Chapter started: September 29, 2009.
Chapter finished: October 1, 2009.
ATTENTION: To find out what happened to "The Start of Something New" go to my profile and go the section that reads ATTENTION!!!!
Author's Note: Well, here's a new one. This one came up because well, I'm going to my first homecoming on the third of October so, um, yeah here it is. I hope you all enjoy it and please forgive me if I got anything wrong, again I'm not in college so, um, yeah. All my love always, XOXO.
Toodles.
=HSM5: Happily Ever After=
-Chapter 6: Back to High School-
(September 2009.)
"Sweetie! Baby!" Was the first thing Troy, Gabriella, and the Montezes' heard as they exited Tunnel 14 at ABQ Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Troy's hometown.
"Lucy!" Gabriella squealed as she set her carry on down and ran to her fiance's mom who gladly opened her arms for the brunette.
Troy just smiled at his mom and his fiancee before picking up Gabriella's carry on and then walking over to his parents with Gabriella's parents.
"I missed you so much, sweetie! How've you been?" Lucille asked her as she pulled back from their hug and after placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I've been good minus classes wiping me out, but then that's the beauty of college. How've you been?" Gabriella replied with a smile.
"I've been good, but now I'm wonderful now that my babies are home, even if it's just for a little bit," Lucille told her before hugging her again.
"Hey, Luc, I would like to have a hug too, you know," Jack told his wife with a chuckle.
"Huh? Oh sorry, honey," Lucille said before letting the brunette go so she could hug Jack while she went to hug her only child, "Troy!"
Troy chuckled and wrapped his arms around his mom's waist and hugged her tightly, lifting her a little bit off of the ground before setting her back down, placing a kiss on her cheek before saying, "Hey, momma. Missed me?"
"What kind of question is that?! Of course I missed my baby," Lucille told her son as she hugged him again.
"Luc, I don't think Gabi would appreciate a dead fiance and I know I don't want to hug a dead son," Jack told his wife with a smile.
Lucille just shot him a glare before letting her baby go so, he could hug his dad while she greeted Greg and Inez who just watched the sight in amusement. "Hi Greg. Hi Inez."
"Hi, Lucille," they replied together, both moving to give her a hug.
"So, everyone ready to go?" Jack asked ten minutes later and after they went to college their luggage.
"Yeah, let's hit it," Troy told his dad and together the Boltons and the Montezes all walked out of the airport and got in Jack and Lucille's car.
(The Bolton House)
"Do you remember the last time we were in here and in Albuquerque?" Gabriella asked Troy as they stood in the doorway to his bedroom in his childhood home.
"Yeah. It was the end of the summer and the day everyone came to ABQ to see you, Taylor, Sharpay, and your parents off safely so, you girls were back in time for conditioning," Troy told her as he moved them inside, setting his one duffle bag and Gabriella's two LV suitcases on the floor by his bed before sitting down and pulling her onto his lap, placing kiss on top of her head.
"And just think, we're back in Albuquerque to crown our successors at the Homecoming Dance," Gabriella told him as they moved to lay back on his bed.
"I know, it's kinda weird, isn't it?" Troy replied as he watched her move so her head was on his chest over his heartbeat, her arm was tightly and protectively wrapped around his torso, and her leg entangled in his; their favorite sleeping and cuddling position.
"Mmhm," Gabriella said and then after a few moments of silence asked, "Do you remember our Homecoming Dance?"
Troy looked at her and asked with a smile as he played with her curls, "Which one? Our Junior Year one where it took me a month to buck up the courage to ask you as more than a friend? Or our Senior Year one where I did the whole making you five minutes late to class?"
Gabriella smiled and then glanced at the picture that sat on the right side nightstand of her and him dressed up before connecting their eyes and said, "Our Senior Year one."
"Of course I remember our Senior Year Hoopscoming," Troy replied before placing a kiss on her forehead before they both got lost in that flashback, starting with the day he asked her as they both gazed at the pictures that sat on his dresser, all of them from their very last Hoopscoming.
(Flashback)
The halls of East High were eerily quiet. The auditorium was deserted. Not one sound echoed inside the cavernous cafeteria. In the gym, a lone janitor mopped the floor. No one was rushing up the stairs, no one was running down the halls, except for eighteen year old Gabriella Montez who was late to her first class due to Sharpay's wardrobe malfunction.
Upon reaching her first class, she reached for the doorknob and went to turn it so, she could enter her first class, only to find it locked.
"Ah, Ms. Montez we were waiting for you to show up for class," her first period teacher, Mrs. Matthews said as she opened the door.
