A Better Kiss, A Hotter Touch
by: LunarEclipse360
Disclaimer: I own nothing...except James
A/N: man I'm getting these chapters out really fast. I blame my new inspiration. It's called 'Fersure' by The Medic Droid. In this chapter you're going to see how Troy and Gabriella met. You're also gonna see a different Troy...a much nicer one than the one that's been dominating the chapters before this one. Also some Chaylor ;)
Chapter 10
Gabriella stood at the far wall of the room. She was at another house party but this time without James. He was too busy babysitting his sister. Taylor had dragged her here and Gabriella wanted nothing more than to leave. Now she had no idea where Taylor was. For all she knew Taylor could be doing some guy that she doesn't even know.
"Hey baby." Gabriella turned her head and saw a guy walking up to her. It was apparent that he was drunk. Gabriella could smell the alcohol all over him. She made a disgusted face and turned away from him. "What's a girl like you doing here all alone?" he asked and put his hand on her waist. Gabriella froze and his hand traveled up her body. "Huh?"
"She's not alone." came a voice and they both turned their heads. Gabriella's heart nearly leapt out of her chest when she saw Troy standing there. Her eyes scanned his attire; denim jeans, a blue button up shirt and a blazer over it. She thought he looked down right gorgeous.
"Troy, buddy. We were just talking."
"Really?" Troy's eyebrow rose and his eyes flicked over to the guy's hand which was currently resting just below Gabriella's right breast. The guy turned to his hand then back to Troy.
"Sorry about that. I guess I didn't realize it." he said and removed his hand.
"Leave before I break your hand off." the guy nodded and slipped past Troy.
"Um..." Gabriella started and Troy turned his eyes to her. "T-Thanks." he shrugged and walked away. Gabriella watched him walk away, shocked that he didn't try anything. 'H-He got over me?' she asked herself, her heart dropping in her chest. It had been over a week since their last heated encounter that almost ended in them having sex but she didn't think he would get over her so quickly. She sighed and went to go find Taylor.
She searched all over but couldn't find her until looking into the kitchen. She spotted Taylor sitting on the kitchen counter with a guy in front of her. They were in a heated make out session.
"Chad?" she turned around and saw Troy standing behind her, bewildered by the sight in front of him. The guy that was occupying the space in front of Taylor turned his head as did Taylor.
"Hey Troy." he said and Gabriella turned back to look at Taylor.
"Having fun Tay?" Taylor blushed and cleared her throat.
"I'm guessing you're ready to go." Gabriella smirked and shook her head.
"Don't bother Tay. I'll walk home." she said and left the kitchen, making her way to the front door. She heard someone come out of the house and come up behind her but she didn't stop.
"You're not walking home by yourself." she heard Troy say and she smiled internally. She turned to him and crossed her arms.
"And why not?"
"Because it's not safe for a girl like you to walk home by herself."
"A girl like me?"
"You know what I mean."
"No I don't elaborate for me."
"You know what? Nevermind. Walk home by yourself. Get raped for all I care." he said and walked back into the house. She watched him and cursed herself for saying what she did. She sighed and started walking home. A few minutes later she found herself lost and cold. She sighed and sat on the curb. A bright light altered her vision and she looked up to see a car coming her way. She quickly stood up and walked away from the curb, fear rising within her.
'Oh man I'm gonna get raped.' she thought as the car pulled up in front of her. The window rolled down and the driver leaned over. She sighed in relief when she saw Troy's blue eyes looking back at her.
"Get in." he said and she climbed into the passenger's seat. The ride to her house was silent. Gabriella glanced over at Troy, trying to read the expression on her face. "I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For everything I've done over the past year you've been here. It was stupid of me to do that. And I'm sorry about starting that fight with James last week. Jealousy really got the best of me. I just want you to forgive me."
"It's kind of hard to after all that's happened."
"I understand if you can't I just hope one day you will." she smiled softly and nodded. They pulled up to her house and Gabriella sighed.
"Thanks...for the ride."
"It's nothing. I couldn't let you walk home by yourself at this time of the night." she smiled and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "I guess I'll see you at school." she nodded and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks again Troy." she whispered and reached for the door. Just as she was getting out, he grabbed her arm and pulled her back in. He leaned over and kissed her softly.
"Sorry." he whispered and let go of her. He turned his eyes on the steering wheel and Gabriella looked at him, sadly. She leaned towards him and kissed the side of his mouth.
"Bye Troy." she whispered and got out of the car. He raised his eyes when he heard the door close and followed her. He watched her disappear inside of the house before getting out of the car. He ran to the backyard and silently climbed the tree beside her balcony. He watched from the tree branch as she changed into her pajamas and drifted off to sleep. When he knew she was asleep, he snuck into her room and got into her bed beside her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and watched her sleep.
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Around five in the morning, Troy slipped from his place beside her and climbed down from her room. Gabriella had awoke shortly after that, a cold feeling coming over her. She turned around, hoping to see someone there but there was no one.
'Strange. I swore there was someone here.' she said to herself before sighing and falling back asleep.
She was awoke an hour later by the sound of her alarm clock going off. She groaned and hit the snooze button. She was so tired last night she forgot to turn off her alarm. She turned on her back and stared at the ceiling. Her mind had gone back to the previous night. She couldn't believe Troy had driven her home and hadn't made one move beside that one kiss that he apologized for.
