Their Future Side By Side

Chapter 9

It was prom day. Now that Chad knew, as was ok with it, Troy didn't care about anyone else's reaction. He had his friend's support and that was enough. He didn't care if the student population were going to ridiculed him, he cared if they ridiculed Gabriella.

Her mother had bought her dress. Gabriella was a wearing a deep red dress (Google Vanessa Hudgens Met Gala Dress) embellished with black crystals and simple small black heeled sandals christened her feet. Troy was wearing a simple black tux, that Gabriella had picked out before she had gone to Stanford.

Today they were coming out to the East High population. No one was going to be happy. Gabriella didn't know how her friends were going to react.

"So how do we do this?" she asked. "Are we arriving together? Or do we go separate and meet during the evening?"

"Brie baby calm down. We'll figure it out," he smiled.

"Troy we have to be there soon. So we need to figure it out now," answered Gabriella.

"I think I'm going to give you some time with your friends so we'll arrive separate," answered Troy. "If you need me just look for me. But I will be dancing with you for a large majority of the evening."

"I'll hold you to that wildcat," she smiled, as she headed towards her mother's car.

"Oh man." groaned Jason.

"I swear the hottest girl just walked in."

Troy had gotten to school before Gabriella, wanting to be there for her entrance. He looked towards Chad, who nodded. He turned to look and there she was. Chad stepped towards him.

"Dude you do realize that so many guys are going to be after her tonight don't you?" he asked.

"She's going to be with me for the majority of the night," he answered.

"Do you think she's with anyone?" asked Jason.

"Do you think she'd even go for you?" asked Zeke.

"Well she wouldn't go for you. You wanted to ask Sharpay and she turned you down," answered Jason.

"Well who says she'll go for you either?" asked Zeke.

Troy clapped his hands down on their shoulders.

"I say she'll go for neither of you," he answered.

"Want to test that?" asked Zeke.

"No," answered Troy.

"Scared she won't go Troy Bolton?" asked Jason.

"No but I don't need to test that my girlfriend will go for me," answered Troy.

"Girlfriend?" asked Jason.

"Since when are you dating someone?" asked Zeke.
"Since sophomore year," answered Troy, as he eyes trailed Gabriella.

She felt his eyes on her. She turned her head for a second, he was with his friends no doubt explaining to them she was his girlfriend.

"Girl you look amazing," squealed Taylor.

"Thanks you too," she smiled, as she hugged her friend.

"Yeah but not as good as you. You do realize you have the eyes of every male on you?" she asked. "Including the ones who have dates."

Gabriella shook her head. She'd heard a few heys and slaps as she'd crossed the hall.

"I don't care."
"Even Troy Bolton is staring at you," whispered Taylor.

Gabriella allowed herself to turn her head and look at her boyfriend.

"He's even got that cocky she's going home with look on his face. Tough look there," laughed Taylor.

"Yeah tough luck," answered Gabriella.

She kept her eyes on Troy and noticed he was no looking behind her. She turned her head to see Sharpay Evans storming towards her. She locked eyes with Troy again, she'd had run ins with her in the past and they'd never ended well, Troy was moving across the hall with Chad, Zeke and Jason next to him. She turned her head back to Sharpay, right now Evans looked pissed off and had a glass of punch in her hand.

"Montez!" she shouted.

Gabriella turned to her, ready to duck out of the way of the punch.

"You look hot," said Sharpay.

"Thank you," she answered.

"Too hot. Everyone, male anyway, should be staring at me," answered Sharpay.

"Well you're welcome to them," answered Gabriella.

"Like I said you look too hot and I want to be look at," said Sharpay, as she raised her arm.

Everyone around Gabriella moved. Sharpay moved to throw the punch, it flew though the air and landed on the floor.

Everyone moved their eyes to find Gabriella in the arms of Troy Bolton.

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