(A/N: Ok thanks to Theresa and lovetoread17 for reviewing for me! This is chapter 3, part of the main plot will come into view in this chapter…. OH YEAH! So who's getting the HSM DVD? I AM! )
Ch. 3- The Dance
In P.M. Homeroom, Mrs. Darbus had an announcement waiting for her class.
"Class?"
The class just kept talking.
"LISTEN UP PEOPLE!" At that, the class settled down immediately. Jason had to even run to his seat.
"Okay, thank you. Anyway, next Friday will be our Winter Dance. It is essential that you bring a date. Girls will be required to wear a dress or gown. Gentlemen will be required to wear a suit. This will be a very formal dance. There will be no trouble at this dance. If there is, you will be suspended immediately. If anyone would like to sign up for the dance committee, you may. Sign-ups are on the bulletin board. Any questions?"
No hands went up.
"Good. You may talk quietly for the rest of homeroom."
A buzz of voices broke out suddenly.
"OH MY GOD GABI! Who are you going with?" Taylor rushed to Gabi's desk and screamed in her face. "Troy?"
"If he asks me. I think I'll sign up for the dance committee, it sounds like fun."
"Okay, cool. CHAD!" she screamed and ran off to Chad.
Just then, Troy came up to Gabi. "Hey," he said.
"Hey,"
"So who are you gonna go to the dance with?"
"I don't know. Whoever asks me that I feel is right." No one's right except you. Gabi thought.
"Oh. I think I'm gonna sign up for dance committee." Troy told her.
"Yeah, so am I!"
"Cool! Let's go!"
They went to the bulletin board and signed the sheet of paper for
Dance committee.
"Hey cool!" Gabi announced, "They're having a meeting tonight!"
"Cool, wanna go together?" Troy asked.
"Sure, the meeting's at 6."
"Okay, I'll come pick you up at 5:30?"
"'Kay!"
They walked back to their homeroom just as their bus was being called. They ran out to the bus and got on. They picked a three-seater in the middle of the bus so that they had room to put their book bags. They spent the ride talking about nothing, but yet, everything.
The bus came to a halt in front of Gabi and Troy's stop. They both got off, and before parting to go to their house, Troy said, "See you at 6 Gabi!"
"Okay!" Gabi said back and skipped her way home.
She walked in the door in huge spirits when her mom asked her why she was so happy.
"Troy's taking me to a dance committee meeting tonight!" She shrieked.
"Oh, Troy…" Her mother said back suspiciously.
"Mami, we're just friends," Gabi said, "and nothing more…" She added in an undertone sounding depressed.
Gabi went upstairs, took a shower, got dressed, watched TV and went on the computer until 5:30 rolled around.
At 5:30, she heard the doorbell. She went downstairs, opened the door to reveal a beaming Troy.
"Ready to go?"
"Yup. MAMI WE'RE GOING!" she yelled up to her mom.
She grabbed her keys and went out the door.
When they got in the car she said hi to Mr. Bolton.
"Hello, Gabi , how are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you?"
"I'm good."
Then, Gabi started humming a catchy tune.
"What'cha hummin'?" Troy asked.
"The Jungle Song!"
"Sing it!"
"Okay! My name is Tarzan, I am jungle man. The tree top swinger from jungle land. Come baby come I will take you for a swing. Let's go honey I'm tingling. Tarzan is handsome, Tarzan is strong. He's really cute and his hair is long. Tarzan is handsome .Tarzan is strong. So listen to the Jungle Song. Oy oy oy oy oy oy eh. I am Tarzan from jungle you can be my friend. Oy oy oy oy oy oy oy eh. I am Jane and I love to ride an elephant!"
"Enough!" Troy and his dad said at the same time.
"Sorry." Gabi laughed. "I love that song."
" I can tell. Where do you get that stuff?"
"Taylor e-mailed it to me."
"Of course… is she gonna be in this?"
"No. I'm surprised though. Have you seen her room?"
"Considering I've never been over her house, no."
"Oh, well, It's beautiful. And she designed it all herself."
"Cool."
"Yeah."
The rest of the car ride was Gabi singing the Jungle Song and Troy looking annoyed.
When they got there, Troy's dad announced their arrival.
"Thank God!" Troy said jokingly.
"Hey!" Gabi said defensively.
"I'm kidding. You know I think you have the prettiest voice of them all." He said sweetly.
"thank you…" Gabriella said, getting tears in her eyes.
Their faces were inches apart and their eyes were just flickering closed, when Troy's dad said, "I think you should get going now."
"Okay dad." Troy said with an heir of annoyance.
They got out of the car, not daring to discuss the kiss-to-be.
As they got in the school, they realized that they had no idea where to go. They went to check the sign-up sheet. On it, they found out that they were supposed to be in the stage room. (AN: also called the LGI in my school so I might call it that on mistake.)
They entered and took a seat. Mrs. Darbus went up on the stage and they all turned their attention to her.
" You are the dance committee. You will be in charge of music, decoration, theme, lighting, location and everything that goes on at this dance. I have put all of the categories into this hat," She said, indicating the hat in her hand. "I will call your name and you will come up and pick out a piece of paper. It will say what you will be in charge of and what you will work for. You will also work for what you're in charge of. Troy Bolton!" She called.
Troy went up and picked out his paper.
"I'm in charge of music and working for decoration."
"Gabriella Montez!" Mrs. Darbus called out to the crowd.
Gabi went up and picked out a piece of paper from the hat.
"Hey cool! I'm in charge of decoration and working for music! Look's like we'll be working for each other."
"You will pick a partner to work with on your topics and bring in a paper with what you will be working with Monday morning." Mrs. Darbus. (AN: It's Friday)
"So, my employee… would you like to be my partner and come over my house tomorrow?" Troy asked Gabriella.
"I'd love to!" She relied happily.
(AN: Kay that's the 3rd chapter. It was originally 2 chapters but I left my notebook at my dad's house so I had to remember what I wrote. Please review you'll get a cookie!)