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The burning sun kept coming down on a long highway as a single figure walked slowly towards a town. In the distance the figure looked like it wasn't real like a person eyes were playing tricks on them. The figure was an eighteen year old guy walk slowly on the side of the road with tore black jeans with studded belts wrapped around his waist. On his feet he had dirty and old looking converses that were falling apart. A tore plain looking black shirt showed off his muscular body. Large headphones over his head which were old looking skull candy headphones. He kept walking when moving his hands which had old looking black fighting gloves that were torn and ripped in different places when taking out of his pocket an IPod changing the song. Blackish long hair covered ocean blue eyes when stopping and looking at a sign that read 'Welcome to Albuquerque New Mexico'. A wolfish grin appeared on the face when pushing some brown hair out of his face.
"Finally I am home" Troy said placing his IPod back into his pockets of his pants then his own hands. It been a year since the whole confrontation of his father after that he left and traveled the United States finding what he wanted to look for now.
He started too walked down from the sun going towards the first place he needed to go first since it was important for him. It didn't take long for him to walk into town and looked around seeing how much had changed in the year he was gone. He traveled all over United States and Troy walked slowly through the streets being just another one in the crowd. A lot had changed as he looked around with his blackish hair now which was dyed from traveling and changing his style so no one could find him. Troy walked when reaching the place he wanted to go as he smiled seeing it was the golf course.
Lava Springs stood as always as Troy walked slowly into the back entrances seeing his truck which was parked. He smiled seeing that Mr. Fulton had been able to keep his promise to him a year ago. The truck was still in good condition which he wanted to have as he walked into work seeing a few of the guys still getting ready for the day of working on the course. Suddenly, Mr. Fulton walked into the locker room for the maintains workers when stopping seeing Mr. Troy standing right in front of him seeing how long his hair was and how dirty he looked.
"Hello Mr. Fulton, it's nice to see you again" Troy said with a smile revealing his animal like teeth.
Mr. Fulton walked over smiling when holding out his hand which Troy took and firmly shook it as the man nodded. "So I guess you just came into town" he asked looking at the mature looking Troy now.
He nodded "Yeah, I walked here and I think its want I needed so do you think I could work for the morning then see what has changed" he asked looking at him.
The manger nodded his head "Of course but you should know that Mr. Evans is around practicing his Capoeira around the greens so please but unseen" he said as Troy nodded and went towards his locker.
Troy started to changed and put on his work pants that still fit with an old style wild cat's shirt which covered his scar body with a tattooed right on his hear. He walked out and grabbed a hat placing it on his head making sure it would hide his face just in case someone he knew got too close. Getting into a golf cart he drove off too whatever he was going to do today. It was hot with the sun still beating down but it didn't bug him when he was watering the greens slowly with a hose. However, he felt something as he turned his head seeing Ryan with Kelsi walking hand and hand as he smiled.
'Still together huh' he thought seeing how nice Kelsi turned out with longer hair and a body to go with her too. Ryan however was different which made Troy actually look at him with his two different style eyes of the beast and human. He couldn't place it but Ryan looked the same but he was different some how and Troy couldn't tell him but he just shrugged it off when starting to go back and start watering. The day went like that until lunch as he finally finishes what he was doing as he walked around seeing an exercise room with mirrors and a wood floor. He walked into building when he stopped and hide behind a door seeing Ryan inside.
Ryan was standing in the middle of the floor with Kelsi was at the piano looking at some music sheets. Soon Ryan jumped and flipped backwards landing on his feet perfectly and took a deep breath. He had a perfect body like always with his six packed and strong looking body if people didn't see him without a shirt they would still think of him like a weakly. Troy watch for several minutes when pushing his hat down covering his eyes to make sure that Ryan wouldn't see how he was fighting.
"Hey babe, tomorrow are you going to pick me up for school tomorrow?" Kelsi asked looking at him when moving her finger tips onto the bone white keys.
