"Sharpay, remind me again, why don't we ever call Troy when we come over?" Chad asked, Sharpay rolled her eyes and pulled her sunglasses atop her head like a headband. "because, he would say 'no' and I want to see my brother from another mother." Chad smirked, and facepalmed his head, "babe, Shar, don't talk like that..." "I can talk how I want so ner!" Sharpay said, slamming the car door and walking into the mansion uninvited. "TROYSIE POO!" she yelled, walking up the stairs and seeing his bedroom door closed. "Lazy ass." she mumbled and walked to the door, opening the door and saying something along the lines of, "Wake up sleepy he-OH MY GAWD!" she saw Troy and Gabriella tangled up into each other with the sheets and covers messed up. Sharpay's mouth dropped, Chad came in, "what are you yelling abou- OH MY GOD!" his mouth dropped, Troy woke up from the yelling he yawned and he rubbed his eyes and saw them, "what the- what are you two doing here!" he was mad cause they came over uninvited. "we wanted to see you.." Sharpay started, "but chad said that we should come on over, and I said that we should call first but he said no, so it's mostly chad's fault." Sharpay said. "What?" Chad said, "babe, I said that we should call you said that-" "See what i put up with Troy, he always does this...I swear it's the chocolate he eats." She crossed her arms over her chest and Troy scowled at the both of them, Gabriella woke up, "what's going on- Oh My!" she grabbed the sheets and held them tight to her chest as she sat up. "What are you doing here?" "That's the million dollar question isn't it?" Troy asked, not taking his scowl off of them. Chad cleared his throat, "well uh...we'll just go...to uh...down stairs." Chad pulled sharpay with him downstairs, and Troy sighed, and smiled at Gabriella, "you know, you don't have to cover yourself up, your very attractive." Gabriella blushed, "Yeah, but I'm not gonna show my body to everybody.." "Then I have nothing to worry about." he smiled kissing her on the lips. "let's get dressed and go pick up zac." she smiled, they got up and went downstairs.
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Gabriella and Zac went to go spend some time with Gabriella's Mother. Troy was out buying a Birthday Presents for Gabriella, and also buying her and Zac some christmas presents. he decided to stop at starbucks to get some coffee and then head back home to wait on Gabriella and Zac. he got his coffee and went and took a seat. then a Tall Man came and sat down beside him, "Hi Troy..you've grown up so much." the man smiled at Troy. he stiffened, knowing that voice anyway, he hadn't forgotten. "Hi...Jack." he didn't care, but the man that had given him life wasn't his father, he certainly didn't act like one. "Oh come on, it was years ago...let it go." Troy's grip tightened on his coffee and stood up, picking up the bags that he had with him by the table. "I got to go." he turned to leave, but Jack's voice caught him. "I know about her you know...it won't last." Troy slowly turned, his eyes hardening and turning near blackness. He bit his lip, Jack smiled as he stood up, "this girl your with...it won't last...a relationship with a money seeking whore never lasts." "You don't talk about her like that." he said, gritting his teeth and trying not to pummel his 'father' right now. But...luck wasn't on his side, the coffee in his cup had left and collided with Jack's face. Jack growled and was gonna hit troy but saw people staring at them, the room became silent, Jack smirked, "Keep a good eye on her...I would love to know what she feels like...how does she feel Troy? is she any good?" jack smirked walking pass him, "I guess I'll find out soon."
Troy turned to him, and chased after him, "what did you say!" he asked, more like a demand, Jack smirked and chuckled, "I asked you how does she feel? I mean, is she any good in bed? I would like to know before Its my turn." he smirked crossing his arms. Troy growled, and everything that happened next was a blur because next thing he knew was he being pulled away from his father by two cops that the owner of Starbucks had called, his father was being restrained by one as well; his face streaming with blood and his face was black blue. Jack looked worse than Troy, because Troy only had a black eye and a swollen lower lip. "I'll kill you!" Troy yelled, "Stay away from her!" jack only laughed, "your always a weak one Troy...always letting your emotions get in the way, that was your mothers downfall." he tried to run at him, but the cop holding him back stopped him. "Easy son!" the cop said, tightening his hold on Troy's shoulders. Troy was seeing red, and he had fire in his veins boiling his blood and turning his skin red and warm. "Stay away from her you fat ass! Stay away from her!"
