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Things had been going well for the past month. Derek had been great. We had been on a few dates and I couldn't be happier. He always had the most romantic dates. We even had a picnic last weekend. Taylor was still teasing me about Troyella though. Troy and I do spend a lot of time together. He's more like my best friend though. Taylor admitted she thought Chad was cute, but she won't admit that she likes him. I'm sure she does. They still argue all the time though. Sharpay is still…Sharpay, but I have to admit she's a good friend. Kelsi and Jason went on their first official date. They are so shy, but it's so cute. Jason hung out with us when Chad and Troy came over. He is on the basketball team too. We are actually going to a party tonight at this club, so I was excited. I was going with the gang and meeting Derek there.

"Gabi! You almost ready? The guys are meeting us downstairs in 10 minutes!" I swear Taylor forgets we live right next to each other sometimes.

"Yeah Taylor. I'll be ready."

I decided to be dressy but casual. I had on a short black dress that went mid-thigh. My hair was in curls and I had on some darker make up tonight with red lipstick. I put on my black converse, grabbed my purse and walked out. Taylor was waiting. Of course, we were waiting on Sharpay. Taylor looked up at me and started laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"You look hot Gabi, but Sharpay is going to kill you about those shoes." Crap, even Tay had on heels.

"Taylor, what are you laughing at?" Sharpay walked out looking down, but when she saw me, I immediately got scared.

"Sharpay, before you say anything, I am not changing. I'm dancing tonight and I want to be comfortable." She rolled her eyes.

"Fine, but next time, you're putting on heels." That was way too easy.

We heard Kelsi walking out and our mouths dropped. She actually had on a dress and heels. She had ditched her glasses and hat for the night. She even had on a little make-up.

"Kelsi, you look HOT!" Kelsi blushed, but I had to admit she looked amazing. Her hair looked amazing straight.

"You always look hot Kels, but this is just a different side of you. You look good." Kelsi smiled when I said that.

"Thanks Gabi. Let's go before the guys come up here complaining."

We all headed down and I couldn't help but smile walking with the girls. We had a group that I loved to hang with. We were all so different, but we got along so well. Even Chad and Sharpay had toned down on the arguing a little bit.

When the elevator doors opened, the guys were standing right there waiting. They seemed to be in shock.

"As much as I enjoy you guys staring at your girlfriends, I need a drink. Let's go." Sharpay walked ahead of us and we all followed behind. I was giggling at how Chad and Jason were stumbling over their words.

"So I don't even get a hey?" I looked at Troy and immediately felt bad.

"I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention laughing at them."

"Nope. It's too late Gabi. You hurt my feelings. I thought we were better than that." Troy crossed his arms and pouted. I knew he was playing, but I decided to play along.

"Can I do anything to make it better?"

"Nope. I'm pretty hurt." I giggled and grabbed his hand. When he stopped and looked at me, I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him as tight as I could.

"I'm sorry." I looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back and pulled me closer.

"Come on you guys!" We broke apart from each other. I looked up to see Taylor smirking. I shook my head telling her not to start. Troy wrapped his arm around my shoulder and we kept walking behind the group.

"So is this club any fun?" The basketball team had come here before as a "bonding" moment.

"Yeah, it is. If you drink, just watch your cup if I lose you."

"I'm only 18. I can't drink just yet."

"It's New York Brie. You can drink." I had had a drink before, but it was always at a house party or something. This should be interesting.

"Well Derek is going to be there, so I should be with him or the group most of the time. I'll be fine." Troy moved his arm and put his hand in his pocket. "You okay?"

"Yeah, we're here though." I looked up and we were at a place called 'The Edge'. We walked right in and even got wristbands saying we could drink. Apparently, the guy was a fan of the basketball team and wanted the guys to enjoy their night out. Guess it was good to have friends on the team. I text Derek, but he said it would be awhile before he got there. (Just picture Save the Last Dance club; if you haven't seen that movie, picture the best club you can imagine)

"Hey Troy, you want to get a drink?" He looked a little hesitant. "Or not. I'll just go by myself." He was acting weird all of a sudden. I was about to walk off when he grabbed my arm.

