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A/N: sorry for taking so long on this. I was stuck but a little bit of taking a break helped out. I just saw Hairspray yesterday and oh my God, Zac is one handsome man. God what I wouldn't give for one hug from him. But no...my friend had to be the lucky one. Oh yeah and I found it funny when he said 'kiss my ass'. It's just weird to hear him curse. But I still love him.

1. Italics -dreams or short flashbacks. (All in Gabi's POV)

2. Regular font -Long flashbacks and regular POV(a.k.a Gabi's POV)

3. Long lines -the beginning and end of a long flashback unless noted

4. If a chapter ends with a flashback, the next chapter will begin in the flashback.

Taking Over Me

by: LunarEclipse360

Siebzehn

"Gabriella, Alex isn't who you think he is." Troy explained to me as I sat on the bench on the roof.

"Then who is he?"

"He's..."

Once again my dreams were interrupted by my alarm clock. I reached over and hit the snooze button, wishing I could get through one full dream without having to wake up. I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling. I wanted, no I needed to know what Troy was trying to tell me. What was it about Alex that he found important? Or a more important question was: what kind of connection is there between them?

"Gabriella you better get dressed or you'll be late for school." my mother yelled. I sighed and got out of bed. That dream was going to be on my mind all day. I quickly showered and dressed and ran downstairs to catch the bus.

"Bye mom."

"Bye sweetie." I ran out the door just as the bus pulled up. I boarded and sat in the back, my usual spot. A few stops later, Kelsi boarded and sat next to me.

"Hey Gabriella."

"Hey Kels."

"So has Alex called you?" I shook my head and she smiled sadly.

"I think he's on lock down. Surprisingly since he walked me home on Monday."

"He walked all the way to my house just to walk you home?"

"Yeah."

"Wow he's dedicated."

"Yeah he is." Kelsi heard the drone in my voice and looked at me, worriedly.

"What's wrong?"

"Kels...I've been having this dream and in it, Troy's trying to explain something to me. Something that has to do with Alex."

"And...what does he say?"

"...I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"Every time he's about to say it...I wake up."

"Well that sucks."

"Yeah it does. He's trying to tell me something important, the least I can do is stay asleep long enough to hear it."

"How long have you been having it?"

"Since Friday."

"Almost a week?"

"Yeah."

"Maybe you wake up because...you're not supposed to know yet."

"Maybe. I just wish I knew. It would make my life so much easier."

"Well next Friday is prom so at least you'll have something to lighten up your mood."

"True. Thanks Kelsi. You seem to be the only emotional support I've gotten in the past three years." Kelsi smiled and silence fell between us.

We arrived at school fifteen minutes later and went off in different directions. I agreed to meet Kelsi in the auditorium at lunch since I knew I wasn't going to eat anything.

"Gabriella." I turned my head and saw someone I hardly saw anymore running straight at me. In all her blonde glory, there was Sharpay Evans beaming brightly at me.

"Hey Sharpay. What's up?" I asked when she stopped in front of me.

"Well as you know prom king and queen candidates are being chosen today."

"Yeah...and?"

"Well word on the street is...you're one of them."

"Wait. What?"

"It's true. You've been chosen as a candidate for prom queen."

"How?"

"No clue but I'm guessing it's because you dated Troy Bolton. A guy girls have been wanting to get with since they figured out guys were a good thing."

"I'm no prom queen. I'd rather see you take the crown than me."

"Oh come on Gabriella. This could be your last chance to shine. You and Troy did great in the musical. You shined brightly on that stage. Why not shine one more time before it's all over?"

"Because Sharpay...the star that made me is no longer burning by my side." she gave me a sad smile and hugged me.

"We all miss him Gabriella. He'll come back to you one day. I know he will." when she pulled back I gave her a disbelieving look.

"Y-You believe me?"

"Of course. I mean I didn't chase then get rejected by Troy for nothing. I know what kind of person he is and I know what kind of girls he likes and he certainly liked you. And I know that you two were in love. Not that puppy love but real love and I know you wouldn't keep denying his death if you didn't believe that he was alive. Keep trying for him, he'll be by your side in no time."

"Thanks Shar." I said with a smile. "Besides Kelsi, you're the only one who believes me."

"So what's the deal with this Alex guy?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well for one...he looks like Troy." my heart stopped and I stared at her.

"What?"

"What? He does."

"Are...are you serious?"

"Of course. Like I said before I didn't chase Troy for nothing. I practically chased down Alex to see if he was Troy. I kind of wish he was though. I hate seeing you like this. All depressed and everything. But you've seen to take a liking to this Alex."

"Yeah...he's pretty sweet." a blush crept along my face and I turned my head.

"Aww...so cute. But seriously Gabi just look at him really good and you'll see he looks just like Troy."

"Thanks Shar."

"Nothing to it. Toodles." I watched her walk away, realization dawning in my mind. No wonder I thought I recognized him from somewhere. According to Sharpay, he looks just like Troy. I had to tell Kelsi about this.

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As soon as the lunch bell rang, I ran straight to my locker then straight to the auditorium. I had to wait a few minutes before Kelsi actually arrived.

"Wow. You got here pretty fast."

"He looks like Troy."

"What?"

"Alex. He looks like Troy."

"Really?"

"Well that's what Sharpay says. I never really noticed."

"That's probably why we thought we knew him from somewhere because we were practically staring at Troy's face."

"That's what I was thinking. But how...I mean does he have a twin I don't know about?"

"I don't know. You're gonna just have to ask him about it."

"But how can I? What can I say? What just go up to him and say 'are you my ex-boyfriend's twin?' I don't think that would blow over well with him. He already gets moody when I mention Troy."

"He does?"

"Yeah. He doesn't really like me talking about Troy. He's okay with the fact that I can't forget him but he rather I didn't talk about Troy in front of him."

"Wow. Jealous much."

"Ha. I know."

"You still need to talk to him."

"How?"

"I don't know. Maybe talk to his parents or something." I nodded and sighed. "So are we gonna work on another song or what?"

"Yeah. Let's start."

Kelsi was right. I needed to talk to Alex. If he was Troy's twin then maybe he could tell me where Troy was. Maybe even tell me what happened to him after the accident. I just hoped that he would be willing to talk to me.