"Yeah...okay...let's do that..." I say unsurely. Everytime we play truth or dare, I get the most outrageous dares.
We all walk into the den and sit on the floor in a circle. I sit down with Troy on my right and Olivia on my left.
"Okay, I'll go first," Sharpay says with a mischievious grin on her face. She surveys the people sitting in the circle, until her eyes fall on one particular person.
"Olivia," she says, "truth or dare?"
"Hmm, let's see, well, since I'd prefer to stay sober and clothed, I'm gonna pick truth," Olivia says, tapping her chin thoughtfully. Sharpay nods.
"Okay, if you could be stranded on a desert island for one year with one person, who would that person be?" Sharpay asks.
Chad and Troy and Zeke start booing at Sharpay's question, "geez, Shar, what kind of question was that? It's so obvious," Chad says, rolling his eyes.
"Well, maybe not to me!" Sharpay snaps back at Chad. Sharpay and Chad don't have the greatest relationship in the world. In fact, they hate each other's guts. Ever since Sharpay pantsed Chad in fifth grade, Chad hated every part of Sharpay.
"Okay, okay, if I was stuck on a desert island for one year, I'd probably pick..." Olivia states, "...I'd probably pick...um...Ryan..." she mumbles quietly.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you clearly..." Sharpay says with a smirk.
"I said I'd pick Ryan!" Olivia yells. Sharpay covers her ears.
"Jesus, woman, theres no need to yell," she jokes, "okay, Liv, your turn." Olivia looks around the circle and chooses someone.
"Chad," she says. Chad puts his face in his hands. The dares Olivia comes up with are brutal, and the truths she ocmes up with are pretty revealing. "Truth or dare?"
"I'm a man, so I'll take dare," Chad says, rubbing his palms together.
"Really Chad, you're a real man? Do real men-" Troy began, but was cut off by Chad's hand over his mouth.
"Ha, ha, Troy, no one needs to know about that," Chad says nervously, "ask me the dare. Please."
"Okay, fine. Chad, I dare you to..." she taps her chin, "kiss Zeke." Chad's mouth falls open.
"Well, pick your jaw up off of the floor and do it!" I say, clapping my hands together. This oughta be interesting.
Chadl eans in to kiss Zeke's cheek. "WAIT!" Olivia says. Chad pulls away, "What?" he asks.
"I wasn't done. I said you have to kiss Zeke. On the lips," she says evilly. Chad's mouth falls open once again. Taylor, Sharpay, Olivia and I burst out laughing. I look over to Troy who's also trying to suppress a giggle.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't I get any say in this?" Zeke says, embarrassed.
"Well, no...not really, it's a dare, so Chad has to do it whether you like it or not," Olivia says, finally gaining control of her laughter. By now I'm rolling on the ground with laughter, tears streaming down my face.
"Gabi, get up, he's gonna do it!" Troy says hurridly. I sit bolt upright to see Chad leaning in to kiss Zeke. Zeke is cowering with disgust as Chad's puckered lips get lcoser and closer to his mouth. Finally, Chad's lips touch Zeke's and he pulls away suddenly, wiping his mouth with disgust. My group of friends is silent.
"Well that was..." Troy begins.
"Thoroughly disturbing..." I say.
"Ick, my boyfriend's gay..." Taylor says.
"You come up with some pretty interesting dares, sister," I say, patting Olivia on the back. She grins with pride.
"I know," she says.
"Okay..." Zeke begins, wiping his mouth on a pillow, "Chad, your turn."
"Alright...Troy. Truth or dare?" I shake my head with shame. Every truth Chad thinks of for Troy incorporates me somehow. And Troy always picks truth.
"WAIT!" Sharpay exclaims, holding her arms in the air, "before I forget, you get one chicken."
"Oh, you tell us that now," Chad says, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever, just go," I say, getting impatient with Chad's antics.
"Okay, okay, Troy, truth or dare?" Chad asks again.
"Hm, well I always pick truth, so I think I'll go with dare this time," Troy says. Wow. This is different. Troy never picks dare. I think it might be because he's afraid of the gay dares or something.
"Alright...I dare you...to...make out with Gabriella for two minutes," Chad says, grinning evilly. My mouth drops open. Sharpay, Olivia, and Taylor are all giggling and squealing like mad, and Troy is turning bright red. I can't believe it!! I get to kiss Troy!! Yay!
"Uh...I think...I think I'll use my chicken on this one," Troy says, scratching the back of his neck. My grin drops as tears prick the back of my eyes. I can't beleive it.
"What the..." Sharpay says, standing up.
"Excuse me..." I say, hurrying out of the room just as my tears begin to fall. I hear the girls following me up the stairs. I open the door to my room and collapse on my undmade bed, soaking my purple pillowcase with wet, salty, tears. Sharpay comes up behind me and rubs my back slowly. I sit up.
"Why didn't he want to kiss me? Is there something wrong with me? Do I smell or something?" I ask, tears still running down my cheeks. Olivia sits down on my other side and hugs me tightly.
"Nothing's wrong with you, sweetie," she coos softly in my ear. Taylor kneels down in front of me and takes my hands.