"Mrs. Matthews, I'm so, so, so, sorry," Gabriella started.
"I don't want to hear it Ms. Montez, all I want you to do is turn around and let me put this blindfold over your eyes," Mrs. Matthews told her.
"A blindfold? Whatever for?" Gabriella asked confused as a navy satin blindfold covered her eyes.
"For our new review game I came up with last night," Mrs. Matthews told her before she said to the class who knew what she was doing, "Okay, class let's take go on a little field trip so, everyone minus Ms. Montez take off your shoes and walk in your socks so, we don't disturb other classes while we take our little field trip."
"Alright, let's go," a male's voice said before somebody smiled a silent thank you to them before leading Gabriella out of the room and then around the campus.
"Mrs. Matthews, where are we? We seemed to have been walking around forever," Gabriella said as they came to a stop.
"Jeez Brie, I didn't know I looked like Mrs. Matthews and I don't think she would have done this for you," Came the voice of her boyfriend as he stood behind her and took the blindfold off so, she could take in the breakfast picnic setting in front of her that was set up in their spot.
"Oh Troy! It's beautiful, but what about…" Gabriella started only to be stopped with him putting a finger to her soft lips to silence her.
With a smirk he said, "Don't worry, Brie, this was all planned, even the Sharpay malfuction and you being late to class. Everyone in our SAT prep knew about it, even Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Matthews, and Sharpay, they all helped me with this or else I wouldn't have been able to pull all of this off. Oh! And the food is all Zeke."
"Troy, I don't know what to say, but I love you and you're the sweetest most sexiest most amazing boyfriend ever," Gabriella told him with tears in the corner of her eyes as she hugged him tightly before placing a passionate kiss on his lips.
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"So, there was a reason I did all this. Do you want to know what that reason is?" Troy asked her after they had finished their breakfast just as the bell rang for the end of second period.
"Is it good or bad?" Gabriella asked as she moved closer to him and laced their fingers together.
"It's good, baby, don't worry I'm not breaking up with you, I wouldn't dream of it," Troy told her before placing a kiss on the top of her head and then watching as she played with his class ring before he took a deep breath and asked, "Will you do me the honor of being my date to Hoopscoming?"
Gabriella turned her head to him shocked before placing a passionate kiss on his lips and then said, "Yes, of course. I love you."
"Thank you and I love you too," Troy replied as he hugged her and then placed a soft kiss to her temple.
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(Hoopscoming Night)
"You look beautiful, mija," Inez told her daughter after she finished helping her into her Hoopscoming dress.
"Thanks mommy," Gabriella replied with a blush on her cheeks as she did a slight twirl in her full length mirrors that showed every angle of her body.
"She's right you do, Brie," Troy's voice came from where he stood in her bedroom doorway with her dad dressed in a classic black Calvin Kline tux with black shiny dress shoes and a gold satin tie.
"Oh my Gosh! Troy, daddy, you guys scared me," Gabriella said as she held her perfectly manicured hand over her racing heart from their slight scare.
"Sorry," they said together with a slight chuckle.
"But, seriously Brie, you look truly beautiful. The perfect and most beautiful Hoopscoming Queen to ever grace East High," Troy told his girlfriend as he gazed at her.
She was dressed in a beautiful white low cut open sequin dress by Scala that had a slash neckline, spaghetti straps, and a flattering empire bodice accented with gold sequins that also scattered all over the dress, making her simply look dazzling. On her perfectly pedicured feet sat a pair of gold sophisticated rhinestone slide on heels with a 3 ½ inch heel to them, her eye make-up was done in a beautiful shade of gold that matched the light gold lip gloss that sat on her plump and sweet lips. Her hair was down in her beautiful cascading curls that he loved to run his fingers through and her jewelry was as always, the T necklace he gave her, a pair of gold hoop earrings, a Chanel white rhinestone watch, and a set of five gold bangels.
"Aw, thank you Wildcat. And may I say you look dashing," Gabriella told him as she walked up to him and straightened his tie before placing a kiss to his cheek and hugging him.
"Thanks babe," Troy told her with a soft smile before asking, "So you ready to head over to Sharpay's to catch our limo ride?"
"Mmhm, just let me grab my shawl and clutch and kiss my parents and babies bye," Gabriella replied and did everything she told him before they walked out of the door on their way to Sharpay's house, but only after getting pictures.