"Sure Brie. Let's go." He grabbed my hand and led me to the bar. I ordered a shot of Vodka and Troy looked surprised. He ordered the same thing.

"Vodka Brie?"

"I don't like fruity drinks at parties. I don't want it to sneak up on me. I need to know when to stop. By the way, when did you start calling me Brie?"

"Tonight." Troy shrugged and took his shot. I did the same.

"Hey, you guys. We found a table in the back." Sharpay was dancing while she was talking and I was happy she was letting loose.

"I'll meet you guys there. I have to wait on somebody."

"You want me to wait with you Troy?"

"Nah, I'm good. We'll be there in a couple of minutes." I nodded and grabbed Shar's hand so I wouldn't lose her. We ended up at a booth. Chad got up to go get everybody's drinks with Jason while I sat by Taylor.

"Troyella is separated? I'm shocked." I rolled my eyes.

"Tay, for the last time, we are just friends. I don't see Troy like that."

"Yeah, cause Derek is standing there in his fake knight suit blocking your soulmate." I couldn't help but laugh.

"I thought you liked Derek?"

"I do, but I like Troy better."

"Even I can see he likes you Gabs." I looked at Kelsi surprised.

"I didn't want to say anything, but I see it too. You guys just fit together."

"Sharpay not wanting to give her opinion? That's a shock." She glared at Taylor when she said that, but I was secretly thinking it. Before I could reply, the guys showed up.

"Hey guys! This is Zeke. He's on the team with us." We all waved and everybody introduced themselves, but Sharpay. For the first time, that girl was speechless. Taylor hit her to knock some sense into her.

"S..sorry. I'm Shar or Sharpay. Whatever you want to call me." I tried not to laugh. Zeke looked at her confused.

"What's gotten into you Barbie?" Chad hit him in the back of the head.

"Don't start Chad. Not tonight. Can we all have a night free of arguing?" I decided to help Troy out.

"I agree. One drama free night that we all get along." He smiled at me and handed me another shot. We took them together. "You guys need to catch up with Troy and I while we dance."

"Excuse me what?" I grabbed his hand before he could say no, and led him to the dance floor. As soon as we got on the floor, "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE started playing. I was starting to feel the vodka so I just started moving to the beat. I was dancing in front of Troy, but he wasn't moving. I rolled my eyes and pulled him closer.

"Troy, I know you have rhythm. Let's see it. I know you're acting weird tonight, but just forget about whatever is annoying you. Just have a good time tonight and worry about it tomorrow. He still looked hesitant, but when I started singing the lyrics to him, he laughed and started moving with me. He even twerked on me at one point and that had to be the best moment of the night.

After a few songs and a little bit of grinding, which I'll blame on the vodka, we decided to walk back to the table.

"Hey Kels, where's everybody?"

"They're dancing. Jase and I decided to take a break." Kelsi looked behind me and saw Troy. "Where's Derek?"

"I'm not sure if he's here yet. I need to call him."

"He's here Gabi. I saw him about 10 minutes ago." Crap! I looked around and saw him talking to another girl.

"Troy, do you mind if I go talk to Derek?" Troy just shook his head and shrugged.

"He's your boyfriend. You don't need my permission." He walked off before I could say anything. He grabbed another girl and started dancing with her. I felt bad, but I was nervous that Derek had saw me dancing with Troy.

I walked over to Derek and when he saw me, he smiled.

"Hey Gabs! I was looking for you, but I saw Lindsay." The blonde girl smiled and waved at me.

"Hey girl! It's nice to meet you. Derek talks about you all the time." Derek blushed and looked away.

"Sorry, I was dancing while I was waiting on you." I decided to leave the part about Troy out.

"Oh cool. You look beautiful by the way. Hey, come with us real quick and then we can dance." He grabbed my hand and led me upstairs to another table. "Hey guys! This is Gabriella. Gabi, this is Madison and Matt. You already know Charlotte and you just met Lindsay."

I waved back. "Nice to meet you guys!" The girl who he said was named Madison spoke first.

