Hey everyone! I'm trying to update quicker, which is kinda hard with school and such. But here is chapter 5. I hope u like it.

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We finally reached my street due to the wrong roads she took, but oh well.

"So, which house is yours?" She asked now driving slowly.

"The one on the right," I said pointing. Amber pulled in my driveway and stopped the car. I unbuckled my seatbelt and looked at Amber. "Thanks for the ride." I smiled.

"No problem," She replied as I opened the door.

"Oh and Gabriella…." I looked back at her.

"Hmmm?"

"I had a really fun time tonight." She said seriously but smiling.

"I'm glad, me too. Bye Amber."

"Bye…" I shut the door and made my way to the front door. Boy did I have things to explain to Taylor

I stood at the front door for what seemed like hours before going inside. "Mother I'm home!" I yelled as I set my bag down on the wooden floor.

"Hi honey, how was your day?" She asked me coming out of the kitchen.

"It was alright." I replied

"Well that's good. What did you do after school?" She asked as I followed her back into the kitchen.

"I went with Taylor to the coffee place." I sat down in one of the chairs as my mom sat across from me.

"That sounds fun."

"Yeah, but later Taylor had to leave. So I hung out with Amber for a while."

"She was there?" My mother looked surprised.

"Well she came in later, along with Sharpay." I let out a slight sigh.

"Did she sit with you and Amber?"

"No, she didn't."

"Why not? She is your girlfriend right?" My mom asked tilting her head to the side.

"No, not really; not anymore." I replied looking down.

"What do you mean Gabi? You two-"I cut her off

"Are no longer dating mom," I said.

"But Honey, I…I don't understand. You guys were so happy together."

"Yeah we were, but people break up. She just wasn't in love with me anymore I guess." I said fading out the last few words.

"Gabi--," I cut her off again.

"Mom, please. I don't need to be reminded of what happened." I said as I got up and walked to my room. I sat down on my head closing my eyes. But was soon interrupted by my cell phone ringing.

"Hello?"

"Hey Gabriella, its Taylor, how was your date with Amber?"

"Ugh! Taylor it wasn't a date!" She laughed.

"Okay okay, but how did everything go tonight with her?" Oh boy, that's a lot of info. I told her about the coffee spill, to Sharpay walking in with her brother. To The small conversations, the glares Sharpay gave us. To all the laughing, the drive home, and the goodbye's.

"Oh my gosh! You guys so could make such a cute couple!" I rolled my eyes.

"Because you can't see me, I'm rolling my eyes." I said

"Oh come on Gabriella. You honestly don't you two could ever end up dating?"

"No, in fact I don't Taylor."

"I know you guys will get together. So long Sharpay! Hello Amber!"

"Taylor! Seriously!"

"Okay, sure whatever Gabs. Believe what you want. I know you guys want each other…so I will see you and your lover tomorrow."

"Taylor! And yes I will be at school tomorrow. Goodnight Tay Tay."

"Goodnight Gabi. See you." She said to me then hung up.

"Ugh!" I closed my phone before falling back on my bed. I closed my eyes and set my phone down. Could Amber and I end up dating? I mean Taylor does have a point; we could-oh shut up Gabriella! You will not and I repeat not! End up dating Amber.

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"Sharpay, will stop freaking out!" My brother yelled at me.

"No Ryan! I will not!" I yelled back as I sat on my bed.

"It is not a big deal! All u saw was…" I cut him off.

"Gabriella and Amber on a date," I said free falling back onto my back.

"How do you know it was a date? They could have just been hanging out."

"Yeah, maybe, but I highly doubt it Ryan." I said throwing my arms above my head.

"Sharpay, I know Gabriella. She would never do that to you. Especially after you guys broke up. She loves you and I know she wouldn't hurt you." I sat up and looked at Ryan with a blank stare. He looked down and walked over to my dresser.

"Ryan, what are you doing?" I asked calmly. He picked up a picture and walked back over to me handing over the object. I took it and looked at it. It was a picture of Gabriella and me at my 16th birthday. I looked up at Ryan. He gave me a pleading stare before walking out of the room. I looked at the picture and sighed. What am I supposed to do? I set down before lying down on my bed.

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"Gabriella! Wait up!" I turned around and saw Ryan running towards me. I smiled and waited for him.

"Hey Ryan, what's up?" I asked as we made our way into the school.

"Nothing really…um, can I ask you a question?" Ryan asked looking up at me.

"Yeah sure, anything Ryan," He stopped walking, so I followed his actions.

"What were you doing with Amber last night?" He asked seriously. I sighed.

"We were just hanging out; it wasn't a date or anything like that." But you wanted it to be. Shut up Gabriella! "I was actually there with Taylor at first just to talk about things. She had to leave, and before she did Amber showed up. So I hung out with her when Taylor left."

"Oh, so that was it? No date?" He asked looking down then back up.

"No…" We began walking again when I asked him another question. "And …Ryan,"

"Yes,"

"Why did u want to know that?"

"Oh, just because…Sharpay…you know." I laughed.

"Ryan, I get it…"

He laughed slightly. "Yeah, Sharpay…"

"RYAN!!!" I instantly turned my head to where the yell came from. Of course it was Sharpay. Who else would it be?

"Um, I guess I should go," he pointed to his sister by the entrance, door. I nodded smiling slightly.

"Bye Ryan…"

"See ya Gabriella." He smiled and waved walking quickly to his frustrated sister. I began making my way into the building only to be met by gigantic posters promoting some school dance…

Please Join us at Winter Fest

January 15th from 7:00p.m-11:00 p.m.

