That night, the former wildcat gang and their children decided to gather in Troy and Gabriella's room to catch up and start getting to know each other. Kelsi, Jason and Zeke had been absolutely delighted that Troy had came. Operation Troyella was officially a go.
When they had gathered in the room, they had all been asked by Troy to sit with their families. So, Gabriella, Brad, Paris and Faith sat on Gabriella's bed. Ryan and Brandon sat on the right side of Troy's bed while Sharpay and Savannah sat on the left side of the bed. Chad, Taylor, Clay and Tyler sat on the floor in the centre of the room. Troy and Andrea had grabbed chairs for themselves and sat at the end of Gabriella's bed. Jason, Kelsi and McKenzie were sitted next to the Danforths. Troy, always being the leader, decided to start a game.
"Okay, so we're going to play a game of three questions. Anyone can randomly ask a question and then you're going to have to answer personally. If you don't feel like answering the question, you've got to do a forfeit. Okay?" he asked. Everyone nodded and Troy started the game by spinning the bottle. The tip of the bottle landed on Faith. Brandon decided to ask her a question.
"What's the most rebellious thing you've done that up until now nobody knows about?" he asked, smirking. Faith glared at him and mumbled something.
"Sorry? Didn't get that?" Brandon spoke up. Faith glared at him harder. Boy, if looks could kill, Brandon Evans would have dropped dead by then.
"I have a tattoo," she said loudly. Gabriella gasped while Brandon smirked. Brad and Paris's eyes widened. Mikayla looked down. McKenzie blinked. Jason and Kelsi stared at her like she had grown two heads. Zeke looked at Mikayla.
"Show us," Savannah said. Faith groaned. She turned around and lifted her shirt up. At her hip, was a butterfly tattoo. After a few seconds, she covered it up again. Gabriella was red in the face.
"How long?" she asked. Faith looked down. Brandon smirked.
"Since the start of the year," she mumbled. Gabriella looked like she was about to blow up. Zeke, Jason, Kelsi, McKenzie, Mikayla, Brad and Paris covered their ears. Troy looked at them and knew what was going to come so he too covered his ears. Yes, after 20 years, Troy Bolton still knew Gabriella Montez's next move. The rest of them, however, had no idea and looked at the other people in the room in confusion.
"FAITH MARIE MONTEZ! YOU'VE HAD A TATTO FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?" she screamed. The rest of them covered their ears, finally understanding. After a few seconds, Gabriella still had not said anything and the people who had been by Troy's side all these years thought it was safe to let down their hands. Troy shook his head rapidly and they covered their ears again. Sure enough, Gabriella started screaming again a few seconds later.
"YOU'RE GROUNDED!" she screamed. Faith's eyes widened.
"What?" she croaked. Gabriella took a deep breath and Troy let go of his ears and put his arm around his best friend. The others put theirs down too, knowing that since Troy put his hand down, it was safe for them to.
"You're grounded when we get back to New York," Gabriella said, now more calmly. Faith looked down, completely ashamed of herself, and trying her best to hold back her tears.
"I'm sorry, Mom," she said softly. Gabriella's heart melted when she heard it but she did not do anything.
"Next question," Faith said. Brandon was about to open his mouth again but was stopped when Ryan gave him a 'don't-you-dare' look. He sighed and sat down quietly. For a few minutes, no one said anything.
Brandon studied the girl in front of him who was desperately trying to hold back her tears. He had no idea why, but his heart melted and ached when he saw her in that state. And what hurt him even more was the fact that he had caused those tears.
What's going on? Why am I feeling this way? He thought to himself. Finally deciding that it had been silent for too long, he decided to ask another question.
"So, does anybody else in this room you know have a tattoo?" he asked, thinking it would lighten the mood. How wrong he was. If anything, Faith glared at him harder. Mikayla was looking down.
"What if I don't wanna tell you?" she said stubbornly. Zeke's eyes widened and looked at his daughter. Jason and Kelsi looked at theirs.
"YOU GOT A TATTO?" the three screamed. McKenzie shook her head while Mikayla looked down still, not wanting to look at her father. Zeke turned to Faith.
"Well, Faith. It looks like you're not going to be lonely when we return to New York. What's the tattoo?" Zeke asked.
Mikayla too lifted her shirt and right above her belly was the words 'Born To Be Wild'. Brad, Paris and McKenzie howled in laughter. Mikayla glared at the three of them. Paris was the first one who met her glare and nudged McKenzie. The two stopped immediately. They had to nudge Brad three times to get him to stop.
"Can we just play Truth or Dare now?" Faith asked. Deciding that there had been too much tension for the night, Troy nodded and so did the rest. Faith grinned and spun the bottle. It landed on Brandon. Faith smirked. It was time for revenge.
