Sense Of Belonging Chapter 2, a high school musical fanfic

Sense Of Belonging

Chapter 2- Teen Idle

2 days later...

"Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee," Sharpay continued to whine. Gabriella rolled her eyes.

"But Pay, college starts in 2 days and I want to settle in and make sure I am ready," Gabriella replied.

"Come on, you have all of tomorrow to do that. It's just a small pool party at my house today. What's the harm in that?" Sharpay asked. Gabriella gave her an 'are-you-serious' look.

"Sharpay, I know that you are known as being quite popular in high school so I think 'small' is out of the question," Gabriella stated. Sharpay rolled her eyes.

"Damn it Ryan," She muttered to herself. Sharpay shifted on Gabriella's sofa so that she was sitting on her legs.

"Okay, okay. If you come, I promise that the next day I will help you finish unpacking and make sure you have everything you need for school," Sharpay told her. Gabriella thought about her options.

"Plus, Troy will be there," Sharpay added in a sing song voice.

Okay so yeah, Gabriella had told Sharpay all about Troy and the feeling she felt when they held hands. But still, Gabriella was reluctant to start a relationship with Troy if he was going to just fuck her and dump her.

She was still a virgin anyways. Yeah I know, 19 and still a virgin? She never found anyone special and she wanted her virginity to be taken by someone special to her.

But, it's not like she has to get with him at the party. He's great eye candy tho so what's the harm really? She is just looking. Not touching. And definitely not getting her feelings involved.

Gabriella sighed and nodded earning a squeal and tight hug from Sharpay. They looked at the clock which read 12pm.

"Okay, the party starts at 2:30pm today and lasts till well, basically when everyone leaves. Oooohhh maybe we could have a bonfire! And I'm pretty sure Daddy left a few fire works in the shed. Seeing as we have a massive field, I can get one of the house workers to stay behind and set it up and that," Sharpay rambled on as Gabriella just nodded along.

"I better get going. I only have 2 and a half hours to get ready!" Sharpay squealed as she ran out the front door leaving a very confused Gabriella.

"Okay, guess I better start getting ready," Gabriella mumbled as she headed upstairs. The excitement in her gradually starting to build up as she continued to get ready.
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Gabriella turned up at Sharpay's house at 3pm. She wanted to be fashionably late. Sharpay should be proud that Gabriella took a note out of Sharpay's book.

Scanning around, Gabriella could see the party was already in full motion. There was not a lot of people inside but she could hear the blasting music and everyone outside. Gabriella looked down at her outfit one last time.

She had opted for high waisted jean shorts which had a few loose thread danging off. She wore a loose baggy white shirt which she tucked a small section in the front in her shorts. She threw her long curls up in a messy bun on the walk over here because it was so hot and she had black RayBan's sitting on the bridge of her nose. Underneath she wore a black high waisted bikini which had slits along the side of her hips and in the small valley between her bust. She had some plain black flip flops on.

She grabbed a bottle of water from the kitchen and made her way towards the back door sliding it open as she stepped onto the patio. She stood their for a minute soaking up the sun before looking around.

Damn. I forgot how big Sharpay's back yard is.

Despite the fact Sharpay had a massive pool, she also had a garden the side of a golf course behind the pool. Wait, I'm pretty sure that is a golf course. I forgot how much the Evan's family loved their golf. She continued to scan her surrounding and soon enough her eyes met with the familiar stunning blue ones standing near the drink cooler a distance away. He simply wore a white v-neck short sleeve t-shirt with dark blue swimming shorts.

Troy stood in the backyard having a conversation with a girl that would also be attending the University he was going to. Her name was Penelope and she looked alright enough with her skimpy bikini and her breast on the verge of popping out. She looked like a quick easy fuck and Troy was not one to complain but he wasn't really in the mood for a hook up. His eyes scanned around for the familiar Latina but she was not there. She is friends with Sharpay right? Surely she'd be here.

"I'm going to go get a soda, you want anything?" Troy asked the blonde in front of him.

"Whatever you're having," She replied with.

"Okay, I'll be back soon," Troy told her before giving her a small wink. He headed towards the drink cooler. Sure there was booze there but they were saving that for later on tonight.

He grabbed a cola and looked up at the sound of the back door opening which was barely audible thanks to the music but he still heard it. And then it all sorta happened in slow motion I guess.

There she was. The one he was waiting for. She walked out of the house and onto the patio looking prettier than all the girls here despite the fact she was basically fully clothed and half the girls here were trying to shove their breast in your face. She looked so peaceful just standing there with her eyes closed facing the sky that her emotions reflected onto Troy making him feel peaceful as well. She looked back down and her eyes locked with Troys. He gave her a soft smile which she returned. She looked like she was debating whether to approach him or not.

