Troyella

Chapter 28: College Talk [Edited]

"Hey everyone" Troy greeted as they walked into school

"Hey Troy, hey Gabriella!" The rest greeted

"How is everyone?" Gabriella asked

"Great! Oh my God, yesterday was awesome!" Sharpay squealed excitedly

"Yeah, it was fun, how do you think we did?" Troy asked curiously

"Hopefully good, we put so much work into it" Zeke said

"Yeah, I know, I think we did okay" Gabriella said

"I don't" Sharpay said. They all looked at her "We did brilliantly!" She told them, like it was obvious.

Suddenly the bell rang, signalling that it was once again time for tutor.

"Come on, let's get to tutor" Troy said

They agreed.

"Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Chad, Kelsi, Jason, what you did yesterday, was amazing, you could see how much hard work you all put into it, and I'm pleased to say, you all passed" Mrs Darbus told them

They all smiled

"Oh, and Troy, Chad, Jason and Zeke, Coach Bolton told me to remind you, have a game against West High tonight, here at the school, so he wants practice during break, lunch and free period."

They all grinned, looking forward to the challenge.

"West, are going down!" Chad said

"Oh, most definitely" Zeke agreed

"Thanks Mrs Darbus" Troy said

Taylor and Ryan walked up to the rest of the gang

"Hey guys" Taylor said quietly

"Hey" Troy greeted, not coldly, but not welcoming either

"Look, we were horrible, and idiots, and we can't even believe what we did, we are so ashamed of ourselves, you can't even imagine" Taylor apologized

"Yeah, and Troy, I am so sorry for the way I treated your sister, it was harsh, and it wasn't right, or fair to her, and I just want to apologize for acting like a complete and total idiot towards her"

"And Chad, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have screwed up what we had, it was stupid of me to do so, I regret it so much, and I really hope you can forgive me, even though I don't deserve it, I know that, but, please, just, give me a second chance." she begged him "Give us a second chance" She directed more towards the whole group.

"Well, first I'd like to say, it was big of you to apologize, and I don't know about these guys, but I accept your apology, like I said I would, but Ryan, it's not me you should be apologizing to, for the way you treated my sister" Troy told them

"I know, I know, I am going to apologize to her, I swear"

"Taylor, I want to take you back, but I'm scared that you'll run off with someone else again"

Taylor hung her head low "I promise, I promise I won't, it was stupid of me, I wasn't even thinking" she explained

"Well, then, I supposed I can give you one more chance" Chad told her

Before he was able to even finish his sentence, she jumped in his arms and hugged him, like her life depended on it.

"Now, this is how every thing's meant to be" Kelsi smiled. The rest smiled along with her, knowing it was true. They were friends, the best of friends, and that's how it would stay.

History

"So, how do you feel about the game tonight?" Gabriella asked

"Surprisingly good, I think things will go well for us tonight, but I can't shake a bad feeling I have" Troy admitted

"You think you'll win, but you have a bad feeling?" Gabriella asked, kind of confused

"I know it's confusing, and sounds weird, but, it's the truth, I don't get it either"

"Don't worry about it, everything will be fine" Gabriella told him

"I hope you're right, the last thing we need is another reason for East High and West High to hate each other"

"Why do they hate each other?" Gabriella asked

"I'm not entirely sure myself. All I know is it started when the schools were first built, West always thought they were better than East, so, when we won everything that year, they couldn't take it, they were so angry, so we've had a lot to live up to, every year, we have to make sure, that we don't lose against West, and we have to stay positive, we can't lose to them, otherwise we won't live it down, as a team and as a school. They hate us because we're better than them, so we don't need another reason for them to have a grudge against us." Troy told her "That's just what I've heard anyway"

"That's pathetic. West High is pathetic. Seriously, I'm guessing they're competitive, or sore losers, or something like that"

"It's just the way it's been. The really sad thing is, me and Chad, we used to hang out with some kids when we were kids, and we were friends, right up until secondary school, we were friends in junior and infant school, but me and Chad came to East, they went to West, ever since, they've hated us. And we have no idea why"

"They obviously tell them lies about East High" Gabriella suggested

"Maybe, if that's true, I wish they wouldn't believe them" Troy sighed

"Hey, don't worry, you never know, things may get better, do you still see each other, around places?" Gabriella asked

Troy laughed a bit "Yeah, they're the captain and deputy-captain of their basketball team, kind of hard not to;" Troy chuckled

"Well, that's helpful, huh?"

