The Start of Something New (Troy and Gabriella / High School Musical)

Part 1

"The Laker's are down by 1 and only 30 seconds left, can Troy Bolton make this basket?" the announcer said in suspense as everyone were on the edge of their seats, except for one. Gabriella was yawning, the whole game she was thinking about her science project, due on Tuesday. She only agreed to go to the game because it was her brother's birthday and his girlfriend was lucky enough to have a huge test she had to study for. She hated basketball, only when her brother played in high school did she tolerate it but junior year he wreaked his knee and hadn't played since. However, it seemed like a game was now on the TV screen all the time especially a Laker's game and now that Troy Bolton joined the team, it was all Chad could ever talk about. He played the exact position Chad did, shooting guard.

He didn't care about how many times Troy's name was seen in the news for about everything ilgual. After being part of a car chase, in their family he was considered cool. When going to jail for theft and been caught smoking pot that was the breakfast and dinner conversation for almost a month.

"He shoots and he scores," Beep! "He did it again Troy Bolton made the winning basket, making the score sixty-two, sixty-one. " Before the crowd started celebrating along with their home team Gabriella stood up and headed towards the exit, she could not stand hearing people cheer for Troy or any of the Lakers for that matter.

His name was being chanted and after being lift up onto the shoulders of his teammates, Troy noticed the empty seat and the black haired girl wearing the blue summer dress and white cartagin leaving the stadium. There were a hundred girls screaming his name but she was intrigue, he needed to know her story and why she would leave in the middle of the party.

She only going to the washroom, he thought and again plastered a giant grin on his face and once given the game winning, ball made a basket from half court. However, after five minutes he saw the seat was still empty and he knew all the chanting could be heard from outside so he slide off his team mates and ran up the isle and out the door. He wanted her for the night and planed to have her and make it so she will never walk out on a celebration for him again.

Shutting the door, he ran to the woman's restroom, the screaming of happiness of Troy Bolton show up in the washroom stopped and looks of terror came upon their faces when he started peeking underneath the stales for the girl in the blue dress.

"Did a black haired girl in a blue dress, white sweater come in here?" he asked. After only getting blank stares along with shakes of the head, Troy ran out the door and searched everywhere. Seeing his eye candy on a bench far from the door of the stadium staring at the clock hanging on the wall, shocked him. You wouldn't be able to hear the chanting, there was no TV to watch the stadium.

"What are you doing out here?" Troy said

"Waiting for my brother," Gabriella said frustrated that she had to talk to the biggest jerk of all jerks. Sitting down beside her, Troy put his arm around.

"You do know the game is still on and everyone is still inside." Once pushing his arm off her and standing up, she said.

"You stay here and wait for my brother, he is a huge Troy Bolton fan and I am going to the car." Turning her back to Troy she trotted off feeling free, until Troy shot up and grabbed her hand.

"You're not?"

"There is nothing to like, you are a criminal who is treated like God."

"Well all the girls love my hair, my shaggy sand coloured hair, my blue eyes and they love the way I kiss." Taking his hand out of his hair he leaned in and placed his lips on hers.

"Gross!" Gabriella yelled, pushing him away and cantering away. Keeping himself out of sight, Troy followed Gabriella as she met up with her brother and walked to her car. Keeping an eye on her while he hotwired a neibouring car and jumped in and followed once her and her brother started driving.

As Gabriella and Chad drove into their driveway and walked in their front door, Troy hid behind a tree a house back after making sure he was always a couple of cars behind them on the way there. He knew where she lived now it was up to him to have her fall in love with her.

Back at the stadium, he changed out of his jersey, took the winning ball and drove home in his brand new car, leaving the stolen car in the parking lot.