A/N As I said before, there are a lot of adaptations from the movie. So, there might be many similarities. Hope you like it! :)

"Vanessa! Over here!" Alyson waved over to Vanessa in the cafeteria. Vanessa collected her tray and went to a corner of the cafeteria where Alyson was sitting along with a few other girls. They were in a table close to the window.

"Hi, sorry I'm late." Vanessa apologized. She looked at the three other girls sitting at that table and looked back at Alyson, confused.

"This is Vanessa. Vanessa, this is Tracy, Susan and Fiona," She pointed at the other girls. "Hi!" They greeted each other. Vanessa sat down on the lunch table. "Why were you late?" Tracy asked.

"Oh! Um, I was just talking to Zac, so it took a little time."

"Zac?" Fiona repeated. Vanessa nodded. "As in, Zac Efron?" Fiona asked once again.

"Yeah."

"Wow! You met him? How? When?" Susan asked.

Vanessa chuckled. "It's nothing really. Alyson was just showing me around. We happened to see those guys playing basketball in the ground so we went over to talk to them."

"That's great! Such a coincidence that you met the most popular guy of our school on your very first day!" Tracy said.

"And played basketball with him," Alyson added.

The girls looked at Vanessa with shock. Then there was a sudden rush of 'wow's' and 'you're so lucky's'. Vanessa smiled at them. "I have a question. If there's a most popular guy in this school, there must be a most popular girl, too, right?"

The girls laughed. "Of course!"

"Well, who is it?" Vanessa asked.

"See that blonde girl who's sitting write in the center table? Her name is Ashley. She's the most popular girl." Alyson explained just like the way she showed her the most popular guy.

"Oh!" Vanessa looked at Ashley. Ashley was simply laughing at a joke. She was beautiful and seemed nice.

That day, the lunch got over quickly. Vanessa bid goodbye to Alyson and the other girls and thanked Alyson for showing her around. They exchanged the mobile numbers and left to class. The three classes after lunch were pretty interesting. Vanessa went home immediately once the last bell for the day rang.

She told her mother about her new school and that she really liked it. Vanessa also mentioned to her about Zac and the basketball game. Her mom knew how much she loved basketball, so she really didn't have any separate reaction on that account.

After sunset, Vanessa made her way across the road and to check out the new park. She took a complete, long round and really liked that place. She reviewed the events of what happened that day at school. She went to sit on one of the park benches when she got tired of walking around. But she saw somebody already sitting there. Somebody familiar.

"Zac!" she exclaimed.

Zac turned around and saw Vanessa. He was doing something in his cell phone. "Vanessa! You're here too?"

"Yeah! I love parks and nature. You too?"

"I'm sitting in a park at night which is pretty lonely and is extremely dark. I think that would be a yes." Zac replied.

Vanessa laughed. "Hey, you can't complain of darkness. The park lights are switched on."

Zac smiled sheepishly. Vanessa sat down on the bench next to him. "Everybody tells me that you're the most popular guy at school. The basketball thing is really boosting you guys up, huh?"

"Unless we lose."

"You don't think you'll win?" Vanessa asked him.

"The competition this time is really tough. The guys of the other school are like…well…man-eaters! We're going to lose for sure."

Vanessa grinned at the expression. "Come on, Zac, if you be this negative, you might really lose. I saw you guys play. You were pretty good."

Zac didn't reply. "Is your coach really hard on you?" Vanessa questioned.

"He's my dad. He makes us practice a lot. I just hope that helps us."

"Don't worry. It will. Hey, just enjoy what you're doing. Forget about whether you guys will win or lose. That's what I always do."

Zac nodded. "So, Zac what do you do other than basketball?"

"Snowboarding, more basketball." Zac told her.

She punched him in his arm. "I love reading books and stuff." He finally said. "What about you?"

"Me too. But I have always felt like there's a whole other person inside of me just trying to find a way to come out. But I don't know what that person does, yet. I guess I have not been able to realize it because I've moved almost every year." Vanessa said, staring at the beautiful scenery of the park.

"Wow! Wish I felt the same way."

Vanessa looked at him and they smiled.

"So, Vanessa, is basketball the only sport you're good at?" Zac asked.

"Well, I'm pretty good at running too." She said.

"Really? Wanna race?" He challenged.

"Not now."

"Hey, come on! What happened to the person waiting inside of you? Maybe all that person does is race against me. And you're not even giving it the chance!" He pulled her hand. Vanessa stared at him, raising an eyebrow.

"Ok, I agree, that was pretty lame. Just one race. Please?"

"Ok, just one."

They went to the cemented pathway of the park. Since not many people were there in the park, they decided to run the entire lap. It started. Vanessa ran, with all her might, and raced Zac at the beginning. But towards the end, Zac caught up with her and went to the finish line one second before she reached there.

The two of them were panting heavily. "You're pretty fast." Zac appreciated in a formal way.

"Thanks. You're fast too." She replied in the same manner.

They laughed at each other and decided it was time to go home. "Zac, I'd better go now. Mom might be worried. It's getting late." Vanessa said.

"Yeah, I'd better go too. Where is your house anyway?" he asked.

"Right across the street."

"Really? My house is only two blocks away."

"Wow! Guess we can meet each other more often." Vanessa said, blushing a little.

"That would be perfect. You're a great person to talk to." She smiled. "What's your number?" Zac asked. She told him. The two of them bid bye to each other and, "I will meet you at school." They said.

A/N Dont forget to review! Pls! :)