A/N: This is based off the song 'out of this world' by the Jonas brothers. I fell in love with it and did a Troyella vid on youtube lol. Anyway, as I have a few stories going on atm, here are the statuses (I don't know if that's a word but it'll have to do lol)

Out of this world - In-progress

My music, my troy - in-progress

I'll lose fo you - in-progress

Just friends - in-progress

Imaginary love - discontinued (sorry guys!)

Not always - on hold!

Sweet revenge - discontinued

Just like heaven - discontinued

A bully at heart - discontinued

Chapter 1 – New girl

Troy Bolton stepped off of the school bus and was immediately greeted by his best friend, Chad Danforth. He grinned at the African-American boy and they shared a hi-five. "Hey, dude."

"Hey, man." They started up the school steps and the minute they walked through the doors, the hallways of East High fell silent as the Golden Boy returned.

Troy held his head high and smiled. This was his territory. He was the Coach's son and basketball captain…and also the biggest bully in the school. He started towards his locker and winked at a bunch of cheerleaders. They were sluts, he knew it. But, they were good for a shag. If he was known for something more than being a bully, it was being a player.

"Troy!" A voice squealed.

Troy and Chad turned around and Troy was immediately pounced on by Sharpay, head cheerleader, head slut and Troy's recent girl to please. He chuckled slightly and patted her hair. He pulled back and grinned at her. "Calm down, babe. You don't have to attack me."

Sharpay flipped some blonde hair over her shoulder and rolled her eyes jokingly. "Sure, I do, Sweetie. I'm just happy to see you."

Troy smirked to himself. Another lady praising his skill in the bedroom. "It's only been one night."

"And?" Sharpay asked. "I'll see you later, right?"

Troy nodded. "Sounds good." He kissed her roughly before he let her go and she headed off down the hall.

Chad finally turned back to him, along with Zeke and Jason, two other basketball players. "Dude, how can you have every girl falling all over you and the girl I've been crushing on for years hasn't even noticed me?"

"Danforth!" A voice yelled.

Chad turned around and came face to face with Taylor McKessie, his lab partner. "Yes, Taylor?"

"I think she noticed." Zeke joked with Troy and Jason.

"You have something to say?" Taylor snapped at them.

Chad rolled his eyes, trying so very hard not to blush. "What do you want, Taylor?"

"Do you have our science project?" She asked impatiently.

"Well, sure. You asked me to bring it." He replied, slipping his backpack off his shoulders and starting to unzip it.

"You put the model of a DNA double helix in your backpack?" Taylor said slowly, disbelief lacing her voice.

Chad looked up. "No. I put it in a Janitor's closet. I'm just getting the key."

Taylor frowned. "Wait, did you just do something smart?"

Chad shrugged, zipping his backpack back up. "I knew you'd kill me if I broke it so I asked the janitor for a favour. I owe him a semester of actually putting trash in the garbage can."

Taylor took the key off of him. "Well, thanks." She furrowed her brow slightly and turned around to make her way to homeroom.

Troy put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Dude, you're hooked!"

Chad sighed. "I know."

Jason chuckled. "Why don't you ask her out?"

"She hates me." Chad said in a 'duh!' tone.

"Have you tried?" Zeke asked.

"Well, no. I haven't even thought about it." Chad replied.

"Well, whatever." Troy muttered, keen to change the subject as the subject had nothing to do with him.

His three friends glanced at each other before following him towards Ms Darbus' homeroom. Chad hated it that his best friend was so selfish but, he valued his life and place on the basketball squad. As they all sat on their desks and started up a new conversation, Chad prayed that something would come along to make Troy realise what people – other than cheerleaders – really think of him.

Carlos Montez pulled up in the East High parking lot with his wife, Salina, and daughter, Gabriella. He turned in his seat to look at Gabriella. "Gabby, remember you've got to act like you fit in."

Gabriella looked out of the window at the other students and then at her fluorescent pink halter neck dress. "I'm not going to fit in while I'm wearing this. I said the twenty first century not the thirty first!"

Salina rolled her eyes. "Just use the flash change." He handed her the device.

She chose the right setting and pushed the button. The dress was immediately replaced with some black skinny jeans, a plain white tank top and a pale blue jacket. She pushed the sleeves up to her elbows and grabbed the bag beside her. "Are you sure I need this? The moto-pack is so much easier."

"Listen, it's only for a few days until I fix the ship. And then, we don't have to come back." Carlos said. "Can you survive that long?"

"I suppose I have no choice." Gabriella muttered, still staring out of the window.

