Full Summary: Gabriella Montez has a repetitive dream of an alluring young boy taking a single silver bullet straight through his head, and she can't seem to get it out of her mind. After learning about the history of her family, Gabriella gathers that the dreams she's been encountering are indeed true, and seem to take place in the near future. She makes the decision to act upon her instincts, and follows through with a plan to save the mortal before he meets his painful death, even if she falls in love along the way.
A/N: Hey, I'm probably making a dumb decision by doing this...but I had an idea for a story, and I had to write it, immediately! I'm gonna try to do On A Mission as well, so I'm pretty sure this is like suicide. Lolllll :( Okay, anyway, just tell me HONEST opinions about this story. If you don't like it, I won't bother. I'll just write it for myself... :D Lol, okay that's pretty pathetic.. But whatever! Enjoy, please ;)
Gabriella Montez was always known as the shy, innocent, but brilliant young woman. She ranked number one in all her classes, and was already set to become the valedictorian of her grade. She wasn't entirely popular, but she had many friends, friends that would stick with her through thick and thin. She lived a normal teenage life; that was until she turned seventeen, and her world took a drastic turn.
"You know, maybe I'd rather just have a sleepover with a few close friends." Gabriella sighed dramatically as she set down her outfit for tomorrow night. "This." She motioned toward her clothes, room, and herself. "All seems a bit...too much. Don't you think?"
"I don't see anything wrong with your clothes?" Her best friend of two years questioned apathetically, playing with the hem of the short black dress.
"Of course not..." Gabriella mumbled under her breath. She sent Sharpay a sympathetic smile and sat down next to the attire.
"Gabs…Lighten up, will you?"
"It's really hard when someone invited my heartless ex-boyfriend to my 'birthday extravaganza.'" Gabriella crooked her fingers in the shape of quotation marks for the title 'birthday extravaganza'. Sharpay seemed to be more excited for tomorrow than her, which didn't come much as a surprise. Gabriella wasn't really the party-type, as for Sharpay, she lived and breathed partying. Maybe all their different interests made them a perfect pair.
"Hey! I just thought we could prove to him how much happier you actually were without him!" She defended, a smug smile planted on her face. Gabriella rolled her eyes. At her attempt to make Gabriella satisfied, it only made tomorrow night seem all the more pointless.
"Yeah, great plan there." Gabriella shot back, sending a death glare her way. Honestly, Gabriella hid her true feelings from Sharpay, pure depression. Ever since she caught Brian in a heavy lip lock with the biggest slut of the school, her feelings were crushed. She put on a fake smile every day, acting like she was confident, cheerful. But inside, her heart was breaking into a million unfixable pieces.
"Oh stop." Sharpay stood up, her large heels digging into Gabriellas greyed carpet. She twisted her body so her back was facing Gabriella, but her face was focusing on her. "You're going through with tomorrow, you're going to have fun, and you're going to make Brian regret everything he's done to you."
With that, Sharpay left Gabriella alone in her room, her thoughts causing her head to ache in pain.
"And happy birthday babe!" Gabriella didn't need to force herself to smile when she heard her best friend yell from downstairs, the door closing creating a loud echo in the empty house.
"Well what the hell, I'm only going to be 17 once." She said quietly to herself as her body fell back against her bed, her eyes soon drifting off into a slumbered darkness.
Gabriella was shaking, her breath hitching as her palms were sweaty against her clothed legs. She moved closer to the screeching sound as it burned the inside of her ears. What the hell was that sound?
"Hello?" Gabriella asked no one in particular, hoping her friends would come out of the corner screaming 'surprise!'
The shrilling sound rang through her ears once again, causing her body to jolt in shock. She stepped closer into the blackness, her hands rubbing her arms as if it was a way of protection.
"What are you doing here?" Gabriella's head jerked around to meet the voice that made her heart rate slow down.
"What was that noise?" Gabriella asked the shadowed body, hiding away from her.
"What noise?" The voice was husky, yet sounded as if he had just woken from a deep sleep. It seemed to calm her nerves, yet she couldn't see the body it belonged too.
"I heard something…It sounded…painful." Gabriella explained, moving her feet forward to the man. He quickly stepped back, his silhouette noticeable on the dark wall.
