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Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical. In the story I mention a movie called Killers…it's new…I don't own Killers either.


It was easy when I told Troy where I lived. On Thursday night he called me and asked me my 'preferences'. For the majority of the time, I was still taking in the fact that he actually called me and the scenario in the library the other day was no joke. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Hello?

Troy: Hi, its me. I, uh, wanted to –well, actually I had to ask you what you wanted to do tomorrow.

Me: (smiling from one side of my face to the other) oh, um…

Troy: So, there's this movie out called Killers. I think you've heard of it. I thought it was interesting but would you like it.

Me: (even though I've never heard of the movie) sure, the trailer looks…awesome.

Troy: That's great. Then, I'll book tickets for that. And after, we can go to Millie's nearby for dinner.

Me: (still grinning idiotically) Yeah, that sounds amazing.

Troy: So, it's final? Friday night is booked?

Me: Yep, it's final.

Troy: Alright! Then, I'll see you on Friday…I mean, tomorrow! Can't wait.

Me: Okay, talk later. Bye.

Troy: Oh, I almost forgot. Where do I pick you up?

Me: Oh, um, you know the Planned Parenthood clinic right? I live right across from there. And don't worry you will find us.

Troy: Sweet. I'll see you tomorrow at 6, Ella. Bye.

That five minute conversation had turned my wheels to a full 70 miles per hour the whole day. All of Friday I was eccentric. I didn't see him that day at school except for once in the hallway when we passed each other and Troy gave me a cheeky grin and a wink. After that seeing, I was blushing all the way to Biology.

Finally when Friday evening arrived, I was sure my heart had risen completely out of place because half an hour before Troy came around I couldn't breathe. My mother was still at work so I had the house all to myself. I didn't tell my mother who I was going out on a date with but I did tell her I was going out on a date. It wasn't a complete lie, then. Anyway, she would probably peek out of her office window just to see who the guy was.

I chose to wear skinny jeans, a ruffled purple tube top with a white sweater over it that went to my elbows. I straightened my hair played with a couple of hairstyles but then ended up lifting it up into a ponytail. I did however let a couple strands out in the front of kind of frame my face. My make up was thin, barely there. As far as I know, with how I looked I could've blown off the whole movie date and kept Troy at my house with the face I have. But then again, what do I know?

When Troy arrived, my clock was six on the dot but his clock seemed to fifteen minutes or so after because the first thing he said when I opened the door was, "Hi, sorry I'm late".

I wasn't sure how to reply. I smiled at him and stated, "Lemme go get my jacket" I grabbed them both from the kitchen counter and followed Troy out of the front door, locking it on my way out.

"Your mom?" he asked, obviously noticing why I didn't call for her before I left.

"Oh she's not at home right now" I said. He nodded and opened the car door for me. After he got in himself I finished, "You probably met her though. She's the one you met when you first came into the clinic" I nudged my head to the left where the clinic was.

"No way! That was your mom?" he exclaimed.

I giggled and nodded. "That's her".

"Wow" he settled into the driver's seat and started the car.

And, that's how our date started. If it were up to me to decide, I would say that it was a pretty incredible start for a date. Because it was an incredible date. I loved every minute of it. Throughout the trailers Troy kept making jokes about the actors or actresses which cracked me up and when the lights dimmed for the actual movie to begin, I felt his arm curl around my shoulders. I've always wondered if their arms would get numb just hanging off our shoulders like that. But I didn't ask.

After the movie, we walked to Millie's for dinner. Our table was already reserved, a gesture I was very surprised at. We sat outside in the warm breeze of the evening. Dinner was exceptionally good. Dessert was my favorite though as always. While we ate, we talked about school and friends. He told me everything there was to know about East High and its tradition. He told me about every one of his friends and by the end of dinner, I couldn't take any more of his jokes.

When Troy dropped me off at home and walked me to the doorstep, I couldn't expect anything more great to happen. In my mind, I kept telling myself that this was just a thank you gift but I couldn't help but wonder just a little and dream a tiny bit too. We turned to face each other in front of my door.

"So, I" Troy started.

"I had a really great time tonight, Troy" I finished. "I didn't need all this for just talking to you back there"

He laughed and took my hands in his. I could feel them tingle. "Hey, I didn't do all of this just to thank you, El" he looked down and then back up at me with a different spark in his eyes. "You're different and I like you" he said. "A lot"

"I like you too, Troy" My voice became softer and shy. This is the side of me that I can't control. It usually pops up when I'm around people who are flattering me or if I think I might be embarrassing myself.

"I really hope that we can do this again sometime" Troy took a step closer to me. I tried hard not to bite my lip and smile at him in utter shyness. He leaned forward.

But just before I could close my eyes, footsteps came from inside my house. "Gabi?" It was my dear mother. My mind was reeling swear words by the time she opened the front door and with her mere presence drove Troy a whole five feet away from me. My heart fell.

"Hi mom" I greet reluctantly, forcing the words out of me to sound the least bit polite. "Um, Mom this Troy and Troy this Mom" I introduced them to each other with the whole hand she-bang too.

"Troy!" My mom stepped out of the house and held out her hand. "We've met before!"

"Yeah. It's nice to see you again Dr. Montez" He shook her hand.

