It was Friday night, and you know what that means. Party at Chad's house. The party was blasting, Everyone dancing and grooving to the music. Gabriella was jumping around and Troy was dancing around her. Andrew was playing the music, "Next I'm going play My Sherona." everybody cheered.

The guitar beat started slow, and it went faster. "You're my pretty little one, my pretty one, yeah when are you going to give me some time Sherona...Oh you make my motor run, my motor run, yeah when are you going to give me some time Sherona?"

Gabriella smiled, "I'm going to get some punch alright?" Troy nodded, "Hurry back alright." she nodded kissing his lips and walking to the punch bowl.

Troy stood there for a minute and then a girl walked to him, and the girl was Wyatt's girlfriend. "Hi Troy...where's Gabriella?" Troy looked at her, "She's uh..getting punch." Amanda smiled, "Wanna dance?" Troy looked at her, "Umm no thanks-" "come on..please." she pulled him closer and she danced against him.

Troy sighed moving from side to side, then Amanda smiled, and wrapped her arms around him, "Listen,I know you have this thing with Gabriella.. but Wyatt really likes her, and I think you should break up with her, and we could have a chance-" "Amanda, you're a pretty girl and all, but I'm madly inlove with Gabriella, and I don't wanna lose her-" then she crashed her lips onto his.

Troy pulled her away a second later, "Amanda, seriously, Gabriella's coming back-" Gabriella came up beside them, "No, she's not. Goodbye Troy." She made her way through the dancing crowd.

"Brie!" he yelled, But Amanda pulled him back, wrapping her arms around his neck, "Just let her go, you don't need her to have a good time, just focus on me.." she smiled.

"No.." Troy said, pushing her away and following the direction that Gabriella went. "Brie!" He called, around like a chicken with a missing head. "Brie!" his heart was pounding in his chest...and then he heard a sniffle that could only be Gabriella, and then he narrowed his eyes when he heard Wyatt's voice. "Troy's a douche, Gabriella...and Amanda's a bitch. If you ask me, they aren't worth either of us."

Troy followed his voice, leaning on the wall at the corner (they were in the back of the house), Gabriella sniffled, "...Wyatt..." "I mean," Wyatt said, wrapping an arm around her shoulder-a move that made Troy's gut twist-Gabriella shrugged it off. "me and you...we have a lot in common-" "Wyatt, I just want to be alone." "How about I dance with you. Here. Now." "No thank you Wyatt..."

Wyatt grabbed her hand, "Come on. It's fun, I'm a good dancer-" she shook her head, "N-no...thank you." Wyatt stiffened his posture, "fucking bitch, your stupid to not be with me-whoa!" Troy picked him up by the scruff of the neck. Growling in his face. "She said 'no'...and I know, you told Amanda to get between us...now, unless you want me to rearrange your face...back the fuck off."

Wyatt glared at him, "Get the fuck off me Bolton-" Troy pushed him against the wall, "Leave now." he teethed. Wyatt looked at him, "I'm trying to comfort you're ex-girlfriend-" "I said leave! or I'll make you..I'm giving you a choice."

Wyatt glared at him, "Fine!" he said and shoved passed Troy. Troy looked down at Gabriella on the couch. "Brie we need to talk-" she shook her head, holding a pillow to her chest, "I don't want to talk about it." Troy sighed, sitting down beside her, "Brie, It wasen't what it looked like, she kissed me."

Gabriella just looked away. Troy sighed, "Baby, please, I never meant to hurt you...I love you too much..please believe me..what can I do to make it up to you?" Gabriella sniffled, lifting up her legs and leaning on the couch, "You can go.." she sniffled.

Troy frowned, "Brie...come on..." she shook her head, wrapping her armsaround her legs. "Just...go..." she whispered, looking away. Troy sighed, "I do love you Brie," she looked the other way. Troy sighed, getting up from the couch and walking back to where the dancing was.

He saw Andrew talking into the microphone. "All right, I'm going to take a break but..in the mean time just enjoy the CD that's playing!" Troy watched him, following him to the bathroom. "Andy." Andrew jumped at his voice, "Christ! Troy! Make a noise when you walk in a room!"

Troy rolled his eyes, "I need a favour." "Can I go pee first?" "It's important.." "So is my bladder!" Andrew hissed, Troy looked at him. "FINE!" Andrew said, "I guess I can piss my pants, what?!" "I need to you let me sing to Gabriella." "What'd you do?" Troy narrowed his eyes, "What makes you think-" "Please...I pay attention to the audience." "Whatever...just ...I need to make it up to her."

Andrew sighed, "Okay, Tell Tony the guitarist what notes you need him to do, and he'll tell the rest of the band." Troy nodded, "Thanks man, I owe you big time." Troy ran up on the stage to Tony, "Hey, Andrew told me I was aloud to sing a song." Tony smiled, "Go for it man."

Troy nodded telling him what to play, and Tony told the rest of the band. Troy took the microphone off the stand, clearing his throat, "I..I don't really sing much, but I hurt somebody tonight that I really care about.. I love her so much, and I never meant to hurt her.. I hope this makes up for it."

