DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL OR ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE PLOT!

A/N: thanks everyone for those reviews! Really appreciate them. ok, so I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but the time period is in 2006, not in like 2010 or anything even though they are in college. In other words, their college experience is technically happening today. Oh and remember, it's all through Gabriella point of view when Gabriella is involved. So, the party when Gabi isn't there doesn't include Gabi's personal "I"s and "me"s and such.


Meanwhile…

"SHUT UP! This is a fuckin' nice ass house!" screamed Brylee. She, Taylor, Sydney, and Gena got out of Gena's white BMW and started walked up the stairs of the three story mansion. It was absolutely gorgeous. A white house with French windows, a huge balcony on the second floor facing the main street, a waterfall cascading from the third story, and two gigantic palm trees on each side of the house. Music was roaring from inside, and people were everywhere. The four of them stood in front of the house in awe. They linked arms as they surveyed the fabulous house. Jason and Kelsi got out of Jason's black Range Rover and started walking up the stairs.

As Jason swung his arm around Kelsi's shoulders and Kelsi placed her arm around his waist, Kelsi looked back at them and called, "Party it up! Let's go!" The girls screamed and followed them inside the house. The interior was just as great as the exterior. The living room was the entire first floor. It was completely filled with people dancing, drinking, and having a good time. The lights were a little dim, and music was blasting from speakers in every direction. On the left corner of the room was a large bar with a bartender serving drinks. Up the stairs and on the landing was a DJ blasting music.

"Hellah nice!" yelled Gena over the loud music. 'Promiscuous Girl' was playing.

"Yo! Jason!" called one of Jason's teammates. Jason responded with a nod as he led Kelsi and the rest of the girls through the crowd towards the backyard. They all stepped outside to see an enormous endless swimming pool with what looked like a jungle surrounding it. People were swimming in it, either in bathing suits or without any (A/N: ok, I know it's kinda …ehh gross, but it's just a crazy college party. You gotta expect something wild).

"Man, this house is incredible!" squealed Taylor. "Man, if Gabriella were here, she would go cuh-ray-zee!" They all nodded.

"Whoever owns this house better be a guy," said Sydney as she looked around.

"Hey, Jason. Who does own this house?" asked Kelsi.

"Oh, uhm…you know, I'm not really sure what his name is---" started Jason but was cut off.

"It's a he!" screamed Sydney. Jason rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, it's a he. I forgot the guy's name, but I'm sure I'll know him when I see him."

"Pshh, never mind the dude, Syd. Let's go dance!" said Brylee as she grabbed her wrist and pulled her back inside to dance. Taylor and Gena shrugged and followed them, leaving Kelsi and Jason to themselves.

Once out of earshot, Jason said, "Your roommates are crazy." He laughed at the sight of Taylor attempting to dance. Apparently, Taylor kept crashing into people as she tried to dance, so she planted her feet and tried moving without actually moving. It ended up with people toppling over. Taylor was never really good dancing outside of routines. It was one hilarious scene for Jason and Kelsi, one sad scene for Taylor, and one embarrassing scene for everyone else. Just then the music changed and on came 'Me and U' by Cassie. Kelsi grabbed Jason's hand and led him inside the house to join the others. She glanced over at Taylor. She was still moving without moving, but this time with a guy. It was a little hard for Kelsi to see who he was, so she shrugged and resumed dancing with Jason. Sydney, Brylee, and Gena were also dancing with guys, most likely guys they didn't even know, but they didn't really care. They were having a great time.

A couple more songs played, and everyone was dancing like crazy. Then, the guy who was dancing with Taylor started to feel uncomfortable. He looked really confused when he felt something vibrating against his legs (haha, you're gross if you're thinking what I hope you're not thinking). He looked down and saw a blue light flashing in Taylor's back pocket of her jeans.

"Sorry," said Taylor as she pulled away from the guy she was dancing with and took out her phone. She looked at him and couldn't believe who she was dancing with. She quickly ran out to the backyard and answered her phone. "Hello?"

"Taylor?" said Gabi on the other end.

"HELLO!" yelled Taylor over the music. "HOLD ON!" she screamed as she moved away from the noise.

"Taylor!" called Gabriella.

"Sorry, Gabs. Oh my god, you should be here right now! This party is hot! This house is AMAZING! I would never be able to afford this kind of house in my life! Seriously, if I find out who owns this house, I might just marry the dude!"

"Sounds great," I said. Troy and I were still at Kelroy Docks, but Troy had to use the restrooms, so he left me for a moment at the little hut.

"Yeah, it really is! How are things with Troy?"

"Oh my gosh, Taylor. He did like the sweetest thing ever! He---" she stopped abruptly as Troy was coming closer. "Uh, I'll tell you later, yeah?"

"Ok, no problem. So what are you guys up to?"

