"Shar, you said this was a party..." I trailed off, scanning through the place.

"Oh, did I say that?" Shar said, sounding clueless.

It most definitely didn't look like a party. People were dancing all over the dance floor. Most of 'em are drunk, getting more shots. Some people sitting by the bar, ordering alcohol. Random people making out, grinding each other. As I looked around, they were all high schoolers, people I've seen from East High. It was definitely NOT a party at all. We were at a secret night club, where apparently, the cops can't find this place.

"Shar..." I trailed off, looking at her.

"Aw c'mon Gabs, if i told you this was a night club would you have gone with me?" She reasoned.

I didn't answer.

"Exactly." She said to me.

"Fine, fine." I gave up.

Just a few seconds as I looked away, from Shar's direction, she was gone, already heading towards the bar. I spotted her, in the middle of the bar, just sitting there, ordering a martini. In no time, she took a huge gulp on the martini, finishing it.

"Shar..." I reasoned with her, not wanting her to get drunk.

"Chill Gabs, have funnnn..." She said to me.

I sighed, taking a seat in the bar, next to her.

In a few minutes, the bartender handed me a drink. I didn't even order anything, not wanting to get drunk so that I could take Shar home, cuz knowing her, she'll get drunk...

"I didn't order this." I said to the bartender, pointing at the drink thats infront of me.

"Complimentary." The bartender said, pointing to the guy over at the end of the bar who gave me the drink.

I looked over at the guy sitting at the end of the bar. I recognized him for some reason. Was he someone I knew? From the dark, I could not see him clearly. He wore a simple white T-shirt with grey strips.

"Hey Shar..." I called her, still looking at the direction of the guy.

"Huh?" Shar answered, holding a martini in her hand.

"Do you know who's that?" I pointed at the guy.

She squinted her eyes, getting a better look at the guy. By the look of her face, guessing she couldn't figure out the guy either. There were some people covering her view of the guy, talking to him. She put her head forward, side to side, any way possible to get a good glimpse at the guy at the end of the bar. She kept moving around her seat. I'm guessing she's already drunk at this point.

"You're drunk Shar..."

"Noooo..." She denied.

As I was about to say something, she spoke out.

"Troy." Her voice was serious.

I gave her a confused look.

"Trooooyyyy..." She said in a whiny tone, pointing towards the guy across.

Oh shit!

I knew I've seen him from somewhere!

"Dammit." I cursed under my breath.

Does he even know that the girl he's sending a drink to is me?

I kept a close look at him. All the time I was in the club. I look crazy, eyeballing him. While he was talking to his friends, while he was dancing around with some random chick. I saw his every move. I was still wondering if he even knew I was in here, and if he knew that the drink he sent, it was for me. This is VERY confusing! God... why did Shar even asked me to go here in the first place... yet again... I didn't know that she was even gonna take me here.

Shar was... no where to be seen. I'm guessing she's somewhere in here, acting all drunk and such. Typical Sharpay Evans.

While I took my eyes off him, trying to look for Shar, who's no where to be seen, I felt someone lurking at my direction. I just ignored it, continuing to order a drink.

"One tequila." I said to the bartender as he got me the drink.

I quickly drank it within one gulp. I was a mess. I wanted to take my mind of Troy. He ended up being here. And now, I can't even take my eyes off him. Frustrating!

"Coincidence you're here too huh?" A voice rang from behind.

I turned around to see who it was...

Troy.

"What do you want?!" I asked him, a little pissed that he's here.

"You." He simply said, grinning.

"Go fuck someone else!" I told him.

"I dont want someone else, dont you get it, I like you... like actually LIKE you." He made it clear.

"I need to go find Sharpay." I said, getting out of my seat.

I went around the club, trying to find Shar. She seems to be gone. I went out to the parking lot, where she parked her car. It was gone. Her car wasn't there. Oh no... and she was drunk. How could she possibly get home?

I quickly got out my phone, dialing Shar's number, waiting for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" The other line spoke.

"Shar! You're not suppose to drive!" I shouted over the phone.

"Chill Gabs... I'm not drunk or anything." She said calmly.

"Wait, what? but you-" I was confused.

"Acting!" She said, cheerfully.

"And how am I suppose to head home?" I asked her, pissed that she left me alone.

