A Heartless Bully?
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Troy Bolton: a failing bully who is on the verge of being kicked out of the basketball team. Gabriella Montez: a nerd who has had nothing but success when it comes to academics. When Mrs. Darbus assigns Gabriella to become Troy's tutor will love spark or will all hell break loose?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. But nevertheless, I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!
Chapter One
Seventeen-year-old Gabriella Montez walked across a busy street.
She walked with lousy posture: her back bent and her head down. Her arms were wrapped tightly around a large, chunky book. Just by looking at her, you could tell she had a small self esteem.
Once she took her first step onto the East High campus, she inhaled and took in her rushed surroundings. She was never the outgoing type, always the observing type. She noticed everything, every little detail; especially the cliques.
Any visitor could spot each clique at East High within a few seconds. It was probably easier to tell the nerds from the cheerleaders and the football players from the skaters than to simply drink a glass of water. To simplify, East High is a very stereotypical school.
Gabriella looked around, trying to find her best friend Taylor McKessie. After struggling to see her outside, she gave up and decided to look inside.
It was stupid to even look for her outside. Taylor, along with their brainiac friends, spent most of their time in either the library or the chemistry lab.
Gabriella shook her head in frustration and headed for the library.
She only had to walk a few steps to meet with the aroma of sweat and rubber. When the two scents combine it could only mean one thing – the basketball team. If you want to be more specific, then Troy Bolton.
Overwhelmed by the horrid smell, Gabriella picked up her pace while putting her head down. Her grip on the book tightened as she charged forward. The smell really got to her.
BAM!
"Hey! Watch where you're going, nerd!" a voice yelled. The owner of that voice got up and brushed himself off. Gabriella looked up, trembling. She did nothing wrong! It was just an accidental bump.
Slowly, the guy walked towards her.
"Oh she's in for it now." someone shouted from afar.
Gabriella was terrified of what was going to happen. Each step that the guy took was like being shot with fear.
Next thing you know, he was right in front of her.
"Do you know who I am?!" he exclaimed, outraged. Gabriella made no movement, no sound. "I'm Troy Bolton! Nobody runs into Troy Bolton!" A crowd grew rapidly around them.
"You could have broke my arm which would forbid me to be on the team. You're just lucky I'm still standing." Gabriella couldn't even look him in the face, her scared face was pointed towards the ground the whole time. "I'll leave you with warning for now, but I swear! You do any harm to me again, and well…let's just say you wouldn't want know."
Everyone laughed at the helpless girl.
"If I were you, I wouldn't be too happy that nothing happened at this moment. You're just a weak nerd. "
Even though Gabriella was silent on the outside, in the inside, she was scared to death. "Are we clear!" yelled Troy. Gabriella quickly nodded. He then turned around, and walked away.
His footsteps were loud and clear. Click. Click. Click. It was almost like a warning to Gabriella.
The crowd went and followed Troy, leaving Gabriella all shook up.
She was motionless. She didn't want to move. She was afraid that history would repeat if she dared to move again.
Taylor all of a sudden rushed outside after hearing what happened to her poor best friend."Oh my gosh, Gabs! Are you alright?" She asked bringing her into a hug. The only answer she got was whimper.
"Those guys are jerks, don't listen to them. They're too full of themselves." Taylor tried to reassure her.
"All I did was bump into him…" Gabriella stated. "Hey, don't blame this on yourself. Troy was overreacting." explained Taylor. "Just remember to stay away from him." Gabriella nodded her head slowly.
Taylor let go of Gabriella and got up. She looked around and saw Gabriella's book lying a few feet away. She retrieved it and placed it next to Gabriella.
Eventually Taylor got Gabriella to stand and head to class. But it seemed like nothing could get the awful thought of Troy out of her head.
Homeroom
Gabriella and Taylor walked into homeroom together that afternoon. Gabriella's mood positively changed by the time class started. The girls took their seats next to each other and waited for Mrs. Darbus to start rambling about school activities but still hinting a bit of Shakespeare here and there.
Once the bell rung, Mrs. Darbus stood up from her overly sized chair.
"Good Afternoon Class. First things first, CELL PHONES OFF!" Almost half the class took their phones out and switched them off.
"Information about the school's musical can be found on the backboard. Tryout dates can be located at the sign-up sheet near the school's entrance. Student council has a meeting on–"
The squeaky sound of the door caught the intention of the whole room.
