Best of Both Worlds

By: lol925

Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical.

Dedicated: To my readers, reviewers, friends, family, and Rachael for her continued support for my writing.

A/n: Here is the next chapter. I'm treating you with a long one and I think it's my longest yet. I hope you enjoy it!

January 5, Gabi's House, 3:00

I shut the front door behind me and put my backpack down. I went to the kitchen to go fix myself a snack. Surprisingly I saw my mom in the kitchen. "Hey mom, what are you doing home so early?" I asked.

"Tempers were flying high at work and I knew that if I didn't leave I'd say something I'd regret. I'm finishing my work at home. Anyway, how was school today?" she explained.

"Sounds like a bad day for you. I had a good day. I aced my math test. Since my biology teacher was absent, we didn't have to dissect any animals. The class was relieved and personally they make me nauseous," I told her.

"I'm glad someone had a good day!" she laughed. I started munching on my snack when my phone rang.

"Hello," I greeted.

"Hi Gabriella! This is Ms. Roberts," she said.

"Oh hi, what's up?" I stated.

"What's up is you're invited to your first celebrity party!" she announced.

"Really, who's party?" I inquired.

"First off Melody doesn't have an address. We can't give out your real one, so when you make enough I'd advise purchasing in Beverly Hills if you want to entertain celebrity friends and such. Anyway, I'm getting off topic. Along with being your agent, I'm Avril's as well. She gave me an invite to pass to you for her birthday. She's turning 21! I heard it's going to be fabulous and way better than the parties on My Super Sweet 16," she laughed.

"Wait, let me get this straight. I'm going to Avril Lavigne's birthday party! You have to be kidding. It's too good to be true. When is it?" I asked excitedly.

"It's this Saturday! You have some nice stuff, but not nearly, enough clothes. I told Meredith and she is driving over. She wants to go shopping with you for the perfect outfit and more Melody clothes. Is that all right or do you have a lot of homework?" Ms. Roberts responded.

"I barely have any homework. Can my mom come too?" I inquired.

"Definitely, and we can't have your mom drive you to the party, so I'll have my driver pick you up," she replied.

"Sounds like a plan. I'll talk to you later Ms. Roberts," I said.

"Bye Gabi," she bid goodbye and hung up.

"So you're going to Avril Lavigne's birthday party," my mom remarked.

"Yeah, isn't it awesome? Meredith wants to go shopping for an outfit. Can you come? She'll probably be here in ten minutes," I stated.

"I'd love to come. Let me just wrap up some work stuff quickly," she answered.

I went upstairs and started on my homework while I waited. I then heard the doorbell ring. Ding-dong. I ran downstairs to open it. "Hey Gabi, ready to go shopping?" Meredith greeted.

"You know I'm always up for a good shopping trip! Let me just get my mom," I said giving her a playful grin.

"No need for that, I'm here," my mom said.

"Ok, then let's get going," Meredith remarked. We went to her car and drove to a shopping mall in Beverly Hills. It only sold name brands like Prada, Gucci, Juicy Couture, Louis Vouitten, and Ralph Lauren. I picked up a ton of this season's ins. Although I found some great stuff, nothing was party worthy. We decided to shop at Ann Taylor.

"Gabi I think I found the perfect dress! You have got to try it on!" my mom declared.

"Really, let me see!" I exclaimed. It was a strapless, blue dress. There was a border of silver sequins at the top. It was sparkly and the material was super soft.

"This is gorgeous! It's your size too. Go try it on so we can see how it looks on you," Meredith suggested. I took it back to the dressing room. It fit like a glove and I loved it! I walked out to show Meredith and my mom.

"Ta da," I giggled as I struck a pose.

"Wow it's beautiful! You're growing up so fast," she sighed.

"Don't worry, I'll always be your little girl," I reassured her.

"Gabi, your mom is right. This is the dress. Silver is going to be your accent color, because of the sequins. Now, we need to go accessory shopping," announced Meredith. We went to a few other stores. I picked up strappy silver heels. My earrings were long and dangly. I got a bracelet and necklace to match and a new watch. In addition, I got an adorable silver, Guess clutch.

"I think that's enough shopping. I shopped until I dropped. Let's go home," I said. We drove home and I bid Meredith goodbye. I then proceeded to finish my homework and eat dinner. I couldn't wait for Saturday. I knew Avril's party was going to be off the hook!

January 8, Gabi's house, 5:00

Slowly, I slipped on the dress as not to wrinkle it. I put on my jewelry. I stepped out of the bathroom and into my room so Meredith could do my makeup.

"I'm surprised with all this base disguise makeup. That my skin still feels like skin," I laughed.

"Well, I know what I'm doing. You don't look like you're wearing a plastic mask or anything. There you're perfect," she told me as she touched up on my misty blue eye shadow.

"Thanks so much for coming over on a weekend, "I thanked her.

"It's no problem. All this transforming is so fun and you're definitely my favorite star. Just for the record Melody is pretty, but Gabriella is much prettier," she winked.

