Author's Note: Erm...yeah. Sorry for not getting it out earlier. Yeah and this chapter sucks but I tried. Well my uncle died on January 7th, 2010. So i've been pretty busy. And I got a boyfriend! And if you've been reading my author's notes, it's not Will. His name is David. haha. He's so awesome. lolz. Anyway hope you guys enjoy!

XOXO
Ashley

Cinderella walked on broken glass
Sleeping Beauty let a whole lifetime pass
Belle fell in love with a hideous beast,
Jasmine married a common thief,
Ariel walked on land for love and life,
Snow White barely escaped a knife.

"It was all about blood sweat and tears
because love means facing your biggest fears."

Fairytale happy endings do come true. – Unknown

It Started In A Wal-Mart Parking Lot…

Chapter Seven: Jasmine found her true love by him being a thief…I just found Troy who liked to steal my phone. How sad is that?

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You know it's really sad when you can't find your damn phone. I've looked everywhere for it and I cannot find it at all. I'm like freaking PO'ed right now. This cannot be happening to me. My grandparents bought me that phone and now I've lost it. I'm so stupid.

Okay…where did I last leave it? Hmm…

I had it with me at school today…then Troy picked me up afterwards…then…hmm…then we went back to my house to chill and then I laid it on the coffee table. And then I went to the bathroom and the rest is a blur. I mean I had it on the coffee table and now it's gone. My life is over! Well not really over, but I'm broken without it. It has all my stuff in it.

And this is how Sharpay found me on my floor, my hands in my hair, me crying my eyes out.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" she asked me, her hands on her hips. I looked up at her and wiped my eyes with my fingers.

"I lost my phone!" I know I was being dramatic but I couldn't help it. I was stricken with sadness over the loss of my phone.

"What? Where was the last place you put it?" she asked me, staring down at me.

"The coffee table," I muttered… "I think…"

"What do you mean you think?" she asked me.

"I don't know! I came home with Troy, put my phone on the coffee table and then it's a blur!" I said.

"You and Troy were making out on your parents couch while your phone was on the coffee table weren't you?" she asked, a smirk forming on her lips.

"No…" I trailed off. Of course we were! I mean he was looking at me and I couldn't deny that want from him and I gave in. I'm a sad pathetic girl.

"Liar," she said and I sighed and covered my eyes with my arm.

"Don't dwell on the fact that I was making out with my boyfriend! Dwell on the fact that my phone is gone! It's lost forever in a pit of doom and misery!" I said, tears coming down my face.

"OH! Shut up Gabs!" she snapped at me and pulled my hair.

"OW!" I shouted and stood up, abruptly. SHE PULLED MY HAIR!

"Oh, whine some more. We have a phone to look for!" she said and exited my room.

She is so mean to me.

You got that right.

NO!!!!

Why are you always like that when I'm back around?

Because you're my conscience and that bugs me!

Why would it!?

I don't know! But you're always telling me right from wrong!

Not really.

Well….I don't know! But you're always there when I'm in my weakest moments!

Not all the time.

Stop being so negative! I'm trying to talk to you.

I'm not being negative. I'm just stating what I know.

Well DON'T!

What crawled up your butt?

MY PHONE IS GONE!

And you're sad why? It's just a phone.

It's not just a phone! It's a precious piece of device that I love very much!

Well you should really get over that.

Don't you see the Dilemma! MY PHONE IS GONE! GONE FOREVER IN A PIT OF DOOM AND–

Misery, yeah I got that part. What's so special about your stupid phone anyways?

My Grandpapi and Grandmami got it for me! THAT'S WHY!

Oh. Sorry I was being rude to you then.

Urm…its okay. Just don't be mean to me while I'm in a delicate situation like that.

I'll try my best not too.

That's all I can hope for.

Yeah…so…

I got to go. Sharpay is waiting for me downstairs.

