A/N: Even though Valentine's Day has passed, I still want to write cute one shots about our favorite couple. Thank you for all the feedback you've sent in. Ideas are always accepted and appreciated!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own and/or am affiliated with any of the characters, the movie, music, etc.
June 27th, 2006 9:30 am
I walked downstairs and heard voices talking down in the kitchen. I pushed through the swinging door and walked into the kitchen area. My mom and Joe were sitting at the table talking quietly.
"You're up early." Mom said raising her eye brows and grinning.
"I've got plans." I said walking over to the fridge and opening it.
"Oh really? Who are you hanging out with today?" Mom asked me before I rolled my eyes.
"If you have to ask, then I'm not going to waste the time telling you." I told them shutting the fridge door quietly.
"Oh someone's got an attitude." Joe said as I looked at him with an evil grin.
"Shut it buddy." I said before heading towards the front door, my heels clicking softly on the hardwood floor.
"Gabi don't forget, grandma and grandpa are coming in today." Joe called as I turned around and looked at him.
"Oh shit I forgot." I said looking at him with wide eyes.
"Gabriella Elisabeth! Watch your mouth." Mom said as my eyes fell down so I acted like I was staring at my mouth.
"Got it mom. What time are they coming in?" I asked picking my head up and looking at her.
"Um . . . they'll be here at three. Are you coming home for dinner?" Mom asked me.
"Yes I'll be home and I'm bringing someone over for dinner." I said smiling.
"Gabi you're evil. Does Troy know your grandparents are coming in?" Mom asked me.
"Nope but he'll defiantly know before we come home for dinner." I said as she gave me the thumbs up.
"At least tell the poor boy your grandparents are in town." Mom said as I rolled my eyes.
"I will mom. I'll see you guys later. Bye Joe." I said walking out the front door and down the steps onto the sidewalk.
I kicked a pebble on the ground as I walked over to Troy's house. I grinned as I saw Tess sitting on the stairs leading up to the porch. I went and joined her on the steps before she looked over at me.
"You're here early. What's up?" Tess asked smiling and taking a sip of her coffee.
"I'm here to drag your brother out of bed. He said we were going to do something today." I told her.
"Last time I was in the house, he wasn't up yet." Tess said looking over at me.
"Typical Troy." I said shaking my head.
"I'll go wake him up if you want." Tess said smiling an evil grin.
"No thanks; I don't want Troy in a bad mood." I said shaking my head.
"So what are you going to do to wake him up?" Tess asked me as I thought about it.
"I don't know. I want him in a semi good mood because I've got to talk to him." I said looking over at her.
"Oh that doesn't sound good. What's up, maybe I can help?" Tess suggested.
"I've got to tell him that my grandparents are in town and he's gonna meet them tonight." I told her grinning.
"I wouldn't tell him until the very last possible second." Tess said as I shook my head.
"Nah I can't do that. Anyways I'm going to wake him up. I'll talk to you later." I said pushing off the step.
"How are you going to wake him up?" Tess asked me.
"I'm going to throw pebbles at his window like he has done to me so many mornings." I said before walking back through the gate and picking up some pebbles.
I threw them up to his window while receiving no response. I threw another before the curtain was thrown open. I grinned when I saw Troy standing there in his pajama pants and crazy hair. He held up a finger before the window was opened.
"It's too early, Gabi." Troy said peeking his head out of the window and looking at me.
"You set the time, not me. I gave you some time since I was talking to Tess." I said looking at my watch.
"How about we hang out at the house today?" Troy asked as I shrugged my shoulders.
"Fine with me. I'll be in your kitchen." I said as he mumbled something before I walked back through the gate and back to the porch.
"Were you successful?" Tess asked as I took a seat beside her.
"Yeah I was. We're hanging out here today. He's not in the mood to do anything else." I said as she raised her eyebrow.
"He's going to be a lazy bum by the time basketball season rolls around." Tess said shaking her head.
"He's been working out with your dad. It's pretty funny actually." I said shaking my head.
"I could whip his butt any day in basketball." Tess said as we both laughed.
"I would love to see you try." We heard a new voice say from behind us.
"Oh you know I could kick his ass in basketball any day, Drew." Tess said turning around and looking at her older brother.
"I don't think so Tess. Troy may be shorter than you but he's got some good skills even you don't have." Drew said coming to sit next to us on the step.
"I could totally whip his ass on the court." Tess said as I shook my head at the two of them.
"Who do you think will win, Gabi?" Drew asked looking over at me.
"If I've learned anything these past few weeks hanging out with the two of you, it's not to get in between of a famous Bolton argument." I said holding up my hands.
"Haha she's secretly rooting for me!" Tess said laughing in her brother's face.
"She didn't say that. She just said she's staying neutral. Anyways, she's got to root for Troy anyways." Drew pointed out to Tess.
"Then I guess the only way to settle this is to have a good old fashion basketball duel." Tess said as Drew nodded.
