Troy Bolton, 18, rolled his eyes when he stepped off the bus. His coach warned the team of this, there was a large group of people standing outside, hollering at him and his team. This was a major game, two arrivals coming together once again. Troy and his teammates were on their way down to the locker room to change and get ready for the game.
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"Gabriella!" an old tattered man yelled to her.
"Coming" she said walking into the man's office.
"Gabriella can you go get Duke's roster for the boys game?" the old man asked, while looking for something in his office.
"Can't Michael do it?"
"He's busy doing something else for me. It's no big deal. It's just the guys locker room." The old man told her.
"John, isn't there like a thing about how women aren't allowed down there?" she wondered.
"Well yea, but this is an emergency and plus don't you want to see hot men changing? And plus isn't that boyfriend of yours on Dukes team, you'd get to see him naked." John joked. Gabriella just rolled her eyes.
"Haha John, he's not my boyfriend, used to be and you know that, but seriously how come Michael can't do it?" she asked.
"I told you he's doing something for me already, can you please hurry too. We really need it." John replied.
"But-" Gabriella started to whine, but John looked up at her and gave her a stern face. "Fine. I'll do it."
"Good, now go!"
Gabriella walked out of his office and started to walk towards where the away team locker room was. Freaky math, genius girl was attending the University of Maryland and working in the athletic office for the basketball team. Her boss John was like a father figure to her. She knew if she ever needed anything, she could go to him for anything. John told her and Michael both that it was first name business when working for him. Michael was this six foot three blonde hair, blue-eyed cutie, but he was nothing more than a friend to Gabriella. Michael and John both knew Gabriella and Troy's history, they were the only ones who knew, not even Gabriella's girlfriends knew. Gabriella knew that she would get crap for dating someone from Duke University, especially Troy Bolton. The thing is though Troy and Gabriella aren't dating. During their last summer together they decided that breaking up was the best thing to do, they both wanted to be able to concentrate on school and they both knew that long relationships never work, despite still loving and caring for each other so much. They constantly talked on the phone and chatted on AIM. Troy Bolton was better than former Duke player J.J. Reddick and Troy was only a freshman on the team. The whole nation knew that Troy Bolton will be/is the "next big thing" in basketball, everyone knew that one day he would play professional basketball. He was already getting offers, and he was only a freshman. Troy just didn't want to be a basketball star yet, in college yea, but not in the NBA, not yet anyways. He told himself he was going to concentrate on his degree first and foremost.
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Troy pulled off his shirt when he started to hear catcalls coming from his teammates. He looked up to see a familiar face walking down the isle, looking a little apprehensive.
"Ow-OW! SEXY MAMA!" one of Troy's teammates, Zac called as he stared at Gabriella, while she walked. Troy smacked him across the head. The thing was though. Gabriella wasn't even wearing anything skimpy, not that she does anyways. She was wearing an old red and white hoodie. It read "East High, Wildcats, Basketball Champions 2007" on it. The back of it read Bolton number 14.
"Ow dude that hurt! What the hell was that for?" Zac exclaimed.
"Dude leave her alone." Troy told him seriously as he walked away and walked over towards Gabriella with a bounce in his step, literally.
"Looking for muah?" Troy asked her flashing her the hugest grin ever. All he wanted to pick her up and twirl her around. He was so ecstatic to finally see her. Over his thanksgiving break he couldn't go home to Albuquerque because of his basketball schedule. That's what playing a division one sport in college does to you, it basically takes over your life. Gabriella smiled at him, all she wanted to do was be back in his arms and call him "hers", but they both agreed that it wasn't the best thing not to be together, but it was killing them both.
"Actually I'm looking for your coach." She giggled as she saw Troy's grin turn to a frown.
"Oh… for what?" he asked still frowning.
"I work in the athletics department foe the basketball team, I just don't travel with them. I do odds and ends type stuff and I'm here to get your roster." She informed him. Troy started to laugh, but not normal laughing, he was laughing so hard he was crying. Gabriella just rolled her eyes.
"It's not that funny."
"You're right, it's HILARIOUS!" he said still laughing. Gabriella smacked him playfully. "I mean, I knew I was going to run into you sometime, but I mean, down here? And you working for the Athletics Department for your school, it's just hilarious!"
"What ever." She replied. A man with dark brown hair was walking towards the team. Gabriella scurried over to him.
"Are you the coach?" she asked him. The man looked at her skeptically.
"Yea, Coach Kaye." He informed her.
"Hi, I'm Gabriella Montez and I work for the University of Maryland's Athletics
Department, for the basketball team, anyways, they sent me down here to get your roster for the game." She told him.
"Huh, okay, hold on a second." As Coach Kaye started walking back from where he was coming from. Gabriella walked back over to Troy. Troy just smiled at her and she returned it, he looked down and saw what she was wearing.
"What rooting for the opposing team are we Montez?"
"Haha don't think too highly of yourself Bolton. But of course, and only because it's you." She whispered the "of course part". "You like the sweat shirt?"
"It's looks too familiar. Come here." He said engulfing her into the biggest hug ever. The whole team had looked up from where they were changing and watched the two interact and were a little puzzled. "God I've missed you." Troy breathed in her scent, that too familiar scent of warm vanilla and honeysuckle.
"Me too." She replied, she looked up from where she was, she had buried her head into his chest. Gabriella got lost in those crystal blue eyes of Troy's. They both started to lean in but were cut off.
"Bolton! Already macking on the opposing team's girls?" Coach Kaye wondered.