"Nice of you to join us Mr. Bolton; once again, another tardy. I see you're keeping a collection going."
"Well Mrs. Darbus, collecting as always been a hobby of mine. I've been collecting trophies, championships, tardies, and most importantly the ladies." He smirked.
"Whatever suits you, Mr. Bolton. Go take your seat." Troy took his seat behind Gabriella. He leaned forward, "Nice to see you again, nerd."
Gabriella looked at Taylor with eyes that could beat any puppy. Taylor mouthed, "Ignore him." Gabriella nodded back, still scared.
Mrs. Darbus continued on with her announcements wearing the whole class out. Towards the end, she took out a big stack of white papers. She stated, "I have your math midterms in my hand. Some of you did fairly well while others did fairly not."
Gabriella and Taylor looked at each other nervously. They both studied hard for the midterm to the point where they couldn't look at a textbook ever again. Row by row, Mrs. Darbus handed them back. It was now time for their rows. They both hoped that the overtime studying would pay off.
As for Troy, the midterm was the last thing on his mind. Man, I'm really craving a burger right now. A double-double from In-N-Out, oh god....why did I have to think about that?
Mrs. Darbus handed back Taylor's. 97% "Very nice, Taylor." She added.
Then, she turned to Gabriella and handed hers back. 100% "Gabriella, you are doing an excellent job." Mrs. Darbus commended.
"Nerd." Troy scoffed. The class scoffed along with him.
"I wouldn't be calling anyone names, Mr. Bolton. Look at your test." Mrs. Darbus noted. Troy looked down. 15%. For a second he frowned but he immediately tried to cover it up.
"Well at least I'm not some smart brainiac that has no social life. I'd rather be dumb and popular than to have Gabriella's brain. " The class let out an "ooooh."
Gabriella hid in her arms.
"Mr. Bolton! Cut that out. Now, even though I dread to do so – I must give you a makeup test in a few weeks. If I were you I'd take this seriously, young man."
"Why should I?"
"Well according to Mr. Matsui, if you fail the makeup, you will be forced to quit the basketball team." Troy stood up in shock.
"WAIT! I CAN'T GET KICKED OFF THE TEAM! THEY NEED ME!" he screamed. The basketball team was nothing without him.
Mrs. Darbus sighed and replied, "Mr. Bolton, it's in the rulebook."
"But – I don't understand!"
"Mr. Bolton, it is very simple. You no pass, you no play."
"But–"
She ignored the rest of Troy's snickering comments and walked to the front of the class.
"Does anyone have any questions?"
The class shook their heads.
"Comments?"
Everyone murmured no.
"Concerns about Shakespearean lifestyles?"
All you could hear was the cricket chirping in the corner.
"Well then were done for now; the period is yours." Immediately, Troy jumped out of his seat and headed towards his best friend, Chad Danforth.
"Except for you, Mr. Bolton." Troy rolled his eyes and groaned.
Just as Gabriella made her way to the other side of Taylor's desk she heard Mrs. Darbus call out, "You too Ms. Montez."
Hearing her name, Gabriella's head snapped towards Mrs. Darbus. She signaled to both of them to come to her. Both her and Troy came.
"Mr. Bolton, you and I both know that you can't pass the test by yourself." Troy rolled his eyes. "And we also both know that Gabriella is our top student. So I'm going to require both of you to be study partners. I need you, Gabriella, to tutor him."
Troy and Gabriella were overwhelmed by this point.
"Whoa there Mrs. D, you can't expect me work with…her." Troy complained.
"Mr. Bolton, I talked with your dad and he's making this tutoring offer required. So no more questions."
"And if you do this Gabriella, it will count for credits." Mrs. Darbus bribed, knowing she loved getting extra grades.
Gabriella thought for minute. She knew if she tutored him it would be like entering death but she'd do anything for extra credits. Seeing the look on Gabriella's face, Mrs. Darbus smiled knowing she'd do it. "Well it's settled! I hope to see a grade other than an F on your test Mr. Bolton. Now you may leave."
Troy sighed in defeat. He looked at Gabriella, "Well I guess we'll be seeing more of each other." He left but not before shooting his famous wink at her.
Gabriella thought for a second.
This will be an interesting experience…
This is the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it! Please read and review. I accept ALL criticism, there is no such thing as extra help. So please review! Also, please read and comment on my other story, Just Once. :)
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