A/N May I say I suck!? And I know I do, I have been hoping to update twice a week but writers block as made it a struggle to even do that once a month! Mainly because I can't seem to figure out how to word things right, I know what I want to happen and what's gonna happen the picture is there. The words escape me but fear not, (assuming I have some loyal readers left??) I'm hoping to be over this horrid case of writers diseases
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Their voices blended together in perfect harmony for the third time that day, like a perfect dance with partners in step together, a slow romantic waltz of notes dancing together gently. The two subconsciously swayed to the beat of the music together and flashed hidden smiles to each other spinning around the room with each note rising higher and higher, the magical moment made the whole world seem like a magical disney movie of the sort, right when the big musical number was coming to turn everything around for the better.
He gently grasped her hand, spinning her around as she put her hair up and her skirt flared around her as the notes got faster and louder, the tempo took on a jazzier beat and brown eyes locked on blue and they breathed in deeply, the song coming to a slow as they finished staring at each other... Gabriella felt her face heat up for a moment as Troy gave her a soft smile and Kelsi clapped excitedly, unknowingly breaking the moment like a glass bubble, the smiled at her.
She handed them her notes before Troy looked at the clock and his eyes widened
"B-Ball?" Gabriella asked amused as he jetted out in a hurry before popping his head back in for a moment
"Great job guys!" He added quickly before disappearing all together Kelsi exchanged a smile with Gabriella before she sat down and began playing the melody of the song they had worked on together, the lyrics were coming along and now they just had to run through it together.
15 or so minutes later they exited the room together chatting, Gabriellas previous injuries had gone down and with the help of make up and a few other things she had been able to go back to dressing in season without suspicious, they talked of the weather, other casual things before Kelsi bumped into someone and Gabriella blinked as the papers went flying all over, that seemed to happen to her a lot Gabriella noted mentally.
She bent down to pick everything up as Kelsi repeatedly apologized before realizing whom she had bumped into, Ryan looked down embarrassed and tried to mutter an apology, Gabriella watched them as they tried to continue talking over each other before both abruptly stopped speaking, Ryan cleared his throat and walked off as quickly as he could... Kelsi looked at his back with a ad expression blinking before she walked off, Gabriella began to follow her only to hear her mutter something about don't worry about her making Gabi stop.
She couldn't help but wonder what had happened between them, turning around she followed Ryan and hid as he walked up to Sharpay, he was listening to her as she flounced around and snapped at him, though Gabriella wasn't sure what for, he sat there shoulders slumped. She almost felt bad for him, Sharpay seemed to be hurting his feelings with whatever she was saying before she stomped off, Gabriella winced at how loud the slamming of her locker was and Ryan sat there looking like a lost puppy dog.
"Ryan?" She called gently as he looked up confused before he blinked realizing it was Gabriella he blinked again as she just stared confused before opening her mouth
"Why were you mean to Kelsi?" She asked bluntly, he looked like she had slapped him and he looked uncomfortable
"She's…did I hurt her feelings?" He asked concerned as Gabriella folded her arms with a slightly stern look on her face as Ryan looked visibly embarrassed and ashamed before sighing
"…Look I know I seem like…Sharpays poodle but.."
"Why do you listen to her so much?" She retorted calmly
"I…"
"If you liked her, you should just tell her, she's a really great girl. You shouldn't hurt her like this, someone else is going to come along…someone who is going to see how special she is and what are you going to do then?" She added before walking away leaving the male counterpart of the devious Evans in a state of thought and shock
She seemed to do that a lot…
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Taylor thumbed through her math homework with Gabriella through lunch together before she noticed the lack of her friends focus following her gaze, she noticed Gabriella normally thought filled brown eyes were locked on the jocks table, or rather…on a certain jock.
Troy was being engrossed or he appeared to be in a conversation with Diana who was feeding him occasionally and twirling her hair around, the other jocks were either flirting with cheerleaders or doing something along those lines, Taylor cleared her throat and Gabi blushed embarrassed before shyly going back to her work, the two missing Dianas not so subtle glare.
The red head princess, or so she thought of herself as was becoming annoyed with all the little glances and time Troy was spending with Fabri, Haddy, honestly she couldn't have cared less about that brat. But the fact she was stealing even two ounces of Troys attention away from her was annoying, first with that trampish display of singing with HER boyfriend, THEN they had a nerve to be on the CALLBACK list.
She still remembered the horror of knowing Troy had even checked out that ridiculous nonsense before she felt her head flame up! She was sick and tired of Troy acting off, he did that too much as it is, he was a jock! He ran with the best of them he was going to the NBA to make millions and she planned to be there the entire, time.