"Doesn't he want me?Maybe I'm just not good enough for him because I'm not blonde..." I say with a quivering voice.
"Gab, he doesn't know what he wants, he's a guy!" Taylor says with some humor in her voice.
I laugh a little and reach for the box of tissues on my nightstand. I wipe my eyes and nose with the tissue and throw it in the garbage. "Thanks," I say.
"For what?" Sharpay asks, exchanging a confused glance with Liv and Tay.
"Yeah, what did we do?" Olivia asks.
"Thanks for just...being there for me," I answer, hugging my sister.
"You wanna go downstairs and watch a movie or something?" Taylor asks.
I think for a moment, "I guess, I can't avoid him forever..." We walk downstairs and sit down in the den. The guys are still on the floor talking quietly about something. Sharpay clears her throat.
"Ahem," she says, and the guys look up. Troy and I lock eyes, but I look away quickly before he can say anything. "We're gonna watch a movie," Sharpay says.
"Which one?" Chad asks. He climbs up onto the couch and sits on the couch next to Taylor. He wraps his arms around her waist and rests his head on her shoulder.
"Heh, Chad, can I talk to you for a sec?" Taylor asks through her teeth. Chad nods and they walk out into the hall.
"Um, what one do you want to watch, Gabi?" Olivia asks.
"I don't care," I say distantly.
"What about 'A Walk to Remember?'" Troy asks, knowing it's my favorite movie. I know he hates it, but he must sense something's wrong with me because of the way he's staring at me right now. My eyes are kind of wandering around the room; anything to keep me from catching Troy's gaze.
"Okay, then..." Olivia says, taking the disc out of it's case and putting it in the DVD player. She presses play and the movie begins.
"Sorry about that..." Taylor says, leading Chad back into the den, sitting down next to me.
"Sorry about what happened, if I had known I would've..." Chad begins whispering in my ear. I hold up my hand.
"It's fine, it wasn't your fault, he just..." I trail off due to the fact that there is a pair of piercing blue eyes staring me down.
"Sorry, I have to use the bathroom," I say, getting up and walking to the bathroom. I walk into the bathroom and slam and lock the door behind me.I sit on the floor and lean against the tub. Why the hell is he staring at me so hard? What did I do to him? My thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Gabi, open up," Troy says, impatiently.
"Go away, Troy," I reply. He pounds on the door harder.
"Gabriella, come on!" he says louder. Uh oh. He only calls me Gabriella when he's angry or irritated. I decide to give in before he gets any worse. I open the door.
"What?" I ask, leaning against the doorframe.
"What is up with you? Why did you run off like that earlier?" he asks, crossing his arms across his chest. I knew this was coming.
"I...uh...I had something in m-my eye..." I say softly. I am a terrible liar.
"Yeah, okay, and Sharpay hates pink," Troy replies smugly, "Gabi, I know you well enough to tell that your lying." He looks at me with a fatherly look and I finally crack.
"Okay, okay," I say, sitting back down against the bathtub. He follows me into the bathroom and shuts the door behind him. He kneels down next to me and takes my hand with his.
"You have my full attention," he says. I sigh. This could take a while.
"Alright, well you know how when we were playing truth or dare and Chad dared you to-" I begin, but he cuts me off.
"Wait, is this about the chicken thing?" he asks.
"Yeah, and-" he cuts me off again.
"Just...let me talk," he says. I nod, "when Chad dared me to make out with you or whatever, I got... really...uh...nervous ...and I didn't know what to do, and I remebered what Sharpay said about the chicken, so I used it and I felt really bad after because...well...this is kind of hard to say but...uh...ireallydidwanttokissyou."
"Wait...huh?" I ask, not comprehending what he just said.
"When Chad dared me to-"
"No, I got that part, but what was the last thing you said?" I ask him quietly.
"It was hard enough the first time, please don't make me say it again," he pleads. Before I can answer, I feel a pair of soft lips upon mine. He slowly wrapped one arm around my waist and used the other arm to masage my cheek. I lift my arms up and wrap them around his neck, playing with the little hairs on the back of his neck. We pull away due to lack of oxygen and look into each other's eyes.
"W-Wow..." I trail off.
"I really did want to kiss you," he whispered softly.
"And I really wanted to kiss you," I pull his lips to mine and we kiss softly and tenderly, nothing rushed about it.
"Gabriella!" comes a voice from the other side of the door. We pull apart and stand. I open the door.
"Troy, what are you doing in there?" Olivia asks.
"Uh, we were just, um, talking..." I say.
"Yeah, and thats an easy way for Troy to get lip gloss all around his mouth," she says smugly. He turns swiftly, wiping his mouth off with his shirt.
"Haha..." I laugh nervously.
"Did you guys... go through with that dare?" Olivia asks.
"Yeah..." I say.
"Ooooh! YAY!" Olivia squeals.
"Um, okay...I'm gonna go watch my movie..." I say as I leave the area. As I'm leaving, I hear Troy say something to Olivia.
"Don't tell anyone yet," he whispers. I smile to myself as I continue to the den. Smiling about making up with my best friend, and smiling about the fact that maybe, just maybe, that we could be more than best friends.
I don't know about you, but I hated that. Whatever.
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