Disclaimer: I do not own Big Brother or HSM but I do own lots of Lucas Grabeel pictures and at the end of the day, that's all that matters

Wow it's been quite a while since the last update! I apologize to my lovely fans, I'm so sorry! But the rush of the new school year has just started to calm down so I decided to write another chapter. Hope you like it!

With a new HOH competition coming in a few hours, Troy was on the treadmill. He had gotten a good night's sleep and he was ready to kick ass. Nothing was going to stop him from winning this round. Not even the strange odor that he smelled whenever he was with Jason…

He shook the thought from his head. What was important now was winning. And that was exactly what he had in mind.

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Gabriella sat in the kitchen staring at her bowl of …well whatever was in that "slop" stuff. She remembered last night's events clearly. How sweet Troy looked with his blue eyes intently focused on her. She wanted nothing more for that moment to happen. They were so close but alas they were ruined once again.

Taylor walked into the kitchen and noticed Gabriella's strange infatuation with the bowl.

"You ok, hun?

Gabriella looked up at Taylor with big eyes. She appeared startled, as if pulled out of another dimension. And in a way, she was. She was lost in her thoughts, unsure if her relationship with Troy would ever get anywhere. Was it romance? Or just a showmance? She was having trouble sorting this all out in her mind.

She responded to Taylor with a simple shrug.

Taylor could feel Gabriella's pain. She gave her friend a half smile and embraced her in a big, comforting hug.

Alan walked in, noticed the moment, and slowly crept back out.

He warned everyone not to go into the kitchen and they all agreed. Finally, about fifteen minutes later, Gabriella and Taylor came out. Gabriella no longer had a look of sadness displayed across her face, but rather one of determination. She was ready and just on time.

Ms. Darbus came over the announcements and asked the houseguests to report to the backyard. Troy walked with a little too much enthusiasm.

As each houseguest entered the backyard, they noticed that there was a large web in the backyard. It resembled that of a spider's. different speculations went through their head which all went along the line that they would have to hang onto the web for dear life err…dear title of HOH that is…

Ms. Darbus explained that, as outgoing HOH, Kelsi was not allowed to compete. And, just as suspected, Ms. Darbus asked the members to climb onto the net and not let any part of them touch the ground. The houseguests complied and when they all felt secure, the net started raising.

Naturally Jason, the class clown, decided to stand up.

"Dude! I can tight rope walk!" He said as he carefully placed one foot in front of the other. "And mom said I couldn't join the circus. Pssh, look ma! No hands!"

A few laughed but others scoffed as his stupidity.

Cyndra adjusted her position, slightly shaking the net and this caused Jason to go tumbling onto the safety mats below.

He rolled off the mats into a decent sized puddle of mud. "Oh gross!" He exclaimed. "Where are the showers!"

That explains what that smell is. Troy thought to himself.

For a while, Chad had noticed Sharpay giving him dirty looks and it wasn't until Jason was disqualified that he realized what they were for.

Thinking back, he had promised to forfeit the competition in return for Sharpay's vote.

With a smile and a quick "Good luck everyone" Chad slipped through the nets onto the mats below.

Zeke looked around, confused, and didn't notice the faucets above him. All of a sudden, water started pouring down on the net as it started tipping sideways. Zeke lost his grip and slipped off the net.

The next two to fall were Cyndra and Taylor. Followed by Sharpay. When Sharpay reached the ground Chad started yelling at her.

"You made me throw the competition for nothing?"

She grinned devilishly and shrugged. While Chad continued fuming.

At this point, the net was completely upside down. Sure, Ryan's legs were extremely built due to his dancing background. However, his arms weren't quite as strong .His hands slipped, leaving him hanging bye his legs. With all the blood rushing to his head, Ryan could no longer take it so he let go.

Nobody quite knew how Alan remained that long. But a few minutes after Ryan's departure from the net, he fell as well.

Sharpay joked that he was trying to show up Ryan in hopes to impress Kelsi. This caused Kelsi to blush furiously and avoid Ryan's gaze.

On the net, only Troy and Gabriella remained. Troy debated whether he wanted the HOH that badly and he figured there was no better person than Gabriella to have it.

Troy bowed his head to Gabriella and swung down from the net.

"Gabriella, you are the new HOH!" Ms. Darbus announced.

Gabriella jumped down from the net and landed right next to Troy.

In Front of everyone, Gabriella grabbed Troy and pulled his face to hers. She kissed him on the lips passionately while everyone cheered.

Gabriella realized what she did and let go immediately, staring at the ground. Troy smiled and put his arm around her shoulders. "Congratulations, HOH." He said, giving her a small kiss on the cheek.

After a bit of sitting in the living room, chatting with everyone, Gabriella went to the diary room.

"Wow, I won HOH. If it wasn't for Troy I couldn't have done it. That's why I kissed him. Well, I think that's why I did it. I know everyone was shocked. I even shocked myself. I'm too shy to even make a speech but it just felt so right. I'm glad I did it and that's the truth. I wouldn't have changed a thing."

As Gabriella left the diary room, Sharpay grabbed her arm and pulled her into a private room. "I've got some dirt on that lover boy Troy of yours." Sharpay whispered.

Gabriella's eyes widened. "What is it! Is it bad?" She gasped. "Does he already have a girlfriend!"

"Slow down." Sharpay calmed her. "Gabriella, this is all a game and in games like this, you do what you must to last. So, if you keep me in this house, I'll give you this dirt and trust me. It's worth your while."

"I have to wait?" Gabriella's shoulders slumped.

"Of course" Sharpay winked and left the room.

Over the next few days, Gabriella had a big decision on her hands. Who would she nominate for eviction?

Ceremony time rolled around and Gabriella prepared to announce her nominees.

"Alright, I'm going to tell you all who I nominated for eviction this week."

Once again, Sharpay was nervous that someone would betray her. She crossed her fingers and braced herself.

Gabriella took a deep breath and began. "I wish to nominate Alan and Cyndra. I'm sorry but I haven't been able to form any types of bonds with you two and you haven't really shown much personality yet."

They nodded and sat in the eviction chairs.

Sharpay breathed a sigh of relief. "So, Darbus, when do we get to vote?"

"I'm sorry Sharpay, but as our motto goes, you must expect the unexpected. There will be no voting this week because it is a double eviction night."

Everyone gasped as Cyndra and Alan got their bags and headed out the door forever. They said their goodbyes and then they were gone.

"Wow." Gabriella said sadly. "I really feel bad for what I did."

"Don't worry about it." Sharpay smiled. "It was the best decision on your part." She brushed past Gabriella and focused her attention on Darbus' new announcement.

There are to be three different competitions this week. Each having a different prize.

"Good luck house guests."

Alright, I'm trying to speed the chapters up, that's why they are so hasty and sucky…otherwise I'd have about 60 chapters. XD so tell me what you think!