"Troy." She said in a DUH sound.

Before I can say anything she spoke up.

"I saw you looking at him the whole time Gabs... you cant say you're not attracted to him... let him take you home." She was right.

I hate it when she's right.

I sighed as she hung up the phone, leaving me alone in the parking lot.

Getting back in the club, I scanned the room, looking for Troy. He wasn't in the bar. He wasn't in the dance floor. Where could he possibly be?

"Looking for me?" A voice whispered from behind.

By the sound of the voice, I can tell it was Troy.

I turned around, looking at his direction strictly. He was around 5 centimeters away from me. I can already feel his breath at the tip of my skin. His hands were shoved in both his jeans pockets.

"You're gonna have to take me home." I said to him.

"Alright..." He said casually.

Please, please, please, please, please no conditions.

"One condition." He said.

Damn!

I really hate Shar right now.

I nodded to him, letting him continue.

"Go on a date with me."

My jaw dropped wide open.

That was his condition?! I thought it was going to be something embarrassing, something that will make me the laughing stock. But I was wrong, this was sooo, a million times much worst!

"Take it or leave it." He was about to walk away.

I grabbed his hand, not wanting him to leave me here, all alone.

I hope I won't regret doing this...

"Fine." I said as he turned around.

"Fine?" He asked me, with a shock look on his face.

"Yes fine, and I need to get home anyways..." I trailed off.

"Umm... o-ok." He sounded shocked that I would accept his condition directly.

The whole car ride, it was quiet. I found out something about him though. His car was an old pale blue truck. It needed lots of work to be done to it, it easily breaks down. How do I know that? The car broke down twice on the way home. He had to fix the engines every time. The fact that he has lots of CD's in his car, which would include a 'Taylor Swift' CD. Its actually weird for a dude, if you think about it... to have a 'Taylor Swift' CD. But I've gotta admit, he has the same taste of music that I have.

The car stopped infront of my house, which was just next to his.

"Here we are." He turn down the engine.

"Thanks." I said, getting out of the truck.

As I was walking to the front door, careful not to wake anyone up, since its already 3 a.m. And there is school tomorrow. I could feel him watching me, making sure I was safe.

I looked back at him, waving goodbye one last time before heading inside.

When I looked through the window, his car was already parked at his house, with him getting out of it.

"Dammit Shar!" I whispered as I was heading inside Shar's room.

She was already asleep, covered up in her blanket. I'm guessing she apparently lied about not being drunk.

I took a shower, refreshing myself, even though its 3 in the morning.

"Psstt... Gabs." I heard someone call my name when I was sleeping.

Slowly, I opened my eyes, looking upwards to see who was calling me. It was Sharpay. She was right beside my bed, looking at my direction. She was shaking me slowly, making me wake from my slumber. As I glanced towards the clock, it was only 4:30 in the morning. I only got like 1 hour and 30 minutes to sleep, since Shar woke me.

"This better be important." I said to her, sitting up on my bed.

"How did it go with Troy?" She whispered.

I groaned.

She woke me up at 4:30 in the MORNING just to make me tell her what happen with Troy at the club. Great. Just great. I'll be sleeping in class tomorrow for sure. Well... today.

"Why did you leave me there with him?" I asked her back a question.

"Hey, I asked first." She argued with me.

"Well... I asked second." I argued back to her.

"Cuz I know he really really likes you, and he's not lying about it now." She answered my question.

"There, now... you answer." She said again.

I sighed.

"He brought me home in his truck, but in return... I have to go on a date with him." I whispered the last part.

Sharpay somehow, she had manage to hear it.

"You said yes didn't you?" She asked, making sure.

"How do you think I got here in the first place Shar?" I reasoned with her, raising my eyebrow at her.

"Right." She said.

"Ok, you can go back to bed now." She said, getting up from my bed.

"No, I'm awake now, no point in getting back to sleep." I said to her.

"Oh, we're on the same page then..." She said to me, sitting back on the bed.

"What do you have in your house, as entertainment?" I asked, still not knowing every inch of her house, since, well... its huge. I'm even surprised to see Shar knowing every inch of her house.

"The-" As she was just about to say something, I cut her off.

"Excluding the karaoke machine." I told her.

"Not much." Shar said.

"Huh." I said, out of ideas.