Should I go to him? No Gabriella. Remember, he's simply eye candy. But it doesn't mean we can't be friends. You are playing a risky game Montez. And it's a game I am determined to win.

She took a step forward ready to walk over to him when suddenly Sharpay's face was in her view.

"There you are!" Sharpay stated as she gave her friend a soft squeeze.

"Hey. The party seems to be a success," Gabriella told her subtly looking over her shoulder for Troy to find that he was gone. She turned her attention back to Sharpay who thankfully had not noticed.

"Yea! Isn't it great? Come on! I saved us both a sun chair," Sharpay squealed as she dragged Gabriella round the pool and plopped her self down on the chair.

Feeling the heat get to her, she simply took off her shorts and left her cotton white baggy shirt on which just about covered her butt. She took off her flip flops and laid back on the sun chair and enjoyed the beat of the music pumping through her veins as she closed her eyes to soak in the sun. She opened them again and faced Sharpay.

"I'm just going to go find Tay. She told me to find her when you get here," Sharpay told her. She nodded and watched as Sharpay walked off into the crowd. While she had a moment alone, she grabbed her bottle of water and took a sip.

She took the band out of her bun and shook her head so that her curls fall in place.

Suddenly the sun was blocked off from her and she looked up to see Troy standing before her. He gave her his prize winning smile before taking a seat on the sun chair next to her.

God, she looked perfect. Her long toned legs were on display again and I'm sure she did that hair shake on purpose to tease me or something.

"You know Miss Montez, this is a pool party. I don't see you getting in the pool," Troy stated. Gabriella looked at him. He was completely bone dry.

"That's a bit hypocritical seeing as you seem like you have not touched the water at all," Gabriella stated with a smirk. Troy smirked back.

"Ahh, that's where you are wrong Miss Montez. I was just about to make my way over to the pool right now actually," Troy told her. He stood up and made his way towards her.

"Troy?" Gabriella asked confusion lingering in her voice. Suddenly he picked her up bridal style and she let out a small shriek.

"And you are coming with me," Troy added. Gabriella rolled her eyes not really believing he will do it.

"Wow, you really know how to sweep a girl off her feet," Gabriella muttered. Troy chuckled as he began to head towards the pool.

"Joke about it all you want now Montez," Troy stated as he continued to head towards the pool getting closer and closer.

"Wait Troy, you're actually being serious?" She asked him. He chucked as he stood on the edge of the pool at the deep end. He looked at her to see the wrinkle in her brow as she studied his features trying to see whether he would throw her in or not. He looked at her dead serious.

Gabriella made eye contact with Sharpay as they were heading towards the pool and they shared a knowing look before breaking the eye contact.

"I never lie," Troy stated as he then threw her into the pool.

"Wait, Troy NO-," Gabriella squealed as she splashed loudly into the pool. Gabriella felt herself sinking and sinking as she heard Troy's muffled laugh. She frantically moved her arms around trying to surface herself but couldn't.

Sharpay ran as fast as she could to the edge of the pool to find her Gabriella in the pool struggling to surface. Troy seemed too busy laughing to notice she hadn't surfaced yet. She saw Gabriella underwater and saw the panic look on her face as she splashed her arms around.

"TROY NO! SHE CAN'T SWIM!" Sharpay yelled snapping Troy out of his laughing faze. Troy looked down at the water and saw Gabriella squirming underwater.

"Oh shit," Troy mumbled his eyes widening at the same time realising what he had done before diving in the water after her. He grabbed her body underwater and brought her up to the surface as quick as he could holding her above the water to make sure she could breathe.

Gabriella coughed slightly as she grabbed the floatie nearby and distanced herself from Troy with a hurt look on her face. She used the floatie to swim to the edge of the pool where Sharpay was offering her a hand.

"Gabriella I'm sorry I didn't know-" Troy began. Gabriella seemed to slap Sharpay's hand in a high-five sorta way before grabbing the water gun Sharpay was offering. She turned around and pushed the floatie away with a huge smirk on her face before she sprayed Troy right in the face.

Confusion was written all over Troy's face as she burst out giggling in fits of laughter.

"I-I can't believe you fell for that. You-you should've seen your face," Gabriella made out in between her laughter. Troy kept his poker face on when he was laughing and sighing with relief on the inside. Her laughter was beautiful.

"Oh Montez, you are getting it now," Troy said before lunging towards her and picking her up by the waist and throwing her back into the water.

