Hey Guys!

Exams are finished :D So I can write more...i know whats going on with this story now...about time lol. I have changed things up alittle so this story can move more quickly. There is so much to it and i didn't want to rush it, but i didn't want everyone to grow totally bored of it either. So things should be getting alittle more interesting soon :) x

Anyway thanks to those of you who do review but i only got 2 reviews for the last chapter :( and that kinda pisses me off a little...when i know there are a lot more people than like 4 reading this story...and then there are stories ALOT worse than this with like 100 reviews.

Luckily for those of you lovely people who do review I don't write for reviews.. I do it because I enjoy it. However, it would be nice.

So anyway, ramble over...this is another little filler chapter...just trying to introduce the characters...Troy & Gabi do need to get to know each other before things get heavy lol.

Its also quite a short chapter because I kinda want to get these one's out of the way.

So read and pleeeeeassseeeee review :-x

Last day of summer

It had been 2 days since the end of summer party. Since then Gabriella had been spending alot of time in the company of Troy Bolton. She was shocked at how well she had gotten along with him and even more shocked by how comfortable she was around him,.They had spent the weekend on the beach, getting to know each other. While Troy had told him about his family life, his childhood and how he had spent alot of his childhood in Italy, she had lied about almost everything. She had felt so terrible lying to him, when all he had been was nice to her.

Today Gabi was going to Troy's house, she had been asked to dinner by his mother. Gabriella couldn't pretend she wasn't a little bit nervous about meeting his family. Especially for dinner, the would ask her about her life she would have to lie again. They say it takes a good memory to be a successful liar. Gabi just hoped hers was good enough.

Gabi arrived at Troys house and knocked on the large wooden door.

"Hi", she announced awkwardly as a middle aged women answered the door.

"Hello dear, you must be Gabriella", the women replied, motioning for Gabi to enter the house. "Troy's told us all about you. I'm Lucille by the way". Gabriella stuck out her hand for the women to shake, instead she was pulled into a tight embrace. "Oh women don't shake hands, not in my house at least", Lucille laughed.

Gabriella smiled at the women, she was enjoying her company already, "It's nice to meet you Mrs Bolton".

"Oh please Gabi, can I call you Gabi?", she asked, Gabriella nodded, "call me Lucille, Mrs Bolton is my mother in law.

At this a pretty young girl ran down the stairs. Running past her grandmother, stopping right infront of Gabriella, looking up at her.

"Hi, who are you?", the young girl asked.

"Hey", Gabi laughed, "I'm Gabriella, Troy's friend".

"Ohhhh....are you going out with him", she whispered the last part as if it where a secret.

"No", the older of the two laughed, "We're just friends".

"What's you're name?"

"I'm Gracie, you're very pretty", the child complemented randomly.

"Aww, thank you Gracie, you're very beautiful too".

"Oh Gabriella dear, don't stand there come through to the lounge".

"Gabriella", the little girl asked looking up at her.

"Yeah, darling", Gabi replied.

"Can you watch a movie with me before dinner", she asked. "Of course I will honey", Gabi said smiling.

Gabriella was too involved with her conversation with Gracie that she didn't notice the young man walk into the room.

"Hey, when did you get here?" he questioned looking down to the latino who hadn't yet noticed him.

"Hi", she replied, "Oh not long ago".

"Uncle Troy", Gracie called up to him as she tugged at his trouser leg.

"Yeah princess", he asked, picking up his niece.

"I met you're girlfriend", she whispered in his ear.

Troy laughed, "She's not my girlfriend, just a friend of mine".

The little girl clearly wasn't listening to her uncle's response as she loudly announced, "How can you have a girlfriend Uncle Troy when you like to kiss boys?".

One hour later Gracie was sat on Troy's lap as she dressed her Dolly. She was consistently asking Troy for his opinion on her dolls cloths and how her hair looked. To which Troy repeatedly replied 'beautiful'.

