Troy leans back in his chair sighing in frustration as he glances at the clock. Only five minutes had past since he last looked. He slides down further into his seat drowning out the sound of his teacher's voice. It was the second to last lesson and he just wanted today to be over with already. His next lesson wasn't that bad as he was with his friends but this maths lesson seemed to be never ending. The bell echoes in distance as all the students stand up and leave the classroom. Troy follows suit and heads for his locker. Walking down the hall he receives pats on the back and high fives and winks from female students. This wasn't some thing out of the ordinary this was just life for Troy Bolton. He was used to this attention it came with the territory of being the East High Wildcats basketball captain. Girls loved him and guys wanted to be him to them he was a hero.
As he approaches his locker he smiles as he notices a dark haired girl leaning against it with a smile plastered upon her face. "Hey gabs" he greets Gabriella Montez with a hug.
"Hey troy, how was class?" she says as she releases from his grip and presumes her place up against his locker.
"Same as always" he says as he opens his locker and shoves in his maths book. He then turns to Gabriella "would have been better if you were there to entertain me!" he winks. She slaps his arm playfully then smiles.
"Well I'm in homeroom with you but looks like we will never make it unless you hurry up!" he tuts at her as he shuts his locker. Trust Gabriella to always be in a hurry when in comes to lessons troy thinks to him self. He looks in to her dark eyes and smiles.
"Come on then nerd I don't want to be the one to make you late" he laughs as he drapes an arm across her shoulders. She snuggles in to his grip as they head to homeroom.
Once they reach there class they both take their usual seats at the back and greet their friends that were already seated around them. Gabriella smiles at a dark skinned girl that was sitting next to her." Hey Tay"
"Hey gabs, you alright?"
"Yeah im fine thanks, how's things with Chad?"
Taylor Mccessie smiles and looks at the bushy haired boy that was now talking to troy. "Things are good" she beams back at Gabriella.
"Aww im so pleased!" the too girls giggle to each other till they hear a loud thud.
"Please be quiet and immediately take your seats!" their home room teacher Ms Darbus had entered the room and had now gotten every bodies attention.
"For the next week you will be working on a project that will require you to work in pairs, Male and female. You have 30 seconds to allocate yourself a partner. Your time starts now!"
The class jumps up suddenly and try to find some one to partner with. Troy stays calm throughout the mayhem and simply slides his desk closer to Gabriella's and smiles. "You know your partnering with me right?" he smirks.
"What if I wanted to work with someone else?" she teases him. Troy laughs and leans in closer to whisper in her ear "that's not going to happen" he purrs seductively which sends shivers down her spine. He leans back in his seat still with the smirk playing on his lips and watches as a blush reaches Gabriella's cheeks. He knew far to well the effect he had on her and from time to time he loved playing up on it. They had been flirting for close to two months now but still weren't actually officially dating. Neither one knew if it would ruin the strong friendship that they had formed but both equally wanted to take it to the next step.
Gabriella try to hide her blushing cheeks and stare at their teacher ahead but she knew as well as troy that it wasn't going to be easy. She could flirt with the best of them but when ever any physical contact would happen she would either turn beetroot red or become all nervous. It wasn't her fault it was just the effect troy had on her.
Miss Darbus scans the room and a contented smile forms on her face as she sees her students have now all been seated in pairs "right, now that you have your seats I will explain the requirements for the course of the following week. This project is about marriage. You and your partner will be married for the week. You will need to contribute to all aspects of married life. You will each pick an occupation from the box situated on my desk which will also include key points or your married life. At the end of the week you will be required to do a presentation of your overall week. Any questions?" The class mutters but no one dares to ask a question. "Everything you need to know will be on the hand out. Please take one and pass it on."
As Miss Darbus resumes her place behind her desk leaving the students to discuss the project. Gabriella looks around to see Troy's eyes bore in to hers. She gives him a nervous smile that he returns. As of today she was Mrs Bolton.