His dad only smirked and laughed, "We'll be seeing each other really soon Troy." The cop pushed him out of the mall, and Troy was angry, he was didn't know what his dad was planning to do to Gabriella, but he knew that he had to protect her... he couldn't let anything happen to her, he promised her that, and he is gonna keep that promise, no matter what it takes.
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Troy arrived home to find Gabriella texting on the couch as Zac played with his toys. Zac looked up and saw Troy, "Twoy!" he ran up to him and hugged him, "Hey buddy..." he spoke softly smiling at him. "what happened to your eye?" Zac asked, Gabriella looked at him and gasped, "Troy what happened?" she walked over to him. Troy looked at Zac, "Zac, won't you go play in your room while me and your mommy talk." Zac nodded and went up to his room, "Troy, what happened? did someone hurt you?" Gabriella asked concern walking up closer to him looking up at him with her Beautiful brown orbs. "my dad..." Troy said, "I saw him..and he started talking about you like...like you were a piece of meat." Gabriella gasped, but otherwise didn't say a word. Troy looked at her, "Brie, I'm not going to let anything or anyone especially him hurt you...I won't. He can hurt me...but he will never hurt you or Zac." he wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her tightly, Zac was watching from the top of the stairs, being ever so quiet. Who were they talking about?
Later that night, Troy had asked Gabriella for her and Zac to share his room while he slept on the couch. He told her to keep the door locked and do not come out unless he says otherwise just in case something happened or was happening, Gabriella nodded, happy to oblige if it meant protecting her son. Troy couldn't sleep at all, his fingers were twitching and his eyes were buzzing all around him, his hand squeezed his hold on the gun that had been in the house since the 'Hunter' incident. He gulped, and closed his eyes, paying attention to every little thing around him. Trying to see if anything was different, like a kid play Ispy, what's there but does not belong. there was scratching on the door, he stood up immediately and gripped the gun tightly in his hand. He walked toward the door, slowly and leaned to peek out the window. But he didn't open it, he saw a silhouette of a person, bulky and well lean. He gulped and trained his eyes to focus. Troy gulped, his body against the door, he opened the door to find Chad standing there. Chad jumped, "oh my god! troy put the gun down! it's just me!" he put his hands up in the air, Troy sighed of relief, "sorry man, I thought you were somebody else." he said as chad walked in and he shut the door. "Who were you expecting?" Chad asked with his eyebrow raised. Troy sighed, and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "My Father..." Chad froze, "you mean, the one that abused you..?" "No, The one that loved me and we were a happy little family, of course the one who abused me..." Troy ran his hand through his hair.
Chad held up his hands in surrender, "well geez, put it down..." Troy put it down but didn't let go of it. He was still tense, Chad sensed this and tried to get him to let go of the gun, but Troy tightened his grip. "I'm not letting go of it Chad," Troy said curtly, looking every but at his friend, he felt like every particle in his body was a lit stick of dynamite and he'd blow up at any second. Chad cleared his throat, "Troy listen...uh maybe you and your father need to talk-" "There ain't no way no how I'm 'talking' with that man!" Troy yelled, but it was a harsh whisper. "But-" "Chad, the only way I'll talk with him is if I have this gun aimed at his empty chest..." Troy said, seethingly, his voice cold. The grandfather clock in the kitchen tolled the hour. it was 11:55pm. "What are you doing here anyway?" his tone was annoyed and Chad raised his eyebrows at him, "wow...who pissed on your crab cakes?" Troy sighed, "How would you feel if somebody was planning on hurting the people you love the most? the ones who you do anything for.. the ones you would die for? I can't even imagine waking up to find Gabriella not there next to me.. it makes me crazy even if she's gone for an hour... his tortured me in the past, but this would just kill me if he layed on finger on them! I have to protect them! I made a promise to her, and I am gonna keep it." Troy said keeping his grip on the gun, Chad sighed, "ok, ok I understand, I'll talk to you tomorrow...good luck.." and with that chad left the house, Troy ran his hand through his hair then Gabriella slowly came behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist kissing his neck and back with gentle kisses. "Your stiff," she said gently, taking her hands and kneeding his back gently. He groaned and sighed, "yeah I know...it's just I want to protect you and Zac. I promised you." Gabriella stopped kneeding and walked around him, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him on the tip of his nose. "I trust you Troy." she said so surely, her whole heart was on those words. He smiled, "I've waited to hear those words." Gabriella smiled, her eyes twinkling brightly in the dim lighting. "I...love you Troy Bolton. And I'm sorry if it's too soon to say that but its true...I really do love you." Troy smiled at her and kissed her with passion. "Brie, we had already said that to each ohter, but I love you too...so much.." he held her in his arms, she smiled, "I'm getting butterflies, and chills..."
