Chapter Two
(songs used in this chapter: Hook It Up by Vanessa Hudgens, Freak The Freak Out by Victoria Justice, & Never Had A Dream Come True by S Club 7)
The Next Night, It was crowded, and all the teens, and adults, holding up posters waiting for Suzie to sing. Gabriella was adding the last part of lip gloss on Elena/Suzie. "I can't believe what your doing." Gabriella sighed closing the lid on the lip gloss. Elena sighed, "I had to do something, they were shuting Grandpa down.."
Then she heard the auidence and her fans shouting her name and cheering for her to come out. she sighed, "It's now or never." Elena Came out and went up to the microphone, she saw Troy looking up at her, she took a deep breath, and smiled holding onto the microphone tightly, "how's everyone doing tonight?" they all cheered, she giggled, "well, I'm gonna start off with something a little fast, so go ahead, and dance around.."
The music began playing, and she tapped her foot, and began singing, "are you listening, hear me talk, hear me sing, open up the door, easy less, easy more, tell me to beware, are you here, are you there, something I should know, easy come, easy go, out of my head, don't hear a word I said, I can't communicate, why you wait, don't relate, I try to talk to you, but you never even knew, so what's it gonna be, tell me can you hear me.." The music slowed down, and then it speeded up and she began rocking out, "I'm so sick of it, your attention deficient, never listen, never listen, I'm so sick of it, don't throw another fit now, never listen, never listen, you scream my name...it always stays the same.." she began jumping up and down and moving her hair with her hands like crazy, "I scream and shout, so what I'm gonna do now is freak the freak out!" she pulled the microphone close to her, "oh woah, oh woah, oh woah..oh woah..." she began moving back and fourth, and brought her lips back to the microphone, "easy come, easy go."
The crowd jumped around, singing along with her, the whole place was jumping. The guy in the suit from yesterday had gotten cranberry juice spilled on his tie. Elena/Suzie wanted to laugh, but when she was singing she was focused entirely on pleasing her fans. Her eyes caught her dad's, he was narrowing his eyes like he noticed something out of the ordinary, she gulped silently, paying attention to the audience as the song ended, they clapped.
"Whoo! Thank you!" She cheered, "I love you Albuquerque! Hey, I want to sing a new song, and you guys are gonna be the first to hear it!" the crowd cheered, Troy had moved closer so he was right at the front; but Elena was so lost as 'Suzie' that she didn't notice. "Everybody likes a fiesta, everybody likes to have fun bring a couple friends and I'll bet cha, they'll be hooking up with some one." Her voice was low and to the beat, she moved her hips like a latina dancer. She's had lessons since she was 5, she knows how to dance. "Cause I'm tired of all the boys who don't like to dance and if you don't like to dance then you don't stand a chance, so why you standing in the corner with your arms all folded when you know that she's ready to dance right up on ya!" The beat sped up, and she was adding hip hop moves to her latin dance ones, girl had flare. "You got the money money, she's got the hottie body you want to party party hook it on up!"
Troy looked up closer at her, and his eyes went wide, with flames... It was Elena. and he looked at Gabriella who was making her way through the crowd. he grabbed her by the shoulders, and brought her closer to him, "why didn't you tell me!" Gabriella sighed, "I told you..I tried-"
"No! not that...that Elena is Suzie!" he pointed at the stage.
Gabriella's eyes widened, "what-what do you mean?" Troy pinched the bridge of his nose, pointing to the stage once more, "you didn't know?" Gabriella bit her lip, sometimes the best answer is silence. And sometimes, "oh God! You knew!" it does absolutely nothing.
"Sh!" she shushed, looking around, thankfully the music was so loud that no one noticed, she motioned for Troy to follow her to the back of the restaurant where it was more quiet, Troy sighed for the seemingly hundredth time, "spill why is our daughter dancing like that?"
Gabriella chuckled, "one, she's sixteen and two, as her manager and choreographer Troy-"
he opened his mouth, "choreographer? You made that dance up?"
she nodded, crossing her arms, "yeah, she's half latina Troy, I want her to have that heritage."
