Hello again guys!!! Hope you all liked the last chapter. Thanks for all the amazing reviews…you guys are awesome!! Anyways, hope you all like this chapter too. Things get just a little more interesting…and I have the whole story laid out, and I hope you all enjoy it!

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

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Chapter 4

"Alright class, settle down…" History teacher Mrs. Brooks said to her class room, and the noise volume lowered a fraction. "Thank you…now today we will be starting out on the geographical place…" Mrs. Brooks voice faded away as the door creaked open.

The whole class room turned their heads over to the door in the corner, and Gabriella poked her head through the door. Realizing everyone was staring at her, she suddenly grew nervous as her face turned slightly crimson. Making her full body finally present through the doorway, she looked down at her schedule and then back up at the teacher.

"Uh is this history with Mrs. Brooks?" Gabriella said softly, avoiding eye contact with anybody. The teacher only silently nodded as she pointed to a desk in front of someone.

"Welcome Miss Montez…class, this is Gabriella Montez and she has moved here from New York City" Mrs. Brooks started as the class gushed in noise again, talking about a girl who moved here from one of the biggest cities in the country. "Please make her feel welcome…"

Mrs. Brooks then turned to Gabriella, "You may take a seat in front of Mr. Bolton right there."

Gabriella snapped her head once she said Bolton, and Gabriella realized it was the boy she had met the day before. He flashed her a grin, and looking down at the floor, she made her way over to the desk, and sat down without a word of acknowledgment to him.

"Now class…" Mrs. Brooks began, and Gabriella sighed softly to herself, as she got situated at her desk, putting her purse on the floor next to her and opening her notebook.

Gabriella had an intake of sharp breath as someone started whispering towards her ear. "Tip number 1, never get caught talking in Mrs. Brooks class" Troy said to her, and she gulped as she had a tingling feeling as he rested back into his seat.

She turned slightly behind her to face him, and gave him a surprised and incredulous look. Before she could do anything else, she heard someone clap their hands loudly.

"Mr. Bolton! Miss Montez! I know you're new here…but can you at least wait until after class to get acquainted with the opposite sex?" Mrs. Brooks said harshly, eyeing the two, and Gabriella felt herself sink into her desk. It was obvious the kids around them were staring, and she felt herself turning red all over again.

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Gabriella opened her locker, stuck her head in it, and groaned loudly. So far she absolutely did not want to be there at all…she just wanted to be back in New York, getting ready to sit down in the cafeteria with Shelly and her other friends, and gossip and laugh about who knows what. But she knew she couldn't.

Her sidekick made a buzzing sound, and Gabriella knew she had a new message. Being quick and anxious to look at it, she flipped the screen up on her phone, and realized she had a new video. Pressing play, she immediately saw Shelly's face grinning…and she suddenly felt teary eyed.

"Brie! Oh my gosh…I'm just about to go to lunch…but I just wanted to check in with you out there in no-where's-ville. I hope everything is going okay! Oh my gosh…you'll never guess what just happened! Josh Cramer asked me out! And I said yes! Ah…I am so totally calling you tonight to discuss more about it…by the way Amber and Brittany say hi too! Well we have to go now…but video us back! We love you…smooches! Bye."

After the video had stopped, Gabriella didn't realize that tears were just flowing down her cheeks. Shoving her phone down into her pockets, she sniffed loudly, suddenly feeling like a presence of a body was behind her.

"You know…" The voice started saying, and Gabriella recognized it to be Troy's and suddenly felt very sharp and alert again, "I wouldn't worry about Mrs. Brooks. I seriously didn't mean…"

Gabriella, trying to wipe her tears away, poked her head out of the locker, and Troy got a look at her tear-stained face. He immediately started feeling guilty, "Oh God I really am sorry…"

Gabriella sniffed and smiled. "No it's okay…it's not about the thing in the classroom…" Gabriella explained, as she felt her smile falter. "Just…my friend sent me a video from New York…and I'm just missing her, that's all."

Troy gave her a reassuring grin, and he nodded like he understood completely. Without giving her a second to think, he grabbed a hold of her hand, and shut her locker door for her. "Come on…I have some friends I want you to meet. Maybe it'll make you feel better" He told her, as he led her down the hallways towards the cafeteria.

Gabriella giggled as they entered the cafeteria, and she noticed it was fairly small…compared to the one in New York. She spent a few seconds letting her eyes graze around the place, before she felt a tug on her hand again. Realizing that Troy was moving again, she let him lead the way, and they finally made it to a table with a group of people sitting around and talking.

They all quieted down as Troy and Gabriella approached and gave cheekful grins. "Hey guys, I would like you to meet Gabriella Montez, she just moved here" Troy introduced, as Gabriella noticed he was still keeping a firm grip on her hand. "And Gabriella this is Taylor, Chad, Sharpay, Zeke, Kelsi, Jason, and Ryan."

"Whoa…aren't you the girl who came in the restaurant last night, yelling and grumbling about Starbucks?" The bushy-haired guy named Chad called out to her, and she suddenly looked down blushing.

The girl Gabriella also noticed was at the place last night too, Taylor, slapped Chad over the head. "Chad! Don't say that…" She scolded him as if she was his mother, and they all laughed.

"It's fine" Gabriella spoke out, and everyone smiled at her.

"Well its nice meeting you Gabriella!" Sharpay, the blonde, said excitedly, and Gabriella noticed that she had the same style and voice as a lot of friends of hers back home…and that made her realize just how much she missed them.

Troy gently pulled her over to the table, and sat down, her following in suit next to him. The whole group started chatting again about different things, and Troy and Gabriella sat there and just listened. Not noticing that everyone else had stopped to check out the two, who were now looking up or down at the other, grinning.

It was then that Gabriella realized that Troy was still holding onto her hand.

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Hope you guys liked this chapter! I decided to let them keep holding hands…well because I didn't want it to be like the basic girl/boy story…where they hold hands…and then look down and notice that they still are…blush furiously and let go. Disappointing, right? Well I wanted to shake things up a bit. Hehe.

Well anyways, next chapter will be out soon!

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