"Uncle Troy", she asked.

"Yeah cutie", he replied.

"She's the most beautiful girl in the world, don't you think", she asked, referring to her doll.

"No she's not, your are the most beautiful girl in the world".

Gabriella smiled at the little girls expression, as she smiled lovingly at her uncle, that was what every girl wanted to hear. Gabriella remembered the last time those words had been uttered to her.

"Hey Sexy", came the husky voice of the muscular man now shadowing Gabriella's petite figure.

"Hey yourself", she replied, turning and wrapping her arms around his waist.

Gabriella looks up at her boyfriend of 5 months smiling, he really was too good to be true. He was always so loving and caring towards her, nothing like the man everyone thought him to be. Even her best friend Leah had deemed him a bastard, convinced her best friend was far to good for him. Stephen Wayne had a reputation as a player and a jackass, however Gabi knew better, she saw in him what no-one else could the loving, sensitive guy he was with her.

"So, are you coming to my game tonight", he question, smirking at the exotic beauty in his arms.

"Of course I am baby", she stated smiling, "When do I ever miss your games. Plus I am kinda required to be there since I am the cheer captain. I mean you didn't think I was going for you did you?", she added joking.

"Haha, very funny", Stephen chuckled, tightening his grip around is girlfriend lifting her off the ground as she squealed.

"You know I love you don't you", he added as he rested his forehead against hers.

"Yeah, I know", she smiled, "You too", she added feeling the need to reply.

Stephen had been telling her he loved her for about a month now and for some reason it made her feel uncomfortable. It wasn't that she didn't care about him, she did, it was just she couldn't see a future with him. Stephen wasn't her forever and 'I love you' wasn't a phrase she was willing to just throw around. However she felt the need to reply when he said it to her, though she had never actually uttered the words as such.

"Soo....", he started, with a sly grin. Gabi knew where this was heading. "Where you heading after the game?".

"I have an essay to write, Lord of the Fly's".

"Aw baby, don't be a nerd. Come on I need a reward if i win."

"Yes well you might not win", Gabi joked knowing they hadn't lost a football match all season.

"Don't jinx us babe, plus we always win, come on princess live a little", he stated.

Gabi gave in, she wasn't in a mood to fight with him,"Fine, I'll meet you after the game".

Stephen looked down at her grinning, "You know your the most beautiful girl in the world, and your all mine", he added before quickly pecking her lips and sauntering off to meet his team.

"Gabi..."

"Ughh..yes whats up?", Gabi asked, snapping out of her previous thoughts.

"Do you wanna watch High School Musical with us?", Gracie asked, climbing up onto the seat beside her.

Troy groaned from behind them at the movie choice.

Gabriella chuckled at his obvious displeasure," Of course darling, any excuse to ogle Zac Efron".

Troy humphed at this, "Oh come on please, you too, that guy is almost too gay to function".

Gabi picked up the cushion beside her and threw it in his direction before pausing,"Wait a minute, did you get that from Mean Girl's?".

Troy turned slightly red and lifted his arm to rub the back of his neck, "...Ughh...well..you see....you don't know what Sharpay's like, if you don't do what she wants she like freaks out and seriously that girl has nails".

Gabriella chuckled at the slightly terrified look on Troy's face as he thought of Sharpay and 'her nails'. Gabriella turned around and noticed Gracie coming back downstairs with her DVD, suddenly remembering Troy's snide remark towards Zac, she smacked his arm as he sat down to her right.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"Don't think I've forgotten about your remark about Zac Efron", she replied.

"God your worse that she is", he stated pointing towards his niece as she put the disk in the machine.

"Yeah your just jealous because your not as gorgeous as Zaccy". Okay so maybe he was, but she wasn't going to tell him that.

"Zaccy", he laughed.

"Shut up, you just can't accept.....", she began.

