(Troy's voiceover)
Here we are, first day back at school! While everyone is preparing for their next classes, let's observe the hallway! Welcome to our social hierarchy! Meet the gang!
First off, you have the Wildcats! The Wildcats are the school's esteemed basketball team! They can also be labeled as "The Jocks". They're "at the top of the food chain", if you will. They tend to be the most liked (or secretly hated).
"YEAH!" Chad, Zeke, Jason, and Troy cheered with their team.
The Wildcats (as a team, not a school), consists of several people. The team captains include me, Troy Bolton, as captain of the team and my best friend Chad Danforth as the co-captain (he captains the baseball team as well). Several people make up this amazing team! We also have pretty awesome cheerleaders, who could also be considered as a part of "The Jocks"/ the Wildcat team. However, let's focus in on our group of friends specifically:
Meet the Jocks!
For the basketball players you have…
Zeke Baylor, age 16! He's the best baker I've ever met! Also, has a huge crush on Sharpay Evans, a drama club teen...
"Hey Sharpay!" Zeke greeted his crush as she walked up to his locker.
"Zekey!" Sharpay chirped, her light brown eyes sparkling with excitement. "Did you bring the cookies?"
Zeke pulled a cookie tin out of his locker and opened it to reveal bright pink sugar cookies with a magenta 'S' on top. "Tada!" He sang.
Sharpay squealed and hugged him. "You're the best!"
(But, we'll get back to her later.)
Next you have Jason Cross, age 16! He's not exactly the bright one of the bunch, but really nice and fun to be around! And there's my best friend, Chad Danforth, age 15! He's obsessed with basketball and takes a lot of pride in our team. He seems tough on the outside sometimes, but he has a big heart!
"Hey, Chad? I just found this test from last semester in my locker." Jason said to his friend, pulling out the slightly crumpled piece of paper.
"What kind of test is it?" Chad asked, standing his textbooks straight after putting one in his bag for class.
"Algebra, equations." Jason said. "I don't know why I got so many wrong. I was sure sure I did it correctly."
Chad turned and held out his hand, "Let me have a look at it." he offered. Jason handed it to him and Chad observed it for a moment.
"Well, Jason, here's your problem! You missed the division part, that threw off the rest of your equation." Jason mouthed "Ooooh…" silently. "Here," Chad continued, "Take this one for example. What is 6 divided by 2? You put 12."
"Because it is 12!" Jason exclaimed.
"What?! Jason, no, it's 3! You're thinking of multiplication." Chad blinked.
Jason looked over the paper once again and thought about it before silently mouthing "Ooooh…" once again.
"Sometimes, I worry about you." Chad mumbled.
"Yeah, me too. I get nervous during tests." Jason admitted. "You look nice today, by the way."
Chad smiled at that. "Thanks Jase."
Last, you have me, Troy Bolton, age 16! I love basketball and my friends. I'm a pretty chill person to be around to be honest, I like when everyone gets along. Oh, and I'm dating the love of my life! I can't wait to introduce her.
"Hey guys! Have you seen Gabriella yet?" Troy walked up to his friends and asked.
"No, not yet." Jason and Chad said simultaneously.
"Hey, Danforth!" They heard and saw a pretty green-eyed redhead walk their way.
Meet the Cheer Squad
First, you have Amber Wilson, age 15. She's the captain of the squad and the personality of a leader to prove it. We used to call her fireball in elementary school because of her hot temper. She'd always be the once to keep us in line, though.
"Where were you all break?!" She asked Chad, playfully slapping his arm.
"I was at camp!" Chad snickered, play fighting her back.
Amber's co-captain and best friend Natalie Gonzalez, is also 15. The two of them have been friends with us since we were kids.
"Hey guys, how was break?" Natalie smiled to the rest of the group, her long jet black hair pulled into a ponytail.
"Good!" They replied.
"Clearly not since you didn't think to hang out with us once!" Natalie smirked.
"Yeah, what's up with that?!" Amber joined in and a playful debate ensued.
Across the hallway, Taylor narrowed her eyes at the group of friends as she closed her locker.
"The hall is always so peaceful until they get together." She commented with an irritated sigh. "It's been like that since elementary school."
