. . .5 Years Ago. . .
Twenty-one year old Troy was drunk at a Halloween Party. It was taken place in his current girlfriend's dorm and when he was too smashed to even think, Troy decided to go up stairs and sneak into Heather- current girlfriend's room. While walking(stumbling) to her room he was checking out girls and gave out his signature winks. Girls were practically drooling on him, he could have probaly anyone at that college, guys too but he didn't roll that way. Ten minutes later he was barging in Heather's room, it was dark in there. "Yoo can't hide fromm mee babiee."
Troy laughed, then he stumbled over to the bed he thought belonged to his girlfriend and plopped down. All of a sudden the girl in the bed sat up and screamed down at the drunkened body lying there next to her. Troy looked at the blurry girl in front of him and realized it wasn't Heather, "Oh, ha pardon me beeutifuuul..." He mumbled fell on the floor.
"WHo the hell are you? Get out of my ROOM!" And then she grabbed her pepper pray and sprayed it in his eyes.
"AHHH. What the hell was that for? I thought you were Heather!" Troy cried, suddenly feeling a bit sober and grabbing his eyes.
Sharpay realized it was her roomates boyfriend. She honestly didn't get there relationship, Troy and Heather were both players. I guess they deserved eachother, she thought and jumped off her bed. "Come with me." SHe helped him up and brought him to the lounge area that was quiet and empty. Sharpay brought him to the sink and rinsed his eyes out, she kindof felt bad that she did that but then again he was the one who broke in her room. When his eyes were better he sat down on the couch while Sharpay got him coffee. "Here. Drink this, you really need it!" SHe laughed and handed him the mug. Then she sat down next to him.
"Ugh, this is really nasty." He looked at the beautiful blonde sitting next to him, she had blonde light curls that cascaded down her shoulders and beautiful chocolate eyes. They both laughed. "I'm serious! Ever heard of sugar?"
Duh. "Yeah. But you needed something strong. So may i ask why you were laying in my bed?" She asked, her arms crossed at her chest. She was wearing black sweats and a white camisole, not really appropriate to wear around a player like him.
"Like i said i was looking for Heather. I'm sorry i didn't realize you were there, i haven't seen you before but im always there." He said.
Sharpay laughed, "Well i try not to be there when she calls you for a booty call."
Her smile was beautiful, lighted up the room. "Riiight." He smiled back. "I guess we could take turns and she could come to my place."
Sharpay waited for him to say that. "Thank-youu."
"I guess i'll see you around?" Troy asked, getting up ten minutes later.
She nodded and went back to her room. And for some crazy reason she felt like she'd be seeing alot more of Troy. Sharpay was right, her last year of college she spent hanging out with Troy even after he broke up with her roomate. They never dated, i mean Troy was without-a-doubt attracted to her but he didn't want her to just be a one nightstand or one week girlfriend,
he wanted her as a friend.
. . .Present Time. . .
The sun peaked in through Troy's window making him wake up. He let out a tired groan before checking the clock to see it was 8:40a.m. He knew it was time to get up and meet Sharpay for their regular coffee time. Troy raised up in the bed and noticed a bleached on wrapped in sheets, it definately wasn't the blonde he wanted laying with him. Deciding not to wake her Troy slipped into the bathroom and took a shower. After coming out dressed in jeans and a white button shirt he sat on his bed and started to put on his shoes. Before finishing he felt a girls arms wrap around his shoulders, she whispered in his ear, "You sure you gotta go, huh?"
Troy looked back at the girl he had taken home the night before. He felt bad that it didn't mean anything to him, none of the girls meant a thing to him. The only girl he cared for most was his bestfriend Sharpay Evans. "Yeah i have to go. Be out of my room soon, make sure not to leave anything." He told her and slipped out of his apartment and to the coffee shop. Troy smiled when he saw his bestfriend waiting outside the coffee shop in a line.
"Get rid of her that fast..?" Sharpay laughed, she knew her bestfriend had a girl in his bed every night.