The crowd around them began to laugh. Except from all the jealous girls that had taken a disliking to the flirting between the two. The jealous guys in the crowd just bit their lip as they knew what going against Troy would risk.

Once their laughter had subsided and everyone returned to what they were doing did Troy swim over to Gabriella who was giggling slightly.

"How did Sharpay know about your little plan to trick me?" Troy asked Gabriella as they leaned against the edge of the pool.

"Ahh, Troy, you underestimate the power of two best friends," Gabriella stated and Troy chuckled. Gabriella looked down at her soaking wet t-shirt.

"Troy Bolton, you got my shirt wet," Gabriella stated. Troy gulped as he looked at her shirt seeing it was now see through.

"I'm going to go put this in Sharpay's wash," Gabriella told him as she climbed out the pool and headed inside.

Troy followed her with his eyes and loved the way her hips move feeling mesmerised by it. Once she had disappeared into the house did he finally break away his gaze.

He heard a whistle calling for someones attention.

"Yo love boy," The same person called out. Troy turned around. Wait, why did I turn around? I'm not in love. I'm sure it would be Antone's first reaction.

He saw Sharpay sitting at the edge of the pool with her legs in the water. She wore a simple white bikini.

"Wow, I didn't actually think you would respond to that nickname," Sharpay chuckled. He shook his head.

"I-" Troy tried to explain but was cut off by Sharpay.

"Look Troy, she is my best friend and if you are just using her for a good fuck then I suggest you end this now before you hurt her even more because I swear if she is heart broken because of you, I will personally cut off your balls myself. Or you know, hire someone else to do so because I don't want to touch that," Sharpay added.

Troy gulped and nodded his head. I never really thought about what my feelings for Gabriella are. Is she someone I see an actual relationship with or someone I could just use for fun? Troy Bolton being tied down to one girl? The school would go crazy! But, would it make me happy?

"Hey Ella," Troy's thoughts were cut off as Sharpay greeted her best friend. Troy turned to face her and suddenly felt his breath get stuck in his throat.

Gabriella stood on the edge of the pool before them in just her bikini. The bikini was not skimpy or flashy but was simple and highlighted Gabriella's features perfectly without making her seem desperate. She looked gorgeous, stunning. Simply perfect. The sun shone on her making her seem like she had just walked out of a swimwear magazine or you know, from heaven.

She squinted slightly and covered her eyes with one hand as she bit her lip.
Yup. Definitely from a swim wear magazine.

"Troy, you alright?" Gabriella asked. He could hear Sharpay giggle behind him before she walked off.
"Um, yeah. I'm fine," Troy replied. Gabriella nodded.

"I'm going to go catch up with Taylor. See you around tho?" Gabriella asked hopefully. Wait, she was eager to run into him again? To hang out with him again? Oh shit, now I have involved my feelings.

"We have the whole day here Miss Montez. This will not be the last time you see me," Troy told her with a side grin. She smiled before walking off towards her friends giving Troy the perfect opportunity to check out her ass. Damn. It was a fine one!

It was around 6pm and Sharpay, Gabriella and Taylor were all sat together on the sun beds simply catching up and gossipping. The sun was beginning to sink further down and in a good hour or two it would be sunset. Sharpay brought down some of her dads old long sleeve flannels which we used as a light cardigan to keep us warm as we had been pretty chilled out and not kept our body temperatures warm by running around acting crazy. I only tied the third button down up to make sure it stay wrapped around me.

"So what's going on between you and Troy?" Taylor asked. Gabriella simply smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Nothing," Gabriella simply replied. I should most likely get used to this question being asked alot.

"Girl from what I have just seen, you look like you got PlayBoy Bolton over there wrapped around your little finger," Taylor added in which Sharpay just laughed and nodded.

"I wouldn't go so far as having him wrapped around my little finger," Gabriella lingered.

"Okay, he is not wrapped around your little finger...yet. But he does have this look in his eye whenever he looks at you. It's like this um 'Damn-I-want-her' look," Taylor explained. I burst out into a fit of giggles. Taylor and her way of explaining things. I turned around and looked over at the little devil and scanned him over with my eyes. He was laughing with Chad, Zeke and Tyler I believe their names are. There are a few girls around them simply laughing at their jokes and well just completely throwing themselves at them.

"Well believe it or not, I am not going to fall for his little game that he plays on all the girls here," I state letting my eyes linger on him for a second before turning them back to Taylor and Sharpay.

They both seem to let out a soft chuckle before exchanging a knowing look. I'm about to question them on it when Sharpay cuts me off.

"Well, I'm going to go get the small stage set up and put the karaoke on," Sharpay stated as she got up and sped walked away. Her and her love for singing. I chuckle.