Musicals, or COWS whatever Darbus called them, were NOT part of the picture and she would be darned if that happened, standing up she moved her tray annoyed before walking off and Troy blinked before following her out, he tried to grab her arm gently but she ripped it away continuing her walk neither noticing Gabriellas concerned gaze.
"Talk to me Dia" He said gently as she made her eyes tear up, Sharpay was NOT the only girl who could act in that school though she didn't mind letting people think that though. It gave her an edge, something to hold over her head while she plotted and schemed behind the behind the scenes, she was amazing like that…
"You don't even CARE about me!" She wailed loudly as Troy just looked embarrassed at her outburst and ran a hand through his dark brown locks before she continued to sob hysterically and he used that word lightly, it was like watching a soap opera, you wanted to turn and run away, FAR away but it was just so awkward you couldn't!
"You just, JUST exclude me from EVERYTHING in your life! You said, you…you, YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME!" Emotionally black mailing, she had a masters in that. Troy looked at her, guilt ridden and she covered her face still milking the sobbing act down as much as she could, he pulled her into his arms gently hugging her and she continued to sob loudly, he rubbed her back in a soothing manner and whispered small I love yous and explanations, she sniffled pathetically. The sound somewhat resembling a new born puppy getting a swat for having an accident on the carpet, one that struck your heart deep and made you feel the shamed guilt you felt for stealing cookies from the jar and getting caught by your parent for it after they specifically told you not too.
"I'm sorry okay? No more, me ignoring you or anything…from now on we're open…all right?" Troy asked sincerely as she scowled to herself, that was okay….that was rather satisfactory, that was NOT what she wanted though.
"What about HER?" She asked indignant though she still managed to keep that wavering sound to her tone
"Her?" He asked confused
"Gabriella!" She squealed slightly as he blinked confused,
Gabi?
"What about her Dia?" He asked
"You like her! You like her don't you?" She demanded angrily pulling away and wiping her eyes, Troy felt like he had been kicked in the stomach, why he wasn't sure? Was it because he actually had a slight attraction to her or, was it because the accusation was so out of the blue he didn't know how to respond to it?
"She's just a friend. Nothing else." He promised honestly as she glared
"Liar! You were dancing and singing and the callbacks!"
Callbacks? What the…how did she even KNOW about…
"I SAW that list, you tried out with her and didn't tell me why? Why did you feel the need to sneak around with her?" He felt his reason slipping though the answer was on the tip of his tongue,
Because you don't support me…
He could be honest, and tell her. Or he could be a coward, looking at his girlfriend he blinked before sighing, feeling his old jock form slipping back in place of the new Troy Bolton he had discovered or maybe it was the old one all along and the jock was the new one, either way he made his choice…he picked the coward card.
"She's nothing to me okay Dia? Nothing, I just did the stupid thing to suck up to her and make her feel better, she's just SOME girl I met and once I got into it I couldn't really back out. I didn't wanna hurt her feelings okay?" He said bluntly, the cruelty of his words surprising himself, though it unnerved him to an extent that it actually seemed to make Diana HAPPY, she was supposed to be relieved…not ready to break in to random dance and start singing.
"I love you so much baby." She sighed hugging him as Troy hugged her back and kissed her head for good measure, Dianas smile turned into a slight smirk when she heard two sets of shoes running away, good that Spanish cow better stay far away from Troy if she wanted her time at East High to be a pleasant one from now on…
It felt good to be Queen….
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Gabriella ignored everything around her that included Taylor who wanted to break Troys game winning arms off, she didn't wanna think, didn't want to speak she just wanted to be gone! Gone from everything, tears stung at her eyes as she made her way into the auditorioum knowing no one would be there right now, she tried to calm herself.
The tears came, running down her face in large streaks as she hiccupped slightly, feeling her heart break with every word that ran through her normally calm and organized mind
He lied: To HER, SHE had told him he didn't have too and he had called HER.
She was ANGRY
She was HURT
She was HEARTBROKEN
"Oh god, why?" She thought rubbing her face as her shoulders shook, this was ridiculous she didn't need to be this upset, she shouldn't have even cared. But she did, she really did. For a moment it seemed she had found someone she could trust, someone who felt like she was worth their time and genuinely cared for her,
BOY, was he good, he should've been on stage a LONG time ago…
…Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place
Where she's loved
…Concrete angel…
He didn't care about her, it was better she found out now then if she were to go fling herself into his arms confessing her feelings and secrets, she picked up her things with a heavy sigh before she walked out quietly, dropping a single piece of paper before she left…
A/N YES I POSTED, YES, YES, YES! YES, VICTORY SWEET VICTORY AT LAST OH YES! YES I DARE SAY MY BLOCK IS GONE, YES THANK YOU YES! Erm, anyway, Happy Reading Princess Starfire! Read and Review!!
PS: I don't own the song Concrete angel!
PPS: My comp is fixed now so YAY!!!