'He's not the same Troy. He's changed. But how do I know it's not a trick? How do I know he's not still the same arrogant guy I met a year ago.'
One Year Ago
Gabriella walked into East High with her books held tightly to her chest. This was her first day at her new school and she wanted nothing more than to disappear. As she walked down the hallway, she kept her eyes on the floor. Of course with her focus on the floor, she didn't notice the guy heading straight for her until she crashed into him. She fell backwards and landed on the floor.
"Fuck." he said and she looked up. Her brown eyes connected with his blue eyes and she got lost in them. "Are you okay?" he asked and held out his hand. She nodded and took his hand. Without warning, she felt a hand grab her ass and she tensed up.
"Pervert." she said and slapped him.
"What I was just making sure that lovely ass of yours was okay." she pushed him away. She gave him a disgusted look and walked away. He smirked and followed after her. "So does the owner of such a nice ass have a name?"
"She does but she's not giving it to you." she said as she looked at her schedule. He snuck up behind her and snatched her schedule from her hands. "Hey." she yelled and he walked away from her.
"Let's see."
"Give that back." she said and tried to snatch it back. He lifted his arm in the air so she couldn't reach.
"You have to get it first." she jumped to reach it but the fact was, she was just too short. But Gabriella wasn't going to give up. She kept reaching for it, unconsciously pushing him into the wall. "I'm loving the feel of you against me." he said and she stopped reaching long enough to figure out what he was talking about. She blushed and moved away from him. He smirked and looked at her schedule. "Gabriella Montez. Nice name." he said as he handed her back her schedule.
"Thank you." she said snatching it from his hand. The same smirk occupied his face as he looked her up and down. "Do you mind? You're making me uncomfortable." she said, noticing the look he was giving her.
"Sorry." he pushed off the wall and walked up to her. She looked up at him before his lips came crashing down on hers. "My name's Troy by the way." he said as he winked at her and walked away. She unconsciously touched her lips as she stared after him.
'Troy.'
Present
'What happened to that Troy? Has he really changed?' she asked herself as she got dressed. She shook it from thought and decided to pay attention to the events ahead. Today she was going to hang out with James at his house. His mom was going out of town and his sister was going to stay at a friend's house so it was just him all alone. She was excited but at the same time nervous. She never really been alone with James before besides the times he drove her home.
"Bye mom" she said two hours later as she ran out the door.
"Bye" she heard before closing the door behind her. She walked across the street and over a few houses to get to James' house. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door.
"Hey." he said as he opened the door.
"Hey." she said and he leaned down to kiss her.
"Come on in." she walked inside and he led her into the living room. "So what do you wanna do?"
"Doesn't matter to me."
"Let's watch some moves then." she nodded and sat on the couch. He put in a movie and took the seat next to her. He wrapped his arm around her and pressed play.
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Seven hours had flown by and they had gone from watching movies to tickle fights to making out on the couch. Currently they were making out as they had been for the past hour and a half. She was laying on the couch and he was straddling her. He made a move, his hand reaching under her shirt. She didn't really mind but it did cause her to ask was she ready to take that next step with James. She pushed that thought to the back of her mind and continued to enjoy the feeling of him on top of her. It wasn't until he started unzipping her jeans did that question come back up.
'Am I ready for this? Do I really want him to be my first?' she asked herself but didn't have much time to mull it over. James had already unzipped her jeans and was now unclasping her bra. "Wait." she said and sat up.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry James. I...I'm just not ready for that yet." she said as she zipped her jeans back up and re-clasped her bra.
"It's okay. I understand." she smiled and looked at the clock.
"I should go. It's almost ten and I have a feeling my mom will call soon." as soon as she said that the phone rang. "See." he chuckled and kissed her.
"I'll see you Monday then." she nodded and pecked his lips one more time before leaving. She ran over to her house and went straight for the kitchen.
"Hey mom I'm back."
"Good I was just calling James' house for you. Did you two have fun?"
"Yea." she nodded and turned back to washing dishes. Gabriella made her way to her room and nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw someone sitting on her bed. "Troy?" he looked up at her and smiled softly.
"Hey."
"How long have you been here?"
"About two hours."
"Why?"
"Looking for you. So where were you?"
"James' house." he nodded and turned away from her. "So may I ask why you're here?" she said walking over to the bedpost.
"No clue. I guess I was just looking for you. Looking to see what you were doing."
"Troy you can't just sneak up here whenever you want. What if my mom walked in and saw you? She would probably freak and call the cops."
"I guess she would." he said with a shrug.
"Troy what's the real reason you're here?" he looked at her, their eyes connecting. She could see every emotion he was feeling shining in them.
"I'm not over you Gabriella. I doubt I ever will be. I just want you to know that..." he stood up and walked over to her. "I love you." she searched his eyes, his very soul was showing and she knew he was telling the truth.
"I love you too but...I don't know if I can trust you to not hurt me."
"I'll change Ella. Just for you. I promise." he said as he caressed her cheek.
"You're gonna have to prove it to me. Until then...I'm sticking with James." he nodded and sighed.
"I understand."
"You should go." he nodded and leaned down, covering her lips with his. She kissed back despite the voice in the back of her head that told her not to.
"Bye Ella." he whispered before leaving her room via her balcony. She watched him leave, every ounce of her telling her to call him back, to tell him to stay. But she wouldn't allow herself to do it. She wanted to make sure he was gonna change even if it meant denying herself the one thing she wanted: him.