Back home…finally
"It is so good to be home," Daniella said as they walked out of the terminal. "This hour change really gets me tired," she said.
"Hey there you guys are," Jack Bolton said as the kids made their way towards the parents.
"Hey mom," Gabriella said as she hugged her mother.
"Hello dear," Dianna said. "And Daniella?"
"Making her way over with Troy, she's falling asleep in his arms." Ryan walked over and grabbed Gabriella's hand.
"Oh and what's this?" Dianna asked with a smile.
"This vacation opened my eyes to new things," Gabriella said.
"Well I'm glad they did and hello Daniella."
"What's up mom?" They picked up their bags and made their way to the parking lot all going home.
"Well I see that the sisters are finally speaking again," Dianna said the following morning when Daniella and Gabriella walked down the stairs together.
"Yea, Gabriella was just brain dead for a few weeks, but she's over it now," Daniella said.
"And how are you getting to school today?" somebody beeped outside.
"There's Sharpay," Daniella said.
"Bye mom," they said at the same time, giving their mom a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello there Montez sisters," Sharpay said as they got into her brand new BMW. Gabriella sat in the back with Ryan and they left to school.
"Alright we're here tonsil hockey players," Daniella said as she got out of the car. She walked quickly into school hoping Troy was already there.
Troy walked into East High ready to finish the year. He saw Daniella putting her books in her locker and slowly walked up behind her.
"Hey," he said putting his arms around her. She turned around and hugged him.
"I missed you," she said.
"Yea I missed you too. Being away from you for one night was pretty difficult, considering that we spent all of last week together." She closed her locker and they walked to class hand in hand.
"So what are you doing today after school?" Daniella asked.
"What are you doing?"
"Well there is this little band performing tonight in a little concert and I kind of wanted to go," Daniella said.
"You're talking about 'My Chemical Romance' aren't you?" she nodded excitedly.
"I got tickets a while back in New York and I was going to go with Gabriella but since she is so preoccupied with Ryan's tongue," she said loud enough for them to look up, "she isn't going to go, so what do you say?"
"I say yes!"
"Woo! Gerard Way here I come."
"Hey am I supposed to be jealous?" Troy asked.
"He has no competition." She pulled him over and kissed him.
"Ok class," Darbus started, but she looked at Troy and Daniella kissing.
"Bolton and Montez!" they quickly looked up.
"Sorry," Daniella said quietly.
"Like I was saying…" she stopped again.
"Evans and Montez! Well it seems like the Montez twins and their beaus can't keep their hands off each other, let's see how well that goes this afternoon in detention, two hours after school, in here."
"What?" Daniella practically yelled.
"Do you have something to say Daniella?" Darbus asked. Daniella opened her mouth but Troy covered it.
"We'll be there Mrs. Darbus, but can you please make it and hour in a half?"
"Well, fine but not a minute less."
"You got it." Troy removed his hand from Daniella's mouth and she glared at him. "If you would have opened your mouth you would have gotten detention for life." She shook her head and turned her head. He put his arm around her and was close to her neck when Darbus happened. She separated them for the rest of the class and in detention made them, along with Gabriella and Ryan write "I will not canoodle in class" five hundred times. The concert was great and before anybody knew it there was a week left of school.
"Almost done!" Daniella said as she walked into school on Monday. That Friday was their last day as juniors at East High.
"Four more days and we are seniors!" Zeke yelled.
"Woo!"
"Hey beautiful," Troy said to Daniella when he joined the group.
"Hello," she said kissing him. She and Troy had been together for almost two months now, their anniversary being the next day, and their relationship was only growing stronger.
"So are we still on for Wednesday night?" Troy asked. He had something special planned for their two month.
"Of course we are."
"Great, well I have a basketball meeting to go to so I'll see you after first."
"Ok." He kissed her and left. Once the school day was over Troy took Gabriella and Daniella home in his new car, a new Black Mustang: GT.