"It's nice to put a name to a face. I was beginning to think he was making you up." I laughed. I could tell why Sharpay reminded him of Madison. She had on a way too much pink, but she did seem nice.

Lindsay was the quiet one, but I could tell she was nice. She was from Savannah, GA. I told her about Taylor and she said she knew her a little bit. They went to different schools, but Savannah is so small so she had seen her a couple of times. Charlotte was my favorite. She was an awesome RA and she always tells me how much Derek talks about me when she sees me. Matt was awesome! We immediately bonded over nursing. He wanted to go into Pediatrics and we were talking about class, when Derek sat by me.

"I love that you get along with my friends, but you want to dance babe?"

"Derek, you better watch her or I'll have to steal her."

"You wish dude." I giggled, and agreed to go dance. I waved at everybody and let Derek lead the way.

We started dancing to Pon de Replay and I was shocked that he could actually dance. We fit perfectly together. I was happy to see the naughty side of Derek. I knew he was into the grinding by the look on his face. After a couple of songs, I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked behind him to see Troy looking at us. I smiled and he smiled quickly before looking away.

"Yeah, I have to go to the restroom anyway real quick. I'll meet you at your table."

"Okay." He kissed me and walked off in the opposite direction. When I was halfway to the table, somebody grabbed me and pulled me back to them. I looked up to see a man smirking at me. I had to be about 25.

"You want to dance baby?"

"I'll pass." I tried to get away but I could tell he was drunk. No wasn't the answer he was looking for. His eyes looked black.

"I'm going to ask you one more time sweetheart, you want to dance?" He was tightening his grip on me. I was about to kick him where the sun don't shine, but I immediately felt safe.

"She said no the first time, so I suggest you let her go." I looked behind me and smiled at Troy. He looked pissed. The man let go of me and walked off mumbling. "Are you okay?" Troy was still glaring at the guy's back. I rubbed his arm to calm down.

"Troy, look at me. I'm fine."

"He was drunk Gabi. That guy could've done anything."

"But, he didn't. I promise."

"Where the hell is Derek? I thought you were with him. You shouldn't be by yourself." I didn't reply because I knew he was right, but I thought I could make it. "Let's go."

I followed Troy back to the table. Chad saw Troy's face and immediately got up to talk to him, so I sat by Tay.

"Trouble in Troyella land?"

"Not now Taylor."

Chad kind of calmed Troy down. He looked at me and I realized his eyes had gotten darker. I looked away because I wasn't used to that side of Troy. I saw Derek and smiled. He walked over and waved at everyone. I introduced him to Zeke and Jason, but I found out he already knew them. Troy was glaring at Derek and Derek looked confused.

"You alright man?"

"I'm fine, but Gabi might not be since I said her from some drunk because you left her alone."

"You did not save me. I was fine." "Didn't look like it from where I was standing."

"Troy, it's not that big of a deal. Calm down. I thought I could make it back. We weren't that far from the table. Derek couldn't have known some random guy would grab me."

"Exactly! He didn't know what would happen, so he shouldn't have left you alone." Troy stepped up closer to Derek. I was worried, so I stepped in front of Troy.

"You're really pushing it right now Troy. You've had some drinks, so just walk it off." Troy looked down at me and if Derek wasn't behind me, I probably would have stepped back.

"I'm thinking perfectly clear Brie, but your boyfriend wasn't." He looked back up at Derek. "Just watch her for the rest of the night." He stormed off and Chad followed behind him. I turned around to Derek and I could tell he was mad too.

"I'm sorry about that. It wasn't that big of a deal."

"It's fine. Don't worry about it. I'm about to head upstairs real quick to my friends. I'll be back down in a bit." He was about to walk off, but I pulled him back and kissed him.

"Please don't be mad." He looked down and smiled. He hugged me and kissed my hair.

"I'm fine Gabi. I promise." I let him go after that and sat next to Taylor.

"So much for no drama. This just turned into a horrible night."

"It was quite entertaining to me. You don't know this Gabi, but you just started a war. I just have to figure out who to bet on."

I didn't know what she was talking about and at this point, I didn't care. I knew one thing. I had to talk to Troy later.

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