one! But even if I'm not your boss, I would suggest taping your big yapping mouth shut!" Sharpay said.

"Um… can I say something?" Ryan tried to stop the fight.

"NO!" Both Sharpay and Sheila shouted. They stopped yelling but then eyed each other. And then Sheila spoke.

"Look princess, you don't know who you're dealing with."

"Apparently, you don't know who you're dealing with." Ryan said.

"Uh oh." Both Troy and Gabriella said at the same time. Sharpay is gonna crack. Gabriella thought.

Suddenly, Sharpay stood up, approached Sheila and suddenly dumped her soda (which is full of ice by the way) on Sheila's head.

"You have just put yourself in the path of Hurricane 'Sharpay'." Sharpay said. "Let's go guys."

Troy, Gabriella, and Ryan stood up from the table and followed Sharpay leaving an angry Sheila behind. When they finally got out of the cafeteria, they started talking.

"All right! Sharpay!" Ryan said.

"Thanks for stepping up for us!" Gabriella said.

"We would never have had the courage to do that!" Troy said.

"That's because you guys are wimps!" Sharpay jokingly said.

"Hey!" The three said in unison.

"I'm kidding! Don't worry about her. She's just jealous of you guys."

"Well, thanks again for stepping up for us." Gabriella said.

"Anytime."

In the next few days, Troy spent his free periods in the auditorium and his after school hours in the gym. The musical was on Friday at 6:00 pm.

On Friday, after school, Troy didn't bother going home. He didn't have basketball practice that afternoon because Max has some kind of worm inside him. So he spent the rest of his day rehearsing his songs and lines in the auditorium. When it was 5:30, he dressed for the musical. People were arriving. Including Ms. Garret, Kayla, Sharpay, and Ryan. Troy invited Sharpay and Ryan to watch the play from backstage. They accepted and headed backstage.

A couple of minutes passed and the auditorium is getting filled up. A few minutes before the show started, Sheila called and said she couldn't make it, saying she had a migraine. So they had to get Gabriella dressed for the lead. One more minute 'til show time and Gabriella was dressed for the lead and took her position. And then the musical started.

An hour and a half later, it was the kiss scene. This was the scene where Troy and Gabriella will talk and then kiss and then the show would end. Sharpay was paying very good attention since this would be Troy and Gabriella's first real kiss. But then, she saw a drop of water fell from the top. She looked up and saw Sheila holding a big water balloon. So that's why she called in sick. She's planning to humiliate Troy and Gabriella. Well, not on my watch. I'm not letting her take over my job! Sharpay thought.

Sharpay quickly climbed the stairs leading to where Sheila was standing. When she got there, she quickly confronted Sheila.

"Sheila, you better stop what you're doing!" Sharpay said.

"Not a chance! You humiliated me in front of everybody, and now I'm humiliating your friends in front of everybody too. I'm just waiting for the perfect moment."

Just then, Ryan came up to see where Sharpay had gone to and he came behind Sheila (he used the opposite set of stairs) and grabbed the huge water balloon and started running the other way. But then he came upon Freddy so he tossed the water balloon to Sharpay. But Sheila came between them and caught the water balloon. But the strong force of the landing made the balloon pop and soak Sheila. The water came to the floor and drained into the tiny holes that the floor had. The water began to fall to the stage but it had a positive effect on the kissing scene. It appeared that Troy and Gabriella were kissing in the rain.

Sharpay then ran back down, happy with what she did. She caught just a few seconds of the couple kissing. And what a beautiful sight it was, even though they were getting wet.

A couple minutes later, after the musical was over and Troy and Gabriella changed into their regular clothes, they came to their parents. Their parents congratulated them. And then they reached Sharpay and Ryan.

"Did you guys know who turned on the rain machine (A/N: I don't know what it's called so I just call it "rain machine")?" Asked Gabriella.

"No clue." Ryan said. Technically he didn't lie because it wasn't a rain machine.

"Good job on the musical guys." Sharpay said.

"Thanks." Said Troy. "I'm glad I didn't have to kiss Sheila. That wouldn't have been a pretty sight."

Just then, a man wearing sunglasses approached the group.

"Excuse me, I am looking for a 'Gabriella Montez'." Said the man.

"That would be me." Gabriella said raising her hand.

"Can you come with me please?"

Gabriella nodded and followed the man into a safe spot so they could talk privately.

"What would you say if I said you could star in a TV show?"

"Me?"

"Yes. I have just watched the musical and I thought you would be a great addition to 'A Teenager's Life' (A/N: I made it up, so I own it)."

"'A Teenager's Life'? You mean, if I accept this, I get to meet Rayner Richardson (Remember Rayner Richardson from the first chapter? The guy Gabriella's obsessed with?)?"

"You certainly will."

"I don't know, I have to think about this."

"Well, here's my card. Just give me a call if you've decided." With that, the man left and Gabriella stared at the card and then she looked at Troy.

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Sorry if that was too long! But anyways, I hope you guys liked it!

Coming up next chapter: Gabriella's decision, Troy's reaction, (I might put in that she's gonna meet Rayner Richardson, depending on how long it's gonna be)

Coming up in later chapters: The party, Rayner Richardson being Gabriella's date, a call from the girls. And many more, so don't forget to read!