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Runaway to Love
Chapter III
"And I shall find some girl perhaps, and a better one than you. With eyes as wise, but kindlier, and lips as soft, but true, and I daresay she will do."
It had been five days since Gabriella Montez found out that her boyfriend and the new girl were auditioning for the Spring Musicale. Six days ago, she was forcing him to join her and he said 'no' and even reminded her of her Scholastic Decathlon. She wasn't really bothered that he wouldn't sing with her – she'd rather not sing at all! The fact is, Troy Bolton, was her boyfriend! Her instant boost of status! She became popular because of him – and she intends to keep it that way!
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Sophia Montez glanced at the wall clock over the stove in her kitchen. Her brows knitted since her daughter never came down late for breakfast. She decided to go up and get her down before the food turns cold. Quietly she went up the stairs and tiptoed into her daughter's room. That's when she heard…chanting?!
Being a devout Catholic, Mrs. Montez condemns any form of witchcraft and she nearly had a heart attack when she heard her daughter uttering strange words in a low and almost hypnotized voice.
"Oh, Great Mother Goddess, enclose me in your loving arms and nurture and bring forth the Goddess within me."
Sophia could not help but peek into her daughter's room and saw her chanting in front of her mirror in a weird outfit and make-up stirring something in a bowl. After finishing her mixing, her daughter once again gazed deeply into her mirror.
"I represent the Great Goddess, Mother of all things. I shine in the light of the Golden Wings of Isis. All that is great and loving only belongs to me."
Her daughter, still unaware of her presence, put half of the mixture in a drawstring pink bag along with a penny and a crystal. She was about to put the other half of the mixture in her closet when Mrs. Montez couldn't help it anymore and went into the room. Her eyes grew wide at the sight of the circle, a willow wand and other witchcraft paraphernalia. Gabriella jumped and the pink mixture fell to the floor leaving a stain. She glared at her daughter who was looking at her with a grave expression.
"Gabriella Montez! What is the meaning of all this condemnation?!" she yelled in anger.
"Good morning to you too, mama." Gabriella replied in her best alto voice, which didn't work.
"Oh my goodness gracious, have you lost all senses of what is right and wrong?!" she yelled.
"I am but a heart-broken teenage girl who wants nothing but her boyfriend back." Gabriella said in that trying hard alto voice of hers which made her mother scowl darkly.
"Has he touched you in any way?" she growled and Gabriella briefly considered saying 'yes' but she couldn't since there was no proof he did.
"No, not yet mama. I wanted to wait until our wedding night but then this new girl came along and took his heart away from me. Sometimes, I could still hear the squelching sound his heart makes as it leaves its bonds from mine…" then she gave an evil giggle. (A/N: Brenda song did this evil giggle in one episode of TSL, it was damn funny – though I forgot which episode it was, sorry.)
Sophia Montez was at a loss. Her daughter never acted this way before then she suddenly took notice of the transformation her daughter went through. She was wearing a neon pink wife beater with a leather corset and a black ruffled chiffon skirt that went until her shins. She was also wearing patent leather knee-high boots with... five inch heels?! Gabriella's make up was very dark, violet eye-shadow, dark eyeliner and violet lipstick. Silver bangles adorned her wrists and ugly-shaped rings, her fingers. Plus black fingernails.
She wanted to take her daughter to an asylum right there and then but decided against it. After all, her daughter was a teenager who goes through phases. Instead of getting mad some more, she shook her head and told Gabriella that breakfast is getting cold. Her daughter nodded and followed her.
Her mother dropped Gabriella off at the side entrance of her school and drove away, stopping by the church to say a prayer for the sanity of her daughter. Gabriella rolled her eyes; she could feel her mother's anxiety all over the car. Walking inside her school, she quickly ducked into the girl's bathroom and fixed herself up one more time. Re-applying her dark make up, she kissed the mirror leaving an ugly-shaped violet kiss mark – which in truth, looked more like a bruise. It was show time…
Gabriella pushed open the door and made her way to Troy Bolton's locker. Students gawked at her punk/gothic look and scrambled as far away from her as possible. Snide comments were thrown her way and she threw them all a finger. Reaching her destination, she leaned on Troy's locker door and waited for the Golden Boy of East High to come to her. While waiting, she spotted Chad and Taylor looking at her, one aghast, the other was shaking her head. She gave them both the finger. If Chad wasn't there, Taylor would've rushed to her now ex-BFF.
