Disclaimer: I don't know High School Musical

The sun was coming up slowly while resting on Gabriella who just moaned out not ready to get up for school. She slowly got up and blinked slightly and a smile graces her face slowly. Slowly, she remembered that Troy and her were going to the dance tomorrow which cause her to laugh a bit. She couldn't explain it but for some reason she was drawn to him by those sad blue eyes. Gabriella got up from her bed and started too walked around seeing all the pictures of Drake off her board and thrown away.

After, a few moments she went downstairs wearing a plain white top with baggy sweats. The brown hair girl looked seeing her mother eating some toast while reading the paper. Gabriella smiled when sitting down in a stool and looking at her mother. Moving her fingers against the tile she was trying to get her mother's attention knowing this was the best way to do so.

"Gabi, what are you thinking about" her mother asked for that noise was already getting too her.

Gabriella smiled "Well mom, I was hoping if I could asked you for some money for a dance tomorrow and so I can go to the mall after school?" she asked in the sweetest voice.

Isabella looked at her seventeen year old daughter "Who are you doing with Gabi" she asked leaning forward wanting to know.

Gabriella looked at her mother "I was going to go with a few friends like Sharpay, Kelsi, and Taylor" she said lying to her mother.

Isabella shook her head "Come on Gabriella, I was seventeen too so please don't try to lie to me" she said with a smirk in her face. "You been going to dance with guys almost all three years of High school" she said knowing her daughter really well now.

Gabriella sighed "I am going with Troy" she said looking down at the counter not making eye contact with her mother.

Isabella looked at her in a small shock "Troy" she said looking at her still not able to really see that. "Really" she added for she didn't think that he would actually be ready for dances. 'Wow, this is really good progress' she thought.

Gabriella nodded "Yeah, I asked him yesterday during school and he gave me answer when he got back from basketball practice and he really good at playing too. Some of the guys think they have a chance for the championship this year" she said sounding truly happy for the basket ball time.

Isabella nodded slowly "Alright you and Troy can go to the mall" she said looking her daughter.

Gabriella nodded "Of course I want to get Troy to start wearing some normal clothes instead of those Hot Topic clothing he wears everyday" she said in a sighed.

Isabella laughed "I don't think for he went right to that store after I picked him up from the police office" she said suddenly turning pale from what she said.

"WHAT" Gabriella said in a loud and shock voice from hearing Troy being in prison

Gabriella's mother looked at her "I didn't say that and beside you know the rules Gabriella" she said swearing in her thoughts because she gave away a huge part of information about Troy

Gabriella sighed under her breath because knowing her mother wouldn't give up anymore "I have to asked him if I want to know" she said telling her mother about the rule that Isabella gave to her about kids she brings home from work.

Isabella nodded "Good girl, now go get ready" she said turning her back to Gabriella.

Her daughter nodded "Ill go wake up Troy so we can go to school" she said getting off her stool and walking towards the stairs.

"Gabriella, Troy left early this morning saying something about morning practice or something" Isabella said turning to face her daughter and shrugging going back to eating her toast

Gabriella nodded slowly sort of sad thinking that she would get to drive him to school so they could talk about the dance. 'Its alright he just needs to prove himself as their Captain' she thought hearing it from Taylor from text messages because Chad was happy to get the Captain position too. She shrugged and walked up stairs to get ready for her day.

East High Gym

The sounds of a single basket ball hitting the gym floor while a boy running back and forth practicing different moves. He moved like an animal looking for its prey while he stopped at the three point line shooting it and making a swish. Even before the ball hit the floor it was picked up and moving down court trying to push as hard as he could. Troy was breathing hard for he got here around five or six in the morning for his own practice so he could get better. He did a simply lay up and stopped breathing hard sweat coming down his brow and forehead.

He was shirtless wearing red and white basketball shorts all of Troy's scars could be seen if anyone came up. The fingertips of his hand started to move down his worst scar remembering how he got it. He was little kid it was after his first kill and the man had tired him down. Troy started to breath faster remembering a burning iron pole and it ripping up his skin causing this knife and burn mark on his chest. Slowly, he felt himself starting to lose control of the beast within him started to taking over him when his teeth just bite into his fore arm.

The pain was calming him down as blood was dripping down his arm which tasted metallic. Slowly he started to calm again when hearing music of someone coming into the gym Troy turned around smiling when seeing a large afro and basket ball under his arm. He moved his bleeding arm behind his back when seeing Chad smiling at him and pulling out one of his headphones.

"Dude why are you here so early" he asked walking up to his Captain.

He smiled "I just wanted to get a morning work out in before classes started. I needed to clear my head" he said giving Chad a high five.

"Yeah man, the wildcats are going to win the championships this year" he said holding a fist and punching it up into the air.

