Chapter 10: It's All My Fault

Chapter 10: It's All My Fault

Troy's POV

It's amazing how people can change in two days. I know that Ella and I don't know everything about each other but the fact that she could think of me as that is really heart breaking. I'm the opposite of what she said. My dad doesn't even give me what I need, so how can I be spoiled? All of the money my dad gets is wasted on beer so I'm definitely not rich. I didn't even know she liked me, maybe a little bit but at least I didn't force or trick her into liking me. It was a real shock to hear her say that. What's even more shocking is the fact that I still like her, more than just a friend. It's not like I have a chance, Mitch was hitting on her. He basically swept her off her feet just to get back at me for kicking him off the team. What he doesn't realize is that since I'm older and stronger than him, I can just kick the crap out of him whenever I want. It's been at least four days until we last saw each other. All I've seen is her keep on going like nothing ever happened. She looked at me and tried to say or do something but she always stops herself. I can tell that she wants to talk but she is scared and unsure of what I'd do. Honestly, if she's ready I'm ready. All I need to know is that she doesn't think I'm that type of person. Chad's been trying to talk to me everyday. I just can't talk to him without seeing him on top of Gabriella. So today (Thursday) I needed a break from everything. I skipped gym and went to a bench in the hallway in the far end of the school. The cold hard feeling of the bench actually sent a relaxing feeling to me. I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the wall. After about 10 minutes I heard footsteps coming closer toward me. I opened my eyes and sat up to see none other than the beautiful Gabriella. She had her hair clipped in the back and curls coming down the front. She was wearing a pink shirt with yellow flowers to the side and some white Capri's. Her eyes were tearing up and she had her hands behind her back. We stared at each other for a while. Her eyes were glassy and pleading. I softened my gaze and let out a small smile. She wiped her eyes and practically jumped into my arms. I hugged her tightly and she let the tears run down her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Troy" she sobbed into my shirt. I rubbed her back then picked her head up.

"It's okay as long as you didn't mean to say any of that" I said looking her straight in the eyes.

"No, I didn't. I was just really upset and I know I should have given you a chance but I just wasn't thinking" she said sitting up. I put her hair behind her ear and nodded.

"It's okay. I get upset sometimes too, and I'm really sorry for missing that date. I have a good reason; I just can't explain it right now. So do you forgive me?" I said turning toward her.

"Ovcourse I do. It's the least I could do for being an idiot" she said hitting herself in the head. I took her hands and held them.

"You're not an idiot. You're amazing… you're perfect" I said softly. She blushed a little and moved closer to me.

"Oh Troy you're so sweet" she said leaning her head on my shoulder.

"Sweeter than Mitch King?" I asked looking away. She laughed at my competitiveness.

"Sweeter than Mitch King" she said giving me a kiss on the cheek. I smiled and put my hand around her. We stayed there for about another fifteen minutes. No words were said and none were needed. The world was balanced again. It was beautiful … that is until my dad came around the corner. We stood up quickly and I pulled Ella closer toward me.

"I had a feeling I'd find you here. Why the hell are you not in class!" he said trying his hardest not to get too mad in front of Gabriella.

"I um... needed sometime to myself" I said not staring him in the eyes.

"You don't look alone" he said looking at Gabriella. She looked away.

"She came along" I said looking at Ella. She smiled and I gave her a reassuring one.

"You- She- I'll deal with you later" he said and stomped away. I swore there was a 5 second Earthquake. Once he was out of sight Ella spoke

"Oooo oooooo... Troy's in trouble" she said in an eerie voice. I laughed and started to walk.

"You don't know the half of it" I said taking her hand and walking down the halls of East High worrying about nothing but her. I walked into the gym with Ella. She decided to skip her class fully. I walked over to Sharpay and Zeke. She was sitting on his lap talking about her hair. She squealed when she saw us walking toward her hand in hand. We laughed and kept walking

"Are you guys like ... together now" she asked pulling us closer. We looked at each other. I knew she was just starting to trust me so I waited for her answer. She looked at me and nodded quickly. I pulled her into a hug and basically threw her up in the air. I felt happier than I ever felt in a while. She laughed and told me to put her down. I never wanted to let her go. I finally put her on the bleachers next to Zeke and Sharpay. I leaned in to kiss her and she put her finger to my lips.