"Uhhh… did you just sue the word macking?" Troy asked. Coach Kaye just laughed. "Actually Coach this is the Gabriella Montez". Coach Kaye just smiled.
"Woahhhh, this is the girl that you don't shut up about?" Zac, Troy's teammate asked him, walking over to them. Troy scratched the back of his neck and Gabriella just looked up at Troy giggling. The rest of the team rushed over and apologized for how they previously acted and Gabriella said it was fine and told them that she hoped that they didn't do that to every girl that they lay their eyes on.
"Oh don't worry he speaks very highly of you, he says nothing but great things about you." Coach Kaye informed Gabriella and gave her his team roster.
"Thanks." She replied with a big grin. "Well I better go. Oh and Troy your parents are here with your little sister, they wanted to surprise you but I thought I'd just let you know, so act surprised when you see them. I pulled strings at last minute and got them courtside seats on your side for Christmas." Troy just smiled at her.
"You know you're incredible right?" he told her.
"I know aren't I?" she giggled. Gabriella gave Troy kiss on the cheek, but so close it could have been his lips. She had lingered there for a few seconds.
"Good luck, I'll be rooting for you." She whispered in his ear. Gabriella gave him one last hug and then was off with Duke's roster. What she didn't tell him was that she would be joining his parents courtside, she thought she'd leave him a small surprise. Troy just stood there with the biggest grin on his face. Zac waved his hand in front of Troy's face, but Troy didn't budge.
"Troy… TROY… TROY!!! Dude, you look like you've been hit by a freaking bus or something." Zac pointed out, but Troy still didn't move.
"It's called love, try it sometime Zac" Coach Kaye chuckled. Zac looked like he was thinking about something.
"Wait a minute… HEY!" Zac exclaimed. Coach Kaye chuckled again.
"Come on guys, let's go kick some ass!" Coach Kaye yelled throwing his fists up in the air and the team cheered and high-fived each other. Troy finally got out of his daze and joined his team. The team ran out onto the court one by one. They started warming up and Troy was waiting for his turn to do a lay up so he was scanning dukes' side. Despite being away, a good amount of people showed up to cheer on duke. Troy found his Dad, but his Mom was hugging someone, that someone being Gabriella. Troy just smiled and just shook his head. It was finally his turn and he did a lay up with ease.
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"Hi Mom! Hi Dad!" Gabriella joked.
"Gabriella!" Mr and Mrs. Bolton both exclaimed. The Bolton family had always been her second family, and she loved Troy's parents like her own. They were always there for her and always supported her. She knew if she ever needed anything she could go to them. She had seen them over her Thanksgiving break, despite Troy not being there. Actually her mom, Mrs. Bolton, M. Bolton and her all had Thanksgiving dinner together, just them.
"Gabbbbbbbbiiiii!!!!!" a little girl, who couldn't have been older than five years old exclaimed jumping into Gabriella's lap.
"Kaaaattttiiieee!" Gabriella mimicked. She smiled down at the little girl in her lap. Katie had the famous Bolton light brown hair, but unlike Troy she had these aquamarine colored eyes that always seemed to have a sparkle in them.
"Guess what Gabi!" Katie yelled throwing her hands up in the air.
"I don't know what!?" Gabriella exclaimed with just as much enthusiasm as Katie.
"I'm now five!" Katie said holding up five fingers and waving them in front of her face. Gabriella giggled at the little girl in front of her.
"Oh wow. You're a big girl now aren't ya?" Gabriella asked her.
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"A big girl that can now start helping out around the house more!" Mrs. Bolton pointed out to her daughter, who just made a funny face. The Bolton's and Gabriella just laughed at Katie's expression.
"Well since you're such a big girl now, I have something for you!" Gabriella told Katie, who's face just lit up.
"Ohhhhh what is it?" Katie wondered. Gabriella first pulled out a lime green bear.
"We had this thing called novelty night at my school and it's totally cool! My friends and I got to make different things like license plates, pens, and stuff animals!"
"Realllyy, you made this for me?" Katie asked, her eyes wide, astonished that someone would do something so nice for her.
"Yep!" Gabriella smiled as Katie snuggled close to her body.
"I have one more thing, but it's also your Christmas gift okay? This is really special, this is like a REALLY big girl thing, so you have to take good care of it okay?" Gabriella told her seriously as she pulled a small box that was wrapped in birthday wrapping paper. Katie unwrapped it and it unveiled a velvet box. She opened it carefully-like she was going to break it. Katie's mouth dropped open.
"Katie what is it?" her mom wondered looking over her shoulder.
"Oh wow. Katie, that's beautiful!" her dad said gawking at what was in front of her. In the velvet box laid a sterling silver K.
"Put it on me?" Katie asked Gabriella excitedly.
"Of course, you like it?"
"I wuv itttt!" Gabriella put the necklace on for Katie and it fit perfectly. Katie couldn't help but beam.
"Good" Gabriella replied kissing the little girl's forehead. "Happy Birthday Katie."
(A/N: New Story! Do you like it? I hope you do. Not sure where I'm exactly going to go with it, I have a few ideas, not sure which way I want to go yet! I know it's kinda short, but I wanted to get this idea out of my head, it was nagging at me to write it down! LOL! Remember I don't own HSM, much to my dismay. If you guys don't like it I'm gonna just take it down, but I wanted to see if people liked it or not. I know I love it, but that's just me! Any kinda of review will help! Thank you so much!)