A/n Hey guys. Ok so. I've writen 2 versions of this. I've gone with this one, if people want to see an alternative ending tell me and i'll post the other one after this. Also, this version is going to have 2 chapters. Reason? The builders at my house cut through our phone line, this wouldn't have taken so long otherwise so i mean it's finally here but my internet is SO temprimental its crazy.

I didn't want to keep you all waiting for a long chapter, so i split it. This chapter is all about the game :) Last chapter for this version in the next few days unless theres another disaster. rofl.

Chapter 3

Wednesday 5th September 2007
8:40 am

She spun on her heels once more, slipping on the shiny linoleum floor and falling on her ass, schedule and map fanning around her as she blinked in surprise, her doe eyes looking around in pure confusion. First day at a new school and she had lasted all of about 10 minutes without embarrassing her self. Sitting up on her heels she gathered the paper that had scattered around her, taking due notice to the fact that nobody around her had bothered to help the new girl sitting alone in the middle of the hallway.

Standing up once more she gathered her class schedule and looked at the map with a small furrow in her eyebrows. Smoothing out her plain blue jeans and pulling down the rise of her simple black t-shirt she began walking down the hall once more. Homeroom with Mrs Darbus sounds interesting; she thought, paying no attention to the shining blue eyes that were watching her from a distance a new glow lighting in the orbs.

She was cute. She was very cute. A laugh left his lips as he watched her spin on her heels before crashing into the floor, her papers scattering all over the place as she looked in confusion. Her t-shirt had ridden and given him an ample view of her flat stomach, his groin stirring familiarly as a smile appeared on his face, turning to walk towards his friends. He was going to enjoy this one.

Mrs Darbus was as crazy as anybody could ever get. Her bright eccentric clothes and exuberantly styled blonde hair was the tip of the iceberg. Gabriella found herself slowly loosing the will to live as she took in her classmates. Among them was a boy she had nicknamed spider head. His crazy head of hair stuck up in all directions, and he had a basketball which he rolled back and forth between his fingers. The girl sitting next to her looked friendly enough, her skin was dark and she was able to see a booklet labelled, 'the way to succeed in scholastic decathlons.' Gabriella was part of the scholastic decathlon team in her last school; at least she shared something in common with someone here.

At the front of the class were two people she had identified as sparkly and sparklier. The young man was dressed in a very similar outfit to the other young girl. Rhinestones and pink glitter dotted everywhere on their persons, a simple fedora perched on the young boys head. Even their carefully hidden cell phones were bedazzled with jewellery. Letting out a small laugh at the sparkly twins, she turned her head to scout out the rest of her new classmates, her eyes meeting with a pair of crystalline blue. It felt as if all the air had been knocked out of her chest as she stared into the unfamiliar orbs, her brain racing at 100 miles a minute.

He winked at her then; his shaggy brown hair hanging into his eyes as he quite brazenly looked her up and down, smirking in approval. Great. Another boy whose only interested in one thing, her eyes rolled instinctively as she looked away finding that the African American was now staring at her with a warm smile on her lips.

"I'm Taylor Mckessie"

"Hi, Gabriella Montez"

"I see you've caught Troy Bolton's attention this year"

Gabriella crinkled her eyebrows as she saw the sympathy that seemed to seep into Taylor's eyes as she stared at her.

"Is there something really bad about that?"

Taylor's eyebrows rose to new heights as she gave a glance to Troy, who was still staring at the two with a smirk on his lips, looking on at them with laughter in his eyes as he finally turned to face the front of the classroom.

"Troy Bolton is captain of the basketball team, hottie of the school, and he knows it. He's a total manwhore; my older sister says that boys like Troy aren't worth even talking too, they'll just sleep with you and break you're heart."

Looking around, Gabriella noticed that half of the girls in her homeroom were gazing at Troy with a sad expression on their faces, each one of them trying to get his attention, desperation on their faces.

"Wow, thanks Taylor, you saved me from making a complete fool out of myself."

