Chapter 3- My Boyfriend Back

"Dad!" Troy yelled once he got home from school.

"Yeah, Troy." Jack Bolton walked out from the kitchen. "Just got home?"

"Yeah…" Troy threw his book bag aside.

"You got detention again?" His dad said next to him, sipping on some diet coke.

"Sure." Troy looked at the clock. It's already 6:30pm. He couldn't stop smiling once he got home.

Flashback

"Here, let me help you." Troy took some of Gabriella's books and binders.

Gabriella looked away. "Thanks. And Troy?"

"Yeah." Troy smiled broadly.

"You don't have to be nice to me." Gabriella said. She said that not because she didn't like having Troy as a friend. She said that because Troy is just so different. He's rich and all. And Gabriella doesn't even have enough money to get piano lesson and singing lessons. She taught herself to do all that.

"Do you not want me to?" Troy walked out of the school, carrying some of Gabriella's heavy books for her.

"No, I don't mean it that way." Gabriella said still trying to avoid eye contact with Troy.

The rest of the walk was silence until they arrived at Gabriella's house (well, apartment).

"Thanks for carrying the books for me, Troy." Gabriella smiled.

"You're welcome." Troy smiled back.

"Bye. See you later." Gabriella said unlocking her front door.

"Oh, wait!" Troy stopped her. "Actually, I'll see you tomorrow night." Troy gave her a wink. (A/N: it's Thursday in this story right now.)

Gabriella blushed and went inside her apartment. Did he just ask me out?

End of Flashback

Troy found his dad looking at him awkwardly. "What?"

"Why were you just smiling to yourself, son?"

"Oh, I was just thinking about the game next week. We're totally taking them down!" Troy covered himself from his dad noticing him thinking about a girl.

"Well, we better win!" Jack Bolton is East High's basketball couch. So he expects a lot out of his son when it comes to basketball.

"Boys, I told Allyson that she could take next week off." Lucille (Troy's mom) walked in from their backyard. Lucille Bolton is a musician. She writes songs for artists like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Well, in the Bolton family, Lucille is the one that makes the most money. Actually, a lot of money.

"Mrs. Bolton, someone on the phone wants you." Their maid, Allyson told Lucille.

"I'll be there." Lucille ran to her office with pianos and other cool instruments. That's mostly where Lucille Bolton locks herself in all day just to write a simple song.


Gabriella sat in front of the old piano that her mom use to play when she was little. Gabriella taught herself to play a piano since she was 5. She was pretty damn smart for a 5 year old. And still, pretty smart for a 16 year old. She placed her fingers on the keyboard and started to play the G minor chord. Soon, she started to play some more scales and chords and played a song. She sung along to it, raising her angelic voice.

Notice me, take my hand.

Why are we strangers when,

Our love is strong,

Why carry on without me?

She secretly wrote this song. No one ever heard it except for herself. Not even her mom had heard it.

Everytime I try to fly I fall,

Without my wings,

I feel so small.

I guess I need you, baby.

Everytime I see you in my dreams,

I see your face, it's haunting me.

I guess I need you, baby.

Gabriella raised her voice even louder and sang her heart out.

I make believe, that you are here.

It's the only way, I see clear,

What have I done?

You seem to move on easy.

Everytime I try to fly I fall,

Without my wings,

I feel so small.

I guess I need you, baby.

Everytime I see you in my dreams,

I see your face, it's haunting me.

I guess I need you, baby.

She looked at her fingers moving swiftly on the keyboard.

I may have let it reign,

Please forgive me.

My weakness caused you pain,

And this song's my sorry.

At night I pray,

That soon your face will fade away.

Singing, piano playing and reading always made her clam down and happy. She closed her eyes and enjoyed her own creation.

Everytime I try to fly I fall,

Without my wings,

I feel so small.

I guess I need you, baby.

Everytime I see you in my dreams,

I see your face, it's haunting me.

I guess I need you, baby.

Gabriella slowly opened her eyes while she hit the last note. She closed the piano and went to the living room. She started to do her homework on the dining table. There was no where else she could do it.


"You're blocking my locker!" Sharpay screamed at Gabriella.

"I'm sorry." She moved away and apologized again. "Sorry."

Sharpay rolled her eyes. As Sharpay did her combination on her lock, someone else, this time not Gabriella, put her hand in front of her locker.

"What do you want, Jenna?" Sharpay gave her the stare.

"My boyfriend back." Jenna also glared at Sharpay.

"What boyfriend?" Sharpay questioned.

"Troy Bolton." Jenna said it slowly and clearly.

"Troy? Aw… he dumped you." Sharpay apologized dramatically. "I'm sorry."

"I know that you're with him now. Aren't you?" Jenna said.

"What makes you think that?" Sharpay replied coolly.

"He hangs around you like all the time?!" Jenna said in a 'duh' tone.

"That's because I've known Troy since the 5th grade? And we're like best friends?! "

"Really? Or more than that?" Jenna stepped closer to Sharpay.

"Really." Sharpay glared at Jenna.

Gabriella remembered Troy asking her out yesterday. Did he dump Jenna for me?

"Gabi!" Taylor said to Gabriella.

"Hey, Tay,"

"What are you looking at?"

"Sharpay and Jenna." Taylor stood next to Gabriella. Everyone is now staring at Jenna and Sharpay.

Troy saw people looking and also got curious. He walked over to Gabriella. "What's up?"

"Jenna and Sharpay." Gabriella said, again, trying to look away.

Troy looked at Sharpay and Jenna. When Jenna glanced over at the people staring. She noticed Troy talking to Gabriella and started to burn up.

A/N: Did you like it? I promise you that Troyella will soon hook up. But I'm going to take everything slowly in this story. Not that slow. But I mean for Troyella's love to blossom. And the part where Gabriella sang. I did that because I wanted to show you how talented she is and all. And by the way, the song I used for that part is "Everytime" by Britney Spears. I thought it was a song you could play on the piano cuz I did that once (I play the piano too!). Last thing, if any of you have something against Britney Spears, I warn you not to read this story cuz I don't want you to blow up every time I use one of her songs. Cuz guess what? You're going to be reading a lot of her song lyrics (BRITNEY ROCKS!) ;p xxx Natalie (aka ZanessaBritney4ever) REVIEW!

P.S.- I will out a link to listen to "Everytime" on my profile.