Disclaimer:I don't own any of these characters except the ones you don't recognize along with the ideas, bad grammar and spelling, and the plot.

Rating:T, I'll let you know if a chapter will go to M.

Main Characters:The wildcat gang

Minor:Parents, siblings and others

A Few (New) Character Introduction:

-Monica Aileen McKessie is Taylor's older sister, 22 years old (if you want to see a picture of her well, just look up Sanaa Lathan, she's from Love and Basketball)

-Quincy James McCall is Monica's long-time boyfriend, 23 years old (if you want to see a picture of him well, just look up Omar Epps, he's from Love and Basketball, also)

-Brett Andrew Montez is Gabriella's older brother, he's 21 years old (if you want to see a picture of him well, just loop up Taylor Lautner from "Twilight" and "New Moon")

-Cristina "Cristy" Veanna Brown is Brett's long-time girlfriend, she's 20 years old (if you want to see a picture of her, well just look up Trisha Krishnan)

-Jasmine Isabelle Nielsen is Kelsi's younger sister, 14 years old, her birthday's on Aug. 7th(if you want to see her look up Abigail Breslin)

Parings:Troy/Gabriella, Chad/Taylor, Zeke/Sharpay, Jason/Kelsi, Ryan/Martha, Greg/Inez Montez, Jack/Lucille Bolton, Bryan/June McKessie, Kyle/Vanessa Danforth, Vance/Derby Evans, Ryan/Molly Baylor, Dustin/Lynn Cox, Joshua/Kelly Cross, Jacob/Miranda Nielsen, Brett Montez/Cristina Brown, Monica McKessie/Quincy McCall

Feedback:Yes, please.

Full Summary:SEQUEL TO "HSM3: SENIOR YEAR". Now that the Wildcats are done with East High, unfortunately, join them as they head out into the new world, BUT not before they have a fun filled summer with family and friends before they go their separate ways. Troyella. Z/S R/M J/K C/T

Author's Note:I'm back! Yay! Well, family here's that chapter you've been waiting for. I hope to get this posted soon. Sorry, if it downright sucks like all my writing does. And I hope this is a success like the first one was. And before you read this please, please read "HSM3: Senior Year" first. And there most likely will be trivia because I believe it keeps the story fun and interesting, don't you think? Thanks and toodles.


=HSM4: Summer of Friendship, Love, & Loyalty=

-Chapter 1: What Time is it?! Summertime!-

//What time is it?

Summertime! It's our vacation

What time is it?

Party time, that's right, say it loud//

Summer is… waking up to the sound of a lawnmower from sleeping in so late in the afternoon. It's about spending everyday with your besties, about the smell of chlorine in your hair from swimming pools. It makes you anxious for next summer, but still makes you miss last summer. It's about knowing you will have fun staying up late and sleeping in, and having parties and bonfires with friends. Summer's about going on vacation for as long as you want with palm trees and ocean breezes with feet in the sand. It's about sunkissed hair, short shorts, bikini tops, tanned skin, big sunglasses, hot guys with beachy eyes, and pool leaping with the occasional waterfights. It's about saying goodbye to all the drama that is school because for three whole months, you don't give a fuck.

But for ten teens its about one word…packing!


(Bolton Household- 6PM)

"Alright so do you have the basics? Personal ID and driver's license, wallet with cash and credit cards, traveler's checks, passport, tourist card, tickets, health insurance cards, emergency contact information, address book, phrase and guide books, and maps?" Gabriella asked her fiancé as she sat on his bed while he sat on the floor packing up his big red and white East High Wildcats' adidas duffel bag.

Troy yawned slightly before he replied, "My personal ID and driver's license are in my wallet that has both cash and money, so check for those things. My mom's got my traveler's checks, passport, tourist card, tickets, health insurance cards, emergency contact information, address book, and whatever else you mentioned so check to all that also. And do you think we could possibly speed this up a little bit baby? I'm tired."

"I know, babe. But I'm not the one who decided to say 'hey let me pack tonight instead of tomorrow morning or any other day because I'll be to tired or because I'm a guy I can pack really, really fast'," Gabriella replied sweetly as she checked off all the things he and she mentioned before she asked him, "Alright, so do you have all your bathroom necessities along with sunglasses, chap stick, and sun screen already in your other duffel bag?"

"Yep," was all Troy replied with.

"Alright, so next is clothing. So as I say them you put them in there and say 'check'. Okay?"

"Check."

