A/N: Thank you to all the reviewers!! I hope this chapter is as good as the last one!! I might not be able to update soon but I will try!!!!!!
It's a start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
Ben and Gabriella were practicing for the spring musical audition. Kelsi decided that they should sing Start of Something New.
Gabriella felt weird at first because this was the first song that she sang with Troy, but once she started singing with Ben, all her weird feelings went away. She now realized how different it was singing with Ben than singing with Troy. When she sang with Troy she felt like she was being forced to sing with him, but with Ben it felt natural.
That it's the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
The start of something new
Start of something new
Once the song ended, it was time to go to lunch. Ben was meeting the rest of the gang today. He was kind of nervous but would never admit it. Ben and Kelsi were talking what the musical was about when Gabriella yelled exasperatedly,
"Guys! Let's go! I'm starving!" and with that she grabbed Ben's hand and dragged him of to the cafeteria.
Kelsi wondered how the smartest girl at East High could act so childish. She caught up with them and they entered the cafeteria together.
"Where's Kelsi and Gabriella?" asked Taylor everyone in the table shrugged.
"Maybe their with Ben" muttered an annoyed looking Troy.
"What did you say?" asked Chad
"Nothing" Troy replied quickly.
"There they are!" said Sharpay pointing at the entrance to the cafeteria.
Gabriella, Kelsi and Ben walked up to the table.
"Hey guys, this is Ben. Ben this is Chad, Taylor, Sharpay, Ryan, Zeke, and Troy." Kelsi said while she sat next to Ryan.
"Hi" he said.
"Hi" the gang except Troy replied.
They were all staring at his hand. Gabriella and him followed their gaze and landed on their hands that they were still holding. They quickly let go, both blushing like a tomato.
They sat next to one another and began to eat.
"So Ben, do you play basketball?" Chad asked.
"I played on my old schools basketball team but I had to quit because I was more dedicated to my school's decathlon team."
"Really?" asked Taylor, interest in her voice. "Are you going to join our school's decathlon team?"
"You can count on it." Ben stated.
Then the bell rang and everyone was starting to leave.
"Oh, Ben, Gabriella, remember to meet me in the music room at free period. You guys know why." Kelsi said before she ran off to class.
Ben and Gabriella nodded their heads and went to class.
None of the others paid attention to what Kelsi said except for Troy.
I can not let Ben meet them in the music room. All I have to do is keep him away from there so I can barge in the music room and save Gabriella the trouble of practicing with him. But how can I make sure Ben won't show up, thought Troy. Then an idea came to him.
Free period came and Gabriella walked to the music room. Kelsi was already in there. They said their hello's and waited for Ben to show up.
"Do you know were Ben is?" Kelsi asked.
"I don't know. We were going to walk here together but he said that he had to go check out a book in the library but he said it wouldn't take long." Gabriella answered.
"You think something happened to him?" Kelsi asked worriedly.
Before Gabriella could reply someone entered the room.
"Hey guys." Said Troy, he looked a bit messy and had a scratch on his face but the girls didn't ask where he got it.
"What are you doing here?" asked Kelsi.
"Well I couldn't help but over hear your conversation and if I didn't know better, it sounded like Ben ditched you" he answered.
"Yeah well you would now about ditching people and Ben isn't like that. Kelsi I am going to go look for him, lets meet tomorrow." And then Gabriella left the room.
Gabriella was walking in a hallway thinking of were Ben might be when she heard a moan. She followed the noise and found Ben lying on the ground.
"Ben!" Gabriella screamed knelt down beside him. "What happened to you?"
"I'm fine," he said, "I was just in a little fight-"
"A fight!"
"Yeah, but I'm fine." The bell rang and kids started getting out of their classrooms.
"Yeah right. Come on, let's get you cleaned up." She helped him up and put his arm around her so he could lean on her. They walked to her house which was closer to the school than his.
While they were walking, Gabriella realized how close they were. His warm breath hit her neck he talked to her which send chills down her spine.
"You really don't have to do this." He stated,
"I know, but I want too." They reached her house and she let him in.
"Aren't your parents home?" he asked.
"My mom works late."
"What about your dad?"
"He died when I was three."
"I'm sorry-" he started to apologize but she cut him off.
"Its okay you didn't know. Now lets see what we can do about those bruises." She made him lay on the couch and started working on each one.
"Who did this to you?" she asked.
"No one just… Troy" he whispered but she heard him clearly.
"WHAT!" she yelled, "I am going to kill him!"
"Don't" Ben warned, "the last ting I want you to do is go near him."
"But that's so unlike Troy." She said while she put a bag of ice on his head.
They both realized how close their faces were but they didn't move away. They leaned in, their lips were centimeters apart…
A/N: Cliffhanger!!! I feel so evil right now!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy the chapter!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!