Troy flashed her a quick smirk, "You know how things go, Shar."
She frowned, no i don't acually. "Riight, well why don't we go get coffee somewhere else."
"Are you kidding me? Did you forget who i am Shar, come on lets go inside." Troy held the door for her and walked in behind her, the smell of coffee and angry people flooded her nostrils as they went to the counter. "Mam excuse me. I would like a Mocha latte with double the Mocha and a iced carmel latte with extra carmel for my friend." Troy said to the cute brunette with a green aprin on.
"Coming up right away Troy." She gigled and pranced over to the coffee maker, cutting anyone else's order out.
Five minutes later Troy was walking back to the table Sharpay was at with there two beverages. "One iced Carmel latte with extra carmel, here ya go."
"Thanks Troy, i keep forgetting you're like a god around here. No one can forget who invented coffee sleeves." She laughed and took a sip of her latte.
Troy sighed, not in a bad way though. "So how's work?"
"Like you care! Haha nah, Debbie Bates is down my throat again. I just can't seem to please her, she's such a bitch." Sharpay mumbled the last part.
"Don't let her get to you. She probaly just needs a good shag and she'll be outta your hair." He said.
Sharpay raised an eyebrow, "So you'll get in done for me?"
"Oh god NO! Shar. Chad wouldn't even do that and he pretty much shags anything that moves." Troy said. Chad, his bestfriend was even a bigger player than him.
"And you don't, Trooy!" Sharpay laughed and took another sip of her drink. "Just face it, you were a player when i first met you and you're probaly end up one in ten years."
He couldn't help but laugh at her prediction, it was probaly true. He's never found a girl that he could be with everyday, well except for Sharpay. But Troy didn't want to risk there friendship, he couldn't take loosing her. So when they had there intimate momments Troy would stop it and make a joke.
"Troy- Earth to Troooy!" Sharpay snapped her fingers infront of his gorgeous blue eyes. "Did you hear a word i said?"
"Huh.. uh what?" He asked, coming back into reality and focusing on his bestfriend.
Sharpay sighed, "I said, You're gonna pick up my mail at the post office while im gone. REmeber you said you would."
"Right, right. Of course." Troy frowned, this was the first time he was going to be with Sharpay for a whole six weeks. She was going to Scottland for the newspaper. And she was leaving in the morning so it was hard that it was there last day together. "So you're going to my dad's wedding tonight, right?"
"Of course, i go with you everytime he has one right." Shar laughed, Troy's dad was exactly like Troy except he had a liking to marriages.
"Okay so i'll pick you up at-"
"Six, ye i'll be ready. Listen i have to be at work in ten minutes, i'll see you at Tokyo's for lunch. Bye." She said getting out of her chair and before she left Sharpay leaned down so that her and Troy were looking eye to eye and she said, "You might wana keep this, looks like that girl got our cups mixed up." Sharpay slammed the cup infront of him and walked out of the coffee shop.
Troy looked down at her cup and saw a name and a number written across it, a smirk appeared on his face but then he rushed out of the coffee shop. He finally caught up to her,
"Shar, wait! Are you mad?"
She faced Troy and tried to hide the hurt in her eyes. Then she grabbed the side of his cheek and said, "Of course not. I'll see you at one." And she gave him a quick peck on the cheek before walking in the other direction. Sharpay wasn't jealous but sometimes she wished he would want to be with her. She blamed herself for not giving any signals but there was momments that they shared which was more than friendly. And she knew they both felt it but he always stopped himself. So now she was just trying to get those feelings out of her head, and what better way then to go out of the country for six weeks. It was perfect.
. . .Lunch at Tokyo's. . .
Troy was sitting at there usual booth in the back when he spotted Sharpay walking up. She was smiling- which was a good thing but her eye's seemed worn out. "Hey... Is everything okay Shar?" He asked when she took a seat next to him. All she did was nodd and then she started digging in to the food that was already on the table, "What, i'm fine Troy. Lets just eat."