"Don't get smart with me mister," Gabriella told him before she started reading off the list of clothing, "Rain gear or seasonal coat, comfortable walking shoes, dress shoes, athletic shoes, sandals, hoodies, long sleeve shirts, dress shirts, T-shirts, wife beaters, jeans, shorts, dress pants, underwear, socks, a couple hats, your favorite bandannas, belts, board shorts, pajamas, tie, and blazer. So we good with all that?"

"Check to everything. Anything else?"

"Is your laptop and travel journal in your laptop case?" Gabriella asked him.

"Yep, it's over there with my other dufflel already to go?"

"So I take it you actually remembered to charge your cell phone and camera before you packed up your laptop?" Gabriella asked with a smirk and a raised eyebrow knowing that when they went on Spring Break he couldn't use his camera or cell phone until he could get to the hotel room and use his laptop to charge them.

"Shut up and yes, I remembered," was all Troy said. Soon later, Troy made another smart comment about how if they didn't have anything Sharpay defiantly would because she brings everything with her, probably (and most likely) her kitchen sink too.

Gabriella glared at him before smacking him upside the head and saying, "Hey! That's my bestie! Don't you dare talk about her that way!"

"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?" Troy asked her with a smirk and a raised eyebrow.

"This," Gabriella replied with an evil smirk before she pounced on him so, she was straddling him while he laid back completely on the floor. The smile grew bigger as did Troy's eyes when her hands went to his hips and started to tickle them causing laughs to come out of Troy's mouth.

"No!" Troy yelled.

"Come on Brie! Stop!" Troy said in between laughs.

"Let's see I'm going to decide to pull a you and say 'let me think about it…um, how about no'," Gabriella replied with a giggle.

"What's going on up here?" Brett asked as he stood in the doorway holding someone's hand with the Boltons' and his parents right behind him.

"Nothing," Gabriella replied as she kept her head towards Troy as she continued to tickle him causing the ones in the doorway to laugh.

"It's nice to see you haven't changed, Gabs," Came a voice and a giggle Gabriella knew well.

"Cristy!" Gabriella squealed before she got up off of her fiancé and ran into the arms of the girl who was holding her brother's hand. The girl who was holding her brother's hand was none other than his girlfriend of five years, Cristina Veanna Brown or Cristy for short.

Now Cristina was a beautiful girl who stood at 5 feet and eight inches with beautiful dark brown hair that fell just a little below her shoulders, big brown eyes, a beautiful smile, a tanned and toned body, and an Asian ethnicity. But right now she had ¾ inches added to her height because she had on a pair of white crisscross strap slip on cork wedge sandals that went beautifully with her pearl jewelry and beautiful white multi butterfly sublimation tub dress.

"Hey Gabs. I missed ya!" Cristy whispered into Gabriella's ear as they held each other in a tight embrace.

"I missed you too Ce-Ce," Gabriella replied as they pulled back.

Cristy smiled before grabbing a hold of Brett's hand again before she asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to introduce me?"

"Huh?" Gabriella asked before her mouthed for in a small 'o' before saying, "Cristina Veanna Brown meet my fiancé Troy Alexander Bolton. Troy meet Brett's girlfriend Cristina."

"Hello," Cristina said as she held out her hand politely.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you, Cristina," Troy replied as he gently shook her hand.

"You too and please I insist you call me Cristy," Cristy told Troy with a smile before turning to her boyfriend and saying, "So I take it this is the nice young man that is 'taking' your little sister from ya?"

Brett just chuckled a little and nodded before he kissed Cristy's forehead.

//What time is it?

The time of our lives, anticipation

What time is it?

Summertime, school's out scream and shout//

"So do you have everything packed sweetheart?" Lucille asked her son.

"Yep, everything's in the duffels and in my laptop bag," Troy told his mom as he sat on his bed and yawned.

"Alright, sweetheart just checking. Why don't we leave you two to get some sleep before we have to get up at nine because our flight leaves exactly on ten in the morning?" Lucille said as she kissed Troy's cheek which he returned before she kissed Gabriella's and which she returned also.

"Alright, night Gabs. Night Troy, nice meeting you," Cristy said with a smile.

"Night and nice meeting you too," Troy replied.

"Bye Cristy. I love ya and good night to you too," Gabriella said as she gently hugged her.

"Thanks Gabs. And I'm sorry I couldn't make it up to your graduation, but I'm happy to report that your brother did indeed give me a copy of the tape he made. I'm very proud of you and congrats," Cristy told her with a soft smile as she kissed Gabriella's cheek which she returned.

"Thanks Cristy and don't worry about it I know you had finals," Gabriella replied before she kissed her brother, parents, and Jack's cheek.