"I think you should leave. You don't belong here."
"I-I don't even know where I am…Please…" She sounded so desperate, so scared. She didn't even know what came over her.
"Leave, now. You're going to get hurt." He growled, stepping into the light to reveal himself. Gabriella's mouth gaped open at the sight, and what a beautiful sight it was. His eyes pierced through her skull, the depth of the blueness in them attracting her closer to him. She could only make out his orbs, the rest of his face still very darkened.
"Who are you?" She whispered, extending her hand out to him…her fingers closer within his reach by the second…She was almost there, her skin almost in contact with his…"Tell me.."
"I-"
His voice was cut off by a loud, sharp noise filling the room. The glistening eyes closed, the body fell forward toward the ground, the breathing ceased. Gabriella gasped, looking down at the lifeless body in front of her. One single bullet wound covered the man's forehead, but she still couldn't make out his face... only the blood pouring continuously.
Gabriellas eyes fluttered open as her body jerked forward, landing her on the warm ground next to her bed. She grunted loudly, clutching onto her throbbing arm as she took in her surroundings.
"What the hell was that?" She heard a loud voice coming directly out of her room, and soon a loud knock erupted. "Gabriella? What was that noise?"
Gabriella let go of her grasp on elbow and used her hand to gently rub her eyes until everything was back to its normal contrast.
"Nothing mom, I just fell. I'm fine." Gabriella shouted back, lifting herself off the ground to a standing position.
"Can I come in, sweetie?"
Gabriella rolled her eyes and walked to the door. Of course the only time her mother actually noticed her was her birthday. Every other day she was either on business, so she said, or out with her unfaithful husband. Her father and mother rarely paid any attention toward Gabriella, since their main concern was Alex, Gabriella's older brother / sports god. It didn't matter that Gabriella was excelling in school, no. It just mattered that a Montez lived up to the family name; playing sports. Something Gabriella was not very fond of. Sure she could be athletic if she tried, she just didn't care much for basketball, football, hockey, etc. Especially considering the fact she was a bit on the clumsy side. Something she was made fun of for by her brother constantly.
"What's up?" Gabriella asked in a non-melodramatic tone with one hand gently resting on her hip. Her mother smiled brightly and reached behind her for a shiny object.
"Happy birthdayyyy!" Her mother breathed heavily after carrying out that statement. She handed Gabriella the bright substance and Gabriella hesitantly grabbed it.
"What is this?" She glanced down at it, observing the object and fiddling with it in her fingers.
"Car keys, sweetie!" Her mother exclaimed happily, the smile still on her face.
"I didn't ask for a car?" She didn't know if it was because of never actually getting a gift, or the fact that she didn't even want a car, but she wasn't so ecstatic.
"Well why don't you go outside and see it anyway?" She gestured toward the hall and Gabriella cocked her eyebrows in confusion. The car was in the hall? Wow, what a small car that must be.
"Sure…" Gabriella dragged out, stepping beside her mother into the hallway. Her brother stood there grinning, a small box in his hands. Oh, so he was playing along with her mother?
"Let me guess, a car freshener."
Alex's grin fell, a frown replacing it. "How'd you know?"
Gabriella smirked and grabbed the box from her brother's hands. Truthfully, she didn't know. It just came to her in a way. She was good at guessing, which is why she always seemed to win games.
"Mmmm, pine tree. My favorite." Gabriella smelled the scent through the box, not bothering to actually open it. Her brother stood there frozen, his eyes widened.
"Again, how'd you know?" He asked in disbelief.
"You can't smell it?"
He shook his head and forcefully pushed his hands inside his pockets. "You're such a creep, I swear."
Gabriella giggled and nodded. She loved her brother, a lot more than anyone else in her family. They were pretty close, although he had a tendency to make fun of her, she wouldn't trade him for the world.
"Thanks bro, I love it." She walked forward to hug him, opening her arms, but he walked backwards, his hands in front of him.
"Whoa, you don't really think that's my only present for you, right?" Gabriella shrugged her shoulders. She didn't expect much. "Please, Gabi. Mom may not get you shit all the time, but I will shower you with presents until you die. Happy Birthday."