Ryan smiled when looking at her "Of course I am going to pick you up for school" he said walking towards her but stopping when feeling someone.
Troy walked in and stopped looking at the two "I was wondering if I could ask if your Ryan Evens" he asked in a cool voice making sure that it didn't sound like himself.
He turned and fixed his hat "Of course" he said as Kelsi looked worried at this new person. However, Ryan gave Kelsi a look showing that nothing was going to happen here.
Troy nodded "I would like a fight then please just one hit" he said walking towards the mirror his head still down low.
Ryan notice the dirty East High shirt "Are you a Wild Cat" he asked question why one of his own friends would do something like that.
A smiled appeared "No, I found the shirt in a locker and I thought it would be cool to have" he said making fun of himself.
With that little things Ryan throw his elbow but Troy easily just side step watching the elbow missed him. "What did I strike a nerve" he asked when dodging a kick from Ryan's long legs. Ryan didn't say anything when missing and suddenly doing a hand stand and easily spinning his whole lower body while moving towards Troy. He sighed seeing that Ryan did get better but it wasn't enough for him when reaching out and simply grabbing his leg and stopping Ryan.
Ryan was completely shock at how easily his powerful move was stopped like it was nothing. Kelsi stood up when seeing this as a smiled appeared on her face knowing this feeling. He looked at his two friends when sighing as he removed his hat revealing himself to them.
"Hey" he said smiling at them when letting go of Ryan's leg as Ryan was back on his feet looking at Troy.
Suddenly arms wrapped around Troy seeing that Kelsi was the first one that wrapped around him. "Where were you Troy" she asked holding onto him as he hugged her back showing that he was happy to be back.
He looked at them for a long time trying to think on how to explain where he has been for a year "I guess the way to say I was in New York and other places" he said letting go of Kelsi and grabbing some chairs to down in.
Both Ryan and Kelsi sat down looking at him feeling that he was different somehow from how his eyes were two different styles. "Are you going to be coming to school still" Kelsi asked leaning against Ryan's shoulder.
Troy nodded "Yeah, I think I am but the truth is a lot has changed hasn't it" he asked looking at them. He once that both Ryan and Kelsi tensed up when he said those two things wanting to know how much has changed.
Ryan scratched the back of his neck "Troy, we heard that you killed Drake in the gym and the other two. I mean the cops got involved and everything Gabriella was completely heart broken when you just got up and left. With your absent the team sort of fell apart and they say that we wouldn't be as good as we have been in a long time" he said showing that a lot had changed.
He nodded "I figure that she would" he whispered gripping his hands together tightly squeezing them.
Kelsi took a breath "Troy as your friend I am going to say this as your own good since I care for you and you don't know what has been going on for the summer you had disappeared. You shouldn't see Gabriella yet" she said showing that she was speaking in a serious tone.
Troy nodded standing up seeing that he had to get going "Alright but I am going home so don't worry" he said he gave Kelsi a hug and gave Ryan a high five.
He walked out of the place and slowly took in what Kelsi said about seeing Gabriella. Slowly his hand went over his chest where his heart was beating feeling it ached a bit wondering what this feeling meant. Troy walked to the locker room changing into his nicely clean clothes thanks to the boss man and grabbing his truck keys. Soon he entered his truck seeing that everything was still how they were as he touched his neck feeling the silver chain around his neck with the pendent of the yang. He touched it feeling the cool black pearl against his finger tips as he thought of his Angel.
Soon the truck started as Troy drove off thinking about what is he going to do now since he wanted to go home and get this things but he thought of what would Miss. Montez say to him now. However, he knew that he would have to tell her that he would want to stay with her now for he had some interesting news for her to learn. While in New York he had completely destroyed that pit fighting that wrecked his life and had learned some other things.