"Very! Ah well, not everything can last forever I guess. Something's do, something's don't, just the way life is" Troy said

"Yeah, guess so" she said, kind of subdued.

Troy saw this "Do you know what I know will last forever?" he asked

She shook her head, writing notes in her book.

"Us. We will last forever"

Gabriella looked up at him and smiled "Yeah?" she asked

Troy nodded "Yeah, I love you. That won't ever change, you're stuck with me" he shrugged.

Gabriella giggled "Well, there isn't anyone I'd rather be stuck with" she told him.

Troy smiled, leaning down to kiss her softly.

P.E

"Now, we are going to be playing basketball, as you can imagine, this game tonight is important, we can't screw this up, so, I hope none of you mind, we will be practicing" Coach Bolton told them all.

"What are the people who aren't on the team supposed to do?" Taylor asked

"You'll all be playing; I'll make the captain spots fair. Troy, red team, Sharpay, white team"

"Wait, you want me, to be a captain?" She asked

"You have the potential, go for it"

Sharpay was shocked at his decision.

"Sharpay, you can pick first" Coach Bolton told her "There aren't enough for a proper team, but say five to a team seeing as you're all such a small group"

"Okay, I pick Zeke" She said

"Chad" Troy picked

"Taylor" Sharpay picked

"Gabriella" Troy picked

"Martha" Sharpay picked

"Jason" Troy picked

"Ryan" Sharpay picked

"Kelsi" Troy picked

"Excellent, now the teams are picked let's get on with the game"

"Coach, don't you think the teams are a little unfair?" Sharpay asked

"You chose them" he shrugged

It was five minutes until the end of the lesson.

"Martha, don't give the ball away too easily, great tackle Chad, excellent pass Gabriella, and Troy shoots, and he scores. The score is now Red team: 37 White Team: 17 excellent score. Guys who are on the team, stay for break, those who aren't, you may go to break."

"Coach, can't we have a break, and come back during free period?" Chad asked

"I don't know, this is a really big match, it qualifies us for the knock-out-stages"

"Dad, we promise, every chance we get today, will be spent in this gym, but let us have break, please?" Troy asked

"Okay, fine, have break, but remember, you're in here free period and lunch, then afterschool you may have a rest, but only because, Troy, your grandparents would like to speak to you, you left too early for them to remind you"

"And you think that was an accident?" Troy asked

Jack chuckled "Humour them"

"How about we have practice after school as well, after all, you said it was the game to get us into the knock-out-stages"

"Nice try, but no, they're already angry that you left early, now, go to break"

Break

"Why do my grandparents want to talk to me? Seriously, what could they possibly want to talk about?" Troy asked, mostly himself

"Maybe, your grandmother wants to apologize" Ryan suggested

"Yeah right" Troy said unbelieving

"Could be true" Sharpay agreed

"I'll tell you what, the day my grandparents apologize, well, mainly my grandmother, is the day I consider moving to West High, and what are the chances of that Chad?"

"Hmm, I'd say about, none in a million"

"Exactly" Troy agreed

They laughed.

"So what would they want?" Gabriella asked

"I have no idea, whatsoever" Troy said honestly

After school.

Troy had dropped Gabriella home, like usual, and walked into his house, dreading, what on Earth this conversation could possibly be about

"College" his grandmother put simply

"College?" Troy asked "This is what you wanted to talk to me about?" he asked

"Yes. Now, I understand you've always wanted to go to a sport college, but lately you've gotten into performing arts, and I would like you to go to an academic college, so you see the problem" His grandmother put simply.

"Well, if we take out the last part, it makes the problem a bit simpler" Troy said, kind of annoyed he was talking about this with his grandmother. Of all people!

"Out of the question. So, you want to go to a sports college, or a performing arts college?" She asked

"There are colleges that do both, even all three" Troy told her

"Where?" she asked

"I'll look some up, but I know there are, so, their, problem sorted" Troy said, eager to get out of this conversation

"What will you plan on taking?" She asked "You'll have to take three of each if you think about going to the school I'm thinking of"

Troy really didn't know any kind of college that would let you do all three, but he decided he'd talk if it meant leaving sooner.

Troy was so close from letting a groan escaping his lips; he really didn't want to talk about this right now, not before a big game coming up.

"Basketball, Football, Golf. Drama, Dance and Music. History, Law and Psychology" he told them, these were areas he was interested in but he didn't know which area he really wanted to go into yet.

