Thanks for the reviews! Here's chapter 3. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Except Gwen.

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They walked back to their lockers silently as mobs of fellow peers bustled about them. "WHAT TEAM!?" yelled a voice behind Gwen. She jumped and turned around, as did Ryan. The entire hall yelled back, "WILDCATS."

A boy with exceptionally big, hair and a dark skin stood in front of Gwen. "WHAT TEAM!?" He yelled again. "WILDCTAS!" He walked past them, turned the corner, and again yelled, "WHAT TEAM!?" "WILDCATS!" "GETCHA HEAD IN THE GAME!"

"Who's that?" Gwen asked. "Chad Danforth. He's on the basketball team." Ryan replied shrugging. "He seems…..motivated." Gwen said unsure as they approached their lockers. Sharpay stood leaning on her locker and waiting for Ryan.Just then Gabriella and Troy walked by. Sharpay smirked and stuck out her foot. Gabriella fell to the ground. Gwen and Ryan looked down at Gabriella as her books sprawled out in front of her. Sharpay giggled and turned to Ryan, before winking.

Troy helped Gabriella up as she hugged her elbow. "Who did this?" Troy scowled. The hall grew quiet. He looked at everyone trying to find someone who was guilty. "Did you do it?" Sharpay asked Gwen. "What…ME?" Gwen cried.Troy turned and looked at her and the whole hall followed his gaze. "You did this." Troy stated. "No. I well-"Gwen was dumbstruck with no words left. It was a little unnerving to be the new kid and have every single person in school stare at you in once instance. Gabriella glared at her.

"Why did you do it?" Troy asked. "I didn't!" Gwen shot back. The volume in the hallway rose, as people started murmuring. "Don't lie." Troy replied. "I didn't do it!" Gwen cried. "Yes, you did." Gabriella sobbed, tears forming in her eyes."But-" Gwen couldn't win this. Gabriella put her head on Troy's shoulder. "You did it." He said. "Yeah I did." Gwen said giving up.Troy and Gabriella walked away in a huff at her "confession". The hall came back to life and began to head off to their classes. Gwen shook her head and went off to her next class. Everyone was talking by now, not caring about what happened.

"Sharpay, you tripped Gabriella, didn't you." Ryan snapped at her a they walked down to their classes. "Yes, Ryan. But I wanted to see how Gwen could handle herself." Sharpay said walking faster. Ryan tried to catch up. "So you think she has potential?" He asked. Sharpay suddenly stopped dead in her tracks and Ryan had to back track. "Think?' She questioned, "Ryan, I know." Ryan smiled as his sister walked off again. He turned to go to his next class as Sharpay walked out of sight.

What was Troy's problem? It seems like Sharpay tripped Gabriella and blamed it on me. No matter, I could have been seeing things. That Gabriella chick was a little over-dramatic anyways. Gwen shook her head and paid the lunch lady and made her way to the cafeteria. Her morning classes so far had been boring and she was thankful that lunch was here. She hadn't had Ryan or Sharpay in any of her other classes. But she did have Gabriella and some girl names Taylor in her science class. Gabriella had spent the whole hour upstaging the teacher and proving her wrong in anyway she could. Taylor would smile and congratulate Gabriella every time. Gwen thought she was being a little rude to the teacher but she didn't end up saying anything. For Gabriella kept glaring at her.

She entered the cafeteria and looked around impressed. Her old school could of fit inside the cafeteria and would have had space to spare! She scanned the cafeteria feeling very alone. She didn't seemed to be no spots for her.

She decided the best place to eat was in the bathroom, to avoid the humiliation of sitting alone. She turned around but came face to face with both Ryan and Sharpay. "Hey!" Sharpay cooed. "Hi." Gwen said "How bout you come sit with us!" Sharpay said as if she was extending a great honor to Gwen. She glanced to the only exit and back to Sharpay. She shrugged, "Okay." "Fabulous." Sharpay said, "Follow me." Sharpay paraded past Gwen to a staircase, Gwen looked over at Ryan who smiled. "C'mon." He said pulling her forward.

They reached the top of the steps and Gwen sat down her tray across from Ryan at a circular table. Sharpay stood at the railing surveying everyone below her. She waved at someone and grinned, before coming back over to the table.

"Who were you waving to?" Ryan asked. "Zeke." Sharpay replied back, taking her seat. "Zeke?" Gwen questioned. "He's on the basketball team. And he totally adores me. Plus he makes the best cookies ever!" Sharpay said arrogantly.

Ryan sighed and rolled his eyes. Everyone got someone last year. Troy got Gabriella. Chad got Taylor. Sharpay and Zeke. Heck, even Kelsi got Jason! Kelsi of all people! But me, I got no one. I was left all alone. I'm hopeless. Ryan shook his head and looked up at Gwen who was staring at him. She quickly looked away when their eyes met. Ryan smiled to himself, making sure not to catch Sharpay's attention.

He was beginning to like Gwen in the friend-sense. She was nice and it seemed like if they became friends she would be their for him and Sharpay through thick and thin. Sharpay, on the other hand, was still a little cautious about letting her in as a friend. The only true friend she had ever was Ryan. Sure, she had the Sharpettes, a little group of girls that answered to Sharpay's beck and call and praised her for no apparent reason! But It might be nice to have a friend that wasn't like that. Sharpay was almost disgusted at herself for even wanting to have an equal as a friend.

Sharpay looked from Gwen to Ryan, then back at Gwen. She smiled to herself and broke the silence. "So Gwen." She cooed, "Are you gonna try out for the fall musical? Try-outs are next week!" Gwen shifted nervously in her seat before answering. "I might. I mean, it seems like fun. I've never been in a school this big. So the production must be fun!" Gwen replied. "Well, Ryan and I have been in 17 of the school's productions!" Sharpay said for the umpteenth time. "Except for last year!" Ryan reminded her. She shot a nasty glare at him.

"So you got the leads together?" Gwen asked. The siblings nodded. "That's kinda sick. I mean, the leads are usually a guy and girl that fall in love and have to kiss!" Gwen said, freaked out by her new "friends". "We never really kiss! We act! That's why it's called acting!" Sharpay snapped, defending herself.

"But it would be nice to act with someone who's not my sister." Ryan said, rolling his eyes and receiving a slap on the shoulder by his sister. Gwen smiled as the siblings began bickering at each other. It went on for a good five minutes, something was brought up about how jazz squares were a crowd favorite before Sharpay had had enough. "Shut up, Ryan!" She growled. "Well they are!" Ryan shot back. Sharpay glared at him before turning to Gwen, "I hope you get a good role in the musical!" She said sweetly.

The bell sounded and Sharpay bounded out of the room. Ryan and Gwen hurriedly finished up their food. "What class do you have next?" Ryan asked. "Math." She replied. "Is your teacher Mr. Wilhelm?" he asked. Gwen nodded. "Great! That's my class too!" He beamed, "But it's all the way on the other side of this school. So we better leave now." Ryan stood up abruptly and Gwen followed his example. After dumping their trays, they rushed to their lockers and then to the math room. The bell rang just as they took there seats next to each other. Gwen smiled at Ryan relieved. Until she noticed who was sitting in front of them. It was Troy Bolton.

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R&R. Sorry it was sooo long.