Troy just shook his head slowly "Yeah, I guess so" he said walking off the court and going his bag and grabbing some bandages and started to wrapped his bleeding forearm.

"Hey Troy" Chad asked shooting a basket and shooting when glancing at Troy's body slowly.

"What's up Chad" Troy asked looking at one of his closer friends that he was starting to consider him like a brother now.

Chad took a deep breath "So where did you live before coming here" he asked trying to slowly get the answer he wanted.

Troy turned and looked at him "New York" he said giving that small detail away. He remember when he was in the airport that the city was called New York so he had to watch what he was going to say around Chad now just in case.

Chad nodded "Cool man, so what was it like" he asked moving towards Troy and putting the ball under his arm.

He looked at Chad with animal like eyes "It wasn't really special" he said grabbing his things not wanting to continue this conversation with Chad now.

However Chad did "Come on man, you were in New York the Big Apple how was it not special" he asked walking near Troy.

Clutching his teeth Troy turned and looked at Chad suddenly putting up the false smile but it looked so really "I guess it was I didn't really go out that much" he said smiling then turning away and walking away without saying anything else.

Chad watch him and sighed turning towards the basket ball hoop then shooting it watching the shot go in without even trying. Troy walked into the locker room hitting the showers for how sweaty he was while letting the cold water run over his body. He closes his eyes feeling the water dripping down his hair and face letting out a sigh. 'Come on, I have to time in control' he thought opening his eyes finally and started to wash off his body slowly.

After, a few moments Troy was pulling a black shirt with white words in a melting design saying 'Ruthless' with black jeans with four studded belts wrapped around his waist. Troy tried his black converse high top then throwing a black plain thin jacket Walking out of the locker room he saw that a lot of cheerleaders where here already before class. Troy slowly walked towards his locker when seeing that Gabriella's locker had the notes and writings of 'Bitch, slut' and several other things on her locker. Letting out a low sighed he walked towards the locker and open the locker by kicking it open.

He started to move of Gabriella's stuff into his locker and taking her so it made it look like all the notes for him. Troy ripped off all the writings on. A cheerleader walked up to Troy carefully wondering if her Captain gotten the wrong locker.

"Umm…" she said in a shy and low voice afraid of what to say.

Troy turned around looking at the little freshmen from the looks of her size with his piecing blue eyes looking down at her. "Yes" he said in a low and growling voice to scare her.

The freshmen swallow from the look of Troy "Isn't this Gabriella Montez's locker" she asked in a scared little voice.

Troy smiled revealing his fang like teeth "No, this is my locker" he said in a cold voice. "Now may I ask why there all these different notes are on my locker" he said in an anger tone now.

"Ahhh…..Well you see my Captain wants to give Gabriella a lesson about dating Drake for only popularity" she said in a shy and afraid voice.

He slowly leaned forward looking down at her his eyes were cold and animal like making an aura appear of like he was going to attack her any second. "Little girl if you do this again to Gabriella then you and your Captain will be getting a call from me understand" he said his voice harden at every word.

She nodded without even saying anything she ran off from fear of Troy while he looked at her shaking his head. Moving away from the lockers he walked down the hallway. He had his hands in his pockets and started to actually looked at the school for the first time since he been here. Everything was really nice which he never took a moment to look around seeing two pink lockers guessing they were Sharpay. He saw the kitchen was already opened seeing Zeke cooking while Sharpay reading something. Troy just couldn't really believe that he was slowly getting a life that he wished to have since he could remember.

Suddenly, his eyes picked up with singing and the sound of a piano being played. Troy walk to where the sound when stopping at the door and opening it seeing Gabriella playing the piano and singing. Her voice was that of an Angel that he head from a guy saying something about seeing angels when he killed him. A knot formed in his stomach form when remembering another death that he caused by his hand. He moved slowly walked behind her seeing her fingers moved from key to key. The song was beautiful that she was singing.

It's hard to believe
That I couldn't see
You were always there beside me

Thought I was alone
With no one to hold

But you were always right beside me
This feeling's like no other
I want you to know

I've never had someone
That knows me like you do
The way you do
I've never had someone
As good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before
I finally found
What I've been looking for

Ohhh, ohhh

Gabriella's fingers stopped moving her hands away from the keys of the grand piano. "That was really good" Troy said in a soft tone appeared from the hallway of the music room.

Gabriella turned red a bit "Not really I am not really that good" she said getting all flushed about having someone hearing her sing.

He nodded walking towards her and taking a sit next to her "You could have fooled me" he said moving his fingers over the pale white keys of the piano.

She turned her head looking at him tilting her head "Why didn't you tell me that you were going to come here early" she asked out of the blue not really thinking about her question.

Blue eyes turned and looked right into her brown orbs "Because it was around five and I didn't think you wanted to get up at that time" he said leaning forward.

