Gabriella looked at the Junior/Senior Prom poster for The Last Waltz. It finally felt like the school year was coming to an end. She was working on the addendum booklet in yearbook and preparing for distribution. She was preparing for finals and finally leaving Albuquerque. The only time she second guessed her decision was when she talked to her boyfriend.
He had finally picked a school. He hadn't even toured it yet but come August, he was heading down to San Diego. She was only a little bummed out he didn't get into Columbia and didn't choose NYU but she understood. They were both private colleges, Columbia being Ivy-League, they were going to cost a fortune. For the short time that she'd really known Troy, she knew this was the right choice. Troy would fit in just fine in California.
"The Last Waltz." Her favorite voice said from beside her.
She glanced his way, frowning at the suit jacket he had on over his t-shirt. "I hope it's as magical as it sounds."
"I'm sure it will be, Cupcake." He finally tore his eyes off the poster to look at her. "Any idea what the senior assembly taking up our free period is about?"
"We're voting for superlatives and Mr. Matsui is going to give us a rundown of Senior week after finals and rules for graduation and gradnite." She reached out for his hand. "Everybody in yearbook says they're going to vote for us for cutest couple."
He chuckled. "Well, they wouldn't be wrong." Troy slid his hand into hers. He leaned down, kissing her knuckles before kissing her lips. "Can you eat lunch with me today? I brought a picnic."
She smiled slowly. "You did?" He nodded his head. "I can eat lunch with you today."
"Good, meet me in the garden."
"I'll be there." She turned her body towards him. He kissed her lips slowly and thoroughly before he pulled away. She smiled, feeling a little breathless. "I love you, Troy."
"I love you so much, Cupcake." She led his to her locker to switch out books. "I think my parents are going to ask your dad if you can come on our family vacation this summer. It's going to be mid-June so you won't have to worry about school. I think we're going to go to Hawaii."
"That sounds fun. Which island?"
"We usually go to Honolulu but we might go to Kauai this time. Apparently that where they filmed parts of Jurassic Park." He said excitedly, making her giggle. "I want to go on a helicopter tour, maybe sky dive."
"Ooooh, yeah!" She grinned. "My dad would be against the sky diving but I'm sure he'd let me go."
"What did he say about the apartment?"
"He said since I put so much time and research into it's possible resale value in four to ten years, he's considering it." She closed her locker after her switch. "Apartments are an investment but I told him that my research shows that the market value is only going to go up."
"Manhattan is a highly sought after area."
"What about you?"
"I'm going to have to dorm it up for the first year or two unless your dad buys me an apartment too." Troy joked.
She grinned. "Maybe I could talk him into it for Christmas."
He shook his head, pinning her against the locker. He leaned down, kissing her lips firmly. "Hey now, break it up. The warning bell rang. You have two minutes to get to class." Jack said, slapping the locker next to them to break them."
"Yeah, yeah, coach." Troy teased his dad with a wave of his hand.
Gabriella grinned at Jack. "What are we having for dinner?"
"Lasagna." Jack said with a laugh.
"Perfect. I'll be there." She grabbed her boyfriend. "Come on, Bolton."
"See ya later, dad."
"Bye, kids."
The Senior assembly was as boring as it sounded to Troy. His girlfriend was across the room and he was sitting two seats away from Sharpay who kept sending him death glares. He filled out the superlatives paper while the principal was talking about how they couldn't bring beach balls to graduation. He moved on to grad nite where there would be no alcohol for their mystery destination. The assembly was over and each student handed their sheets to the three members of yearbook staff who were standing by the exits.
His last class before lunch flew by. Thankfully he got dismissed early and had a minute to set up the picnic on the roof. He packed the good stuff including, peanut butter and jellys, cheese its, fresh fruits, soft drinks for each of them and cinnamon heart candies that he bought a bunch of for her specifically at the store.
He heard her voice echo up the stairwell before he saw her. "Troy?"
"Hello, Cupcake." He grinned as he saw her come up. Her head turned to look at him.
"What's all this?" She asked, confused.
"Our picnic."
"It's like a real picnic." She said, walking over to him. He pulled her to him when she was within his reach. She leaned down to kiss him quickly. "It's adorable."
He smiled, rubbing her hip. "I'm glad you like it. I wanted to make it special because I have a question."
"I'm not marrying you, I'm too young. Ask me again in ten years." She joked.
Troy laughed. "It's not for your hand in marriage."
"What's up?"
"What do you think? Navy or black?" He asked, holding up his suit jackets.
