A/N: Here's Chapter 1!! Yeah i know it's kind of short!! But i promise the other ones will be much longer i promise!! And thanks for the two people who reviewed!! It means a lot!!

Chapter 1

Ok, so I admit, Chad and me aren't the best of friends. I mean he always tries to steal Troy's attention from me and aside from Troy and "the boys" I wouldn't exactly be his first choice as a "hanging buddy." To tell the truth I think the only reason why he is nice to me and atleast pretends to be my friend is because I am the Wildcat superstar's girlfriend. Aside from that, we would just be two complete strangers who never knew either one of us existed. But stranger or not, I couldn't stand to see anyone cry! Especially since I used to cry in school myself. I used to sit in the girl's bathroom and cry over all the harsh comments about me being the freaky math girl and such. It hurt me… a lot. And now seeing someone else cry (and someone I knew too!) I knew I just had to do something. So with sweaty palms and an uneasy stomach I made my way over to Chad Danworth and sat down on the desk next to him. Watching his every move.

"Hey. Is everything all right? You're not sitting with us at lunch anymore" I said slowly hoping I would get a response back

"Yeah I know" He said, his face was hiding behind his hands

"Well… do you feel comfortable telling me the reason?" I said, processing every word in my head as I said it, hoping I didn't sound too nosy

Chad sighed and sat up but said nothing.

"Well if you want to tell me what's wrong...you know where to find me"

"Yeah sure… whatever" Chad grumbled, while staring blankly at the chalkboard. Fresh new tears were forming at the rim of his eyes.

I swallowed hard, thinking that this was probably a bad idea. I looked at the clock remembering lunch was going to be over in a couple minutes. "I got to go now… If I'm late for Algebra again Ms. Faluoe is going to kill me… remember what I said, ok?" I slowly slid off the desk while watching the tears roll down his cheeks.

Chad nodded slightly while staring at the ground. I realized he hasn't looked at me every since I entered the room. I walked out of the room cautiously hoping I didn't upset him even more, and slowly walked to class.

I met up with Taylor and Sharpay in Mrs. Faluoe's class and sat at our usual table (up front where I can see the board better to take notes!) Taylor and me listened attentively while Sharpay rambled on about her latest theater project. This time the play was Romeo and Juliet.

"Thank god!! Ryan doesn't have to play Romeo this team!! You do not know how weird it is having your brother play your "lover" in a play" Sharpay added to her typical bragging "I mean it's just… gross!! I'm so glad Mrs. Darbus never let us do any plays like that!!!"

Gabriella smiled as she remembered acting in one of Mrs. Darbus's plays with Troy. She laughed out loud knowing that was one of the best times of her life.