Hearts on the Dance Floor

Chapter 11

Gabriella was pacing around the studio room angrily, talking to herself trying to figure out how the hell she was going to solve this issue.

"God! That bitch! How could she threaten me like that? And to think I thought of her as a friend, she's nothing but a skank."

Troy walked into their rehearsal area, seeing Gabriella angrily kicking her sweatshirt that was on the floor and slamming the CD into the CD player. He watched quietly for a few seconds, hoping to let her get her anger out so she wouldn't take any of it out on him.

"Should I get a group of angry people and some torches and we can sort this out the right way," he asked suddenly, making her turn around and look at him.

She sighed, pulling her pony off her wrist and tying her hair back. "No, I'm just a bit stressed."

"Does it have anything to do with Sharpay?" he asked cautiously.

She glanced at him. "How'd you figure that?"

Troy shrugged. "Chad's been telling me a bunch of crap these days and I'm not really sure if I should listen."

"Crap like what?"

"Well for starters, he clued me in on whatever's going on between you and Sharpay," He sat down on the hardwood floor. "Something about you not being able to trust her?"

She sighed, sitting next to him. "Something like that yeah." He nodded and pulled his knee up to rest his chin against it. "It's more of a girl issue, so I doubt that I could explain it to you and you'd fully understand."

"Wanna give it a shot?" he asked nudging her.

She smiled, looking over at him. "Not really. I'm just really confused about a lot of stuff."

"Like?"

"My life; things here at CSA, Sharpay...and most importantly, how I feel about you."

Troy looked back at her, their eyes meeting and not looking away. "What's there to be confused about? I like you, you like me, that generally leads to a relationship."

Gabriella looked down, knowing this was what she had been avoiding for weeks now. The inevitable question of her and Troy and what they were.

"I'm just not sure that's what I need right now."

"A relationship?" he clarified, still looking at her even though she looked away.

She nodded. "There's just a lot of stuff running around controlling my crazy life right now. Things I can't exactly tell you right now, because I don't want to drag you into it…"

"Drag me into it? Gabriella, that's the point. I like you; I want to get to know you. And if you have a crazy life, then hell, I want to be a part of it.

She shook her head. "No, you don't Troy."

"How are you going to tell me that? I know how I feel."

She shook her head, standing up. "Regardless of how you might feel Troy, I wouldn't even get involved with myself. I've got too much bullshit going on."

Troy stood up so he was face to face with her, only he was taller so the top of her head reached his chin. "I deal with bullshit every day."

She sighed, placing her hands on his chest. "Just…back off okay. I don't want you involved."

"I think that's my choice," Troy countered her and she could tell he wasn't giving up.

"Troy, I…"

"Ms. Montez," a police officer and 2 detectives walked in the studio.

She looked up noticing Sam as one of those detectives. "Sam, what's going on?"

Sam shook his head. "I tried Gabriella, I really did…"

"Ms. Montez, you're under arrest for the murder Justin Green."

"What? Sam, help me out here."

"Gabriella…."

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

As Troy stood watching confused, Gabriella turned back to him, biting her lip in embarrassment. "Where are you taking here?"

One of the detectives pushed Troy back by his shoulder. "Calm down, we're taking her in for questioning but we'll probably set up bail for her later."

Troy looked at Gabriella. "You…killed someone?"

"It was an accident," she pleaded with him. "Things were never supposed to be like this. I just wanted to start over with a clean slate."

"So everything Chad said was true. The drugs, the drinking, the reason why you're here."

"Troy, I tried to tell you. You have to understand..."

"I don't even know who you are anymore," he scoffed.

She looked at him in disbelief that he was springing this on her. "You never knew me! You only knew the girl on the dance floor. All you wanted was to get in my pants."

"If you really believe that's what I was after, then you've don't know a damn thing," he shook his head, walking past Sam and out of the room.

Gabriella looked over at Sam and then hung her head.

The police officer pulled on her arms. "Let's go, heart to heart is over."

As the police officer, the detective and Sam escorted Gabriella down the halls of CSA, Gabi kept her head down as the whispers and points of all her classmates started. This was sure to be the talk of the school for the next few months. New girl gets close to Troy Bolton and gets arrested shortly after. It was probably going to make headlines too. If only she had told the truth. Maybe she should have trusted Troy with her secret rather than pretend nothing was wrong. Now she was paying for it. He wanted nothing to do with her and she was going to jail.

Her plan to just finish her last year and be scotch free had not only been altered once, but twice. She was way off course. And just when she thought things were going to be okay.

"I'm not answering any questions," Gabriella said as she sat back in the chair and folded her arms across her chest.

"We don't need you to," the detective said, sitting down opposite her and pulling out a manila folder. "We have all the evidence we need. Your DNA is all over the scene of the crime."

"So that means I did it?"

"Were you or were you not involved with Mr. Green?"

"We were friends, that doesn't mean I killed him."

"So you're saying you didn't?"

"I'm not saying anything."

The detective sighed. "Ms. Montez, we have evidence that says you had sex with Justin the night he was murdered."

Gabriella turned away. "And?"

"The two of you were more than just friends. He was your supplier, you were screwing him and he was giving you drugs. So what happened, drug deal gone wrong?"

Gabriella glared at him silently.

"Was he supplying someone else the way he supplied you? Did you get jealous?" he tried again but Gabriella remained silent.

"Or did he cut you off indefinitely? I bet you didn't like that."

"You don't know anything," Gabriella growled at him in a dangerously low voice.

"Then tell me Gabriella, what really happened that night. What happened to Justin Green and why were you in the room when it happened?"

Gabriella's head recalled that night and the events that made her freak out and run. The events that led her to the place she was in currently and it brought tears to her eyes. She'd had hoped for the longest that she wouldn't have to reveal this, but if it was going to save her from trouble, she knew she had to tell the truth. No matter how much it hurt.

A/N: it's short i know, but it's once again another filler sorta. Anyway wish me happy writing next update should be soon.

~Troyellaishottndsexy~