"For what exactly?" She asked, picking the black one anyway. She took it from him and helped it on him.
"You're going to look absolutely amazing. I have to look good too." She still looked confused. He pulled the tickets he bought earlier out of his pocket. "Will you dance to all the songs at Prom with me? I'll take you to dinner and take as many pictures as you want. I'll figure out where everybody is going for the after party so we can avoid them and spend prom night together, hopefully naked."
"Are you sure you don't want to ask Jessica?" He gave her a look and she laughed. "I would love to dance to all the songs at prom with you."
Troy smiled, stroking her face. "I can't wait."
"I can't wait to get naked with you after." She said with a wicked grin. He laughed, shaking his head.
Senior week was the second to last full week of May and prom ended the week on Saturday. She had to work all weekend to submit the addendum booklet by Monday to get everything printed out and distributed the Monday after. Everything was kind of hectic in Gabriella's world but she was enjoying every minute of it.
The first day of Senior week was a picnic. They went to the first three classes then they had a picnic at lunchtime and swam at the school's pool for the rest of the day. Tuesday was Senior fun for all where they played games in the cafeteria and all Seniors got to leave at lunch. Wednesday was late start day and a continuation of fun for all. Thursday was Senior breakfast. They all had breakfast and they had a mini talent show doing skits of the most memorable moments of Senior Year.
Ms. Darbus, Jack Bolton, and her yearbook teacher were surprisingly the ones in charge of senior breakfast. Principal Matsui came in as the tables were being cleaned up. "Hello East High Seniors! I hope you're enjoying Senior week. We will miss all of your bright faces when you graduate in three weeks. I have some special honors to share with you all and your fellow classmates."
Thankfully a couple of really good photographers were able to come sit in to take pictures for the yearbook. They were all getting ready with instructions from the yearbook teacher. Gabriella got to sit back and relax and enjoy the festivities. She had to help a lot with pictures and quotes in the previous days.
"I have two special awards to give out then I will be presenting the students who have achieved the great honor of being Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Our first awards are two of East Highs Brightest who exemplify true Wildcat Spirit. Casey Moore and Dino Dunn." The auditorium clapped as the two students accepted their awards. "The next are two wonderful scholar athletes, Chad Danforth and Katie Martin."
Gabriella smiled and cheered for Chad who hopped up on stage to receive his award. Troy was sitting next to her. He squeezed her leg gently. "You know that would be you if you played." He made a face that made her giggle.
"It was so hard to select these last two people. They have both done an exquisite job being essential members of East High student counsel and performing tremendous academically. The fact of the matter is our staff thinks both of these bright young ladies are going to have such impactful futures. Your Salutatorian is receiving a partial scholarship to Yale. She is studying political science and graduating with the highest honors. She has been your Senior Class President, Your Junior Class vice president, Your Sophomore class vice president and your Freshman class President. Miss Taylor McKessie."
Gabriella clapped for her friend who had a giant smile on her face. She went to the little stage and took the microphone from Mr. Matsui. "Thank you! It's been such an honor working with such an amazing class."
"Thank you Taylor! Your Valedictorian is also receiving a partial scholarship and is double majoring at the most prestigious music school in the united states, The Julliard School. She is known for being a friend to everyone she meets. She had been a part of student counsel, a key member of the winning Academic Decathlon team with Taylor, shared her talents in the arts through school productions and talent shows. She also has worked countless hours on editing your yearbook. Your Valedictorian, Miss Gabriella Montez."
Troy woo'd loudly from next to her making her cheeks turn red. "Get up, Cupcake. It's all you." She smiled as she made her way to the stage. She hugged Taylor in congratulations before Mr. Matsui gave her the mic to speak. "Hi Everyone. Thank you Mr. Matsui. Thanks Taylor for paving the way in everything you do like a true leader. We are so lucky to have you speak first at our ceremony. Thank you."
The year book team took a photo of all three of them. "Thank you Taylor, you may be seated. While I have the yearbook editor up here, let's do some superlatives." The class cheered. "Alright Coach Bolton has a few, I have a few, Darbus has a select few, and Gabi." Gabriella took the certificates from the teacher's hand.
"Our first Senior voted superlative category is…. Best Car"
The four of them read through one category, Gabriella read for most unique, Darbus got best dancer, coach got most athletic. The next categories were late to graduation, adrenaline junkie, teach at East High, and most dramatic. Sharpay and Ryan got most dramatic which the whole class found hilarious. The last round was voted most likely to share their lunch, Gabriella read for future president (Which Taylor won), Ms. Darbus read class clown. When it was Jack's turn, he was already laughing as he read the paper.