"Bye Troy," Gabriella said. She walked inside the house.
"I'll call you later," Troy said.
"Alright." They started kissing and were interrupted by a loud beep. They turned to the car next to them and Ryan, Sharpay and Zeke were smiling. "Ok, that's embarrassing, bye." She got out of the car and started walking up the driveway but quickly turned around and ran back to the car. She kissed Troy again. "Ok now I can go inside." She walked inside and he backed out and left.
"Did we interrupt?" Sharpay asked.
"Answer your own question," Daniella said. They all walked into the house and upstairs. That night Troy and Daniella fell asleep on the line and woke up together.
"How'd you sleep?" he asked her.
"Great knowing you were right there, although the snoring was a little annoying."
"I don't snore."
"Joking."
"Alright well I'll be picking you up soon."
"Ok." They hung up and got ready for school where they finished their finals.
"I don't know about you guys but I am not coming to school on Friday," Chad said.
"It's pointless to come tomorrow, Thursday and Friday," Daniella said.
"Well how about we all forget about Friday?" Troy asked.
"Picnic!" Taylor said.
"Perfect," Gabriella and Ryan said. They were almost as cute as Troy and Daniella.
"I have to go talk to my counselor, I'll see you tomorrow," Daniella said to Troy.
"Wait, you're not going to kiss me?" He asked when she skipped away.
"Nope, tomorrow!"
"I can't wait that long." She turned around and shrugged then ran off. Daniella was super excited about what Troy had planned for her, even though she had not idea hat it was. The day flew by quickly and he was soon picking her up at her house.
"Don't you look beautiful," he said when she opened the door to her house. She was wearing a brown mini bell dress with a lime green wrap-around tie right under the bra line, with skinny jeans that barely flared at the bottom with brown polka dotted flats.
"Thanks, you look great too."
"Alright so let's get going."
"Ok."
"But before you take another step you need to put this on."
"Another blindfold?"
"Yup." He put it on her and led her to the car. It wasn't a very long drive and when they arrived there was a scent that Daniella couldn't identify, but it was one that she knew well. They walked up a bunch of stairs and then back outside. "Ok." He took the blindfold off and they were in his "Secret but special thought".
"What?" Daniella asked with a smile. "What are we…" he gestured towards the table set up. He grabbed her hand and walked her over to it and they sat down.
"So do you like it?"
"Yea, it's beautiful." The decorations were subtle yet amazing; the little string of lights added a romantic feel and the table light made it fun.
"Well lets get started then, um waitress?"
"What?" Daniella asked. Sharpay suddenly showed up in a black and white outfit.
"Good evening, we start off dinner with the lady's favorite soup, French Onion," she said setting down the soup. "Enjoy."
"Thanks," Daniella said kind of confused. "Did you get all our friends to help?" Taylor appeared with her violin case.
"And now for the musical styling of 'Taylor'," she said before starting to play. Daniella enjoyed the dinner, especially the dessert which was made exclusively by Zeke and his baking skills. They were now sitting on the bench where Daniella had run off to the night of the talent show.
"Tonight has been the best night of my life," Daniella said to Troy.
"And just hearing you say that makes this the best night of my life and…" he paused. "I love you." Daniella sat there for a second.
'Did I just hear that? Did Troy just say he loves me?' she asked herself. She looked at him and he had the most sincere look on his face. He pushed the hair off her face and smiled.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"I love you too," she said almost in a daze. He pulled her over and started kissing her.
"Ah!" Taylor quietly yelled. "That's it! They said it!" she said to everyone.
"What are they doing now?" Chad asked.
"What do you think they are doing?"
"Oh, never mind." She slowly climbed down the stairs and left them alone.
"I was so nervous earlier today," Troy said. "I was scared that I was going to choke and not say anything."
"Well you did and I don't think I have ever been happier." She leaned against him and hey stayed up there for a while longer, and even though they didn't speak a word it was still one of the best conversations they had ever had.