Beautiful Disaster

by: LunarEclipse360

Disclaimer: I wish

A/N: good news everyone. I found out that I actually did save my stories. WOOO!! I was so happy when I saw them sitting on my main computer. This chapter, however, is a rewritten chapter because I actually started to rewrite the last six before I found my files. I decided to use this one because..well I'll let you see why. Also, I got Breaking Dawn today at midnight and I'm nearly done with it and OMG it is sooo good. All Twilight fans will be amazed by the twists Stephenie Meyer put into it.

Chapter 35

She was a mess, a truly broken creature. Troy was the only thing that kept her from breaking and now that he was gone from her life, she had no support; no one to lean on. Two weeks had passed since the day Troy had ended their relationship and the suffering her father put her through seemed to intensify. He never went a day without either beating or raping her; sometimes it was even both. Gabriella didn't feel like herself anymore; actually…she didn't feel at all. Her brown eyes no longer sparkled; they were void of all emotions. She literally became a robot. When she spoke, if she spoke, it was as if you were talking to a machine. Everything she did was mechanical.

Taylor and Amanda were worried about her, but they knew there was nothing they could do. They just had to just sit back and watch, helplessly, as their best friend slipped further and further into nothingness. It was heart breaking to see this happen to a girl like Gabriella, knowing that she didn't deserve this. Neither one spoke to Troy, though he seemed to be avoiding them, too, not just his ex-girlfriend.

"Where do you think Troy's been these past two weeks?" Amanda asked.

"I don't know, but when I do see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind," Taylor said.

Amanda nodded in agreement and sighed. "I feel so sorry for Gabriella. She's, like, breaking apart."

"I know. I wish we could do something."

"I got it. Why not take her for a girl's day out?"

"I wish it were that simple, but her dad's been keeping a tight leash on her. She's not allowed to go anywhere."

"Oh." Amanda sighed and her eyes trailed to a couple down the hallway. Her eyes widened before narrowing as she glared at them. "Oh no this bitch didn't."

"What?" Taylor turned around and saw what Amanda was talking about. "Oh my God." Down the hall stood Michelle and Troy. She was leaning against the wall and he was leaning very close to her. "That bitch. That…that asshole. That's it I'm going to give him a piece of my mind." Taylor walked over to the couple with Amanda following close behind. "You have got some nerve, Bolton."

Both Troy and Michelle turned their heads and Michelle rolled her eyes. "What do you want?" Michelle asked.

"I wasn't talking to you 'slut of the year,'" Taylor snapped before turning her attention back to Troy. "First you break up with Gabriella and now…this. How could you be so shady and date her sister? Have you no consideration about how Gabriella will feel when she finds out? It's bad enough you broke her heart when you broke up with her, but once she finds out this, it's going to completely shatter."

"Look, McKessie, I'm done with your best friend so just go away," Troy said, even though he knew it was completely untrue. He didn't want to be done with Gabriella.

"Do you even have a heart?" Amanda asked, truly fed up with how Troy was acting. "Do you even care that your ex-girlfriend is at the midst of a physical and emotional breakdown?"

"Your point?" he asked with no emotion in his voice. He was a skilled master of hiding his true feelings. After taking beatings from his step father for all this time, he'd grown accustomed to hiding what he feels. Deep down, Troy was hurting. He knew how Gabriella felt. Without her, he felt like life wasn't worth it anymore.

"Ooo. You're such a…such a…jerk."

"Is that all you got?" Michelle asked and Amanda turned her eyes on her; hatred burning through them.

"Don't you even start. If it wasn't for the fact that we're on school property, I would beat your little face into the ground."

"Ooo. I'm so scared."

"Tay, get me away from this bitch before I beat the shit out of her."

"Got it." Taylor grabbed Amanda's arm and began to pull her away from the couple.

"I always knew you were a coward." Both Taylor and Amanda stopped in their tracks and Amanda turned around.

"That's it. I'm fucking you up." Amanda lunged at Michelle, and Troy quickly backed away. A crowd quickly gathered to see the cat fight in which Amanda was clearly winning. Gabriella walked down the hallway, wondering why people were gathering. When she spotted Taylor standing in the middle of it all, she quickly pushed her way to the front.

"Tay, what's…"She stopped midsentence when she saw Amanda straddling her sister, beating her face in. "Amanda!" she yelled and ran over to pull her away.

"Let me go, Gabriella."

"No. You have to stop."

"Why should I? This little whore deserves to get her ass kicked." Michelle stood up and wiped away the blood that trickled from her mouth. Amanda kept her eyes on her and her only as she struggled to get free of Gabriella's grasp.

"If anyone's a whore, you are," Michelle said.

"Little bitch." Amanda quickly broke free of Gabriella's grip and lunged at Michelle.