The music began playing, and his lips met the mike, "Looking at the pages of my life, faded, memories of me and you, mistakes I know I made a few, I took some shots and fell from time to time, baby you were there to pull me through, we've been around that block a time or two, I'm gonna lay it on the line"

Gabriella came walking from the back, and walked through the crowd and saw Troy on stage singing, "Ask me how we've come this far, the answers written in my eyes, everytime I look at you, baby I see something new, it takes me higher than to fall, it makes me want you more, I don't wanna sleep tonight, dreaming just a waste of time, when I look at what my life's becoming too, I'm all about loving you. "

He cleared his throat, "I've lived, I loved, I've lost, I paid some dues, baby, we've been to hell and back again, through it all you were always my best friend. You can take this world away, or anything I am, I'm all about loving you!"

Gabriella came towards him smiling and coming on the stage and hugging him tightly, the band played the music and Troy looked at her, "I'm so sorry Brie." she shook her head, "I love you Troy..so much..." she tilted his chin, "Kiss me please."

Troy smiled wrapping his arm around her waist pulling her close kissing her passionately. his hand rubbing her back gently. they pulled apart, and smiled at her, "You okay?" she nodded, "For a minute I thought we were going to break up.." she sniffled.

Troy shook his head, "Never...I will always love you." Gabriella smiled, grabbing the sides of his face and planting a kiss on his lips so passionate and hot that Troy's toes literally just about curled. Everyone in the room cheered, Andrew had to split them up "Okay...Okay..LOVEBIRDS! YO!" he yelled over the cheering, Troy pulled away slightly, "move. Get a room. Us happily depressed single people do not need happy couples like you rubbing in our faces."

Gabriella giggled, taking Troy's hand and leading him off the stage. But she stopped, "Uhm..." she turned toward Andrew, "Can I..uhm...:" she pointed to the microphone. Andrew sighed, "yeah..sure, whatever, go for it." Gabriella smiled, turning towards Troy. Kissing him on the lips, then she turned and grabbed the mike, "this is for every one whose single and has a crush."

Everyone cheered, Gabriella started singing, and Tony started the bass, "It's the boy you never told 'I like you', it's the girl you let get away, it's the one you saw that day on the train but you freaked out and walked away; it's the plane you want to catch to Vegas-but you to damn scared to fly..."

she pulled the mike off the stand and started dancing about the stage, "HIT THE LIGHTS! Let the music move you, lose yourself tonight, come alive let the moment take you, lose control tonight, hit the lights, let the music move you, lose yourself tonight, come alive let the moment take you, lose control tonight-It's a mad mad world, gotta make an escape! It's a perfect world when you go all the way, hit the lights, let the music move you, lose yourself tonight...yeah.."

**Home Is Where The Heart Is**

It was the Sweethearts dance, and Gabriella, Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi were all getting make up on. Sharpay was putting on some lip gloss and Gabriella was standing behind her, "Nice color." sharpay puckered her lips, "Thanks..I try." Gabriella giggled, wearing her white and black puffy dress, with her hair down in brown curls, and with black high heels.

Sharpay gasped, "I love your dress so much, I love it better then mine." Taylor gasped, "But it's pink." Sharpay rolled her eyes. Gabriella giggled, "Do you think Troy will like it?" Sharpay scoffed, "Girl, his going to love taking it off you."

Gabriella giggled, "Shar." "What?" Gabriella rolled her eyes fixing her hair, and turning around in the mirror, "You look great gabs, don't panic." Gabriella sighed, "Do you guys think I've gain a little weight?" Sharpay laughed, "In the booty a little bit." Gabriella rolled her eyes.

There was a knock on the door, Sharpay smiled, "That has to be the guys." she walked out of the room and downstairs with kelsi. Taylor looked at Gabriella, "You coming?" Gabriella nodded, "Yeah, I..just need to grab my purse." Taylor nodded and walked downstairs.

Taylor walked downstairs, and looked at Troy as Chad wrapped his arms around her waist, "Gabi will be down in a few mintues Troy, she's debating on if the dress makes her fat or not." she giggled.

Troy rolled his eyes, "I doubt she looks fat in it." Taylor smiled, and they all went outside, but Troy waited on Gabriella. Gabriella walke downstairs nervously and cleared her throat, "Troy..?"

He looked at her, his eyes widened, she was breath taking gorgeous in that dress. it fit her perfect. Gabriella wrapped her arms around his waist, and pecking his lips, "what do you think?" she asked spinning around in the dress.

Troy smiled, taking her in his arms. "You look beautiful...more than beautiful." Gabriella smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his lips softly. "I love you, Wildcat."He smiled, taking her hand. "Come on, the car's waiting."

Gabriella giggled, she and Troy was almost out the door when her phone rang. "Oh...I'll be right out." Troy smiled, "Okay. Hey," "what?" she smirked, he pecked her lips and then deepened the kiss for a second, "I love you."