"Alright guys, I'm sure you all know this already. It says this last category had 80 percent one answer. That's a lot. It's the cutest couple." Jack laughed again. "I'm so glad you gave me this one because I'll take any chance to embarrass my kid."
"Oh god." Gabriella said out loud. Her face turned pink and she covered her face.
The class started laughing and cheering. "That's right. Your cutest couple is my son, Troy Bolton and your Valedictorian, Gabriella Montez." The class got even louder as Troy made his way over to her. He hopped up on stage and dipped her dramatically, giving her a kiss on the lips. "Okay, okay- I see enough of that at home."
Jack handed over their certificates. Troy smiled proudly as Gabriella was still pink in the face. "Thank you Coach."
Troy escorted Gabriella back to her seat. "So embarrassing." Gabriella said, making Troy laugh.
"You're adorable. They love us, It's all good." He said, rubbing her shoulder.
Two days later, Gabriella had spent all day getting ready for Prom. She and Troy were taking photos outside her house in her backyard. She picked a silvery white gown. Troy's bowtie was silver and he picked out a gorgeous white orchid corsage and matching boutonniere. Gabriella's dad was going out of town leaving after Prom send off and she and Troy were staying at her dads house for the night.
Her dad went kind of crazy with a limo and a real photographer but he wanted good pictures of his first daughter's senior prom. Troy and Gabriella said goodbye to their parents and hopped in the limo. Coach would be there because he was chapparoning.
Troy climbed out helping his date out. They walked to the entrance of the biggest, most beautiful ballroom in Albuquerque. It was decorated beautifully with whites, silvers, and royal blue to fit in with the theme. Their first stop was to wait in the picture line. They took pictures of the two of them and then Chad and Taylor Joined in for a couple group shots. The line for pictures was closed and they started calling everybody in for dinner. Troy and Gabriella were seated and fed a beautiful meal before prom really got underway.
She pulled Troy out to the dance floor when she heard the first beat of the first song. Troy danced through every song, grinding up against her in the middle of the dance floor with no complaints. They took a water break and decided to explore the venue. There were two photo booths set up as well as a memory wall of random pictures from the year.
Troy led Gabriella outside for some fresh air midway through the night.
"Are you having fun?" He asked with a smile.
"The best time with you, baby." She leaned forward to kiss him gently.
"Me too. So much better than Sadies." Gabriella laughed, rolling her eyes. He slid his hand into hers, kissing her knuckles. "I don't know if I would have made it through this year without you."
"I definitely wouldn't have made it through without you, Troy. I'm sorry I was a bitch to you at the beginning of the year and if I hurt you when I was too scared to admit my feelings. You and your parents have been my saving grace. I look at you and I know that this is what love is supposed to feel like."
"Beautiful, I love you so much. I kind of like that you were a dick to me. It gives our love story some spice." She laughed, stroking his face. "I know we're going to be on opposite sides of the country for the next couple of years. I will always be your number one fan, Gabriella Montez... and your favorite detention buddy."
She let out a giggle. "You're going to have so much fun in California. You're going to be so tan and warm while I freeze my ass off in the snow."
Troy laughed. "You'll just have to come visit me, cupcake."
"I will and you have to come visit me."
"You bet your ass I'm going to visit you. You won't even have to show me anymore of new York. I'll enjoy my view from your apartment window."
She hummed with a smile. "Preferably in my bed."
He grinned, kissing her lips slowly. He pulled away to look at her face. "I don't think I've told you enough today, you look so fucking fantastic."
"Thank you. You look quite handsome. I love your bowtie." She grinned. "We have like an hour and a half left. Let's go dance so I can get you hard and by the time we get dropped off you can just fuck me against the front door of my dad's house."
"I... don't think your dad would appreciate that."
"Shut up." She laughed, pulling him inside and back to the dance floor. They danced for the remainder of the time. Ms. Darbus announced Taylor McKessie and Chad Danforth as prom king and queen. A couple of dances before the last one, Troy and Gabriella headed out. They called the driver and climbed in the back.
They were both tired from dancing, kind of hungry but they had a really good night together. When they got to Gabriella's Dads, she opened the door with her key and locked them in. She went to the kitchen to find something. She made PB&Js while Troy got changed upstairs. She carried the sandwiches up the stairs and handed them over. Troy helped her out of the dress and into one of his t shirts.
