Tears of a Wildcat Chapter 14: Silence is Tiring, a high school musical fanfic

Chapter 13: Silence is Tiring

This chapter is dedicated to hmjesseluvva19 for winning the contest and my friend Mariah for giving me this idea. I was just waiting for 10 reviews so I could finally put it up.

Chapter 13: Silence is Tiring

Gabriella's POV

After I though logically about what had happened I decided Troy would never do anything to hurt me. He was so confused and I just ran out on him. I ran all the way to an abandoned beach back on the East Side. I just needed to clear my head. The rest of the weekend went by smoothly. I didn't speak to Troy, my dad hasn't said or done one thing to me, and my mom was actually home. So Monday morning when I got up I thought about how I wasn't going to see or hear Troy's voice for a week. It was going to be a long one. I got in the school and went straight to my locker. Mitch's locker was right next to mine so I saw him getting some books. His hair was normal, he had on a black polo with blue lines across it, jeans with a tiger on the back and black and blue Nikes.

"Do you have a fever because I know you hot" he said leaning against his locker.

"Do you always have to use cheesy pick-up lines?" I asked going to my locker.

"Just for you babe" he said. I rolled my eyes and laughed as he gave me a hug.

"You actually look normal" I said looking him up and down.

"Thank… you" he said wondering if I was complimenting or insulting him.

"I'm just playing, how was your weekend?" I asked putting one hand on his shoulder.

"It was nice. I was thinking about you so I got you … this" he said pulling a cell phone out of his bag.

"Awww thanks. I love it. You're so nice" I said giving him a hug. He smiled putting his hand on my shoulder.

"You're not half bad yourself" he said. I gave him a playful punch.

"You're mean" I said laughing.

"Well then you're going to hate this" he said picking me up and throwing me across his shoulder. I started laughing as I hit his back over and over. He started running to our first period class with me laughing on his back. I was sitting in class when I felt something vibrate. I looked at the cell Mitch gave me. It said one new text message. I opened it and read.

-Don't you love your new side kick? - M

-scoff I said thanks what more do you want? - G

-A kiss perhaps- M

-Keep dreaming- G

-Someday I will my darling- M

-I doubt it bf- G

-Did you just say I'm your bf? – M

-Yea, my best friend- G

-Oh, I thought you meant boy friend- M

-You're dumb, you know I have one already- G

-I'm glad you think of me as your best friend- M

-You don't think of me as yours? - G

-Ovcourse I do babe - M

-Awww- G

-I GTG, teacher coming- M

-TTYL- G

-Huh? – M

-Talk to you later, lol- G

-OOOO, later babe- M

I looked up at him and he smiled at me. I flipped my hair and turned back to the teacher. This looked like it was going to be a good week.

HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHS

The rest of the week was bump. Every day Lucia tried to make my day miserable. But Mitch would somehow make it better, like Troy usually would. Almost every lunch period I sat with Mitch and just talked. I didn't tell him about my home life, just my school back in New York. I secretly saw Taylor and Kelsi watching me and Mitch. I tried to convince them that Mitch and I were just really good friends but they didn't believe me. Neither did Sharpay. SO Monday was full of Mitch and I texting. Tuesday Lucia put glue in my hair and I went to the bathroom and washed it out like it was nothing. Mitch even complimented my hair. Wednesday she tied to push me in my own locker but I reversed it and pushed her into a garbage can. Mitch congratulated me. Thursday was no school and I had to clean my entire house. I went straight to sleep and my mom told me that Troy visited. I decided I was going to see him tomorrow (Friday). Friday was crazy, that's what having me home alone, crying my eyes out on my living room couch.

Flashback of Friday

I woke up with a smile on my face. This week was good all because of a little bit of courage and a lot a bit of Mitch. I stood up to Lucia and spent a lot of time with Mitch. I wore a spaghetti strap shirt with flowers, and Capri's with slippers. I walked to school and went straight to first period. I heard fast footsteps behind me and when I turned around I was picked up by Mitch. I laughed as I was taken to class.

"Good morning Beautiful" he said putting me down.

"Morning Mitch" I said walking in.

"How'd you spend your day off?" he said sitting in the seat next to mine.

"Just home, you?" I said sitting down.

"I was thinking about you" he said smiling. I gave him a nuggie.

"Still with the flirts" I said letting him go. He nodded and laughed.

"Close your eyes" he said reaching in his bag. I closed them and felt his hands around my neck. I looked down and saw a beautiful gold necklace with a brown amulet. I held it in hand and looked at him.

"Are you trying to butter me up?" I asked touching the amulet.