After, a few minutes of driving he stopped right in front of Gabriella's house when seeing that her car wasn't there but Isabella's car SUV was which was a good thing for him. He parked his truck on the side walk and slowly walked up the path but stopped at the front door. For some reason he didn't know why but he just couldn't reach and knock on the door for it felt like he wasn't apart of the family anymore. However, he raised his hand and knocked on the door stepping back. He places his hands into his pocket while taking a deep breath thinking of what to say.
The door opens up and the same looking Miss. Isabella Montez opens the door when she suddenly seeing who it was. She pulled Troy into a hug smiling "I am glad that you came home Troy" she whispered kissing him on the forehead.
Troy smiled "It's good to be home Miss. Montez" he whispered feeling that was just what he wanted to hear from her.
Miss. Montez felt like a lost son finally returned to her after all this time when she lead him into the kitchen starting to make coffee but finding out that Troy quiet coffee and only drank hot chocolate now. Troy sat on the stool watching Miss. Montez setting the mugs out and poured the coffee for herself and hot chocolate for him. He took the mug with the chocolate and took a slip of it which tasted so good for him.
She sat down looking at Troy seeing that he had gotten older and more mature "So how have you been Troy" she asked in a quiet tone.
He looked at her for a long time "I did alright, I hitch hike for a long time was able to do some odd jobs thanks to construction sites and everything. Living off the streets trying to find my birth mother's grave wasn't really easy when I asked around I finally found out that her body was lay to rest which I paid my respects too which was the main reason why I left" he said looking at the mug. "Tell me" he asked looking up at her slowly showing that he was wondering this question for a long time "Is he died" he asked talking about his father.
Miss. Montez looked at Troy for a long time "Yeah Troy he died when you ran off from bones completely destroyed from something heavy which is what the police decide to say" she said with a bitter laugh knowing that Troy had something to do with it.
Troy slowly nodded his head knowing that the spirit of that man would always be inside of his head "Oh" he said knowing that he had accepted the last name of Bolton finally feeling somewhat complete now.
"So are you going to be joining us again Troy" she asked with a kind smile on her face like always.
He nodded his head slowly "If you will allow me too since I have no where else to call home but here" he said showing respect to her like always.
"Look at me Troy" she said leaning forward wanting to see his eyes wondering what they looked like now. Troy looked up right at her and she looked at his blue ferocious eyes now which seemed more calm then before with two different styles the one beast side of him while the other one was calm and in control but now they were both calm and relaxed like they were together now.
She smiled when seeing those calms eyes finally which made nodded "Of course your welcome to come back to this home Troy" she said walking over and hugging him and kissing his forehead "School already started so your going tomorrow alright and I already got your classes thanks to Miss. Darbus who kept everything for you allow you to stay in East High" she said as Troy nodded watching his guardian walking away after telling him that.
Troy just sat there thinking at what Miss. Montez and what Miss. Darbus did for him who gave him a smile on his face thanks to all the help he got. However, slowly his thoughts shifted towards his Angel when taking the final drink of his mug when standing up and walking over to the sink to clean out the cup. The thoughts of his travels started too appeared through his head but he didn't do anything when hearing the water slowly filling up the mug then starting to spill out of the edges. Soon he snapped back into reality when dumping out of the water from the mug into sink.
He walked slowly up the stairs towards the room at the end of the hallway when stopping in front of it and slowly opening it up. Inside of the room it was completely the same as it been when he left it seeing how nice it looked when he left that night.
"What are you doing Son" Jack Bolton asked sitting on the bed smiling at Troy who doesn't seemed surprise at this. Troy's father looked just like when he crush him one year ago with blood and destroyed face with the same clothes and everything.
"I am home" he said not looking at the vision of his father that kept haunting his every waking moment since that one year.
Jack laughed when suddenly splitting blood when wiping it away "You aren't home your just pretending to think your home but your not since your just a wolf with sheep clothing" he said shaking his head.
Troy didn't say anything when turning around and looking at him "You're not real since you are died but if you want to believe that I haven't changed then do so but remember this father. But I have changed because you have been there every step of the way and you know that your losing control" he said turning around and looking at a poster of a rock band.