"You're too kind," I said giving her a hug.

"Gabriella, the driver is here!" my mom shouted from downstairs.

"My work here is done. I'll see you on Friday for your concert in New Mexico," Meredith said. We walked down and Meredith left.

"Have a good time sweetie!" my mom bid me goodbye. I walked out to the limousine and waved to her. I was really excited and nervous at the same time. I was in awe as we passed the gates and went around the large circular drive. Her house was massive. Right in the middle of her lawn was a huge fountain. The driver said he'd pick me up around 11:00 and I walked in.

"Wow," I gasped. There were tons of people there and most were celebrities. The girls had dresses to rival the Oscars. There were ice sculptures and decorations all over the house. There was even a large dance floor. I smiled and waved to a few people and made my way to the bar.

"What can I get you Ms. Brooks?" the bartender inquired. At first, I was surprised that he knew my name, but then I remembered that many people knew my name.

"I'll have a coke please," I replied.

"Coming right up," he stated. A minute later, I was sipping my coke and wandering around. I saw Avril walking up to me. Her pink highlights seemed much brighter in person.

"Hey Melody! I'm so glad you could come to my party," Avril greeted.

"Thanks for inviting me, the place looks great," I complimented.

"Thank you; I had a superb party planner. Anyway, I want to introduce you to some people since you're kind of the new kid in town. This is JoJo and Kelly. Guys this is Melody," she introduced.

"I know who they are. Kelly, I rooted for you on American Idol from the beginning. JoJo, Too Little Too Late is one of my favorite songs," I told them.

"That's really sweet. I've really wanted to meet you. I feel like the whole music industry is like a big family and you're the new addition," Kelly Clarkson said.

"Too Little Too Late is one of my favorites too. I was listening to your album the other day and Release is one of my favorites. You've definitely got talent," JoJo complimented.

We talked for ten more minutes. "Well I'm going to introduce Melody to a few more people," Avril said so we bid each other goodbye.

"Who am I going to meet now?" I asked.

"I want you to meet JT," she answered.

"Ooh, he is so cute!" I exclaimed.

""Does someone have a little crush?" she teased.

""No, I don't even know him. Do you have a crush on him?" I giggled.

"Nope, I'm taken. My boyfriend proposed yesterday. Don't tell anyone though. I've only told my family and close friends," she whispered.

I barely knew Avril, but she confided in me. She sure was nice. "Cool, congratulations," before I could say more we were standing next to him.

"Hey Justin, I want you to meet Melody Brooks," Avril introduced.

"Hello Melody, it's a pleasure to meet you," he greeted. He even kissed my hand. I almost fainted.

"Hi," was all I could mutter. He wasn't fazed at all. Maybe every girl that met him turned to a puddle.

"You've got a lot of talent. My niece is a big fan, so I took her to one of your concerts," he said.

"How did paparazzi manage to get in here?" I need to get them out of here!" declared an angry Avril. She walked off leaving us alone. Suddenly Justin's song Sexy Back blasted through the speakers.

"Want to dance?" he offered.

"I'd love to," I replied. We walked out to the dance floor. He may have been bringing his sexy back, but I wasn't sure if I had any to start with. We danced to a few more songs until dinner. It was a large buffet was simply gourmet. I ate dinner with Miley Cyrus and a couple of her friends. After dinner, Avril was going to cut the cake.

"Before Avril cuts the cake she said she'll oblige us with a rendition of Girlfriend!" shouted the DJ and the crowd cheered.

"First off, I'd like to thank everyone for coming to this big birthday bash! At first I wasn't going to perform, but some of my friends asked and Girlfriend is my favorite song, so here goes," she said. Everyone was singing with her so I joined in. When she finished we all applauded and whistled. Somebody wheeled her cake in. It was very large and shaped like the number 21, but the 2 and 1 were connected, so that it was one cake instead of two. She delicately cut the first piece and her boyfriend fed her a bite. She looked happy with him. My love life was nonexistent. Then again, she was 7 years older than me, so I'm sure when she was 14 her love life wasn't much better. The caterers came around handing out cake and it was delicious.

Two hours later after doing a lot of mingling and dancing, I went home. Avril promised to call me sometimes so we could hang out. When I arrived home, my mom was waiting for me. "How did the party go sweetie?" my mom questioned excitedly.

"It was fabulous!" I exclaimed.

"Did you meet a lot of famous people?" she asked.

"Yeah, I met JoJo, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, and several other people," I told her.

"That's really amazing," my mom gushed.

"Sometimes it feels like I'm living a dream. One of these days I feel like I'm going to wake up and it will be gone," I mumbled.

"Well this isn't a dream. You are living life Gabi. You'll get used to it eventually. It's getting late and you must be tired, so get to bed," she instructed.

"Ok, good night mom," I said sleepily. I slowly trudged upstairs. What a party that was. It was definitely better than the parties on My Super Sweet 16 were!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one will take place at a high school dance. Please leave me a review with comments, questions, or suggestions.