Troy walked inside East High with Sharpay. They weren't together yet, just friends. Walking to his locker, Sharpay and Troy were bantering playfully about something when they came upon the transformed Gabriella Montez. Sharpay dropped her things in shock, her perfect lips forming a perfect 'O' of surprise. Troy hurriedly picked them up and studied his girlfriend who was casually leaning on his locker door, one foot raised and resting on it too.
"Good morning?" he managed to say when he found his voice. Gabriella attacked him with her lips, forcefully trying to pry his mouth open with her tongue. Troy nearly gagged; he smelled halitosis and beer on her breath as she assaulted him. Since he held his duffel bag on one hand and Sharpay's things on the other, he lost balance and fell on his back, Gabriella on top of him, clinging like a leech and trying to suck his pursed lips. She succeeded on smudging his face violet. Sharpay was frozen on the spot and so are the other Wildcats as they watched the forced make-out session.
Chad and the other basketball player quickly rushed to the aid of their captain, wrestling a now snarling Gabriella off Troy. She was kicking, punching, clawing and screaming as she tried to fend them all off. Taylor and Sharpay both rushed to Troy's aid and tried to stifle their giggles because his face looked like it was covered in bruises instead of kiss marks. Troy muttered something about having the need to vomit when he heard Gabriella's voice echo along the corridors.
"Troooy! You are mine!" she screeched, a bit of drool coming out of her mouth, eyes rolling.
"I will never ever let you gooo!" she continued, while everyone watched as Gabriella suddenly fell to the floor. In a flash a circle formed around her as she heaved and threw up all over her dress and the white floor. Nobody moved, Troy took her to the clinic, carrying her bridal style.
The nurse cleaned her up as Troy watched, leaning against the wall. The nurse then left them alone for a bit to write down something. Gabriella looked at Troy and smiled sheepishly.
"Hullo boyfriend," she drawled and Troy looked at her in disgust.
"What has gotten into you?" he asked, fighting the urge to snap. She blinked a few times.
"I should be the one asking that! You are the one having a blatant affair with the bimbette blonde whilst I, you girlfriend, watch you having a blatant affair with some bimbette blonde." Gabriella replied harshly, her eyes widening creepily.
"I'm not having an affair, and she is not a bimbette blonde. Her name is Sharpay and she's got brains as well as beauty." Troy snapped, crossing his arms and frowning at her.
"Oh yeah?! Then how come you'll sing with her in the musical instead of me when I was the one asking you first?!" she demanded pounding her fists on the bed.
"Because Ms. Darbus said so," he replied with a heavy sigh.
"I saw you whispering to each other…" she growled spitting the words vehemently.
"Is it bad to talk to other people?" he countered and she threw back her head and barked a laugh.
"Trying to justify your actions now eh? As your girlfriend Troy, I forbid you." Gabriella snarled.
"If that's the way you like, then I guess I don't like to be your boyfriend." Troy snapped.
"Do you really mean that?" she purred suddenly, positioning herself in a suggestive manner on the bed and grinning widely at Troy, "You know, I am so much better than her…"
Troy's face became one of fury as he towered over his girlfriend who was trying to unbuckle his belt. He held her wrists and she thought he was reciprocating until he threw her back down.
"Stop it! Are you high?!" he said angrily as she lolled around and nodded.
"Maybe on some crack…" she whispered innocently and Troy backed away quickly.
"Hell Gabby! What the hell is wrong with you?!" he rasped running a hand through his hair.
"I want to be with you Troy – forever…" she whimpered and he glared at her shaking his head.
"Right now, you need some help," he answered her and left. He went to the hall and dialed Gabriella's mother. Picking up on the third ring, he heard her anxious voice say hello.
"Hey Mrs. Montez, Gabs is here in the school clinic," he began and she hurried him.
