Ok I know...you can go ahead and throw stones at me...but I have good reason. Well when school started in August I had this chapter pretty much done. There was a few tweaks here and there that I wanted to make...but essentially done. Well flash forward two weeks and I'm in the student center on campus, talking to my friends that I hadn't seen since high school and I pull out my laptop to do some homework and whats there???? A BIG FAT CRACK ON THE SCREEN. It was a tablet pc so the screen was what made the computer!! It looked like somebody had taken a gun and shot it. So I sent it off because I had warrenty on it and then three months later I still hadn't gotten in back. So I called them up and was like "Hey whats the deal??" and they said they couldn't fix it and they were going to send me a check for the price that I paid on the computer. Which meant that everything I had was GONE. Yep GONE. Music, movies, documents,pictures, all gone. So yea. When I got the new one, school was in full swing (and close to being done) so I never had time to rewrite the chapter. It's close to what I has originally...maybe not as good...but I hope you enjoy!
And I don't own high school musical nor the characters.
Something Like You- Chapter 6
Chad Danforth had a habit or trying to be sneaky. And today seemed like the perfect opportunity for him to do exactly that. When his fiancé had told him that she and Gabriella were going to get Gabi fitted for her maid of honor dress, he knew that it was about time that his two best friends needed to meet again.
He talked his soon to be wife into allowing his best man, Troy Bolton to tag along so that he could get fitted for his tux. Taylor however was very reluctant about the whole situation, and after several minutes of begging and convincing, she said yes.
So here they were at dress shop waiting for Taylor and as Troy only knew it, her maid of honor. Yes, Chad didn't even tell Troy that his ex-girlfriend that dumped him almost five years ago was going to be his partner in their wedding. In Chad's defense, he thought that it would be a nice little surprise for him.
"So Chad who is the maid of honor? Do I know her? Is she hot?" asked a very nervous Troy. Chad had only told him an hour ago that he was going to get fitted for his tux after they got the maid of honor fitted for her dress.
"Troy! Chill man. They're here."
Troy was in complete and utter shock when he saw her. Gabriella Montez. His high school sweetheart and the girl that broke his heart.
'How could I have been so stupid? Of course she would be the maid of honor! Her and Taylor are only best friends. Man, she's just as beautiful as I remember her…' his thoughts were interrupted by Taylor coming up to him and hugging him and whispering into his ear.
"I'm so sorry we didn't tell you. I wanted to but it was all Chad's idea. Blame him," she whispered. She then spoke out loud "So how have you been Troy?"
Gabi looked at the two with thoughts completely swirling her head. She hadn't seen this man in almost five years and yet here he was. Right in front of her.
"I'm doing good. I took a little break from LA life to come down here and get some of this wedding stuff settled," he responded. He then took a look over at Gabriella and noticed that she looked a little nervous. "Hey Gabi. How have you been doing? I haven't seen you in a while."
She just looked at him and realized that there was no need to be scared. He was going to get married. He had moved on and so had she. She smiled at him and said, "Hey Troy, I've been doing well. Just graduated from NYU and now I'm here for the summer."
They both stood there just looking at each other before Troy went up to her and hugged her. It took all four of them by surprise, especially Troy. He wasn't one to just go up to people and hug them.
"I've missed you Brie," he whispered in her ear.
A light blush crept up into her cheeks. She had missed just being in his arms. They didn't hold onto each other for long, it was just a friendly hug, but a hug none the less.
She gave him a small smile and said "Me too."
The quartet continued with the greetings before they all went into the shop. Since Gabi was the maid of honor, she was going to be special and have a dress different than all the other bridesmaids. It was going to be the same color, but a different style. While Sharpay, Kelsi, and Taylor's younger sister where going to have halter dresses, she was going to have a strapless one.
Things at the shop were not going good. The guys were starting to get bored sitting there doing nothing but shake their heads at all the dresses that didn't look good and Taylor and Gabi were starting to get really frustrated. Every dress that Gabi had tried on didn't seem to fit her right or the dress wasn't available in the deep red that was the theme for the wedding. After several dresses later, she finally came out in the perfect dress.