He shrugged, there was something bothering her but she didn't look like she was going to tell him so he brought up something new. "So, are you all packed for-"
"Do you like me Troy?" Sharpay blurted out, in a loud manner.
Troy was caught off guard but didn't hesitate to answer. "Of course i like you. I love you, Shar. You're my bestfriend."
Ugh not the answer i wanted. She sighed and was about to say 'no dummy do you like like me' but then the hot waitress came up and started talking- more like babbling. "Hey Troooy. Are you enjoying your meal?"
Troy looked back to the waitress and gave her his millon dollar smile she'd been waiting for. "Yes Melanie were doing just great. We're good though." He said, not wanting to acually shoo her away.
"Alright! Call me if you need anything- and i mean anything." THe girl said before prancing off.
Troy rolled his eyes and looked over at his bestfriend who was biting her bottom lip- trying not to laugh. "What. what's so funny." He started to laugh himself.
Sharpay couldn't help it anymore and let out a huge laugh from her lips. "Wow i swear, so how many girls are waiting for you to 'call them'." She laughed again.
"I can't help my good looks, charm, and money." He smiled.
"God Troy! Conceided much." Sharpay hissed.
"Sorry, sorry. Come you know you wish u could get some of this." Troy motioned to his body but frowned when she grabbed her purse and headed for the exit. Ugh what is up with her today. Sharpay wasn't acting like herself. Troy put the money he owed on the table and ran out of the restraunt. "Shar, come on what's wronge with you!" when he reached her she spinned around on her heal.
"Nothing Troy, i just.. i just can't deal with you right now!" She growled, but she didn't have the courage to look him in the eye.
"Why, what did i do wrong?" He asked, angry now too.
Sharpay huffed, "You're acting like a spoiled little Jerk Troy! and i need to get to work."
"You're the one PMS-ing and running out on me! Whats wronge with you, Sharrr!" He mocked and hollered to her down the street, but she didn't come back. She went strait to work.
God! He thought, and ran his hand through his hair before walking in the other direction to his apartment. That girl had better been gone. And she was, once he took off his shoes he relaxed on his couch before picking up the phone and ordering a dozen tulips and sent them to Sharpay's work. Troy didn't want her mad at him, it would be wrong to leave things like that on their last day together. All Troy could do was get ready for the wedding and hope she meets him there.
Troy waited outside the church for Sharpay. It wasn't like other guests were out there so he didn't look strange. He started to get nervous as the people started heading into the church but when he decided she was mad and wasn't coming Sharpay came walking down the street. She was wearing a knee-lengh white dress that poofed out with no sleeves. Her hair and make up were done perfectly, she looked amazing. When Troy spotted her, he jogged up to her a lifted her up in a hug- something he'd only do to her. "I'm sorry Shar, for acting like such a jerk earlier. Do you forgive me?"
As she was let down she looked up into those beautiful blue eyes of his and smiled. "Of course! You're my bestfriend, even if your a jerk."
"Haha thsnks, Shar. Come on i think the ceremony is starting soon." He ushered her up the church steps.
"Of course, their can't be a wedding with out the best man/son." Sharpay joked.
Troy rolled his eyes, "Well i don't think his wife-to-be would let that happen, nothing probaly stop her from marrying him."
"Oh right, marrying for money. Ha what this worlds come to." Sharpay said as they entered the church doors. He directed her to her seat before meeting his dad at the alter.
After the woman who was about thirty got married to Troy's dad everyone went to the country club for the reception. There was a nice bar there and the ballroom was decorated nicely. Sharpay was seated at a table near the dance floor, waiting for Troy to come back with cake. She laughed when he brought a slice of lemon and chocolate cake- he two favorites. "Here we are. Lemon for you and chocolate for me." He sat down next to her and picked up his fork.
"You're mean, mean mean mean Trooy!" She said. "You know those are my two favorite. Give me a bite of yours!" She stuck her bottom lip out and batted her long lashes.