"Honey, it really won't take me that long to fix the ship." Carlos said softly.

"Well, let's get this over with." Gabriella said, avoiding his statement. She pushed the door of the car open and climbed out, slinging her bag over her shoulder.

Carlos and Salina glanced at each other before following and Carlos locked the car. "Remember, don't do anything that we do at home."

"I know, Dad. And if I get stuck, I'll look on the FVW, okay?" Gabriella asked.

Carlos smiled in satisfaction and kissed her forehead. "Okay. Well, I guess we better sign you in and stuff."

Gabriella nodded nervously. "I guess so." They all walked up the steps and through the doors to reception.

Carlos smiled at the older woman behind the desk politely. "Hello, I'm Carlos Montez, my daughter, Gabriella is supposed to start today."

The woman smiled and sorted through some files before handing one to Carlos. "Well, I'm Mrs Bridges, the receptionist. If you just wait a moment, I will get the Principal and he will just have a chat. She picked up a phone and dialled some numbers.

"See, honey? This place doesn't seem so bad." Salina said encouragingly.

Gabriella jumped at a sudden bang and turned her head to see a muscular boy, throwing a smaller, weaker-looking boy against some lockers. She turned back to her mother. "Oh yeah. It's heaven on Earth." She said sarcastically.

A door opened next to the reception desk and a Chinese man came out, smiling brightly. "Welcome to East High. I'm Dave Matsu, the Principal. I see you've received the map of the school, the note to your teachers and your schedule."

Carlos handed Gabriella the file and smiled encouragingly. "You'll be okay."

Gabriella turned to her mother, hand on her stomach. "Mum, my stomach-"

"You're always nervous at a new place. And we promised you we're going back as soon as possible." Salina said softly.

"I read over your transcripts and I expect your light will shine brightly here at East High." Mr Matsui said positively.

Gabriella turned back to her parents. "I guess I'll see you later, then." She whispered before turning around and walking down the hallway and schedule closely. She stopped suddenly, knowing she would never find her homeroom. She looked around a little, spotting two girls and a guy talking. She approached shyly and coughed, gaining their attention. "Uh, hi. I was wondering, where's room 121?"

The guy smiled, adjusting his blue cap on his head. "That's our homeroom now. We'll take you if you want."

Gabriella breathed a visible sigh of relief. "Thank you. I'm Gabriella. It's my first day."

"I'm Ryan and this is Kelsi and Martha." The guy introduced.

Gabriella smiled. "Well, hi."

"Where are you from?" Martha asked.

"Far away." Gabriella muttered.

"You mean Europe?" Kelsi asked.

"A little further than Europe." Gabriella said.

"Well, anyway, we better get to homeroom. Ms Darbus can be little harsh when it comes to timing." Ryan explained. "Come on."

Gabriella followed the three friends. "Thank you for this. I'm no good with maps."

"No worries. We were heading there anyway. Can I see your schedule?" Ryan asked.

"Why?" Gabriella asked, her face falling.

Ryan chuckled. "To see which classes we have together."

"Oh, right. Of course." She handed him her schedule and they waited outside of their homeroom while he read over it.

"Well, you have drama with all of us, science and math with Martha and our other, Taylor, gym with Taylor and me, Spanish by yourself and English by yourself too." Ryan explained.

Gabriella nodded as she took her schedule back. "Right." They all entered the classroom and Gabriella approached the woman who was sat in a throne-like chair at the front of the class, on a little stage. "Ms Darbus?"

Ms Darbus put her cup of coffee on her desk and sat up straighter. "Yes?"

Gabriella handed her the papers from her file and smiled slightly. "I'm new here."

Ms Darbus read over the paper and nodded. "There's a spare seat at the back."

Gabriella looked at the seat she was pointing at and smiled when she saw Ryan, Kelsi and Martha with an African-American girl. She walked down the aisle between the desks and saw a leg in the way. She looked to the person it belonged to. She saw a sandy-haired boy with bright blue eyes wearing a blue and white striped shirt. A blonde girl was sitting on his desk and he looked up to smirk at her. "Excuse me?"

He looked up properly. "Yes, new girl?"

"I prefer Gabriella." She replied, stepping over his leg and joining her three new friends at the back of the classroom. "Who is that?" She asked, pointing as he started a make-out session with the blonde girl.

"That's Troy Bolton. Stay clear of him. He's bad news." Martha informed her. "And, this is Taylor."

Gabriella smiled at the young girl. "Hi. I'm Gabriella."