"It's nice to see you too, Mr. Bolton. So listen, I was just baking some cookies inside do you want to come in and take some time?" my Mom offered. I swear right then I may have been smiling a ton but inside I was dying for my mother just to stop.

"I would love to Dr. Montez but I really should be going. It's late. My parents would be worried" Oh, dang. My mother really did it this time.

"Oh, that's too bad" she squealed. I grimaced again. "Maybe another time"

"Yeah, another time". With that, my mother stepped back to leave us alone for a few seconds. I thanked God for that.

"I'll see you, Ella" Troy said to me now. I turned back to him and smiled again, nodding at the same time. He quickly moved towards me and took a deep breath before leaning down and giving me a slow kiss on the cheek. It may have been small but it still made my heart thud like an African drum. I grinned at him as he walked back to his car again and waved.

As Troy pulled out of the driveway, my mother and I stepped back into the house.

"Way to scare him mom" I said as we came in.

"What?" she did her really her voice which means that she was trying to act all innocent. "I was just trying to be nice"

"Yeah, right" I bellowed before laughing to myself and then joining my mother for her snack.

It was too bad, though. Troy did miss out on some wonderful cookies.


The next time I saw Troy was at a track meet. No, I wasn't participating but it was extra credit to attend one meet. Plus, my best friend was in track and she would have would've have dragged me to come along anyway. I could've guessed that Troy would be there, considering the fact that the extra credit opportunity was school wide but I would have never thought Troy would have picked me to spend his time with against the rest of his friends who were there.

This was my idea of spending the whole event. I would get a great book, some snacks and soda and set myself on a grassy and sunny spot on the outskirts of the field to enjoy my time. When Kelli, my best friend, came on I would watch and then buy her some of her favorite drink. After the event I would go back to my book.

For the first event, my plan worked out fine. The sun was shining perfectly on my face, my blanket wasn't messy, snacks and soda were still and stock. But suddenly, two hands reached out and grabbed my waist like they were a plushy doll. My initial reaction was screaming a blood curdling scream and then jumping away from my attacker. When I whirled around, Troy was lying on the ground, his jaw was dropped open, a tear of excessive laughter was on his cheek and his hands were clutched to his stomach.

"Troy! You-"My words swallowed themselves after I failed to find an insulting enough word to put Troy off. I couldn't find one that involved vulgar language. He calmed himself down as I plopped down on my knees next to him.

"What was that for?" I asked, putting on a slightly childish voice.

"I'm sorry, I really couldn't help it!" I rolled my eyes at him.

He reached into my box of Junior Mints and grabbed a few to chew on while he spread his legs on my blanket and held himself up on his elbows.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Extra credit. And my friend is running a bunch of events so I came to support her" I said while taking some candy myself and squinting my eyes to look in the distance.

"You're supporting her by reading a book?" he questioned and held up the book I was reading.

"Ha. Ha. Ha." I mocked. Troy's serious expression turned into a goody smile. "And why, may I ask, are you here? Surely it's not for extra credit"

"It's not" he admitted. "Me and my friends just come here to watch the drama"

I raised my eyebrows. "Drama? Troy, we're at a sporting event not a musical"

He popped another mint into his mouth and then pointed to something. I followed his finger's direction to find myself staring at a couple eating each other's faces off. I looked back at Troy skeptically.

"Seriously? You come here to watch people making out?" he chuckled.

"It's not just that. It's the whole story behind it" he was talking with his mouth full. Normally I would have scolded him for it but now, I couldn't find it more adorable.

Once he chewed and swallowed, he began to elaborate, "See, the girl beyond them that's watching?" I turned and looked and surely, there was a brunette with a face ready to kill.

"Yeah, she's his girlfriend. Now, in five seconds, she's going to go and find another boy to flirt with just to make her feel better. In that time, these two are going to be done with their little session, and he's going to find his 'girlfriend' hitting on another guy. He'll walk up to them and pull her away. And, that's it. There's the end of that relationship"

And just like he said, about five seconds later, everything he scripted played out in front of my eyes. My jaw dropped as I stared googly-eyed at the scene in front of me.

"There's a lot more complicated things going on here. I just named an easy one"

"Wow" I sighed.

I reached for the junior mints box and tipped it over. To my horror, none came out. "You finished the candy" I complained. I shot my practiced dagger look at him but he just grabbed my soda and drank it giving me a wink after he set it down.

The rest of the meet Troy showed me every single twist and knot in the track meet about the players from this school and the players from the competing school. And, even though he finished both packs of my beloved Junior Mints, I loved every minute with him.

When the meet was over, it was nearly sunset. He showed no signs of wanting to go and neither did I. It was only until the last visitors on the field were gone and every scrap was cleaned up that he suggested it was time to leave.

"Hey, Summer is coming soon so do you think we could go out another time?" he offered.

I had to remember how to breathe a full three seconds later when I accepted, "Yeah sure, just give me a call whenever"

"Do you need a ride?" he asked as we got up.

"Um, no, it's okay. Kelli is probably looking for me right now" He chuckled.

"So, I'll see you later?"

"Yeah…later". Troy gave me one last smile before he leaned forward with his arms wide open and then engulfed me into him. I hugged Troy back and then watched him leave.

When Troy left that day, I knew that I had fallen for him. I knew that it still wouldn't work between me and him. But, I hoped. God, I had hoped.

It's summer and I have time. Plus, I love this story. Anyway, hope you guys liked it.