Chapter 2

Troy smiled, walking out of science class. Usually, math and science were his most hated subjects. And having them after one another was very annoying. But now he was so glad.

Because Gabriella were in both of his classes.

"Hi, Troy," Sharpay called out.

Troy groaned softly. He didn't want to turn around and face his nightmare. But, not wanting to be rude, he did and said, "Hey."

Sharpay narrowed her eyes and asked, "What the hell is you're problem?"

Troy looked and her and said, "What did I do?"

"You," Sharpay said, pointing at him with an accusing finger, "were flirting with another girl today in math!"

What's wrong with that?" Troy asked, shrugging.

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?!" Sharpay screamed, causing heads to turn. "You're mine! You belong to me, Troy! No one else!"

Troy said, "Excuse me?" What was he? A trophy?

Sharpay answered, "I'm the most popular girl in school! I should be dating the most popular boy in school! That's you, Troy Bolton! So you can't just go flirting with another girl!"

Troy sighed and said, "Sharpay, I don't even like you!"

He knew he had hit the edge when Sharpay starting screaming and throwing a tantrum. That's how spoiled she was.

"You're MINE!" Sharpay yelled, stomping her feet.

Troy walked right up to her and hissed, "I'm not yours! I never will be! And you're lucky you're a girl. If you weren't I would've made sure you couldn't walk for weeks!"

With that, he walked away, leaving Sharpay WAY mad!

Gabriella Montez turned toward the noise, when she heard a girl scream. When she saw the blonde throwing a tantrum, Gabriella frowned.

What's her problem? Gabriella wondered as she watched the blonde scream, "You're MINE!"

Gabriella watched as Troy walked up to her and said something.

"Enjoying the show?" someone asked Gabriella.

Gabriella turned and saw a black girl with an amused smile on her face.

"Sharpay Evans is so spoiled," the girl said, rolling her eyes. "I'm Taylor, by the way."

Gabriella said, "I'm..."

"I'm know who you are," Taylor interrupted. "Everyone does. After math, Chad said you're all Troy talked about. He said you were really pretty. You are."

Gabriella blushed. "Oh, um, thanks, Taylor."

Taylor smiled and said, "You have lunch next?" Gabriella nodded.

Taylor grinned, grabbed her hand and said, "Wanna sit with me? I have some friends that would LOVE to meet you."

Gabriella said, "Yeah, sure. But I have to buy my lunch first."

Taylor said, "Don't buy the lunch! I swear, it's poisoned. You can have my potato chips."

They entered the cafeteria and walked over to a table. Two other girls were already sitting there.

"Hi, guys," Taylor said, "This is Gabriella. She's Troy's girlfriend."

"I'm not his girlfriend," Gabriella insisted. "I'm just the new girl."

Taylor shrugged and said, "Okay. Well, this is Kelsi Nielson." The girl with chestnut brown hair and glasses waved. "And this is Hannah Montana," a girl with blonde hair and big blue eyes smiled.

Gabriella and Taylor sat down.

Hannah was the first to speak. "I've heard about you. You're all Troy Bolton talks about. I'm gonna have to bring ear plugs to Drama Club."

"Why?" Gabriella asked.

"Because, Sharpay's probably really mad by now. And when she's mad, she screams," Hannah explained. "Everyone knows how much Sharpay likes Troy. And when she wants something, she doesn't rest until she gets it. No matter how far she has to go. She once even..."

"Hannah," Kelsi warned. "I really don't think you should tell Gabriella that. It might scare her."

"Yeah," a deep-voice said.

The girls looked up and saw Troy standing with his lunch.

"Mind if I sit here, Gabi?" Troy asked, smiling.

"Um, well, um," Gabriella stuttered. "Um, you can sit here."

Troy smiled wider and sat down next to her. Then he turned to Hannah and said, "You can tell her the story, but I don't think she wants to hear it.

Gabriella said, "No, I'll be fine. Go ahead, Hannah."

Hannah cleared her voice and said, "Well, there was this one girl named Pam Smith. And she was really pretty. Blonde hair, green eyes, and a perfect figure. Everyone thought she was the prettiest girl in school..."

"But, uh, Gabi's prettier," Troy said, causing Gabriella to blush. Taylor smiled and said, "Go on."

"Anyway," Hannah said. "She liked Troy, too. But she was a bit shy when it came to boys. She really wanted to ask Troy out, but she was scared. She used to Sharpay's BFF so she told Sharpay everything about her feelings towards Troy."

Hannah paused.

Gabriella said, "And?"

Hannah continued. "Sharpay had a crush on Troy, too. And she didn't want Pam to steal him away. So one day, during math class, Pam said she had to go the bathroom. So Sharpay said she had to go too. When the teacher told her to wait, Sharpay acted like it was an emergency. And with her acting skills, the teacher believed her and let her go with Pam."

"So, they went, And when Pam came out the bathroom, Sharpay said she wanted to show Pam something. So they went up a few flights of steps. And then all of the sudden, Sharpay pushed Pam off the stairs and killed her."

Gabriella gasped. Troy put a protective arm around her.

"It's true, you know," Taylor said. "Sharpay confessed to everything. But she said it was an accident and she started crying. Principal Matsui believed her and suspended her for two days instead of expelling her."

"Of course, we know it was on purpose," Kelsi said, gesturing towards her and Taylor. "But Sharpay's the actress."

"But don't worry, Gabs," Troy said. "I'll protect you."

Gabriella looked at Taylor, who was holding back a laugh. Gabriella looked at Troy's ocean blue eyes and said, "Thanks."

Taylor and Kelsi rang out in laughter.