"Don't you think you should ask Troy--" I started before the screen door was thrown open.
"What should you ask Troy?" Troy asked coming outside as I turned around and looked at him.
"Our sister thinks she can kick your ass on the basketball court. I disagree but we were thinking of having you two duel." Drew said looking at Troy.
"I'm up for it. When and where Tess?" Troy asked stuffing his hands in his back pockets.
"How about in an hour? I have to do something before that." Tess said looking at Troy.
"Sounds good. Let's go Gabi. We'll be back in an hour." Troy said grabbing my hand and walking into the backyard.
"Where are we going?" I asked as he pushed through the gate and pulled me closer to his chest.
"We're just going right here but I haven't kissed you yet this morning so I wanted to wish you good morning." Troy said before dipping his head to meet mine.
We kissed a few minutes before I pulled back and looked at him.
"Hold on tiger; I've got to tell you something." I said looking at him.
"What's up?" Troy asked me as I took a deep breath and sighed.
"Remember a couple of weeks ago, you took me to meet your grandparents?" I asked him smiling.
"Yeah and you said that one day I'll meet yours. So what?" Troy asked confused.
"Well that one day is today." I said looking at him.
"You're grandparents are coming in today?" Troy asked me as I nodded my head.
"Yeah they are. Their plane gets in at 3 and we're going over there for dinner tonight. Unless you don't want to." I said quickly.
"Gabi look at me." He said placing his index finger under my chin and titling it up.
"I'm going to be fine. Your grandparents are going to love me." Troy said looking at me.
"There goes that ego again." I said wrapping my arms around his shoulders.
"You know you love me." He said as I stood on my tiptoes and gently kissed him.
"If I must." I said as he pulled back and gave me a look.
"You must." He said before giving me a kiss again.
"Stop kissing and let's get this game on the road." Tess' voice called from the basketball court.
"Hold on; I'm getting my good luck charm." Troy hollered back as I laughed.
"You're going to be great today. Don't worry about it and just play your heart out." I said kissing him again.
"You going to hang out and watch?" Troy asked me.
"I'm yours today. I'm not going anywhere." I said before we walked towards the court.
"Hey Captain what's going on?" Chad's voice called from the gate.
"Come on in Chad. I've been challenged by Tess for a one on one game." Troy said looking over at the game.
"Very cool. Mind if I watch?" Chad asked as Troy and I both laughed.
"Nah come on in." Troy said as Chad walked through the gate and joined us by the side of the court.
Chad and I watched Troy and Tess battle it on the basketball court. The game the entire time was almost tied. Troy pulled ahead then Tess would shoot a basket and tie it up again.
I was staying quiet while Chad and Drew cheered for Troy. I just watched two amazing players play their heart out for a game the both of them loved.
"It's tied 14-14; next point wins. Who's going to win Gabi?" Chad asked looking over at me.
"I'm going to hold my tongue." I said putting my hands up in neutral position.
"We all know who you're rooting for." Drew said as Chad quickly agreed to that statement.
I shook my head before turning back to the game. Troy had the ball and did a little dribble around his sister before laying the ball into the net. We stood and clapped for him as he grinned at his sister.
"The all mighty Tess has gotten dethroned." Troy said as Tess gave him a look.
"That was a lucky lay up Troy." She said bitter by the fact she had lost to her younger brother.
"Oh you know you love me. You had fun didn't you?" Troy asked sticking his hand out for her to take.
"I did and you've got some awesome skills. I wonder who taught you all of that?" Tess asked looking up at the sky.
"Um . . . that would be Drew and my buddy, Chad." Troy said putting an arm around Chad's shoulder.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Tess asked as I laughed at her face.
"Oh of course dad taught me a lot of stuff too." Troy said grinning.
"You little brat. I meant me. I taught you a lot of basketball stuff." Tess said putting her hands on her hips.
"Of course you did. I'm sorry sissy. Forgive me?" Troy asked running up and picking her up.
"TROY ALEXANDER!!! Put me down this instant." Tess shrieked as Chad and I laughed.
"Do you forgive me sissy?" Troy asked as we continued to laugh.
"Yes I forgive you, you little brat." Tess said hitting his shoulders.
"Gabi sissy's beating me up." Troy said fake crying.
"It's not my problem. You probably deserved it." I said backing up knowing he would come after me and give me a sweaty hug.
"What did you say?" Troy asked creeping closer to me.
"I didn't say anything. Troy don't you dare. My grandparents, remember?" I asked backing away from him.
"Oh yeah. We can't have you sweaty when you see your grandparents." Troy said walking closer to me.
"I mean it Troy. Don't you dare." I said as he opened his arms and stepped closer to me.
I shrieked as he wrapped his sweaty arms around my shoulders and picked me up. He spun me around as I screamed.
"TROY ALEXANDER BOLTON!" I screamed as he put me back to my feet.
"I'm sorry?" He asked as I shook my head at him.