Gabriella sighed "Troy, I would have gotten up and took you to school that early if you wanted me too" she said in a low voice. She started to play with her fingers slowly.

Troy kept looking at her "Gabriella" he said leaning forward and his face was only inches apart from her. "You and your mother have been really kind to me but I don't want to burden you" he said seeing how perfect her skin was. The urge of touching her perfect skin was starting move within his brain.

Gabriella looked seeing that Troy's lips were only just a few inches away from hers. Slowly, she felt her heart started to beat faster out of the blue the feeling of Troy near her was something completely new nothing she every felt before. "I don't mind" she said moving close while Troy was doing the same.

Suddenly the bell rang signally five minutes until class and Troy pulled away from her and got up without thinking. "I'll see you in class" he said smiling in a fake way again walking out of the room.

It was silent after Troy left but the only sound that Gabriella could hear was her beating heart. 'What just happen' she thought remember that she was about to kiss Troy without even thinking. Gabriella sat on the bench to the piano for a long time her face was still red from what had happen. Suddenly, she felt herself back to normal but her heart kept beating fast. She grabbed her things and walked out of the music room and merge with the others students of East High. However, all the laughter and talking weren't as loud for Gabriella today for her heart kept beating hard.

After School

Troy was leaning against Gabriella's car still having a weird feeling like something was different he couldn't explain it. So he tried the whole day or the best of his ability to avoid Gabriella which almost worked until he found out that he was going to the mall today with her. Troy pulled his hood up to cover his head for his face was finally better from the beating he took. The beast within had been quiet for some reason and that made Troy more on edge now not knowing why it was so quiet. His blue eyes kept darting back and forth seeing if anyone was going to come and attack.

Suddenly, he saw Gabriella walking with her backpack swing over her shoulder while she walked. He saw that she wasn't herself like she was off in some sort of sense by the way she moved when walking up to the car. However, he couldn't help but feel something different between them now but he couldn't tell what it was. Gabriella walked up t to the car and didn't even acknowledge that Troy was their when throwing her backpack into the back of her car. They didn't even say anything when Gabriella started the car and took off to the mall for an outfit for the dance.

The drive was silent no one spoke the only sound could be heard was the radio playing a song. Troy was leaning back against the seat of the car his eyes were close while listening to a song that he never heard of. The drive was easy without really any problems when feeling the car stop Troy open his eyes seeing Gabriella looking at him now. She stared at him with her beautiful hazel color eyes like she wanted answers for something that he couldn't give her yet.

"Troy, I just wanted to tell you everyone else is coming here too because Sharpay wants to choose out the guy's outfits for the dance" she said getting out of the car after taking a extra long second to look at him.

He nodded and got out of the car following her like an animal following its master. Troy walked into the mall looking around seeing that Gabriella was going towards a dress store while he stood out in front. He watch her looking at dress when suddenly someone touched his arm and looked around seeing Chad and the others frowning. Troy looked over the shoulder seeing that the girls were already in the dress store laughing and choosing dress.

"Dude, I can't believe I got tricked by Taylor into coming here" he said with a sigh patting Troy on the shoulder.

Troy looked at him weirdly "What do you mean tricked I was told to go here and it wasn't that bad" he said sitting down on a bench crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"Chad doesn't like to go shopping for anything because his mom doesn't if for him" Zeke said with a laugh with everyone else laughing too beside Troy.

Chad gave everyone a dirty look when seeing Sharpay walking out towards the boys with a smile on her face. "Ok boys time for us to get you ready for the dance tomorrow" she said in an exciting voice.

All the guys groan while Troy remind silent not knowing why this was such a problem with everyone. Sharpay grabbed Zeke's and Ryan's arm and dragged them off while Chad followed while muttering about something. Troy watches the others seeing maybe it would be a bad thing not to follow so he stood up and followed Sharpay and everyone. He stopped when seeing they were entering American Eagle he didn't move anymore.

"Troy, come on" Sharpay said at the entrance of the store having the guys with clothes over their shoulders and arms.

He looked at the blond and shook his head "No, I don't go into those stores" he said in a cold voice showing that he wasn't going to move another step.

Sharpay gave Troy a sweet smile "Troy, you better come in here now or there will hell to pay" she whispered in a cold tone releasing her ice princess upon Troy.

He looked at her feeling the anger drip from each word however it was nothing compares to what he was use too. "No, I will not go in there" he said in an animal voice showing his fangs "I will shop anywhere else beside here or that other store" he said walking towards a nice looking store called Macy which looked really nice to him.

Sharpay froze seeing that her ice queen look and words didn't even work now him. Chad had watched the scene and smiled "Zeke, Troy just told your girlfriend no even when she used the Ice Princess look on him" he said in a shock tone.

