Author's Note: Here's chapter seven! Enjoy!

Chapter Seven: Gabriella And Haylie Make Up

After her talk with Ryan, Haylie felt better.

It before lunch when Gabriella stopped by at her locker.

"Haylie, I really need to talk to you." she said.

Haylie closed her locker, and she turned around.

"Okay."

"I'm sorry about the other day. Ryan told me that you liked Troy, but I knew it couldn't be true. Your a very sweet girl, and Troy speaks very highly of you, and I know you wouldn't break up me and Troy." Gabriella explained.

Haylie smiled.

"I never intended to hurt you, Gabriella. Or to make you mad at me."

Gabriella smiled in re turn, and they hugged, giggling.

They pulled apart, and Haylie smiled.

"I'm glad were friends again." she said.

Gabriella nodded.

"Yeah, me too."

Suddenly, Troy came up to them, and swung an arm around each girl, saying, "How are my two favorite girls?"

"Good as they'll ever be." Haylie said, wriggling out from his arm, while Gabriella laughed.

Troy smiled.

Then his frown vapored.

"I heard you were upset earlier.."

Haylie gulped, and looked at her two friends.

Should she tell them?

"At first. But...I talked to Ryan, and that made me feel better."

Gabriella and Troy looked at her, with a shocked expression on thier faces.

"Ryan...without Sharpay?" Troy asked, abit dazed by the image.

Haylie nodded.

"Yeah. When he isn't around Sharpay, I guess he's a different person, right?" she asked.

"Uh..." Troy said.

Haylie looked at him.

"You mean...you never talked to Ryan before?" she asked.

"Well, not really. Not with Sharpay..." Troy said.

"Wait..you can talk to Gabriella, but you can't talk to Ryan?"

Troy looked startled by her outburst, while Gabriella tried to calm the situation.

"Haylie, we all try to. But, Ryan just isn't seen without Sharpay. And we can't get past her." Gabriella explained.

"And it seems your the only one can." Troy added.

Haylie nodded.

"I guess..." she replied.

Then, Troy and Gabriella each had smiles on their faces.

"Have you ever had the thought of asking him out, Haylie?" Gabriella asked.

The question caught her off guard.

"N-no, I don't think so...why?" she asked.

"Well, you just seem to really take to him, and he seems to like you too." Gabriella explained.

"Really?" Haylie asked.

Gabriella and Troy both nodded.

Then a frown came on her face.

"What if Sharpay finds out, though? She always does..." Haylie replied.

"We'll make make sure nothing happens. Trust us. All of us." Troy said, making Haylie smile.

At all since she first moved to New Mexico, she realized her mother couldn't have picked a nicer town.

"Thanks, guys. That means alot to me." she replied.

"No problem. Let's get to lunch before I start to keal over." Troy explained, heading towards the cafeteria.

Gabriella and Haylie looked at each other before laughing, and followed him.