Troy looked at her, "she's not suppose to be dancing like that! she's a little girl!"
Gabriella looked at him crossing her arms, "Correction..she's not a little girl anymore.."
Troy sighed, "well I only have two years left with her Gabriella!"
Gabriella glared at him, "oh, now it's my fault!"
He nodded, "you didn't tell me! you didn't tell me I was a father until yesterday!"
Gabriella looked at him, "well, if you haven't of left me 16 years ago! and answered your damn phone! then maybe you would of known! and would you really of stayed if you knew I was pregnant?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I would have-" Elena/Suzie's voice carried to where they were, "I thank you! I hope you are having fun here tonight, I'm gonna close with one more song!" The crowd cheered but kind of felt disappointed at the same time, she smiled and chuckled, "hey hey! No frowns now! I'll be performing again at the state fair in LA! Be sure to get there!"
once again everyone cheered. She laughed, her eyes traveling to the back of the restaurant where she saw her mom and dad leaving the back room. She smiled, "this next song is for my mom...and my dad." Troy looked at up at her, Gabriella felt just as shocked as he did.
A light melody seemed to calm the whole place, Elena/Suzie's voice floated over them so lightly, "ooh ooh everybody's got something they had to leave behind one regret from yesterday that just seems to grow with time!" it was like...well, it seemed unethical to describe anyone's singing as magical, but that's what it was. Her singing. Magical. "There's no use looking back or wondering, how it could be now or neither been but this I know, I just can't find ways to let you go..."
Troy and Gabriella stood there, Gabriella seemed to be more shocked because her daughter's never dedicated a song to her before, and since the spotlight-controlled by her dear, darling grandpa Jack- it didn't waver from her to show the whole restaurant who her parents were. Privacy was a major issue for her.
"I never had a dream come true, till that that I found you and even though I pretend that I've moved on, you'll always be my baby.." Elena/Suzie smiled as she sang, it felt like her heart was in this song, more so than her other songs maybe because her dad was actually watching her. And that made her heart swell.
As the song ended, Elena/Suzie smiled and bowed for her fans, and walked off the stage-going to the back room of the restaurant, where her mom went in slowly, Troy following. She walked over to her parents, "Mom...Dad...did you like the song?"
Gabriella had tears in her eyes nodding and hugging her, "I loved it baby girl...as much as I love you.." she kissed the top of her head.
Elena smiled walking closer to her father.."Umm...Troy..Dad..."
He looked at her, and smiled, "loved it..you have such a natural beautiful singing voice..like your mother.." he wrapped his arm around her, kissing her forhead, "But now dancing like that again,or I'm gonna spank you.."
She rolled her eyes, then looked at both her parents, "is there a chance you two would get back together?"
They looked at each other, "Honey-" Gabriella said, but there was a knock on the door. "who is it?" Elena called- she was still dressed in her 'Suzie' garb. "It's us! Your biggest fans! OMG! Suzie's talking to us through a door! AH!" Good thing the screams were muffled.
Elena chuckled, looking at her dad, tapping his shoulder, "this is why I have two personalities. Me and Suzie."
Clearing her throat, she looked at her mom who nodded, and opened the door to greet the fans. "Ready to meet Suzie?" the fans screamed, and Elena fought the urge to cover her ears as she walked over to the crowd and started signing the random...stuff that they threw at her. Pencils, papers, ...pillowcases? She wasn't gonna ask about that one, "hey guys!" she said, Troy hid around the corner, still watching his daughter.
Troy smiled at his daughter from the corner, he was...proud of her. proud of the success, and the smiles on those kids faces were priceless. she has really did something great with her life. after signing autographs she shut the door, and crossed her arms looking at both her parents.
Troy looked at her, "what?"
She smirked, "I want you guys to kiss."
Troy and Gabriella's eyes went wide, "what?" she smiled, "I want you two to kiss, and then tell me you don't have feelings for each other anymore.."
