Troy, Gabriella, Lola, Angelo, Marcus were sitting around a long table at Reb Lobster waiting for their check to arrive so they could leave.
Angelo, being bored, decided to cause a scene. "Hey Gabriella has a boyfriend."
Everyone looked at Angelo, "Oh really?" Greg said.
"Gabriella doesn't have anything." Gabriella told them, referring to herself in 3rd person.
"What about Sean?" Angelo asked. "You two seemed pretty cozy yesterday."
Gabriella sent him a glare. Angelo sent her one back.
"This is their twin telepathy thing." Lola said.
Gabriella rolled her eyes, "I don't have a boyfriend. Sean is just my buddy."
Angelo snorted. "A fuck buddy." He whispered.
"Did you say something?" Greg asked.
"No."
"Good." Gabriella interjected. "Because it's none of your business."
Angelo gave her another look, "Too bad I don't care if it's my business on not."
"Stay out of my business and I'll stay out of yours." Gabriella ordered.
~Later That Night~
"What was all that stuff about having a boyfriend?" Troy asked. He was laying on his diving board connected to his swimming pool.
Gabriella shrugged, "I don't know. I don't have boyfriends, I have fuck buddies."
Troy laughed, "Oh really."
Gabriella nodded, "Yeah. I don't really let my guard down when I'm in relationships. Same with friends."
"What do you mean?"
"When you're from New York, you need to know who to trust. I'm not the best at judging character sometimes."
"Have you seen the new girl Dylan?" Troy asked. "She's cute."
Gabriella snorted, "I guess. If you like fake tans and cheap extensions. Are you going to ask her out?"
Troy shook his head, "No. I'm done with dating for a while."
"Don't give up on love, Bolton." Gabriella said. "Your one true love is out there." Or pretty close!
"I'm not in the mood for love, Brie." Troy argued.
Gabriella frowned, "Ok." She said glumly.
"But tell me about this Sean guy."
"There isn't much to say." Gabriella started, "He said I was pretty and I said he had a nice smile and we had sex. Angelo just likes to make stuff bigger than it really is."
Troy nodded understandingly. "Oh."
"But he asked me out." Gabriella added.
"You guys are dating?" Troy asked.
Gabriella scoffed, "Hell no. I'm done with relationships."
"You big ass hypocrite." Troy joked. "I dont want to be in a relationship, but you want me to be in one. But you don't want to be in one, yourself."
Gabriella let out a laugh, "Yeah I am. But Sean isn't boyfriend type. I'm just having a little fun. Back in New York, I only had one relationship. But many relations."
"Well aren't you a wild child?"
"I guess I am. Now back to you and Dylan." Gabriella said, changing the subject.
Troy rolled his eyes, "There is nothing between us."
Gabriella smiled, "She's tried out for the lacrosse team, which Lola is captain of. I can see if she can talk to her."
"I don't need you to do that."
Gabriella shrugged, "I just might."
"Ok because I can be a total matchmaker for you and loverboy." Troy threatened.
Gabriella looked up, "Please don't."
"I guess it's settled: we don't meddle in each other's non-existent love lives."
~The Next Morning~
Gabriella walked into homeroom and sat down next to Dylan, "Hi I'm Gabriella Montez."
Dylan looked up from her notebook, "Hi. I'm Dylan Summers."
"You're kind of pretty." Gabriella complimented.
"Thanks."
"You and my best friend, Troy Bolton should go out. He's pretty hot." Gabriella told her, upfront.
"No thanks."
Gabriella smiled, "Great. I'll tell him it's a date."
Dylan shook her head, "I don't want to." She grabbed Gabriella's arm and Gabriella sneezed.
"I must be allergic to your bronzer." Gabriella told her. "This isnt Jersey Shore. You can lay off that stuff."
"Well then." Dylan said, a bit offened.
"So you two will be going out on Saturday at 7." Gabriella wrote all of this down in her agenda. "He said you're cute. There he is." She pointed to Troy who was finishing his English homework.
Dylan smiled, "Well one date won't hurt."
~During Passing Period~
Gabriella ran up to Troy and jumped on his back, "I got you a date."
"Excuse me?"
"Dylan said she will go out with you. You'll like her. Once you get past the bad extensions, and uneven tan, she is pretty. Just dont wear white on your date becuase when she hugs you, her bronzer will leave stains."
Troy dropped Gabriella, "Brie I said no date."
Gabriella gave him a pout, "Bolton it's just one date. And if she does anything, you won't have to worry about her and press on nails, becuase I can ruin her."
Troy laughed, "Just one date?"
Gabriella nodded, "Yeah. She thinks you're cute, too."
"Ok. One date." Troy agreed. "I have to go."
"Where?"
"Find Sean. You two have some coupling to do." Troy replied, smugly.
Gabriella's eyes widened, "No." She chased after him as he starting running through the halls.
~After Basketball Practice~
"Hey Sean." Troy greeted as he passed the ball to Sean.
"What's up, Bolton?" Sean greeted back.
"Gabriella told me you two are dating." Troy lied.
Sean shrugged, "I don't think we are. When I asked her to go out with me, she shot me down. She said she was like a lizard and needed something warm beneath her and that she had an itch that needed to be scratched. But I'll keep asking until she says yes. I'm persistent like that."
Troy felt his phone buzz in the pocket of his shorts. He looked at the screen. Gabriella had sent him a text message.
Gabriella: I will shoot u if u are talking to sean. My dad has a gun!
Troy smiled and sent a quick reply.
Troy: too late. We already talked
~After School~
"So why were you talking to Sean earlier?" Jason asked, as he and Troy were walking to the parking lot.
"I was telling him to go out with Gabriella." Troy replied.
Jason snorted, "Sean can't go out with Gabriella."
Troy shrugged,"Well Gabriella claims its just sex."
"No, not that" Jason said. "Sean has a girlfriend."
"Excuse me?" Troy asked.
"Her name is Lauren and she goes to West High." Jason told him. "Sean's older brother is Kelsi's brother-in-law."
Troy gasped, "Oh shit."
"Are you going to tell Gabriella?" Jason questioned.
Troy groaned, "I honestly have no idea.'
~To Be Continued~