"Shhh", Gracie cut them both off as the movie began. For the next 90 minutes the three of them sat together watching the movie, Gracie and Gabi singing along while Troy pointed out the movies faults and insulted Zac's 'stupidly long hair'.

After Dinner Gracie had gone for her bath while Troy and Gabriella had headed down towards the pier, taking a detour on Gabriella's route home.

"Is it always like this", Gabriella asked, referring to their peaceful surroundings, as the waves splashed against the shore and old couples walked silently along the pier.

"No, you just caught us on a good day", he joked. "Normally it is quite peaceful around these parts, but don't let that full you, California is full of drama, you'll see that for yourself tomorrow".

"Oh God, I forgot about school", Gabirella stated, all thought of school had previously been erased from her mind. "By the way, random question, but what do the girls normally dress like".

"Whores", Troy stated simply.

Gabriella laughed at this, "So no strict dress code then".

"Well there is supposed to be, just nobody follows it".

"So what is East High like", she asked, having never really asked about her soon to be new school.

"Yeah its great, well sports wise, but on the whole its just your usual high school, bitching, backstabbing, cliques the usual shit".

Oh yayy, Gabi though sarcastically, East high was gonna be loads of fun.

Gabi halted in her tracks as the came across a small park. "Can I play on the swing", she asked like an excited little girl.

Troy giggled at her, how could he say no to her when she looked up at him with that pout.

"Yeah sure, why not".

Gabriella smiled as she made her way through the sand towards the swings. Climbing on and swinging her legs back and fourth.

Troy smiled at her, she was breathtakingly beautiful as the wind caught her hair as she swung higher. She giggled as she went too high and the bars jerked.

Slowing down to a stop she began to thread her toes through the sand, her breath catching in her throat as she felt a body press against her back, wrapping their arms around the chains and pushing her forward gently, still holding tight to the chains. Gabi hadn't been this close to a man in such a long time and she was shocked at how comfortable she felt with it, as Troy drew her back towards him.

He let go of her chains, moving away to the nearest swing. Gabriella instantly missed the warmth of his body, she couldn't believe how much she wanted to be near him.

Troy challenged her to a swinging competition, to see who could get highest in the quickest time.

They both laughed as they battled each other, Troy won of course with his larger frame.

"We're such kids", Troy laughed, as the bars jerked.

"Yeah, people are looking at us funny", Gabi replied.

"I dare you to jump", Troy shouted.

"You dare me, your forgetting I'm a cheerleader and gymnast mister, this is nothing", she giggled at him.

"Oh you think you can beat me, I'll go way further than you".

"Fine them on the count of three", Gabi shouted.

"1...2.....3".

They both jumped at the exact same time landing in the same spot and crashing to the ground in fits of laughter. It took Gabi some time to notice she was in fact on top of Troy.

"Oh..ehm sorry", she said, embarrassed by their situation.

"Don't worry about it I'm not complaining", Troy stated as he lifted his hand to move a stray hair from Gabi's face.

Gabriella bit her bottom lip as Troy moved his head towards hers slightly, she closed her eyes breathing in his musky scent. She could feel his breath on n her face as his lips brushed against hers slightly. She so badly wanted to kiss him, but he was moving drastically slow. She felt his hands in case her face and bring her closer to him once again brushing his lips against hers. She lifted her body so she was nearer his face, when suddenly someone wolf whistled from across the street and Gabriella realised what she was doing. She was laying on top of someone she had barely known a week and she so badly wanted him to touch her, when she let a man near her in months.

"I...um..I've gotta go", she stated, blushing as she got up, wiping the sand from her jeans.

"Eh..uh..yeah go, we should go".

They walked towards Gabriella's house in an awkward silence. Saying swift goodbye's when they reached her door. Gabriella was embarrassed and shocked by how she had acted with him. She had to get control of herself. One thing was for sure, she was not going to let herself slip with Troy again.

Oh god, who was she kidding.

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Lauren x