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Taylor walked down the imfamous red and white entrance to East High. Gabriella immediately ran up to her.

" Good morning, Tay! Isn't today just a great day?" she greeted. Gabriella practically beamed sunshine.

Taylor opened her locker to protect her from the Gabriella glimmer. " It's fine," Taylor yawned.

" Listen, I was thinking we should head to the mall after Decathlon practice today. There is this really cute dress I've been itching to get for days, and it should be on sale…"

Taylor closed her locker. " Oh, I'm sorry Gabs, I really am, but I'm on 'groundation' until the end of this week for being late getting home yesterday."

" Oh, that's a bummer. I told Chad to drive faster."

" It's no one's fault, especially not Chad's," Taylor defended.

" Not Chad's what exactly?" a voice said behind Taylor. She turned around and saw Chad.

" Hey, you," she greeted.

He got closer to her, " You, hey." She softly giggled in response.

" Um, excuse me, if you two don't mind, I rather not be exposed to make-out fest '08 this early in the morning," Gabriella stated.

Chad faced her. " We'll try to control our hormones next time," he replied sarcastically.

" Thanks for your appreciation," she bit back. " Come on, we're gonna be late for homeroom."

The three began walking towards Ms. Darbus homeroom before a loud argument stopped them in their tracks. Chad, Gabriella, and Taylor all halted in front of a nearby empty classroom.

" Do you ever think about someone other than yourself? Or is it always about you?"

" Yeah, of course I do."

"Who?"

" The person making my food."

" I can't believe you! We're through."

" Fine by me. Wait, when were we ever together?"

" Are you serious? Argh!"

Kelsi huffed out of the room in a hurry almost knocking down Taylor, Gabriella, and Chad on her way out. Jason was left in the classroom. He kicked a desk, but retracted due to the sudden pain in his foot.

" Mother of…" he shrieked in pain.

Chad entered the room. " Jason, what's going on?"

" Well, me and Kelsi…"

" Kelsi and I," Gabriella corrected once she entered the room alongside Taylor.

Jason sat down to rest his foot. "Thank you Miss Grammar, but I believe I can speak on my own."

" Sorry." Gabriella sat down across from Jason. Taylor stood next to Jason.

" So, what exactly happened?" Chad asked.

He sighed, "Man, I don't even know. We broke up. At least I think so."

" Jason, I'm sorry," Taylor consoled.

" Yeah, me too," Gabriella added.

Jason stood up. " Nah, it's no big deal." He walked towards the door. " Let's just, uh, get to homeroom," he said solemnly heading out the door.

Gabriella stood up and followed suit. " He doesn't seem to broken up about it, does he?" She was out the door before anyone could respond.

" Chad? Two couples have broken up within the past 24 hours," Taylor stated.

He turned to her. " Maybe they've just hit a rough patch or something. I'm sure Gabriella and Troy will get back together before the end of the day, and Jason and Kelsi will come to their senses as well."

Taylor looked around in uncertainty as Chad reached for her hand. " You're really worked up about his, aren't you?"

" Well, there are friends? Aren't you concerned? At all?"

The two began walking out the door as they continued their conversation. " Of course I am."

" You don't show it." They entered Ms. Darbus' classroom. Gabriella and Kelsi sat in the front of the room, far away from Troy and Jason, while Ryan, Sharpay, and Zeke sat in the middle of the four.

Taylor was dragged in the seat in the front by Gabriella, Chad was cajoled to the back by Jason and Troy.

" What took you guys so long?" Gabriella asked.

Taylor placed her backpack under her chair. " Nothing, Chad and I were just talking for a little bit, we didn't take that long."

" Well, in Darbus time it seems like an…"

" Eternity, young children! What exactly does it mean?" The class silenced as Ms. Darbus began her dramatic tirade to the class.

" Forever, or next week? Eternity can mean a cornucopia of things. As for us gifted in the matters of the theater, eternity could be a Shakespearean monologue and then some." She heartily laughed at her own joke. " Children today," she uttered.

She paced back and forth at the front of the class. Troy turned to talk to Chad.

" Dude, how come you didn't pick up your phone when I called last night?" he asked.

Chad whispered, " You called?"

" Yeah, at least twice. Why didn't you answer?"

" I was too busy breaking every speed limit known to man trying to get Taylor and Gabriella home on time."

" Gabriella," he scoffed. " Always whining and complaining about something. 'Troy, why don't you do this?' 'Why don't you do that?' Glad I won't be making that mistake twice."

" If I remember Troy, you were practically in love with her," Chad whispered.

Troy leaned back in his chair. " Well, things change. If I remember correctly, you and Taylor used to hate each other before you two got all googley eyed on us," he chuckled.

" Mr. Bolton, please quiet refrain from talking!" Ms. Darbus scolded.

" Yes, ma'am."

As Ms. Darbus continued talking Jason turned to his teammates. " Look, breaking up with our girlfriends is probably one of the best things to happen to us. This way we aren't emotionally tied down with so much extra baggage."

" Baggage? Is that what you thought of Kelsi, just extra baggage?" Chad asked.

" Calm down, Chadina, is it that time of the month or something?" Troy smirked.

Chad rebutted, " Funny, real funny, seeing as how both of your girlfriends dumped you."

The quieted Troy and Jason. Jason, however took a piece of paper and balled it up. He threw it at the back of Kelsi's head.

" What the...?" Kelsi turned around to see her former boyfriend snickering as he slid down in his chair. " Stupid jock," she muttered.

" It's ok, Kels. You did the right thing," Gabriella consoled.

" But you were just comforting Jason earlier," Taylor brought up.

Gabriella turned to her. " Because I'm not made of stone. I can show emotion for others, you know."

" Just bringing up a valid point."

Ms. Darbus interrupted, " Girls, please, no talking while I'm talking."

" Sorry, Ms. Darbus."

The bell rang, signaling the end of homeroom. Gabriella literally pulled Taylor out the room, along with Kelsi as Chad was held back by Jason and Troy.

" You guys, I have to meet up with Taylor," Chad said.

" She can wait. I found a way to get an extra soda out of the vending machine by Mr. Sims' room," Jason stated. Chad sighed.

The boys left the room. Taylor, who was walking in the opposite direction turned to find Chad, but he was nowhere to be seen.

" Gabs, Kels, I have to find Chad," Taylor said.

" Ah, poo, when did the world revolve around him? You can catch him next class," Gabriella commented.

This is going to be a long week, Taylor thought.

Yes, Mr. Sims will be back. Sorry it took so long. Please review and be nice! Reviews are always encouraging. Also check out my other stories. I'll be updating Just The Prom Or Is It? soon and another chapter of Lady Wildcats.