"Don't push your luck" she whispered in my ears. I laughed and sat down next to her. I saw Chad coming and Ella started to shake.

"Shar, I think Ella would like to hear about your hair over there" I said hoping she'd get the hint. She had a confused look on her face so I guess Ella didn't tell her what happened. I stared at Sharpay and she finally got it. She and Gabriella got up and went to the far side of the gym I came off the bleachers and looked Chad straight in the eyes. I was tired of avoiding him.

"You've been ignoring me all week. If anyone's mad it should be me so don't play that card." He said throwing the basketball into my hands. I scoffed and looked away. I held in my anger and looked back at him.

"This isn't about me or you, it's about the girl you violated" I said pushing him with every word.

"I didn't violate any girl" he said pushing me back. We started to speak louder.

"So then what do you call what you did? I call it despicable, unimaginable, and unbelievable" I said throwing the ball back into his hands.

"If I knew what those words meant I'd be offended. Anyways instead of accusing me how about you apologize for messing up my chance" he yelled.

"I didn't mess up anyone's chance. I saved her!" I yelled causing him to step back.

"She knows she liked it" he said winking at me. I felt like punching him dead in the face. It wasn't worth getting trouble for him.

"Did she like it when you pulled her into room, or when you hit her for screaming? Maybe she liked it when you snatched her clothes off, even when she screamed no and begged you to stop! I don't think you understand the fact she never liked it!" I yelled throwing the ball into the air. I felt like smoke was coming out of my ears. I was boiling mad. The only thing stopping me from punching his lights out was the tons of people watching us including Ella and Shar.

"You're just mad that I was going to score before you he said walking up to me. Our faces nearly touched. I was dark red, full of anger. Those last words lit the dynamite that was going on inside of me. I was ready to blow. I punched him square in the face. I was about to throw another one but Zeke grabbed my arm...

"You're arm just got better, don't break it on his hard head." He said pulling me toward the exit. I was walking with him trying to cool off.

"Walk away coward" Chad shouted. That pushed my last button. I escaped Zeke's grasp and ran up to Chad at light speed. I grabbed him and slammed him against the wall. I kept punching and punching... I felt hands try to pull me off but I just kept punching. I didn't feel like the same Troy. I felt like a stronger, meaner Troy. I'd never seen myself go this crazy, and I've never seen Chad cause me to go this crazy. Then it hit me, I've beaten up my best friend twice in a week for a girl I've known for less than a week. I stopped and it felt as if time froze for that one second. I looked at Chad and his noses and lip were bleeding. I looked at my knuckles and they had a little blood on them too. I realized we were on the floor and I stood up. I looked around and there were tons of students and some teachers and the principal trying to push through the crowd. I saw Zeke and Jason holding Shar and Ella back. They had their hands over their mouth in disbelief. The principal finally got through the crowd. I looked up in the sky and stepped away from Chad. The students were cheering and whooping. Mr. Matsui, (principal) Ms. Darbus, and my dad were waiting for me.

"I'm going" I said tiredly. I walked through the crowd as the adults told the students to go to their class. The adults followed behind me and I walked with my head down. What did I just do?

No one's POV

Troy's eyes returned to its normal blue color from red. He walked into the principal's office with the adults behind him. They entered the room and closed the door. Gabriella and Sharpay followed behind them.

"I can't believe Troy did that'' said Sharpay quietly. She was tippy toeing to the principal's office. Gabriella didn't say a word. She just kept tippy toeing and kept her mouth shut. They stood outside the room listening to what was going on inside.

"Mr. Bolton, what is your problem?" asked Mr. Matsui sitting in his chair. His face was stern and strict along with the other adults. Troy kept his head down.