"No, I just thought it'd look nice on you. It matches your eyes" he said putting my hair behind my ears. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned to see Taylor.

"Still friends?" she asked with her hands on her hip.

"Yes, I haven't forgotten Troy. I could never do that" I said turning back around.

"What was that all about?" he asked.

"Nothing" I said turning to the front. Nothing was said after that. At the beginning of the next period Mitch caught up to me.

"Free period. Me.You.Picnic. Field behind school?" he asked running past me. I nodded. I kept thinking about what was going to happen during free period. When the time finally came I walked to the field to see Mitch sitting. He was wearing a white collared shirt, black jeans and black dress shoes. I sat next to him and put a clip in my hair to hold it back.

"What took you so long, beauty" he asked putting a vase with flowers on the floor.

"I couldn't find where you were" I said smelling them. The aroma made me relax and sent a calming sensation down my back.

"I see you like the roses" he said taking out food from a picnic basket. I saw strawberries, cookies, and two pieces of cake.

"Yeah, they're relaxing. Are you trying to fatten me up?" I said picking up a cookie. They were my favorite, chocolate chip.

"Why try what's already done?" he said smirking. I scoffed and threw a cookie at him. He caught it and laughed.

"You know I'm kidding. You're anything but fat" he said putting one hand on my shoulder.

"Thanks" I said eating a strawberry.

"Do you want to see a trick?" he said taking a strawberry. I nodded and he threw the strawberry in the air and caught it in his mouth.

"Wow" I said clapping. He bowed and did it again. "If you're so good at catching why don't you join the basketball team?" I asked.

"I did" he said looking away. I could tell something was bothering him.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well Troy and his friends put me on the team but Troy found out I started going out with his ex so he kicked me off right after humiliating me in front of everyone during one of our games. I've hated him ever since and I've wanted to do something bad to him but I'll be the better man" he said looking at the sky. I thought of the Troy I knew and couldn't think of him being heartless.

"Troy wouldn't do that. I don't believe that" I said shaking my head.

"Well he did. Trust me." He said looking at me. I was a little bit confused.

"I think I'm going to go-" he stopped me,

"No don't go" he said pulling me back down.

"Why do you want me to stay?" I asked.

"Because I like spending time with you" he said lying down.

"Awww..." I said lying down next to him.

"No seriously, you're a really nice girl Gabriella" he said smiling. I returned the smile.

"What do you know about romance?" he asked turning to me.

"I know what a real kiss is" I said smiling proudly.

"No, I mean seriously" he said chuckling

"I'm serious" I said slowly. He had a confused/ shocked look on his face.

"Well… what about making out, hickeys, blow jobs... um… anything?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I have no idea what any of those stuff are" I said a little embarrassed. He put his head down for a second. Then it shot up as if he had an idea.

"Okay well boyfriend and girlfriend do some of this stuff. Friends with benefits do some of this stuff too" he said trying to explain.

"Well are we friends with benefits?" I asked trying to understand.

"Yeah, we sure are" he said grinning.

"Are the benefits good for the both of us?" I asked.

"Duh, of Ovcourse they are" he said nodding.

"Cool, so how come we haven't done anything yet" I asked curiously

"I was waiting on you" he said smiling.

"Just to make sure this is normal. I mean even though I have a boyfriend. Everybody does this right?" I said staying on the safe side.

"Yeah Ovcourse" he said giving me a kiss on my neck. All of the sudden it felt as if he was sucking on my neck. I didn't know exactly what he was trying to do but it felt weird and kind of good. A slight moan escaped my mouth as he began to go faster. My head suddenly fell back as his upper body collided with mine as Mitch continued. After a while a bell rang in a distance signaling the end of free period.

"Mitch, we gotta get to class" I said sitting up. He sat up and admired me for a second. He leaned in for a kiss and I smiled and put a cookie in his mouth..

"Nice try" I said getting up. He ate it with a smirk on his face and eyed me. I waved and ran toward the school. He laughed slightly and began to pick up the picnic. The whole 8th period I thought about what happened. I had mixed feelings on it and needed closure. SO when school ended I went to Taylor's locker to talk to her. I saw her running excitedly toward me.

"Guess what?!" she said jumping up and down. I pretended I was just as excited.

"What!?What!?What!?" I said laughing.

"I'm going out with Chad" she said jumping. I froze and stared at her in shock.

"Why are not happy dancing with me?" she asked stopping along with me.

"I just thought you didn't like him" I said looking away.

"I like him now. He's nice, and sweet…" she kept going but zoned out once she said sweet. I didn't need to know anymore.

