Don't own it
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Gabriella peeped around the corner of the school's science block. A soft smile tugged on the corner of her lips as her dark eyes found a snoring Troy lay across the steps. Tiptoeing over, Gabriella sat beside his head, shielding him from the light breeze. His sandy blonde hair fell into his eyes. She reached out to brush it away for him. Gabriella's fingers had just made contact with Troy's smooth skin, when she pulled her hand away like it had been burned.
What was she doing?
Gabriella looked away, her heart pounding. A heavy blush made its way onto her cheeks.
She was doing that a lot lately.
Stealing a glance at Troy, Gabriella found herself staring at his almost perfect profile. From his straight nose, high cheekbones and very kissable lips. Gabriella licked her own as her mind flashed back to their almost kiss in the diner. Subconsciously, she began to bend down towards Troy. Their lips nearly touched when Troy began to stir. Gabriella bolted upright as his dark eyes flickered.
Troy opened his eyes to find a blushing Gabriella sitting next to him. His brows knitted together. What was she doing here? She should be her precious Joe, he thought bitterly. A flame of jealousy rose in his stomach. Wait, what? His eyes widened. Was he, Troy Bolton, player extraordinaire, getting jealous? He shook his head. No, no way.
Gabriella looked quizzically at Troy, who was muttering under his breath. All she caught was 'jealous' and 'Joe'. She raised an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?" Gabriella interrupted his rant.
Troy stopped talking to himself and blushed. Gabriella giggled and poked his nose.
"Hey! What was that for?" Troy whined, pouting and rubbing his nose.
"For running out of class. The girls were going crazy for your 'rebel' act" Gabriella poked out her tongue as Troy smirked.
"The ladies always love a bad boy" Troy quipped, winking cheekily at her.
Gabriella tried to remember how to breathe. She thanked God when she could finally force out an eye roll. Gabriella played with the hem of her school skirt.
"So, why did you run out of class?"
Troy froze. He racked his brain for a plausible answer. He didn't think 'I felt like punching the new guy's guts out for flirting with you' would go so well for Gabriella.
"Er...I wasn't feeling so well after eating those chilli cheese fries!" he jokingly replied, hoping that be all to the questioning.
Troy was thankful for his natural wit and charm when Gabriella laughed, playfully hitting him on the arm. Her round eyes crinkled at the corners, and Troy had the urge to wrap his arm around her shoulders. He listened to her tinkling laughter, and decided he liked the sound. Gabriella stopped laughing when her dark eyes met Troy's own smoldering blue ones. She felt her insides flutter and her heart pound against her ribcage. Gabriella wondered if Troy could hear it.
Troy licked his lips as he stared at Gabriella's own pouty ones. Okay, he admitted it. He liked her. There. Unless there was another reason why his heart soared when she smiled at him and his breath hitched when she touched him, Troy definitely liked Gabriella.
So, could he kiss her now?
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Taylor loudly slurped on her noodles as Sharpay tapped her foot impatiently. She let out an undignified huff, checking her watch every couple of seconds. Taylor rolled her eyes.
"Relax Shar. She's pregnant, not crippled" Taylor remarked, waving her chopsticks around to make her point.
Sharpay threw Taylor a withering glare.
"What if she fell down? What if she slipped? What if some pervert decided to rape her in the middle of the hallway?" Sharpay began to hyperventilate.
Taylor raised an eyebrow. She often wondered why she was friends with such a drama queen. Sighing as Sharpay began to choke on her own breath, Taylor continued to eat her lunch when a warm, muscled body slid into the seat next to her. She looked up to find the arrogant face of Troy's wingman, Chad Danforth. Taylor rolled her eyes as Jason deftly slid next to a disgruntled Sharpay.
"Ladies" Chad smoothly began, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Assholes" Taylor retorted.
Jason guffawed. Sharpay scoffed disdainfully.
"She was talking about you too"
Jason immediately sobered up and threw a dirty glare at Sharpay. She made a face at him.
"What do you two jerks want?" Taylor asked rudely, folding her arms across her chest.
Chad rolled his eyes.
"As if we'd be here if we didn't have a reason" he shot back.
Taylor laughed derisively.
"As if we'd care what you'd have to say" she retorted.
Chad and Taylor glared at each other. Sharpay bit back a giggle. She knew Taylor had a mean streak, and Chad had a sharp tongue to match. If they weren't on opposite ends of, well, everything, she thought they would make a pretty cute couple. Before the two could begin their bickering again, Jason cut in, his brown eyes flashing nervously.
"It's about Gabriella and Troy"
Taylor's eyes widened. Sharpay's jaw dropped.
"What about them?" Taylor asked suspiciously.
She didn't like the concerned look on Chad's face or the hesitation in Jason's voice.
"Well, I, er, we think..." he trailed off.
Sharpay rolled her eyes and punched him hard on the arm. Jason yelped in pain.
"Get to the point" she huffed, inspecting her nails for damage.
Taylor giggled. Sharpay could be a feisty bitch when she wanted to be, and Jason had the guts to lock horns with her. Who didn't love the bickering pair of lovers cliche? Chad snickered. Jason glared.
"Hello? Thinking what exactly? Or where you just lying about the thinking part?" Taylor snarkily prompted.
"Very funny. Your wit amazes me" Chad dryly commented.
Taylor stuck out her tongue. Jason sighed.
"We think Troy's serious about liking Gabriella" he piped up.
There was a stunned silence before-
"WHAT?!"
Chad and Jason cringed as Taylor and Sharpay launched into discussion, their voice growing higher in progression. Maybe telling Gabriella's friends wasn't a good idea after all. But they were only trying to help! Troy whinging and whining about Gabriella all night long was not their idea of a fun night out.
"Girls!" Chad interrupted Taylor and Sharpay's rant.
They turned to fiercely glare at him. Chad fleetingly wondered why he was a male.
"So what about Gabriella? Does she like him too?" Jason asked.
Sharpay looked at him like he was a five-year-old.
"She slept with him. She got pregnant with his baby. What do you think?" Taylor spat out, rolling her eyes.
"Okay, okay! I get it!" Jason held his hands up in surrender.
"So she does. That's great! They both like each other, he knocked her up, they'll be fine!" Chad beamed.
Taylor and Sharpay looked at each other. A worried expression flitted across their faces
"Didn't you hear about the new guy?"
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