Number One Fan

Author's Note: Hey guys! So here is the second chapter of my story. It's still a little early to say whether I'll be continuing it, but by the looks of it so far, it's coming along pretty good. So keep reviewing! Six or more for an update!

Chapter Summary: After an encounter with Gabriella's 'number one fan' Troy can't help but find something suspicious about the way he talked about Gabriella.


Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.

-Walt Alston

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It had been three months since the Hollywood party fiasco and both Troy and Gabriella were busy with their work. Troy worked five days a week on his film while Gabriella was promoting her latest album and doing her modeling. They often made time for each other and Ethan, but they often were exhausted and stressed due to the amount of work they had been doing. When Troy was up all night filming, Gabriella was at home sleeping with Ethan. When Troy would come home in the morning to get some sleep that was when Gabriella would get up to go to work. They were both always on different time tables and they both felt like they hardly saw each other.

On a warm Saturday, Troy and Gabriella finally had the same day off and the two went out to lunch with Ethan. Troy and Gabriella were regulars at this little restaurant and they were familiar with all the workers and they always knew what they ordered. Due to the warm weather, the Bolton family sat on the outside patio with several other people. After ordering water for all the Bolton's, the family soon found that people were beginning to recognize them and were taking out the camera on their phones and were taking photos of them. But the family remained calm and said nothing about it and just waited patiently for their waiter to serve them. Finally, a waiter named Philip came to serve them.

"Hello Troy, Gabriella and Ethan. Nice to see you three here, I haven't seen you all in awhile." Philip happily exclaimed. The family smiled in return and greeted Philip.

"How's it going Phil?" Troy asked casually. Philip smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

"Same old, same old. Anyway, what can I get you?" Philip asked as he took out his pen and notepad. Ethan looked at the menu and then he looked at Phil who was waiting for his menu.

"I'll have the kiddy burger and fries please." Ethan informed him. Philip took down the order and then turned to Troy with a knowing smirk.

"And I'll bet you're going to have the club sandwich with a side of fries." Philip said with a smirk. Troy smiled and nodded his head. He had been known to come here a lot and he normally ordered the same thing each time.

"You know me well Phil." Troy complimented. Phil quickly wrote down the order and he then turned to Gabriella who was staring at her menu in a deep thought.

"What about you Gabriella? Just a garden salad as usual?" Phil asked, about to write the order down. Gabriella shook her head and stopped him from writing down anything.

"Actually, I'll just have the olive pizza with a side of fries please." Gabriella asked with a shy smile. Both Phil and Troy raised their eyebrows. Gabriella always ordered a salad and was always making sure that her body was in top shape for the runway…and she was supposed to maintain that tiny frame of hers by eating pizza and fries?

"That's a shocker. I'll be right up with your orders." Phil said quickly as he left to give the chef their orders. The three were in a silence for a few moments before Troy broke the ice.

"So olive pizza and fries?" Troy asked jokingly with raised eyebrows. Gabriella smiled as she shrugged her shoulders with a coy smile.

"It's not that big of a deal. I just really felt like having it today." Gabriella stated. Ethan sipped his water and then took his mother's hand that was resting gently on the top of the table.

"But don't you have to model mom?" Ethan asked. Gabriella stared at her son and she bit her lip and eventually cracked a sly smile. She had special news that she wanted to tell her husband and son.

"I actually have an announcement to make in regard to my modeling." Gabriella stated. Troy looked over at his wife and he leaned in closer to her.

"What's the news?" Troy asked. Gabriella smiled and looked at the two special men in her life.

"I'm going to be taking a break from modeling. I was recently promoted a new job until I go back to the runway. I'm coming out with my own clothing and handbag line next fall." Gabriella announced with an ecstatic smile on her face. Troy smiled proudly of his wife. He knew how much she wanted to start designing clothes and handbags, but the opportunity never came up. She was always given the offer when she was in the midst of fashion week. Troy was proud to know that his wife would finally get the job she had wanted to do.

"Congratulations Gabby. I'm so proud of you." Troy told her as he gave her a quick peck on the lips. Ethan hugged his mother and congratulated her as well. Several moments after, their meals arrived. As they indulged in their meals, they were interrupted by a man standing beside Gabriella and he was silently smiling at her.

The man was about 6'0 inches tall and appeared to weigh between a hundred and eighty-five pounds or a hundred and ninety pounds. He appeared to be forty-five years old. He had tanned skin and pale blue eyes. His eyes were not the same color blue as Troy's. Troy's eyes were a vibrant blue whereas this man had eyes like two pieces of ice. They looked cold and hard. He had light brown shaggy hair that was two shades lighter than Troy and Ethan's hair. He has a square jaw that made his face look severe and tense. On his buff arm, Troy noticed a tattoo of a Chinese dragon and the Latin proverb 'quod me nutrit me destruit' which means 'what nourishes me destroys me' underneath the dragon. He had slightly flawed teeth but they were perfectly white. He stared at Gabriella, with affectionate and devoted eyes.

"Hi Ms. Montez…my name is Victor Costello. I'm your number one fan and I really admire you." Victor said, unable to take his eyes off of her. Gabriella smiled sweetly as she shook the man's hand in politeness.

"It's nice to meet you Victor. And I'm flattered that you're a fan of mine." Gabriella said. Victor held onto her hand and he refused to let it go as he continued to stare into her chocolate brown eyes.

