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A/N: Hey again. Thanks to those that reviewed, you made me feel real good, considering this is my first story. Here is chapter two, hope you guys like it. Enjoy!

Misunderstanding

"So, how was the meeting?" said Chad the next morning. We were waiting outside the main doors for the bell to ring, which would start Period One. "The meeting was fine." It had actually been great. Just being in that room with all those people, knowing we were all there for one purpose. "Well, when you were at the meeting, Jason and I shot some hoops for about an hour. A lot more interesting if you ask me, and YOU could've joined us…but instead, you went to that meeting." I sighed to myself. Sometimes it felt like my friends just didn't understand me at times. Even Chad, my best friend since like grade three, just didn't get how badly I wanted to be a part of this play.

"Listen Chad, you know I would've shot hoops with you, but…"

"I know. I know. You couldn't miss this meeting." He said it as if I had told him a thousand times; which I probably had.

"Well…yeah…but not just this meeting…all of them. I can't miss any of them." I don't think Chad had quite understood what I said. "All of the meetings, rehearsals…they're just as important. If I miss any of them, that would just prove that I wasn't committed, and I want to do this so bad." Chad just starred at me.

Suddenly, the school bell rang, startling us. Chad got up and left, without saying one of his catchy phrases, such as "Catcha later!" I got the feeling he was mad, or confused, or something. But oh well, I wasn't going to let that lower my spirits. However, I probably should've told him that there were no meetings today, so we could probably do something together.

"Guess who!" A friendly voice came from behind me, and two warm hands were placed over my eyes. There was only one person that plays that childish game with me. I turned around to see Gabriella with a smile from ear to ear. I lifted her up into a hug, her cute giggles filling the air. "Hey!" I said happily. She always put me in a happy mood, no matter what else was on my mind. "Heyyyy!" Came her girly reply. "Listen; since there are no drama meetings today after school, I was thinking we could hang out or something. I mean, since we're going to be pretty busy after this week with rehearsals and such, it might be our last chance to hang out for awhile." In my head, I was thinking, we'll see each other at every rehearsal we have, but knowing Gabriella, that just wasn't enough.

"Well…you see…I was kind of thinking I would hang out with Chad and the guys today." I felt bad saying that, but what can I do. It was Chad that I wouldn't be able to see as much, not her, and I couldn't satisfy everyone. I saw a faint, hurt look cover her face. "Oh…okay then." She was purposely trying to make me feel bad, so I quickly came up with something that would hopefully cheer her up. "How about this weekend?" I said, as cheery as I could. She smiled, which is all I could've hoped for. "Promise…?" she said. I nodded. "Promise." "Okay, now let's get to class before we're late." We probably already were. I had this bad habit of procrastinating in the halls before class started, and it usually came back and slapped me in the face eventually. We walked together, hand in hand, to our first class of the day. Gabriella looked worried as hell, I'm guessing she was afraid of Ms. Darbus' reaction when we stumbled into class late. But she still looked brilliant. She would understand that I couldn't do anything after school with her, because she understands me. My friends might not at times, but she definitely could. It truly made me happy to know that there was always someone that was there for me.

We walked into class, about five minutes after we were supposed to. Ms. Darbus was about to say something to us, but instead, she just sighed and carried on with writing whatever she was writing on the board. Gabriella sighed very loudly in relief. She was more used to arriving on time, if not, then earlier than everyone else. Maybe I was a bad influence on her, I thought jokingly to myself, but even if that was the case, it didn't matter, because we were together, and nothing, NOTHING could change that.

"So, Chad, I was wondering if we could hang out after school today" I said to him after class. "Don't you have some sort of meeting to attend?" Wow, he really liked to put emphasis on the word 'meeting', and it sorta bothered me. "No…if I did have one, I wouldn't have asked you". Maybe I shouldn't have said that; sounded a bit harsh. Chad shrugged. "I guess so." He walked the opposite way, leaving me there thinking, It's going to be a long two months of rehearsal. He was mad, and I could tell, having been his best friend for so long. I guess he still thinks of me as just 'the basketball guy', what about the part of me that wants to take part in acting? Why can't I be more than just 'the basketball guy'?

I walked to my locker. "Something wrong, Troy?" Gabriella always knew where to find me, and that was a good thing of course. Especially at a time like this, because she always knows how to cheer me up. "Well, it's just…Chad, he doesn't understand me at times." I said. "He's your best friend, shouldn't he understand you?" I sort of shrugged. "I guess so. I mean, it's just that, he doesn't get how badly I want to do this. He doesn't take it seriously, and it bothers me. I know you take it seriously." She giggled, and my heart felt about ten pounds lighter. "If I didn't take it seriously, would I be dedicating the next two months of my life working by your side?" I smiled. Yes, she definitely knew how to cheer me up. It was wonderful knowing that even if Chad didn't understand, someone did. It made me so happy. I'll stop worrying about what Chad thinks, at least there is one person that knew how I felt, and she's going to be there right next to me the whole way.

Well, there you have it. I don't think it's as good as I could have made it, but maybe you guys will think otherwise. Please review even if you don't like it, any suggestions would help make it better. Thanks!