New Girls on Campus

The Run-In

Rating: Teen

Gabriella walked into the empty bathroom in the drama department building after her first class. She looked in the mirror and re-applied her lip gloss when she heard the door open. It was Sharpay. Gabi turned to her and put her hands on her hips.

"What are you doing here?" Sharpay asked coldly.

"Well I go to this school," Gabriella replied.

"No, I mean shouldn't you be in the science building?"

"No because I am majoring in musical theater, deal with it."

"Like that is gonna work out," Sharpay scoffed.

"What you think you are gonna beat me out?" Gabriella shot back.

"Yes, cause you won't have your boyfriend to make you look good," she said in a fake caring voice.

"I can be on stage with or without Troy, because I am better then you will ever be," Gabriella actually couldn't believe she was talking like this, "and you are just jealous."

"Me, jealous of you?" Sharpay scoffed.

"Please Sharpay, you haven't starred in a musical since I came along," Gabriella said.

"Yeah but with your stage fright and Troy not there to hold your hand, what are you going to do?"

"I do not have stage fright! As I said before I can be on stage without another guy unlike you."

"What?"

"You really think you can do this without Ryan in your life."

"Yes because soon I will have another man in my life." Sharpay said, walking right up to Gabriella.

"You said before, he is my boyfriend. So stay the hell away from him."

"Gabriella you might have beaten me out for musicals, and you might have Troy now, but we know I am the stronger one here, and that I can take you down."

Gabriella tried as hard as possible to stay tough, because she knew that Sharpay was right. "The only reason you were so strong at East High was because you were queen-bee, you had control over the school, and if you haven't realized it already, I am the one in control now."

Sharpay stepped back and laughed, "People want to bring you down Gabriella, and they will help me, and we both know I will have no trouble convincing them."

"I swear to god Sharpay if I catch you looking at Troy I will make your life a living hell."

"No you won't."

"Really what makes you think that?"

"People here might know the 'life of the party, beautiful Gabi' but I know that deep down you are still sweet and innocent Gabriella. You don't have the guts."

"People change Sharpay, things have changed, but do you know what hasn't?"

"What?"

"The fact that Troy is in love with me, and he will never love you let a lone even like you."

"Well we will just have to see about that."

"No we won't because you won't be talking to him."

"Who says I need to talk to him to get him to fall in love with me?" With that she walked out of the room and whispered to herself "Bring it on Gabi."

Gabriella stood there frozen and just mumbled, "Oh it is so on."

Gabi was sitting at her desk trying to study, but all she could think about was her run-in with Sharpay. What does she mean she doesn't have to talk to him? Is she just gonna run up and kiss him and see if he likes it? Right then Troy walked into the room.

"Hey baby what up?" he said walking through the door.

"Oh nothing," she sighed.

"Whats wrong," he asked in a caring manner.

"Nothing, I just had a little run-in with the Ice Queen today," she said turned back to her laptop.

"Oh god how did that go," he asked.

"Well I showed her who's boss," she laughed.

"Yeah, who did it turn out to be?" he said sarcastically and she turned around and glared at him.

"I am really not quite sure yet," she sighed and turned back around. Troy walked behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. He bent down and kissed her neck. A tingling sensation ran through her body as he touched her.

"Baby, I love you more than life itself, don't worry."

"Yeah," she sighed. Standing behind her he wrapped his arms around her neck.

"So watcha working on, need any help?" she turned around and gave him an 'are you serious look.'

"Yeah that was a stupid question," he admitted.

"Yeah, well I was getting a head start on my English paper but I can't really focus, so I am going to go back to it later. What are your plans for tonight?"

"Nothing yet, what do you want to do."

"I dunno, I am kind of in the mood to stay in, just cuddle up watch TV."

"Gabriella Montez, staying in?" he said sarcastically, "I don't think I have heard those words since we were in high school."

She just laughed, "Yeah well, I am just kind of tired, not really in the mood, is that okay?"

He knew that it wasn't because she was tired, it was because she was bothered by Sharpay.

"Of course," he said sitting on the bed and then lying down his head propped up against the headboard, "anything my baby wants she gets." She smiled and crawled onto the bed into his arms. He grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. This is when she was happiest, just lying there with him, but a small tear streamed down her cheek. What if I end up not being able to do this anymore? She quickly wiped it away so he couldn't see, and she just snuggled closer to him.

Please R&R…I am shaky about this chapter it was hard to write the Sharpay and Gabriella scene without having them kill each other. I am really excited to write that one so it will be coming soon!