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In third period they all had science together. Troy and Gabriella were lab partners, Chad and Taylor and Ryan and Sharpay.
"Hey labbie!" Troy greeted Gabriella. "Hey partner, ready to work?" Gabriella said. "Yeah, just don't blow up anything…again!" Troy mocked.
"What!? You were the one that didn't follow the directions!" Gabriella said in her defense. Troy chuckled and Gabriella giggled.
"Hello everyone, a new student will be joining us today, his name is Alan Beckwith and he just moved in from San Diego." the teacher said. Gabriella and Taylor stared at each other, Troy looked at Gabriella and then at Sharpay. Sharpay smirked and took out her purse.
"Miss, were should I sit?" a confused Alan asked. "Hmm your lab partner will be Taylor." she said. Troy sighed in relief.
"No wait, Taylor has a lot going on with the decathlon team, you will be paired up with Gabriella Montez."the teacher said. Troy stood up and said "But Miss, im really struggling with science and Gabriella has been a great help…"
"I am aware of that Mr. Bolton, but Alan needs her help more than you. You will now be paired up with Taylor." she said. Chad looked uneasy and said, "But...but then who will I work with?"
"You will work with Ryan, and Sharpay you can work alone." she said. "Ok everybody take you new sits."
Troy grabbed his backpack and stared at Gabriella. He sat in front of her next to Taylor. "I miss you already!" he mocked.
"Oh me too Troy you're so far away!" she said dramatically stretching one arm. Troy and Gabriella laughed. "You two are always flirting." Chad said grabbing his stuff. "Yep you are!" Taylor agreed.
"We are not!" Gabriella said in her defense. "Of course you are not…" Taylor said sarcastically. Gabriella glared at Taylor. Chad and Troy just laughed.
Alan came and sat next to Gabriella "Hey Gabe." Troy, Chad and Taylor stared at him. Troy felt really jealous Gabe? Whats up with that, it sounds like…like…babe! Gabriella felt the awkward silence and said "Umm Troy, Chad, Taylor, this is Alan."
"Wasup man!" a friendly Chad said. "Sup man!" Alan said. They shook hands and patted each other on the back.
"Hey…" Troy said faintly. Gabriella stared at him puzzled. "Hey!" Alan said cheerfully.
Alan sat next to Gabriella, and Taylor and Troy sat right in front of them.
"Ok so now that the sitting is in order, we can move on to our next experiment!" The teacher said cheerfully. She walked around the room passing papers and said "Please put on you lab coats and lab goggles everyone!"
Gabriella opened her back pack grabbed her lab coat and searched for her goggles. "Oh no, I think I lost my goggles!" Gabriella said worried. Alan's face lit up and he looked for something in his back pack, he took out a little box and gave it to Gabriella.
Troy and Taylor saw this, Taylor looked surprised and Troy looked like he wanted to strangle Alan. Gabriella took the box and nervously opened it. What could it be…this is weird. She thought.
As she took the lid of she saw a pair of blue lab goggles with a G and a heart at the top. She almost cried when she saw this, "How…how did you get them?... I thought I had lost them…"
"Well the day you saw Jessica and that…you dropped them and I picked them up, I wanted to give them back but…" Gabriella smiled at him and the looked at the strap.
It said "Gabe" in gold letters she looked up at him and he smiled. Troy was practically red when he saw this, Taylor saw him and couldn't help to laugh. Troy glared at her and mouthed a "Shut up!"
Then Alan took the goggles and carefully put them on Gabriella's forehead, and then he lowered them until they were gently resting on her nose. They both stared at each other for a moment.
"Will you two love birds stop staring at each other and go get your materials please!" The teacher sin sang. Alan's cheeks turned scarlet and Gabriella blushed a little too.
Troy groaned then looked away. Taylor saw this and followed him to the other side of the classroom.
"Ok Bolton, what's up with you?" Taylor asked. "Im fine thank you very much..." Troy said looking at he's shoes.
"What is it with you people? You all think im stupid...Look, I saw how you were looking at Gabs and Alan, are you ok?" Taylor asked. Troy looked up at her and sighed, "Well, I guess I…I…felt a weird feeling when I saw them together like that…"
Taylor looked at Troy and said "Look, I know you have feelings for Gabriella you just won't admit, but as an advice you'd better make a move before Alan does…"
Troy stared at her and just sighed; he got his materials and went back to his table. Taylor watched him and thought, if he'd just tell her...
He sat down and saw Gabriella giggling and saying "Come on Alan give it back!"
"You want it? Come and get it!" he teased as he held her lab coat against his back.
"Oh I will!" Gabriella laughed. She jumped and grabbed it, but he took it back. "Ok turn around..." he said. Troy looked up and watched them, Taylor followed.
"Hmm...Ok..."Gabriella said. "Ok now stretch your arms to the sides..."he said. Gabriella looked confused and said "ok..." Then he took the lab coat and carefully slid it on to her delicate arms.