"Gabriella you there?" she said in a ghostly voice. I shook my head back to reality.

"Sometimes you just-" she stopped herself. She looked at me, specifically at my neck.

"Troy wasn't here today" she said. I was perplexed.

"What are you talking about" I asked.

"This" she said opening her locker. She pointed the mirror in my direction and I stared at my reflection. It looked normal until I looked at my neck. It had two red spots on it right in the same spot Mitch was.

"What are those" I whispered to myself.

"Don't play dumb" she said on the verge of yelling.

"I really don't know" I said feeling them. They felt like normal skin, but just were red. Taylor slammed the locker shut

"Why are you so mad?" I asked getting a harsh vibe from her. I had no idea what it was, but there was something bugging her that was connected to what happened.

"When Troy's away it's your time to play" she said with an attitude. I heard some footsteps behind me and spoke in a lower tone.

"What are trying to say?" I said.

"You let Mitch give you a hickey!" she shouted loudly.

"That's not normal?" I asked her. I was even more confused.

"No Gabs its not. Troy's your boyfriend. That's cheating on him" she said putting her head down. I started to understand just as thunder boomed.

"What I did was seriously wrong, right?" I asked looking away.

"You have no idea" she said walking away.

"Should I go tell Troy" I asked running up to her.

"Definitely, it's better if it comes from you first" she said putting her hand on my shoulder. Two small tears trickled down my eyes. I put my head down and ran my hands through my hair.

"Don't cry Gabs. It's not entirely your fault" she said patting my back.

"Yes it is. It's my fault Troy's suspended. It's my fault Mitch likes me. It's my fault I have a hickey. It's my fault he'll be mad" I cried.

"Troy won't be mad, that much" she said whispering the last part.

"I have to make it up to him somehow" I said thinking of what to give him.

"Give him … you" she said smiling. I thought about what she said and smiled.

"Thanks Tay" I said giving her a hug.

"Okay no, shoo. Go to Troy" she said pushing me down the hallway. I ran toward the door and pushed through it swiftly. I ran down the street in my flip flops. The thunder scared me so I ran faster. I got to Troy's house and the door was open a little bit. I walked in slowly and looked at the couch. I felt like throwing up. Lucia was on top of Troy on the couch and they were doing what Mitch called making out. Lucia's arms were on his chest and Troy's arms were on her chest. I faked a cough and they stopped. They stood up and fixed themselves. Lucia put Troy's arm around her. This time he didn't resist.

"What do you want?" asked Troy harshly, Lucia smirked.

"I came to come-" he stopped me.

"Come clean? Oh, Lucia already did that for you. She told me everything. You should thank her. She did what you couldn't do" he said holding in his anger. Maybe it was because my eyes were blurry but I could have sworn his eyes were getting darker.

"Troy, I was coming to tell you but she got here first" I said softly.

"What, too busy sharing saliva with Mitch?" he asked walking into the kitchen. I followed him.

"Wait- What do you think I did with Mitch" I asked getting a little bit of attitude.

"No, No, No, it's what I know you did with Mitch. You guys were making out behind the school. Lucia told me-" he stopped just like Taylor did. "And apparently he gave you a hickey too" he said taking a sip of his soda. He's getting more upset because he's rude, he usually offers.

"That whole first part never happened. She's lying!" I yelled causing her to roll her eyes.

"Honestly I'd believe you over Lucia any day but she came clean for you. You should be more-" I stopped him.

"More like her, the hell I will!" I yelled causing him to back up. He never heard me curse, not even a little.

Listen to me! It was the end of school. I confronted Taylor about it. She told me what it was and how it was bad. I didn't know! I was tricked! I came to tell you but Lucia has already told you a lie and you end up making out on the couch. I did what I could! You could care less and move on. You are what I thought you were. I admitted what I did was wrong, you're here staying silent. You can't seem to understand what you did. Well you know what, silence is tiring and I'm tired of staying silent. If you cared my courage did a high jump this week. I stronger and braver now and I bet you don't care it's because of you even though you weren't there. I know what I did and I'm sorry. Whenever the Troy I met 3 weeks ago comes back, tell him I'm waiting for him. That's all I have to say." I yelled and walked toward the door. He just stared; I didn't know if he was shocked or upset. But I do know he was speechless. I just walked out leaving him with Lucia. I ran as tears fell freely down my face. The rain poured hard and the thunder boomed louder than ever.

End of Flashback from Friday

I sat on my couch crying wishing there was someone there to comfort me. Then I started to console my self by smiling. I stood up and smiled. I realized I wasn't silent anymore.