Oh…okay. Uhm…have fun. I'll just be in the back of your mind…you know thinking…

Okay, bye.

I didn't even glance back into my room before going downstairs immediately where Sharpay was waiting for me with her hands on her hip, glaring at me.

"I didn't come here to stand around all day doing nothing, Gabs."

"Sorry…I…Uh…lost a train of thought a minute ago."

"That wasn't just a minute ago! It was ten!" TEN MINUTES TALKING TO MYSELF! Geeze Louise!

"Oh…sorry, Shar," I told her. She smiled somewhat and heading towards the living room. I followed right behind her stopped.

"So it was on the coffee table, right?" she asked. I nodded my head towards her and she looked at me.

"Then why is it sitting right there?" she said pointing her finger to the square shape sitting on the coffee table.

"MY PHONE!" I shouted with glee. I found it! Well…Sharpay did but…why is she looking at me like that? Oh no.

"GABI!"

Aw Shit.

"I swear it wasn't there before!!! After Troy left, I went upstairs and took a shower and then got dressed and then sat on my bed; when I noticed that I didn't take my phone with me, I thought I left it downstairs." I started to explain to her. She sat down on the couch and looked at me, waiting for me to continue.

"So I go back downstairs and into the living room and saw my phone wasn't on the coffee table and then I started to panic. I started shifting through the house and noticed it was gone. I went to my room and starting crying and then you came, blah...blah…blah. You know the rest." I said and she just stared at me blankly.

"This is so retarded. You're retarded." She told me.

"I know. I just can't help it sometimes," I said.

Then she busted out into laughter.

I told you! She's weird!

"Sharpay you're so weird," I told her and she just giggled at me.

"Whatever, but really Gabi…you're so retarded. Why didn't you just relook at the coffee table before crying?" She asked me.

"I don't quite know." I said and she smiled at me.

"Maybe there is a thief in the neighborhood!" she exclaimed, jumping up from her spot on the couch. I looked at her with a puzzled look. "Okay…maybe someone likes to come into houses, take things then put them back and vanishes!" she stated.

"Sharpay that's stupid." I told her.

"Well do you have a better idea?" she questioned me.

"Not really. Maybe I have a mouse that likes to take things like Jerry from TOM and JERRY!" I squealed. Sharpay looked at me and then started laughing.

"You're hilarious," she stated before laughing again.

"STOP!" I shouted and she just laughed.

"Gabriella, a mouse? Why would a mouse want your phone?" she asked.

"I don't know…maybe to call another mouse!?" I told her. I sound incredibly stupid right now.

"You sound incredibly stupid right now." Damn. She took the words right out of my thoughts. Hmm…

"I know…but it's a mystery in waiting!" I shouted.

"It's a mystery waiting to be solved, you mean." Sharpay corrected me once again. How did she get so smart? That I will never know. Hm.

"Whatever. You say potato; I say pa-t-a-toe." And then she starts laughing. I have a weird best friend. Hmph.

"Gabs…I gotta go." She said, looking down at her phone. She must have gotten a text…but from whom?

"Who you texting?" I asked trying to look down at her phone. She snapped her phone away from any distance from me and placed it in her pocket. Grrr.

"No one. Call me later. And don't call me saying you lost your phone again. Retrace your steps! TOODLES!" she said waving her hand at me before leaving.

She's mean…

I'm bored.

I'm gonna call Troy.

And that's what I did.

Just now.

It's Dialing…or Ringing whatever.

And he's not picking up.

WHY NOT!? YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO BE MY BOYFRIEND AND YOU'RE NOT PICKI---

"Hey babe," HE PICKED UP!

"YOU PICKED UP!" I must be really bored.

"You okay?" he asked, stifling his laugh.

"Yeah…I'm reallyyyyyyy bored. I need a person to come and keep me entertained." I said and smiled.

"Well I was invited to my parent's house tonight for dinner. Apparently there's some big news. I'm sure my family won't mind you coming over for dinner," he spoke. I was excited now.