"Uhm," I looked at Troy who sat down next to her and wrapped his arm around her. "I don't know. Troy might still have a few surprised for me tonight, so yeah, I don't know."

"Well, if you can, you just definitely stop by tonight!"

"Ok."

"Well, Gabs, you have a good time tonight. Call me again if you need anything!" said Taylor as she hung up and started walking back toward the house.

(At Kelroy Docks.)

"Who was that?" asked Troy

"Oh, Taylor. She and the girls and Jason are at a party in Beverley Hills. She says it's really hot there," I said while raising my eyebrows. "And the house is incredible."

"Well, I think that I'm all out of surprises for tonight. Do you want to go to that party?"

"Yeah!" I said as my face lit up.

Troy laughed, took her hand, and led her back to his car. As they neared his car, I remembered the locket and held it in my free hand. I then placed it in my shirt. I want it to be a surprise when I tell Taylor and Kelsi.

We were driving back on the freeway when I remembered that we had no idea where the party was. I took out my phone was and called Taylor up.

Meanwhile at the party…

Kelsi and Jason were sitting around the bar area with drinks in their hands, laughing, and talking. Sydney and Brylee were both dancing with two different guys. Every song they would change partners. Gena was dancing with one of the UCLA basketball players. And Taylor was back dancing with the same guy she was dancing with before, this time a little hotter and heavier. Jason caught sight of this and tapped Kelsi to look in Taylor's direction. Kelsi had to squint a little to see who Taylor was dancing with before she choked on her drink.

"NO WAY!" she screamed.

"Way," was all Jason could say. His face looked like he was both shocked and disgusted.

"Is that…" said Kelsi as she set down her glass.

"Yeah. It is. I can't believe it!" Jason said as he gulped down the rest of his beer. "Come on," he said as he placed his bottle on the bar, took Kelsi's hand, and led her to dance right next to Taylor. Taylor didn't even notice that they were dancing next to her because all she could concentrate on was the guy she was dancing with. Kelsi and Jason kept exchanging looks of 'you've-got-to-be-kidding-me' as they realized it really was who they thought Taylor was dancing with.

Jason shook his head in disbelief, pulled Kelsi closer, chuckled, and whispered, "That's a shocker."

"You're tellin' me," she whispered back.

Then he had the same look of discomfort and satisfaction he showed before as he felt the vibrations come back (haha!). Taylor pulled away once more and walked back outside as she took out her phone.

(Backyard).

"Hey, Gabi, what's going on?" Taylor said as she quickly walked away from the house.

"Taylor. Well, Troy and I are gonna stop by and party it up with you guys. Is that ok?"

"Yeah, of course!"

"All right, well you think you could tell us how to get there from the 10 East?" I asked as Troy handed me a pen from his glove compartment. I started scribbling down the directions on my hand. "All right thanks, Tay. We'll probably be there in like…fifteen minutes or so. Bye." I instructed Troy where to go, and in no time we were standing in awe in front of the magnificent white mansion.

"Dayummmm. SoCal is so much different than how it is Northern Cali," he said as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and stood there, staring at the house. He let out a sigh in disbelief, and we started toward the door. I couldn't believe how jam packed and how incredible the house was. Troy squeezed my hand and started leading me through the dancing people as I looked around for anyone I recognized.

"Gabriella!" I heard. I let go out Troy's hand although I wish I hadn't because the moment I did, I lost him in the crowd. I wish it wasn't so dark in here! I turned around to see Geo walking towards me. I looked around but couldn't see Troy anywhere. Oh, great. "Hey, you came!" he exclaimed as he got closer. I smiled and nodded. "You want to dance?" he asked as he held out his hand for me to take. He smiled.

"Uhm," again, I didn't want to seem rude, so I said 'yeah'. I can't find Troy anyways. One quick dance won't hurt. So I took his hand, and he led me deep inside the crowd of dancing partiers. He went up behind me and grabbed my waist. I followed his lead, wishing for the song to end.

"You look beautiful," he whispered. I felt sweat dripping down my forehead.

"Thanks," I replied reluctantly. The song didn't seem to end! So I turned around and faced Geo. "I'm a little thirsty. I'm going to get something to drink," I said, hoping to get away.

"Oh all right, I'll come with you," he said. My eyes bugged out.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no. It's ok. You just...stay here...and keep dancing!" I said in a desperate tone. I went back through the crowd in hopes to spot Troy. No luck. I did however spot Gena, who was dancing next to Brylee, who was dancing near Sydney, who was dancing close to Kelsi and Jason, who were watching Taylor and…! TAYLOR AND RYAN EVANS DANCING AND A LITTLE TOO CLOSE IF YOU ASK ME!


A/N: DUN DUN DUN! haha. i derno about this chapter. does it seem kinda like it got nowhere to you or was it just me? i dunno. well reviews would be very helpful right now. i mean REALLY HELPFUL.