"Turns out she was using crack…" and he heard the phone click. The nurse told him to go to class and that Gabriella's mother called shortly after he did and was rushing. Troy asked for a moment with Gabriella. The Latina looked at him glumly as he entered.
"I'm sorry…" she whispered and he nodded.
"I know…" he said and she started to cry as he stood there.
"I was just… jealous! You were freaking mine, Troy!" she bawled and Troy shook his head.
"Not anymore," he said gently and she looked up at him, her make-up smudged.
"Your going to regret this." Gabriella growled hoarsely and Troy just shrugged and left.
Mrs. Montez ran into East High before realizing that she didn't know which way to go and then spotted Troy as he turned on a corner. Troy stopped when he heard his name and saw a nearly hysterical Mrs. Montez rush to him.
"Oh where is she Troy?! Where is she?!" the older Latina was crying so hard.
"I'll take you to the clinic," he answered and assisted the distraught woman back to the clinic.
"Thank you," she gulped and he nodded, "You know she's a wreck because you hang out with this new girl."
"We were just friends, but I don't think I could handle being around Gabby right now."
"I completely understand, she needs professional help, thank you again, Troy."
"You're welcome Mrs. Montez."
After that, Troy went to his first period and spent the rest of the day thinking about Sharpay.
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It was lunchtime and the cafeteria was packed with students as they ate their food. Troy sat with Chad, Taylor and Sharpay in their usual table. Rumors have been flying around and the other three wanted to know what happened.
"Dude, is it true that she has Marilyn Manson's blood in a vial?" his bestfriend asked excitedly.
"Nooo…" Troy answered giving Chad a weird look and Taylor shook her head.
"What happened to her? I mean she gave me the finger this morning!" she said looking mad.
"I'm not sure guys, she needs a little help is all." Troy told them when Zeke, Jason, Kelsi and Martha joined their table.
"Heya! Did you know about the commotion happening at the side doors of the school? Apparently, Gabriella was being dragged off by her mother and some dudes in white." Martha blubbered and everyone looked at her.
"Really?" Kelsi asked wide-eyed and everyone's eyes begged for more.
"Yeah, and she was screaming something about not using crack," Martha's eyes went to Troy, "She also screamed that she only said that to fool you." Everyone looked at Troy.
"She was high?!" Zeke said mouth agape.
"On crack?!" Jason blurted quite loudly.
"Over you?!" they simultaneously shouted and the whole school was silent.
"Way to be discreet." Sharpay whispered with a smile and the two flashed her sheepish grins.
After awhile, the noise level went back to normal this time, with a new rumor flying around: Gabriella Montez was snorting crack because of Troy Bolton.
Sharpay was doubled over in laughter as Troy dragged her out of the cafeteria and into the hall. She found the whole situation funny.
"Did you see how they all looked at me?" he fumed as she wiped the last tears of her laughing fit.
"Yeah, but you need not worry," she assured him with a smile. Troy smiled back.
"Why not?" he asked and she shrugged.
"It's just a rumor, it'll spread, and it'll stick, grow worse and eventually die down." Sharpay explained with a smile, "I get that a lot in New York."
"I just don't mind?" he looked astonished as she nodded.
"Let's go back inside, yeah?" she whispered softly and he nodded, taking her hand.
Chad and Taylor watched the two enter the cafeteria hand in hand. Troy looked calm as Sharpay led him back to the table. They sat down as if Troy didn't leave a few minutes ago looking furious.
"Are you alright?" Chad asked kindly and Troy nodded.
"Yeah, it's just a rumor," he said, giving Sharpay a look. She gave him a small smile.
"So – audition's tomorrow, what're you gonna sing?" Taylor asked innocently.
"You'll know, if you'll watch." Sharpay answered with a smirk. Taylor was trying to catch her off guard every day, asking the question at random moments.
"I give up! You're as hard to break as Troy, unlike Chad." Taylor smirked as Chad frowned.
"Just because I'm honest…" he began and Taylor pinched his ear.
"Ow! Oh fine, I tend to blurt out things…" he said rubbing his ear. Everyone laughed.
"Seriously, are you guys watching?" Troy asked with an indescribable look.
