We Are All In This Together

By CallmeMaddy, Chapter 4

Disclaimer: Disclaimers are SO overrated.

A/N: I wrote a HSM one-shot called Sibling Rivalry Pays Off. It's cute. Also...please visit my profile for a link to a review on Zoey 101 written by me. I would love to hear your comments. This chappie is a bit far fetched. Deal with it.

Chapter 4

"Dana, here, was my girlfriend...and Logan was jealous," Troy told all of Logan's friends.

Logan looked at him and stared. He needed to do something...and quick!

"And that's my cue to leave," Chase said and motioned for Nicole and Michael to follow. The three quickly exited the room, not wanting to be involved in this mess.

This left Troy, Logan, and Dana in the room alone. With no witnesses. Uh-oh.

"I w-was NOT j-jealous," Logan lied.

Troy grinned, "You always have been a bad liar..."

"It was a long time ago. It's not that I like Dana now!" Logan lied.

Dana stood there silent. She had many options on what to do. She decided the best thing was to run out. She didn't think the two boys would notice...they were to busy fighting...and she was right.

(A/N: You're not allowed to hate me...yet!)

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When Dana was making her escape, she ran into Coco.

"Dana, they are switching your dorm because your new roommate demanded some more room, she's the girl writing the musical..." Coco informed Dana.

"What? I wanted my own room and you guys wouldn't give it to ME!" Dana pointed out.
"Yes, but Kelsi Nielson is writing songs for our school musical!" Coco told her.

"Why does Zoey get to stay?" Dana pouted.

"I don't make the rules. They stuck you with Nicole, your old roommate. Room 105," Coco walked away.

Dana didn't have her key yet, so she knocked. At least it's just me and Nicole instead of getting two roomies...

Someone answered the door, but it was definitely NOT Nicole. In the doorway stood a petite Latino girl.

"Sorry, wrong dorm..." Dana began to walk away.

"WAIT!" The girl called, "Dana? Dana Cruz?"
Dana stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, "What's it to ya?"
"It's Gabriella. Gabriella Montez," Gabriella told her.

"Gabi?" Dana asked, "Like Gabi from Westchester?" (A/N: Told ya. Far fetched. Just let me have my fun.)

"Come in!" Gabriella told her.

Westchester is a high school in the suburbs of New York. As we recall, Gabriella was a new student for junior year at East High. Dana was new to PCA the year before. Guess where they are both from? Yep. Westchester.

"What are you doing here?" Dana asked.
"I went to East High, I transferred a year after you left me in the cold..." Gabriella laughed.
"Gee, blame it all on me! So what ever happened between you and Ethan?" Dana asked, nosily.

Ethan was Gabriella's boyfriend from Westchester.

"Dumped me. Didn't want a long distance relationship. But, hey, I don't blame him. Besides, it's ok because there's this new guy...Man, it's so good to see a familiar face--" Gabriella was interrupted.

"New guy? Who?" Dana asked.

"Well, we aren't officially together. You probably don't know him. His name is Troy--" Again, Gabriella was interrupted.

"Troy? As in Troy Bolton?" Dana asked.

"Yeah, he's really sweet. You would like him Dana, he plays basketball," Gabriella told her, unaware that the two already knew each other.

"Gabs, I DATED him," Dana informed.

"But...what?" Gabriella was perplexed.
"Wow, I've never seen you so confused. I went to basketball camp with him. Don't worry, he's all yours. I've got bigger fish to catch..." Dana told her.

"Do tell..." Gabriella hinted she wanted to know.

There was another knock on the door, "Gabi? It's me."
Gabriella opened the door, only to find Troy.
"I'm about to go to my first basketball practice. Wanna come to watch?" Troy invited.
"Dana, aren't you on the team?" Gabriella asked, turning to Dana.

"Dana and Gabriella...you two know each other..." Troy let out a nervous laugh. Dana was his ex. She said they were cool, but what was she really going to tell Gabriella about him?
"Dana was my best friend at Westchester! And she goes here. Isn't that great, Troy?" Gabriella said, ecstatic.

"Wonderful!" Troy tried to be happy, but it was hard. Troy looked at Dana with a face that said 'Have pity.' Dana rolled her eyes.

"Come on, let's get to practice," Dana said to the two.

Basketball Practice would probably be horrible. The Wildcats and The Stingrays would be merging into one team, and we all know how Logan and Troy hate each other dearly.
When Troy, Dana, and Gabriella arrived at practice, the rest of the players from both teams were already there, along with Troy's dad aka the coach.

"All Right Wildcats! Line Up!" Troy commanded to his team, as he would in any other practice.

"Wait, wait, wait," Logan was there to ruin Troy's fun, "Since when are we the Wildcats?"
"Wait, you want to be the Stingrays?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, I do," Logan told him.
"But Stingrays are lame," Chad chimed in.

"And Wildcats aren't?" Glenn Davis, a member of the Stingrays team, took Logan's side.

"I suppose you are expecting to be captain too, aren't you? You always have to be king, don't ya, Bolton?" Logan asked.

"Well, my dad is the coach..."

Logan glared.

Gabriella stepped into the argument, "I have an idea."
"Who the hell are you?" Logan snapped.
"Gabriella Montez. Troy's gi--" She answered.

Gabriella was cut off by Troy, "She's my friend."
Although Troy wished Gabi was his girlfriend , she wasn't. And there was no way Troy wanted Logan to know he liked Gabriella, because he knew Logan wanted revenge.
"Oh, so she's your girlfriend?" Logan taunted.

"Leave him alone Logan. Just 'cause you're jealous, doesn't give you the right to pick on Gabriella," Dana informed.

"Do you even know her?" Logan asked.
"Yes, in fact she's my best friend from elementary," Dana answered.

"Gabriella, what's your idea?" Zoey asked.
"Play for it. Stingrays VS. Wildcats. Whoever wins gets the name and gets to decide who's team captain..." Gabriella offered.

All of the Stingrays and Wildcats liked this idea.
"It's on, Reese."
"I've already beat you once, Bolton."

"I've got the ball," Chad informed Troy.
"Good. Troy, what's that thing called when you start the game?" Gabriella asked.
"Wow, something mini Einstein doesn't know. It's the jump, by the way," Chad answered.

"Come on. Let's play!" Zoey told her team.

Everyone got in their position and Coach Bolton blew the whistle.

A/N: Review. I think next chapter will deal with this and the forming Chase/Zoey/Kelsi triangle. Now, review.