"Night guys!" Brett told them before Gabriella closed Troy's bedroom doors which were in-swing French doors that had navy curtains over them so no one could look in.

//Finally summer's here

Good to be chillin' out

I'm off the clock, the pressure's out

Now my girl's what it's all about//

"Hey Brie?"

"Yeah, Wildcat?" Came Gabriella's reply.

"How long is it going to take us to get there tomorrow?"

"Well, let's see…our flight leaves exactly on ten and it's a seven hour flight plus the one hour drive to the location. So, we should arrive at our hotel at 6PM."

"Thanks baby. And what do you want to watch?" Troy asked Gabriella as he looked at his DVDs and videos.

"No problem. And um…how about The Mummy Returns?" Gabriella asked him as she walked out of his bathroom, running a brush through her hair already dressed in her pajamas that consisted of a pair of his plaid boxers and his old Junior year basketball jersey.

"Whatever you want baby," Troy replied softly before he popped the video into the VCR/DVD Player that was connected to his flat screen TV.

Together they both brushed their teeth while the commercials ran and then got into bed with the lights off as they watched the movie before falling asleep in each other's arms, but not before saying their most treasured three word sentence to each other that meant so much, "I love you."

//Ready for some sunshine

For my heart to take a chance

I'm here to stay, not movin' away

Ready for a summer romance

Everybody ready, going crazy, yeah

We're out

Come on and let me hear you say it now

Right now//


(Sandusky, Ohio-6PM)

"Okay, seriously who packs ten bags?!" Chad asked as he watched the valet take the bags out of the one HUMMER they used just for bags, the women's bags.

"Sharpay," came a few mumbles from some people.

"Excuse me Danforth, Cross, and Bolton. But those ten aren't mine, mine are only the five pink ones. The five customized Louis Vuitton (LV) bags are Brie-Ella's as you can tell by her name that's in rhinestones on them," Sharpay who was all dressed up in the same outfit of knee high sweets, flip flops, zip up elbow length hoodies, and camisoles; as the other four graduated teens, but in pink.

"Seriously Brie?! Five bags?! I mean we expected it from Sharpay, but you," Troy told his fiancée who glared at him, her hands on her hips.

"Um, dude your talking about a set of girls that both brought five bags with them when we went to San Antonia and then when we went on Spring Break to Jamaica," Chad dressed in a shirt that read 'I Come With My Own Background Music' and tan cargo pants with black VANS skate shoes, reminded his best friend.

"Right," Troy replied before he followed the massive group that he and Chad were apart of, inside their hotel which was Castaway Bay.

//What time is it?

The time of our lives, anticipation

What time is it?

Summertime, school's out scream and shout//

"I'm sorry about earlier Brie," Troy told Gabriella as they put their cloths and things away in their Dolphin Room.

"It's okay and I'm sorry. It's just when I get on airplane and then get off after so many long and tiring hours on it I'm a tad grumpy. Forgive me?" Gabriella replied as she walked up behind him and wrapped her tanned and toned petite arms around his waist and hugged him, laying her cheek on his back after placing a kiss there.

"Forgive you? Of course I forgive you, but only if you forgive me," Troy told her as he turned in her arms so, he could wrap his arms around her tanned and toned petite waist, placing a kiss on her temple.

"Already forgiven. Now kiss me you," Gabriella softly replied.

"Yes ma'am," Troy said with a chuckle before he leaned down and met her half way so, they could share a light yet passionate kiss.

"See, I told you! They're already kissing," Came a voice they both knew well as did the laughs.

//We've got no rules, no summer school

I'm free to shop till I drop

It's an education vacation

And the party never has to stop//

Troy groaned before pulling back from the kiss and turning his head to glare at his best friend and the gang before saying, "Danforth, I gave you the card key for emergencies and emergencies only."

"But Bolton, dude! This is an emergency!"

"And you emergency is?" Gabriella asked him.

"I'm hungry so, we're all, as in the whole massive group of us, are going to go out to dinner. The parents want us all down in the lobby at seven and no later," Chad replied before him and the gang walked out, closing the door behind them.

"Um…how are we suppose to dress?" Gabriella asked Troy.

Just then, before Troy could reply, Sharpay walked in the door and said, "We're going to T.G. I. Friday's so it's semi-dressy."

"Thanks Shar-Bear," Gabriella replied.

"No problem. Toodles," Sharpay said before she walked out of the room closing the door behind her.