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"Whoa," the Wildcats all exclaimed together as they walked into the gym that was completely transformed into the most beautiful Starry Night Hoopscoming ever. It was something right out of a dream with them walking through a twinkle star archway to enter the gym that had cascading beaded columns were hung from the ceiling sparkling in the dim and beautiful lights while the gym floor was cover in tables, chairs, shooting star columns, metallic curtain columns, and blue with white star gossamer.
"Okay, this is defiantly right out of a perfect Hoopscoming and Homecoming dream," Martha said once they were all seated at the ten person table which by now they knew was set up especially for them.
"Mmhm," the other girls agreed while their boys walked over to get them all drinks and snacks.
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After dance after dance, it was the moment everyone was waiting for the coronation of the 2008 Hoopscoming King and Queen and so, everyone stayed quiet as Ms. Darbus and Principal Matsui walked onstage and began to talk.
"Alright will these following ladies please report onstage and stand to the right of me as I saw your name," Ms. Darbus said before she began to read the names, "Sharpay Evans, Gabriella Montez, Brenda Adams, Kelly Jameson, and Taylor McKessie."
"Thank you ladies and you all look beautiful," Mr. Matsui said to the girls dressed in white and sequins, pink and silver, purple and black, white and black, and blue and white dresses before he spoke, "And will the following males please report onstage and stand to the left of me as I saw your name, Zeke Baylor, Troy Bolton, Chad Danforth, Justin Adams, and Ryan Evans."
"Thank you," Ms. Darbus told the men before adding, "And you all clean up good, yes even you Mr. Danforth."
"Thanks Ms. D," Chad replied causing student body and the parents who all gathered around the doors to the gym (without their kids knowing of course) to laugh.
"Alright so, to pass the King crown on to his successor please welcome your previous Hoopscoming King, Christopher Ames," Mr. Matsui said and everyone clapped as the previous king walked out dressed in a black tux with a white tie and a crown on his head and an identical one in his hands and stood beside Mr. Matsui as everyone stayed quiet and listened as Mr. Matsui announced the winner, "Well, it's no surprise here. Your king is also the basketball captain with two back to back championships under his belt along with breaking people free from the status quo. Congratulations, Mr. Troy Bolton."
Everyone cheered and watched as Troy smiled and walked over and shook hands with Mr. Matsui, hugged Ms. Darbus, and then got crowned by Christopher who gave him a man hug and congratulated him.
Troy then stood and flashed a smile to his parents who he caught in the back of the gym with the rest of the parents who started taking pictures as the previous year's queen, Mary Hastings, came out as Ms. Darbus smiled as she announced this year's queen, "And of course we can't have our king without our queen. So, congratulations to the girl who helped Mr. Bolton break the school from its status quos and who also helped make our Junior Winter Musical all the more special, Gabriella Montez. Congratulations, Ms. Montez."
"Congrats Brie-Ella! You deserved it!" Sharpay whispered excitingly in her beastie's ear as she hugged her.
Taylor smiled a congratulations and helped Sharpay give Gabriella a push seeing as she was shocked and both clapped loudly with everyone else as she hugged Mr. Matsui and Ms. Darbus before getting crowned and then hugged by Mary who wished her all the best.
"And now will the king and queen please step onto the middle of the dance floor to share their dance," the DJ told the two and once they were on the dance floor he began to play "Written In The Stars" as they danced and people took pictures, smiled, commented how cute they were, and video taped it as Chad gladly took the offer to pull the string to let the balloons loose, and let them loose over the King and Queen.
(End of Flashback)
"Troy," Gabriella said after a few minutes of silence.
"Yeah, baby?" Troy replied.
"I love you," Gabriella replied before placing kisses, making an outline of a heart, over his beating heart causing him to smile.
"I love you too and I'm never going to get tired of hearing you say that," Troy replied before placing a kiss on the top of her head.
"And I'll never get tired of hearing you say it either," Gabriella replied before they connected their lips in a soft, yet passionate kiss.
(East High)
After crowning their successors, they visited with Ms. Darbus and Mr. Matsui before they walked off to visit old memories around the school with laced fingers that had been that way all night.
And an hour and many memories later, the two could have been found in their secret spot, just basking being back in high school where they love started and blossomed into one of the most breathtaking things ever…
TBC…
Well, there you all go. I hope you all enjoyed this because while being home sick this is what I've been doing besides sleeping and puking my guts out. So, I just want you all to know, I love you all so much, but not as Cloe. All my love, always, XOXO.
Toodles,
Jessica
P.S. THINK OF THE FLASBACK AS A DELETED SCENE FROM HSM3: SENIOR YEAR ;)
