Hey guys! Well I hope you all liked the last chapter. Sorry if it might be kind of boring at first…but don't worry, we have new characters coming into this chapter. If you know what I mean…haha. Please R&R!!!!

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with HSM or its characters, and I'm basically a fan fiction imaginary story teller. :-)

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Chapter 3

Gabriella made sure to keep her radio blasted, as she sped down the final road towards her new house. As she glanced around with her eyes, but still keeping them on the road, she noticed that it was practically deserted. They had past through the smallest part of town earlier, and she only noticed a few restaurants here and there, a small hotel, and absolutely no Starbucks.

She sighed loudly, and propped her hand on the side of her car again, and kept on following her mother's car, feeling a slight wind go through her hair. Her mother's car turned on the next road, and she quickly made a move to follow in her direction. She was sort of anxious to see her new home, but also kind of scared…it definitely wouldn't have been as big as her penthouse.

She watched as her mother slowed down, and stopped in front of a yard. Gabriella slowed down and parallel parked behind her mother, turning off the engine. Stepping out lightly, Gabriella turned away from the house before looking at it. When she had taken a deep breath, she turned back to see a three story house, with a pretty big sized yard.

Raising an eyebrow and shutting the door, she glanced at it up and down. Letting out a disgusted noise, she trudged to her trunk, and started taking out all she could carry. Not wanting to look her mother in the eye, she brushed past her, who was heading towards her daughter at the very moment, and stomped up the yard.

"Well that was a nice welcome home" Lisa muttered after Gabriella, and followed her inside. When she got in, she saw Gabriella heading up the staircase. "Uh…where do you think you are going?" She asked, and Gabriella stopped to look at her.

"I'm taking these to my room" Gabriella said in a 'duh' voice, holding up the things in her hands and started to continue up the stairs. Ignoring her mother's protest and telling her to come downstairs and help her unpack, she kicked open one of the doors with her foot, and glanced around the room.

She liked the size of it, not as big as her old one, but it would do. She started by setting her stuff down in the corner, and walked around the room. She noticed in the window, was a small seat, where she could sit and stare out the window. She smiled, knowing at night she just loved to look at the stars and think for awhile.

Hearing her mother shout from the bottom of the stairs again, Gabriella rolled her eyes, and finally decided it'd be best if she just went down now, and could unpack her things later.

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The next morning, Gabriella drove through town to see what there was, and felt suddenly in desperate need of Starbucks. Seeing a restaurant, she thought this would have to do, and parked in the lot, shutting off her engine.

Grabbing her purse, and slightly fixing her hair in the rearview mirror, Gabriella got out of the car, and smoothed out her plaid skirt. Deciding she would probably be the best looking one in there, she walked to the door, and pushed it open.

The place was noisy, and she saw a lot of kids her age. First she noticed an African –American girl and boy, who was sitting together and blushing furiously at each other. Gabriella couldn't help but grin-they probably liked each other.

Looking around, she noticed a lot of the people staring at her. None of them were dressed like she was…only a few had skirts on, but none of them had designer shirts. Gabriella crossed her arms uncomfortably.

Wrinkling her nose in disgust, Gabriella looked around the shabby old restaurant. "Jeez, is there anyway to get a strawberries and crème' frappucino here?" She called out, and everyone's stare just got worse.

"Never mind" Gabriella murmured, sinking down in a chair. She put her head in her hands and started groaning. She didn't want to be here…she felt so out of place…she belonged in the big city.

"Hey there pretty lady!" A random guy called out to her, chewing on some old gum. Gabriella looked up horrified, but was startled when she heard a sudden voice behind her,

"Red, knock it off" A guy with shaggy brown hair and blue eyes retorted. Gabriella slowly turned around in her chair, to see a very cute guy staring back at her. He gave her a slight smile, but she didn't want to return it.

Sighing and closing her eyes, she looked back to the front and buried her face in her hands. "I do not want to be here right now…" She mumbled into her hands, and the place was still pretty quiet, as if they were still staring at her.

"I'm guessing you're new here?" The same guy with the blue eyes asked her, and she turned back to look at him again, bored. Gabriella gave him a nod and he chuckled, walking and sitting down in the seat across from her.

She felt suddenly intrigued…why was this guy she didn't even know, sitting with her? Raising her eyebrows, she crossed her arms. He just looked at her, and finally held out his hand.

"I'm Troy Bolton. I've lived here all my life."

Gabriella glanced at his hand, and hesitantly held hers out and shook it lightly. She was shocked at his touch. "I'm Gabriella Montez…lived in New York City all my life" She grumbled, letting go of his hand.

Troy let out a whistle. "New York City? Wow…most definitely never been there" He said shaking his head, and Gabriella looked at him curiously.

"Why not?" She asked, watching as someone placed free water in front of them. She dipped the straw they gave her in the water, and lightly sipped on it.

Troy just shrugged carelessly. "I've never really been outside of this town…not much use. I've got everything I need right here with me…" He responded, waving a hand around the place. Gabriella finally sat back and glanced around it. Even though it was pretty small, it felt really homey.

Gabriella's shoulders suddenly sagged. "Well you know…I'm not much of a small town girl" She finally said back, standing up and smoothing out her skirt again. Troy looked up at her in surprise. "I'll see you around, Troy."

And with that, Gabriella walked out of the door. She really didn't feel she needed to interact with people here. And that's exactly what she just did…and with a guy too.

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Yay! Troy's in the story now…aha. We also saw Taylor and Chad, even though I didn't say their names, and a weird guy named Red. :-) Ha. Thanks for your reviews so far guys.

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