He wrapped an arm tight around her, his grip loosening slightly on the gun, that is until...bang! bang! Troy tightened his grip once more and got in front of Gabriella. His whole body tensing, "Brie...get in the room, keep you and Zac safe." "What about you?" Troy kissed her gently, but at the same time oh so passionately, "I'll be fine..." Gabriella nodded and ran briskly (but silently) up the stairs and closing the bedroom door behind her. Troy gulped and went to the door, not opening it but leaning to see out the window. What he was like stepping into a memory that he didn't want to relive, his father's face, angry and twisted. He gulped again and pointed the gun toward the door. Troy was going to pull the trigger then he heard Gabriella's blood curling scream and a gun-shot, he heard Zac scream mommy a thousand times, Troy looked at his dad, his dad was gone. Troy ran up the stairs quickly and tried opening the door, "Zac! Gabriella! Open the door!" Troy's Father and his Uncle was both in the room, holding Gabriella against the floor, tears were silently falling from her eyes. his dad opened the door, and held the gun towards Troy, Troy saw Gabriella laying on the floor, and his uncle sitting on her. tears were slowly falling from her eyes, and Zac was curled up in the bed crying. Troy felt his vision blur, and black spots dance in his vision. He wanted to do something, his dad turned away and to his uncle, aka Jack Bolton's brother, "Hey Emilio, let me take a knack at her...I want to see what she feels like." That was enough to make Troy pounce, and Jack's back was turned, Troy silent pounced, but Emilio used his gun to shoot. Troy went down, and took his father with him, gripping his side. "Ah...shiiii." he mumbled, feeling blood soak through his shirt, Gabriella screamed and Zac cried louder, running over to Tory, but Emilio grabbed him by the back of the shirt. "You're not going anywhere kid." Gabriella looked at Troy and her son, Emilio still sat on top of her, but there was one flaw in his position, and that flaw was his downfall. She brought her knee up and with all her might, she 'whammed' it into his 'danger' zone. He fell to side immediately and she got up on to her feet grabbing Zac and running over to Troy.
Gabriella sat down beside Troy, "oh my god, Troy...are you ok?" she asked, applying pressure on the wound. Troy softly smiled, "Brie...I'm fine..." tears were falling from his eyes, "I'll go get help." she was about to leave but he stopped her, "No." "but your hurt." she cried, and Troy caressed her the side of her face, "If something happens to me, I want you and Zac to have all my money, and this house..." she shook her head, "Troy please don't talk like that.." she whispered, and she leaned her head down to his chest to feel his heartbeat, "your heart is still beating...your gonna make it Troy." she buried her face into his chest, then Troy's dad came up behind her, she didn't see him, but Troy did. "Brie..." Troy breathed, looking behind her at his father, everything seemed to happen in slow motion then. Jack grabbed Gabriella by the shoulder, throwing her back, and growling out his next words, "you little bitch," Troy took this opportunity to try to sit up, holding onto his stomach, the blood spilling out. He silently grimaced, as he reached for the gun that had fallen from his hand. He gripped tightly, aiming at his dad's shoulder, but his vision was blurring. He had one shot at this...he pulled the trigger...
His dad doubled over and his eyes shutting weakly, Gabriella was breathing heavy, and she ran over to Troy, "troy please.. let me get help.." she got her phone out and called 911. "911 what's your emergency?" "yes, me and my boyfriend and son were just attacked, my boyfriend is bleeding badly, and I need help, please.." she begged, and they asked her the address and she told them and they sent the ambulance. when they arrived they had asked her what happened, she told them that that Jack and the other man that got away showed up and one of them shot Troy. they took Jack and Troy too the hospital in separate ambulances. Gabriella and her son sat in the back of the ambulance, Gabriella took troy's hand in hers and whispered, "your gonna be ok Troy...your gonna be ok."