Gabriella felt the tears welling in her eyes, but she fought the urge to cry. These moments reminded her how much she loved him. He knew about the whole dilemma with their parents, yet he always defended her and treated her how a real family member should.
"I love you." She whispered in a sob as she ran up to him, engulfing him in a large bear hug. "Thank you."
"I love you too, twerp." He stroked her hair, pulling her closer to him. "Now go see your car."
Gabriella nodded in his hold and pulled away reluctantly. She turned around, but her mother was gone. "Where'd she go?"
Her brother sighed and started walking, grabbing onto her as he did. "She had to go to work. She just wanted to give you your present before you did."
She nodded. Typical mother. "And dad?"
"He…"
"I get it." She pouted, following her brother downstairs.
"He told me to tell you he loves you, and happy birthday." He whispered as they walked down the steps. Gabriella rolled her eyes, her brother grinning at her reaction.
"Of course he did."
"Don't worry Gabs, I yelled at him." He winked, earning a giggle from Gabriella. She nodded in appreciation and jumped off the last step.
"Well, time to go race."
"Ha-ha. If you even think about it, I will kill you."
"What? Do you not have hopes for me to become a nascar driver?" She teased, grinning madly. Alex chuckled and nudged her on the shoulder.
"You're going to be a successful doctor that will gladly pay all my bills. Not a silly nascar driver." He joked, leaning against the wall, both hands crossing his chest.
"You won't need me to, Mr. NBA player."
"Ah, but you see, that is Dad's dream, not mine." Gabriella nodded. He had told her countless times that basketball was just a hobby for high school, not something he would take a profession in. He wanted to be a lawyer, and he definitely had the brains for it. He was just so busy with basketball, he didn't really have time to focus on an education. But nonetheless, her parents didn't mind. Gabriella though, she would kick the shit out of him every time he failed a test. He had the ability to be as smart as her, possibly smarter.
"Come on, I wanna see this car that mother so gratefully picked out for me."
"Actually…" He whispered in her ear, his body hovering over her as she made her way to the door. "I picked it out."
"You did?" Gabriella asked, and he just nodded. Now…now she actually wanted to see the car.
"Are you serious? I wasn't going to let mom pick out some shit car. You deserve the best, Gabs."
"But I don't deserve you." She joked, half serious, half kidding. He rolled his eyes and opened the door for her.
"Prepare yourself, this one's a shocker." He chuckled, stepping to the side so Gabriella could have complete access. Gabriella gasped at the car parked only a few feet away from her. It was black, the shiniest black she's ever witnessed.
"An Audi?" She squealed, jumping up and down in her spot as she clapped her hands. Her brother started cracking up, nodding his head. She yanked the keys out of his hands and ran to the car in her bunny slippers and embarrassing pajamas.
"Oh my god, I can't believe it!" She wrapped her arms around the car, closing her eyes as she whispered sweet words to the car. "I expected-"
"Something ugly, cheap, and dented? I know." That was what their mother first intended on, but after persuading his mother that this was her first car and she shouldn't be given that, she finally agreed. He truly wished she wouldn't be treated that way, but they were stubborn parents, only caring about the stupidest things in life.
"Please tell me this is real life." She kissed the car repetitively, basking in its glory. "I love it, Alex. I really, really do. Thank you."
"Yeah, I would say thank mom, but I take all the credit." He winked, stepping on the small set of stairs.
"How'd you get her to say yes to this? This must have costed…"
"A lot? Yeah, it did. But she has the money. Even if she doesn't like spending it. She has it." He mumbled. That was true. She didn't even spend much money on Alex, only herself. She just loved spending money on herself.
"I can't wait to drive this baby." She giggled, not bothering to respond to his statement.
"Drive it to school?" He added in, causing Gabriella to gasp.
"Oh shit! I forgot about school! What time is it?" She was now rushing past Alex back into the house, frantically tripping every minute.
"6:20..." He said to no one, chuckling and walking back inside to get dressed for school himself.
