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Settings: East High, Tuesday. Taylor and Chad plot to get Gabi and Troy together. Please R&R!

Chapter 2: Sharpay and her Ways

"Hey Troy," Chad said the next day.

"S'up," Troy said as they walked to home room.

"I was just gonna ask you the same thing, about you and- Hey Taylor, Gabriella," Chad said, telling Troy he was going to say Gabriella's name.

"Huh," Gabriella said in a genuinely confused way.

"Huh what?" Chad said, trying to cover up his heavily annunciating.

"You just… never mind." Gabriella said shaking her head to get the thought out. "Ready for class?"

"Ya really, let's not be late for Darbus," Taylor said pulling Chad away, making Troy and Gabriella all alone in the hallway. That is besides…

"Hey Troy, Hehe!" said the unmistakable voice of Sharpay Evans. Troy winced which made Gabriella giggle. "What!" Sharpay scowled when she heard Gabriella giggle. She hated Gabriella's laugh for three reasons: 1. she hated Gabriella. 2. It meant there was an inside joke Gabriella knew and she didn't. And 3 is because it directed at her.

"No-thing!" Gabriella said between giggles.

"Ugg, whatever. Wait a minute. You think you're better than me!" Sharpay cried dramatically. "News flash! Just because you beat me out of my musical doesn't make you better!"

In the time Sharpay was ranting, Gabriella hadn't flinched. By now, she was used to Sharpay ranting about her and screaming at her. None the less, Sharpay couldn't stand her words hadn't impacted Gabriella. But she really snapped when Gabriella calmly said, "We should get to class."

"UGG!" Sharpay cried before storming off.

"Whoa," Troy said under his breath. He was in aw of Gabriella's ability to, let say, handle Sharpay?

"Wha'da ya say?" Gabriella asked heading to class.

"Nothing, it's just-" 'Bring' Troy was cut off by the warning bell. Gabriella quicked her pace. They made it to class right as the tardy bell sounded.

"Hey why were you all most late? It's so unlike you," Taylor said after class.

"I was with Troy in the hall, we-" Gabriella started.

"Did he finally ask you out?" Taylor asked excitedly.

"I wish! No, Sharpay cornered us, and, well, did what Sharpay does. Draws conclusion she thinks is going on and points them at who ever to make herself more popular or just to be dramatic." Gabriella explained.

"Sucks to be you," Taylor laughed.

"Ya," Gabriella agreed, she smiled as she though of the conversation she had had with herself the night before. "It does."

"Hey girls," Chad said, Troy and himself coming up behind them. Chad bent down a gave Taylor a kiss.

"Gag me with a Spoon." Gabriella said sticking her finger in her mouth to gag herself.

"Why do you say that?" asked Chad.

"Because, it not only gags you, it is also a very pain full way of being gagged," Gabriella explained.

"I don't even want to know how you know that," Chad said.

"Gabriella, can I talk to you for a sec," Troy asked

"Sure," Gabriella responded with a shrug. Taylor was amazed how coolly Gabriella was handling it.

"What was up with that e-mail you sent me? It was really, well, weird," Troy said once they got in a empty class room.

"Nothing, I was talking to my sister, the one how explores Egyptian tombs, and she told me. It seemed cool so I sent it to you," Gabriella lied. She impressed herself how she could cover up like that. The truth was, she didn't even know why she sent it. But the real question is, was he buying it?

"Oh, cool. See you at lunch?" he hated that he didn't sound cooler.

"Sure. Bye!" Gabriella left with a smile and a wave, but the second she shut the door, she smacked her forehead. Little did she know Troy did the same thing.

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