AN: Today I really didn't want to write, but pinkwildcat94's shout out and reviews made me want to so here you go (: oh btw. my electricty was out for 7 hours, there are tornados and severe thunderstorms, and I was at swimming and work. so if you have been waiting, sorry.

The past two weeks have been agrivating. Lauren, her dad's new girlfriend, has teamed up with Isabella in helping her ruin Gabby's life. They litterally lock her up in her room when they are in the house, and when they are gone she can't even go outside. Also, her dad is out of town for a month and is coming back in two weeks which means heavy guard alert around the house. Believe her, If she got the chance, she would run. She walks up to her window and notices that those hot guys are playing basketball again. They have really good talent and she wishes she could play with them. One of the guys looks at her and walks over to the guys with blue eyes that shes been spotting. Afraid, she gets up and walks downstairs to watch some TV. She bored for the 1 billionth time in her life.

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Jason makes a lay-up and looks over to the window and stops. Why is she still watching us. What's so great about her? She has no life what so ever. He walks over to Troy.

"Hey, that girl is watching us."

"What girl? The brunette?" He smiled thinking about her. The only time he got to see her was when Sharpay came over.

"Yeah, and honestly it's creeping me out. I don't get why you like her?"

"Hey" Chad interupted him. "Are we here to play basketball or gossip like 7th graders?"

Jason and Troy looked at each other then him, "Both."

Jason turned to him again. "Look, I've heard that all she does is stay in her room all day and doesn't do anything. She hasn't even been out of the house since she was 8. I don't think you really have a chance. But look, tommarow I'm taking that blonde hottie out. You can make up your mind by then. If you want to be a man, stay with us and hit on other girls, or you can just stay home all night gawking at her. Okay?" He threw the basketball into his chest and walked into the house. "I'm thirsty, come on guys." Troy hated how Jason was such a jerk. Not everyone can be like him and he constantly wonders why he hangs out with him. Maybe just to see that lovely girl. But he does wonder why that beautiful girl has to stay inside all the time.

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The next day went smooth for Gabriella. She felt a sudden urge to go to her kitchen and eat icecream. She threw on some basketball shorts, a Chicago Blackhawk shirt, and having her long hair straightened from the night before with her side swept bangs. Today she only put on mascara to bat her long eyelashes at...No one.

"I think that would be a good idea. Just ask her if she wants to hang out so you two could get more used to each other. You know what I mean?" Chad gave him an idea. Maybe he could just try.

"Yeah, but Jason's being a jerk about this whole thing. Why can't I be happy for once? I mean, it's been a long time since Melissa." Troy thought hard about it. His best friend was never like this until he joined the basketball and soccer team.

"Hey girls. Catch the ball!" Jason kicked the ball hard enough to knock the wind out of you. Chad was hit and fell to the floor. Troy just looks at him and smirks.

"You are way too clumsy." He slips out a laugh and looks at Jason wondering if he should tell him. "Hey Jase..."

"What?" He was putting on goalie gloves.

"Um, I was thinking of asking that girl out on a little date, or sometime together outside." Jason rolls his eyes.

"Um, I'm thinking you should'nt." He mocked.

"Dude, you don't even know her."

"Neither do you. Look." He paused fixing the goal. "Dude, I wouldn't even try. She's probably an annoying bitch. Just hang with us tonight." Jason forewarns.

"How would you know? She's beautiful." Troy adds

"Yeah, like all the other stuck up snobs." Jason kicked the soccer ball and it flew into her backyard and rolled into her house. "Oops, guess you have to get it now faggot." Jason walked off annoyed.

"Shit." He mumbles under his breath beginning to walk.

"And don't think about coming back unless you have that ball or you're not allowed in here again." He runs over to Chad and begins to speak. How in god's name am I going to get that ball with this high fence.

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Gabby finishes scooping icecream into her bowl and looks over to the other side of her kitchen seeing a soccer ball lying right there.

"How did that get in there?" She scoops a spoonful of icecream into her mouth and looks at it confused. Just then the guy with the blue eyes looks at her and smirks. She screams and steps back.

"Look, before you freak out or anything, My friend kicked the soccerball into your yard and it rolled into the house." He said so calmly, she felt relaxed and not afraid. This was the guy she was looking at the whole entire time since his friend moved in.