"Shit, shit, shit." She shut her door closed, running toward her bed to quickly make it. Her stomach grumbled in the process, and she cursed herself for having such a big appetite. She would never get ready in time. When she finished her bed, she stumbled toward her closet, pulling out a random pink tee and threw it behind her. She quickly grabbed a pair of skinny jeans from her dresser and threw them next to her shirt.
"There goes the sexy birthday outfit." She mumbled to herself, groaning in frustration.
After she finally finished getting ready, the time read 6:40. She had exactly 20 minutes to get to school in her brand new car, not forgetting her need to eat breakfast and settle down.
"Alex!" She shouted, running out of her room with her bag clutched in her hand. Her curly dark locks cascaded over her shoulder, bouncing as she ran down the stairs. "Alex-"
"Kitchen." He answered back before she could finish, and Gabriella smiled when she got there. He had a pop tart dangling in his hand, begging for her touch.
"You're a life savior." She accepted his offer, grabbing the pop tart and biting down on it.
"You look nice." He complimented, taking in her dolled up face, which still seemed to look natural.
"Sucking up to the birthday girl, hm?" She giggled, leaning up to kiss him on the cheek. "You look nice too." He grinned, shaking his non-existent bangs to the side. His black hair, short but somewhat long, was his trademark. He had a slim face, a small nose, a muscular body. Just like any jock these days. But he was handsome, very handsome. Girls whimpered under his gaze minus Gabriella. That was just weird.
"Yeah, yeah, don't you have school to get to?"
"Don't you?"
"Touché."
Gabriella parked in the school lot, squealing with excitement. The car drove so smoothly, she was in heaven.
She set the car in park, pulled her keys out of the ignition and stepped out of the car, a smile visible on her face. A girl came running up to her, panting heavily.
"Hey Shar." Gabriella called out as she was halfway. Sharpay smiled, getting closer to her.
"Happy birthday!" She shouted, and Gabriella just rolled her eyes playfully. Her best friend always seemed to make her smile.
"You already told me about…100 times?" Gabriella guessed, one finger on her chin. When Sharpay finally reached her, she gasped and stared behind Gabriella.
"Why are you standing in front of this beauty?" Sharpay asked, walking past her. She gently touched the car and pulled her hand away quickly as if it burned her.
"The beauty is named dream, and please don't touch, you'll hurt her." Gabriella teased, walking toward school. Sharpay caught up to her, a look of disbelief on her face.
"Who the hell got you it?"
"My parents, apparently." Gabriella huffed, slinging her bag further over her shoulder.
"No way!" She gasped, hitting Gabriella on the arm. Gabriella glared and smacked her hard on the arm.
"Way. And don't hit me."
"Well, it seems someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." She muttered, keeping her head down as she rubbed her arm.
Gabriella instantly remembered her morning, waking up to a dream that felt so real. She didn't have much time to think about it, because her mother just happened to finally start caring. Those blue eyes were stuck in her brain, and they weren't leaving any time soon. They were just so mesmerizing…so blue…
"Gabriella?" Gabriella wandered back into reality, staring at Sharpay.
"Sorry, I blanked out."
"No shit, Sherlock."
Gabriella rolled her eyes, something she did a lot when she was with her. "Come on, we're going to be late for class." Gabriella sped up, ignoring Sharpays growls behind her. She looked down to the ground, watching as her feet moved in sync. It interested her in a way, which is why she didn't notice the boy walking close by with his friends.
"Oh shit…I'm so sorry…" He said, holding out his hand to Gabriella while she patted her shirt and lifted herself off the ground. He nodded his head and pulled his hand away, embarrassed. "You okay?"
"I'm fine, thanks." She mumbled, straightening herself out. She smiled up at the boy and he smiled back. Her heart melted and her stomach clenched. Wow.
"Alright." He smiled once more before turning to walk into school with his friends. "Oh." He quietly said, twisting his body back around. "Happy Birthday."
Gabriella's mouth opened, but she stood there, speechless. There was no way Troy Bolton, the Troy Bolton, just told her happy birthday.
"T-Thanks…" She stuttered, star struck. Everything was perfectly fine until he had to say that. Guys in his clique didn't associate with the normals.
He winked that beautiful wink, causing Gabriellas knees to wobble, and left her standing there, dumbfounded.
