Gabriella dragged her feet while walking in the grocery store with her grandmother. She couldn't believe her grandmother wanted her to get up early to get some stuff. She hadn't even had breakfast yet.

Grandma: Oh look Gabriella. Sharpay and Taylor are coming this way.

Gabriella turned her head and saw the bubbly blonde and her friend making their way to her. Great. What do they want now.

SE: Excuse me Grandma Hayden. Could we steal Gabriella for a sec?

Grandma: Not a problem. I'll be at the dairy section is you need me. (walks away)

GM: I told you that i'm not gonna join your little show choir.

SE: Well we're not asking you to join us.

TM: We're begging.

GM: Look, you guys haven't even heard me sing. How do you know i'm good enough?

SE: We saw a video of you singing when you were 16 and singing with your friends in your school's talent show in New York. You're good. Like really good. We can't believe we haven't met you before.

GM: Maybe that's because i moved away. Where did you even got that video?

TM: Your grandmother gave it to us just in case. At first we were kinda hesitant but we're glad we looked. You're Sparkles material and no doubt about it.

GM: Look, i don't know ok? I'm trying my best to lay low here and try not to get to trouble. What if a paparazzi were to come here and saw me singing show choir with you guys? It would ruin me.

SE: Or help your status as a helper for the town. Face it, it's good publicity and you know it.

TM: The show choir competition is held on the same day as the fundraiser and the money from the competition could really help the town. We need you.

GM: (sighs in defeat) Fine.

SE: But you have to promise to work hard for this. No sitting around and act all "Beverly Hills princess" on us.

GM: I'm from New York. Genius. And anyways, i didn't say i'm gonna join for real.

SE: (debated desperately) But you just said fine.

GM: Fine, as in fine i'll think of it.

TM: You said that yesterday.

GM: I said alot of things. But i guess i just want to be sure you guys are good enough. Maybe you guys should put up one more performance to proof to me that you are as good as you say you are.

SE: Way ahead of you. (hands her a flyer) We're performing once again with our rival team. We'll explain that later. Anyways, admission's free and almost the whole town is gonna be there. So you're in?

GM: Sure. Whatever. I'll be there.

SE: Yay! (hugs her) Well see you tonight.

When she got home, she decided to play around with Ribbons and clear her mind. When she got to the barn, she was not surprise to find Troy there too. He was busy building something with Shane.

Shane: Hey Gabriella. Here to help us?

GM: Doubt it. I'm just here to see Ribbons.

TB: Well she's in the barn. As always.

GM: I know. What are you guys building?

Shane: A new chicken coop. The old one's a little rusty. Well actually Troy is the one building it. I'm just here to help out.

GM: Sponteneous of you, Bolton.

TB: It's my job, Montez.

Shane: (looks at his watch) Oh sorry Troy, i gotta go. I promise my cousin i'll help him out with something.

TB: No problem. Thanks anyways.

Shane: Later. (walks away)

TB: (to Gabriella) So...i heard you're thinking of joining the show choir. I think that's pretty cool.

GM: Well, i don't know. My dad told me to join but..........i don't know. Sharpay and Taylor invited me to watch them perform tonight and i'm suppose to made up my mind if i want to join them or not.

TB: I think you should. You have a great voice.

GM: Did my grandma showed you my video when i performed for christmas in New York too?

TB: Pretty much. Anyways, i'm going to the youth centre to cover a story about the show choir teams too. You wanna go together? I mean, it's not like a date or anything. I mean, you could use a little briefing about the show choir history you know.

GM: Um...sure. Meet me here at 6?

TB: (hearts starts racing) Yeah. Sure. Meet you here. Right. See you then.

GM: Alright. I'm gonna ride Ribbons now. Later.

TB: Bye. Later. Bye.

That night, Troy drove Gabriella to the youth centre. When they arrived, Troy already started taking pictures but also not letting Gabriella feel a little left out. When they arrive, they saw a show choir group performing.

TB: That's Superstars. Sparkles rival.

GM: Why are they rivals?

TB: There's a bit of history involving both teams.

GM: (teased) Do tell.

TB: (grins) My pleasure. You see that brunette girl there in the middle? (points to the girl dancing on stage in the centre) That's Olivia Collins. She was a former member of Sparkles and one of their best singers. She always wanted to be Sparkles soloist like her sister but that didn't came true when they voted her best friend, Sharpay, to be the solo instead. She got really mad and quitted right away. She convinced her parents to move to River Heights where she started her own show choir and won last year.

GM: Sharpay must be heartbroken when she lost her best friend huh?

TB: She dread it but didn't show it. She was afterall their leader. She can't show weakness. Look, i have to get some shots from a different angle, so do you mind if i leave you for awhile?

GM: No problem. I'll see you later. You are driving me home right?

TB: Of course. I won't leave you here. Who knows what kind of mess you'll get to.

GM: (smiles) Shut up! I'm not a rebel you know.

Troy grins and walks away. When Sparkles were performing, she had to admit they were kinda good but not as good as the Superstars. After they finished performing, she turned hr head to Troy where he was taking pictures of the crowd and the emcee. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turn to her right and saw Sharpay and her friends.

SE: So what do you think?

GM: You were...good. But honestly, not good as Superstars.

SE: Ughh! I knew it. But look, we are as good as Superstars but more. We are determined. Determined to get what's right for us and-

GM: Hold on. Are you giving a monolouge?

SE: My point is that we can do better and more than those guys. We just need a little magic to Sparkles and that little magic is you.

Gabriella was about to answer back to her when she heard a voice. She looked at the girl standing behind Ryan. It was Olivia Collins and by the irritated look on Sharpay's face, she looked like Olivia's the last person she wants to see.

Olivia: Oh how sweet. Sharpay is looking for a recruit for her little loser group. How cute.

SE: Wow Olivia, must took you alot of guts to even come back here and face your former teammates again.

Olivia: Acutally it doesen't take me alot of guts because i have nothing to be embarassed about unlike you. I mean, you broke Sparkles winning streak by losing two years in a row to Superstars. (looks at Gabriella) You see, if you join her and her little loser group, the only thing you're getting is last place trophy.

SE: We won 4th place, Olivia. Not last. Now will you please excuse us. We're trying to make a deal here.

Olivia: What-e-ver. Even if you recruit this girl, you'll never beat us.

GM: Excuse me. But i've never met you and you're already trashing me. I'll have you know that i won my school's talent show by singing for 3 years in a row and i never fail to perform my best and with me in the group, we'll kick your little Superstars ass in the curb.

Olivia: Well i guess we'll see who'll win at the competition then. Goodbye losers. (walks away)

SE: "We'll kick your little Superstars ass in the curb"? So does this mean you're in?

GM: I'll give it a test run and see how it goes from there.

SE: Yay! Ok, meet us here tomorrow at noon and we'll have your first rehearsal.

GM: (fakes smiles) Great. Amazing.

I know this chapter is not much but it's the best i can do in short notice

You see, i'm gonna be busy for a few days and not gonna do some chapters but i will when i can.

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