Hmm, sounds fun. Maybe I'll go with Taylor and Kelsi. I got knocked out of my thoughts when Taylor jumped out from behind the club sign up poles.

"Hey Gabriella, are you going to Winter Fest?" She asked smiling.

"Yeah, I think so. Maybe…" I said as I walked past her.

"Um, okay. So have you seen Amber anywhere yet?" She asked as I got to my locker.

"Taylor I just got here…" I slightly laughed as I did my locker combination. "And why are you so cheery?" I asked as I put my books from my bag into my locker.

"Um, well?" I looked over at her, her face was deep red and she was smiling looking at the ground. "Chad and I…"

"Taylor! Oh my god!" I smiled slightly shaking my head at her. "You, young lady! Didn't tell me that last night!"

"Well, I…."

"Taylor say no more…you had a good time with your boyfriend last night." I stood there for a second and looked at Taylor. "Wait a second…you ditched me last night for Chad!"

"Hey! I'm sorry about that, but Chad…." She leaned against the locker next to mine.

I smiled and went back to what I was doing.

"Hey Taylor!" we both looked down the hall. "Here comes your prince charming." She blushed as he made his way over here. "Hey baby," He said before kissing her.

"Hey Cha-Cha." Taylor said to him.

"Cha Cha?" I asked Taylor giving her a funny look.

"It's his nickname."

"Ohhh…" Wow….

"So, what were you two talking about?" He asked putting his arm around Taylor.

"You," She replied smirking.

"Ha ha! Very funny Babe!" She laughed and looked down.

"Well, I guess I'll see you in Mrs. D's room Gabs."

"Alright Chad. Bye guys!"

"Bye Gabriella!" They walked off and I heard "Were you guys really talking about me?" I laughed and shook my head. I got my stuff and walked to Drama class.

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I walked into the classroom to see Troy and Sarah making out, eww! To Chad and Taylor laughing, this completely looked cute. To Sharpay and Ryan having a silent fight, as always, from a boy balancing a pencil on his nose. Zeke of course, was sitting at his desk talking to himself. To poor Jason looking around like an idiot. And finally Amber, looking out the window. I smiled and made my way to my desk. She must have heard me, because she turned my way.

"Hey Gabriella." I smiled and sat down before turning towards her.

"Nothing really, you?"

"Nah…so are we still on for tonight?" She asked.

"On for what?" I asked confused.

"The project…" She said.

"Ohhh, that…yeah we are."

"Same time?"

"Yup…"

"Okay everyone! Take your seats…..Today we are… Troy Bolton and Sarah Garson!" She yelled. I rolled my eyes and faced the front.

"Okay, as I was saying, today we will be talking about Winter Fest. " More than half the class groaned. Mostly the guys. "And for those of you who don't know what Winter fest is, it's a dance. Yes you can bring anyone you want, if you have someone you want to bring from another school. You must fill out a guest form…and Sharpay you can take over and explain the rest."

"Thank you Mrs. Darbus," She got up and stood in front of the room facing the class. "Okay, as you know this isn't going to be easy to set up alone. So there is committee after school to help with planning and such. So feel free to join in anytime." She looked over at me smiling before facing the whole class again. "It starts right after school at 2:00. We have many things to discuss, so don't be late! She turned and looked at Mrs. Darbus. That is all." Sharpay smirked and walked back over to her desk.

"Thank you Sharpay, that was rather quick. So I guess I can introduce our new topic today. Different types of stage lights." We all groaned before she could continue. I could tell already this class was going to go by so slow.

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"Gabriella!" I looked over to my right and saw Taylor.

"What's up?"

"Are you going to join the dance committee?" She asked.

"No, I have things to do tonight." I replied looking down.

"But it's after school at 2…oh I get it." She smirked.

"You and Amber want to spend time together." She said as we made our way to Chemistry class.

"N…no…we just have a project to do…" I said.

"Uh huh, sure."

"But we do!" I threw my arms up in the air.

"Okay, okay fine…but still it would be cute to see you guys as a couple."

"Taylor, for the last time, Amber and I are going to stay friends!" I nearly yelled as we made our way down the hall.

"Yeah…I doubt that." She whispered the last part. I rolled my eyes as we got into the classroom. I made my way over to the lab station, and of course Sharpay was already there. I sighed and sat down next to her.

"Hey Sharpay…" I said as I got my text book out of my bag.

"Hi Gabriella…" She responded quietly. I looked down at my pencil creating a long awkward pause between us…until she broke it.

"Um, so how was last night with Amber?" She asked hesitating.

"It was okay, we just talked and you know…hung out." I said calmly.

"Oh, well…I saw you guys holding hands…."

"When?" I asked giving her a confused look.

"When I walked in, you looked like—"I cut her off.

"Oh, I just burnt myself a bit. Nothing major," I said before the teacher walked in.

"Well I was wondering…if you…maybe wanted—"

"Hello class! Today we will be conducting another experiment. It's written on the board. You guys have 10 minutes for this one. We have 4 more to do this hour. You may begin, and don't forget your safety goggles!" Mr. Portman walked back to his seat while we got started.

"So, as I was saying, Gabriella…would you like to-"

"No talking!" Mr. Portman yelled throughout the room. Sharpay sighed and handed me the clear beaker.

Well I didn't know how else to end this chapter, but I tried to make it longer. So anyway I have a new poll up, and it is about if you want to see a kiss between Gabriella and Amber or not. So vote please. :)

The next chapter should be out in about 1-2 weeks or so. I have midterms this week, and I can't get another out right now. So plz plz plz review. (Spelling and grammar may not have been checked. So sry about that.)