Author's note x

OHH MYY GODD. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MORE THAN A HUNDRED REVIEWS?! DUDE, THIS IS LIKE THE HAPPIEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME SINCE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL WAS FIRST SHOWN ON DISNEY CHANNEL!

The next few days,

Gabriella was walking down the hallways to meet up with Alex.

Troy was walking up the hallways to meet up with the team. He froze inside when he saw her. He didn't know what to do.

Gabriella kept on walking towards him. As they passed they made total eye contact, but Gabriella looked away.

Troy kept on walking as he sighed.

That night,

"Hey Sophie." Troy said picking Sophie up in his arms. He carried Sophie with him to the kitchen. He found Alex and Mrs. Bolton talking.

"Oh hi honey." Lucille Bolton said turning her head to Troy.

Troy walked over to his mom and kissed her on the cheek. "So what's up?" Troy asked sipping water from his cup.

"Oh well Alex and I were talking about inviting Gabriella to dinner at our house." Troy spit out his water. "Troy!"

"Sorry, I'll clean it. But what were you saying about Gabriella having dinner here?"

"Oh yes. Alex said he wanted to cook and I would love to see how he cooks."

Troy thought quickly. "Um, that won't be necessary. I'll cook."

Sophie and Addie glared at him. "You're going to cook?" Addie asked.

"Why not? I mean it's pretty easy. I could just look at cook books."

"Well I don't know, Troy." Lucille started.

Alex interrupted. "Oh no, if Troy truly wants to cook, I don't want to intrude on that. Go ahead."

Lucille nodded and left. Troy walked past Alex. "I'm going to make the best fricken dinner ever."

Sophie and Addie followed Troy up to his room. Troy fell on his bed. "Troy, you can't cook. You burnt the cookies because you didn't set a timer." Sophie said.

"I just want to show him up. I've already lost a lot."

"Okay," Addie sighed. "But we're going to help you. If you do this alone you're going to burn down the house."

"Thanks guys." He smiled and opened his arms wide. Addie and Sophie ran to him and hugged him tightly. "Let's do this." They nodded as they ran to the kitchen.

Meanwhile,

"Wait so you want me to go on your date?" Nica asked Gabriella.

"It's not a date; I'm eating dinner with Alex and the Boltons at their house."

"Wait Troy's going to be there too."

"Yes, but I'm just going to ignore that fact."

"You love him don't you?" Gabriella ignored Nica and walked to her bathroom.

With the Boltons,

"Okay ½ cup of butter!" Addie yelled over the commotion in the kitchen.

"1/2 cup of butter!" Troy chanted back to Addie as he put butter in the bowl.

"3/4 pound cream cheese!" Addie yelled again.

"Cream cheese? What the hell is that?" Troy yelled back.

"Troy! Sophie is in the same room as you! Please if you don't mind, use holy words!"

"Well I'm sorry Sister Adeline, I promise not to use bad words around Sophie."

"Thank you. Now did you get the cream cheese?"

"Yeah. Here." Troy put out a cheese spray can.

"Troy, you've got to be smarter than that. Not a cheese spray can. Here." She passed Troy the cream cheese. Troy nodded and put the butter and cheese into the heating pan. "Okay Sophie, how are you doing with the mushrooms?"

"I can't believe you guys are letting me use a knife." As she said the tip of the knife made a small but painful cut on Sophie's finger. "Ow!"

"Oh Sophie." Addie said putting the kitchen towel on the counter and ran to Sophie's side. "Troy, I'm just going to get Sophie a band-aid."

"Okay." Addie nodded and walked off with Sophie. Troy was going hard at work until Alex came into kitchen.

"So how's the cooking?" He smirked.

"Fine, perfect."

"Okay, well what did you make?" He said slowly opening the oven but Troy shut it quickly.

"Um, we'll keep that a surprise. Why don't you go and get ready before Gabriella gets here."

"Fine." He walked up the stairs. Troy was relieved and sighed in stress. He got out his cell phone.

"Chad? Dude, do you have the crab yet? Well can you get here! Okay. Bye." He yelled in his cell phone. A few minutes later, Sophie and Addie came down. "Okay, we have a lot to do left."

"Okay." Sophie and Addie said in unison.

An hour later,

"Yes we're finished!" Troy said as Addie and Sophie put the chicken pasta on the table.

"But we don't have the crab here yet."

"Oh god, where the heck is Chad?" The door bell rang. "That should be him." Troy and Addie ran to the door. It was Chad. Troy opened the door to Chad holding a box. "Dude, where have you been?"

"Sorry." They all ran to the kitchen.

"Okay give me the crab."

"Um there's something you should know, Troy."