"Do you seriously think we'll miss it?" Chad countered laughing. Troy cringed.
"What's the point of acting when no one gets to watch?" Taylor nodded and they all laughed again. The bell rang signaling the end of lunch and everyone went to their respective classes.
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Troy dropped off Sharpay in her aunt's home after school and chatted with her aunt for a few minutes before driving off. When Troy and Sharpay went over to each other's house to practice, the adults immediately took a liking upon the visitors.
Jack and Lucy became fond of Sharpay and secretly deemed her much more worthy than Gabriella. Diana was smitten with Troy and was very happy her niece had a good catch. Both teens were unaware of this information, and the three adults intended to keep it that way.
Diana watched Troy drive away and told her niece to start her homework and if she finishes early, they'll go shopping. Sharpay hurriedly skipped to her room, did what was asked of her and a few hours later returned to her aunt's mansion with a new wardrobe.
Sharpay lounged in her room after that long day thinking about Troy when she was suddenly hit by a feeling of longing. Sitting up in bed, she absentmindedly fingered the pink butterfly pendant on her golden necklace. Suddenly she clutched it tightly remembering the person who gave this to her: Ryan…
She promised to call him as soon as she was ok. Suddenly she reached for her phone and started dialing but didn't press the last number. Her heart was thumping loudly, what if the call was traced and they find her?
She wanted to hear her brother's voice but at the same time, she didn't know what to do. Her gears were turning and then she suddenly thought of a great idea! She would buy one of those disposable phones and use up its credit and then crush it.
Rushing out of the house, she grabbed the keys to the Benz and hurried out the driver. An hour later, she returned with the disposable phone and was fumbling with it. Pacing to and fro in the room she debated on whether this will be a good idea, but knowing her brother, he'd do anything that she'll ask of him – including erasing all evidence of them talking. Then she remembered her aunt's friend too, he'll probably know of the call and erase all links.
It would be as clean as a perfect murder. Sharpay sighed and went out the balcony enjoying the cool night breeze as she looked at the phone. She started punching in the numbers, listening to the beep they make. Time for the last number, she hesitated before punching it in. Hearing the last beep, she heard the call transmit and imaging the wires it goes through. Ringing was heard on the other line. If she timed it correctly, her brother should be doing his homework by now.
The ringing stopped and Sharpay held her breath, this was the moment she had been waiting for. Her heart was pumping faster and faster and she swayed on the spot, her breathing ragged and coming in short breaths as she waited for him to answer. It was like an eternity but somehow, only a few seconds ticked agonizingly by.
"Hello?" a deep male voice answered - it was Ryan, it was Ryan!
Sharpay looked up at the heavens with a glorious smile as her heart screamed with joy!
It was Ryan!
How could I ever forget Sharpay's family back in New York? Especially Ryan...
I just noticed that I forgot to give Sharpay a car when her aunt's like...rich! Maybe in the next chapters...
Also, I'm not sure about the disposable phone thingies - here in my country, there are no such things! I just came upon it one time, but I'm still not sure. Since this is FanFiction anyway, what the hell! Hehehe...
And there's the break-up!!! The whole Gabriella=emo and using crack thing kinda fun to write. See I decided on Troy telling Gabby its over and she's mad and all but its so overused so I thought that in real life, teens (but not all) really sink into depression because their "soulmates" or whatever left them.
Oh, and if anyone is wondering about the blood of Marilyn Manson in a vial, I got the idea when I watched Picture This by Ashley Tisdale. The popular girl there was doing this chant ritual thing to get Drew (the popular girl who chose Ashley over her) to get back to her, it was creepy and funny. But the ritual done by Gabriella - I researched it, there's actually a site, and I was like OMG. (O.o)
Can anyone suggest a good duet for Troy and Sharpay that comes from a musical? Hahaha.. it was the only reason Sharpay and Troy couldn't tell the others (and so does Kelsi but no one is asking her) I have a few in my mind but I'm not sure if it'll work.. :)
Anyway, the plot is unraveling itself incredibly quickly and I'm starting to write the next chapter, I'll try to update ASAP! :D