"No problem, I've had my fair share with stuck up jocks, I'll do anything to spare someone else the hassle"

Just like that Gabriella Montez had made a friend, and she could honestly say she'd be very grateful for Taylor's words by the end of the week.

Thursday 13th September 2007
10:30am

She groaned as she held her books to her chest, slowly walking through east high's double doors, the eyes of almost every female falling on her with intense jealousy. It had been like this for a whole week; apparently Troy had never been so determined to bed someone as he was to bed her. She couldn't go anywhere without his smooth talking and intense aquamarine eyes watching her intently, and trying to woo her into going on a date with her.

"Hey beautiful"

There he was again, his arm slung loosely around her shoulders as he leant into her kissing her cheek as he brought her closer to his side. Rolling her eyes once again she removed herself from his arms, he was so cheesy.

"Bye Troy"

He watched as she walked away, her hips swinging subconsciously as her hair hung in waves down her back, the tight tank top rising showing the flesh of her back as Troy groaned in frustration. He wanted her so badly!

Thursday 13th September 2007
3:30pm

Gabriella shut her locker, gathering the books she needed for her homework in her hands before slowly making her way to her car. She adored her car, it was a silver Porsche and is really was her baby. Throwing her books into the back seat she slipped in and pulled out of the school. What an interesting first week it had been, she considered this as she turned on her car radio, humming to herself as she sped out of the school, not noticing the black Audi that was following her, the piercing blue eyes grinning in satisfaction as he gazed at the small peak of brown curls shining through the window.

Thursday 13th September 2007
4:00pm

He looked up at the building in shock. This was what she did on a Thursday? He had been following her for the past week, trying to discover what she liked and what he could use to win her over, but this? Maybe he was out of his league. His eyes blinked rapidly as he gazed upon the tall steeple of the church, seeing Gabriella's glorious legs walk through the ornate double doors. Jumping from his car he walked slightly through the entrance, his eyes following her as she unknowingly swung her slim hips as she slid into the confessional box. Troy glanced around, his gaze falling on a young man who stood watching him with disapproval as he followed Troy's gaze to the Latina. Blushing furiously, Troy smiled weakly and ran from the church, climbing into his car and speeding away before he could stop and think. He would need to use every inch of the Bolton charm he could on bedding this one. The one thing he couldn't understand was why he couldn't let her go? Why was he so desperate to get into her panties? The thought that worried him the most? Why was bedding her not the most important thing to him?

Wednesday March 19th 2008
1:40pm

He was absolutely incensed. She was standing there, flirting blatantly with Ryan Evans, the campest straight guy in the whole school. What did he have that he didn't? He was the hottest guy in school, women fell at his feet. But not her, it had been a long and torturous 6 months and he still hadn't bedded her, worse yet he was still trying desperately with no success. The year was slowly coming to a close and she had begun showing signs of attraction, but was she just leading him on? It never took him longer than 3 days to get what he wanted, but Gabriella Montez was determined not to give it to him, and it frustrated Troy to the point of insanity. Sure other girls had benefited from his frustration; he had become a fierce and passionate lover in the last 6 months, driving women crazy with want and need. But they were nothing to Troy, mere play things, Gabriella Montez was a real challenge, and Troy loved a challenge.

His eyes watched on in fury as Ryan ran a hand along her arm smiling as she grinned back at him with her gleaming smile. If Ryan and Gabriella ever thought about getting together Troy was sure he would go mad. Nobody turns down Troy Bolton, especially for a dolt like Ryan Evans. Her eyes turned and met with his as he continued to watch them with a building interest, his hand tightening on the cool metal of the lockers as she winked in his direction, slowly running he tongue along her plump pink lips before turning back to Ryan and giving him a quick peck on the cheek. Turning towards the cafeteria door and gliding through it gracefully; her black pumps clicking lightly on the linoleum floor. Fire tore through his body as he registered the smouldering look Gabriella had flashed at him, the feeling in his groin now unbearable with a heated desire. That was it. He was going to have Gabriella Montez by the end of the school year if it was the last thing he ever did. If she was going to mess around with him, he was going to mess right back. The game had officially begun.

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