Troy didn't listen to him. He picked something up. "Chad, do you mind telling me why the crab is still alive?"

"See, they didn't have dead ones and they were willing to kill it in front of me! And do you think I enjoy watching things die?"

"Well just handle it from here, Chad. You can go." Chad nodded and left.

"Troy, give me the crab." Addie said.

"No, I'm not going to give you a live crab." Troy replied.

"I'm 14, not 4."

"I don't care if you're 40; I'm going to take care of this crab."

"Troy, stop being stubborn and give it to me." Addie said trying to take the crab out of Troy's hands.

"No!"

"Yes!"

"NO!"

"YES! AHH!" Troy and Addie fell on the ground with the crab. They slowly got up but with one problem, the crab was stuck to both of their hair.

"You've got to be kidding me." Addie sighed. The door bell rang.

"Oh my god. Gabi's here. I'm going to look like a moron with this thing stuck to my head. Sophie answer the door." Sophie nodded and walked to the door. Troy turned back to Addie. "I can't eat with this thing stuck to our heads."

"Maybe we can cut our hair." Addie asked.

"No. There is no way that you are going to put scissors anywhere near my hair."

"I have another idea, then." Addie said.

Meanwhile,

Sophie answered the door to see Gabriella and a girl behind her. "Hey Sophie. This is Nica, my cousin." Nica waved.

"Hi. Come on in." Sophie said in her cute voice.

Gabriella started smelling the good aroma of the food. "Oh wow, that smells really good. I'm going to see what's in the kitchen."

Sophie quickly stood in front of her. "Why spoil the surprise? Why don't you guys just sit down and I'll get Alex." Gabriella nodded and sat down.

Dinner time.

Gabriella sat next to Alex. Nica sat right next to Gabriella. Sophie between to empty seats and Mr. and Mrs. Bolton sat on either ends of the table. "Sophie, where are Addie and Troy?" Lucille Bolton asked.

"Um, there was just a problem stuck on them." Sophie assured. "I'll check on them. Be back soon." Sophie quickly ran to the kitchen. She found Troy's hoodie over his head. He rested his head on top of Addie to hide the crab that was inside Troy's hoodie.

"This is probably the most uncomfortable thing I've ever done." Troy said.

"Guys, everyone's starting to get hungry because they are waiting for you."

"Oh, we're going to give them salad. We'll be out."

Sophie nodded and left. "Okay, I'll hold the salad and you can give them the salad." Troy nodded at Addie and they walked out with his head still rested on top of hers.

"Well here's the salad that Addie decided to help me give out." Troy said while placing salad on Mrs. Bolton's plate.

"Troy, why do you have your hoodie on top of your head?" Lucille asked.

"Oh, it's just so chilly here." Troy assured as Troy and Addie walked towards their dad. Troy placed salad on Mr. Bolton's plate.

"Troy, Adeline, why are your heads like that?"

Troy was trying to find a quick answer but Addie answered first. "Oh, we're just all in this together, Dad." She said as she and Troy gave him an assured smile. They walked to Alex's plate.

"Hey Troy. What's the dressing?" Alex asked.

"Oh caeSAR!" Troy shrieked as the crab pinched his head hardly.

"Um, we'll be back. Enjoy the salads they're delicious." Addie smiled as she and Troy walked back into the kitchen. Sophie followed.

"Dude, just get this thing off my head." Troy said as Addie already got her hair out of the crab's grip.

"Is everything okay in here?" Alex said. Troy quickly hid behind the counter. Addie tried to put the crab on the plate with it still clutching on Troy's hair.

"Yeah. Everything's fine." Addie smiled.

"Okay, well let me bring out that plate." He said pulling on the plate. Troy banged his head on the bottom of the counter. Addie pulled it back.

"No that's not necessary." Addie said sweetly. Alex pulled again.

"No, really it's fine." Troy banged his head again.

"Guys is everything going on here?" Alex and Addie turned their heads to see Gabriella, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, and Nica.

"Oh, it's fine." Addie said as a hand from under the counter took the crab off the plate.

"Where's Troy?" Lucille asked.

"Hey guys." Troy said as he held the crab in hand.

"What is going on here?" Jack shouted.

Troy sighed and threw the crab on the plate. "You know what? Alex, you can have everything I have. My friends, my dignity, and my best friend. I'm just tired of trying anymore." Troy shook his head and ran up to his room.

Gabriella started walking after him. "I'll talk to him." Alex stopped her.

"No this is between me and my cousin." Alex said running upstairs.

Author's note x

Haha, well what is Alex going to tell Troy? One more chapter left, my friends!

Hugs and kisses,

ANGEEE xO