A/N: You guys are awesome! I got 12 reviews for chapter 7. One more than chapter six! Thanks guys! I wanna thank my new reviewers: iLoVeZaCeFrOn, TheFlash017, ruthie-camden-Brewer, and lil-mo-jo. And also thanks to my regular reviewers!

Here's chapter 8. It's not as long as chapter 7 but I hope you like it!

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To Kiss Or Not To Kiss

Chapter 8: Hollywood, Be Ready

Gabriella thought and thought about the offer and she thought hard. She thought about how life would be like if she accepted it. It would be so fun! I'd get to meet famous celebrities, get their autographs, or better yet, people will be asking me for my autograph and would want to meet me! People would recognize me now! I'd be famous! I could get anything that I want! But… Troy… Gabriella thought. She told her mom the news.

"Mom, I have news."

"Good ones or bad ones?"

"It depends on how you look at it."

"Okay, then what is it?"

"After the musical, a man wearing sunglasses came up to me and asked if we could talk for a while. I accepted and he was offering me a role on my favorite TV show, 'A Teenager's Life'. Now, he said to call if I made my decision and I don't know what to do!"

"Gabby that is so wonderful! You'll be recognized! You can meet other famous people!"

"I know mom. But I have to think about this."

"Okay. I understand."

So then, Gabriella went to her room to think. And she finally made her decision.

The next day, she went with Troy to the airport to bid Sharpay and Ryan goodbye.

"You two be good okay! Call us!" Sharpay shouted.

"Of course!" Troy shouted back.

"Oh, and if that Sheila girl bothers you guys again, just give us a call and we'll have personal bodyguards flown from Albuquerque." Ryan said.

"Don't worry Ry, I'm sure we can take care of it ourselves!" Gabriella answered.

And finally, they were off.

"Troy, I have to tell you something." Gabriella pulled Troy to a corner.

"You know that guy who was wearing the sunglasses who was looking for me after the musical?"

"Yeah, what about him?"

"He offered me a part on 'A Teenager's Life'. My favorite TV show."

"Oh, that's so cool! You could meet that guy that you always talk about! What's his name again?"

"Rayner Richardson."

"Right, him. Well, are you gonna take it?"

"Well, I thought about it and I wanna take it."

"Really? That's great!" But then Troy realizes that if she takes it, she'll be away from him. "Just… great." Troy said with less enthusiasm.

They got home an hour later. When Gabriella got in her room, she looked for the pair of pants that she wore after the musical to find that man's card. She found the pants and the card. She read it. It said, "Vincent G. Simmons" "Hollywood Agent and Handler" (A/N: I made him up so I own him). And then it said the number and his email address. Gabriella called him and told him her decision.

"Hello?"

"Hi. Mr. Simmons? This is Gabriella Montez from the musical that you saw in NJ High."

"Ah, Ms. Montez. Have you made your decision on whether or not you want to become part of the cast of 'A Teenager's Life'?"

"Yes. I would like you to know that I accept your offer."

"You do? Well, I will be coming there in about a week for you to sign some papers and to come pick you up. When you get here, you will be staying in a condo. The shows producers are going to be paying for the rent."

"Okay, I understand."

"And then, you will meet your cast members after you get settled in your new home."

"So I get to meet Rayner?"

"Yes you get to meet Rayner."

Yes! Yes! Yes! Gabriella thought. I've wanted to meet him since forever!

"So are we good?"

"Yeah, we're good. Bye Mr. Simmons."

"Please. Call me Vince. Or better yet, call me V. Since I will be your new agent and handler."

"Okay. Bye V!" With that, Gabriella hung up the phone. I can't believe I'm going to actually meet Rayner Richardson! The Rayner Richardson! What am I gonna wear? What am I gonna say? I better not act stupid!

On Monday, Gabriella met up with Troy after school. They were walking home instead of taking the bus.

"Hey! I have awesome news! Vince is going to pick me up on Saturday."

"Vince?"

"Yeah! My new agent and handler. I'm gonna be living in Hollywood now since I accepted his offer! I actually get to meet Rayner Richardson! Can you believe that?"

"No, I can't."

"Well believe it, 'cause it's true!"

"Oh… um… good for you." Troy said unenthusiastically. Gabriella sensed it.

"What's wrong?"

"Wrong? There's nothing wrong? Why would you think there's something wrong? It's just me! Plain Troy with nothing wrong at all!"

"Come on. You think I can't sense if my best friend in the whole wide world has something troubling him? Come one, say it."

Troy sighed. Best friend in the whole wide world. That's all she thinks of me. If she only felt what I felt, she would know what's bothering me. Troy thought.

