Chapter 5

The next day...

Troy was standing at his locker talking to Chad. "Yeah, man, I totally had her going," he said.

"And you just played her and walked away?" Chad asked.

"Yep. It was golden," Troy said.

"But then she totally dogged you right back," Chad said.

Troy shrugged and said, "Yeah, but I would've been surprised if she didn't."

Just then, Gabriella came up and tapped Troy on the shoulder. He turned around. "Hey, Troy. Can I talk to you for a minute?" Gabriella asked.

"Troy, I'll catch you later," Chad said.

Troy nodded and said, "Alright, man." Then he turned back around. "Ok, Gabby. What's up?" he asked.

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Sharpay walked down the hall with Ryan. She saw Troy at his locker talking to Gabriella. She stopped walking and turned to Ryan. "Ok, Ry. I'm about to go ask Troy to the dance before Gabby does," she said.

Ryan nodded. "Ok, Shar. I'll wait here," he said.

"Okay," Sharpay said.

Ryan smiled and said, "Good luck."

Sharpay smiled back. "Thanks."

She turned around and started walking towards Troy. When got him, she took a deep breath. 'Here goes nothin,' she thought and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hold on, Gabs," Troy said to Gabriella. He turned around to see a nervous looking Sharpay. "Hey, Sharpay. What's wrong?" Troy asked.

All of sudden, Sharpay felt a whole lot more confident. It was something about his voice that makes her feel like she can do anything. "Oh nothing's wrong. I just wanted to talk to you about the dance," she said.

Troy put up his finger. "Hold that thought," he said. Then he turned back to Gabriella. "Ok, Gabby," he said.

Gabriella sighed and asked, "Do you want to go to the dance with me?" Troy thought about it. He wanted Sharpay to ask him, but he figured if she hasn't asked by now, she wasn't going to.

So he nodded. "Sure, Gabby. I'll go to the dance with you," he said. Gabriella smiled and Sharpay's heart sunk.

'Noo! She beat me to the punch!' she thought angrily. This time, Troy turned around to see a very hurt and angry Sharpay.

"Ok, Sharpay. What were you saying about the dance?" he asked.

Sharpay took a deep breath. "I just wanted to see if you had a date?" she asked.

Troy nodded. "Yeah, why?" he asked.

"Because I wanted to tell you that I was going with…" Sharpay trailed off. She looked around for any guy. She saw Zeke walking by. She quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him beside her. "Zeke!" she finished.

Zeke smiled. "Hello," he said, not knowing what was going on.

Troy looked at him wide eyed. "Dude, you're going to the dance with Sharpay?" he asked.

Zeke's eyes widened this time as he looked at Sharpay. "I'm going to the dance with you?" he asked.

Sharpay rolled her eyes. "Apparently," she said. Then she looked at Troy. "I plan on seeing you at the dance," she said. Then she looked at Zeke. "I most definitely plan on seeing you there, handsome," she said. Before she walked away, she gave Zeke a smile and a wink. Zeke was delighted until he turned to Troy.

His smile immediately faded when he saw Troy glaring at him. Zeke shrugged and smiled meekly. "I'm sorry, dude. At least you have Gabby," he said. Then he hurriedly walked away. Troy had told Zeke that he liked Sharpay and that he wanted to go to the dance with her.

But why should he be angry? He's going with Gabriella. Troy opened his locker, got his books, and slammed it shut. Then he went to find Sharpay.

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A/N-That was chapter 5. I want to thank all the people who has reviewed my story. Chapter 6 is coming!