"Well, jocks will be jocks." Martha smiled. "And we…" She waved her finger in a circle, indicating the rest of the group behind her. "will be brainiacs." She grinned.
Meet the Brainiacs
The brainiacs (or as some say, "nerds") are a well sized group. They lead the school through scholastic decathlons, spelling bees, all that jazz. Their leader, who also happens to be the class president, is Taylor Mckessie. She's 15.
"That, we will be." Taylor replied proudly grinning back.
"Talking about nerd stuff?" She heard someone say. That someone was Chad, and her grin immediately changed to a frown because of it.
"Danforth, don't you have anything better to do? Like calling as much attention to yourself as possible? Or worshipping the trophy case? Or heck, observe your muscles?" Taylor asked. "Why don't you do that instead?"
"Aw, I'm glad you noticed my muscles McKessie." Chad gushed with a sarcastic smirk. "However, why would I do any that when I could be bothering you instead?"
"What is my life." Taylor hissed quietly, looking at the ceiling.
Chad and Taylor...they don't always get along. In fact, when we were in second grade, they swore to enemies and hate each other forever. I don't know why their date didn't work out, not completely. The tale is as old as time though, Chad and Taylor cannot stand each other.
"Chad, if you were my husband I'd poison your coffee." Taylor said, looking straight ahead at her locker.
"If you were my wife I'd drink it!" Chad scoffed. Taylor flipped around to face Martha again, turning her back on him. Chad just laughed.
"Leave her alone, Chad." Jason smirked, wrapping an arm around Martha. "Morning, beautiful."
"Hey, you." Martha smiled at her boyfriend.
Martha Cox, age 16. She's awesome, and has some killer hip hop routines. When it comes to supporting the merging of statuses, I like to think of Martha as one of the top supporters. She was one of the first to start openly dating someone outside of her status. The first couple to do so would be me and my girlfriend-
"Sorry I'm late! Hey guys!" Gabriella ran up to the group, slightly out of breath. "Morning!" They waved.
There she is, Gabriella Montez! Age 15, absolutely beautiful! She's a super smart science girl and the Juliet to my Romeo. She's the love of my life!
"Hey Troy!" Gabriella sang as she hugged Troy.
"Hey Gabi!" Troy kissed her cheek.
"Morning guys." They heard and turned to see Ryan Evans. Ryan Evans was a part of the drama club teens.
Meet the Drama Club Teens
Leading the drama teens you have Sharpay Evans and her twin brother/partner in crime, Ryan Evans.
"We have arrived." Sharpay flipped her hair to add effect to her sentence.
"Long live the queen." Chad muttered under his breath, earning a glare from her.
Sharpay Evans has been in every school play since elementary school and she's played the lead role in every one. Who's to blame? She has talent. Sometimes that talent can go to her head. She could also be known as the ice queen of the drama teens. She could be labeled as the ice queen of the school, really. Sometimes she says or does mean things...but she can be nice too. We still consider her one of us no matter what!
"Welcome back one and all." Ryan clapped his hands together. "Let's do this."
Ryan Evans likes hats. He claims to have a massive collection of them at home and we definitely believe him. It seems as if we've never seen the same hat twice. He also likes to write music and choreograph dance routines. He's the quieter twin who also possesses the Evans' talents of putting on a good show. Being the quieter twin also means being pushed around by the older twin (of 7 minutes), Sharpay. He seems okay for now, but one day he'll get the spotlight.
"Never to fear, the drama teens are here." Kelsi smiled, finally meeting up with the group on her new crutches.
Last but not least, there's Kelsi Nielsen, age 15. Also a drama teen. She is also soft-spoken likes to write songs, they always ending up speaking directly to the heart. She also tends to get pushed around by Sharpay. She's like her assistant. We all think that she and Ryan should go out, but they seem too shy to flirt with each other for long periods of time. Well, that's everyone!
"Well, that's everyone." Zeke said. "So, how is everyone's m-" Suddenly, the bell rang. Everyone groaned, knowing it was time for class. They waved goodbye and started off on their short journeys.
"See you at lunch guys." Troy laughed.
Welcome to East High.