//We've got thins to do, I'll see you soon

And we're really gonna miss you all

And I'll see you and you, and you and you

Bye, bye until next fall, bye, bye//

Troy smiled as his girlfriend walked out of the bathroom wearing a AE satin cami that had sexy skinny tie straps and banded hem and it cut off right before her belly button, in her belly button was a studded number 14 belly bar, a pair of white super low rise skinny crop 77 jeans from AE, a pair of white AE stud flip flops, her T necklace was around her neck, a pair of ruby drop earrings were in her ears, thin silver bangles sat on her right wrist while a white leather Chanel rhinestone watch sat on her left wrist along with her engagement ring that sat on her ring finger.

"What are you smiling about?" Gabriella asked him as she walked over to the vanity and looked through her favorite perfumes she brought with her until she found her tarea perfume from rue21 and squirted some on her wrists and neck before putting it back down.

"You. I always smile because of you," Troy replied as he slipped his black AE polo over his head finishing off his outfit which consisted of his polo, a pair of light wash AE jeans, and a pair of black slip on VANS skate shoes.

Gabriella smiled at him as her nose caught a whiff of his Axe cologne before she grabbed a black Chanel tote and put her necessities in it while Troy grabbed his wallet with money, credit cards, and room key in it before he walked over to the closet and grabbed his letterman jacket for Gabriella and his new UCLA Bruins hoodie Gabriella got him for him incase it got cold out.

//Everybody ready, going crazy, yeah

We're out

Come on and let me hear you say it now

Right now//

"Alright to start you off, would you like to order drinks and appetizers?" their waitress, Andrea, asked the massive group who all were in a private room away from everyone else.

"Nine Budweiser's and eleven glasses of La Crema- Chardonnay White Wine, please," Derby said ordering the beer for the 21 and over year old men while she order the wine for the 21 and over year old women.

"And for the teens and the pre-teen?" Andrea asked as she quickly eyed Troy up.

"Go ahead and order dears," Vanessa told the teens and Jasmine along with Cristy seeing as she was just 20 so she couldn't have any alcohol.

"Sprite please," Cristy told the waitress.

"Make that two," Jasmine added with a soft smile.

"And for you?" Andrea asked Troy sweetly with a look of lust in her eyes, a look that didn't go unnoticed by half of the table.

"Two Blue Raspberry slushes please," Troy ordered for him and Gabriella as he tightly and reassuringly squeezed Gabriella's hand and also making note to make Gabriella's engagement ring show so, the waitress knew he was taken.

Andrea inwardly sighed at seeing the engagement ring on Gabriella's hand before taking the rest of the drink orders and the appetizer orders. Once she did she asked before disappearing, "So let me make sure I got this right. Nine Budweiser's, ten glasses of La Crema- Chardonnay White Wine, two Sprites, four Blue Raspberry slushes, two Wild Berry Lemonades, two Strawberry Lemonades, and two Cherry Limeades to drink? And an order of Buffalo wings, Friday's Tostado nachos, loaded potato skins, and Mozzarella sticks with Marinara sauce?"

"That's correct," Vance said before she disappeared.

//What time is it?

Summertime, it's our vacation

What time is it?

Party time, that's right, say it loud//

"So I've been meaning to ask you Ce-Ce how did your finals go?" Gabriella asked Cristy, who was going to college at Penn State-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center which is the only medical school and university hospital in Pennsylvania.

"They went great. I'm was actually amazed that I passed them all with flying colors," Cristy replied before she took a bite of her Sizzling Chicken and Shrimp dinner.

"That's awesome!" Gabriella replied before she took a bite of her Jack Daniel's Baby Back Ribs which was the same thing Troy got for dinner.

"Good for you," Inez told her with a smile.

"Congratulations," was chorused around the table.

"Hey, I should get a job well done or something for picking a super smart girlfriend!" Brett said, half serious and half jokingly causing everyone to laugh.

"Way to ruin the moment son," Greg told his son causing everyone to burst out into laughter again.

//What time is it?

The time of our lives, anticipation

What time is it?

Summertime, school's out scream and shout//

"Oh my god! That looks so good," Taylor said as Gabriella's and Sharpay's dessert was set down in front of them. And Taylor was right their dessert did look good, their dessert was the Chips Ahoy! Ice Cream Sundae that was three scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with Chips Ahoy cookie crumbles, hot fudge and caramel sauce with whipped cream.

"It's is really good! No, ah-mazing," Sharpay said as Gabriella nodded her head in agreement.

"Um…it's kinda nice and yet weird to see that these guys," Cristy said motioning to Chad, Troy, Jason, Ryan, and Zeke, "have the same appetite for food that Brett does."