"Oh, I know. You think I would forget about you once I got started on this." Troy just stared at her blankly. Gabriella came up to him and hugged him.

"I told you. Troy. I would never forget you, even if I tried. You're the best friend a girl could ever have. And a whole lot more! What more could I ask for?" Let's see, I could ask for us to be more than friends. But I don't think he likes me that way. Sure we kissed but that was just acting. Gabriella thought. They finally let go of each other.

"And don't worry. I'll make sure I mention you at least five times in my acceptance speech for my first Oscar."

"Can you make that ten times?"

"Okay, ten times." With that, they kept walking. Troy slowly held Gabriella's hand. Gabriella blushed as red as a ripe tomato (Okay, maybe not but she blushed a lot). And then suddenly, she felt like playing an old game they used to play.

"Tag! You're it!" Gabriella said, running.

"Oh no you don't! I'm gonna win this time!" So they ran all the way home trying to catch each other.

Gabriella was busy packing during the whole week. She packed most of her clothes, her shoes, her make up, everything. And then she came to a photo her mom took of Troy and herself on the landing of the stairs right before their performance for "Twinkle Towne". She smiled and put the photo in a small box. Making sure it's not wrinkled, scratched, or ripped.

And then Saturday came. Vince said he'd be at the house at about noon. Gabriella waited anxiously. And then Vince came.

"Hello, Gabriella."

"Hey, V."

"Okay, are you ready to go?"

"I just need to get my stuff into the limo and say goodbye to my mom."

"Okay. Don't worry Mrs. Montez. I will make sure your little girl doesn't get into any trouble."

"Okay. Just make sure that she does. Even though she's gonna be a famous actress, I'm still her mother."

"Bye mom!" Gabriella hugged her mom and kissed her cheek.

"Bye sweetie! See you in the summer!"

"You too!" With that, Gabriella closed the door to her house and went to the limo waiting for them. Just then, she sees Troy running up to her.

"Hey!" Troy shouted.

"Hey."

"I just wanted to have a final goodbye."

"Troy, I'm coming back here for summer vacation, and it's almost summer anyway."

"I know, but that just seems to be a very long time"

"Well don't worry, I'll make sure I call you every night."

"You better!"

"What'd you say?"

"Nothing!" Troy said. Gabriella laughed and got in the car and rolled down the window.

"Wish me luck!" She waved to Troy and gave him a flying kiss. Troy waved back. He waved until he couldn't see the limo anymore and then he sighed.

About seven hours later, they arrive at LA. It was only four o'clock (A/N: There's a three hour time difference between California and New Jersey). So they headed straight to Gabriella's new condo to do some decorating.

They reached the condo. It was pretty big. It was as big as the first floor of her house back in NJ. So it was cool. V helped her redecorate. They finished about four hours later.

"Thanks for the help V."

"Sure thing." And then V left and Gabriella had the condo all to herself. She decided she would call Troy. She picked up the phone and then suddenly put it back again. She just remembered the time difference. Since her internal clock was still three hours ahead, she was tired. So she went to sleep early.

The next day, she was woken up by the sound of her cell phone. She looked at her alarm clock. It read 6:30. She looked at her cell phone. It was V.

"Hello?"

"Rise and shine sleepy head. It's time for you to get up and get dressed because today, you're going to meet your new cast members and bond with them a little bit. Including Rayner Richardson." Gabriella suddenly perked up by the sound of her celebrity crush's name.

"Okay. I'm going to take a shower now! You got me excited!"

"I'll pick you up at about nine. You are going to have Sunday brunch with your new cast members!"

"Okay! Bye!" Gabriella hung up the phone and rushed to the bathroom.

When it was nine, Gabriella was ready. She had on an orange top, white pants, orange and white sneaks, a white chunky bracelet, an orange watch, an orange headband, and cool sunglasses to top it all off. She also had on orange purse. She wanted to look perfect in front of Rayner. And suddenly, V arrived.

"My, my, you look gorgeous for someone who's just having brunch."

"Well, this isn't home anymore, this is Hollywood."

"True. Let's go then!" Gabriella hopped onto the limo. A few minutes later, she arrived at "Chili's". She stepped out of the limo and couldn't believe what she saw.

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Sorry to cut it short but I want you guys to guess what she saw. Well I hope you guys liked that chapter!

Coming up next chapter: What Gabriella saw, Gabriella works on her first episode of "A Teenager's Life". (I'll try to add more)

Coming up in later chapters: the party, a phone call from the girls, and a little help from daddy Evans.