"Yes! I have so much to tell you too! It's been a long day." I said with a sigh.

"I was with you like a few hours ago." Troy said.

I sighed. "I know. That's why it's been a long day." I giggled and he laughed.

"I'll pick you up in like an hour."

"Okay. Bye Wal-Mart boy." I said and smirked.

"Stop calling me that," he whined.

"Never!"

So here we were sitting at Troy's parent's house, at the dinner table eating dinner. It was very quiet. Didn't Troy say there was something that was supposed to be 'BIG NEWS'? Hmm…

I looked beside me and saw Troy looking around at his siblings. I saw his eyes rounding out on each and every single one of them. He was sizing them up for information. I placed my hand over his underneath the table and he looked at me.

"Why is it so quiet?" I whispered to him.

He shrugged. "I don't really know…" he trailed off and looked over at Lucille and Jack, who looked very awkward.

This silence is nice but I can't take it anymore.

"I'm sorry but is it me or does it feel weird?" I asked out loud. Everyone turned to face me and then Leah broke out into laughter. I'm so confused.

"OMG! I feel the same way, but more than weird…like awkward." Leah spoke and then everyone started talking. Hmm…

"So I have some big news everyone!" Connor spoke up. I looked up at him and finally realized he wasn't alone. He had a pretty black haired girl sitting next to him. She had gorgeous blue eyes though. I mean they popped out. She looked about 5'6 and boy did she fill out.

HEY! I can look…but that doesn't mean I'm lesbian…I think. Nope I'm not attracted to girls. Nope! I like TROY! I really like Troy. He's handsome, sweet, caring…oh god…help me now.

"…We're married!" I snapped my head to Connor's voice and gasped at him. WHAT!?

Me and my stupid thoughts always making me distracted.

Damn.

"WHAT!?" Was all I heard around the table.

"CONNOR! HOW COULD YOU GET MARRIED AND NOT INVITE YOUR OWN FREAKING TWIN!?" Trinity yelled.

"Woah," I heard Leah spoke.

"Wow." Were all the other's opinions except Jack and Lucille.

Jack and Lucille looked…calm.

Not that is not flipping normal. Hmm… maybe this family was abducted by aliens and then their brains were taken out by Jerry from Tom and Jerry, and he fed their human brains to his family…. "Why is everyone looking at me weird?" I asked out loud.

"You were talking about us being abducted by aliens and Jerry eating our brains." Chase said.

Oh snaps.

I felt so embarrassed. I can't believe I said that out loud. I wanna scream. The next thing I know the whole table just breaks out laughing. I look up and see that Connor is looking at me with a happy smile. I guess I distracted everyone from Connor's news…wait what was his news? Hm…

HE GOT MARRIED!?!?!?

"You got married?" I asked out loud and he let his head fall. Damn. Maybe I should start keeping my mouth shut more often. Erg.

"Yeah I did. And you guys remember Leighton, right?" Connor asked. I saw everyone's eyes widen.

I pulled Troy closer to me and I whispered in his ear, "Do you guys know her?" I asked him. He looked at me and nodded and then a smirk came upon his face.

"Leighton Thompson!? I can't believe how much you've grown up! I didn't even recognize you!" Lucille said standing up and going to hug the girl. Everyone got up and started hugging her, except Troy who had that smirk on his face still.

After everyone finished their hugs and chit chat, I saw Leighton look at Troy and then look away. What was going on?

"So…Do any shopping lately?" Troy asked with a smirk.

Leighton blushed ten thousands shades of pink and red mixed together. Is that even possible? Hmm… Wait huh? I'm so confused. Erg.

"No…" Leighton spoke. Leah had a grin on her face, as well as the other siblings.

"I'm so confused!" I spoke out.