Everyone laughed and knew she was right because in front of Chad, Troy, Zeke, Jason, Ryan, Chad, and Brett sat all sorts of desserts from Spiced Up Cupcakes to Vanilla Bean Cheesecake and to Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie and brownies.

"Mrs. M, these brownie's have nothing on yours!" Chad told Inez who smiled at him.

"Chad Nicholas Danforth! Chew with your mouth closed!" Vanessa yelled at her son.

"Yes mom," Chad said…with food still in his mouth.

"Chad…" Kyle warned his son causing everyone to smirk or to try to stifle their laughs as Chad sunk down into his chair when his dad gave him the look that could possibly put him ten feet under.

//No more wakin' up at six a.m.

'Cause now our time is all our own

Enough already, we're waiting

Come on, let's go out of control//

"Oh my lanta! Everything was so good," Sharpay said as she and Gabriella walked up to their rooms with looped arms, their boyfriends and everyone else behind them talking away happily.

"I know!" Gabriella replied with a giggle.

"Brie-Ella," Sharpay whispered in Gabriella's ear before adding, "Look to your left. Some hotties with perfect bodies and beach eyes huh?"

"Yeah! But, Shar-Bear we have boyfriends," Gabriella whispered back as she snuck a glance at the two guys leaning on the lobby desk in the lobby as they walked buy.

"Correction, you have a fiancé and I have a boyfriend," Sharpay whispered back before they both giggled.

"What are you two whispering about up there?" Chad asked them as he ate another plate of Vanilla Bean Cheesecake from the whole Cheesecake pan that he insisted he had to buy to eat because it was so good.

"Nothing, just go on about eating your pie!" They replied with smiles and then giggles because of Chad having pie all over his face.

//All right, everybody, yeah

Come on, school pride, let's show it

The champions, we know it

Wildcats are the best, red, white and gold//

"Alright. Well, just remember that we're meeting in our room at nine tomorrow morning," Vance reminded everybody before the split up.

"Got it," some replied as some nodded or did both before they all went their separate ways, but not before everyone said good night to their parents and or siblings and everyone else.

//When it's time to win, we do it

We're number one, we proved it

Let's live it up, party down

That's what summer's all about//

"Today was so much fun," Gabriella stated as she and Troy entered their room and turned on the lights.

"Even the plane ride and then the hour drive to here?" Troy wondered.

"Yeah. The plane ride was okay and fun, but the drive here was funnier especially when we got to take separate HUMMER limos and we got to watch Chad and Sharpay fight the whole way," Gabriella replied.

"It was defiantly funny with those two in the limo. Especially when Sharpay a high heel out of her tote and threatened him with it. By the way, why does she have a high heel in her tote?"

"Don't ask," Gabriella replied with a giggle.

//What time is it?

Summertime is finally here

Let's celebrate!

We wanna hear you loud and clear now!//

"Alright, I won't ask," Troy said as he pulled his polo over his head and through it into a plastic bag that was going to contain all of this dirty cloths by the time the trip was over.

"Believe me you don't," Gabriella replied with a giggle.

Troy smiled and followed Gabriella into the bathroom after she changed into a pair of his boxers and his old basketball jersey so, they cold brush their teeth and so, she could wash her face and brush her hair.

//School's out!

We can sleep as lat as we want to

It's party time

Now we can do whatever we wanna do//

And as Gabriella and Troy cuddled up together in their bed, they said their 'I love yous' and their 'good nights' before falling asleep, but they both thought one thing before they completely slipped off into dreamland:

It's finally going to be the summer I always wanted….

//What time is it? It's summertime

We're lovin' it, come on and say, okay now

What time is it? It's party time

Let's go and have the time of our lives, let's go//

TBC….


Well, there you all go! I hope you enjoyed it! Please do tell me what you think and as you can see I'm trying to become a better writer, key word TRYING. I love you all SO much. I also hope this is a big success like the other one, but then again that is highly unlikely. Anyway, anywho I hope you guys did enjoy it! I love you Cloe, Maria! Toodles.

XOXO,

Jessica

P.S. If anyone wants to email me it's on my profile, but I'll put it on here also. It's… firebutterfly 2012 yahoo dot (.) com.

Trivia: Without looking back at the trailer or at HSM3 (my version), tell me where each Wildcat is going to college in the fall of 2009?

Vacation spots. Deep thoughts. Day in bright. Party at night. No sleeping. Pool leaping. Hot guys. Butterflies. Sexy tan line. It's SUMMERTIME!