"Answer him!" yelled coach Bolton. Troy's head shot up and he looked directly at Mr. Matsui.

"I don't know" said Troy calmly. His hair was in front of his eyes and his hands were behind his head.

"Bolton what is going on? You're fighting, you're grades are slipping-" Coach Bolton interrupted Ms.Darbus.

"His grades are slipping?" asked Coach Bolton looking at his son. Troy looked away and groaned.

"Yes, I'm afraid he would have failed my class if I didn't give him an extra credit assignment" she said looking at Coach Bolton. He was looking at Troy who was looking away.

"Really" Coach Bolton said more of a statement than a question.

"Yes he got a B- in my class" she said now looking at Troy. Coach Bolton was breathing heavily and holding in his anger. His eyes were turning dark.

"How about we get back to the matter at hand" said Mr.Matsui trying to change the subject.

"Right. Why would you have a problem with Chad? I thought you were best friends" asked Ms.Darbus.

"We were" said Troy emphasizing were.

"Then what happened?" asked Ms.Darbus.

"I can't tell" said Troy looking down.

"You don't have to tell me, but I'm sad to tell you your consequences. Number one you're off the team for the rest of the year" he said calmly.

"WHAT?" said both Troy and his father.

"Couldn't it be for the rest of the semester?" asked Coach Bolton.

"No, I'm sorry Coach but here at East High we take fighting very seriously" said Mr.Matsui. Coach Bolton's eyes turned darker.

"Number two starting tomorrow you're suspended for 1 week" said Mr.Matsui. Troy groaned and put his head down.

"Number 3, when you return to school you will be in detention for 1 week until 4:00" said Mr.Matsui. Troy stood up.

"Sit back down!" yelled Coach Bolton. Troy sat back down and looked at Mr.Matsui.

"Is that it?" asked Troy impatiently.

"Yes that is all. You may skip the rest of 8th period and go home. I'll see you next Monday" said Mr.Matsui emphasizing next. Troy got up and left the room. He bumped into Gabriella and Sharpay on the way out.

"Oh, Troy" said Sharpay giving him a hug. Gabriella just stood and watched. Troy walked up to Gabriella and she backed away.

"Ella, what's wrong?" asked Troy slowly moving toward her.

"Gabriella thinks this is all her fault" said Gabriella said backing away and tearing up.

"No, if it's anyone's fault its mine. I shouldn't have gotten so mad. It's not your fault" said Troy softly.

"You got in trouble because you were worrying about Gabriella. She caused all of this" said Gabriella letting the tears fall. Sharpay wiped her eyes and tried to comfort her.

"Don't think that way sweetie" Sharpay said giving her a hug. Troy ran up to her and joined in the hug. They stayed tight until Coach Bolton came out.

"Why the hell are you still here!" yelled Coach Bolton causing them to separate.

"Coach Bolton!?" said Sharpay surprised he would say something like that to Troy, in school. Gabriella looked at Coach Bolton and noticed how dark his eyes were. They were the same color her dad's eyes were when he was about to do something to her. Troy began to walk toward the door with his father trailing behind him. Troy turned back and cracked a smile at the girls then walked out with his dad. Sharpay and Gabriella ran up to the door and watched them go out. Coach Bolton was holding Troy by the collar until they got to the car. He slammed Troy into the top of the car then pushed him in. Then Coach got in and drove away leaving the girls shocked at the door.

Trivia Quiz: HSM 3 comes out on my birthday, which day is that?

A/N

Sorry it took so long, I lost my flash drive and had to type it all again in school. Hope you liked the action. There's going to be longer chapters. I was going to add more but I got tired. If you have any suggestions, comments or ideas share them with me although I already know which direction I want the story to go. Thanks and review!

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"Question #5 how long has your dad been hitting you"

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"I dare you to make out with Lucia in front of Gabriella"

"What happened to Gabriella?" said Sharpay

"I am in so much pain and there is still more to come" said Gabriella