AN:
'Ello, dudes!
Here is the sequel which is, in my opinion, too blaah. I wrote actually two versions of the sequel, but the other one is mostly humor, and it didn't feel right to post a humoristic chapter after the depressing one. But if you'd like to read the original sequel tell me, and I just might post it.
Also, I you to review my other fics too. Especially "Cool" and "Trough My Eyes". I love those two. "Love And Marriage" is also awesome.
No enough about my awesomeness.
DISCLAIMER: Nada
It hurt.
It fucking hurt so fucking much.
He just had to fuck it up, and now he isn't going to get a fucking second chance.
Troy sat on his bed and cried. He didn't even remember when was the last time he had cried before this. Was it when his dog ran away when he was five? No, he didn't cry that day and he loved that dog so much. Did he love Gabriella more than the dog he had had since he was born? Yes, he did. He didn't even have to think about that. He loved Gabriella so fucking much. And she told him that she loved him too.
He wanted to go back to her house. He wanted to beg and plead for her to take him back; he would even go down to his knees and kiss her feet if she just would take him back. But it wouldn't be fair to Gabriella. He'd just hurt her again and again and she deserved so much better.
But it just hurt so much. He wanted to just make the hurting stop.
Was Gabriella hurting too? If she was hurting this much too, then maybe it'd be alright for him to go back to her. It would help her too, and he knew he wasn't going to cheat on her again. If this was the price for cheating, he couldn't do it again. And no matter how good the girl would be, he wouldn't do this to Gabriella and himself. And, to be honest, the redhead, Cindy, wasn't even good. Gabriella was so much better.
Troy lowered his head onto his pillow and buried his face in his hands. The tears were still streaming down his face.
But what would he say to her? Was there anything that he could say to her? He already said that he loved her, and she said that it wasn't good enough. What would be better than I love you? Should he ask her to marry him? Troy shuddered to the thought. He was sure that he would ask her that someday, but not today. After couple of years, maybe. But that would mean that she'd have to take him back first, and that was going to be difficult. But Troy was going to give it a shot.
He rose from his bed, and sneaked out through the front door. This was going good so far. He didn't get caught yet.
"Troy!" Oh, fuck! His dad saw him. Troy slowly turned back to his front door, and there stood his father, only in boxers.
"Hi, dad! Nice night, don't you think?" Yes, that's it. Just play it cool, Troy thought.
"Indeed it is. And where are you going at this nice night?" His dad was trying to hide his amusement, but was failing miserably.
"Just, y'know, to Gabriella's" Troy started walking backwards towards his car, "So, I better get going, so that I wont wake her, or something."
"Troy, its three o'clock in the morning. It's pretty safe to say you're going to wake her. Now why don't you tell me the reason why you're going to Gabriella's?" Troy's dad sat on the porch steps and patted the space next to him. Troy walked slowly towards his father and sat next to him. In the porch light he could see clearly the bloodshot eyes and wet cheeks of his son.
"It's nothing really. Gabi and I just got into a fight, and I just can't sleep before we fix this." Troy fiddled with his fingers nervously. His dad looked at him fondly.
"Troy." He took a deep sigh before continuing, "Sometime it's for the best to give it sometime and search your own feelings. It might hurt now, but after a week or so, you might notice that breaking up with her was for the best." He patted his son's head, "I had this girlfriend in high school, and I loved her more than anything, but we broke up. I was devastated for a while, but now I realize; if we hadn't broke up, I would have never met your mother, and I wouldn't have you. So think about it Troy." His dad stood up and went back to inside and left Troy thinking.
His dad did have a point, but Troy was sure that he loved Gabriella more than his father loved his high school sweetheart. What Troy and Gabriella had was special. More special than any other high school romance and he knew it.
Troy stood up and got to his car. He was going to make this right with Gabriella.
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Gabriella couldn't sleep.
It hurt too much to sleep.
Then she heard someone opening her front door. She should seriously start locking it, 'cause now she was going to die or get raped at least. Why in the fuck did her mother have to leave this weekend?
Someone was behind her door. Why wasn't the murderer/rapist coming in? She hated the waiting.
"Gabi, can I come in?" Maybe she would have taken the rapist instead of him. It still hurt too much.
Troy opened the door and came face to face with the reason of all his hurting.
"Funny, that's the second time you're coming in uninvited. Didn't your mom teach you any manners?" She said while wiping the tears from her face. She didn't even want to admit to herself how happy she was that he came back.
"Gabriella, I know you're mad at me," He ignored the snort that came out of her mouth and just continued. "But hear me out okay? I realized something very important." He looked at her pleadingly. Gabriella felt herself melt at his gaze.
"Fine. I'll give you five minutes. C'mon, Troy. Amaze me with your realization." Gabriella sat up straight and looked at Troy.
"So, when I decided to come here tonight, my father stopped me and talked to me about some things. He told me about his high school sweetheart and how it was the best thing that ever happened to him when they broke up." Gabriella was about to interrupt, but Troy quickly covered her mouth with his hand, "Let me finish." She rolled her eyes, but didn't remove the hand from her mouth. Troy took that as a good sign and smiled a little. "When he left me I thought about things and realized how much more I love you than I should. I mean we're only in high school but I still know that what we have is special, and I know that we're going to end up together in the end, even if it's not now.
"I really do love you Gabi, so much." He removed the hand away from her mouth "Just give us a chance okay?" then he turned around to leave.
"Troy", Gabriella whispered and Troy's heart jumped.
"Yeah?" He said breathlessly. This was too good to be true.
"If I give you another chance, you have to promise me not to cheat on me again." She said in a small voice and looked at her hands.
"Of course, wouldn't even dream of it" He couldn't believe that she was even considering about giving him a second chance. He walked next to her bed and took her hands carefully in his.
"We'd have to take it slow, so you could prove that I can trust you again, okay?" She raised her gaze from her hands to his eyes, and she could see them dancing in happiness.
"We'll go as slow as you want, Gabi." He leaned down and brushed his lips softly against hers.
"I love you, Troy." She said with her eyes closed. Troy's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't believe that she took him back. He dropped his forehead against hers and breathed on her lips. "I love you, too, Gabi."
"This doesn't change anything, we still have to go slow." She said and opened her eyes. She looked at those pools of blue that were filled with love.
"We're going to go so slow that we'll almost go backwards." He smiled at her. Troy watched Gabriella grin, and she went to her tiptoes.
"We don't have to go that slow" she closed the gap between them much to Troy's pleasure. His arms went around her waist as hers tangled in his hair.
"Gabi" he started saying before the kiss went too far, "I think I should go before we get too fast." He smiled at her and untangled himself.
"Troy?" She said softly.
"Yeah, babe?"
"Can you spend the night? We're just sleeping, but I had to face the possibility of losing you today, and I think I feel better if you stayed with me" Gabriella looked at her hands again, she didn't dare to look at Troy. For some reason she was embarrassed of her fear.
Troy smiled at his nervous girlfriend. "Sure, baby, I'll stay."
Gabriella went back to her bed while Troy took his shirt off. Then he slipped next to her and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her neck, while she was already dozing off.
"Goodnight, love." He whispered in her ear and then nuzzled it. Then he slipped into a dream with her.
So, tell me, how was it? R&R, please.
And remember to tell me if I should post the original sequel.
