Gabriella sat down next to her friends at lunch and handed them envelopes, "I'm throwing a Halloween party tomorrow."

"Why don't I just show up and leave like you did me?" Sharpay asked sarcastically.

Gabriella smiled, "I apologized. Anyway, you guys have to have costumes. And good ones."

Troy turned to Gabriella, "What are you gonna be for Halloween?" He asked.

Gabriella shrugged, "Something hoe-ish."

Troy cleared his throat to make things less awkward, "Oh really?"

Gabriella nodded, "What about you?"

"I'm going to be a soldier." Troy told her.

"You're going to be hella hot." Gabriella said.

Troy smiled, "Well thank you. I know, I am."

Gabriella rolled her eyes, "Don't be conceited, ok. I was talking about the type of hot where you start to sweat and possibly have a heat stroke. You're just alright, Bolton."

"Montez, don't even try to play me. I'm gorgeous." Troy said, conceitedly.

"Do we need dates?" Chad asked

Taylor hit him in, "Did you plan on going with someone else?"

Gabriella shrugged, "I guess so. Some dude just asked me out so dates are cool."

Angelo went into protective mode, "Who?"

"Somebody named Lucas Santana. We have English and Bio together. He's kind of cute." Gabriella answered.

"Oh." Troy said softly.

Gabriella smiled and grabbed Troy's hand, "We should double date one day."

Troy nodded with mock enthusiasm, "No we should not."

Gabriella frowned, "Why not?"

"They aren't personal." Troy answered.

"Oh." Gabriella replied, sadly. "I gotta go give Lucas his invite." She smiles and gets up from the table and walks to the other side of the cafeteria.

~The Next Day~

"So are we going to Gabriella's party tonight?" Kelly asked Michelle.

Michelle nodded, "She wants a war so I'm going to attack tonight."

Kelly leaned in closer, "What are you going to do?"

"It's a surprise." Michelle said with a smirk on her face. "Buts its going to sting."

~Later At The Party~

Gabriella was greeting people at the door of her house when she saw Troy in his soldier costume. "Hey Troy." She gave him a hug.

"Hey Brie." Troy replied.

Gabriella did a twirl, "Like my costume?" Gabriella was what looked like a naughty school girl. She had a red and white mini skirt, a white crop top, and a matching tweed blazer that said, 'naughty' on the back. She also had on thigh high red socks and a pair of stilettos. He had to admit that she was hot.

Troy nodded, "I like it."

Gabriella moved aside so other people could get in, "Enjoy. My parents don't really care if we drink so the liquor cabinet is open." She moves aside and sits next to Lucas. "Why are you sitting?"

"Well I was waiting for you." Lucas said sweetly. "Nice house."

Gabriella shrugged, "I'm not used to living in a house. I lived in a penthouse all my life. Why'd you wanna ask me out, anyway? You seem to go for blondes" She asked, referring

"You seem like a cool girl." Lucas replied.

Gabriella smiled, "You seem like a nice guy. I need to date a nice guy for once."

"Do you want to dance?" Lucas asked holding his hand out.

Gabriella got up, "I would love to." They walked to the center of the living room and start dancing. "I've been dancing for 14 years. I'm letting you know so I don't embarrass you."

Lucas chuckled, "Oh really? I can handle you." Low by Flo Rida came on and Gabriella took that as an opportunity to grind on Lucas. "We've been dating for 8 hours and things are already getting sexual."

Gabriella laughed, "My bad."

Lola walked over to Gabriella and Lucas, "G, can you go get some more soda?"

Gabriella looked at her sister, "People actually prefer Sprite over Grey Goose?" She asked.

"I guess so. I would go but I cant get to my car." Lola told her.

Gabriella turned to Lucas, "Can you wait 15 minutes?"

Lucas nodded, "Ok."

"Sorry." Gabriella grabbed her trench coat off the kitchen counter and left the house. Lucas went to the kitchen and found Michelle sitting there.

"Hi Lucas." Michelle said cheerfully.

Lucas looked up, "Hey Michelle."

"Where's Gabriella?" Michelle asked. "Isn't she your date?"

Lucas nodded, "Yeah but she had to step out."

Michelle frowned, "She could act anymore."

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Lucas asked with a confused look on his face.

Michelle grabbed his hand, "She is only dating you to get with my boyfriend. She's a grimy backstabber."

Lucas snorted, "I doubt it."

"Look you can easily tell she flirts with Troy every day." Michelle told him. 'She wants him. You're just a pawn in her vindictive game of chess."

Lucas was getting mad, "Well they're best friends but…" He was cut off by Michelle kissing him.

"I would never do that to you." Michelle said. "Do you wanna come over to my house to…talk?"

"What about Troy?" Lucas asked. He mind was cloudy because he had been drinking…a lot. He could barely remember what he just asked Michelle.

"Troy and I are having problems." Michelle lied. She grabbed Lucas' hand and leads him out of the house.

~20 Minutes Later~

"Troy have you seen Lucas?" Gabriella asked. She had just got back from the store and couldn't find him.

Troy shook his head, "Nah. I've just been sitting here. Michelle texted me and said she had to leave."

Gabriella pulled his hand, "Oh. Come dance with me." She pulls him off the couch.

"Ok." Troy said. They heard the song change to something much slower.

"This is not my type of song." Gabriella said, wrapping her hands around Troy's neck. It was pretty hard because he was 6 foot something and she was 5 foot 5 inches.

Troy nodded, "Yeah. I like more upbeat songs." He said wrapping his hands around her waist.

Gabriella yawned and put her hand on Troy's chest, "I am so tired. Its going to be a while before I throw a party again."

Troy laughed, "I leave the parties to Marcus." The dance was starting to get uncomfortable because Troy and Gabriella were dancing so close together. They both pulled apart to keep the sexual tension at a minimum.

~Later That Night~

"Thanks for helping me clean up. People are so messy." Gabriella said, picking up plastic cups and wrappers.

"No problem." Troy replied.

Sharpay sat down, "People need to start picking up their own shit. I can't stand it."

Gabriella and Troy also sat down. Troy yawned, "What time is it?"

Gabriella looked at her phone, "Two in the morning. You guys should just stay here."

Troy shrugged, "That's cool with me."

"I cant." Sharpay said. She gave both of her friends a hug, "I'll call you as soon as I get home." She waves to them as she walks out of the house.

Gabriella turned on the television, Why can't you go home?"

"Well I am exhausted, its two in the morning, and I don't have my glasses." Troy answered.

Gabriella nodded, "Oh. Man where the hell did Lucas go? He didn't even call me to tell me he was leaving." She frowned. "It was kind of rude."

Troy shrugged, "Maybe it was an emergency and he had to leave." They were both completely unaware that they're significant others had totally hooked up with each other a few hours ago.

"I guess." Gabriella said. She decided to change the subject, "You never told me you could dance."

Troy smirked, "You never asked if I could. You don't know everything."

Gabriella rolled her eyes and sat next to Troy, "Goodnight Bolton. I'm tired."

Troy yawned, Aren't you going to…" He looked down and saw Gabriella's head laying on his shoulder. Damn she falls asleep fast. He thought. "Goodnight Montez."