Troy sighed happily after she'd hung up her dress and curled up next to him. "That was fun."
"My legs are going to hurt tomorrow." She said, lifting up her sandwich from the napkin he was holding. She took a bite and now it was her turn to sigh happily. "Why are PB and J's so good?"
"I don't know but it's insane." Troy finished his in a few quick bites. "I need water, be right back."
Gabriella ate her sandwich quickly as he left the room. She stood up when he entered with a bottle of water, closing her door behind him. She reached out for it to take a drink. She handed it back to him and went to her bag. She grabbed a condom. "Are you ready?"
"Ready for what, cupcake?" He asked, oblivious. He was still sipping his water.
"Ready for me?"
He chuckled then smirked as she turned showing him what was in her hand. "I'll always be ready for you."
"Are you up for a challenge?"
"What kind of challenge?" He wondered, setting down the water bottle. He started walking toward her, she backed up until she hit her door. He chuckled.
"This kind of challenge actually." She lifted her shirt off. He leaned down to kiss her and she turned, pressing him up against the door. She kissed him hard before she pulled away, sinking to her knees.
"Oh god." He looked up at her light as she pulled down his boxers. She took him in his mouth and he leaned his head back on the door. He couldn't look at her or else it was going to be over before they even got started. He glanced down at her and groaned. She giggled, rolling the condom on.
"Baby." She rose to her feet. She rubbed his chest slowly. "Handsome."
"Yes?"
Gabriella smiled as he finally looked at her. She wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you."
"I love you too." He pressed his lips against hers. He pressed kisses down her neck as he slipped her panties down her legs. He kissed her again, hard this time, pressing her against the door. She smiled against his lips. He reached between them sliding his fingers against her opening. His tongue reached out to hers as he rubbed her clit slowly.
She moaned against his mouth. "Troy."
He closed his eyes and focused on his task of getting her off before they got started. His lips kept him busy, kissing her sensitive neck. He sucked lightly a small patch of skin in the hollow of her neck. His fingers dipped in her arousal before continuing their circles of pleasure. "Does it feel okay?"
"Yes." She said breathlessly. "It feels so good. Don't stop." His body shuddered at her words. He had to focus, she was almost there. He pulled back from her neck so he could watch her face. Her eyebrows knitted together as she clutched his arms. "Baby-" Her mouth dropped opened as she moaned. She tossed her head back against the door as her legs started shaking. He felt her core pulse so he lifted his fingers to clean them off with his tongue.
Troy watched her breathe for a moment, gathering herself. She smiled as her head came down to look at him. That wicked smile haunted his dreams for months. He needed to be inside of her. He longed for the feeling of intimacy that she showed him. "Are you ready?" He asked, surprised he could even speak.
"Fuck, yes. I'm ready."
He grinned, kissing her hard. He grabbed her thighs, lifting her up. She wrapped her arms around his neck, holding on tight. He adjusted his hips to figure how to line up. She was the one to reach in between them and guided him where she wanted him. She returned her arms around him as he repositioned his lips on hers, sinking into her with one slow thrust. He groaned against her lips. "Oh my god."
"press me against the door and go."
He took a deep breath before following her instructions. He pressed her against the door, finding the weight to be more balanced. He did one test thrust before she pulled him in and kissed him, stupid. His body took over and pleasure ensued.
One more chapter to go!
In light of this story wrapping up I have a couple new stories and one shots up my sleeve. Let me know if any of these sound interesting to you. I'm leaving the working title, kind of story, and a very brief and vague description... trying not to give too much away. The "She" is always Gabriella and "He" is always Troy. Because Troyella forever.
Babe- One shot- He had been distant, sneaking off on top of that some girl kept texting him. He kept replying. She was pissed and he was playing dumb... and if he called her Babe one more time, she was going to lose it.
Drunk Dial- consecutive one shots (3/4 done so far)- She needed some time to assert her independence and focus on finishing her Junior Year of college. He is heartbroken and tries to be understanding but one night he just has a little too much to drink and decides to give her a call.
Single Parents Club- Chapter Story- She had her daughter at 18 after a one night stand as a freshman in college. He is recently relocated and divorced. They meet for the first time through Chad, Gabriella's cousin and Troy's coworker, on their way to hang out with the 'single parents club.' Which is just a bunch of Chad's coworkers who go drink beer at a dive bar after work whenever they can.
Break Up With Him- Chapter Story- They meet at a party and he falls quickly. Too bad she has a kid, baby daddy drama, and a boyfriend.
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