The vision of Jack just smiled shaking his head slowly as he disappeared were he was sitting. Troy didn't mind but he held his head knowing that feeling of regret and fear for all those things he did to people. However, he gripped the necklace once again and soon he felt better when he taking a deep breath which allow him to calm down quickly after a few deep breaths. He walked over removing his old ratty looking clothes that he wore for a year and they were starting to become tight and smelled badly. Opening the closest he pulled out a nice looking normal cloth shirt and pair of basket ball shorts as he slides the clothes on easily.
He walked out of the room when suddenly stopping because he heard voices that were all so familiar to him but one voice wasn't. Troy walked slowly to the edge of the wall being able to look downstairs. A beautiful Gabriella was standing at the door leaning against the door while looking at a tall looking guy that was well built and big for his size which Troy could tell he was a football player. The guy had long blond hair while having that nice looking goofy looking smile on his face which Troy could easily tell that Gabriella just loved how the guy was smiling at her.
Gabriella laughed "Nick stops it" she said covering her mouth with her hand as Nick just smiled.
"Come on Gabi, its true you do have a killer smile all the football guys agree with it" he said leaning against the frame while looking at her with his greenish/bluish eyes.
She shook her head "I don't Nick now you have to go since it looks like the others are sort of getting mad about waiting" she said looking at the cars filled with football players.
He looked at them putting his hand over his eyes "Who are those guys" he said acting like he had no clue who they were.
Once again Gabriella laughed when they talked a bit more as Troy just leaned against the wall. He didn't know how to act when seeing hearing this but he did something he wished he didn't do when glancing at them once more. Gabriella and this Nick character were suddenly locked in a deep kiss.
"Tough luck huh son" Jack said appearing again sitting on the stairs looking at the two couple.
Troy didn't say anything for he just didn't know what to say anymore for it was just so hard to get it through his mind. He just froze when turning back to look at the wall when Jack appeared right next to Troy pulling out a cigarette and starting to smoke. He shook his head "Really she must have moved on" he said disappearing once again. The door was shut and Troy could hear foot steps coming up the stairs. With that Troy went stealthy back to his room without even seeing her since he knew that it wouldn't be a good thing right now since it would just cause more problems for everything.
The blue eye blue didn't know what to think it felt like his whole life that he thought he would have once again was completely destroyed within seconds. He made sure that all the lights were off since he didn't want Gabriella to think he was home yet. It was hard for him to think about this having his own girlfriend having a boyfriend that wasn't him. However, the more he thought about it that she wasn't his girlfriend anymore since he left her that night. He put his hands to his face and let them rest trying to think how things are going to be now.
Troy didn't leave his room for a long time seeing that it was almost night time feeling the suns rays falling behind and since that time he hadn't move since seeing that new person. He looked up as he stared at himself in the mirror for a long time knowing that he had to pretend that he was alright with it. However, he did make a promise with himself that only he would know about and that knew that if anything happen to his Angel that he will make those who ever cause her that pain would pain. Not even God himself would stop him from making sure who ever made Gabriella cry would face something that they would only think existence in the depths of hell.
He stood up and walked over the window looking out seeing a full moon coming out and felt better about making his promise that only he would know about. However, he would have to sacrifice the one thing that kept him going for so long and that was his love. That was just a small thing to him now wanting to make sure that Gabriella's happiness was more important then anything else. Troy pulled the covers off the bed and lay on it pulling the covers back. He looked at the ceiling for a long time when finally falling asleep looking forwards for school wanting to get back into the gym and get back in shape for basket ball and seeing his friend too. Soon he drifted off to sleep and soon entering all the memories and nightmares that dance around him like shadows on the walls of his room. However, tonight was different because he was home and he wanted to have just peace.
Author Note: Yes folks, it's the sequel to the Beast Within, thank you to all the people that review the first one and I hope you enjoy this one too. I would like to thank my beta Reader hollywoodx.