Gabriella Montez was attempting to do her U.S. History assignment when the door swung open. Her roommate, Sharpay Evans, stormed in and plopped down on her bed. Gabriella rolled her eyes at Sharpay's dramatic antics before setting her pen down and turning to her.

"Sharpay, what happened?" Gabriella asked hoping this wouldn't be a long rant. She had known Sharpay since beginning school at Wildwoods Preparatory freshman year but had never really interacted with her until getting assigned roommates junior year. She knew she was dramatic but didn't realize it was so bad. School had only been in session for three weeks and it seemed like three months.

"Oh nothing…just that Lisa Koether got MY role. Mrs. Darbus said it would be good to 'allow new faces in productions to allow excitement'. Are you serious?! There is a reason I get all the leads!" Sharpay shouted. Gabriella raised an eyebrow but bit back her smart remark.

"Sorry, Sharpay, but maybe Mrs. Darbus is right." Gabriella said. "Hear me out!" she said quickly as Sharpay's face twisted into a look of shock and anger. "The theatre always needs new blood. Just like films and Tv to keep it fresh. It'll draw new fans and make your audience bigger in the long run. Also, causing more buzz."

Sharpay considered it for a moment and then nodded. "Gabriella, you're right. I'll be back on top soon. I guess with my new found free time I'll just be extra fabulous and extend a helping hand to others. Oh, and Leah is coming over in about ten minutes."

"That's fine." Gabriella said before getting up to make her bed. She really loved her dormitory this semester. It was a prime location to everything, the coffee shop was attached to it, and the rooms were rather large. The two beds were on different sides of the room with a large orange and pink rug in the middle and three bean bags on the floor. Sharpay's 50 inch plasma was facing the bean bags. Their desks were behind them, stacked with books and knick knacks. Above the desks were two shelves with some decorations.

Gabriella returned to her history assignment just as Leah Spears strutted into the room. Leah had short curly brown hair up to the end of her neck. She had light brown eyes with green specks. She had strange features but was easily one of the prettiest girls on the campus. Her English accent probably helped with her allure. She started at Woodland the previous year when her parents moved to America from England. She was from a very affluent family. Her father owns a railroad company and was attempting to expand to America.

"Hello, Gabriella, how's it going?" Leah asked in her accent.

"Pretty good just trying to knock out this history." Gabriella said with a warm smile.

"Nice." Leah said. "Okay, Sharpay, there is get together I was invited to. You're coming because Troy is going to be there."

"How sure are you?" Sharpay asked excitedly.

"One hundred and thirty percent." Leah said. Gabriella couldn't help but listen. She shifted uncomfortably feeling a type of way. She hated hearing Sharpay make plans to go out because it was something she never did. Her friends were not interested in those things. As much as she loved them, Gabriella wanted more experiences. She was nearly sixteen for crying out loud.

"When is it?!" Sharpay asked.

"Tonight…like around ten." Leah said. "You've got an hour to get out of that horrid uniform and get showered. I'll wait."

As Sharpay scrambled to pick out an outfit, Gabriella got an idea. She put her pen down and nervously opened her mouth. "Sharpay…"

"Yeah?"

"Um, I was wondering…if maybe I could….come with you guys?" Gabriella asked hesitantly. She held her breath as they looked at her strangely. Leah began laughing.

"Gabriella, I didn't take you for a 'going out' person." Leah said amused. Sharpay laughed as she agreed.

"I just want to see what it's like. I've never been off campus to anything like that. My friends don't like things like that."

"Well, sure you can come. This just begins my extracurricular of showing people a more fabulous life." Sharpay said with a smile. "Hurry up!"

Gabriella slammed her book shut and ran over to her mirror. She had already showered so she decided to do her hair first. It was already flat ironed so she let it loose from the ponytail.

"So, what exactly are you planning to do with your hair?" Leah asked as she crossed the room.

"I was just going to wear it straight?"

"Mmm, yeah but part it in the middle. And we need to bump it to give it some body. And you're going to wear some eyeliner and mascara. Some clear lip gloss. And….some nice jeans and a white v neck."

"I've got a light wash skinnies with some cuts in it." Gabriella offered. Leah nodded. An hour later, Gabriella felt really sexy and attractive. She threw on her red converse and they hurried off to the creek. It was a bit chilly out so Leah on a blazer over her bodycon. Gabriella had on a zipped down grey hoodie that was too big. Sharpay had begged her to take one of her jackets but Gabriella declined. Sharpay was braving the wind wearing a green sequined crop top along with a pair of black boyfriend jeans.

It was a Thursday night. Gabriella secretly hoped they would be back before one so she could finish her assignment. They reached the woods and pulled their flashlights out. They single filed until they reached a clearing and could hear the water. There was a bonfire and a lot of people hanging around.

"Hello!" Leah said in a sing song voice. She and Sharpay immediately dispersed into the crowd and began mingling leaving Gabriella alone. She hadn't planned on this. She leaned against a tree away from the party taking in the scene.

"Here." Someone was thrusting a drink in her face. She took it and looked at the owner of the hand. It was none other than Troy Bolton.

"Thanks, but could you be any rougher?" Gabriella joked. She took a sip of her drink and nearly spat it out. "That is NOT soda."

"You don't drink?" Troy asked looking at her intently. He chugged down the rest of his liquor.

"I'm not opposed to it but I've never done it before." Gabriella admitted. "I don't think you should be drinking since you're on the basketball team."

"It's only once in awhile and it's not basketball season yet." He sat down on the ground next to her. "Wanna sit?"

"Sure," She slid down and sat. It was strange talking to the most popular guy in school. She wondered if he thought she was someone else.

"So, Gabriella, you never come out. What's new with tonight?" Troy slurred. She looked away smiling. He knew her name. So he wasn't confused.

"I wanted to try something new." She admitted.

"Well, you look different. Your hair looks good. You usually wear it really curly or straight but this is cool." Troy said.

"Thanks…" She said. She felt like she was being punked. She began playing with her hair as Troy drunkenly conversed with her about anything. Eventually, Sharpay and Leah saw them sitting away from the party and came storming over.

"What's going on here?" Sharpay's voice had traces of anger in it.