"Come on..." Troy muttered and looked away. Taylor rolled her eyes and turned to Troy and whispered "Yeah, you should hurry up with that move of yours" Troy sighed.
Gabriella smiled at Alan and said "Well we better get to work, Ill get the materials..." He cut her of and said "Wait, Ill go get them." Gabriella smiled and he went for them.
Troy saw him leave and quickly said to Gabriella "So what's up with this Alan..." Gabriella looked puzzled, and said "Nothing...Why do you ask?"
Troy stared at her and saw she was genuinely confused, he sighed in relief and said "Oh just wondering..." Gabriella stared at him and said "You are weird you know that?"
Troy faked to look offended and said "Oh Miss Science freak you offend me..." Gabriella gasped and said "Id be more respectful to the person that helped you pass science if were you Mr. Bolton!"
Troy just laughed and said "Come here!" He pulled her into a hug, she giggled and turned tomato red. Taylor smiled and laughed. Then she turned to see Chad chuckling on the other side of the room.
"Hey, I got the materials!" Alan said interrupting their hug. "Oh...umm well we should probably start then..." Gabriella said lost in Troy's blue eyes. Troy groaned and went to his sit.
Alan and Gabriella just did the experiment nothing interesting happened since Gabriella was very focused on her work. The bell rang and they all went out into the halls.
"Ok so afterschool right?" Alan asked. "Yep Ill meet you in the gym ok?" Gabriella asked. "Kay...see ya Gabe!" he said. "Bye!" She said.
Gabriella picked up her stuff and walked to her locker. She dropped her lab goggles. She picked them up and sighed.
Gabriella put her things inside her locker and then she bumped into Troy. "Clumsy, clumsy Gabriella." Troy mocked. Gabriella just stuck her tongue at him and giggled.
"So will you be watching me today at basketball practice?" Troy said. "Well as inviting as that sounds, I cant..." She said taking off her hoodie. "But..." She cut him of and said "Can you please hold down my top?"
Troy turned bright red and said "uhh...yeah sure!" He held it down while she pulled off her hoodie. "Thanks!" She smiled. "Don't mention it...but why can't you come to practice today?" he said.
"Well, I need to tutor Alan..." She said. Troy immediately stopped and said "What? Why?" Gabriella chuckled and said "Well I didn't volunteer to do it, the teacher made me..."
"Oh...But will you make it for the musical practice?" Troy asked worried. "Nop" she said. Troy looked shocked and said "But why?...i mean tutoring cant possibly..." She cut him off and said "I don't want to practice the musical with some weird basketball dude"
She grinned at him and he said "Oh so you don't?!" Then picked her up and spin her around. Gabriella giggled and said "Put me down!!"
He put her down and said "Wow Gabriella you're getting heavy!" Gabriella gasped and hit him with her elbow. Troy groaned and said "Kidding!"
"You better be!" Gabriella said. They both laughed and walked to the lunch area.
"Hey guys!" Gabriella said sitting on an empty bench. She saw Chad and Taylor sitting together so she had a puzzled look on her face.
"What took you so long?" Chad asked. "Well we took our time" Gabriella said smiling.
Chad smirked and said "Doing what?" "Ummm...I don't know maybe walking?" Troy said sarcastically.
"Well don't blame me, knowing you Id swear you were flirting...or kissing..." Chad mocked. Gabriella blushed, and when her eyes met Troy's he blushed even more.
Chad and Taylor just laughed. "So how is your new lab partner Gabs?" Chad asked.
Troy immediately turned to look at her. "He's great!" Gabriella said. Troy felt his face get warm and he felt very jealous. Chad saw this and smirked, then he looked at Taylor and Taylor said "You know he's kinda cute?"
Troy glared at Taylor and Gabriella said "I know he's really cute!" Troy felt green-eyed and wanted to punch that kid.
Chad chuckled and Gabriella asked "What's so funny?" Chad kept laughing and said "Nothing it's nothing..."
"Riiiight..." Gabriella said. Troy glared at Chad; Chad just looked away and smiled.
"So you guys rehearsing for the musical today?" Taylor asked.
"Yep!" Troy said happily. Taylor smiled and asked "So you are gonna be bored to death...again, watching these 2 play basketball?"
"Hey! We are not boring!" Chad said in his defense. Gabriella chuckled and said "Actually I'm gonna be tutoring Alan today..."
Troy groaned and looked away, Taylor lifted an eyebrow and said "Oh really?...Why?"
"Well it wasn't exactly my choice...the teacher made me do it...Wait don't you remember you where there!"
"Umm I knew she sent you both out the hall...but I didn't know you had to tutor him Miss. Gabriella!" Taylor squealed.
"How long are you gonna have to tutor him?" Chad asked. "Well...until he catches up with us I guess...He was pretty good at math in my old school, so I think it will be pretty fast" Gabriella answered.
"He went to your old school?" Troy asked suspiciously. "Yeah...I thought I told you...Didn't I?" Gabriella answered.
"Emm maybe, I don't remember..." Troy said.
"You don't have a very good memory...so she probably did tell you!" Taylor mocked.