Zeke turned and saw his girlfriend was speechless as he moved towards her "Shar are you ok" he asked in a quiet voice.

Sharpay turned and looked at him carefully "Zeke I am going to talk with Gabriella just buy the clothes I picked out" she said in the sweetest smile every.

Zeke felt a cold chill down his spine nodding and walked towards the others in the store. She didn't move from her spot when she took a deep breath and started too walked towards the dress store with the other girls. She looked seeing that Kelsi and Taylor were talking about something. While seeing that Gabriella wasn't here but she figure that she was trying on dress.

"Sharpay, did you get the guys get their clothes" Taylor asked looking up seeing the drama queen was standing in the middle of the store.

She walked over to the other girls and sat down "Yes and no" she said fluffing her hair a bit. "Troy on the other hand is short of a different story" she said sighing slightly.

"What do you mean Sharpay" Kelsi asked trying her hat slightly thinking about something.

"He went to a different store and he even said no too me" she said still not believing that she was told no.

Both girls looked at her in shock from what she told them "What do you mean he said no too you" Taylor said in a shock voice.

Sharpay nodded "Troy said no to me when I wanted him to go into American Eagle and he just didn't want too and he went off to Macy" she said shrugging slowly.

"Are you ready to see if I look alright" Gabriella called from behind the changing room.

"Yeah come on Gabi, lets see what you look like" Kelsi said leaning back into the chair looking at the door.

Slowly it open up and Gabriella stepped out wearing a beautiful white dress that was a strap type. It was a perfect fit for Gabriella showing off her perfect skin and it reached just below her knees. The girls looked at her and a smile appeared on both of there faces. Gabriella looked beautiful like a princess from a story book with Taylor looking at her.

"Do I look alright" she asked looking at her friends with a afraid tone unsure about what to think of her.

"You look amazing Gabi" Taylor said just smiling at them.

Gabriella smiled at them "thanks I hope Troy likes it" she said in a soft voice while playing with her fingers.

"If Troy doesn't like you in this then I don't know what wrong with that boy" Kelsi said with a smile.

"Shar did you get clothes for Troy" Gabriella asked looking at her friend hoping that she did get Troy something nice to wear.

They looked at each other then Gabriella "I didn't because Troy went off and decide to go get some clothes on his own" Sharpay said seeing that Gabriella just nodded slowly.

"Its fine Sharpay I finger he would do that" she said with a smile walking back to the changing room. "I mean I think we are sort of on unstable ground because we almost kissed" she said when closing the door.

"WHAT" all three girls said seeing the door shut after she said those words. "Are you two going out now" Taylor asked looking at the close door.

"I don't know" Gabriella said in a shy voice behind the close door while she leaned against the door thinking about Troy for that was the only thing she had been thinking of all day.

With the Guys ((Food Court))

Zeke was taking a drink of his bottle while looking at everyone seeing that everyone was here. Troy however was sitting at the edge not really looking at anyone just at his fingers. A bag was at his side where his clothes for tomorrow which he wonder what was going to happen now. Chad was eating some pizza like it was nothing. Ryan was listening to whatever Kelsi put on his IPod because they started to secretly see each other as friends. Jason was well zoning out looking at his long hair and pulling on it slightly.

"So Troy are you in for the Junk Yard war after the dance" Chad asked with a mouth filled with pizza.

Troy looked at Chad shaking his head "I am not fighting because Gabriella told me not too" he said looking at his friends.

Zeke turned and looked at the blue eye teen "Troy if you don't fight then more problems will be cause for us in the future since I heard that Drake is on the move to win against you" he said.

"Yeah, I heard Drake went to West High and now he is the Captain of the Basketball team too" Ryan said like knowing about the other schools around them just in case.

Troy looked at them "Why should I care since I just want to have a semi school life" he said truly trying to get out of this fight that was going to happen.

"Dude, come on we have never won a Junk Yard War in all the time I have been at East High and I really do think we have a chance with you" Chad said swallowing the pizza in his mouth.

"Unless Gabriella tells me to fight then I will but not unless she tells me too" he said being very firm about his answer.

Everyone looked at each other smiling sly knowing that this could be a thing that they could do too help them win. Chad was already forming plans within his head on how to get Gabriella to tell Troy to fight. Troy however was uninterested on what was going now while he close his eyes and started to listen all around him. It felt nice to block out what he saw and instead listen for a change.

"Troy, its time to good" Gabriella whispered into his ear as Troy's eyes open and nodded at her. He stood up and walked with everyone feeling that something was different with everyone but what was more unnerving was he felt someone watching him.

Author's notes: Thanks for reading this and giving reviews. I will not being doing another chapter for a while like close to the middle of November so everyone please everyone be patience with the next few chapters.