She giggled again, "I love you too." Troy smiled, walking out the door, Gabriella dug through her purse and pulled out her cellphone, "Hey bio-dad what's up?" "I need to talk to you." "Oh uh...well, I'm heading out-" "I'll meet you, where are you?"

"Im going to the Sweethearts dance." A short pause, "Great...I'll meet you there. Where is it at?" Gabriella sighed, "Bio-dad, it's...I don't think-" "It's important." she sighed, "Fine.." she told him the address, and then hung up the phone.

At the dance, The gang had finally arrived and Gabriella and Troy were dancing to the song Lips of an Angel. Gabriella kissed his lips gently, and pulled away laying her head on his shoulder, rubbing his back solemnly. he sighed, "Brie, You do look really beautiful tonight." she smiled softly, "Thanks...Just being here with you makes me so happy."

Troy smiled, "And I hope it stays that way, you deserve to be happy.." he tilted her chin, and kissed her passionately. Gabriella placed her hands on his shoulders, "I hope this night never ends." he smiled, "It's only just begun."

She giggled, and then her phone ran in her bag that was strapped around her shoulder. "Exscuse me." she picked up her phone and answered it, "Hello?" "Gabriella, I'm here..they won't let me in.. come outside."

Gabriella sighed, "Okay." she hung up and looked at Troy, "My dad's outside, he needs to talk to me, I'll be right back." she pecked his lips. he kissed her forehead, "I'll just go hang with Chad at the buffet." she giggled kissing his cheek and walking to the front desk, they stamped her hand and she walked outside, "please make this quick, I'm with Troy and my friends-" "Gabriella, it's about your mother-"

Gabriella groaned, "Not this again.. dad I don't care about her!" "She's dying of HIV." Gabriella looked at him, "why should I care?" she looked away. "Gabriella, I know you and her had differences but I know you-" she shook her head, "No! you don't know me! she's not my mother! and you can't make me go see her! you can't make me care about her! she doesn't care about me!" "Gabriella-"

"Save it!" she walked away from him, and he stopped her, "Get back here right now young lady-" She turned to him, staring at him codly. "You're not my father!" and she pushed opened the door walking inside. tears rolling down her cheeks.

Sharpay looked at her, "Gabs!" she gasped. Andrew came over to her, "Gabi, what's wrong." she wrapped her arms around him, and he held her close. Sharpay bit her lip, "I'm going to get Troy." She ran quickly into the gym, and saw Troy with Chad. she grabbed his arm, "You have to come with me. Gabriella just came in crying really bad.."

Troy didn't need to be told twice, in fact, he ran out before Chad hadn't the words out. "hey!" Chad yelled, "Wait for me!" he ran out after his friend. "Brie!" Troy yelled, sliding to a stop in front of her. His hands resting on her shoulders, "Brie...what's wrong?"

She looked at him, not saying a word, but only letting out a choked sob and running into his arms. Hugging him tightly. He rubbed her back soothingly, kissing the top of her head. He looked at his friends, "I'll handle this...just go enjoy the dance."

Andrew looked at him, "You sure?" Troy nodded, and they nodded walking away and into the gym. Troy held her close, "Baby girl what's a matter?" she sniffled, "My..My..My Dad was here.. and..and" he held her tighter, "Shh..what he do? what did he say?" she sniffled, "I..I need water."

Troy nodded going over to the coolers that were in the middle of the floor taking on out and giving it to her, "Here you go brie..take a sip." she took a sip of the cold water, and she looked at him, "He told my mother was dying of HIV and he was trying to make me feel bad for not going to go see her.. I don't wanna see her Troy! I don't care about her anymore! I hate her!" she cried.

Troy sighed, holding her close, "And you don't have too at all.. I don't blame you.." Gabriella sighed, "I..I just wanna go home." "Brie is that what you want?" Gabriella looked away, and bit her lip, "No..it isn't.." he sighed, "Then let's go back into the gym, and have a good time." Gabriella smiled softly, "Okay.. but does my make up look okay?"

Greg sighed, walking around the back of the school and to the doors of the gym. "Oh...hey! Whose there?!" Greg whips around at the voice, his eyes narrowing when he see's Jack nearly falling to the ground until he catches his friend. "Jack, what ..what are you doing here?" Jack looked up at him, his lips turned up, "I was uh..at the bar in town.."

Greg shook his head, "You're just getting over drugs...and now your drinking?" Jack laughed, "Hey...hey...I needed one-" "It's not worth it!" Greg hissed, leaning Jack against the wall, "Just...stay here..." "Nope, I'm going to get more drinks-" Greg grabbed his arm. "No..." he sighed, "...I'm going to sober you up. Come on."

Troy wiped her tears away, "Brie.. you're make up looks fine, your beautiful without make up." Gabriella sniffled, "I love you so much." she whispered. he smiled, "I love you too..don't let this ruin you're special night." she nodded, "You're right..shall we?" he grabbed her hand, "Let's." she giggled lightly and he walked her into the gym.