"Well anyway...Did you and this dude have something?" Chad asked. Troy looked up and stared at Gabriella.
"What do you mean something?" Gabriella asked. "Oh come on Gabs! You know what we mean!" Taylor cried.
"Oh...you mean like a relationship or something?" Gabriella asked. Troy felt goosebumps as he heard Gabriella say "relationship".
"Well did you?" Chad asked. "No...I mean we were just friends..." Gabriella said looking away.
Oh my god! I think Gabriella actually did have a...a...r..relationship with Alan! Troy thought concerned.
Everyone stared at Gabriella, until she finally said "What!! You guys don't believe me?" All except Troy said "No! Not really...No!"
"Ok look, we didn't date or anything like that, if that is what you mean...but..." Gabriella paused.
"But?" Taylor said impatiently. "But...I...did have a crush on him..." Gabriella said softly. Troy froze, the last words stung him like a bee he never felt this jealous in his whole life.
"Awww! That's so cute!" Taylor said. Gabriella chuckled and said "But it was a long time ago, so I'm completely over him just in case you guys were wondering."
Troy felt relieved and said "So nothings going on with him now right?"
"No, we are just friends." Gabriella said smiling. "Looks like Mr. Bolton is jealous!" Taylor teased.
"Yeah man you've barely talked about this topic" Chad chuckled.
Troy glared at them and said "Im not jealous!"
"That's the first step...Denial" Taylor said. "Oh really? You should be a psychologist Taylor, and then maybe you could help our disturbed Chad out..." Troy said.
"That's if they don't make out during the whole session!" Gabriella mocked. "With her?!" Chad said. "Eww no way!" Taylor squealed.
Troy and Gabriella laughed, then Gabriella whispered in Troy's ear " They love each other..." Troy nodded and they both laughed.
"Aww would you look at that, Gabriella is whispering in his ear "I Love You"!" Taylor said.
"That's so romantic!" Chad and Taylor mocked. "See? They even have the same thoughts!" Troy said.
Gabriella laughed and Taylor said "We can't have the same thoughts, if Chad can't think!"
"Hey! Watch it Miss. Smarty pants!" Chad mocked. Taylor was about to answer but the bell interrupted her. They all rushed to their classes.
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Gabriella walked into the Gym with her math stuff and sat in one of the bleachers. "Dad! Have you seen my...Oh hey Gaby!" Troy said.
"Hey Troy, what are you looking for?" Gabriella asked she didn't notice Troy didn't have a shirt on.
Troy looked at his chest and said "Well..." "Oh I get it!" Gabriella laughed.
"Aww little Troy cant find his own shirt?" Gabriella mocked.
"Well actually..." Troy started but couldn't think of a comeback. So he just ran after Gabriella.
Gabriella shrieked and started running. "You can run...but you can't hide!" Troy teased.
"Oh you wanna bet?" Gabriella said. "Are you challenging me?" Troy asked.
"I think I am Arnold!" Gabriella cried. "You are gonna regret this Minnie!" Troy said playfully.
Gabriella ran and slid herself under the bleachers as she did, her shirt ripped revealing her tummy, He's too big to fit in here she thought.
Troy kneeled to see Gabriella on her stomach under the bleachers and said "Oh so you think I won't fit under there?"
"Nop, sorry you are too fat!" Gabriella teased. "Really? Then how'd you fit in there then?" Troy mocked.
Gabriella gasped and said "Well you can try and come in, it's not my fault if you get stuck..." "Well see about that!" Troy taunted.
Then slid himself under the bleachers until he was face to face with Gabriella.
"Wow so I guess you do fit" Gabriella said. "Guess I do!" Troy said staring at her.
Wow even in the dark I can see his eyes shine Gabriella thought.
"Troy are you in here!" They heard a voice shout. It was coach Bolton. "Shoot!" Troy said.
"If he finds us here he's gonna kill us!" he said. "Ok quick move forward so he cant see your legs!" Gabriella whispered.
Troy struggled to do it until he was less than 2 inches away from Gabriella's face.
They heard some footsteps approach and Gabriella closed her eyes, Troy saw this and for some reason held her hand.
She squeezed it as the footsteps came closer. We are doomed! Wow Troy has very soft hands...Why are we holding hands? Gabriella thought. Wow we are holding hands and my face is like an inch away from hers I can even feel her warm breaths Troy thought.
Gabriella squeezed Troy's hand a little tighter when she heard a ball bounce, then they heard "I guess he's still in the locker rooms." Coach Bolton said leaving the gym.
Gabriella sighed in relief still holding Troy's hand, she stared at him and they both got lost in each others eyes for a brief moment. A loud clank disturbed them from their trance.
"What was that?" Gabriella asked scared. "I don't ...oh no..." Troy said.
"What?! What happened?" Gabriella panicked.
"Ok Gaby, calm down...A part of the bleachers fell blocking our exit so..."Troy paused.
"We are stuck here!!" Gabriella shrieked. "Yeah...