Chapter One:

I'm What?!

Gabriella Montez woke up unwillingly by the sound of her alarm clock. It was six in the morning, and it was safe to say that she was not a morning person. The beams of light that shone through her window only put Gabriella in a grouchier mood, if that was in any way possible. She dragged herself to her bathroom and yawned, ready to brush her teeth and clean herself up. Just as she looked into the mirror, she realized what day it was today.

It was the last day for school! Don't get me wrong, Gabriella absolutely loved school; she just loved the holidays more. Spring Break started tomorrow, and she had already made plans with her best friends – Taylor McKessie, Sharpay Evans, and Kelsi Neilson.

Simply thinking of Spring Break had already gotten Gabriella all excited. She quickly freshened up herself and changed into a cute red top she just bought, along with a pair of white shorts. She wasn't going to look like a hobo on the last day of school. Looking at her reflection, Gabriella smiled.

'Red and white, gotta show some Wildcat spirit, eh?' she thought to herself.

Before she could do anything else, Gabriella heard her mother calling for her.

"Honey, can you come downstairs?" Maria, her mother called out.

"Coming, mom!"

Gabriella proceeded to walk down the stairs to go find her mother. She thought her mother was just asking her to come for breakfast, but when she saw the serious look on her face, she knew something was up. Maria did not usually act like this, and Gabriella was afraid to find out what happened. As soon as she saw her daughter, Maria motioned Gabriella to sit down. Gabriella took a sip of her orange juice, waiting nervously to what she was about to hear.

"Gabriella, darling, I have something to tell you," Maria said, her voice shaking a bit.

"Yes mom?"

Unlike usually, she could not tell what her mother was going to say. Gabriella was good at guessing what her mother wanted to talk about, and she always prepared herself mentally for what she was to expect. However, this time, she honestly had no clue what was going on. Raising her eyebrows, Gabriella waited for her mom to continue.

"Well?" Gabriella asked, expectantly.

Maria put down her cup of coffee, hands slightly shaking. It was hardly noticeable, but nothing ever escapes Gabriella's eyes. She looked at her daughter with a sheepish smile, which only led her daughter to be even more suspicious.

"Uh- right. When you were just two months old, your father and I arranged you to marry another boy when you turned eighteen. It was a mutual agreement between us and the other family, and we um- signed a contract over this."

Maria continued to babble all on her own, while Gabriella remained silent. She took the time to process the words in her head. This was not some kind of cruel joke, and she knew it. Her mother could not tell a lie, even if it was to save her life.

"Honey? Why aren't you saying anything? Aren't you- mad?" Maria asked.

Oh, she was angry alright! How could her mother do something like this? Have her marry a guy she did not love? She would turn eighteen in two months, for God's sake! She had a bright future ahead of her! This small act would just ruin her entire future! She wanted response from her? Oh, she'll have response. Gabriella made sure of that.

"Mom…"

"Yes, darling?"

"How could you do this to me! I'm turning 18 in two months! Two months! How could you expect me to marry someone I don't know and don't love? You couldn't have told me this earlier now, could you? You just had to do this today! I can't believe this!"

Gabriella sure did give her mother a response. Just maybe not the response Maria wanted. Yet, you cannot blame Gabriella for acting like this now, can you? She had just been told she was to marry someone she didn't love!

"I'm sorry, honey. I really am. But on the bright side, you know him! You're marrying Troy!" Maria said, attempting to lighten the mood.

"What?!" Gabriella screeched, "And that's supposed to make me feel better? Knowing that I'm about to marry, oh dear me, my worst enemy?"

Judging by Gabriella's reaction. It's safe to say that they do not get along with each other. Actually, that'd be an understatement. Troy and Gabriella were like fire and ice – they do not mix well together. They absolutely loathe each other.

"You know what? I'm not going to stay here and have any more of this shit. I'm leaving for school."

With that, Gabriella left her house without saying another word to her mother. Maria looked at the direction where her daughter left and sighed. She should've known better than to expect Gabriella to take this nicely. All she wanted was to see her daughter start a family of her own, was that too much to ask for?

"I'm not even going to correct her language," Maria sighed.

That was a way to ruin one's mood for school. Good luck to the two of you, because the both of you damn well need it. Whatever's ahead of Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton, it's not going to look good.

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed chapter one of "My Worst Enemy is my WHAT?!". If you're reading this for the first time, welcome and enjoy! If you're reading this again, you might find this a little different than what you've read before. I've recently went through all my old fanfics and well- they were not as good as I thought they were, when I wrote this. Me being me, I just had to re-edit/re-write this. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter and stay tuned for more updates!

Signing off,

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