"I'm not silent anymore" I whispered to myself. I walked upstairs and went to my room. I closed the door and played my guitar with a clean slate.

Troy's POV

One hour after I got yelled at by Gabriella-yes I said Gabriella- I'm still on my couch sleeping. We all know she was wrong but I still didn't know what I did wrong. My girlfriend cheated on me and I ended up kissing another girl. We're done; it's as simple as that. I don't think we'll be talking to each other for a while. Then why do I feel guilt? I decided to call my best friend. I picked up my house phone and dialed.

"Hello" she said.

"Hey Shar, long time no hear" I said.

"It's been five days"

"That's still a lot. Have you found any new best friends during that time?" I asked

"Of course not, why would you say that"

"Because Gabriella found herself a new boy friend"

"Taylor told me. She didn't find a new boyfriend she just made a mistake"

"You're taking her side?!"

"I'm not taking any sides. I'm just saying what I know"

"What do you know?"

"Mitch told Brie that it was normal and friends did it all the time. She didn't know much so she believed him. She didn't even know what a hickey was, or that she had one"

"Really?" I said feeling guiltier.

"Yeah, she wanted to come clean so she went to tell you. That's all I know" she said.

"Awwwwwwww Maaaaaaan" I said.

"What did you do" she said knowing I did something I shouldn't have.

"I kind of made out with Lucia and Gabriella saw" I said quietly.

"You weren't supposed to do the dare dummy!" she yelled into my ear.

"I didn't do it because of the dare" I said hesitantly.

"Troooooy" she said in a whiny voice.

"She just looked so hot and it was the heat of the moment" I admitted.

"Oh, Troy"

"Why do you girls always think it's my fault?"

"It's not your fault entirely. But you believed Lucia over your own girlfriend."

"Ex girlfriend" I added.

"You broke up with her!" she yelled.

"Well not exactly. But it's obvious we're through"

"So what are you going to do?"

"Well I guess I'm going out with Lucia" I said sighing. I really didn't want to because I really didn't like her like that. But she probably already thinks we're going out because we made out.

"What!?" she yelled causing me to jump

"She likes me and I guess it'll make Gabriella jealous"

"A couple of days ago you loved her. Now you want to break her heart!"

"She broke mine! I lost the game!" I yelled back at her.

"No Troy, you've lost much more than that. You've lost the best thing to ever happen to you" she said and hung up. I got aggravated and through the phone against the wall. I slid down the wall and put my head in my hands. I was right but for the wrong reasons. Gabriella was telling the truth and I didn't listen. Now I'm the only one in the wrong because she came clean and apologized. I haven't done either one. I needed to go for a walk before my dad came back. As I was walking past her house I heard someone singing. I hopped over the fence and found out that it was coming from her window. I climbed up the balcony but didn't go on it. I didn't want to be seen. I listened to the beautiful sound coming out of her mouth.

(Gabriella)

Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air(echo)
If I should die before I wake
It's 'cause you took my breath away
Losing you is like living in a world with no air
Oh

She sang so beautifully I just felt an urge to join in.

(Troy)
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand

It felt freeing because it matched how I felt. Honestly, I don't even know where I got the words from. They just came out.

(Gabriella)
But how do you expect me
To live alone with just me
Because my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

Both
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gon' be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air

No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air

I guess she heard me because she came out to her balcony and looked around. I hid further underneath as we continued.

(Troy)
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
(Both)
So how do you expect me
To live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

(Gabriella)
But somehow I'm still alive inside
You took my breath, but I survived
I don't know how, but I don't even care

I looked up at her quickly. She was in her pajamas and her hair was in drop curls. A single tear rolled down her face as the melody from her guitar sounded throughout the neighborhood. I joined in when the chorus came.

No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No more
There's no air, no air

No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air

My hands began to get tired. I tried to hold on but they gave out on me. I fell onto the grass on my back. I groaned as I tried to get up.

"Troy?" she shouted from her balcony. I got up and started to run as the back door flew open. I knew it wasn't Gabriella because she was still searching for the figure that she saw from her balcony. The wind soothed my soul as I ran down the street on a cold Friday night.

Trivia: 1) In hairspray: What was the complaint that the kid sitting behind Tracy had in the beginning of the movie?

2) On the night of its premiere, "High School Musical 2" garnered how many viewers?

A/N

I really didn't like that chapter, and I wrote it! Poor naïve Gabriella.I promise they'll get back together again but for right now I have to get back to the focus of the story (summary). Bear with me in the next chapter as I show them with other people. Do not hate me!I need 13reviews before I write the next chapter. Absolutely no flames. BTW Camp Rock rocked!