"So, Brandon, Truth or Dare?" she asked, still smirking. The tone in her voice made it clear that no matter what he chose, it was going to be hell.
"Dare," he said. Faith's smirk could not have been wider.
"I dare you to call Ms Darbus up and seduce her," she said. Brandon looked at her, disgusted at the dare he had been assigned to do.
"How do you know about Ms Darbus? You don't even go to East High!" he exclaimed. Faith sniggered.
"Andrea told me about her and how much she 'adores' you," she said. Brandon glared at Andrea who smiled at him sheepishly.
"Dad, back me up on this! I can't seduce Darbus!" he said, pleading with his father. Ryan shrugged.
"Hey, I remember that Chad had to do it. So why not you?" he asked. For a while, the room was silent. And then, all the former Wildcats burst out laughing except Chad.
"Guys, it's not funny! I'm SCARRED for life," he said.
"What happened?" Paris asked.
"Well, it was the night before we graduated from high school and we all decided to have a sleepover at Troy's…"
The night before high school graduation…
"Dare!" Chad yelled as the top of the bottle pointed towards him. Taylor rolled her eyes.
"Chad. Haven't you learnt your lesson? The last time you did a dare, it involved you, a pair of boxers, and screaming neighbors yelling for you to stop running up and down the street almost naked," she said, before the room erupted in laughter.
"Don't forget him yelling at the top of his voice," Troy said as he rolled on the floor laughing, clutching his sides. Chad put his hand on his hips and waited for his best friends to stop laughing. After a few minutes everyone settled down and the room became quiet. Too quiet.
"I'M IN LOVE WITH MY HAIR!" Gabriella yelled and once again, everyone started laughing, this time including Chad.
"So, what do I have to do this time?" he asked.
"I dare you to call Ms. Darbus up and seduce her," Gabriella said, smirking. Once again, everyone rolled off the floor laughing, except for Chad who had a disgusted look on his face.
"I don't have her number," he said, trying to give that very lame excuse. Ryan rolled his eyes.
"Chad, we're in Coach Bolton's house and you're forgetting that they're colleagues. Of course he has her number. Right, Troy?" he asked. Troy nodded and got the number. Sharpay dialed the number on Chad's cell and handed the phone to him. He put it on speaker.
"Hello?" a female voice answered. Obviously it was Ms. Darbus.
"Hey, baby. Wanna get naughty tonight?" Chad asked in a seductive tone.
"When and where, baby?" Ms. Darbus asked in an equal seductive voice. Chad screamed and put down the phone while the others laughed.
"SCARRED FOR LIFE!" he screamed.
End of flashback
"AHHH!!" Chad screamed while everyone rolled off the floor laughing. He looked at them and ran to the bathroom.
"What's he doing?" Brad asked as they heard the shower being turned on.
"Scrubbing the image of Darbus off his mind," Taylor said.
"Don't do the dare without me!" Chad yelled from the inside of the bathroom. Brandon groaned while everyone else laughed. After a few minutes, Chad came out of the bathroom all drenched and his hair straight.
"Okay, I am so glad I don't wake up to that," Sharpay said. Taylor rolled her eyes.
"I've been waking up to that for almost half my life!" she said. Chad pouted while the others laughed again.
"Okay, Brandon. It's ringing!" Andrea shrieked. Brandon rolled his eyes and the phone was put on speaker.
"Hello?" Ms. Darbus's voice came through.
"Hey, baby. Wanna go out tonight?" Brandon said in a very seductive voice.
"I'm tired. Maybe tomorrow. At about six. My house?" the voice said in an equally seductive voice. Brandon screamed and hung up while the others laughed. Chad patted Brandon's back.
"I feel your pain," he said. Brandon shuddered.
"Wow, it's like history repeated itself," Taylor said. Troy, Gabriella, Zeke and Sharpay all tears in their eyes. Brandon spinned the bottle again and it pointed towards his father. Ryan groaned as Sharpay rubbed her hands together.
"Truth," he said. Sharpay sighed.
"You fag," she said. Ryan rolled his eyes.
"You Ice Queen," he retorted. Gabriella smiled softly.
"After all these years and they're still calling each other names?" she whispered. Troy grinned and nodded while the siblings continued arguing and everyone watched the two fight in amusement.
"Sharpay, just because someone chooses Truth, it doesn't mean they're a fag," Ryan argued. Sharpay rolled her eyes.
"No, it means they're a coward," she said in a sing-song voice. Ryan's face was red.
"Are you calling me a coward?" he asked.
"So what if I am? I mean-" The crowd was getting bored and Gabriella had definitely had enough.
"YO! WE'RE STILL HERE! CAN WE JUST ASK RYAN A QUESTION?" she yelled. The two twins stopped bickering. The other former Wildcat Gang looked at the three and grinned. They were sure they were going to have fun and enjoy each others' company. Just like old times.