"Not going to work this time buddy." I said as he put out his puppy dog look.
"Not even if I do this?" He asked walking closer and leaning down and kissed me gently on the lips.
"Hm . . . it might." I said wrapping my arms around him and kissing him again. I pulled back and grinned at him.
"That's my cue to leave. See you guys later." Chad said as Troy waved bye to him.
"What are we going to do the rest of the day?" Troy asked me as I thought about it.
"Um . . . we don't have to go over to my house until 6 tonight. We can do anything you want." I said as his eyes lit up.
"Anything I want to do? Hm . . . how about you and I curl up with movies and have a marathon?" He asked as I smiled.
"That sounds really good." I told him taking his hand and walking into the house.
She's my kind of rain Says baby why you trembling like you are She's my kind of rain
Like love in a drunken sky
She's confetti falling down all night
She sits quietly there
Like water in a jar
So I wait and I try
I confess like a child
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain
I looked at my watch as I stood waiting in the foyer of the Bolton household. Troy went and took a quick shower but now I was waiting for him so we could go over to my house for dinner.
"Troy let's go." I yelled up the stairs as I heard Tess' familiar laugh.
"I told you he would take thirty minutes to get ready. He's the other girl of the family." Tess said as I laughed.
"He's a girl in the department of getting ready. Most guys can throw on clothes and be done before the girl even decides what to wear." I said rolling my eyes.
"I've given him plenty of hell about his obsession of being neatly dressed." Tess told me as I laughed.
"What did you just tell her?" Troy asked jogging down the stairs.
"Just that you're the other girl of the family." Tess said looking at her brother.
"You're dead Tess." Troy muttered as I laughed.
"We're going to go so you can't get blood on your hands." I said pointing my finger at Troy.
"Let's go. See you later Tess." Troy said opening the door for me before I stepped out into the midsummer's night.
Troy and I started walking towards my house. I looked over at him and smiled. He reached for my hand and laced our fingers together. I looked up at the sky and saw that the sunset was absolutely amazing.
"Something stinks." Troy said waving his hand in front of his face.
"It's your fault. Now I'm going to leave you downstairs with my grandparents while I go take a thirty minute shower." I said glancing over at him.
"Gabi that's not fair." Troy whined as I shrugged my shoulders.
"You should have thought about that before you got me all sweaty." I said looking at him.
"You're mean." Troy said as we stopped in front of my house.
"You say that now but who was mean earlier?" I asked looking over at him.
"I see. All is fair in love and war?" Troy asked as I laughed.
"You've got it. Ready to meet my grandparents?" I asked looking at him.
"As ready as I'll ever be. Let's go." He said as we walked up the steps and into the house.
There was a lot of talking and laughter coming from the kitchen as we stepped inside the cool house. I looked over at Troy and laughed. I grabbed his hand and dragged him into the kitchen.
"There's my Gabriella. How are you doing dear?" My grandma asked coming over and wrapping her arms around me in a hug.
"Hi Grandma. It's going pretty good. I want you to meet someone." I said grabbing Troy's hand and bringing him closer.
"Is this the nice guy your mom hasn't been able to stop talking about?" Grandma asked me as I smiled.
"Grandma this is Troy Bolton, my boyfriend. Troy this is my grandma Bonnie." I said introducing the two.
"It's very nice to meet you, Troy. I've heard many wonderful things about you." Grandma said shaking Troy's hand before pulling him into a hug.
"It's nice to meet you too." Troy said as I grinned at the two.
"And this is my grandpa. Grandpa this is Troy Bolton, my boyfriend. Troy this is my grandpa Charlie." I said introducing the two.
"So you're the boy who has stolen my daughter and granddaughter's hearts. I have one question for you." Grandpa said as I squeezed Troy's hand.
"Yes sir?" Troy said not looking as nervous as I felt.
"Do you love her?" Grandpa asked as I looked over at Troy.
"I do sir. She's my entire world and I promise I'll do nothing to break her heart. She completes me and I love her very much." Troy said as tears rushed to my eyes.
"Then you have mine and Bonnie's blessing." Grandpa said as I reached over and gave him a hug.
"Thanks grandpa." I whispered as he laughed.
"You're my granddaughter and I'm never going to let anything happen to you." Grandpa said as I smiled.
The rest of the evening, Troy got to know my grandparents while they got to know him. The evening was filled with laughs and stories. My grandparents were evil as they brought out the baby stories and pictures. I watched Troy interact with my grandparents and managed to fall even more in love with him.
She's the sunset shadows
She's like Rembrandt's light
She's the history that's made at night
She's my lost companion
She's my dreaming tree
Together in this brief eternity
Summer days winter snow
She's all things to behold
She's my kind of rain
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain
The song is "She's My Kind of Rain" by Tim McGraw. Feedback would be wonderful!!! Thank you to everyone who has submitted feedback and/or ideas!!!!!