"Yes, for two years you do sport, for two years, you do performing arts, and for two years, you do academic" She told him

"Can we talk about this later? I have a big game coming up" Troy told her

"Of course we can" his grandfather cut in before his wife could speak

"Thank you"

Gabriella's house

"So, what did your grandparents want to talk about?" Gabriella asked when they were in her room

"College"

"So soon?" she asked

"Yeah" he said "You see, the dilemma was, I want to do sport, and I've been liking performing arts lately, and they want me to do academic subjects, you see the problem" Troy said, imitating his grandmother

Gabriella laughed "What did you say?"

"I said I'd think about going to a college that does all three." he told her

"Wow, you'd do that?"

"Yeah, gives me options" he said honestly "Apparently the one she's thinking of, you do one of the three for 2 years, then another for 2 years, then another, for the last 2 years" he said

"Wow, that kind of sucks, what did you say you'd take?"

"Basketball, football, golf, drama, music, dance, history, law, psychology" he told her

"Good selection" she complimented

"Yeah, that's if I go to that college, there may be one, where I can do less, which would be, great seeing as I really don't know what to do yet."

Gabriella giggled "Yeah" she sighed "I don't know where I'm going" she told him, it was obvious she had been worrying about it

"What, Gabriella, you can get into any college you want" he told her truthfully

"Maybe, but I don't know where I want to go" she told him.

"You'll have loads of offers"

"I guess. I'll think about it"

"No, you will not think about this until it is time to think about it, understand?" he asked her

She laughed "Yes, I understand"

"Good, now, what do you want to do, until we have to leave for the basketball match?" he asked her

"I don't mind, listen to music, watch a film, talk, I don't mind, it's up to you"

"I think talking, while listening to music, will be great"

Gabriella smiled

East High Wildcats vs. West High Knights

"Hello, and welcome to the East High Wildcats vs. West High Knights, basketball match. This is the match that will get them into the knock-out-stages, depending on whether they win or lose, so you know, that it will be even bigger than normal, neither of these teams want to lose today, so it should be an interesting match" The commentator said

In the East High dressing room

"Hey guys. We all want to win, but none of us can predict the score of this match. All I can say is, go out there and do your best, okay, that's all any of us can do, and as long as we do that, the score line won't matter, because we know we've done all we can. However, saying that, let's go out and try and win this match shall we?" Troy asked rhetorically

"YEAH!" The whole room filled with cheers

They ran out onto the pitch, enthusiastic to get the game started

"WHAT TEAM?" Chad yelled

"WILDCATS!"

"WHAT TEAM?"

"WILDCATS!"

"WHAT TEAM?"

"WILDCATS!"

"WILDCATS?"

"GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME!"

They shouted and cheered as they came out of the dressing room, basically telling West High, this was their school, and their ground, and if they think they can beat them, they have another thing coming!

"So, you think you can beat us?" The West High captain, Chris Bradley asked

"We could beat you with our eyes closed" Troy told them

"Please, you can barely beat us with them open"

"And, which time was that?" Troy asked rhetorically

"I'd watch it if I were you, Bolton"

"Is that a threat?"

"I think it is"

"Well, I'm not worried, I know how you guys work, and I'll always be one step ahead"

Troy walked off, smirking, knowing he left them thinking and a little freaked. 'Morons' he thought, shaking his head, also sad that it had come to this between himself and his old friends.

"There are ten minutes left of the game!" The commentator announced. "East High are in the lead, 56 - 48, it's going to be a close one. Oh and Bradley has the ball and is heading up the other way, he passes to Blake, and he passes back to Bradley, he shoots, and oohhh, Baylor defends it nicely and passes it to Danforth, he runs up, passes to Bolton, he shoots, and he scores, 58-48 to East High Wildcats. But the game is far from over, according to the clock, there is 7 minutes, no wait 9 minutes, wait, that can't be right, 6 minutes now, what on Earth is going on?"

The game suddenly stopped.

"What's going on?" Chad asked Troy

"I don-" he stopped, and realized it was thundering and raining outside "The weather is making the power go" he told him

"But Troy, the doors, all around the school, they've just been replaced, haven't they?" Zeke asked

"Yeah, so?" Jason asked

Troys eyes widened in realization "They're electric" with that he went running over to the doors, Chad, Zeke and Jason following closely behind. Troy tried pushing and pulling the doors, they wouldn't budge.

"Looks like we're stuck, stuck in the school, and stuck with them"

[Edited A/N]:

Decided to turn this chapter into two chapters, to keep the suspense :)

Hope you like it :)