Troy laughed, "Here." He got a piece on his fork and fed it to her- to bad for her he purposely gave her a tiny bite. He smirked when she pouted again, "Alright," And he moved his plate so that it was in the middle of them. "Happy now, Shar."
"Verrrry." A cute smile appeared on her flawless face and then she dropped her fork and got up. "Come on Trooy, lets dance!"
"What? We just got cake." He frowned as she tugged on his arm and suit.
"Yeah but i like this song. YOu can't go to your dads wedding and not dance!" SHe smiled when he got up and went to the dance floor. He entertwined their hands and he put his hand on the small of her back. THey began to dance to Carrie UnderWood's 'Inside your Heaven'. Sharpay laughed at his frown upon her bestfriend's face, he hated dancing. When the song finally ended they sat back down and ordered some drinks. Around the end of the night Laurie- his dads new wife asked him to dance. Sharpay loved seeing Troy's new step mom dancing and hitting on him, it was halarious.
Troy knew exactly where their dance was leading to but he pushed her away when she started nibbling on his ear. "I must be getting back to my friend."
"Well she's quite a girl, and one lucky lady." She smirked to herslef, and danced away.
Troy gave her a confused nodd and went back over to the empty table his beautiful friend was sitting at, smirk. "Why thanks Shar for not cutting in. I just can't wait to shag my dad's new wife, we'll have to pick a secluded room here."
Sharpay's eyes slightly widened then she laughed. "Well i didn't want to break up a family momment."
Troy gave her a confused smile in which his eyebrows were scrunched up. "Your so weird, Shar!"
"I know and you love me for it. Come on get me a cab, i gotta get some rest before my flight tomorrow." She said and grabbed her white, sparkly grab bag. And walked with him outside, before leaving Troy's dad came jogging up to them.
"Hey, thanks for coming out Sharpay. It's always a pleasure." He gave her a smile which reminded her of Troy's.
"You to Jack. Laurie seems nice, how old is she?" Sharpay joked.
Jack slapped his son on the back, "She's a keeper Troy. I plan to attend your guy's wedding someday." He smirked at Sharpay, almost saying that for payback to her comment. After her walked away Troy and Sharpay shared an awkward silence before. When became to much for her she coughed and spoke up, "Listen i gotta be at the airport at 8am, i needa head home."
Troy nodded sadly, "Alright, see ya." He gave her a side hug which was very short and walked in the other direction. After getting a few feet he turned around and saw her standing in the same spot with her hands placed on her hips. Troy couldn't help but stare at how cute she looked.
"Troy Alexander Bolton you better get back here and give your bestfriend a real hug." She demanded, smiling at how cute he looked.
He jogged back to her and gave Sharpay a hug, tight-squeezing one that was more than friendly. One of his hands was in the back of her head and the other was wrapped around the small of her back. God her smell of lilacs intoxicated him, he didn't ever want to let her go. He started thinking about his skin on hers, naughty thoughts were flooding his mind about Sharpay.
Finaly he felt Sharpay back away. Troy looked at her intensely and pulled a piece hair away from her face.
I can't believe he's doing this now, its only because she was leaving him for six months. Sharpay sighed and backed away from him, "Not now Troy, I'm leaving the country. I have to go." Without letting him respond she took off down the street. A lump was beggining in her throat about the size of a lemon, she felt sick to her stomach. Did she really just turn down the guy she loved most- even more than a bestfriend. But no matter how awful she felt, Sharpay didn't turn back. She wasn't going to give up her trip for Troy just so he'd have her by his side, he probaly didn't even want her, she convinced herself. Troy didn't want her romantically but just cause he's selfish. When Sharpay was home she put on some sweats and a t-shirt before plopping down on her queen-sized bed and going to sleep. She only let a few tears slip down her cheek before putting it all behind her. It was time for Sharpay Evans to have some fun, without Troy.