A/N: Since I said that this chapter was going to be longer, it will be! (P.S. If you are reading, please just leave a review, even if it just says 'update'. Please? I don't even thinki I got any reviews last chapter. Otherwise, the thingo is stuffed.)
She decided she'd go get ready for her date with Seth, since it was nearing 5:30. Gabriella turned and went into the room she shared with the girls. She had a long shower and dried her hair. Gabriella put on a pair of skinny jeans and long, strapless, black shirt. She added some red lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, whatever else you she uses and some heels. At about 6:30, she was finally ready.
Sharpay walked in and gawped.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Out to dinner," Gabriella replied, fixing her earrings.
"With who?" Taylor said, following Sharpay in.
"I know! I know!" Kelsi said, bouncing up and down on her bed.
"Who?" Taylor and Sharpay asked, eager to know who it was.
"That guy that she was talking with up on the rooftop!" Kelsi said happily.
"How'd you know that?" Gabriella asked.
"I went up and talked to him after you left," Kelsi explained, settling down.
"Alrighty, well, Seth should be here any minute now," Gabriella said.
As soon as she said that, there was a knock on the door. Gabriella walked over to the door and opened it slowly. She sighed, seeing that it wasn't Seth, but Troy.
"Umm, hey," He said, looking her up and down. "Where are you going?"
"Somewhere," Gabriella said, leaning on the door.
"Okay… I'm just here to apologize," Troy said, fiddling with his fingers.
"What for?" Gabriella asked.
"I dunno," Troy said.
"Then why are you apologizing?" Gabriella asked, smiling.
"Hey!" Seth called as he came up the hall.
"Well, I better go," Troy said, motioning towards Seth.
Gabriella nodded and Troy headed to his own room. As he got inside, Seth came up to Gabriella.
"You look hot," Seth said, looking at Gabriella.
"Thanks," Gabriella said, blushing the slightest bit.
Troy was watching them flirt through the slightly open door. Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi were also listening, as their door was open.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Gabriella said, waving to the girls.
She shut the door and walked off with Seth. Troy was filled with anger, but most of all, jealousy. He was the one that was meant to be with her. He was the one who was supposed to hold her hand, to talk to her, to go out with her on Friday nights. But most of all, he felt like he needed to be the one to love her. He shut the door and sank down onto the floor.
"Poor guy," Chad said. "He must be going through a lot. Gabriella going out with a guy who he doesn't even know,"
"Yeah, I feel sorry for him," Jason said.
"Hey! Quit pitying me!" Troy yelled. "I can hear you!"
"Sorry, dude," Chad said quickly.
"Jesus, this is killing him," Zeke whispered.
"I know," Ryan whispered. "I can just picture him stabbing himself in the heart and then twisting the knife,"
"Dude," Chad said, speaking normally. "That's just gross,"
"Hey, this story is about gore, isn't it?" Ryan asked.
"No, it's about drama and humor and something else that I forgot about," Zeke said.
"Love and romance," Jason said.
"Right, that," Zeke said, clapping his hands. "Right, enough about this, back to the actual story,"
(Sorry, I was just getting a little off track then)
"What would you like?" A waiter asked Gabriella.
"Could I please have the dinner special?" Gabriella asked.
The waiter nodded.
"And you?" He asked, motioning towards Seth.
"I'd like the salad and steak," Seth said, handing him back the menus.
"Okay, you're orders should be here soon," the waiter said, walking off to the kitchen.
"Have you told Troy that I was on the Knights?' Seth asked, looking directly into Gabriella's eyes.
"No, why would I?" Gabriella replied.
"Nothing, just thought you would. Troy always does stuff to our team," Seth said.
"No, no, no," Gabriella said, shaking her head. "Troy would never do that. You must have been mistaking him for Chad or something; he's the prankster, not Troy. At least I don't think it's Troy. No, it can't be,"
"Are you sure?" Seth asked.
Gabriella nodded slowly.
"We caught him on camera, shoving slugs into our sneakers," Seth explained. "We got one of your school's decathlon members to do it,"
"You mean, one of our team members?" Gabriella asked.
"You're on the decathlon team?" Seth asked, spluttering on his wine.
Gabriella nodded. Seth looked mortified.
"What?" Gabriella asked angrily, noticing the look on his face "Don't you date decathlon members? Or geeks as you people like to call us?"
"No, Gabriella," Seth stammered.
"Do you or don't you?" Gabriella asked.
"I can if I want to it's just – "Seth managed to cough up.
Gabriella stood up and walked back to the hotel. She walked into her room and cried.
"Gabriella!" Kelsi said, jumping off her bed as soon as she heard the door open. "What did he do to you?"
"Nothing," Gabriella mumbled. "I'm just gonna go to sleep,"
A/N: Sorry, but I'm gonna leave it there. Please review! P.S. Tell me if you want anything to happen in this story, or PM me if you want.