Your Guardian Angel
by: LunarEclipse360
Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical
Chapter 2
Monday January 9, 2006
I didn't really see Gabriella all that much for the rest of that day or the next. The only times I saw her was in homeroom and during lunch, where she always sat in the corner by herself. I wanted to ask her to sit with us but I knew it would go well with my friends. So I just watched her, sitting quietly, eating her food like a mouse would.
Two days is a long time when you only have one thing on your mind. Two days of nothing to do but sit back and watch the clock tick. I counted down the hours until I could see Gabriella again. It was like she was some kind of drug and I was the addict. I only knew her for two days but I wanted to know more about her.
I walked into the school Monday morning, anxiety running through my veins. I made my way to my locker, barely noticing the whispers around me.
"Yo captain" Chad said as he came up to me.
"Hey. You know what everyone's whispering about?"
"Nope...but I can find out"
"Let's just leave it for now. It'll come out sooner or later."
"Yeah. Or Sharpay will blurt it out in homeroom."
"That too" I said, trying to suppress a laugh.
"Your girl is here"
"I don't have a girl" Chad motioned to someone behind me and I turned around. There, looking like a lost child, was Gabriella. "She's not my girl"
"Not yet"
"You never stop do you?"
"No" he said, pushing himself off of the locker next to mine. "Hey Gabriella" he said and she walked towards us.
"Morning Chad. Morning Troy"
"Morning Gabriella" I said as I pulled books out of my locker. "How was your weekend?" I asked and turned to her.
"Okay I guess" she said shrugging.
"You guess?" I raised an eyebrow at her and she adverted her eyes.
"Well yeah. Nothing special happened." I nodded even though half of me didn't believe it.
"Okay. Well let's get to homeroom before Ms. Darbus starts complaining" Chad said and I closed my locker.
"Good idea" the three of us walked to homeroom in silence.
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The day seemed to go by really slowly. It was either just a really boring day or maybe it was the fact that I had been thinking about Gabriella for the whole day. Thinking about her just seemed to make time move slower.
Lunch time came and I wanted to show Gabriella something I've never shown anyone before. I went to her locker, hoping to find her there. As I rounded the corner, I saw her standing there, putting her books away.
"Hey Gabriella" I said and she turned around.
"Hey Troy" she said and smiled. "What's up?"
"Well...I wanted to show you something."
"Okay what?" she said and closed her locker. I grabbed her hand and began to drag her down the hall.
"Follow me." I said and she followed me down the hallway.
I led her down to the cafeteria and up the stairs of the balcony in the back. We walked through a door and around a few corners until we came to another door. I turned around to her and she looked at me in confusion.
"Close your eyes" she quickly closed her eyes and I led her through the doors. "Okay be careful there's steps here" she nodded and I led her up the stairs one at a time. We finally got up to the top and I looked at her. "Okay open your eyes" she opened them and gasped.
"Oh my God. Troy this is beautiful" she said as she looked at the rooftop garden around her. "How did you find this?"
"Science club let's me come up here. They call it a gift from them to me" I said and walked over to the railing.
"You're lucky you can get something like this." she said and walked up next to me.
"Luck has nothing to do with it" I said and looked at her.
"You're right it doesn't" she turned to look me in the eyes. "You're just naturally nice to everyone." I smiled and she smiled back.
"It's good to know someone appreciates that side of me"
"What do you mean?"
"Well sometimes people expect too much out of me without being grateful that I'm the way I am" I turned to the scenery in front of me. The beautiful New Mexican scenery taking up my line of view. "Sometimes they don't appreciate my nice side"
"I appreciate it" Gabriella said and I turned my head to look at something more beautiful than the scenery. "You're the first person I've met that hasn't treated me like I'm some kind of freak."
"Well there's Chad too"
"Yeah but..." she walked over to the bench and sat down "Chad hasn't shown me something as beautiful as this"
"True" I said and walked over to sit beside her. "He's too busy trying to get Taylor to go out with him"
"I thought he didn't like her?"
"Or so he says" she giggled and I could feel my heart thumping, wildly in my chest.
"You're unlike any guy I've ever met"
"Why's that?"
"Because you see me, the real me, and not the math geek"
"Well you're unlike any girl I've ever met"
"And why's that?"
"Because...you haven't treated me like I was a celebrity"
"That's because you're not one. You're just a normal guy"
"Too bad everyone else doesn't see that"
"They will. Maybe not now but they will." I smiled at her and she smiled back then the bell rung.
"Damn it" I cursed and stood up "Shall we?" I asked, extending a hand to her.
"We shall" she said and grabbed my hand. I pulled her up and we walked downstairs together.