She looked like something out of a bridal magazine. The dress clung to the top part of her body and the color made her skin glow. To Troy she couldn't have looked more beautiful.
'Wow. She's only gotten more beautiful these past couple of years. Why did I let her go? I could have gone after her! Nice one there Troy, you big idiot,' he thought.
"Oh my God Gabi! This one fits you perfectly! And the color is just amazing! This is defiantly going to have to be your dress. Right guys?"
Troy was brought out of his thoughts by Chad nudging him in the ribs. Troy let out a small cough, "Oh yea, That's defiantly the perfect dress. You look beautiful in it Brie," he said.
A light blush crept up Gabriella's cheeks. "Uh thanks Troy. So I guess this is the one! It's a little too long, so we'll have to get it tailored," she said shyly.
"Ok. So if that's it, let's go. We've been here for forever and I'm starving!!" Chad exclaimed. Everyone rolled their eyes at his sudden, but normal desire to eat.
"So Gabi, how's everything been going for you? I mean I hear what Tay tells me when you guys talked on the phone, but I want to know straight from you. It's been far too long and I can't go on this long without talking to my little sis!" Chad asked after they had arrived at a locally owned restaurant. It had been one of the gang's favorite places to hang out when they where in school.
"Well I've been okay. You know I graduated a few days ago. But I'm back for the summer. I got my degree in teaching and I'm looking into an arts school in California," she explained. "It's something I've wanted to do for a few years now, and hopefully it's something that will happen. And if it does then mom's going to move out there with us."
Chad knew better than to ask about the "us". He felt that it was best left quiet. He knew all about Drew and Xander, they were after all in the wedding and Taylor was Gabi's best friend. Troy would find out sooner or later.
But in Troy's mind, his thoughts were already reeling. 'Us? Is she married? I don't see a wedding ring…maybe she's engaged…'
"Oh well that would be amazing if you moved out to California. Where's the school at?" asked Taylor.
"It's in L.A.!" Gabi squealed. "I'll be in the same city as you guys! Can you believe it? I really hope that I get this job."
Taylor could not hold her excitement any longer. She jumped up from her chair and went to hug Gabriella. "This is so amazing! Oh I really hope that you get the job too! We won't be so far apart now!" she exclaimed.
Troy continued to sit in silence as two of his best friends celebrated (well at the fact that she would be close by) with his ex-girlfriend. Still thoughts continued to swirl in his head. 'I really hope that she gets that job. She deserves to be happy. And who knows, maybe with this can give them the opportunity to become friends again…'
"So Troy, what about you? You seem awfully quiet. How've things been going for you and your fiancé?" asked Gabi.
That brought Troy out of his thoughts instantly. 'Does no one watch the news anymore?'
"Um, I don't have a fiancé. Did you not watch the news?" he asked. "We broke it off. She made up the whole story about the proposal, and I told her that if she was going to act like that then we were done. So I told her we were done."
'Oh' was all that she could say. She couldn't believe her ears. She wanted so badly to just go and hug him.
"But let's not talk about me right now. We're all here to celebrate an actual wedding between two people how couldn't be more perfect for each other," he said raising his glass of beer.
"Here, here. To my beautiful soon-to-be wife Taylor, I still can't believe that you agreed to go out with me after the championship that one year, but I'm glad that you did. I love you babe."
"I love you too Chad," she whispered with tears forming in her eyes.
"Aww you guys. Can you believe how long ago that was? I mean, that was the beginning of it all for us. The decathlon, the game, the musical…"
"The year that I'll never forget," Troy interrupted. He looked Gabriella straight in the eyes as he said it, and it gave her a feeling that she hadn't felt in a long time; one that she never even felt with Calvin. To be honest, it scared her a little bit.
"To friendships," Taylor said.
'To more than friendships' Troy thought. He was having a lot of feeling rushing back to him and it overwhelmed him. Who cares if she's married? He knew that he had to talk to Brie and he had to do it fast or else he could lose whatever they had, even if it was just that friendship now, for good.
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