"How did you get past all the security. I need to know." She asked politely hoping he would give her hints to escape.

"I have no idea actually." He chuckled and grab the hair in the back of his head. She smiled and he smiled upon her smiling.

"I just wondered since there's alot of security here." She walked up to him and smiled taking all of this in. Since lockdown, the only guys she has talked to was her Cousin and her dad.

"Yeah, why is that?" Gabriella sighed.

"Long story. What's your name?"

"Troy Bolton." He put his hand out and she grabbed it feeling the warmth and she shook it.

"Gabriella Montez." She smiled and he picked up her hand kissing it.

"Might I add you are very beautiful today. You play basketball?" She quickly wondered why he asked that and she noticed he already got a glimpse of her pants.

"Some what..." She smiles. "I can tell you do. Do you live there?" She already knew the answer of 'No' but she wanted to talk to him all day long.

"No, it's my friend Jason's. Hes taking out your friend tonight?" She rolls her eyes and giggles. His stomach turns hearing that giggle and her warm genuine smile.

"Oh Shar...Yeah, I've heard. Anything I need to know about him so my friend doesn't get hurt again?"

"Oh tons, he's a womanizer!" He said girly making Gabriella to laugh.

"Oh really?"

"Yeah, but actually he can be a jerk at times-" Troy got cut off by Jason's yelling.

"Hey! Did you get my ball you faggot!" Gabriella looked at him kind of sad.

"Speaking of a jerk, I have to go. Maybe we can talk some other time okay? Here. This is my number." He ran to the counter, grabbed a napkin and pen, then writing down his number and his name. "I'll talk to you later?" He grabs the ball and runs off. She smiles thinking only of him and how he was so nice to her. Calling her beautiful especially knowing that 'Beautiful' has never been said to her since she was 8. That was a long 9 years.

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"He gave you his number!" Sharpay squealed.

"Yeah, I don't know what to do! Do I text him or what? Call?" Gabriella was panicking since he gave her his number. She's never done this before and she didn't want to sound desperate at all.

"Well, first of all, I would text until you feel comfortable to talk to him on the phone. Do it. You have nothing to loose."

"But he's very handsome. I mean, I don't know what to say-"

"Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" Someone had shouted from outside her balcony.

"Hold up Shar, someone's at my window." She gets up and walks to it and sees Jason drunk.

"Hey rapunzel. How you doin'?" She rolls her eyes.

"What do you want?"

"My friend likes you. I like you too. Come here and gimme a kiss!"

"You're drunk and I don't even know you."

"I don't care. It won't stop me!" He starts to climb the fence and he falls down riping his shirt and scrapping his chest collapsing into his backyard. She freaks out and runs to her phone.

"Shar, I have to go. bye." She hangs up and dials Troy's number hoping he would pick up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Troy, This is Gabby. Um, your friend Jason is drunk and tried to climb my fence and now he's injured." She pauses waiting for him to reply and he chuckles.

"Just leave him there. He will wake up in an hour and realize whats going on."

"Oh..."

"Yeah, but he didn't hurt you did he?"

"No, I'm fine. Just a little confused."

"Good, I don't want him touching you at all."

"And why is that?"

"Because he's an idiot and he thinks he can be Mr. Sexy" She giggles and he chuckles.

"Oh really. Thanks for telling me so I don't have to talk to him..."

"Yup, No problem. So what are you up to?" Gabby looked around trying to be impressive. She looked over to her guitar and had no idea what to say.

"Um, not much really. I'm writing sheet music for my guitar."

"You play guitar?"

"Yeah, it's no big deal."

"Tell me more about it." The whole night they talked on the phone until 6 in the morning talking about random things about each other. Ocassionally their phones had died and they both had to charge it. This was the first time she actually felt like a woman. Only being seventeen, she never felt so alive since she was trapped and locked up. She wants to see Troy outside of her house, but how is that possible. Unless he keeps on sneaking over avoiding security. She really wants this to work. After waking up at 4, she walked over to her phone and checked it. Nothing. She searched her house and found Lauren and Isabella talking together.

"She's stupid. I heard her on the phone for the whole night." Isabella said finishing her sandwhich.

"Just think about it, when you graduate you can be far away from here. You and Stan will marry each other and will be free. She won't. She would never find someone like Stan." Lauren finished putting dishes in the sink. Gabriella reclined on the wall listening in. She wondered if she would ever escape. Izzie begins to laugh.