"My god, you are much more beautiful in person. I have all your photos framed in my room. I got those photos of you in that little black bikini right beside my bed so it can feel like you're there." Victor told her, still not releasing her hand. Gabriella looked over at Troy with wide and afraid eyes. She looked back at Victor and she nodded her head, slowly taking her hand out of his.

"I'm glad to hear it." Gabriella awkwardly said.

"I even have them in my wallet! You want to see?" Victor asked as he began to get his wallet. Gabriella shook her head and looked away from him.

"It's okay I remember." Gabriella insisted. But Victor did not prevail; he put the picture in her face.

"I think you look pretty sexy here. Your hair is all fierce and messy. And your body…I would tap…" Victor began to say but Troy clenched his fist and he banged the table, causing everyone to stop and stare. His eyes were fierce and angered.

"I think that's enough, Victor. If you'll excuse me, my wife and son are going to be leaving now." Troy hissed as he left money on the table and he grabbed the hands of his son and wife and they ran for their car. As they drove away, what they did not realize was that Victor took a picture of their license plate with his camera phone. Looking at the license, he then called the car insurance company.

"Hi, I would just like to report that I caused some damage to a car with the license TGE 123. I would like the phone numbers and address so I can repay them…"

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"And cut! Twenty minute break people!" Wayne's voice boomed throughout the set. Troy left the set and he sat in his chair, Chad waiting to give him his water bottle. Troy sipped the mineral water and he turned to Chad.

"So Gabriella, Ethan and I went out to lunch today and Gabriella told us she's going to be designing now." Troy stated. Chad nodded his head with a proud smile.

"I know, Taylor told me about it. She must be excited." Chad said with a smile. Troy nodded his head, his mind distant.

"She is and I'm proud of her. But when we were at lunch today, the weirdest fan came up to Gabriella today. He looked like he was in his mid-forties and he was telling Gabriella that he had pictures of her in a bikini in his wallet and all over his room. And he wouldn't let go of her hand either. It was almost like he wasn't a fan. It was almost like her was…" Troy began to say but then his voice trailed off, unsure of what to describe it with. Chad raised his eyebrows.

"Like he was in love with her?" Chad asked skeptically. Troy nodded his head as he looked at him.

"That's exactly what it was like! For a moment, it was like he was trying to get it through her head that he wanted to be with her." Troy confessed with seriousness in his eyes. Chad shook his head and placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder.

"Dude, you're looking into this too much. Millions of men are in love with Gabriella as millions of women are in love with you. You just got to remember that jealousy is the main factor of what ruins most Hollywood marriages." Chad informed his best friend. Before Troy could even argue back, Wayne called all the actors back to set to finish up the scene. As Troy was doing his lines, he couldn't help but think about Victor.

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Back home, Gabriella and Ethan were in her design studio, working on some ideas for Gabriella's new line. Ethan helped her pick the fabrics and he offered the ideas to his creative mother. As much as Gabriella loved work, she loved to spend time with her son more. When she had to work at home or get ready for a big event, she always tried to get him involved. Whether it was helping her choose and outfit for the red carpet or choose some fashion ideas for her designs, she made sure that Ethan was there to help her decide.

"I like that lavender color. Thanks Ethan!" Gabriella exclaimed as she took the purple fabric from Ethan's tiny hands. Ethan gladly gave her the fabric and he offered a smile.

"Your welcome. Mommy?" Ethan began to ask.

"Yes baby?" Gabriella asked in return as she began to measure the fabric.

"Do you think daddy's a stud?" Ethan asked. Gabriella looked up in shock, unable to think of what to say in return to that. Where he got that idea from, she will never know.

"Well…I think your father is very good looking." Gabriella safely said. Ethan only nodded his head and he began to look through the fabrics once more. As Gabriella began to sketch some ideas, she suddenly felt uneasy and dizzy. She sat on the floor so she could keep her head steady.

"Mommy, are you okay?" Ethan asked as he came to his mother's side. Gabriella took two deep breaths and she nodded her head, slowly getting up from the ground. She couldn't explain the sudden vertigo she felt but she felt a little bit better then.

"I'm fine. Listen, I'm going to go have a shower okay toots? I'll be very quick and we can finish up okay." Gabriella told him. Ethan nodded his head and before leaving the room, Gabriella placed a kiss on his cheek. Several moments after Gabriella left to have a warm shower, the phone began to ring. Ethan ran for the phone and he pressed the talk button, just like his daddy taught him to do whenever the phone rings.

"Hello?" Ethan answered politely.

"Is Gabriella there?" A low voice asked.

"She's in the shower." Ethan said. There was a silence for several moments; all Ethan could hear was heavy breathing. Finally, the person on the other end sighed and then spoke.

"I'll call back later." And with that said, the line went dead. Ethan shrugged his little shoulders and he hung up the phone and went back to looking through his mother's fabrics.

Little did Ethan know, Victor was right outside his house just waiting to break in and see Gabriella…

To be continued…


Okay so that was chapter two with a lovely cliffhanger! The only way I'll update is if I get six or more reviews. Oh and if you all want to imagine Victor better, than look up the actor Brian Van Holt. He is most famous for playing the psychotic killer in 2005's 'House of Wax' with Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton. Thanks guys!

Alanna xo