Seven years later, it is now the first day of middle school. When Troy's not around, Chad still picks on Gabriella. But being he's Troy's best friend, she keeps quiet most of the time. Unless Troy happens to catch him in the act. Taylor has become the best of friends with both she and Eve. Eve can now control her transformation fully and has started drinking not just animal blood, but also cloned blood. Gabriella is still in the dark about their secrets. Taylor I forgot to mention was also born a vampire, but she is the same species as the Corvins. Chad is also a vampire born of the same species as Troy. They knew all along, but they never told Gabby. Troy and Gabriella have had strong feelings for each other the last two years and today Troy plans to tell her.

Gabriella grabs her backpack and walks over to Troy's. She knocks and Lucille opens. "Eve's in the living room. Troy will be down in about a minute. Jack's driving you to school and Selene's picking you up. Taylor's coming with you afterwards."

"Thanks, Lucy." She replied and walked in the living room. "Morning, Eve."

Eve smiled and got up to hug her friend. "Morning, Gabs. How was your weekend?"

She groaned. "Horrible."

"Why? What happened?"

"Well, remember how I said my mom was taking me to the museum so I could do my summer history project ?"

"Yeah."

"Well, the tour was cool, but I never got to finish it because my mom got a sudden call to work. She's on a business trip for a month. She left an hour after she dropped me off at home."

"That sucks. So what are you gonna do now?"

"I have no idea. I was so looking forward to doing this project and now I can't."

"What about Taylor? Did she finish hers?"

"I texted her and she said she never even got to start it. Said her parents weren't even paying attention to her. They were fighting again and wouldn't acknowledge her."

"Again?! That poor girl needs them."

"I know. She even said our moms were more like her moms than her own. Same with her dad. Jack and your dad are like fathers to her. They are to me too as I never even knew mine, but you know what I mean."

Eve nodded. "Daddy says you're always welcome to come over when you want. Taylor too. Mama loves you girls too. She and Daddy love you two like you're their other daughters. Just like you're sisters to me."

"Thanks, Eve. We should tell Tay when we get to school."

"Yeah. That's what Mama told me this morning before she and Daddy left to go to work."

Troy comes down. "Morning, My Girls."

They look at him and smile. "Morning, Troy." They replied.

"Ready to go, Wildcat?" Gabby asked.

"Yeah. Dad will be down in 3...2...1."

"Lets get you kids to school!" Jack said excitedly as he flew down the stairs.

Troy rolled his eyes and the girls giggled. They followed him to his car.

Jack drops them off and they get out running to the office to get their schedules. "Principal Cutler." Troy said.

The woman looked up. "Oh. Hi. May I ask which students you are?"

"Troy Bolton, Gabriella Montez, and Evelyn Corvin." Troy said and pointed to each one.

"Oh yes." She finds their schedules and hands them to them. "There you go. You all have the same first period as Taylor McKessie."

"Taylor's here?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes. She got here the same time I did. 6:00."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. Lockers are 301 for Gabriella, 302 for Troy, and 304 for Eve."

"Thanks."

"Of course. Combinations are on the top of your schedules."

They nodded and headed to their lockers where Chad was at 300 and Taylor at 303. "Hey, Peeps!" Troy said.

Chad and Taylor looked at them. "Hey, Guys! What's up?" Taylor said and asked.

"Yo, Troy!"

Troy looked at his best friend. "What?"

"Ready for the start of fall basketball today?"

"Definitely. I can't believe I was chosen as team captain. Chosen over an eighth grader!"

Gabriella giggled and kissed his cheek. "You're the best player around, Wildcat." She said and got her needed text books from her locker.

He looked at her. "Gabby, I have something to tell you."

She smiles. "What is it, Wildcat?"

"I've been thinking. You know about us."

She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "What about us?"

"Well..." He scratched the back of his neck nervously.

She giggled again. "You're so cute when you do that. Spit it out."

"I love you."

Gabriella laughs. "I know that. I love you too."

Troy shook his head. "No. I mean I REALLY love you." He said and blushed.

Gabriella's smile faltered in realization. "Oh. I... I don't know what to say."

"Say you'll go out on a date with me and be my girlfriend?"

She thinks for a minute then smiles. "I'd love to."

Troy gets the sudden courage and kisses her full on the lips. She responds back instantly and kisses back. They pull away after twenty seconds. "Wow. I don't know where that came from."

Gabby giggles. "It's ok. I liked it. It was wonderful. Nothing like my first kiss back in 5th grade with that jackass of a sixth grader Scott Cantar. His kiss was nothing compared to the one you just gave me."

He smiles and quickly grabs his things. "Ready to go to homeroom?"

She nods and they along with Chad and the girls go off to homeroom.