"You know, there's something going on tonight here. Did daddy tell you?" Gabriella wanted to know more.

"Oh yeah, your family is coming over. What time?" Izzie looked at the clock.

"I'd say in an hour. Beverly can just clean up the house. Right Bevs?" Isabella had her evil smirk on.

"Yes Ma'am."

"It's Madame Bella. Get it straight."

"Wow." Gabby said out loud realizing that Izzie heard it. She rushed up the stairs with Lauren.

"Hey, get back in your room." Lauren said.

"No!" Gabby ran but collided in Isabella. She grabbed her arms and dragged her back to her room.

"Look, tonight, my family is coming over. They love me because I was here first. Just stay inside and occupy yourself." She laughs and throws her in her room and locks the door. Gabby begins to cry banging on the door trying get their attention.

"LET ME OUT OF HERE!" They were both laughing and walked away. Gabby reclined on her wall crying.

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"Juliet, where art thow Juliet?" Gabby lifts her head out from in-between her legs and looks at her balcony. She hears Troy's voice and runs up to it. "Hey you." He winks. She wipes her tears away.

"Hey." He notices she was crying.

"What? There's no crying at a party. Do you know how hard it was to sneak in here?" She laughs.

"You need to tell me how to escape because I'm locked up in my room right now." He smiles and looks at her balcony.

"Hmm, I have to think. Well. You need to trust me on this, but you have to jump and I will catch you." Her eyes open wide.

"Um, hell no. I would die just to see a boy." He chuckles.

"That's such a bad thing?" She laughs and looks at how high it is.

"You just need to trust me."

"I just met you. I really don't know much about you."

"Like?" He asked curious.

"What your middle name is, your favorite band, what school you go to, your favorite color." She finished. "And plenty of other things."

"Just jump, I promise I will catch you."

"Then how will I get back into my room?"

"I can teach you how to climb. Or, there's a shed back there and I can put a ladder up there. Now come on and jump." Gabby hesitates and gets ontop of her balcony and stands there.

"YOUR ARMS AREN'T EVEN OUT!" He chuckles and throws them out. She closes her eyes and jumps landing into his arms knocking them both on the floor. They both begin to laugh holding onto each other. She looks at him as he looks back at her.

"Alexander."

"Huh?" She asks confused.

"I love Coldplay and Pheniox. I go to East High. My favorite color is...red. I only had 2 girlfriends my whole entire life. I'm a single child and absolutley love hockey. I play basketball and is an incoming Senior." She smiles and looks at him. "Was that pretty much what you were going to ask me?"

"Yes sir!" She laughs and gets up off of him and helps him sit up. "Hockey huh?"

"Raised an Chicago Blackhawk fan."

"Me too. Well, I learned it myself." She smiles and looks at him and everywhere else. "So why did you decide to come over now?" They both get up and walk over to the patio chairs and sit down looking up to the sky and at each other.

"Hmm, because I was bored and you weren't answering your phone." He winks at her and smiles.

"You know, it seems really stupid that you only had 2 girlfriends." He chuckles and looks at her.

"I've just been waiting for that one girl. How many did you have?" She rolls her eyes. She wishes she could tell him at least one but she can't even find those words.

Sadly, she responds, "None."

"Now thats a big shocker. I would expect you to be a heart breaker."

"Me? A heart breaker? Well I can deffinatly tell you I have a broken heart." He looks over to her and grabs her hand.

"Tell me?" She looks over to him.

"Remember being raised hearing about fairytales?" He nods his head. "Well you can say I'm Rapunzel or Cinderella."

"Huh, no kidding. Why?"

"I have no idea. My dad just wants me to stay inside everyday because he thinks I'll probably run into trouble like Izzie does." He smirks and rubs circles into her hand.

"Well baby, I'm your new trouble." He winks at her and she looks confused then looking like shes thinking.

AN: well that was reaaaallly kinda long. I think you guys will like the next episodee(:

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"It's 1 in the morning." She stammered.

"So? Were going out. No if ands or buts." He plays with his keys in his hands.

"Troy! I can't leave this house at all." He picks her up and throws her over his shoulders.

"Too late, your going to live a little tonight."