"I'm Leighton Thompson. I grew up next door to the Bolton's. Trinity, Connor and I are the same age and we were best friends. Connor and I kind of dated on and off through high school and then I moved my senior year to California for this early honors program thing and last year I transferred to U of A and I saw Connor and we starting back up again. And…erm…yeah." She blushed, realizing all the attention was on her.

"Oh…cool. Well I'm Gabriella Montez and I'm 17 years old and I'm dating him," I said pointing to Troy's head, "Now can I ask you a question? Why is Wal-Mart boy asking you about shopping lately? That's kind of weird, no offense babe," I said.

"None taken, but you could stop calling me-"

"No. I'm not gonna stop." I said and he faced me.

"Please?" He said giving me this look with his blue eyes…I love those eyes…

NO! Gabriella you will not give in!

"Nope."

"Gabriella."

Shit…no!

"No?" I said and forgot that his family was watching us banter.

"Yes."

"Stop!"

"No."

"Please?"

"Maybe."

"Your mean." I said and I saw Troy twitch.

"Sorry."

"It's okay Wal-Mart Boy," I said. He winced and sighed. I heard everyone laugh at us.

"What?" I asked out loud.

"You guys act like a married couple," Noah spoke, with his arm wrapped on the back of Cassie's chair. She smiled softly at me and laughed.

I saw Leighton smirk at Troy.

"So Troy…Steal any phones lately?" she asked. Huh?

I looked at Troy and saw him turn red.

"No…" He trailed off.

"Then no I haven't been shopping lately." She spoke.

"I'm confused again." I said.

"Troy used to take everyone's phones in the house and jack with the ringtones and backgrounds and what not and we'd be everyone looking for them," Chase started.

"Then when we started to give up, the phones would mysteriously appear again." Trinity finished.

Hmm…that sounds so familiar…

"OMG! That happened to me today. I looked everyone for my phone and then I cried and then Sharpay came over and bitched me out and then we found it on the coffee…" I turned towards Troy and saw him muffling his laughter.

"I. Hate. You." I said.

"What!?" he asked turning towards me.

"You took my phone!! I looked everywhere for it! I CRIED!!!" I spoke.

Everyone started laughing.

This was not funny.

I grabbed my phone from my back pocket and hit a random button and noticed the background.

"TROY!" I screamed and he took off running and I took off after him, dropping my phone on the table.

Back at the table…

"What was on her background?" Leah asked.

"I don't know." Answered Mia. "Harley give daddy Gabi's phone." Harley smiled and nodded and grabbed the phone and passed it to Chase.

"Wow…" Chase said.

Chase passed it on down and when it reached Leighton she got confused.

"Why is there broken glass on here?"

"Let's just say that's how Troy and Gabriella met." Connor smirked.

"TROY THAT WAS NOT FUNNY! I ALMOST DIED THAT DAY!" was heard throughout the house.

"Did she really almost die?" Leighton asked.

"Nah just passed out." Troy spoke coming into the dining room.

I ran straight into the back of Troy and fell on the ground and groaned.

"That was not funny." I spoke.

Troy bent down and smiled at me.

"It was a little funny," I rolled my eyes at him and groaned.

After dinner we all crowded into the living room and Connor and Leighton started telling us about the marriage. They got married two months ago and didn't want the family to know. That's weird. Whatever Connor's weird anyway.

Leighton seemed like a nice girl and everyone knew her and everything…but I wanted to know one thing.

"What was Troy talking about when he asked you about shopping?" I asked her again.

She blushed and then saw Connor blushing too.

"Nothing…" they both spoke.

"Oh it's something," Troy spoke. "I caught the two of them in a dressing room, doing the deed." Everyone started laughing including Lucille and Jack.

"What deed?" Harley asked.

Everyone went silent.

"Seed!" I said. "He said seed. Not deed. They were planting a seed." I spoke and then I realized it sounded even more sexual.

Eww.

"Shit."

Let's just say everyone broke down laughing and someone almost peed their pants.

I'm stupid.