"Amanda, stop," Gabriella said as she pulled her back. Troy knew that if this carried on for any longer, Amanda was going to kill Michelle. He grabbed Michelle and moved her away from Amanda.

"Move, Bolton," Amanda said.

"No. If you keep this up, you're gonna kill her."

"Good. That's what I wanna do."

"Amanda, please," Gabriella said holding her friend back.

"What is going on here?" Everyone moved out of the way as Principal Matsui came into the circle. "You four," he said pointing to Troy, Amanda, Michelle and Gabriella. "My office now."

"You're gonna get it tonight," Michelle whispered to her sister as they made their way to the principal's office. Gabriella's face paled and she lowered her head.

Michelle was the first to speak to the principal, leaving a fuming Amanda and a heartbroken Gabriella sitting across from Troy in the waiting area. Amanda stared at Troy, Troy stared at Gabriella, and Gabriella stared at the floor. She didn't want to look at him, knowing she would break down in front of him. Michelle walked out of the principal's office and glared at Amanda and Gabriella before walking out into the hallway. Amanda was next and she shot an icy glare at Troy before walking into the office and closing the door.

"Brie," he said softly, but she refused to lift her head. He got up and went to sit beside her. "I'm sorry."

"So you're dating my sister now, huh?" she asked completely ignoring what he said.

"Yeah." She nodded and looked up at him. His breath caught in his throat when he saw the lifeless voids that were her eyes.

"I'm happy for you."

"Brie, listen…"

"Ms. Montez, you're next," Principal Matsui said and Gabriella stood up, leaving Troy to stare after her. As Amanda past by Troy, she kicked him in the leg and he glared at her.

"What the fuck, Nicholson?"

"That's what you get for being an asshole," she said and left. His eyes drifted to the floor, knowing she was right. He was an asshole. An asshole for causing Gabriella so much pain.

Troy was grateful when the school day ended, but his mood didn't change. Michelle had taken Gabriella's seat next to him and Gabriella was forced to watch them together.

"Troy?" Michelle asked.

"Hm?"

"You love me right?" she asked and he turned to her. He couldn't say 'yes' because he knew Gabriella could hear everything they were saying, but he couldn't say 'no' because then she would get mad and that wasn't good in terms of Gabriella's sake.

"I, uh…" The bus pulled up to her stop and Troy watched from the corner of his eye as Gabriella got up and walked off the bus. "S-Sure." She smiled and kissed his lips before following her sister off the bus.

The second she got in the door, she went straight to find her father. Gabriella knew what was coming so she went straight to her room. Minutes later, her father walked in with a frown on his face.

"Your sister told me what happened. Your friend jumped her?"

"She got what she deserves," Gabriella mumbled.

"What?"

"She got the entire cheerleading squad on me."

"So? Your friend nearly killed her and you just sat back and watched her.

"I didn't. I pulled her off of Michelle and tried to hold her back."

"The main word: tried."

"Daddy I…"

"Don't even try to get yourself out of this." She closed her mouth and looked down at her hands. He stepped closer to her and grabbed her neck, making her look at him. "Your sister's hurting, so now I'm gonna make you feel the same pain." She closed her eyes and prepared herself for the worst beating of her life.

Troy laid face up on his bed, his train of thought reverting back to the emptiness that he saw in Gabriella's eyes. It scared him to no end that they could be that…emotionless. Sighing he turned over to his side and closed his eyes.

"Your school called." Troy's eyes shot open and he jolted into a sitting position. His step father stood in the doorway with his arms crossed glaring at him. "They said you were involved in a fight?" he asked as he stepped into the room.

"I wasn't fighting. I was trying to end it."

"Of course you were," he said sarcastically. "Like you were trying to end it when you beat that football players face in a few months ago."

"H-How…"

"I have my sources."

"Then why are you now bringing it up?"

"Cause it's fun to have something on you that's months old that I can still use against you."

"That's blackmail."

"I know. It's also called 'reason for punishment.'"

"What?"

"I have a reason to punish you. Not only for what you did to the football player, but for also the fight you claimed to help stop. According to witness, you didn't try and break it up until a few minutes in."

"How do you know that?"

"Like I said, I have my sources. Now, for your punishment. What should I do?" He thought for a while, leaving Troy to sit there in suspense. "I got it. I haven't used this in a while." He unbuckled his belt and pulled it off. Troy stared at his step father with fear shining in his eyes. He wanted to move, but his entire body was frozen; unable to even allow him to move back. Troy knew this was going to hurt and he wasn't ready for it. Then again, when was he ever ready to get abused by his step father?

A/N: in my original chapter Michelle didn't get beat up. That's why I kept this one cause Amanda actually beats the shit out of her.