"It's just your lucky day, isn't it?" Sharpay joked, coming up to Gabriella. Gabriella turned to Sharpay, her mouth still open.
"I-I..." Gabriella didn't know what to say. And this was rare. She usually talked nonstop, rambling on for hours. But when the god of the school actually says something to you, you tend to not have the words. Troy Bolton was gorgeous, his beautiful blue eyes, shaggy brown hair that covered down to his forehead. He was a true Adonis, but he seemed to not take an interest in any girls at the school. You would expect him to have a different girl in his bed every night, but no, he didn't bother with any of them, which only made the girls want him even more. Gabriella included.
Gabriella slouched down in her chair, her eyes slowly closing. Her teacher, Mr. B, had the most boring lecture today for class. Something Gabriella already knew, thanks to the large textbooks recently given out. She had nothing better to do than to read it, since her life wasn't all that exhilarating.
As her body calmed, initiating her sleep, she felt her arms twitching harshly. Her body was frozen, her eyes were closed shut, and as much as she tried, she couldn't pry them open. She tried to open her mouth, but just like her eyes, it was stuck.
The color came back to the room, but she was sure her eyes had not opened yet. And she wasn't in the classroom anymore. She was in an unfamiliar place, dark with no sign of light. A shadow was in front of her as light started reappearing. A man stepped forward, and Gabriella had to focus her vision to make out the body. It was no other than Troy Bolton, walking closer to her, his face expressionless. Gabriella wasn't in control; she couldn't ask why he was there, why he was so close to her. It was as if he wasn't even looking at her. And then, in the blink of an eye, a bullet went straight through his forehead, his bangs covering it.
Gabriellas eyes jolted open, and she gulped loudly. Sharpay looked to the side of her, mouthing things to Gabriella that she couldn't make out.
"Mrs. Montez, is everything okay?" Gabriella slowly looked up at her teacher and nodded her head. She could feel all eyes on her, and most importantly she knew Troy was watching her. Did he know she just had a vivid dream of him? If it even was a dream…
"I-I'm fine, sorry sir." She stuttered, glancing at Troy. He had a look of worry on his face, but it soon faded when the teacher spoke up again, telling everyone to pay attention.
Gabriella sighed, sitting up straight. She looked down at her book, ready to take notes, when she saw something that intrigued her. It was a small sketch of a gun that looked very much like a semi. Gabriella tilted her head in confusion, squinting her eyes as she stared closely at it.
"Gabiiiii," A small whisper caused Gabriella to look up forward, before looking to the side at the voice. She saw Sharpay sliding off her chair, a piece of paper balled up in her hands.
Gabriella mouthed a simple 'what' and Sharpay threw the ball. It ended up hitting Gabriella square on the head, and she groaned in frustration.
She picked up the small piece of paper from the floor and carefully opened it up, trying her best not to create that much noise.
What the hell were you just doing? You looked possessed!
Gabriella's palms started sweating. Oh god, how she hoped no one else saw that.
She grabbed her pen and swiftly wrote on the paper before curling it up into a ball and throwing it perfectly on Sharpays desk. Whoa, when did she have such great aim?
Sharpay threw the paper back a minute later and Gabriella glanced at the teacher before continuing to write down again.
What the hell were you just doing? You looked possessed!
Sleeping?
That was not sleeping. That was some demon shit!
Gabriella scratched the back of her neck nervously. How could she explain something she couldn't explain to herself?
After the period was over, Sharpay met up Gabriella at her locker, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Please stop that." Gabriella mused, playing with her lock.
Sharpay's eyebrows lifted, but she continued to stare.
"You were either possessed, or having a seizure. Wanna tell me which one it is?"
"Sharpay, shut up. You were just seeing things." Was she?
"Ummmm, no I wasn't. Gabriella are you okay?"
Gabriella huffed, ignoring her. She pulled out her books and shut her locker furiously. "I'm fine, okay?" She hissed, turning to walk away.
Something was wrong with her, something she couldn't explain. And it scared the shit out of her.
Ah, so tell me, how was it? I tried to make it somewhat interesting? I don't know, maybe some of you will like it. I hope :)