Hello again! The title of the last chapter was I've Got What It Takes which is from I Don't Dance. The people who got it right were: McSpastic HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ROCKS 12a, and trumpetrulez101. Congrats to the winners. This chapter is dedicated to you.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot of the story. The song mentioned here is Transparent Lies by Alexz Johnson (Great song!!).
I'll try hard to end all this chaos
But when you disparage me you betray us
Said we'd be friends until the end and now I'm crushed
Tell me why — why ya feel a need to lie
Troy was walking through the busy hallways and stopped at the music room when he heard this sad melody and lyric. He walked in the door and watched as Kelsi sang and played the piano.
He walked up to her, put an arm around her shoulder and said with a sincere look, "Kels, I've never heard this kind of music from you. It's so sad. You usually write songs that are... not sad. What's wrong?"
Kelsi looked into his blue eyes and started sobbing into his chest, "H-he t-told me that he l-loved me. T-then he cheated on m-me!"
Troy had anger in his eyes. He couldn't believe how uncaring Jason was. How could he break such an innocent heart. He held Kelsi and whispered to her, "If he cheated on you, he doesn't deserve you. You're better than that."
What Troy didn't know was that I was standing at the door watching him comfort Kelsi. This nice stuff wasn't an act. Face it, Troy was a real good guy.
Test 3 of Personality Factor: Check
I walked into the room making myself visible and sat next to Kelsi on the piano bench. Kelsi moved her tears from Troy to me and I didn't ask anything. I just let her sob into my arms and I sat there trying to comfort her as much as possible. I was going to kill Jason but it seemed as if Troy was going to cover that part considering the fact he stomped out of the room with a clenched fist. As mad as I was at Jason, Troy was a strong guy. He could literally kill the guy and I couldn't let that happen. I told Kelsi I'd be right back and ran after the fuming Troy.
"Troy! Wait up!" I yelled after him. He stopped suddenly and I caught up with him. He started pacing back and forth muttering curses. I never saw him this mad. "Troy," I said more calmly. "Don't hurt him. He's not even worth it."
"I still can't find the reason why he cheated on her! I thought he knew better than that!"
"Troy," I put my arms on his shoulders to calm him down. "Everyone makes mistakes. Jason's was a real big one but she's going to get over it one day. Worse things can happen."
I gave him a kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "You're a real nice guy, Troy. I'm glad you're mine." I smiled at him and walked away. Troy stood there and slid down the locker.
'Why does Gabriella have to be so right all the time!?' Troy thought. He stood up and walked to the music room to see Kelsi still sitting there playing the piano. He walked over to her and said,
"I still sleep with a night light." Kelsi stopped playing the piano and burst out laughing.
"You're telling me this because?" She asked after she stopped laughing.
"I thought it would put a smile on your face. Guess I was right. Go me." Troy said with a victory smile.
"You're pathetic. Besides, I'm going to be okay. Gabs and I are going to get Ben & Jerry's and watch A Walk To Remember, tonight. Ice cream and sad movie always do the trick."
"Have fun, then. See you later."
"Yep, make sure the monsters don't get you when you go to bed." Kelsi teased.
"Ha ha, funny." Troy walked out of the door and bumped straight into me. He apologized and I kept on smiling at him. Any second, I would burst out laughing.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing, sweetheart." I said still smiling.
"Fine, be that way."
We started walking down the hallway towards the door, since school was already over, hand in hand. I started humming to 'Everyday'. It just popped in my head and he smiled at me. Troy pulled me into a kiss and I put my arms around his neck while his hands were firmly on my waist. As he pulled back for air, I giggled.
"I must admit, I didn't see that coming." I said.
"I'm a surprising kind of guy. What are you doing tomorrow night? See, that came out of nowhere too." Troy said while grinning like a little kid.
"You're crazy, Wildcat. Tomorrow night, I'm going to be out on a date I hope."
"I'll pick you up at 7." He leaned down and kissed me one more time before we started walking down the sidewalk again. When we got right by my house, I hugged him and told him I'd see him tomorrow since I was hosting a 'Most Guys Suck' Convention with Kelsi tonight.
"Make sure you don't forget to turn on that night light!" I winked at him and closed the door before he could come in.