GabbiGrape here! Just wanted to thank you all for those loverly reviews. They made me and SharTigger smile... Well I know they made me smile but I don't know about SharTigger. And for Zanessa Fan, you will all find out what Troy did in later chapters. Although a few drips might be dropped. :wink wink:

Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical or any of its contents. The person who DOES own HSM is Peter Barsocchini, the writer.
The next morning, Troy woke up a little earlier than expected. He showered and dressed, combed his hair and brushed his teeth, and walked out the door with a piece of toast in hand. He got on the bus right on time and looked for a spot to sit in. Nina had already rode her bike to school, as did Joanne. There were no other seats except for next to Gabriella. He walked over cautiously and sat down. Gabriella cleared her throat and looked out the window. Occasionally, they would glance at each other and catch each other's eye.

"Gabriella, I'm really sorry about what happened over the summer." Troy couragously said. Gabriella shook her head.

"Troy, save your breath. You're really lucky I'm not killing you right now." she responded rudely without looking at him. Troy didn't answer, he just got nervous immediately. He looked around and waited anxiously for the bus to stop at East High. When it did he was the first to get off.

It was free period and Sharpay was talking with Nina and Jo.

"Okay, so all we have to do is tell Troy the plan." Sharpay said after explaining.

"And what's the plan?" Jo asked confusedly.

"I just told you!" Sharpay exclaimed.

Nina begged to differ. "I beg to differ. (See? Told ya she begged to differ! -giggle-) All you've been doing is talking about how good you look in pink!"

"Oh..." Sharpay said. "Well, you know it's true." Nina and Joanne rolled their eyes.

"Okay, so I've been thinking maybe we get Troy to ask Jo out and explain to him that we're going to try and make Gabriella jealous. Then she'll come running back to Troy in a couple of weeks... I hope." Sharpay explained.

Jo and Nina looked as if they had been hit with a mallet. "When did she get so smart?" Nina asked Joanne.

"I dunno. Maybe she got help from Taylor?" Jo suggested.

"I think pink's her power color." Taylor said behind them. They jumped and turned around.

"Colorology right?" Nina asked. Tay and Jo nodded.

"Mine is purple." Jo said.

Taylor said her's. "Mines green."

"How do we find out mine?" Nina asked.

"There's an online quiz about it. You could take it right now if you want." Jo suggested. Nina nodded and they went to find it out.

"Well, Tigger, would ya look at that? Your's is orange." Joanne said using Nina's nickname.

"Wow, Grape. That's really funny. Tigger's color is orange." Nina responded, also using Joanne's nickname.

"Why do you guys call each other that?" Taylor asked.

"Well, Grape stands for something that I used to replace the b word. Tigger means Nina's favorite animal." Joanne explained. Taylor mouthed an O.

Gabriella felt a little bad for what she said to Troy earlier this morning. She went up to Chad and asked him something.

"I need a way to make Troy jealous." Gabriella stated clear and out.

Chad thought for a few minutes. "I've got a plan."

Troy walked up to Sharpay.

"I need a way to make Gabriella jealous." he told her.

"I've already got a plan." she said maliciously.

A few moments later, Troy got the plan straight. He later went up to Joanne and asked her out.

"Will you be my girlfriend to make Gabriella jealous?"

Joanne laughed. "No need to ask, dude. I knew Sharpay would tell you sometime soon." He offered her his arm to walk her to class. She took it, smiled, and walked with him. They passed Gabriella through the hall and she ran to Chad.

"Chad, can we put the plan into action TODAY!" she spazzed.

"Why?" he asked. She pointed to Troy and Joanne.

"Oh. Okay." he offered her his hand and she took it. They walked right in front of them. Troy watched their hands the whole time.

When they got to the girls' class, they each thanked Troy and Chad.

"Thanks for walking me to class Chad." Gabriella said. She kissed his cheek seductively and walked it.

Joanne whispered into Troy's ear, "Nice job containing yourself from beating your most loyal friend into a pulp." He laughed and she spoke out loud again. "Thanks for walking me." She gave him a small kiss on the lips in front of Gabbi. She looked as if she were about to cry.

There you are! Now review, and SharTigger will post the next chapter!