"But anyways Taylor, you and Chad?" I ask with raised eyebrows and a small smirk. She giggles like a girl in love.

After about an hour the karaoke was in full swing. There was a small queue of mainly girls that had put down a request. Some of which sounded completely awful and some sounded actually pretty good. It was starting to get a bit darker now but not too dark. The sky was a bluey grey sorta colour. Sharpay had already turned on the fairy lights in the back yard and it looked magical.

Tay and I had grabbed a few deck chairs and placed them to the side by the stage to get a better look at the stage for Sharpay's performance. She went full out sexy earning a good cheer from the slightly drunken crowd. Tay and I screamed and cheered at the top of our lungs for our little diva.

"Thank you guys," Sharpay thanked the audience after her song.

"I remembered a little while ago Gabriella and I would use to sing her heart out and she had the most cutest voice back then. Whether she still does now is the question," Sharpay chuckled as she turned to face me.

Her little speech earning a few chuckles as well.

I got the look she was implying and immediately shook my head in which she pouted.

"No, absolutely not!" I reply which everyone else can hear as the music had stopped with the end of Sharpays song.

"Please Ella, for me?" Sharpay asked. Dammit. I am such a push over when it comes to my best friends. I sigh and roll my eyes before standing up and walking towards the small stage.

"You owe me," I tell her as I get on the stage and take the microphone off of her. She giggles and claps her hands before rushing off the stage. I selected the song I wanted on the karaoke and pressed play before heading back to the centre of the stage.

"I don't think I can quite top Sharpay's performance so this will be interesting," I chuckle as I talk through the microphone to audience earning a few chuckles too.

So here I am, in my black flip flops, black bikini and Sharpay's dad's flannel about to sing in front of a whole crowd of people.

I look around and gulp down the nerves. My eyes lock with bright blue ones looking at me with curiosity. His eyes almost gave me a sense of confidence but also added to the pile of nerves at the same time. Is that weird? That's weird right? I fix my microphone in the microphone stand and prepare myself.

Okay breathe Gabriella, here we go...

(Teen Idle By Marina and the Diamonds)

I wanna be a bottle blonde
I don't know why but I feel conned
I wanna be an idle teen
I wish I hadn't been so clean

I wanna stay inside all day
I want the world to go away
I want blood, guts and chocolate cake
I wanna be a real fake

Yeah, I wish I'd been a, wish I'd been a teen, teen idle
Wish I'd been a prom queen fighting for the title
Instead of being sixteen and burning up a bible
Feeling super, super (super!) suicidal
The wasted years, the wasted youth
The pretty lies, the ugly truth
And the day has come where I have died
Only to find I've come alive

I wanna be a virgin pure
A 21st century whore
I want back my virginity
So I can feel infinity

I wanna drink until I ache
I wanna make a big mistake
I want blood, guts and angel cake
I'm gonna puke it anyway

I wish I wasn't such a narcissist
I wish I didn't really kiss
The mirror when I'm on my own
Oh, God! I'm gonna die alone
Adolescence didn't make sense
A little loss of innocence
The ugly years of being a fool
Ain't youth meant to be beautiful?

Feeling super, super, super!
Feeling super, super, super!
Feeling super, super, super!
Come alive

The sound of cheering erupts the whole place and completely overwhelms me. I can hear a few wolf whistles as well as my two best friends screaming at the top of thre lungs. I blush and mutter a small 'Thank you' into the mic before rushing off the stage. That experience was overwhelming and amazing at the same time.

30 minutes later.

It was now pitch black out, the only light being from the fairy lights. Sharpay got one of the butlers or something to setup a massive bon fire which lit the whole garden. Everyone grabbed a chair and sat around the bonfire with a drink in hand. It's surprisingly peaceful despite the music in the background, people chatting, laughing and acting crazy.

It almost feels like a sense of belonging.

"I didn't know you could sing," A familiar husky voice snaps me out of my little epiphany as he pulls up a chair next to me. I smile as I continue to look up at the stars.

"There's quite a few things you don't know about me Mr. Bolton," I reply as I then turn my gaze to look at him. My breathe hitches in my throat as I see his lust filled gaze staring at me with such tenderness and care. No this can't be true, he's THE Troy Bolton. THE player.

"I can see that Miss Montez," Troy returned the smile.

A/N: Okay, second chapter done. I haven't quite finished the third chapter so I'm going to try and do that this weekend. But please bare in mind that I got exams next week that I got to revise for but the reviews really help me write this story as I know you guys are counting on me. I got a busy weekend due to Father's Day an all but we'll see how it goes.

Love C